– Excerpt from a Paul Snyder article on US steeplechaser Carl Stones‘s spartan lifestyle as he chases his dream. This winter, Stones lived in a house without heat in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
LRC London DL Preview: Mo Farah Vs. Bernard Lagat In 5K & Usain Bolt In 200 Headline Final DL Meet Before 2016 Olympics The last DL meet before the Olympics is a 2-day affair. We break down both days (Bolt day #1), (Farah day #2) for you free of charge. The meet features a lot of US 4th placers, including Ludlow, Eccleston, Kipp, Manzano, Jenkins and 5th placers (Sowinski, Uceny, Garcia) trying to get over their Trials disappointments. *IAAF preview
Press Conference LRC Usain Bolt Says he’s ready for final pre-Olympic race at London DL: “My hamstrings are good. I have no problems now.”
Get Psyched For September:Wilson Kipsang And Kenenisa Bekele Will Go Head-To-Head At The 2016 Berlin Marathon Maybe something positive will come out of the madness that was Ethiopia not selecting Bekele for their Rio marathon squad.
*MB:Bekele and Kipsang in Berlin, also Yuki Kawauch
LRC Ronald Kwemoi Upsets Asbel Kiprop In Monaco As History Will Have To Wait For The 100th Sub-3:30 Clocking Coming into tonight, 99 times in history a human had broken 3:30 for 1,500. When Asbel Kiprop hit 800 in 1:50 low, it looked like we were well on our way to #100 but the final 700 wasn’t kind to Kiprop.
*MB: Kiprop and Farah get trashed in Monaco *Kiprop is DONE
LRC Caster Semenya (1:55.33 NR) Runs The World’s Fastest Time Since 2008 & Leads Field To Slew Of PRs; Francine Niyonsaba 1:56.24 NR, Molly Ludlow 1:57.68 #7 All-Time USA Semenya has yet to go sub-1:55 but it is only a matter of time.
LRCRest Of Monaco: Omar McLeod Loses For First Time In 2016, Van Niekerk Keeps Winning, National High Jump Record & Dramatic Injury For Tamberi
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LRCWhat If Duane Solomon Hadn’t Let Up In Round #1, What If Kim Conley’s Shoe Hadn’t Come Off, What If Brenda Martinez Hadn’t Been Tripped Up In The 800? We look at “What if” a bunch of crazy stuff didn’t happen at the Trials …
Speaking Of Crazy: LRC Wow: Is This Best Finish To A Distance Race Ever? We’ve seen some crazy finishes over the years, but aren’t quite sure if we’ve ever seen anything as crazy as the finish to the men’s 5,000 at the 2016 European Championships.
LRC The Biggest Winners And Losers At The Olympic Trials We know who made the team and who didn’t, but who really won and lost? We tell you – but with a twist as some losers won and some winners won by losing.
*LRC Mason Finley – US Olympic Trials Discus Champion – Credits Much Of Success To The Fact He’s Lost 87 Pounds – Says Cardio Work And Nutrition Are The Keys To Massive Weight Loss
We were so confident that Mike Rossi cheated at the 2014 Lehigh Valley Marathon that we offered him $200,000 to replicate his personal best. He failed to do so and also failed to claim $10,000 if he could come within even 30 seconds per mile of his alleged marathon best.
Get Your Tickets: Rio 2016 Will Release New Batch Of 100,000 Olympic Tickets Thursday
Interesting Read:Washington Post: “A Less Glamorous Side Of Olympic Life: Peeing In A Cup Under Watchful Eyes” A in-depth look at the post-race and out-of-competition athlete testing process.
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Great Read On Usain Bolt In Sports Illustrated Tim Layden once again showing why he’s the best track writer in America. It’s two straight SI covers for Tim as he also had the Caitlyn Jenner cover article.
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MB:USATF Women’s Track And Field Chairman Sue Humphrey Suspended A USATF statement stated it was “for repeated violations of USATF policies and procedures regarding credentialing at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.”
USATF Sending 80 Athletes To World Under-20 (Junior) Championships
*List Of Collegians On Team USA For IAAF U20 Champs
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