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17-yr old-Aussie takes down Wightman


MB CAMERON MYERS BEATS JAKE WIGHTMAN IN AUSTRALIA

The 17-year-old ran the fastest time by an Australian in Australia- 3:33.30 - as
Wightman was third in 3:34.31 (outside of the Olympic standard of 3:33.50).
Watch the race above.
*Post-race interview with Myers




Kiptum's Coach is Laid To Rest
 * Family, friends gather in Rwanda for requiem mass and burial of Kiptum's
   coach Gervais Hakizimana
 * Gervais Hakizimana's wife Joan Chelimo: "There is no one who can feel the
   sadness in my heart."
 * Kelvin Kiptum’s funeral is moved up a day - will take place Friday It had to
   be moved as the Kenyan President is attending but he now has to attend the
   funeral of the President of Namibia over the weekend.


On The Boards
On The Boards


 * Oregon lands a big fish - Devin Hart (11th NCAA xc) transfering to the Ducks.
 * Really Sydney McLaughlin
 * College Track has CHANGED in 15 years (with data)
 * New long jump rule?
 * Pro runners with light, short, choppy strides
 * Why don't people train at the highest altitude?
 * My college coach told me it's OK to lose my period
 * Could you beat a random american in a 1 mile race with your LIFE on the line?
 * Parker Valby entered 3K and 5K SEC Championships
 * Gjert Ingebrigtsen charged with bodily harm
 * HS 4:02 and 2 mile best ever time not eligible for PA state meet?
 * Biden bribes young voters with $1.2 billion in student debt relief - How in
   the world is this legal?
 * Is Nayib Bukele the greatest leader of our times?





NCAA conference action is this weekend & World Indoors is Next Weekend
 * NCAA Results & Streaming Info

 * All NCAA Results & Streaming Info The ACC is such a large conference its
   action starts on Thursday.
 * Brand new track unveiled for World Indoors You can watch a time-lapse video
   of the track being built in just 1:50 here.
 * Spanish team: Defending 800m champ Mariano Garcia headlines The OAC's Mario
   Garcia Romo also has made the cut.
 * Dutch team led by Femke Bol named for World Indoors Teen sensation Niels
   Laros is not running.
 * Poland's Ewa Swoboda - #2 seed in 60m - will have family support as her
   brother lives in Scotland


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 * MB: Oregon lands a big fish - Devin Hart (11th NCAA xc for Texas) transfering
   to the Ducks Also the Stride Report says Ivy Leaguers Rhys Hammond and Acer
   Iverson are going to Washington.
 * Q&A with US HSer Daniel Simmons who will go for 13:56 US HS record at New
   Balance Nationals Simmons just ran 8:48 for 3200 at altitude.
 * Meet Elise Cooper, the Maryland HS sprint star (22.80 pb), who has been
   sprinting since age 7


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LRC THE UNFINISHED MARATHON: WHAT WE HAVE LOST WITH KELVIN KIPTUM'S TRAGIC DEATH

In a guest column, Andy Hardt describes what the fans and the sport of running
have lost after Kelvin Kiptum's death at the age of 24.

 * Government To Build Kelvin Kiptum's Family A New House Before He Is Buried
   The Kenyan president ordered a three-bedroom house be built in 7 days.
 * Kelvin Kiptum's Funeral Will Be On Friday It was changed from Saturday to
   Friday so the Kenyan president, William Ruto, could attend.
 * Kenyan Detectives Trace Kiptum's Final Hours Before His Fatal Crash Kiptum's
   last known location before the accident was the Grand Miarmir Guest House
   where the article says Kiptum "favorite meal in the VIP lounge."

Our Weekly Recap


LRC WTW: NOAH LYLES IS BETTER THAN EVER BUT SO IS LETSILE TEBOGO, JOSH KERR &
YARED NUGUSE ARE READY, & BYU ALUMS AND AUSSIE TEENS IMPRESS

Oh what a year 2024 is going to be. Josh Kerr vs Yared Nuguse is on! Noah Lyles
looks like he's ready to make a statement but so does Letsile Tebogo. And how
about those Australian teenagers and BYU alums.







