– Shalane Flanagan talking about the confidence she got from her 2:22:02 in Boston this year and her goal of going sub-2:20 and getting Deena Kastor‘s 2:19:26 American record this fall.
LRCGlasgow Day 1 Distance Recap: Sifan Hassan Wins Again, Hagos Gebrhiwet Returns To Form, The Americans Struggle Mightily in the 5000 and Jordan Hasay PRs Jordan Hasay was dead last in the 1500 but was an American bright spot as she still PR’d by over 2 seconds. The American men struggled big time in the 5000. *Day 1 TV Photos
LRC Sprint/Field Ashton Eaton Celebrates, Yohan Blake Leaves in a Wheel Chair, McCorory over Richards-Ross, Big Throws by Americans, Alonso Edward is Back in Glasgow The sprint and field action was interesting to say the least.
Friday Glasgow Talk On The Messageboard: Official 2014 Glasgow DL Discussion Thread
1500: JORDAN HASAY with 3-sec PR over 1500m
5000: DOWN GOES LAGAT… to Cam Levins over 5000m!!!
*Lagat 13:27.08 is this it for him?
*LAGAT, LEVINS, MEAD, SOI, LONGOSIWA, ALAMIREW, ROP, etc. all racing in Glasgow on Friday!
Sprinting: Down goes Blake! Down goes Blake! Down goes Blake!
*Glasgow DL: Proof that Drug-Testing works
*Jamaican sprinters’ funk – off the sauce with JADCO’s feet to the fire?
RW Asks “Are Too Many Runners Eating Gluten-Free?” Gluten-free diets are popular, but few athletes on them have a medical diagnosis and nutritionists say that could be a problem.
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.
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.
*What About The Sport:Yohan Blake Apologizes For “Snubbing” Glasgow Commonwealth Games Blake and his manager said he had to “do what’s in his best interests.”
*UK’s Christine Ohuruogu And Adam Gemili Have Pulled Out Of Glasgow DL Ohuruogu doesn’t feel fit and Gemili is dealing with stiffness.
*Steve Cram’s “Ones To Watch In Glasgow”
*MB:CENTRO In Glasgow 800
LRC LetsRun, Meet Sydney McLaughlin – The 14-Year-Old Who Nearly Beat An NCAA Champ Last Week But Is Too Young For World Jrs!
*DyeStat.com’s Doug Binder: “Is the process for selecting the U.S. junior team fair?”
*MileSplit: Introducing The World Juniors Snub Team Trentavis Friday ran a HS record with 10.00 in the prelims, but won’t go on the 4 x 100 because he false started the final.
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.
*Provisional Entry Lists
*MB:Check out the Monaco 200m (men) – – MOST INTERESTING sprint lineup of 2014 !
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.
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