June 17, 2018 Homepage Archive

Grandma’s Marathon

MBKellyn Taylor Wins 2018 Grandma’s Marathon In 2:24:28 – Moves To #7 All-Time On US List Taylor ran a slight negative split (72:30 first half) and won by nearly six minutes.

Taylor’s Boston Contract Forbade Her From Running Any Marathon For 60 Days – Grandma’s Was 61 Days After Boston
*Elisha Barno Wins 4th-Straight Men’s Title In 2:10:06
Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon ResultsMacdonard Ondara (63:33) and Simegn Abnet Yeshanbet (73:21) got the wins.

European News

Men’s 200 In Lausanne On July 5th Is Going To Be Insane With Lyles, Coleman And New Pro Michael Norman Plus Semenya vs. Muir at 1,500.
50 Days To Go: 2018 European Championships Medals Unveiled

Previous Distance News

Lengthy Feature: Cross-Country Coach Scott Beigel Died A Hero In The Parkland Shooting Beigel was off during the period when the shooting happened but lost his life after herding a ton of students into his classroom.
Results From 2018 HOKA NJNY Twilight : Travis Mahoney Wins In 3:41, Nicole Tully Wins In 4:09
Scientific Studies: Pre-Race Sex Won’t Hurt Your Athletic Performance
Aliphine Tuliamuk Will Try To Defend Peachtree Title, Injured Leonard Korir Will Not, But Chris Derrick And Sam Chelanga Are Racing The race is serving as the USATF 10k champs once again. Women’s race will also include Sara Hall and Emma Bates.
Missouri Coach Marc Burns Calls Karissa Schweizer 5k Victory “… her best [title] yet, without a doubt, because everyone had thrown her out, everyone had left her for dead after Thursday.”
After Running A Solo 13:35, Kemoy Campbell Is Hoping To Break Jamaican Record At Jamaican Champs “It would be great to see if I could get the Jamaican record in Jamaica,” said Campbell, who is now training alone. He set the current mark at 13 minutes 20.39 seconds in 2015.
Former Providence runner Julian Oakley is thriving in his first year as a pro but it torn as to what is his event “My long-term future might be over 5k but I really like running the mile,” said Oakel who has run pbs in the 1500m (3:39.92), the mile (3:55.10) and 3000m this year (7:44.34)
The Bowerman: 2018 Men’s Semifinalists A slew of collegiate record holders are on the list but we guarantee you two of them won’t win – Josh Kerr and Michael Saruni.

Ostrava Golden Spike *Results

LRC 2018 Ostrava Golden Spike Recap: Echevarria Soars To 8.66 World Leader In LJ, Gatlin Tunes Up For USAs With Win In 100, Barega Wins Again Juan Miguel Echevarria was sensational as the 19-year-old became the 1st human to record 3 jumps over 8.50 in the same competition in 21 years. American Ben True was with the leaders in the 3k at the bell and ran 7:41.86 and Genzebe Dibaba got smoked in the 800 and failed to break 2:00. Plus Gatlin won the 100, Kim Collins retired, Selemon Barega got a world lead in the 3,000, Dafne Schippers defeated Ahoure in the 200, and more.
Ostrava Live Thread
Wejo’s Thoughts On Ostrava: Ostrava Was Entertaining: Echevarria With 3 Bombs In Long Jump, Gatlin Wins 100 (Video)+ 25 Guys In The 3k, 13 Women In 800

More Long Jump News

Greg Rutherford Will Retire At The End Of The Year As Injuries Have Taken Their Toll: “I just don’t want to be in pain every day of my life.” His athletic career isn’t over as he’s hoping to become a pro cyclist. No joke.
*Greg Rutherford: London 2012 Long Jump Champion To Try Track Cycling After Track Retirement
*RR Tribute: Greg Rutherford Ends AGlorious Career As He Competed, Squeezing Every Last Drop From His Crumbling Body “In any other era, Greg Rutherford probably wouldn’t have been an Olympic champion. His winning mark of 8.31m in London would not have won gold in any other Games since Tokyo 1964, or set a world lead in any of the past 40 years. Had rivals Dwight Phillips and Irving Saladino been fit then it might not have been enough in 2012, either. But Rutherford possessed a determination which transformed him from a talented long jumper into a multiple champion.”

