2017 Fukuoka Marathon Was Incredible *Fukuoka Results

Wow! LRC Norway’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.

• IAAF Recap Suguru Osako: “I gave my all to this race. … If I continue to train this way, I can continue to improve. I felt that I found a coach I can really trust. In Japan I did not find anyone like that.”
• 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.”

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.

• NXN Discussion: Do the right thing, Foot Locker- Invite Katelyn Tuohy to FL finals
• NXN Live Thread
• Is FM officially the great high school team ever?
• The #1 high school boys team in country has 4 runners better than the #1 on the #2 boys team in the country
• Katelyn Tuohy is the GOAT among HSers 
• The Officially Unofficial Lane vs. Tuohy Thread 
• What a race by Troutner: Brodey Hasty goes home DEVASTATED!!!
• Top New York boys team got second at NXN while everyone slept on them!!

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

• Good Read: MB: NAU XC Season Diary from their #1 Runner Matthew Baxter
• _MB: DALLAS: Two Day Indoor Track meet canceled hours before first race because track didn’t fit inside of venue
• Humboldt State’s Tatiana Gillick Finished 79th At DII NCAA XC Running Almost The Entire Race With One Shoe

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

NCAA XC Photo Galleries (800+ Photos Each Race) *Men *Women