Today’s Distance Updates

• Alexa Efraimson Considering Turning Pro Early As Mary Cain Did After running her 4:07, she said, “I’ll see how I do at the U.S. seniors. I just want to keep my options open.”
• Yuki Kawauchi Caps Sixteen Straight Weeks Of Racing With All-Time Top Ten 2:47:27 Japanese 50K National Record See a list of all Kawauchi’s 2014 races with “The Kawauchi Counter.”
• Geoffrey Mutai And Dejen Gebremeskal Headline Field For This Sunday’s BAA 10K The deep field also includes Stephen Sambu, while the women are led by defending champ Mamitu Daska plus  Buzunesh Deba, Linet Masai, Betsy Saina and Jen Rhines.
• IAAF Recap Ethiopian National ChampsIbrahim Jeilan back from his marathon debut to win the 5K, Aman Wote took the 1,500 (3:38). 800 NR holder Fantu Magiso was 2nd in the 400 (53.35). 9:14 World Champs steeple 5th placer Etenesh Diro suffered a surprise defeat to Tigist Getnet.

Recommended Read:Very Interesting Interview With World Renowned Track Coach Dan Pfaff On His Coaching Philosophy And “What Drives Successful Performance Under Pressure” This isn’t a technical coaching article, but one that talks about the “coaching” part of coaching which can be applicable to almost any sport.

• Sub-10 UK Sprinters James Dasolu And Chijindu Ujah Left Off English Team For Commonwealth Games Dasaolu hasn’t raced in a while due to injury and Ujah’s sub-10 race came after the selection deadline.
• UK’s 21-Year-Old Heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson Will Be Disappointed With Anything Less Than Gold At Commonwealth Games She expects it to be a battle between her and Brianne Theisen Eaton.

2014 IAAF NYC – adidas Grand Prix Was Saturday *Results *LRC Photo Gallery

LRC W1,500 And W800 Abeba Aregawi Wins Again As Two High Schoolers Take On The Pros And Alexa Efraimson Is The One Who Impresses The Most Two high schoolers ran in the pro races at the adidas Grand Prix. Sure, there was Mary Cain (4th in 800 in 2:01), but the one stealing the show today was Alexa Efraimson. Plus Mary Cain revealed she may not run the 1,500 at USA juniors.

LRC David Rudisha Returns To The Winner’s Circle As Duane Solomon Questions His Tactics The king David Rudisha is back to his winning ways as American Duane Solomon was left questioning his tactics.

“The greatest men’s high jump competition in the history of the sport.” Bondarenko and Barshim both took jumps at the WR. Bondarenko was your winner.

LRC The Real Deal: Foot Locker Champ Grant Fisher Wins Dream Mile In 4:02.02, Chopping 7 Seconds Off His PR Fisher is only a junior.

Full Meet Recap David Rudisha returned to the winner’s podium,  Yohan Blake got beaten, LaShawn Merritt kept winning and more. Wayde van Niekerk ran 44.38 for 2nd and South African 400m record.

• MB:Official 2014 New York Diamond League Discussion Thread
• LRC Photo Gallery from Photo Run.
• MB:Grant Fisher smokes field at adidas Dream Mile – Runs 4:02.02  The HS junior, who won Foot Locker in the fall, took down the nation’s best in New York today.
• MB:Mary Cain 4th at adidas GP in 2:01.67

Chris Solinsky Runs 29:05 For 3rd At Portland Track Classic; Says He Just “Didn’t Have It Today” He said he ran a workout that indicated he could even be in 28-minute shape, but that he thinks the problem is all mental right now and not having the “toughness” he usually does. The race was won by Nouredine Smail in 28:56.
*Full Results
*MB: Solinsky in the 10K at the Portland Track Festival

Molly Huddle Sets American Road 10k Record - Becomes 1st American To Win New York Mini 10-K Since 2004

New Balance Outdoor Nationals In The Books *Results *Meet Site

• Day 1: Anna Rohrer, Alex Ostberg Dominate 5,000m
  *Overall Day Recap (Non-Distance)
• Historic 2-Mile: Day 2: National Record And Historic Two Mile Highlight Day Two Northport HS set a record by having three guys from one team go sub-9 minutes in the 2-mile in first, third and fourth (8:53, 8:56, 8:57). The top five in the race were sub-9.
• *Overall Day Recap
• Day 3: Mile Crown Caps Ryen Frazier’s Triple At New Balance Nationals
  *Overall Day Recap

• France’s Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad Wins Local Steeplechase In 8:07.45
• Mo Farah Confirmed For English Commonwealth Games Team In 5,000 And 10,000 Some other included distance runners are Lee Emanuel, Chris Thompson, Tom Farrell, Hannah England, Jenny Meadows, Andrew Osagie.

• Trayvon Bromell Wins 100 In New World Junior Record Of 9.97
• Oregon Men Almost Have The Meet Locked Up With 25-Point Lead Going Into Final Day
• Still A 4-Team Battle On Women’s Side With Oregon, Texas A&M Leading Texas And Florida Going Into Final Day
  *Updated Team Scores
• Register-Guard: Not Without A Fight: Lawi Lalang Hands Edward Cheserek A Rare Loss After A Battle Down The Stretch Of The 5,000
• Georgia Freshman Kendell Williams Narrowly Wins Heptathlon After A Fall In The 800 Almost Costs Her The Title Oregon Head Coach Robert Johnson talks about the men’s 4 x 400 DQ and how the appeal was denied. He says he didn’t sleep at all Thursday night thinking about it.
• After Getting Only 3rd At SEC Meet, Texas A&M Freshman Shamier Little Beats Conference Rivals To Win 400 Hurdles

LRC 4-For-4! Edward Cheserek Runs 24.8 Last 200 To Blow Away Field In NCAA 10,000 Final King Cheserek waited until the final 250, but boy was it special as he remained undefeated for his life at NCAA champs.
*MB: Cheserek – 24.71 last 200!!! Wow!!!! (EOM)

LRC 1:45 Man Edward Kemboi Fails To Advance In 800; Favorites In Women’s 800, Steeple All Advance The favorites in men’s and women’s 800 and women’s steeple all looked great.

LRC Cornell’s Stephen Mozia Sets New Just Misses Ivy League Shot Put Record With 20.46m, Finishes Second At 2014 NCAA Championships

LRC Video Interviews

Click Below For Day 1 Photo Gallery:

• Cheserek - 24.71 last 200!!! Wow!!!! (EOM)

• JoeBosshard 7th Place in 10k is dating Emma Coburn

• The stupid things Larry Rawson said at NCAAs thread.

• JIM ROSA - 6TH - Ray-Bans?

• Ches. 24.71 last 200. Fastest 200 in a sub 30min 10k?

• Ches would have beaten Rupp in that race had they run it exactly the same way and were together with 200 to go

• Kennedy Kitthuka, why do you wear a big ass chain for a race that will last 28 minutes......

• Eugene Register Guard front page says what we all know - Cheserek is too old

We’re Not Making This Up

• Tim McGraw Wears A Nike Oregon Project Shirt At A Concert In Ohio A picture is certainly worth a thousand words in this case.
  MB: Tim McGraw is a Rupp Fan?!?
  Archive:Why Do Celebrities Like Tim McGraw And Hugh Jackman Lie About Using Steroids?
• 91-Year-Old World Record Marathoner Underwent Radiation Treatment For Skin Cancer A Month Before Race She’s raised more than $90,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.