2014 Ivy League/Heps Photos

LRC It’s Official: Cornell’s AD Is Cooler And A Bigger Track Fan Than Yours Cornell’s AD traveled 258 miles to watch a college track meet and dyed his hair and eyebrows red after the Cornell men won the outdoor Heps (Ivy League) crown.

Prague Marathon: Mosop Flops

• Patrick Terer And Firehiwot Dado Are Victorious At The 2014 Prague Marathon Terer ran 2:08:07 to beat Evans Chebet by 10 seconds.  Cuthbert Nyasango was 3rd in a Zimbabwe NR of 2:09:52. Moses Mosop had a disappointing race, running 2:20:37 for 12th. 2011 NYC champ Dado dominated the women’s race in 2:23:34.
• Short Statement From Moses Mosop “My body felt empty from the start. Not enough speedwork was done due to an injury and I will have new start after some rest.”

• Taoufik Makhloufi Announces New Coach The 2012 Olympic 1,500 champ recently left Jama Aden and will now be coached by Ali Redjimi, who he worked with from ages 14 to 20.
• Saturday Was Declared “Meb Day” In San Diego To Honor Meb Keflezighi And His Boston Win
• Leo Manzano Will Headline 2014 Adrian Martinez Classic In New England On June 5th

US Road Action: US 25K & UAE 10K

• Christo Landry Ties American Record To Win At USA 25K Championships; Kellyn Johnson Gets Women’s Title Samson Gebreyohannes Gezaha won the overall race in 1:14:08 as Landry ran 1:14:18 to tie Mo Trafeh‘s AR and take 2nd overall. Chris Solinsky was 3rd American, 5th overall (1:16:44).  Johnson won in 1:25:26.
  *Men’s Video Highlights
  *Women’s Video Highlights
  *Full Results
• Stephen Sambu Crushes Road 10K WR Holder Leonard Komon To Win UAE Healthy Kidney 10-K Sambu ran 27:39 to Komon’s 28:17. Sambu also just missed the 8K WR along the way. Joyce Chepkirui won the women’s race in 31:17.
  *Full Results
• Sergio Reyes And Amanda Scott Win Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon

• Hellen Obiri And Mercy Cherono Think They Can Challenge Wang Junxia’s 8:06 3,000 “World Record”
• Despite Rumor, IOC Says “Totally Unfeasible” For London To Step In For Rio As 2016 Olympics Host An IOC source said the rumor that London could host instead of Rio is “total rubbish.”
• Oscar Pistorius Sells Home Where He Shot Girlfriend In Order To Pay His Increasing Legal Fees

Non-Doha Results

• Alumni Highlight Oregon Twilight Results: Ashton Eaton Wins 110H In 13.47 Ben Blankenship won the 1,500 in 3:39.33 over Jordan McNamara (3:39.40) and Mac Fleet (3:40.00). Harun Abda won the 800 (1:47.33) over Cas Loxsom (1:47.47). *Full Results
  *Blankenship Was Supposed To Run The TC 1 Mile, But When It Was Cancelled, He Flew Back To Oregon At The Last Minute He won over Jordan McNamara and Mac Fleet.
• Inspirational: Blind High Schooler Charlotte Brown Almost Medals In Texas State Champs She cleared 11 feet to tie for 4th place. She used to have partial vision, but now has to vault completely blind and said, “… The bright side is, I’m already totally blind. I don’t have to figure out another way to vault. I can’t get any blinder.”

• Elise Cranny And Alexa Efraimson To Clash In HS Girls Dream Mile At 2014 adidas GP In NYC
• 2012 Boston Winner Wesley Korir Leads Best-Ever Field At May 25th Ottawa Marathon 2:06:13 man Korir faces 2:04:38 2012 Rotterdam champ Yemane Tsegay, Bazu Worku (2:05:25). 2:23:39 woman Ehitu Kiros leads the women’s field. Korir says he has a “bodyguard” who is a 2:06 guy.

David Epstein: Tyson Gay Got 50% Reduction In Ban Because He Told Everything Including Info on Jon Drummond’s Encouragment/Heavy Involvement of His Doping Drummond is the chair of USATF’s Athletes Advisory Committee and 2012 Olympic relay coach.
*MB: David Epstein Says Tyson Gay Has Implicated Jon Drummond in Helping Him Dope