– Chris Kowalewski, coach of two-time Foot Locker champion Anna Rohrer, talking about her love for running. That love helped her come back from 2013 foot surgery and a ton of time on crutches and in a wheelchair to winning Foot Locker in 2014.
Zane Robertson and Ryan Hall are way more similar than you thought, Alberto Salazar is track’s Bill Belichick, Will Claye is not Canadian but good for the sport, the Russians are really good at doping, plus the tweet of the week, fast races on a flat track and more.
LRC Wayback Machine: Interview From Ryan Hall Before His Senior Year Of High School He talks about doing 20 milers and 10-mile tempos.
Diego Estrada Says His Dream Is To Be A US Olympian “I am no longer chasing a degree or chasing the money. It’s about satisfaction as an athlete.”
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Rita Jeptoo Gets 2-Year Drug Ban, Will Lose $500,000 WMM Bonus Her ban will go through the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics.
*MB: Justice: Rita Jeptoo gets 2 year ban from Atheltics Kenya
LRC WTW: Is 2015 The Beginning Of The End For Bernard Lagat Or The Beginning Of A Truly Special Year? Shannon Rowbury, Cas Loxsom And Moses Mosop Off To Good Starts; One Japanese Marathoner Is Better Than The Entire USA (Again) What do Emma Coburn and Cas Loxsom have in common? Who makes more? Sprinters or distance runners? Meet the new NCAA leader in the 800 from Los Angeles. All of that, plus a distance race that crushed the NCAA football television game in TV ratings?
Steve and Sara Slattery are hosting the party and want runners, non-runners, and LRCers to be there.
Sunday was the best and worst of times for many top runners. Reaction from the likes of Usain Bolt, Shalane Flanagan, Andrew Wheating, Kyle Merber, Trevor Dunbar, Riley Masters, LaShawn Merritt, Heather Kampf, Nick Symmonds, Tom Farrell, Brianna Rollins and more.
Thread: Wheating 3:57.4Ryan Hill 3:56.8, Bumbalough 7:51.
Interesting: Kelly-Ann Baptiste (Caught Up In Tyson Gay Drug Scandal) Has Ban Overturned But Decision Won’t be Released The only reason it should be confidential is if a bigger drug case is being used with her evidence.
*MB:Is mileage overrated? Brandon Johnson ran 1:43 on 50-60 mpw, 1:46 on 80 to 90?
LRC Leo Manzano Speaks About His Recent Altitude Stint And Plans For His Indoor SeasonManzano will open 2015 in the mile against Will Leer, Matt Elliott, Riley Masters and others.
NBC Sports Q&A With Galen Rupp On Mo Farah, Marathons, & Getting Drug Tested At A Truck Stop
2015 Wanamaker Mile:Bernard Lagat Will Go For 9th Title Against Past Champions Will Leer And Matt Centrowitz; Mary Cain Will Defend Against Shannon Rowbury Lagat will also face Nick Willis, Leo Manzano, Edward Cheserek, Lawi Lalang and more. *Discuss
LRC What A Day For Cam Levins: 3:54 Dominant Mile Win And Then 30 Minutes Later He Takes Down Rupp In 2-Mile Cam Levins started out with a bang in the first big pro meet in the US in 2015.
On The Boards: CAM LEVINS FINALLY BEATS RUPP!!!
Pre-Race In Depth: Cam Levins: “I’m as fit as I’ve ever been.”
LRC 9:19.93! Centrowitz, Mike Berry, Erik Sowinski And Pat Casey Destroy DMR World Record A tremendous leadoff leg for Centro got it going.
LRC Jordan Hasay Kicks Home To Win Women’s 2-Mile; Ajee Wilson Wins Women’s 800
LRC Shannon Rowbury Runs 4:22.69 In Women’s Mile, Becomes 5th-Fastest Performer Ever Jenny Simpson, you may be world #1, but you’d better be training hard as Rowbury is on fire to start 2015.
MB: He’s Back !?! Brandon Johnson destroys field, sets meet record at Camel City Elite in 1st indoor race since 2012 Johnson won by nearly 1.5 seconds over 2 of the top 5 guys from the US in 2014.
Men’s Mile: MB: Cory Leslie takes down Will Leer and Leo Manzano, wins in 3:56.99 Leslie gapped the field early and managed to hold on for the win as the others were closing hard.
*RRW Meet Recap
*Bring Back the Mile Recap
Shannon Rowbury, Jenny Simpson Pay Attention: Sifan Hassan Runs 4:02.53 World Leader In 1,500 – One Of 6 World Leads Russia’s Yelena Korobkina ran 8:47.61, Kenya’s Paul Kipsiele Koech 7:45.41, and Turkey’s Tanui Ozbilan 3:38.05.
Six World-Leading Marks Highlight Thursday Night PSD Bank Meeting In DusseldorfNixson Chepseba won the 3,000 in 7:44.72 over Paul Kipsiele Koech, Poland’s Adam Kszczot won the 800 in 1:46.48 over countryman Marcin Lewandowski (1:46.74), German Arne Gabius won the 5,000m in an indoor NR of 13:27.53, and Switzerland’s Selina Buchel won the 800m in 2:01.87. In the 1,500, Bethwel Birgen won in 3:40.58 while Silas Kiplagat was last in 3:49.97. *Full Results
*Kszczot Will Try To Become The First In Almost 50 Years To Win Three Consecutive Euro Indoor 800 Titles The 2015 championships are in Prague March 6-8.
LRC Remembering LRCer Van TownsendThe running world lost one of its bright lights this week with the death of Van Townsend.
*MB: RIP Van Townsend: Share Your Respects Here
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