October 05, 2020 Homepage Archive

Where Your Dreams Become Reality

Archived Homepage For October 05, 2020

Minnesota Will Be Cutting Female Athletes Next

“Suppose the proposal to eliminate these four sports is confirmed. In that case, the projected data shows a change of 420 (women’s athletes) to 295 (men’s athletes), a 58.8% female and 41.2% male ratio, meaning the athletic department would need to drop another 77 women’s participants to rebalance the scales. [After that happens] that would mark a total reduction of 141 women’s opportunities or 29.13% by this administration in less than five years.

… So, where does this leave us? This Friday, October 9th, the most important and consequential decision in our sport will be voted on by 12 people. If this proposal passes, it effectively marks Track and Field for death. This decision will set a precedent for Track and Field on the collegiate level; losing a Power Five program empowers athletic directors across the country to follow suit. This, in turn, will affect participation at the high school, recreational, and Olympic levels. If we lose, the sport you know today will be unrecognizable and extinct in a matter of years. If you love Track and Field, you must stand up right now and fight for the University of Minnesota. Please visit www.savegophertf.org to get involved.”

– Excerpt from a guest op-ed by sub-4 miler John Simons. Please visit www.savegophertf.org to get involved.

The Slippery Slope To The End Of College Track And Field May Start On Friday When The UMinn Trustees Vote

Guest Op-Ed College Track And Field (And Women’s Sports) Is Under Attack At The University Of Minnesota NCAA track and field and women’s sport’s future may be decided on Friday in Minnesota. If the men’s track, gymnastics and tennis teams are cut, then Minnesota will need to ax 77 women’s participants to be in compliance with Title IX. That would mark a total reduction of women’s opportunities by more than 29% in less than five years.

Road Race News

Monday: Laura Weightman Shooting For Paula Radcliffe’s UK Road 5k Record Today At The “Fast 5k) She’ll face Jessica Hull while Callum Hawkins leads the men’s race against US’s Eric Jenkins.
*Athletics Weekly Preview This will be Callum Hawkins’ first race since February.
World Athletics:Six Historic Road Races Awarded Heritage Plaque Includes the YMCA Turkey Trot in Buffalo, NY (founded in 1896).
Association Of International Marathons And Distance Races (AIMS) Conference Cancelled

US Training Group News

MB:CORY LESLIE JOINS TINMAN ELITE
MB:Harvard runner Kieran Tuntivate joins Bowerman?

Crazy, But True

Caster Semenya’s Lawyer Says He’s Preparing To Approach The European Court Of Human Rights To Challenge Her “Ban” Let us repeat. There isn’t a human right to compete in a restricted category of professional sports. Semenya is not banned from the Olympics. She’s just not good enough to make it in the open 800.
62-Minute Half Marathoner Suffers Four Broken Ribs And Two Fractures On Hand After Being Attacked By Hippo In Kenya
Princeton Researcher Gets Rave Reviews For Study Showing The Obvious: “If you feel thirsty, you definitely need to drink.”
Justin Robinson – Who Just Finished Up HS Last Spring – Is Likely To Be The World Leader In The 400 At 44.91
After Covid Hiatus, Athletics Weekly Comes Back As A Monthly The new owners are publishing it again. A look at the top 10 covers since 1945.
87-year-old man will run his 40th straight London Marathon by doing laps in countryside
Scientific Study: Coaches Should Not Attempt To Judge Runner’s Efficiency Based On How Their Strides Look, Nor Change Their Form A new study asked coaches to rank the most economical runners after watching video footage. It didn’t go well.
*MB: Scientific researchers: Alberto Salazar may have been wrong in trying to change Mary Cain’s form.

Sprint / Field Event News

Researchers: 44% of the variability in sprinters is explained by the size of the gluteus maximus muscle
Recommended Read Track And Field News‘ Garry Hill Has Some Radical Ideas To Make The Field Events More Popular We think his ideas are certainly worth debating.
*MB: Garry Hill has some interesting ideas to make the field events more popular. Should the shot and long jump be run like the HJ?
Japan Is Holding Its National Track Championships This Weekend (At Least Part Of It): Meet Preview The distance portion will be held in December so the marks count for Tokyo 2021 but the sprints, middle distance, hurdles, jumps and throws are this weekend.
Javelin Star Yego Withdraws From Kip Keino Classic “I have been training in Eldoret since March but I have not yet trained on track. … Going into a competition without training will be risky because you can get injured and be out for a longer period of time.”

LRC It’s Here: The 1:59:40 GOAT Shirt Get the premium shirt that signals and celebrates greatness. Order today.

The 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon Leaderboard / Results Men’s PreviewWomen’s PreviewTV & 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

**NCAA News *XC Results**

Q&A Ok. State Coach Dav e 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