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Archived Homepage For October 29, 2021
Archived Homepage For October 29, 2021
It's a big xc weekend in the USA
It's one of the greatest weekend of the year is this weekend if you are a college xc fan. All of the Power 5 meets are on Friday. We'll break them down for our SC members in the Friday 15 podcast after the action ends.
World Famous Messageboard NCAA XC Chatter
- 2021 ACC XC IS Friday!!!
- SEC Championship Predictions
- PAC12 XC turns in perhaps the most pathetic course in all of XC. Course just loops around recreational soccer fields for 6K/8K
- Big East Championship
- Big Ten Predictions
- Big West Rankings and Prdictions
- 2021 Ivy League XC predictions...?
- XC Champs Watching
- 2021 Ivy League XC predictions...?
- GLIAC XC 2021
- Big Sky Cross Country Championships GMAC 2021
- MIAC XC 2021
- Mid-Atlantic 2021 Men's XC Thread
- NESCAC XC 2021 Thread
- My coach is pissed about guys on my team lying about their height!
- Hardest D1 XC Conferences to be All-Conference In
On The Boards
On The Boards
LRC This Week's LRC Pod (link fixed) - Letesenbet Gidey 62:52, USATF World's Selection Policy Sucks, Athlete of Year, and Beer Mile WR
- 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.
- 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."'
- 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.
- From 3:04 to 2:29 in 3 years, a look at the incredible rise of British marathoner Rose Harvey She got 15th in London this year after running 3:04 there just three years ago.
Field / Sprint News
- Raven Saunders talks about going from being a patient at two mental health institutions to Olympic silver in the shot put A good and inspiring profile of Saunders who succinctly described some of her struggles as, “I’m black, I’m gay, I’m in Mississippi.”
- Stephen Francis on Elaine Thompson-Herah's departure - It's about the money "So I will say in summary that most athletes from what I’ve heard who have made changes, do it because of finances. Messi left Barcelona because of finances. Ronaldo left Juventus just because of finances. Everybody, athletes in general try to maximize earnings. Many times they’re unsuccessful and I would not be surprised if this was the case here.”
- Rio 4 x 400 medallist Anyika Onuora of GBR talks about how racist it was to grow up in Liverpool in the 1990s “Because we were the only black family within the area, we were always the target. We weren’t allowed to play out, eggs would get smashed on the windows, or bricks would come through the window. Then there was stuff put through the letterbox. We got robbed, the car got stolen and they basically put a firebomb in the car. Things were getting really dangerous just to even live and exist in that area, so we had to move."
- SAFP used to think she'd be too old for 2024 Paris but now says "I could definitely see it as a thing"
- 2009 World discus champion and 14-time Aussie champ Dani Stevens retires at age 33
Crazy New Details On Agnes Tirop's Murder
The craziest info in this article is that Tirop was likely killed two days before her body was found despite the fact that neighbors and her sister (who was staying in the same house) heard screams the night she was killed. The article also alleges that Tirop's husband had been transferring ownership of her property and cars to himself before her death.
- Investigator Says Tirop's Agnes Husband Left A Confession Note Tirop had apparently been staying away from the home she shared with her husband due to his abuse, but was convinced to come back, although her sister came with her because she was worried about her safety.
- Several Kenyan Athletes Share Their Memories Of Agnes Tirop Includes words from Olympic marathon champ Peres Jepchirchir, Hellen Obiri and 2016 Olympian and Bernard Lagat's sister Violah Lagat.
800m Royalty
Rogers' 2021 ended with a PB, an Olympic bronze medal, and the 4th fastest time ever by an American, not to mention a 25th birthday bash/ medal party (where Ajee' Wilson was in attendance) and being honored at the Houston Texans game. We talked to Ajee' and Raevyn separately. Listen on your favorite podcast app at the link above or in the player above.
Sprint Stuff
- Italy Is Outraged At Marcell Jacobs' And Gianmarco Tamberi's Exclusion From World Athletics' Nominees For Athlete Of The Year Italian National Olympic Committee President Giovanni Malagò has accused World Athletics of "a lack of respect."
