From Elaine Thompson-Herah and Sha'Carri Richardson in the 100 to Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Cole Hocker in the Bowerman Mile, the world and America's best are all in Eugene this weekend.
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2022 Pre Classic
After his AR in March, Fisher is favored to win his first national title but he'll have to take down reigning champ and BTC teammate Woody Kincaid.
Joshua Cheptegei is looking to lower his 5,000 WR and we will get a showdown between Francine Niyonsaba and Sifan Hassan in the women's 2-mile, plus a women's 5000m attempt.
LRC 5 pm ET Thursday & Friday: Live From Eugene - Get The Inside Scoop From The Elite Press Conferences Pre is so good this year, there are TWO elite press events. We'll break them down for you with a video show on our social media channels. If you miss the show, sign up for our SC to get it on demand as podcast.
On The Boards
On The Boards
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Random Quality Links That Caught Our Eye
- World Athletics catches up with Anderson Peters after his monstrous 93.07 toss in Doha “I was throwing my javelin a bit flat,” said Peters. “But then when I saw Jakub threw it higher and got 90 metres, I thought ‘let me try throwing it high’.”
*MB: Should we thank youtube for the rise of javelin stars in countries like Trinidad & Tobago, Kenya, India, and Grenada? - Mongolian marathon star Ser-Od Bat-Ochir is still going strong at 40 and is hoping to make history in Paris He is hoping to be the first person to compete in six Olympic marathons and has run more than 70 (2:08:40 pb).
- Valarie Allman Profile: The American Olympic discus champ is on fire & ready to battle Sandra Perkovic at Pre
- Gender Recognition Reform bill is up for debate in Scotland and it it soon may be easy for biological men to compete in women's sports And former British marathon star Mara Yamauchi is playing the role of JK Rowling and standing up for women.
- Lengthy TFN Q&A with Olympic 200 medallist Gabby Thomas
NCAA Regionals Have Begun
We feel for the people who ran 3:43, 13:47 and 29:03 and didn't even make it to the meet. Click on the link to see what it took to get in.
Gary Martin Highlights
Audio and written highlights. Gary Martin and Jim Ryun are the only 2 high schoolers to go sub-4 in the mile without a rabbit. Marin was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast.
Previous Pre Classic News
The biggest shock withdrawal is Athing Mu. Centrowitz's agent Ricky Simms tells us what's ailing the aging US 1500 star.
How fast will Colin Sahlman run?
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Shelby Speaks
Houlihan revealed she is no longer supported by Nike, nor coached by Jerry Schumacher, only takes a few vitamins, and doesn't have any TUEs. She also admits she doesn't know what caused her to test positive but the pig burrito was their best option.
Houlihan said she understands why her fellow athletes may not believe her explanation but reaffirmed her innocence and called on the AIU to reform its process. She also did a 90 minute podcast with HSer Dominic Schlueter.
High School News
- MB: WOW! Cade Flatt only runs ~10 MILES PER WEEK with NO EASY RUNS — How high is this kid's ceiling?!?
- MB: Cade Flatt: "I Think I'm The Best Ever" Flatt says he "still [has] time" to lower his 1:46.51 to break the 26-year-old 1:46.45 national record.
- MB: Danish high school phenom Joel Ibler runs 13:31.40 for 5000m
- MB: Iowa State Meet: Runner gets punched in the back of the head and falls badly in 800, then wins 1600 in 4:07 and is granted solo 800 rerun (video)
- DyeStat: Oregon High Schools Back On Track With Return To Hayward Field For State Meet The Oregon state championships returned to Hayward for the first time in four years.
*DyeStat's Oregon State Meet Recap - MB: 17 mph winds at state high school meet in Nebraska
Sprint Stuff
- Good Read: ESPN Does Long Analysis To Answer The Question, "Is Tom Cruise Good At Running?" They talk to a couple NCAA coaches and Jackie Joyner-Kersee about Cruise's running form and speed.
*MB: Jackie Joyner Kersee says current Tom Cruise with training could run a 11.5 second 100. Does this sound plausible?
