2014 NCAA XC Champs *LRC Prediction Contest *Men’s Results *Women’s Results *Results 1 Page *Video Replay Photos: *Men’s *Women *All-Americans

RRW Colorado Men, Edward Cheserek Repeat Recap and results. After a slow opening 8k, Edward Cheserek crushed the field the final 2km. He was followed by his teammate Eric Jenkins but they were no match for Mark Wetmore‘s Colorado Buffaloes.

LRC 8 Thoughts On Men’s Race, Including How Great Is This CU Team? We break down Colorado’s repeat and compare them to the 2001 CU, 2003 Stanford and 2005 Wisconsin, NCAA all-time great championship teams. We look at the Oregon 1-2 punch, Stanford’s improvement, and how tough it is for true frosh.

Photos: Men’s Race *Women’s Race *All-Americans

Miss The Race?: Full Video Replay Of Men’s Race

LRC Men’s Video Interviews: Mark Wetmore & Jorge Torres, Edward Cheserek & Eric Jenkins, Maksim Korolev & Joe Rosa, Portland’s Rob Conner, NAU’s Futsum Zienasellassie, Indiana State’s John Mascari

LIVE COVERAGE OF NCAA XC Champs Relive the NCAA Champs.
*Live Thread

NCAA All-American Podium Gallery: (Click For 200+ Photos)

More Distance News

• Max King And GB’s Ellie Greenwood Win IAU 100K World Championships In Doha, Qatar Due to the hot humid conditions, the race started in the evening and finished after midnight as King won in 6:27:43 (6:14 pace for 62+ miles). USA men and GB women won the team competition. *MB Thread
  *GB’s Former Overweight Smoker/Drinker Steve Way Was 13th After Dealing With Stomach Problems More on Way’s inspirational story here.
• Jim Spisak (23:41) Just Beats Out Dirba Degefa Yigezu At Rothman Institute 8K As Part Of Philadelphia Marathon Weekend Alice Kamunya won the women’s race in 26:21 over Kerri Gallagher (26:26).
• BBC Interviews Haile Gebrselassie: From Track To Boardroom
• Leo Manzano Added To Field For Camel City Elite Mile In January (link fixed) Previously announced were Will Leer, Cory Leslie and Matt Elliott.

Interesting Distance News

• A Must Watch: ESPN Video On Recent High School Graduate Kayla Montgomery, Who Became A State Champion While Battling Multiple Sclerosis Very inspiring and worth a watch. Her legs go numb during every race and she has to have someone at the finish line to catch her or she’ll go down.
  *MB: ESPN Video – Amazing Running Story
  *Montgomery Now Running At Lipscomb University *Results On TFRRS
• Bad News: 2:14 Kenyan Marathoner Eric Chirchir Runs 5 Miles To Try To Escape New Jersey Police Chirchir could be deported as he is being charged with sexual assault of a 15-year-old. One officer said, “He’s fast. This is one of the world’s elite marathon runners.”
  *MB: “C-level” KENYAN Marathoner/Pervert Outruns NEW JERSEY Cops; they call him “ELITE”
• Steve Magness Talks About The Cool-Down – Why Do We Do It? Basically the science behind the cool-down isn’t clear, but you should do it anyway.
  *MB: How important is a cooldown jog after hard running?
• Bahrain And Qatar’s Barefoot Running, African-Born Runners Dominate At Asian Beach Games Ethiopian-born Bilisuma Gelassa of Bahrain won the men’s race over Awake Yimer. It was so easy for them that they kept going for 400m after the finish until an official stopped them and told them they had won. Bahrain’s Ethiopian born Tajitu Chalchissa won the women’s race.
• Fionnuala Britton Going For Her Fifth “Inter-Counties” XC Championship In Ireland This Sunday

NCAA Pre-Race

LRC The LetsRun Nation Has Spoken – Vote Tallies From 2014 NCAA XC Prediction Contest The biggest surprise is that Kate Avery has the most first place votes but is only third overall as “American bias” has come through big time.

LRC The Coaches Praise Colorado, Futsum Prays For Rain And Chris Fox Explains Syracuse’s Rise: Six Takeaways From The Men’s Press Conference With the race mere hours away, we pass on what we learned this afternoon, where it was a total love-fest for Chris Lear and Mark Wetmore.

LRC Michigan State Not Feeling The Pressure, Emma Bates Is Happy With Her Season, Pre-Race Parties Are Good And Bad: 10 Takeaways From The Women’s Press Conference 4 leading ladies and coaches shared their wisdom.
*RRW: Michigan State Women Hope To Cap Dream Season With NCAA Cross-Country Title #1

LRC Five Things We Learned In Terre Haute On Thursday – The Course Is Fast, Some Coaches Have No Fun, McFarland USA Is A Winner, And Syracuse Is Here We are on the ground and give you the inside scoop, including a mini review of Disney’s new XC movie, McFarland USA.
*Jim Ryun Talks To NCAA Runners Before They Become 1st In Nation To See Kevin Costner’s New XC Movie, McFarland USA It was a great night in Terre Haute as coach Jim White was in attendance. Futsum Zeinasellassie loved it: “This is beautiful. It’s amazing.”

LRC $200,014 NCAA XC Prediction Contest

• Denver Post: Goucher, Ritz, Torres Rave About This Year’s CU Team
• Denver Post: Wetmore Before Conference On CU Legacy: “If I manage this group of young men and they run what they probably can run, it will be the best team we’ve ever had.”
• Denver Post: Wetmore Says Adam Goucher Helped Jump Start CU Program
  *MB: Chicken or egg? Wetmore says Goucher was crucial to Colorado’s success. Goucher says Wetmore was key to his success. Who’s right?
• NAU’s Futsum Zienasellassie Looks To Improve On 4th Place 2013 Finish As He Returns To Terre Haute, Where He Was A HS Star

More IAAF And Post-Doha Decision News

• IAAF Approve Plan To Have Morning Finals At Rio 2016 – First Time In 28 Years The goal is to maximize international coverage. The women’s 10,000m will be one of the events in the AM.
• Money Talks: Doha’s Winning Bid Included $37 Million Incentive Offer To The IAAF The IAAF has responded that the financial offer was within the guidelines, but critics have said it was “illegal.”
• Columnist On Why The IAAF Gave 2019 Worlds To Doha Despite Human Rights, Heat, And Other Issues See the headline above.

• A Look At IOC President Thomas Bach’s Proposed Olympic Changes In His “Agenda 2020” Plan Allowing joint bids from multiple cities and a non-discrimination language for sexual orientation are some of his suggestions.
  *Full List Of 40 “Agenda 2020” Recommendations *IAAF Article
• Boston Globe: What Are The Costs And Benefits Of A Boston Olympics? The principal concern is obviously money.
• BBC: Will The Third Time Be The Charm For Doha’s Olympic Bid?
• USOC Praises “Stunning Progress” In Rio 2016 Preparations

Upcoming Action

• This Weekend: Incredible Field For Airtel Delhi Half Marathon Announced: 4 Sub-59 Guys, 6 At 59:02 Or Better Will Race Paula Radcliffe will be on hand – as a VIP, not racer.
• January: Rupp, Cain And Centro Will All Race At New Armory Track Invitational In NYC On January 31
  *MB: Could Galen Rupp be going for the WR in the indoor 2 mile again?
• February: Florence Kiplagat Will Return To Barcelona Half, Wanting To Break Her Own 65:12 WR Not happy to have set the WR last year, she now is going back, hoping to be the first woman under 65.