December 23, 2019
Rudisha vs. Kipchoge: It's the LRC Race of the Decade Final
Our quest to determine the RACE OF THE DECADE, has come down to this: Which was the better race: David Rudisha's WR in London or Kipchoge's in Berlin?
December 20, 2019
LRC's Race of the Decade: The Final Four Is Here!
As we choose the race of the decade, we're now down to 4 and the two most powerhouse #1 seeds now will clash. Which was a better race - Chris Solinksy's shocking upset of both Galen Rupp and the 27:00 minute barrier all at once in his pro 10,000 debut or David Rudisha's majestic wire-to-wire 800m WR in London? And what about Wayde van Niekerk's stunning WR from lane 8 to win Olympic gold in Rio or Eliud Kipchoge's marathon WR?
December 18, 2019
LRC's Race of the Decade: It's Time for the Elite Eight
One of our four #1 seeds is out as the LetRun faithful showed no sentimentality for the late, great Sammy Wanjiru as his last marathon victory at the 2010 Chicago Marathon lost out to Eliud Kipchoge's world record in Berlin in 2018. Vote now to determine who makes it to the final 4. Voting close at midnight ET on Thursday.
December 16, 2019
What Was The Race of the Decade? Vote Now In The Sweet 16
The second round of December Madness — LetsRun.com’s 64-race battle for Race Of The Decade — is in the books and all of the matchups in the Sweet 16 are incredible. Which was a better race, Centro's shock Olympic gold or Rudisha's WR and Olympic gold? Coburn and Frerichs going 1-2 or Evan Jager going down and running 8:00? Wanjiru's 2010 Chicago win or Kipchoge's 2018 Berlin WR? Or the Olympic men's 400 or women's 400 from the Rio Olympics?
December 13, 2019
What Was The Race of the Decade? Round of 32 Voting Now Open
Some of the 2nd round matchups of December Madness - LetsRun.com's 64-Race Battle for Race Of The Decade - are salivating. Which was a better race - Kenenisa Bekele's Great North Run win in 2013 or his 2:01:41 2019 Berlin Marathon shocker? What about Mo Farah and Galen Rupp going 1-2 in the Olympics versus Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs going 1-2 at Worlds? How does this year's historic women's 1500 final at World's compare to the 2016 Olympics men's 1500 final? Or what about the 2019 world's women's 400 vs the 2016 Olympic women's 400?
December 13, 2019
Race of the Decade, 1st Round Recap: Kenenisa Bekele's 2019 Berlin Win Defeats Yuki Kawauchi's 2018 Boston Win In Controversial Fashion, Plus Des Linden Takes Down Shalane Flanagan
The first round of December Madness -- LetsRun.com's 64-Race battle for RACE OF THE DECADE -- is in the books and the action was spectacular. The matchup between the GOAT -- Kenenisa Bekele and his win in Berlin in 2019 -- and the people's champ in Yuki Kawauchi and his 2018 Boston win is a battle that track and field fans will be talking about for decades as it featured a controversial finish and was decided by a single vote. In another instant classic, Des Linden's 2018 Boston victory knocked off Shalane Flanagan and her 2017 NYC win.
December 11, 2019
What Was The Race of the Decade? -- Introduction
Voting is now open to determine what was the best race of the decade.