He won the race by .37 over Kenya's Festus Lagat to take almost two seconds off German Fernandez's world U20 indoor record from 2009.
*MB: Cameron Myers 3:53 Mile!
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Dr. Sander Invy
For comparison's sake, Tuohy ran 4:24.26 at the same meet two years ago for 3rd.The time put Nielsen #3 on the NCAA all-time list. Nia Akins won the 800m in 2:01.03.
*MB: Katelyn Tuohy’s 2025 Debut @ Dr Sanders Invy
More Weekend Indoor Action
- MB: Olympic champ Cole Hocker opens up 2025 with 2:50 1200 leg on DMR on Friday night, comes back next day and wins 1000 in 2:18 over Cooper Teare To be fully transparent, we are assuming he ran the 1200 leg as no names are listed on the results website and a messageboard said he was running it.
- Euro Round-Up: Belgium's World Indoor Bronze Medalist Eliott Crestan Sets European Indoor 600m Best With 1:14.92 Win At The LBFA Allianz Championships Elsewhere, Samuel Chapple broke the Dutch indoor 1500m record with 3:35.61.
- World U20 XC Champ Marta Alemayo Runs World Under-18 Best Of 8:39.80 To Win 3000m At The Astana Indoor Meet In Kazakhstan She took more than six seconds off the 12-year-old record. Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson made his indoor debut with a 6.56 60m, although he might be dealing with an injury as he struggled with a slow start and was briefly limping after the finish. Tia Clayton won the women's race in 7.18.
- MB: UPenn Mile - Marco Langon (3:54.60) over Liam Murphy (3:54.61) & Gary Martin (3:54.94)
- MB: 15 Year old New Zealander Sam Ruthe runs 4:01 mile...Wow! 4th place in a race won by Sam Tanner in 3:55.75.
- Wisconsin Men Run NCAA Leading DMR (9:52.88) To Lead Day 1 Of Dr. Sander Scorcher At The Armory Wisconsin won the women's race as well in an NCAA-leading 11:16.71.
- Greece's Olympic Pole Vault Bronze Medalist Emmanouil Karalis Opens Season With World Leading 5.85m At The Perche Elite Tour Slovenia's Tina Sutej won the women's with 4.66m.
On The Boards
On The Boards
LRC Rankings And Other Distance News
From the 800 through the marathon, we rank our top 10 men in the world and top 5 in the United States from 2024.
- Saturday's Dr. Sander Scorcher at the Armory has some great matchups How about Katelyn Tuohy v Elly Henes in the mile, Ajee' Wilson v Nia Akins at 800 and Aussie teen sensation Cam Myers vs Adam Spencer in the mile as they try to go sub-3:50?
*MB: 18 Year old Aussie Cameron Myers to run DR. Sanders Mile this weekend. How fast? - USTFCCCA announces its 2024 HS XC coaches of the year Jonathan Dalby and Eric Selle from Mountain Vista (Colo.) High School and “Frankie” Ruiz from Belen Jesuit (Fla.) Preparatory School are your winners.
*Video chat with Frankie Ruiz
*Video chat with Dalby and Selle - Q&A with Sadie Engelhardt who says her #1 goal is to break Mary Cain's 4:04 1500 mark
- Stanford's Roisin Willis named ACC athlete of the week for her 1:25.74 600m (#2 all-time NCAA)
International News
- Super deep Tokyo Marathon Elite Fields announced - Joshua Cheptegei will take another crack The women's field includes the last 3 champs - Sutume Asefa Kebede (2:15:55), Rosemary Wanjiru (2:16:14) and Brigid Kosgei (2:14:04)-- plus 2022 world champion Gotytom Gebreslase and last year's Dubai winner Tigist Ketema (2:16:07) and another 6 women in the 2:17-2:19 range. The men's field is led by defending champ Benson Kipruto (2:02:16), Derese Geleta (2:02:38) and Joshua Cheptegei (2:08:59).
*MB: Tokyo marathon 2025 - Cheptegei - Josh Kerr opens up to AW - He's got no regrets about 2024 but wants to be best 1500m runner of this era A great read.
*MB: Josh Kerr: I want to be the best 1500m runner of this era - "That means I need to have more titles.. and run faster times." - Josh Kerr extends deal with Brooks for 10 years through 2034 "This is like the best scenario I could ever ask for." You can view Kerr's ecstatic Instagram post here.
- Gjert Ingebrigtsen's lawyer asks judge to close trial to the press, but several major international outlets want to be in the courtroom The trial is expected to last over 30 days.
