The change is part of NAZ Elite's plan to more than double its size to 30 athletes and include more track-focused runners. Rosario will still write workouts for some of the group's veterans.
Archived Homepage For May 19, 2022
Archived Homepage For May 19, 2022
Houlihan's Ban Stands
Houlihan's Hail Mary prayer fell short and her nandrolone ban was upheld. She won't be able to compete again until January 14, 2025 but she tells LetsRun.com she's not done as a runner. "I do plan on being back in 2025 and resuming my career."
Looking Ahead To The Rest of the Yr
From world record chases to era-defining rivalries, here are the eight stories Jonathan Gault will be following closely throughout the 2022 track season.
Looking Ahead To Tonight - 10 pm ET
LRC USATF Distance Classic Is Tonight & Emma Coburn, Cole Hocker, Evan Jager, Hobbs Kessler, Cooper Teare, and high schoolers Colin Sahlman and Lex Young are all running. This is the meet formerly known as Oxy, but now is at Mt. Sac
- MB: USATF Distance Classic: Colin Sahlman 800m & Lex Young 1500m: What will they run??
- MB: What happened to Hobbs Kessler?
- MB: Official 2022 USATF Distance Classic Live Discussion Thread (10 pm ET Thurs Night)
On The Boards
On The Boards
He had to work for it after running 9.99w in the prelims as Arthur Cisse ran 10.10. “I struggled a bit, I thought I would run better than in the semifinal. I’m lacking a bit that spark, I thought this week without training would help, but this is the first race of the year, there’s time before the worlds.” *Discuss
Assorted Distance News
- Recommended Read Seb Coe tells Jeff Benjamin about the time when Kenny Moore showed up unannounced for Christmas with his family and bought the family a dog while profiling him for Sports Illustrated A great read. You can read Moore's profile of Coe here.
- RRW: DACA recipient Luis Grijalva still needs special permission to compete overseas and he's applied for it to go to Oslo (June 16) and Stockholm (June 30th)
- English language biography of Franz Stampfl - the man who coached Roger Bannister to sub-4 and Ralph Doubell to 1968 Olympic 800 gold and the WR is out It's free on Kindle Unlimited.
- AK boss Jackson Tuwei confident Kenya has ticked all boxes to host 2025 World Championships “We are not just ripe. We have been ripe for a long time.”
- MB: Future USC runner climbs Everest
Interesting Sprint News
- Recommended Read: Ato Boldon raves about Erriyon Knighton's 19.49, says it's a bigger shock than Usain Bolt's Beijing WRs “[Erriyon Knighton's 19.49] to me, is a bigger shock than anything you saw in Beijing (when Bolt broke the 100m and 200m world records at the 2008 Olympics). It’s more significant. Because to have this kid, in his opener, nobody around him, he’s not even 18 and a half yet. I wish America loved track and field more. Because what this kid is doing is LeBron-esque. It is Venus-esque. It is Serena-esque.”
- Sha'Carri Richardson Said She Was In An Abusive Relationship With A Female Jamaican Athlete She said on Instagram, “I was abused and stole from yet protected her from the judgment of her country & family while they dragged me. I had to deal with homophobic and so much more that I’m still healing from.”
- Czech Two-Time World 400H Champ Zuzana Hejnova Announces Retirement At Age-35 She was planning on ending her career at the 2022 European Championships, but announced that she is expecting her first child later this year.
- Japan Masters Runner Shoji Tomihisa Retires At 105-Years-Old Tomihisa holds the national 60m record for the 100-104 age group at 16.98 seconds.
Upcoming Action
- Elaine Thompson-Herah Runs Her First Diamond League meet Of The Year On Saturday In Birmingham
- Erriyon Knighton Vs Noah Lyles Set For New York Grand Prix 100m On June 12
*USATF: Olympic Medalists Grant Holloway, Gabby Thomas, Kenny Bednarek And Raven Saudners Confirmed For New York Grand Prix - GB's World Heptathlon Champ Katarina Johnson-Thompson Joins Birmingham LJ Field
- World Athletics: Javelin Stars Assemble For Golden Spike Ostrava Meet On May 31 Recent 93.07m thrower Anderson Peters will face Johannes Vetter, Jakub Vadlejch, Vitezslav Vesely and Keshorn Walcott.
Irish Track News
- Cathal Dennehy: "Record Breaking Feats Merely Papering Over Cracks In Irish Athletics" Dennehy points out that the recent Irish record setters are "all based abroad, each having about as much to do with Athletics Ireland’s high-performance system as Allyson Felix or Karsten Warholm."
- Athletics Ireland Clears Sprinter Leon Reid To Continue International Career Despite Criminal Conviction Reid will still receive funding despite being found guilty of allowing his apartment to be used to produce crack cocaine. He received a suspended sentence and 220 hours of community service.
