– Jeremy Wariner talking to Chris Chavez about what he hopes to run for 800 if he opens his 2015 with some strength work and a debut at 2 laps. *Discuss
LRC Vote For LetsRun.com’s 2014 Awards With little action going on in early January, we thought it would be fun for you the fan to select the award winners for 2014. We need your help. Vote and tell us who are the male and female runners of the year for the World, US, and NCAA. Plus vote for the “best record-breaking performance,” the “race of the year,” the “moment of the year” and “unusual moment of the year.” It won’t be easy. For example, who is the US male runner of the year, Galen Rupp or Meb Keflezighi?
LRCFour Thoughts On The 2015 Women’s Race Which Features The “Fantastic Four” From Kenya Nothing in our beloved sport can equal the 2015 men’s London field but the women’s equal is pretty special with 3 former champs in Mary Keitany (2:18:37), Edna Kiplagat (2:19:50 PR), and Priscah Jeptoo (2:20:14 PR) plus the fastest half runner in history – Florence Kiplagat. We break it down for you.
*Paula Radcliffe is running, but will announce on January 30th is she’s in elite race or not Amazingly, Radcliffe hasn’t raced London since 2005.
*Press Release From London Organizers
*RRW:London Marathon Women’s Field Does Not Disappoint
*LRC Archives From Last Week:Is The Men’s Field The Greatest Ever?
16-Year-Old World Youth Record Holder Kaylin Whtiney Forgoing The Rest Of Her High School Career To Focus On Training For Rio Olympics Whitney trains alongside pros in a club coached by Dennis Mitchell. Last year she ran 11.10 for the 100 (HS record) and 22.49 for the 200 (#2 HS time behind Allyson Felix). *Discuss
Recommend Read: Kudos To The Ultimate Internet Sleuth: MB: Canadian proves that 2012 Russian Olympic champ competed on Dec 30th while banned!Evan Dunfee has done an amazing job showing you how the Russians have doctored photos to make it look like Elena Lashmanova‘s race took place in 2012, not 2014. *IAAF Investigating
2008 Olympic Champ Wilfred Bungei Says Current Drug Cheats Are Causing Him Problems In Retirement People ask him if he doped.
Jeremy Wariner May Open 2015 With 800m Run If he does, thousands of LetsRun.com fans will get the answer to the ultimate hypothetical they’ve been debating for years.
*MB: At last our dreams will become reality: Jeremy Wariner may open 2015 up at 800m!!! How fast (slow) will he go?
[gravityform action=”polls” id=”68″ mode=”poll” cookie=”1 month” show_results_link=”false” display_results=”true” percentages=”true” counts=”false”]
Steve and Sara Slattery are hosting the party and want runners, non-runners, and LRCers to be there.
Want a Better Running Shoe?
Beta Better Running Shoe Site
It’s Time to Change How We Find Running Shoes