Lausanne DL Is Thursday *Schedule & Entries *TV & Streaming

LRC The Race Of The Year Is Here: Noah Lyles Vs. Michael Norman In The 200 In Lausanne Two 20-year-old mega-talents – both undefeated in outdoor 200s since the 2016 Olympic Trials – will battle on Thursday. Enjoy it as big-time men’s sprint stars hardly ever face each other on the DL circuit.
*MB: The matchup of the year is here: Noah Lyles vs Michael Norman July 5th in Lausanne: Who you got?

LRC 2018 Lausanne DL Preview: Houlihan Vs. Semenya, The Quest For Sub-13:00, & Could The 400 Hurdles WR Go Down? Thursday’s Lausanne DL looks like a dandy as there is a world record attempt by Abderrahman Samba, a stacked 1,500 with Shelby Houlihan, Caster Semenya, Gudaf Tsegay, Laura Muir and Sifan Hassan, a quality men’s 5k featuring breakout star Selemon Barega and a women’s 800 where Ajee Wilson will attempt to earn her first Diamond League win in three years. *IAAF preview 
*MB: Who has the edge? Shelby Houlihan vs Caster Semenya at 1500 in Lausanne on Thursday 

• Sam Kendricks earns NY Times profile – “In Pole Vault, Sam Kendricks Is a Team Player” “They probably thought I seemed a little strange. I really pushed on these other guys that I wanted to be their friend and help them,” Kendricks said. “I had an undefeated season last year, but what good is victory if you can’t share it?”
• The latest updates from Lausanne: Samba reveals this may be his last 400h of the year He definitely won’t be at DL finale as he’s got to do the Asian Games for Qatar.
• Lausanne Press Conference Highlights: Lyles says he wants to break world records, Shubenkov says he wants European record
• 12:55 man Selemon Barega is ready for Lausanne (where he ran 12:55 last year) and World Juniors
• Good read: Shakima Wimbley reveals how disappointing 2016 led her to a new level of dedication and a 49.41 split in 2017
• Lausanne will serve as the DL debut for Aleia Hobbs and Gabby Thomas Harvard’s Thomas skipped USAs but is going to balance a few DLs while doing an internship in Boston.
• TFN: 10 things you’ll get a kick out of at the Lausanne DL
• Mike Rowbottom: Bolt is gone – but talent is blooming all around the athletic garden
• Rabat is July 13th: 14:15 vs 14:18: Dibaba vs Obiri will take place at Rabat DL

More News Of Note

• Telegraph: Athletics World Cup labelled ‘big flop’ with majority of top British athletes snubbing new event The US stars aren’t the only ones skipping track and field’s latest marketing gimmick. Only 4 of the 15 Brits who are on top-level funding are going to compete and none of them are track runners, just field.
• Steph Twell, Who Won Her 5th British 5,000 Title Last Week,Has A New Mantra: “My mantra this year is to stop stopping myself.”
• Caster Semenya’s Coach Reveals He Wanted Her To Attack From 300m Out In Paris Like David Rudisha

2018 Paris DL *Full Results *TV & Streaming

Full Results

LRC 2018 Paris DL Recap & Video Highlights: What An Incredible, Incredible Meet – World Leaders Galore If you missed the 2018 Paris DL, you missed a TRULY INCREDIBLE MEET. From a 46.98 men’s 400 hurdles – the fastest time in more than 25 years – in the first event to a 9.88 world-leading 100 in the last event, this meet had world leaders literally from start to finish. In between, there was a 1:54 women’s 800 and a 3:29 men’s 1,500. This meet had excellence in it from start to finish.
*France’s Jimmy Vicaut Moves To Top Of European 100m List With 9.91 In Paris

LRC Caster Semenya Runs 1:54.25 With No Rabbits To Become 4th-Fastest Ever And Destroy World’s Best In Paris Semenya was spectacular.

Paris DL Talk On The Message Board
*Official Paris DL Discussion Thread
*Caster Semenya has just destroyed her lifetime PB, without any rabbits. 1:54.25!
*Timothy Cheruiyot runs 3:29 FTW in Paris!
*Ferguson Rotich just closed a 1:43 race in 25.5. Where does that rank in the all-time best closes?

Depression Is Real And It’s Powerful

Recommended ReadThe Dark Lining Of The Prefontaine Mantra: Lessons From Hale Ross’ Life At Yale A personal essay from the father of the Yale XC runner who committed suicide just days after a disappointing run at the Ivy League championships. Does Pre’s mantra of  “to give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift” take a psychological toll?
*MB: Yale Runner Dies (thoughts from a mom who lost a son to suicide at Yale)
*MB: Yale Runner Hale Ross Dies

LetsSprint.com

• RIP Legendary Polish Sprinter Irena Szewinska Szewinska remains one of the most successful athletes in history with seven Olympic medals to her name from five Olympic appearances. *IAAF Tribute
• Get To Know Canada’s Commonwealth Games 200m Silver Medalist Aaron Brown, Who Discovered His Talent In 10th Grade Running 11.5 In Basketball Shorts/Trainers Brown is learning to play the piano and feels that the current generation of sprinters doesn’t have “as big egos” as previous ones.
• Belarus’ 2015 World Bronze Medalist Alina Talay Is A Student Of The Sport And Has Coached Herself To A New Level Running 12.41 (3rd Fastest Time In 2018) “Honestly, I have no idea how many hours I spend scrolling through the videos on my phone of exercises, runs, hurdling, everything.”
• Commonwealth Games 400H Champ Janieve Russell Reveals She Got Her Start In The 400 Hurdles By Accident She was mistakenly registered for the 400H at a Jamaican meet and qualified for the prestigious Boys and Girls Champs.

You Never Forget Your First Sub-4

Recommended Read:Nate Brannen: “Only 1,497 Humans Have Ever Broken The 4-Minute Mile And I’m One Of Them” You probably can name most Americans that went sub-4 in high school, but Brannen was actually the 7th North American high school athlete to break the barrier. Here he reflects back on that night and how it helped shape the rest of his career.