July 30, 2024
Olympic Women's 5,000 Preview: Kipyegon, Tsegay, & Chebet in Battle of the Stars
The 1st women's distance final doesn't take place until day 4 (Monday) but the race should be worth the wait. Because we are living in the era of the women's distance freak. That is meant as a compliment, because freakish is the only way to describe what women like Faith Kipyegon, Gudaf Tsegay, and Sifan Hassan have been doing in the last five years. It's not just that the trio have run fast -- they have combined to break eight world records in that span -- it is that they have been redefining what is possible for women's distance runners.
May 25, 2024
Beatrice Chebet (28:54.14) Smashes 10,000m World Record to Win Kenyan Olympic Trials at Pre Classic
5000 WR holder Gudaf Tsegay wanted to add the 10,000 WR to her CV and she led for nearly 22 laps but then two-time World XC champ Beatrice Chebet took over and made history.
April 22, 2024
WTW: Picking the Kenyan & Ethiopian Olympic Marathon Teams, Graham Blanks Is Back, A 17-Year-Old Runs 9.93 & Should Faith Kipyegon Be Scared?
Blanks ran 13:37 in his first race since December while Christian Miller became the youngest person in history to break 10.00 for 100m.
March 02, 2024
USA's Elle St. Pierre Wins 3000m World Indoor Gold in Huge Upset Over Gudaf Tsegay
Elle St. Pierre kicked by Gudaf Tsegay to get gold and destroy the American record at 3000m.
February 10, 2024
2024 Liévin: Girma & Tsegay Come Just Shy of WRs as Holloway, Knighton, Bol Earn Big Wins
Lamecha Girma and Gudaf Tsegay wanted WRs in the 2000m and 3000m but just missed as Girma ran 4:51.23 and Tsegay 8:17.11. And have we found the latest Ethiopian prodigy in Biniam Mehary?
*Official 2024 Lievin Indoor Live Thread .
December 20, 2023
World Champs World Champions Grant Holloway, Marco Arop and Gudaf Tsegay to race at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on Feb. 4
Tsegay, who holds the indoor 1500 WR but won gold in the 10,000 at Worlds, will healdline the 1500. Noah Lyles, Gabby Thomas andJake Wightman already were announced earlier. The event sold out last year*Buy Tickets *Meet website
September 17, 2023
World Records, American Records, & More: 8 Thoughts on a Wild Day 2 of the 2023 Prefontaine Classic
Gudaf Tsegay surprised with a 5000 WR as Athing Mu surprised with an American record and win. Grant Fisher got an AR but was beat while Mondo was Mondo and a whole lot more.
August 19, 2023
Down Goes Hassan! Gudaf Tsegay Wins Dramatic 10K Final at 2023 Worlds
Sifan Hassan was 30 meters from gold but went down after contact with Tsegay in the home straight.
August 11, 2023
2023 Worlds W 10K Preview: Gidey v Tsegay v Hassan in Battle of World & Olympic Champs
World champ/WR holder Letesenbet Gidey faces Olympic champ Sifan Hassan but both women may be underdogs to 5k world champ Gudaf Tsegay.
July 23, 2023
Gudaf Tsegay Wins Classic 5,000 at 2023 London DL as Alicia Monson (14:19) Smashes American Record
Monson took 4 seconds off Shelby Houlihan's AR as five women broke 14:20 in the same race for the first time.
May 28, 2023
Rabat DL Recap: Ingebrigtsen Tops Nuguse, El Bakkali Goes 7:56, Kerley Rules the 100
Nuguse closed very well but Ingebrigtsen was too good and won in 3:32. El Bakkali’s time was the fastest steeple since 2012 and puts him 8th all-time.
February 16, 2023
Keely Goes Out Too Hard, Jakob Says “He’s Still the Best” - Liévin Distance Recap
Jakbo said he's still the best, Keely tried to run really fast, and we're not sure what they were trying to do in the women's 1500m
February 08, 2023
Keely Hodgkinson (1:57) & Gudaf Tsegay (4:16) Rip Fast Times in Torun
Hodgkinson had to hold off the surprising 37-year-old Noelie Yarigo. Tsegay's time was #2 ever indoors, bumping Elle St. Pierre to #3.
September 06, 2022
Diamond League 5K Final Preview: Can Grant Fisher Cap Historic Year with a Historic Win?
No American man or woman has ever won the Diamond League 5k final, but Fisher & Alicia Monson will both be in the conversation in Zurich.
*MB: Can Grant Fisher or Alicia Monson win the 2022 Diamond League 5000 final on Wednesday?
July 23, 2022
Gudaf Tsegay Closes in 59.95 To Win Her 1st World Title In Women’s 5000
Sifan Hassan gave it a go and had the lead at 700 but Tsegay is your champion. It was a tough night for the Americans.
June 16, 2022
5 Thoughts on the 2022 Bislett Games - Dream Mile Lives Up to Hype
Jakob Ingebrigsten's 3:46.46 mile -- the fastest in the world since 2001 -- was the highlight as Keely Hodgkinson (1:57.71) won again and Alicia Monson ran 14:31.11 (#3 all-time US) in the 5,000.
March 19, 2022
World Indoors Day 2: Mariano Garcia Goes From Last To 1st To Win 800 as Bryce Hoppel Wins Bronze, Gudaf Tsegay Goes Wire-To-Wire To Win 1500
Garcia backed up his status as the world leader with a brilliant race to win gold for Spain, while Ethiopia got an unprecedented 1-2-3 sweep in the women’s 1500.
February 16, 2022
2022 Lievin Preview: How Many World Records Will Fall on Thursday?
Some of track and field's biggest stars will compete including Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Marcell Jacobs, and Grant Holloway and we've pegged the over/under for WRs at 1.5.
*MB: How many WRs will fall on Thursday in Lieven?
August 04, 2021
2020 Olympic Women’s 10K Preview: Can Hassan Defeat World Record Holder Gidey in her Sixth Race in Nine Days?
Sifan Hassan might have her hands full with Letesenbet Gidey even if she wasn't trying to triple. We preview the women's 10,000m.
August 02, 2021
Hassan Gets Gold #1 in Quest for Historic Triple at Tokyo Olympics
12 hours after falling in her 1500m prelim on the final lap and still winning her heat, Sifan Hassan dispatched Hellen Obiri with ease on the final lap to get gold #1.