– GB’s Elliot Giles talking after winning the Karlsruhe 800m in a world-leading 1:45.5.
MB: Oregon 9:19.42 In The DMR At The Razorback Invite. They DESTROYED the collegiate record by 5+ seconds and set a new world record (world’s best). Are they at a new level or is it the super shoes?
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
Sunday – 2-4 PM ET (ESPN2) 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. Watch it live on ESPN2 and World Athletics YouTube.
World Athletics Recap:Dina Asher Smith (7.08 PR), Renaud Lavillenie (5.95m), Bethwell Birgen (7:34.12), Beatrice Chepkoech (8:41.98) And Elliott Giles (1:45.50) Impress
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
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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