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Australian Champs

Impressive Throwing In Oklahoma

He actually broke the record twice, first with 74.89m with his opening throw and then the 75.56m in the fourth round. Australia's Matt Denny also broke the previous WR with 74.78m for second.

Arcadia Invy

She destroyed the previous record of 9:41.76 by Allie Zealand and was also faster than Mary Cain's 9:38.68 indoor record, winning the race by 27 seconds.

With five high school sub-4 milers in the field, it turned into a kicker's race, going out in just 4:29 for the first 1600m. Powell ended up winning by more than a second over Josiah Tostenson (8:40.95) with New Zealand's Sam Ruthe a distant third (8:43.57). Joseph Socarras broke a 30-year-old meet record to win the boys 800m in 1:47.66 (#12 prep all-time).

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Australian Champs

Myers lead most of the way, winning a close race over Spencer (3:34.57) and Hoare (3:34.61).

  • Rohan Browning Runs 10.01 To Pip Lachie Kennedy In Australian Champs 100m Final Browning won by five-thousandths of a second (10.001 to 10.006). The women's race was also super close with national record holder Torrie Lewis beating 17-year-old star Leah O'Brien in a photo finish (11.236 to 11.240). Olympic silver medalist Jess Hull won her third straight national 1500m title in 4:11.36 ahead of Sara Billings' 4:11.51.
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Wejo Speaks

Grand Slam Track took a big swing at its launch. It definitely didn't hit a home run, but the Diamond League and Athlos should be paying attention.

The Olympic bronze medallist only broke 70m for the first time 4 days ago and now he's got six throws in a row over 70, all coming at all coming at Throws Town.in Oklahoma - at the same site where the WR was set.

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US 10 Mile Champs

Roe's 49:53 is a 10 mile world best for a women's only race (although there have been faster splits in half-marathons) and she took the US title by over a minute. In the men's race, Hicks beat out Alex Maier by one second. Interestingly, Hicks (who has previously run for Great Britain) has dual citizenship and is in the process of switching allegiance from GB to the US, so was eligible to win the national title, but not set the US record (Maier now has the US record at 45:15).

    A New Track League With $30 Million Has Launched
    A New Track League With $30 Million Has Launched

    Grant Fisher ran for 3rd on Sunday and still won $100k while Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone said she's tentatively planning on running the 100/100H in Philadelphia and 200/400 in LA.

    Day 2 GST
    Day 2 GST

    Did you miss the action? We have you covered with every race video followed by results and even series winners.

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    Emmanuel Wanyonyi has stunned the 1500 boys. Bednarek has completed the double, Naser has run 48.67 and Gabby Thomas has run 49.17 to win 100k. We broke down of the day 2 action for you right when it ended. Watch in the video player.

    Grand Slam Day 2 Videos
    Grand Slam Day 2 Videos
    Wanyonyi takes down 1500 stars
    Wanyonyi takes down 1500 stars
    Naser 48.67, Gabby wins 100k
    Naser 48.67, Gabby wins 100k
    Women's 1500
    Women's 1500
    Wanyonyi after taking down 1500 giants
    Wanyonyi after taking down 1500 giants
    Non-GST Weekend Distance Running
    Non-GST Weekend Sprinting
    Stanford Invy
    Day 1 GST
    Day 1 GST

    There were some entertaining races in Kingston, with Grant Fisher winning an extremely tactical 5,000 and Hiltz (1:58.23) holding off Diribe Welteji in the 800. But the big stadium was largely empty on Friday night.

    Day 1 race recaps and videos

    Grand Slam Videos
    Grand Slam Videos
    Fisher FTW
    Fisher FTW
    Nikki Hiltz Pulls Upset in 8
    Nikki Hiltz Pulls Upset in 8
    Bednarek Wins 100
    Bednarek Wins 100
    Grant after his win
    Grant after his win
    Non-Distance News
    Pre-GST Coverage

    Michael Johnson's quest to reinvent track and field starts on Friday.