- Could You Forgive The Teammate That Cost You An Olympic Medal? Richard Kilty Rips Into Fellow Sprinter Reece Prescod Over Forgiveness Towards CJ Ujah For Failed Drug Test Kilty after Prescod publicly forgave Ujah: “Reece is not in a position to forgive anybody because he hasn’t lost a medal. It’s fucking bullshit what he said to be honest, it’s as simple as that. I’m not going to be politically correct. People say that the sport needs more honesty, but he hasn’t lost an Olympic medal. Would he say that if he lost an Olympic medal?”
- Opinion Piece: "Why It's Time For Athletics To Pull The rigger On Its False Start Rule Again" Jack Rathborn suggests, "The result does not even need to count, if the sport is truly afraid of athletes gaming the system. But let’s at least see the athletes run..."
Recent Results
- Janee’ Kassanavoid And Sam Mattis Highlight USATF Throws Festival Kassanavoid moved to #3 on the US all-time hammer list (#6 world all-time) with 78.00m while Matis threw 68.69m in the discus, the best throw by an American sicne 2018.
- AW's Extensive Weekly Round-Up (International): Fast Hurdle Wins For Devon Allen (13.17) And Brittany Anderson (12.59) In Jacksonville
- AW's UK Weekly Round-Up: Omar Ahmed (29:10) Beats Dewi Griffiths (29:30) At The Brecon Carreg Cardiff Bay Run 10k
- One We Missed: Jimmy Gressier Runs 13:26.84 In Hot/Windy Conditions In France The temperature was 82 F (28 C) causing more than half the field to DNF.
NCAA News
- Texas Men Maintain #1 Position In Updated NCAA Rankings; Georgia Moves Up To #2 Alabama moved down to #3 and Florida stayed #4.
- Texas Women Remain Ranked #1 In The NCAA As Texas Tech Moves Up To #2 Texas A&M moved up to #3 and Florida down to #4.
- MB: Duane Ross to Tennessee
- The Bowerman Women's Watch List Update Distance runners on the list are Eliud Kipsang, Abdihamid Nur and Moad Zahafi.
- The Bowerman Men's Watch List Update Katelyn Tuohy and Courtney Wayment are the distance runners on the list.
- MB: Portland State skips Big Sky Meet
Our Weekly Recap
This week, we take a close look at young phenoms in the US, Jamaica and Scotland, break down Sha'Carri Richardson's opener and tell you who had the better career, Marcin Lewandowski or Adam Kszczot.|
Semenya Interview
- Caster Semenya Says She Offered To Show Athletics Officials Her Genitals When She Was 18-Years-Old To Prove She Was Female “They thought I had a dick, probably. I told them: ‘It’s fine. I’m a female, I don’t care. If you want to see I’m a woman, I will show you my vagina. All right?’” She also says taking testosterone lowering medication was “like stabbing yourself with a knife every day”.
Road Results
- Edward Cheserek Edges Reid Buchanan To Defend His Title At The Carlsbad 5000 Cheserek won by a second in 13:44. Ethiopia's Biruktayit Degefa won the women's race in 15:29.
*MB: King Ches is back wins Carlsbad 5k - Hellen Obiri Wins In 30:15; Eilish McColgan Breaks Paula Radcliffe's European And British 10k Record With 30:19 At The Great Manchester Run The two now sit 13th and joint-14th on the world all-time list. Sara Hall 5th in 31:50. New Zealand's Jake Robertson won the men's race in 28:06. GB's 39-year-old Olympian Chris Thompson won the half-marathon in 64:29.
*MB: Anyone see Jake Robertson embarrass himself today? Robertson did a little finish line dance after winning.
Sprint News
And he's got the same coach that Usain Bolt had. In the same meet, Elaine Thompson-Herah, who pulled out of Birmingham due to 'discomfort' in training, ran 10.94.
Big Sprint News
- MB: Sha'Carri Richardson 11.37 (-1.5), 4th in her return to the track at Duval County Challenge!! Her start wasn't good but she ended up pretty close to Aleia Hobbs who has run 10.95 this year. Update: She came back and ran an impromptu final with the wind in a downpour and won in 11.27.
Who wins the 100m at Pre?
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Birmingham DL
Slovenia’s Kristjan Ceh also broke the Diamond League record with a 71.27 throw in the discus as Marco Arop dominated the men’s 800 in 1:45.41.