- European Athletics: It Was A Great Weekend For Irish Track
This Week's Pod
We break it all down, plus debate whether Centro, Brazier and Simpson are in trouble?
A New GOAT?
The much talked about but rarely seen Legend the Bigfoot has agreed to be the mascot for 2022 Eugene Worlds. Is it time for Berlino - the GOAT of all mascots - to get worried? Could Legend challenge he or she for GOAT status?
Our Weekly Recap
Plus Abdihamid Nur gets beat, Parker Valby is a hero for Florida, Anna Rohrer qualifies for the Trials and does Yared Nuguse regret not going pro and did Asbel Kiprop admit to being on EPO?
Mile News
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- Good Read: The Philadelphia Inquirer: Gary Martin Has Olympic Dreams After Running A Sub-4 Minute Mile Martin's high school doesn't even have a track. They practice in the parking lot and try to get on nearby public schools.
- Nick Willis Was A Rabbit At The Tracksmith Amateur Mile Last Week In London The event had 274 runners competing over 13 races, ranging from 8-minute miles to a sub-4 attempt. The fastest times ended up being 4:09 for the men and 5:02 for the women. One master runner collapsed and had to be revived with CPR and a defibrillator, but still said they wanted to "get up and finish the race."
Post-Conference Champs NCAA News
- Baylor's Nathaniel Ezekiel Broke A 35-Year-Old Nigerian National Record In The Big 12 Champs 400H He won the race in 48.42 to break the 1987 record.
- Teenage Sprint Star Rhasidat Adeleke Breaks Another Irish Record She ran 50.70 to place 3rd at Big 12 Champs (the race was won by Texas' Stacey Ann William in 50.21) and now has the Irish records over 60m, 200m, 300m and 400m
- Texas And Alabama Men Stay Ranked 1-2 In Post-Conference Champs NCAA Rankings Georgia moved up to #2 and Florida down to #4
- Texas Women Remain #1 In Updated NCAA Rankings As Florida Moves To #2 And Texas Tech Jumps Three Spots To #3 Texas A&M dropped to 4th.
- Event-By-Event Top-10 NCAA Marks From Last Week
3:57.98!
14 US high schoolers have now broken 4:00 in the mile but only five have done it in a HS-only race and none of those have done it as fast as Gary Martin, who ran 3:57.98 at his district meet today. *Philly Inquirer
- Recommended Read: 2021 Profile: Inside the rise of PA's new standout runner Gary Martin
- MB: The legend of GARY MARTIN grows. Martin runs 3:57.98 mile solo at his conference meet
- MB: Gary Martin vs Colin Sahlman
- MB: Gary Martin Should get an Invite to the Bowerman Mile!
- MB: HSer Gary Martin runs solo 4:00.95 FULL MILE to break PA record
- MB: Gary MF Martin - 4:01.05 totally solo into the wind at Penn!!!
More Weekend Action
- Kenyans Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli (27:38) And Irene Cheptai (30:35) Break Course Records At TCS World 10k Bengaluru Kimeli won over Tadese Worku (27:43) and Kibiwott Kandie (27:57) while Cheptai beat out Hellen Obiri, putting nine seconds on her in the last 250 meters. Both winners took home $34,000 for the win and CR bonus.
- Natalie Cook Runs High School #2 All-Time 3200m With 9:48.25 At The Texas State Meet She only just missed Katelyn Tuohy's national record of 9:47.88.
- Italy's Yeman Crippa (27:16.18) And GB's Jess Judd (31:22.24) Win Night Of The 10,000m PBs In London Sam Atkin took the men's British title in second place overall with 27:31.98. Judd beat out European indoor 3000m champ Amy-Eloise Markovc who ran 31:25.57. Pre-race favorite Eilish McColgan was a last minute withdrawal.
*MB: Y.Crippa (Italy), 27:16.18, and Jessica Judd 31:22.24 -6 sub 28 mins/ men, 5 sub 32mins women! - Louise Shanahan Breaks Irish 800m Record With 1:59.42 At The Irish Milers Club Meet In Belfast Shanahan destroyed her previous best of 2:01.44 from last year and beat the previous record holder in the process as Ciara Mageean ran 1:59.82 for second place.
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Conference Champs
Conference Champs
SEC
- LSU's Favour Ofili Wins 100, 200, 4x100 Triple At SEC Champs She ran 10.93 and 22.04 to beat out Kentucky's Abby Steiner in both the 100m and 200m (Steiner was 11.02 and 22.07).
- Abby Steiner Helps Kentucky To 4x400 Collegiate Record At SEC Champs (3:21.93) Three different runners split 48 in the race. Texas A&M was a very close 2nd place, just .08 seconds back with the #2 all-time NCAA mark.