    "I think I’m the best racer in the world," Hocker said. "And I think I proved that in Paris." Plus Grant Fisher on his training and GST founder Michael Johnson on how he will measure success in Kingston."
    *MB: LRC free t-shirt GST giveaway. What will winning time in m1500 be + will Grant Fisher win a race in Kingston? 

    Olympic 1500 medalists Cole Hocker, Josh Kerr, and Yared Nuguse will face  each other and Olympic 800 medalists Emmanuel Wanyonyi & Marco Arop and American record holder Bryce Hoppel twice in the span of less than 24 hours.

    More From The Ten

    Bekele and Sound Running's Jesse Williams, meet director for The TEN, explain why the Ethiopian star Telahun Bekele, who is racing GST this weekend, missed the start on Saturday night and how he hit the World Championship standard anyway.

    Non-LRC GST Coverage
    GST MB Talk
    Plenty of Non GST News
    Gjert's Testimony Continues

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    Major Doping Bust
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    The 57:32 man is currently #3 on the all-time list and has a 10,000m bronze medal from the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He was also 5th at 2023 World XC.

    Shelby Speaks

    Last week, Houlihan spoke with LetsRun.com for more than an hour with no questions off the table. Houlihan shares which supplements she took at the time of her positive test, why she said she didn't know what nandrolone is, running a 30:31 10k in practice, and her hopes for World Indoors and the rest of 2025.

    Stop Obsessing Over Your Diet

    The US indoor 1500m/3000m champion overhauled his fueling in workouts before the 2024 season. Now he swears by his routine.

    Big Administrative News

    WA announced today that San Diego will no longer host the World Running Champs.  Ken Stone is reporting in the Times of San Diego that the event was moved despite there reportedly being a $3 million title sponsor. We believe race registrations were nowhere near what they were expecting but feel that easily could have been fixed. With 1 week notice, easily 10,000 people would have signed up if they had known this was a possibility.
    *MB: Breaking: San Diego pulls out of hosting World Road Champs 4 days after qualifier!!

    This is a stunning development for a championship but the lights will be off for the first 1/3rd of the race.
    *MB: Jakob says wavelight wasn't added at Euros at his request: "I wasn't aware of that. I assume it's a spectator stunt."

    MB: US Olympians will now receive $200k each thanks to a $100 million donation by Ross Stevens They'll have to wait for the money though as they get 100k 20 years after they compete (or when they turn 45) and then 100k goes to their estate when they die.

    Pro Distance News

    Disappointed that the Night of 10,000 PBs in on hiatus this year, they decided to do something about it.
    *MB: Kara Goucher and Des Linden To Host Save the 10,000 Track Meet at Mt. SAC on May 3 with prize money.

    The Shelby Interview

    Houlihan spoke to LetsRun for over an hour and answered a slew of questions about her doping ban, what she thinks happened, and her return to racing. Full talk out for SC members. Everyone else can watch the clip above or wait for wider release. Join the SC today.

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    Big Doping Story

    Jeptanui, a freshman from Kenya, finished 12th at NCAAs in November, but has been provisionally suspended since September. She's currently triple entered in the AAC championships which start today.

    The Record Books Are Getting Rewritten In 2025

    In the span of one week in February, runners broke five world indoor records and every American men's middle-distance record from 800m to 5000m. Jonathan Gault spoke to some of America's top athletes and coaches to find the reasons behind all of the fast times.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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."

    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.

    Best of the LetsRun.com Track Talk Podcast
    Best of the LetsRun.com Track Talk Podcast

    Your latest American stars share their insights.

    Three legends of the sport.

    One of the greatest US runners ever.

    We chatted with Frank on the 50th anniversary of his Olympic Marathon gold

    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.

    LetsRun.com Pro Coaches Tour
    LetsRun.com Pro Coaches Tour

    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.

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    Best of Jon Gault
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