October 16, 2017 | LetsRun.com

TCS Amsterdam Marathon TV & Streaming Tracking And Results

Amsterdam Delivers: Lawrence Cherono Runs 2:05:09 Course Record As 5 Guys Break 2:06, 8 Break 2:08 And 14 Break 2:10! Cherono’s close was impressive as Tadelech Bekele won the women’s race in 2:21:54. Zane Robertson was a DNF.
*Audio Interview With Coach Canova After The Race
*MB: Official 2017 TCS Amsterdam Marathon Live Discussion Thread
*MB: So if Galen Rupp had run Amsterdam, he would have been at best 3rd and maybe 5th?

Lisbon: Eunice Chumba Upstages World Marathon Champ Rose Chelimo On A Hot Day At The Rock ‘N’ Roll Lisbon Half Chumba ran 68:48 while Chelimo was 3rd (69:48). Birhan Nebebew won the men’s race in 62:02 while Sarah Chepchirchir (2:27:57) and Ishhimael Bushendich Chemtan (2:10:57) took the marathon titles.

The US Officially Has A New Teen Phenom

MB: Katelyn Tuohy smashes historic VCP record by 30+ seconds! Tuohy, who ran a 4:24 1,500 in 8th grade and broke Mary Cain‘s NY state mile record as a freshman, ran 13:21.8.
*From The Archives – 2016 – MB: The Next Girls Phenom Has Arrived

Marathon News

Good Read: ESPNW: The Inspiring Story Behind Aliphine Tuliamuk’s Rise To The Top Of Elite Running Tuliamuk was one of 32 siblings and ran her first races in loafers and sandals. Now she’s getting ready to try to win the NYC Marathon as a US citizen.
Sunday: World Marathon Champ Rose Chelimo Faces 66:19 Woman Ruth Chepngetich At The Rock ‘N’ Roll Lisbon Half Marathon World 10,000 4th placer Senbere Teferi is also in the field while Eritrea’s Yohanes Ghebregergis (60:21) is the men’s favorite along with three other sub-61 men and former World XC champ Imane Merga. Tokyo Marathon champ Sarah Chepchirchir (2:19:47) leads the women’s marathon while the men’s has 2:07 men Edwin Koech and Jacob Cheshari.
A Marine With Prosthetic Legs Is Running 31 Marathons In 31 Days To Raise Awareness For Wounded Veterans Rob Jones lost both his legs when he was wounded by a landmine while serving in Afghanistan.
Kathrine Switzer (The First Woman To Complete Boston With A Race Bib) To Receive USATF Pioneer Award

Euro AOY Awards

European Golden Tracks Awards Ceremony Is Today In Portugal
Formidable Foursome Of Euro AOY Contenders Were All Undefeated This Summer High jumper Mariya Lasitskene, pole vaulter Katerina Stefanidi, heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam and hammer thrower Anita Wlodarczyk make for a hard choice.
Distance Runners Konstanze Klosterhalfen And Yasemin Can Compelling Nominees For Euro AOY

Upcoming Action

October 22: Kenyan 2:26 Woman Angela Tanui Looking To Turn The Tables On Ethiopia At The Toronto Waterfront Marathon Ethiopian women have won seven of the last ten years, but Tanui is hoping for big improvements in what will be her second marathon.
November 12: After A Surprise Win In 2016, Edwin Kiptoo Returns To Defend His Title At The Beirut Marathon
Saturday: MileSplit Manhattan High School Invitational Preview
*Finish Line Live Webcast / Meet Schedule

Some More Post-Chicago Tidbits

Runner’s World: 6 Reasons Why Jordan Hasay’s Chicago Race Was a Shock – And 3 Reasons Why It Wasn’t Maybe most impressive was the fact that she finished so well after going out so fast (2:17:20 pace at 10K).
Alberto Salazar Speaks More On Rupp/Hasay Post-Chicago “When [Hasay] caught [the fourth and third place women], I knew this would be a career changer. In the past, she struggled when she went out too fast. She slowed down and lost her confidence. This was a new Jordan.”
Galen Rupp Named USATF Athlete Of The Week After Chicago Win

Upcoming: Great Fields Set For USATF 5K Champs

November 4: Matt Centrowitz, Paul Chelimo, Ben True, Desiree Linden And Brenda Martinez Lead Deep Fields For The USATF 5K Championships Hosted By The Abbott Dash To The Finish Line 5K Other top contenders include Leonard Korir, Hassan Mead, Abbey D’Agostino and Natosha Rogers.

Post-2017 BOA Chicago Marathon

LRC Debate: The Big Debate: What Marathon Should Galen Rupp Run Next? Boston Or London? The LRC crew debates Galen Rupp‘s marathon career through 2021.

