Floyd Landis Big Talk Part II

LRC Floyd Landis On Life After Cycling, Runners Vs. Cyclists, CBD Products, Running A Business, And Donald Trump Landis shares some of the secrets he’s learned from his crazy life in part 2 of our recap of our talk with him. From a Mennonite upbringing, to crossing the line at the Tour first, to a doping suspension, denial, depression, and now fatherhood and a successful new business, Floyd has seen a lot.

Miss Part I? Part 1: Is There Any Hope For Anti-Doping? Floyd Talks Doping Then, Now And What Can Be Done Landis is one of the most notorious dopers in American sport, and the man who helped bring out the truth about Lance Armstrong. He’s got a lot of interesting things to say.

Olympic News

• Tokyo 2020 Budget Not Expected To Go Down When Third Version Announced This Week The latest number was $11.8 billion.
• USOC Says That Bankruptcy Is Not An Option As They Face Lawsuits Over Larry Nassar Scandal USA Gymnastics filed bankruptcy earlier this month.
• Salt Lake City Selected As US Candidate For Potential 2030 Winter Olympic Bid
• North And South Korea To Meet IOC In February To Discuss Joint Bid For 2032 Olympic Games

Zatopek 10k *Results *Full Video Of Races

Stewart McSweyn (27:50.98) And Hitomi Niiya (31:32.50) Win Zatopek 10ks McSweyn ran a 15-second PR but was nowhere near his pre-race goal of the Aussie record (27:24.95)  due to windy conditions. Arkansas’ Jack Bruce was third in 28:49 and Patrick Tiernan didn’t run. 41-year-old Aussie Sinead Diver ran 31:50.98 and missed the Worlds standard by less than a second. *IAAF
*MB: Zatopek 10k on right now 

GB News

• The Telegraph: UK’s Kyle Langford Says He Isn’t Holding Grudges Against EPO Cheat Kipyegon Bett Bett beat Langford out for 2017 bronze. He has since been banned for EPO, but will get to keep his Worlds medal.
• GB’s Dina Asher-Smith Is Proud Of Her End-Of-The-Year Awards, But Knows She Is Not The Best Yet “I’m really happy and proud but I’m under no illusions. It was the Europeans – it wasn’t the Worlds, it wasn’t the Olympics.”
• Dina Asher-Smith And Tour De France Winner Geraint Thomas Named Sportsman/Sportswoman Of The Year By Britain’s Sports Journalists’ Association
• Dina Asher-Smith’s Coach Says She’ll Run The 100/200 Double At Worlds Next Year He also vaguely spoke of how some of her competitors were engaging in a ploy to try to “psyche her out.”
• GB’s Former World 110H Champ Colin Jackson Named New Chancellor Of UK University Wrexham Glyndwr

Honolulu And Other US Action

• RRW:Despite Powerful Trade Winds, Kenya’s Titus Ekiru Comes Close To Honolulu Marathon Record With 2:09:01 Victory Ekiru won by 4 minutes, not far off the 2:08:27 course record. Olympic steeplechaser Donn Cabral made his marathon debut for 4th place in 2:19:16. The women’s title went to Vivian Jerono Kiplagat (2:36:22).
• RRW:Successful Marathon Debut For American Donn Cabral At Honolulu Marathon Cabral thought he was in 2:15 shape on a flat course, so figured around 2:18 at Honolulu would be equivalent. He ran 2:19:16, but said the wind hindered him.
  *MB: Donn Cabral 2:19:16 Marathon Debut in Honolulu
• RRW:Edward Cheserek Wins Fast Kalakaua Merrie Mile In Photo Finish Cheserek defended his title from last year with a 3:54.83 victory over Leonard Bett (3:54.89). Craig Engels was 3rd (3:59.94), Canada’s Ben Flanagan 4th (3:59.97) and Nick Willis 5th (4:00.78). Merriam Cherop won the women’s race in 4:22.54, breaking her own record as the fastest mile on Hawaiian soil by a woman.
• Pre-Race: RRW: Steeplechaser Donn Cabral To Make Surprise Marathon Debut In Honolulu On Sunday Cabral says he wanted to run a marathon because he thinks he responds well to that kind of training and it will help him run his best at the steeplechase.
• Camille Herron Runs 162.9 Miles To Break The 24 Hour World Record Running at the Desert Solstice Invy in Phoenix, Herron broke the WR and won the overall race, beating all the men, including world 12 hour record holder Zach Bitter. *Results
  *MB:CAMILLE MF HERRON!!!!!!!!!
  *MB:Follow Camille Herron’s WR Attempt

Thursday Night Marathoning *Abu Dhabi Top 10 Results

MB: Official 1st Ever Abu Dhabi Marathon Discussion Thread

Rojo Speaks  Was The Inaugural Abu Dhabi Marathon Course Short? I Think It Was – Update: I Know It Was – Here’s Video Proof The splits make no sense. I’m supposed to believe a 2:06 guy went 62:35-61:29 to run 2:04:04, running a big negative split in 70 degree temps with a 13:55 5k from 30 to 35k? Sorry, I can’t do that.
*MB: Length matters: Here’s why I believe the Abu Dhabi course was short 

LRC Marius Kipserem Upsets Half Marathon WR Holder Abraham Kiptum In 2:04:04 At Inaugural Abu Dhabi Marathon, But Was The Course Short? Forty-four years after Muhammad Ali had his Rope a Dope moment in boxing, marathoning had its own version of it as Kipserem sprinted to a $100,000 victory after Kiptum grabbed the lead at the 2:02 mark.

Ababel Yeshaneh Wins Women’s Race In 2:20:16 (Results Only)

Pre-Race LRC One Of The World’s Richest Marathons Is Taking Place Tonight At 9 PM ET – Get The Inside Scoop On The Inaugural Abu Dhabi Marathon Here