Kersee doesn't talk often to the media but he talked to our Jonathan Gault about his plans for Athing Mu. Kersee said he believes racing the 1500 will help make Mu a better 800 runner but said he also hopes she can run more 400s moving forward and that she can eventually break 49 seconds in that event.
Archived Homepage For June 19, 2025
Archived Homepage For June 19, 2025
The 800 Gets LetsRun Love
The 800 Gets LetsRun Love
Hoey's career had stagnated until connecting with Rinaldi in 2023. Within minutes of seeing him train in-person, Rinaldi knew he was special: "I said, if I can’t get this guy to run 1:44, there’s something wrong with me." (SC payall lifted)
The LRC Written and Audio Recaps
The LRC Written and Audio Recaps
2019 world champ Donavan Brazier is BACK and healthy according to Mike Smith. In the 15+ years of the Diamond League, African-born men had won 78 of 80 Diamond League 5000s. Now for the first time, they are riding a 2-meet losing streak as an American won in Olso and a Swede in Stockholm. Plus can we admit the myth of Track Town USA is officially dead?
Podcast
LRC Pod Nico & Almgren for the win, Hoey & Brazier rock the 800, NCAAs + Grand Slam Track LA Cancelled
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Important Administrative News
- Henrik Ingebrigtsen's 2019 secret video recording of Gjert yelling at Jakob actually ended up helping Gjert in court. A big part of the charges were that Jakob and his sister lived a life of fear but the court wrote, "It must be emphasized that Jakob shows no sign of fear or submission toward the defendant. He stands his ground and retaliates against the defendant's verbal abuse."
- Jakob reacted to Gjert's ruling with a post about his daughter on Instagram "The one goal I care most about, is that Filippa will love and respect me for her upbringing."
- Sebastian Sawe reveals he's doing Berlin in the fall “It’s too early to talk about a world record. It takes time and clear planning to achieve it,” he said.
- Nearly all of the GST athletes haven't been paid, but most are being patient and expect to eventually get paid
- Arkansas men, Oregon women win USTFCCCA program of year awards They simply add up your place at NCAA xc, indoors and outdoors and the lowest score wins.
Women in the news
- Boston University's Vera Sjöberg of Sweden was stunned no one was passing her as she went from 7th to 2nd in the 5000 at NCAAs on the last lap And the crazy thing is she was doubling back from the 1500. A great run at her first NCAA outdoor championships.
- Faith Kipyegon is praying a lot as her sub-4 attempt gets closer - It's next Thursday
- Femke Bol will return to the 400m flat for the European Athletics Team Championships 1st Division which will take place from June 27 -29 in Madrid, Spain.
- Runner's World: What happens to your body when you run a fast marathon vs a slower one You certainly have to run at a lower percentage of your VO2 max if it's taking 5 hours versus 2.5.
On The Boards
On The Boards
Paris DL Is Friday
- World Athletics Paris DL Preview: Nico Young Runs Another 5000m, This Time Against Yomif Kejelcha, Jacob Krop, Two-Time Olympic Steeple Champ Soufiane El Bakkali WR holder Lamecha Girma leads the men's steeple and Olympic bronze medalist Faith Cherotich the women's steeple against world U20 champ Sembo Almayew and Tokyo Olympic champ Peruth Chemutai. 1:41.61 man Gabriel Tual vs Bryce Hoppel in the 800m. World leader Nelly Chepchirchir faces Rome winner Sarah Healy in the 1500m. Olympic champions Grant Holloway (110H), Rai Benjamin (400H) and Yaroslava Mahuchikh (HJ) headline the non-distance action.
USATF 4 Mile Champs / Paavo Nurmi Games
Maier won in 18:03 ahead of Casey Clinger (18:06), Biya Simbassa (18:07) and Charles Hicks (18:11). Roe ran an American best of 19:40 to win by over 20 seconds.
