As we move to LetsRun.com second quarter century, we want to give you more reasons to visit the site daily. So we are launching a Live Training Talk series. Marius Bakken is the perfect first guest as this website was founded to try to spread the gospel of aerobic/threshold-based training, which Bakken has helped spread across the globe better than anyone. Catch it live at 1 pm ET on Monday or watch it on demand as an SC Member.
New Training Talk Live Series
Music City Track Carnival
Blaskowski, who won 11 individual DIII crowns and is in his first year as a member of Dennis Mitchell's Star Athletics group in Florida, went from 10.05 to 9.89 in one race and is now the tied for #2 in the world and is the fastest white man in history. *Full video
*MB: Sam Blaskowski 9.89 w1.5m/s
- Music City Day 1 recap: India's Gulveer Singh wins pro mile in 3:55.63 High school action was highlighted by Andrew Beroset (1:49.59) in the 800m and Sundara Weber (9:59.11) in the 3200m.
Cam Myers is on fire
The Australian teen smashed his 800m PB by more than three seconds, remained undefeated in 2026, and now owns a faster 800 PB than Cole Hocker, Josh Kerr, Yared Nuguse, and Niels Laros.
On The Boards
On The Boards
This Weekend's Action / Rabat DL Is Sunday (2-4 pm ET)
This Weekend's Action / Rabat DL Is Sunday (2-4 pm ET)
Soufiane El Bakkali always delivers in the steeple in Rabat. Plus how will Donavan Brazier fare after an underwhelming opener, and does 2026 Emmanuel Wanyonyi = 2010 David Rudisha?
- Bydgoszcz World Continental Tour: US's Jamal Britt highlights with 13.10 victory in the 110H Poland's Klaudia Kazimierska won the women's 1500m in 3:59.99 while Switzerland’s Valentina Rosamilia took the 800m in 2:00.73 after a fall from race leader Jemma Reekie. On the men's side, 2023 world bronze medalist Ben Pattison took the 800m (1:45.58) and Croatia’s Marino Bloudek (3:58.52) the 1500m. Hungary's Luca Kozák won the women's 100H in 12.66 over US's Alaysha Johnson (12.75).
*Live Results *TV/Streaming - Five global title winners will clash in the men’s decathlon at the Hypo Meeting in Götzis this weekend Germany's Leo Neugebauer, who was only 5th last year, heads the entries for what will be his first decathlon since winning the world title with 8804 last year. Simon Ehammer, who won the world indoor title with a world heptathlon record of 6670, also is competing.
Will Rudisha's WR Fall in 2026?
Wanyonyi has already tied David Rudisha for the most sub-1:42s in history (seven) and is the same age (21) as Rudisha when Rudisha first broke the WR. With no Worlds or Olympics on the calendar this year, could Wanyonyi follow in Rudisha's footsteps in 2026?
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NCAA Regionals
10 years ago, 17 of the 24 (70.8%) men's NCAA 10,000 qualifiers hailed from the USA. This year, it's just 5 of 24 (20.8%). Women's Update: For the women, 10 years ago also 17 of the 24 (70.8%) qualifiers were American. This year, it's down to 10 of 24 (41.7%) while the Kenyan numbers have gone up sixfold, from 2 (8.3%) to 12 (50%).
- NCAA East: Nigerian sprinters Kanyinsola Ajayi (9.86) and Samuel Ogazi (43.82) run world-leads and national records in the 100m and 400m Ajayi was just .02 off Christian Coleman's 9.82 collegiate record. Allon Clay won his 800m heat in 1:44.63 as Penn State qualified three for nationals. Gary Martin won his 1500m heat in 3:42.48 and placed second in his 500m heat to Louisville’s Elsingi Kipruto (13:49.03 to Martin’s 13:49.63). Michigan’s Trent McFarland won his 1500m heat in 3:38.04 and Marco Langon won the other 500m heat ahead of Rocky Hansen (13:27.93 to 13:28.19).
- NCAA West: Arkansas' NCAA indoor champ Tyrice Taylor runs 1:44.35 (#7 on the NCAA all-time list); Colin Sahlman wins his heat in 1:45.66 In the 1500m, Simeon Birnbaum led with a 3:37.00 to win his heat over NCAA indoor mile champ, BYU's Carter Cutting. Birnbaum also qualified with 5th place in his 5000m heat (won by Arkansas' Ben Shearer in 13:41.34). Habtom Samuel won his 5000m heat in 13:38.12. In the sprints, Texas' Kendrick Smallwood ran a 13.04 world lead in the 110H (#5 NCAA all-time) and Houston's Louie Hinchliffe eased through the 100m with a 10.01.
Wednesday / Thursday NCAA Regional Highlights
The freshman sensation has already run 10.77 this year. Sha'Carri's NCAA record of 10.75 may be on borrowed time.
- East Day 1 Women: Georgia's Adaejah Hodge (10.86/22.34) cruises
- West Day 1 Women: Stanford's Alyssa Jones jumps world-leading, lifetime best, and NCAA No. 2 all-time 7.09 meters In the 10,000, Jane Hedengren (31:27.30) and Pamela Kosgei (31:27.58) weirdly raced it out to the finish line
- West Day 1 Men: Kansas State's Chikomba leaps to longest jump in NCAA history (8.75,+3.2) That's 28-8.50. Only two jumpers in world history have recorded a 8.75 or farther without the help of wind or altitude *Video
- East Day 1 Men: Auburn's Kanyinsola Ajayi, who let up early in SEC prelims, runs 9.90 (+1.2) in 1st round of NCAA regionals That's #8 all-time in the NCAA. Kentucky's Denzel Simusialela, the SEC runner-up who had run 19.98 this year, didn't finish his 200m semi and was eliminated.
- MB: Why do we waste time with regionals?
It's Harder To Qualify For Worlds Based on Time But People Will Still Chase Indoor Times
You can no longer get a time qualifier at BU (or any indoor meet) but that doesn't mean people won't be chasing times indoors in a major way. There is a big loophole that World Athletics didn't fix -- indoor times are worth way more than outdoor times on the scoring tables.
Random, But Interesting
- MB: Japanese guy who has been studying running form of Japanese couriers from 1600s racks up 270 million social media views This is wild. You've got to take a look at this. He's been researching how couriers could run 300 miles in 3 days while staying injury free
- ‘I started running in my 40s after having triplets. I’m now 62 and my 5K time is 17:48. Here’s how I train’
- Hannah Brier just broke a 44-year national Welsh national record in the 200 by running 22.79 seconds, but she won't be going to CGs as the foolishly closed their qualifying window weeks ago
- Three-time UTMB champion Xavier Thévenard (2013, 2015 and 2018) is back after battling Lyme disease for years
- 2021 Olympic steeple finalist Jon Gay thought he may never race again but he debute in 2:14 in Ottawa last weekend Gay, who is now coached by Jonathan Green, talks to Green about his race on his own podcast here.
