Archived Homepage For April 04, 2021
Archived Homepage For April 04, 2021
Istanbul Half

Yalemzerf Yehualaw was runner-up in 64:40 (#3 all-time) while Hellen Obiri made her debut at 64:51 for third place. Kibiwott Kandie won his showdown with Geoffrey Kamworor, holding him off by 3 seconds with a 59:35 win.

5k WR?

Potter ran the time in Asics new "super shoes," but there was no on-site drug testing. Her time is actually the second fastest ever as Joyciline Jepkosgei split 14:32 during a 2017 10k (before the 5k was an official road record).
*MB: Britain's Beth Potter runs road world record 14:41 5km

The Wait Is Over

You can watch a video of the finish here.

    Hocker's 3:38.99 win in the 1500m was the highlight while Wesley Kiptoo (27:58.10) and Edwin Kurgat (27:58.33) went 1-2 in the 10,000m. BYU went 1-4 in the women's 1500m lead by Courtney Wayment (4:16.10). Colorado's Eduardo Herrera (13:24.46) beat out Conner Mantz (13:24.78) and Casey Clinger (13:24.89) in a tight 5000m. BYU's Whittni Orton (15:42.33) won the women's race.

    The Hayward Premiere Was Friday Night, It's Time To Premiere The "Your Move" Shirt

    The Hayward Premiere meet is this weekend so it's time for the premiere of the "Your move" shirt. This isn't an April Fool's joke. This shirt is for real. 50% off - just $15 - through Monday. Free for @MattCentrowitz and @cole_hocker.

    Welcome To The New Hayward Field

    The first track meet at the new Hayward Field was held Friday in Eugene, Oregon. Since fans aren't allowed to attend, a promotional video showing off the new facility was released yesterday. Watch it for yourself. The 200+ million dollar stadium is quite impressive.

    Quote Of The Day

    LRC Podcast

    In this week's pod, we save you a trip to Eugene and pick the 2020 US Olympic team for you.

    When You Pick The Team, Hardly Ever Is The Decision Clear-Cut

    Charlotte Purdue was left off the team despite having a marathon pb (2:25:38) more than a minute faster than Steph Twell (2:26:40). If we'd picked the team, we might have picked Twell and Purdue and left off the fastest of the bunch, Jess Piasecki (2:25:29), as a messageboard poster claims her pb came on a short course. 

    Administrative News
    US Distance News

    If this doesn't prove that gender identity should have nothing to do with what sex classification you compete in, then we don't know what will as otherwise Hiltz would sometimes have to compete as a man and sometimes as a woman.

    International News

    In her 20s, she was unable to break three hours. 40 years later, she set a "world record fueled by regret" as she ran 2:52 at age 62. Yes, she wears the super shoes.

    ASICS' Super Shoe Is Officially Here

    Sara Hall and Zane Robertson rave about them. "I definitely can run faster in them. I can't really imagine going back to anything I've run in before after running in these," said Hall in an ad that features her.

      Sometimes you can't win no matter what you do

      Australia unveils new Asics Olympic uniforms and Asics may end up being boycotted in both China and Australia as a result ASICS insists the cotton in the Olympic uniforms doesn't come from forced labor but they are in hot water for initially issuing a statement saying they would "continue to purchase and support Xinjiang cotton”. ASICS says the statement was unauthorized a rogue release by a Chinese employee but that statement has pissed off a bunch of Chinese consumers.

      Kipchoge Marathon Postponed

      Kipchoge was originally set to race April 11th in Hamburg. Now the race is April 18th in a location TBC due to Covid-19.
      *MB: Eliud Kipchoge's NN Mission Marathon Postponed; Looking For New Location

      Italy Will Host Its Own Elite Marathon April 11, Australia and Argentina Also Will Host Olympic Qualifying Marathons Later in April The Italian race features a bunch of elites including Marius Kipserum (KEN), Suguru Osako (JPN), Angela Tanui (KEN), Leul Gebresilase (ETH), Gerda Steyn (RSA), Daniele Meucci (ITA), and Valeria Straneo (ITA).

      Tuesday Sprint Results

      Van Niekerk ran a slightly wind-assisted (+2.1m/s) 20.10. This is fastest 200m time (and possibly best result overall) since coming back from his 2017 ACL injury.

      Middle Distance Profiles
      Shoe News

      Nike is suing streetwear company MSCHF for modifying and re-selling Nike Air Max 97s which apparently all contain a drop of human blood. Nike says MSCHF has caused "significant harm to [Nike's] goodwill, including among consumers who believe that Nike is endorsing satanism".

      Some Good And Bad COVID Updates
      Field Eventers In The News
      Sprint Stuff
      Week That Was

      We take a look at HS phenoms Claudia Hollingsworth, Jaylen Slade, & Hobbs Kessler as well as college phenoms Travis Laird and Tara Davis, take a deeper look at the Notre Dame men's depth, compare the state of British marathoning in 1980 and 2021 and rave about Linden Hall and Gavin Sherry, who crawled across the line to break 9:00 in the two-mile.

      NCAA Rankings

      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.

      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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