*MB: Steiner 48.7 4x4 split - MB: Matt Boling (20.01) absolutely destroys Fahnbullah (20.13) in SEC 200 Finals. NCAA champs here we come. Boling also was 4th place in the 100m (10.13) which was won by Tennessee's Favour Ashe in 10.04.
*MB: Matthew Boling peaked early again - Arkansas Men, Florida Women Claim SEC Conference Titles Both team fights were extremely close as Arkansas men beat out Alabama by just 6 points and the Florida women finished 4 points ahead of Arkansas. Ole Miss' Mario Garcia Romo dominated the 1500 in 3:36.91 while Ole Miss' Sintayehu Viass took the women's race in 4:08.72. Mercy Chelangat won the 5000m in 15:22.99.
- DyeStat SEC Friday Recap: Georgia's Johannes Erm Survives Weather Delays To Win Decathlon Title (8,132 Points); Texas A&M's Lamara Distin Takes HJ Crown (1.95m) Due to delays the men's decathlon didn't end until almost 1AM.
- Day 1 SECs: Victor Kiprop (29:16.07) And Mercy Chelangat (33:15.66) Give Alabama A Sweep Of The 10,000m Titles Kiprop ran his final lap in 56.35.
- MB: SEC Outdoor - 2022
ACC
- MB: Katelyn Tuohy Rocks ACC 1500 - PRs by Nearly 6 Seconds and Runs 4:06.84 Tuohy is now #7 on the all-time NCAA list and not too far off of #2 (4:05.98). *Last lap video
- FSU Men, Miami Women Claim ACC Conference Champs Titles FSU won by 56 points while Miami beat out Duke by just 7.5. Katelyn Tuohy double backed in the 5000m with 15:50.02 to finish 2nd to her teammate Samantha Bush (15:46.20). Notre Dame's Dylan Jacobs won the men's 5000m in 13:23.45.
- MB: Bush crushes field in ACC 5k
- FSU Men, Duke Women Lead ACC Championships After Day 2
- Thursday ACC Recap FSU's Ahmed Muhumed won the 10,000m in 28:48.69 over North Carolina's Alex Ostberg (28:49.36). FSU's Lauren Ryan won the women's race in 32:56.53.
- MB: ACC Outdoor Championships 2022
Pac-12
- Register Guard: Oregon Ducks Sweep The Men's And Women's Team Titles At Pac-12 Champs The men won their 15th straight title while the women broke their streak of three-straight runner-up finishes.
- The Oregonian: Oregon Ducks Emphatically Win Men's, Women's Titles At Pac-12 Champs
- Register Guard PAC 12 Champs Saturday Recap: Oregon In The Lead For Both Men's And Women's Team Titles
- The Oregonian: For Oregon Ducks, Sweep Within Reach At Pac-12 Champs
- Day 1 PAC 12: Stanford's Charles Hicks Defends His 10,000m Title (28:11.7); Colorado's Abby Nichols Runs Meet Record 32:27.25
- The Oregonian: Oregon Sits 1-2-3 In Decathlon After Day 1 Of PAC 12 Champs
Big 12
- Texas Men And Women Sweep Big 12 Outdoor Champs The men won by 34 points while the women beat out Texas Tech by 11.5 points. Texas' Julien Alfred won the women's 100m in a wind-aided 10.80 over teammate Kevona Davis (10.83) and Texas Tech's Rosemary Chukwuma (10.88). Texas' Micaiah Harris won the men's 100m in 9.93.
- Kansas State Men And Iowa State Women Lead After Day 1 Of Big 12 Champs
Big Ten
- Ohio State Men Win Big Ten Conference Champs They beat Iowa by 21 points.
- Ohio State Women Win Big Ten Champs They set a championship record of 185.5 points, well ahead of Wisconsin's 98 points in second.
Other Championships
- NAU Men And Women Sweep Big Sky Conference Champs Abdihamid Nur and Nico Young went 1-2 in the 1500 (3:43.55 and 3:43.72). *Results
- Results: Army West Point Men And James Madison Women Win IC4A/ECAC Championships
- USTFCCCA Gives You Their Highlights From A Wild Conference Weekend
There were thrilling finishes across the board as the DL kicked off its 13th season in Doha, but world champ Donavan Brazier was only 6th in the men’s 800. *Results
In track and field, they hand out medals to the top 3 finishers. So we're handing out awards to three biggest winners from the DL opener in Doha.
We break down the DOHA DL for our SC members on our Friday 15 bonus podcast.
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
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.
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.
The new and improved LetsRun.com forum is here. Read about the new features. Or just check them out yourself.
Your latest American stars share their insights.
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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