Yared Nuguse is the guest on this week's pod where we broke down Jacob Kiplimo's crazy run, the double world records by Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Grant Fisher.
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This week's podcast - Yared Nuguse guest
Staff changes at USATF
Five of USATF's nine highest-paid employees have left within the last year. Is USATF desperate to save money? USATF posted a $5.6 million loss on its 2023 tax return.
Sprint Stuff
- Crazy Story: 2020 Olympic 100m Champ Marcell Jacobs Was the Target Of A Cyber-Espionage Network Trying To Find Evidence He Was Doping And apparently the brother of Italian 4x100 Olympic gold medalist Filippo Tortu was involved. Hackers tried to access Jacobs' blood tests and private conversations with his coach and medical team looking for any compromising information.
- Noah Lyles Says Race With Tyreek Hill Will Help "Keep Track Relevant" Lyles said to NBC News, “I’m not here to play around. I’m dead serious about this. I’m going to bring everything I got for this.” Details for the race are still TBD, but Lyles mentioned 60m and NYC's Times Square as possibilities for distance/location.
- Botswana Is Bidding To Host The 2026 World Relay Championships
On The Boards
On The Boards
USATF Indoor Champs
- DyeStat Preview: 10 Things To Watch At The USATF Indoor Championships This Weekend Shelby Houlihan vs Nikki Hiltz in the 1500m along with Heather MacLean, Sinclaire Johnson and Dani Jones. Hobbs Kessler leads the men's 1500m and Josh Hoey the men's 800m. Olympic champions Grant Holloway and Masai Russell are in the 60m hurdles.
Looking Ahead On The Roads
- RRW: Conner Mantz, Emily Sisson To Lead USA Charge At United Airlines NYC Half On March 16 Mantz faces a field that includes sub-60 men Abel Kipchumba (58:07), Richard Etir (59:32), US's Hillary Bor (60:20) and 2020 Olympic 5000m silver medalist Moh Ahmed and Woody Kincaid both making their debut. Sisson is up against Norway's European XC champ Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal, Lonah Chemtai Salpeter of Israel (66:09), Sara Hall and OT winner Fiona O'Keeffe.
- Olympic 10,000m Silver Medalist Berihu Aregawi Making His Half-Marathon Debut In Lisbon On March 9
- 2025 USATF 1 Mile Championships To Be Hosted In Des Moines By Drake Relays And Grand Blue Mile On April 22
Recent European Track Results
- Ukraine’s Olympic Champ Yaroslava Mahuchikh Clears World Leading 2.01m To Win Banska Bystrica HJ Meet Korea’s Woo Sanghyeok won the men's competition with 2.28m.
- Olympic Silver Medallist Kristin Pudenz (61.59m) And Henrik Janssen (64.43m) Win Discus At German Winter Throwing Champs The meet was held outdoors in cold and snowy conditions.
- Europ U23 Champ Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen Opens Season With 46.84 400m Win At The Bassen Sprint Meet In Norway
- Bulgaria's Euro U20 Silver Medalist Bozhidar Saraboyukov Highlights Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships With 8.12 LJ Win
More Distance News
- World Athletics World Record Recap - 7 Records In 9 Days Three of them were by Americans and two to Grant Fisher.
*The Telegraph: "The Three Reasons Why The Best Times Keep Tumbling" They say it's down to shoes, fueling (bicarb) and training. - Refugee Athlete James Lokidichi's Talks About Escaping South Sudan Where He Saw His Father Shot In Front Of Him
- RIP: Former Three-Time NCAA Steeple Champ James Munyala, 72
NCAA / HS News
- NXN Champ Charlie Vause Named Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Player Of The Year Grant Fisher surprised Vause by presenting to the award to him on Tuesday.
- NXN Champ Jane Hedgengren Looking To Be "Comfortably" Under 10 Minutes In The Simplot Games 3200m On Saturday Boys NXN champ Charlie Vause is also racing in the 3200m.
- Arkansas Men Take Over #1 Spot In Latest NCAA Indoor Rankings USC dropped to #2 and Texas Tech and Washington moved up to 3-4.
- Arkansas Women Move Up To #1 In Latest NCAA Rankings BYU jumped four spots to #2 and Texas Tech and Oregon down to 3-4.