LRC Shalane Flanagan Reacts To Galen Rupp’s Chicago Marathon Win: “There’s still an investigation going on, so it’s hard to truly and genuinely get excited about the performances that I’m watching.” Two of America’s biggest marathon stars don’t know what to make of Galen Rupp‘s win in Chicago due to the ongoing USADA investigation. Meb Keflezighi said he was happy for Rupp and Salazar but added “there’s a lot of speculation going on and I would love to know what’s going on and how far it’s gotten.”
*MB: Breaking: Shalane and Meb react to Galen Rupp’s Chicago Win

LRC Editorial Galen Rupp – The Perfect Marathon Champion For America In The Year 2017 As we try to process what Galen Rupp‘s historic victory means, the number one word that comes to mind is this – polarizing. Just as our country is currently totally polarized by the holder of the Oval Office, Rupp’s victory is polarizing within the US running community.

Doping News: Is Microchipping Athletes The Next Big Thing?

World Olympians Associate Chief Executive Calls For Athletes To Be Fitted With Microchips To Fight Against Doping Mike Miller: “We’re a nation of dog lovers, we’re prepared to chip our dogs and it doesn’t seem to harm them, so why aren’t we prepared to chip ourselves?”
*The Guardian Article The microchips would theoretically detect changes in markers for illegal substances at all times. So no more micro-dosing.
*iNADO Chief Warns Against Expense Of Athletes’ Rights Joseph de Pencier: “Personal privacy is too valuable to be jeopardized even for a good cause.”
*MB: At last, they’ve found a way to stop dopers – microchip all elite athletes
Only One Athlete Caught In 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Doping Retests The athlete was not revealed, but it was noted that all the medalists and all 170 Russian athletes were retested.
IOC Still Unsure When Their Own Two Reports Into Russian Doping Will Be Completed These reports are supposed to determine Russia’s participation at the 2018 Winter Games.
US’s 2012 Paralympic 200m Silver Medalist Shaquille Vance Gets Three-Year Ban For Evading Drug Test The former football player avoided the sample collection after being notified he was selected for an in-competition test.

2017 Wisco And Pre-Nats Were Fri. / Sat. Wisco Results Pre-Nats Results *Other Results

MB: Official 2017 Wisco / Pre-Nats Discussion Thread- Who you got?

Pre-Nats LRC 2017 Pre-Nats Analysis: Who Surprised And Bombed Today In Louisville? The #1 Colorado women were upset by #2 Oregon but don’t write them off. Individually, UNH’s Elinor Purrier upset Karissa Schweizer as well. In the men’s race, BYU’s Rory Linkletter got the win as the Cougars CRUSHED it. Who is better on the men’s side, #1 NAU or #2 BYU?
*USTFCCA Recap

LRC 2017 Wisco XC Men’s Recap: Justyn Knight Edges Grant Fisher As NAU Dominates, But Who Were The Biggest Winners And Losers? Friday’s 2017 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in Madison played out very much the same as the 2016 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational as for the second year in a row, the No. 1 Northern Arizona men and Syracuse’s Justyn Knight emerged as the champions. We break it down for you and tell you which teams flopped and which teams surprised.

LRC Wisconsin XC Women’s Recap: Ednah Kurgat Leads New Mexico To Victory (Updated with table) New Mexico claimed individual and team victories at the 2017 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in Madison on Friday.

Penn State Women Win Penn State National Open With Four In The Top Ten The men’s team finished runner-up to Oklahoma State.
USTFCCCA: BYU No Longer Under The Radar After beating Oregon and Stanford at the Bill Dellinger Invite and vaulting to #2 in the country, coach Ed Eyestone warned his team, “We’re not going to be the best-kept secret any longer.”
MB: BYU’s Casey Clinger Leaving For Mission After This Season
Auburn’s Brenda Kigen Top Collegiate At Crimson Classic 6K; Unattached Runner Marta Freitas Wins Overall Team titles went to the Mid. Tennessee State men and Georgia Tech women. *Results
USTFCCCA Wisconsin Recap

More News From Europe World Javelin Champion Johannes Vetter Of Germany And Greece’s Pole Vault Champ Katerina Stefanidi Were Named 2017 European Athletes Of The Year At The Golden Tracks Gala In Lithuania On Saturday

NY Is In 3 Weeks Time To Raise The White Flag? Mary Keitany Says Her Training For NY Has “Gone Well” Her husband/coach is “optimistic” that she can run like she did in London (2:17:01).

The Sprints

Four Years After Quitting, Asafa Powell Returns To The Stephen Francis-Coached MVP Track Club Powell left MVP when Francis gave an ultimatum for Powell to leave his long-time agent, Paul Doyle, whom Francis blamed for Powell’s positive stimulant test.
From Miss Universe Malaysia Finalist To National Sprinter Malaysian model and actress Tanalaksiumy Mahenthiran Rayer is hoping to make the Commonwealth and Asian Games.

