Jonathan Gault broke the news that Kessler was going pro and now TFN has published a story saying he's signed with adidas.
*MB: Hobbs Kessler to Adidas!
*Hobbs Kessler's grandparents are pumped for Trials and will be watching on tv
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2020 US Olympic Trials
2020 US Olympic Trials
Men's 1500 Is Gonna Be Awsome
The reigning Olympic champ Matthew Centrowitz and reigning US champ Craig Engels are both running great, but so are NCAA stars Cole Hocker and Yared Nuguse. And what about the high school star Hobbs Kessler? This could be the race of the meet.
*MB: Centro's ready: "I'm pretty stoked about going to the Trials right now, almost probably fitter than I've ever been."
*MB: Men's 1500 is almost here. Who you've got?
*MB: Matthew Centrowitz triggered by Oregon Runner's "your move" comment
Indy Star: Cole Hocker Mania At Hayward Field Despite a lot of racing this NCAA season Hocker says, “We set up the whole season knowing this race was here. I think I’m peaking right now. I don’t feel I’m burnt out or anything.”
Having had a week to think about it, LetsRun.com co-founder Robert Johnson realizes there are a lot of questions he wants answered from all the parties. Plus why it could be argued that Houlihan should be cleared regardless of whether she doped or not.
On The Boards
On The Boards
Video and podcast for Supporters Club members.
Oregon News
- Hayward Field To Host Diamond League Final In 2023 It will be the first time the meet is being held outside Europe. Usually the DL final is in Zurich or Brussels, but World Athletics is now starting an annual rotation.
- Longtime University Of Oregon Coach Bill Dellinger To Receive 2021 USATF Legend Coach Award He'll receive his award at Hayward Field during the Olympic Trials.
More OT News
- Register Guard: Ducks Cole Hocker, Cooper Teare Ready For Big Stage Oregon coach Ben Thomas: "I know that was a thing that hurt Cooper in some races (this season), ‘Are we running to race, are running to win, or our we running to get a time?’ When you’re running to get time, sometimes you forget about the competition and that costs you. This time for Cooper we know it’s all about winning the race, and for Cole as well.”
- MB: Ben True scratches the 5k At 35-years-old, his Olympic dream is likely over.
- MB: Temperature **104 F** in Eugene on Sunday for Finals...
- T&F News: OT Men’s 100 — A Year’s Delay Changed Everything The team may have looked a lot different if the Trials had been run a year ago.
- NBC’s Olympic Trials Coverage Is Down 26% Compared To Viewership In 2016 It's possible NBA and NHL playoffs are part of the reason as it's the first time the events have overlapped.
- A List Of Who's Made The Olympic Team So Far
- Sha'Carri Richardson Says She's In "No Rush" To Break The 100m WR That's good because 10.72 is still a long way from 10.49.
Tokyo 2020 News
- Tokyo 2020 To Allow Sale Of Alcohol At Olympic Venues So they're okay with drunk spectators, but don't want them to cheer loudly or even give each other high fives. This should go over well.
- Tokyo 2020 Using Olympic Ticket Lottery System The number of tickets is being reduced from the 4.48 million sold to 2.72 million.
- Tokyo 2020 Launch Official Mobile App To Mark Month Before Olympics
- Tokyo 2020 Designates Two Of Its Poster Designs As "Iconic" Apparently with Olympic posters you get to self-select what is "iconic." They will be put on display at the Olympic Museum as representing Tokyo 2020.
- Activists For Taiwan Rights At Olympics Seek Meeting With IOC And JOC After 131,000 People Sign Petition They want Taiwan to be allowed to compete under its own name and flag at Tokyo 2020 rather than "Chinese Taipei," a country that technically doesn't exist.
2020 US Olympic Trials
2020 US Olympic Trials
WHAT A SHOCKER. Donavan Brazier isn't going to Tokyo and Clayton Murphy may be the gold medal favorite.
Elle Purrier turned it into a fitness test and she ended up with a 3:58.03 victory from the front as as Cory McGree (4:00.67) and Heather MacLean (4:02.09) both PRed to make the team. MacLean only got into the final on protest.
