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September 10, 2023

Josh Kerr and Jemma Reekie Deliver Third Straight Scottish Sweep at 5th Avenue Mile

World Champion Josh Kerr dominated the end of the men's race and Jemma Reekie got her 2nd win.
August 30, 2023

Josh Kerr Responds to Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Noah Lyles Responds to NBAers, & Mondo vs Warholm at 100m?

Jonathan Gault has the highlights from an entertaining pre-race press conference for the Weltklasse Zurich featuring a bunch of newly-crowned world champions.
August 30, 2023

Thursday's Track Meet in Zurich Looks Incredible - 2023 Weltklasse Preview

We hope you are recovered from Worlds as an incredible Weltklasse meet takes place on Thursday. It features Sha'Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Noah Lyles, a 1500 with everyone not named Jakob Ingebrigtsen and a 5000 with Lamecha Girma and Grant Fisher.
August 23, 2023

Josh Kerr Follows His Instincts to Incredible Upset in 1500m at 2023 World Championships

For the second year in a row, a runner from Edinburgh AC upset Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the world final as Kerr replicated Jake Wightman's race from a year ago to take gold.
July 10, 2023

WTW: A WET & Wild British Champs, New Stars Emerge In Kenya, A Competitor Hops In A Vehicle And Wins Badwater & Oregon's Future Looks Bright?

There was a ton of great action last week outside of the US champs and we break it down for you. Plus is Oregon's future actually bright?
February 11, 2023

What Impressed Us Most at Millrose: 9 Notable Moments Including Alicia Monson's American Record at 3000

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?"
December 20, 2022

WTW: Max Siegel Is a HYPOCRITE, Francine Niyonsaba Is Back and $86K For a 2:25

How Max Siegel and USATF handled Chattanooga's Olympic Marathon Trails bid is far different than how they handled giving out a "six-figure, no-bid contracts to Indianapolis marketing firm Matchbook Creative, a marketing firm that previously billed itself as 'a Max Siegel company.'"

March 02, 2022

WTW: Sub-4 Isn't What It Used To Be, The SEC Meet Was Incredible (As Usual), Josh Kerr 3:48 And Yared Nuguse Comes Up Short

We take a look back at the NCAA conference meets from last week and wonder if Donavan Brazier would have even made the final at SECs. We also give out some praise to Josh Kerr and Yalemzerf Yehualaw.
August 07, 2021

Ingebrigtsen Dethrones Cheruiyot in Olympic Record 3:28.32 to Win 1500 Gold

Jakob Ingebrigtsen took down Timothy Cheruiyot for the first time on the biggest stage.
August 05, 2021

Cole Hocker The Real Deal, Matthew Centrowitz OUT - Men's 1500 Semis

An Olympic record was set by Abel Kipsang in semi #2
August 02, 2021

Men’s 1500 First Round Chaos! Nuguse DNS, Kerr and Simotwo Need Time Qualifiers, Lewandowski Falls, Hocker and Centro Good to Go

Some fairly big names struggled, one fell, and Yared Nuguse did not start.
June 04, 2021

Friday 15 - Josh Kerr 3:31, Mo Farah Returns, Sifan Hassan World Record Attempt

The LetsRun.com crew previews this weekend's amazing action and analyzes Josh Kerr blitzing a 3:31 1500m, the fastest on American soil outdoors by a non-drug cheat, and Rojo responds to one of running social media's biggest voices criticizing him for his hot take on Hobbs Kessler's 3:34 run. This weekend Jenny Simpson has a major pre-Olympic Trials test at 1500m, Sifan Hassan targets the 10,000m world record, and Mo Farah has a major hurdle if he wants to defend his 10,000m crown in Tokyo.
June 09, 2018

Recap of NCAA Distance Drama: Saruni and Kerr Upset, Barraza Falls in Steeple, McGorty Gets Title

What a day at NCAAs in the distances. We recap it all.
June 03, 2018

What to Watch at 2018 NCAA Outdoors for Men: A Historic 400, A Battle of NCAA Champs in the 5K, & The Brilliance of Holloway, Saruni, & Kerr

We give you our top 5 story lines for the 2018 NCAA men's outdoor championships which start next Wednesday.
April 25, 2018

Eliud Kipchoge is the GOAT, Paula Radcliffe is Too, Josh Kerr Runs Fast, But Nick Willis is Still King

Plus Commonwealth Games, Joshua Cheptegei, Tim Don update. And Sarah Sellers wasn't the only one to negative split Boston.
April 21, 2018

New Mexico's Josh Kerr Runs 3:35.01 to Break NCAA 1500m Record

As impressive as Josh's run was, Jim Ryun ran 3:33.1 as a collegiate sophomore 51 years ago but it wasn't during the collegiate season.