Quote Of The Day

“I remember 7 years ago when I didn’t even make the final here. I remember Bekele winning the Olympic gold and the guy had won so many medals and I was like if I could only have one medal. To be able to turn around in 7 years and year by year (get better and win 7 gold medals) just continuing it has been incredible.”

– Mo Farah of Great Britain talking after becoming the first person to ever complete the “triple double.” In 7 years, Farah has gone from zero World/Olympic medals to 7 gold medals (8 total).

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 2015 Beijing Worlds *Schedule & Results *TV & Streaming *LRC Prediction Contest *IAAF Event-By-Event Recaps *Post-Race Video Interviews *Race Videos

Screenshot (178)LRC Mare Dibaba Wins 100m Sprint For World Title, USA’s Selena Burla 10th, Reaction From Her And Esther Erb Dibaba ran 2:27:35 to Kiprop’s 2:27:36 and Eunice Kirwa‘s (Bahrain) 2:37:39. Serena Burla of the USA was still with the lead pack at 30k and finished 10th.
*Discuss

LRC Seventh Heaven: Mo Farah Captures 7th Global Title, Becomes First Man To Complete The 5,000/10,000 Double Three Times 7 years ago, Farah came to Beijing and did not make the 5,000 final. Now he leaves Beijing with GOAT talk.

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LRC Stop Us If You’ve Heard This Before: Ashton Eaton Breaks The World Record, Usain Bolt Completes The Triple And The U.S. Botches A Handoff A great night in the Bird’s Nest with a WR by Eaton and another botched US relay.

MB: Ashton MF Eaton finds a 29.6 last 200. Breaks the WR!!!!! 
*UnF****** Believable – Eaton 45.00 for 400!

The Triple Double Is Complete! MB: Mo MF Farah runs last 800 in 148, last k in 2:19, last 1,600 in 3:55!!!
*How to beat a 3:28 guy in a 5,000m race? I know, lets run 15 minute pace for half the race! Decisions.

MB Official Day 8 Live Discussion Thread – Men’s 5,000, Women’s 800, 4 x 100s and Men’s Decathlon Finals

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More Sprint Stuff From Thursday

Worlds Photos Galleries: Day 1 (M10k Marathon), Day 2 (M100), Day 3 (W10k, MSteeple), Day 4 (M800, W1,500, M Long Jump) & Video (Interviews, Races)

Worlds Photos Galleries: Day 1 (M10k Marathon), Day 2 (M100), Day 3 (W 10k, MSteeple), Day 4 (M800, W1500, M Long Jump) & Video (Interviews, Races)

Day 3
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Day 2
Bolt and Gatlin

The Integrity Of The Sport Is At Stake – Mike Rossi Is A Marathon Cheat And Should Have Been DQed From The 2014 Lehigh Valley Marathon

LRC Investigates Lehigh Valley Got It Wrong: The Evidence Is Conclusive: Mike Rossi – The Viral Boston Marathon Dad – Is A Marathon Cheat And Should Never Have Been On The Starting Line In Boston In April, Mike Rossi gained international fame for his snarky response to a letter from his kids’ principal scolding him for taking them out of school for several days to watch Boston. A LetsRun.com investigation has revealed that Rossi’s principal was correct, the kids should never have been in Boston as the evidence is conclusive – their father didn’t legitimately qualify for the 2015 Boston Marathon. How confident are we that Rossi cut the course when he “ran” his 3:11:45 BQ qualifier at Lehigh Valley? Extremely. We’ll pay Mike Rossi $10,000 if he qualifies again in the next 12 months – and the qualifying time is 13+ minutes slower – 3:25.
*MB: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston? 

More Saturday Worlds *Race Videos *Post-Race Interviews

Kiprop After 3 in a Row

Centro After 8th Place

Felix After 47.7 Split

More Interviews here, Race Videos here
Women's 800m 2015 WroldsLRC Belarus’ Marina Arzamasova Holds Off Melissa Bishop & Eunice Sum To Win Women’s 800 In 1:58.04  A super tight one for 800 glory.

