- Brother Colm O'Connell says it is a "tremendous honour" to receive Presidential Distinguished Service Award from Irish govt "It's incredible and unbelievable that I should be selected...I often wonder sometimes how somebody who lives in a remote village in Kenya can be singled out."'
- This Week's LRC Pod Letesenbet Gidey 62:52, USATF World's Selection Policy Sucks, Athlete of Year, and Beer Mile WR Rojo's Rant is back in full force once he learns how USATF dropped the ball yet again by issuing their WC marathon selection criteria at the end of October. WHAT A JOKE. Go to the 38:21 mark where he calls for the resignation of Max Siegel.
*MB: The new WC US Marathon standards are out. - RRW US 5k Champs Returning To NYC The Day Before the NYC Marathon - Full Elite Fields Here
- New York City Marathon Announces The Celebrities That Will Be Running This Year We've never heard of most of them but it includes Christy Turlington and Abby Wambach.
*MB: NY City Marathon announced its 2021 celebrity lineup - how many of these 'stars' have you heard of? - Valencia Half Marathon is the world's best Bother WRs were set there plus 8 of the top 10 men's times and 3 of the top 10 for the women.
- Faith Kipyegon will be guest of honor at November's Great Ethiopian Run and can't wait to meet the great Haile Gebreselassie "Haile had such a big impact on running in Ethiopia and Kenya and it is an honour for me to accept his invitation to this year's race," said Kipyegon.
- Alice Wright will be going for 1 hr track British record live on Saturday Talk about publicity stunts. The current record is a joke - it's 36:22 10k pace or 76:45 half marathon pace.
‒Oregon head coach Robert Johnson defending his program's scientific approach and use of DEXA scans with athletes. (DEXA scans are medical imaging tests that use X-rays to measure precise bone density and body fat percentage.)