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When there aren't many races, we aim for the highest. Joshua Cheptegei is going for the 10.000 meters world record!?#NNValenciaWorldRecordDay pic.twitter.com/5HIGHKsgHJ
— NN Running Team (@NNRunningTeam) September 3, 2020

Video announcement that Joshua Cheptegei will be going for the 10,000m WR in Valencia on October 7.

MB: Cheptegei to attack 10000m W.R in Valencia (Spain) 7th of October

NN Valencia World Record Day Is October 7

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*Video (Supporter’s Club Only): Zoom w/ Joshua Cheptegei’s Agent Jurrie van der Velden on 10,000m World Record Attempt Valencia

LRC Joshua Cheptegei Will Make 10,000m World Record Attempt In Valencia On October 7 Can he do it? We analyze his chances for you in GREAT detail.
*MB: Cheptegei to attack 10000m W.R in Valencia (Spain) 7th of October.
*MB: CHEPTEGEI – SUB 26MIN 10K

More Recent Results

MB:Kellyn Taylor Runs 31:06 At HOKA NAZ Elite Intrasquad Meet Nick Hauger split 48:56 for 10 miles during his one hour run which was an American record for 10 miles on the track.
Gerard O’Donnell Hurdled Into Irish History Books With His Fourth Straight 110H National Title With 13.96 Victory
AW Weekly Round-Up

Weekend USA Action Drake ResultsSC Results

Ryan Crouser Has One Of The Best Shot Put Series Ever At Drake Blue Oval Classic, Lynna Irby Women’s Performer Of Meet Crouser has the 14 top throws in the world in 2020. Irby won the 200m in 22.52. Other winners included Sandi Morris (4.65m – PV), Jeff Demps (10.09 – 100m) and Kayla White (11.18 – 100m).

South Carolina TrackFest Results: Ollie Hoare Crushes Everyone Again With 3:53.35 Mile, 16-Year-Old Rheinhardt Harrison Runs 4:02.61 Free video replay of meet here set to start with men’s mile.
*Discussion Thread
*MB: Aussie Ollie Hoare runs 3:53 mile in South Carolina and wins by 5 seconds!

Sam Prakel (3:58.3) And Emily Lipari (4:29.3) Win USA Road Mile Championships At Drake Blue Oval Showcase Prakel won over Colby Alexander (3:58.8) and Joe Klecker (3:59.0) while Lipari beat out Marisa Howard (4:31.1).

MB: Sunset Tour #2 Meet: King Cheserek Wins 10k in 27:42 Cheserek won over Girma Mecheso (27:49.53) as 1,500m Olympian Ben Blankenship made his debut with 28:08.20 (5th place). Rebecca Mehra beats a good 1,500m field in 4:08.45.
*MB: Ben Blankenship 28:08 10,000m

Distance News

MB:Ryan Hall announced that he will run his 1st Ultra Marathon Hall is running the Grand Traverse 40 mile mountain race in Crested Butte, CO on September 5.
Conseslus Kipruto Now Targeting The Steeplechase WR After Beating COVID-19 Kipruto had to miss the Monaco DL after testing positive for coronavirus, but has now been given a clean bill of health and can resume racing.
Cross-Country Set For A “Restricted Return” In England
Amsterdam Marathon Called Off Due To Rising COVID Cases The race was supposed to be October 18th, but organizers called it off due to the rising number of cases reported in The Netherlands each day.

Looking Ahead On The Roads

2020 Virtual TCS New York City Marathon To Feature Top Professional Athletes And Celebrities Those running include Emily Sisson, Stephanie Bruce, Deena Kastor and Meb Keflezighi.
London Marathon Release Race Day Schedule For October 4 The elite women will go off at 7:15 AM local time (2:15AM ET) with the men’s race at 10:15 AM (5:15 AM ET).
Tokyo Marathon May Go Elite-Only Again In 2021 Due To Coronavirus Next year’s race is scheduled for March 7 and they are expected to make a decision on the this early next month.

