Big Finance Related News From Nike

LRC VIP John Capriotti – “The Most Powerful Man in Track” – Is Stepping Down at Nike; What Does It Mean for the Sport? Is the departure of the cutthroat Capriotti good or bad for the sport? Some say it’s a great thing as he repeatedly worked with those accused and convicted of doping while others are fearful it might be a sign that Nike is no longer fully committed to track and field. Will his successor continue to support track & field at the same level? Supporter’s Club members are getting early access to this feature. It will be opened up to everyone else on Monday.
*MB: Oregonlive.com: Nike’s track and field overlord John Capriotti eyes consulting role in post-Nike future

John Capriotti – the guy in charge of negotiating all Nike track and field endorsement deals – is stepping down Capriotti has been a monumental power player in the sport for 20+ years, largely outside of the public eye. “Caps corner” was where all the agents wanted to be in Eugene.

A Closer Look At The UMinn Men’s Track Cut

• Star-Tribune column: UMinn AD made the wrong call – The men’s track program too good to cut The Gophers have a proud track and field tradition and even won the 1948 NCAA title at home.
• Hundreds march in support of men’s track We loved the sign that read, “It’s not a budget problem, it’s a priority problem.”
  *Mpls.St.Paul Magazine: “Gopher Athletes Protest Against Men’s Sports Cuts”
• Instead of Cutting Sports, Colleges Should Stop Spending Money Like Fools The article includes an amazing quote from a 1929 report on the excesses of college athletics that sounds like it was written today.
• Cutting men’s track at Uminn will only save $630,362- just 0.84% of the predicted $75,000,000 shortfall they face
• Outkick.com: NCAA Schools Cry Poverty, Use Pandemic To Cut Sports They Didn’t Want Anyway
• MB: Leroy Burrell’s Desperate Letter To Save Men’s Track/XC Programs

Rome Diamond League *Full Results *TV & Streaming

MB: Official 2020 Rome DL Live Discussion Thread

LRC Mondo Duplantis Clears 6.15m In Rome To Break Outdoor Pole Vault World Record Duplantis now owns the world records indoors and outdoors, as after failing 14 times at the WR height this summer, he got the job done on #15. And he is still only 20 years old.
*MB: Mondo Duplantis Another World Record

LRC Jacob > Jakob: Kiplimo Tops Ingebrigtsen, 7:26 To 7:27, In Fast 3K Showdown In Rome The much-hyped duel between the youngsters didn’t disappoint, while Stewart McSweyn ran 7:28 to take down Craig Mottram‘s Australian record.
*MB: Jakob ran a 7.27,05 3000m tonight in Rome. What do do think about that? 
*MB: Official 2020 Rome DL Live Discussion Thread – Jakob vs Jacob —We’re about to find out who’s better over 3000
*MB: Jakob Ingebrigtsen is NOT even the Best 19 Year Old Runner Named Jakob/Jacob

LRC Karsten Warholm & The Greatest 400-Meter Hurdles Season Ever Yet again, Warholm gave the WR a scare but came up a bit short tonight in Rome. Prior to this year, no man had run 47.10 or faster more than once in a season. Warholm has now done it four times in the last 35 days.

Zagreb *Results

LRC 2020 Zagreb Recap: Daniel Rowden Arrives As Bryce Hoppel Is Beaten; Stewart McSweyn Just Misses Aussie Record World, it’s time to introduce you to Daniel Rowden as Britain may have a new 800 star on its hands; Rowden’s 1:44.09 was the fastest by a Brit since Andrew Osagie in the 2012 Olympic final.

• Ryan Crouser Continues Unbeaten 2020 Campaign With 22.74m Victory At The Hanzekovic Memorial
• World Athletics Recap: Daniel Stahl, Daniel Rowden And Stewart McSweyn Shine In Zagreb
• Athletics Weekly: Daniel Rowden Delivers In Zagreb Elsewhere, at the Night of the Fifteen 1,500s meet, Adelle Tracey won in a PR of 4:07.47.

Random Running Records

• Good Read: NY Post: Meet Aaron Yoder, The World’s Fastest Backward Runner Yoder broke his own backwards mile record by 24 seconds with 5:30.
• BYU’s Whittni Orton Breaks World Record For Running A Mile While Dribbling A Basketball She ran 4:58.56. It’s the third time this record has been broken in 2020.

Weekend Distance Results

• MB: 16-Yr Old Rheinhard Harrison comes up well short of 4 – Runs 4:08.65 He’s run 4:01, 4:02 and now 4:08 in recent weeks.
• MB: Sir Mo wins Antrim Coast Half Marathon but falls well short of British Record With 60:27, Lily Partridge wins women’s race in 71:36 Marc Scott ran 60:39 in his debut to finish 2nd and move to No.3 on the UK all-time rankings. Ben Connor was 3rd in 60:55 (#4 all-time UK).
  *MB: What does Farah have to do at the Antrim HM to prove he’s back?
• MB: Huge Upset!! Army Women DOMINATE Syracuse in XC Syracuse men won their race handily. Syracuse’s JP Trojan and Amanda Vestri were the individual winners.
• MB: 60-Year old Tommy Hughes runs 71:09 to obliterate 60+ half record. A message board poster notes his time is only 35 seconds per mile off the mile age group record and would be the equivalent of a pro man running a half in 55 minutes.
• 2:11:50 And 2:17:01 Win Chaski Challenge Virtual Marathon Relay
  *Pre-Race: Chaski Challenge Virtual Marathon Relay This international team event has eight Olympians with a ton of sub-2:10 and sub-2:33 runners, including Jared Ward and Des Linden.
  *AP Article: Go, Avatar, Go: Icons Track Virtual Team Marathon Progress

Book Review

LRC “From Coal Mine To Finish Line” By James McLatchie McLatchie, one of eight siblings who grew up in a one-room house in Scotland, has lived a very interesting life and spent a lifetime in running, from winning age-group titles as a boy in Scotland, to beating Jim Ryun in the mile, to coaching Olympians. Most recently, at age 77, he and his wife coached a team to the NXN high school national title in the US. That being said, the book isn’t our favorite but maybe worth a purchase for high school coaches as he shares his entire final month of training prior to NXN. *Purchase Here