December 30, 2017
2017 LRC World & US Rankings, W 3K Steeplechase: Emma Coburn Is the World Champ, But Beatrice Chepkoech Is World #1
June 28, 2017
WTW: The Winners And Losers From USAs + Ronald Kwemoi Breaks the 1500 WR* and Mo Farah Breathes Easy
Plus everything you need to know about the Kenyan Trials and a rarity on LetsRun.com -ultra running news.
June 24, 2017
Emma Coburn Remains Queen Of The Steeple At USATF Championships As The Team From Rio 2016 Will Repeat At London 2017
December 29, 2016
2016 LRC Year-End Rankings, Women's Steeplechase: Ruth Jebet Leads the Way; Olympic Medallist Emma Coburn Tops U.S. List for Third Straight Year
Jebet won Olympic gold, crushed the world record and put together the greatest season ever by a women's steepler. Coburn has dominated the U.S. scene for years and took it one step further in 2016 by winning her first Olympic medal.
September 02, 2016
RRW: Five Women Doing the Zurich/Fifth Avenue Double
A race in Zurich, a flight to NYC and another race in less than 48-hours for Jenny Simpson, Emma Coburn, Kate Grace, Laura Muir and Stephanie Garcia.
July 30, 2016
2016 TrackTown Summer Series: Colby Alexander (3:34.88) Wins a Fast 1500, Kate Grace (4:09.92) Keeps Rolling, Melissa Bishop Wins 800 (1:59.74) as Shannon Rowbury Finally Breaks 2:00
We break down the action for you at the 1st TrackTown Summer Series meet which was the last meet held at Hayward Field before the renovations begin.
July 23, 2016
On to Rio: Mo Farah Delivers a World-Leading 5000m, Molly Ludlow Comes Close
Day 2 of the London Anniversary Games was full of quality.
July 21, 2016
London DL Preview: Mo Farah vs. Bernard Lagat in 5K & Usain Bolt in 200 Headline Final DL Meet Before 2016 Olympics
The last DL meet before the Olympics is a 2-day affair. We break down both days (Bolt day #1), (Farah day #2) for you free of charge. The meet features a lot of US 4th placers including Ludlow, Eccleston, Kipp, Manzano, Jenkins and 5th placers (Sowinski, Uceny, Garcia) trying to get over their Trials disappointments.
July 07, 2016
Emma Coburn Wins A Dramatic Steeplechase Final as Missourians Courtney Frerichs and Colleen Quigley Rally Late To Nab The Final Two Olympic Spots
Coburn remains the queen of the steeple in the US but Courtney Frerichs (9:20.92) and Colleen Quigley (9:21.29) both came up big and PR'd in the most important race of their lives to punch their tickets to Rio.
July 03, 2016
US Olympic Trials Women's Steeplechase: Emma Coburn Leads the Best U.S. Steeple Field Ever
Barring an act of God, Coburn will be on the US team. The question is, who will be joining her on the plane to Rio?
June 15, 2016
Stockholm DL Preview: David Rudisha Headlines a Stacked 800, Muktar Edris vs. Yomif Kejelcha in 5K, Plus Steeple Debuts for Stephanie Garcia & Habiba Ghribi
The last Diamond League meet before a month long break features some great mid-d events. In the men's 800, Rudisha faces Pierre-Ambroise Bosse, Ferguson Cheruiyot and Adam Kszczot while Dawit Seyaum is entered in the women's 1500 against Laura Muir and Hellen Obiri. Plus Keni Harrison (100H), Christian Taylor (TJ), Renaud Lavillenie vs. Shawn Barber (PV) & Brittney Reese vs. Tianna Bartoletta (LJ).
January 30, 2016
Garrett Heath, Shannon Rowbury & Matthew Centrowitz Keep Rolling; 7:59.33 HS 3k Record For Drew Hunter! At 2016 Camel City Elite Meet
Gerry Lindgren‘s American indoor high school record had stood since 1964 and is finally gone thanks toDrew Hunter running 7:59.33 in a race won by the hotGarrett Heath. Matt Centrowitz won the mile and dabbed for Carolina fans as Shannon Rowbury got another win at the Camel City Elite meet.
January 27, 2016
2016 Camel City Elite Preview: Matt Centrowitz, Shannon Rowbury And Ashton Eaton Headline Fields As Indoor Season Heats Up
The first big US pro meet of the year takes place in Winston-Salem on Saturday afternoon and we'll be there to cover it for you. Centro and Rowbury will both be in the mile while Eaton and wife Brianne Theisen-Eaton tackle the 60m hurdles. Cas Loxsom (800), Brandon Johnson (800), Melissa Bishop (800), Stephanie Garcia (mile), Garrett Heath (3k), Lawi Lalang (3k) and Foot Locker champs Drew Hunter (3k) & Weini Kelati (3k) are also entered.
January 24, 2016
RRW: Kim Conley Wins New Balance Games Mile With A 4:27.88 World Lead
Conley defended her title from last in a close race with Kate Grace (4:28.30) and Stephanie Garcia (4:28.97).
December 23, 2015
2015 LRC Year-End Rankings, Women's Steeplechase: Hyvin Kiyeng, Emma Coburn Top World, U.S. Lists
Two Americans crack the top 10.
*LRC Coburn: "In general, [I was happy with 2015]. I wish I could have run a PR; that was a goal that I really wanted."
September 09, 2015
Brussels Preview: Can Galen Rupp Get The AR In 5K? Can Ben True Break 13:00? Plus Kiprop Vs. Rudisha & The World's Best At 800 And A Loaded Women's Mile
What a way to end the season. The men's 800 is WAY better than the World Championships final and the men's 5,000 might result in the American record falling. We break it down for you.