LRC Men’s 800: Erik Sowinski Dominates As Robby Andrews Grabs Second But Nick Symmonds Is Going To Poland
LRC Men’s 3,000: Bernard Lagat Proves Age Is Just A Number As He Puts On A Clinic For Galen Rupp And Ryan Hill In The Last Lap To Win In Albuquerque What was probably the most anticipated race of the meet did not disappoint as it came down to a 3-way battle at the end with Lagat blowing everyone away and Rupp grabbing the last Worlds spot over Hill. As good as Lagat was, the post-race battle between two the two star Nike coaches may have been even more riveting.
*LRC Men’s 3K Interviews: The Genius Behind Bernard Lagat’s Tactics, Galen Rupp Talks About Being In 3rd With A Lap To Go And Andrew Bumbalough Explains The Hot Early Pace
LRC Nike Coaches Alberto Salazar And Jerry Schumacher Have Heated Exchange, Have To Be Separated After Men’s 3,000 At 2014 USA Indoors The two Nike coaches’ frosty relationship hit a new high (or low) on Saturday.
Run Blog Run: Eyewitness Account Of Salazar Trying To Go After Schumacher: “It was like a volcano that was just building up to erupt, and we saw the complete eruption and the meltdown.” Three-time Olympian Lee Troop saw the whole thing unfold and says Salazar was way out of line: “To be perfectly honest, it was just bad for the sport, the way the whole thing was conducted. It looked poor; it was bad; I think a lot of people are going to be walking away with a really bad taste in their mouth. It’s just not right on so many levels.”
*MB: Post-Race Day 1 USA Indoor Drama: Nike Coaches Alberto Salazar And Jerry Schumacher Have To Be Physically Restrained
LRC Men’s 800 Prelims: Favorites Get Through To Set Up Mouth-Watering Final With Symmonds, Rutt, Andrew, Mulder, Wieczorek, Sowinski In case you missed out, our 800 event preview is here.
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