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Quote Of The Day

“Here’s what track and field fans need to be able to see: the mainstream is lame …

Runner’s World has done as much to support track and field as any publication, and probably more. But its editors have to pay the bills, too. They know they can’t survive only by catering to the competitive athlete. And yet that spirit of competition is what separates track and field from the marathon mainstream who believe participation, not performance, should be the focus of our races; from the mud runners who don’t have the stomach for the cold, hard numbers of the stopwatch and therefore eschew finishing clocks altogether; from those who would make the 10k footrace a rarity because it is too short to brag about simply completing but too long and painful for a recreational effort. These are the potential fans we’re trying to win over?”

– Paul Coover, writing in a provocative column entitled, “Track is dead – for now (and that’s a good thing),” where he advocates that track focus on its base not being popular: “We need to embrace track for what it is: a minor sport with some of the coolest, most devoted fans in the world.”

LRC LetsRun, Meet Sydney McLaughlin – The 14-Year-Old Who Nearly Beat An NCAA Champ Last Week But Is Too Young For World Jrs!

2014 London Anniversary Games – Sainbury’s GP – Is Fri. (3pm ET) And Sat. (10am ET) In Glasgow Schedule / ResultsTelevision And Streaming Info

LRC Meet Preview A Great Women’s 1,500, A Totally Loaded Men’s 5,000, Emma Coburn Chases The American Record And David Rudisha In The 800 So much good stuff it takes two days to get it in. Plus recent US champs Leo Manzano and Ajee’ Wilson in the men’s 1,500 and women’s 800.
*Rudisha at press conference: “I want to get the world leading time and to get close to 1:42.”
*IAAF Full meet preview A struggling Yohan Blake in the 100, Rudisha returns to UK for 1st time since his 1:40.91 800 WR.
*MB:CENTRO In Glasgow 800
*5k:LAGAT, LEVINS, MEAD, SOI, LONGOSIWA, ALAMIREW, ROP, etc. all racing in Glasgow on Friday!

Next Week:Monaco 800s And 1,500s Will Be Special – Kiprop Will Face WR And Kiplagat And Souleiman; Rudisha, Aman, Amos, And Solomon In 800 In other action, world 400m hurdles champion Zuzana Hejnova will race for the 1st time on the year, the women’s 100 is absolutely loaded and for just the 2nd time in history, 6 men with PRs of 2.40 or better will compete.
*MB:Check out the Monaco 200m (men) – – MOST INTERESTING sprint lineup of 2014 !

Commonwealth Games News

LRCMo Farah Was In Hospital Last Week For Two Days, Pulls Out Of This Weekend’s Sainsbury Glasgow Grand Prix A tough year for Mo medically as he passed out after the NYC half in March. *Discuss In Our Forums
*Salazar Was So Concerned About Farah That he Skipped World Juniors And Flew To Park City The docs never found anything and the stomach ailment is past him and he’s back to training.

Worth A Read??

Carey Pinkowski Is Thrilled That Northport Has Matched Hammond Tech’s Feat Of Having 3 Sub-9s On It, 39 Years Later We gotta admit the Northport team with twin power and an autistic superstar is very compelling but nothing beat’s Carey’s hair (far right).
*MB: “Hammond High had no track” –
Good Read: Heather Kampf, Who Is Feeling Good After A Win In Ireland, Blogs About Overcoming The Power Of Your Mind She hopes to go sub-2 soon.
UK Coach: Says Lashawn Merritt Vs. Kirani James Is The Best Show On Earth We like the column but disagree that the 400 is the best event in track. 800 hands down.
14:07/3:45 Aussie Teen Morgan McDonald Headed To World Jrs And Then Will Run For Wisco
Edward Cheserek, Lawi Lalang And Deon Leondore Are The 3 Men’s Finalists For The Bowerman Full release here.
Sharika Nelvis, Laura Roesler and Courtney Okolo are women’s finalist for The Bowerman
Laura Roesler, Aries Merritt, Jason Richardson Confirmed For July 26th High-Performance Meet In Eugene There will be men’s and women’s 4 x 800s that go for the American records.

Track And Field Stars Are Beautiful People

Peachtree Road Race Photos
Lausanne Diamond League Photos Meet Ronald Kwemoi.

USATF DQ Report Analysis / We Refuse To Fall To The Holiday Weekend News Dump

LRCUSATF DQ Report Released: Did Alberto Salazar Have Undue Influence? We Still Don't Know

We wonder if it's normal for an official to tell a coach about a foul he admits he didn't see. Then we start to go off into la-la conspiracy land as we notice a key part of the report regarding Salazar shows up in a different font. To us, the whole report reads like a 5th grader's book report, not a report worthy analysis of a decision that (illegally) fixed the outcome of a national championship race.

Weekly Recap – The Week That Was

LRCWeek That Was: Thou Shall Not Skip USAs, Medals For Emma And Evan, And Thou Shall Not Compare Matt Llano To Ryan Hall

This week we wonder if there is a skip USAs jinx, marvel at some amazing field eventers, get ready for World Juniors, tell the suits how to market our beloved sport better, praise a racewalker, dash the dreams of those who compare Matt Llano to Ryan Hall, and wonder why Nike seems to be embarrassed by the fact that elite runners are skinny.

World Juniors Start In 2 Weeks

Eugene Register Guard Columnist Is Worried Fans In Oregon Might Not Support World Juniors – “If you host a meet, will they come?” The weather in July is one of the few good months in Oregon.
A Brief History Of The IAAF World Junior Championships From Usain Bolt to David Rudisha, many big stars have shined over the years.
Blanka Vlasic Won World Juniors As A 16-Year-Old, 14 Years AgoPicture is of her at age 17.
Morgan Lake Pulls Out Of Commonwealth Games, Added To GB Team For World Juniors
Two Weeks To Go Until World Jr. Champs
Full British Junior Team

Tuesday’s Distance News

Good Read: Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan Had No Idea How Fast She Was Running When She Clocked 3:57.00 At The Paris DL Meet Hassan said she thought it was “a 4:04 race” and rightly gave credit to Jenny Simpson for getting them a fast time. Hassan also likes XC better than track and is looking forward to World XC Champs.
Paula Radcliffe To Make Her Return To Racing In Worcester City 10K On September 21st It’ll be her first race since having foot surgery before the 2012 Olympics. She hopes to end her career with one last marathon in London next year.
Good Q&A: IAAF “Work, Rest, And Play” Interview With Nick Willis, Who Says His Least Favorite Workout Is 400 Repeats And His Favorite Way To Relax Is Golf He likes golf because it’s a sport he can play and be competitive without risking injury like other sports.
*Nick Willis Fired Up For Clash In 5k With Mo Farah At CGs
Joe Gray Wins His 3rd USA Mountain Running Title Allie McLaughlin took the women’s title.

News From The Commonwealth

Jr. News

HSer Kaylin Whitney Is Named USATF Athlete Of Week After Running 11.10 And 22.40 Whitney, who trains with former doper Dennis Mitchell, was most surprised by the 200.
Wilhem Belocian Takes Back European Junior Record In 110h At 13.15 – Ready For Clash With Great Britain’s David Omoregie At World Juniors
LSU Signee Daeshon Gordon Goes To HS In Florida But Runs At World Jrs For Jamaica

Mid-D Stars In The News

Good Ajee’ Wilson Profile: Why Ajee’ Is A Winner “I used to race my mum every year. … It was huge to beat my mum for the first time. I can’t remember when I first beat her, but after I did she stopped racing me.” And for the record, her name is pronounced “ah-jhay.”