Film Review

LRC Tracking The Ups And Downs Of The Athlete Refugee Team In “RUN” Over the course of three years, filmmaker Richard Bullock followed the Athlete Refugee Team as its members competed at the World Championships, sought asylum in Europe, and saw their Olympic dreams halted by COVID-19.

Ingebristens In Oslo

Henrik Ingebrigtsen Runs World-Leading 13:19.65 In Oslo The top four runners broke 13:40 with Narve Nordas (13:33.39) taking second. The other two Ingebrigsten brothers will race the 800m tonight. *Discuss *Results

Are US Sports Ready To Come Back?

• USATF Considering Holding A Meet In Mid To Late September, But Undecided On Whether Or Not It Will Serve As The 2020 US Championships The US has had a national track and field championships every year without interruption for over 120 years.
• Ken Goe Has Heard There Could Still Be Some “Popup Meets” This Summer In The Portland Area
• Oregon Coach Robert Johnson Writes Open Letter To His Team; Says They’re Almost Ready To Welcome Athletes Back

Non-Distance Results From Europe

• Italy’s European Indoor Champ Gianmarco Tamberi Equals World-Leading High Jump Of 2.30m This was Tamberi’s third competition of the week (he cleared 2.25m last weekend and 2.21m in a virtual meet on Thursday).
• Switzerland’s European U20 Decathlon Champ Simon Ehammer Soars To Big Long Jump PR Of 8.15m The mark broke the Swiss U23 record. Interesting note, the best long jump during a decathlon is Ashton Eaton‘s 8.23m from the 2012 US Olympic Trials.
• Belarus’ European Champion Elvira Herman Clocks World Leading 12.73 In The 100H In Minsk

Coronavirus-Related News

• Eliud Kipchoge Gives More Coronavirus Relief Aid To Needy Iten Athletes Kipchoge gave food to 100 athletes in Iten. It was the third time he had donated food to athletes in the region.
• Athletics South Africa Opts Against Return To Competition Despite Government Approval To Start Back Up With Non-Contact Sports The ASA president said the rise of South African infections was a major factor in the decision.
• NBA Star Nikola Jokic Tests Positive For Coronavirus Days After Hugging Infected Tennis Star Novak Djokovic
• Pre Classic Meet Director Tom Jordan: “We held on as long as possible …” “There’s no international travel allowed and even national travel might be problematic with hot spots popping up.”
• New Virtual Distance Challenge To Fill Place Of Canceled Japan National H.S. and J.H.S. Championships

LRC-Only Content

Guest Column The Case For Interval Starts As An Emergency Option For Fall 2020 XC Racing High school coach JD Downing – assistant at 2018 NXN girls’ champions Summit HS in Bend, OR – explains why interval starts, common in Nordic skiing, present a strong, (relatively) safe option for XC races this fall if the traditional start format is outlawed.
*MB: An Interesting Proposal To Save The Fall XC Season: Implement Interval Starts

LRC A Look Back At Duane Solomon’s Career As The 1:42 Man Has Hung Up His Spikes Solomon, a two-time US outdoor champ, was one of America’s best 800 runners of the 2010s. He ran 1:42.82 (#3 all-time US) in the 2012 Olympic final but missed a medal in the deepest 800 in history.

Throwback Thursday #12
LRC I Was Bored, So I Watched The Crazy 2004 Men’s Olympic Marathon You know about Meb‘s silver and the attack on leader Vanderlei de Lima, but do you remember Stefano Baldini‘s incredible 28:59 close in 80+ degree temps that featured a 14:12 5k from 35k to 40k or the Austrian guy in a fuel belt?

More Distance News

• Good Read: iRunFar.com Profile On Western States 100 Race Director Craig Thornley Thornley talks about how the first time he spectated Western States was by accident when he and his brother were kids and camping out next to a creek along the trail.
• Des Linden Says Cancellation Of Boston And NYC Marathons Could Add Years To Her Career “I think we were putting all of our chips in (to 2020), and now it’s gonna be regroup and see, can we do this for the long haul for another three or four years? It might not be the worst thing.”
• DyeStat: High School Summer Running Camps Cancelled Due To Coronavirus Another Blow To XC
• Toronto Marathon Race Director Alan Brooke’s Shares His Perspective After Ethiopian Marathoner Etaferahu Temesgen Wodaj Failed A Test At His Race And Got A 12-Year Ban “So, I think Wodaj’s disqualification is cause for a small celebration that progress is being made.  The concern remains now that there are many races in Canada and globally that don’t do in-competition testing …”
• DyeStat Recap Of Nico Young’s 5000m Record Attempt With Quotes From Young, His Coach, The Pacer Galen Rupp
• Osian Perrin (8:14) And Megan Keith (9:21) Now Lead British Milers’ Club 3k Time Trial Rankings

We’ve Brought John Kellogg Out Of Retirement – Our Summer Training Program Is Back

LRC High Schoolers And College Runners- Train Smarter This Summer With The LetsRun.com Summer Training Program If you aren’t sure what you should be doing for summer training and want to be your best this fall, sign up for our summer training program. Get a daily training schedule, interact with our team, and be your best this fall.