– Athletics Kenya treasurer and Central Region chairman David Miano, who coached in Japan over two decades, talking in a fascinating article in The Star that examines how many Kenyans have thrived running in Japan over the years.
Mid-Week Action
Wayde van Niekerk Was Supposed To Run The 60m And 150m On Tuesday But The 150 Was Rained Out
*MB: Wayde van Niekerk ran 6.62 on Tuesday. Does this mean he’s back?
LRC A Tale Of 2 Marathoners (Jordan Hasay + Tierney Wolfgram), Salazar’s Alleged Attemted Kiss Of Kara Goucher, Discrimination Is Bad, Plus Positive Press For Christian Coleman We break down the latest in Olympic running news including Jordan Hasay disappointing and 17-year-old Tierney Wolfgram impressing. Plus SC members, hear our take on the election in the bonus content.
LRC Historic “America’s Race” Between Army, Navy, & Air Force XC Teams Cancelled Amid Rising COVID Cases The meet was supposed to be held on Veteran’s Day and streamed on ESPN+, but rising cases at Navy and Air Force caused it to be cancelled.
Pro XC Racing Is Coming To America This Saturday At XC Town USA Meet Of Champions In Terre Haute Paul Chelimo, Mason Ferlic, Amanda Eccleston, Amy-Eloise Markovc and others are racing. *Meet Info
Canadian Running Mourns Loss Of Legendary University Of Windsor Coach Dennis Fairall Fairall, who died last Friday at 67, had been living with the rare degenerative disease PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy) and stepped away from coaching duties in 2016.
MB: 2:20 marathoner Jordan Hasay only runs 74:27 half marathon in Oregon Hasay claimed she was freezing in the 43-degree weather but chose not to wear very much clothing.
MB:17-Year-Old Tierney Wolfgram Destroys American Women’s JR Record In The Marathon With 2:31:49 She broke the 36-year-old record by almost three minutes.
*Recommended Read:Tierney Wolfgram Talks About Her Decision To Go After (And What Went Into Getting) The American Marathon Junior Record Wolfgram says she was kind of “mourning” not getting the record at the Olympic Trials (where she ran 2:42:47 for 76th place), but when COVID cancelled the XC season she decided to go for it this fall.
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