2019 Muller Birmingham Indoor GP *Results / Discussion

LRC Samuel Tefera Breaks Hicham El Guerrouj’s 1,500 Indoor WR – Runs 3:31.04! Yomif Kejelcha unknowingly ended up being the perfect rabbit as Tefera ran the equivalent of a 3:47.97 mile.
*Laura Muir Runs 4:18.75 Indoor Mile In Birmingham – #3 All-Time

Message Board Talk

• Samuel Tefera, Not Yomif Kejelcha, Gets Indoor 1500 WR – 3:31.04!!!
• Tefera’s WR: Alberto Salazar likely feels like he did when Solinsky ran 26:59 to steal Rupp’s thunder!! 
• Kejelcha World 1500m Record Attempt Saturday in Birmingham
• Official 2019 Muller Birmingham Indoor GP Discussion Thread 

Meet Preview: LRC 1,500m World Record Alert: Yomif Kejelcha Could Take Down El Guerrouj’s Record In Birmingham
*More: IAAF Preview Of Meet
*Salazar On Kejelcha’s Attempt At Millrose: “I think I ran him too hard in a workout two days before …”

News From The IAAF

• Interesting Look Back On The Origin Of Cross-Country Running Which Started As A School “Hunt Club” In 1819 Random fact: Charles Darwin actually attended this school as a child.
• Stanford Officially Selected As Site Of 2019 Prefontaine Classic With the construction on Hayward Field, the meet had to be moved for this year’s Pre Classic. There were reports of this last month, but it wasn’t official.
• World First Biomechanics Research On Indoor Track Released In Birmingham The IAAF released analysis from performances of 161 athletes across 13 events.
• Olympic And World Pole Vault Champ Katerina Stefanidi Says Biomechanics Reports Provide Useful Coaching Insights Something really interesting Stefanidi said was that she usually knows “the second she takes off” whether she’ll make the bar or not.
• Doha 2019 Unveil Mascot For World Champs It’s a falcon named Falah.
• CAS Dismisses Karim Ibrahim’s Appeal Against IAAF Decision To Remove Him From IAAF Council CAS found that “there was nothing unfair about the process” and that Ibrahim had “failed to meet his disclosure obligations.”

Kemoy Campbell News

• Kemoy Campbell Issues Statement Full Of Gratitude And Posts Video Of Him Walking. Says he was little dizzy. Sorry ladies, he’s taken.
• Outside Publishes Article On “Crisis Of Runners’ Healthcare” As independent contractors, most runners don’t get health insurance from their sponsors as it can cost more than $20k for a family in the US.

Caster Semenya Controversy Back In The News

IAAF Insists It Accepts Caster Semenya’s “Legal Sex Without Question” Despite Report Lawyers Will Argue She Is “Biological Male” The the IAAF has clarified its position in a statement, saying that it “is not classifying any DSD [differences of sexual development] athlete as male.” They just want athletes like Semenya to lower their testosterone levels so they aren’t at male levels.
*BBC Article *Full IAAF Statement

$mart Or Foolish?

MB: Sammy Watson Turns Pro Watson accomplished it all as an amateur – winning a World Youth, World Junior and NCAA title but this is a risky sign for any shoe company as she was slower at 18 than 17 and just ran 2:06 in her first 800 as a 19-year-old.

Today’s Dose Of Random

• MB: 40 y/o Anthony Famiglietti runs a 3:59 mile with his dog Fam shared a video on his YouTube page. If you haven’t seen this type of thing before you should check it out. The dog is on a bungee which actually helps pull the runner faster.
• MB: MarathonInvestigation.com Got SHUT DOWN! The site’s founder posted on Facebook that he was fighting a “DMCA take down notice” and that his web host took his site down. He says he is in the process of switching servers.
• MSN News: Running Club Chases Down Theft Suspect In Philadelphia The Annenberg (Lunchtime) Running Group aided police in chasing down a thief who had swiped a laptop computer and cellphone from a University of Pennsylvania building.