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Quote Of The Day

“I just knew I didn’t want to get lapped … Be the first person to ever get lapped in the 800. But more than anything I wanted to be here, and feeling that fire and desire to be on the track and to race. And what a better avenue than to do it at USA Nationals. I have a qualifying time, am the defending champion, and I feel like I deserve to be here.”

– 5-time US champion Alysia Montaño talking about racing the women’s 800 at the 2014 US Championships while 8 months pregnant. Afterwards, she also said, “The biggest thing I know is that labor is going to be way harder than the 800 meters.”

2014 USA Champs Results/Starts Lists LRCVideo InterviewsTV/Streaming Info ScheduleTFN PicksLRC Previews: M800W800M1,500W1,500SteeplesM5KW5KM10kW10kAll Coverage

LRCMen’s 10,000: The Race Goes According To Form As Galen Rupp Kicks Away From Chris Derrick In The Last Lap To Win His 6th US 10,000m Title As expected, Rupp was dominant over the final 400 and easily won over Derrick in 28:12. Behind them the best of the rest was 2:10:57 marathoner Ryan Vail, who had a big kick to get 3rd.

LRC Women’s 10,000: Kim Conley Comes Back On Jordan Hasay, Wins First U.S. Title In Front Of Hometown Fans Hasay passed Conley with 230 meters to go but Conley fought back bravely and eventually pulled away for good with 50 to go, sending the crowd into a frenzy. *Sac Bee

LRCMen’s 1,500 Semis: David Torrence Goes Home Early – Leo, Lopez, Leer And Casey All Advance David Torrence‘s first USAs under new coach Jama Aden turned into a nightmare, but it was a great night for a number of underdogs like Ford Palmer who find themselves in the USA final.

Instant Analysis 3 Thoughts On The Men’s And Women’s 800 Heats: A Very Pregnant Alysia Montaño, The Group Of Death, And The Favorites Move On (Mostly) The track action at 2014 USAs is underway and the 800 heats are in the books. Get our instant analysis of the heats which included a very pregnant competitor. MB: WTF is Montano doing on the start line?!

LRC 800 Post-Race Reactions: The Athletes Talk About Their Races Post-race reaction from Chanelle Price, Ajee Wilson, Brenda Martinez, Phoebe Wright, Lea Wallace, Laura Roesler, Charles Jock, Cas Loxsom, Robby Andrews, Sam Ellison and Duane Solomon.

Sac Bee Day 2 Recap USA javelin record holder Kara Patterson won her fifth outdoor national title in a showdown with Brittany Borman as they became the first two American women to go over 200 feet in the same meet, Amanda Smock won the triple jump, Kibwe Johnson won his third USA hammer title in four years
USATF Day 2 Recap *Day 2 Quotes
1968 Heroes Tommie Smith and John Carlos were in attendance As was 1964 icon Billy Mills who we spoke with at length.

More:2014 USAs Special Section – Full Coverage

Previous USAs Stuff

Meet Co-Director Thinks Sacramento Is A Better Track Town Than Eugene In 2000 and 2004, they drew larger crowds than Eugene did in 2008 and 2012, and he thinks the weather is better as well. Discuss: Sacramento: We’re a better track town than Eugene – we just don’t have the Nike money.
Mary Cain Is Ready For USAs And Life As A Real Pro – Not A HSer Who Is Pro She reveals her goal is sub-4 for the year.
With No Gatlin Or Gay, Might It Be Ryan Bailey Who Wins 100m At USAs? Bailey, who got the baton right next to Bolt in 2012, is on the comeback trail from injury.

Sprint/Hurdles News

Jamaican Gleaner Says Kerron Stewart Is Woman To Beat In Women’s 100 At Jamaican Champs Everyone but SAFP is competing. They pick VCB #2.
IAAF World Junior Championships – Less Than One Month To Go! The clash between Trayvon Bromell and Zharnell Hughes should be a highlight of the meet, which starts on July 22nd.
Team GB Names Its First 18 To Its World Juniors Squad The team is led by David Omoregie, who broke the European junior 110m hurdles record on Sunday with 13.17.

