Quote Of The Day
– Kara Goucher talking at the press conference on Thursday for the American elites in New York.
Rita Jeptoo’s “A” Sample Tests Positive
LRC “A” Sample Of World’s Best Female Marathoner – Rita Jeptoo – Reportedly Comes Back Positive For EPO, $500,000 WMM Award Ceremony Postponed updated The AFP is reporting it’s EPO. Jeptoo, currently the best female marathoner in the world, was supposed to be in NYC this weekend to pick up her $500,000 WMM payday after winning 4 straight WMM (Boston twice, Chicago twice), but the ceremony has been postponed after RunBlogRun broke the newsthat Jeptoo’s “A” sample allegedly has come back positive for an unknown substance.
*LRC Looks At Jeptoo’s Career In Story Above*WMM Statement
Discuss: Rita Jeptoo tests positive
*Jeptoo busted, WHO is next?
Other News of Note
- 38-Year-Old Mark Kiptoo Wants A Medal In Beijing Next Year “(I) am still sure I can get a medal in Beijing. I’m inspired to return to the international arena and try to lower my time and win more marathons.”
- In Boston In April, Christine Kennedy Is Hoping To Become 1st Woman To Break 3:00 At Age 60
Very impressive. - NY Times States The Obvious: Some Marathoners Are Way More Talented Than Others Even with 10,000 hours of training, some can’t even break 3:00 or 4:00.
Book Review: Peter Snell And The Kiwis Who Flew Gets Rave Review
South Africa Gets Ready To Bury A Hero On Saturday
- Joint Memorial Service Was Held Thursday In An Arena For Mbulaeni Mulaudzi And 2 South African Athletes Who Have Died In Recent Days
- Sepeng: “I would like to say Mbuli, goodbye my friend.” “Thanks for what you’ve done for me and for what you’ve done for South Africa.”
- Athletics South Africa Providing 10 Buses For Mulaudzi’s Funeral On Saturday
Non-NYC Distance News
Asbel Kiprop’s Agent Says Newspaper Reports That He Threatened To Kill His Wife And Kidnapped His Son Are “All Bulls**T” Federico Rosa said, “I’ve known the situation for years. This lady is crazy. She has gone to Asbel lying many times. They make a lot of problems.”
*Kiprop Shares His Side Of The Story- Full Elite Field: 2:10:52 Man Jeffrey Eggleston Running Dec. 7th Fukuoka Marathon
- IAAF Preview: GB’s Phil Anthony And USA’s Emily Harrison The Favorites For IAU 50K World Trophy Final On Friday In Doha, QatarMichael Wardian is also one of the top seeds.
- Unstoppable Ritsumeikan University Wins Fourth-Straight National University Women’s Ekiden Title
NYC Friday
LRC Rita Jeptoo’s Agent and Coach, NYC Marathon Pros, & Paula Radcliffe React to News of Jeptoo’s Positive “A” Drug TestThe agent and coach of the world’s top marathoner Rita Jeptoo expressed shock and surprise along with many of the top pros at Jeptoo’s positive test. Jeptoo’s agent said he may have an idea who gave her drugs if she did do drugs.
LRC The Male Stars Speak: Geoffrey Mutai, Wilson Kipsang, Stephen Kiprotich, Lelisa Desisa Ready to Battle Plus Mutai talks about Meb telling him he was near retirement this spring.
NCAA XC
ACC Results:Women UNC ImpressesMen:Syracuse Dominant
PAC-12s: Results – Discussion Men: CU 30, Oregon 57, Stanford 60; Women: Oregon Wins
2014 TCS New York City Marathon
LRC The Americans Pumped And Ready For New York: Meb, Deena, Kara, Desi, Ryan Vail, & Luke Puskedra Talk About NYC 2014 The top Americans faced the media today and we talked to America’s stars about their goals for Sunday’s marathon. Text and video.
*Interviews with Meb, Deena, Desi, Ryan Vail, Nick Arciniaga and Luke Puskedra at the link above.
LRC 41-Year-Old Deena Kastor Ready To Take Names And Inspire In NYC: “To call it (running) a job is a joke.”Deena Kastor is the Queen of America’s current marathoners and on Sunday she could prove to be one of the best as she’s running tremendously in 2014 with the “running as a lifestyle” mantra.
Men’s Preview LRC 2-Time Defending Champ Geoffrey Mutai Takes On Wilson Kipsang, Stephen Kiprotich And Meb It should be a great one.
LRC American Men’s Chances: Can Meb Do It Again? What About Ryan Vail Or Puskedra? Boston champ Meb Keflezighi is the big American name in New York. Ryan Vail (2:10:57 pb) and Nick Arciniaga (2:11:30 PR) will be looking to battle Meb for top American honors alongside debutants Luke Puskedra and Aron Rono.
NCAA XC Conference Action Starts Today – *Full NCAA XC Results – LRC Previews: *Big 10s, PAC-12s, Heps Men, Heps Women, ACCs
LRCLetsRun.com Fan Polls Are Out – Michigan State Women and Colorado Men Are Dominant #1s Conference polls are out as well. Who do the fans favor?
