After a recent setback with his left Achilles which has been bothering him since last April, Ingebritsen fwent under the knife. Ingebrigtsen's surgery was on the sheath around his left Achilles tendon, not the tendon itself. He said the recovery time is "somewhat short," but his spokesperson Espen Skoland did not say when his next race would be. *MB: Jakob Ingebrigtsen has had Achilles surgery in California.

Neely last year was 13th at the World XC Champs, but hasn't been able to run since November. Hopefully, she returns to action soon. *Neely's Blog Post On Which The Article Above Is Based

Two-time World Cross-Country champion Craig Virgin generated some heated debate when he took to his Facebook page after Galen Rupp's American two-mile record run and said among other things, "What is Galen taking or doing ... that is giving him such amazing recuperative/restorative powers?" Virgin called for more transparency in the legal supplements/medications athletes may be taking. LRC spoke with Virgin on his comments and with Galen Rupp's agent Ricky Simms about Virgin's comments and the calls for more transparency. Plus, Simms tells LRC Mo Farah has never been on thyroid medication.
*MB: Craig Virgin and Fam have interesting comments on Rupp and NOP