– Moses Kiptanui talking about why he didn’t want to use pacers when he broke the steeplechase world record at the 1995 Weltklasse Zurich meet, becoming the first man under 8 minutes with 7:59.18.
LRC 25 Years Later: A Look Back At One Of The Greatest Nights In Distance Running History At the 1995 Weltklasse Zürich meet, Moses Kiptanui became the first man under 8:00 in the steeplechase and Haile Gebrselassie took over 10 seconds off the 5,000m world record. It was the Golden Age of one of Europe’s finest meets. A quarter century later, those who were there reflect on the famous night.
*MB: Sub-8 and 12:44.39 at 1995 Weltklasse Zürich: A look back at one of the greatest nights in distance running history 25 yrs later
Monaco MB Talk
LRC Now That Kipchoge Vs. Bekele Is Set, The Question Is – Are They In Shape? How have the greatest marathoner and greatest distance runner in history been training during the pandemic? Where is their fitness two months before London? Superagent Jos Hermens gives us the inside scoop.
*MB: Bekele vs Kipchoge is on!! But will either one of them be in shape?
Nijel Amos Wins Tactical 800m Over In 1:49.23 Josh Kerr (1:49.29) At The Big Friendly 4
*Results Chanelle Price won the women’s 800m in 2:02.93. Ben Blankenship ran 7:56.53 to win the 3,000m over Chris Derrick (8:05.91). *Full Meet Broadcast
400m World Record Holder Wayde Van Niekerk Tests Positive For Coronavirus Van Niekerk was supposed to run the 100m and 400m at a meet in Italy, but will have to sit out and quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. *MB: Van Niekerk Covid positive
Flagstaff Running Community Launches Run With Rivs Fundraiser For Local Legend Tommy Rivers Puzey, Who Is Battling A Rare Form Of Cancer You can participate by logging (or donating to) an endurance challenge anytime through August 9. All funds go to the Puzey family.
LRC VIP Joshua Cheptegei Video Chat with LetsRun.com Cheptegei spoke to us this afternoon for 45 minutes about his shocking run. LRC Supporter’s Club members can watch the interview now. Join the LRC Supporters Club to get bonus content, enhanced access, and huge savings on running shoes. We’ll edit the zoom and release it as a podcast next week.
LRC How Joshua Cheptegei Became the World’s Fastest Distance Runner – A Look Back at His Career After 5,000m World Record He first made noise on the senior level by having the biggest blow-up we’ve ever seen in a race. Since then he’s won 2 world titles and broken 4 world records.
16-Year-Old Rheinhardt Harrison Runs 4:01.34 At Music City Distance Carnival He broke Edward Cheserek‘s sophomore class record (Harrison is a rising junior) and finished 7th in the race which was won by Harvard grad Kieran Tuntivate in a Thailand NR of 3:57.87.
MB: Music City Distance Carnival Discussion Thread The best times of the night came in the 1,500m where Aussie Oliver Hoare (3:34.63) and Cory McGee (4:03.64) were the winners. McGee just beat Emma Coburn by .18. Michael Saruni won the 800m in 1:46.13. and Ce’Aira Brown took the women’s race in 2:00.31.
World Athletics Issues Reminder About Their Amended Shoe Rules Which Went Into Affect Two Weeks Ago The new rules set a maximum sole height limit of 25mm for track events 800m and above. This means that road shoes with a higher sole height like the Nike Vaporfly can’t be worn for track races. However, anyone who ran a time or set a record before the rule came in effect two weeks ago will be grandfathered in.
*2nd Article Cross-Country also has a maximum sole height limit of 25mm.
Monaco Provisional Entry Lists There is a solid women’s 5,000m with Sifan Hassan, Hellen Obiri, Letesenbet Gidey, Shannon Rowbury and Konstanze Klosterhalfen. The men’s 1,500m should also be good with Timothy Cheruiyot, Jakob and Filip Ingebrigsten and Craig Engels. The men’s 5,000 has Joshua Cheptegei, Julien Wanders and Henrik Ingebrigsten; Soufiane El Bakkali in the steeple. Brits Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie are in the 1,000m with Raevyn Rogers and Faith Kipyegon.
*MB: DL Monaco entries are up
LRC Full On Athletics Club Roster Announced, Led By NCAA Champs Geordie Beamish & Alicia Monson On has announced more NCAA signings this summer than every other shoe company combined. We reveal the full squad and analyze the roster, which is made up of 6 NCAA champs (4 DI) and led by Joe Klecker, Ollie Hoare, and Alicia Monson.
Olympic And World Steeplechase Champ Conseslus Kipruto Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Will Miss Monaco Diamond League Meet Kipruto says he doesn’t have any symptoms and was planning on going for the WR. *Discuss
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LRC Joshua Cheptegei Runs 12:35.36 To Break 5,000-Meter World Record In Monaco Move over, Kenenisa Bekele. The world record now belongs to Joshua Cheptegei.
LRC Full Meet Recap Rest Of Monaco: A Crazy Fast 1,500, Brazier & Hoppel 1-2 In 800, Kipyegon Scares WR, & Hassan Drops Out What a meet. A European record for Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the 1,500, a near world record for Faith Kipyegon in the women’s 1k, a 1-2 finish by Americans Donavan Brazier and Bryce Hoppel in the 800, and much more.
VIP OnlyMonaco Joshua Cheptegei 12:35.36 Video Recap ShowWhat a track meet!
Monaco On The Boards:
World Athletics Weekend Recap: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce And Elaine Thompson Drop Fast 100m Times At The Velocity Fest Meet In Jamaica World 100m champ Fraser-Pryce won her section in 10.87 while Olympic champ Thompson-Herah won the second section in 10.88. A real shame they weren’t in the same race.
Sara Hall Runs 68:17 Half Marathon PR (6th On The US All-Time List) Hall ran the race on a bike path in Oregon with just her and two male pacers. She says she’s really encouraged by the PR as she prepares for a fall marathon (which she couldn’t name, but is likely London). *Discuss
Marc Scott Breaks British National Record With 13:20 At The Podium 5k In The UK Triathlete Beth Potter won the women’s race in 15:24 (5th UK all-time).
*MB: Marc Scott new British record for road 5k
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