– Excerpt from a Competitor.com piece by Matt Fitzgerald on the career of 3,000m and 2-mile world record holder Daniel Komen. Fitzgerald explores what made Komen’s career so great and the reasons it may have been cut so short.
Stephen Sambu, the former Arizona star, continued his fine 2014. After pacing Galen Rupp to his American record at 10,000m and running 26:54.61 himself, Sambu took to the roads in Boston and beat Geoffrey Mutai.
RR: Pacer Geoffrey Ronoh Stuns Wilson Kipsang, Dennis Kimetto At Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon Ronoh only has one professional race to his name (a 2:15:51 marathon) and is Kipsang’s personal pacer. However, here he shocked Kipsang, beating him by 8 seconds to win in a CR 60:17. Kimetto was way back in 3rd (1:01:42) and Edna Kiplagat dominated the women’s race in 68:52.
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Study Tries To Determine Where To Focus Your Attention While Running They concluded that you’re better off thinking about “how you’re feeling” rather than trying to focus on your breathing or form.
Yohan Blake’s Manager Says He’s Healthy And Fit, But Racing At Commonwealth Games Was Not In His “Best Interest” Could have been his shot for another gold with Usain Bolt not back from injury yet.
Russia’s Olympic Walking Champion Elena Lashmanova Gets 2-Year Drug Ban You know you’ve hit rock bottom when you cheat at something that isn’t even a sport.
David Rudisha Highlights Fields At July 11-12 Glasgow Grand Prix (British Leg Of 2014 Diamond League) Other big names competing include Mo Farah, Ashton Eaton, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Carmelita Jeter, Sally Pearson, Anna Chicherova, Blanka Vlasic, Dayron Robles and Aries Merritt.
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.
Brooks PR Results:Alexa Efraimson Wins 800 (2:03.26), Grant Fisher 2-Mile (8:51) And Bethan Knights Sets 2-Mile NR With 9:53.54 Northport boys (team with 3 sub-9 2-mile guys in one race) ran #2 all-time 4 x Mile with 17:06.92. Sarah Feeny 4:39 in mile; Devante Lacy 46.74 in 400.
LRCMeet Grant Fisher: The Foot Locker Champ And 4:02 Miler Is Only A Junior, But He’s Already Wise Beyond His Years Learn all about Fisher, who as part-time runner is already just the second 11th grade American Foot Locker champ ever, his coach, his 40 mpw training, and his connection to Arizona State’s 7:08.96 4 x 800 collegiate record.
*MB:Meet Grant Fisher: Is 40 mpw, 11th grade Foot Locker champ and 4:02 miler America’s next star?
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Richard Thompson Sets 100 World Lead And Trinidad And Tobago NR At 9.82 At His National ChampionshipsMichelle-Lee Ahye ran a women’s WL of 10.85, setting a huge PR as her previous best was 11.04. The article doesn’t mention wind readings.
Dibaba Misses 2,000 WR; Caleb Ndiku Smashes Field And Bernard Lagat In 3,000 Allyson Felix won, Justin Gatlin ran 9.86 into a headwind, LaShawn Merritt kept winning, and Bernard Lagat lost by nearly 7 seconds but became the oldest man ever under 7:40. Dibaba’s last lap was just 66.88, she needed a 64.72 to break Sonia O’Sullivan‘s 5:25.36 world record. *Full Results
*Caleb Ndiku Crushes Field In 3k On His Birthday In Ostrava
*Nick Willis Breaks John Walker’s 31-Year-Old New Zealand Record With 7:36.91
*3,000m Race Video Ignore the analysis part as the last 200 wasn’t close to 23.9.
*Jeff Riseley Breaks 14-Year-Old Australian 1k Mark With 2:16.09
*MB:Willis & Lagat Go 3-4 in Ostrava
Mo Farah returned to the track and showed great finishing speed. Andrew Wheating returned as well with a win and said he's "back" and Jordan Hasay got double wins with impressive last laps. Plus the steeple debut of Andy Bayer, wins by Bridget Franek, Cas Loxsom and Kate Grace in a tshirt.
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