Father Time is Undefeated - Cherish Your Health
- NY Times: Former WR holder in decathlon Russ Hodge dies at 86; an Olympian, like his mother "Russell the Muscle" was 9th in the decathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the same position his mother Alice Arden had finished in the high jump at the 1936 Berlin Games. They were the first mother-son duo to go to the Olympics for the USA. Hodge, who admitted to steroid usage in the 1960s when they weren't illegal, remains the only decathlete to achieve a startling combination: He sprinted 100 meters in 10.2 seconds and threw the shot put more than 60 feet.
- Lessons from a 90-year-old world record holder Giuseppe Damato holds both the 90+ world marathon (4:30:30) and half-marathon records (2:07:36) and his routine is refreshingly simple. He usually heads out for relaxed 10- to 15-kilometre runs with a group of friends, most of whom are decades younger and doesn't follow a structured trianing plan.
- Mary Moraa reveals she was hospitalized due to a medical condition after finishing 7th at Worlds. "I almost threw in the towel a while ago owing to a medical condition but am glad that it has been fully addressed. I experienced general weakness and dizziness at last year’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.”
Administrative News
8 women in the field have run 31:00 or faster including American Weini Kelati.
- Enhanced Games offers $10 million to anyone breaking Usain Bolt's 9.58 next year Might that be enough for Fred Kerley to try the drugs?
- Enhanced Games CEO rips IOC head for saying she doesn't want to pay athletes, calls her "a disgrace" On X, he wrote, "You had no problem accepting $100,000 in cash from Robert Mugabe for your 2008 Olympic performance - a brutal dictator who destroyed his country and impoverished millions of his own people."
- Mondo asks fans to come watch him at Euros for £6.31 Very clever priicng.
- Record setting $57.3 Million raised for nonprofits at the 2026 Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America
Time Flies When You Are Having Fun
Webb's record of 3:53.43 is now 25 years old. Jim Ryun's record of 3:55.3 lived for 36. *Race video
Mid-D Teen Phenoms Past & Present In The News
- Cooper Lutkenhaus is happy with his 3:45 outdoor season opener "I don’t know what I was really expecting (as it was his first 1500)… but but I just wanted a hard, solid effort. I felt like I did that. I definitely could work on some things, but, you know, first, decent race to open the season.…”
- In her own words: NYRR publishes a few chapters of Mary Cain’s “This Is Not About Running" for free "Over the last five years, I have been confronted with the two Mary Cains. There is me—the real me. And then there is the idea of me. The abused, infantilized, cautionary tale you tell other young women. I am not my New York Times piece. I am not one of my interviews. I am not an article you read about me. I am not a picture on the internet. I am not this book. No one can tell my story for me. I can speak for myself." *Purchase here
New World Qualifying Standards
The standards are way harder than ever -- 1:43.00 in the men's 800, 3:30.00 in the 1500 -- as World Athletics targets 40% of qualifiers by standard and 60% by rankings. Plus athletes can no longer hit the standard on 200m indoor tracks like Boston University.
Podcast
Parker Valby returned with a 14:49 PB at LA Track Fest, World Athletics unveiled controversial new standards that effectively ban BU indoor marks from Worlds qualification, and NBC News reporter Andrew Greif joined us from Las Vegas to discuss the Enhanced Games after organizers “expected multiple world records to happen, and it just didn’t happen.”
Sub 2 happened
Sabastian Sawe stunned the world with his 1:59:30 marathon in London to earn runner of the month honors. Jane Hedengren (two NCAA records) and Vincent Mauri (2:05:54 at the Glass City Marathon) were honorable mention.
Road News
- USATF announced team for 2026 World Road Running Championships The US will in fact be sending 7 women in the women's half-marathon (an extra three) after the USATF Half Champs wrong turn issue. Weini Kelati and the three women who were sent off course (Jess McClain, Emma Grace Hurley and Ednah Kurgat) will be the designated scorers.
*MB Archive: World Athletics to allow USATF to enter 7 runners at 2026 World Road Running Championships - A scientists correctly predicted the first sub-2 hour marathon 8 years ago Caio Victor Sousa and a group of researchers predicted an East African around 27 years old would go sub-2 in 2026. Sousa also predicts that it'll be a while before anyone breaks this time. He also wouldn't give a specific time for "human limit," but said he doesn't think anyone will ever break 1:56.
- Eliud Kipchoge's wife, Grace Surgut, ran her first marathon at Cape Town She finished in 4:29:59 (10:18 pace) and Kipchoge was there to give her a hug at the finish line after he had placed 16th in 2:13:29.
- World Athletics: How Ethiopia’s Misgana Wakuma raced walked his way into the history books in Brasília Wakuma won Ethiopia's first global race walk medal at the World Race Walking Team Championships last month.
Upcoming Action
- June 10: Karsten Warholm vs Alison Dos Santos will resume their 400H rivalry at the Oslo DL Dos Santos just beat Warholm in back-to-back races at the first two DL meets of the season.
- Friday: Bydgoszcz preview: GB's 2024 world indoor silver medalist Jemma Reekie vs Poland’s European indoor champ Anna Wielgosz and France’s Olympic 5th placer Rénelle Lamote in the 800m GB's 2023 world bronze medalist Ben Pattison leads the men's 800m.
- July 3: The 2026 Prefontaine Classic will kick off with two mile races on Friday night Olli Hoare is in the men's race and Juliette Whittaker steps up from the 800m in the women's.
- Saturday/Sunday: Götzis Hypomeeting preview Germany's world champ Leo Neugebauer leads the decathlon while the heptathlon is wide open after US's world champ Anna Hall pulled out.
Catching Up On Some Other Recent Results
- Kenyan World U20 Trials recap Highlights included world U20 XC silver medalist Emmanuel Kiprono's 7:35.40 victory in the 3000m and Cynthia Chepkirui's 15:24.40 victory in the 5000m.
- Highlights from Kanto Region University Championships in Japan Tetsu Sasaki broke a 49-year-old meet record in the steeplechase, winning in 8:24.96 (previous record 8:35.2 from 1977).
- Sporting and Valencia end long wait to take men's and women's European Champions Club Cup titles *Day 1 recap
- Japan weekend track and road round-up
Olympic News
- IOC President Kirsty Coventry says "I don't think we should be paying athletes at the Olympic Games." This is in stark contrast to Seb Coe who had World Athletics pay gold medalists prize money at the Paris Olympics and will pay all medalists at LA 2028.
*MB: Kirsty Coventry, International Olympic Committee President, refuses to allow Olympic athletes to be paid at Games - Ninja Warrior coming to the LA 2028 Olympics The obstacle course race is coming as part of modern pentathlon which is dropping its horse riding section.
- New York looking to host the Winter Olympics with joint bid from NYC and Lake Placid Lake Placid hosted in 1980 which is famous for the "Miracle on Ice" where the US men's hockey team got a shocking win over the Soviet Union and won gold.
