– Sam Chelanga talking to LRC about why he wrote his book “With the Wind” that comes out today.
The Good Michael Norman Runs 9.86 For 100 Meters, Joins Wayde Van Niekerk As Only Members Of Sub-10/20/44 Club Norman’s PRs of 9.86/19.70/43.45 place him in the discussion of history’s most versatile sprinter with van Niekerk, Usain Bolt, and Michael Johnson.
*MB: MICHAEL NORMAN 9.86!!!! (1.6).
ISTAF Berlin Will Be Held On Sept 13th With 3,500 Fans In Stands! (link fixed) And if you can’t wait that long, there is a meet in Italy August 1st with Laura Muir, Wayde van Niekerk and Jemma Reekie.
The Bad US Track & Field Championships Cancelled For The First Time In 145 Years The last time there was no US national track & field championship, Ulysses S. Grant was president and there were only 37 states.
*MB: 2020 USAs Cancelled: For the first time since Ulysses S Grant was president, there will be no US Track Champs
LRC The Abilene 800 And The Birth Of American Women’s Distance Running 60 years ago today, a group of American women descended upon Abilene, Tex., for the US Olympic Trials to prove their event belonged. This is the story of those women, from the 16-year-old American record holder who had been abused as a child to the 49-year-old Olympic 100m champion. Nearly 7,000 words by Amby Burfoot.
LRC I Was Bored, So I Watched Jenny Simpson’s Shock Gold At The 2011 Worlds 2011 was far from Jenny Simpson‘s best year, but she wound up as a shock world champion in Daegu. Jonathan Gault explains how it happened.
LRC Q&A Sam Chelanga On Life In The Army, His Running Comeback, & His New Book, “With The Wind” Chelanga’s new book is out today. He reveals he thinks life in the US and Kenya is actually quite similar. “A problem is a problem. It doesn’t matter where it is, it’s gonna hurt either way. Because pain, it’s the same pain.” He says he was motivated to write a book because “I just couldn’t explain to myself how I was the way I was. I lived a life that I could have never predicted.” *Purchase Here
LRC Recovering From The Trials, Returning To The Track, & Time-Trialing A Marathon? LRC Catches Up With Molly Seidel Seidel will race this weekend for the first time since her stunning debut at the US Olympic Marathon Trials; she’s running a 10,000 in Massachusetts at the MVMNT Race Series, which is being staged by her coach, Jon Green.
LRC Podcast: Guest Molly Seidel + Houlihan, Ahmed, Bowerman Fast 5ks, Lyles & Felix – This Week” LRC Track Talk Podcast Is Out
LRC Shelby Houlihan (14:23.92) CRUSHES American Record At 5,000 (And So Does Karissa Schweizer) The Americans are now the 12th and 14th fastest women In history as Houlihan used a 4:26 last 1,600 and 61.5 last 400 to set the new mark.
*MB: SHELBY MF HOULIHAN 14:23.
*Full Event Replay Available Here From 3 PM ET
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LRC Shelby Houlihan 14:23 American Record Bonus Podcast Shelby Houlihan joined us to talk about her American record run in the 5,000m. Listen to the best track and field running podcast on the planet.
LRC US Masters Star Kevin Castille Banned Four Years For Steroid Use Castille, who holds world 45+ records of 14:11 and 29:44 on the track, was banned after testing positive at the 2019 USATF Masters 10K Champs. *Discuss Here
More Doping News:
2020 Chicago Marathon CancelledRunners have the option of taking a full refund or being deferred to 2021, 22 or 23. London, please have an elite race and you will cement your status as numero uno.
LRC Moh Ahmed Amazes With 12:47 5K (3:58 Final 1,600) As Lopez Lomong Becomes 9th American Under 13:00 Ahmed went 3:58 the final 1,600m on a great night for BTC.
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