RESULTS – 2014 IAAF World Relays Championships - Track and Field / Athletics Meeting Results
The USA Women Are Golden In 2014 World Relays 4 X 800!
Great performances all around by the US team with 3 of the 4 legs running the fastest splits on the day. The USA is the best 4 x 800 country in the world.
LRC Brenda Martinez was "Absolutely Brilliant"
Men's 4 X 1,500 Final: Kenya Gets Gold, US Hangs On For Silver At 2014 World Relays
Kenya won and got the WR as expected but this one had way more drama than expected with Pat Casey handing off in first, David Torrence hanging with Silas Kiplagat and Leo Manzano making it real interesting (for bronze) on the anchor.
LRC David Torrence WOW One of the boldest runs we've seen by an American.
W 1,500: Kenya Crushes World Record, USA Beats Old World Record, Australia Celebrates Bronze
The Kenyans crushed the soft world record and the Americans overcame a violent fall for silver.
World Relays Start With A Bang As Kenya Holds On For Gold And USA Settles For Bronze In 4 X 800
What a crazy anchor leg it was in the first final at the loud and raucous World Relays.
IAAF World Relays - Day Two Team USA Quotes
USATF Day 2 Recap: Team USA Claims Golden Baton at IAAF World Relays
US take gold in the men's 4x400 and women's 4x400, 4x200 and 4x800 on day 2.
U.S. Women’s 4x100m relay runs world-leading time to win gold at IAAF World Relays
The team of Tianna Bartoletta, Alexandra Anderson, Jeneba Tarmoh and Lekeisha Lawson ran 41.88 to beat Jamaica's 42.28.
IAAF World Relays - Day One Team USA Quotes
It's Official: Bahamian Paper Says Duane Bang And US 4 X 800 Team The Favorites
Men's 4 x 800 final is tonight. The US should have a great chance if they can get it to the anchor close to the lead.
World Relays Press Conference Notes: "We're from the US and we Never Race for 2nd", Leo To Anchor 4x1500, Forget About Mixed Sex Relays and More
Some interesting tidbits at the presser in advance of the first World Relays. Leo Manzano reminds us there is nothing better than being on a college team.
Women's 4 X 1,500: Expect A World Record From Kenya And A Silver From The US Women
Mary Cain, Jenny Simpson and Treniere Moser aren't racing but the US women are very much still in the hunt for silver.
Men's 4 X 1,500: A Kenyan Team For The Ages Goes For The World Record, The US Battles Ethiopia For Silver
Please pause and appreciate how SPECIAL this Kenyan men's team is. Their 1,500 PRs convert to an average of 3:46.10 miles per man - faster than Alan Webb's American record. 15:04 for 4 x mile.
USATF Does It Again: Dennis Mitchell, Convicted Doper, Your Head Sprint Coach For World Relays
Eight years after USATF accidentally appointed convicted doper Dennis Mitchell (of the "five bottles of beer and sex with his wife at least four times" excuse) to be a USA National Team coach, USATF has done it again, but this time for real with the full backing of the USATF national office.
Men’s 4 x 800 Preview: Can The US Men With Duane Solomon Takes Down An Inexperienced Kenyan Squad?
The US is led by the best guy in the field on paper, 1:42.72 man Duane Solomon. Kenya is led by a 17-year old who has never raced on the pro circuit and only broken 1:48 twice in his life. Big USA advantage, right? Think again. *MB: Can the US win gold? *MB: Is this the most entertaining 800 ever run?
Entries - 2014 IAAF World Relays Championships
Outside Letsrun
Bahamas Rocks, U.S. Rolls - Final Day Recap of World Relays
Many In Kenya Concerned About Beijing 2015 After "Lackluster" World Relays Performance
We wouldn't be. Kenya shot themselves in the foot by leaving home most of their top runners and having those that went get DQd or run crazy uneven splits.More Kenyan Controversy As Athletes Angered That Athletics Kenya Made "Irregular" Deductions From Their Prize Money And Bonuses Earned At The IAAF World Relays
Reportedly, they took more than $55,000 in athlete money to pay coaches and officials and there is suspicion that some of the money went missing completely.Gary Hill suggests a few tweaks for World Relays
Have a break for the pole in the 4 x 200 instead of the whole race in lanes and run a 4 x mile, not 4 x 1500 so they can have another WR.Dennis Mitchell Coaching Controversy Gets Picked Up By NY Times: "Of All the Track Coaches to Bring Aboard"
" It seems ridiculous that United States track officials would want him anywhere near their delegation, or that any athletes would want Mitchell to coach them, for fear that his doping background might cast a shadow on them. But this is track and field, a sport that has repeatedly failed Public Relations 101, so nothing seems to be too ridiculous to be true." *MB thread *Wejo: USATF Does It Again: Dennis Mitchell, Convicted Doper, Your Head Sprint Coach For World RelaysBrenda Martinez Is USATF Athlete Of The Week After Anchoring Women's 4x800 And 4x1500 At World Relays
Spikes: 6 Reasons The World Relays Rocked
Jill Greer Talks To Runner's World About Oiselle Reprimand For Nike Logo Photo Shop
She says it's not a USATF rule, but a "professional business intellectual property issue" and likens it to someone altering an NFL jersey. She declined to comment on the point that USATF reacted to this in less than a day, but has still failed to address the DQ issues from USA Indoors back in February. *MB ThreadRecommended Read: Seb Coe Talks About The Unique Excitment That Surrounds Relay Races, Making Comedic References To His Children And His Own Relay Running Past
"Oh yes, relays are fun. And that has been the watchword in the inaugural world relay championships in the Bahamas. ... This is a year of innovation in our sport. A relays championship has been on the drawing board for many years. After this weekend, I am convinced that it will become a permanent fixture."IAAF: Should Yohan Blake Be The MVP Of The World Relays?
