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Quote Of The Day

“Training methods continue to evolve in the sport of running, but today’s innovators are working at the margins, tinkering with different methods of incorporating cross-training, altitude training, and other such practices into their regimens … Mo Farah‘s training in the second decade of the twenty-first century is not much different from Bill Rodgers‘ training in the 1970s. Rodgers ran upward of 120 miles per week, and Farah runs up to that amount. Rodgers did about 80 percent of his running at low intensity, and Farah does the same.”

– Excerpt from Matt Fitzgerald‘s new book 80 / 20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower, which attempts to bring Lydiard’s training to the masses. Believe it or not, you may actually get faster by running slower on your easy days.

Bringing Lydiard To The Masses – Run Faster By Running More Relaxed

LRCBook Review: 80/20 Running By Matt Fitzgerald Another book by prolific author Matt Fitzgerald is out, but this one, which once had the proposed title of High Mileage Manifesto, intrigued us so much Robert Johnsonwrote the foreword as it attempts to bring Lydiard to the masses. “It would have been nice if this book had existed from late 198os to the late 1990s, during the dark days of American distance running.”
*MB: Matt Fitzgerald’s new book 80/20 Running – Rojo what can u tell us about this book since you wrote the foreward

US Weekend Road Action

EQT Pittsburgh 10: Leonard Korir Wins, Ryan Hall 10th, Sara Hall Sets Course Record And Wins $3,500Jonathan Grey was the first American in 5th.
*Results *OTB: Ryan Hall 50:25 in Pittsburgh??
Olympians Janet Bawcom And Daniel Vargas Win Rock ‘N’ Roll Savannah Half Marathon Nick Hilton and Tara Martine were the winners in the full.
Josh McDougal Wins Stockade-Athon 15K In Schenectady, NY (46:34) Megan Hogan won the women’s race in 51:09. *Full Results *MB Thread
Ben Blankenship Wins Kansas Road Mile In 4:04:34 2009 1,500m world champ Yusuf Kamel was a distant 2nd (4:13.30). Kristen Findley won the women’s race (4:49.89).

USA News

2014 Is A Record-Breaking Year For USA Women In The Marathon (In Terms Of Running Sub-2:35) Alberto Salazar: “I believe that in the marathon … (American women) can be competitive. They believe it more than the American men do.” LRC note: The US has 2 women competitive on the world stage (sub 2:25), the US men 1 (Meb).

Doping News From Yesterday:Asbel Kiprop, Janeth Jepkosgei, Priscah Jeptoo, Martin Lel, Many Others Pros Defend Rita Jeptoo’s Agent Federico Rosa They insist they are clean and want Rita Jeptoo to speak the truth on who doped her.

Nick Arciniaga Q&A On Rita Jeptoo: “I have read up a little bit about it since being back home and everything seems pretty shady to me. Even the comments from Rita’s coach and agent. It is terrible for the sport, but it’s nearly impossible to know who to believe.”

British Corner

Sue Mott Writes About “Astonishment” Of 41-Year-Old Not Getting UK Government Funding We think it would be crazy to fund a 41-year-old as a medal prospect for Rio if that is the criteria.
A Look Back At John Ngugi’s 5-Time World Championship Career: In Mud, Hail, Rain Or Snow, Ngugi Thrived “Cross country is difficult. Sometimes you run in the mud, sometimes in the snow. There can be hail or rain. Many runners don’t want to do it now. That is sad.” He’s in Scotland this weekend.
After Giving Birth In July, Jessica Ennis-Hill Wants To Compete At Worlds Next Year
Olympic High Jump Bronze Medallist Robbie Grabarz Plans Indoor Return After Knee Surgery

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

NYC Marathon Photos

It's Time to Vote

LRCWho’s Going to the Big Dance? LRC NCAA Regional Fan Polls Open It’s that time of the year for you to tell us who will go dancing from each of the NCAA XC regions. Please give us your top ten for your favorite region or in the nation.

