– Olympic columnist Alan Abrahamson talking about how the IOC’s “communications disconnect” is so bad that even his mother, who doesn’t follow sports, can spot it.
LRC Let’s Get Excited: Eliud Kipchoge Vs. Kenenisa Bekele Vs. Wilson Kipsang Vs. World Record Sunday In Berlin It doesn’t get much better than this. 3 global titans, including the greatest distance runner ever (Bekele),vs. the greatest marathoner ever (Kipchoge) on the only course where the world record has fallen the last 15 years.
*Discuss: Berlin is this weekend. We can officially start the “Expect Great Things” thread!
WTW Running’s Version Of Sergio Dipp, A New 10k WR, Galen Rupp, Jordan Hasay And More We take a look back at the week in running and along the way introduce you to a new road race in Colorado.
Sad News:Jamaican Sprinter Jordan Scott Dies In Car Crash In Kingston, Jamaica The 20-year-old was driving with with fellow sprinter Michael Campbell, who ran in the 4 x 100 heats for Jamaica at Worlds. Scott died in the crash, but Campbell survived and is currently in hospital.
LRC Joyciline Jepkosgei Smashes 10k Road World Record – Becomes First Woman To Break 30 On The Roads With A Sensational 29:43 The world half marathon record holder wasted no time getting after it as she broke the 5k road WR with a 14:33 split.
*IAAF Recap Benard Kimeli took the men’s race in 27:10.
*MB: Official 2017 Birrell 10k Dicussion Thread – Women’s Sub-30 WR attempt
Martin Hehir second on the men’s side (1:04:00), Jared Ward 5th. Jordan Hasay 3rd in (1:10:42).
*Live Thread On Race
*Competitor Group Press Release
LRC Feature The Rise Of Syracuse: How A Cross-Country Powerhouse Was Built From Scratch In 10 Years We take an in-depth 6,000+ word look at how Chris Fox and company built Syracuse from nothing into a national champion.
*MB: Syracuse – From Nothing to National Champ – How a Cross Country Powerhouse Was Built From Scratch in 10 Years
LRC 2017 NCAA Men’s XC Preview: #2 Syracuse & #1 Northern Arizona Syracuse had storybook 2015 season. NAU had a storybook 2016 season. Which one will get the glory in 2017?
LRC 2017 NCAA Women’s XC Preview: #2 New Mexico & #1 Colorado Colorado choked away a national title chance last year but they’ve got a real good shot at winning in 2017, but a top heavy New Mexico team is going to be very hard to beat.
Previous:
Men:#4 BYU & #3 Arkansas
Men:#6 Colorado & #5 Stanford
Men: #8 Oregon & #7 Wisconsin
Men: #10 Oklahoma State & #9 Iona
Women:#4 Oregon & #3 Stanford
Women: #6 NC State & #5 Michigan
Women: #8 Penn State & #7 San Francisco
Women: #10 Providence & #9 Arkansas
LRC The Greatest Race At Worlds You Never Heard About: The Epic Pure Guts Media 800 With LetsRun.com’s Jonathan Gault This race almost warranted a splash page. Side-by-side racing the final 100m. Full video, with post-race interview with hurdling great Allen Johnson.
LRCMeet The Winners Of The $200,017 Running Warehouse Worlds Prediction Contest A Londoner, a guy from Portugal, and a guy who used to manage the Guam track team came out on top.
LRC Nick Willis (3:51.3) Wins His 4th Title & Jenny Simpson (4:16.6) Wins Her 6th At The 2017 5th Avenue Mile Willis kicked late to turn the tables on Chris O’Hare (who beat him on Thursday on Long Island) as Simpson earned her fifth straight title, tying PattiSue Plumer‘s 27-year-old event record in the process.
*MB: Official 2017 5th Avenue Mile Discussion Thread – Simpson v Coburn + King Ches makes his pro debut
Pre-Race: Nick Willis Q&A The star shared his wisdom with LetsRun.com.
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