- Paavo Nurmi Games Recap: Ethiopia’s 2022 World U20 800m Champ Ermias Girma Beats Narve Gilje Nordas In The 1500m (3:33.49 To 3:33.83) Germany’s Frederik Ruppert won the steeple (8:10.39) and Canada’s Gabriela DeBues-Stafford the 1500m (4:02.00). *Full results *Discuss
- GB's Romell Glave Wins 100m Over Andre De Grasse And Marcell Jacobs Glave ran 10.08 while De Grasse finished 6th (10.23) and Jacobs 8th (10.44).
- Slovenia's European Champ Kristjan Ceh Wins Historic Discus Throw With 70.61m Ceh won over Australia’s Olympic bronze medalist Matt Denny and Sweden’s two-time world champ Daniel Stahl as the top-3 all threw over 70 meters (Denny with 70.52m and Stahl with 70.19m) for the 1st time in history outside of the Oklahoma Throw Series.
High School Nationals Start Thursday
- DyeStat Preview: 10 Storylines To Watch At Nike Outdoor Nationals Jane Hedengren is racing the mile and the 3000m and Cooper Lutkenhaus the 800m. There is also "one of the greatest high school boys 100m lineups ever" with NR holder Tate Taylor (9.92), Maurice Gleaton, Jr (wind-aided 9.82) and Brayden Williams (10.01). The girls 100m has Dana Wilson (11.02) and Mia Maxwell (11.04).
- DyeStat Preview: 10 Storylines To Watch At New Balance Nationals Outdoor at Franklin Field Sub-4 teammates Josiah Tostenson and Tayvon Kitchen are both racing (Tostenson in the 800m/4xmile and Kitchen in the 2 mile, 4xmile and DMR). 4:27.97 runner Sadie Engelhardt goes for her third straight mile title and is in the 800m. Herriman UT is going for Newbury Park's 4 x mile record of 16:29.31. Plus NJ's Natalie Dumas is going for the 400, 400h, 800 triple, and of course, Quincy Wilson is in the 400.
- U20 meet will overlap with the first two days of the Nike Outdoor Nationals and some HSers are doing both For a field event performer, why not sign up for 12 attempts instead of just six? For a sprinter, why not take two chances at a favorable wind reading, or insurance against a false start?
*Oregon HS sprinter Grant Velley flips college commitment from Southern Oregon football to Oregon Ducks track Valley has PBS of 10.36/20.86.
*A year ago, Rylan Hainje had never hurdled or done any organized sports. Now he's the US #2 in in 300h (35.82) and #3 in the 110h (13.28) It certainly helps to have good genes. His dad had NBA and NFL tryouts.
Non-Distance news
- Arkansas' NCAA 100m Champ Jordan Anthony Turns Pro
*SI.com: "Razorbacks Face Wide Receiver Reckoning As Jordan Anthony Goes Pro In Track" - Mondo reveals he was motivated in part to break WR in Stockholm as Usain Bolt said he'd party with him if he broke the WR "They etch the names of world record holders here. It's going to be really special to have my name etched in the stadium. It's the most beautiful stadium, in my biased opinion. It'll be one of the greatest memories for me, I think, in my career," said Mondo of his home WR.
- Alastair Chalmers was star struck after competing with the Big 3 in the 400h in Stockholm "Just getting to speak to them afterwards was awesome, and getting just on that level with them was great," said Chalmers who has a 48.30 pb.
- How Did The Bowerman Watch List Athletes Fare At NCAA Champs? Some of them strengthened their claim to the award by winning an NCAA title while others realistically fell out of the running by finishing further back
Not Upcoming
- Noah Lyles Pulls Out Of 50 Yard Match Race With NFLer Tyreek Hill For "Personal Reasons" Lyles said, "We were very deep into creating the event. In fact, it was supposed to happen this weekend. Unfortunately, there were some things, complications, personal reasons that it just didn't come to pass, but we were full on. We were going to shut down New York's Times Square and everything, it was going to be a lot of fun."
