Archived Homepage For May 17, 2016
Archived Homepage For May 17, 2016

This Quote Shocked Us

Wesley Korir calling for the arrest of Julius Ndegwa, the Organizing Secretary for the Professional Athletics Association of Kenya. Korir claims Ndegwa has been helping journalists find “bogus runners” who are paid to say they are doped and maybe even paid to be injected with EPO so the journalists will have a story to send home. Ndegwa, in turn, claims Korir was put on the Kenyan Olympic team by Athletics Kenya to silence Korir.

Sunday / Monday US Track Action *Results: *Portland Twilight*Swarthmore

NCAA Action Galore *All Conference Meets*All NCAA Results






  • IC4A/ECAC:Results Former prep star Eddie Owens has won the steeple in 8:46.

International: Inaugural Adidas Boost Meeting In The Books *Results

Our Weekly Recap

WTWPraise For The 800/1,500/5k/10k & 4 X 400 Quintuple, What's Wrong With Edward Cheserek? Boring Track Uniforms And Nick Symmonds Doesn't Think Highly Of A Lot Of You

We span the track and field globe and ponder if Edward Cheserek is now an underdog at NCAAs while discussing fashion choices and intersex athletes.

The US’s 1st-Ever Street Meet Is In Boston In 1 Month

LRCMeet Director Mark Wetmore Explains Why The adidas Grand Prix Moved From New York To Boston And Became The US's 1st-Ever Street Meet

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh also was on hand to pump up excitement for the United States' first-ever street meet, which will be free for all on the Boston Common.

Sprint News / If You Are Religious, Please Pray That Bolt Isn’t Hurt

The Latest Corruption News From Kenya, Russia And Japan

Distance Stars From The Past

Shot Put News

Sprints/Jumps: Bolt Opener

Screenshot 2016-05-14 at 21.07.57LRC No Need To Panic, Bolt Fans – Usain Bolt Opens Season With 10.05 100m At Cayman Invitational With video. Bolt opened with a 10.09 in 2013 at this same meet. In other action at this meet, Kendra Harrison ran 12.42 in the hurdles, giving her the 3 fastest times in the world in 2016, and Jenna Prandini got the 100 /200 double (11.16 / 22.63). *IAAF Recap

The Negative Side Of The Sport

2016 UAE Healthy Kidney 10k In Central Park *Results

RRW $25,000 Buys A Lot Of Diapers: New Dad Lucas Rotich And Cynthia Limo Win UAE Healthy Kidney 10k In New York And Pick Up $25k Each Zane Robertson (4th) and Laura Thweatt (6th) were the first NAFBs across the line. *Results

2016 Bay To Breakers

Rio Is Ready – Are You?

Meet The Bernard Lagat Of The Discus 44-Year-Old Virgilijus Alekna – The 2000 And 2004 Olympic Discus Champ – Still Competing For Lithuania

2016 Shanghai DL *Full Results*TV & Streaming*Meet Preview By LetsRun.com

MB: Official 2016 Shanghai DL Live Discussion Thread *Full Results

Symmond and his coverup T-mobile tattoo at the startLRC A Diamond League Debacle: David Rudisha Beaten By Four Men; Nick Symmonds Runs 1:48 In Farce Of Men’s 800 In Shanghai Rudisha had a good excuse for his loss. The same can’t be said for Nick Symmonds. Find out what we are talking about.

Different angle of fallThe Rest Of The Meet LRCFaith Kipyegon Crushes It In Women’s 1,500; A Fast Women’s Steeple; A Sub-13 Men’s 5k And Much More  In the first DL women’s 1,500 of the year, Jenny Simpson fans have reason to worry as Faith Kipyegon smashed the Kenyan national record. Justin Gatlin was utterly dominant as well, Muktar Edris was great in the 5,000, Omar McLeod went sub-13, Americans Sam Kendricks and Kurt Roberts picked up their first DL victories, and more.

Shanghai On The Message Board:

The “Blade Debate”

Bureaucracy 1, Athletes 0

Symmonds_NickFV1-USAout15LRCFederal Judge Dismisses Nick Symmonds’ Run Gum Lawsuit; USATF And USOC Can Restrict Non-Apparel Logos At Olympic Trials USATF and the USOC won at least the temporary legal battle but have they won the war? Will athletes stand for being told USATF has the legal authority to prevent them from monetizing a logo that USATF does not even attempt to monetize itself?