- From The Weekend: Colin Sahlman Runs NAU School Record 1:46.40 To Win Husky Classic 800m
- DyeStat MPSF Championships Preview
- Event-By-Event Top-10 NCAA Marks Of The Week (Feb. 11-17)
Bekele In London
Bekele joins a field that includes Eliud Kipchoge, Jacob Kiplimo, defending champ Alex Mutiso, Olympic champ Tamirat Tola and Sabastian Sawe (2:02:05). Bekele ran 2:04:15 for 2nd place in London last year.
What a Week
The 1500, mile, 3k, 5k, and half marathon world records have all gone done in less than a week-and-a-half. Which record is the best?
Non-Distance News Of Note
- The Telegraph: "Oscar Pistorius’s New Life In A Millionaire’s Mansion With A Lookalike Girlfriend" Pistorius has been out on parole for a little over a year and is volunteering at a local church, started a charity and has a new girlfriend.
- Runner's World Writer Says Noah Lyles Is Making "A Huge Mistake" By Running Match Race Against Tyreek Hill The writer argues Lyles has "nothing to gain and everything to lose" because he's expected to win and if it's close or he somehow loses, it'll make just make him and track look bad.
- Letsile Tebogo Opened His 2025 Season Early With Surprise 400m Race Over The Weekend He wasn't supposed to open his season until March in Australia, but ran at a home meet in Botswana, finishing 2nd in the 400m with 48.94. He was reportedly not feeling 100% well.
- Three-Time US Olympic Triple Jumper Keturah Orji Has Retired At Age-28 She explained that diminishing performances over the years and time away from her husband are the biggest reasons she's hanging 'em up.
Fact
Yared Nuguse Podcast + Breakdown Of Jakob's Record
Breakdown of Jakob's run + 45 minute talk with Yared out for Supporters Club members. Some highlights in video player. Full video or podcast out for SC members here.
More US Weekend Indoor Action
She broke Tuohy's 4:24.26 mark from 2023. In a slower heat, NC State's Grace Hartman ran 4:24.76 to almost break Tuohy's school record and move to #3 NCAA all-time. LSU’s Michaela Rose won the 800m in 2:01.15 in a race where Ajee Wilson was 6th (2:02.31).
*MB: 25-year old Silan Ayyildiz of Oregon/Turkey smashes Katetlyn Tuohy's NCAA Mile record with a 4:23.46 at BU
- Nico Young runs big mile PB - Wins UW in 3:50.89 22-year old Aussie Jude Thomas ran a huge pb for 2nd as Joe Waskom ran 3:52.48 for 4th
- Owen Powell runs 3:57.74 to move to #2 all-time on US HS indoor list Only Hobbs Kessler (3:57.66) is faster than Maurica and Andy's son.
- MB: Lauren Ryan Runs (and Wins) a 3K on Pure Hate After Getting Dumped on Valentine’s Day She won the BU Valentine 3000m in 8:41.80 over Alabama’s Doris Lemngole (8:41.83).
- Stanford's Juliette Whittaker Runs 1:59.44 NCAA-Leading 800m At Husky Classic BYU’s Lexy Halladay-Lowry and Riley Chamberlain went 1-2 in the women's 3000m with 8:40.60 and 8:40.89 (#2 and #3 on the all-time NCAA indoor list). NAU’s Maggi Congdon won the women's mile in 4:27.77.
- HSer Emmry Ross Runs 2:03.95 800 Meters At The CIRCUIT New York City To Move To #8 On Prep All-Time List
- UW's Amanda Moll Becomes First Collegian To Clear 16 Feet In The Women's Pole Vault With her 4.88m clearance, she broke the 10-year-old collegiate record and moved to #5 on the US all-time list.
Is the First Sub-2 Around the Corner?
This was a run for the ages and the splits are astounding. 40:07 for 15k, a 10k split as fast as Grant Fisher's PB.
Race video here.
Another Record For Fisher
Jonathan Gault onsite story Six days after his 7:22.91 WR in the 3,000m at Millrose, Fisher broke the 5,000m record at Boston Universityand also bettered his outright American record of 12:46.96.
