The 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon *Leaderboard / Results *Men’s Preview *Women’s Preview *TV & Streaming

LRC Shura Kitata Snaps Eliud Kipchoge’s 10-Race Win Streak To Win 2020 London Marathon With a half mile left, 4 men were still battling it out for the win. With 200 meters to go, it was a 3-way sprint finish. Shockingly, none of those men was Eliud Kipchoge.

LRC Analysis Eliud Kipchoge Lost A Marathon – What Happened? For the first time in over seven years, Eliud Kipchoge was beaten in a marathon. Here’s how it happened.

Kip Keino Classic – Altitude 5,000m WR Goes Down! *Results

Nicolas Kimeli Runs Kenyan All-Comers’ Record; World Champions Timothy Cheruiyot, Hellen Obiri And Beatrice Chepkoech Take Victories At Kip Keino Classic Kimeli ran 13:08.32 (the fastest time ever at altitude) to win the 5,000m over Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi (13:08.91). Cheruiyot held off Kumari Taki to win the 1,500m in 3:34.53 to 3:35.00 while Obiri won a close race over world 10,000m bronze medalist Agnes Tirop in the 5,000m 15:06.36 to 15:06.71. Chepkoech won the steeple in 9:29.05 and Abraham Kibiwot took the men’s race in 8:17.60.

The Fans React To London On Our Message Board / Fan Forum

• Official Men’s Race Live Discussion Thread
• Official Women’s Race Live Discussion Thread
• Sara MF Hall
• What shoes did Sara Hall run in? Didn’t look like the metaracers but looked like it was asics, a prototype?
• Is Sara Hall a better marathon runner than Ryan was?
• Bekele is the real GOAT, make no mistake.
• Oh no! Commentator described the body appearance of a marathoner
• Anyone else notice Kipchoge looked shaken in post race interview? Blames ear blockage, Kipchoge shook!
• Kipchoge Goes Home Devastated
• Kitata Was Right! After finishing 4th last year, he said he’d come back and win and he did.
• Kipchoge WILL LOSE His First Marathon Today

NCAA News *XC Results

Q&A Ok. State Coach Dave Smith Is Pumped As His New $25 Million XC Course Prepares To Host 2020 Cowboy Jamboree Smith says the long break due to Covid-19 has taught him a lot as he’s thrilled by how good his men look. “This team is amongst the best groups I’ve ever had, including or equal to some teams who’ve won national championships. I’m excited about that. I think they’re excited.”
*OK State XC Course Photo Gallery

• In Addition To Cutting Men’s Track/XC, University Of Minnesota Will Also Cut 14 Women From XC (34 To 20) And Reduce Track Rosters By 18 Women Per Season
• The Stride Report Previews This Weekend’s NCAA XC Action At Ok. State, Fl. State And Louisville *Results
• Oregon Track And Field Athletes Will Finally Get To See The New Hayward Field On Friday
• How Will NCAA Coaches Prepare Teams For NCAA Indoors And XC Two Days Apart? Only complete morons would schedule the two events like this. Shhhh. The secret is many expect indoor track to be cancelled.

More US News

• By Vote Of 10-8, Minnesota Officials Shut Down HS State XC Championships You can still have 7 regular season meets. What a joke.
• US Congress Unanimously Passes Bill That Gives Govt. Right To Remove Board Members From USOPC The IOC rules technically forbid governments from interfering in their affairs but we doubt they’ll have the guts to suspend the US for designing a bill mainly to protect people from sexual abuse.
• Brooks Running Is Donating 200 Pairs Of Running Shoes And 90 Sports Bras To Fire Victims In Oregon

Non-London Distance News

• Day One Highlights from Japanese National Track and Field Champs The biggest shocker came in the men’s 1500 where #1 seed Hideyuki Tanaka collapsed with 50m left in his heat.
• The Stewart McSweyn Interview 3 years ago, McSweyn was a steeplechase also-ran. Now he’s the Aussie record holder at 1,500, 3,000 and 10,000.
  *MB: Aussies: If I told you 4 years ago that Steward McSweyn would have the Aussie record at 1,500 (3k and 10k), what would have said?
• Sydney Thorvaldson (3rd At NXN) Commits To Arkansas She was the top underclassman at NXN last year.
• Canada’s Marco Arop (By Way Of Miss. St. And Sudan) Is Dreaming Big For 2021: “My goal is to win the Olympics.” Arop is still based at Mississippi St. and he talks about how Brandon McBride was reportedly confronted by a racist man with a shotgun on a run.
• Long Video Interview With NC State Star (And Wofford Transfer) Hannah Steelman She became an NCAA All-American in the steeple and 5k in the same day in 2019.
• Start lists for Kip Keino classic Hellen Obiri and 12:51 man Nicholas Kimeli is on them.

Non-Distance News

• Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Instagram Post Sparks Pregnancy Rumors Apparently some fans thought they saw a “baby bump” in a recent Instagram post.
• World Athletics Profile: Twenty Years After Her Olympic Hammer Throw Triumph, Kamila Skolimowska’s Legacy Lives On Poland’s Skolimowska won the “most unexpected gold medal of the [2000 Sydney] Games” with a big upset over the two pre-meet favorites.
• World Athletics Introduces New Rule For Take-Off Fouls For The Long And Triple Jump The rule has to do with how it is determined if a jumper fouled or not by going over the take-off line.
• Double Olympic Champ Elaine Thompson-Herah Calls Her Coach, Stephen Francis, A “Genius”