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World Steeple Champ Beatrice Chepkoech Vs Genzebe Dibaba Over 3000m At The Copernicus Cup In Torun, Poland

Recent 8:32.55 runner Lemlem Hailu is also in the race. The men’s 1500m has Selemon Barega vs Marcin Lewandowski vs Bethwell Birgen while world indoor champ Adam Kszczot and GB’s Elliot Giles will face off in the 800m. Grant Holloway in the 60H highlights non-distance action.

Press Conference Highlights From Grant Holloway, Sam Kendricks, Marcin Lewandowski And More Holloway talks about Colin Jackson‘s 60H WR and Lewandowski says he wants to break his own national indoor 1500m record (3:36.50).
Grant Holloway On The Possibility Of Breaking Colin Jackson’s Long-Standing 60H WR: “I don’t chase records, it’s the records that come to you.” Last week Holloway ran 7.32, just .02 off Jackson’s 27-year-old mark.

On The Boards

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“Competing in an arena with no spectators is horrible. The fans bring a lot to the way we compete; we feed off the fans. It’s still good that we’re able to execute when fans aren’t there. And we’re doing the right thing, of course, but I can’t wait to see the fans.”

‒Grant Holloway talking ahead of today’s Copernicus Cup about competing in empty stadiums and missing the fans.

Facility / Financial News

Expectations High For 2022 USATF Indoor Championships At The Podium Stadium In Spokane Winning the bid to host USAs is a big get for them as the $56 million facility is being built to bring in big events to boost Spokane’s economy.
New And Improved Hayward Field Is Ready To Host The Olympic Trials (And NCAAs) Whenever That Comes Raevyn Rogers talks about looking forward to competing at the new facility which she describes as “Olympic standard.”
UCLA’s New Nike Contract Pays Less Than Half Of Prior Deal With Under Armour Signaling A Wider Market Correction For NCAA Apparel Contracts Under Armour has shifted its marketing away from big team deals, which means less competition among bidders. UCLA is only getting $7.7 million a year from Nike compared to the $18.67 million/year deal with UA.
A First Look At The New Louisville Indoor Track After two-years of construction, the $43 million facility is hosting its first track meet Wednesday.

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LRC RRW: Molly Seidel Racing A Special Edition Of The Atlanta Half-Marathon On The Atlanta Motor Speedway February 28

It's an appropriate race location for Seidel as her dad and brother race cars semi-professionally and she says she has a "bit of a leadfoot." Eilish McColgan and Natosha Rogers are also in the race and there are two male pace makers going sub-1:09 pace.

Sprint Stuff

Georgia Coach Atlthea Thomas Calls Star Sprinter Matthew Boling “Every Coach’s Dream” Boling’s coaches have high praise for the sprinter who started out his 2021 season with an indoor 200m PB of 20.53.
Former World Class Sprinter And MLB player Herb Washington Sues McDonald’s For Civil Rights Violation He alleges that they have pressured him to sell his restaurants to white investors.

800m Legends

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Carrie Tollefson Does Podcast Interview With Two Time 800m Olympian Khadevis Robinson Robinson was is one of the most consistent US mid-d runners ever with 8 national titles to his name.
Looking Back At The Career Of Former Olympic And Multi-Time World 800m Champ Maria Mutola

NCAA News - XC Is Back On TV

RRW NCAA Cross Country Championships to Air on ESPN Through 2023

That includes this year's race on March 15th which will be broadcast commercial free.

MB: NCAA XC back to ESPN

Oregon Men Remain #1 In Updated NCAA Rankings; Arkansas Move Up To #2 LSU and FSU are ranked 3rd and 4th.
No Changes To Top-5 Women’s NCAA Ranked Teams Arkansas, Texas A&M, Georgia, Texas and Southern California stay on top.
Event-By-Event Top-10 Marks From The Collegiate Week

If You Had Millions Would You Build Your Own Indoor Track?

