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Abdelaati Iguider

Abdelaati Iguider

December 21, 2018

2018 LRC World & US Rankings, M 1500: Timothy Cheruiyot & Matthew Centrowitz Are Our Picks For World & US #1

Timothy Cheruiyot had the greatest DL season in history and we hope some people start to appreciate how good he is.
December 28, 2016

2016 LRC Year-End Rankings, Men's 1500/Mile: Olympic Champion Matthew Centrowitz Is Our World #1

Asbel Kiprop may have run the world's fastest time by over a second (3:29.33) and won four Diamond League races, but for the first time since 1971, an American man is the #1 ranked miler in the world as we can't pick against a near-perfect season from Centro that included victories at World Indoors and the Olympics and a world-leading time in the mile (3:50.63).
July 15, 2016

Ronald Kwemoi Upsets Asbel Kiprop In Monaco as History Will Have To Wait For The 100th Sub-3:30 Clocking

Coming into tonight, 99 times in history a human had broken 3:30 for 1500. When Asbel Kiprop hit 800 in 1:50 low, it looked like we were well on our way to #100 but the final 700 wasn't kind to Kiprop who missed some training last week after his agent was arrested in Kenya. Instead, the winner was Ronald Kwemoi who went from 7th to 1st on the last lap.
June 08, 2016

Oslo DL Preview: Faith Kipyegon & Asbel Kiprop Headline Dream Miles; Muktar Edris Battles Dejen Gebremeskel in a Stacked 5,000 Plus a 15-Year-Old Who Has Run 3:44

Jake Shelley pinch hits for LRC this week. In his preview, he covers Kiprop facing Elijah Manangoi, Taoufik Makhloufi and Nick Willis, who is looking to break John Walker's 34-year-old Kiwi record of 3:49.08, Kiyeng and Kipyegon's WR chances and Norwegian phenom Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the 1500.
February 17, 2016

Jama Aden-Coached Athletes Genzebe Dibaba (4:13.31 Mile), Ayanleh Souleiman (2:14.20 1k) And Abdalelah Haroun (59.83 500*) All Set World Records In Stockholm

Genzebe Dibaba (4:13.31 mile), Ayanleh Souleiman (2:14.20 1k) and Abdalelah Haroun (59.83 500*) are all coached by Jama Aden and all 3 left Sweden with times officially faster than anyone has run in their event.
December 22, 2015

2015 LRC Year-End Rankings, Men's 1500/Mile: Asbel Kiprop Claims #1 Spot After a Year for the Ages; Centro Is Tops Among US Men

The men's 1500 may be the best event in all of track and field and yet Asbel Kiprop continues to find at way to get the job done. Is he now the GOAT? It also was a good year for Nick Willis, Matthew Centrowitz and Ben Blankenship.
August 17, 2015

2015 Worlds Men's 1500 Preview - Can favored Asbel Kiprop win his 4th global gold against this historically loaded field?

Asbel Kiprop looks to join  Hicham El Guerrouj and Noureddine Morceli in the history books as a 3-time World Champ but he's got his hands full as Matthew Centrowitz, Silas Kiplagat, Ayanleh Souleiman and Taoufik Makhloufi all could strike gold or go home without a medal as this field is LOADED. We break it down for you in nearly 4000 words.

June 23, 2015

Outed By LetsRun.com Sleuths Yet Again - Abdelaati Iguider's Then-World-Leading 3:32.88 1,500 Was Run From The Wrong Start Line

History has shown that if you cheat in a marathon and don't run the full distance, you will be caught by the LetsRun.com nation. The same rule applies - even if you attempt the same feat in an internationally broadcast 1,500-meter race.