Chelanga ran 28:43 to beat out Fred Huxham by 2-seconds while Galen Rupp ran 29:05 for 8th. Hall won in 31:41 over Emily Durgin (31:49). *Results

Individual victories went to Kenyans Benson Kipruto (2:10:15) and Purity Rionoripo (2:20:14).

Last year's LA Marathon was the last major road race in the US before the pandemic lockdowns began.

The ATC is geared up to host (safely!) up to 5,000 runners between Saturday night's 5-K, and Sunday's marathon and half-marathon at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, a NASCAR racetrack.

Llano talks about how he was really worried about the potential for heart damage after coronavirus so worked with a cardiologist to come back to training conservatively.

That includes this year's race on March 15th which will be broadcast commercial free.

The former middle-distance runner was only 46-years-old.

McGillivray's event management company, DMSE Sports, is working with others to run a mass vaccination site at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots. Their goal is to vaccinate 7,000 people a day.

D'Amato's PB is 2:34:34 from the trials, but she wants something more in line with half-marathon PB (which on paper is worth 2:24). She at least wants to beat her husband's 2:31 best.

54 men and 44 women will line up on the 6.86km looped course in Chandler, AZ.

She's trying to break the US all-women's 10 mile record of 52:12 on November 23rd in the Washington DC area.

The race was scheduled to December 13th. Runners will have their entries rolled over to next year.

Who sounded confident at Thursday's pre-race press conference? Find out here.

Sifan Hassan: "I didn't felt good before the start of the race; I even puked," said the always colorful Hassan.  "After thirty minutes of racing, I finally felt better. It was in the final twenty minutes that I gained the confidence I needed. When there were only two minutes left on the clock, the fun began. I just gave everything I had left."

Under 58:30 for the men and under 66:11 (women's only WR) for the women are the goal times. The field includes nine sub-60 minute men lead by Stephen Kiprop (58:42) and Kibiwott Kandie (58:58) and five sub-66 women lead by Joan Chelimo (65:04) and Peres Jepchirchir (65:06).

This is three months earlier than the December 1 date originally announced. However the suspension on qualification for track events until December 1 remains.

The race was scheduled for October 25th. Runners can defer their entry to request a refund.