Distance News

Donavan Brazier Ends His Season Early Due To Plantar Fasciitis Problem Brazier had been running through it for a while as Pete Julian says it was the type of injury that “not bad enough to stop but not good enough to bring fuzzy happiness.”
Good Read:Mo Farah And Bashir Abdi Talk About Their Upcoming One Hour World Record Attempt Haile Gebrselassie has the current record of 21,285 meters which he set in 2007. Farah’s and Abdi’s attempt is set for September 4 in Belgium.
Emily Sisson Running The NYC Virtual Marathon She doesn’t know her route yet, but said she’ll probably run with music while her husband rides next to her on a bike.
European Athletics Looks Back At When Seb Coe Won His First International Title At The 1977 European Indoor Championships Coe led the race wire-to-wire, winning in a championship record of 1:46.54.
Shannon Rowbury Talks About Coming Back From Giving Birth And How “Having A Child Isn’t A Death Sentence” Includes video interview with Alysia Montano interviewing Rowbury.
77-Year-Old Scottish Former Commonwealth Games 10,000m Champion Loses His Leg 77-year-old Lachie Stewart had to had to have the lower half of his leg amputated due to complications with diabetes.

Mid-Week Results

GB’s Jemma Reekie Impresses With 1:58.63 Outdoor World Lead In Chorzow Kenya’s world bronze medalist Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich won the men’s race in 1:45.34 over Puerto Rico’s Wesley Vázquez (1:45.54). Sam Kendricks cleared 5.82m to win the PV.
*World Athletics Recap:Germany’s Johannes Vetter Dominates Javelin In Chorzow With Another Two Throws Over 90 Meters He won with a stadium record of 90.86m while Orlando Ortega won the 110H in 13.25. *European Athletics Recap
Olympic Champ Ryan Crouser Has Four Throws Over 22 Meters To Dominate At The Drake Blue Oval Shot Put Showcase Crouser won easily with 22.56m. *Video Broadcast *Results
British Milers’ Club Trafford Gold Standard Meet Recap: Jess Judd Wins 3,000m In 8:57.60 European 5,000m silver medalist Eilish McColgan stepped down in distance to run her first 800m in 12 years (2:08.11 for 7th).

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LRC Podcast

LRC Podcast: Guest Peter Walsh Talks Coogan’s Closing and Its Multimillion Facebook Ad + King Ches’s Pro Career + Kosgei, Hassan, Farah in Brussels

Brussels DL Is Friday Schedule, Entries, & Results TV/Streaming Information

LRC 2020 Brussels DL Preview: World Record Attempts Galore: Hassan vs. Kosgei in Clash of WR Holders; Mo Farah & Faith Kipyegon Also Targeting WRs Are you read for this mouth-watering matchup? The women’s marathon and mile world record holders will clash in a one-hour run world record battle. In the men’s race, Mo Farah, who hasn’t raced on the track in three years, will return to chase the WR currently held by Haile G, while the fastest man in European history Sondre Moen has decided to skip the meet as his beloved Vaporfly shoes have been banned.

Interesting / Bizarre Distance News

New Zealand Olympian Robbie Johnston DQed After Winning NZ Masters XC Race For Spitting In An “Offensive Manner” During The Race Johnston said he received no warning and was the only person to be DQed even though others received warnings. He said, “I thought it was a bit of overkill to be fair – to be making an example of someone.”
*MB: Olympian DQd after winning NZ XC race for spitting in an ‘offensive manner’ during the race
Norway’s Sondre Nordstad Moen Will Miss The Brussels DL One-Hour Race Because Of New World Athletics Shoe Regulations Moen says he had to pull out because of the pain he gets when wearing shoes that fall under the World Athletics track shoe regulations (maximum sole height of 25mm). Moen: “In simple terms, I need more support and cushioning if I’m to race more than a few kilometers on the track as I have had a history of foot injuries.”
World Athletics:Looking Back At The 11 Men Who Have Held The One-Hour World Record The first record dates back to 1904.
Virtual London Marathon Sells Out 45,000 runners signed up to run the race virtually on October 4.

