MB :100 Mile WR Holder Zach Bitter Runs 61.5% Of Kouros’ 24 Hour Record The winner of the race, Nick Coury, covered 250 km (155.34 miles), meaning he averaged more than 1:30 per mile slower than Kouros. Kouros averaged 7:37.9 mile pace for 24 hours whereas Coury averaged 9:15.9.
*MB: Was Yiannis Kouros the best ultra runner because he did everything against the grain?
LRC Archives: GOAT: Yiannis Kouros’ 24-Hour Record of 303.306 KM (188.68 Miles) From 1997 Is The Greatest Ultramarathon World Record
LRC Utter Insanity: Kibiwott Kandie Runs 57:32 As The Top 4 Finishers Break The World Record In The Valencia Half Marathon The Valencia Half Marathon was incredible as not 1, not 2, not 3 but 4 men broke the old WR of 58:01.
LRCThe Rest Of Valencia: Evans Chebet (2:03:00) And Peres Jepchirchir (2:17:16) Set Valencia Marathon Course Records As Genzebe Dibaba (65:18) Wins Her Half Marathon Debut Pre-race, we said the Valencia fields were the deepest in history and that proved to be the case, particularly in the men’s race, where 30 men broke 2:10.
LRC Jenna Hutchins Runs 15:34.47 To Break US Girls High School 5,000 Record Hutchins broke Katelyn Tuohy‘s 15:37.12 mark by leading the entire last 8 laps. *Replay
*MB:Jenna Hutchins Runs 15:34 at Five and Dime To Break Katelyn Tuohy’s 5000 US HS National Record
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LRC WTW: Super Shoes = Super Times, Weini Kelati Goes Pro, And World Athletics Reverses Course After a long Covid-19 break, Rojo‘s weekly recap is back in full force.
LRC adidas’ “Super Shoe,” The adizero Adios Pro, Is A Huge Winner In Valencia With Half Marathon World Record Since Nike unveiled its Vaporfly 4% in 2016, every other shoe manufacturer has been playing catch-up. But now could the tide be turning? 3 of the 4 winners on Sunday were wearing adidas.
LRC “In A Way, The Horse Bolted The Stable Many, Many Years Ago”: Seb Coe Speaks To LetsRun.com About Shoes, World Records, & 2021 Diamond League Changes Coe acknowledges technology is having an effect on the sport, but believes world records still mean something in 2020: “It is important that when a world record gets broken, that it is broken as a result of outstanding jaw-dropping athletic talents. And I’m still of the belief that in large part that is why we’re seeing those records.”
*MB: Seb Coe talks to LetsRun about the super shoes: “In a way, the horse bolted the stable many, many years ago.”
Seb Coe Is Impressed By The Current Training Of The Current Crop Of British 800m Men “This is the first generation where I can really put my hand on my heart and say that they really are doing the right things.”
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