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March 12, 2024

Leonard Korir Running Lisbon Half & Rotterdam Marathon to Improve Olympic Chances

Korir would likely need to run 59:49 or faster in Lisbon to improve his spot on the Road to Paris list. He can cement his Olympic spot by running 2:08:10 or faster in Rotterdam on April 14.
March 12, 2024

Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Josh Kerr, & Yared Nuguse Will Race Bowerman Mile at Pre Classic on May 25

Kerr and Ingebrigtsen have not raced since the 2023 World Championship final. Pre will be Ingebrigtsen's first race of 2024 after battling Achilles problems this winter.
March 11, 2024

WTW: Putting Nico Young & Parker Valby's NCAA Doubles in Perspective, HS Records Galore, and Why Noah Lyles Needs to Do More to Run Olympic 4x400

Young and Valby were incredible in Boston but we offer a dose of perspective before the hype trains get out of control. Sifan Hassan is running World XC, remember the name Quincy Wilson, and Footlocker Champs Drew Griffith and Elizabeth Leachman broke high school records as did Daniel Simmons.
March 08, 2024

NAU's Nico Young Wins NCAA Title #1 with Dominant 5000 Performance at 2024 Indoor Track and Field Championships

Nico Young is no longer just the NCAA record holder, he is now an NCAA champion, as he captured the 5000m title in impressive fashion.
March 02, 2024

Josh Kerr is Golden at 3000m as Yared Nuguse Gets Silver at 2024 World Indoors

Josh Kerr was golden for the second straight World Championships as American Yared Nuguse got his first global medal
March 01, 2024

Christian Coleman Edges Noah Lyles to Reclaim 60-Meter World Title in Glasgow

Coleman ran 6.41 to Lyles' 6.44 to become the third man to win two 60m world titles and said he feels he's the best ever at 60m. We're not arguing.
March 01, 2024

Noah Lyles Says He Wishes the Details of His Adidas Contract Were Public

"I definitely wish we were able to say how much it was," Lyles said. "...It's something that's been sucking since track & field started."
February 29, 2024

Boots on the Ground in Glasgow: Josh Kerr Expects "Electric" Crowd, Seb Coe Explains Why Beijing Got 2027 Worlds

Plus Kerr was asked about Jakob Ingebrigtsen saying he could have beaten Kerr blindfolded at Millrose, but for once he had no response, saying only, "No comment."
February 28, 2024

2024 World Indoors Viewing Guide: Record Breakers, Lyles v Coleman, & Can An American Win the 1500?

We break down all of the track action to watch in Glasgow, including a heavyweight 60m matchup and whether Cole Hocker can join Matthew Centrowitz and Bernard Lagat as American world indoor champions.
February 28, 2024

World Champ v Olympic Champ v 3:43 Miler: Who Wins the Incredible Men's 3000 at World Indoors?

Between Josh Kerr, Selemon Barega, & Yared Nuguse, three of distance running's biggest stars are racing in Glasgow but only one can win. *MB: Race of the year (so far): Men's 3000 at World Indoors - Who you got? Kerr, Nuguse or Barega?
February 27, 2024

Ranking America's Mid-D/Distance Medal Hopes at 2024 World Indoors

Over the last 5 World Indoors, the US has averaged 3 mid-d/distance medals per meet, and with Yared NuguseCole HockerElle St. Pierre, and Bryce Hoppel, the US should add to that total in Glasgow.
February 15, 2024

2024 USA Indoors Are STACKED: Nuguse Leads Loaded 3K as Lyles & Coleman Square Off in 60m

Get your popcorn ready as the 2024 USA Indoor meet is loaded and bound to entertain. Nuguse faces Cole HockerCooper Teare, and Abdihamid Nur in the 3K with Hobbs Kessler focused on the 1500. In the 60, it doesn't get much bigger than the WR holder against the 100 world champ. Plus can an unsponsored Walmart deli employee end one of the greatest streaks in track and field history? *MB: USA Indoors are LOADED - Official 2024 USA Indoor Discussion Thread,
February 13, 2024

Yared Nuguse Will Run 3,000 Meters at 2024 USATF Indoor Championships

Nuguse is stepping up from the 1500 and will take on Cooper TeareCole Hocker, and Abdihamid Nur in the 3,000. The top two qualify for World Indoors in Glasgow. *MB: USATF Indoors: Declarations are OPEN - And Nuguse has declared for 3k
February 12, 2024

Rest in Peace Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon Star Transformed the Sport in 10 Months

In just three races, Kiptum turned the marathon world upside down, setting a world record, and running the three fastest second halves ever in a marathon.
February 08, 2024

2024 Millrose Preview: Kerr & Nuguse Headline Loaded Races and WR Attempts

Plus Grant Fisher makes his post-Bowerman debut, Elle St. Pierre Jess Hull in the mile, Laura Muir Alicia MonsonNikki Hiltz in the 2-mile, & more. *MB: Offical 2024 Millrose Games Discussion Thread - Will the men's mile and 2-mile WRs fall?
February 07, 2024

Two-Time World Medalist Mohamed Katir of Spain Provisionally Suspended for Whereabouts Failures

Katir, who earned 5,000m silver behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen at Worlds in 2023, is appealing the suspension.
February 06, 2024

20 Final Thoughts on the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials

Could Zach Panning run 2:06? How the heck did Dakotah Lindwurm make the team? Was this the last Olympic Trials? Jonathan Gault shares his thoughts. *MB: Great read: Jonathan Gault's 20 Final Thoughts on the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials
February 04, 2024

2024 NBIGP: Hobbs Kessler Beats Jake Wightman, Noah Lyles Makes Statement, & Elle St. Pierre Is Back

The 20-year-old Kessler took down the 2022 world 1500 champ in Wightman's first race in a year, as Lyles ran a big 6.44 pb to win the 60 and Elle St. Pierre nearly broke the American 3000m record in her first big indoor race since giving birth.
February 03, 2024

2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials: Conner Mantz & Clayton Young Go 1-2 as Leonard Korir Rises from the Dead for 3rd

Mantz and Young almost crossed the line together, with Mantz pulling ahead in the final meters. Korir overcame an 18-second deficit at 25 miles to take 3rd.