"if your rent depended on it, you wanted Blake on your team. The combined winnings of Blake's teams was US$150,000." Brenda Martinez also gets mention in this article for anchoring both the USA 4x1500 and 4x800.Track And Field News: A Star Meet Is Born In The Bahamas
Includes interesting comparison to the US and Jamaica relays. The US got to the Bahamas early to practice hand-offs while Yohan Blake said, "To be honest, we haven't done any practice really. We came from different camps and we just came out here, thought about how we pass the baton in the 4x1 and improvised. That's what we do. We're street smart, we use it on the track as well, and we just use speed for the next part of it."IAAF Work, Rest And Play Interview With Christian Taylor
Even though Taylor is an Olympic champ in the TJ, it's not so surprising that he ran on the US World Relays 4x400 when you consider his favorite workout is 3x350m. Interesting fact: Taylor longboard's a mile and back to practice everyday where he lives in the UK.Video Clip Of Crash Between Katie Mackey And Australia's Zoe Buckman In World Relays 4x1500
Seb Coe Praises World Relays And Says Atmosphere Was Just As Good As London Olympics
Coe: “I thought it was fantastic – the noise, the atmosphere. It reminded me of Mo hitting the front and David Weir winning in London. It was really very noisy because they get relays here." "I think we recognise now that for the sport to prosper we’ve got to take it to places where there is a real tradition for something and it doesn’t really matter whether it’s in Cheboksary in Russia, where 200,000 people come out for the race walks, or in Japan where the religion is the women’s marathon. ... If you’ve got bedrock interest in a discipline then just go with the grain. I think this has been a really good evolutionary step.”USA Wins The "Golden Baton" (First Place In World Relays Points Total)
Team captains Will Leer and Chanelle Price accepted the award. Jamaica was 2nd in the team standings, Kenya 3rd.IAAF: "World Records At the World Relays Are Worlds Apart"
An analysis of how different Jamaica men's 4x200 WR was to Kenya's women's 4x1500.Jamaica Gleaner: "Carl Lewis? He Talks A Lot ... Jamaica Stars Fire Back At American After Breaking His 4x200m WR"
Blake had some strong words for Lewis after breaking the record: "He (Lewis) has been talking a lot of smack. Even the other day in India, he said some things about Bolt, but we know we are clean, and we know we are good for the sport. We feel like we always have something to prove. We are taking all his records. There is no more for him,"
On The Boards
- NYTimes: "Of All the Track Coaches to Bring Aboard"
- In Praise of David Torrence
- Can Kiprop Break the 1500M WR?
- What Was Your Favorite "Moment" of The World Relays Champs?
- US Out of 4x100 Final
- Kenya 4x 1500 new wr.
- BRENDA IS A BOSS - Anchors Team USA to gold and AR (8:01.58) in 4 x 800!
- World Relays Day 2 Sunday LIVE Thread
- Kenyan 4 x 1500 Not A Lock For Gold
- Duane should have gone for silver
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Event Recaps
- Men's 4 X 1,500 Final: Kenya Gets Gold, US Hangs On For Silver At 2014 World Relays
- The USA Women Are Golden In 2014 World Relays 4 X 800!
- Reuters Saturday Recap: Yohan Blake Leads Jamaica To 4 X 200 World Record
- W 1,500: Kenya Crushes World Record, USA Beats Old World Record, Australia Celebrates Bronze
- World Relays Start With A Bang As Kenya Holds On For Gold And USA Settles For Bronze In 4 X 800
Event Previews
- It's Official: Bahamian Paper Says Duane Bang And US 4 X 800 Team The Favorites
- Women's 4 X 1,500: Expect A World Record From Kenya And A Silver From The US Women
- Men's 4 X 1,500: A Kenyan Team For The Ages Goes For The World Record, The US Battles Ethiopia For Silver
- Men’s 4 x 800 Preview: Can The US Men With Duane Solomon Takes Down An Inexperienced Kenyan Squad?
- Women's 4 X 800 Preview: Can The US Women Take Down Eunice Sum And Kenya And Win Gold?