– Tim Ritchie speaking after running 2:11:56 to win the 2017 USATF Marathon Championships.
Sara Hall completed a nice double, Tim Ritchie kept the Saucony team rolling, Parker Stinson went for it, a 50-year-old made the Trials, and a history lesson on Jerry Lawson.
2016 NCAA XC KARISSA SCHWEIZER Fights Back And Runs 15:17 To Beat 2017 NCAA XC Champ Ednah KURGAT (15:19) They ran at the annual BU December 5k.
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.
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
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
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