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LRC Video: Dalilah Muhammad’s 52.20 World Record In The 400m Hurdles What a run.
*IAAF: “If there was going to be world record in the 400m hurdles, the one to break it was supposed to be Sydney McLaughlin.”

LRC USAs Day 4 Men’s Distance: Brazier Beats Murphy (Again), Engels Takes Down Centrowitz, and Lopez Lomong Pulls Off A Stunner We analyze the three men’s distance finals from the final day of the 2019 Toyota USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships.

LRC USAs Day 4 Women’s Distance: Ajee Wilson and Shelby Houlihan Win As Expected As Emma Coburn Wins #8The favorites delivered in a big way in the three women’s mid-d and distance finals on Sunday.

LRC Noah Lyles Defeats Christian Coleman and They Shake Hands, ‘Superman’ Grant Holloway Dives to Make US Team Video and a lesson in sportsmanship

• Des Moines Register: Iowa natives Houlihan, Schweizer go 1-2 in women’s 5k
• Noah Lyles, wipes away tears from having to pull out of 2017 USAs in Des Moines with hamstring injury, and qualifies for 1st World champs by winning 200
• Lyles and Coleman make up after race as Coleman pats him on the back “I was really surprised on that,” Lyles said of Coleman. “The last time I tried to dab him up, he didn’t want to dab me up.”
• Des Moines Register Noah Lyles relieved after win: “This is my first time going through three rounds in the 200.”
• USATF’s Full Day 4 Recap
• Ken Goe: “Shouldn’t USATF find a way to fill the stadium for a national championship?” “All the coverage on Felix detracts from 2019 stars such as Shelby Houlihan, Ryan Crouser, Sam Kendricks, Fred Kerley, Teahna Daniels, Christian Coleman, Rai Benjamin, Lopez Lomong, DeAnna Price — I could go on and on.”
• Not done yet: Erik Sowinski says “this has been the biggest year of challenges for me” and that he plans on competing through 2021

Full USA Coverage

Day 3 at USAs

SI: Leo Manzano Will Watch 1,500 Final As A Retiree Manzano has retired according to Sports Illustrated’s Chris Chavez.
*MB: Leo Manzano has retired – Official Leo Manzano appreciation thread

LRC Shelby Houlihan Repeats Over Jenny Simpson, Hillary Bor Gets USA Title #1 Shelby Houlihan looks to have Jenny Simpson’s number. Recap, analysis, video of race.

LRC Sam Kendricks Goes Really High To Get American Record, Fred Kerley Defeats Norman, Dennis Mitchell Is Coaching Justin Gatlin Sam Kendricks is the American record holder and #2 vaulter EVER outdoors. And believe it or not, Fred Kerley is your USATF 400m champ.
*Nike Sent Kenny Bednarek To Train With Justin Gatlin And Dennis Mitchell … Here Is Why That Is A Problem

MB Buzz: 

• USATF Outdoors Day 3 Discussion Thread
• Will Jenny Simpson ever beat Shelby Houlihan again?
• Nikki Hiltz @ Next level
• Christian Taylor shows again he doesn’t give a sh** about winning a US title, should he?
• Fred “MF” Kerley , takes down Micheal Norman!!!
• Let’s hear it for Andy Bayer
• Lomong: Better career than Webb, Ritz, Tegenkamp, and Hall?

USAs Wasn’t The Only Championship This Weekend

• IAAF National Championships Round-Up: Shaunae Miller-Uibo Highlights Bahamas National Champs With 49.59 Victory She dominated the race by almost 4-seconds. Steven Gardiner won the men’s race in 44.90. At the Greek National Championships, Olympic and world champ Ekaterini Stefanidi won the PV in 4.83m. Euro champ Miltiadis Tentoglouwon his 4th Greek LJ title with 8.22m.
• Stefano Sottile Equals The 2.33m HJ World Lead To Highlight Italian National Champs At the Dutch Championships, Dafne Schippers won the 100m in 11.33 while Pierre Ambroise Bosse (1:48.82 in the 800m) and Renaud Lavillenie (5.86m in the PV) won French national titles.

More Weekend Distance Results

• Olympic 10,000 Bronze Medalist Tamirat Tola (62:35) And Dubai Marathon Champ Ruth Chepngetich (70:39) Win Bogota Half-Marathon
• Brett Meyer (3:58.18) And Anna Shields (4:30.74) Win The 12th Annual Ryan Shay Mile In Charlevoix, Michigan Meyer beat Craig Huffer by .40 as the top 3 went sub-4 while Shields won comfortably by almost 7 seconds.
• Bahrain’s Eunice Chumba (2:32:25) And Kenya’s Robert Kipkemboi (2:14:58) Break Course Records At The Liupanshui Marathon
• Ben Bradley (13:57) And Jess Judd (15:37) Win English 5,000m Titles