LRCFriday Night USATF Champs Viewing Guide

The men's and women's 5000m finals are on top, plus the 100m finals, the semis of the 800, and Alexa Efraimson vs Mary Cain round 1.

Abbey D’agostino NOT Running 5k Tonight, Taking a Break from Racing, Will Next Gear Up for Making World Cross

Bet You Didn’t Think You’d See This on LetsRun Alysia Montano Pregnant 800m Photo Gallery We had a tv station in LA call us about our interview with Alysia from last night.

LRC Day 1 Photo Gallery Click Below

Caught With EPO

LRC Chris Derrick, Ryan Vail And Other Elites React To Mo Trafeh EPO Bust None of the elites we’ve heard from were very surprised to hear about Trafeh’s EPO bust as many have suspected him for years and even referred to him as “MoPO.” Here we share some thoughts from Derrick and Vail after USAs, as well as tweets from Ben True, Nick Arciniaga, Steve Magness, Kevin Hanson, Fernando Cabada, Scotty Bauhs and more.

LRC ExclusiveMo Trafeh – American Record Holder At 25k – Caught With EPO, Is Retiring From The SportThe 2-time Foot Locker finalist, 8-time US road champion, and the US 25k American Record holder was recently caught with EPO in his possession, which he admits to purchasing for intended use but never actually using. *Discuss

The Week That Was Returns

WTW 6/26/14Increased Depth In Women's Running, High Praise For Molly Beckwith-Ludlow, Dismissing Galen Rupp's WR Chances, And Please Don't Bring Back The World Relays (Next Year)

The WTW is back! We praise Molly Beckwith-Ludolow, praise the increased competitiveness of women's track, show you just how dominant the SEC and PAC-12 are at NCAAs and make a $10,000 guarantee that Galen Rupp won't set the 10,000 WR. Plus why it's unacceptable for commentators to talk about the weight of female track stars.

Upcoming: Ryan/Sara Hall Racing Napa Half; Lauren Fleshman Making Debut

Ryan Hall, Sara Hall And Lauren Fleshman Will Race Napa To Sonoma Half Marathon On July 20th Hall faces 4-time defending champ and CR holder (1:02:38) Tesfaye Alemayehu. Fleshman is making her half marathon debut. Apparently Meb Keflezighi and Mary Decker Slaney will lead the races on an ElliptiGO.
Women’s 400 At Jamaican Champs Looks To Be A Battle Between Novlene Williams-Mills, Stephanie McPherson And Kaliese Spencer
Asafa Powell Will Race At Paris DL Meet On July 5th Days Before His Drug Hearing With CAS As previously announced, he and Sherone Simpson are free to compete pending the outcome of their trial.

Get Educated, Learn Some Great T&F History

Great Track Journalism: Sacramento Has Been A Special Place For Michelle Carter And Her Father Michael Michelle won a NCAA title in Sacramento in 2006 but dad Michael much more famously produced arguably the greatest single performance by a HS track and field athlete in history in Sacramento in 1979 – a heave of 81-3.5. “What Carter did at the GWI, I consider the greatest high school performance ever. It’s not even close.”
*2014 US Championships Men’s Throws Guide
RR #2:30 Years Ago At USAs, Dwight Stones Regained The American Record In HJ At 7-8 (2.34) And Ended Up On Cover Of Sports Illustrated Stones called that jump, not his two WR jumps, the “single greatest moment in my very long career.”
1968 Olympic Champion Jim Hines Remembers “Night Of Speed” When He Became World’s First Sub-10 Man In Sacramento In 1968In the span of 7 hours, three men broke the world record and 7 tied it. “There will never be another night like it” and, “That was the greatest ever.”
Two-Time Olympian And Former NCAA 1,500 Champ Graham Hood Getting Inducted In Arkansas Razorback Hall Of Fame

Follow-Up On Yesterday's Article On The Money Side Of The Sport

Ken Goe On Whether Fans Dislike Shoe Companies: “I think Siegel misinterprets the anger. I think it’s more directed at USATF’s leadership, which many athletes seem to believe – rightly or wrongly – is mostly concerned with cozying up to the shoe companies.”