2014 NCAAs Start Wed. In Eugene *Men’s Start Lists*Women’s Start Lists*Schedule*TV/Streaming Info*Event-By-Event “Info Sheets”

LRC 8 Takeaways from the Pre-Meet Press Conference at NCAAs The leading coaches tell you why the NCAA meet is special, Oregon’s Robert Johnson tells you why the Ducks had to disappoint the Oregon faithful and not running super frosh Edward Cheserek much at home, and Pat Henry tries not to think too much about last year’s 4 x 400: “You drop the ball in the end zone, you have to let it go and get back into the game.”

LRCMen’s Long Distance Preview: Cheserek Aims For NCAA Titles #4 And #5; Can Seniors Kithuka And Lalang Stop Him?Edward Cheserek has never lost at an NCAA championship, but if the frosh phenom wants two more NCAA titles, he will have to take down two titans in Kennedy Kithuka and the fastest man in NCAA history, Lawi Lalang.

LRC Men’s Mid-D/Steeple Preview: Mac Fleet And Anthony Rotich Look To Repeat; Indoor Champ Brandon McBride Favored In 800 Oregon’s Mac Fleet is looking to become the first NCAA 1,500 repeat champ since Seneca Lassiter in 1998 but last year’s 10,000 champ Lawi Lalang wants to end his storied NCAA career with yet a 1,500 crown. In the steeple and 800, Anthony Rotich and Brandon McBride want to continue winning.

*TFN’s Final Men’s Form Chart: Oregon 78, Florida 72
*Mac Fleet Eying 1,500 Repeat At NCAAs “I’m definitely not going out to get second or third.”

Sunday Distance Action: Lagat And Brenda Martinez At FBK Games, Mo Aman Wins Again And Josh McDougal Races For First Time Since 2009

• FBK Games: Cornelius Kangogo Wins 3K In World-Leading 7:41.27, Beating Augustine Choge (7:41.57) And Bernard Lagat (7:41.94); Brenda Martinez Takes 800 In 1:59.24 The top 3 in the women’s 800 went sub-2 with Caster Semenya way back in 9th with 2:06.35. Kenya’s Robert Biwott won the 800 in 1:44.75, the Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan won the 1,500 in 4:01.79 as GB’s Laura Muir was 2nd (4:02.91). Ashton Eaton ran a big PR of 49.07 in the 400H to finish 2nd to Worlds silver medalist Javier Culson (48.66).
  *British Sprinter Chijindu Ujah Runs 9.96 Seconds To Become Only The 5th Brit To Crack The 10-Second 100 Barrier He finished 2nd in this race, losing to Trinidad and Tobago’s Richard Thompson (9.95) and now ranks 3rd on the all-time British list.
  *Full Results
• Bohdan Bondarenko Breaks African All-Comers HJ Record And Misses In 3 Attempts At WR In Morocco He cleared 2.39 to beat Russia’s Ivan Ukhov (2.33). In distance action, Dawit Seyaum PRed by almost 10 seconds and set an Ethiopian Jr. record to win the 1,500 in 3:59.53, Mohammed Aman beat Abubaker Kaki by .03 to win in 1:45.58 as Erik Sowinski was 5th (1:46.95). Lolo Jones won the 100H (12.74) over Kristi Castlin (2nd) and Kellie Wells (6th). *Full Results
• Full Results From 2014 Music City Distance Carnival: Josh McDougal Makes Comeback To Racing With 4:10 Mile McDougal was 4th in his heat while the fast section was won by Nate Brannen in 3:55.65 over Cory Leslie (3:57.20). Natoya Goule won the 800 (2:01.29), Nicole Bush the steeple (9:34.76) and Christy Cazzola the women’s mile (4:36.99).
  *MB: Josh McDougal comeback? Coach Steve Magness?

