– Alberto Salazar speaking after Galen Ruppwon his eighth straight USA 10,000m title in dominating fashion to open the first day of the 2016 US Olympic Trials.
Day 2: MB: Official 2016 Olympic Trials Day 2 Live Discussion Thread
LRC From Start To Finish: Molly Huddle Wins 2016 US Olympic Trials Women’s 10,000 Huddle was a much-deserved winner as she led every step. Emily Infeld and Marielle Hall grabbed spots #2 and #3.
LRC Chaos Continues in Men’s 800 Semis – We’ll Have A 9 Person Final The men’s 800 continues to be totally unpredictable.
*MB: Shaq Walker appeal
*MB: Clayton “silky smooth” Murphy
LRC Women’s 800 Semis: The Top 5 Seeds All Advance To Set Up A Much Anticipated Final There wasn’t a lot of drama today but there will be in the final.
LRCVideo Interviews from the Trials Allyson Felix vows to “just keep fighting”, Trayvon Bromwell talks his achilles injury, Brittney Reese discusses JJK and the longest jump in 12 years to win the lj, Jeremy Wariner says he’s not retired, plus all the distance action.
Full Coverage in our 2016 Olympic Trials Special Section.
Recommended Read:Sports Illustrated Cover Story By Tim Layden: “An American Hero” 40 Years After Gold, Caitlyn Jenner Comfortable In Her Own Skin” A great read with insights and stories from the 1976 Jenner who won decathlon gold as a man and the 2016 Jenner who promotes gender rights as a transgender woman.
*MB: Apparently Bruce Jenner admitted to using PEDs in an 1988 interview
FloTrack Has Their Media Credentials For The Olympic Trials And Rio Revoked By The IOC Apparently they violated use rights by streaming parts of the marathon and wrestling Olympic Trials.
*MB:Flotrack denied credentials to the Olympic Trials
The Olympic Trials are here. It's time to get down to business.
LRC US Olympic Trials Women’s 800: Prepare For Chaos In The Most Wide-Open Distance Event Of The TrialsAjee Wilson, Alysia Montano and Brenda Martinez have all starred on the international stage before. Will they make it to Rio? Not necessarily, as 12 Americans this year have run between 1:59.72 and 2:00.82.
LRC US Olympic Trials Men’s 800: Old (Nick Symmonds/Duane Solomon) Vs. New (Boris Berian, Clayton Murphy, Donavan Brazier) Over Two LapsThe 800 is full of lots of studly young talent in Boris Berian, Donavan Brazier and Clayton Murphy – average age 21. Will they arrive as Olympians or can the old studs like Duane Solomon and Nick Symmonds make one last stand?
Previous: LRC US Olympic Trials Men’s 10,000 Preview *LRCUS Olympic Trials Women’s 10,000 Preview: Molly Huddle, Then Who?
Last year, on the comeback trail after hamstring surgery, Yohan Blake, the second-fastest man in history, was running and losing "B" heats in Europe. Now, the man formerly known as "The Beast" is back in form, having exorcised his demons. "The nickname was holding me back. I keep on getting injured and it was related to the beasts in the Bible ... God didn't like it, so I had to change it."
LRCGalen Rupp Knocks It Out Of The Park To Win Olympic Trials And His 8th Straight USATF 10,000m Title Galen Rupp won his 8th 10,000 title in a row as a slew of carnage was left behind him with athletes dropping out in the heat.
LRCSix Minutes And Six Points With Alberto Salazar, Including “… the hotter it is the better.” Salazar was on hand to offer some interesting insight into Galen Rupp‘s latest US 10,000m title. Was Salazar nervous for Rupp? What double is he leaning towards for Rio? And when might Rupp retire? Find out here.
LRC 2016 Olympic Trials Begin With Chaos – Donavan Brazier And Duane Solomon Bomb Out In 1st Round Of Men’s 800 Unbelievable.
*DONOVAN BRAZIER IS DONE
*Duane Solomon….DUMB!!!
*Murphy >>> Brazier
LRC Women’s 800 Prelims: Favorites Advance As Laura Roesler Goes Home
LRCAn Emotional Sanya Richards-Ross Bids Farewell To The Sport Of Track And Field At Historic Hayward Field The 2012 Olympic champ was unable to hold back tears after her great career came to a premature end.
*MB: Rupp Haters – How do you look at yourself in the mirror in the morning?
*MB: Who else has won the OT at marathon and track in one year?
*MB: Lagat would have made the team…
*MB: Army Runners Dominate 10k
*MB: German Fernandez DNF
*MB: The USOC should revoke NBC Sport’s media credentials*MB: Ben True did exactly what I said he’d do
*MB: Galen Rupp is a beast that eats nails for breakfast….
*LRCPost-Race Video Interviews link fixed
Sprint/Field Action:
Talk About The Action Live: MB: Official 2016 Olympic Trials Day 1 Live Discussion Thread
LRC Nick Symmonds Scratches & May Have Run His Final Race, Danny Mackey Talks Beasts, English Gardner Talks About “Dodging” Zika & More (link fixed) All the news from the USATF & Brooks press conferences.
