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LRC
There have only been six races in history in which multiple Americans have broken 2:10 (the record is four guys under 2:10, achieved at the 2012 Olympic Trials). But with seven of the top 12 finishers from the Trials entered on Sunday, we could see as many as half a dozen Americans break the barrier in Arizona.
December 17, 2020
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LRC
The bad news: an American is almost certain to get lapped in Sunday's London Marathon. The good news: you can get lapped in London and still run really, really fast. We preview the chances of Jared Ward, Sara Hall, Molly Seidel, and Lindsay Flanagan. Could Sara Hall possibly break Deena Kastor's 2:19:36 AR?
October 1, 2020
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LRC
The 2020 London Marathon field is out and it's amazing. We tell you who is in, who is out and along the way we wonder when
Galen Rupp will next race.
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MB: London Marathon elite fields 2020
August 21, 2020
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Article
The men's race has eight men who have run sub-2:05 including Mosinet Geremew (2:02:55) and Mule Wasihun (2:03:16) while the women's race also has world champ Ruth Chepngetich and former London winner Vivian Cheruiyot. Mo Farah will be a pacer for the men going for the 2:11:30 Olympic standard.
August 21, 2020
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Article
The women's race includes Dom Scott-Efurd, Kellyn Taylor, Laura Thweatt and Stephanie Bruce. The meet will be streamed live on RunnerSpace starting at 9:30am EST.
July 9, 2020
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Article
July 1, 2020
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Outside LetsRun
As a result, he barely ran for six weeks after the Trials and is only now getting back into it. "I’ve been working out at about 50 percent in my basement, and spending the majority of that time biking, lifting, and doing old-man exercises."
May 21, 2020
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JG makes his Olympic Trials predictions - Rupp, Korir, Ward. JG is impressed by Ward's recent 4 x 2 mile workout at 5000 feet - 9:15/9:08/9:14/9:09.
February 26, 2020
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February 26, 2020
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Fauble. Ward. Korir. Who's the odd man out in Atlanta?
February 19, 2020
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LRC
Hitomi Niiya's comeback story is pretty cool and Jemal Yimer believe it or not crossed the line first for the first time ever on a day that saw 14 American men go sub 1:02 and 7 women go sub 1:10 as Jared Ward was 1st American and Sara Hall beat Molly Huddle.
January 19, 2020
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Article
Each year, Houston always gets road racing in America off to a good start and with the US Olympic Marathon Trials just six weeks away, that's truer than ever this year.
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MB: Official 2020 Houston Discussion Thread
January 16, 2020
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LRC
Jonathan Gault breaks down the Americans' chances of making the 2020 Olympic marathon team - from Galen Rupp (90%) to Dathan Ritzenhein (5%) and Benard Lagat (5%).
November 11, 2019
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On The Boards
November 4, 2019
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LRC
Kamworor ran his final 10k in 29:14 and got the win as Jared Ward took top American honors in 6th and Abdi Abdirahman set a new US masters record of 2:11:34 at age 42.
November 3, 2019
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LRC
The pros weighed in on bouncing back from Worlds, chasing the course record (or not), and (of course) the Nike Vaporflys.
October 31, 2019
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LRC
NYC's elite men's field isn't deep at all, but with Geoffrey Kamworor coming in off a half marathon WR, Lelisa Desisa chasing an unprecedented Worlds/NYC double, and Jared Ward entering in terrific shape, the men's race should still be a good one.
October 30, 2019
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LRC
The good news is the women's race has some real firepower up front. The bad news is the men's race will set a record-low in terms of depth for a recent Abbott World Marathon Major.
August 6, 2019
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Outside LetsRun
July 11, 2019
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LRC
An American-born runner not named Galen Rupp hadn't broken 2:10 in more than 2,000 days but two men did it on Monday in Boston.
April 15, 2019