– Yuki Kawauchi‘s mother, Mika Kawauchi, talking about her son’s race and post-race reaction at the Fukuoka Marathon where Kawauchi overcame a bad calf injury to finish 3rd as the top Japanese man in 2:09:11.
Patrick Tiernan Becomes Australian National 10,000 Champion, Debuting In 27:59 At The Zatopek 10,000 In the women’s race, New Zealand’s Camille Buscomb got a shock win as Aussie favorite Eloise Wellings struggled in 4th.
*MB:TIERNAN- 27:59
LRCDo We Have A New High School XC Legend? – Plus We Love The Fukuoka Marathon, A Trail Running Update And Yes, Ryan Hall Returns To Racing Your weekly read to get up to date on the running world.
90 US Track Athletes Sign Petition Calling On WADA To Adopt Reforms The reforms call for an end to the conflicts of interest that exist such as WADA president Craig Reedie, who is also an IOC member. We guess we were ahead of the game when we called for Reedie’s resignation this summer.
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MB: Official 2016 NXN Discussion Thread
LRC Total Domination: Brie Oakley And Fayetteville-Manlius Dominate 2016 Nike Cross Nationals (NXN)Brie Oakley may be America’s newest female distance star.
*MB: OAKLEY Got Her Gun!!
LRC Casey Clinger Repeats As Nike Cross National Champion But His American Fork Team Is Upset By Bozeman In Team Battle For the first time ever, a boy repeated as NXN champ. Clinger is the individual champ once again but his dream of a perfect day that included both individual and team titles was denied.
RRWBrie Oakley, Casey Clinger Run Away With Individual Titles At NXN Championships
2016 NXN By The Numbers What 8 states have never sent a team? What team has been the most?
NXN Talk On The Message Board
Singapore: Former Champions Kenneth Mungara (2:09:00) And Kennedy Kiptoo Lilan (2:11:36) Will Clash In The Singapore MarathonRebecca Kangogo Chesir (2:25:22) and Peninah Arusei (2:27:17) lead the women’s field.
It’s Official: Vin Lananna Is New USATF President As Jackie Joyner-Kersee Withdraws Candidacy Good luck to our new president.
Discuss: JJK DNF, drops out – Vin Lanana new USATF president!
LRC Everything You Need To Know From The 2016 USATF Convention Wejo attended his first USATF convention that saw the coronation of Vin Lananna and reports everything you need to know.
LRCBoys’ Preview: Sam Worley, Noah Affolder & Finn Gessner Headline A Wide-Open Race The nation’s top runner (Casey Clinger) may have been at NXN, but Foot Locker is still loaded. Four of the top six boys from NXN will be there, plus undefeated FL NE champ Noah Affolder (Carlisle, PA) and Finn Gessner of Madison, WI (11th at ’15 FL finals), which makes for a deep, unpredictable race.
LRCGirls’ Preview: Sophomore Standout Claudia Lane Will Duel Senior Nevada Mareno For The Title Lane obliterated the field at FL West by 35 seconds but the Stanford-bound Mareno (4:43/10:00) is the top returner (3rd in ’15) and is undefeated on the season. Who will come out on top in San Diego?
Usain Bolt And Almaz Ayana Crowned 2016 IAAF World Athletes Of The YearBolt won the award for a record 6th time. Other winners included Andre De Grasse as the male rising star and Harry Marra (who coaches the Eatons) won the coaching achievement award.
Usain Bolt Says He Wishes He “Got Serious” When He Was Younger As He Feels He Could Have “Done A Lot More In My Career” Bolt was quoted as saying, “Maybe if I’d started younger I’d have had four Olympics.” However, he did have 4 Olympics (he didn’t make the 200 final in 2004), so maybe he meant 4 golds.
USA: Matt Centrowitz And Michelle Carter Were Named USATF Athletes Of The Year
LRC IAAF Announces 2017 World Championships Entry Standards – Which Ones Got Easier And Which Ones Got Harder? Find out what the pros will have to run, jump or throw if they want to compete in London next summer. Also why is the IAAF sexist?
LRCQ&A With Tim Polanowski – Inventor Of At Night Athletic After nearly plowing into another runner one night, Polanowski has invented a pair of running shorts that come with built-in LED lights that can be turned on / off and a GPS enabled panic alarm.
*MB: What do you think of these super high-tech, lighted shorts with alarm that are on Kickstarter? Q&A with co-founder
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