*MB: Scared Noah Lyles dodges Tyreek Hill
Distance News
- RIP: Nina Kuscsik, The First Official Boston Marathon Women's Winner, Passes Away At Age-86 She ran Boston in 1969, before women could officially enter, then won the race in 1972. She was also one of the first women in the world to break three hours when she ran 2:56:04 to finish 2nd at the 1971 NYC Marathon. *Obituary
- The Boston Marathon Is Going To Start Adjusting Qualifying Times From Downhill Races They will add on 5 minutes to qualifying times from courses with 1,500 to 2,999 feet of net-elevation loss and 10 minutes to times from courses with 3,000 to 5,999 feet. (They won't accept times from courses with over 6,000 feet elevation loss).
- MB: Washington State Going Distance Only (pretty much) Effective immediately, they're cutting support for all field events and having "limited opportunities" for sprints/hurdles.
Ingebrigtsen Verdict Is In
He received a suspended 15-day prison sentence and has to pay $1000 for the altercation where his daughter says he hit her in the face with a towel. He was cleared of other charges of abuse including those against Jakob. Gjert Ingebrigtsen lawyers said, “The decisive factor in the court’s conclusion was that there was no evidence that created a continuous fear in his children. The court has particularly emphasized that several close family members and outside witnesses have not seen or experienced abuse.”
- MB: Gjert Ingebrigtsen CLEARED of charges of abusing Jakob
- The Guardian's Sean Ingle: "The Trial That Gripped Norway Like A Soap Opera Has Ripped Apart Track And Field's Most Famous Family" Ingle writes, "A court cleared Gjert Ingebrigtsen of many of the abuse charges made against him but the father and coach’s hope of reconciliation seems remote."
- BBC: "The Tumult In The Ingebrigtsen Fairytale Was Never Far From The Surface"
Sprint Stuff
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- Bobby Kersee, Sydney McLaughlin's Coach, Slams Cancellation Of Grand Slam Track Kersee made a lengthy Instagram post where he said, “Our athletes are world-class. They train hard and deserve better. The Grand Slam brand is still very promising, but today, seasons and careers are impacted ...Our world-class athletes deserve a world-class organization and commitment to match.”
*MB: Bobby Kersee's latest self-awareness fail
- Usain Bolt Names The Three Men He Wishes He Could Have Raced Against In His Prime His list is Michael Johnson, Don Quarrie and Van Niekerk. On Van Niekerk he said, "And I'm very sad that I didn't get to compete against van Niekerk, we wanted to do a 200m and I was not fit enough. ...He's the world record holder (over 400m) and I was like, 'You know what? To run a 200m with him, who would be the best?'
Portland Track Festival - Brazier's Back Baby!
Donavan Brazier is running in the 1:43s after only 2 races in his comeback. This one was a beautiful victory that reminded us of the Brazier of old. In other action, former high school phenoms Katelyn Tuohy and Drew Hunter got wins, as current high schoolers Owen Powell and Josiah Tostenson ran 3:36 (#2 and #3 on the HS all-time list). Justyn Knight and Luis Grijalva returned to action.
- MB: DONNY MF BRAZIER: In case you weren't convinced. He's officially, officially back. 1:43.81 negative split
- DyeStat Recap: "Donavan Brazier Makes Triumphant Return To Portland Track Festival With Fastest Time Since 2020"
- MB: Owen Powell and Josiah Testosterone 3:36
- MB: Katelyn Touhy 15:04
- Donavan Brazier Video Interview
- Portland Track Festival Day 1 Results UA Dark Sky's Isaac Updike (8:13) and Gracie Hyde (9:24) won the steeplechases. NAZ Elite's Abby Nichols (31:52) took the women's 10,000m.
