March 20, 2018 | LetsRun.com

Week That Was

LRCWayde Van Who? Clarence Munyai Runs 19.69, Scott Fauble Interviews Himself, Americans Dominate NYC Half, And A Last Hurrah For Caster Semenya?

Clarence Munyai and Caster Semenya put on a show at the S. African Champs, the Americans did well at NYC Half, and a look back at some splits from World Indoors.

Can Blake Fill Bolt’s Golden Shoes?

Usain Bolt Will Travel To The 2018 Commonwealth Games As A Spectator Yohan Blake revealed Bolt’s planned visit as he arrived yesterday in Brisbane, Australia on Sunday. Blake says that Botl told him before he left, “When I come to Australia, if you don’t win there is going to be problems.”

We Prefer The US Libel Laws

LRC Mo Farah Sued British Journalist Ben Bloom For Defamation; Parties Agreed To Five-Figure Settlement British journalists had better be careful what they write about Mo Farah. Farah sued journalist Ben Bloom for a tweet he wrote in 2017 criticizing Farah for not talking to the media before the 2017 IAAF World Championships.
*Discuss: Mo Farah sues Ben Bloom

Distance News

Good Read: A UK Physiologist And Coach Talks About His Time In Kenya Working With Zane Robertson He runs through one of Robertson’s workouts as he prepares for the Commonwealth Games marathon and the heart rate data they took during and afterwards.
Heather Kampf Blogs About Recovering From Her Recent Injuries She had a sacral stress fracture last spring on her right side and then a sacral stress reaction on her left side in December which is giving her issues again now. No joke, “kampf” actually means “struggle” in German.
Alexi Pappas Was In Pyeongchang During The 2018 Winter Olympics For The Olympic Artist In Residence Program She blogs about the experience where she wrote, directed and starred in a series of short films.
Athletics Illustrated Book Review: “Endure: Mind, Body, And The Curiously Elastic Limits Of Human Performance” By Alex Hutchinson LRC’s Jon Gault also reviewed the book last month.
Northern Arizona Elite Sings Multi-Year Deal With Hoka One One

2020 Olympic Trials News

Judge Orders Mt. SAC To Halt Stadium Work, Potentially Putting The 2020 Olympic Trials At Risk The college and the city of Walnut are in a legal battle over whether the stadium reconstruction is complying with regulations protecting water quality. Mt SAC is also dealing with a civil suit which is arguing the cost of the stadium shouldn’t be covered by public funds.
*Ken Goe’s Take And Comparison To Hayward’s Issues

Older Trials News we Missed
Atlanta Track Club Surprised USATF Selection Committee By Bringing in Meb To Endorse Their Bid For The 2020 Marathon Trials Meb likes the Olympic tradition of Atlanta, saying he still has a t-shirt a teammate brought him back from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and will be working with the ATC in the future. USATF will decide in April between Atlanta, Austin, Chattanooga and Orlando.

News From Spain

Spain’s Antonio Abadia Breaks 13-Year-Old Spanish 10K Record With 27:47, Moving Him To 3rd Best European Of All-Time Running in his mother’s hometown, Abadia finished second at the Laredo 10k behind Ethiopia’s Amdework Walelegn (27:36).
Provisional Entries For The 2018 World Half-Marathon Championships In Valencia, Spain

Outdoor Track Is Here: Big Weekend For Semenya

Caster Semenya Completes 800/1,500 Double At SA Champs Semenya soloed 1:58.92 in the 800 heats and came back that day to win the 1,500 by 13 seconds in 4:10.68. She won the 800 final the next day in 1:57.80.
Clarence Munyai’s 19.69 National 200m Record Highlights South African Championships There was also a national record in the women’s 100 as Carina Horn sped to 11.03 in the semis. World long jump champ Luvo Manyonga lept 8.41m to beat world bronze medalist Ruswahl Samaai by 20 centimeters.
MB: Fred Kerly opens outdoor season with 20.41 200 (video)
MB: Unreal: Briana Williams – age 15 – just ran 11.13 wind legal for 100m!!
Matt Centrowitz Wins 1,500 In Australia In 3:37.96 Ahead Of Jeff Riseley (3:38.69) Behind them, 18-year-old Jaryd Clifford set a T-12 (vision impaired) paralympic record of 3:45.18. In the sprints, USA’s Devon Allen (10.26) and GB’s Dina Asher-Smith (11.24) took the 100m. Linden Hall won the women’s 3,000 in 8:53.
*MB: Matt Centro 3:37.96 down under!
*IAAF Recap