– Nicole Tully talking about her thoughts in the middle of the race last night at the Adrian Martinez Classic, where she raced her younger sister Stephanie Schappert.
LRC Friday Recap: Muktar Edris Rips 13:01.04 5K; Charlene Lipsey (1:59.57) Keeps Rolling in 800; Gabe Grunewald Runs Final Race Before Beginning Chemo Edris outdueled Kenyan Cyrus Rutto (13:03.44). Other winners included Chris O’Hare (3:39.31 1500) and Brandon McBride (1:45.36) over Donavan Brazier & Robby Andrews in the 800.
LRC Chasing Usain Bolt: After a Historic Year, Wayde van Niekerk Finally Has Permission to Run the 200 Usain Bolt doesn’t want to face van Niekerk this year at 200. We can’t really blame him. But a Bolt-van Niekerk matchup would be epic.
LRC Emails Of Month: April Fools / David Kutania Update, Criticism Of Our NOP Coverage, LetsRun.com Japan, And Horses Riding To Death We lift the veil on some of our readers’ emails.
LRC Big Weekend Of Track In Boston: adidas Boost Boston Games PreviewBoston is the PLACE TO BE this weekend as there are some great names entered in these two events. From sprint stars like Wayde van Niekerk, Yohan Blake, Tori Bowie, and Shaunae Miller-Uibo to mid-d and distance stars like Robby Andrews, Leo Manzano, Donavan Brazier, Dejen Gebremeskel, and Muktar Edris. Plus can HSer Casey Clinger break 4:00 in the mile?
*Deep Fields Set For Boys’ And Girls’ adidas Dream Miles At Boost Boston Games Two-time NXN champ Casey Clinger leads the boys’ race while the girls’ has the top 4 in the country, headed by Taylor Roe (4:45) and NXN champ Brie Oakley.
*A look at where 2013 Adidas Grand Prix Dream Milers are now – all 15 of the men are very good collegians
*US’s #1 HS sprinters Anthony Schwartz (10.15) and Symone Mason (11.24) will both be in Sundays Dream 100s
LRC Asbel Kiprop Tries The Steeple, Andrew Wheating & Clayton Murphy Are Training Buddies – What We Learned From Being In Eugene For The 2017 Pre Classic There are some things that can only be learned from being on the ground at a meet. Get the inside scoop from the 2017 Pre Classic, including learning what changes Emma Coburn is making in 2017 now that she’s being coached by Joe Bosshard and not Mark Wetmore/Heather Burroughs.
LRC Reed Brown Runs 3:59.30 Mile To Become 10th US High Schooler Under 4:00 At St. Louis Festival Of Miles Brown sits at #4 all-time in the high school ranks thanks to a 57 last 400. It’s the 5th time in 3 years that a HSer has broken 4:00.
*MB: Reed Brown breaks 4!
*MB: It’s been 50+ years since Jim Ryun ran 3:55 as a HSer, how has only 1 American high schooler beaten that since then?
LRCAdrian Martinez Recap: David Torrence Blasts 3:53.21 Mile To Lead 8 Men Under 3:57; Nicole Tully (4:30.22 Mile) & Marielle Hall (8:55.55 3K) Nab Big Wins A great day of racing outside of Boston. Other winners include Ryan Martin (1:46.03) and Ce’iraBrown (2:01.10) as Ole Miss redshirt Robert Domanic ran 3:5.4. Plus we have a Leo Manzano update.
*MB: Adrian Martinez – Top 10 under 4:00, 8 break meet record.
*MB:ADRIAN MARTINEZ USES WRONG MILE START LINE?!?!?! We’re not going to lie, the picture looks very shady but we’re on site and have confirmed the correct start line was 100% used.
*MB: Is David Torrence the fastest Peruvian miler of all time?
*MB: Chris Giesting, Hoka NJNY 1:46 in first season!
LRC Workout Day With Team New Balance BostonOlympic Trials 6th placer Liz Costello and 5-time Swedish national champ Anna Silvander share a 3-minute video on what a workout day is like for them.
BBC/ProPublicaDr. Brown Also Doctored Steve Magness’ Medical Records Magness has revealed that the records that Dr. Brown turned over to USADA do not match the ones that Dr. Brown gave him. Dr. Brown changed them to make it look like he gave Magness a full medical exam prior to giving him L-Carnitine.
*MB: BBC/ProPublica Strike Again – Dr. Jeffrey Brown also doctored Magness’ medical records before giving them to USADA
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