Who Won Our 2017 Running Warehouse Worlds Prediction Contest? A Londoner, a Guy from Portugal, and a Guy Who Used to Manage the Guam Track Team
See who the kings and queens of LetsRun.com are. Our contest winners this time are by far the most impressive group running-wise in the history of contest winners on LRC.August 28, 2017
What a Year Sam Kendricks is Having and Hope You Didn't Bet Big on the Favorites: Random Thoughts From Worlds
August 18, 2017
The Grades Are In: USA Distance Runner Report Cards from the World Championships in London
August 18, 2017
Training partners Elijah Manangoi and Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya go 1-2 in men's 1500 as Norway's Filip Ingebristen snags bronze
August 13, 2017
Women's 5,000: Hellen Obiri Takes Down Almaz Ayana to Win Her First World Championship Title
August 13, 2017
Caster Semenya remains unbeatable in the 800 as Ajee Wilson wins bronze at 2017 World Track and Field Champs
August 13, 2017
Flash Women's 800: Caster Semenya Runs Negative Splits To Take Gold As Ajee Wilson Fights Hard For Bronze
Francine Niyonsaba and Ajee Wilson threw the best challenge at her they could, but in the end Caster Semenya was just too good and took her third world title (fifth global gold) in a PB and NR of 1:55.16.August 13, 2017
LRC Analysis: How Did Muktar Edris Finally Beat Mo Farah in the 2017 World Championship 5,000 Final?
August 12, 2017
Watch Usain Bolt get injured and walk across the finish line in his final race at 2017 World Track and Field Champs (video)
August 12, 2017
The upsets continue: Mo Farah is beaten in men's 5,000 at Worlds, Muktar Edris dethrones the king
August 12, 2017
Women's 800 Semis: Brenda Martinez Goes Home, but Ajee Wilson, Charlene Lipsey and the Big 3 Advance
August 11, 2017
1500 Semis: Gregorek and Kenyan Favorites Make Final, Robby Andrews Bows Out With Calf Injury
Sunday's 1500 final is set and the Kenyan stars and Johnny Gregorek will be in it, but not Robby Andrews.August 11, 2017
Watch Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs Stun The World and Go 1-2 in Women's Steeplechase at 2017 World Track and Field Champs (video)
August 11, 2017
Americans Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs Pull Off Incomprehensible Upset and Go 1-2 in Women's Steeple
In a shocking upset on a scale not seen in American distance circles since perhaps when Billy Mills won Olympic gold in the 10,000 in 1964, Americans Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs won gold and silver in the women’s steeplechase tonight at the 2017 IAAF World Championships.August 11, 2017
2017 Worlds Men’s 5,000 Final Preview: Mo Farah Tries to Complete His Fifth Straight Distance Double
Little at the 2017 Worlds has been going according to form, except Mo Farah's winning has continued. Will his dominance continue in the 5000 final or will we see another wacky result?August 11, 2017
#Jumping60: After Another World Title, Christian Taylor Going to Mountains of France to Try to Break Jonathan Edwards' World Record
August 10, 2017
Women's 800 Heats: The Stars Look Great & All Three Americans Advance After Brenda Martinez Survives A Scare
August 10, 2017
Men's 1500 Heats: Asbel Kiprop Looks Great, Ronald Kwemoi Struggles and Robby Andrews and Johnny Gregorek Move On
If you think heats are boring, then you shouldn't be on this website. 2,000 + words of analysis.August 10, 2017
Olympic Stadium - London, England
August 4, 2017 to August 13, 2017
Discussion Threads: *Day 1 *Day 2 *Meet Website *IAAF website *IAAF event previews *IAAF event recaps *Schedule / Results *Entries
Outside Letsrun
Good Read: Alan Abrahamson Gives Props To London 2017 Mascot, Hero The Hedgehog
Abrahamson gives some analysis and thinks Hero should be track and field's official brand ambassador. He says, "Don’t laugh at any of this. Mascots are big stuff." (Includes a video highlight reel.)August 25, 2017
Good Read: NY Times: Russians Compete At Worlds, But Not For Their Country
The article gives props to the IAAF for being a "lone wolf" with the Russian ban and reminds you not to feel too much (or any) pity for the neutral Russians who had to compete without a country.August 17, 2017
Athletics Weekly Does Nice Analysis On How Mo Farah Lost His Last 5000m
