Archived Homepage For August 28, 2021
Archived Homepage For August 28, 2021
Will Flojo's 10.49 World Record be broken this year?
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Lausanne DL
Yulimar Rojas also put together a historic series in the triple jump and Mondo Duplantis was upset in the pole vault as Kenny Bednarek ran a windy 19.65 in the 200 and Marco Arop won again in the 800.
On The Boards
On The Boards
The Yakima Mile Is Saturday
Centro is up against Craig Engels and Woody Kincaid while the women's race has Emily Infeld, Alexa Efraimson, Eleanor Fulton, Amy-Eloise Markovc, Nikki Hiltz.
Road News
- September 12: Jenny Simpson to Make Her Long Distance Road Racing Debut At The USATF 10 Mile Champs At Cherry Blossom She'll face Jordan Hasay, Natosha Rogers, Emma Bates and Diane Nukuri. The men's field has Chris Derrick and Futsum Zienasellassie.
- NY Times: Molly Seidel Is Not Going to ‘Phone It In’ for the New York City Marathon
- Salon.com Review: New documentary "Kipchoge" offers intriguing look at marathoner's skill but doesn't go the distance
- Sarah Hall Video Interview After Her 68:44 Half-Marathon
The UTMB Ultra Has Begun
- UTMB Preview: Can Jim Walmsley Win? He's one of the favorites, but hasn't had success here in the past as he DNF’d in 2018 and was 5th in 2017.
*MB: Official UTMB Discussion Thread - Czech Runner Dies In Fall At UTMB’s TDS Race 293 runners had already passed that point in the course, but the other 1200 runners behind where the accident occurred had to stop and were ultimately turned around to return to the start.
Women's Sprint Stuff
- Sydney McLaughlin Engaged To Former NFL Player Andre Levrone Jr. She posted a letter to her new fiancée on Instagram. after he proposed while they were on vacation in Scottsdale, AZ.
*MB: Sydney McLaughlin engaged - Elaine Thompson-Herah Feels FloJo's WR Is Within Reach "A few years ago I was asked whether I could break that record and I said it was not possible. But for me to run a 10.54 means it is within reach, therefore it means anything is possible."
*ElaineThompson-Herah Calls FloJo "A Good Inspiration To The Sport?" - Seb Coe Says DSD Rules "Here To Stay" Even After Correction To 2017 Data Used As Part Of The Evidence For The Rules "There is 10 years of solid science that underpins the regulations. I am sorry if there are athletes who have been misled by self interested and conflicted observations often by lawyers. The reality is that the rules are here to stay."
Friday 15
Video recap show of Lausanne and a preview of Paris where we have round 3 of the Jamaican 100m sprint showdown.
Hayward Field News
- Hayward Field Records - Old Vs. New 7 men's and 12 women's records at the new stadium are already superior than the old Hayward.
- Video: Take A Tour Of Hayward Hall A mini Oregon track museum under the tower at the new Hayward Field.
Bidding News
- Kenya Bidding To Host The 2025 World Championships Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei: “World Athletics has called for countries interested in hosting the 2025 and 2027 championships to bid. We have started the bidding process already. Kenya is ripe to host the global event.” *2nd Article With Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Giving His Support
*MB: KENYA ON THE VERGE OF HOSTING 2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS! - MB: Cape Town Marathon is a candidate to become a Marathon Major
- Barranquilla, Colombia Mayor Says They Are Hosting The 2027 Pan American Games
A Bunch Of Sha'Carri Richardson Drama
Felix said some nice things about Richardson on Jimmy Kimmel's late night show and Richardson responded to it on Instagram saying, "Encouraging words on tv shows are just as real as well nothing at all."
*MB: Sha’Carri shades Allyson Felix
*MB: Black Twitter erupts after Sha'Carri disses Allyson Felix
- TMZ: Sha'Carri Richardson Likes Offensive Tweet About Jamaicans The tweet she liked said, "Not y’all Jamaicans still talking s*** when y’all gotta walk barefoot to your coconut stand everyday for a living."
- Sha'Carri Richardson Shades Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce By Comparing Her To Lil Wayne That's the headline after Richardson liked a Tweet which made the comparison (she didn't write it herself).
- Sha’Carri Richardson Responds To Twitter Jokes About Last Place Pre Finish She told one commenter she'd triple their yearly salary if they could run as fast as she did at Pre.
