Archived Homepage For January 12, 2020
Archived Homepage For January 12, 2020

Another Day, Another Record Goes Down In Valencia – But This Runner Wasn’t Wearing The Vaporflys

Rhonex Kipruto Smashes The 10k World Record With 26:24 In Valencia The world 10,000 bronze medalist took 16 seconds off Joshua Cheptegei‘s record set just six weeks ago. He also set the 5k WR en route with 13:18 (his second 5k was even faster with 13:06, but won’t be record eligible). On the women’s side, Sheila Chepkirui was just 3 seconds off the WR with 29:46. Rosemary Wanjiru and Norah Jeruto were a close 2-3 both timed at 29:51.
*Switzerland’s Julien Wanders Breaks His Own European 10k Record With 27:13 Third Place Finish
*MB: Rhonex Kipruto destroys 10k WR – not in vaporflys!
*MB: Adidas shoes WR!!!!
*MB: Are the new Addidas Adizero Pro better than Vaporfly?
*MB: Julien Wanders new ER record –27:13!!

Kenyan Distance News

Mid-D News

NCAA News

Assorted Pro Distance News

Kenyan Distance News

The Decade Has Ended

LRC LetsRun.com’s Decade Awards: Alberto Salazar Is Our Person Of The Decade + Best Runner, Best Upset, Doping Excuse Of The Decade, & More! In a decade marked by controversy, it’s fitting that Alberto Salazar is our Person of the Decade as controversy clung to Salazar like a paper clip to a magnet. Plus who wins our world and US athlete of the decade honors?

LRCUS And World Runners Of The Decade: Jenny Simpson, Matthew Centrowitz, Caster Semenya And Eliud Kipchoge 

LRC 2019 LetsRun.com World And American Rankings: Donavan Brazier And Ajee’ Wilson Are World #1s The 6th annual world and US distance rankings are here and for the first time ever two Americans are #1 in the world in their events.

  • Rojo Speaks: The 2010s Are History: It Was Both The Best And Worst Of Times For Track And Field Fans What a crazy decade. From Chris Solinsky‘s 26:59 at the start of the decade to Brigid Kosgei‘s 2:14:04 at the end, there were plenty of high highs but the lows were also big as well as Olympic champs at 800, 1,500, steeple and the marathon were all banned from the sport. What does it all mean? LetsRun.com co-founder Robert Johnson looks for meaning and tries to figure it all out by taking you back in a time machine to January 1, 2010.

Looking Ahead To The 2020 Indoor Season

More End Of Year/Decade News

RIP Nike Vaporflys?

Better Running Shoes

LRCThe 10 Most Popular Running Shoes On LetsRun.com Before we do our final call of shoe reviews in 2019, we decided to take a look at what shoes are the most popluar on LetsRun. Four shoe lines dominant, the Nike Pegasus, the Brooks Ghost, the HOKA Clifton and the Saucony Kinvara. These four might be a great place to start when looking for a new pair of shoes.

Say It Ain’t So

LRCFormer Marathon World Record Holder Wilson Kipsang Suspended for Whereabouts Failures & Tampering Violations

If the charges hold he will be the most prominent men’s marathoner to break anti-doping rules. *Discuss

This Week’s Podcast

LRC Podcast Galen Rupp Won’t Make The Olympic Team?! + Wejo’s Mother-In-Law Podcast Listen and subscribe today to the podcast for staying abreast of professional track and field.

World XC In North America?

LRCWorld XC In Canada?! Victoria, BC Hoping To Host 2023 World Cross-Country Championships After Hosting 2020 Pan Am XC Cup This February Victoria is hosting the 2023 Pan AM XC Cup and the 2023 Can Am XC Race (a race open to the public) this February with the goal of hosting the 2023 Worlds.

Recent Distance Results

Sprints And Jumps

More New Year News/Results

Non-Distance News

End- Of-Year Racing

LRC Steve Spence’s Legendary Sub-5:00 Mile Streak Comes To An End After 43 Years There had been one constant in the world since 1976  Steve Spence broke 5:00 every year in the mile. A last-ditch attempt on December 30th came up short and Spence’s streak is history.
*MBSteve Spence’s 5:00 mile streak ends at 43 years
*MB: Employee 1.1’s 17-year sub-5 streak is on the line. Can he break 5 today at age 32 with almost zero training?

Indoor Season Will Be In Full Swing Soon

Upcoming Road Action

Upcoming Indoor Action

LetsRun.com Podcast *Subscribe Here

LRC2020 Tokyo Predictions Podcast + Best Of LetsRun.com 2019 Who is more likely to get gold? Kenenisa Bekele or Evan JagerShelby Houlihan or Matthew Centrowitz, Ajee’ Wilson or Donavan Brazier? What about Bryce Hoppel or Clayton Murphy, Mo Farah or Muktar Edris? Who gets more medals? Jerry Schumacher‘s Bowerman Track Club or Pete Julian‘s unnamed group? Plus of course Alberto Salazar and Mary Cain talk.

Upcoming Distance Action

Anti-Doping News

Olympic News

Kenyan Distance News

Previous End-Of-Decade News

Doping Stuff