Farah complained of Ethiopian team tactics which kept him out of position going into the final lap, but the case is that Edris' last 200, 400, 1000 and 3000 splits were just as good as anything Farah's ever done when he won previous Worlds. *LRC Analysis: How Did Muktar Edris Beat Mo Farah?August 15, 2017
Team USATF Superlatives From London 2017
There were a lot of "firsts" and records for Team USA including Justin Gatlin's record as the oldest man (he's 35) to ever win 100m gold.August 14, 2017
ESPN Sports Writer Explains To Non-Track Fans How They "Missed One Of The Best Races In Running History" With The Women's Steeplechase
August 14, 2017
AP: Banner Worlds For Allyson Felix As She Leads USA To A Record Margin Of Victory In The Women's 4x400
With Jamaica a DNF, this was USA's race to dominate as they won by 5.98-seconds over the UK and Poland. This gives Felix her 11th career world gold, putting her tied with Usain Bolt for the most. *Athletics Weekly: Women's 4x400 Goes The American Way As Britain Land Another SilverAugust 13, 2017
The Guardian: "A Brave Face And A Last Lap Of Honor As Mo Farah Runs His Track Finale"
August 13, 2017
Paul Chelimo Criticized For Cut-Throat "Mobot" Gesture
On his start line gesture Chelimo said, "It is what it is, I just meant that I was going to take Mo down."
*2nd article Muktar Edris also did the "Mobot" as he won, but said it was out of respect for Farah.
August 13, 2017
Recommended Read: The Guardian: First Lesson From Worlds: There Is No Next Usain Bolt
The writer takes a shot at Wayde van Niekerk's BBC interview where "needed a live-TV hug, lasting about 20.09 seconds ... before he could jabber again." MB: The Guardian Mocks Attempts To "Anoint" Wayde van NiekerkAugust 13, 2017
After Silver Success In London, Tirunesh Dibaba Trains Sights On Chicago Marathon
Dibaba will run her 3rd career marathon in Chicago on October 8th.August 11, 2017
Shaunae Miller-Uibo Blames Breakdown At End Of 400 Final On Loss Of Concentration
She says she looked up at the jumbotron and lost her balance.August 11, 2017
Register Guard: Injuries Catch Up With Matt Centrowitz
August 11, 2017
IAAF Profile: After Beating Her Heroes, Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser Lives Her Teenage Dreams
Naser shocked everyone by beating out Allyson Felix and Shaunae Miller-Uibo to take 400m silver.August 11, 2017
Ethiopian Athletes Robbed In London
The hotel attendants stole money and other property from athletes including Tirunesh and Genzebe Dibaba.August 11, 2017
Wayde Van Niekerk Feels "Disrespected" By Isaac Makwala
Makwala accused the IAAF of keeping him from the 400 to pave the way for van Niekerk to take gold. Van Niekerk: “It really did upset me a bit because I have always shown him massive respect and for him to mention my name in something fishy, as an IAAF favourite is unfair. I’ve been putting out great performances for the last two years now so I think I deserve way more respect from my competitors. I want to compete and I’m not here to make friends, so I learned a great lesson, to focus on myself and not letting negative things affect me.” *Video Interview: Wayde Van Niekerk Gets Emotional After Getting 200m SilverAugust 11, 2017
Athletics Weekly: Christian Taylor Completes World Triple Jump Treble
It was his third World and fifth global gold. Will Claye was a close second with 17.63m to Taylor's 17.68m.August 11, 2017
Athletics Weekly: Kori Carter Leads US One-Two In 400H As She Beats Out Olympic Champ Dalilah Muhammad For Gold
Jamaica's Ristananna Tracey was 3rd.August 11, 2017
The Telegraph: Laura Muir Edges Through In 5000 While Diana Asher-Smith Qualifies For 200 Final
Muir did not look good as she only got in on time and crumpled to the track for a minute after running a 14:59 PB.August 11, 2017
The Telegraph: "Turkey's Ramil Guliyev Upstages Wayde Van Niekerk ANd Isaac Makwala To Win 200m Gold"
Guliyev ran 20.09 to beat van Niekerk and Trinidad and Tobago's Jareem Richards by .02 (they were both clocked at 20.11). *The Independent: Ramil Guliyev Happy To Fly Under The Radar After Shocking Wayde Van Niekerk To Claim 200 Gold Guliyev: "I was competing against some of the best athletes in the world, so it didn’t bother me that the attention was on them. Maybe at the next competition everyone will look at me instead.”August 11, 2017
On The Boards
- Rowbury Throws Alberto Under The Bus
- Beatrice Chepkoech Would Have Won GOLD
- Was Usain Bolt's stunning loss last night actually a great development for track as it proves Bolt is clean?