Stockholm DL
There were some great performances in this one. In addition to the Swedes, Rai Benjamin (46.54) took down Warholm and dos Santos in the much-anticipated 400H race and Julien Alfred ran 10.75 (+0.9). Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the 800 in 1:41.95 as Josh Hoey PR'd and ran 1:42.43. Georgia Hunter Bell won the women's 800 in 1:57.66 as Mary Moraa ran a BIZARRE race. Linden Hall won the women's 3000 in 8:30.01. Behind Almgren, Cole Hocker struggled in the 5000 but Ky Robinson broke 13:00. Geordie Beamish ran 8:13 in the promotional steeple. *WA Recap
- 12-2 pm ET: BAUHAUS-galanlive thread, Wanyonyi vs Hoey & Hoppel, Hocker goes for a fast 5000! Loaded men's 400h
- Hoey DESTROYS Hoppel. Moves to #3 all-time in US on 800 least. 1:42.43.
- Nico who? Sweden's Andreas Almgren solos a 12:44.27 European Record in Stockholm WHAT A PERFORMANCE in front of the home crowd. Cole Hocker bit off more than he could chew and got dropped 5.5 minutes in, and ran 13:09.
- Hocker 13:09 in Sweden - should he just stick to 1500?
- Random Swede runs 12:44 to smack the Africans and set new European record!?
- WR Duplantis - Mondo clears 6.28 to delight hometown crowd in Stockholm.
2025 NCAAs (Wed-Saturday)
Doris Lemngole shattered the NCAA steeplechase record with an 8:58.15 while Savannah Sutherland clocked 52.46 in the 400m hurdles to break Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s record on a historic final day of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Championships. Georgia cruised to the team title, and standout wins also came from Sophie O’Sullivan, Roisin Willis, Pamela Kosgei, and Aaliyah Butler.
- NCAA Discussion:
- SUPER SATURDAY! 2025 NCAA Outdoor Champs -- Day 4
- All you haters-- Sophie O'Sullivan NCAA Champion
- Doris MF Lemngole 8:58 Steeplechase
- Rita Gary (Furman Coach) tweets about foreign athletes
- Marco Langdon calls out critics on LetsRun
- What percent of NCAA athletes at the 2025 Championships are on PEDs?
Tyreek Hill in LA
NFL star Tyreek Hill ran 10.15 in his return to the track — and held up a “Noah could never” sign afterward.
More NCAA Coverage
- Georgia Women Win Their First Outdoor Team Title At NCAA Champs Georgia scored 73 points to dominate ahead of USC (47 points) and Texas A&M (43 points).
- Michigan's Savannah Sutherland Breaks Collegiate 400H Record To Win NCAA Title Her 52.46 is #9 on the world all-time list.
- Track Recap: South Carolina's JaMeesia Ford Wins 200m In 22.21, But Denied The Sprint Double By USC's Samirah Moody Moody just barely beat her, 11.136 to 11.139. Aaliyah Butler and Dejanae Oakley went 1-2 for Georgia in the 400m with 49.26 and 49.65 (Butler's time is #5 NCAA all-time).
- Field Recap: Fresno State's Cierra Jackson Sets Discus Meet Record With 65.82m Georgia's Elena Kulichenko defended her HJ title with 1.96m.
- The Oregonian: Portland's Matt Strangio Honors Late Father With All-American Finish In NCAA 5000m Strangio's father passed away while watching NCAA Indoor Champs.
More Weekend Distance Results
- Emile Cairess (27:27) And Megan Keith (31:19) Win British 10,000m Titles Cairess dominated by 36-seconds while Keith beat out Calli Haugher-Thackery by 4 seconds. *Results
- MB: Evan Jager 8:35.94 11th place - May 31 2025 - Nikaïa meeting in Nice, France
- Kenya's Paul Machoka And GB's Scout Adkin Win Tatra Fest Mountain Race In Poland
NCAA Men
Nathan Green kept the Washington Husky streak alive, Sam Whitmarsh cruised in the 800, as James Corrigan got his NCAA title and Brian Musau defended his crown from indoors in the 5000. Texas A&M & USC tied for the team title.
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Jordan Anthony is definitely the king of NCAA sprinting now. Is a pro career in the cards next?