Mike Powell loans his 1991 WR singlet to Ostrava museum until Continental Cup takes place there at end of summer

2018 Chorzow, Poland Diary: Brittney Reese Ends 2018 Season, Now Focus Is On Preparing For 2019 We are very confused by this. Who needs 10 months to get ready for 2019? *Discuss

Comrades Was Last Weekend But We Didn’t Have Space For It Up Top

RRW 2018 Comrades Recap: Bongmusa Mthembu Repeated, Ann Ashworth Pulled Off Upset In Women’s Race Ashworth, a 2:48 marathoner, was a surprise winner in the women’s race but the men’s race went according to form as Mthembu became the first guy to repeat since Stephen Muzhingi did in 2010-11.
*Amputee Runner Completes Comrades Marathon On His Crutches A wound prevented Xotani Luvuno from using his prosthetic, so he did it on crutches instead, completing the the 56-mile ultra in 15 hours, 50 minutes.
*MB: Comrades Marathon (Ultra Pace)

2018 USATF Jr. Champs And New Balance Nationals Outdoors Are Both This Weekend Results Free NBON Live Stream *NBON Entries

Day 3

Racewalker Wins New Balance National Steeplechase Title – Sets National Record For 10k Racewalk On Back-To-Back Days

Day 2

NCAA Champ Sammy Watson Edges HS Star Caitlin Collier For USATF Junior 800 Title It should be pointed out that the collegian Watson is 97 days younger than Collier.
*Josh Hoey Crushes Field At 2018 USATF Juniors In 800, Wins By Nearly A Second In 1:49.48
*Andrew Mah (14:32.96) And Heidi Nelson (16:55.76) Win New Balance Nationals Outdoor 5,000m Titles
*IAAF Day 2 Recap:Wins By Tia Jones (100H) And Tara Davis (LJ) Highlight Saturday Jones won the 100H in 12.89 while Davis set the world junior lead in the LJ with 6.71m.
*Twin Power: Cow Harbor’s Twins Elijah And Isaiah Clairborne Both Split 1:50 To Lead CH to 4 X 800 Win In 7:31.62- US #5

Day 1

HSer James Mwaura Runs 14:00 To Move To #9 All Time In US HS History The Gonzaga recruit, who won the Brooks PR 2 mile last week in 8:48, ran the time at the Stumptown Twlight meet. The race was won by Diego Estrada in 13:33.
*Full Meet Results One other highlight was a 2:00.13 victory by Georgia Griffith in the 800.

IAAF Recap Of Day 1 Of US Juniors JuVaughn Blake won the long jump and will also look to win the HJ. where he is #2 in the world on the U20 list.
Massive Milesplit Day 1 USA Junior Championship Recap *USATF Recap High school junior Drew Bosley, whom message boarders have been raving about since his freshman year, won the 5,000 over Cooper Teare and HSer Anthony Schwartz, an Auburn football/track recruit, won the boys 100. HS pole vault star KC Lightfoot failed to make the team. The girls 800 final should be fantastic with Sammy Watson (2:00.65 PR), Avi’Tai Wilson-Perteete (2:01.14 PR) and high school phenom Caitlin Collier (2:00.85 PR).
List Of US Junior Team For Worlds (Top 2 In Each Completed Event)
English U23 And U20 Champs Are This Weekend – Will Double As World Junior Trials As Well

It’s That Time Of The Year – Who’s Turning Pro?

MB:New Mexico’s Three-Time NCAA Champ Josh Kerr Goes Pro With Total Sports Management
FloTrack’s Rundown Of The College Athletes Going Pro Some big names who have recently announced they’re going pro are Kentucky’s 100H NCAA champ Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, NCAA 400 record setter Michael Norman and NCAA 400H champ Rai Benjamin. Sean McGorty and Karissa Schweizer both signed with Kimbia Athletics, which may mean they could end up with the BTC.

Tremendous Matchup In Chicago

It’s Official:Rupp Vs. Farah In 2018 Bank Of America Chicago Marathon With Pacers! link fixed We’ll find out how friendly the ex-training partners are on the streets of Chicago.
From The Archives:5/28 Galen Rupp and Mo Farah: It’s more than you think!
*5/28 Okay so Mo actually does join Galen in Chicago, who wins?

Previous Doping News

Bill Introduced In Congress To Make Doping In Worldwide Events A Crime The House action would call for prison terms of up to 10 years and fines of up to $1 million for knowingly making, distributing or using performance-enhancing drugs in global competitions an is named after Grigory Rodchenkov.
*Alan Abrahamson Is Opposed To It, Calls It “Dumb And Counter-Productive” And Says, “Congress does some really dumb stuff.”
Asbel Kiprop Gives Up Fight To Prove Innocence – Says He Doesn’t Have Resources To Fight IAAF link fixed
5 Members Of Britain’s Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) Are In Kenya To Train Their Anti-Doping Workers
And From A Different Type Of Transgression: 6th Placer At 2005 Worlds Marathon Says Coach Took Her Wallet Away So She Couldn’t Buy Food And She’d Be Forced To Stay Skinny Yumiko Hara, 36, is currently on trial for shoplifting a candy bar, which she admitted she did do.

