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Quote Of The Day

“I think [the wind] helped me. It kept me in the group until 30k. Like [Wilson] Kipsang and [Geoffrey] Mutai, if you’re with them at 30k, that’s a pretty unique situation. It doesn’t happen too often. … In a race like this, there is no ‘my pace.’ We had miles that were in the 4:40s, we had miles that were in the 5:30s. For me, everything after the half marathon was gravy in terms of sticking with the pack.”

“… The course ends up being an equalizer. Kind of like in World Cross Country when we got the silver medal. Coming to New York gives me an opportunity to compete with guys [with faster personal bests at shorter distances].”

– Ryan Vail talking about competing in the windy conditions at the 2014 NYC Marathon where he was 9th place and 2nd American.

Latest Post-NYC News

LRCWhat Shoes Did The Pros Wear In New York?

What shoes did the pros race in in the 2014 New York City Marathon? We tell you.

Wilson Kipsang Looking Ahead To 2015, Saying He Wants To Win Worlds And Get Back His World Record From Dennis Kimetto
Pre- And Post-NYC Interview With Ryan Vail Interesting to see Vail’s thoughts before and after the race side-by-side. Overall, he said he would have liked better than 9th, but thought he did everything he could do.
Podcast Interview With Desiree Linden After Her 5th Place NYC Finish
*Interview Transcription Her marathon advice: “In training and in racing, we all have moments that hurt. You’ve just got to smile and remember that what you are doing is fun.”
Forbes Gives Full-Time Lawyer Annie Bersagel Mention For 10th Place Finish In NYC

Japanese Architect Says Proposed Tokyo Olympic Stadium Looks Like A Turtle He doesn’t like the changes to the original proposal, as he said, “What remains is a dull, slow form, like a turtle waiting for Japan to sink so that it can swim away.”
Q&A With Vin Lananna About Biding For 2019 World Championships In Eugene Asked what Eugene’s “biggest area of deficiency” is, Lananna basically said none. Others would disagree as Eugene lacks in stadium size, hotels/restaurant options.
Impressive: Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Came In $40 Million Under Budget

Europe News

Column: Cleaning Up Athletics Remains A Marathon, Not A Sprint
70% Of Tickets For 2015 European Indoors In Prague Are Already Sold Saturday and Sunday sessions are already sold out.

Upcoming: Ryan Hall’s First Race In 5 Months

Sunday:Deep Field Lead By Ryan Hall Set For The Pittsburgh 10 Miler Hall faces 1:01 half marathoner Leonard Korir and Fernando Cabada. Women’s field has 2012 World Junior 5,000 champ Buze Diriba and Sara Hall.
*MB: Ryan Hall 10-miler this weekend
Next Sunday: Loaded Elite Fields Released For .US National 12K Champs: Molly Huddle And Aaron Braun Return To Defend Their Titles Braun faces a slew of elites including Ben True, Christo Landry, Diego Estrada, Girma Mecheso and Sean Quigley. Huddle will face Kim Conley, Sara Hall, Janet Bawcom and more.
Jan:Will Leer, Morgan Uceny, Shannon Rowbury Headline Fields For Camel City Indoor Mile

Updated NCAA Rankings

Men: Top Ten Teams Hold Steady In Penultimate DI XC National Rankings Colorado, Oregon and Syracuse sit 1-3.
*MB: 2014 Regional Predictions – Qualifiers to NCAA
Women: Arkansas And Iowa State Move Up In Tumultuous Post-Conference D1 XC National Rankings Michigan State, Georgetown and Oregon stay as the top 3, but Michigan moves down to 8th from 4th.

Official TCS NYC Marathon Highlight Video (If you only want marathon highlights, skip to the 1:30 mark)

Sprints / Jumps

Cool Graphic:Watch Usain Bolt Race Against The Fastest Machines And Animals In The World Spoiler alert: he gets his ass kicked.
Yohan Blake Back In Training On Comeback From Hamstring From Injury
Former NY Giants Running Back David Wilson Serious About Moving To The TJ His football career ended because of a spinal injury, but the former All-American TJer is now training for the Rio Olympics.
IAAF Work, Rest And Play Interview With Jamaica’s Youth Olympic 400m Gold Medalist Martin Manley His least favorite workouts: “Weights, because they are heavy …”

NYC Marathon Photos

Week That Was

LRCWeek That Was: New York, New York, Rita Jeptoo Tests Positive, Can We Go Back To College, And More

We take one final look at the 2014 TCS NYC Marathon, Rita Jeptoo's positive "A" sample, ponder whether Phoebe Wright, Andrew Wheating and many pros might want to go back to college, and why high school marathoners should go to college.

