– Kenyan 400m runner Stephen Ndwiga explaining to a judge after he was caught using cannabis that it was to help him achieve his Olympic dreams. The judge said he must still be under the influence and threw him in jail for 2 weeks to sober up. But that didn’t stop Ndwiga from asking the court to allow him to keep using drugs while in custody so he could continue his training.
Happy New Year. We hope you are excited about 2014 like we are. We were pleased to see the calendar turn because a New Year always ends the total lack of races that take place at the end of each year.
UK Athletics CEO Niels de Vos Gets A 55% Pay Raise Worth $147,700 Dollars The pay raise bonus angered many UK athletes who pointed out how coaches and athletes are losing jobs due to lack of funds and many volunteer coaches are getting nothing.
Family Of 8-Year-Old Boy Killed In Boston Marathon Bombing Seeking Charity Runners For This Year’s Marathon They have created a charitable foundation in his memory.
Recommended Read #1 Why Do Tens Of Millions Watch 15 Hours Of Distance Running In Japan? Brett Larner’s Got Some Ideas Larner agrees with us – an Ekiden is way more entertaining than a regular race. NYC Marathon producers, please read.
Team Run Flagstaff Launches Pro Division – Olympians Ryan Hall And Janet Cherobon-Bawcom Join Good news – there’s now a non-profit in the birthplace of LetsRun.com supporting aspiring elites.
Asbel Kiprop Denies Gun Assault/Alcohol Claims Kiprop has issued a vehement denial and says he was just looking for grub after watching a Premiere League match with his training mates.
MB: Kiprop denies all allegations: “At the moment, I am only armed with my spikes and training shoes. I do not take alcohol.”
Previous: 1,500 Star Asbel Kiprop To Be Charged For Beating Up Security Guard That Wouldn’t Let Him Drink After Hours At Bar “Kiprop punched me several times on the mouth and kicked me on my private parts saying that he is a police inspector and cannot be questioned by anyone or taken anywhere.”
MB: Asbel Kiprop Might Be Going To Jail
*Assuming He’s Not In Jail In A Week, Asbel Kiprop Will Try To Defend Great Edinburgh Cross-Country Crown Next Saturday
*Blog From Kenya: Someone Please Advise Asbel Kiprop Before He Loses His Career
Mizuno used its "One Minute/One Product" pitch at the 2013 Running Event to talk about the new Mizuno Wave Paradox.
Recommened Read 10 Years Ago, The US Sucked In The Mid-Distances, Now The US Is A World Power – Why? David Monti reminds us just how much things have changed from 2003 to 2013 as 10 years ago no one from the US made the final of Worlds in the 800 or 1,500 and only six men and women broke 3:40/4:10.
2013 IAAF End-Of-Year Review Of 800 And 1,500 Races 2013 was supposed to be the year of the 800 but some of the stars of the incredible 2012 Olympic final struggled in 2012, but not Nick Symmonds and Mo Aman.
Toni Reavis On Running In The Cold And Dealing With Dreaded Penis Frostbite
Perfectly Symmetrical Legs Are Key To Jamaican Sprint Success “We found that Jamaican children have particularly symmetric legs, in comparison to Europeans. Furthermore, in children symmetry in the legs, particularly in the knees, predicted their willingness to sprint and their sprinting times when they were adults.”
LRC Mark Coogan Talks About His Move To New Balance We caught up with the 1996 Olympian this afternoon to ask him about his move. Who’s coaching Abbey D and Dartmouth this spring? Is Abbey following him to New Balance? What happens to Ben True and Sam Chelanga? How hard was it to say good-bye?
*New Balance Press Release: Abbey D’Agostino’s Coach Mark Coogan Leaving Dartmouth To Lead Coaching For New Balance All of the shoe companies are seemingly starting their own groups.
*Dartmouth Press Release
American Field Announced For 2014 Boston Marathon – Ritz To Make Boston Debut And Will Compete With Desi, Meb, Shalane And Many Others Also in the field are Jason Hartmann and Nick Arciniaga, while the US women are led by Shalane Flanagan, Desi Davila and Amy Hastings.
That’s A Bummer: Dave Bedford Says Kenenisa Bekele Unlikely To Run London Marathon Bekele and Mo Farah debuting on the same day was probably a lot to hope for, but if any race could have made it happen, London was it.
Nick Symmonds Blogs About His Sponsorship Switch From Nike To Brooks Symmonds revealed that while the contracts were similar, Brooks guaranteed him a base salary while Nike had reduction clauses if he didn’t meet certain standards.
World And Olympic Champ Stephen Kiprotich Is Sounding More Confident About His Prospects For A Fast Marathon: “I am sure I can run 2:05.” In the past, Kiprotich, who starts training for London next week, wasn’t sure he could run fast.One We Missed: Peter Najem Wins 2013 Millennium Mile In 3:58.55
The Oregonian On Symmonds’ Departure: Symmonds Doesn’t Rule Out Living In Eugene After His Career Is Over
LRC Nick Symmonds Is Thrilled To Have Say At Brooks – “Just sitting in Eugene twiddling my thumbs waiting for Nike to call me – that was not satisfying for me.” In an exclusive chat with LetsRun, Symmonds reveals the financial the deals offered to him by Nike and Brooks were similar, but at Brooks he’s got input. Symmonds also talks about training without Mark Rowland, how fortunate he is as compared to Leo Manzano, and the high quality of journalism one can find on LetsRun.com each day.
LRC Analysis: 4 Quick Thoughts About Symmonds’ Move The Brooks Beasts Track club has a high profile member now as Symmonds is leaving Nike, Oregon and coach Mark Rowland to move to Seattle and Brooks.
More: Press Release From Brooks With Video Announcement From Symmonds: Brooks Running Company Jumpstarts 100th Year with a Clear Focus on the Future of Run, Signing Olympian Nick Symmonds.
MB: *Nick Symmonds’ Free Agency Is Soon To Be Over – New Shoe Deal Coming At 1pm ET – – Update has signed with Brooks!!
*NICK SYMMONDS WITHOUT A SPONSOR
*Who does Brooks cut to afford Symmonds?
*Who does Nick Symmonds think he is? LeBron?
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