– Canada’s 2003 World 100H champion Perdita Felicien talking about her life as a sports journalist since retiring from the sport in 2013.
Jama Aden Indicted on “Public Health” Charges In Relation to Raid in Sabadell Spain Last Year We don’t know what this means at this point as a year later, no athletes have been sanctioned from the raid despite EPO being reportedly found in a room.
LRC 2017 Anniversary Games Preview: Brazier, Amos & Kiprop Headline A Ridiculous Men’s 800; Mo Farah & Laura Muir Try To Defend Home Turf Vs. The Americans The 2017 IAAF World Championships are less than a month away, but if you can’t wait until then, consider Sunday’s Müller Anniversary Games a preview. Sunday morning’s action (9-11am ET) will be fantastic as the meet features many of track and field’s biggest stars including Mo Farah, Allyson Felix, Laura Muir, Fred Kerley, Elaine Thompson, Keni Harrison and Mariya Lasitskene. The men’s 800 is unreal with Donavan Brazier, Asbel Kiprop, Nijel Amos and Adam Kszczot. The women’s mile is almost as good as Muir takes on Jenny Simpson, Kate Grace and Hellen Obiri. Farah faces Eric Jenkins, Ryan Hill and Hassan Mead in the men’s 3,000.
*IAAF Preview London is where Keni Harrison set the WR last year
*The Latest Updates From London, Including Press Conference Video
LRC Robby Andrews Gets The Worlds Standard But Not The Win, Windle Leads PR Parade, Eccleston Wins And So Does NY Empire Mid-d fans were not disappointed as Andrews got the standard, Gregorek the win, and Drew Windle kept delivering the goods.
Eliud Kipchoge Targets World Record At 2017 BMW Berlin Marathon If he breaks the 2:02:57 World Record, there will be no debate of his mark being legitimate.
Brianne Theisen Eaton Is Going To Run The 2017 BOA Chicago Marathon “The biggest misconception among the general public is probably how often and far Ashton and I run. People think that we could run a 10-miler or jump in a marathon no problem. Let me put it this way, when we were training for the Olympics, we would complain about a 5-minute run, saying that ‘our calves got too tight,’ ‘our feet hurt,’ or ‘it’ll make us slow.'”
Leonard Korir And Aliphine Tuliamuk Win USA 10K Titles At AJC Peachtree Road Race Korir won a close race over Shadrack Kipchirchir as he outkicked him by 1 second (28:16 to 28:17) while Sam Chelanga got third in 28:25, Derrick 4th and Lagat 5th. Tuliamuk won her 6th US road title in 32:49 as Sarah Pagano took 2nd (33:01) and Jordan Hasay 3rd (33:08).
*Top 20 Peachtree Results
*MB: Great job Bernard Lagat 28:42 10k and 5th place at the USA championships. Kevin Castille where were you?
Hungary: Kendra Harrison Runs 12.28, Omar McLeod Runs 12.96 In Hungary Shaunae Miller-Uibo ran 49.86, and David Rudisha ran a seasonal best of 1:44.90. *Full Results
*MB: David Rudisha (1:44.90 sb) returns to his winning ways in Hungary
*Meet The 86-Year-Old Who Has Run All 48 Peachtree Road Races
*Runner In Cardiac Arrest Collapses At Peachtree Finish Line Not surprisingly, conditions were very hot and humid in Atlanta today.
Alaska: The Legend Grows: Allie Ostrander Wins Women’s Alaska Mount Marathon!
LRC Portland Recap: Robby Andrews Drops Out As Ben Blankenship Wins A Thriller Over Merber And Engels, Windle Keeps Rolling The men’s 1,500m didn’t get the Worlds qualifying standard but it was three abreast racing down the homestretch. Drew Windle continued his good form in the 800 and Stephanie Garcia won the 3,000m.
Discuss:Robby Andrews just dropped out with 350 to go
Ken Goe Recap Of Portland:Surprise, Ben Blankenship Wins The 1,500 At The TrackTown Summer Series
Robby Andrews Post-Race Interview:“I’d be lying if (I said) there’s no pressure to get the world championships standard.” Plus news he’s been staying with Clayton Murphy.
LRC What A Meet – Wayde Van Niekerk Was Magnificent As Were The Field Events, Charlene Lipsey (1:57.38) And Muktar Edris (12:55) This meet was solid all around. Charlene Lipsey was the US distance star as Matthew Centrowitz got his feet wet in the DL again.