- TORI MF BOWIE
- Was Joe Kovacs robbed of world title? Was his last throw really a foul?
- Molly Huddle on the Ethiopians: "I feel like they get away with a lot"
- Bedan Karoki is a god damn beast.
- No white male made it past 1st round of 100.
- Semenya 1500: carnage awaits
- Patrick Tiernan should be DQed from the 5K for failing to give an honest effort
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Analysis
- Training partners Elijah Manangoi and Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya go 1-2 in men's 1500 as Norway's Filip Ingebristen snags bronze
- Manangoi, Obiri & Semenya All Victorious On Final Day of IAAF World Championships
- Caster Semenya remains unbeatable in the 800 as Ajee Wilson wins bronze at 2017 World Track and Field Champs
- LRC Analysis: How Did Muktar Edris Finally Beat Mo Farah in the 2017 World Championship 5,000 Final?
- The upsets continue: Mo Farah is beaten in men's 5,000 at Worlds, Muktar Edris dethrones the king
- Women's 800 Semis: Brenda Martinez Goes Home, but Ajee Wilson, Charlene Lipsey and the Big 3 Advance
- Americans Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs Pull Off Incomprehensible Upset and Go 1-2 in Women's Steeple
- #Jumping60: After Another World Title, Christian Taylor Going to Mountains of France to Try to Break Jonathan Edwards' World Record
- Women's 800 Heats: The Stars Look Great & All Three Americans Advance After Brenda Martinez Survives A Scare
- Men's 1500 Heats: Asbel Kiprop Looks Great, Ronald Kwemoi Struggles and Robby Andrews and Johnny Gregorek Move On
Event Recaps
- Training partners Elijah Manangoi and Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya go 1-2 in men's 1500 as Norway's Filip Ingebristen snags bronze
- Women's 5,000: Hellen Obiri Takes Down Almaz Ayana to Win Her First World Championship Title
- Manangoi, Obiri & Semenya All Victorious On Final Day of IAAF World Championships
- Caster Semenya remains unbeatable in the 800 as Ajee Wilson wins bronze at 2017 World Track and Field Champs
- The upsets continue: Mo Farah is beaten in men's 5,000 at Worlds, Muktar Edris dethrones the king
- Women's 800 Semis: Brenda Martinez Goes Home, but Ajee Wilson, Charlene Lipsey and the Big 3 Advance
- Watch Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs Stun The World and Go 1-2 in Women's Steeplechase at 2017 World Track and Field Champs (video)
- Americans Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs Pull Off Incomprehensible Upset and Go 1-2 in Women's Steeple
- #Jumping60: After Another World Title, Christian Taylor Going to Mountains of France to Try to Break Jonathan Edwards' World Record
- Women's 800 Heats: The Stars Look Great & All Three Americans Advance After Brenda Martinez Survives A Scare
Interviews
Event Previews
- 2017 Worlds Men’s 5,000 Final Preview: Mo Farah Tries to Complete His Fifth Straight Distance Double
- Jenn Suhr no heights in pole vault qualifying round
- IAAF preview of men's 800
- IAAF preview of women's 800
- IAAF preview of men's 1500
- IAAF preview of women's 1500
- IAAF preview of men's 5000
- IAAF preview of women's 5000
- IAAF preview of men's 10k
- IAAF preview of women's 10k