Interesting Distance News
- Recommended Read: Tim Layden: "Super shoes continue to rewrite records; don't worry, legacies are safe." Layden writes, "This is the integrity argument that underpins almost any discussion of this topic. It goes like this: Super shoes have undercut the purity of the sport. People are running too fast, because they’re wearing engines on their feet that make their bodies perform better. Well, the shoes have done something, that’s for sure. But I don’t think this is about integrity at all ...I think it’s about a far more powerful metric: Legacies. ...The pearl clutching is genuine, but also performative, because sports fans really do get it. They are good at separating what’s been overridden from what endures. Times are just times. Records are just records. Legacies are more powerful than either one."
- Keely Hodgkinson reportedly went on secret dates with British reality TV star Casey O'Gorman An insider said they went on a few dates and had "real sexual chemistry," but it didn't work out for the long term.
- RW profile on high school senior who's breaking his school's distance records despite only having one arm Gabriel Lewis dealt with injuries for years from compensating for the uneven weight distribution, but had a breakthrough after strength training in the weight room. He's now broken school records in the 1600m (4:26), 3200m (9:54), and 5000m (16:12).
Post-Enhanced Games News
- Fred Kerley drama with Marvin Bracy-Williams at Enhanced Games After winning Kerley could be heard talking smack to the field saying, "They’ve got to do better than that. They need to train a little harder, get on that s—t a little bit more and go a little harder some more." This prompted Bracy-Williams to complain to reporters and when asked about it Kerley said, "I'm here to disrespect the field. I'm not here to be buddies. There's money on the line."
- NBC News: "At the Enhanced Games, drugs don’t get athletes banned. They could get them rich." Many of the athletes talked about how they made more money for competing in one race than they could in a year or even their whole careers as clean athletes. They were willing to take big risks as well with sprinter Shania Collins concerned it could jeopardize her plan to follow her parents into a career with the DEA.
- MB: Doesn't so many PBs being broken by retired, old athletes in the Enhanced Games support the Olympics being clean?
Bolder Boulder 10k
- Kenya’s Patrick Kiprop dominates Bolder Boulder 10k in in 28:35 2023 world 10,000m silver medalist Daniel Ebenyo was runner-up in 29:06 and Aiden Reed was the top American in 3rd (29:17). Kenya won the team competition over USA White, 10 to 17 points, although it would have been very close if Casey Clinger (who finished 4th) was on USA White instead of USA Red.
- Kenya's Rebecca Mwangi wins Bolder Boulder 10k in 32:33 as Colorado native Rachel Rudel finishes as the top American in 3rd (32:46) Rudel had waited a long time for the chance to race in the Bolder Boulder pro field, so when the opportunity came, she actually skipped her brother's wedding in Hawaii to run the race. With a 1-2-4 finish, Kenya easily won the team competition.
- Elise Cranny gets surprise win in Bolder Boulder citizens race Svannah Shaw crossed the line first in 34:35 and was initially named the winner, but Cranny was running in the second wave and ran 34:20 to become the first winner who didn’t start in the ‘A’ wave.
- Nickolas Scudder repeats as Bolder Boulder citizen's champ after top finisher DQ'd Emad Bashir-Mohammed crossed the line in 29:50, but started with the wrong assigned wave (a race spokesperson said hundreds of people are DQ'd every year for moving up a wave). The DQ gave Scudder the win for the second consecutive year in 29:58.
- MB: 2026 BolderBoulder 10K
International Distance Results
- Mohamed Esa sets Africa all-comers' record to win Cape Town Marathon in 2:04:55; Dera Dida wins women's race in 2:23:18 Eliud Kipchoge kicked off his world tour (seven marathons seven continents over the next two years) with a 2:13:29 finish. His next marathon will be the Porto Alegre Marathon in Brazil on July 12.
- RRW: Kenya's Elvis Cheboi (2:09:22) and Sweden's Abeba Aregawi (2:23:12) win wet and cold Ottawa Marathon This was the marathon debut for the 2012 Olympic 1500m silver medalist Aregawi.
- Italy's European marathon champ Iliass Aouani wins European 10,000m Cup on home soil 27:50 France won the team competition led by Simon Bedard's 27:52 runner-up finish.
- Elzbieta Glinka makes history by becoming first Polish runner (man or woman) to win the European 10,000m Cup Glinka dominated the race by 11 seconds after the last minute withdrawal of multi-time global medalist Nadia Battocletti. Despite her absence, Italy still won the women's team title.
- RRW: Andrew Alexander and Florence Caron win Canadian 10K titles in Ottawa Alexander ran 28:19 to outkick Thomas Fafard by two seconds while Caron ran 32:31 to dominate the women's race by 44 seconds. Cam Levins scratched before the event. *Results
LA Track Fest
Parker Valby returned to the track in style at the LA Track Fest, running a 14:49.41 pb in her first outdoor race as a pro. Plus Brandon Miller stunned the loaded men’s 800 field, Habtom Samuel broke 13:00, and Emma Coburn ran 9:23 in her first steeple in two years.
- Sound Running LA Track Fest Official Thread (7-10pm) (LetsRun live Reaction Show 10:10 pm eastern)
- Parker MF Valby is BACK BABY.
- Coburn + Valby Friendship
- Change my mind: Lutkenhaus has limited potential in the 1500
- What happened to Nico?
- JOSH KERR IN SCINTILLATING SHAPE, 1:44.6 IN A NEW 800m PB
- Cooper Teare Moves to Flagstaff
- Fascinating Men's 1500 @ Sound Running's LA Track Fest (5/23)
- Lutkenhaus to Race 1500m at LA Track Festival
Enhanced Games
The inaugural Enhanced Games debuted in Las Vegas with athletes allowed to use performance-enhancing drugs, but the sprint results were surprisingly underwhelming. Fred Kerley won the men’s 100m in 9.97, while both track winners claimed they competed clean.
- MB: Official Enhanced Games discussion thread (May 24, 2026)
- Enhanced Games CEO admits he expected more World Records but says they changed the world “We have arrived in mainstream culture,” said CEO Maximilian Martin. “We are here to stay. We have changed the world tonight.”
- The Telegraph: "Enhanced Games flop as only one world record 'broken'" Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev finished faster than the 50m freestyle WR with 20.81 seconds (the official WR is 20.88). Organizers said there were only 14 PBs set by 12 athletes and all of them were swimmers and weightlifters.
More Weekend Track Action
- Narve Gilje Nordas runs 3:32.52 to beat Euro U20 champ Hakon Moe Berg (3:33.41) and GB's Elliot Giles (3:33.42) in Rehlingen 1500m Sweden's world champ Daniel Ståhl threw 69.01m to win the discus and 2020 Olympic champ Malaika Mihambo won the LJ (6.82m).
- Ireland's Sharlene Mawdsley runs big 50.17 400m PB to win at the IFAM Meet in Brussels This is the second time she's PB'd this week (she ran 50.52 in Italy on Wednesday).
- MB: Cassandre Beaugrand (2024 Olympic triathlon champion) runs 14:40.77 French NR track 5000
- US's Rachel Richeson throws 78.95m in the hammer (#6 all-time) to highlight USATF Throws Festival Rudy Winkler won the men's hammer with 80.88m.
