RIP Joe Newton

A Legend Has Passed: Joe Newton RIP 1929-2017 Newton’s York high school teams won 28 state XC titles and the first NXN title.

• From The Vault: Legendary York Cross-Country Coach Joe Newton Still Going Strong At 86 Chicago Tribune
• All-Time Illinois Greats Craig Virgin And Jim Spivey Reflect On The Career And Retirement Of Legendary York High School Coach Joe Newton
• York High School Gives Legendary Coach Joe Newtwon A Champion’s Retirement Send-Off
• Joe Newton Retiring From York

USATF Club XC Champs Were Saturday *Live Results *USATF Home Page *Schedule *Entries

Club Nats Men’s Results: Ian LaMere And Tinman Elite Win LaMere is on Hansons-Brooks.
Women’s Results: Sarah Pagano Of BAA Wins
Discussion: Official USATF Club Nationals Thread

• Inspired By XC Origins, Hansons-Brooks Puts U.S. Distance Back On The Map This week should be the final race for Bobby Curtis.
• Ahead Of Club XC Champs, The Georgetown Running Club Remembers The Tragic Loss Of Two Of Its Members
  *Lauren Woodal Roady’s Memorial Page
  *Nina Brekelman’s Memorial Page

Preview Of Sunday’s European XC Champs The past 3 men’s champs, including last year’s champ Aras Kaya, will face Andrew Butchart and Filip Ingebrigtsen.
*Ireland’s Fionnuala McCormack (Kilcoole) Talks About Running 1,650 Miles During Her Pregnancy

Honolulu Marathon Is Sunday

RRW Great Field For Sunday’s Honolulu Marathon: World Record Holder Dennis Kimetto Vs. Defending Champ And 2:05:09 Guy Lawrence Cherono, And Wilson Chebet Very good field and nice conditions expected with 2:06 guy Festus Talam also in the field.

• Saturday: Kalakaua Merrie Mile Features Nick Willis Vs. King Ches, Will Leer And The Women The women’s race is led by Nicole Sifuentes and gets a 26-second head start with prize money based on overall finish regardless of gender.
• Nick Willis Using Merrie Mile As Stepping Stone for 2018 Campaign
• Perhaps Undertrained, Nick Symmonds Still Optimistic About Marathon Debut In Honolulu Symmonds’ longest run has been 15-miles and he’s only been doing 25-30 miles a week. He says he’d like to break 3:30.
• China: Preview Of Sunday’s Guangzhou Marathon – Evans Chebet And Markos Geneti Highlight Men’s Field, Course Record Holder Mulu Seboka Leads Women

More Russian Scandal Updates

• Even When They Know The Whole World Is Watching: FIFA Actually Terminated The “Ethics” Committee Head Who Was Investigating Vitaly Mutko They also fired another member who who was going to block Mutko from the Fifa council, arguing that it would damage the prospects of the World Cup in Russia.
• Thomas Bach Refuses To Apologize To Yuliya Stepanova Over 2016 Olympic Snub, But Encourages Her To Switch Her Nationality To Represent A New Country At Tokyo 2020 Bach says he recently met with and had a “friendly discussion” with the Stepanovs.
• NBA Team Owner Mikhail Prokhorov Accused Of Paying Hush Money In Russian Olympic Doping Scandal Prokhorov, the former Russian biathlon federation president, allegedly paid an athlete to keep quiet about Russia’s doping.
• Vitaly Mutko Denies State-Backed Doping, Slams IOC Ban

More From USA Marathon Champs

LRCQ&A With USATF Marathon Champ Tim Ritchie, Who Explains What He Learned From Eliud Kipchoge And How He Ran 2:11 Off 85 Miles A Week

LRCParker Stinson Went For It, Tim Ritchie Got It Done, Sara Hall Doubled Down, A 50-Year-Old Made The Trials And A Jerry Lawson History Lesson

*Recommended Read: USA Marathon Champ Sara Hall Defies Convention Hall has always had great range and now is enjoying the success her non-standard approach is bringing. “In my mind, I flash back to times that you are thinking you aren’t even good at this sport. It makes you realize that, wow, when you hear those voices, don’t believe those voices.”

More Russian Ban Reactions

• The Guardian: Vitaly Mutko In Spotlight, But IOC And Fifa Want To Escape To Shadows Mutko is banned for life from the Olympics, but is still in charge of of organizing soccer’s 2018 World Cup.
• Czech biathlete attacked online after calling for Russian ban from Pyeongchang 2018
• Sports Illustrated: A Look At Russia’s Legal Options In Appealing Ban
• Belarus Olympic Committee Claims There Isn’t Enough Evidence To Ban Russian From 2018 Games Not surprising from a country whose officials tried to defend this notorious doper.
• Russian Prime Minister Claims IOC Ban Was Political To Ruin The Mood Ahead Of Their Presidential Election
• Russian Prime Minister Says They Will Never Acknowledge “False” Doping Charges
• British Olympians Back IOC’s Decision To Ban Russian From 2018 Winter Olympics BOA chairman Hugh Robertson: “We take no pleasure in the outcome of the IOC commissions. However, the IOC has taken the right decision.”

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.”

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.

Taking Winter Running To A New Level

• Irish Sub-4 Minute Miler Paul Robinson Runs The Fastest Mile Ever In Antarctica Running on snow with a temperature of -13° Fahrenheit (with the windchill) Robinson (who has a 3:35 1,500 PR) ran 4:17.9. *Video
  *2nd Article: Robinson – “The coolest thing I’ve ever done.”
• Video Of This Year’s Antarctic Ice Marathon The winning times were 3:37:46 for the men and 4:56:37 for the women.