Upcoming: adidas GP Moves To Boston

• June 17-18: adidas Grand Prix Moves To Boston; Now The “adidas Boost Boston Games” Day 1 will be on the track and include the traditional Dream Mile and Dream 100 while day 2 will be a “street meet.” Nick Willis, Meseret Defar, Yohan Blake and Jenn Suhr are the elites announced so far.
• May 22: Almaz Ayana Will Face Five Of The Top 6 From Worlds In Rabat 5,000 Ayana’s challengers include silver medalist Senbere Teferi and Mercy Cherono. Jairus Birech will face Paul Kipsiele Koech, Conseslus Kipruto and Mahiedine Mekhissi in the steeple while the women’s 800 has World indoor champ Francine Niyonsaba and Eunice Sum.
• May 22: World Indoor Champ Sifan Hassan Gunning For 2,000m World Record At The FBK Games In Hengelo Dafne Schippers will highlight the sprints in the 200.
• May 28: Allyson Felix Vs. Sanya Richards-Ross Will Highlight Pre Classic 400 World leader Shaunae Miller and 2015 DL winner Francena McCorory are also in the field.
• May 6: World Champs Piotr Malachowski, Christina Schwanitz And Katharina Molitor Lead Throws Fields For Doha DL

Wow London Marathon Is Done *Results

LRC  The Greatest Ever? Eliud Kipchoge (2:03:05) Crushes Course Record, Runs #3 Time Ever At 2016 London Marathon NYC champ Stanley Biwott ran 2:03:51 but had to settle for second behind Kipchoge, who produced one of the greatest marathon performances in history. Kenenisa Bekele, racing his first marathon in 15 months, was third in 2:06:36.
LRC: Was This The Greatest Marathon Performance Ever?
LRC: Kenenisa Bekele Is Back … But Will He Go To Rio?

LRC What Drama: Jemima Sumgong Gets Taken Out From Behind, Gets Up And Wins London 2016 Sumgong for her first major win despite a big fall.

• Kenenisa Bekele Complained That The Pacemakers Beat Him To His Own Drink Bottles Five Times “I am not happy about it. It was a fast, hard race and you need energy!”
• Craig Mottram’s Dream Of Going To His 5th Olympics Is Over As He Only Ran 2:28 In London Mottram was through halfway in 1:07, but felt apart after that. *Discuss
• Eliud Kipchoge On His Face Palm: “I didn’t realise the time but my reaction was not disappointment. I have no regrets.”
• Athletics Weekly British Trials Recap: Callum Hawkins, Tsegai Tewelde, Alyson Dixon, Sonia Samuels Win Battle For Olympic Selection Hawkins’ brother Derek was 3rd, but will have to hope for selection by committee.
• Sumgong Overcame A Near-Collision With An Overzealous Spectator Sumgong “I was thinking maybe he’s enjoying running with me. No I was not scared. I was not worried.”
• Daily Mail Reporting That Locals Stole Crates Of Water Bottles (Includes Video) The video is reminiscent of Black Friday in the US, except with water bottles.
  *MB: London Marathon Thieves
• Game Of Thrones Actress Natalie Dormer And Top Gear Host Chris Evans Among The Celebrities Who Ran London Dormer was the top reported celebrity finisher in 3:51.
  *Video Interview With Dormer
• UK Writer Defends The British Bias Of The BBC’s Broadcast Some favoritism is to be expected; whether the BBC takes it too far is a matter of opinion.
• Sad News: 31-Year-Old War Veteran Dies After Collapsing Near The Finish Line Capt. David Seath died while running to raise money for a UK military charity.
• Ireland Olympic Marathon Selections Still Up In The Air After London The top Irishman was Sean Hehir, but his 2:17:20 won’t be enough to get him on the Olympic team.
• 31 Guinness World Records Were Set In London All are very random, but the fastest was the 2:39:09 ran by a guy dressed as Elsa from the movie Frozen.
• Runner From Israel Was The Last To Start After Showing Up At The Finish Line By Mistake

More London

• London Discussion On Our Fan Forum: Official London Marathon Discussion Thread
• Official: Eliud Kipchoge Appreciation and GOAT Thread
• Bekele’s Back BABY!
• Did Mary Keitany fake her fall?
• Dennis Kimetto 2:11?!
• NBC coverage of London
• Tell us what you think: Should Aselefech Mergia be DQd from 2016 London Marathon?
• Great day for Kenya, Kipsang is most probably done. We thank him for the great ride!