- GB's Joe Tuffin wins mile at British Milers Club meet in Belfast with 3:54.76
- German Olympic hammer silver medalist Merlin Hummel throws 81.27m European lead at Sparkassen Hammerwurf meet
Xiamen DL
Masai Russell ran the 2nd fastest 100m hurdle ever as 18-year-old Yan Ziyi threw the #2 javelin ever. Uganda's 2020 Olympic champ Peruth Chemutai fell short in her steeplechase WR attempt, but got the win in 8:51.06 (8th fastest performance of all-time) over Paris Olympic champ Winfred Yavi (8:51.54). Ethiopia’s 2022 world U20 champ Addisu Yihune beat Germany’s Mohamed Abdilaahi in the 5000m (12:57.32 to 12:57.90) and Australia’s Abbey Caldwell outdueled Ethiopia’s Birke Haylom in the 1500m (3:57.26 to 3:57.79), with US's Emily Mackay taking 3rd (3:58.13). Alison dos Santos topped WR holder Karsten Warholm again, taking the 400H 46.72 to 46.82. Other sprint highlights included world champ Collen Kebinatshipi dipping under 44 seconds to win the 400m (43.92), Shericka Jackson over Shaunae Miller-Uibo in the 200m (21.87 to 22.04) and Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala in the 100m (9.94).
High School Corner
- Mia Sirois runs #5 all-time high school 3200m with 9:44.16 at the Illinois state meet
- Kaitlyn Estep wins RunningLane Track Championships 800m in 2:04.96
- MB: 8:47.53 3200 by Quenton Lanese to lower his national freshman record
- Amari Scott (50.97) and Nia Armstrong (57.97) run top 400H high school times for 2026 at the Southeast Meet of Champions
Enhanced Games On Sunday Night
- Fred Kerley claims he is one of the four athletes competing at the Enhanced Games clean Kerley said, "I don't need it. God gave me fast feet for a reason. And I'm here to showcase my talent. He also says he is still being tested by the AIU and USADA and ignored Seb Coe's threats about banning anyone who competes at the Enhanced Games. "I will compete at the Olympics in 2028. They can't do nothing. We, us athletes, pay the bills."
- WADA warns that the Enhanced Games could tempt more young people into doping The Enhanced Games says their athletes are only using drugs approved by the FDA, but a WADA spokesperson said, "Just because a drug is FDA-approved, which includes most of the substances on Wada’s prohibited list, it does not mean it can be taken risk-free."
- MB: Enhanced Games study: 91% used testosterone, 40% used EPO
- MB: The Enhanced Games is ridiculous but….
Non-D1 NCAA Championships
- Grand Valley State men and West Texas A&M women win DII National Champs Both team contests were super close with Pittsburg State men and women finishing runner-up (the men lost by 5 points and the women only by .8 points). West Texas A&M won the 4x400 in a DII record 3:32.18 to clinch the title while on the men's side, Grand Valley secured the win with a clutch 3 points 6th place finish in the 5000m. *DyeStat recap
- MB: Seth Clevenger Medically Scratches to run 13:57 solo at home Clevenger posted the result on his Strava account after scratching from this weekend's DIII Nationals.
*MB: Seth Clevenger REMOVED from DIII Champs
*LRC Archives: A Track Star, Doping Allegations, & The NCAA’s Anti-Doping Policy Exposed - Wisconsin-La Crosse men and women sweep NCAA D3 National titles on home track The men beat indoor winners Rowan by 20 points while the women scored 11 points more than Washington (Mo.). *USTFCCCA recap
- Cumberlands men, British Columbia women win NAIA Championships
*USTFCCCA NAIA meet recap
Kenyan Drug Busts
- CAS uphold 6-year drug ban for Rhonex Kipruto Kipruto won 10,000m bronze at 2019 worlds and set the road 10k WR in 2020, but will be stripped of those titles.
- MB: 2:26 Kenyan marathoner Deborah Sang gets 5-year drug ban after testing positive for multiple substances
DI Rankings
- T&F News' updated men's formchart as Arkansas winning over Oregon and Texas A&M Also includes top-10 predictions for each event.
- T&F News' latest women's NCAA formchart still predicts Georgia will dominate Also includes top-10 predictions for each event.
- Updated Bowerman Award men's watch list Distance runners to make the list are Colin Sahlman, Simeon Birnbaum, Habtom Samuel and Geoffrey Kirwa.
- Updated Bowerman Award women's watch list Distance women on the list include Jane Hedengren, Doris Lemngole, Pamela Kosgei and Sanu Jallow-Lockhart.
Super Clothes?
Adidas claims its new Techfit Endurance Suit can shave nearly a minute off a two-hour marathon as it “corrects and enhances” a runner's form. Is this a game changer even though Sabastian Sawe refused to wear it in London (Kejelcha did wear it)?
Oceania Championships In The Books
- Aussie Aidan Murphy completes 200m/400m double at Oceania Championships He followed up his 44.44 meet record from earlier in the week with a 20.05 victory in the 200m. Australia’s Luke Boyes won the men’s 800m by more than three seconds in 1:46.83 and the women's sprints were highlighted by championship records from New Zealand's Zoe Hobbs in the 100m (11.00) and Australia's Michelle Jenneke in the 100H (12.87).
Weekend Previews
Saturday will be a busy day for track fans as the Xiamen DL (Saturday, 7-9 a.m. ET) and LA Track Fest (Saturday, 7-10 p.m. ET) will both take place. At the LA Track Fest, Parker Valby and Cooper Lutkenhaus will both make their outdoor pro debuts and the meet also includes Michael Norman, Nico Young, Donavan Brazier, Jake Wightman, Josh Kerr and Emma Coburn.
- LA Track Fest sprint previews
- RRW: Florence Caron Eyeing National 10K Title In Ottawa The Penn State alum and 2025 NCAA 10,000m 11th placer is now racing for NAZ Elite. You can watch the race for free Saturday (women at 5:45PM and men at 6PM). Cam Levins is in the men's race.
- Olympians, American record holders headline fields at USATF Throws Festival on Saturday American record holders Rudy Winkler and DeAnna Price are in the hammer.
Cole Hocker Update
Hocker still owns a house in Blacksburg and will visit for training stints, but is spending more time in the Pacific Northwest. He will open his 2026 season on June 14 with the 3,000m at the USATF LA Grand Prix.
NCAA Reigonals Are Next Week
Perhaps the biggest development was that Alabama's Doris Lemngole, who had not raced all spring until SECs, has scratched the steeple to focus on the 5,000, where she will face Jane Hedengren in the final individual event of the meet.
*MB NCAA Regional Declarations
Links That A Human Liked
- Remember how the one Australian decathlete helped the other to Olympic bronze, well they now barely speak to each other Did Cedric Dubler get too much credit for Ashley Moloney's 2021 Olympic bronze?
