Archived Homepage For February 28, 2021
Archived Homepage For February 28, 2021
SEC Champs - Another Record For Athing Mu

The magical freshman season of the Texas A&M sensation hit a new high as the 18-year-old went from 2:01 to 1:58 in a single race.

Weekend Road Action
Weekend Road Action

A year after making the US Olympic Marathon, team Seidel was back in Atlanta setting another pr.
Discuss: Molly Seidel is an Olympic Medal Threat

Lake Biwa Goes Out With A Bang

Kego Suzuki got the NR. Behind him, the results were staggering as 5 Japanese men broke 2:07, 15 ran 2:08 or faster, 26 broke 2:09 and 40 broke 2:10. Suzuki's final 7.2k was LEGENDARY.

Texas Qualifier

The event ended up being a bit of a misnomer as few qualifying times were earned as 11 days after 7 degree temps (-13.9 C) were in Austin, warm and humid conditions made fast times difficult in the long distance events. But Klosterhalfen and Wilson were impressive as was 5000 meter man Justyn Knight (3:36.62) who dropped down and spanked the milers in the 1500.

NCAA XC Conference Champs

NAU's Abdihamid Nur won the individual race in 23:55.6. The NAU women won handily behind Taryn O’Neill‘s individual win. *Results

Southern Utah Coach Eric Houle: "I didn't expect to win the dang thing, but we'll take it."

Fast Miles At Husky Classic

Six women ran under 4:32 with Oiselle's Angel Piccirillo second in 4:30.65. Washington State's Colton Johnsen won the men's 3000 in 7:53.18.

    Quote Of The Day

    “The Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon wrapped its 76 years as a freestanding event with a bang, a big one, Sunday in Otsu. Everything was on. The conditions were good, light clouds, 7˚C, 57% humidity and light breezes at the start. The field was good, 24 men having run sub-2:10 in the last three years and 52 sub-2:12. The pacing was good, the lead trio of pacers hitting almost every split within a couple of seconds of the target 2:58/km and the second group pacers even closer to the 3:00/km target. The shoes were good, across brands. 30 or so people went out on pace to go under the 2:05:29 national record in the first group, with what looked like about a hundred on mid-2:06 pace in the second group.”

    ‒Brett Larner writing on Japan Running News about the final Lake Biwa Marathon where Kengo Suzuki broke the Japanese national marathon record by running 2:04:56. Lake Biwa is the oldest marathon in Japan. Its history is fascinating and it went out with a bang.

    More NCAA Action

    Scroll down for video; Penn State's Domenic Perretta won the race in 1:50.90.

    Previous SEC Results

    We believe it's the fastest split in NCAA history.

    adidas High School Indoor Nationals
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    This Week's Podcast

    What a show. We recorded this right after Grant Holloway's WR. Our featured guest is Ben True who tells us how he just ran a 26+ second pb of 27:14 at age 35. Yes, the shoes helped but True reveals he's become rejuvenated by paying Dan Curts $20,000 a year to train with him. Plus is a marathon in True's future?

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    Holloway just finished the greatest indoor hurdling season ever in style - with a 7.29 world record. Perhaps more amazingly, he's never lost a 60-hurdle race in his life over 42" barriers as he extended his win streak to 41 in a row.

    One Year After The Trials - We Catch Up With The US Olympians
    One Year After The Trials - We Catch Up With The US Olympians

    Rupp talks about the adjustments he's made under coach Mike Smith, Tuliamuk wants to run now but is being told to wait two more weeks, plus updates from Molly Seidel and Jake Riley.

    MB: Galen Rupp isn't afraid to admit he's dreaming BIG, "I want to win [Olympic gold]. There’s no ifs, ands or buts about it."

    "The objective for this season for me is to be able to medal [in the Olympic marathon]....I’m trying to get myself into -- 2:20 or sub-2:20 shape going into Tokyo, and I think if I am in that kind of shape, my chances are pretty good at medaling."

    Good Mid-Distance Reads

    Centro talks about a number of topics including Tokyo 2020, learning the stock market building a gaming PC, and some interesting details on how his training has changed under Jerry Schumacher.

    Best of the LetsRun.com Track Talk Podcast
    Best of the LetsRun.com Track Talk Podcast

    Your latest American stars share their insights.

    Three legends of the sport.

    One of the greatest US runners ever.

    We chatted with Frank on the 50th anniversary of his Olympic Marathon gold

    American Record Holders
    American Record Holders

    Keira D'Amato, the new American record holder in the marathon, was joined by Deena Kastor, who held the record for 15 years.

    Sisson was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast after she became the first American to go sub 67 in the half marathon on a record-eligible course. Podcast highlights above. Full pod here.

    Woody Kincaid joined us after he broke the American record indoors at 5000. He talks above why he left the Bowerman Track Club. Podcast highlights and link to full podcast here.

    LetsRun.com Pro Coaches Tour
    LetsRun.com Pro Coaches Tour

    Coogan's New Balance Boston team had 3 Olympians in 2021 and 2022 could be the biggest year yet for the program with 2 new additions and the TRACK at New Balance coming on March 1st.

    Danny Mackey has taken the Brooks Beasts from an unproven club to the Olympic podium in its first decade.

    Dathan Ritzenhein is the first of the top pro coaches to sit down and talk about his club heading into the 2022 campaign.

    Best of Jon Gault
    Best of Jon Gault
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