Ingebrigtsen went wire-to-wire in a meet record of 3:32.76 to sweep the 1500/5000 for the second straight Euros.
Koko bounced back from a subpar Worlds to keep Germany's success at Euros rolling.
The Olympic champion showed he still knows how to run fast when it counts.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen crushed Mohamed Katir over the final 100m to win the European 5000m title.
The track world's eyes will be on Munich starting on Monday as Europe's biggest stars are out for continental glory.
With the major marathon fields are (mostly) set, it's time to get excited for another busy fall of road racing.|
Benard Lagat's record is history as Fisher judged things perfectly and then closed in 57.7.
Monaco Recap Podcast and Video Show (Available to Supporters Club members)
Kipyegon came just .30 shy of Genzebe Dibaba's WR in a valiant effort as Americans Heather MacLean & Elise Cranny broke 4:00.
*MB: Faith Kipyegon so close!
Wightman (2:13.88), Lyles (19.46), and Fraser-Pryce (10.62) all set meet records as the action was great in Monaco once again.
Emily Sisson will lead the American women's contingent at the 2022 Chicago Marathon.
*MB: Conner Mantz to debut at 26.2 in Chicago - Full elite fields out
Hellen Obiri will also make her marathon debut and Americans Sara Hall, Emma Bates, Aliphine Tuliamuk, Des Linden, Nell Rojas, and Stephanie Bruce will compete.
*MB: Hellen Obiri is going to move to the US to train for 2022 NYC Marathon, why?
The field also includes defending champ Albert Korir and five guys with a pb under 2:06.
What a week for track fans, worthy of an epic 3,000+ word WTW breakdown. In it, we tell the Aussies how to pick their team, guess what Sydney M can run for 400 and wonder if the next Ethiopian star has arrived.
Fast wins from Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (10.67, +1.3) and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (12.27, +2.4) turned heads as did Erriyon Knighton getting his first European win in a 19.88 meet record (+0.8). *World Athletics Recap
8 years ago, "she was the young poster girl of the Glasgow Games in 2014, only to be devastatingly tripped coming into the home straight when in contention and to fall away to 11th."
*Ciara Mageean Wins 1500m Silver For Ireland
The World Champs came to play as SAFP capped the meet in style with a 10.66 100m win, plus Mondo, dos Santos and Michael Norman got wins. In the distances, Sifan Hassan returned to the winner's circle, Emmanuel Korir dug deep and won the men's 800 while the Americans struggled, and did Diriebe Welteji arrive as a star in the women's 1500 at the age of 20 as she took down Gudaf Tsegay? *WA Full meet recap
Maine native Emily Durgin (2nd, 32:16) nearly made history as she led much of it and non American woman was has ever on Beach to beacon. Biya Simbassa (3rd, 29:01)was the top male American. Anthony Kioko bought his own bib, got picked up at 4:30 am and was the men's runnerup.
*Local tv: Maine native Emily Durgin almost made history as no American woman has ever won Beach to Beacon
Full results + post-race interviews with the winners.
Which Newbury Park stud does Brosnan compare to Galen Rupp, who does he think can win an NCAA 1500 title and who will be the best pro?
Despite the loss, Tebogo called it the best race of his life. “This is the best race that I have ever run in my life so far. I’m really grateful for the performance and it’s not everybody who can run these fast times, four days in a row.” Full Thursday night recap.
Roisin Willis joined the sub 2:00 club, broke the U20 Championships record and became the third American to win the U20 800m title since 2012 as American high school record holder Juliette Whittaker got bronze.
Guardian says it was the loudest roar since the 2012 Olympics.
Talk about the signings on our messageboard.
*MB: Hacker (and more) to NAZ Elite
9 pm ET Friday Night: Yared Nuguse, Lots of Female NC State Alums Headline Sir Walter Miler Plus they are bringing in Larry Rawson and Colleen Quigley to do the live stream, which requires a Runnerspace+ sub.
An Ethiopian-American woman dominated the Coros prediction contest, while a sports professor and two teachers took home the remaining prizes.
From Max Siegel scheduling a press conference in the middle of the meet while it was going on to Galen Rupp only finishing 19th in the marathon, Rojo reveals what stunned him at Worlds.
We paid one of the top sports scientists in the world to analyze the Shelby Houlihan doping case and CAS ruling. He has 2 pieces for us, the piece above is an opinion piece where he answers our questions. In a 2nd more technical piece, Ross goes through the CAS decision step by step and outlines in clear terms exactly what Houlihan argued and why he thinks CAS ultimately (correctly) ruled against her.
As USATF searches for a bidder for the 2024 Trials, those in charge of recent Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston and Atlanta believe the Trials' financial model is unsustainable. Will anything change?
The new and improved LetsRun.com forum is here. Read about the new features. Or just check them out yourself.
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.
