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What a year of track and field. Cole Hocker got 5000m gold, Cooper Lutkenhaus ran 1:42, Athing Mu was not Athing Mu, Donavan Brazier is back, Josh Hoey was the US leader at 800 & 1500 and a lot more. 5 American distance runners won Diamond Leagues (and non of them medalled at Worlds). We break it all down.

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World Mountain/Trail Running Champs

They each dominated the 50.9-mile race through the Pyrenees, Walmsley winning by more than 10 minutes and Schide by 25 minutes. The French men and Italian women both relegated the US to runner-up finishes in the team competition.
*French duo Benjamin Roubiol and Louison Coiffet cross the line together to "share" silver in Long Trail race

Weekend XC Action

The #3 ranked OSU men won a close team battle with #2 ranked New Mexico (36 points to 41). while the #1 ranked BYU women put 7 in the top 15 to win with 34 points over #13 OSU (57 points) and #3 ranked New Mexico (65 points). OSU swept the individual wins thanks to Denis Kipngetich (23:33) and Isca Chelangat (19:59) got the individual wins. *Results
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    Iowa State dominated the team competition with 47 points over Virginia (107 points) and Colorado (126 points) while the Florida won with 102 points over NAU (126) and Colorado (166). Washington State swept the team titles thanks to Solomon Kipchoge (22:24) and Rosemary Longisa (19:07). *Results
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    Hocker is the second American distance man to win multiple global golds, the third to win a global 5,000 title, and just the fifth from any country to win global titles in the 1500 and 5,000 after Paavo Nurmi, Hicham El Guerrouj, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and Bernard Lagat.


    Cole Hocker won 5000m gold in Tokyo ahead of Isaac Kimeli and Jimmy Gressier. Nico Young and Grant Fisher ended up 6th and 8th. Jakob Ingebrigtsen was 10th. The Kenyan women’s unreal meet continued and Cole Hocker was GOLDEN yet again. We broke it down for you live from right after it ended.

    • AW: Lilian Odira's surge takes her to shock world 800m gold Odira came out of nowhere to give Kenya a sweep of the women's distance medals, passing favorite Keely Hodgkinson in the final meters to win in 1:54.62. Hodgkinson's teammate Georgia Hunter Bell also passed her to take silver in a photo finish, 1:54.90 to Hodgkinson's 1:54.91.
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    2025 Berlin

    Sawe was on world record pace at halfway (60:16) and though he couldn't hold it, 2:02:16 was very impressive given the mid-70s temps in Berlin as he won by 4+ minutes and consider that Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru won the women's race in 2:21:05, the slowest winning time in Berlin since 2013.

    Tokyo 4x400 Runoff

    Team USA has never failed to make the men's 4 x 400 final at Worlds and after a 12+ hour delay that streak continues. USA did it the hard way, but they dominated Kenya in the re-run this morning. We were there for it and asked Demarius Smith, who was in the middle of the delayed second exchange Friday night and had the slowest split today, if he was being personally coached by US relay coach Darryl Woodson. Smith: "There's no proof of that. That's first. Second of all, it doesn't matter...Keep doubting me. I'll be back." *Post-race interview with Team USA

    Saturday at Worlds
    Saturday at Worlds

    We share our 9 takeaways from a golden night for Kenya where the US was historically great in the women's 5000 and the deepest 800 race in history was run.

    We recap some crazy action in the men's 800, women's 5000, and the prelims of the relays where there will be two race re-run on Sunday morning.

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    Friday Worlds
    Friday Worlds
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    The stars shined on Friday night in Tokyo. 5 gold medals were awarded on the night and all five went to people who had already won a previous global outdoor championship - Rai Benjamin (400h), Femke Bol (400h), Noah Lyles (200), Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (200), and Pedro Pichardo (TJ). We break it all down for you starting with the men's 5000 here Niel Laros got injured and Andreas Almgren was eliminated but Jakob Ingebrigtsen and all 3 Americans advanced before turning to the 800 semis where American Sage Hurta-Klecker ran well to make the final.

