– USATF board chair Steve Miller talking about a USATF resolution requiring Vin Lananna to recuse himself from many votes and debates due to his conflicts of interest as USATF president and head of TrackTown USA.
LRC What We Learned In Boston: What’s Up With Boris Berian, How Christian Coleman Can Run Even Faster, & How Much Money It Would Take For Jenny Simpson To Race The Steeple Again Get the inside scoop from today’s NBIGP press conference where three sets of stars will battle each other tomorrow – Simpson vs. Coburn, Coleman vs. Lyles and Berian vs. Brazier. Plus after talking to Brazier, we can only wonder: Has anyone in the history of the world ever broken 4:00 in the mile with a shorter longest run than Donavan Brazier?
LRC NBIGP Preview: WR Alert: Christian Coleman Goes For History, Jenny Simpson Battles Emma Coburn, King Ches Races Gebrhiwet & More The lone US stop on the IAAF World Indoor Tour should be a dandy as the fastest man in history at 60m, Christian Coleman, will go for the WR in a matchup that features America’s top two young sprint talents as Noah Lyles (200m DL champ) is also in the race. Emma Coburn battles Jenny Simpson for the first time on the track since ditching coach Mark Wetmore, and Edward Cheserek takes a big step up in class and battles Ethiopian stars Hagos Gebrhiwet and Dejen Gebremeskel in the men’s 3,000 – just a day after he tries to break 3:50 in the mile. Plus the return of Boris Berian.
*MB: Official 2018 NBIGP Discussion Thread: Christian Coleman in the 60, King Ches vs Hagos & Simpson v Coburn in 3k + BB Returns
LRC WTW: Some Stars Thankfully Ran US Cross, Michelle Sikes Is Back, Emmanuel Korir Was Flying, Edna Kiplagat Struggled, Russian Doping And Coaching Advice From Katelyn Tuohy’s Coach We break down the week of running.
LRC 10 Things I Learned From The Best High School Cross-Country And Track Coaches In America LetsRun.com’s Wejo flew to Boulder to hear from the high school top XC coaches in America Joan Hunter (#1 team), Dan Iverson (#2 team), Jonathan Dalby (#3 team) and John O’Malley (Foot Locker champ). What did he learn? A lot.
Discussion: “I attended a clinic with the top high school cross coaches in the country: ask me anything.”
MB: Official 2018 RAK Half Live Discussion Thread
LRC Oh So Close, Fancy Chemutai Just Misses WR And Runs 64:53 (#2 All-Time), Bedan Karoki Runs 58:42 (#4 All-Time) At 2018 RAK Half Even though the WR just barely survived, the women’s race was the best in half marathon history as 11 women broke 69:00. The men’s side was pretty darn good as 7 men broke 60:00, including a guy making his debut, Jemal Yimer, who ran a debut record of 59:00.
Other Thursday Action
LRC Meet Mr. Cross-Country, The Sport’s Biggest Fan Cross-country’s biggest fan, Michael Mahon, resides in Massachusetts, where for the past 33 years he has traveled to over 1,747 career meets, bag of cans in tow. And he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon.
*Michael Mahon – Mr. Cross-Country – Share Your Favorite Story Here
LRC Q&A With The Man Who Is Now Coaching Edward Cheserek – Stephen Haas; Haas Talks About Cheserek’s Sub-3:50 Mile Attempt & What Makes King Ches Special Cheserek will be attempting to be the 4th man to break 3:50 in the indoor mile this weekend and then a day later he’ll take on a stacked field in the 3k at the NBIGP. Get the inside scoop on his first altitude camp and learn how Cheserek closed a recent session with a 49-second 400.
Catching Up With Teen Phenoms Past And Present
LRC Q&A: Mary Cain On The Injury That Kept Her Out In 2017 & Her 2018 Plans, Plus Katelyn Tuohy Talks About Her Incredible XC Season, Her Millrose Defeat & Managing Expectations 21-year-old Mary Cain surprised fellow NY Section 1 phenom Katelyn Tuohy Wednesday afternoon and presented her with the Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year Award. We caught up with the two right after the ceremony and did a Q&A.
MB:Official Düsseldorf IAAF World Indoor Tour Live Discussion And Watch Thread
*IAAF Dusseldorf Recap: Su Bingtian Runs 6.43 In The 60m To Move To 5th All-TimeChristina Manning edged Sharika Nelvis in the 60H to set a 7.77 world lead.
*Czech Republic’s Tomas Stanek Improved His Own World Lead And The Czech Record To 22.17m
Did you miss the action? Watch it now without knowing the results.
*Men’s 800 1 With Kszczot
*Men’s 800 2 With Sowinski
*Men’s 1,500 With Iguider And Manangoi
*Women’s 1,500
*Men’s 3,000 With Kejelcha
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