College News

Edrick Floreal Leaving Kentucky To Take Head Job At Texas
RR A Look At What Makes Georgia’s Petros Kyprianou So Special – Ambition, Organization And A Lot Of Knowledge Kyprianou, a former decathlon star, has a masters degree in exercise science and biomechanics and is a certified trainer and a competitive weightlifter. He promised the Georgia AD he’s win a national title within 3 years and was proven correct.
RR The Original “Men Of Oregon” Take A Lap Along Memory Lane 11 men who ran for Bill Bowerman got together over NCAAs and reminisced about Bowerman. “I think he was one of the greatest leaders I’ve ever seen,” said Gordon Dahlquist. “He only wanted to be known as a teacher.”
The Bowerman: 2018 Women’s Semifinalists Named A field event star has never won it but we feel it maybe should go to Keturah Orji or Maggie Ewen.
Carl Lewis Recently Returned To His HS To Share Some Of His Coaching Secrets
Jesse Squire Tries To Predict What NCAA Stars From This Year Will Make 2020 US Olympic Team

Demolition Of Historic East Grandstand At Hayward Field Has Begun

Ken Goe:Preliminary Work Begins On Demolition Of East Grandstand At University Of Oregon’s “Historic” Hayward Field Opponents say demolition is in violation of state law, UofO says everything is fine.

LRC East Grandstand Supporters Issue Statement Saying Demolition Of Hayward Field Is Illegal Violation Of State Law “Noncompliance with ORS 358.653 constitutes a violation of state law, and so it is our opinion today’s work violates and invalidates the demolition permit issued by the City of Eugene for the Hayward Field Renovation Project. The City permit office has been informed of our grave concern about the willful destruction of publicly owned historic property.”
*MB: Historic Hayward Field may soon be a thing of the past – Demolition of East Grandstands may have already begun

Ken Goe: Supporters Of Hayward’s East Grandstand About Out Of Options Goe writes, “I think they are about out of options unless they want to lawyer up and go to court.”
Register-Guard:Dismantling Of Historic Hayward Field East Grandstand Starts With Removal Of Wooden Bleachers Work on demolishing the stadium is expected to begin next month.

Distance News Of Note

Gary Cantrell – Founder Of The Famed The Barkley Marathons – Is Walking Across America And Jesse Squire Joined Him For A Walk
Asbel Kiprop Says Federico Rosa Has Abandoned Him In A Time Of Need When other Rosa athletes tested positive, Kiprop went out of his way to vouch for the Rosas, now Federico is allegedly not returning his calls.
*MB: Asbel Kiprop gives up fight to prove innoncence – Says he doesn’t have resources to fight IAAF
Ricky Simms Gives The Inside Scoop On Vivian Cheruiyot’s Training For London He says the training was far from textbook as she missed nearly two weeks in March.
2020 Japanese Olympic Marathon Trials Will Be Held 11 Months Before Olympics On September 15, 2019
Good Read: Michigan State Signee Abdi Ahmed Arrived In The US 4 Years Ago, Speaking No English And With No Parents He went out to track practice and the team was amazed he could hang on a 7-miler with guys running 40-50 mpw. He ran 9:09 as a junior. “I felt I could have more opportunities in my life if I ran harder. Because it is such a hard challenge, running would make the other hard articles in my life easier.”

NCAA 5k Runner-Up Allie Buchalski, Formerly Of Furman, Has Joined The Brooks Beasts She’s a bit worried about the fact that she’s never lived more than 2 hours away from home.
Toni Reavis Compares The Destruction Of Hayward Field To The Destruction Of Fenway Park “It’s been said that only fools and fabulists fail to understand that time marches on. But you can’t design tradition into blueprints. Eugene has something very rare right now, something that took nearly a century to create, something that a modern facility for all its upgrades can’t duplicate…”
5 Years Of Edward Cheserek Photos: Chasing Edward Cheserek
World Cross-Country Bronze Medalist Lilian Kasait Beat Alice Aprot At Kenya Prisons Service Champs A lot of the big stars like steeplechaser Cellphine Chespol are in off events – she’s in the 800.