November 14, 2020 Homepage Archive

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Quote Of The Day

“That was a fun race. Morgan (Beadlescomb), Paul (Chelimo) and I were duking it out since pretty much the first half mile. (I) felt really strong today. Paul was throwing in some surges early. I kind of expected that. It’s his racing style. I just stayed patient, absorbed that and realized the guys were hurting a little bit more than I was, and opened it up and put the hammer down with about a K to go.”

– Mason Ferlic speaking after winning the XC Town USA Meet Of Champions over Paul Chelimo.

XC Meet Of Champions Results Live Coverage / Video Replays

Mason Ferlic Drops Paul Chelimo To Get Big Win At XC Town USA Meet Of Champions Race In Terre Haute Ferlic put 10 seconds on Chelimo over the final 1,000m of the 8k race. Former UW star Amy-Eloise Markovc won the women’s race, outkicking NAIA sophomore Emma Wilson by 1.4 seconds.

Stay Fit (Or Get Fit)

World’s Oldest Woman – 117-Year-Old Kane Tanaka Of Japan – Still Planning On Doing Olympic Torch Relay In 2021
*MB: God bless her. Kane Tanaka, 117, the oldest woman in the history of Japan, loves Coke and America
How Should You Train If You Get Covid-19? Experts recommend using the 50/30/20/10 rule (reduce your training by 50% the 1st week, 30% the next).
Nurse Loses 105 Pounds By Watching Her Diet And Adding In Runs
Running In Milwaukee – America’s Most Segregated City The mission of F.E.A.R. (Forget Everything And Run) is to “bridge the fitness gap” in Milwaukee’s communities of color by increasing representation and exposure to the sport of running, especially long-distance runs.

Sprint / Jump News

The Best Running Podcast Out There

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.

Jared Ward And BYU Mechanics Expert Iain Hunter Talk Super Shoes On One-Hour Podcast

Future Action

2020 Delhi Half Marathon (Nov 29th) Is Loaded As Usual – 12 Sub-60 Men And 9-Sub-70 Women Will Compete Andamlak Belihu and Tsehay Gemechu, the 21-year old two-time defending champs from Ethiopia, headline the stacked fields.
*MB: A race to get excited about – 2020 Delhi Half Marathon (Nov 29th) is loaded as usual.
Want To Run A Marathon Relay With Your Friends? The ASICS World 42.2k Ekiden Launched On Wednesday And Runs Through November 22nd
2021 London Diamond League Will Be Held On A Tuesday To Avoid Wimbledon Final And Other Events In 2018, someone stupidly put the Athletics World Cup on the same day as the World Cup and Wimbledon finals.

Free Training / Life / Coaching Advice

What Should You Do If You’re Struggling With Disordered Eating And Other Mental Health Issues During The Pandemic? You aren’t alone. The easier thing to do is call the National Eating Disorders Association at 800-931-2237 or Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.
Dutch 800m NR Holder Bram Som Shares 4 Simple Leg Exercises That Are Used By The NN Running Team
Highly Active People Are Much Less Likely To Develop 13 Different Types Of Cancer Than People Who Rarely Move – Why? Working out may enhance the immune system’s ability to target and eradicate cancer cells, a study in mice suggests.
Let’s Talk Menstruation – Jamaican Athletes And Coaches Say Male Coaches Need To Have Frank Discussions About The Effects Of Menstrual Cycle On Practice And Performance

Sprints And Jumps

Christian Taylor Talks About His 2020 And Struggling To Make Training Work During COVID Taylor says he and his training group had the police called on them once when they were training on a soccer field even though they were spread out far apart.
Telegraph Writer Blasts Oscar Pistorius Documentary For Going Too Easy On Pistorius And Telling Both “Sides To The Story”
Athletics Weekly “How They Train” Q&A With British Pole Vault Record Holder Harry Coppell
World Athletics Launches E-Learning Program To Educate People About The Rules Of The Sport Did you know that long jumpers aren’t allowed to do a somersault during their run up, take off or landing?
Athletics Weekly Tribute: Trailblazing Sprinter June Foulds Dies At Age 86

Tokyo 2020 Stuff

Tokyo 2020 Express “Relief” At News Of COVID-19 Vaccine, But Claim It Is Not Essential For Games American pharmaceutical company Pfizer has a vaccine that is reportedly 90% effective.
Opinion Piece: Why Japan’s New Prime Minister Is Desperate For The Olympics To Go Ahead It doesn’t take an expert to know there is a ton of money riding on this.
Tokyo 2020 Begins Refund Process For Japanese Olympic Ticketholders

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Manangoi Gets 2-Year Ban

Former World 1,500m Champ Elijah Manangoi Gets Two-Year Drug Ban For Missed Drug Tests Manangoi had been provisionally suspended, but has had his ban confirmed by the AIU.
*MB: Elijah Manangoi banned; says he missed one test due to traffic jam, another because a 3rd party failed to update it
Elijah Manangoi Accept Ban Decision: “I have acknowledged that I made a mistake … it will be difficult to forgive myself.”

COVID Talk

Doping & Administrative News

Who’s Going Where

Notre Dame’s Anna Rohrer And 2:12 Marathoner Jonas Hampton Join Team B.A.A. Rohrer was an 8-time All-American at Notre Dame, where she ran 15:29/31:58, while Hampton was 8th at the Olympic Trials.
*MB: Anna Rohrer goes pro and signs with the BAA – 2:12 marathoner Jonas Hampton signs as well

Inside Japan Distance Culture

Recommended Read:Why Japan Is An Island Of Greener Pastures For Kenyan Athletes A lot of interesting insights into the Japanese running culture why Kenyans are attracted to it and how they sometimes struggle to adjust.
British Olympian Mara Yamauchi Tries To Explain “The Magic Of The Ekiden” She describes it as, “Japan’s cultural icon of the running world which turns solitary running into the most gripping of team sports.”
Osaka Women’s Marathon To Be Held On January 31st With Limited Field Normally the race has a 3:10 entry cutoff, but that’s being moved to 2:50 which is expected to decrease the field from about 500 to around 100.

Covid Studies

Japan Study Of 787 Races Held Since July Finds Only One Case Of Someone Contracting COVID-19 Not that surprising considering what we’ve heard about transmission outdoors.
New Study Suggests Masks Don’t Hinder Your Performance In Workouts On the one hand, Galen Rupp has raced multiple times with a mask. On the other hand, if you’ve tried running hard with a mask on, it isn’t very comfortable.

European Champs Hosting

Rome To Host The 2024 European Championships The last time they hosted was 1974. They were chosen over Katowice-Silesia, Poland.
Istanbul Awarded The 2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul has hosted big indoor events before as they held the 2012 World Indoor Champs.

**XC Town Meet Of Champions Is This Weekend *Meet Info**

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.

News From The UK

RIP

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: Wejo’s Former Yale Coach Steve Bartold Has Died He also had great success at St. John’s.

MB: Hugh Short – former WR holder at Georgetown – dies at 98 after a life well lived From setting a world record at Georgetown to listening to the I Have A Dream Speech in-person to having the longest marriage in Vermont, Hugh had quite a life.