Plus an NAIA runner broke 4:30 in the women's mile and a Paralympian ran a 66:41 half in Spain.
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Our Weekly Recap
Crazy Race Of The Weekend
The pacer reminded her she had a lap to go and pushed her back onto the track and Welteji still ran an 8:33.43 world lead. But if not for her mistake, she might have finished with a top-10 all-time result.
On The Boards
On The Boards
Recent European Indoor Results
- Olympic 100m Champ Marcell Jacobs Opens Season With 60m Victory In 6.57 At The Orelen Cup In Poland Poland's Pia Skrzyszowska won the 60H with a world-leading 7.78.
- Five World Leads Set At Meeting de l’Eure In France Three of the world leads were from distance events: Spain's Mohamed Katir world 5000m bronze medalist ran 3:35.48 in the 1500m, France's Noelie Yarigo 1:59.29 in the 800m and Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji 8:33.44 in the 3000m.
- Morgan Lake Breaks Katarina Johnson-Thompson's British HJ Record With 1.99m In The Czech Republic
- European Weekend Round-Up: Poland's Adrianna Sulek Opens Season With 4702 World Leading Pentathlon
Distance News On The Boards
- MB: Athing Mu OUT of Millrose Here Instagram post says she's instead "focusing on gearing up to be at the optimum for the outdoor season."
- MB: 2006 Footlocker champ Chad Hall runs 2:12:48 FTW in his marathon debut.
- MB: Zane Robertson retires - was it worth it? The New Zealand twin who moved to Kenya as a 17-year-old to pursue running retires as a two-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist.
- MB: Two more Kenyans banned Stellah Barsosio (2:22:08 marathon PB) and Gloria Kite Chebiwott (67:54 half PB) each got 2-year bans after failing drug tests.
- MB: Lauren Fleshman & Jesse Thomas announce they're divorcing even though they're best friends. Internet rejoices and praises them
- MB: Start the Drum Beat for Sound Running's The TEN (3/4)
Japan Distance News
- Could You Imagine This Happening In The US? 9th Grade Japan Runner Scratches From XC Race Because She Was Getting Too Much Media Attention Sherry Drury said she's been overwhelmed by the amount of attention she's received since the National Women's Ekiden and doesn't know how to deal with all all the people stopping her to take a photo or the media interviewing her classmates and neighbors about her.
- Ibrahim Hassan (2:06:43) And Zeyituna Husan (2:31:41) Break Course Records To Win Win Beppu-Oita Mainchi Marathon
- Alexander Mutiso (59:17) And Pauline Kamulu (67:22) Win Marugame Half-Marathon
Updated NCAA Rankings
- Arkansas Men Jump To #1 In Latest NCAA Rankings Washington and Texas Tech dropped to 2-3 and Texas moved up to #4.
- Texas Women Move Up To #1 In Updated NCAA Rankings Arkansas, Florida moved down to 2-3 and NC State moved up to #4.
- Top-10 NCAA Marks Of The Week (Jan. 31-Feb. 6)
Cross Country Results
- Olympic And World 1500m Champ Faith Kipyegon Gets Dominant Win At Sirikwa Cross Country Classic In Kenya She won by over a minute ahead of Commonwealth Games steeple champ Jackline Chepkoech. Kenyan XC champ Charles Lokir won the men's race.
- European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country Full Recap Rodrigue Kwizera won the men's race by 8-seconds over World 5000m bronze medalist Oscar Chelimo. *Results
*Athlete Refugee Team Member Angelina Nadai Lohalith Gets Shock Win At European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country This is the first time that an athlete in the World Athletics refugee team program got a win at an international competition. - France's European 10,000m Bronze Medalist Yann Schrub And Kenya's Nancy Chepleting Win Calzadilla, Spain XC Race
Meet the Best of LetsRun
We recap the winners of our NCAA XC contest. We had trouble tracking down one of them but they've got cool stories and win Coros Pace 2 watches.
