January 17, 2017 Homepage Archive

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Quote Of The Day

“As an old man, I hope you’re not just staring at photos from Rio, remembering only the glory. I hope you still think about the struggle, too. … Don’t just remember that you made it to the Olympics. Remember why.”

– Boris Berian writing a letter to his future 80-year-old self.

Winners, Losers and More from Houston

LRC The Winners, Losers and Most Confused from the Houston Marathon: Leonard Korir, Jordan Hasay, Kiya Dandena, Becky Wade, & the US Cross Country TeamWe give you the winners (above), losers (those seeking a fast time), and most confused (TV fans) from the Chevron Houston Maraton and Aramco Half Marathon, plus an update on Galen Rupp’s injury and Paul Chelimo.

This Weekend’s Indoor Track Action UW ResultsNCAA Results

2017 UW Indoor Preview Results: Kate Grace Takes Down Sifan Hassan, Matthew Centrowitz Crushes The Field, And MoreKate Grace‘s 3,000 went really well as she beat Sifan Hassan. In men’s action, the NOP dominated as Eric Jenkins won the 1k and mile and Matthew Centrowitz crushed everyone in the 3,000.
Oregon Opens Season With 7 Event WinsHannah Cunliffe‘s 1st meet since her injury was successful as she put up a 7.19 NCAA leader in the 60m.
Raven Saunders Uncorks 2nd-Best Throw Of Her Career (19.10m/62-8)
Tennessee’s Christian Coleman 6.54 Sets New 60m World Lead
Kaela Edwards Broke The Collegiate Record With A 2:40.79 1k
Lake Braddock, With Kate Murphy (4:38) On Anchor, Breaks HS DMR Record With 11:34.54
HS Phenom Tyrese Cooper Continues To Roll – 16-Year-Old Runs 33.03 NR In 300! Kid Ran 45.23 As Frosh He’s old for his grade and so his 45.23 should be considered a sophomore year time.
Other Top HS Marks – Brandon McGorty 1:50.85 / Sammy Watson 2:48.18 1kTyrese Cooper also ran 61.88 for 500 – the #2 time ever for 500.
No. 4 Razorbacks Open 2017 With Two NCAA Leaders
Sandi Morris, Olympic Silver Medalist, Opens Indoor Season With 15-3 Clearance In RenoMike Arnold and Jeff Coover both went 18-2.50 in the men’s.
Olympic HJ Champ Ruth Beitia Jumps WL 1.95m

XC Results

Seville XC: Ruth Jebet Beaten – Ethiopia’s Senbere Teferi And Bahrain’s Aweke Ayalew Win
Olympic Steeple Champ Conseslus Kipruto Wins Antrim XC In Sprint FinishCaroline Chepkoech Kipkirui dominated the women’s race by 42 seconds.
Joshua Cheptegei Wins Ugandan XC Champs And World XC Trials The U-20 10k champ from 2014 won by 22 seconds as Stephen Kiprotich was 5th. Teen Mercyline Chelangat won the women’s race.

Random Links

High School Runner Shovels Entire Track After Snowstorm Just To Avoid The Treadmill
Friends And Family Remember Oklahoma Educator And Runner Killed In Hit & Run While Running “Michael would have wanted to go out running. That was him. It was something he did every morning before he came to work and he loved running races with his family. He just loved to run.”
Anticlimactic Usain Bolt And Elaine Thompson Were Voted Jamaica’s Best Sportsman And Sportswoman Of 2016 If it had been anyone else, there would have been rioting in the streets.
*IAAF CEO Olivier Gers Was A Guest Speaker At The Award We bet you didn’t even know the IAAF had a CEO.
An Event-By-Event Analysis Of Women’s Athletics Events In The UK And Prediction For 2017 London WC
9 Unique Destination Race Ideas For Your Next Vacation

RIP Friends And Former Teammates Remember Maribel Sanchez Souther, 41, For Her Vivacious Spirit “She could be very fierce and competitive when she had to be, but she also knew how to be light, very funny, and have a good time with the ordinary things. She thought that whatever had to be done, we might as well make it fun.”

