Brian Fay, who didn't even score at NCAAs at UW ran an Irish record of 13:01.40 under a new coach, and former FSU star Adriaan Wildschutt ran 13:02 in the B heat. Not everyone ran great as US HSer Connor Burns was last in 14:02 and US steeple champ Krissy Gear ran just 4:15.11 in the 1500.
*Fay runs race of his life to break Irish 5000m record in Belgium
Waskom just missed the 3:34.20 Worlds standard but still earned a bunch of ranking points and should have no problem making Budapest.
*MB: Waskom 3:34.65 in Italy.
Plus Cravont Charleston vs Fred Kerley in the men's 100, El Baakali in the steeple & Alison dos Santos makes his season debut against Wayde van Niekerk in the 400.
Kipchoge addressed the media on Saturday and also said he would rather win 3 Olympic golds than all 6 World Marathon Majors.
The weekend starts with Joe Waskom chasing the Worlds Standard, has Connor Burns going for the high school 5000m record, and ends with a stacked Silesia Poland Diamond League meet.
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Who wins the men's 100m?
How fast will Jakob run?
Kipchoge has said he wants to run all the majors but his NYC debut will now have to wait at least until 2024. Will Kipchoge ever remove the Pete Sampras-esque French Open hole on his CV and win a hilly major?
Will Eliud Kipchoge ever win NYC and/or Boston?
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Plus which distance group is the best in the US and thoughts on Sha'Carri Richardson's no-show in the mixed zone.
There was a ton of great action last week outside of the US champs and we break it down for you. Plus is Oregon's future actually bright?
Sinclaire Johnson, the top US finisher in the 1500 at Worlds in 2022, will take her spot.
Nur was great over the last 1k as Woody Kincaid's big kick was nowhere to be seen and Grant Fisher was a DNS. The women's 5000 was a carbon copy of the 10,000 with Cranny a dominant winner.
Hoppel repeated while Akins made her first team in style. Ajee' Wilson's streak of making teams ended as she finished dead last.
Has the US found two new potential steeple stars? Plus learn about 31-year old journeyman who just made his first team.
Joe Waskom 2nd, Cole Hocker 3rd. Waskom doesn't have the Worlds standard but after Saturday his ranking should be high enough to go to Budapest.
Cory McGee was 3rd, edging Sinclaire Johnson by .01, but Johnson could go to Worlds if Mu focuses on the 800 only.
The Tracksmith-sponsored Charleston, who has no shoe sponsor, was running his first US final. Richardson overcame a slow start to win in 10.82.
The 800 semis always provide drama and that certainly was true on Friday night as both of Stanford's freshman phenoms failed to advance, Will Sumner got the job done, Nia Akins looked amazing and a surprise men's semi winner, Wes Ferguson, was tossed out.
USAs start Thursday but for our distance finals only prediction contest you have until Saturday evening to get your picks in.
Kincaid and Cranny were incredible over the final 200m to win the US titles. 3rd placers Natosha Rogers & Sean McGorty don't have the standard and will have to wait to see if they're headed to Worlds.
Reigning US champ Cooper Teare was eliminated from the 1500 on day 1 in a shock upset as Matthew Centrowitz made the final and Yared Nuguse was sublime. In the women's 1500, Addy Wiley looked great and Athing Mu PR'd. Will Sumner returned to form in the 800 where Nia Akins looked fantastic. Courtney Frerichs fell but advanced in the steeple.
Richardson's time was the fastest by an American in 12 years.
Defending women's champ Senbere Teferi was possibly going to set a new CR but she made a wrong turn and ended up third as Fotyen Tesfay (30:44) won. In the men's race, for the first time in history, the top 3 men all were given the same time (27:43) as Charles Langat won.
*Peachtree 10K lead woman at finish followed motorcycle off course, finished fourth 8
Is Nordås the least talented runner to break 3:30 in history? He thinks so, "I can guarantee you I'm the slowest sub 3:30 guy in history." Text highlights from his appearance on the LRC Track Talk podcast.
The NCAA 5000 champ is the first female track and field athlete to sign an NIL deal with Nike.
In a great candid talk, Nordås talks about his incredible breakthrough in 2023, what he thinks about the LRC doubters who say the improvement is too good to be true, his relationship with Jakob Ingebrigtsen and much more. This interview will also be put at the end of our regular podcast at the end of the week but if you want instant access, join the SC today.
What links Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the NAU cross country team, and Sebastian Coe? Double threshold training, which is having a moment in 2023. Note, most of this article is behind our SC paywall for 72 hours (until Saturday).
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.
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.
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.
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.
-- Brain Fay, who didn't even score at NCAA outdoors this year for UW (9th in the 5000, and only 8th indoors), talking after setting a new Irish 5000 record of 13:01.40 at the Night of Athletics meeting Heusden. Coming into the meet he had a 13:16.52 pb.