Bol will race at 11:46 a.m. ET on Sunday against 2024 European outdoor silver medalist Gabriela Gajanova (1:58.22 pb) two other 1:58 performers from Switzerland in Lore Hoffman and Valentina Rosamilia.
- Eliott Crestan, Laura Muir, Marta Alemayo and many others to race at WA Gold meet in Karlsruhe on Sunday American Elise Cranny will make her debut for the M11 Track Club in the 3000 while new teammate Olympic medallist Georgia Hunter Bell will run the 1500.
- Q&A with Sam Ruthe who reveals his longest run ever is..... 10.5 miles He also reveals he is a bicarb guy.
*MB: Sam Ruthe will not race on Saturday in NC, will focus instead on mile v. Hocker on Feb. 14 - Legendary coach Ray Treacy to retire at end of year after 41 years at Providence Highlights include 22 NCAA women's team titles (1995, 2013), 18 BIG EAST Championships in XC, 11 Olympians and 10 NCAA individual titles.
- Doha Diamond League to offer $5,000 for ever meet record this year
- Cam Levins is repeating the same racing schedule he had before his 2:05:36 pb in Tokyo It worked out great in 2023. "The last time Cam Levins took the streets of Vancouver for the Vancouver First Half, he left with a new Canadian record at the half-marathon distance. Weeks later, he kept the record-breaking streak going with a career-defining run of 2:05:36 at the 2023 Tokyo Marathon, taking a minute and a half off of his personal best and breaking his own Canadian record in the process."
- A group of 10 runners are preparing to run a marathon at 22,000 feet in Chile This sounds crazy.
- Denver man, who used to weigh 500 pounds, does 3 HYROX races in 36 hours as he gets ready for Leadville 100
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‒Opening two paragraphs of a Reuters story. The Winter Olympics open today and the athletes, like at every Olympics, are looking for every edge possible.
MB: Size definitely does matter: WADA on lookout " for any evidence male ski jumpers are artificially enlarging their penises"