Day 1 of the 2023 Pre Classic started and ended with a bang. We break it all down and give our thoughts on everything except the mile, Rai Benjamin's big win, Christian Coleman making 2024 very interesting, Sha'Carri getting beat, Faith Kipyegon capping what may have been the greatest season ever by a distance runner, and the 529th performance all-time American record in the women's shot put.

Christian Coleman picked up a big win, Paul Chelimo showed he is back, some big stars are hopefully coming out of hibernation soon.

In chronological order, we get you ready for this weekend's pro action which is taking place all over the globe. It includes $8,000 800s in NYC and world champ Fred Kerley running his first 100m of 2023 in Japan.

Josh Kerr had a big run and Chase Ealey a big throw, but when this was all over we were wondering, "Is the OAC the top group in America?"

Katelyn Tuohy, Alicia Monson and Elise Cranny will have NCAA/American records in mind in the women's 3000 while the men's 3000 features a rematch of Geordie Beamish and Cooper Teare (plus Luis Grijalva and Josh Kerr).

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Both Jacobs and Coleman were credited with a time of 6.41 (a European record for Jacobs, a season's best for Coleman) as Jacobs beat WR holder Coleman in his specialty.

Ajee' Wilson cruised to the final where she may be the favorite for gold. The 2 American men made the 1500 final as Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran like the Olympic champ and Ukraine got gold in the women's high jump.

In his first 60m since he started serving his 18 month anti doping suspension, Christian Coleman got the big win over Trayvon Bromell and Noah Lyles

From Athing Mu to Ryan Crouser, Cole Hocker to Christian Coleman, some of the sport's biggest names will be in action at the Armory on Saturday afternoon. Here's our guide to the action.

Did Coleman get a raw deal? The drug testers reduced his ban from 24 to 18 months as they said it was "reasonable" for him to expect a phone call, but that's not enough of a reduction to put him in Tokyo. MB: World's fastest man Christian Coleman to Miss tokyo! Banned upheld but reduced to 18 months which doesn't help him at all

2020 was full of highs and lows - just ask Sara Hall. We hand out awards for a year unlike any other. *MB: The 2020 LetsRun.com Awards Are Out - Best Runner, Best Comeback, Biggest Disappointment, Most Inspirational & More

Jonathan Gault praises Elijah Manangoi for doing something that fellow stars Christian Coleman and Wilson Kipsang have been unable to do and something that is very rare in the year 2020 - owning up to a massive mistake. Manangoi admitted his suspension for missing 3 drug tests was his own fault. "I would like to urge my fellow athletes both in Kenya and abroad to seriously take care of their own whereabouts to avoid unnecessary sanctions, it seems simple but a slight mistake can be costly at the end. It's shameful." *MB: Jonathan Gault is (rightly) full of praise for Elijah Manangoi - a guy who just got banned for 2 years

We break down the latest in Olympic running news including Jordan Hasay disappointing and 17-year-old Tierney Wolfgram  impressing.

Coleman received no sympathy from a World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal, which concluded: "the Athlete’s attitude to his obligations can fairly be described as entirely careless, perhaps even reckless."

Nine athletes -- including recent world champions Christian Coleman, Salwa Eid Naser, and Elijah Manangoi -- have been suspended for whereabouts failures in 2020, compared to two in all of 2018 and 2019 combined. What's going on?

No matter the outcome of the Christian Coleman saga, somebody is going to be unhappy. So it goes, as track & field suffers another self-inflicted wound.

Christian Coleman may be facing a two-year ban, but we’re not sure he should be banned as some significant questions remain about his case -- including why the doping control officer made no attempt to call Coleman when he could not locate him. *MB: Christian Coleman facing a possible suspension for 3 missed tests.

Coleman excelled on the track and answered questions off of it.

Video of Christian Coleman's 9.76 World Championship 100m

After Usain Bolt's retirement, Coleman had to wait two years to officially take over as the king of track and field marquee's event, but after a dominant victory tonight in 9.76, he is officially the fastest man in the world.