Non-Distance News
 * Long Jumpers Jazmin Sawyers And Ivana Spanovic Criticize World Athletics Rule
   Change Proposal Spanovic said, "The biggest problem is that the people who
   change the rules of this sport are those who have never had contact with this
   sport. You are changing the rules of the game without consulting those who
   make the sport exist. You ignore their views, you don't respect their opinion
   and you ignore the problems that lead to their injuries."
 * World Athletics: "Making History And Getting Gold In Glasgow, Has A Ring To
   It For Noah Lyles" Talking about world indoors, Lyles said, "This is the only
   team I've yet to make, and I just made it, and I came in first, and I’m a
   world leader. I mean, all things that I didn’t expect to be, honest ...It’s a
   different ballgame. This is my weakest event so come outdoor, whew,
   fireworks."
 * "World Sexiest Athlete Alica Schmidt Was Runner-Up To A 17-Year-Old In The
   400m At German National Champs
 * High Schooler JaiCieonna Gero-Holt Finished Runner-Up In The HJ At USA
   Indoors With 1.89m
 * Canada’s Sarah Mitton Beats Netherland's Jessica Schilder In Nehvizdy Shot
   Put (20.08m To 19.50m) New Zealand's Tom Walsh won the men's competition with
   21.96m.


GB Distance News
 * Michael Johnson Impressed By Josh Kerr's Decision To Run World Indoors
   Johnson said, “Refreshing to see what appears to be more athletes realizing
   to truly be considered a professional, you must race more on the few big
   stages available to you.” We agree with his sentiment, but it's unfortunate
   that so many athletes don't realize this, considering most of the top Brits
   are skipping a home world indoor championships.
 * Laura Muir Says She Will Stay At The Team Hotel Rather Than At Home During
   World Indoors At Her Home Track in Glasgow “It’s better when it’s a straight
   final to not be coming from my sofa. So I’m going to go into the team hotel."
 * GB's Phil Sesemann Got The Olympic Qualifying Standard With 2:08:04 At The
   Seville Marathon


Other Distance News
 * Mary Cain Switches Allegiance To Ireland Cain has always lived in the US and
   represented the US at 2015 Worlds, but she has an Irish grandparent. Cain
   hasn't competed in track since 2020 and in the triathlon since 2022.
   *MB: MORE Mary Cain News - Switches Allegiance to Ireland
 * 1500m Runner Sarah Healy And Sprinter Sarah Lavin Lead Irish Team Of 9 For
   World Indoor Champs Only sending four athletes in individual events and only
   one man.
 * South Africa Dominates Medal Table With Three Gold Medals At World University
   Cross Country Championships In Muscat, Oman They got the individual wins on
   the women's short course, men's short course and women's long course. The
   men's long course winner came from Uganda.





Doping News
 * IOC, WADA And International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) Condemn "Enhanced
   Games" The so-called "Enhanced Games" plans to allow competing athletes to
   dope. WADA called it "a dangerous and irresponsible concept."
 * International Testing Agency (ITA) Targets Human Growth Hormone Testing Ahead
   Of Paris 2024


NCAA Rankings
 * NAU Men Move Up To #1 Spot In Latest NCAA Indoor Rankings Texas Tech dropped
   to #2 and Arkansas and USC moved up to 3-4.
 * Arkansas Women Still Ranked #1 As Florida Moves To #2 And USC Has Big Jump To
   #3 Oregon dropped to #4.
 * Event-By-Event Top-10 NCAA Marks From Last Week (February 13-19
   


World Athletics Proposes Major Long Jump Change
 * Take-Off Zone Could Replace Wooden Board In Radical Long Jump Change In an
   effort to make the event more appealing to fans, World Athletics is
   considering measuring from where the athlete took-off within the "take-off
   zone" rather than measure all jumps from the board. This would virtually
   eliminate fouls and mean that the athlete who jumped furthest into the
   sand-pit, wouldn't necessarily be the winner. World Athletics is testing this
   at lower meets before they considering bringing it to elite competition in
   2026.
   *MB: New long jump rule?
   
 * Carl Lewis Calls Proposed LJ Change An "April Fools Joke" Lewis said, “I
   guess it supports what I’ve been saying, that the long is the most difficult
   event in track and field. That would just eliminate the most difficult skill
   from the event. Just make the basket larger for free throws because so many
   people miss them.
   





One Small Step for the Sport!


JOSH KERR RUNNING 3000 AT WORLD INDOORS

The sport needs this! The world 1500m champion will be running the 3000 at the
World Indoors before a home Scottish crowd taking on Yared Nuguse, and likely
Lamecha Girma, Getnet Wale, and/or Selemon Barega!

