– Alysia Montaño talking in a video criticizing shoes sponsors for not having maternity leave and cutting pay to female professional athletes who want to take time off to have a baby.
LRC“White Lightning” Matthew Boling Runs Incredible 10.13/44.75 (Relay) Double At Texas State Meet – Just How Good Is The HS Sprint Phenom? We separate fact from fiction regarding the HS sprinter who is generating headlines worldwide. Yes, he is white, no he isn’t close to as good as Usain Bolt, and much more.
*HSer Matthew Boling Rocks At Texas State Meet He won the 100 in a wind-legal 10.13, the long jump in a wind-legal 25 feet, 4.5 inches, split 44.75 to bring his team to victory in the 4 x 400. He also anchored his 4 x 100 team to a win but they were DQed and his team lost the state meet by 2 points as a result.
*MB:Matthew Boling 4 x 400 Split 44.74 Includes race video.
*MB: Isn’t Matt Boling’s best event the LJ?
*MB:Why does everyone keep referring to Matt Boling’s 10.13 as the new national record? It’s the fastest time ever in HS-only competition during the regular season.
LRCA Behind-The-Scenes Look At Mary Cain’s Recent Training Camp In Mammoth Lakes, California Cain reveals that she got into an injury cycle after quitting the Nike Oregon Project which she said “wasn’t really a mesh” for her. As for her current training, she’s focused on staying healthy. “My new mantra for the next couple of months is to become an athlete again, not just a runner.” said Cain.
*LRCMary Cain Returns To Action, Wins 4 Miler In 21:50 In 1st Completed Race In 918 Days
*MB: Mary Cain is BACK! Cain runs (and wins) 4 mile race in Central Park.
LRC Parker Stinson Shatters American 25k Record, Emma Bates Wins At 2019 USATF 25k Champs Emma Bates ran the fastest time by an American ever in a 25k race.
*MB: Official 2019 USATF 25k Champs Discussion Thread. Parker Stinson breaks the American record!
Athletics South Africa To Appeal Caster Semenya Testosterone Ruling The appeal will be lodged at the Switzerland Federal Tribunal and will be based on a number of complaints including lack of clarity “as to how the IAAF will implement the regulations.”
LRCGalen Rupp & Mo Farah Are Running The 2019 Chicago Marathon; What Does This Mean For Farah’s Future On The Track? Does this mean that Farah is out of the 10,000 at Worlds since it takes place one week before Chicago? Can Rupp improve on his 1-22 record against Farah? Jordan Hasay is also going to the Windy City as well.
*MB:Mo and Rupp confirmed for Chicago Marathon 2019
LRCWith Better Pacing Could Jim Walmsley Have Gone Sub 6?The heat took its toll, but the question remains did Walmsley’s pacing possibly cost him the sub 6 for 100k? *Discuss
What Are The Best Ultra Marathons In The World? We Have No IdeaComrades? Western States? UTMB? That-3,100 mile race around the block in NYC? We really don’t have a clue. It’s time LetsRun.com got up to speed on the ultra marathoning and HOKA is sponsoring our five-week quest and has given us no instructions. We want your input. We’re going to give away 10 pairs of HOKA shoes to the LRC visitors who help us most in this quest. Sponsored content by HOKA ONE ONE.
Day 2: Poland Upsets US In Women’s 4 X 400, T&T Beats US In Men’s 4 X 400, Brazil Beats US In 4 X 100
*MB:Are you kidding me? USA manages to lose both men’s 4 x 400, women’s 4 x 400 and men’s 4 x 100 at World Relays
Day 1: MB: Donavan Brazier and Ce’aira Brown win gold, Japan (not the US) botches men’s 4 x 100
LRCWhat Are The Best Ultramarathon Records?There are some AMAZING ultra records out there, but we want to know what are the best. Tell us your choice and you could win a pair of HOKA ONE ONE shoes as our month long exploration of the ultra scene continues. (Sponsored content by HOKA ONE ONE)
*MB: What are the best ultramarathon records? (Sponsored by HOKA)
LRCUSA Half Marathon Champ Stephanie Bruce, Eliud Kipchoge Breaking 2 Version 2, Caster Semenya Intersex Talk, Doha Diamond League, Deleted Thread Of Week, Jim Walmsley 50 Mile RecordStephanie Bruce is our featured guest and shares her rise to the top story + Rojo is an intersex expert, Caster Semenya talk, Hillary Bor in Doha, Kellyn Taylor in Prague, Kipchoge Breaking 2 Version 2, and Jim Walmsley 50 mile record.
*MB:Kellyn Taylor Runs 2:26 The Hard Way- Women’s OT Race Will Actually Be Interesting Taylor ran 2:26:27 for 4th in Prague with splits of 1:11:16 and 1:15:11.
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