– Boris Berian writing a letter to his future 80-year-old self.
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.
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.”
*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
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.
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.
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
Enjoyed The Article Above?Then Check This Article On LRC’s Founding From Marathon And Beyond In 2009The LetsRun Phenomenon
LRC Recap/Results Updated With Videos Leonard Korir (61:14) Outkicks Feyisa Lilesa For The Win; Veronicah Nyaruai Wanjiru (67:58) Wins Women’s Race As Jordan Hasay Runs 68:40 In Debut For the second week in a row, Korir left it late but pulled out the win, nipping Lilesa at the line in a terrific four-way kick.
*MB:Official 2017 Houston Half Marathon Thread
*MB:Hasay is BACK baby!!! 68:40 half-marathon debut in subpar conditions, #2 American debut ever!!
Other International Road Action
Dathan Ritzenhein Will Make His Long-Awaited Debut At River Bank Run 25K On May 13 MLive.com Ritz thinks the 25k distance will be in his wheelhouse as he sees himself as the greatest half marathoner in US history.
*MB: Ritz: “I’m probably the best American half marathoner ever,”
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