Cranny and Schweizer replicated Woody Kincaid and Grant Fisher's 1-2 finish from Friday's 10k as Rachel Schneider joined them on Team USA as first-time Olympians. Abbey Cooper was 4th after her prelim heroics.
Each day of the Trials we are breaking down the action for you and getting you ready for the next day for our Supporting Club members. Support independent journalism and join today.
- Day 4 Live Discussion Thread
- F*!!!*, BRAZIER DEAD LAST WON'T GO TO TOKYO
- Is Clayton Murphy the GOLD MEDAL FAVORITE in Tokyo?
- I've got way more respect for Donavan Brazier now than ever before. He is TOTAL CLASS. Must-watch post-race video
- Did Clayton Muprhy just run the fastest negative split 800 in history?
- Isaiah MF'ing Jewett
- Take that haters: Cranny 1, Schweizer 2. Bowerman with another 1-2 at the Trials
- Gwen exceeded expectations.
- New balance sweeps W1500
- Just watched the W1500m - was that a track race or a street brawl?
- Did Ellie Purrier St.Pierre run the first ever 1500m on pure hate
- What's Next for Jenny Simpson
- Jenny Simpson Tribute Thread
- Is Elle Purrier in American Record shape? Is she Clean?
- MacLean should be DQ'd.
Monday's Race Videos
Monday's Race Videos
UK Olympic Trials Are This Weekend
- GB Distance Runner Andrew Butchart Talks About Trying To Make His Second Olympic Team (He Still Needs The Standard) And Being An Expectant Father His partner and fellow distance runner Lynsey Sharp is due with their first child in October.
- British Olympic Trials Distance Preview Big names competing include Josh Kerr, Laura Muir, Jemma Reekie, Andy Butchart and Eilish McColgan. Mo Farah is also in a special 10,000m Friday night going for the Olympic standard.
Russian Doping Related
- World Athletics Commits An Extra $1 Million Prize Money For The 2022 And 2023 World Championships They say that the $2 million paid in doping fines from the Russian Athletics Federation are going directly to athletes in the form of prize money.
- Russian Hurdler Sergey Shubenkov Escapes Doping Ban After Unintentionally Taking A Diuretic Prescribed To His 3-Month-Old Son The Athletics Integrity Unit called the case ""genuinely exceptional" as Shubenkov explained that preparing the medicine for his child left "invisible particles" in his kitchen.
Trials Sunday
Trials Sunday
Bromell looked great in running 9.80 for the win, while Ronnie Baker (9.85) and Fred Kerley (9.86) both PRed to make the team. 19-year-old Micah Williams ran 9.91 for 5th, while Justin Gatlin pulled up lame and finished last.
This was just the third race in history - and first outside the Olympics - to feature four men under 9.90 seconds.
After finishing 4th at the 2016 Olympic Trials, Garrett Scantling gave up the sport and didn't compete at all until 2020. Today he won the decathlon and moved to #2 in the world. Plus Leah Falland ran 9:23 as the women's steeplechase got underway.
Day 3 MB Talk
- (Un)Official Olympic Trials Day 3 Discussion Thread
- Bednarek>Lyles to anchor US 4x100
- FRED KERLEY SCRATCHES 400M TO RUN THE 100M AND 200M AT THE TRIALS!
- Kenneth Bednarek 4th in final, but is he the fastest US 100m runner as his reaction time was .30?
- Men's Decathalon answers the age old sub 5 mile question?
- No American flags handed out to those going to Olympics?
- Lyles in danger zone.
- Should Conner Mantz go pro or back to BYU?
Sunday's Race Videos
Sunday's Race Videos
Happy Father's Day!
Bolt now has three children as he and his partner had their first, daughter Olympia, in May last year.
What The Hell Athletics Kenya?
Cheruiyot's fourth-place finish in the Kenyan Olympic trials was shocking, but what was even more shocking was Athletics Kenya's decision to leave him off the squad as the discretionary third member. But is there a chance he could still run in Tokyo? Jonathan Gault gives you the scoop.