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    Thursday at Worlds
    Thursday at Worlds

    SML and Paulino ran an epic race. Haltway down the homestretch, Paulino nearly pulled even but SMl ahd responded as the two ran the second and third-fastest times ever behind Marita Koch's suspicious 47.60 world record. SML is the first athlete to win world titles in the 400 flat and 400 hurdles. Full race video is embedded

    Plus the women's 800 heats were full of drama, a 21-year-old who needed a time quailifier to get out of the 400 won it, , Gout Gout only ran 20.36 and was eliminated, Shelby Houlihan thinks she can run under 14:20 and Curtis Thompson earned the US its first medal in the men’s javelin in 18 years.

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    Wednesday at Worlds
    What happened?!

    Great Britain's Jake Wightman made the same move with 200m to do that he did to win the 2022 Worlds, but it came up just short this time as Portugal's Isaac Nader stunned everyone to win in 3:34.10.

    Women's Steeple

    In each of the last 5 seasons, Cherotich has set a new steeple pb and won a global medal (2 at the junior ranks). Now she's the best in the world. Is she on her way o being the GOAT?

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    Kerley was suspended in August for whereabouts failures. In a statement he said, "This now gives me the opportunity to dedicate all my energy to pushing my limits and becoming the fastest human to ever live."

    GST / Michael Johnson Could Face Legal Trouble

    Sources say that GST owes as much as $19 million and some athletes are planning to take legal action if they aren't paid by the end of the month.

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    • MB: OFFICIAL World Champs - Day 4 LIVE Discussion Thread In the 800, Cooper Lutkenhaus was eliminated but Donavan Brazier and Bryce Hoppel moved on. Grant Holloway didn’t make the 110h final which was won by Cordell Tinch. SML ran a sensational 48.29 and Faith Kipyegon won her 7th global title with a masterful performance.
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          Kipyegon joins Usain Bolt, Sergey Bubka, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Anita Włodarczyk as the only athletes to win seven global titles in one event. American Nikki Hiltz had their best championship finish ever but missed the medals in 5th.

          16-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus ran 1:47.68 for 7th in his World Championships 800m heat as teammates Donavan Brazier and Bryce Hoppel advanced.

          Tuesday's non-distance action

          Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran 48.29 in Tokyo to break Sanya Richards-Ross’s American 400m record and moves closer to the 47.60 world record.

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          Monday at Worlds
          Monday at Worlds

          Olympic champion Cole Hocker was disqualified in the 1500m semi-final at Worlds for jostling after finishing 2nd. The U.S. has appealed the decision.

          Best kick in the world

          Beamish had not won a steeple since his debut in April 2023, but launched an all-time kick to go from 11th to 1st on the last lap and deny Soufiane El Bakkali's bid for a fifth straight global title.

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          In one of the best marathon finishes in history, Simbu ran down Germany's Amanal Petros and outleaned him at the line to win Tanzania's first-ever World Championships gold by hundredths as both men were credited with a time of 2:09:48.

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          Duplantis broke the WR for the 14th time in his career with a third-attempt clearance at 6.30m. Greece's Emmanouil Karalis took silver with 6.00m.

          Worlds Day 2
          Worlds Day 2

          Jimmy Gressier was the surprise winner of the 10,000m as Grant Fisher and Nico Young were left off the medal stand.

          Jefferson-Wooden destroyed the field with a 10.61 championship record while Seville ran a 9.77 pb to defeat fellow Jamaican Kishane Thompson (9.82) as Olympic champ Noah Lyles was 3rd in 9.89.

          Worlds Day 2

          Olympic champ Jakob Ingebrigtsen failed to advance from the 1500m heats at Worlds. Neither dd Phaneul Koech orAzeddine Habz. We break it down.

          Worlds Marathon

          Just as she did at last year's London Marathon, Jepchirchir (2:24:43) outkicked Assefa (2:24:45) in a fierce final 400 meters as Uruguay's Julia Paternain (2:27:23), who ran in the NCAA at Penn State and Arkansas, was a shocking 3rd. American Susanna Sullivan (2:28:17) was 4th after leading at halfway.

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          Day 1 Worlds
          Day 1 Worlds

          Chebet’s run which included a 27.11 final 200 was one of the highlights on day 1 in Tokyo, alongside an epic gut-it-out win from Ryan Crouser in the shot put (his fifth consecutive global title). There was a surprise in the men’s 100m where South Africa’s Gift Leotlela led all qualifiers by running a 9.87 personal best.