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Isn't Counting Herself Out Of Paris 2024 Even Though She'll Be 38-Years-Old "Before I counted it (Paris 2024) out, but then after the season and just the progress, you kind of know there's more. ...Paris 2024, I could definitely see it as a thing. I definitely think 10.50 is possible."
- Sydney McLaughlin Honored By Her High School With Ceremony And Olympic Banner
Doping News: Huge Scandal In Ukraine
The report also says the Ukraine anti-doping organization reported six tests as out-of-competition when they were actually in-competition so that the athletes would meet the minimum number of out-of-competition tests required to go to Tokyo 2020.
- World Athletics Approves Applications Of Three Russian Distance Runners To Compete As Neutral Athletes 150 Russian athletes have been given neutral athlete status in 2021.
- Indonesian Olympic Committee President Fighting To Have WADA Ban Lifted Apparently there is a list of 24 items WADA has identified for them to take action on including paying a 4-year-old debt of $21,220 to the Qatar Anti-Doping Laboratory.
USATF News
- USATF Release 2022 World Championship Marathon Team Selection Procedure Preference will be given to athletes who finished top-10 at the Olympics or Chicago, Boston or NYC in 2021.
*MB: The new WC US Marathon standards are out. - USATF Foundation Board Awards Pitch Johnson Grants To 50 Athletes The athletes get $1500 each, totally $75,000.
UKA Sh*t Show
- The Telegraph: "Inside UK Athletics' Turmoil: Athletes Revolt, Outsiders Leave Sport 'In A Mess' And Shock Exits" Not many seem sad to see UKA chief executive Jo Coates and performance director Sara Symington go with GB legends including Linford Christie and Paula Radcliffe speaking out. Christie: “We need to stop employing people who have no track and field experience."
- Stephen Maguire The Frontrunner To Take Over UK Athletics After Resignation Of Joanna Coates Maguire, currently head of high performance at Sport Ireland, left UKA last year when he was controversially overlooked for the head coach job as Christian Malcolm was chosen.
LetsThrow.com
- Four-Time Australian Olympian Dani Stevens Retires She won 2009 world discus gold as well as three Commonwealth Games medals.
- RIP: Columbia University Shot Put Record Holder Albert Thompson, 89 In 1954, Thompson threw the shot 16.35m, a school record that still stands today.
- US Shot Putter Raven Saunders Talks About How She Came Back From Post-2016 Olympic Depression And Injury To Win Olympic Silver In Tokyo In 2018 Saunders says she contemplated suicide and ended up spending time in mental health institutions to get herself back on track mentally.
Week That Was
In this week's weekly recap, we give unsolicited career advice to CJ Albertson and Jim Walmsley, wonder if Letesenbet Gidey is the second coming of Paula Radcliffe/Eliud Kipchoge, and say goodbye to two track stars who died way too young.
Trouble At Oregon?
(link fixed) Six women who recently left Oregon say they felt devalued as individuals and at risk for eating disorders because of the data-driven approach to their weight and body fat percentages. Head coach, Robert Johnson, defended the program's scientific approach and use of DEXA scans (medical imaging tests using X-rays to measure bone density and body fat percentage).
- MB: UO women track athletes alleging they felt victimized by the program's data-driven approach to weight and body fat percentage
- USATF Responds To Ken Goe's Article They give a link for anyone to report abuse, but say they do "not provide support to college athletes."
More From The Weekend
If you take out the time spent drinking, Bellmore's 400m splits were a sub-4 mile.
- AW Extensive Weekly Round-Up: GB Olympic Marathoner Jess Piasecki Runs 31:19 (#4 On UK All-Time List) To Win The Aged UK Leeds Abbey Dash 10k She beat out Charlotte Arter (31:30) and Jess Judd (31:38). Kadar Omar (28:46) won the men's race. 2:12:21 and 2:29:12 won the Venice Marathon and 2:09:43 and 2:30:27 won the Linz Marathon in Austria.