- MB: Birmingham Diamond League - Official discussion thread
- MB: Trayvon Bromell DQd for false start in Birmingham- should they have just let him run?
- Dina Asher-Smith Beats Shericka Jackson To Win Birmingham 100m In 11.11 Jackson was 11.12. The men's 100m was a bit of a bust as Aaron Brown won in 10.13 after both Trayvon Bromell and Zharnell Hughes were DQ'd for false starts.
*The Telegraph: "Time For Dina Asher-Smith To Find Out Whether Her Best Is Still Good Enough" - World Athletics Recap: Kristjan Ceh (Discus) And Malaika Mihambo (LJ) Fabulous In The Field In Birmingham
- GB High Jumper Robbie Grabarz Receiving His Upgraded 2012 Olympic Medal In Birmingham His bronze was upgraded to silver when the IOC stripped Russian Ivan Ukhov of the gold last year.
Some Fast HSers
Whittaker and Flatt became the 2nd fastest US high schoolers ever in the US, and Whittaker got the win in New York City.
- CADE MF FLATT 1:46.51
- HS runner Juliette Whittaker runs 1:59.80 for 800m. Just 2nd US HSer under 2:00! ins
- Trials of Miles Track Night NYC Friday 5/20 @7pm ET (Ajee' & Allie Wilson vs HSers, Cade Wilson record attempt)
- Cade Flatt going for Michael Granville's 1:46.45 HS record on Fri.: "I’m not planning on just scraping by"
"The World’s Fastest 5K” Is Sunday
Reigning champ Edward Cheserek leads the men's field while the women have Olympians Kim Conley and Dom Scott.
- Q&A With Carlsbad Co-Owner Meb Keflezighi Meb looks back at his own races at Carlsbad and talks about how he ran the same time two years in a row despite going out in 4:08 one year and 4:28 the next. Meb is running this year's race just for fun, he says at 8 or 9 minute pace.
More Upcoming Distance Action
- Hellen Obiri Faces Eilish McColgan And Sara Hall At The Great Manchester Run 10k On Sunday Also world marathon champion Ruth Chepnegetich. Aussie Stewart McSweyn is in the men's race with Jake and Zane Robertson and recent surprise Mo Farah-slayer Ellis Cross.
- One Week To Go Until The European 10,000m Cup Norway’s former European marathon record-holder Sondre Nordstad Moen (27:24.78) and Spain’s Carlos Mayo (27:25.00) are the fastest in the men's field while Turkey's four-time Euro XC champ Yasemin Can (30:26.41) leads the women's race.
- Jess Judd Leads Loughborough University Team For Meet Against England, Scotland And Wales On Sunday
Tributes Paid To Some Retiring Greats
- Poland's Four Time European Champion Marcin Lewandowski Announces His Retirement In his social media post, Lewandowski talked about skipping World Indoors and not training abroad to stay home and take care of his injured daughter. He blames not training abroad for not being in shape to compete for medals at Worlds this summer.
- Longest Serving IOC Member Dick Pound Elected As Honorary Member IOC President Thomas Bach praised Pound, who was first elected in 1978, and said, "During our many years together ...we all could gather many experiences about your direct and straightforward approach to any issue. You were always able to initiate a lively dispute on many subjects. Sometimes some have perceived it as too lively, sometimes some have perceived it as too many, but we all always felt how unwavering your commitment was and is to the Olympic Values, to the IOC as an organization, and to clean sport. This commitment was and is your driving force."
USATF Distance Classic
The meet was a bit underwhelming as Caldwell was the only athlete to hit the World Championship standard on the night. In other action, Neil Gourley took down Cole Hocker and won the men’s 1500 in 3:35.43 and Evan Jager struggled over the final 150 in the men’s steeple and Emma Coburn ran 4:09 in the women's 1500. The most entertaining race of the night may have been the B heat of the men's 800 with Cooper Teare and HS sensation Colin Sahlman.
HOKA NAZ Elite is Growing
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.
Looking Ahead To The Rest of the Year
From world record chases to era-defining rivalries, here are the eight stories Jonathan Gault will be following closely throughout the 2022 track season.
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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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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‒Shelby Houlihan opening up to Sarah Lorge Butler of Runner's World when asked, "Do you still believe that the tainted burrito was the way that the nandrolone got into your system?"