Archived Homepage For April 06, 2018
Archived Homepage For April 06, 2018

We Talk To One Of The Sport’s Biggest Stars

Geoffrey_Kamworor_3_by_Jiro_Mochizuki_Valencia_2018_03_24LRC Feature The Greatness Of Geoffrey Kamworor: Where Does The Kenyan Star Go From Here? Jonathan Gault talked to Kamworor, who (thanks to his recent win at the World Half Champs) has won a global title in each of the last five years, to see what’s next for one of Kenya’s biggest distance stars.

USATF News

Sprint Stuff

Non-Distance News

Hayward Field Updates

Florida

The British Media Wins

Laura Muir Drops NOP Strength And Conditioning Coach Dave McHenry After Media Backlash Muir said, “After some reflection we have decided not to start working with him as planned and not to pursue this relationship further.”
*Original Daily Mail Article:“Athletics Stunned By Laura Muir’s Alberto Salazar Link As British Ace Makes Surprise Decision To Work With A Coach At NOP” Muir’s coach Andy Young said it was his idea to hire McHenry and that he wasn’t exclusively an NOP coach.
*MB:Laura Muir working with NOP

Commonwealth Games Start Sunday *Commonwealths Schedule

Blake_YohanFH-WorChp11LRC Track And Field Fan’s Guide To The 2018 Commonwealth Games: Why You Should Care And How To Watch We preview the action down under which features Elijah Manangoi vs. Timothy Cheruiyot, Elaine Thompson vs. Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Caster Semenya, Joshua Cheptegei, Clarence Munyai, Isaac Makwaala.
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Day-By-Day Track Schedule And Highlights

Week That Was

Screenshot 2018-04-03 at 23.21.50LRC Jake Robertson, Ce’aira Brown, Nijel Amos, Sydney McLaughlin, Cruz Culpepper, Tom Walsh Impress, Plus More Proof Galen Rupp Is Very Fit Sports Gene gets a boost this week and John Calipari is talking track, not basketball.

Field Event News

Commonwealth Games *Schedule / Day-By-Day Guide

Post-Weekend NCAA Updates

Road News

The 2018 Commonwealth Games Open April 4th

Weekend US Action

Mid-D News

LRC Debate

Talbotcox-Stanford-30LRC 5 Months In, After 31:55 10,000m Win, LetsRun.com Analyzes Gwen Jorgensen’s Olympic Marathon Dreams Will Jorgensen be a force in 2020 in the marathon? We debate.
Discuss: After 31:55 10k Win in Stanford, how do you assess Gwen Jorgensen’s Olympic chances?

Sports Illustrated Q&A With Gwen Jorgensen On Her Move To Marathoning Asked to respond to the LRC analysis giving her no chance to win marathon gold, Jorgensen gave a great reply: “If someone else showed me my PRs on paper and said this person wants to win Olympic gold, I’d probably laugh [too].”

NCAA & US Action *Texas Relays Stream / Results*Florida Relays Stream / Results*Raleigh Relays Stream / Results*Other NCAA Results


Jacob Despard And Elizabeth Forsyth Win Stawell Gift, Australia’s Richest Foot Race The 120m handicap sprint race on grass awards $30,700 to the winner. Devon Allen competed, but went out in the semis.
*Recap And Video From The Australian Forsyth, a university “beach sprinter” said she told her family not to come because she didn’t think she had a chance to win. *Results

Ultra Corner