More NCAA Coverage
- Texas A&M, USC Men Tie For NCAA Title After The Meet Comes Down To The 4x4 Texas A&M placed 2nd in the 4x400, but USC picked up the one crucial point they needed to tie A&M.
- Friday Track Recap: Kentucky's Carli Makarawu Blazes 19.84 200 Win From Lane 9 Over 100m Champ Jordan Anthony Auburn’s JaKobe Tharp won the 110H in 13.05 (#3 NCAA all-time) and Baylor’s Nathaniel Ezekiel won the 400H in 47.49 (#3 NCAA all-time).
- Friday Field Recap: Oklahoma’s Ralford Mullings Upsets WR Holder Mykolas Alekna To Win NCAA Discus Title With Meet Record Throw (69.31m) The previous meet record dated back to 1992.
- DyeStat: "Texas A&M Enjoys A Day Worth Remembering And A Share Of Men's Title At NCAA Championships" Texas A&M coach Pat Henry told his team before the meet on Friday, "This day never comes back. Never in your whole life – this day will never, ever come back. So you remember it. This group will have fond memories of this one."
- DyeStat: "For USC, A Season Of Ups And Downs Concludes With A Share Of Long-Awaited Outdoor Title" It had been 49-years since USC had won an outdoor title.
Oslo DL
And George Mills broke the British record in 4th (12:46.69) as 9 guys broke 12:50 and 13 broke 13:00. Young's time is the fastest ever outdoors by an American and trails only Grant Fisher's 12:44.09 world indoor record on the all-time US list. Today's run was the first time in nearly 50 years that an American man has gone to Europe and won a 5000 while running within 10 seconds of the world record. Way back on July 4, 1978, Marty Liquori won in Stockholm in 13:16.21 when Henry Rono's WR was 13:08.4.
- Nico MF Young. Holy shit. Nico Young 12:45.27 FTW in Oslo outdoor AR!!!! George Mills British record!! Young wins WR attempt in Oslo. Wow.
- When is the last time, if ever, that an American went to Europe and won a 5000, running within 10 seconds of world record?
- Official 2025 Bislett Live Discussion Thread
- What new drugs are all these American runners taking?
LetsRun Oslo Recap Show
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US distance fans. Pinch yourself. An American-born athlete has won a LOADED Diamond League 5000. Wow. We break it down for you above.
Other action: WA Recap: Karsten Warholmd breaks 300h world record (32.66), takes down Benjamin and dos Santos I the 800, Emmnauel Wanyoni held on and won a thrilling 800 in 1:42.77 as Sedajti returnde with a 1:43.06 (3rd). Isaac Nader (3:48.25) wins Dream Mile comfortably in 3:48.25 as Cam Myers was 2nd in 3:48.97 as 11 broke 3:50. Faith Cherotich edged Yavi in women’s steeple 9:02.60. Sprints: Julien Alfred "cool and calm" 10.89 (+1.1), Isabella Whittaker took the 400 in 49.58 as Henriette Jæger breaks the Norwegian record (49.62), Cuba's Reynier Mena won the 200 in 20.20 (+1.5), and Dalilah Muhammad crushes field in 400h (53.34)
NCAAs Day 2
Pamela Kosgei smashed the meet record in the 10,000m as Michaela Rose got Suzy Favor Hamilton's legendary record in the 800
- Hana Moll Wins NCAA Pole Vault Title, Breaks Her Twin Sister's Collegiate Record With 4.79m She came in ranked second behind her twin sister Amanda, but ended up coming out on top while her sister had an off day to finish third (4.49m). South Carolina's JaMeesia Ford highlighted the sprints, making the finals in four events (100m, 200m, 4x100, 4x400).
- MB: Suzy Favor 800m NCAA Meet Record Finally Falls (Michaela Rose 1:58.95 in the semis)
- MB: What is the fewest number of athletes to win an NCAA D1 track team title?