World Athletics needs to devise a system that encourages everyone to run World
Indoors. How about making the final at World Indoors = automatic Olympic
qualification in the event of your choice (so Grant Fisher could run the 3k to
get his 10k qualifier)? Instead, Fisher is incentivized to run 2 races no one
cares about to make sure he has a 10,000m qualifier.


European National Championship Round-Up
 * Cathal Doyle Edges Nick Griggs In Diving Finish In Irish Champs 1500m Doyle
   won 3:49.11 to 3:49.15.
 * World Athletics National Championships Round-Up At the German Indoor Champs,
   Gesa Felicitas Krause won the 3000m/1500m double and Marius Probst took the
   men's 1500m in 3:36.36.
 * Fast 60m Hurdles Finals Highlight Swiss And French Indoor Championships Jason
   Joseph won Swiss Champs in 7.43 and Wilhem Belocian won in France with 7.44,
   beating Just Kwaou-Mathey by just .01.
 * Ewa Swoboda Wins Polish Indoor Champs 60m In 7.05


Femke Bol does it again

> Qué superatleta es Femke Bol.
> 
> 49.24, récord mundial de 400 en la pista cubierta de Apeldoorn (Campeonato de
> Países Bajos).
> 
> Mejores 400 de la historia en pc
> 49.24 Bol (2024)
> 49.26 Bol (2023)
> 49.48 Wilson (2023)
> 49.59 Kratochvilova (1982)
> 49.63 Bol (2024)pic.twitter.com/2l2fKSG7yX
> 
> — juanma bellón (@juanmacorre) February 18, 2024




MB: FEMKE BOL BREAKS OWN WR 49.24 @ 2024 DUTCH NATIONALS

She took .02 off of her own indoor WR. *European Athletics Article








UK Indoor Champs
 * Jemma Reekie Wins 800m In A Championship Record Of 1:58.24 Laura Muir won the
   3000m in 8:58. In the men's 1500m, Piers Copeland went from a distant third
   to first to beat out Callum Elson and Adam Fogg.
 * Dina Asher-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson Opt Out Of World Indoor Champs To
   Focus On Olympics World Indoor Champs start on March 1. Track at the Olympics
   starts August 1.
 * MB: UK Athletics continues to be a joke They're only sending 6 men and 9
   individual women to a home world indoor champs in Glasgow.
 * Twins Went 1-2 In British Champs 400m With Laviai Nielsen Beating Her Sister
   Lina, 51.54 To 51.95
 * Molly Caudery Says She's "Living My Dream" After Setting A World-Leading
   4.85m To Win The PV At UK Indoor Champs
 * Full UK Team Roster For World Indoors


High School Action - A King Ches Record Goes Down

High School Action - A King Ches Record Goes Down


FOOT LOCKER CHAMP DREW GRIFFITH BREAKS EDWARD CHESEREK'S HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR 2
MILE RECORD WITH 8:38.67 AT NOTRE DAME

 * Simplot Games Recap: Daniel Simmons (8:48 3200m), Jane Hedengren (10:02
   3200m), Jojo Jourdon (4:07 1600m) Highlight With Fast Distance Times The meet
   was at 4500 feet elevation, so with altitude conversion Simmons' time would
   actually convert to faster than the record Drew Griffith ran at Notre Dame.



2024 USA Indoors (Click here for full coverage)
2024 USA Indoors (Click here for full coverage)
 * Results
 * TV
 * LRC USA Preview
 * Post-USA Video Show


LRC 2024 USA INDOORS DAY 2: NOAH LYLES BEATS CHRISTIAN COLEMAN, COLE HOCKER
DOMINATES 1500

Lyles ran a 6.43 pb to beat the WR holder Coleman by .01 and win his first US
60m title as Hocker blew out Hobbs Kessler and the rest of the 1500 field.
*David Woods: It's an Olympic year, and Cole Hocker put folks on notice after
dominant national title

 * Official Day 2 2024 USA Indoor Live Discussion Thread
 * Cole Hocker DESTROYS US 1500 field. Wow. Cole SHOCKER gets the W EASILY
 * It’s over right?! Noah Lyles 2024 Olympic 100m Champion
 * Wiley Makes Her 1st Team!
 * Cooper Teare???
 * Hiltz back to back women's indoor 1500m US champ
 * Henry Wynne - most underrated USA miler?
 * Speaking of good indoor racers, what's up with Heather MacLean?


