“I always just ran because I enjoyed it – I barely ever won anything. I find now I am a little bit better at it but winning, being successful, is a bonus. Even if I was still the same level as I was I would still be running. Obviously you would love to be really successful but, at the same time, I am still going to be happy, still going to run. When I retire from competitive running, I will still run. You want to be competitive and win but I’m not going to get bogged down by it. I love what I do.”
Archived Homepage For November 08, 2018
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- Suzy Favor Hamilton in Cabo on the beach
- so will Adidas bring back the Takumi now that Mary Keitany keeps destroying all the Nike 4%?
- Best spring marathons to OTQ
- D1 runners thoughts on D3 running
- If I run a 4:59 mile freshman year then do I have a shot at sub 4:20 senior year?
- what does it mean when a HS coach says this?
- Can I run a sub 3 hour marathon?
- Why no one is talking about Lelisa Desisa after NYC
- Why wear tights when you can wear tapered pants?
- NYC Marathon Mid-Race Marriage Proposal - Yay or nay?
NCAA XC Regionals Are This Weekend *All Results
MB: Official 2018 NCAA D1 XC Regional Discussion Thread – Who Is Going To The Big Dance? Follow this thread all day long on Friday as we should have the field within minutes of the final region going final.
LRC Find Out Which Women’s Teams Are Going To The Big Dance: We Project The 2018 NCAA XC Championships Field Officially, the NCAA will not announce the 13 at-large qualifiers until Saturday, but we are way ahead of the game thanks to Bo Waggoner and project which teams will make it to Madison assuming the regional rankings hold. A lot depends on who gets in out of the South – Texas or SMU?
The Best Of 2018
Eliud Kipchoge And Gladys Cherono Named AIMS Best Marathoners Of 2018 Kipchoge went undefeated again in 2018 with wins in London and obviously his 2:01:39 WR. Cherono won Berlin (2:18:11) and was 4th in London.- Christian Coleman And Noah Lyles Among The Nominees For IAAF Athletes Of The Year Here the IAAF takes a closer look at the 2018 for the top sprinters and hurdlers.
- IAAF World Athlete Of The Year Nominees – Jumps Mondo Duplantis improved his own U20 record, winning Euro Champs with 6.05m while Russia’s Mariya Lasiskene won 25 of 26 HJ competitions and jumped over 2.00m 16 times.
- A Closer Look At The Distance Nominees For The IAAF World Athlete Of The Year Includes two WR setters in Eliud Kipchoge and Beatrice Chepkoech.
- IAAF World Athlete Of The Year Nominees – Throws And Multi-Events Decathlon WR holder Kevin Mayer tops the list.
- Janieve Russell Named Jamaican Female Athlete Of The Year Russell won the 400H at the Commonwealth Games, thee World Cup and Continental Cup.
- Euro 400H Champ Lea Sprunger And 200m National Record Holder Alex Wilson Named Swiss Athletes Of The Year
- Jamaican Discus Thrower Fedrick Dacres And Bahamas Sprinter Shaunae Miller-Uibo Named NACAC Athletes Of The Year
2018 TCS New York City Marathon (Full Coverage Here) *Results *Post-Race Interviews
LRC Final A Run For The Ages: Mary Keitany Blasts 66:58 2nd Half To Win Fourth New York City Marathon Crown Mary Keitany earned her fourth NY win by running the second half 27 seconds faster than the American record for the half marathon. 4 American women finished in the top 10 as Shalane Flanagan (2:26:22) and Molly Huddle (2:26:44) ran the second- and third-fastest times ever by Americans in New York.
LRC Final Lelisa Desisa Holds Off Shura Kitata For NY Crown #1 Desisa dropped Kamworor on mile 26 and then held off a fast-closing Kitata. 4 Americans in the top 10, led by Jared Ward.
LRC Jared Ward Is Back, Overcomes Injury Struggles To Finish As Top American At 2018 NYC Marathon
50 Years Ago – Bob Beamon Shocked The World
LRC Feature A Leap For The Ages: Bob Beamon’s 29-Foot Long Jump Turns 50 A half century later, there’s still only one way to describe the men’s long jump at the 1968 Olympics: Beamonesque. We take an in-depth look at one of the greatest singular accomplishments in sports history. Beamon improved the WR by 6.59% – that’s the equivalent of someone in 2018 lowering the marathon WR to 1:53:28 or the 100-meter record to 8.95.
*MB: 50 years ago, Bob Beamon made history. Where does his performance rank on list of greatest singular sports performances?
LRC Why Is The Long Jump World Record So Hard To Break? Mike Powell‘s WR has stood for 27 years and the #2 mark from Bob Beamon celebrates its 50th anniversary today. What explains their longevity? Are the best athletes in the NFL? Are the runways too soft? Is there a mental block?
- BBC Video Looking Back On Bob Beamon’s WR The 3-minute video includes some cool old footage.
