December 03, 2017 Homepage Archive

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Quote Of The Day

“Because I’m in Fukuoka, at 5 o’clock in the morning, not sleeping for the jet lag of 8 hours (6 hours from Kenya). I had nothing to do, and need to waste my time before breakfast.”

“There is no better way to wasting time than to post some stupidity on Letsrun.”

– Famed marathon coach Renato Canova explaining why he was responding to a message board troll early Sunday morning. Canova’s habit of expending nervous energy on the forums paid off in a big way as his pupil, Norway’s Sondre Moen, shocked the world a few hours later with a European record of 2:05:48 to win Fukuoka and become the first non-African born runner to break 2:06:00 on a record-eligible course.

Canova has now gone back to the forums and given a detailed explanation as to how Moen has gone from having a 62:19 half marathon PR to a 2:05:48 marathon PR in the last year. Canova added that Moen surprised him today. “In training, I already saw the potentiality for running 2:06, but what surprised also myself today is the interpretation of the race, and the personality he showed, attacking after 30 km, with 29’16” between 30 and 40 km and the last 2.195m still faster (for an average of 2’55” per km in the last 12.195m) … I hope that this results, instead being considered connected with some doping, can bring people to think that the limits we put in our mind about the clean performances are not real, and depend not from the doping of the other athletes, but on the fact that NOBODY WANTS TO DO A CLEAR CHOICE OF LIFE DEDICATED AT THE ATHLETICS FOR A SHORT PART OF HIS LIFE, something Sondre did full time this year, with 223 days (till Fukuoka) in altitude, the most part alone, having focus in training, eating and resting only.”

MB: Official 2017 Fukuoka Marathon Discussion Thread *MB: SONDRE MOEN of Norway runs 2:05:48 (!!!)to win the 2017 Fukuoka Marathon. How did he do it?

2017 Fukuoka Marathon Was Incredible *Fukuoka Results

Wow! LRCNorway’s Sondre Moen Makes History, Smashes European Record To Win Fukuoka In 2:05:48 Moen, who ran 59:48 during his buildup, became the first non-African born male to break 2:06 on a record-eligible course as he stunned the world and Bedan Karoki. 2012 Olympic champ Stephen Kiprotich grabbed second in 2:07:10 just ahead of the Suguro Osako, who set a new Nike Oregon Project record of 2:07:19.
*MB: Official 2017 Fukuoka Marathon Discussion Thread
*MB: SONDRE MOEN of Norway runs 2:05:48 (!!!)to win the 2017 Fukuoka Marathon. How did he do it?
*Must Read: Renato Canova explains Moen’s amazing breakthrough: “Clean your minds, start to believe in yoursel[f], and go [all] in [on] hard CLEAN training if [you] are really interested in improving [your] performance”

Doping Updates

Former Russian Biathlon Union President Will Provide Legal And Financial Support To Biathletes Stripped Of Sochi 2014 Medals It’s hilarious that he speaks of the cost to athletes’ careers and financial opportunities with no regard for the non-dopers whom the Russians stole from.
IOC Ban Three More Russians For Life Two skiers and a biathlete.
WADA Provisionally Suspend Accreditation Of Bucharest, Romania, Laboratory

Russian Doping News

Two More Russians Fail London Olympic Retests Russian 4 x 400 member Yulia Gushchina and LJ 5th placer Anna Nazarova both were banned. Gushchina had already been stripped of three relay medals from the 2008 and 2012 games due to failed doping tests by her teammates.
Counting Their Chickens? Russia Unveils 2018 Winter Olympic Kit Despite Doubts Over Their Participation
David Owen: “With Its Grand Finale Approaching, Sport’s Russian Decade Has Left A Toxic Legacy”
Russian Schoolboy Starts Campaign To Let Russia Compete At 2018 Winter GamesInsideTheGames writes that the “No Russia No Games” campaign “captures mood of country in denial.”
Russian Weightlifter Serving Doping Ban Competes In Russian Bobsled Competition Former European Youth champ Ilya Atnabayev was already halfway through a 4-year ban when he competed and won silver at Russia’s Bobsled Cup.
Vladimir Putin Sends Message Of Support To Russian Paralympic Athletes As They Face Threat Of Missing Pyeongchang 2018
Richard McLaren Says Athletes Have A Duty To Report Doping Offences