More Outside USAs Coverage

• Recommended Read: Runner’s World: Long Jumper Kate Hall Wants To Be The First American With Type 1 Diabetes To Make The Olympic Track Team
• Des Moines Register: The Streak Is Over: Erik Sowinski’s Run To The Finals Comes To An End Including indoors, Sowinski had made 13 straight US Champs finals.
• Ken Goe: “Vin Lananna Watches From The Sidelines As USATF Stumbles And Fumbles” Goe wonders if at this point Lananna will ever assume the role of USATF president again. He’s been on “temporary administrative leave” since February 2018 and has filed a grievance.
• RRW: Most Favorites Advance On Day Two Of Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships
• IAAF Day 2 Recap

Jamaican Sprint News

• There Was Some Minor Controversy Over The Re-Awarding Ceremony For The 2012 Jamaican Olympic 4×400 Team At The London DL Meet We think the bigger issue might be, does it really make sense for the IOC to spend thousands of dollars flying these athletes and family members from Jamaica to London to get a medal from 7 years ago? We’d imagine the athletes rather receive it at the Jamaican national stadium with more family/fans present anyway.
• Statue Of Veronica Campbell-Brown To Be Unveiled Later This Year In Jamaica

Championships For The Young And Old

• US Masters Athletes Win 45 Medals At The North America, Central America, Caribbean Outdoor Champs In Canada
• Day 5 Recap: 16 Athletes Crowned Champions At USATF Hershey National Junior Olympics
  *Day 4 Recap
  *Two National Records Set On Day 3
  *Wire-To-Wire Finishes On Day 2
  *Day One Recap

Outside USAs Coverage

• Des Moines Register: “Shelby Houlihan Vs. Jenny Simpson: Another Chapter Will Unfold Saturday At Drake Stadium” The two Iowa natives will renew their rivalry in today’s final. Simpson says, “The fans can’t lose.”
• Struggling Allyson Felix Squeezes Into 400m Semi-Finals As Last Time Qualifier Felix ran 52.20 and said, “I’m grateful to be back racing. Even though it wasn’t a great result for me, it’s a starting point. My biggest goal is next year. And I know that I’m capable. Now I have time on my side and I can get where I need to go.” *AP Article On Felix
• Keturah Orji Becomes First Woman To Win Four Consecutive US Triple Jump Titles She jumped 14.56m to beat out Tori Franklin (14.36m).
• Ariana Ince Wins USA Javelin Title With 61.06m
• Sam Mattis Wins Discus WIth 66.69m To Make His First World Team
• AFP: Justin Gatlin And Christian Coleman Cruise Through First Round Of The 100m Gatlin had the second-fastest time of the day with 10.16 while Coleman (10.29) said he felt “pretty sloppy.”
• AP: Tribute Planned For Gabe Grunewald At USAs
• Fast Times And Fast Cars Are Michael Norman’s Favorites Ato Boldon says he thinks Norman will “scare or break” the world record this year.
• The Virginia Pilot: “After Turning Pro, Grant Holloway Eyes Spot On Team USA” “It’s something I’ve been training for my whole life and I’m ready to show the world that I’m here to stay and also here to be the next best hurdler.”
• NBC Sports Pre-Meet: “Allyson Felix Begins First Olympic Quest As Mom, Her Toughest Yet” Ato Boldon: “I’m not concerned about her form because I have inside information that Allyson Felix right now could probably win U.S. Nationals.”
  *Felix On Twitter: “Today I’ll step on the starting line for the first time in over a year. it might sound cliche, but making it there is a huge victory.”
• IAAF Day 1 USAs Recap

USA Preview /  LRC Founders Day Podcast

LRC Preview Of USAs, Brazier Vs. Murphy, Houlihan Vs. Simpson, Allyson Felix, And The 1,500/10,000 Double At Worlds What are you more excited about at USAs: men’s 800 or men’s 1,500? Can Craig Engels take down Centro? Subscribe today on itunes.

10,000 World Record Holder Almaz Ayana Opens Up About The Injury And Double Knee Surgery Which Kept Her Away From Racing For 19 Months Ayana wasn’t able to ditch the crutches until 3 months after surgery and didn’t start running at all until late last year. “I was afraid to run because I was scared of how my knees would respond. I didn’t know if I would feel pain.”

London DL *Full Results *TV & Streaming 

LRC Day 2 Hellen Obiri Stops Hassan, Tefera Goes Sub-3:50 To Defeat Ingebrigtsen, Catriona Bisset Gets 43-Year-Old Australian 800 Record, SAFP Goes Fast, Asian Record In 200 Day 2 saw some great sprint and distance action in London.

LRC 2019 London DL Day 1: Hagos G Holds Off Jakob Ingebrigtsen In Thriller, Laura Muir Crushes It, And Nijel Amos Goes Down The mid-d and distance on Day 1 of London was fantastic. It featured big wins for Laura Muir and Hagos Gebrhiwet, another amazing performance by Norwegian wunderkind Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and disaster for Nijel Amos. Plus a Canadian record in the women’s 1,500.

LRC Nijel Amos Pulls Up Lame In London One Week After Running 1:41 In Monaco He’s got 70 days to try to be ready for Worlds.