– Excerpt from a NY Times expose by Michael Powell about how one man, Michael A. Moorcones, distributed PEDs to more than 8,000 people in a year (including many professional athletes) around the world. *Discuss
All of the above plus we debate whether Laura Muir is a 10k runner.
Calabar Boys And Edwin Allen Girls Retain Their Titles At The Jamaican Boys And Girls Champs Highlights came from Christopher Taylor, who won the U20 boys’ 200 in a world-U20 leading time of 20.35, Tyreke Wilson, who won the 100 in 10.21, and Dashawn Morris, who took the boys’ U20 400 in 45.09. On the girls’ side, Kevona Davis broke a 16-year-old meet record with a 22.72 win in the 200m and won the 100 in 11.16.
*Jamaica Gleaner Recap:“Calabar, Edwin Blow Away Rivals Again”
LRC Geoffrey Kamworor Splits 13:01 5k – Yes, 13:01 – At End Of Race To Win 3rd Straight World Half Marathon Title In a performance that will be remembered for years to come, Geoffrey Kamworor got his hat trick. What a sick performance.
*RRW Recap With Quotes From Kamworor: “I can say I was really prepared for this race and I had no pressure.”
LRC Netsanet Gudeta Kebede Of Ethiopia Sets Women’s-Only World Record Of 66:11 At 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Ethiopia won both team and individual gold.
*RRW Recap With Post-Race Quotes From Gudeta And Jepkosgei
World Half Message Board Talk
Full Coverage In Our2018 IAAF World Half Champs Special Section
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.
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.
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