Archived Homepage For May 30, 2021
Archived Homepage For May 30, 2021

He became the 3rd fastest American in 2021 and got under the Tokyo Olympic qualifying standard.

    Rojo admits that Kessler is a supreme talent, but is still more impressed by Alan Webb's 3:53.43 mile from 2001. Here's why.

    Elle Purrier only ran 2:03 in the 800 on a rainy night, losing to Julia Rizk, as Emily Sisson cruised to a 14:59 win in the 5k. Plus a 19-year-old American you may have never heard of, Graham Blanks, ran 13:27 to scare Nico Young's US U20 record.

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    It Was A Busy Weekend

    Kipyegon used a huge negative split (60.8/57.4) to impressively win the 800, Cheruiyot won his 11th straight 1500/mile, and there were also wins for Michael Norman, Rai Benjamin, and Kenny Bednarek

    WMM winners Dickson Chumba (2:04:32 pb), Ruti Aga (2:18:34 pb) and 2019 Valencia champ Kinde Atanaw (2:03:51 pb) headline. You can watch live on LetsRun on Sunday (6:30 a.m. CET).

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      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.

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