LetsRun Exclusives

LRC WTW: Sifan Hassan Does Not Break a World Record, Camille Herron CRUSHES One, Father-Son Marathon Record May Have Fallen The world records did not fall in Valenica as Sifan Hassan showed she’s human but we got some impressive father-son running and Camille Herron hitting a grand slam.

LRC Did Marathon World Record Holder Brigid Kosgei Actually Miss Any Drug Tests? Here’s What We Know After a Confusing Press Conference While her coach was quoted as saying “three times the anti-doping officials did not test her,” her agent Federico Rosa reports she has officially only missed one test. The Kenya authorities say she has been drug tested 54 times.

Olympic News

• AP: Tokyo 2020 Officials In Feud With IOC Over Marathon Move It’s estimated that it will cost $310 million to move the marathon and there is talk that Tokyo could sue the IOC for damages.
• A Look At How Hot Tokyo 2020 Might Be Compared To Past Olympic Games Looking at historical averages, Tokyo 2020 would have the fourth hottest average high temperature. Athens 2004 and Atlanta 1996 were the two hottest.
• The Telegraph: Will A ” No-Deal Brexit” Hurt The UK’s Olympic Medal Haul? Some fear that the economy will be hurt so severely that elite sport funding will be cut.
• Russian Paralympic Committee Claims Even If Russia Is Banned From The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, It Won’t Keep Them From The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics This is a comment from the head of the RPC, so might just be wishful thinking.

Amateur US Road Action

• Ex Midshipman Jordan Tropf wins Marine Corps Marathon in 2:27:43 Tropf is doing his best juggling orthopedic surgery residency with two 24 hour shifts per week and training. He says it has been demoralizing to see the two zeros for mileage when he’s working the 24 hour shifts but thinks he’s been averaging about 90 miles per week.
• Comedian Brittany Charboneau misses goal of 2:37:00 course record but comes away with Marine Corps Marathon win in 2:44:47
• Chris Naimoli (48:37) And Fiona Bayly (57:58) Win At US Masters 15k Champs In Tulsa

Random But Interesting

• Recommended Read: A carbon-fiber shoe prototype roundup A look at how New Balance, Asics, Saucony and Brooks are responding to the Vaporflys.
• New Paris 2024 Logo Is Unveiled. Some Think It Sexually Objectifies Women? (Pic)
  *Others think the haircut looks like Rachel’s in “Friends.”
• Jared Ward Will Appear On Shark Tank On Sunday To Pitch His MyoStorm Meteor Storm Massage Ball
• Kenyan Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed defends herself after netball team was stranded in South Africa “We were number two (in Doha) and that is what we should be celebrating-– that we’re a sporting nation like no other in the continent.”

American Distance News

• Craig Engels Raves About Pete Julian and Sifan Hassan
  *MB: Craig Engels on his social life: “I love to go on weekend trips, I like to party and everything.” 
• Recommended Read Profile of Maggie Guterl – the first women to win Big’s Backyard Ultra She did 250 miles to get the win.
• Nine Quick Questions with Bryce Hoppel Hoppel shares how he get involved in the sport, his favorite college race (Big 12 DMR), and how he texts Jim Ryun.
• Dathan Ritzenhein: How I Coached Parker Stinson To A 2:10 Marathon PB No mention of the experimental Saucony shoes, which is understandable as Ritz is a Brooks athlete.
• Karissa Schweizer Q&A with hometown paper She thinks she could run 30-40 miles without stopping and says if she played football, she’d want to be a QB.
• Magda Boulet comes up short in Tahoe Rim Trail FKT attempt It took her 50 hours and 40 minutes when the record is  47 hours and 29 minutes.

News from Britain Eilish McColgan and Michael Rimmer involved in serious car crash in India Neither was seriously hurt but the other driver was hurt badly and chaos ensued with death threats. *Facebook post

This Weekend’s US XC Action

• NCAA DII Conference Championships Weekend Recap Colorado School of Mines destroyed Adams State on the men’s side, 28 to 73, for their 3rd RMAC title in a race that featured 3 of the top 5 men’s teams in the country. The Adams St women rolled in the girls race which had 3 of the top 6. *All US college results
• Great Oak boys and girls win sweepstakes (again) at Mt. SAC Invitational The Great Oak boys are #1 in the country. It was their 6th in a row at Mt. Sac while the girls have won 11 in a row. *Dyestat
• Lauren Ping (16:47) wins girls sweepstakes
• Leo Daschbach (14:32) wins boys sweepstakes

International News 

• President of Uganda gives Joshua Cheptegei a brand new Mitsubushi
• Mariya Lasitskene, not Sifan Hassan, crowned 2019 European Athlete of the Year Karsten Warholm won the men’s award.
• Nigeria govt inaugurates a panel to investigate its Doha WC flop
• A look back at how the Dublin marathon began 40 years ago
• Kilian Jornet wins Annapurna Trail Marathon – final event of the Golden Trail World Series – in 4:45.05 CR Judith Wyder won the women’s race in 5:42:03.

Training Tips/Advice

• GQ: Are Treadmill Workouts Really As Effective As Running Outside? Also did you know one of the 1st treadmills was designed to torture British prisoners who were forced to exercise on it all day long.
• Are You Overstriding? Maybe Hurdle Drills Will Help You Out

Marathon News

• Column: Eliud Kipchoge Is The Latest God In  A Kenyan Culture That Worships Its Sports Heroes – Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya’s Shining Icon “Kipchoge has secured his place in history at a time when Kenyans are reeling from debilitating economic hardships. Many companies are restructuring and everywhere there are mass layoffs. Unemployment is at an all-time high and the mood on the Kenyan street has never been more grim.”
• Shock Winner Of Canadian Olympic Trials Trevor Hofbauer Appears On Citius Podcast – “Keep Showing Up”

LetsRun’s Weekly Podcast

LRC How Great Was Shalane Flanagan? Leonard Korir 2:07:56, Mark Parker Exits, IAAF Athletes Of Year, Trevor Hofbauer, Zion Williamson Shalane Flanagan retired, Leonard Korir ran fast, Mark Parker stepped down and the nominees for athlete of the year are here and we’ve got a jam packed show.

Sprint Stuff

• Brazilian Sprinters Dominate On Day Three Of Military World Games Aldemir Junior won the 200m in 20.31 and Brazil took both 4 x 100m relays.
• Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Dina Asher-Smith, Salwa Eid Naser Makes BBC’s Top 100 Women In 2019 List
• The Gleaner: Do Elaine Thompson And Yohan Blake Need To Make A Move After Disappointing 2019 Worlds? In Doha, Thompson was 4th in the 100m and Blake was 5th. Neither made the final in the 200m.