We give your predictions for day 1 of the Trials from our prediction contest. Get your picks in by 7:15 pm Eastern.
LRC Tirunesh Dibaba Loses A 10,000 For The First Time In Her Career – Almaz Ayana Is Now The Woman To Beat In Rio Dibaba had never lost a 10,000 in her life before tonight, having amassed a perfect 11-for-11 record. Ayana had never run a 10,000 before tonight but that inexperience didn’t stop Ayana from ending Dibaba’s win streak in dominant fashion. What does it mean for Molly Huddle?
*MB:Official Ethiopian 10,000 Live Discussion Thread
LRC Kenenisa Bekele’s 2016 Olympic Dreams Come To An End As The 2012 World Junior Champ Yigrem Wins Ethiopian 10,000 Trials Bekele wasn’t the only prominent DNF. Mo Farah slayer, Ibrahim Jeilan, also was a DNF.
Barcelona Discussion Thread: Genzebe DIbaba Taken Off Track In A Wheelchair After 5K DNF Dibaba went through 3K in 8:41 (14:29 pace) before dropping out. In other action, Ayanleh Souleiman ran 1:45 and the latest Dibaba sister, Anna, ran 4:23.
We give our take on some of the top stories of the last month.
LRCAn Oral History Of The 2012 Olympic Trials Women’s 5,000, Part III: The Aftermath The world saw the drama unfold on the track but how has the unforgettable race impacted the protagonists since then?
*LRC Part I: The Road To The Trials
*LRC Part II: The Race
Flanagan is on fire, and so is training partner Amy Cragg, who set another PR, and Dathan Ritzenhein returned with a good run.
*RRW: Hometown Hero Shalane Flanagan Wins B.A.A. 10-K; Sets North American Record
*MB: Ritz 3rd in baa 10k in 28:12 … should he have done the Trials?
*MB: Shalane too fit too early?
LRC LetsRun.com Previews The Sprints And Hurdle Races At The 2016 US Olympic Track And Field Trials We give you the key points for each sprint race.
LRC LetsRun.com Previews The Field Events At The 2016 US Olympic Track And Field Trials We break down the field event action.
Previous Previews:
*LRC Men’s 10,000: Rupp Goes For 8 Straight
*LRC Women’s 800: Prepare For Chaos In The Most Wide-Open Distance Event Of The Trials
*LRC Men’s 800: Old Vs. New Over Two Laps
*LRCWomen’s 10,000: Molly Huddle, Then Who?
LRC Forget About The Predictions – Who Are You Rooting For At The Trials? Wejo’s Got Kate Grace And Jordan McNamara One of the best things about the Trials is pulling for that special athlete you have a connection to. Forget about who you think is going to win, who are you rooting for?
Discuss:Who You Got? (Who Are You Rooting For?)
NCAA Standouts Shaquille Walker And Brannon Kidder Join Brooks Beasts Track Club
*Walker Talks About The Decision To Forgo His Final Year In The NCAA
Caitlyn Jenner Sports Illustrated Cover Hits Newsstands Wednesday Jenner will appear on the cover wearing her gold medal 40 years after her 1976 decathlon Olympic win.
RIP Long Time Indiana University Coach Sam Bell During his time at IU, Bell lead the team to 22 Big Ten titles and 23 top-10 NCAA finishes.
*USATF Mourns Loss Of Hall Of Fame Coach Sam Bell
LRC David 1, Goliath 0: Nike Has Dropped Its Lawsuit Against Boris Berian Berian is now free to run for whomever he pleases at the 2016 US Olympic Trials.
*Keflezighi Tells Bloomberg Berian’s “First Preference” Is To Now Sign With New Balance
*Out Of The Goodness Of Their Hearts? Nike Says It Dropped Their Lawsuit To “Eliminate The Distraction” For Boris Berian Ahead Of The Trials We’re sure eliminating all the bad publicity was among the considerations as well.
*The Oregonian:“Nike, Facing Skeptical Judge, Drops Endorsement Lawsuit Against Berian” This a day after Nike told the federal court it would suffer “irreparable harm” if Berian went to NB.
*Ken Goe’s Take On The Case Before Nike Dropped The Suit“I don’t understand … why Nike wants to force Berian to stay in the fold if he doesn’t want to be there. Let him go.”
LRC Jama Aden Doping Raid Update: How Might The Raid Impact Mo Farah, The Dibabas And Nike?Today, we look at some of the connections between Aden and the sport’s biggest names like Genzebe Dibaba, Tirunesh Dibaba, Mo Farah, and Nike and wonder what type of impact, if any, the scandal will have on them. We also reveal for the first time in the English press that Mo Farah trained in Sansabell, Spain in 2014, a fact his agent didn’t even know, but claimed to be more than 100 miles away in France. Why?
LRC Everything You Need To Know About The Jama Aden Doping Raid That Took Place With Three Dibaba Sisters Being Present We give you the scoop on the biggest doping scandal in distance running’s history and the biggest non-country-related (i.e. Russia) doping scandal since BALCO. In the near future, we’ll have much more for you, including “What does this mean for Nike, Mo Farah and Alberto Salazar, who all have ties to Aden?”
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