– Boise State coach Corey Ihmels talking to Newsweek about his freshman phenom Allie Ostrander, whom Newsweek calls “America’s next running phenom.”
LRC$20,016 USA/NCAA Running Warehouse Distance Prediction Contest What’s the track fan supposed to do this weekend with both USA Indoors and NCAA Indoors? Play in the LetsRun.com Running Warehouse Indoor Prediction Contest that has the USA Indoor distance events + some of the top NCAA events. In a LRC first we have excluded the USA men’s 800m from the contest.
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Just over a month ago, USATF told us that Rachel McFarlane couldn't run in the Olympic Marathon Trials as her qualifier didn't come in a USATF-sanctioned event, even if we paid the sanctioning fee ourselves. A month later, someone failed to secure a sanction for the crown jewel of the US Indoor season - the NYRR Millrose Games - but all of the marks will count.
Nick Willis Talks About Porn Addiction & Being Porn Free For 2.5 Years and How It’s Helped His Marriage Nick’s post on Facebook is getting a lot of press.
*Editorial: “It takes guts to do what he has done – not just in being public about it, but in facing his own fragility.”
*Discuss
LRCGirl Power! A 13-Year-Old Wins LRC Running Warehouse Marathon Trials Prediction Contest There’s a new generation in the running ranks. 13-year-old Kate Kowalik won our contest and her 11-year-old sister finished in the top 10. Take that, LRC Nation.
LRC W 3,000: Shannon Rowbury Battles Emily Infeld, Shelby Houlihan, Marielle Hall & Abbey D’Agostino Infeld and Houlihan are among the favorites, but neither will be going to Worlds as they don’t have the standard. You heard that right – somehow a 15:00 5k runner who has a World 10k medal doesn’t have the 9:00 standard. Only Rowbury, Hall, D’Agostino and Lauren Paquette have the World Indoor standard of 9:00.
LRCM 3,000: Galen Rupp, Ryan Hill, Evan Jager, Hassan Mead, Eric Jenkins & More Square Off In A LOADED Field This is most definitely the race of the meet. Can Rupp accomplish the unthinkable and make the 3k team less than a month after winning the Olympic Marathon Trials? He’ll have to beat a tremendous field that also includes Garrett Heath and 41-year-old defending World Indoor silver medalist Bernard Lagat.
Previous LRC Previews:M 800 * W 800 * M 1500 * W 1500
Glen Mills’s Dream Comes True – A New Meet – Racers Grand Prix – Will Be Held June 6th In Jamaica And Usain Bolt Promises To Put On A Show Bolt and his Racers teammates, which include Yohan Blake, Warren Weir and Zharnel Hughes have all confirmed for the meet. *Reuters Article
LRCShannon Rowbury Shares Her Thoughts On 2012 Olympic 1,500 Final – “These Cheaters Rob People Like Me And My Competitors Of Medals” 4 of the 6 women who finished ahead of the American record holder at 1,500 at the 2012 Olympics have been linked to doping.
Ed Burke Sets WR At USATF Masters Champs Burke, who is famous for being the US flagbearer in 1984 at age 44, is still going strong at age 76. *2016 USATF National Masters Indoor Results
LRC Meet The Most Interesting Man In NCAA Running: He’s 5’9″, Can Dunk A Basketball And In One Year Has Gone From 4:17 To The #3 Time In NCAA History: Meet Oklahoma State’s Josh ThompsonJosh Thompson of Oklahoma State has a unique and cool story.
Educate Yourself Watch The English Version Of The Latest ARD Doping Documentary – “Russia’s Red Herrings”
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