International Results
- Yomif Kejelcha Runs #2 All-Time 10k With 26:31 Victory At Facsa Castellon 10K In Spain He was targeting the 26:24 WR, but fell 7 seconds short. Ethiopia's Medina Eisa won the women's race in 29:25 (#4 on the all-time list).
- World Indoor Record Holder Gudaf Tsegay Wins Orlen Copernicus Cup 1500m In 3:53.92 (Second Fastest Indoor 1500m Ever) (link fixed) She missed her own WR from 2021 by just 0.83 and now owns the three fastest indoor 1500m of all-time. GB's Elliot Giles won the men's race in 3:35.43 over world U20 indoor 3000m record holder Biniam Mehary (3:35.70).
*Two-Time World Champ Chase Jackson Wins Shot Put With US Indoor Record Of 20.68m
*MB: Tsegay runs 3:53:94 in Lievin
- Olympic Bronze Medalist Georgia Hunter-Bell Wins 1500m At Keely Klassic; Neil Gourley (1000m) And Lina Nielsen (300m) Set British Indoor Records Hunter-Bell won in 4:00.63 while Gourley ran 2:16.74 in the 1000m, finishing 2nd to Samuel Chapple who won in a Dutch record of 2:16.09. Nielsen took the 300m in a British record of 36.53.
- Mondo Duplantis Clears World-Leading 6.10m In Season Opener At ISTAF Indoor Berlin He also had two failed attempts at a WR of 6.27m.
- European Weekend Round-Up: Attila Molnár Wins 400m In 45.56 In Lyon
WR Interviews
Previous Fast Indoor Action
- Habtom Samuel (7:39.39) edged Nico Young (7:39.53) in UW on Fri night Ishmael Kipkurui and Colin Sahlman both ran 7:40.
*MB: Mike smith threw his stopwatch after Nico’s race
*DyStat: Habtom Samuel Leads 10 Under Meet Record In 3,000 Meters At Husky Classic
- Nozomi Tanaka runs 14:51.26 Japanese NR to lead 4 under 15:00 at BU
- Tayvon Kitchen (7:55.48) run faster than Nico Young's 7:56 HS record It came on the oversized UW track, however. His teammate Josiah Tostenson ran No. 4 all-time of 7:57.42.
- UW men's DMR run 9:14.10 - fastest indoor or outdoor DMR ever Unofficial splits of 2:50/:47/1:46/3:51
- BYU women run fastest NCAA DMR ever - 10:37.58 How about a 4:24 split for Riley Chamberlain
*DyeStat: BYU Women, Washington Men Run Fastest Indoor DMRs In Collegiate History - Georgetown's Tino Matsatsa runs 1::45.21 (#3 all-time NCAA)
Weekend International Previews
- Yomif Kejelcha Shooting To Break The World Record At The 10K Facsa Castellón On Sunday The WR is 26:24 by Rhonex Kipruto from 2020 and Kejelcha's road PB is 26:37 (26:31 on the track). The field also includes world XC bronze medalist Benson Kiplangat, 27:06 man Daniel Kinyanjui, 12:58 man Kuma Girma and GB's Andy Butchart. Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw (29:56) leads the women's race with world U20 5000m champ Medina Eisa and recent European 5k record breaker Diane Van Es.
- Two Two-Time World XC Champs Will Square Off With Jacob Kiplimo Vs Geoffrey Kamworor At The Barcelona Half On Sunday Former WR holder Joyciline Jepkosgei leads the women's race against 65:46 woman Gladys Chepkurui.
- Orlen Copernicus Cup Preview: World Indoor Champ Tsige Duguma Vs Millrose Games winner Shafiqua Maloney And Ethiopia’s Habitam Alemu In The 800m Two-time world champ Gudaf Tsegay will rematch with Ethiopia's Freweyni Hailu over 1500m, world U20 indoor 3000m record holder Biniam Mehary is in the 1500m against GB's Elliot Giles and world indoor silver medalist Andreas Kramer leads the 800m. Poland's World indoor silver medalist Ewa Swoboda is the home crowd favorite in the 60m.
- European Weekend Indoor Preview: Olympic Bronze Medalist Georgia Bell Faces Ireland's Sarah Healy In The Keely Klassic 1500
Match Race
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Not a lot of details but they both spoke to People magazine confirming the race.
