– Dina Asher-Smith talking before today’s World Athletics Karlsruhe meeting, the first World Indoor Tour gold event of the year.
LRCWorld Athletics World Indoor Tour Starts Friday In Karlsruhe 2021 – Full Meet Preview Beatrice Chepkoech and Dina Asher-Smith and many others will feature. *WA Preview
Sunday LRC ATL #2 Preview: Brazier Debuts, Hoppel vs. Murphy vs. Engels, & Will Any More WRs Go Down? The men’s 800 is loaded, but Donavan Brazier is in the 600 instead, where he owns the two fastest times ever run. Plus Raevyn Rogers & Dani Jones open up and Ryan Crouser tries for his second straight world record. We list the 4 events most likely to produce a world record.
WTW Crouser Gets His WR, Walmsley Just Misses; Patrick Mahomes Gets His Super Shoes And Michigan Gets Cancelled We hope you were entertained over the weekend. We try to tell you what it all means in our Week That Was column.
LRC Why We Need The Olympics In 2021 The Olympics are not just the biggest sporting event in the world. They represent what is best about the world. They remind us of our shared humanity and never has the nations of the world coming together been more important than after a year in which we were isolated and cut off from one another.
Discuss: Official We Want The Tokyo Olympics Thread
LRC Crazy: The NCAA May Not Accept Christian Noble’s 13:37 Division II 5K Record As He Was Helped By Pacing LightsPacing lights are safer than having a real pacer during the Covid-19 and specifically allowed under USATF rules and one can qualify for USATF at a USATF meet, but that may not be enough for Christian Noble.
*MB: In midst of global pandemic, NCAA may not allow Christian Noble’s 13:37 DII record as it was aided by pacing lights
Florida Offers To Host Olympics If Tokyo Backs Out A letter from Florida’s chief financial officer to IOC president Thomas Bach cited the strength of Florida’s vaccination roll-out, its economic re-opening and sports events it has hosted during the pandemic. *Full Letter *Discuss
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LRC Super Agent Paul Doyle On The Oh-So-Close, Oh-So-Far LetsRun.com Track Talk Podcast Agent Paul Doyle joins us to talk about why he’s investing much of his net worth in the American Track League.
LRC2021 Boston Marathon Is Scheduled For October 11; All Six World Marathon Majors To Be Contested In 6-Week Span We break down what it all means, tell you what to expect with the weather and tell you and why this could be a great thing for American marathoning.
*MB: Boston 2021 Date Selected – October 11th
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