– Sara Hall talking about missing out on the 2020 Olympic team in the marathon.
Armory Closing For Indoor Season To “Support A Community Initiative” They hosted more than 20 meets using “stringent health protocols” during the start of the indoor season and don’t give a specific reason why they are stopping, but becoming a COVID vaccine center seems a logical possibility.
LRCPodcast: 2021 (Tokyo Olympic) Predictions + Supershoes With Geoff Burns We give out our predictions for the 2021 Olympics and talk to supershoe expert Geoff Burns to see if the playing field is anywhere close to level (no, it is not).
Discuss: Geoff Burns on super spikes “2021 on the track is going to look like 2018 on the roads”
Breaking News: LRC A LetsRun.com Poster Who Does Not Have A Super-Hot Wife, A Sub-14 5k PR, Or A Million-Dollar Job Won Our Marathon Project Prediction Contest
*MB: Confession: Guy who won our prediction contest admits he doesn’t make 7 figures over have a super hot spouse
LRC Ryan Hill Joins HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite Jonathan Gault breaks the news that Hill, the 2015 US 5k champ, is leaving Bowerman TC and is headed to Flagstaff, where he’ll chase his first Olympic berth.
*MB: Ryan Hill leaves BTC
Sponsorship MB Chatter
LRC Keeping Track Of Pros Who Have Switched Sponsors In 2021 A number of pros are no longer being sponsored by Nike. A bunch of them including Sandi Morris and Gesa Krause have signed with Puma.
2021 USATF Indoor Championships Cancelled Due To Coronavirus USATF says their COVID-19 Working Group was working on a “rigorous set of protocols” that would let them hold the championships, but the restrictions in New Mexico were too severe.
LRC Good News: There Will Be A 2021 Indoor Track Season But It Will Look Much Different Than Normal There will be a 2021 indoor season, but college meets will be more exclusive than ever, and USA Indoors is very much up in the air. Thankfully Paul Doyle has stepped up and created the four-meet American Track League that will air on ESPN as he doesn’t know of a single college meet that will accept unattached athletes.
*MB: New ESPN Indoor Track Series
The Stride Report Ranks The Top 25 Men’s Distance Runners In The NCAA*#1-13 *#14-25 *Honorable MentionLuis Grijalva and Yareg Nuguse are 1-2.
Top 25 Women: *#1-13 *#14-25*Honorable Mention Ella Donaghu and Katie Izzo are #1-2.
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