Archived Homepage For May 16, 2022
Archived Homepage For May 16, 2022

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Conference Champs
More Weekend Action
Doha Sprint Highlights
Doha Sprint Highlights
USATF 25k Champs

(link updated) Korir ran 1:15:53 to win by over 30-seconds while Tuliamuk ran 1:23:19 to beat D'Amato by 45-seconds. *Discuss

Puerto Rico Classic

5 of the 6 reigning Olympic champions picked up victories but that did not include Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn who was upset. Trayvon Bromell got another win and celebrated as did Clayton Murphy. Christian Taylor struggled in his first triple jump since rupturing his achilles.

Bromell's 100m in Puerto Rico
The Future?

He's coached by Janeth Jepkosgei and ran 1:43.76 to win World Juniors last year. He said his goal is to make Worlds this year, but he conceivably could win it. El Keniano has called him the "new Rudisha"

Jakob Q&A

Ingebrigtsen shared his thoughts on a variety of topics after his 13:02 outdoor opener at the Track Meet.

Great field for 50th edition of this iconic race next month.

Big NCAA News

Notre Dame coach Sean Carlson said Nuguse strained his hamstring at the Track Meet and will only race ACCs if he is "100% healthy." Sadly, he can't go for the NCAA 1500 title as the NCAA won't recognize his 3:39 time from last week.

This Week's Pod

We recap a tremendous week of running and look ahead to the DL opener and hear inspiring words from track and field superfan Derek Rubis as he battles cancer.

Recent Road News
Transgender Debate
News From Europe
More Diamond League News
Olympic 100m Champions In The News
Sprint Stuff
Japan Distance News
Post-Weekend NCAA News


USATF Half Champs

Sisson dominated the women's race by four minutes to break Sara Hall's record of 67:15. Korir just beat out Futsum Zienasellassie by one second.

Fast Sprint Action At The Kip Keino Classic

The time (ran into a slight -0.04 headwind) was an African soil record and just .07 off her PB. Olympic 200m silver medalist Christine Mboma collapsed on the track with a hamstring injury and did not finish. *Race Video

More Weekend Action
Friday's Results

LetsRun.com's Jonathan Gault and Robert Johnson give their instant reactions as to what happened at the 2022 Sound Running Track Meet where a ton of things happened including more greatness from Newbury Park, a collegiate record* in the men's 5000 and a 1:58.18 women's 800. *Compiled Results

    Post Track Meet Interviews
    Post Track Meet Interviews
    Jakob Ingebrigtsen
    Abdihamid Nur
    King Ches
    Shannon Osika & Sinclaire Johnson
    Are The Marathon Trials In Trouble?

    As USATF searches for a bidder for the 2024 Trials, those in charge of recent Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston and Atlanta believe the Trials' financial model is unsustainable. Will anything change?

    More Exclusive LRC Content

    We take a close look at the tables where some distances times are worth less points than before but some are bizarrely worth more. Plus which WR is the greatest in all of track and field according to the tables?

    Ross Tucker Speaks

    We paid one of the top sports scientists in the world to analyze the Shelby Houlihan doping case and CAS ruling. He has 2 pieces for us, the piece above is an opinion piece where he answers our questions. In a 2nd more technical piece, Ross goes through the CAS decision step by step and outlines in clear terms exactly what Houlihan argued and why he thinks CAS ultimately (correctly) ruled against her.

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      RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead

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      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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