LRC Big 10s Preview: #1 Michigan St. Vs. #4 Michigan In The Women’s Race; Can The Wisconsin Men Start A New Streak? The #1 Spartans are going for their fourth conference title in five years while the Wolverines are looking to get back on track after a third-place finish at Pre-Nats. In the men’s race, Wisconsin will look to reclaim the title after Indiana snapped its streak of 14 consecutive wins last year.
Our Weekly Recap – Better Late Than Never
WTWDon’t Believe Doug Logan, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Dies Too Young, 40-Year-Old Aces, And Jeff Nelson (Not Austin Tamagno) Is Still The Fastest Ever At Mt. SACThis week, we tell you not to believe everything Doug Logan (or the NY Times) tells you, remember Mbulaeni Mulaudzi at his finest and recall his stunning victory over a totally stacked field in 2009, determine that Jeff Nelson, not Austin Tamagno, is still the greatest in Mt. SAC history, and much more.
NCAA XC Conference Mania Begins *LRC NCAA XC Polls Are Out
8000+ Words LRC 2014 Ivy League Heps Men’s XC Preview: The Longest XC Preview In The History Of The World Last year, the Ivy League enjoyed unprecedented success as a conference. That all graduated. Who wins this year? It’s wide open and should be exciting.
LRC 2014 Heps Women’s Preview: Nationally-Ranked Princeton And Dartmouth Lead The Way Princeton and Dartmouth are #25 and #26 in the country and favored but it’s wide open if those two falter.
LRCACCs Preview: Syracuse Men Could Nearly Be Perfect; Florida State Women Go For 7 Straight
LRCPAC-12 Preview: Can Anyone Stop Colorado Or Cheserek? What About Shelby Houlihan Or The Oregon Women? The PAC-12 meet is the best XC conference meet in the country and we break it down for you.
On The Boards:Pac 12 Predictions
More NCAA Stuff
- Recommended Read: Great Blog Post By Phoebe Wright On Her Theory That College Running Might Be Better For Your Running Career Than Professional Running
- USTFCCCA Podcast With Stanford’s Maksim Korolev Korolev got a big win at Wisconsin Invy.
- Podcast With Baylor’s Rachel Johnson Johnson won Pre-Nats.
- Podcast With Iowa State’s Crystal Nelson Nelson won Wisconsin.
- Injured Runner Uses CPR To Help Save Life Of Collapsed Runner From Rival Team
- RunnersTribe Q&A With Villanova’s Jordan Williamsz The NCAA 1,500 5th placer talks mostly about his track season and just a bit of XC.
2014 TCS NYC Women (Full NYC Coverage Here)
Women’s Preview: LRC Mary Keitany, 2nd-Fastest Marathoner Ever, Returns To The Marathon And NY To Take On 2-Time World Champ Edna Kiplagat And A Slew Of ChallengersKeitany may be a Paula Radcliffe type talent, but she’ll have her hands full in NYC in her first marathon in two years with former double World Champ Edna Kiplagat and NYC champs Jelena Prokopcuka and Firehiwot Dado, plus 2013 runner-up Buzunesh Deba. Desiree Linden leads the American field, which also includes 41-year-old Deena Kastor (shooting for 2:25) and Kara Goucher, Lauren Kleppin and Annie Bersagel.
- More: Q&A With Desiree Linden Who Is Ready For New York City Marathon Debut
- Deena Kastor Looking To Enjoy Competing And Hurting As She Tries To Run 2:25 The American masters record is 2:28:40 by Colleen De Reuck and the world masters record is 2:24:54.
- Blake Russell Pre-NYC Marathon Blog: “The Calm Before The Storm”
- Tennis Star Caroline Wozniacki Has Never Run More Than 13 Miles But Is Confident She Can Finish
“When I did half and I felt great, I thought, ‘You know what? This is OK. I can finish this.'”
More NYC Coverage in Our 2014 TCS NYC Marathon Special Section.
Bizarre But True
- Officials Were So Shocked At Buenos Aires Marathon To See An Argentinian, Not A Kenyan, In The Lead At 37k They Ordered Him Off The Course “They thought I was an intruder. ‘Get out of the race, get out. Don’t stay there, this is a race.'”
- Tired Of Being Harassed On Runs? Move To Kansas City Where It’s Now Illegal To Harass You “It is explicitly illegal to intimidate pedestrians, cyclists or others by threats, throwing objects, swerving a vehicle toward the person, or placing the person in apprehension of immediate physical injury.”
- In Toronto, Guy Set New Half Marathon Juggling Record Of 1:20:40
- Australia Senator Nova Peris Accused Of Seeking “Taxpayers’ Money To Help Her To Carry Out A “Freaky” Extra-Marital Sexual Tryst With Olympic Medallist Ato Boldon” Some alleged racy emails indicate that she used Athletics Australia money to pay for Boldon’s trip there to take part in a youth program while also spending intimate time together. *MB Thread
Ato Boldon And Senator Nova Peris Deny Accusations Made By Australian Paper Boldon says he will pursue legal action against the paper.- Video: Jogger Runs Into British Prime Minister The jogger was tackled and detained for an hour, not having any clue what he had done. Afterwards he said, “How good is Cameron’s security if I managed to run between it before they stopped me?”
- Deer On Course Stops XC Race In England
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