- Video chat with Dalby and Selle
RIP
- 1976 Olympic 400m silver medallist (gold in 4 x 400) Fred' Newhouse has died at age 76 We HIGHLY suggest you read this profile on him from PVAMU.
- Recommended Read How Fred Newhouse went from barely running to Olympic silver
- 1974 NCAA shot champ & Western Kentucky legend Jesse Stuart dies at 73 He also was a 3-time NCAA runner-up.
More International News
- Rush Chepng'etich explains why she bombed the Prison XC champs - She had malaria "I did not expect to complete the race because I was sick. On Friday, I struggled to wake up in the morning, but I had to do my best because this is work. Malaria put me down, but I will get better.
- Jacob Kiplimo's coach doesn't rule out a return to the track after marathon debut in London - "We will see after London."
- Daniel Ebenyo begs Athletics Kenya to put him on WC marathon team It's not everyday that you see a medallist on the track ('23 silver in 10,000) plead to run the marathon at Worlds. “I’m pleading with AK to include me in the marathon team because I’m serious about the marathon. Chicago (2:06:04) was my first, and I think I’m going to do my best. I’m pleading with AK to give me a chance in the marathon team.”
- Jemma Reekie reflects on her first year under new coach Jon Bigg - 'I had to change' Her first year, where she focused on going from being a heel striker to forefront runner, saw her pb in the 800 (1:55.61) and win World Indoor silver but also fail to make the Olympic final.
- Paris Olympic bronze medallist Abraham Kibiwott backs Kenya's 'ripe talent' to reclaim steeple dominance
- Rejuvenated after running a 2:20 pb in Berln, Japan's Mizuki Matsuda is pumped for Osaka Marathon Matsuda almost retired after last year's Osaka race but now has new love for the sport. " "I'm going to give it everything that I still have in me," she said.
*WA Preview: Course record-holder Edesa faces Salpeter and Matsuda in Osaka
Odds & Ends
- Woman who runs marathons dressed as a polar bear raises more than £1 MILLION for charity At the PolarNight Marathon in Tromsø, Norway, she claimed the Guinness record for fastest ice marathon dressed as a mammal (female).
- Do you have morals? WADA's deadline for candidates to apply for one seat on WADA’s Independent Ethics Board is Feb 1
- Letsile Tebogo admits he was imprssed by Kishane Thompson's 6.48 60m - "“He is flying 😮💨😮💨😮💨️🔥️🔥️🔥”!
2025 Millrose
Hoppel's win at Millrose last year kicked off a career year in 2024 that included a World Indoor title. The field also includes NCAA 800 champ Shane Cohen & 16-year-old high school sophomore Cooper Lutkenhaus (1:47 pb).
Shelby H will return to competition next weekend
Houlihan will race on the track for the first time since her four-year doping suspension expired last week. She is also planning on running a mile at Boston University on February 8.|
NCAA / HS News
- NXN Champ Jane Hedengren Presented With Gatorade Player Of The Year Award For Girls Cross Country She was surprised at school with the award by steeplechase Olympian and fellow Utahn Courtney Wayment. An interesting note from the article is that her father is a BYU professor in Chemical Engineering who has developed technology to use AI to improve runners' form.
- Florida's Jenoah McKiver Set A World Best In The 600 Yard Run Last Weekend At The Corky Classic In Texas He ran 1:05.75 to take more than a second off the previous mark from 2020.
- Bowerman Award Men's Preseason Watch List New Mexico's Habtom Samuel, North Carolina's Parker Wolfe and Ethan Strand and Texas A&M's Sam Whitmarsh are the distance runners to make the list.
- Bowerman Award Women's Preseason Watch List Alabama's Doris Lemngole, Florida's Hilda Olemomoi, LSU's Michaela Rose and Stanford's Juliette Whittaker are the distance runners to make the list.
- Event-By-Event Top-10 NCAA Marks From Last Week (January 14-20)
News From European/Asia
- Laura Muir To Be Coached By Steve Cram And Laura Weightman Muir parted with Andy Young, her coach of 11 years, two years ago and then spent the last two years being coached by UK "endurance performance manager" Steve Vernon. She says she's excited to work with Cram and Weightman who she's known for over a decade.
- Mondo Duplantis Crowned Swedish Sportsman Of The Year (All Sports) This is the fifth time he has won this award. He also won Achievement of the Year award for his WR clearance to win gold in Paris.