Women's Distsance News
- Outside Talks To The Nike Breaking4 Team About The Slew Of Strategies They Are Using To Try And Help Faith Kipyegon Run A Sub-4 Mile This Month She is using a new superspike, the Victory Elite FK, a Nike “Fly Suit” and headband to help her be more aerodynamically efficient and some yet to be announced pacing/drafting strategy.
*The Guardian's Sean Ingle: "Skinsuits, Superspikes, And A Sticky Headband - How Faith Kipyegon Hopes To Run Sub-Four Minute Mile" - Jess McClain Will Replace A Pregnant Betsy Saina On US World Marathon Team McClain finally makes her first US team after going to Paris as the alternate in two events last year (she finished 4th in both the marathon and the 10,000m at the Olympic Trials).
GST LA Cancelled
After the most successful meet of the year in Philly, there will be no meet #4 in 2025 as it was abruptly cancelled 2 weeks before it was to take place. GST did not give a reason for the cancellation, but claimed there will be a meet in 2026 in LA.
Kipkurui is the first Kenyan winner since Edward Cheserek in 2016 as Kenyans went 1-3-4-5. Furman's Dylan Schubert was the top American in 7th.
Jakob should have been leading the Oslo 5000
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen speaks optimistically about his achilles injury - calls it "just an irritation""My injury was just an irritation in the Achilles tendon," Ingebrigtsen told AFP on the sidelines of the Oslo Diamond League, which he will miss. "So the injury itself is not that critical. But if you're not cautious and don't take it that seriously, it can develop to be something serious. And of course, I'm not interested in that.
*Ingebrigtsen coy on when he'll return to competition
LetsRun.com's World-Famous Messageboard In The News
- Outside magazine raves about Norwegian singles training method - one developed by Sirpoc84 on the LRC forums Most people don't have the time to doubles like Jakob. How can you incorporate Jakob's training into your own? This 271-page thread with more than 5,400 posts can tell you: MB: Modifying the Norwegian approach to lower mileage.
- Ingebrigtsen brothers start a new track club & nutrition company - will invest at least $3 million into omega-3-based nutrition The press release gives a shout-out to the LetsRun.com forums without mentioning them directly. The new club's name - Spring Run Club. Sign up now.
World XC Will Be Here Before You Know It - Make Your Travel Plans Now
This is a good idea as you'll save money and have a built in crowd. Plus you'll expose the current edition of US HS talents to the pros. The event will be used to pick the team for the World XC champs to be held in Tallahassee in January 2026. For the U20 teams, the top four finishers at USAs will get a spot, with the final two spots reserved for the NXN and Foot Locker champions.
Brooks PR - Have We Already Found The Next Brazier?
![Boys 800 Meter [Lutkenhaus 1:46.26!!!] - Brooks PR Invitational 2025 [Full Race Replay]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hx9xMxAEzwc/maxresdefault.jpg)
Michael Granville's 29-year-old record of 1:46.45 (Granville never ran faster by the way) is history. Owen Powell was 2nd in 1:46.63. Watch it above. In other events, Jane Hedengren's amazing season continued as she ran yet another HS record - this time a 9:17 full 2 miles, which is right in line with her 14:57 5000. NJ's Paige Sheppard ran 2:01.50 in the 800, Texas's Mia Maxwell ran 11.04 (+1.2) in the 100, and middle schooler Camryn Dailey ran 51.67 in the 400.
- DyeStat Boys Recap: Cooper Lutkenhaus Surpasses 29-Year-Old National High School 800m Record
- DyeStat Girls Recap: Jane Hedengren Runs Another Mind-Boggling Record For 2-Mile
- MB: Jane Hedengren “the GOAT” 2 mile in 9:17.75 = #8 all time US woman
- MB: Can Lutkenhaus get the U18 and U20 800m world records?
- MB: Middle School Girl runs 51.67 for 400
- MB: 2 mile High School girls showdown at Brooks PR: Hedengren, Engelhardt, Ritzenhein, Blade, Macchia, (more)
Recommended Read
- Recommended Read: The curse of Kenya’s long-distance runners An excellent piece by Jonathan W. Rosen for The Economist on how many of Kenya's stars struggle after finally making it.