Ridiculous News From Russia

Previous Non-Distance News

Omar McLeod Reflects On His “Astonishing Year” It was pretty much perfect. First he won World Indoors. Then he became the 1st man to go sub-10 and sub-13. Then he won Olympic gold.
USOC And LA 2024 Say They Aren’t Interested In 2028 Games – Just 2024
Tom Walsh Isn’t Worried About Losing Kiwi Title To Jacko Gill Walsh,who had his 1st day of work in 2017 at a construction site on Wednesday, is getting ready to face Gil, Ryan Crouser and Ryan Whiting at the Big Shot event in Christchurch on Feb. 19,
If You Are Only A “Weekend Warrior” And Exercise 1-2 Times A Week, You’ll Likely Live Just As Long As Those Who Do It 5 Times A Week
Keni Harrison Offers You Tips On Hurdling, Texting And Dating

LetsRun.com’s World And US Rankings

*Men’s Marathon:Eliud Kipchoge Caps A Historic Year As World #1 As Breakout Marathon Star Galen Rupp Leads The Americans
*Women’s Marathon: London/Olympic Champ Jemima Sumgong Tops The List; Shalane Flanagan Top American
*Men’s 3,000/5,000:Mo Farah Is #1 Again; Paul Chelimo Tops U.S. List After Shock Silver In Rio
*Women’s 3,000/5,000: Almaz Ayana Is World #1; Shannon Rowbury Or Molly Huddle For U.S. #1?
*Men’s Steeple: Men’s Steeple: Conseslus Kipruto Ascends To #1 After A Year To Remember; Evan Jager (#2) Leads Americans Again
*Women’s Steeple:Ruth Jebet Leads The Way; Olympic Medallist Emma Coburn Tops U.S. List For Third Straight Year
*Men’s 1,500: Olympic Champion Matthew Centrowitz Is Our World #1
*Women’s 1,500:Faith Kipyegon Unseats Genzebe Dibaba As World #1; Jenny Simpson Back On Top Of U.S. Rankings
*Women’s 800:Caster Semenya Is the Clear World #1; Kate Grace Finishes A Shocking Year As U.S. #1
*Men’s 800 David Rudisha Is On Top For 2nd Year In A Row; Olympic Bronze Medalist Clayton Murphy Leads The Americans

Upcoming Marathon Action *Dubai Live Stream Thursday @ 9:20PM ET

LRC Kenenisa Bekele vs. the World Record: Will Kenenisa Bekele Become The First Man In History To Hold The 5,000, 10,000 and Marathon World Records at the Same Time on Friday? Distance fans, it’s time to get excited. Jos Hermens reveals that Kenenisa Bekele is healthy and going for the WR on Friday in Dubai and plans to go out faster than any man in history. Will the weather cooperate?
*MB: Great Breaking News: Bekele Is Healthy and Going For The WR – Plans on going out faster than anyone in history

LRC 2017 Dubai Marathon Men’s Preview: Can One of These Men Take Down Kenenisa Bekele?The field includes 2014 champ Tsegaye Mekonnen, 2:04 man Dino Sefir, Olympic 10k bronze medallist Tamirat Tola and half marathon stud Birhanu Legese.

2017 Virgin Money London Marathon Women’s Elite Field:Olympic Champion Jemima Sumgong Will Face Mary Keitany, Tirunesh Dibaba, Olympic Bronze Medalist Mare Dibaba And Vivian Cheruiyot In Her Debut The field is stacked as usual with 7 women who have run under 2:21 and also includes Chicago champion Florence Kiplagat, Berlin winner Aberu Kebede and and former London winners Tigist Tufa (2015) and Aselefech Mergia (2010). Team USA will get some representation from Laura Thweatt and Kellyn Taylor.