- India's Two-Time Olympic Javelin Medalist Neeraj Chopra Gets Married Congrats to the happy couple!
- Eritrea's Berhane Tesfay (2:11:44), Kenya's Joyce Chepkemoi Tele (2:24:56) Win Mumbai Marathon
- Nagano Runs CR To Win 4th-Straight Japan National Men's Ekiden
- Kamimura Gakuen HS Wins And Kyocera Corporate Team Get Wins At Kitakyushu Invitational Women's Ekiden,
Olympic News
- Seb Coe Visits Bermuda As Part Of IOC President Election Campaign Coe was there as the keynote speaker at the Chubb Bermuda Triangle Challenge and said, "My candidacy is a very simple concept. It is really about empowering individual federations, National Olympic Committees, our members, and our athletes."
- Controversy Over Rapidly Deteriorating Medals From The 2024 Paris Olympics The IOC has been accused of using poor quality materials for the medals with my Olympians taking to social media to show how rough their medals looked just months (or even days) after the Paris Olympics.
- IOC President Thomas Bach Says He Is Confident About LA 2028 Despite The Fires; Calls Donald Trump "A Sports Fan At Heart" In a meeting with the LA organizing committee president, President Trump said, "These are America's Games. They are more important for Los Angeles than ever. I will support this in every way possible and make them the best Games."
- Thomas Bach Says He Hasn't Talked To Donald Trump About LA Games In Wake Of Wildfires Bach, who's term ends in June, said, "I don't think it would be really fair or right, with regard to my successor, to seek contact again now and perhaps influence any decisions that are then incumbent on my successor."
Upcoming Track Action
- World Champ Gudaf Tsegay Going For World Indoor 3000m Record In Lieven On February 13 The record is 8:16.60 and she ran 8:16.68 in 2023 and 8:17.11 last year. Grant Holloway is announced for the 60H and Katie Moon in the PV.
- Olympic 100m Silver Medalist Kishane Thompson Is Running His First Indoor Race Ever In Astana, Kazakhstan On Saturday Thompson opened his season this past weekend with an outdoor 60m of 6.48 and will face Andre De Grasse in Astana. The women's 3000m has a matchup between 2022 world indoor 1500m medalist Hirut Meshesha, who last year won the African Games over 1500m. Also in the field is her highly rated 16-year-old compatriot world U20 XC champ Marta Alemayo.
- Clash Of Global Shot Put Champions In Karlsruhe On February 7 Olympic champ Yemisi Ogunleye vs two-time world champ Chase Jackson and world indoor champ Sarah Mitton. Two-time world champ Malaika Mihambo is in the LJ.
- European Champ Angelica Moser And Olympic Bronze Medalist Emmanouil Karalis Announced For Perche Elite Tour Pole Vault Meet In France On Friday
- World Athletics Release 2025 Continental Tour Calendar 13 meets on five different continents starting with the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne on March 29 (Olympic 200m champ Letsile Tebogo is already announced).
News From The UK
- Keely Hodgkinson, Jake Wightman And Georgia Bell All Making Record Attempts At The Keely Klassic On February 15 Hodgkinson is going for the world indoor 800m record while Jake Wightman tries to take back his UK indoor 1000m record (he used to have it at 2:17.51, but Charlie Da'Vall broke it with 2:17.20 4-years ago). Olympic 1500m bronze medalist Georgia Bell will try to break Laura Muir's UK indoor 1500m record of 3:59.58.
- 17-Year-Old British 800m Olympian Phoebe Gill Runs 53.65 For 400m At The Lee Valley Open
- Evan Grime Sets UK Under-17 Indoor 1500m Record With 3:49.47 At The BMC Sheffield Grand Prix He finished 6th place.
- Former British Indoor 400m Champ Ben Higgins Retires At 24-Years-Old Due To Heart Issues
European Indoor Results
- Spain’s Elvin Josue Canales Runs A National Indoor 800m Record Of 1:44.65 To Win In Luxembourg
- Poland’s Jakub Szymanski Runs Second Fastest European 60H Ever With 7.41 In Luxembourg Home favorite Patrizia Van der Weken ran two national records with a world lead in the 60m (7.07) and 2nd place in the 200m (23.17) behind Germany’s Jessica-Bianca Wessolly (22.84).
- Italian 15-Year-Old Kelly Doualla Runs European Under-18 60m Record With 7.23 In Ital
Houston Was Sunday
Mantz took down Hall’s AR on the same Houston course where he set it in 2007 as Weini Kelati (66:09) broke the women’s AR for the second year in a row. A record seven Americans ran sub-61:00.