More Distance News

Inagural Kansas Road Mile This Sunday: Ben Blankenship Faces 2009 World 1,500 Champ Yusuf Kamel Alan Webb will be the event’s honorary starter. *Race Website
Irish Star Runner Fionnuala Britton Responds To Criticisms About Her Euro Champs Marathon Spot She was given a spot despite never even running a half, but earned her selection with a 2:31 for the 4th fastest ever by an Irishwoman. This was 4 days after she ran the 10K.
Short Profile: BYU Coach Ed Eyestone – Transformation From Athlete To Coach Eyestone is a two-time Olympian who has “prolonged his love for running” by becoming a coach.
Indianapolis Monumental Marathon: 92-Year-Old Sets Single-Age Half WR While Woman Breaks Above-Knee Amputee Marathon WR Mike Fremont ran a 3:19:30 half while Hailey Daniswicz ran a 4:25:28 marathon.
Boston Marathon Course Could Be Slightly Altered In 2015 There is road work being done that could shorten the course by 6 to 8 feet.

UK Jav NR Holder Goldie Sayers Says She’ll Prove To UKA That She Should Have Received Lottery Funding She’s had two surgeries since she got hurt in London 2012, where she could have been a medal contender.

Women In the News

Pregnant Tirunesh Dibaba To Miss 2015 Season
*MB: The baby-faced assasin is having a baby: Tirunesh Dibaba will miss 2015 season – How fast will her and Sihine’s baby be?
Q&A With Former 5,000, 10,000 And Marathon WR Holder Ingrid KristiansenShe’s most proud of her 10,000 time of 30:13.74, but her marathon WR of 2:21:06 lasted for 13 years.
Interview With Australian Georgia Wassall, Who Has Decided To Go To School At Sydney University, Not In The NCAA The 2:01.78 performer, who has a Nike contract, was worried about getting injured in the US.
Profile Of Former NCAA Pole Vault Champ For Stanford, Ekaterini Stefanidi Of Greece, Who Is Now A PhD Student At ASU At Stanford, she gained 25 pounds her frosh year at Stanford and was a disaster.

More 2014 New York City Marathon News

Top 2 Runners Who Ran Off Course At Mile 24 Of Manchester Marathon Will Get $1,250 Each

Next Week: Preview Of IAAF Cross de Atapuerca In Spain, Where Ibrahim Jeilan Will Race XC For 1st Time In 5 Years 2014 world 5,000 leader Muktar Edris is also racing.

Prosecutors In Oscar Pistorius Case Appeal “Shockingly Light” Sentence As Well As Verdict They say the judge failed to consider the “horrendous manner” in which Ms. Steenkamp was killed.

Previous Kenyan News: Jeptoo Requests “B” Sample Test

Competitor Q&A With Rita Jeptoo’s Agent Federico Rosa Rosa was very blunt saying he “absolutely” thinks Kenya has a problem.
Rita Jeptoo Provisionally Suspended; Requests To Have Her “B” Sample Tested
Jeptoo Hounded By Reporters Her only response: “Nothing! Nothing! Nothing!”
What Everyone Has Been Wondering:Wilson Kipsang To Lelisa Desisa At The End Of The NYCM: “What’s the problem?”
Kenya Sports Minister Promises They Have A Plan To Tackle Doping Problem Hassan Wario accuses AK of being uncooperative, but says they will open a new anti-doping agency by the end of the year.
Wilson Kipsang And Mary Keitany Arive To Heroic Welcome At Nairobi Airport

More Pro News

All For It:WADA Chief Sir Craig Reedie Says Doping Should Be A Criminal Offense
Jo Pavey Disappointed But Not Surprised To Miss Out On UKA Lottery Funding She admitted she knows she’s “probably too old to get the funding.”
UK Headline:“Serial Doper Justin Gatlin Has Paid His Dues, Claims 3-Time Olympic Champ Jackie Joyner-Kersee” She said she “believes in second chances.” Well, what about third?
IAAF Video Interview: Ato Boldon Talks With US’s Two-Time 100 Champ Gail Devers
Konica Minolta Men And Universal Entertainment Women Win Third-Straight East Japan Corporate Titles

Post 2014 TCS New York City Marathon News Results (Updated)* *Photos

Daily Monitor: “The Curious Case Of Stephen Kiprotich” Author wonders how Kiprotich won the Olympics/Worlds, but is nowhere close in London or NYC. Well, he has a 2:07 PR and is clearly better in championship races. Plus 5th in NYC isn’t too bad.
Photo:NYC 10th Placer Nick Arciniaga Ran Through His Nipples No matter how fast you are, no one is immune to nipple chafing.
AP: Stephan Shay Honors Older Brother Ryan Shay said it was a very emotional experience, especially when he ran by the bench dedicated to Ryan placed near where he died.
Funny Video Of NYC Marathoners Trying to Walk Down Stairs Afterwards
2014 NYC Marathon Sets Record For World’s Largest Number Of Marathon Finishers With 50,564 Article includes some other interesting stats and list of celebrity finishers.