Kenya Names Its Commonwealth Games Team: No Kiprop Or Kiplagat

• Kenya Names Its Team For Commonwealth Games As Trials End With Slew Of UpsetsJoseph Kitur was a surprise winner in the 5,000, beating a field that included Isaiah Koech and Caleb Ndiku. Ronald Kipkemboi won the 1,500 in 3:34.6 as Asbel Kiprop was a DNF. Eunice Sum beat out Janeth Jepkosgei (2:01.5 to 2:01.8). Hellen Obiri won the 1,500 in 4:04.8 as World Jr XC champ Faith Kipyegon was 3rd (4:05.4). Mercy Cherono took the 5,000 (15:19.1). Purity Kirui won the steeple over world silver medalist Lydia Chepkirui.
• David Rudisha And Ezekiel Kemboi Get Kenyan Commonwealth Games Wild Card Spots Neither competed at the trials. Asbel Kiprop and Silas Kiplagat are not on the team as Kiplagat didn’t compete.
• Kiprop On DNF: “My body was tired and after the bell, I felt a slight strain in my left calf and decided not to risk further damage. I’m disappointed …”
• Road News: Goeffrey Kipsang Wins Mattoni Ceske Budejovice Half Marathon In The Czech Republic In 60:09

Catching Up With NZ’s 19-Year-Old Shot Put Star Jacko Gill, Who’s Recently Been Overshadowed By Tom Walsh, Who Won NZ Champs And Got A Bronze Medal At World Indoors Gill says his prep for Commonwealth Games is going well and he’s fit and healthy.

Article/Interview With Galen Rupp From Norwegian Newspaper (In Norweigian) “Galen Rupp has killed the myth that you have to be African to run fast at medium to long range. But he slept in altitude tent since he was 14 years old.”

Running Times Looks At The Top Running Meccas In The US: Flagstaff, Boulder And Eugene Top Their List These 12 cities are popular with elites for their great trails and running communities.

Jim Ryun Festival Of Miles *Results

Awesome:Eric Avila Finds Redemption And First Sub-4 Mile At Jim Ryun Festival Of Miles In SD What a race. Avila, the 2007 CA 3,200 champ, who went to NAU and failed out and started digging ditches, is back in a big way. He went from 4:07 to 3:56 in the mile (did have a 3:42 1,500 PR), just edging AJ Acosta in front of a raucous home-town crowd. Denna Kastor (5:02) was way off the Masters mark as Sarah Brown won in 4:33. *Video*Vine*Photos *MB: Eric Avila’s return is complete!! Goes from 4:07 to 3:56 in front of Jim Ryun and Alan Webb and racuous crowd.
*RRW: Fun Evening, Fast Times At Jim Ryun Festival Of Miles

Avila Mania: Recommended Read: Awesome Profile Of Eric Avila’s Resurrection From May: State Champ Was “Cocky” And It Cost Him “I was a cocky little turd. … I didn’t approach things right. Let’s just say I was an idiot.”
*Eric Avila Is Now Thriving At Southern Oregon University
Archive: 2007: Is Avila The Best Prep Ever?

Another Good Read:Topeka Capital-Journal: Jim Ryun Relives Record-Setting Race Of 50 Years Ago
*Ryun’s Predecessor Tom Sullivan Talks About Losing His HS Record “I am very privileged and honored to be able to say that Jim Ryun broke my record. I am more fortunate, however, to have been born four years before Jim Ryun.”

Awesome Read:Track And Field News Recalls How 50 Years Ago Jim Ryun’s Sub-4 Was Far From Being Huge Track News The 5k at the same meet, where Gerry Lindgren set his legendary 13:44 HS record, was called “the most significant race by American distance runners in history” by a TFN co-founder.

Nike Festival Of Miles In Missouri

• Nike Festival Of Miles:Jordan McNamara Wins In 3:54.27 As Heather Kampf Wins The 800 In 2:01.48 McNamara beat a good field as the top 4 were sub-4 with Duncan Phillips 2nd (3:56.10). Aussie Olympian David McNeill was 7th (4:00.71).
  *High School Results: Spencer Haik (4:05) And Stephanie Jenks (4:46) Win A ridiculous 8 high schoolers were 4:10 or under.