Engelhardt is now the 5th fastest US HSer in history. Did you know that the four fastest US HSers in history never broke their HS PRs?

Centrowitz, 33, had ACL surgery in May and will race for the first time since November 2021.

Earlier today best-selling author and huge track fan Malcolm Gladwell wrote, "(Matthew Centrowitz) doesn’t even belong in the same conversation as, say, Nick Willis, who never won gold but nonetheless was a threat to win every big race he entered for a good 10 years." What a ridiculous statement. We had to set the record straight.

• MB: Malcolm Gladwell says Matthew Centrowitz “doesn’t even belong in the same conversation as, say, Nick Willis.” Do you agree?
• For Global Running Day: A Conversation Between Malcolm Gladweel & David Epstein About Their Favorite Sport

Drew Hunter is back and Weini Kelati showed she's a level above everyone else.

An Olympic record was set by Abel Kipsang in semi #2

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

Centro went out super fast but the rabbits tied up and so did he, but he still managed to move to #5 on the all-time US list at 3:49.26. *MB: Centro American Record Attempt - 7/24

You can watch it live tonight at 9:10 pm Pacific on youtube.

Get the inside scoop on the record attempt which will take place at 9:10 pm Pacific.

Centrowitz said he and Houlihan went to the food truck at the center of her nandrolone case numerous times while they were dating but that on the night before her positive test, he wasn't there as Houlihan was with friends before watching The Bachelorette. "Absolutely, I support her. I believe her. And you know, I don’t think it’s a complete secret that her and I did have a relationship in the past, so I know her really well. I know the type of athlete, the type of individual she is....With Shelby, I was there 24/7. I know what she was putting in her body. I know the vitamins that she was taking. I would have seen it, because I was there, literally, 24/7 with her.” MB: Centro defends Shelby

20-year-old Cole Hocker is a full-blown superstar now after defeating the Olympic champ as Oregon Ducks went 1-2. 2019 NCAA champ Nuguse won the battle for third over Craig Engels.

Nuguse, Hocker, Centro and Engels all looked fantastic. Who will go home devastated on Sunday?

Discount Matthew Centrowitz at your own peril as he was fantastic and DOMINATED the 1500  while there were also victories for Brits Laura Muir (1:58.71) and Katie Snowden (4:02.98) in the women’s 800 and 1500.

The distance races at this weekend's Track Meet in LA are stacked and can be viewed for just $5.99 and Jonathan Gault has questions about Lopez Lomong, Matthew Centrowitz, Conner Mantz, Sifan Hassan, and Sinclaire Johnson will fare.

Grant Holloway (13.04, +2.2 wind) and Ajee' Wilson (2:00.57 win over Natoya Goule) looked great, but Matthew Centrowitz (6th, 1:50.97) and Robby Andrews (5th, 3:46.89) struggled.

• MB: Time to panic? Centro runs 1:50.97 800!!!
• MB: Centro is... not DONE.
• MB: Centro 800m tomorrow
• MB: Michael Sanuri 3:45 1500M At Mirimar Today
• MB: Kenneth bednarek 19.65
• MB: Justin Gatlin is back and racing in florida? Is he cheating, or does the sun never set on this man's career?
• MB: Sha'Carri Richardson 10.72 WIND LEGAL

This week, we welcome two Americans to the sub-15 club, tell you why Matthew Centrowitz is far from done, worry about Jordan Hasay and rave about the greatest 800 phenom ever? MB: Meet 800 phenom Patryk Dobek - He's undefeated at 800 and just won Europeans after picking up the event less than a month ago.

Over the weekend, Cruz Culpepper joined his dad as a sub-4 miler. We've updated the rankings of US father-son sub-4 combos as a result.

The weather was ideal and the times were super fast - at least for December.

Hear what mile legends Alan Webb, Matthew Centrowitz, Seb Coe, and Steve Cram had to say about Jim Ryun when he was honored with the highest US civilian honor last week. Centrowitz said of Ryun, "He's a legend everywhere" whereas Coe called him an inspiration and the "greatest prep athlete of all time, in front of LeBron James and Tiger Woods."

Some big American milers went to the White House and America's top 5,000m runner Paul Chelimo joins us.