Macdonald once famously said, "I feel that one of the basic requirements of being a sprinter is having legs." If we apply that same logic to the transgender/intersex debate, then we'd have an easy solution. "I feel that a basic requirement of being eligible to compete in elite women's sport is to never have had functioning testes."
*MB: RIP Norm Macdonald: How Macdonald's Simple-Truth Logic Could Help Solve the Transgender/Intersex Crisis In Women's Sports
McSweyn, the Australian record holder at 1500, 3000, and the mile, is quarantining upon his return to Australia after a long summer of racing and will be a guest on a special LIVE edition of the LetsRun.com Track Talk Podcast on Tuesday night (8 p.m. US EDT). For our Australian visitors, that's 10 a.m. AEST on Wednesday.
Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala broke the African record in second with 9.77. The wind (+1.2) was worth .05 as was the altitude (5,800 feet) so add 0.10 to the times according to Jonas Mureika.
*MB: Kenyan runs 9.77 100m in Nairobi. Trayvon Bromell win in 9.76.
Gladwell doens't believe the burrito excuse in the least but also says it makes zero sense for her to dope with nandrolone. *Discuss
Update: Nike has said they are pleased the court recognized he didn't dope any athletes but won't be funding any appeals. *Discuss
Chumbawamba guitarist has written a book on Gary Devine, the punk rocker fell running champion Purchase here.
Interesting Read Meet Syria's only Olympic gold medallist and an inspiration to Arab women, Ghada Shouaa (1996 heptathlon) She famously kissed and hugged JJK and Bob Kersee in a great sign of sportsmanship in Atlanta when JJK pulled out injured.
Track & Field News lists all 11 of the Diamond League winners in history for every event Christian Taylor and Renaud Lavillenie lead the way with 7 but Timothy Cheruiyot and Mariya Lasitskene have won 4 in a row.
69 minute half marathoner Glenrose Xaba is now being coached by Caster Semenya She's also got a 5k pb of 15:38.
Steve Prefontaine's 1972 NCAA xc bib up for auction. The starting big is $5,000.
Have Achilles pain? Try running down a hill...backward 12 of 14 runners (85.7 per cent) who did it improved, which makes sense as eccentric loading is a common prescribed exercise.
Your latest American stars share their insights.
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.