2025 Liévin
Ingebrigtsen broke Nuguse's 3:46.63 record from Millrose by more than a second and also became the first man under 3:30 for 1500 indoors by splitting 3:29.63.
- Yared who? Jakob MF Ingebrigtsen DESTROYS Yared Nugue's WR - 3:45.14!!
- Could Hocker have beat Jakob at Lievin?
- After Jakob’s WR, Hocker is still the favorite.
- Official Lievin 2025 Indoor Discussion Thread
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen isn't lacking in confidence: "Sorry @yaredthegoose ! Looking forward to race you. Best, Jakgoat."
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen will run 3:44.90 for a new Indoor Mile WR tomorrow, the pace is 2:34 through 1100m
- Jakob PEAKED in 2024
- Jakob Predictions at Lievin on 13th Feb
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen will run 3:44.90 for a new Indoor Mile WR tomorrow, the pace is 2:34 through 1100m
Distance Links of Note
- Wisco's Adam Spencer is running mile this weekend in Chicago to try to get NCAA mark 16th on the list right now is 3:54.24.
- Video chat with new AR holders Josh Hoey and Cooper Lutkenhaus Hoey is the outright AR holder while Lutkenhaus is the HS record holder.
- Nagoya Women's Marathon Elite Field is released 3 sub-2:20 women will be running including Japan's Hitomi Niiya (Japan/Sekisui Kagaku) as a slew of Japanese women will look for Tokyo WC spots.
- They just had Mother's day in Norway - Jakob got his wife the following "On the door was orange juice, croissants, rolls, jam, macaroons, and buns."
Millrose World Record Pod
In this week'd main podcasat, the LRC crew broke down Yared Nuguse and Grant Fisher's record run, plus in the clip above pondered what Jim Ryun could have done in the modern era.
News From the Commonwealth
- Shock hamstring injury causes Keely Hodgkinson to pull out of this weekend's Keely Klassic
- Eilish McColgan says 'nonsense' to expect her break Paula Radcliffe's 2:15:25 NR in her her debut, but thinks she can eventually do it “That’s nonsense. It just isn’t going to happen. But do I think I’m capable of getting down to those times in the future? Absolutely. I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t think I was."
- 1996 Olympic 400m silver medallist Roger Black has open heart surgery “Three weeks ago I had open heart surgery to replace my aortic valve and repair my aortic root,” Black wrote on Instagram. “My ‘incompetent’ bicuspid aortic valve was discovered when I was 11 years old and for the last 47 years I have been looked after by the cardiac team at Southampton General Hospital."
- Tokyo 110mh champ Hansle Parchment among six Jamaicans to sign as Grand Slam Track challengers for Jamaican meet
- Katharine Merry - Let's give Gout Gout some room to develop rather than pile on the pressure
- MB: RIP Jerome Drayton - Man who held Canadian marathon record for 43 years has died at age 80 Drayton died unexpectedly while having knee surgery.
- The Marathon Project Announces Largest Personal Bottles Program In Marathon History Everyone in the 1,000 person race will get private bottle service.
- TFN: NCAA Track & Field: Is The Sky Falling? Jeff Hollobaugh wonders if roster limits will be disastrous - or might it be good as mid-majors pick up talent?
- UK Athletics publish selection policy for 2025 World Championships At least now the Brits know ahead of time how fast they need to run to make it to Tokyo.
- Does Canada have a new multi-events star in Nate Paris? Last weekend at the Doc Hale VT Meet in Blacksburg, Va., Paris set a new Canadian U23 record in the men’s heptathlon, scoring 5,858 points—the fifth-best mark in the NCAA this season.
- Mathieu Blanchard is the first person to finish 600-kilometre Yukon Ultra on foot The 2022 UTMB runner-up startedon Feb. 2 in Teslin, Canada and "traversed the frozen wilderness, enduring temperatures plummeting to -40°C, and crossed the finish line in Faro after 7 days and 22 hours."
USATF Update
USATF had planned on adding byes in the steeplechase but reversed course after receiving feedback from athletes and coaches.