Video: Jemima Sumgong Wins London Despite Fall The video of the fall is shown after the finish.
Video: Kipchoge Wins London + Post-Race Interview
*Kelly Holmes runs 3:11 listening to Purple Rain; Brit astronaut runs it in 3:25 in outer space

Genzebe Dibaba Scratches From Her 10,000 Debut

• Jama Aden Says Genzebe Dibaba Has A Toe Injury – She’ll Be Out At Most Two Weeks
• Update: Genzebe Dibaba Scratches Due To Injury
• Previous: Genzebe Dibaba Contemplating 5K/10K Double In Rio Dibaba says she is set on doing the 5K and the schedule for a 5K/10K double is better than the 5K/1,500 (1,500 final and 5K heat on same day).

More London

• Former Olympic Bronze Medalist Ian Stewart Thinks Mo Farah Should Stay Away From The Marathon He also talked about GB’s qualification system and wishes they would be like the US Trials where it’s “first three past the post.”
• NYC Runner-Up Aselefech Mergia Encouraged By Atsede Baysa’s Win In Boston As They Are Training Partners
• 36-Year-Old GB Marathoner Lee Merrien Hoping To Gain Olympic Selection In London
• GB’s Jonny Hay Using “Old School” Training To Prepare For His Marathon Debut Hay will be among those fighting for a spot on the UK team for Rio.
• 42-Year-Old Legally Blind Runner Hoping London Leads To A Spot On US Paralympic Team Donald Balcom runs 90 miles a week on the treadmill while working as a mechanical engineer for the Navy. He’s coached by GB Olympian Andrew Lemoncello.
• Sensationalist UK Headlines? London Marathon Could Face Snow For First Time In 35-Year History Of The Race The article talks about the “icy” gusts and snow, but weather.com is predicting a high of 52, low of 40 and only 10% chance of precipitation.
  *MB: Forget fast times in London, bad weather, it may even snow!
• BBC And London Marathon Extend Broadcast Deal Through 2021

Latest Doping News

• IAAF Will Make Final Decision On Russia’s Olympic Fate On June 17th The IAAF will hear reports from its task force and make a decision.
• Kenyan Athletes Can Breathe Easy: Kenyan President Officially Signs Anti-Doping Bill Into Law President Uhuru Kenyatta: “Let me be clear that this law is the continuation, not the end, of our efforts to stand against cheating and corruption …”
• Six More Russian Track Athletes Banned For Doping They include mid-d runner Olesya Syreva, who gets an 8-year ban for her 2nd doping offense.
• Russian Olympic Speed Skate Champ Among Those To Have Ban Lifted After Testing Positive For Meldonium
• WADA Suspends Accreditation Of Beijing Laboratory For 4 Months For Failing To Meet Standards

New Forensic Evidence Claims Oscar Pistorius Attacked Reeva Steenkamp With An Air Rifle And Cricket Bat Before Shooting Her That’s some pretty heavy evidence to come out after the trial (and 3 years after a murder).

Sprint Stuff

• TMZ: Rihanna Snubbed Date Request From Usain Bolt Bolt joked that Leonardo DiCaprio (whom Rhianna is rumored to be dating) was “no competition” saying, “I’m tall, I’m handsome I’m dark, I’m the greatest.”
• Usain Bolt Says There Is A Chance He Could Not Retire After 2017, Although It Sounds Like He Really Wants To “Coach says I shouldn’t say I want to retire just yet, I should focus on the year and see how I feel after (2017) … But he says to give it a chance, because I think my coach is pushing for me to go a few more years. We’ll see what happens.”