- Cassandre Beaugrand (2024 Olympic triathlon champion) runs 14:40.77 French NR track 5000
- Coros introduces AI-powered training analysis Coros is now making it easy for athletes to connect their watch data with AI platforms, including ChatGPT and Claude.
- Kipchoge talks a lot about farming and conservation prior to Cape Town marathon
- Japan's best collegiate meet - the Kanto Regionals - is going on rght now and being held in Tochigi for 1st time
Athlos Updates
The meet be held on September 18 at StoneX Stadium in North London, a rugby stadium has a listed seating capacity of 10,500, though Athlos is currently only selling tickets to one side of the stadium. A manual count of all seats on that side was just over 2,900, with roughly 1,000 of those tickets being available for purchase currently. Sha'Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas, Tara Davis-Woodhall, Masai Russell and Marileidy Paulino are all scheduled to compete in both meets.
Athlos is doubling from one to two meets in 2026 and prize money will go up even more (2.7X). The new location will be London according to Sportico.
Administrative News of Note
Kipchoge's quest to run seven marathons on all seven continents over the next two years officially begins on Sunday at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon. It also marks Kipchoge’s first-ever marathon on African soil.
- After being cancelled last year, Cape Town is still looking to be added as World Marathon Major The expansion of the Majors is a dumb idea that is diluting the brand. Instead of majors, they will soon be viewed as a series.
Must Read
Midway through Marius Bakken's new book The Norwegian Method Applied, Robert Johnson had an epiphany and asked himself, "Is there any human on planet Earth who is better suited to write a training book than Dr. Bakken?" He doesn't think so. This is a must-read. Read it, then join the SC so you can ask Bakken a question during our live interview with him on June 1 at 1 p.m. ET. *Purchase book
- Related - From The Archives: LRC From Norway to Flagstaff: How Double Threshold Training Is Taking Over the World
Our Week in Review
From insane SEC sprint times rivaling the Diamond League to ridiculous high school state meet drama, we break down a massive week in track and field and put the biggest performances into perspective. Last week also saw Ireland join the Diamond League winnner's circle and a single race produce more sub-7:30 3000s than we'd ever seen in an entire year. Plus meet the Princeton senior who just joined the track team and is already amongst the nation's top 30.
NCAA Conference Championships
NCAA Conference Championships
Big Ten
- Oregon sweep Big Ten Championships team titles; men win by 40 points and women secure victory with five scorers in the 5000m This gave Oregon the "double triple crown" (swept team titles in XC, indoor and outdoor). Oregon got distance wins on the final day from Tayson Echohawk and Dalia Frias in the 5000m and Simeon Birnbaum and Juliet Cherubet in the 1500m. *Results
- MB: Simeon Birnbaum wins Big Ten 1500m over Trent McFarland (4:00.98 to 4:01.49) Birnbaum closed his last 400m in 50.85.
- There were some crazy fast wind-aided times at Big Ten Champs Eddie Nketia ran 9.74 with a 5.6m/s tailwind to win the men's 100m while 7th place was 10.00. Brianna Selby ran 10.74 (+3.8 m/s) to win the women's race and Madison Whyte won the 200m in 21.78 (+6.0).
*MB: 25 year old Aussie wins Big 10 100m in 9.74 (+5.6 wind)
- Oregon men in position to repeat, women's team title up for grabs going into final day of Big Ten Champs The men's and women's 800m meet records went down with Penn State's Allon Clay running 1:45.11 in the heats and Indiana’s Veronica Hargrave running 2:01.21 (it took 2:03.35 to make the women's final). In non-distance action, Minnesota’s Charles Godfred won his third straight LJ title in 7.99m.
- Hana Moll breaks her own collegiate PV record with 4.83m to win Big Ten Champs Oregon's Luke Tewalt beat Washington's Evan Jenkins in the men's 10,000m, 29:49.24 to 29:49.83 and Washington's Chloe Thomas won the women's race in 32:59. USC star sprinter Garrett Kaalund pulled up injured in the 200m.
- MB: Oregon Coach pulls 2 runners mid race in 5k at big 10 champs
Big 12
- Texas Tech sweeps Big 12 team titles, again The men beat Arizona by 26 points while the women came from behind to beat BYU by 11.5 points. Jane Hedengren dominated the 5000m winning by 24 seconds and NCAA indoor mile champ Carter Cutting took the 1,500 in 3:58.63 with a 51.48 last 400m. Arizona's Mason Lawyer took the 100/200 double with a wind-aided 9.93 (+3.9) and 20.02 (-0.1).
- MB: Texas Tech's Titus Kimaru wins Big 12 steeple in 8:32.85, proceeds to run an extra lap (video)
- Kansas State's Tafadzwa Chikomba breaks Big 12 Championships LJ record with 8.27m; Houston's Louie Hinchcliffe runs 10.01 in prelim BYU's Taylor Lovell (9:40) and Texas Tech's Titus Kimaru (8:32) won the men's and women's steeplechase.
SEC
- Arkansas men, Florida women win SEC team titles Three women went sub-2 in the 800m with Arkansas’ Sanu Jallow (1:58.82) and Kentucky’s Janet Jepkemboi Amimo (1:59.01) moving to #4 and #7 on the NCAA all-time list. Arkansas got a lot of points from the distance events with Brian Masai (3:43.52) and Rivaldo Marshall (1:45.21) winning the 1500m and 800m and Ben Shearer leading a 1-2 in the 5000m. Doris Lemngole doubled back from her steeple win to take the 5000m in 15:30. South Carolina’s Salma Elbadra won the 1500m (4:09.80).
- MB: Jelani Watkins 9.95 / 19.87 double at SEC Champs
- Alabama's Doris Lemngole wins third straight SEC steeplechase title in a meet record 9:18.66 Kentucky’s Collins Kiprop Kipngok won the men's race in 8:29. Alabama leads both the men's and women's team scoring ahead of Florida; the men just 5 points ahead and the women up by 32 points.
- MB: 24-year old freshman wins SEC women's 10,000m title Congrats to Caren Kiplagat of Alabama.
ACC
- Juliette Whittaker beats Sadie Engelhardt at the line in women's 1500m; Virginia Tech’s Nick Plant gets upset win over Gary Martin and Rocky Hansen in men's race Whittaker beat Engelhardt by just .03 while Plant beat Martin 3:39.60 to 3:39.88. The Clemson women won the team title by just 3 points ahead of Duke while the Virginia men beat FSU by 14 points.
- Brett Gardner and Nathan Mountain go 1-2 in the steeple to give the Virginia men a 19-point lead going into final day at ACC Champs Notre Dame’s Sophie Novak got an upset win in the women's steeple, beating NC State’s Angelina Napoleon by 9 seconds in 9:34.
Other NCAA Conference Champs News
The big boys and girls had their NCAA conference meets this weekend. Check out our college-only forum here.
- Princeton men and women sweep Heps Championships They dominated both team contests, the men beating Harvard by 89 points and the women winning by 46 points over Penn. *Results
*Princeton men and women lead after day 1 of Heps The men lead 57 to 19 over Cornell and the women are 22 points ahead of Penn.
