– Shalane Flanagan talking about winning the NYC Marathon last year and the excitement she feels when she thinks about defending her title at this year’s race.
LRC Gwen Jorgensen’s High School Teammate, A Coach Of Geniuses, And 20th Placer At Olympic Marathon Trials Win Running Warehouse Summer Prediction Contests Meet the winners of the LetsRun.com Running Warehouse Prediction contests.
Recommended Read Ingebrigtsen Brothers Going For Historic 1-2-3 Sweep In Men’s 1,500 Final Friday (translated) Both Henrik and Jakob say Filip is the favorite and Henrik puts the odds of a sweep at 20%.
*German Runner Implies That He Thinks Filip Ingebrigtsen Is Doped (in German) He was blown away by how quickly he recovered from a fall in the 1st round. Some on the message board agreed.
LRC Stars Impress At African Champs, Olympic Trials Are Back In Eugene, The Start Time For Tokyo Olympic Marathon Needs to be Changed Elijah Manangoi only beats Cheruiyot these days when it really matters. Amos over Korir and Semenya x2. Plus, we think it’s a mistake for the Olympic Trials to be in Eugene every time.
*Book Review LRC Book Review: “Racing The Hands Of Time” By Larry Hannon – Those New To The Sport Might Enjoy It, But Serious Fans Can Avoid This One Not every race can be your best and not every book can be our favorite. This one starts out fascinating but fizzles.
Dina Asher-Smith (10.85) And Zharnel Hughes (9.95) Win 100m GoldHughes broke the meet record while Asher-Smith, who trounced Dafne Schippers, broke her own British record. Video of run here. *BBC Article *IAAF Recap
Good Read:Shalane Flanagan Will Return To Defend Her NYC Marathon TitleFlanagan had considered retiring after winning last year at 36 years old, but has decided to line up at least one more time before she hangs ’em up.
*MB:Shalane Flanagan is Running 2018 NYC Marathon.
LRC Analysis Props To Chicago: Galen Rupp Will Battle Strong International Field As He Tries To Repeat At Chicago Marathon The international fields for the 2018 Chicago Marathon are out and this year we have no fears about whether Chicago is being watered down to ensure a victory by Galen Rupp. If Rupp is to defend his crown, he’ll have to defeat the winners of the following marathons in 2018: Dubai, Tokyo, Rotterdam, Paris and Boston. The American hopefuls on the women’s side, Jordan Hasay and Amy Cragg, also face increased competition as well.
*MB: 2018 Chicago Marathon elite fields are out and both are much improved from 2017 – Can Galen Rupp repeat?
Saturday: LRC Final:The Best Distance Runner In Europe Is 17 Years Old: Jakob Ingebrigtsen Runs 54.09 Final Lap To Complete Euro 1,500/5,000 DoubleJakob took the lead with 1k to go and never gave it up, cruising home to win in a PR of 13:17.06. Brother Henrik got the silver.
LRC17-Year-Old Jakob Ingebrigtsen Wins European 1,500m!!! There was only one Ingebrigtsen on the medal stand – the youngest one, Jakob, with the gold. *IAAF
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