For the 1st time in nearly 50 years, the men's 5,000 and 10,000 WR holder will debut in the marathon while still being the best in the world on the track. Former HM world record holder Kibiwott Kandie and Kenenisa Bekele are also running, while Almaz Ayana, Genzebe Dibaba, and 2019 Boston champ Worknesh Degefa lead the women's field.

• MB: Official 2023 Valencia Marathon Official Discussion Thread 
• MB: Valencia: Cheptegei predictions?

Plus UVA coach Vin Lananna explains why Saturday's meet has sold out to the public.

Tuohy topped Valby in 2022 but Valby destroyed Tuohy at Nuttycombe this year. Who wins this much-anticipated rematch in what very well could be their final NCAA showdown?

No women's team has three-peated since Stanford (2005-07) while the NAU women have never won NCAA XC. Will one of those droughts change on Saturday?

NAU beat OSU on a tiebreaker a year ago and both teams could be even better in 2023. Who will win it all in Charlottesville?

Peres Jepchirchir's fall was going great until she developed a calf injury last weekend. Plus Letesenbet Gidey reveals what she learned from her marathon debut.

Ethiopians Tamirat Tola and Shura Kitata are the favorites, but there are some intriguing longer shots in the final World Marathon Major of 2023. Could former NCAA stars King Ches or Cam Levins actually win a major? *MB: 2023 NYC Men: Could King Ches or Cam Levins really win a major?

The women's field is almost certainly the greatest in NYC history. We break it down for you.

• Is 2023 the greatest women's NYC marathon field ever assembled?
• Ritz: Hellen Obiri is READY TO GO - She ran 25 miles at 5:29 mile pace at 5,000+ feet of elevation prior to 2023 NYC
• Des Linden Partnering Up With Galen Rupp As The Official NYC Marathon 2023 Live Commenators

Plus Conner Mantz has thoughts on the Olympic Marathon Trials and the qualifying system.

Rupp says he has overhauled his form after years of injury issues -- "I hate going back and looking at videos of myself running last year."

Can Ruth Chepngetich, who ran 2:14:18 in Chicago last year, get close to Tigst Assefa's 2:11:53 WR? How will Sifan Hassan do after her World Championship triple three weeks ago?

Conner Mantz and Galen Rupp lead a strong US field; what can Kiptum do for an encore after running 2:01 in his first two marathons?

For the first time since 2020, the World Half is back, and with a rebrand and expansion as the event formerly known as the World Half now has mile and 5k championships as well.

Kipchoge surpassed Haile Gebrselassie for most Berlin wins and now owns 5 of the 8 fastest times in history.

Kipchoge will face 2022 London champ Amos Kipruto while Tigist Assefa (2:15:37 CR last year) leads the women's field.

"I don’t think that me running in the 2:07s is a huge stretch of the imagination," said Fauble who also took a shot at the USATF leadership. "

From Jakob Ingebrigtsen's mile/3k double, a potential mile AR from Yared Nuguse, a potential WR from Shericka Jackson, & more, 2023 Pre has it all including Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson in the 100s.

We hope you are recovered from Worlds as an incredible Weltklasse meet takes place on Thursday. It features Sha'Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Noah Lyles, a 1500 with everyone not named Jakob Ingebrigtsen and a 5000 with Lamecha Girma and Grant Fisher.

D'Amato was 8th last year as a last-minute replacement and is coming off a 66:39 AR in the half on July 1.

We share our 5 biggest storylines of the 2023 World Athletics Championships which start Saturday in Budapest and should be amazing. Sha'Carri Richardson's quest for gold, Noah Lyles quest for the WR, and Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Faith Kipyegon quest for doubles all make the list.