We have a new best in the world. Emmanuel Korir. https://t.co/qqfNePiGOfpic.twitter.com/cKMofkxPkK
— LetsRun.com (@letsrundotcom) May 26, 2018
– Emmanuel Korir made a miraculous comeback to win the 800 at the 2018 Pre Classic on Saturday night.
LRC 17-Year-Old Jakob Ingebrigtsen Runs 3:52 Mile at Prefontaine Classic, And Oh Yeah Timothy Cheruiyot Wins in 3:49 The final pro race at the original Hayward Field will long be remembered as 17-year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen topped Alan Webb‘s legendary 3:53 from high school with a 3:52.28 clocking.
*LRC Post-Race Interviews Interviews include past and current HS stars Drew Hunter and Brodey Hasty.
LRC 2018 Pre Women’s Distance Recap: Shelby Houlihan Runs Massive 4+ Sec PB To Shock The World, Caster Semenya and Genzebe Dibaba Continue To Roll The final Prefontaine Classic at the original Hayward Field didn’t disappoint in terms of the women’s distance events the women’s 800, 1500 and 5000 all produced world-leading times.
LRC The Rest of The Meet: Noah Lyles Runs 19.69, Ryan Crouser and Jenn Suhr Break Meet Records, and A New Steeple Star Arrives? Ronnie Baker also impressed by beating Christian Coleman (windy 9.78 to 9.84), Shaunae Miller-Uibo crushed the 400 (49.52), and Mutaz Essa Barshim (2.36) kept winning in the high jump.
Recommended Read Wonderful Profile Of Francine Niyonsaba – Mark Rowland Calls The Woman Whom Her Oregon Track Club Teammates Affectionately Call The “Princess Of Burundi” One Of The “Toughest Athletes Mentally I’ve Ever Coached” Ken Goe‘s article reveals Niyonsaba got malaria while training with the OTC in South Africa this winter but somehow still managed to win world indoors. The OTC refused comment on the new hyperandrogenism rules.
20-Year-Old Wycliffe Kinyamal Is Ready For His 1st Race On US Soil He wants to lower his PR so low that it is “scary” to any potential challengers.
MB: Official 2018 Pre Classic Discussion Thread
MB: Shelby MF Houlihan – Unreal. She runs a 28.9 final 200 to PR by 4+ seconds and win Pre in 3:59.06!!
MB: Alan Webb move over. A high schooler just ran 3:52 at Pre!!! Jakob Ingebrigtsen 3:52.28!!! We guess to be PC, we should point out that officially Samuel Tefera is 18 and he ran 3:51.26.
MB: NOAH MF LYLES!!!!! Can you say 19.69 wind-legal?
MB: Unheralded Ben Kigen BLOWS AWAY Kipruto and Jager at Pre, closes in 57.89 — fastest steeple closer ever?
MB: Evan Jager is DONE!!!
MB: Centro will NOT make the 2020 olympics
MB: Where the %#*^ is Levins?
LRC Friday Night At Pre: Emmanuel Korir Is Superman, Selemon Barega Impresses, King Ches Disappoints Emmanuel Korir has only lost once in the last two years, when he got injured at the World Champs, and he showed his dominance in a crazy race at Pre. Paul Chelimo was 2nd in the 2 mile and King Ches 15th.
*Rohler leaders German 1-2-3 sweep in javelin
*Kendricks comes from behind to default HSer Duplantis in tricky pole vault conditions
LRC WTW: David Rudisha Update, Israel’s 10,000m Star, Beer At Track Meets, PRs Of The Week And Being Aroused On LetsRun.com We know what half of you will be reading.
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