RW: Devastating California Wildfires Wreak Havoc for Races, Runners, And Their Families Sara Hall‘s and Kim Conley‘s families were among those affected by the fires and had to evacuate.
*MB: Bay Area Smoke: Train normally, dial back, wait it out?

Corruption Stuff

Chicago Tribune: Why Chicago Didn’t Have The 2016 Olympics In The Bag In light of the bribery charges against Rio 2016, the Chicago Tribune writes, “No, it appears that Chicago lost because it wasn’t corrupt. We pause here to allow you to linger over that sentence. You may never see it in print again.”
Um, You Think? European Athletics Council Proposes Honorary Membership Of Disgraced Former Russian Athletics Federation President Valentin Balakhnichev Be Revoked He has a life ban from the sport for blackmailing Liliya Shobukhova. How was this not automatic?
USOC Among Those Getting Frustratd By How Long The IOC Is Taking To Make A Decision On Russia Ahead Of 2018 Winter Games
The IAAF Replaces Suspended Athletics Kenya Official David Okeyo With African Athletics Confederation Vice Pres. Vivian Gungaram In other news, ADAK found runners Shieys Chepkosgei and Florence Chepsoi guilty of doping and upheld their 4-year bans.

Field Eventer News

Russia’s High Jump World Champ Maria Lasitskene Plays Down Her Chances At Winning The IAAF Athlete Of The Year Award Lasitskene competed as a neutral athlete and was undefeated in 2017, but thinks the award is so subjective that she doesn’t expect to even make the top 3.
Lengthy Video Podcast With USA Shot Putters Ryan Crouser, Darrell Hill And Ryan Whiting
Syria’s World High Jump Bronze Medalist Majd Eddin Ghazal Says The Greatest Challenge Of His Career Was Rio 2016 When He Tried To Compete While Battling Anemia In Rio he could barely run or walk, but managed to finish 7th place with a 2.29m clearance. Afterwards at the hospital, the doctors told him he should have been given the gold for even competing.
Tips For Sports And Life From Latvia’s World Heptathlon Bronze Medalist Laura Ikauniece-Admidina She says to be “personal but not too personal” on social media and that “people who text and drive are crazy.”

Distance Drama

The Daily Mail: Source Claims That UK Athletics Wanted Mo Farah To Dump Alberto Salazar But He Refused Apparently Farah was really under pressure to leave Salazar before committing to the 2018 London Marathon and Farah is no longer on good terms with UKA head of endurance, Barry Fudge.
MB: 2015 FL runner-up Phillip Rocha no longer part of Colorado team Rocha has left CU and may be pursuing a career in the military.
Connecticut XC Coach Resigns After AD Says He Has To Take Back Kid Who Quit Team Without An Apology Mike Cohen, the coach for 30 years, stated, “It went against my core values. And the reason why I coach.”
*MB: Connecticut XC Coach Resigns After AD Says He Has To Take Back Kid Who Quit Team W/O Apology

International Distance News

Recommended Read: The Independent Profiles Irish Mile Record Holder And Sports Agent Ray Flynn: “Born To Run And Still In Love With The Sport” The article follows Flynn’s start in Ireland through college, the pro ranks and his transition to a manager.
Interesting Q&A With Paula Radcliffe On Mary Keitany Breaking Her “Women’s Only” WR, Eliud Kipchoge’s Breaking2 Run And Jordan Hasay Radcliffe also talks about what she might have been able to run in her own version of Breaking2 and how much a difference she thinks the new Nike shoes make.
Wilson Kipsang Seeks Redemption In NYC After Berlin DNF Kipsang says that he felt sick in Berlin, which was the only thing that held him back. Since he DNFed at 30K Kipsang claims it was “just like training for me.”
GB’s Two-Time Euro 400m Champ Martyn Rooney Considering Moving Up To The 800 The 30-year-old Rooney has a 1:50 PR from 2005 and last ran the 800 in 2014 with a 1:53.
Q&A With Former Villanova All-American Jordan Williamsz Fun fact: Williamsz runs for Australia, but his father was born in Sri Lanka and his grandmother held the Sri Lanka national high jump record.

2017 TCS New York City Marathon Is Fast Approaching

LRC Shalane Flanagan Says Her Training For 2017 TCS New York City Marathon Has Gone “Exceptionally Well” The 36-year-old is still dreaming big. “I think there was a point probably of some overtraining over the last couple years [and] not really identifying it.”

RRW Meb Keflezighi’s Final Marathon Is In 26 Days And He Wants To Be A Factor In New York – “I want my last one to be a good one.” Meb isn’t just going through the motions for his last race. “I’m healthy, which is a big battle; I hope to be very competitive. I’m here up in Mammoth Lakes, away from my wife and kids for five weeks.”

After Dropping Out In Berlin, Wilson Kipsang Is Added To NYC Field
*Last Year’s Runner-Up Buzunesh Deba Is Also Entered