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Sprints/Jumps
- Australian Teen Sprint Star Gout Gout Appears On Noah Lyles' And Grant Holloway's Podcast; Responds To Usain Bolt Comparisons And Talks About Wanting To "Chase Down" Noah Lyles On being the "next Bolt" he says, "I'm Gout Gout, and I want to make my name as big as his. I want younger athletes to one day say, ‘You're going to be the next Gout Gout.’" *Video
- Sha'Carri Richardson Offers To Train YouTube Streamer IShowSpeed IShowSpeed is the YouTuber who raced against Noah Lyles back in the fall. He and Richardson met at a celebrity Super Bowl flag football game last week.
- New Long Jump Take-Off Rules Were Tested At Düsseldorf Indoor Meet This Past Weekend The new controversial change allows jumps to be measured from any point within a 40cm strip rather than the fixed board. German Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo was actually positive about the change saying, "The momentum is much better than jumping off the board with only half a foot."
- Oldest Living Olympic Medalist, Giorgios Roubanis, Dies At Age 95 Greece's Roubanis won pole vault bronze at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
Distance News
- Mile To Replace The 1500m At The 2026 Commonwealth Games It's being done as a tribute to the "Miracle Mile," the iconic duel between Roger Bannister and John Landy's at the 1954 Games in Vancouver.
- Gjert Ingebrigtsen trial will last from March 24 - May 16 Jakob and his sister will testify for 1.5 days each while Gjert will respond with 3 days of testimony. Narve Gilje Nordås and Per Svela, who still have Gjert Ingebrigtsen as their coach, will be in the witness box on May 5 while Linn T. Amundsen - who was behind the TV success "Team Ingebrigtsen" - will talk on May 4.
- Athletics Weekly: "Remembering Kelvin Kiptum, One Year On From His Passing" The author writes, "Kiptum’s time in the marathon was short and sweet but the legacy he left over 26.2 miles will be felt for generations to come."
*Kelvin Kiptum's wife and parents are still waiting to see some of his money a year after his death His parents are worried as they no longer have health insurance. His wife says she's trying to stay strong for her kids, "I try and always tell them to work hard. At times they ask about their dad and I normally tell them 'he's there watching us and so work hard in school and he'll be happy when you shine in school.' That's how I always encourage them."
*A year after Kelvin Kiptum's death, his father is upset police have never shared crash report with him - Hellen Obiri Says The Harsh Winter Weather In Colorado Is The Reason She Moved Her Training Back To Kenya For The Boston Marathon She'll travel back to Colorado for the final phase of her training closer to race day.
The Gender Issue Is Becoming Less Of An Issue
- World Athletics Tightening Gender Rules And Introducing Cheek Swab Tests To Check For The Male Y Chromosome WA's previous transgender rules barred anyone from competing in the women's category if they went through male puberty. But they have revised that rule based on recent evidence showing a "significant performance gap before the onset of puberty." The new rules will also be applied to difference of sex development (DSD) athletes as they say new evidence has "clarified that testosterone suppression in 46XY DSD, external and 46XY transgender individuals can only ever partly mitigate the overall male advantage."
*WA Article: World Athletics Launches New Stakeholder Consultation On Female Eligibility - Donald Trump Administration Wants The NCAA And High Schools To Strip Trans Athletes Of Women's Titles And Records A letter to NCAA president Charlie Baker and the National Federation of State High School Associations head Bob Lombardi states, "We cannot undo the damage inflicted by years of policies and practices that have denied the material reality of sex ...But we can recognize the harms done and injustices committed by such misguided policies and reversing their effects will restore a genuine commitment to girls' and women's equality of opportunity in athletic competition across the United States."
NCAA News
- There Is Currently An Assault On Demi Payne's 10-Year-Old 4.75m NCAA Pole Vault Record Since that record, there have been 51 attempts to equal or surpass it and 15 of them have come this season. Three of the attempts were by Rutgers' Chloe Timberg who cleared 4.72m (#2 on the NCAA all-time list) and the rest were from UW twins Amanda and Hana Moll who have both cleared 4.66m.
- USC Moves To #1 In Men's Updated NCAA Indoor Rankings Arkansas dropped to #2, Texas A&M to #3 and Texas Tech jumped up to #4.
- Texas Tech Women Move Up To #1 In Latest NCAA Indoor Rankings Arkansas dropped to #2, Oregon to #2 and Illinois stayed #4.
