With Noah Lyles v Marcell Jacobs in the 100, Grant Fisher v Josh Hoey v Jake Wightman v Graham Blanks in the 1500, Parker Valby making her pro debut, and Olympic champs Julien Alfred, Rai Benjamin, Masai Russell and Grant Holloway all racing, this meet is loaded. *WA NBIGP preview
Ethan Strand and Colin Sahlman are both in the mile and Cooper Teare's NCAA record of 3:50.39 could be under threat. Plus meet New Mexico's World U20 champion Ishmael Kipkurui.
Friday Night @ 9:30 pm ET: Fast times expected at Friday night's 2025 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon - AW The co-#7 fastest women in history in Ethiopians Girmawit Gebrzihair and Ejgayehu Taye (64:14) lead the women's field while Kenya’s Isaia Lasoi (58:10) leads the mens' field that includes Nicholas Kimeli.
*Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Live Stream (we think it starts at 9:30 pm ET)
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From GOATs (Faith Kipyegon), world records (Ruth Chepngetich) and breakthroughs (Keely Hodgkinson, Beatrice Chebet), this year's women's world rankings had a bit of everything.
Belgrade World Indoor Silver: Thobias Montler (8.23) upset Miltiadis Tentoglou to take LJ, Ronnie Baker (6.53) wins 60m. In mid-d and distance action, Italy's Eloisa Coiro came from behind to take down Olympic finalist Prudence Sekgodiso in the 800, Anass Essayi won a "scrappy: 1500m in 3:37.56, and world jr medallist Meseret Yeshaneh won her first ever indoor race in the 3k (8:56.32). *Full meet replay *Results
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Edwin Kurgat, Adriaan Wildschutt, Ollie Hoare, new OAC additions Ky Robinson and Dylan Jacobs, and Villanova's Liam Murphy are also in the field.
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!
*MB: The fact that German Fernandez held the U20 WR until this past weekend is truly remarkable
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
From the 800 through the marathon, we rank our top 10 men in the world and top 5 in the United States from 2024.
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).
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.|
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.
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.
His teammate Abel Teffra was 2nd in 2:17.39 (the second fastest time in collegiate history).
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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
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.
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.
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."
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.
The LRC crew has it's annual 2024 trivia challenge and takes a look at an incredible year of track and field.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
‒excerpt from the latest piece from our Jonathan Gault.