Outside News: IAAF Recap: van Niekerk (43.62) And Lasitkene (2.06 HJ) Break Diamond League Records
*Sara Kolak Comes Of Age In Javelin In Lausanne
Fancy Bears Appears To Have Hacked ABP Results For Many Top Track Stars And Many Were Labeled On A Spreadsheet As “Likely Doping” Or “Passport Suspicious” Under the label “likely doping,” the document lists the likes of Meseret Defar, Galen Rupp, Mo Farah, Silas Kiplagat, Geoffrey Mutai, and Evan Jager. Under “passport suspicious,” there are stars like Asbel Kiprop, Henrik Ingebrigtsen, Luke Puskedra, Mary Ketiany and Aries Merritt.
*MB: Farah and Rupp = “likely doping” according to IAAF blood passport/Fancy Bears leak
*MB: Evan Jager “likely doping” per new Fancy Bears leak
*MB: Guys, give it a day or two before starting the witch hunt!
*MB: IAAF Statement Offers “Sincerest Apologies” To Athletes’ Whose Data Was Leaked / Says ABP Is A “Dynamic Proccesse
LRC Does Fancy Bears Hack Reveal That Many Of Track And Field’s Biggest Stars Were “Likely Doping?” See The Latest Fancy Bears Documents Here Under the label “likely doping”, the document list the likes of Meseret Defar, Galen Rupp, Mo Farah, Silas Kiplagat, Geoffrey Mutai and Evan Jager. Under “passport suspicious,” there are stars like Asbel Kiprop, Henrik Ingebrigtsen, Luke Puskedra, Mary Keitany and Aries Merritt.
Final Day Recap Of British Champs: Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Runs 20.18 In LSU Vest, Chris O’Hare Beats Kerr In 1,500 First race for Mitchell-Blake in UK since he was 13.
Day 1: Dina Asher-Smith Finishes 6th In 100 But Revives London Hopes A lot of stars didn’t compete, but Morgan Lake jumped 1.96 and Reece Prescod won the 100 (Chijindu Ujah ran 9.98 in the prelims but didn’t run the finals).
Olympic & World Champ Christine Ohuruogu Runs 54.41, Doesn’t Make 400 Finals At British Champs, Says She’s OK If That’s Her Last Race What a career.
Gold Coast: Takuya Noguchi Runs 2-Minute PR To Win Gold Coast Marathon In 2:08:59 And Beat 43-Year-Old Mungara (2:09:04) And Kawauchi (2:09:18), Abebech Bekele Runs CR (2:25:34) Kawauchi was doing this race as training for next month’s World Champs.
Jarrion Lawson Ready For Long Jump And 4 X 100 At World Championships
LRC WTW: The Winners And Losers From USAs + Ronald Kwemoi Breaks The 1,500 WR* and Mo Farah Breathes Easy Plus everything you need to know about the Kenyan Trials and a rarity on LetsRun.com – ultra running news.
Asbel Kiprop And Fellow Kenyan Stars Julius Yego, And Helah Kiprop All React To Being On IAAF Suspicious List Kiprop: “I have never boosted (my blood).” Kiprop also posted on Facebook. Discuss Here
*Kenyan Athletics President On Fancy Bears Hack: “… this information should just be treated as propaganda until otherwise confirmed.”
Latest II: Evan Jager Releases Statement On Fancy Bears Hack: “I have never and will never break or try to bend an anti-doping rule.” Jager also says, “I was incredibly shocked to see my name amongst a list of athletes believed to be ‘likely doping.'”
*Discussion: Evan Jager responds!
Mo Farah:Fancy Bears Hack Prompts Response From Olympic Champion As His Team Stresses He Has Never Failed A Blood Test
*New Fancy Bears Leak Says IAAF Cleared Mo Farah After Doping Fear
Other Doping News: Russian Athletics Federation Urges Dopers DQed From 2008 And 2012 Olympics To Return Medals
LRC Paris Recap: Sifan Hassan Beats Faith Kipyegon, Ronald Kwemoi And Omar McLeod Lose For First Time, Nijel Amos Is Back? The World Championships picture may be getting a little bit clearer after Paris and Sifan Hassan may be your new favorite. Get up to speed on everything in Paris.
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