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April 16, 2019

April 27: 100H World Record Holder Keni Harrison Returns To The Drake Relays As A Three Time Defending Champion

She faces a field that includes Olympic silver medalist Nia Ali and Olympic 4th placer Cindy Ofili.
May 09, 2018

2018 Shanghai DL Preview: Paul Chelimo Tries to End US Sub-13 Drought; Drew Windle Battles Clayton Murphy in 800

Are you ready for some Saturday morning track and field? We hope so. Get up early and watch Paul Chelimo try to be the 7th American to break 13:00, Ethiopia's new 1500 star Samuel Tefera make his Diamond League debut, and Drew Windle clash with Clayton Murphy. Plus Keni Harrison, Justin Gatlin and a whole lot more.
May 02, 2018

It's Opening Day! 2018 Diamond League Kicks Off With Some Big Showdowns, Including Obiri vs. Simpson & Murphy vs. Kszczot vs. Korir

Track and field's opening day is Friday and the Doha DL looks like it will be spectacular. We break it all down for you here.
April 26, 2018

Relays Weekend Preview: Jenny Simpson Goes for 2-Mile AR, Sydney McLaughlin Set for 400H Debut, & Andre De Grasse Is Back

It's relays week - normally one of the greatest weekends of the year for college track fans - but this year's calendar has us a little depressed as the big guns aren't competing with each other. Instead of everyone going to Penn or Drake, some are now going to Arkansas, others to LSU and others aren't going anywhere. Still, there are a few amazing races that we are really excited about but most of them are individual races ironically.
April 19, 2018

April 28: Olympic Champ Omar McLeod And WR Holder Keni Harrison Lead Stacked Hurdle Fields For The Drake Relays

McLeod faces Aries Merritt, Devon Allen and Aleec Harris while the women's race has Kori Carter, Jasmin Stowers, Kristi Castlin and Dawn Harper-Nelson.
March 03, 2018

Best of the Mixed Zone: Christian Coleman's Call from Maurice Greene, Will Claye May Skip Outdoors to Promote His Album, & Michael Cherry's Unorthodox Medal-Winning Meal

It was an incredible night for Team USA at World Indoors as they won 5 gold medals - m60, w60h, w400, mtj and wpv - and set three new championship records in the process. We talked to all the gold medal winners and share the highlights. Find out which winner one after practicing only once all winter and who may  now skip outdoors to promote his muscic album.
December 22, 2017

The 2017 LetsRun.com Awards: Runner and Rookie of the Year, Upset of the Year, Doping Excuse of the Year & More

Other awards include U.S. and international runners of the year, rookie of the year, breakthrough of the year, and biggest disappointment. Did your favorite runner make the cut?
July 08, 2017

2017 Anniversary Games Preview: Brazier, Amos & Kiprop Headline a Ridiculous Men's 800; Mo Farah & Laura Muir Try to Defend Home Turf vs. the Americans

The 2017 IAAF World Championships are less than a month away, but if you can't wait until then, consider Sunday's Müller Anniversary Games a preview. Sunday morning's action (9-11 am ET) will be fantastic as the meet features many of track and field's biggest stars including Mo FarahAllyson FelixLaura MuirFred KerleyElaine ThompsonKeni Harrison and Mariya Lasitskene. The men's 800 is unreal with Donavan BrazierEmmanuel KorirAsbel KipropNijel Amos and Adam Kszczot. The women's mile is almost as good as Muir takes on Jenny SimpsonKate Grace and Hellen Obiri. Farah faces Eric JenkinsRyan Hill and Hassan Mead in the men's 3000.
May 05, 2017

Ronald Kwemoi Announces Himself in the 3K, A Historically Fast Women's Steeple, A BOMB From Thomas Rohler in the Javelin & Much More As the 2017 DL Season Kicks Off in Doha

Track and field's opening day did not disappoint as the women's steeple was historically good, we're excited about the men's 5000 for the first time in years, and a new 21-year old star won an event in just his fourth attempt at the event ever in his life.
July 27, 2016

WTW: Age Cheating At World Juniors, Russia Doesn't Get Banned, The IOC Screws Over Yuliya Stepanova And Is Keni Harrison The Second Coming Of Michael Johnson?

We break down the good (Keni Harison is back in a big way) and bad (lots of cheating still going on all over the place) from an action-packed week with two great meets - one in Houston and one in London.
July 22, 2016

American Keni Harrison Rebounds From Not Making Olympic Team in Incredible Fashion, Breaks 28-Year-Old World Record In Women's 100 Hurdles

We love sports because it's not scripted. Keni Harrison has gone from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs.
July 14, 2016

The Biggest Winners and Losers at the 2016 US Olympic Track and Field Trials

We know who made the team and who didn't but who really won and lost? We tell you but with a twist as some losers won and some winners won by losing.
July 09, 2016

Friday Sprint Recap: High Schoolers Michael Norman & Noah Lyles Steal the Show Again; LaShawn Merritt 19.74 WL; Brianna Rollins (12.34) Runs Out of Her Lane & Wins 100H as Keni Harrison Is Just 6th

Both Lyles (20.26) and Norman (20.21, ahead of Justin Gatlin) won their semifinals, just as they won their first-round heats on Thursday. Rollins won a loaded 100 hurdles despite running part of her race in Queen Harrison's lane; Kristi Castlin and World Indoor champ Nia Ali join her on Team USA.
July 01, 2016

Nick Symmonds Scratches & May Have Run His Final Race, Danny Mackey Talks Beasts, English Gardner Talks About "Dodging" Zika & More

The Trials are here and the LRC crew is on the ground in Eugene. We give you the highlights from our conversations with Symmonds, Mackey, Vashti Cunningham, Keni Harrison and more.
April 13, 2016

WTW: Dennis Mitchell And USATF, Shaq Goes 1:44.99, Nick Symmonds 2.0?, Hurdle Stars Keni Harrison And Devon Allen, Meet The Lyles Brothers, And The Indoor Marathon

We recap the week that was from the track, the boardroom, the bedroom, and even the indoor marathon.