$250,000 Bonus On Offer For New World Record At Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon With a first place prize of $200,000, that means a victory in a WR time nets you almost half a million.
*2017 Dubai Marathon Free Live Stream Starts Thursday at 9:20PM ET.

Olympic News

USA Today:New NFL Stadium Would Be Used For 2024 LA Olympic Opening Ceremony The Coliseum would be used for the closing ceremony.
*Opening Ceremony Video Simulation *InsideTheGames article
New Kenyan Olympic Committee Constitution Will Strip Executive Committee Members Of Their Voting Power In Elections The change is to make it harder for incumbents to maintain their power.
Australian Olympic Committee Drops Target To Finish In The Top 5 Nations At The Next Summer Olympics This after Australia had it’s worst showing at an Olympic Games in 24-years in Rio.
Tokyo 2020 Starting To Draw Up Plans To Select Olympic Mascot Hopefully it goes smoother than selecting the stadium and logo did.

Sprint Stuff

Syndey McLaughlin Runs Second-Fastest 300m In High School History With 37.11 The record is 36.96, by Francena McCorory.
Usain Bolt On Why He’s Choosing The 100m Over The 200m In His Final Season: “It’s Easier”
Czech Republic’s Pavel Maslak Aiming To Become The First To Win Three European Indoor 400m Titles Maslak opens his indoor season today in Prague as he prepares to go for his third straight Euro 400m title this March.

Administrative News

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko Doesn’t Think The IAAF Is Keen To Reinstate Russia Why would they be? Let him complain that the process is slow.
Disgraceful LA 2024 Head Casey Wasserman Welcomes Chargers To LA “The best sports city in America just keeps getting better, on behalf of LA 2024, we are thrilled to welcome the news that the NFL’s Chargers will be returning to Los Angeles.”
Ben Ekumbo, The Official Reportedly Found Hiding Under A Bed In His Home In Nairobi As Part Of An Investigation Into Stolen Kenyan Team Gear, Has Resigned As President Of The Kenyan Swimming Federation
Chinese Olympic Committee Rips 3 Gold Medalists Who Were Stripped Of 2008 Golds For Doping “The COC strongly condemns these three test-failed athletes, whose behavior goes against sports morals and the Olympic Spirit,” the COC said in a statement.

2017 Boston Maraton Fields Are Released

LRC Analysis 3 Thoughts On The 2017 Boston Marathon Men’s Field – Galen Rupp Has His Work Cut Out For Him, London Vs. Boston, And Is Galen Rupp The Favorite? We break down the 2017 Boston field which features 9 sub-2:06 guys.

2017 Boston Marathon Field Released: Galen Rupp To Have His Hands Full With World Record Holder Dennis Kimetto, Emmanuel Mutai, Patrick Makau 3 sub-2:20 women on the women’s side.

Sprint News / Field Events News

100 Days To Go Until 2017 IAAF World Relays
Dennis Mitchell, Please Read ASAP The Japanese Give Out The Secrets To Their Stunning 4 X 100 Success They are a rare team that goes with a underhand (or up-sweep) baton exchange. *Discuss
New Jersey’s Alyssa Wilson Throws Shot 56-2.5 (US#2 All-Time) She’s headed to UCLA next year and is only 5 inches off Raven Saunders‘ HSR.
A Look At Ashton Eaton’s PR Progression For Each Of The 10 Events In The Decathlon

News From Overseas

2016 Was A Record Year For Us In Terms Of Traffic – Thanks For Visiting

An Inside Look At How LRC Operates How a Ragtag Crew Of Almost Journalists Created Running’s Most Controversial Website Author Charles Bethea embedded himself with us during the US Olympic trials and got a behind-the-scenes look at how we operate. His article in Outside magazine includes some really nice quotes from Tim Layden, “… their best quality is that they don’t give a shit about offending people,” and Nick Willis, “It gave me a ton of inspiration. LetsRun is one of the primary reasons high-quality coaching and training have improved in America.”
*MB: Long Article on Letsrun… in Outside Magazine