*MB: The Ivy League is soft - NAU men, Montana State women win Big Sky Conference Champs It was the Montana State women's first win since 2003.
- Navy men, Army women win Patriot League The Navy men dominated Army by almost 100 points while the Army women came in just 4 points ahead of Navy. *Results
- Official Top 10 college men distance runners from past 10 years
- Score the meet based off the descending order list at our new favorite website NCAATrackScorer.com
Weekend interview
Fresh off his 3:32.79 1500, Villanova star Marco Langon joins the LetsRun podcast to discuss Penn Relays, Simeon Birnbaum, going pro, and why he thinks running the NCAA 1500 would be “pretty fucking dumb.”
Pro Track & Field's Opening Day Was Saturday
The 2026 DL season kicked off with some wild results in Shanghai this morning including a men's 3k where 14 men broke 7:30. In the women's shot, Jessica Schilder broke the DL record (21.09). Watch our post-meet show in the player above. *Results
The Latest Sub-2 News
- The Guardian: "Sawe’s secret sauce: inside the lab that fueled historic sub-two hour marathon" Everyone credits the shoes, but the scientists behind Maurten’s energy products think the fueling is just as significant. In London, "seven of the top eight men and five of the top six women had an official relationship with the Swedish company." Maurten's did extensive testing on Sabastian Sawe to determine exactly when and how he needed to fuel for a sub-2 hour marathon. One of the scientists also says he had a formula for predicting Sawe's performance in London and when he punched in the weather conditions on the morning of the race he got 1:59:29.
- Ireland's 1995 world 5000m champion Sonia O’Sullivan is trying to run marathon WR pace for 100m The 56-year-old been training with former Irish pro sprint hurdler Derval O'Rourke to try and run 100m in 16.9 seconds and the best she's managed so far is 18.1
Distance News
- Molly Seidel talks about why she stepped away from marathoning in favor of trail/ultra running After dealing with years of injuries since her surprise Olympic bronze she said, "It just wasn’t fun anymore ...I needed a change. I needed something different." She's had some early success on the trails and will be racing Western States 100 mile next month.
- South African government stepping in after Soweto Marathon race organizers fail to pay out thousands of dollars in prize money to winners The race was in January, but 6 months later the athletes have gone unpaid (the winners are owed $15,000 each and the runner-ups $7,000). South Africa's Minister of Sports says the organizers "disappeared and stole that money."
Jakob Update
Jakob admits his absence from the circuit has made him realize how much he loves being a pro runner. That being said, he's being cautious with his comeback. *RW article here. *Outside article here.
Pre is July 4
The Pre Classic announced its fields for several events on Thursday, including Donavan Brazier v. Cooper Lutkenhaus in the men's 800 and Lilian Odira v. Keely Hodgkinson in the women's 800. The meet is on July 3-4.
Texas State HS Meet
Capehart, a Mississippi State signee, has dominated the 3A competition again.
Chaos At African Champs
MB: Chaos unfolding at 2026 African champs. Athletes claim they aren't getting enough food, no times are being recorded for races, etc Poles also were snapping in the pole vault. Media members are complaining as well. Wild. The men's 100m time we think was 10.25 but we also saw a 9.98
Random Links
- Illinois HS senior hits home run, then wins 300m hurdles while still wearing her softball uniform She didn't thin she'd make it to the track team in time and thus hadn't brought her track shorts.
- Study reveals only 25% of trail runners are properly prepared from a safety perspective "For runners, the idea of lugging around heavy survival gear can be off-putting, but a whistle, downloaded route map, light extra layer, basic first-aid supplies or emergency blanket weigh very little and can make a major difference if the weather suddenly changes or an injury forces someone to stop moving."
- Eliud Kipchoge ran with French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this week in Nairobi
- Mason Right becomes 1st U.S. ultrarunner to run 1,000 miles around a track It took him 18 days, 13 hours and 11 minutes so he averaged 27:43 per mile or almost 54 miles per day.
- How Gout Gout ended up on 60 minutes
Berlin 2026
As part of the press release Sawe said, "Many people may be wondering what my goals are this time round. After coming off my win in London and a sub-2 performance, I can only say that, like always, I plan to prepare myself to the best of my ability ...and to run as well and fast as possible. Then on the day we will see what will happen."
- Sawe's agent: Kejelcha expected to run Valencia Marathon, Kiplimo will defend his title in Chicago.
- Toni Reavis asks: what does a marathon WR mean in 2026? "So what are we really measuring anymore? That’s the question that will float above every subsequent addition to the record book. And the longer the sport refuses to ask it, the less the records will mean."
- MB: Sawe confirmed for Berlin Marathon
Parker Valby Update
Valbymania, might it soon be back? Parker Valby's nearly 2-year absence from the outdoor oval may be coming to an end next weekend in LA as she's entered in the 5000 at the LA Track Fest. The meet includes lots of other names including world champs Michael Norman, Emma Coburn, Sandi Morris, Donavan Brazier, Josh Kerr, and Jake Wightman, plus other stars like Hobbs Kessler, Bryce Hoppel, Kendra Harrison, Shelby Houihan, Roisin Willis, and Nico Young. Get your tix now.
Diamond League starts Saturday
Will Grant Fisher or Cole Hocker win their first Diamond Leagues? How will Femke Bol's transition to the 800 go? Which teen phenom will have the best year: Gout Gout, Cooper Lutkenhaus, or Cam Myers? Which world records will go down?
This Week's Pod
Does Simeon Birnbaum’s huge 1:44.67 pb mean he'll break the NCAA 1500m curse? Whats up with the 800? Gout Gout’s 60 Minutes profile, Parker Valby's return and a lot more.
More Gout Gout Coverage
- Noah Lyles and Gout Gout link up for a training session in Miami Lyles posted a "hype video" with clips from their training and another clip of them doing block starts (where Lyles comes out ahead of Gout).
- The inside story behind Gout Gout's breakthrough appearance on America's 60 Minutes Gout's manager, James Templeton, has rejected more than 90 per cent of the media and commercial enquiries he's received, but couldn't say no to 60 Minutes.
- Gout Gout leads Australia's announced team for this summer's World U20 Championships in Eugene Gout is entered in the 200m and 4x400.
Upcoming
- Nico Young, Parker Wolfe, Graham Blanks, Cooper Teare, Vincent Ciattei headline Track Fest men's 1500m on May 23
- High school sprint star Tate Taylor added to 200m field at Lone Star Grand Prix on June 6 He'll be up against former Olympic and world 400m champ Steven Gardiner and Olympic and World medalist Aaron Brown. Star twins Mia and Mariah Maxwell are in the high school girls 100m.
- Tickets on sale for USATF Outdoor Championships in NYC July 23-26
- Five members of Athlete Refugee Team to compete at African Championships World Athletics takes a quick look at some of their stories which involve fleeing worn-torn areas to survive and working to help support family members they've been separated from.