Half Marathon WR Attempt In Prague On Saturday

RRW:Fast Times Targeted On Looped Course At Elite-Only Prague 21.1 KM On Saturday Under 58:30 for the men and under 66:11 (women’s-only WR) for the women are the goal times. The field includes nine sub-60 minute men led by Stephen Kiprop (58:42) and Kibiwott Kandie (58:58) and five sub-66 women led by Joan Chelimo (65:04) and Peres Jepchirchir (65:06).
*MB: RunCzech announces half-marathon WR attempt on Sep 5 in Prague

September 12: Mo Farah Announced For The Antrim Coast Half Marathon Farah is shooting for his own national record of 59:32. Other elites racing include Dewi Griffiths, Marc Scott, Gemma Steel and Jo Pavey. *Discuss

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Distance News

T&F News Talks To Ben True: Is He A 5k Or 10k Guy? They didn’t get a definitive answer on that question, but True shared some interesting insights like how he considered running a marathon this year when the Olympics were postponed and how this may be the first time he averages over 100 miles a week for the whole year.
Lame:Mark English Excluded From Irish Champs Because He Didn’t Meet Self-Isolation Requirements Athletes coming from outside the country (even from “green list” countries) need to self-isolate for 14 days and English went out of the country last week for a race in Italy. He misses a chance at what would have been a record eight Irish outdoor 800m titles.
Video Interview:Dave Wottle Relives His 1972 800m Gold Medal Race Wottle provides race commentary as he watches the video replay of his gold medal winning race with Billy Toad.
Faith Kipyegon Talks About Her 1,000m WR Attempt Upcoming In Brussels On September 4 “My training has been good, but not up to the standard because all tracks we were using were closed. I have been doing my training along the road which is not that good. The season has started, and I’m going to do my best because this is my job.”
Joshua Cheptegei Posts Biggest Flex In Strava History With 5,000m WR

Saturday International Action

Aussie Jessica Hull Vs. Euro Indoor 3,000m Bronze Medalist Melissa Courtney-Bryant Over 1,500m At Goteborg Friidrott Grand Prix In Sweden Switzerland’s Julien Wanders is in the 5,000m. Horizontal/vertical jumps highlight non-distance action.
RRW:Global Cross-Country Season Kicks Off Saturday In New Zealand

NCAA News

DyeStat:Top Recruits Sydney Masciarelli, Brynn Brown And Makayla Paige All Commit To North Carolina The program continues to grow under coach Chris Miltenberg.
*MB: Sydney Masciarelli to UNC
*MB: Brynn Brown Commits to UNC??
Tucson.com:“Eight Former University Of Arizona Athletes Detail ‘Rotten Culture’ In Track Program” Serious allegations against the coaching staff include not responding to (or trying to downplay) cases of sexual harassment, holding public weigh-ins for female athletes, and pushing athletes to overtrain, even when injured.
Group Of Senators Proposing A “College Athletes Bill Of Rights” The bill of rights, if enacted as legislation, would allow college athletes “to market their name, image, and likeness” with minimal restrictions and for the NCAA to be prevented from “restricting or regulating athlete compensation.”

Track And Field’s Newest World Record Holder Talks To LetsRun.com

Podcast And Video Now Released
LRC Joshua Cheptegei Talks After Breaking The 5,000m World Record Cheptegei says he never doubted he’d break Kenenisa Bekele‘s 5,000 WR and now may go for the 10,000 mark. “I have a surprise. I might run a 10,000 meters very soon,” said Cheptegei. Cheptegei also reveals he’s wanted to be the GOAT since 2014, talks about why Uganda could finally be emerging as a serious distance power and discusses if a sub-12:30 or sub-26:00 are possible. “12:30 Could Be Possible, Maybe Also Sub-26:00? I Don’t Know.”
*MB: Joshua Cheptegei talks to LetsRun.com: “I have a surprise. I might run a 10,000 meters very soon.”

