– Excerpt from an ESPN article on how Mark Cuban is funding an $800,000 clinical trial to see if HGH might help people recover quicker from ACL surgery. *MB: Mark Cuban funds a study ($800,000) to change the way sports thinks about HGH.
Kara dominated the race, but she was the only one of the top 3 racing as Flanagan and Cragg ran a more controlled effort. Aaron Braun won the men’s race. Videos with Kara, Flanagan and Cragg, plus results.
Clinger, who as a soph ran 4:13/9:03 at altitude and was 8th at NXN, used a late move on the final uphill to pull away from Carmel (IN)'s Ben Veatch to win in 15:03. His win kicked off a great day for the state of Utah. Just 33rd in the nation in terms of population, Utah had 3 teams in the top 12 in the country. In the team race, Clinger's American Fork squad came up just short, taking second with 163 points to Great Oak's 114.
*Amazing MB Prediction: AUSTIN TAMAGNO will be upset by CASEY CLINGER
Everything went according to form at NXN as the favorites delivered and Bill Aris became the John Wooden of girls cross-country running. Plus a 12-year-old finished in the top 15!
Has Mike Rossi cut yet another course, this time in an attempt to win $10,000 from LetsRun.com?
*MB: Did Mike Rossi (viral marathon dad) cheat his way into Boston?
We highly recommend this book - hell, we call it "a triumph" - by Chris Solinsky's high school coach, Donn Behnke. Purchase here. 5 out 5 stars.
Kim Conley Wins In 31:58.54 As Chelsea Reilly And Rochelle Kanuho Also Get 32:15 StandardJordan Hasay ran 32:46.04. Winning men’s time was 28:31 as Ben Blankenship was a DNF.
Fukuoka: Former WR Holder Patrick Makau Repeats In 2:08:18, Current World Record Holder Dennis Kimetto Drops OutYuki Kawauchi ran 2:12.48.
*Japan’s Satoru Sasaki Was Third In 2:08:56 To Put Himself In Olympic Contention His previous PR was 2:09:47.
*Fukuoka Live Thread
Kenya’s Elisha Barno (2:11:51) And Ethiopia’s Serkalem Abrha (2:31:29) Win 2015 Cal International Marathon Titles Kenya’s Elisha Barno made his move after the 20-mile mark, surging ahead of the lead pack at “The Wall” to win the 33rd annual California International Marathon in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 51 seconds on Sunday. *Results
Kenya’s Julius Maisei (2:17:24) Wins Singapore Marathon As Doris Changeywo Wins Women’s Race In Debut (2:44:26) 2012 Boston Champ Sharon Cherop was third in her 2nd marathon in two months.
Australia: David McNeill And Eloise Wellings Win Zatopek 10,000m To Book Tickets To Rio 28:03 for McNeill and 32:02 for Wellings. *Results
World 50k Champs: LRC Poster Camille Herron Wins World 50k Title (2nd World Title Of Year) As Tony Migliozzi Of USA Win’s Men’s TitleTony Migliozzi is a 2:17 marathoner. He has a blog and posts his training log online.
On The Boards: Americans win titles at IAU 50K World Championships
*LRC Poster Camille Herron wins her 2nd World Champ of the Year
The 1st Of The 2005 Positives Announced?Maria Mutola To Get Another Medal As 2005 800 Bronze Medalist Tatyana Andrianova Gets Banned Is this the first of 28 yet to be banned athletes from Worlds 2005 and 2007?
USATF Awards: USATF has the Jesse Owens awards at night and a whole different set of breakfast awards. Plus: Former NYRR CEO Allan Steinfeld Wins USATF Robert Giegengack Award For Volunteerism The best news out of the convention essentially is no major negative news so far.
LRC Feature The Miracle In The Black Hills: A Coach, A Fallen Teammate And A Season For The Ages In July, Black Hills State’s Gage McSpadden was struck by lightning and tragically killed at the age of 21. The team’s dream of a first-ever NCAA appearance, one that McSpadden had guaranteed, appeared to be shot. No one will ever forget how they responded.
Looking for a great Christmas present? We have a suggestion. Ed Caesar's new book Two Hours covers everything you would want to know about the marathon, from its roots in ancient Greek lore all the way up to the establishment of big-money major-city marathons in the late 20th century. It includes incredible behind-the-scenes access of Geoffrey Mutai in 2011 when he destroyed the course records in both Boston and New York. 5 out 5 stars.
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