Catching Up On Some Recent Road Results
- MB: Jakob Ingebrigsen's oldest brother Kristoffer Ingebrigtsen runs 2:29:32 at the Copenhagen Marathon His younger sister Ingrid Ingebrigtsen also ran, finishing in 3:58:56 (there is also a Christina Ingebrigsten in the results at 3:09:56). The race was won by Ethiopia's Tadesse Kassa (2:08:26) and Kenya's Mercy Chebwogen (2:22:08). Evan Jager was making his marathon debut here, but according to the timing site, he went through halfway on pace for 2:28:50, kept that pace through 25k, but then slowed down a lot (was on 2:40 pace at 35k) before dropping out. *Results
*MB: Evan Jager's marathon debut in Copenhagen - Kenya's Dennis Kipkogei (59:14) and Ethiopia’s Emebet Dessie (69:01) win at the Mainz Half Marathon in Germany
- Shunsuke Shikama (61:31) and Tabitha Njeri Kamau (69:20) win Sendai Half Marathon in Japan
Recommended Read
- Amby Burfoot's tribute to Parker Morse who passed away last week: "Remembering Parker Morse - The unsung hero who shaped running coverage online" Talking about Morse's extensive resume, Burfoot writes, "He was the first online editor/producer at Runner’s World, wrote extensively for IAAF/World Athletics, helped design web pages for World Marathon Majors and the Boston Marathon, played a low-key but central role in Boston Marathon TV coverage, and supported the Fast Women website and newsletter produced by his wife, Alison Wade."
*MB: RIP Parker Morse
*GoFundMe for Morse's family
Grant Holloway update
Our Jonathan Gault reached out to Holloway's camp for an update yesterday and a day later we have an update. Holloway did not race indoors for the first time in his career in 2026. He said he tore his hamstring in March and did not announce a timetable for his return, though he is entered in the Pre Classic on July 4.
The Week That Was
In this week's WTW, we start with a hypothetical - who would win at 250 miles - Rachel Entrekin or Sabastian Sawe? Plus we tell you why Marco Langon should be happy he didn't break the collegiate 1500 record and hop on the Emma Grace Hurley hype train.
If Sabastian Sawe had skipped the London Marathon and run the Cocodona 250 instead, who would have won?
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Rojo On NPR
NPR radio devoted one hour to what made sub-2 possible. Was it the athlete, the shoes, nutrition, etc? Full transcript at the link above or you can listen to it on your favorite podcast player.
Too Good To Be True
Sawe's 1:59:30 was real, but analysis from LetsRun.com and German timing ace Helmut Winter reveals his 24th mile was almost certainly slower than 4:12. The race's official timing company has told LetsRun it has removed the time for mile 24 from its list of splits to prevent confusion.
Post-London News
Want to go behind the scenes of human history? Adidas has released a new 12-minute documentary, "Chasing Sub 2," following Sebastian Sawe’s monumental 1:59:30 run at the London Marathon. Narrated by the legendary Haile Gebrselassie, the film explores the fusion of supreme talent, relentless hard work, and cutting-edge lab technology that broke one of the sport's most iconic barriers.
*MB: Adidas releases 12-minute short film chronicling Sabastian Sawe’s historic sub-2-hour marathon
- Kenyan president gives Sawe a car and 61k
- Kenyan tourism board gives Sawe a "four-night luxury getaway"
- BBC Sport's London Marathon social media engament increases from 9 millionto 47 million and the social media team appears to be taking credit Lol. As if all videos of a human running 1:59:30 weren't bound to go viral.
Meet Vinny Mauri
Neal, who coached Mauri at Notre Dame from 2023-25, said he thought he might be able to break 2:08 in Toledo based on the training Mauri had done before the race. "We kind of always knew if he could ever stay healthy, he’d be real dangerous.... He’s just a tremendous kid and has worked his butt off for this."
- MB: Unheralded American Vincent Mauri runs 2:05:54 at Glass City Marathon in Toledo.
- MB: Notre Dame coach Chris Neal RAVES about Vincent Mauri and talks about his 2:05 breakout marathon.
- Runner's World: Who is Vinny Mauri? Some interesting insights into his training like he ran 90 to 110 miles a week leading up to the Glass City Marathon, but about 90% of it was on the treadmill because of the harsh Ohio winter. He also runs many of his easy days fast, starting at 6 minute pace and getting down to 5:40
The Myth Of The Sub-2-Hour Marathon
13-years ago, Rojo wrote the original The Myth Of The Sub-2-Hour Marathon and claimed we were nowhere close to a sub-2 and that we likely wouldn't see it in his lifetime. Well now that it has happened and everyone on the Internet is dunking on him, how does he feel? He's not backing down and claims the logic of his original column was right on the money.
Post-London Analysis
How in the world did Sabastian Sawe turn was looked to be a 2:01 race into a historic 1:59:30 marathon world record? Did adidas' new 3.4 ounce shoe -- the Adios Pro Evo 3 -- tip the scales? What about the wind?
American Marathon News
Mauri, who had a best NCAA XC finish of 68th in 2023 while at Notre Dame and doesn't even have a PB longer than 5000m on the World Athletics database (13:34.03 from 2025), came out of nowhere to break the American marathon debut record.
- Vincent Mauri: “I wasn’t planning on running that fast. I kind of told a couple of co-workers I was like 'if I don't go under 2:16, then I'm not a marathoner', but I think I went under 2:06 today, so, I think we're a marathoner."
- Phoenix is bidding to host the 2028 Olympic Marathon Trials The Trials would be in March and Phoenix has the potential to be hot at that time of the year. USATF is expected to make a decision on the host by June 2026; St. Louis is also bidding.
London Marathon
Sebastian Sawe has run a 59:01 second half in London to break the 2:00 barrier and Yomif Kejelcha in the greatest marathon ever run. What. A. Race.
Assefa successfully defended her title and lowered her own women's-only world record to 2:15:41, prevailing in a tactical battle that saw an unprecedented three women break the 2:16 barrier.
- MB: Sabastian Sawe (with help from Yomif Kejelcha) has just BROKEN the marathon. 1:59:30!!! 59:01 2nd half!! With a 4:12 24th mile, Sawe completely demolished the WR, the field and the sub-2 hour barrier. Yomif Kejelcha also went sub-2, finishing in 1:59:41 in his marathon debut and Jacob Kiplimo was under the previous WR with 2:00:28. In the women's race, Tigst Assefa broke her own women's only world record with 2:15:41. She beat out Hellen Obiri who ran 2:15:53
- MB: Official 2026 London Marathon Live Discussion Thread\
- Anyone else feel kind of deflated now that the 2hr barrier has been broken?
- Yomif Kejelcha Appreciation Post
- Is kejelcha the best distance runner of all time?
- WSJ: The newest marathon super shoes are here and seem AMAZING. One weighs less than 4 ounces, one doesn't have laces.