- Event-By-Event Top-10 NCAA Marks Of The Week (Feb. 4-Feb. 10
Olympic News
- Sports Business Journal: Seb Coe Among The Three Favorites To Become The Next IOC President Zimbabwe sports minister Kristy Coventry and IOC vice president Juan Antonio Samaranch are the other two.
- Seb Coe Shares His Vision For Africa Coe said, "Africa has never hosted the Olympic Games, but we need to change that."
- IOC Secures Major Sponsor In Chinese Electronics Company, TCL
International Indoor Results
- World Indoor 800m Champ Tsige Duguma Wins Rematch With World Indoor Silver Medalist Jemma Reekie At The Meeting Metz In France Duguma ran a world-leading 1:58.97 to win over Reekie's 1:59.72. Algeria's Slimane Moula won the men's 800m in 1:45.11 and Ethiopia's Kuma Girma the men’s 3000m in 7:31.78. There were world leads from Germany's Max Hess in the TJ (17.41m) and Australia's Torrie Lewis in the 200m (22.65).
- MB: Filip Ingebrigtsens with 7:39.97 in Finland He came in second behind Iceland's Baldvin Magnusson (7:39.94).
- Poland’s Jakub Szymanski Runs 7.39 To Win The 60H At The ORLEN Cup In Lodz, Poland (#2 On The European All-Time List)
- Weekend round up: Germany's Olympic Shot Put Champ Yemisi Ogunleye Wins ISTAF Indoor Dusseldorf With 19.78m There was an interesting finish in the 60H in Paris where three 2021 Euro indoor champ Wilhem Belocian, 2024 world indoor bronze medalist Just Kwaou-Mathey and 2023 Euro indoor champ Jason Joseph were all timed at 7.52. Belocian and Kwaou-Mathey were given joint first place.
2025 Millrose
2025 Millrose
Grant Fisher and Yared Nuguse are world record holders as Cole Hocker and Hobbs Kessler also ran faster than anyone else ever at their events indoors at a spectactular Millrose Games where Josh Hoey set an American record. We try and make sense of it all.
- RRW: World Records For Grant Fisher, Yared Nuguse At 117th Millrose Games Full recap of distance races.
- LRC Grant Fisher EDGES Cole Hocker and BREAKS WORLD RECORD In Millrose 3000
- LRC Miss The Action? Full Millrose Race Replays
- WA: Yared Nuguse Runs 3:46.62 To Break Mile WR as Hobbs Kessler (3:46.90) Also Breaks Old Mark
- DyeStat: Five High School National Records Fall At Millrose Included Sadie Engelhardt's 4:27.97 in the mile to break Mary Cain's 4:28.25 record and Cooper Lutkenhaus' 1:46.86 in the 800m (6th place) to break Josh Hoey’s 1:47.67 record.
- 2025 Millrose Games Live Official Thread 4-6pm Eastern on NBC
- Grant FISHER 3000m WR 7:22.91, Hocker 7:23.19
- WORLD RECORD for Yared MF Nuguse! 3:46.93!
- Why is Gary Martin in the Wanamaker mile? He ended up running 3:48.
- GARY MARTIN 3:48.82?????
- Hocker emotional interview post milrose 3k
- Josh Hoey: 2025 WHO will be the first to defeat him?
- HOEY IS NOT CLEAN
- Sadie Engelhardt breaks Mary Cain's high school mile record
- KERR SCRATCHED - I don’t even care if he has a good reason for scratching, screw you Josh Kerr!!!
- I don't understand the sport anymore. At the bell in the mile WR race, there were like 7 guys right there?
- Where does Hocker vs Fisher today rank on all-time best list of US distance races?
- CAM MYERS 3:47
- COOPER LUTKENHAUS 1:46.86 high school record
- Another cheat track in US
- Letsrun prediction contest: Who wins Millrose Wanamaker mile and how fast do they go?
Our main pod this week
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LRC Rankings
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.
Millrose 3k Will Be Hot
Edwin Kurgat, Adriaan Wildschutt, Ollie Hoare, new OAC additions Ky Robinson and Dylan Jacobs, and Villanova's Liam Murphy are also in the field.
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)
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?
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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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.
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.
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
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
Best of Jon Gault
Take Your Love of LetsRun to the Next Level
Take Your Love of LetsRun to the Next Level
LetsRun Classics
LetsRun Classics
