- Three-Time World Champion Asbel Kiprop Seeks Comeback After Doping Ban Ends Kiprop: "I was falsely accused of doping. But I have accepted my fate, served my time and now I am ready to return to the track." He says he plans to start his season with an 800 in April, but admits he still needs to lose 11 pounds.
- Nick Willis Cancels Plans To Go Wo World Indoors; Talks About Retirement “If I’d run a 3:55 in that race (Millrose), then I would have definitely planned to go, but the 3:59 showed me, sure I’m still decent, but I’m not at the world-class level any more – and that’s OK. ...I doubt I’ll ever formally retire, and right now I have no interest in doing another race for a little while. But that doesn’t mean the fire might not come back again.”
*NY Times Article On Nick Willis' 20th Straight Year Of Sub-4 Willis says that while he used to inspire New Zealand kids, now he hears more from former athletes and weekend warriors who Willis motivated to "get out there again."
- Four Time Japanese Olympian And World Marathon Bronze Medalist Kayoko Fukushi Retires At 39-Years-Old