- Is Sabastian Sawe showing that the sport is cleaner than we thought
- If These 7 Men All Run Sub 2 Marathons in the Next Six Years, How Many Women Will Run Sub 2.10?
- Unheralded American Vincent Mauri runs 2:05:54 at Glass City Marathon in Toledo
Post-Boston News
The 37-year-old Ringer, whose wife listens to the LetsRun podcast, talks to us after finishing 8th in his World Marathon Major debut. He discussed how the 2026 Boston times compare to a flat course like Valencia and his thoughts on World Athletics' decision to take the marathon out of the World Championships and reveals amazingly that he's PRd every single year that he's been running.
Free for everyone
Cooper talks about his undefeatead indoor season, his "just send it" mentality, what's on tap outdoors and what it's like being a world champion walking the halls of his Texas high school.
Making sense of Boston
Monday's Boston Marathon saw five Americans break 2:06, including the two fastest marathons ever by Americans. How much did the tailwind help their times?
Boston Men
John Korir ran 2:01:52 to shatter the Boston Marathon course record as 13 men broke 2:06 in the deepest race in Boston history. Zouhair Talbi ran 2:03:45, the fastest ever by an American citizen and Charles Hicks became the 2nd fastest at 2:04:35.
- Boston Talk: Official 2026 Boston Marathon LIVE Thread
- John MF Korir: I think he could have gone sub 2 today - 60:02 2nd half!!! 2:01:52 FTW!!!
- 2:03. Zouhair Overtakes Mantz as Top American
- Charles Hicks 2:04:35 under previous American Record held by Connor Mantz in his second marathon.
- Joe Klecker 2:05.56
Boston Women
Lokedi blasted the downhill section from 35k to 40k in 14:48 (with a 4:35 24th mile!) en route to a repeat victory in Boston in 2:18:51. Jess McClain was the top American for the second straight year, running a pb of 2:20:07 for 5th.
The Marathon Project is BACK (sponsored post)
The Marathon Project has announced a major schedule change for this year's event. The Amateurs and Professionals will now compete together in a 400-person race on Saturday, December 12. The move is designed to amplify the atmosphere and increase the intensity with more athletes, fans, and energy on the flat, fast, loop course in Chandler, AZ. According to race organizers, "The overwhelming feedback we received from last year was that the participants loved being treated like pros. Now they'll get to race with the pros as well. It's a logical next step for us." Press Release here
Previous Track Results
Lyles won over Max Thomas (19.98) while Taylor finished 3rd overall running in a separate heat to break Lyles' decade-old 20.09 record. On the women's side, Mariah Maxwell moved to #5 on the HS all-time list with 22.44, finishing second to pro McKenzie Long (22.42).
- MB: Georgia freshman Adaejah Hodge runs 10.77 (+1.7) - 2nd fastest in NCAA history
- MB: Gout Gout doesn't silence the doubters - Follows up 19.67 200 with a 10.21 (+0.5) Gout won the Austrlian U20 100m title in 10.21 after running 10.10 (+0.3) in the prelims.
- MB: Melanie Doggett - 14-years-young- runs 11.01 (NWI) 100m!!! The HS freshman is a phenom.
- Trent McFarland runs 3:33.17 at Wake Forest Invy to move to #2 on the NCAA all-time 1500m list He broke Kevin Sullivan's 29-year-old Michigan school record (3:35.19). His teammate Brendan Herger was runner-up in 3:34.06 for #8 NCAA all-time. *Results
*MB: McFarland 3:33.17 - MB: Keith Brantly's Florida 28:31 10,000 record was good for 44 years. This week it was broken by a 25-yr old freshman from Kenya. Kelvin Cheruiyot ran 28:25 to win the Wake Forest 10,000m.
Bryan Clay Invite
Hedengren broke Parker Valby's outdoor record (although she's already ran faster indoors with her 14:44.79 at BU). NCAA champ Pamela Kosgei finished 13 seconds back in 3rd. Kansas' Emmaculate Jemutai won the women's 800m in 1:59.88; Shelby Houlihan was 6th in 2:01.68. In the open 5000m, high schooler Abdinasir Hassan ran 13:52.31 to break Edward Cheserek’s sophomore class record (#9 on the prep all-time list).
- Louisville's Geoffrey Kirwa runs world lead and NCAA #2 all-time 8:08.10 steeplechase at Bryan Clay The 26-year-old Kenyan sophomore is the only collegian besides Henry Rono to go under 8:10. Louisville's Elsingi Kipruto won the 10,000m in 27:29 (#10 NCAA all-time). Notre Dame's Sophie Novak won the women's steeple in 9:24.
- MB: Colin Sahlman 1:44.42 at Bryan Clay Puts him #8 on the collegiate all-time outdoor list.
- MB: Shelbo800 ran an 800 Houlihan also paced 2k of Jane Hedengren's 5000m collegiate record.
- MB: 78% runners @ Bryan Clay set PB
The Latest LRC Exclusives
The Latest LRC Exclusives
We asked Jonathan Gault to try to find out what many of the top pros are up to.
Richardson, who was charged with misdemeanor fourth-degree assault after shoving boyfriend Christian Coleman at the SeaTac airport, and prosecutors agreed to postpone the case for two years when it would be dismissed as long as she met certain criteria, including "no criminal law violations."
Josh Kerr 222 podcast
Josh Kerr is chasing Hicham El Guerrouj’s mile world record his way, choosing a packed London Diamond League over a controlled time trial and insisting on “my race, my rules.” Kerr discussed his world record attempt and most recent world title over Cole Hocker on the LetsRun.com podcast.
Johh Kerr swears by power-to-weight training to improve his speed – here’s how and why you should do the same 'My gym coaches have done a really good job of finding where my weaknesses are. I need to create more power. My goal is that my power-to-weight ratio needs to be good.
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Meet Fotyen Tesfay
Tesfay, who has a half-marathon best of 63:21 (#3 all-time) is the latest star in the group of famed Ethiopian coach Gemedu Dedefo, who has now coached five of the 11 fastest female marathoners in history.
The winners of our prediction contests
World indoors are this week. The LetsRun.com prediction contest team for Worlds is set. Meet the winners from the USAs contest and some of our other recent contests as well. They highlight the best of LRC.
LRC Exclusive
Since he stopped racing in the middle of the 2025 cross country season for Iowa State, Seth Clevenger has taken DIII by storm. The Rowan University athlete is the DIII leader in three events. But following the release of a video of an alleged EPO order, multiple former teammates told LetsRun.com that Clevenger said he took banned substances in 2025 while at Iowa State and admitted as such to the coaching staff. The situation raises questions about a potential hole in the NCAA’s anti-doping policy. We investigate how a star could allegedly admit to banned drug use and remain eligible to compete.
Your latest American stars share their insights.
American Record Holders
American Record Holders
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.
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.
Danny Mackey has taken the Brooks Beasts from an unproven club to the Olympic podium in its first decade.
Dathan Ritzenhein is the first of the top pro coaches to sit down and talk about his club heading into the 2022 campaign.
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