- Sha'Carri Richardson Followed Up Her Fiery Pre Interview In A Press Conference: "At the end of the day no excuses... I love all black, I don’t see flags."
It's Almost Time For NCAA XC
- Cole Hocker And Cooper Teare Are On The Updated Oregon Cross Country Roster For This Fall When asked about it this summer, Hocker hadn't given a definitive answer whether he was coming back or going pro.
- AP: College Athletes Are Finding Creative Ways To Make Money After NCAA Rule Change
- D3 Men's Pre-Season National Rankings *Regional Rankings
- D3 Women's Pre-Season National Rankings *Regional Rankings
Week That Was
In this week's weekly recap, we up the Elaine Thompson-Herah hype train and say she's faster than FloJo, pump the brakes on Noah Lyles' return to form and remind US steeple fans that Emma Coburn is still the American goat, not Courtney Frerichs.
World Jrs Run Recap
Kenya hosted its biggest track meet ever and there were some incredible performances, including a dominant showing from the host nation. Here's what you missed if you were too busy watching the Pre Classic.
Sprint Stuff
- The Telegraph's Ben Bloom Argues Why He Thinks Elaine Thompson-Herah's 10.54 Might Be Better Than Usain Bolt's 9.58 Bloom explains the obvious reasons why Thompson-Herah's time is most likely better than FloJo's "dubious" 10.49, but isn't very convincing on why she should rank above Bolt.
- Sydney McLaughlin Posts Emotional Video About Dealing Lack Of Support And Respect From Family, Friends And Teammates After Breaking The WR At The Trials She talks about her religious faith, the "toxicity" of social media and being judged for having "light skin."
*MB: Sydney McLaughlin Emotional Post on Lack Of Support And Respect After Breaking The WR At The Trials
- British Sprinter Zharnel Hughes Wants The Doping Investigation Into His 4x100 Teammate CJ Ujah To Take Place "Without Prejudice" If Ujah is found guilty of doping, then Hughes and the other relay members will also lose their Olympic silver medals.
More Recent Results
- Jordan Gray Achieves #2 All-Time Score In Women's Decathlon She scored 8246 points to win the Women's Decathlon Association Championships in California.
- MB: Seth DeMoor FTW -- Repeats at Pikes Peak Marathon -- 3:36:46
- Olympic Finalist Liemarvin Bonevacia Runs Dutch 400m Record And European Lead With 44.48 In Switzerland
- Jake Smith (62:06) And Charlotte Purdue (69:51) Win At The Big Half In London
- AW Extensive Weekly Round-Up There were some impressive age-group results at the British Masters Champs.
- Nine European U20 Champions Ended Up Also Winning World U20 Gold
Pre Classic Saturday Coverage
Thompson-Herah was just .05 off FloJo's "world record." Jamaica swept the top-3 with SAFP (10.73) and Shericka Jackson (10.76) while Richardson was dead last in 11.14. Also a who's who of men's distance running over 2-miles and solid sprint results from Noah Lyles (200m) and Andre De Grasse (100m).
World Jrs Are In The Books
Purity Chepkirui won the women's 1500m in 4:16.07 and Amos Serem took the men's steeple in 8:30.72.
Weekend Road Action
Molly Huddle has the record at 67:25.
*MB: Sara Hall Runs 68:44 Half-Marathon This Morning
- Kenyans Felix Kipkoech (58:57) And Joyciline Jepkosgei (65:16) Win Generali Berlin Half-Marathon It was a world lead for Kipkoech and a course record for Jepkosgei.
Saturday Pre Discussion
- Official Pre Classic Saturday Live Thread: Can Sha'Carri Richardson Take Down The Tokyo Medalists?
- Jakob is zaddy Jakob Ingebrigsten gets a 3:47.24 win over Aussie Stewart McSweyn (3:48.40). Timothy Cheruiyot was the best of the rest in 3:51.17.
- Elaine Thompson 10.54!!!
- Sha’Carri Goes Home Devastated
- Athing mu 1:55.04 American Record
- ANDRE DE GRASSE 9.74 at Eugene! The successor of BOLT?
- I love Faith’s gold trimmed hair. Kipyegon dominated the 1500m in 3:53.23.
- Love how Chelimo races.
- Thompson-Herah legit w100 WR!!!
- Overreaction or fact? Frerichs officially passes Coburn as #1 US Steepler ever Norah Jeruto got the win in 8:53.65, but Courtney Frerichs became the first American under 9-minutes with 8:57.77. #3 and #4 fastest times of all-time.
