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August 02, 2021

Kenya's Reign is Over: Soufiane El Bakkali Wins Olympic Men's Steeplechase in Tokyo

The Kenyan men had won every steeple they competed in at the Olympics since man first walked on the moon. No longer.
December 27, 2018

2018 LRC World & US Rankings, M Steeple: Conseslus Kipruto Finishes as World #1 For 3rd Straight Year; Evan Jager US #1 Once Again

While handing out our steeple rankings, we take a detour and give out some free advice to Evan Jager.
April 30, 2016

2016 Payton Jordan Preview: Bernard Lagat's 10,000 Debut, Evan Jager In The 1,500 & An NCAA Preview In The 5,000

The fields are strong once again for Sunday's late-night meet. Maggie Vessey (800), Cory McGee (1,500), Shelby Houlihan (1,500), Evan Jager (1,500) Henrik Ingebrigtsen (1,500), Sally Kipyego (5k), Nicole Tully (5k), Garrett Heath (5k), Chris Derrick (5k), Buze Diriba (10k), Molly Seidel (10k) and Sam Chelanga (10k) are among the entrants with the 10k track debut of Bernard Lagat.
May 12, 2015

2015 Hoka One One Middle Distance Classic Men's Preview: Will America's Biggest Stars Return To Form?

After some recent struggles, can Nick Symmonds return to form? What about Galen Rupp, Cam Levins and the NOP? Are former NCAA stars Andrew Wheating and Robby Andrews back? The highlight is an incredibly deep 1,500 which contains former NCAA champs WheatingAndrewsLeo ManzanoMac Fleet, Nate Brannen and a slew of others.

December 29, 2014

2014 LRC Year-End Rankings: Men's 3000 Steeplechase: Jairus Birech Is World #1, Evan Jager World #3

Jairus Birech reigned supreme this year, winning six of the seven DL events to go with a gold medal at the African Championships. Evan Jager was the clear U.S. #1 and enjoyed a PR (and American record) 8:04.71 in Brussels in September. Canadian Matt Hughes sneaks into the top 10 as well.