We help make sense of a very busy weekend for you.
We help make sense of a very busy weekend for you.
Conner Mantz pro debut was a victory in 1:00:55 over Sam Chelanga as Keita D'Amato dominated in 1:07:55.
There were also NZ, Irish, and South African records in the race, while NCAA XC champ Whittni Orton was upset by BAA pro Annie Rodenfels in the women's 5,000, 15:08 to 15:09.
The top-3 women broke 2:30 while there were three men sub-2:13. *Results
NP's Colin Sahlman (14:03.29) was the individual champion, while twin brothers Leo Young (14:05.07) and Lex Young (14:05.49) went 2-3. Newbury Park scored 28 points to win.
Prerace: LRC The 2021 Newbury Park Boys Are the Greatest High School Cross Country Team in US History
Hansons-Brooks (w) and Tinman Elite (m) won the team competitions.
The projected decrease in the # of qualifiers is drastic as just 17.7% of the women and 65.0% of the men in 2020 hit these marks.
Diack, a former top international long jumper, was IAAF president from 1999 to 2015. Even before his monumental scandals which almost destroyed the sport, Diack was apparently known for "dubious leadership ability" and had some non-complimentary nicknames.
Spurred by a $40,000 prize money purse ($7,000 for the winners), 49 women and 62 men have registered for the championships division of the race.
Athing Mu and Erriyon Knighton were named the rising stars and Bobby Kersee won a lifetime coaching award. *Full Live Stream *AW
Runner World's Sarah Lorge Butler is reporting that FBI agents "recently interviewed a high-ranking official within USATF, who has knowledge of the organization’s finances, outside his home" and that a grand jury subpoena has been served. Remember, USATF under head Max Siegel paid two ex-Nike employees more than $20 million to negotiate a no-bid 20+year endorsement deal with Nike.
*Ex-board member Lauren Fleshman welcome federal probe of USATF and asks if Siegel will step down “Is there a plan to suspend Max Siegel while this investigation is going on? [If they don’t], it’s quite a double standard," said Fleshman who noted Vin Lananna had to step down when he was being investigated.
*MB: Nike-USATF-Siegel Subject of a Federal Criminal Investigation
Your latest American stars share their insights.
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.