Unofficial 7th Major Dubai Is Tonight *Watch Live For Free on LRC at 10 pm ET (race coverage being at 9 pm) *Full Dubai Fields

2014 Tokyo Release:Elite Fields Announced For 2014’s 1st Major (Feb. 23rd) Finally Released 2:04 man Tadesse Tola and 2-time World champ Abel Kirui lead a men’s field that has 5 others who have gone 2:06 or better, including 2011 World Junior XC champ Geoffrey Kipsang. 2012 Olympian Arata Fujiwara leads the Japanese charge. The women’s favorite is 2:19 runner Lucy Kabuu, who will face Tirfi Tsegaye (2:21:19).

2014 London Women’s Field Released: LRC4 Quick Takes – Priscah Jeptoo To Try To Defend As Tirunesh Dibaba Debuts At Star-Studded 2014 London Marathon The 2014 London field is totally stacked as Priscah Jeptoo, who was totally unbeatable in 2013, will clash with Tirunesh Dibaba, who is making the most anticipated women’s marathon debut in 10+ years (maybe ever?).

2014 Boston Field Released
LRC Three Thoughts About The 2014 Boston Marathon Field There certainly won’t be talk of Boston being watered down in 2014 as both fields are quite strong. The men’s field includes TFN’s world #1 and #2 marathoners from 2013, Dennis Kimetto and Lelisa Desisa,and the women’s field is led by sub-2:20 women Mare Dibaba and Rita Jeptoo.
*Boston Marathon Releases Fastest Field Ever For 2014 Race
*MB Talk: Ritz is going to get rocked at Boston

Kenyan Athletes In Uproar Over New Tax Laws

• Top Kenyans Threaten To Defect Over Government Taxation Issue Berlin Marathon champ Florence Kiplagat: “If this matter goes on like this, I will defect to another country which will appreciate my effort.”
• Angry Athletes Threaten To Boycott Olympics And Wesley Korir And Wilson Kipsang Talk Of Forming A Kenyan Athletes’ Union
• Edna Kiplagat Says Government Shouldn’t Backdate New Tax Regulations Since They Were Not Able To Plan Their Finances Ahead Of TimeAsbel Kiprop explained how currently he can win $10,000 winning a DL meet, but only get to keep a bit over $3K.
• Isaiah Kiplagat Claims There Is No Problem With Athletes Paying And The Media Is Blowing It Out Of Proportion He also said that if athletes hire a “tax expert” and write off their training expenses they might not pay anything.
• Athletes Say Government Should Provide Athletes With Training Facilities And Better Health CareHaron Lagat: “You cannot sow from where you have not planted.”

•  Saturday:Former Africa XC Champ Timothy Kiptoo Going For A Hat Trick At The Kenya Prisons Championships He’ll take on a deep field that includes Olympic 5,000m bronze medallist Thomas Longosiwa, World 1,500 silver medalist Silas Kiplagat and former World Half Marathon champ Wilson Kiprop.
• Sunday: Asbel Kiprop, Geoffrey Mutai, Nixson Chepseba And Geoffrey Mutai Square-Off At Discovery Kenya XC Championships The women are led by London/NYC Marathon champ Priscah Jeptoo, who faces Berlin Marathon winner Florence Kiplagat and World 5,000 silver medalist Mercy Cherono.

Chris Christie Spokesman Denies Carl Lewis’ Allegations That He Was Bullied By Christie When He Was Trying To Run For State Senate He says Lewis is just “sour” that he lost his court case and wasn’t allowed to run for NJ office.

Cool Idea For You High Schoolers:DyeStat Trying To Find The Deepest Team In The Nation In The Mile By Introducing Sub-5/Sub-6 Challenge Which schools in the country have the most sub-5 (boys) or sub-6 (girls) milers?

• GB’s Lynsey Sharp Will Receive 800 Gold Medal From 2012 Euro Champs At Glasgow International Meet She finished 2nd in the race, but was upgraded to gold when Russian Yelena Arzhakova was banned for two years for doping.
• Commonwealth Games Federation Concerned About Lack Of Interest In Hosting Future Games So far no one has expressed interest in hosting the 2022 event ahead of a March deadline.
• 31-Year-Old GB Sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis Still Going Strong And Aiming For Rio 2016 He won a  relay gold medal back in Athens 2004.

US News

• Ashton Eaton And Shalane Flanagan Are Finalists For Oregon State’s Top Professional Athlete AwardEnglish Gardner is a finalist for top amateur athlete. Galen Rupp doesn’t make the cut.
• Alan Abrahamson: Toronto Drops 2024 Bid – Does This Open The Door For US In 2024? Not a single person showed up at City Hall in Toronto asking them to not drop the bid.

2011 World Junior XC Champ Geoffrey Kipsang Says He’s Focused On The 2014 Tokyo Marathon, Where He Wants To Run Under 2:06

Sprinters In The News

• Carl Lewis Claims Gov. Chris Christie Tried To Bully Him Out Of NJ State Senate Race
• SpikesMag Q&A With Olympic 400 Bronze Medalist Dee Dee Trotter, Who Is Back Focusing On The 400 Again After Taking A Year Off To Drop Down To The 200 Talking about indoors, she said, “It is a lot of fun. It is like track and field extreme. The X Games of the track, with all the bumping and falling. It is crazy. Like the roller coaster of the track.”
• IAAF Work, Rest, And Play Q&A With David Oliver He says his least favorite training sessions are “anything that involves me running more than 200m.”
• World Youth 200 Champ Irene Ekelund Returning To XL Galan In Sweden On Feb. 6th In 60 And 200 World 1,500m champion Abeba Aregawi was previously announced for the meet.
• Usain Bolt Named For This Summer’s Paris DL Meet In The 100