– Geoffrey Kamworor, two-time defending champ after he finished third at World Cross-Country behind Ugandans Joshua Cheptegei (your new king) and Jacob Kiplimo (silver).
LRC Redemption: Joshua Cheptegei Conquers Kiplimo, Kamworor And The Course To Become World Champion 2 years ago, Cheptegei wilted in the heat while leading before the home Ugandan crowd. Today, he conquered the tough, magnificent Aarhus course that broke the US men’s team that finished 11th. Kirubel Erassa ran a good first leg for the US relay team that finished 4th.
LRC Won And Done: Hellen Obiri Wins Her First (And Last) World Cross-Country Title Obiri is not a 10k runner or a cross-country runner, but she showed why she is one of the best runners on the planet by winning on the tough course. Stephanie Bruce was the top American woman as the Bowerman women really struggled.
Day 3 – Press Conference Day: LRCSeb 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.
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.
LRCFrom 15:40 In College To 13:57 At Age 28, Meet Matt Crowe, The LetsRun.com Men’s Entrant To 2019 World Cross-CountryCrowe 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
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 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 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.
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