– Sally Kipyego talking about DNFing in her marathon debut at NYC last year. Now a year later, she returns more prepared and looking for her first marathon finish.
RRW Donn Cabral, Bjerkeli Grøvdal, Win Abbott Dash To The Finish Line 5-K Eric Jenkins only ran 15:07 and Mary Cain only ran 16:32.
MB: Official 2016 TCS New York City Marathon Live Discussion Thread.
LRC “We Are Clean” – Dr. Gabriele Rosa Talks About Turning Stanley Biwott And Jemima Sumgong Into Marathon Stars And Doping In Kenya The 74-year-old is thriving after coming out of a mini-retirement. Want the inside scoop on doping (or the lack thereof) in Kenya? Read this.
International Men’s Press Conference LRC Stanley Biwott Is Ready To Repeat, Lelisa Desisa Is Feeling Fresher Than Ever And Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Compares The Olympics To A Long Training Run Winning an Olympic medal is the ultimate dream for most runners but Ghirmay Ghebreslassie said it felt like a long training run.
International Women:
LRC Mary Keitany Has No Idea How Many Miles She Runs But Is Ready, Sally Kipyego Ready For Marathon #2, Lanni Marchant Has Recovered From Olympic Double With Burgers And Beers, Diane Nukuri Keeps Getting Better
US Men’s Press Conference LRCRitz Is Running To Win, Abdi Is On The LRC Training Plan & 5 More Observations From Talking To The Top U.S. Men In New YorkAlso included: Meb Keflezighi (who is not running NYC) discussing his recent problems throwing up in races.
US Women’s Press Conference LRCMolly Huddle Isn’t Dreaming Of The Win, Kim Conley Loves Marathon Training, Kids Are Slowing Sara Hall Down And 3 More Observations From Talking To The Top U.S. Women In New York
RRW:Four Years On, Tim Ritchie Energized for TCS NYC Marathon Debut Ritchie is hoping the third time’s the charm after missing the 2012 and 2014 NYC Marathons due to Hurricane Sandy and a stress fracture.
RRW:Loving The Marathon, Sara Hall Ready To Tackle NYC Hall explains how a freak knee injury in 2012 set her on the path towards the roads and the marathon.
LRC Mark Wetmore Works His “Magic,” Foreigners In The NCAA, What Rita Jeptoo’s Doping Suspension Means For Her Coach And Agent + American Marathoners Bobby Curtis And Lindsay Flanagan In Frankfurt Colorado shined at PAC-12s. Is the Colorado magic really magic or just about developing talent? Plus a look at Rita Jeptoo‘s doping suspension, the number of foreign studs in NCAA XC, and the Americans at the Frankfurt Marathon.
MB:Oficial NCAA XC Conference Weekend Discussion Thread
Big 10 MenWisconsin Regains Big 10 Crown Lead By Individual Win From Morgan McDonald
Big 10 Women Erin Finn Dominates Leading Michigan To A 7-Point Victory Over Penn State
Big 12 OSU Men (9th Straight), ISU Women Crowned Big 12 Champs Texas Tech’s Bernard Keter and Kansas’ Sharon Lokedi are the individual champs. *Results
Ivy Men: Penn Wins First Cross-Country Title Since 1973 Yale’s James Randon won the individual title.
Ivy Women: Harvard Wins First Title Since 1985Courtney Smith led the way.
Big Sky NAU Men And Women Sweep Big Sky XC Titles NAU’s Futsum Zienasellassie and Weber State’s Ellie Child got the individual wins.
PAC-12 MenWetmore And CU Do It AgainEdward Cheserek has won his 4th PAC-12 title but the big news is CU has somehow won yet again. Oregon was just 4th.
*Oregon Men Go Home Devastated
*The Oregonian:Cheserek Is The First To Win Four Individual PAC-12 XC TitlesSteve Prefontaine and Henry Rono only won 3.
PAC-12 Women Washington’s Neale And Colorado Win #1 Colorado was supreme – scoring just 32 points – the lowest at PAC-12s since 2008.
ACC Men Syracuse (29 Points) Crushes It, Led By Justyn Knight
*Justyn Knight Over King Ches?
ACC Women Anna Rohrer And NC State Win
*The Frazier Sisters Are Back!
Big East Men Tiernan And ProvidenceGeorgetown Win Tiernan is the first 4-time Big East champ.
Big East Women Piccirillo And Providence Win
Mountain West Men Uchikoshi And Boise State Win
Mountain West Women Alice Wright And New Mexico Win NCAA favorite Brenna Peloquin was just 4th.
*Brenna Peloquin Fades And Finishes 4th At Mountain West
SEC Men:Alex George Leads Arkansas To Win
SEC Women:Arkansas And Schweizer Win
LRC U.S. Women’s Preview: Molly Huddle Makes Her Long-Awaited Marathon Debut As Does Olympic Champ Gwen JorgensenIn the past, US distance stars Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan had excellent debuts in NY. Will that trend continue in 2016? Huddle, Jorgensen and Kim Conley certainly hope so.
LRC International Women’s Preview: Mary Keitany Tries To Embarrass The Kenyan Selectors By Winning Third Straight TitleCan anyone stop the great Mary Keitany – a woman who has lost a grand total of 7 races over the last 8 years?
LRC U.S. Men’s Preview: What Has To Happen For An American To Win For The First Time Since 2009 With only four men in the field who have broken 2:10 in the last three years, it’s not totally crazy to think an American could win NYC on Sunday, particularly since Dathan Ritzenhein has had a great buildup.
LRC International Men’s Preview: Can Studs Stanley Biwott And Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Bounce Back From The Olympics Against Mr. Consistent (Lelisa Desisa) & Rising Star Lucas Rotich? Only four foreigners in the field have broken 2:10 for their careers. Does that mean we’ll have an upset winner? *Discuss
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