Sha'Carri vs Shericka vs Dina, Kerley vs Norman, and a loaded men's 3000 are the headliners in the DL opener.
Cory McGee made the US Olympic team in 2021 and the Worlds team in 2022. She has her sights set higher in 2023. We talk to her before the Diamond League opener.
LRC Live 2:10 pm ET Post-Doha INSANT REACTION Show When track and field's opener is over, go to the bathroom, get yourself a cerveza (it's Cinco de Mayo) and then come back to letsrun.com as we'll break it down and tell you what just happened 10 minutes after it's over.
We've got a great double feature of track on Saturday with the Atlanta City Games and the Track Fest at Mt. SAC.
*MB: Donovan Bailey vs Michael Johnson at 150m was great. Who you got this weekend? Noah Lyles or Omanyala at 150? Update: Knighton as well!!
Jenny Simpson's 15:01.70 record has stood for more than 14 years, but it's in jeopardy on Saturday in the Track Fest 5000. Afterward, Tuohy soon will need to decide if she wants to go pro after track or after xc.
How fast will Katelyn Tuohy run on Saturday night?
The joy in her voice, the laughter, will no longer be heard.
*MB: Rest In Peace, Tori Bowie
Bowie won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio Games (100m silver, 200m bronze and 4x100m gold) and was the 2017 World champ in the 100m and 4x100m. Her management company shared the news of her passing, tweeting, “We’ve lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister. Tori was a champion…a beacon of light that shined so bright!”
We break down the action for from Botswana, Texas, Arizona, Penn and Drake.
He ran 3:59.56 to win the race over collegiate athletes and become the 18th high school to go sub-4
*MB: Rocky Hansen sub 4 mile at UVA
Asinga finished 3rd in the college race won by James Dadzie in a world-leading 19.79. Asinga also won the 100m in a wind-aided 9.89. Oklahoma's Kennedy Blackmon won the women's 100m over high schooler Adaejah Hodge (11.11). Hodge won the 200m in a wind-assisted 22.32 (+5.0 tailwind) which isthe second fastest high school time ever (all conditions).
*Note: Erriyon Knighton ran much faster (19.49), but his time didn't count as the official record because he had already gone pro.
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Plus Sha'Carri ran 22.54 (-0.5) for 2nd in the 200.
When track and field fans walk into a bar or go on a run, doping is often the topic of conversation. With that in mind, we want your thoughts on which current track and field stars you think are clean and which you think are dirty.
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The Kiwi star, who had expressed his frustration with the amount of doping in the sport in 2016, was banned for 8 years after testing positive for EPO and "providing false documentation in his defence" as Robertson allegedly provided fake documents showing he went to a hospital for a Covid-19 vaccine but got EPO instead.
Brazier isn't currently running as Jonathan Gault has learned Brazier had to get a follow-up surgery in February (his 3rd surgery in 20 months) following surgery to correct a Haglund's deformity in July 2022.
One of the worst things about track and field is you're not sure what you're watching is real. We polled you whether you think the world records are dirty or clean.
Woody Kincaid is charting his own path in the running world for the first time as a professional. He opens up why he left Bowerman, his desire for American records, and a lot more including Shelby Houlihan.
Are all the fast times merely a product of supershoes? Or is it something more? We spoke to coaches Dathan Ritzenhein, Jason Vigilante and Dave Smith to figure it out.
Yared Nuguse surprised the world by getting one American record last weekend. By the time, the winter is over, he may have 3. Nuguse joined the LRC podcast to talk about his dreams, goals, training with the OAC, and his unorthodox start in the sport.
Kincaid says BTC coach Jerry Schumacher advised him not to leave the team but Kincaid told him, "Hey, I can do this and I think it's what I have to do."
2022 was a year that saw Grant Fisher break out, Sydney McLaughlin explode, and Eliud Kipchoge break the WR (again). Here's what else stood out according to Jonathan Gault.
The Year's Not Over: Japensese New Year's Corporate Ekiden Will Be Broadcast at 7pm ET New Year's Eve - Watch It Live/Race Preview
In a decade, Valencia has gone from afterthought to host of some of the world's fastest races. How did the third-largest city in Spain emerge as a global capital of running? Jonathan Gault journeyed to Spain's Mediterranean coast to find out how.
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.
