In our Supporters Club-only podcast, we also reveal what Jos Hermens told us in terms of whether Eliud Kipchoge will really run Boston and New York in 2023.
In a one-on-one exclusive with LetsRun.com, Bekele reveals that even at 40 he's motivated by the marathon world record, but even he knows it won't come in Sunday's London Marathon.
*MB: Does Bekele break Kipchoge’s London record? Update: Bekele tells Letsrun he still wants the WR.
With 7 women under 2:19, London is loaded with Joyciline Jepkosgei and Yalemzerf Yehualaw leading the way and the women's world record a real possibility.
A record six sub-2:04 men will battle in London on Sunday. Does Kenenisa Bekele have anything left? Will Sisay Lemma repeat? Can "Bronze Man" Bashir Abdi win his first major? We break down the men's field.
Learn how Tigist Assefa went from an 800-meter also-ran to one of the world's greatest marathoners after almost giving up the sport to move to the US for a job.
Tulu was the first Black African woman to win an individual gold, Meyer was a white woman winning South Africa's first Olympic medal post-apartheid. They embraced after the race and took a joint victory lap and 30 years later have reunited in Barcelona.
Long before Eliud Kipchoge was running 2:01:09 in the marathon he was running 10 minute miles with a former Boston Marathon champion.
The series used the elites to build themselves up as the majors in our sport but now is forsaking the pros once the image is established. In the process, they just screwed Eliud Kipchoge out of $200,000 after the fact as the cut is effective immediately. Wow.
The 39-year-old isn't getting any younger and staying healthy as he approaches his 40th birthday is proving to be a challenge.
Aga is the more accomplished marathoner but she is the bigger question mark as she dropped out of New York last year and hasn't raced at all in 2022 whereas Yimehas been on fire on the roads this summer.
Fall is here and that means the marathon and NCAA XC seasons are here as well. Eliud Kipchoge is really fast and so was Natalie Cook in her NCAA debut for Ok. State. Are the #1 NAU men in trouble?
20-year-olds rarely win NCAA XC, but Jonathan Gault says Young and Tuohy will changing that in 2022.
Kipchoge shocked the world by going out in 59:51 while Assefa shocked the world by running a 19-minute pb in her 2nd marathon. Updated with full analysis.
This usually would be only for Supporters Club members, but is free to everyone thanks to Elliptgo.
NAU is loaded once again. But so is Stanford, and OSU should be dangerous on its home course. Who will win it all in '22?
NC State loses two of its top five but could still be better than they were in 2021.
"It's probably on the more unlikely side that we are putting him out there [this fall]," says NAU coach Mike Smith.
We look at some of the gems of knowledge we got this week on the forums including why female sport exists (sorry Atlantic), a reminder many of you really don't like Shelby Houlihan, but love Jakob Ingebrigtsen and some very simple advice.
Frank Shorter joined us for a fascinating talk about his 1972 Olympic gold, his training, the massacre at the 1972 Olympics, Steve Prefontaine's snow skiing abilities and a lot more.
Shorter was asleep on the balcony of his Olympic Village apartment when he heard the first gunshots. Why was sleeping out there? Ask Dave Wottle.
The Trials were supposed to be awarded by July 14. USATF's Adam Schmenk told us why that decision has been delayed.
With the major marathon fields are (mostly) set, it's time to get excited for another busy fall of road racing.|
Which Newbury Park stud does Brosnan compare to Galen Rupp, who does he think can win an NCAA 1500 title and who will be the best pro?
From Max Siegel scheduling a press conference in the middle of the meet while it was going on to Galen Rupp only finishing 19th in the marathon, Rojo reveals what stunned him at Worlds.
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.
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?
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.
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.
‒an anonymous agent in an article by Toni Reavis on the WMM slashing their first-place prize to $50,000. The article starts out "Let’s just cut to the chase, shall we? The Abbott World Marathon Majors just gave up, right?"
LRC Editorial World Marathon Majors Slashes Series Elite Prize Money by 69%; Are The Majors Dead