Distance News

Good Read:The Brother Colm O’Connell Of Ethiopia: Sentayehu Eshetu Is Coach Of Ethiopia’s Past, Present And Future Eshetu coaches young runners in the tiny town of Bekoji and has worked with Berlin champ Tirfi Tsegaye, Olympic champ Tiki Gelana, all-time greats Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba and more.
*LRC Archives: Move Over Iten, Kenya – Bekoji, Ethiopia Lays Claims To Be The Cradle Of Running
ASU’s Shelby Houlihan Looks For Big Finish To Her NCAA XC Career Houlihan says losing at Wisconsin really took the pressure off her for the rest of the season, but she’s going into Regionals and Nationals trying to win.
Serena Williams: “My Ass Is Too Big To Run A Marathon”
Q&A With Meb Keflezighi: Meb Tells You Why You Should Run The Marathon Meb loves running the most when he races, saying, “During the race I would not want to be anywhere else, challenging the best of the best in the world.”
Tons Of Great Photos From Heps XC Champs Online On Facebook

The Show Goes On: Oscar Pistorius Appeal Hearing Set For December 9th

Track Stuff: Throws / Sprints

Forbes’ List Of The World Highest-Paid Athletes Usain Bolt is the only track athlete (#45) on the list of 100. They have him down at $23.2 million. Boxer Floyd Mayweather is on top at $105 million.
Q&A With NZ Shot Putter Tom Walsh On His Off-Season Training Walsh had a breakthrough year with silver at the Commonwealth Games and bronze at World Indoors.
College Recruiting Guide For Track Athletes This guide is written for throwers, but most of the advice is applicable for all events.

High School State Talk/Results

The Straight Dope On Rita Jeptoo?

Rita Jeptoo’s Estranged Husband Accuses Her Of Long-Term EPO Use Since 2011 Her husband shared legal documents where he essentially blackmailed her, saying that he’d tell WADA about her doping if she didn’t agree to a financial settlement.
*MB: Rita Jeptoo’s Husband Says She Began Doping in 2011
NY Times: Problems With Anti-Doping System Cast A Shadow On Kenyan Runners Some harsh words from Frank Shorter, who thinks the WMM should have its own testing pool that tests top marathoners (i.e. Kenyans) more regularly out of competition.
*MB: Frank Shorter in the NYTimes basically convicts all of Kenya for doping

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.

US Distance News: New Beer Mile WR

LRC Chris Kimbrough Shatters Women’s Beer Mile World Record With 6:28 She broke the previous 17-year-old record of 6:42.
Bob Kennedy On His 3:26:17 NYC Marathon: “You go in spurts of 100 meters. You feel like you’re clicking, and you feel like you want to drop out.”
Recommended Read: Tim Layden Nominates Meb Keflezighi As SI’s Sportsman Of Year “On the most American of days in running, in the most American of races, an American won the Boston Marathon.”
An Insult To Elite Women Marathoners Everywhere? WSJ Article Extrapolates That Tennis Star Caroline Wozniacki Could Run A Low 2:30 Marathon If She Really Trained For It She ran 3:26:33. These types of predictions are extremely hypothetical, but her own post-race prediction of maybe getting down to 3 hours if she trained all-out seems much more reasonable.
Mike Rutt Blogs: 10 Ways to Become A Better Runner (Part 1)
Competitor’s List Of The 35 Greatest American Female Marathoners Of All Time Joan Benoit Samuelson and Deena Kastor top the list.

Paris Will Make Decision On Bidding For 2024 Olympics In January

Caroline Wozniacki News

Caroline Wozniacki NYC Marathon Finish Wozniacki’s Marathon Debut Was Amazing, Djokovic Says He says he wants to run a marathon after his tennis career is over and so does Andy Murray.

Somehow We Missed This:New York City Marathon Was Same Day Caroline Wozniacki Was Supposed To Marry Rory McIlroy

Random Distance Stuff

Q&A With Four NCAA Coaches Who Started New Positions This Year, Including Chris Solinsky At William And Mary Solinsky has been enjoying the job so far and says he it hasn’t been too hard getting in his own training.
Athletes Come To Blows During Club XC Race In Ireland A big rivalry between two clubs led to a lot of shoving with one athlete throwing a punch and another putting an opponent in a headlock.
Q&A Catching Up With Andrew Bumbalough Bumbalough wasn’t thrilled with his season from a time perspective as it was the first year in his career he didn’t get a PR at his primary event.
What’s The Ideal Age For Marathoning? Based on statistical analysis of pros, right around 28 years old. Recent trend of older runners (mid 30s+) running faster could be due to financial, rather than biological, reasons.

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