Quote Of The Day
– Rich Kenah, executive director of the Atlanta Track Club, talking about the IAAF’s/IOC’s changed Olympic qualification system which could possibly result in a top 3 Trials finisher not making the US Olympic team. It’s absolutely absurd that the US Olympic Marathon Trials is treated as the equivalent of an IAAF bronze label race and it’s also bad that the change was announced so late – well after the US Trials date was picked as presumably most top US marathoners are going to be skipping fall 2019 marathons to get ready for the Trials. Memo to the IAAF/IOC: You should let the US send any three they want to send since we clearly are going to be sending three for each gender.
- Allie Kiefer calls it a season
- List of Europeans under the 27:28.00 Standard for 2020 Olympics by Country
- Paul Chelimo on IAAF rule changes: "I don’t know if they’re trying to kill distance running or what."
- Olympic marathon qualifier moved from 2:19:00 to 2:11:30; how will it affect the Trials?
- Kara Goucher to run Leadville!!!
- US Olympic Cyclist Kelly Catlin Dead at 23
- This week's podcast is here: We hold a funeral for the 5,000, talk new Olympic qualifying, NCAA indoors, Grant Holloway...
- Why is the long run important for 1500m?
- What's the point of joining a running club? Am I missing something?
- Something Wrong With my Training?
- How do you want to die? At what age?