Video Highlight
Full podcast here if you want to listen on the go.
Weekend Collegiate Track Action
She won over Duke sophomore Amina Maatoug (4:32.54). Pros Athanas Kioko (7:46.52) and Hannah Steelman (8:58.41) won the 3000s.
*MB: ADDY WILEY IS #2 IN THE NATION IN COLLEGE DEBUT!
- Texas Julien Alfred Lowers Her Own NCAA 60m Record With 7.02 In Albuquerque Her teammate Rhasidat Adeleke won the 400m in 50.45, an Irish NR and #3 on the NCAA all-time indoor list. The Arkansas men ran the #2 fastest 4x400 ever with 3:01.09.
- MB: HARVARD PUTS THREE MEN SUB 4!!! More impressive than Washington for sure! Graham Blanks lead the way with a Harvard and Ivy League record (3:56.63) at the Scarlet and White Invitational.
- Michigan’s Nick Foster (3:56.89) And Illinois’ Olivia Howell (4:33.77) Win Mile At Notre Dame’s Meyo Invitational They got the wins, but the story was more that they won't make the top-16 cut for NCAAs.
- USTFCCCA Weekend Recap: Collegiate Records Continue To Fall
NBIGP
NBIGP
Lyles ran 6.51, a pb by .04, to send a message by beating 2016 World Indoor champ Bromell in the shortest sprint.
With a sold-out arena and good performances, it was a nice afternoon in Boston. We break down all the distance action.
Sydney only ran 7.33 seconds in Boston but talked about her 2023 plans and not training a lot with Athing Mu.
Sydney Gets A "This is Sportscenter" Ad
Friday Night's Action
- Karsten Warholm (45.31) and Mondo Duplantis (6.10) open seasons with world leads in Europe Both men were competing in meets named after them (Karsen Warholm Invitational and Mondo Classic). 6.10 is the best opener for any human, ever.
- MB: UW women break NCAA dmr record in Boston - 10:46.62 And Sonia O'Sulivan's daughter was on the leadoff leg. We saw it live.
*LRC Post-Race Interview with the record-setting quarter
6 Interesting Reads
- UK Athletics wants to ban transwomen but said they don't think can legally but the Equality and Human Rights Commission issues a statement saying they are mistaken This isn't that complicated people: #sexnotgender. If only they had read this website.
*MB: UK Athletics bottles it on trans regulations. - TFN catches up wih Sage Hurta-Klecker, who had never broken 2:00 until last year when she did it 8 times.
- Moving forward, the Atlanta Track Club will be broadcasting all of its races for free, moving forward & Toni Reavis has some thoughts The more broadcasts the better but it's hard for non-runners to learn about streams says Reavis.
*ATC Press Release - 20 years ago, Berhane Adere shockingly broke the indoor 3000 WR in her first-ever indoor race Her 8:29.15 was the the 1st indoor sub-8:30 and came just after the meet's tv window ended but meet organizers still paid out a €25,000 WR bonus.
- Catching up with former NCAA star Laura Roesler The 1:59 performerand 2014 Bowerman winner is a mom now who watches every track meet she can.
- NCAA marks will no longer count at all for Worlds unless the meets agree to be held under WA rules and pay a $100 fee There are only 3 rules that are different. 1) No cheater shoes. 2) There must be video review of fair/foul jumps 3) Two steps on the inside your lane = a DQ.
Wetmore & Burroughs Get Some Love
44 ex-Colorado runners have publicly come to the defense of Colorado track and field and cross country coaches Mark Wetmore and Heather Burroughs, voicing their support and sharing their positive experiences at the University of Colorado. Many of the biggest CU stars are on the list, which includes 12 of the 14 NCAA champions coached by Wetmore.
Woody Speaks
Woody Kincaid is charting his own path in the running world for the first time as a professional. He opens up why he left Bowerman, his desire for American records, and a lot more including Shelby Houlihan.