- Eritrea’s Awet Habte And Burundi’s Francine Niyomukunzi Win World Athletics XC Meet In Zornotza, Spain
- Providence's Abdel Laadjel And Central Connecticut's Angie Rafter Are NCAA DI XC Athletes Of The Week After Winning The CCSU Mini Meet
Recruiting News
- 2:00.78 High Schooler Roisin Willis Chooses Stanford Willis qualified for the Olympic Trials last summer and made it to the 800m semis.
- MileSplit: Current Class of 2022 NCAA Track And Field Commitments
China Cancels Marathon Season
- The Wuhan Marathon Was Cancelled At The Last Minute Due To Concerns Over Rising Covid Cases In China Organizers cancelled it only two days before it was scheduled to go off last Sunday.
- Beijing Marathon Cancelled Due To Rising Number Of Covid Cases In China
2021 In Review
- Eliud Kipchoge Crowned Best Male Athlete Of Tokyo 2020 At The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil received the award for best female athlete of Tokyo 2020 after winning three medals (a gold, silver and bronze).
- World Athletics Announces Nominees For Male World Athlete of The Year Eliud Kipchoge, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Joshua Cheptegei are the distance men to make the list of 10. You can cast your vote on World Athletics' social media pages.
- World Athletics Announces Nominees For Female World Athlete of The Year Sifan Hassan, Athing Mu, Fiath Kipyegon are the distance women on the list of 10. You can cast your vote on World Athletics' social media pages.
- Video Of Every Diamond League Record In 2021 Includes Karsten Warholm's 46.70 (400H), Yomif Kejelcha's 7:26.25 (3000m) and Elaine Thompson-Herah's 10.54 (100m).
- Best Photographs Of 2021 To Be Honored At World Athletics Awards
- Track Gets Three Finalists For 2021 NCAA Woman Of The Year Award Mikayla Bisignani of Johns Hopkins, Anna Cockrell of Southern California and Eka Jose of Washington (Mo.).
Hall Of Fame Additions
- Shalane Flanagan Highlights New York Road Runners Hall Of Fame Class Of 2021 Eliud Kipchoge will receive the Abebe Bikila award.
- Former Olympic LJ Champ Greg Rutherford Enters England Athletics Hall Of Fame
Rotterdam Marathon
Kenya's Marius Kipserem lead early, but ended up losing to Abdi by 28-seconds. Kenya's Stella Barsosio won the women's race in 2:22:08. *Discuss
Valencia Half
Valencia Half
The 5000 and 10,000m WR holder ran 62:52 today in her half-marathon debut. Wow.
Jonathan Gault tries to put Letesenbet Gidey's amazing WR in perspective for you. Is she the greatest women's distance talent ever? Or was it the shoes? Or something more sinister?
- Official thread: Set your alarm clocks now (2:30 am ET Sunday). The women are going for the WR in Valencia.
- Gidey just ran the single greatest female running performance ever... Give her the black page! Letesenbet MF Gidey 1:02:52
- Valencia Half Marathon, quick visual, top 10 men, and Gidey, 1:02:52.
- Frank Lara going for Ryan Hall's American record in Valencia
Rest In Peace
- Agnes Tirop's Funeral Attended By Over 4000 Mourners Attendees included Faith Kipyegon, Hellen Obiri and Joshua Cheptegei as Tirop was burred at her parents' house on what would have been her 26th birthday. *2nd article
- Ecuador Soccer Stadium Hosts A Burning Chapel To Receive Sprinter Alex Quiñónez's Coffin
*Alex Quiñónez Was Killed Alongside His Friend, Ecuadorian Singer Jojairo Arcalla Outside A Shopping Center - World Athletics: RIP Prolific Track Photographer Jean-Pierre Durand, 66
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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
Take Your Love of LetsRun to the Next Level
Take Your Love of LetsRun to the Next Level
LetsRun Classics
LetsRun Classics
‒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.)