LRC 2024 USA INDOORS DAY 1: ELLE ST. PIERRE & YARED NUGUSE CLAIM 3K TITLES,
WORLD LEADERS BY TARA DAVIS-WOODHALL AND CHASE JACKSON

St. Pierre & Nuguse are off to World Indoors while runners-up Josette Andrews &
Olin Hacker will have to wait to learn their fates. Plus Nia Akins made the 800
final with one shoe. 

 * USA Indoors are LOADED - Official 2024 USA Indoor Discussion Thread 
 * Elle MF St Pierre takes care of business in the 3k
 * Nuguse will win 3K in Glasgow 


LRC GRANT HOLLOWAY BREAKS 60M HURDLE WORLD RECORD, TIA JONES EQUALS IT AT USATF
INDOORS

In the prelims of the 60h, Grant Holloway beat his world record and Tia Jones
tied the less-than-week-old women's world record.
*Holloway Race Video

*LRC USA Preview *USATF Event-by-event USA indoor preview by USATF





International Weekend Results
 * Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo Breaks 300m World Best With 30.69 At Simbine Curro
   Classic Shoot-Out In South Africa He broke the 30.81 set by Wayde van Niekerk
   in 2017.
 * MB: Ethiopians Deresa Geleta Ulfata (2:03:26) And Azmera Gebru Hagos
   (2:22:13) Win Seville Marathon
   *WA Recap
   
 * Jeremiah Azu Wins UK Champs 60m In 6.60 While 45-Year-Old Dwain Chambers
   Makes It To The Semis
 * Sarah Lavin (7.91 In The 60H) And Phil Healy (22.37 In The 200m) Highlight
   Irish Champs Day 1
 * European U20 Champion Mattia Furlani Highlights Italian Champs With 8.34m LJ
   World Lead/National Record
 * European Champ Jessica Schilder Highlights Dutch Champs With 20.31m SP World
   Lead/National Record
 * World Athletics' National Indoor Championships Round-Up There was a world
   lead from Molly Caudery at the UK Champs with 4.85m in the PV.
   


BU
 * LRC Post BU Interviews with Grant Fisher, Evan Jager, Pat Dever and UW Women


LRC GRANT FISHER RUNS 12:51 5K, UW LEADS 3 TEAMS UNDER NCAA DMR RECORD AT BOSTON
UNIVERSITY

Fisher missed the American record by .23 just five days after running an 8:03.62
AR in the 2-mile at Millrose. The UW, Providence, & BYU women all ran super fast
DMRs.

*UW breaks American record in DMR at Arkansas (9:18.81) The fastest anchor split
actually went to UVA's Gary Martin who ran 3:51.

 * MB: Grant Fisher SOLOs 12:51.84!!
 * MB: BU Terrier DMR Challenge 2/16/2024
 * MB: Three womens' teams break DMR CR at BU (10:46.62 Washington '23)
 * MB: Gary Martin 3:51.9


More Distance News Including UK Champs
 * UK Champs Schedule / Results
 * TV / Streaming
 * LRC USA Preview

 * Who, what and when guide: UK Indoor Champs
 * British Indoor Championships Preview by Fast Running
 * Family of Gervais Hakizimana, coach to Kelvin Kiptum, has rejected autopsy
   report We're not sure why they aren't satisfied that he died of internal
   bleeding after head and neck fractures.
 * US HSer Elizabeth Leachmen breaks her own 3,200 record by running 9:43.74 Why
   she is hammering a 3,200m ever Thursday is beyond our comprehension.







If Tebogo, Lyles & Knighton are in shape - 2024 could be wild

> LETSILE TEBOGO SMASHES THE WORLD 300M BEST IN 30.69
> SECONDS!!!#SimbineCurroClassicShootout pic.twitter.com/SQXgqaXf4N
> 
> — Akani Simbine (@AkaniSimbine) February 17, 2024




MB LETSILE TEBOGO OPENS SEASON WITH 300M WORLD RECORD - 30.69

Tebogo beat WVN's previous WR by .02.