- He's back noah lyles 19.52
- On Letsrun we love Athing Mu, but unfortunately to the rest of America Sha'Carri Richardson "sells" better
- Why no Sydney Mclaughlin at PreFontaine Classic?
- ShaCarri is BACK BABY!!!
- Nike should pull that commercial
- Mu is the Alpha
- upper deck at hayward still looks empty... is track town DONE?
Pre Classic Friday Coverage
The Pre Classic is back at Hayward Field and Sifan Hassan is back attempting world records. Francine Niyonsaba is becoming a beast at longer distance events, and Craig Engels is having fun. Recap here.
Friday Pre Discussion
- Official Pre Classic Friday Night Live Thread: Can Hassan Break the World Record? Can She Go Sub 14 for 5000?
- So Hassan is human after all.
- Niyonsaba takes down Gidey and Obiri, crushes a 9:00.75 Two Mile
- Craig Engles goes home DEVASTATED
- How does Craig Engels feel being a 'B' teamer now? Not in the Bowerman mile
- Nyonsaba should not be allowed to compete in these kinds of meets
- Desi Linden announcing discussion
- Imagine sitting in the front row of the pre classic and not standing for Kipchoge
- This Pre Meet is a Big NOTHING Burger: Prove Me Wrong
2021 World Jrs
- France's Sasha Zhoya obliterates world U20 110m hurdles record with 12.72 in Nairobi
- MB: Olympic Silver Medalist And DSD Runner Christine Mboma Wins World U20 200m Gold In 21.84
- WA: Zhoya smashes world U20 record again as Mboma, Onwuzurike lead African 200m sweep in Nairobi
- Botswana's Anthony Pesela Clocks Championship Record 44.58 To Win World U20 400m
- Five things to follow on the fifth and final day in Nairobi
- South Africa’s Mine De Klerk Completes World U20 Shot Put/Discus Double While HJer Yonathan Kapitolnik Makes History For Israel With First World U20 Gold
- World U20 Race Walk Recaps
Sprint Stuff
- Karsten Warholm Is Worried New Shoe Technology Is Hurting Athletes' Credibility "When somebody does a great performance now, everybody will question if it's the shoe - and that is the credibility problem."
- Belarusian Sprinter Who Defected During The Olympics Plans To Run For Poland Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was taken in by the Polish embassy in Japan after Belarus coaches tried to force her to fly home early from the Games and she feared for her safety.
- Niger Sprinter Aminatou Seyni Says She "Felt Hurt" After Hearing Questions About DSD Study Which Prevents Her From Competing Over 400m In Tokyo she had to step down to the 200m where she failed to make the final.
Previous World Jrs
- Jackline Chepkoech Dominates Steeplechase In 9:27.40 As France's Erwan Konate Soars To World U20 LJ Lead (8.12m)
- France's Star Hurdler Sasha Shogya Runs World U20 Record 12.93 In 110H Semis (Junior Height); Aims To GO Even Faster In The Final Zhoya paid tribute to his mother right after winning holding up his bib that said "Mumma's love" on the back.
- Five Things To Follow On Day Four In Nairobi The men's 1500m final has Kenya’s Kamar Etiang who ran 3:33.2 at the Kenyan Olympic Trials back in June.
- Belarus’s Matvei Volkov Clears 5.45m To Win World U20 PV Title While "Authorized Neutral Athlete (AKA Russian) Violetta Ignatyeva Dominates The Discus (57.12m)
- Finland’s Saga Vanninen Wins World U20 Heptathlon Title
Pre Classic Preview
- Watch LetsRun.com Pre-Classic Preview Show
- RRW: Saturday's Bowerman Mile Sure To Be Fast
- Sha'Carri Richardson: "The attention that I was able to bring to the sport, whether it was negative or positive, for the simple fact people are now watching ...I'm honored, I would say."
- In terms of most anticipated non-championship track races in history, where does the women's 100 at Pre rank?
- Sha' Carri about to get that wake up call
- Pre Classic ticket update - website shows only 730 tickets left
- Prefontaine Classic startlists finally out
- Emma Coburn OUT of Pre Classic
- Cheptegei, Ahmed and Chelimo in the 2 Mile at the Pre Classic. Any predictions?