          Olympic silver medallist Kenneth Rooks didn't make the final, but Dan Michalski did and so did Geordie Beamish despite a fall on the final lap.

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          RIP To A Coaching Legend

          Daniels had a prolific career as an athlete, coach and exercise scientist. He won two Olympic medals in the modern pentathlon, did exercise testing for various groups including Nike's Athletics West elite team in Eugene and held numerous coaching positions which included advising on the training of Jim Ryun while working with the 1968 US Olympic team and winning seven DIII women's national XC titles while at Cortland. And of course, he indirectly contributed to the coaching of thousands of high school and college athletes through his training book, Daniels’ Running Formula.

          The Ultimate LetsRun Story In Our 25 Year History & One Of Our Favorite Jonathan Gault Features - Read It Now

          After five coaches, six states, and hundreds of hours of listening to the LetsRun.com Track Talk Podcast, steepler Dan Michalski will make his World Championship debut in Tokyo. He dedicated his runner-up finish at USAs to the grinders who keep going without a big shoe contract. "They know the grind, they know what it’s like to fight through injuries, what it’s like to feel like you have the talent to make a team and keep coming up short," Michalski says. "This is for them, in a sense."

          The Ultimate 10,000 Preview

          Billy Mills shocked the world in Tokyo 61 years ago. Can an American win a second global 10,000 title in the same city 61 years later? This is the ULTIMATE 10,000 preview.

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          The LetsRun.com prediction contest team for Worlds is set.  Meet the three winners from the USAs contest and see how they pulled it off.  Don’t forget to enter the Worlds contest next.

          Sean Brosnan & Chris Lear & Andrew Greif's book is here

          In Beyond Fast, Sean Brosnan, with Chris Lear and Andrew Greif, traces the unlikely rise of Newbury Park High School from an overlooked program to a distance-running powerhouse. Packed with behind-the-scenes stories, training insights, and cultural shifts, the book shows how Brosnan and his athletes rewrote the high school record books.

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          From BMX to building the greatest HS team ever, Sean Brosnan tells us how he did it at Newbury Park, plus what really went on at UCLA, and what’s next. Don’t miss this one.

          Data doesn't lie

          We've run the numbers by comparing Lutkenhaus's run against every other age-16 world record, and the data is clear.

          Who?

          Jonah Koech wasn't even supposed to be in Sunday's 1500. As they approached the bell, he was in 13th out of 17. A lap later, he was the champion. He is just the third American man to win a Diamond League 1500/mile and the first runner sponsored by Under Armour to win a DL race. His 3:37.27 pre-race pb is also the slowest of any man to win a DL 1500/mile.

          How Josh Hoey Rose To The Top Of The World

          For five years, Hoey cylced through coach after coach but barely improved from his 1:47.67 high school 800m pb. Learn why he moved around so often -- and why he never gave up. Part I of JG's 7,000+ word feature.
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          Stop Obsessing Over Your Diet

          The US indoor 1500m/3000m champion overhauled his fueling in workouts before the 2024 season. Now he swears by his routine.

          The Record Books Are Getting Rewritten In 2025

          In the span of one week in February, runners broke five world indoor records and every American men's middle-distance record from 800m to 5000m. Jonathan Gault spoke to some of America's top athletes and coaches to find the reasons behind all of the fast times.

          One More Look at a Legendary Race

          From novice fans to running diehards, there was something for everyone (except perhaps Brits and Norwegians) to enjoy about one of the greatest middle distance races ever run.

          Blanks = NCAA XC x 2

          Just before Blanks chases a 5,000m pb and collegiate record in what is likely his final NCAA race at Boston University on Saturday, he told LetsRun about the key session of his 2024 XC season -- one he described as "probably the best workout I've had so far in my career."

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          Keira D'Amato, the new American record holder in the marathon, was joined by Deena Kastor, who held the record for 15 years.

          Sisson was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast after she became the first American to go sub 67 in the half marathon on a record-eligible course. Podcast highlights above. Full pod here.

          Woody Kincaid joined us after he broke the American record indoors at 5000. He talks above why he left the Bowerman Track Club. Podcast highlights and link to full podcast here.

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          Coogan's New Balance Boston team had 3 Olympians in 2021 and 2022 could be the biggest year yet for the program with 2 new additions and the TRACK at New Balance coming on March 1st.

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