*MB: How could Athletics Kenya be so stupid to leave Timothy Cheruiyot off the Olympic team?
More OT Coverage
The Oregonian: After Turning Back The Clock, Justin Gatlin's Final Olympic Hopes Come To An End “We put our hearts, blood, sweat and tears into this moment. The performance that we put out there as athletes is our heart, our heart. You never realize as an athlete there’s going to be an end until the end comes."
- The Oregonian: Allyson Felix's Fight In The Women's 400m Draws Roars At Hayward Field As She Makes 5th Olympics “Honestly, I told myself before the race, if it comes down to it, I have to fight. I was going to give my all and leave it all on the track.”
- Rachel Schnider Parted Ways With Longtime Sponsor Under Armour Before The Trials Because Of Super Shoes Under Armour allowed its athletes to "pause" their sponsorship and essentially be "free agents" to wear another shoe.
- Abbey Cooper Didn't Know She Was Going To Solo The Olympic Standard Until Less Than An Hour Before Her 5,000m Semi-Final “Literally 45 minutes before the race, my coach, Chris Layne, came over and said [the weather on the day of] the final is going to be 97 degrees. If it’s slow, I might want you to consider going for [the Olympic standard]."
- DyeStat: With Galen Rupp Focused On Marathon, Still Plenty To Appreciate About Present And Future Of American Men's 10,000m
- USTFCCCA Is Keeping A List Of All The Collegians Who Finish In The Top 8 At The Olympic Trials
- Register Guard: "Mother Magic: Quanera Hayes, Allyson Felix Finish 1-2 In OT 400"
- The Oregonian: "Steadied By Faith, Trayvon Bromell's Winding Journey Will Continue At The Tokyo Olympics"
- NY Times: What We Learned From Day 3 Of The Olympic Trials
Tokyo 2020 Olympic News
- Tokyo 2020 Confirm They Will Allow Up To 10,000 Domestic Fans To Attend Events At The Olympics Fans have been told to wear masks at all time, refrain from shouting and cheering and travel directly to and from venues under strict rules.
- Organizers Won't Be Giving Out Massive Amounts Of Condoms This Time In The Athletes' Olympic Village They want athletes to limit contact with each other (due to COVID) and we guess they think free condoms would encourage the opposite. But good/non-depressing news, you're allowed to drink alone in your room!
- Ugandan Team Member Denied Entry To Japan After Testing Positive For COVID-19 On Arrival In Tokyo For Olympics The athlete was fully vaccinated and had tested negative 72 hours before departure.
- Tokyo Organizers Were Considering Allowing 20,000 People Attend The Olympic Opening Ceremony This was before they officially announced the 10k spectator cap.
The 2020 US Olympic Track and Field Trials
The 2020 US Olympic Track and Field Trials
Richardson’s win was expected, but the other two members of Team USA - Javianne Oliver (10.99) took second Teahna Daniels (11.03) - would have been hard to predict at the start of the week.
The men's 800 and women's 1500 finals are all set and sure to be full of drama.
Day 2 On the Boards
- $200,021 Running Warehouse Trials Prediction Contest - Change Picks/ Check Scores
- Official 2021 USA Olympic Track & Field Trials Day 2 Live Discussion Thread
- Sha'Carri Richardson cruised a 10.64 - CRAZY !!!
- Sha'Carri Richardson's Mom Just Died !!!
- Richardson - Should that have been a DQ?
- Sprinters like Usain Bolt and Shakira Richardson are annoying.
- Colleen Quigley pulls out of the Trials
- Hobbs DQd, then placed in final after not running semi
- MacLean got Robbed!!😤😤
- When did Elle Purrier add St Pierre to her name?
- Athing MU turns PRO
Grandma's Marathon / Alan Webb's Debut
Webb had some rough splits in his debut marathon as he went out in 1:14 for the half and came back in 1:34.