Nuguse Dreaming of Olympic Gold
Yared Nuguse surprised the world by getting one American record last weekend. By the time, the winter is over, he may have 3. Nuguse joined the LRC podcast to talk about his dreams, goals, training with the OAC, and his unorthodox start in the sport.
London 2023 Is Going To Be Great
London 2023 Is Going To Be Great
Jonathan Gault analyzes the historically deep fields, Sifan Hassan's debut, Emily Sisson vs. Keira D'Amato, & Mo Farah's farewell?
"I just want to be with the best and see how I run," Hassan said. "...I’m just a curious person."
- MB: London Marathon has the Greatest Women's Field Ever?
- MB: Sifan Hassan to make marathon debut in London
- MB: Ruth Chepngetich - the world's #1 marathoner in 2023 - isn't in London or Boston or Tokyo. What are her plans?
Bonus Podcast
Both American record holders opened up on a special edition of the LetsRun.com Track Talk Podcast. Highlights to come.
Distance News
- Eilish McColgan On Trans Debate: "Even if it is a one per cent advantage, then it is too much." We agree.
- Runner's World Interview With Katelyn Tuohy After She Broke The NCAA Mile Record Even though it was her first time running the mile in college, she was confident she could get the record after she ran 3:16 (4:22 pace) for a 1200m time trial a week and a half before the race.
*MB: Tuohy 1200m time trial 4:22 pace - Jake Wightman Might Miss The Indoor Season Including Euro Champs With Foot Injury He sprained his midfoot while doing a plyometric workout and is in a walking boot.
*MB: Jake Wightman out of NB Grand Prix (in a walking boot) - MB: Ultrarunner Camille Herron: "Long runs are over rated." She says she only does one or two long runs a month (nothing over 22 miles) and she never does back-to-back long runs.
Coaching News
- DyeStat: Indiana Coach Ron Helmer Making Most Of Bell Lap To Complete Storied Career Helmer will be retiring this year after more than 50-years of coaching. He gets praise from star runners like Andy Bayer as well as NAU coach Mike Smith who says Helmer was a "big influence" on him going into coaching.
- Ben Thomas Update - Former Oregon Coach Is Still Training Cole Hocker And Others In Eugene Thomas is coaching the reorganized Oregon Track Club after OTC Elite was disbanded last year.
Doping News
- Four scientists From Norway Are Raising Concerns About WADA's Techniques Testing EPO; Likely To Be Called On By Peter Bol's Lawyer, Paul Greene One of the scientists said he believes there is some ambiguity with the method WADA uses to test for EPO. Bol has requested WADA use two methods when testing his B sample.
- The Guardian: "Peter Bol's Positive Drug Test Feels Like A Bad Dream. It Will Be A Real-Life Tragedy If Confirmed." We're still waiting for Bol's B sample to be tested.
- Another Kenyan Gets Doping Ban - Georgina Rono (2:21:39 Marathon PB) Gets 4-Year Ban For Evading Doping Test
Upcoming Action
- Woody Kincaid Back On The Track Again This Weekend In The New Balance Indoor GP 3000m In Boston Triple European champion Femke Bol leads the 500m.
*MB: World's Fastest Indoor Track Set to Debut on Saturday (2/4)
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Laura Muir, Noah Lyles, Shericka Jackson, Grant Holloway All Racing At The New Balance Indoor GP This Weekend
- MB: WTF CENTRO planned to race in Australia! Matt Centrowitz is running some races In Australia over the coming weeks. An 800m next weekend, a mile on February 23 and a 3000m on March 11.
- Sub-4 High Schoolers Connor Burns And Simeon Birnbaum Lead Field For Boys International Junior Mile At NBIGP
- Dina Asher-Smith Will Face Compatriot Daryll Neita Over 60m At The Birmingham World Indoor Tour On February 25
Jamaican Sprint Star Updates
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Possibly Dropping 200m And Focusing On Just The 100m Moving Forward She said, “The double is very hard. It is strenuous. The workload that you need to do it is definitely hard but I don’t know. I think last year I said that was it. And it may possibly be it for me for real and I’ll just focus on the 100m.”
