–Clyde Hart talking in a feature on BaylorBears.com announcing that 2019 will be his last year as a coach. Hart is best known for guiding Michael Johnson and Jeremy Wariner to Olympic 400 gold but he coached a lot of other stars in other events over the years. Way back in 1973, he even gave up one of his men’s scholarships to sign shot and discus star Suzie Snider to a scholarship as the school’s president was opposed to giving women scholarships.
MB: The great Clyde Hart, 85, is finally hanging up his stopwatch after this season
LRCMeet Stephen VanGampleare – The 2019 Boston Marathon “Open Division” ChampionThe BAA didn’t let amateurs run with the pros in Boston this year. That didn’t stop Stephen VanGampleare from beating several of them even though they were given a 2 minute head start. In the end, he ended up with a nearly 6 minute pb and Olympic Trials qualifier that shocked himself. “(I) still kind of am in a little bit of disbelief that I actually hit that time.”
*MB: Lawrence Cherono beat less than 70 men to win the Boston Marathon, Steven VanGampleare beat more than 7k to win the open race
LRC 2019 Boston Marathon Report Cards: Ranking the Top 10 & the Americans, A Through (DN)F Jared Ward gave himself an A-, what did the other pros get in Boston?
18 yr old Ayden Owens of USC scores 8,130 points in collegiate decathlon debut at Bryan Clay In the process, he beat the indoor NCAA multi champ, set a Puerto Rican NR, set a USC school record and moved to #3 all time on the U20 list
LRC FinalLawrence Cherono Outkicks Lelisa Desisa To Win 2019 Boston Marathon; Americans Scott Fauble & Jared Ward Run 2:09 Marathons don’t get much better than this. 3 guys side by side tied for the lead with less than 800 to go. Two Americans under 2:10.
LRCAnalyzing The American Men At 2019 Boston: Fauble & Ward (Finally) Break 2:10, Ritz Struggles, & More An American-born runner not named Galen Rupp hadn’t broken 2:10 in more than 2,000 days but two men did it on Monday in Boston.
LRC Edna Kiplagat Gets Her Green Card, Greg Meyer Gets His 10-Mile Record Back, Jordan Hasay Is Back, And An Indoor Marathon World Record Plus we compare the 2000 Boston finish to 2019 and look at how many sub-2:10 marathons have been run by Ethiopia, Kenya, and the USA.
LRC How Will The Tokyo Weather (And A 6 AM Start) Affect The 2020 Olympic Marathons? Should The Start Be Moved To Night? The conditions for the 2020 Olympic marathons are going to brutal. We tell you what past races it most likely will resemble and agree with Brett Larner – the races should be run at night.
LRC Want To Watch Olympic Track And Field In 2020? We Hope You Like Getting Up Early Before Work Track fans on the East Coast will be able to watch most distance finals from the 2020 Olympics live as they get ready for work. West Coast fans, we suggest you take the week off as it’s going to be super early for you.
LRC Final Worknesh Degefa Takes Off Early, Holds On Late To Win Her First Boston Marathon Title, Jordan Hasay 3rd, Des Linden 5th Degefa led by as much as three minutes but in the end she held on for a 42-second win in 2:23:31.
LRC Jordan Hasay Sends Message With 3rd-Place Finish At 2019 Boston Marathon, But The Best May Be Yet To Come Hasay was happy with 3rd place, but is already looking ahead to the Tokyo Olympics.
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