The 1st American Record of 2025 Has Fallen - Near WR
Hoey broke Shane Streitch's old AR of 2:16.16 by nearly two seconds and missed Ayanleh Souleiman's 2:14:20 WR by just .28.
The NCAA Record Also Went Down
His teammate Abel Teffra was 2nd in 2:17.39 (the second fastest time in collegiate history).
2025 London Will Be Spectacular
London never fails to deliver. This year's field is amazing yet again as it will include a record six sub-2:05 men and the three fastest women in history. Plus, it will serve as the debut for two-time world cross country champion Jacob Kiplimo, the only man in history with 3 sub-58 half-marathon clockings.
Kipchoge, who is seeking a record 5th London victory, says he wants to keep running as long as he can inspire people to run. "I will not be in LA [2028] when you convince me that the world has become a running world."
*MB: Kipchoge to 2025 London - Can he still compete with the best or is he washed?
Podcasts
Supporters Club podcast. Clip above. Subscribe for full pod. We break down the Houston Half Marathon and the American record chances of Joe Klecker, Conner Mantz, Weini Kelati and others.
Shelby Houlihan's return from her doping ban got the lion's share of attention in the weekly pod.
News From Overseas
Cheruiyot, 29, has been training with coach Tomasz Lewandowski's group, which also includes Olympic 9th placer Stefan Nillessen. But Cheruiyot's agent said he is still deciding whether to join the group full-time after 10+ years with Bernard Ouma.
- Thomas Barr says "money talks" but doesn't think Grand Slam Track will hurt Diamond League much He admits the big cash has gotten some big athletes but points out a single 2-hour event like the DL is great for TV. Will GST work as well? "It’ll be interesting to see will the actual event hold those people.”
*Rhasidat Adeleke was approached by Grand Slam Track but turned it down Her coachEdrick Floreal “just didn’t see a fit for us” - Jakob will make his indoor mile debut in Lievin on 13 February It's the week after Millrose. Might he have a new WR to try to break?
- Hellen Obiri has gone back to Kenya for a rigorous 10-week training program in Ngong, Kajiado County
- Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo to headline Maurie Plant Meet on March 29th in Australia He'll run the 400.
2025 London Will Be Great
Defending champ Peres Jepchirchir is also in the race while the men's field is lead by Olympic champion Tamirat Tola and defending champ Alex Mutiso.
- Olympic 4th Placer Emile Cairess, Eilish McColgan And 2:25 Woman Charlotte Purdue Lead British Charge For London This will be the long-awaited debut for McColgan.
Hassan and fellow Olympic champ Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia are the first names announced for the 2025 TCS London Marathon field. Hassan shared her thoughts with LetsRun about why it's okay to lose, whether she is the distance GOAT, Ruth Chepngetich's world record, and more. Paywall temporarily lifted.
Shelby Houlihan's Drug Ban Is Over
After serving a four-year ban and missing two Olympics, the American 1500m record holder plans to return to racing this month. We spoke to three shoe execs about Houlihan's comeback and whether they would be interested in signing her. Plus Jerry Schumacher reveals whether he'd be open to coaching her. Paywall temporarily lifted.
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The Latest Men's 1500 News
Kerr says it's good Jakob didn't sign up for Grand Slam Track in the 800/1500 group as watching him run an 800 would be like watching "a deer on ice." When asked for comment, Jakob responded, "The day he contributes to world record racing, I'll take him seriously. But only then."
*Jakob Ingebrigtsen wants YOUR input into his 2025 racing schedule
Boston Marathon Field Announced
Conner Mantz and Clayton Young remain inseparable, Hellen Obiri chases a three-peat, and Eliud Kipchoge's quest to win every major appears to be dead.
One More Look at a Legendary Race
From novice fans to running diehards, there was something for everyone (except perhaps Brits and Norwegians) to enjoy about one of the greatest middle distance races ever run.
Fred Kerley Arrested
Click through for videos of the incident. Kerley has been charged with "battery on a police officer...resisting an officer without violence and disorderly conduct."
- Update 2: Fred Kerley's Estranged Wife Angelica Kerley Speaks Out After His Arrest She was called by his lawyers to speak on his behalf, but instead she said she's going to continue pressing charges. Talking about the alleged domestic abuse incident she said, "...He takes his arm and he wraps it around my neck and he proceeds to choke me so hard that I can't gasp for air. And I'm not going to lie, at some point, I thought that he was going to kill me."