*MB: The tragedy of Kenya Distance Runners: You've missed this grreat story. Read it.
Upcoming
- Full Entry Lists Published For Oslo And Stockholm DL Oslo is Thursday and Stockholm on Sunday.
*MB: 5000 m WR attempt in Oslo - This Week In Europe Preview: Four World Athletics Continental Tour Meets
NCAA Court Case Finally Approved
- Judge Approves $2.8 Billion House V. NCAA Settlement; Landmark Decision Opens Door For Revenue Sharing In College Athletics One of the biggest concerns for T&F was roster limits and at the judge's request to "grandfather in" current athletes, attorneys amended the agreement so that schools "have the option to keep current players on their rosters and temporarily exceed new limits until their eligibility expires."
- College Coaching Associations Issue Statement, Urge Congressional Action To Protect Broad-Based Sports In their statement they say, "We are concerned that the new financial obligations placed on schools will force administrators to divert their attention and resources away from non-football and non-basketball sports – the programs where the majority of NCAA student-athletes participate."
- RW: "New NCAA Roster Limits Just Got Approved. Here’s What It Means for Track And Cross-Country." The article mentions that exceeding the roster limits for current athletes is an option, not a mandate and that last month Notre Dame was the first school to commit to grandfathering in all athletes.
- MB: NCAA vs. House Ruling: Realistic Projections for the future of NCAA Track & Field/Cross-Country
This Week's Pod
Clip on Nico Young at link. For full podcast click here.
No. But they might be #2. Ethiopia has to be #1 even though they haven't medalled in the event since 2019. But Fisher, Young, Hocker Teare, Blanks, Nur, Wolfe, Jacobs, Kincaid, Beadlescomb, etc. is an impressive group.
Lots of Team NB Boston News
MacLean, who improved incredibly from 4:19 to 3:58 under Mark Coogan, was extremely grateful for her time on the team. Team NB Boston will be without 3 Olympic 1500 runners this summer as 1500m Olympian Emily Mackay also recently left and Elle St. Pierre just gave birth.
The news comes as a surprise as Mackay excelled while training with the group, improving from 4:08 to 3:55 and making the Olympic team in 2024.
Team NB Boston is hopeful Valby can rejoin the team at altitude camp and run USAs.
Marathon Trials
Men's standard lowered from 2:18 from 2024 while women's standard stayed the same.
Who?
Jonah Koech wasn't even supposed to be in Sunday's 1500. As they approached the bell, he was in 13th out of 17. A lap later, he was the champion. He is just the third American man to win a Diamond League 1500/mile and the first runner sponsored by Under Armour to win a DL race. His 3:37.27 pre-race pb is also the slowest of any man to win a DL 1500/mile.
How Josh Hoey Rose To The Top Of The World
For five years, Hoey cylced through coach after coach but barely improved from his 1:47.67 high school 800m pb. Learn why he moved around so often -- and why he never gave up. Part I of JG's 7,000+ word feature.
*MB: Josh Hoey profile by JG
- Part II: SC How Josh Hoey Went from Also-Ran to World Indoor Champion, Part II: Going All-In With Justin Rinaldi & The Fast 8 Track Club Hoey's career had stagnated until connecting with Rinaldi in 2023. Within minutes of seeing him train in-person, Rinaldi knew he was special: "I said, if I can’t get this guy to run 1:44, there’s something wrong with me."
Kipyegon opens her season in Xiamen with nearly a WR But...
On Wednesday, Nike announced that Kenya's Faith Kipyegon will attempt to break four minutes in the mile on June 26 in Paris. Spoiler alert. She's not going to break 4. And it's not going to be particularly close. Did you know the 1k time she ran on Saturday where she just nearly broke the WR is still below sub-4 mile pace?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
‒Bobby Kersee talking exclusively to LetsRun.com about why he's had Athing Mu open up with some low-key races in 2025.