- Fisher will run 8:08
NYC Marathon is November 6
Kenenisa Bekele is making his NYC debut, Kibiwott Kandie is making his major marathon debut and Peres Jepchirchir is chasing history. Plus how do the 2021 NYC, Boston and Chicago fields stack up against each other?
*MB: Bekele running Berlin AND NYC?
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.
The Real Champs from Tokyo
Including a guy who became a huge track and field fan and lost weight because of LRC.
Distance News of Note Not Related To Pre
Rupp was disappointed with the result in Tokyo but proud of his effort as he had "never died like that before from that far out." He said he had some great workouts in July and is thus pumped for a chance at redemption in Chicago.
*MB: Galen Rupp says he and Eliud Kipchoge simply had "some friendly conversation" in middle of Olympic marathon
- Asian record holder in marathon El Hassan El Abbassi (2:04:43) provisionally suspended for suspected blood doping in Tokyo He ran 2:04:43 for 2nd in Valencia in 2018.
- 2:22:50 marathoner Racheal Mutgaa of Kenya is also busted by AIU for testosterone
- MB: Jama Aden sighting. Aden honored in both Bahrain and Somalia for coaching Bahrain's Kalkidan Gezahegne to Olympic silver
- 800 Olympian Charlie Hunter shares a sample week of training - “One key thing I have learnt this season is easy days easy, hard days hard”
Previous World Jrs
Ethiopia's boys 3k winner Tadese Worku was a surprise entrant in the 3k but Kiplangat pulled off the upset.
- Letsile Tebogo (10.19) wins Botswana's first-ever global gold at any World Athletics event in boys 100 (video)
- Jamaica's Tina Clayton (11.09) wins women's 100 for Jamaica
- Day 2 field event recap: Cuba's Huan Carley Vazquez Gomez wins shot in 6th round (19.73), Saga Vanninen wins heptathlon for Finland (5997), as Serbia's Adriana Vilagos wins javelin (61.46)
- Five things to follow on day three in Nairobi
- More Jr News: New Loudoun Valley coach Kevin Shirk talks about how things are going - "I spent a few weeks wondering if I was the luckiest person or the dumbest person in the world for accepting"
Previous World Jr News
*MB: Official 2021 World Jr Discussion Thread - Here are our 5 biggest things to watch.
- Selemon Barega's training partner Tadese Worku is thrilled to come through as favorite in 3k
- RR Meet Sasha Zhoya of France/Zimbabwe/Australia - the greatest U18 hurdler and pole vaulter in history He broke Mondo Duplantis' age-group pole vault records as a kid but now hurdles.
- Five things to follow on day two in Nairobi The 100 finals as well as the w3k are among the highlights.
- Intersex athlete Beatrice Masilingi is rocking the 100m at World Jrs *Discuss
- Day 1 PM Recap: 7:34/26:58 man Tadese Worku crushes field in 3000 at World Jrs as Ethiopia dominates
- Day 1 AM Recap: Intersex athlete Beatrice Masilingi rocked the 100m in 11.20.
- Heartbreak For Kenya After DQ In 4x400 Mixed Relay They were DQ'd for a lane violation.
- Simple, short and opening ceremony was a success in Kenya
Tokyo 2020 Report Card
From A+ to F, Jonathan Gault hands out grades to all 32 American mid-d/distance runners who competed in Tokyo/Sapporo.
NYC Marathon is November 6
Olympic bronze medallist Molly Seidel leads the field as Des Linden will do the Boston/NYC double just 4 weeks apart.
*MB: 2021 TCS NYC Marathon American Elite Field Announced - All 3 US Olympians + Des Linden will race
Your latest American stars share their insights.
American Record Holders
American Record Holders
Keira D'Amato, the new American record holder in the marathon, was joined by Deena Kastor, who held the record for 15 years.
Sisson was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast after she became the first American to go sub 67 in the half marathon on a record-eligible course. Podcast highlights above. Full pod here.
Woody Kincaid joined us after he broke the American record indoors at 5000. He talks above why he left the Bowerman Track Club. Podcast highlights and link to full podcast here.
Coogan's New Balance Boston team had 3 Olympians in 2021 and 2022 could be the biggest year yet for the program with 2 new additions and the TRACK at New Balance coming on March 1st.
Danny Mackey has taken the Brooks Beasts from an unproven club to the Olympic podium in its first decade.
Dathan Ritzenhein is the first of the top pro coaches to sit down and talk about his club heading into the 2022 campaign.
Best of Jon Gault
Best of Jon Gault
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