British Champs This Weekend

Event Home: British Athletics Championships Are Friday And Saturday
*BBC: Athletes Who Break Coronavirus Rules Could Be Excluded From British Champs

NCAA XC News

DI NCAA Considering A Winter XC Season Starting In January A source has said that NCAA coaches recently voted in favor of having a shortened XC season from January to mid-March with apparently March 15th and March 16 as potential dates for a rescheduled D1 NCAA XC Champs. However, athletes would not be able to compete in both XC and indoor track.
Julie Culley Talks About Her Decision To Leave Her Position As Georgetown Track And Field Coach Culley left her position to be the sports marketing manager at Brooks. Culley said the decision was about trying “something new and exciting and different” and also allow her more time with her family (she has two young sons).
SEC, ACC And Big 12 Discussing XC Tri-Conference Proposal
*SEC Establishes New Start Dates, Formats For Fall Seasons

International Weekend Results

Fast Mid-D Action Highlights Gothenburg Grand Prix As GB’s Daniel Rowden Wins 800m In 1:44.74 GB’s Melissa Courtney-Bryant won the 1,500m in 4:05.07 over Jessica Hull (4:05.47) and Austrailia’s Stewart McSweyn took the 5,000m in 13:09.83. Raevyn Rogers won the 800m in 2:01.24. *Results
*Athletics Weekly Recap
Phil Healy Still Undisputed As Fastest Irish Woman After National 100m/200m Double Win Sean Tobin bounced back from his tough 2nd place 1,500m finish last week to win the 10,000m in 29:35.14.
Elliot Giles (3:41.29) And Adelle Tracey (4:12.62) Win 1,500m At British Milers’ Club Gold Standard Meeting
Leonardo Fabbri Throws A European-Leading 21.99m Shot Put At Italian Championships European indoor champion Gianmarco Tamberi won the HJ with 2.28m. At the Polish Championships, Michal Rozmys upset Marcin Lewandowski in the 1,500m – 3:53.09 to 3:54.13.
Ivona Dadic Defies Tough Conditions To Set World Heptathlon Lead With 6419 Points At Austrian Championships
World Athletics Weekend Round-Up
MB:Recent results form Australia’s Matthew Ramsden: 4:55 2000m with a 53 final lap, 13:16 5km.
Callum Wilkinson Breaks British 10,000m Walk Record In Dublin

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Upcoming Track Action

September 4:Brigid Kosgei, Sifan Hassan And Faith Kipyegon Targeting Records In Brussels Kosgei and Hassan are attempting to break Dire Tune‘s one hour world record of 18,517m from 2008. Olympic 1,500m champ Kipyegon is going for the 1,000m WR (2:28.98).
*World Athletics Preview:Olympic Heptathlon Champ Nafi Thiam Pulls Out With Injury, Cancelling The “Triathlon Duel” Between Her And World Champ Katerina Johnson-Thompson
*MB: Is it only seven days until Kosgei v Hassan for an hour on the track in Brussels?
September 6:Olympic Champions Ryan Crouser And Sara Kolak (Javelin) And 2-Time World PV Champ Sam Kendricks Announced For LOTTO Kamila Skolimowska Memorial In Poland
September 8:World 5,000 Silver Medalist Selemon Barega, Ryan Crouser, Christian Taylor Set For Ostrava Golden Spike Meet Sifan Hassan vs. Letesenbet Gidey in the 5,000m, Sam Kendricks vs. Renaud Lavillenie and Olympic champ Thiago Braz in the PV.
September 13:Mondo Duplantis, Christian Taylor, World LJ Champ Malaika Mihambo Among The Stars Confirmed For Berlin ISTAF Meet Gesa-Felicitas Krause is in the steeplechase.
September 25:Doha DL Swaps In Women’s 3,000m Instead Of A 1,500m
2021: Second Chinese Diamond League Meet Postponed Until 2021 The meeting was set for October 17th, but now the 2020 Diamond League will end in Doha on September 25th.

Bolt Update

Usain Bolt’s Positive Coronavirus Test Confirmed; Jamaican Police Investigating His Birthday Party There are reports that people at the party broke rules requiring them to quarantine for 14 days after arriving in Jamaica and local rules require people to wear masks while in public and not have gatherings over 20 people.
*The Telegraph: “Raheem Sterling’s Covid-19 Scare As Usain Bolt Returns Positive Test Following Surprise Party” *2nd Article

Early Access For LRC Supporters Club Members

Joshua Cheptegei 45-Minute Podcast And Video With LetsRun.com The world’s greatest track runner talks about his incredible run in Monaco. Now available as a podcast as well for Supporters Club Members. We’ll be announcing more details on the Supporters Club soon but you can join now.

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