– Matt Crowe, 28, who will be competing at the 2019 IAAF/Mikkeller World Cross Country Championships this weekend for LetsRun.com. Crowe’s collegiate best for 5000 on the track was 15:40. Now he’s run 13:57 and hoping to go faster.
MB:Team LetsRun.com just doubled in size – Meet Matt Crowe – We’re sending him to 2019 World XC as well
Day 3 Press Conference Day: LRC Seb Coe loves World XC and wants more participation — but if that is to happen, he needs to change his approach
Day 2: LRC 2019 World XC: A Tour Of The Toughest Cross-Country Course We’ve Ever Seen It’s also the toughest course that Shalane Flanagan and Tim Hutchings have seen as well.
*MB: Boots are on the ground at World XC – The course is LIVING UP TO THE HYPE AND GETTING RAVE REVIEWS
LRC Denmark Podcast #2: The Most Difficult World Cross-Country Course We Ever Seen + Kelsey Bruce Speaks This podcast features a 20-minute interview with Kelsey Bruce, who has safely arrived in Denmark. Plus we reveal that we’ve also sent a man to compete at World XC.
*Denmark Podcast #1
LRC Goes To World XC Day 1 In Denmark: Bikes, A Strip Club, & The Little Mermaid We recap everything that LRC’s Weldon Johnson & Jonathan Gault got up to on Wednesday in beautiful Copenhagen.
Caster Semenya Accuses Seb Coe Of “Opening Old Wounds” With His Comments In A Recent Interview Semenya’s situation was handled terribly by the IAAF when it first became public in 2009 and we’re sure this debate happening in the public eye isn’t enjoyable. However, Coe’s comments about trying to protect women’s sports are true. The IAAF decision makers aren’t the bad guys. *BBC Article
LRC PodcastGuest Meb Keflezighi: Will There Be Marathon #27? New Olympic Qualifying Procedures, Epic World Cross Course, Should Beto Have Run The 3k? Marathon legend Meb Keflezighi joins us on the show to talk about his legendary career and new book.
LRC This Week’s Big Chat: Meb Keflezighi Has Got A New Book Out Called “26 Marathons” – Will There Be A 27th At The Trials?
LRCWTW: USATF Defies The IAAF And Ruins The Olympic Trials, Fast Halves And The Perfect Solution To The DL 5,000 Situation What a ridiculous week for US distance fans. We pick ourselves off the mat and offer common sense solutions to keep the crown jewel of US track and field – the Olympic Trials – exciting and to save the Diamond League 5,000. Along the way we wonder if Brigid Kosgei is now the favorite for next month’s London Marathon.
LRCFrom 15:40 In College To 13:57 At Age 28, Meet Matt Crowe, The LetsRun.com Men’s Entrant To 2019 World Cross-Country Crowe is 28-year-old American with a 13:57 PR who is currently living in London. The story of how he got there, going from 15:40 in college to 13:57, is incredible.
*MB:Team LetsRun.com just doubled in size – Meet Matt Crowe – We’re sending him to 2019 World XC as well
Kelsey and Matt meet for first time and undergo doping interrogation
Pre-race coaching session
Kelsey at the course
LRC Meet Kelsey Bruce, The LetsRun.com Entrant At The 2019 World Cross-Country Championships This week, we’re doing something that the athletics federations of Belgium, Finland, and the Netherlands couldn’t manage. We’re sending an athlete to the World Cross Country Championships. Meet Kelsey Bruce. The former DII runner has chopped her marathon PR from 2:48 to 2:31 in less than three years, and is pumped to race the world’s best.
*MB: Meet Kelsey Bruce: We’re sending the former DII runner, who has improved from 2:48 to 2:31 in the marathon, to 2019 World XC
LRC 2019 World XC Team USA Preview: Could Both American Squads Medal Together For The First Time Since 1985? The last time both the US men and women’s team medaled at World XC was 1985 when not a single woman from Africa even competed in the meet. This year, does Team USA have a shot at doing it? We break it down for you.
LRC Mud, Beer And VIKINGS! A Behind-The-Scenes Look At How The Incredible 2019 World XC Course Was Designed Organizers are planning one hell of a party for next week’s World XC Champs. The course features mud, water, and sand pits, a beer tent, a portion that runs over the roof of a museum, and a Viking Zone. And it’s all inspired by Chuck Norris.
*MB: 2019 World XC looks like it’s going to be LEGENDARY! Someone hire Jakob Larsen to run all of track and field
LRC One Week Later: How Will USATF Select The 2020 Olympic Team? No One Really Seems To Know We have a little good news to report. Amid confusion, USA Track and Field is refusing to confirm the statement they gave us last week that put US distance fans into a tizzy. And USATF tells us they are appealing to the IAAF to give the top 5 at the US Olympic Marathon Trials the marathon standard.
*MB: A Little Good News: USATF is appealing to get top 5 at US Olympic Marathon Trials the standard.
LRC CAS Delays Caster Semenya Case For At Least A Month In a guest post for LRC, Amby Burfoot gives some background on the case and references studies demonstrating the over-representation of DSD (Differences of Sexual Development) athletes in the women’s 800.
LRCWTW: USATF Defies The IAAF And Ruins The Olympic Trials, Fast Halves And The Perfect Solution To The DL 5,000 Situation What a ridiculous week for US distance fans. We pick ourselves off the mat and offer common sense solutions to keep the crown jewel of US track and field – the Olympic Trials – exciting and to save the Diamond League 5,000. Along the way we wonder if Brigid Kosgei is now the favorite for next month’s London Marathon.
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