- Usain Bolt Fires Business Manager Over Investment Account Scandal Considering $12.7 million of Bolt's money went missing, yeah, that sounds fair.
Scary Running News; Be Careful Out There
- Nashville Woman Shot While On A Night Run She was shot multiple times in the arm and leg by two men who tried to rob her. She "fought back" and sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
- Arizona Man Arrested After Woman He Attacked On Jogging Trail Fought Back She "aggressively" fought off the attacker and was able to escape after he tackled and sexually abused her.
- Orlando Runner Hit By Driver, Waits Five Hours For Police To Show Up The driver fled the scene and police ultimately said there was nothing they could do without a license plate number.
London Is Stacked As Ever
This will be the first marathon ever to include two men with PBs under 2:02 and four who have run sub-2:03. Kenenisa Bekele lines up against Geoffrey Kamworor, debutant record holder Kelvin Kiptum (2:01:53), Birhanu Legese (2:02:48) and Mosinet Geremew (2:02:55). Plus defending champ Amos Kipruto and world champ Tamirat Tola. *Discuss
Week That Was
Move over Woody and Yared, it is time to break down some of the other amazing action from this weekend including a great run by Keely Hodgkinson and some amazing runs from collegians including Katelyn Tuohy.
Track Talk Podcast
The LetsRun crew breaks down an amazing weekend of track and field action.
The Latest LRC Exclusive
On Athletics Club head coach Dathan Ritzenhein talked to LetsRun.com about a great weekend for his club and how they are exceeding his wildest expectations.
Paywall lifted
Kincaid says BTC coach Jerry Schumacher advised him not to leave the team but Kincaid told him, "Hey, I can do this and I think it's what I have to do."
A Debut And A Swansong At London 2023
Farah said it will be his last London, but not sure if it'll be his last race before he retires. He said, "I am very proud of what I have achieved and I just want to give myself one more shot and see what I can do. But I have nothing to prove. I'm not going to go to the Olympics and I think 2023 will probably be my last year."
- Commonwealth Games 10,000m Champ Eilish McColgan Will Make Her Marathon Debut At The London Marathon "My mum always told me 'one day you'll be a marathoner'. To be honest that petrified me as a kid but I think deep down I knew that was where my career was going."
The LRC Rankings
Some picks were easy (Eliud Kipchoge in the marathon), others were impossible. Here's where we ranked the world's best distance runners in 2022.
Some choices for World #1 were easy (Athing Mu in the 800, Faith Kipyegon in the 1500), others much tougher. Find out where we ranked all your favorites in 2022.
We Look Back At 2022s Highs Month By Month
2022 was a year that saw Grant Fisher break out, Sydney McLaughlin explode, and Eliud Kipchoge break the WR (again). Here's what else stood out according to Jonathan Gault.
The Year's Not Over: Japensese New Year's Corporate Ekiden Will Be Broadcast at 7pm ET New Year's Eve - Watch It Live/Race Preview
Merry XMAS - Paywall lifted
In a decade, Valencia has gone from afterthought to host of some of the world's fastest races. How did the third-largest city in Spain emerge as a global capital of running? Jonathan Gault journeyed to Spain's Mediterranean coast to find out how.
Rojo and Mara Yamauchi Editorial
For nearly 40 years, the NYC Marathon has been known for being a trailblazer that paid its male and female athletes the same prize money. Sadly, that changed on Sunday. Guess what sex dominated the new non-binary gender division at Sunday's 2022 New York City Marathon? Olympian Mara Yamauchi joins Robert Johnson in this guest column.
Trials Awarded
What will the course be like? What type of weather can we expect? We break it down for you.
Kipchoge loving the LetsRun Shirt in Berlin
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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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