More Wednesday *Race Videos *Post-Race Interviews

Screenshot (484)LRC Day 5 Recap: The Greatest 400 Race Ever? Wayde van Niekerk Wins A Blazing 400 In 43.48; Julius Yego’s 92.72 Bomb In Javelin, 20-Year-Old Shamier Little Impresses Three men broke 44.00 for the first time in history as former world champs LaShawn Merritt (43.65 PR) and Kirani James (43.78) had to settle for silver and bronze. Cuba’s Yarisley Silva won the pole vault in dramatic fashion, while Justin Gatlin (19.87) and Usain Bolt (19.95) cruised through the 200 semis to set up a thrilling final on Thursday.

*Worlds Race Videos *Post-Race Interviews

Bird’s Nest Jumps And Throws

Gatlin Is NOT A 2-Time Cheat

Gatlin_JustinR-Doha15LRC Everything You Need To Know About Justin Gatlin’s Drug Positives Before His Showdown With Bolt, Including His Dad Got A Gun And Wanted To Kill Trevor Graham In a LetsRun first, we show some sympathy for Justin Gatlin, reveal how his dad intended to kill Trevor Graham when he heard his son tested positive (as part of an April Fool’s Prank), and how Gatlin’s own agent didn’t buy the Chris Whetstine sabotage story. Plus, we go on the the record and say Gatlin should never have been banned 4 years.


Thursday Worlds Distance

Bookmark This Page: Watch Worlds Without Knowing The Results If you’re looking for race videos, go here.

Screenshot (133)LRC Sifan Hassan Runs 1:58.50 And Goes Home (So Do The Americans): The Madness Of The Women’s 800 Semifinals 24 women, 10 PRs and no Americans in the final. The three women’s 800 semifinals were insane as Canada’s Melissa Bishop led all the qualifiers in 1:57.52 (a two-second PR!). Americans Molly Ludlow and Brenda Martinez went home as the final time qualifier was a ridiculous 1:58.35.

Screenshot (109)LRC Thursday AM: Souleiman OUT Of 1,500 As All 3 Americans Advance, American Women Disappoint In 5k The big news was Ayanleh Souleiman pulling up with injury in the 1,500 as Matt Centrowitz looked great in qualifying. Nicole Tully advanced for the US in the 5k but did not run great.
*Interviews With: Centro, Manzano, Andrews, Willis, Tully, Hall, D’Agostino and more in our article or on YouTube channel.

Thursday AM: MB: Official Thursday AM/Wednesday Night Live Discussion Thread (M1,500 and W5k Heats) and Women’s 5k Preview
*FLASH: Men’s 1,500 Round 1 All 3 Americans Make Semis: SOULEIMAN OUT
*CENTROS MEDAL CHANCES JUST SKYROCKETED
*It’s all on Centro’s Shoulders…

More Worlds Wednesday

Final Straight Women's SteepleLRC Kenya’s Hyvin Kiyeng Wins Wild Steeple As Emma Coburn Settles For Fifth 5 women in contention for gold with 100 to go. Coburn: “I’m bummed … I thought I could medal. I was confident that I could. … I just got to keep at it and come away with some hardware in Rio.”

LRC Marquis Dendy Talks After Failing To Make Finals In Long Jump At 2015 IAAF Worlds – Hopes Beijing Flop Will Fuel Him To Double Olympic Gold The US struggles in the sprints/jumps continued as both Marquis Dendy and Will Claye failed to make the triple jump final.

Nike Controversy News

Alberto Salazar Says, “You should put your money on me being cleared – it’s a winning bet.” Also says, “Mo will be back with us.”
*Unbelievable: Seb Coe Still A Nike Ambassador When this news broke last week, we weren’t worried & assumed Coe was above the fray and would end the relationship once he became IAAF president, but that hasn’t happened. Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised as Nike has sponsored Max Siegel‘s racing team and charity in the last few years.

The Sam Chelanga Story

LRCThe Accidental Runner: Sam Chelanga's Amazing Journey From Poverty In Rural Kenya To American Citizen And US Olympic Favorite

Sam Chelanga always vowed he'd bring change to his totally impoverished village where his mother died when he was young. At age 20, he was told by marathon world record holder Paul Tergat he should become a runner if he wanted to go to college. Chelanga's first thought was no way. "I went home and I had made up my mind. This dream of helping people, trying to get a higher education, it's too much. It's hurting me," said Chelanga, but in the end, he gave it a try and now a 27:08 collegiate record, 4 NCAA titles and favorite status for the 2016 US Olympic team are his reality - as is clean drinking water for his village.