Bekele will make his NYC debut just six weeks after Berlin. Will he be recovered enough to make it to the start line? We got the inside scoop from his agent Jos Hermens.
2021 TCS New York City Marathon
November 07, 2021
New York, NY
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1 year ago
LRC The 2021 New York City Marathon ESPN2 Broadcast Was Very Frustrating To Watch At Times -- 5 Ideas To Improve All Marathon Broadcasts
Broadcasting two live sporting events on the same channel at the same time is very difficult. Robert Johnson offers some ideas on how to make marathon broadcasts better moving forward.
*MB: To grow the sport, we need better coverage than this (NYC marathon broadcast)
1 year ago
LRC Albert Korir pulls off upset win at 2021 New York City Marathon in 2:08:22
38-year old American Elkaneh Kibet ran the race of his life to surprise in fourth.
1 year ago
LRC Olympic Champion Peres Jepchirchir Wins 2021 New York City Marathon in 2:22:39, American Molly Seidel Sets American Course Record of 2:24:42
Jepchirchir just missed the course record as she won a three-way sprint finish during the final 800 as Viola Cheptoo Lagat, Bernard's sister, surprised in second. American Molly Seidel set a new American course record.
1 year ago
LRC 2021 New York City Marathon Tracking and Results
We tell you how to track the runners as they race and find their results after it's over.
1 year ago
LRC Drew Hunter and Weini Kelati Win 2021 USATF 5k Road Champs in New York
Drew Hunter is back and Weini Kelati showed she's a level above everyone else.
1 year ago
LRC Ben True & Noah Droddy Go From Unsponsored to Sponsored on the Eve of the New York City Marathon
Droddy and True had posted big results recently but both entered NYC Marathon race week without pro deals. What does that say about the state of professional running in the US?
1 year ago
1 year ago
LRC Kenenisa Bekele Has Big Expectations for His New York City Marathon Debut
The greatest distance runner in history sounded very confident when we caught up with him this morning in New York. "On Sunday, I expect a good day and good result," said Bekele who has recovered nicely since Berlin.
1 year ago
LRC The Professional Runners Talk Before the 2021 New York City Marathon
Which pros sounded confident? Who is a little off their game? How will Bekele, Jepchirchir and Seidel do?
1 year ago
NPR.org:
Two guys were going to do both but sadly one was tragically paralyzed by a wave while on vacation in Australia in 2017.
*MB: Meet Larry Trachtenberg, the only person to run the 1st and 50th NYC Marathon
1 year ago
1 year ago
LRC Six Years After A Dazzling Debut in NY, A Changed Laura Thweatt Returns to NYC Marathon With High Hopes
We LOVED this piece by David Monti on Thweatt who led a lot the 2020 Olympic Trials before finshing 5th.
1 year ago
New York Daily News:
“I had a very different mentality towards the sport prior to some of the heavier stuff. I think going through clinical depression, going through an eating disorder, going through almost being spit out the back end of the sport because of injury and never being able to run again after my surgery, that taught me that everything I get to do now is a gift. I feel lucky any time I step out the door and it doesn’t hurt, or I get to race and it’s not an absolute hellhole mentally."
1 year ago
LRC 20 Years Ago Today, Deena Kastor Launched Her Storied Marathon Career In New York
The American record holder's marathon career began just weeks after 9/11 with a 2:26:58 7th place showing.
1 year ago
LRC 2021 NYC Marathon Men's Preview: Kenenisa Bekele Comes to America, Big Debuts for Kibiwott Kandie, Ben True
The greatest distance runner in history will race NYC for the 1st time as will American Ben True. Can True break the American NY course record?
*MB: NYC men: How do Bekele and Kandie do? Can Ben True break the American course record and run 2:08 in NY?
He hopes the two sides "come down to the negotiation table and discuss a settlement.”