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Quote Of The Day

“I’m excited for Bowerman [Mile at Pre Classic]. I want to get out hard. I want to really run something fast. Great tune-up today. I’m going up to Eugene now to get locked and loaded.”

– Johnny Gregorek speaking after posting the fastest time of the night to win the first section of the 1,500m in 3:36.95 at the USATF Distance Classic last night.

**2018 USATF Distance Classic – AKA Oxy *Results**

LRC Matt Centrowitz Wins 1,500, So Does Gregorek, Berian Struggles, Ce’Aira Brown Keeps Rolling: 2018 USATF Distance Recap Centro was only 5th in the 800, but he bounced back nicely in the 1,500 for the win.

RRW: Johnny Gregorek Is Pumped for Bowerman Mile: “I want to really run something fast … I’m going up to Eugene now to get locked and loaded.” Gregorek ran the fastest 1,500 of the night at Oxy, clocking 3:36.95, and says he’s now ready for his first Bowerman Mile appearance.

Oxy Discussion: Official 2018 Oxy Discussion Thread
What’s up with Centrowitz?

NOP Returns To Chicago 2018

Galen Rupp Will Return To Defend His Title At The 2018 Chicago MarathonJordan Hasay will be back as well after her third place 2:20:57 run last year.
*MB: Breaking: Galen Rupp WILL defend his Chicago Marathon title in 2018

More Doping Updates

WADA Maintain RUSADA Suspension After No Progress Made WADA director general Olivier Niggli said, “There was no need for a vote and there was no proposal. There is no change.”
European 5,000 Champ Ilias Fifa Among Banned For 4 Years For Doping Fifa is among five Spanish athletes to get a ban in connection with drug trafficking scandal Operation Chameri.
RUSADA Director General Wants Moscow Laboratory To Open So They Can Become Compliant Again Allowing access to the samples stored there is one of the requirements for reinstatement Russia still hasn’t met.
Kenyan Olympic Committee President Paul Tergat Calls For Action To End The “Cancer” Of Doping Tergat said, “We must stop sweeping it under the carpet under the guise of confidentiality and expose it for what it is.”
Former Indian Olympic Sprinter Anand Menezes Wants The Country To Do More To Eradicate Doping In The Buildup To The Asian Games He might want to check his info though as he said, “Apart from a ban, there is a provision of imprisonment to such athletes in America and Europe.”
RUSADA And The Russian Athletics Federation Sign Agreement To Help Prevent Anti-Doping Rules Violations The agreement includes ensuring access for doping control officials to all Russian sport venues.
Report Reveals That Athletes At The 2018 Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Were Worried About Sample Tampering Apparently a couple of athletes were so concerned they broke their sample bottles after screwing the lids too tightly.

Monday / More Weekend Results

MB:Ajee Wilson Runs 4:05.18 At Swarthmore Last Chance Meet; Charlene Lipsey 4:07.73 Former NCAA mile runner-up Angel Piccirillo was 3rd in 4:16.75.
MB: Robby Andrews runs 3:38 FTW at Swarthmore. Princeton’s William Paulson runs 3:39.
MB: Robby Andrews runs 3:38 FTW at Swarthmore. Princeton’s William Paulson runs 3:39
Kenya’s Alex Kibet (29:46) And Ethiopia’s Dera Dida (33:01) Win Okpekpe 10K In Nigeria Don’t put much stock in the slow times as earlier this year Kibet ran a 59:06 half and Dida a 2:21:46 marathon.
Spain’s Luis Alberto Hernando Wins Record Third Successive Trail World Championships Title The Netherlands’ Ragna Debats won the women’s race while Spain took both team titles.

2018 adidas Boost Boston Games is Sat/Sunday – Free Admission – *Watch It Live on NBCSN/NBC (1-3 ET On Sunday)

LRC 2018 adidas Boost Boston Games Preview: Big-Time Sprint Stars Are Coming To Boston, Plus Ajee Wilson, Robby Andrews & the Return Of Nick Willis A lot of big names will be competing in Boston this weekend – Ajee Wilson, Nick Willis, Chris O’Hare, Robby Andrews, Muktar Edris, Caroline Kipkirui, Drew Hunter, Noah Lyles, Tori Bowie, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Keni Harrison, Steven Gardiner, Akani Simbine, Yohan Blake and Jereem Richards. Find out who is running what here.

Saturday Night: Night Of 10k PBs / European 10,000 Cup Live Streaming Options: BBC @ 3:20PM EST (UK IP Address) RunnerSpace Plus For US/Canada (Subscription)Other Streaming LocationsEntries*Facebook Page

Saturday Night In London:Night Of 10,000 PBs Hosting The British Championships And European 10,000 Cup With a beer tent on the back straight, the spectator friendly race is stepping it up this year with a bridge crossing over the track.
FastRunning.com Preview:Men’s Race Ready To Produce Fireworks Top GB athletes to watch are Andy Vernon and Chris Thompson.
After Her Recent 31:39, Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Is The Favorite For The Women’s Individual Title At European 10,000 Cup
European Athletics:Will Spain Clinch Another Clean Sweep At The European 10,000 Cup? Spain’s Antonio Abadia will try to defend his title while his countryman Euro indoor 3,000 champ Adel Mechaal will make his 10,000m debut.
European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen Embraces Euro 10,000 Cup Innovations
Final Entries Confirmed For European 10,000 Cup A look at the top entrants and interesting debuts.
Recap Of 2017 Race

The Week That Was Goes To College

LRC The Week That Was: NCAA Conference Madness, All Hail The SEC, A 15-Year-Old Runs 1:47 And The Hotel 4 X 100 The quality of the NCAA track and field action in the year 2018 is insane. It’s so good that collegiate superstars like Michael Saruni (1:43 PR), Grant Fisher (NCAA 5k champ), Justyn Knight (NCAA XC & more) and Karissa Schweizer (NCAA XC & more) all suffered losses at their conference championships last week.