Katir Accepts His Ban


LRC MO KATIR ACCEPTS WHEREABOUTS SUSPENSION, WILL MISS OLYMPICS AFTER ACCEPTING
2-YEAR SUSPENSION

Katir, who medalled at the 2022 and 2023 Worlds, claimed last week he was going
to appeal but wound up accepting the AIU's suspension.

 * Mo Katir admits whereabouts failures -- banned 2 years and will miss '24
   Olympics
 * Hey Katir, what hurts NOW friend?
 * So we can all agree that Luis Grijalva is a 5000m bronze medalist now, right?
 * Mo Katir suspended for whereabouts failures
 * 2023: Mo Katir fires back against doping accusations


Devon Allen wasn't the only one screwed by the false start in 2022 - Julien
Alfred was as well
 * Saint Lucia has never won a World Indoor medal, that should change thanks to
   Julien Alfred WA profiles the former Univ of Texas star who lost her father
   at 12.
 * 2011 and 2013 World shot champ David Storl of Germany has retired





Other Distance News
 * Cheptegei says he'll double (5/10k) in Paris "I'm still in love with the
   10,000m and I will do a double," he said. "The 10,000m is a very special
   distance for me."
 * Joshua Cheptegei to race Belfast road 5k his final race before Paris Olympics
   Let's hope he's getting paid a lot. The race is June 9th.
 * $250,000 first-place purse for Nagoya Women's Marathon attracts Gotytom
   Gebreslase and Eunice Chumba as the headliners The race is March 10.
 * It's DMR Weekend - USTFCCA Preview During the last two years, all of the
   men's NCAA DMR qualifiers have come from this year. As recently as 2020,
   9:25.97 was the NCAA record (and WR we think as well). Last year it took
   9:22.74 to make the meet.
 * David Rudisha named World Athletics ambassador for the World Athletics Indoor
   Championships Glasgow 24 Glasgow is a city where he won a special medal -
   silver - at CGs (most of his other medals were gold).
 * Rudisha loves Scottish culture as it reminds him he's Masai "I like the
   tradition of the Scottish people, with the men wearing the kilt. It reminds
   me of my strong background where I come from. I’m a Maasai, from the Maasai
   community in Kenya where we still have a strong culture."


Rest In Peace: Henry Rono 1952-2024

Rest In Peace: Henry Rono 1952-2024


LRC IN MEMORIAM: HENRY RONO - ONE OF THE GREATEST DISTANCE RUNNERS IN HISTORY

Rono achieved legendary status in 1978 when he set four world records in four
different events in 81 days. Robert Johnson, who has an autographed poster of
Rono on his office wall, pays his respects.

 * World Athletics Obituary
 * MB: RIP Henry K Rono

Past MB Talk On Rono

 * 2004: 2006: Henry Rono
 * 2006: Henry Rono training for masters mile record. PART II link fixed This
   was a 186 long page thread where Rono talked about his training.
 * 2007: Was Henry Rono the greatest distance talent ever???
 * 2013: Henry Rono
 * 2003: How Henry Rono beat Alberto Salazar (Good Read)
 * 2020: The HENRY RONO Base of Yore

More Rono From Outside Sources:


 * 2000 San Diego Union-Tribune article on Rono
 * 2007 LA Times: "The clock he could handle, the bottle he couldn't"
 * LATimes article from 1987 talking about his struggles
 * NY Times From 2022: The Most Talented Runner of His Generation Takes the
   Unexpected Route Back Home


Latest Kiptum Updates
 * Kenyan Police Arrest The Four Mystery Men Who Kelvin Kiptum's Father Said
   Came To His House Looking For Kiptum Days Before He Died The lawyer for the
   men say they were representing a Chinese company involved in a contract
   dispute with Kiptum, but their "conscience was clear." The four men were held
   at the local police station and then transferred to Iten for further
   questioning.
 * Kelvin Kiptum will be buried Feb. 23rd in Kenya, his coach will be buried in
   Rwanda on Feb. 21
 * Cheptegei says Kiptum's death was a "very, very sad moment for me,"
 * Kelvin Kiptum's Training Group/Pacemakers Haven't Trained In Two Days And Are
   Unsure What To Do Next
 * Athletics Kenya Postpone All-African Games Trials In Honor Of Kelvin Kiptum
   This seems like a bizarre move. The trials were this weekend and the
   All-African Games start early next month, so there isn't a lot of time to
   reschedule.
 * Kenyan Media Has An Article On The "Distressing Pattern Of Road Accidents
   That Have Claimed The Lives Of Kenyan Athletes" They mention several athletes
   who have died, including 2015 world 400H champ Nicholas Bett. But they don't
   even mention athletes like David Rudisha and Asbel Kiprop who had serious car
   accidents, but survived.




