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2014 Prefontaine Classic*Full Results*TV/Stream Info *LRC Photo Gallery*LRC:Tons Of Post-Race Video Interviews

souleimancenebrate2LRC 6 Quick Takeaways From The 2014 Pre Classic Oh, baby! What an incredible 2.5 hours. The Bowerman Mile was historic, Jenny Simpson PRed for the first time in 5 years, David Rudisha and Mo Aman both lost. So much to talk about. We get started here. *IAAF Recap Part I*IAAF Recap Part II

Men’s Mile LRC Ayanleh Souleiman Runs 3:47; Manzano Returns To Winner’s Circle – 9 Takes From 2 Great Miles At 2014 Pre ClassicA ridiculous 22 men broke 3:55 on Sunday in Eugene. We give you the scoop.
*LRCUS HSer Blake Haney Runs 4:10 Haney feels he’s fitter than last year when he ran 3:55 for 1,500 but this race was set up to run 3:55.
*MB:Centro PB 3:50.53!*BLAKE HANEY 4:10.41
*A lesson, not a letdown for Haney
*Johan Cronje Breaks 17-Year-Old South African Mile Mark With 3:50.70

Men’s 800 & 5k: LRC David Rudisha And Mo Aman Lose As Nijel Amos Wins; Caleb Ndiku Outkicks Alamirew As The Americans StruggleDavid Rudisha had a tough last 100 in the 800 and the American men had a tough last half in the 5,000.
*MB:Amos is the real deal – takes down Rudisha AND Aman in 1:43.63!!
*MB:Major Rust Buster for David Rudisha ! Not bad really

*MB:LAGAT 13:31 @ PRE
*IAAF Recap Part III: Rudisha And Kiprop Are Beaten
*David Rudisha Loses In Return, But Runs 1:44It was tough to go out there, but I am happy to start at 1:44 after missing a year,” Rudisha said. “I think it’s good.”

More Friday Pre News

LRC Women’s 800: Chanelle Price Hangs On; Colorful Maggie Vessey Takes Second; Mary Cain Fizzles  In the men’s 800, Job Kinyor beat Elijah Greer and Eric Sowinski.
*Oregonian:Chanelle Price Holds On To Win The Women’s 800 – Mary Cain Is 8th

LRCDavid Rudisha Talks About His Return At Prefontaine ClassicKing David is set to return to the circuit after a year+ absence. Is he in shape? Will he win? Plus, fantasy track guys and gals, guess what his agent says he can run a 5k in?

LRC News And Notes: Highlights From The 2014 Pre Classic Press ConferenceWe caught up with Brittney Reese, Ashton EatonRenaud Lavillenie, Allyson Felix and Justin Gatlin, who says he wants to race both Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake and supports Dennis Mitchell.

#MissionAccomplished By Our LRC Dennis Mitchell Story

Dennis Mitchell Coaching Controversy Gets Picked Up By NY Times “It seems ridiculous that United States track officials would want him anywhere near their delegation, or that any athletes would want Mitchell to coach them, for fear that his doping background might cast a shadow on them. But this is track and field, a sport that has repeatedly failed Public Relations 101, so nothing seems to be too ridiculous to be true.”
*MB Thread
LRC Story That Kicked This Off: USATF Does It Again: Dennis Mitchell, Convicted Doper, Your Head Sprint Coach For World Relays

Upcoming DL Action – Rome Is Thursday (2pm ET) *Rome Schedule/Entries*Rome TV Streaming/Info


Fixtures From 1964 Tokyo Olympic Stadium Up For Sale Get a royal box seat for just ¥250,000  ($2442). LRC is interested in the manhole covers for just ¥20,200 ($197).

News From The UK

Trey Hardee (8518) And Katarina Johnson-Thompson (6682) Win At Gotzis Multi MeetBrianne Theisen-Eaton set a new Canadian record but finished second.
*British Press Goes Ga Ga: Katarina Johnson-Thompson Is Now A Threat To Jessica Ennis Hill?

Good Read: Meet The NY/NJ Track Club’s Ex-Football Player But Soon-To-Be Sub-4 Miler, Ford Palmer Palmer started his collegiate career at Monmouth as a 185-lb. football player. 30 pounds lighter, he’s now a 3:38 1,500 runner who three times in three months has run between 4:00 and 4:01.

 More Pre Classic Coverage 

LRC Fast Women: Hellen Obiri (3:57.05), Sofia Assefa (9:11.39) And Mercy Cherono (9:13.27) Run Fastest Times Ever In US For 1,500, Steeple And 2-Mile Those winning times were very impressive but American fans were pumped by Jenny Simpson’s PR and Shannon Rowbury’s AR.
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Former Duck Zoe Buckman Sets 4:04 PR “I feel like a completely different athlete now compared to when I lived as a student in Eugene.”

Outside Stories On 2014 Pre:

  Prefontaine Day 1 Photo Gallery (Click On Image For Full Gallery)  

RRW2:19 Marathoner Lucy Kabuu Wins 2014 Freihofer's Run For Women In 15:20

Megan Hogan was the top American. Melody Fairchild won the Masters race.

2014 Comrades

 More Non-Pre Stories 

Former Nike Strength And Conditioning Coach Vern Gambetta Speaks About Drugs In The Sport “Very honestly, everybody in the sport knows the drug coaches. And it’s not those supported by just one shoe company. Everybody knows it, but nobody will speak out because of fear of libel. It’s going to take some balls, that’s for sure. And the federation [USATF] is complicit. …”
*MB:former NOP strength coach speaks on drugs!

More Distance News: Alexa Efraimson Breaks HS 1,600 Record

2 Recommended Reads And Other Top Distance News

Road Miles

Friday At Pre

2014 Pre Friday Night On The Boards:
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Where does Rupp come in your all-time greatest American distance runner list?
*HOW LONG UNTIL WE HATE GALEN AGAIN?
*26:44.37 For RUPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

*Rupp WILL not break 26:48
*Steven Sambu had the best race
*RUPPS 10k most boring race ever
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I AM CRYING TEARS OF JOY FOR GALEN RUPP’S NEW AR

NCAA Preliminary Rounds Started Thursday *National Championships Central