Archived Homepage For September 08, 2017
Archived Homepage For September 08, 2017

Who Really Won Worlds?

LRC Who Won Our 2017 Running Warehouse Worlds Prediction Contest? A Londoner, A Guy From Portugal, And A Guy Who Used To Manage The Guam Track Team See who the kings and queens of LetsRun.com are. Our contest winners this time are by far the most impressive group running-wise in the history of contest winners on LRC.

Olympic / Hosting News

Upcoming Road Racing

Random / Interesting

More Distance News

Lots Of Great Weekend Action – Clear Your Calendar From 1:30 – 2:00 PM ET On Sat & Sunday For 10k WR Attempt & 5th Avenue Miles

Jenny Simpson after winning the 2015 New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile for the fourth time (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results Weekly)LRCWatch Amazing Distance Action Saturday And Sunday Afternoon: 10k WR Attempt And 5th Avenue Miles Both To Be Broadcast For Free At 1:30 PM ET Will history be made on the women’s side with the first sub-30 10k ever on the roads? How will Edward Cheserek do in his pro debut in the 5th Avenue Mile (which – check this out – will be broadcast on NBC)?

David Torrence Mile *Results*Race Video

li-ohareLRCResults: Emily Lipari And Chris O’Hare Win Hoka One One Long Island Miles In the men’s race, Chris O’Hare held off Nick Willis as the three WC finalists went 1-2-3. Brenda Martinez led the women’s race virtually the entire way before being gunned down in the final meters. *Race Video

The Olympics – Where The Only Ones Dirtier Than The Athletes Are The Officials

Sprint Stuff

Doping / Corruption News

Road News: Bekele Joins Berlin

Nick Willis Shares His Wisdom

Nick Willis After Winning 2013 Fifth Avenue MileLRC Nick Willis Q&A, Part II: The Importance Of Moderation, Taoufik Makhloufi’s Absence & Asbel Kiprop’s 5K Potential Willis reveals how he learned his come-from-behind strategy at the 2002 World Juniors in Jamaica – “conserve your energy throughout a race as much as possible and then you let rip on the last lap.”
*MB: Nick Willis shares his wisdom with LetsRun.com

LRC Nick Willis Q&A, Part I: His Abbreviated Buildup For Worlds, The Key To His Longevity, And The Brilliance Of Jenny Simpson 

Cheserek Gets Paid

Edward Cheserek Signs Endorsement Deal With Skechers One of the greatest collegiate distance runners in history, who made his name at a school synonymous with Nike, has signed with Skechers – just as the letsrun.com message board predicted way back on August 21st – actually, make that August 11th.

2017 Diamond League / Track Season Review

Bolt Updates

Doping Updates

Not Your Everyday News