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Shelby Houlihan

Shelby Houlihan

March 29, 2026

Shelby Houlihan wins The TEN in 30:50.10 as Germany’s Mohamed Abdilaahi (26:56) smashes Dieter Baumann's national record

Shelby Houlihan won her 10,000m debut at The TEN in 30:50.10 while Mohamed Abdilaahi broke Germany’s national record (26:56.58) in a tight men’s race.
September 18, 2025

6 thoughts on Thursday's Worlds action: Noah Lyles sends a 19.51 statement as US 800m champs Donavan Brazier and Roisin Willis are eliminated

Plus the women's 800 heats were full of drama, a 21-year-old who needed a time quailifier to get out of the 400 won it, and Shelby Houlihan thinks she can run under 14:20.
August 04, 2025

Roisin Willis arrives, Houlihan returns, a brutal weekend for front-runners - Sunday at USATF Championships

Roisin Willis won her first U.S. title to lead an all-new women’s 800 squad to Worlds, while Shelby Houlihan completed her comeback from her doping suspension with a convincing 5000m victory—her first national title in six years.
March 19, 2025

2025 World Indoors Women's Preview: Ethiopians Look for Sweep; How Many Americans Can Medal?

All six US women's mid-d/distance entries have a legitimate shot at the podium in Nanjing, including Nia Akins and Shelby Houlihan.
March 10, 2025

The Shelby Houlihan Interview: Lingering Questions from Doping Case, How She Trained for the Last 4 Years, & Her Return to the Sport

Last week, Houlihan spoke with LetsRun.com for more than an hour with no questions off the table. Houlihan shares which supplements she took at the time of her positive test, why she said she didn't know what nandrolone is, running a 30:31 10k in practice, and her hopes for World Indoors and the rest of 2025.
February 06, 2025

What We Learned at The Millrose Press Conference - Hocker, Kerr, Nuguse, Fisher, and Hull talk one-on-one with LetsRun.com

Hocker and Fisher talk to LRC before their epic 3000 showdown while Kerr and Nuguse do the same before their mile showdown.
January 21, 2025

Shelby Houlihan Will Open 2025 Season at Arkansas' Razorback Invitational on February 1

Houlihan will race on the track for the first time since her four-year doping suspension expired last week. She is also planning on running a mile at Boston University on February 8. *MB: Breaking: Shelby Houlihan's return to the sport will take place on ........ where she will run the .......
January 14, 2025

Shelby Houlihan's Drug Ban Is Over. Now What?

After serving a four-year ban and missing two Olympics, the American 1500m record holder plans to return to racing this month. We spoke to three shoe execs about Houlihan's comeback and whether they would be interested in signing her. *MB: Shelby Houlihan Emancipation Day
May 25, 2022

Shelby Houlihan on Burrito Defense: "I don’t know with 100 percent certainty that that’s where it came from"

Shelby Houlihan talked to Runners World's Sarah Lorge Butler about her doping ban and burrito defense.
May 18, 2022

Shelby Houlihan Announces Her Appeal to the Supreme Court of Switzerland Has Failed

Houlihan's Hail Mary prayer fell short and her nandrolone ban was upheld. She won't be able to compete again until January 14, 2025 but she tells LetsRun.com she's not done as a runner. "I do plan on being back in 2025 and resuming my career." *MB: Shelby Houlihan Ban Upheld -- Loses Appeal
April 21, 2022

An In-Depth Analysis of The Shelby Houlihan Doping Case by Sports Scientist Ross Tucker

Ross goes through the CAS decision step by step from beginning to end, clarifies some of the more esoteric aspects of the case and outlines in clear terms exactly what Houlihan argued and why he thinks CAS ultimately (correctly) ruled against her.
April 21, 2022

Sports Scientist Ross Tucker Tackles Our Biggest Unanswered Questions About the Shelby Houlihan Case

We paid one of the top sports scientists in the world to analyze the Shelby Houlihan doping case and CAS ruling. Afterward, we asked him to answer our questions in a Q&A format.
April 12, 2022

Shelby Houlihan Issues Statement Regarding Gabriela DeBues-Stafford Leaving The Bowerman Track Club

The American record holder at 5000 reacts to the Canadian record holder at 5000 leaving the Bowerman Track Club.
April 11, 2022

Gabriela DeBues-Stafford Explains Why She Left the Bowerman Track Club

DeBues-Stafford says that while she has no reason to believe anyone on BTC is taking performance-enhancing drugs, the uncertainty surrounding the specifics of Bowerman and coach Jerry Schumacher's continuing relationship with the banned Shelby Houlihan was a "critical reason" for her departure. *MB: GDS has left BTC, cites Houlihan explicitly.
September 05, 2021

Shelby Houlihan posts update: "There are great days, terrible days, and a lot of days in between. I’m still continuing to fight to prove my innocence."

Houlihan made a statement about what she's been up to on Instagram today. "I’m still continuing to fight to prove my innocence."
September 02, 2021

Five Thoughts on the Shelby Houlihan CAS Decision: Why She Was Banned, Why Her Explanation Was Rejected, And Where Does She Go From Here?

Having had a day to digest the 40+ page ruling, Jonathan Gault shares his thoughts on why the American record holder at 1500 and 5000 was banned from the sport. *MB: Full Shelby Houlihan Report is Out from CAS.
June 28, 2021

Matthew Centrowitz defends Shelby Houlihan: “Absolutely, I support her. I believe her....I could have been in the position she was in”

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
June 22, 2021

16 Questions That Need To Be Answered In The Shelby Houlihan Case

Having had a week to think about it, LetsRun.com co-founder Robert Johnson realizes there are a lot of questions he wants answered from all the parties. Plus why it could be argued that Houlihan should be cleared regardless of whether she doped or not. *MB: 16 Questions That Need To Be Answered In The Shelby Houlihan Case.
June 18, 2021

Day 1 Qualifying: 1500s and 5ks Start without Houlihan, Brazier and Hoppel Advance But not Convincingly, Abbey Cooper Inspired Again

We tell you everything you need to know about qualifying in the all the running events on Day 1 at the Trials.