- IAAF:The Perfect Jump – Bob Beamon’s 8.90m Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary The IAAF pays tribute to Beamon’s historic jump which broke the WR by a “staggering 55 centimeters.”
- Mark Cullen’s Updated Story Of The 2014 Dedication Of The 1968 Olympic Trials Site/Training Center
The Half Marathon WR Holder Shares His Training With LRC
LRC Q&A: Half Marathon WR Holder Abraham Kiptum Reveals His Workouts Before Running 58:18 The new half marathon record holder shares his workouts exclusively with the LetsRun.com nation.
International Distance News
January 25:Olympic Silver Medalist Feyisa Lilesa Targeting A Winning Return At The Dubai Marathon After two years in in exile, Lilesa is back training in Ethiopia following the election of a new reformist government.
*Reuters:Two Years After Protesting Ethiopian Government At The Olympics, Feyisa Lilesa Returns Home Lilesa has spent the last two years in exile after he protested against government violence at the Rio games.
*Runner’s World:Feyisa Lilesa Returns From Self-Imposed Exile- Japanese Health Groups Call For The Tokyo Olympic Marathon To Start At 5:30AM Instead Of 7AM To “Avoid Deaths” People are concerned about the intense Tokyo heat with temperatures likely to be in the low to high 80s during the race.
- European XC Championships Will Return To Ireland In 2020 They will be held in Fingal. They were previously in Dublin in 2009.
Non-LRC NYC Coverage
Bernard Lagat Says His First Marathon Won’t Be His Last Lagat says the hills in NYC killed him as he’s used to the track and flat road races, but he wants to run faster his next time out.- Shalane Flanagan Hints That Its Time To Retire “I’ve had a lot of fun with my own running … I do feel like it’s more getting towards the time to serve others.”
- NY Times:A Year After Her Breakthrough, Shalane Flanagan Runs On Flanagan: “You just put your head down, keep working and fight for that podium spot.”
- NY Times:Lelisa Desisa Wins NYC Marathon In The Last Miles
- MB: NY Times disrespected Mary Keitany today with its marathon headline. Was it also racist?
- USATF:A Determined Flanagan Perseveres For Podium Finish At TCS NYC Marathon
- IAAF NYC Recap
2018 NYC On The Message Board
GB News
45-Year-Old Jo Pavey Wants To Make History As The First British Runner To Compete At Six Olympic Games Pavey had assumed she would be retiring after having her first child years ago, but found that “being a mum fitted really well with being a runner.”- Laura Muir Says Athletes Feel “Let Down” By WADA Decision To Reinstate Russia Muir also talks about XC one day coming back to the Olympics and working as a voluntary vet.
- Dina Asher -Smith Named The Sunday Times’ Sportswoman Of The Year Asher-Smith became the first British woman to win triple gold at the European Champs.
- Kelly Holmes Hails Laura Muir As “Future Olympic Champion” Holmes presented Muir her award as she was named Scottish athlete of the year.
- BBC:GB Pro Athletes Open Up About The Abuse They Receive On Social Media
More Road News
Martin Hehir Breaks Course Record To Win Pittsburgh 10 Miler In 46:48 Over Stephen Sambu (46:55) Kenya’s Monicah Ngige dominated the women’s race in 52:06.- IAAF Weekend Road Recap:Hirut Tibedu (2:25:10) And Michael Njenga Kunyuga (2:10:37) Win Hangzhou Marathon Elsewhere, Ethiopia’s Abrha Milaw (2:07:26) and Nurit Shimels (2:31:54) won the Des Alpes Maritimes Marathon and Robert Chemonges (2:09:05) and Abeba Tekulu Gebremeskel (2:30:13) won the Porto Marathon in Portugal.
- December 7:Recent Half Marathon WR Setter Abraham Kiptum And Former NYC Champ Stanley Biwott Lead Field For Abu Dhabi Marathon
Abbott Dash To The Finish Line USATF 5k Champs *Post-Race Interviews
Breaking: LRC Matthew Centrowitz Has Left The Nike Oregon Project After running the 5k this morning, Centro revealed exclusively to LRC that he has left the NOP. Now both its Olympic gold medalists, Centrowitz and Farah, have left the program. *Discuss
LRC Final Paul Chelimo Wins USATF 5k Champs In Sprint Over Kipchirchir, Emily Sisson Cruises We also caught up with marathoners Dathan Ritzenhein and Amy Cragg, who were bouncing back from injury. *Discuss
MB:
*Ritz talk lack of sub 2:10 US guys, Des Linden’s comments on him
*Guys who race better than they train: #1 Example: Paul Chelimo: “he’s a monster”
LRCPaul Chelimo Leaves Army WCAP Team, Signs With Total Sports & Nike Army athletes aren’t allowed to have endorsement contracts, so considering Chelimo is now one of the top runners in the world, this is not a huge surprise. *Discuss
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