Recommended Read: The Boston Globe Profiles Keith Gill (aka Roaring Kitty) And How The Former Track Star Became A Stock Market Millionaire

The article has a lot of interesting info on Gill including his running background as a 4:03 miler, his YouTube and Reddit following and how his role in the GameStop Wall Street crazy had drawn scrutiny from regulators.

MB: Gamestop winner Deep****Value (K Gill) to build indoor track in Brockton MA ?!

Distance News Of Note

Oliver Hoare And Charlie Hunter Could Miss Out On Selection To Australia Olympic Team If/When They Miss The Trials In April Aussie selection criteria give preference to athletes who compete at the Trials, but COVID travel restrictions make it very difficult to travel to the US. However, athletes can apply for an exemption.
USATF Foundation Awards First Maternity Grant To Aliphine Tuliamuk Tuliamuk said the money would “go a long way [covering] our babysitting needs.”
Athletics Weekly Q&A With GB All-Time Great Distance Runner Steve Cram Cram talks about his favorite moments as a commentator, what current athlete he’d like to have raced in his prime and why more world class athletes don’t continue competing as masters.

Sprint News - Bolt The Pop Star?

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? Usain Bolt Reveals His Next Big Plan Is To Become An International Music Star Bolt says he wants to “not only dominate the Jamaican market but also to get into the international market” with his music. Last month he released a single called, “Living The Dream” with his friend Nugent ‘NJ’ Walker.
GB World 200m Champ Dina Asher-Smith Pulls Out Of The Indoor Season After Recent Injury Scare She was originally supposed to compete at the European Indoor Champs next month.

LRC Donavan Brazier (800), Bryce Hoppel (1,000), & Elle Purrier (2-Mile) All Break American Records At 2021 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

The 2021 NBIGP lived up to the hype.

LRC NBIGP Recap: Olli Hoare (3:32) Wins Fast 1500 as Sam Tanner (3:34) Breaks NCAA Record, Ajee’ Wilson Returns & More

What a meet. Olli moved to #7 on the all-time indoor 1500 list and as Sam Tanner broke the NCAA record in 3:34.72. There were also wins for Justyn Knight (2-mile), Heather MacLean (1500) and Ajee’ Wilson (800). Plus short sprint wins from Trayvon Bromell (60) and Noah Lyles (200) and Michael Norman edged training partner Rai Benjamin, 45.34 to 45.39, to win a 400 that came down to the wire.

MB: Saturday’s 2021 NBIGP is LOADED. Official discussion thread

Monaco 5k

Beatrice Chepkoech Sets New Women's 5k Road Record With 14:43 In Monaco

Joshua Cheptegei won the men's race in 13:14.

US News

Colleen Quigley Announces Her New Coach Is Former FSU Coach, Josh Seitz Seitz is currently the assistant coach at Portland State and he worked with Quigley when she was at FSU.

MB: Colleen Quigley’s new coach is…

Ben Blankenship Explains Why He Sponsored The Women’s Mile At The American Track League #2 Blankenship also talks about the possibility of moving up in distance, but says he's still “a man of the mile.”
MB: Robby Andrews Runs 4:07.91 For 1500m At Valley Of The Sun Meet In Arizona The race was won by Biya Simbassa in 3:45.52.
2022 USATF Indoor Championships Set For New Sports Facility In Spokane, Washington Good to know that USATF does in fact plan on holding a meet again one day.

Swoboda improves to 7.10 to win the Polish indoor 60m title in Torun | European Athletics

MB: Jordan Hasay to run Woodlands Half Marathon

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World Steeple Champ Beatrice Chepkoech Vs Genzebe Dibaba Over 3000m At The Copernicus Cup In Torun, Poland

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LRC RRW: Molly Seidel Racing A Special Edition Of The Atlanta Half-Marathon On The Atlanta Motor Speedway February 28

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Recommended Read: The Boston Globe Profiles Keith Gill (aka Roaring Kitty) And How The Former Track Star Became A Stock Market Millionaire

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