What a week. The NCAA conference action was HOT, particularly on the track at the SEC Champs and we break it down for you. Might a guy who didn't even make NCAAs indoors be the 1500 favorite? Plus meet the latest teen phenom and more.

Double Olympic champ Sifan Hassan will return to the track for the first time since last year's Worlds and the men's steeple is LOADED with US talent, but the most important race of the night is the women's 10,000 where a bunch of US women including Keira D'Amato, Emily Infeld and Elly Henes will chase the 30:40.00 standard.

• Sifan Hassan will run 5k Olympic Standard Sound Running Track Fest at Occidental College Saturday night (May 11)
• Track Fest Prize Money 

Kenny Bednarek and Alison dos Santos earned statement victories, while Kenya may have a new 1500m contender in Brian Komen made his first DL appearance count as he got the win.

• Official 2024 Doha DL Live Discussion Thread (Live Reaction Show to Follow at 2:05 pm ET)
• Kung Fu MF Kenny 19.67

Americans Courtney Lindsey & Kenny Bednarek have been in fine form in 2024 but only one can win the 200 in Doha. Plus Timothy Cheruiyot, Reynold Cheruiyot, and Abel Kipsang against Narve Nordas in the 1500.

Korir, who was in strong position to qualify, looks set to be bumped from the field after World Athletics awarded an unexpectedly high number of universality places. But his coach Scott Simmons isn't giving up hope. *MB: BREAKING: Leonard Korir not going to Paris! 11 Universality athletes get in ahead of him!

The 34-year-old Centrowitz is gaining momentum as he pushes for one final Olympic team but should he be worried that he doesn't have the standard? Plus Leonard Korir looks like he's going to Paris and Japanese teen Kazuma Maeda runs 27:21 breaking his 5000 pb in both the firs and 2nd halves of the Japanese 10,000 champs.

In case you didn't have 7 hours to watch some fantastic relay action over the weekend, we've got you covered. Gabby Thomas earned two golds as the Americans won four of the five finals at the revamped World Relays in the Bahamas.

Eliud Kipchoge will go for unprecedented third straight gold. Brigid Kosgei was stunningly given the final women's spot over Sharon Lokedi.

In track and field, did you know you can win when you lose and lose when you win? We explain. Plus Nico Young and Colin Sahlman remain on fire. And why are the men's 100 guys so slow?

LetsRun.com has launched a new coaching advice column. In column #3, John Kellogg and Robert Johnson share their favorite 800 workouts.

• MB: JK and Rojo share their favorite three 800 workouts
• MB: Justin Rinaldi says that if you could do only 3 workouts for the 800m you should do these

Plus Sha'Carri Richardson will try to improve on her 22.99 200m from last week in Xiamen.

Blanks ran 13:37 in his first race since December while Christian Miller became the youngest person in history to break 10.00 for 100m.

Bekele hasn't appeared in the Olympics since 2012 but he is the only Ethiopian to have broken 2:05:00 in both 2023 and 2024.

Peres Jepchirchir is back and showed her chances of back-to-back Olympic golds are very real, while Emile Cairess (2:06:46) is now the second-fastest Brit ever.

• Official 2024 London Marathon Discussion Thread
• Bekele has still got it 2:04:15 for 2nd!
• "Bekele has never won London"

Australia’s Torrie Lewis beat Sha’Carri in the 200 in Xiamen while Courtney Lindsey (19.71 pb) took down Letsile Tebogo in Nairobi.

• Track and Field's Opening Day is Saturday (7-9 am ET, Reaction show at 9 am) - Official Xiamen Diamond League Discussion Thread
• Mondo Jumps 6.24 (20'6") WR
• TSEGAY 3:50.3!!!!
• How about some love for Sarah Billings. The Aussie just went from 4:06 to 3:59 in 1 race at age 26!!!

It was Duplantis' eighth world record of his career. And he's still only 24 years old. *Mondo Jumps 6.24 (20'6") WR

How will Tigst Assefa run in her first race since her epic 2:11:53 world record in Berlin? And could 41-year-old Kenenisa Bekele make his 4th Olympic team? *Official 2024 London Marathon Discussion Thread