Archived Homepage For June 08, 2017
Archived Homepage For June 08, 2017

NY Times Says That USADA Has Notified Dr. Jeffrey Brown Of The Nike Oregon Project That He’s Committed Rules Violations The logical question then is, “Will Alberto Salazar be charged as well?”
*MB: Dr. Brown notified of doping charges – Is Alberto Salazar next? 

2017 Rome DL *Results*TV & Streaming

Hassan-356LRC 2017 Rome Diamond League Recap: Sifan Hassan And Hellen Obiri Impress – Is Konstanze Klostherhalfen The Greatest Non-African-Born Talent Ever? Sifan Hassan blasted a 3:56 1,500m, Hellen Obiri ran a 14:18 to destroy Genzeba Dibaba in the 5,000m. Andre De Grasse (200), Aries Merritt (110H), and Dafne Schippers (100) got back to their winning ways.  Donavan Brazier was 3rd in his DL debut, there was a good battle in the steeple, Ekaterini Stefanidi took world record attempts in the pole vault,  Lijiao Gong dominated the shot put, and Thomas Röhler threw 90 meters in the javelin. *Results

How Common Is Abortion In Women’s Track And Field?

richards-ross-abortionLRC Sanya Richards-Ross Explains Why She Went Public About Having An Abortion So She Could Pursue Gold At The 2008 OlympicsRichards-Ross says  abortion in women’s track and field is very common. “I literally do not know another female track athlete who hasn’t had an abortion and that’s sad.”
*MB: Sanya Richards Ross: “I literally do not know another female track athlete who hasn’t had an abortion and that’s sad”
*MB: Sanya Richards-Ross reveals having an abortion right before the 2008 Olys

Doping News

News From Oregon

ncaa-20172017 NCAAs *TV & Streaming*Schedule & Results *Men’s Preview *Women’s Preview*Projected Team Scores / Event-By-Event Breakdown

MB: 2017 NCAA Championships – Official Day 2 Live Discussion Thread

Marc Scott, after his winLRC Tulsa’s Marc Scott Wins 2017 NCAA 10K Title Just Two Days After Being Hospitalized For A “Mini-Seizure”On Monday, four miles into a 10-mile run, Marc Scott suffered what he described as a “mini-seizure” which resulted in him going to the hospital. Today, he won his first NCAA title.

coleman-982LRCChristian Coleman Blasts 9.82 100m To Crush The NCAA Record The University of Tennessee started didn’t wait long to make history. *Video Interview/Race

LRC Rest Of Day 1: Great Finals On Tap In 1,500 (Kerr Vs. Engels) & 800 (Korir Vs. Everybody) As Florida Goes 1-2 In The Long JumpFlorida’s KeAndre Bates and Grant Holloway put on a show in the long jump and we should have a great show in the 1,500 final Friday.

LRC Video Interviews From The 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track And Field ChampionshipsJosh Kerr, Craig Engels, etc. We’re talking to all the stars as they step off the track.

Message Board Talk:

 More NCAA Coverage 

Full Coverage on our 2017 NCAA Outoor Event Page.

Our Weekly Recap – The Week That Was

LRCWTW: It's Okay To Wear Makeup In War, Several HS Girls Do Better Than Sub-4, And An American Wins Comrades

This week Raevyn Rogers tells us it's okay to wear makeup when going to war, we marvel about a bunch of high school girls that did something more difficult than a 4-minute mile, praise a LetsRun poster for winning Comrades, hand out free coaching advice from David Rudisha and snap photos of a 75-year-old great grandmother.

US Road Stuff

European News

2017 adidas Boost Boston Games *LRC Preview

Bowie struck a pose after her world bestLRC Sunday Recap: Tori Bowie (16.30 150) & Shaunae Miller-Uibo (21.76 200) Set World Bests In Straight Sprints As Wayde van Niekerk Runs 19.84 The sprint stars delivered this afternoon in Boston. However, Olympic champs Jenn Suhr and Jeff Henderson weren’t able to win.

LRC Friday Recap: Muktar Edris Rips 13:01.04 5K; Charlene Lipsey (1:59.57) Keeps Rolling In 800; Gabe Grunewald Runs Final Race Before Beginning Chemo Edris outdueled Kenyan Cyrus Rutto (13:03.44). Other winners included Chris O’Hare (3:39.31 1,500) and Brandon McBride (1:45.36) over Donavan Brazier Robby Andrews in the 800.

niekerkcoachLRC Chasing Usain Bolt: After A Historic Year, Wayde van Niekerk Finally Has Permission To Run The 200 Usain Bolt doesn’t want to face van Niekerk this year at 200. We can’t really blame him. But a Bolt-van Niekerk matchup would be epic.

LRC adidas Boost Boston Games Preview

More US Weekend Action

Olympics / Admin.: Paris 2024, LA 2028?

Distance News: Despite Cancer, Grunewald Still Shooting For USAs

More Upcoming Action

Olympic News

International Results

High School Corner