*MB: Fred Kerley allegedly chokes out ex-wife
- Fred Kerley Tweets Bear Emoji After Release From Prison
- Update: The judge in the case has said, "Sergeant, this could have been handled a different way" and Kerley has also been charged for a previous domestic incident involving his then-wife with domestic battery by strangulation and strong-arm robbery.
- USA Today: Fred Kerley arrest footage renews familiar questions about police use of force
Unlike other Publications, We wait until the year is over to hand out our awards
Unlike other Publications, We wait until the year is over to hand out our awards
We actually hand out six awards in this piece - overall Athlete of the Year, Runner of the Year, and Distance Runner of the Year - but Chebet swept all three for the women, edging out SML. For the men, our Runner of the year goes to Grant Holloway over Rai Benjamin and our Distance Runner of the Year is Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
From world records to unlikely breakthroughs to one very strange session of Kenyan parliament, Jonathan Gault recaps the highs and lows of running in 2024.
Year in review podcast
The LRC crew has it's annual 2024 trivia challenge and takes a look at an incredible year of track and field.
Another Record For Chebet
Chebet took 19 seconds off the previous record, which she set at the same race last year, to cap an all-time great 2024 season during the she won world xc, two Olympic golds and became the first to break 29:00 on the track and 14:00 on the roads.
GST
GST signed Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone & Gabby Thomas as Racers, but many of the sport's biggest names such as Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson have yet to commit to the series.
- Grading the 2025 Grand Slam Track Women's Racer Groups In the women's 100 hurdles, the entire 2024 Olympic podium has signed up to be GST Racers in 2025.
Seb Coe Meets With The Media For His Year End Review
In what might have been his final annual year-end media call, Coe raved about SML and talked about his love of XC. As for SML, he said he's "only seen one performance in an Olympic stadium to rival that" and that was Rudisha in 2012. Coe's tenure as World Athletics president could end next year if he is elected as IOC president.
Fisher Speaks
After earning his first global medals in 2024, Fisher is not content to rest on his laurels. "There were two guys better than me in both events," Fisher says. "So there's still a carrot out in front of me." Plus his coach Mike Scannell explains how they will attack the 2025 season, including Grand Slam Track.
Get Your Millrose Tickets Now
America's best miler will race America's best long-distance runner at 3,000 meters in one of the crown jewels of the 2025 indoor season.
Blanks = NCAA XC x 2
Just before Blanks chases a 5,000m pb and collegiate record in what is likely his final NCAA race at Boston University on Saturday, he told LetsRun about the key session of his 2024 XC season -- one he described as "probably the best workout I've had so far in my career."
Big Changes at HOKA NAZ Elite
Almost 11 years after founding NAZ Elite, Rosario is leaving for a new venture. A number of athletes are also leaving the team, including Aliphine Tuliamuk, Krissy Gear, and Kellyn Taylor.
- RW: Major Changes Coming to Northern Arizona Elite "It’s basically everybody that’s old [is not being renewed] if we want to put it bluntly,” Taylor said. “It’s literally, there’s nobody older than 28 on the team now."
- Ben Rosario Resigns as Executive Director, Veteran Marathoners Reportedly Won’t Get New Contracts in 2025
- Ben Rosario's public farewell statement
- MB: NAZ Elite - Major Changes Coming in 2025
Noah Lyles Speaks to LRC
The Tyreek Hill race may be coming together. Lyles has interesting comments on Grand Slam Track, the 100 vs the 200 and whether the sport of track and field wants to change. *Podcast here
Jonathan Gault pays tribute to two legends
Simpson and Centrowitz, who both 1st medalled in 2011 and retired in 2024, leave the sport as two of the faces on the Mt. Rushmore of American 1500m running after piling up a combined eight medals at global championships. And despite not ever finishing in the top 3 on the yearly 1500 list (Simpson's best was 4th, Centro's 9th), they will be remembered as two of the better milers of their generation.
Tim Rowberry Interview Highlights
Rowberry began as a pacer and errand boy at the Nike Oregon Project but has since coached Hassan to six medals across the last two Olympics. He dives into their relationship and why he's looking to expand his training group -- and land a coaching contract from a shoe brand.
World Marathon Majors Soon Will Be Dead....... Unless
Expanding the number of world marathon majors to nine is an absurd idea unless the majors make one simple change that will instantly keep them being compelling, elite sporting events.
Your latest American stars share their insights.
American Record Holders
American Record Holders
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.
Best of Jon Gault
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