- Kenya's Milton Rotich (2:13:04) And Minnesota's Dakotah Lindwurm (2:29:04) Win Grandma's Marathon Rotich won over CJ Albertson (2:1429) while Lindwurm became the first Minnesota woman to win Grandma's since 1987.
Van Niekerk Gets His Standard, Semenya Misses
She was way short of the 15:10 standard, but plans to try again at the end of the month. Germany's Miriam Dattke won the race in 15:34.92.
- Wayde Van Niekerk Gets 400m Standard For Tokyo 2020 With 44.56 In Madrid He finished second in the race, losing to Colombia's Anthony José Zambrano (44.51).
Kenyan Trials In The Books
Only the top two finishers were guaranteed spots so why they wouldn't put him on the team at #3 is bizarre. Renato Canova says he's had a hamstring problem and is speculating there is little chance for it to improve. Watch the race for yourself (it's cued to start at the final 400) as he led most of it and doesn't look majorly injured.
- W10,000: Hellen Obiri Books Distance Double After Winning Kenyan Trials 10,000m In 30:53.60 Irene Cheptai (31:06:86) and Sheila Chelangat (31:10:27) were a distant 2-3.
- M800: Michael Saruni wins Kenyan Trials 800, Emmanuel Korir 3rd Both of the former UTEP stars were named ot the team. The link takes you to race video.
- Full Kenyan Squad: Conseslus Kipruto dropped out early in the steeple and was left off the team.
Day 1 At The Trials
Day 1 At The Trials
The first world record at the newly-renovated Hayward Field has fallen on the first day of the 2020 US Olympic Track and Field Trials -- and it was set by an Oregon native. Ryan Crouser crushed the men's shot put world record by 25 centimeters (9+ inches).
*MB: RYAN MF CROUSER - 23.37 WR!!!!!!!
The Bowerman Track Club ended a rough week on a high note, with Woody Kincaid and Grant Fisher making their first Olympic teams, along with the On Athletics Club's Joe Klecker. The three kicked away on the final lap of the 10k on the first day of the 2020 Olympic Trials.
We tell you everything you need to know about qualifying in the all the running events on Day 1 at the Trials.
Day 1 MB Chatter
- USOT Discussion Day 1 - Women's 1500, 400, 100, 5000; Men's 400, 800, 10000
- WOODY KINCAID THE GOAT, Kicaid FTW with 53.47 last lap!!!
- What's the deal with Woody Kinkaid?
- KLECKER!!!!!!!
- BEN TRUE APPRECIATION THREAD
- Rupp was ROBBED (tripped twice)
- Lopez Lomong drops out of Olympic Trials 10k before halfway
- BTC women stagger to 15:30's as Josette Norris looks back at them with disdain
- What a great run by Abby Cooper
- Elise Cranny taking 1500 spot from someone else
- Kara Goucher MISGENDERS non-binary Nikki Hiltz. Uses HER pro-noun and not THEY/THEM. Then issues apology for it
- Ridiculous for NBC not to mention Shelby once during distance races (Editor's note: They did mention it)
- Where are the fans?! Hayward looks empty
More Trials Coverage
- Recommended Read: Noah Lyles: “I don’t think about rivals a lot. I mean, honestly, in my head I don’t have any rivals." Lyles touches on a lot here including dealing with depression and having to "turn into a 30-year-old 10 years before [he] was ready" by having to be responsible about what he posts on social media and what he puts in his body.
- DyeStat: Ryan Crouser's World Record On Home Turf Was Years In The Making Crouser: "It's one I've been after for a long time. I felt 10 pounds lighter when I saw the (score) board." Interesting note: The last WR at Hayward Field was 9-years ago at the Trials with Ashton Eaton in the decathlon.
- MileSplit: High School Athletes Take On The U.S. Olympic Trials Hobbs Kessler is in the 1500m and there are two girls 800m runners in Roisin Willis and Juliette Whittaker.
- A List Of The 50 Pac-12 Athletes Are Competing At The Olympic Trials Oregon has the most of any PAC 12 school with 12 athletes competing.
- Fourteen Former Bowerman Award Winners Competing At The Trials
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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.
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