Archived Homepage For May 02, 2017
Archived Homepage For May 02, 2017

LetsRun.com Went To Kenya – An Inside Look At The Man Who Will Try To Make History Later This Week

Eliud Kipchoge (r) warming up before sunset on the Moi University trackPart I: LRC A Day With Olympic Marathon Champion Eliud Kipchoge, Part I: A Tuesday Morning Track Workout Later this week, Eliud Kipchoge will attempt to become the first human to run 26.2 miles in under two hours. 7 weeks ago, we traveled to Kenya to try to figure out what makes him so special.

Video:Workout Of Champions: Watch Kipchoge’s 5 X 2k, 1k Track Workout In Kenya
*Coming Wednesday:LRC A Day With Olympic Marathon Champion Eliud Kipchoge, Part II: A Look At Kipchoge’s Training Camp & Why He Is Part Of Nike’s Breaking2 Attempt

UK Distance News

Monday’s Top Distance News

Don’t Forget The Inaugural SEC Relays

Doping Updates

Distance-Related Links That Passed Our Stringent Standards

LetsThrow.com: Spectators, Use Caution

Looking Ahead: Who Will The US World Marathon Team Be?


Good Read:GB Olympic 4 X 400 Bronze Medalist Anyika Onuora Shares How She Nearly Died From Malaria 10 Months Before The Games Anyika says she is “literally had to learn how to walk again” after being hospitalized and receiving emergency care and is “lucky to be alive.”


Next Month: Super-Deep Field Set For Pre Classic Women’s 1,500 With Seven Sub-4:00 Women The field will include Olympic champ Faith Kipyegon, Olympic silver medalist Hellen Obiri, USA’s Jenny Simpson, Shannon Rowbury, Kate Grace and GB record setter Laura Muir.

The Rosas Speak To LRC

Dr. Gabriele Rosa in New York in 2016LRC Agents Federico And Gabriele Rosa Answer Our Questions About Doping In Kenya After Jemima Sumgong’s “A” Positive TestThe Rosas have suspended everyone in their women’s marathon group (Olympic, Tokyo and Paris champs). They say they are fighting the scourge of doping in Kenya and before Sumgong’s bust had started blood testing their own athletes, and kicked two out for suspicious values.

 

Upcoming: Payton Jordan And Doha DL Are Friday

News From The UK Roads

From The Track To The Gridiron

fournette-gettyLRC 8 Of The NFL’s First 9 Draft Picks Were Track And Field Athletes In High School – How Good Could The First-Round Picks In The 2017 NFL Draft Have Been Had They Stuck With Track & Field?8 of the top 9 picks (88.9%) and at least 19 of the 32 in the first round (59.4%) were also track and field athletes in high school. Did any of them have Olympic potential?
*MB: 8 of the top 9 picks in the 2017 NFL Draft were track and field athletes in HS, how good could they have been?

News From Africa

 

More NCAA News

Pre-Penn Relays News

 

Olympic / Bidding News

USATF 1 Mile Road Champs *Results *USATF.TV Live Broadcast

MB: Clayton Murphy and Katie Mackey Win USATF Road Miles at Drake 3:59.96 for Murphy, Riley Masters second; Mackey (4:37.00) beat Amanda Eccleston and Shannon Rowbury.
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USATF Race Recap
*Post-Race Video Interviews:
*Murphy*Mackey
*Q&A With Grand Blue Mile Race Director And Former Pro Blake Boldon

Get To Know Recent Pole Vault Prodigy Mondo Duplantis

Post Weekend Track News

The 2017 Penn Relays *Results *TV & Streaming *All NCAA Results

Saturday: 

Friday At Penn

Previous News/Full Coverage On Our Penn Relays Event Page

Sprint / Field Stuff

Non-Penn/Drake Weekend Action

Reuters Confirms That What’s Been Discussed On The LRC Message Board For The Last Week And A Half Is True

Another “High-Profile” Athlete In Kenya Has Tested Positive On the message board, we’ve been telling you for days that a source told us more names are coming from Kenya and Reuters has confirmed this fact.
*MB: 3 hammers about to drop on Kenya 

Loxsom Confirms He’s No Longer A Beast

Screenshot (136)LRCCas Loxsom – World’s Fastest Man At 600m – Dismissed From Brooks Beasts, Looking For A Sponsor The mid-d runner, who enjoyed a great indoor season and just won gold at the World Relays, is looking for a new sponsor after being dismissed from the team for violating “team conduct rules on multiple occasions.”
*MB: Cas Loxsom no longer a Beast?

Meet One Of The Investors Behind The Track Town Summer Series

Screenshot 2017-04-26 at 00.35.43LRC Q&A Why Is NASDAQ Chairman Bob Greifeld Investing Some Of His Millions In Pro Track And Field In The US? The super-successful Greifeld is one of the main backers of the Track Town Summer Series. Is he crazy or will he help make track and field more popular and profitable in America?

African Distance News

Pre-Drake Relays News

 


Coaches Of Winning Athletes At 2017 Worlds Will Also Get Medals Now coaches can really live vicariously through their athletes.

Women’s Running Insights

More Post-London Marathon News