LRC Exclusives

WTW Shelby Houlihan Is an 800 Runner (Again), Anna-Emilie Møller Breaks 41 Year Old Record, + Is Muktar Edris Getting into Shape? Monaco lived up to its hype but we go beyond the headlines and also look at the state of affairs with the Japanese men’s 1500and listen to Lance Armstrong‘s latest justification excuse of you better bring guns to a gun fight.

LRC Robby Andrews and Eric Jenkins Definitely Are Out of USAs; Evan Jager May Be Out As Well Three world championship team members from 2017 likely will be MIA at USAs later this month.
*MB: 2019 USATF Outdoor Entries/Robby Andrews and Eric Jenkins Definitely Are Out of USAs; Evan Jager May Be As Well 

Will Shoe Tech Ruin The Purity Of The Sport?

Recommended Read: Toni Reavis Bemoans The Fact That Modern Running Shoes Are Becoming So Advanced, They May Kill The Joy Of Running “Soon we will begin to hear about the first sub-1 hour marathon before Eliud Kipchoge has a chance to fully recover from his first sub-2. And everyone will applaud but like the proliferation of home runs in Major League Baseball this year, the performances in one era will be impossible to compare against another and something fundamental will be lost.”
*MB: Sifan Hassan ran her world record in cheater spikes, does it count!?!?

Upcoming: Pan Am Games Start Next Week

• July 20: Provisional Entry Lists For The London Diamond League
• Briana Williams Added To Jamaica’s Pan Am U20 Team In The 100 And 4 X 100
• Trinidad And Tobago Names 98-Strong Team For Lima 2019 Pan American Games

You Had To Be There

LRC Boots On The Ground In Monaco: What Did Track & Field’s Stars Tell LetsRun.com After Racing On Friday? We had boots on the ground in Monaco on Friday. What did Noah Lyles, Justin Gatlin, Sydney McLaughlin, Ajee Wilson, Nijel Amos and the Ingebrigtsens tell us after Monaco?
*Timothy Cheruiyot After Monaco: “I was expecting a sub 3:29 but it wasn’t a fast race. I’m still happy for the victory.”

World University Games / Euro U23 Champs / USATF Masters *WUG Live Results, Start Lists, Schedule *Euro U23 Live Results, Start Lists, Schedule

• IAAF: Brazilian Gabriel Constantino’s 13.22 Victory In The 110H Highlights Day Five At World University Games GB’s Jess Judd won the 5,000 in 15:45.82 while Morocco’s Mounaime Sassioui won a close battle in the steeple with 8:30.24 to South Africa’s Rantso Mokopane‘s 8:30.37.
• IAAF: Germany’s Alina Reh (10,000 And 31:39.34) And Belarus’ Elvira Herman (110H In 12.70) Set Championship Records To Win At Euro U23 Champs France’s Jimmy Gressier won the men’s 10,000 in 28:44.19.
• GB’s Jemma Reekie Wins 800/1,500 Double At Euro U23 Champs
• Denmark’s Anna Emilie Moller Defends Her Euro U23 Steeplechase Record With A 9:27.31 Championship Record
• One World, Four American Records Highlight Day Three Of USATF Masters Outdoor Championships

Articles That Interested Us As We Head Into The Weekend

• IAAF World University Games Day Recap: Camilo de Oliveira Completes 100 (10.09)/200 (20.28) Sprint Double In Naples The men’s 400H was very high quality and was won by Alison Brendom Alves dos Santos in 49.58.
• Jared Ward, Olympian And Professor, Is Helping Saucony Develop Faster Racing Shoes
  *MB: Saucony’s Jared Ward publishes scientific paper showing that Nike’s 4% shoes really do work
• Shelby Houlihan Is 3rd American In History To Have Gone Sub-2, Sub-4 And Sub-15:00
• Sinclaire Johnson Is First Collegian To Go Sub-2:01 And 4:06 In Same Season
• USATF’s Butchering Of Pan Am Games Selection Goes Mainstream: Indystar: USATF Accused Of Incompetence In Selecting Track Team For Pan Am Games
• Nick Willis Tells Toni Reavis That At Age 36, His Speed Doesn’t Come Around Like It Once Did “When I was younger my 5 km and cross-country strength would automatically transfer to track speed,” Nick explained. “But my muscles don’t come around so easily anymore.”
• How To Talk To Yourself In A Race New Research Suggests That Addressing Yourself As “You” Works Better Than Repeating An “I” Mantra – So Say, “You’ve got this,” instead of “I.”
• This 70+ Star Is The Real Deal NYT: Meet The World’s Fastest (Old) Man Charles Allie, 71, ran a 400 in 57 seconds last year. Soon he’s likely to hold WRs at 100, 200 and 400.
• Wyoming Track Promotes Scott Dahlberg To Head XC Coach Dalhberg had a heck of a year as the Wyoming men were 12th in the country. Former 3:35 1,500 runner Bryan Berryhill is the director of the program but he apparently coaches the sprints.

Our Weekly Podcast + Recap

LRC Podcast: Evan Jager Talks Injury & Redemption, + A Look Back At Lausanne And The Sunset Tour, + Lagat’s 2:12 Subscribe today on your favorite podcasting app. Evan Jager is the special guest for the final 50 minutes.

Weekly Recap LRC WTW: Life Isn’t Fair / Brigid Kosgei Wins $58,000, Bernard Lagat 2020 Olympic Marathoner?, Bribes And Pro Daycare Dads  In our weekly recap, we also analyze who looked older as a teen: Alan Webb, Eliud Kipchoge or Edward Zakayo?