US Distance News

Bowerman Track Club’s Jerry Schumacher Named USATF Nike Coach Of The Year BTC athletes won three World medals and a World Marathon Major in 2017.
Recommended Read: Brandon Hudgins Gives An Update On His Ongoing Battle Against Vasculitis And Talks Running In General Hudgins discusses his training and how he copes with fighting his illness, shares some inside info like his favorite runs and inspiration and gives some life/training advice.
Edward Cheserek Gets Sponsored By Polar The heart rate sensor/activity tracker company also sponsors Molly Huddle, Gwen Jorgenson, Will Leer and Kate Grace.

USATF Marathon Championships *Results

RRW Sara Hall and Tim Ritchie Win 2017 USA Marathon Titles At Cal Int’l Marathon Hall won in 2:28:10 just 5 weeks after running 2:27:21 in Berlin while Ritchie ran a new pb of 2:11:55.

Messageboard talk

MB: Timothy Ritchie (2:11:56) And Sara Hall (2:28:10) Win 2017 USATF Marathon Championships At CIM Ritchie beat out Tyler McCandless by 32 seconds with the top 10 all breaking 2:15. Hall won the women’s race by over 2 minutes over Roberta Groner (2:30:38).
MB: CIM Race Tracking
MB: Holy hell the depth at CIM.
MB: Over/Under 3:30 @ CIM Sunday? No training runs over 5 miles, first marathon
MB: Ashley Brasovan is BACK, baby! The former Foot Locker champ was 17th in 2:40:19.

NXN High School Team Nationals Full Results Boys (With Splits) *Girls (With Splits)

LRC Girls Race: Katelyn Tuohy (16:44) Crushes Field As Fayetteville-Manlius Survives To Win 11th Title In 12 Years Tuohy set another course record and F-M won another national title (its 11th in 12 years), but just barely.

LRC Boys Race: Aidan Troutner (15:03) Wins NXN Thriller As Loudoun Valley Sets Meet Record For Fewest Points (89) Troutner pulled the upset and will go to BYU next year. Drew Hunter‘s former team, coached by his parents, set a record for low points at the meet thanks to great running and two transfers.

Foot Locker: Claudia Lane Wins Foot Locker West Regional By 1:12

Sprint Stuff

2012 Olympic 100m 4th Placer And Bobsledder Ryan Bailey Gets 2-Year Drug Ban Bailey is a member of the US bobsled team and was hoping to compete at the 2018 Winter Games, but he will now miss out as his 6-month suspension for taking a banned stimulant was increased to 2 years.
World 400H Champ And Rising Star Of The Year Karsten Warholm Shares His Top Tips For Sport And Life “Work hard, stay hungry and don’t tell everybody how good you are.”
Usain Bolt Statue To Be Unveiled On Sunday In Jamaica
Video:Formula One Driver Lewis Hamilton Takes Usain Bolt For The Ride Of His Life
Allyson Felix Isn’t Taking Anything For Granted As She Focuses On Enjoying The Rest Of Her Career While Targeting A Fifth Olympics Post-retirement, Felix says she enjoys working with youth, but doesn’t see herself coaching.

NCAA News

Kipchoge Vs. Farah At London 2018

Eliud Kipchoge Will Return To The London Marathon; Looking To Maintain His Unbeaten Record With A Third Title After winning in 2015 and 2016, Kipchoge skipped a year to chase the sub-2 hour marathon, but now he’s back and says, “I know that I have the world record in me so we will have to wait and see what happens.”
*Kipchoge Happy To Be Racing Mo Farah In London Kipchoge: “It’s great he will be racing because I’m sure that will make the atmosphere more special.”
*MB: Eliud Kipchoge is taking Mo Farah very seriously