More Recent Track Results


STEWART MCSWEYN EDGES OUT JAKE WIGHTMAN IN JOHN LANDY MILE AT THE MAURIE PLANT
MEET IN MELBOURNE

McSweyn ran 3:52.00 to Wightman's 3:52.11 while 17-year-old Cameron Myers was a
close 3rd in 3:52.44. 18-year-old Claudia Hollingsworth won the 800m in 1:59.81
and Rose Davies took the 5000m in 14:57.54. Non-distance action was highlighted
by Nicola Olyslagers' 1.99m in the HJ and Zoe Hobbs' 11.34 (into a 1.2 m/s
headwind) in the 100m. *Results

 * Morocco’s Abdelati El Guesse An 800m World Lead Of 1:45.28 At The Meeting
   Indoor Dey Lyon In France Germany’s Simon Batz highlighted the field events
   with a 8.18m LJ.
 * South Carolina's Jameesia Ford Runs US Under-20 Indoor 200m Record Of 22.36
   At Tiger Paw Invy The time is #2 on the world U20 list and #4 on the all-time
   collegiate list. Texas A&M's Lamara Distin equaled #3 on the NCAA all-time
   indoor list with 1.97m in the HJ. Georgia' Christopher Morales Williams beat
   Matthew Boling in the 400m, 45.39 to 45.47.
 * Angelina Topic Equals Her Serbian National Record With 1.97m At The Banska
   Bystrica High Jump Meet
 * Serbia's Strahinja Jovancevic (7.87m) And Italy's European Indoor Silver
   Medalist Larissa Iapichino (6.68m) Get Long Jump Victories In Belgrade South
   Africa's Ryan Mphahlele took the 1500m in 3:37.79.
 * Switzerland's Euro Indoor Champ Jason Joseph Wins Paris Indoor Meet 60H With
   7.50



Parkrun Trans Controversy
 * Parkrun Removes All Records From Their Website Due To Transgender Controversy
   Parkrun removed gender, course and age records as well as statistics for most
   wins or going under certain time barriers. This was in response to
   accusations of sex discrimination and a push from women's rights
   organizations for Parkrun not to allow men to set women's records. Rather
   than deal with the controversy, Parkrun just deleted the records altogether.
 * Parkrun Petition To Reinstate Records Nears 7000 Signatures After Just Two
   Days
 * MB: Parkrun UK deleted race times / course records


Retirement News
 * Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Says She "Owes" It To Her Family To Retire After The
   2024 Olympics "There's not a day I'm getting up to go practice and I'm like,
   'I'm over this.' My son needs me. My husband and I have been together since
   before I won in 2008. He has sacrificed for me. We're a partnership, a team.
   ...And I think I now owe it to them to do something else."
 * Two-Time World Shot Put Champion David Storl Announces He Will Retire After
   The German Indoor Champs This Weekend




Other News
 * Tickets For 2024 Olympic Trials Go On Sale On February 20 Prices for the
   all-session tickets (for all 8 days) start at $395.
 * MileSplit Looks At The High Schoolers Entered At The US Indoor Champs
 * New Deal Will See The BBC Broadcast Live Coverage Of Major UK Athletics
   Events In 2024 Starts with this weekend's UK Indoor Champs.
 * GB Team Heads To Muscat, Oman For World University XC Champs This Weekend
 * Japanese Team Leaves For Muscat World University XC Championships
 * Ukraine Asks IOC To Investigate 19 Neutral Russian/Belarusian Athletes They
   claim the athletes failed to meet the conditions and were "supporting
   aggression against Ukraine."





Our Written Weekly Recap


LRC WTW: JOSH KERR & ELLE ST. PIERRE ARE BETTER THAN EVER, ETHIOPIAN WOMEN ARE
ON FIRE, AND GALEN RUPP IS ERASED FROM THE RECORD BOOKS

In our weekly recap, we hand out Millrose Grades, urge the Ethiopians to hold a
1500 Olympic Trials, and rave about Sweden's Andreas Almgren.


US & World Indoors Will Be Fascinating


LRC YARED NUGUSE WILL RUN 3,000 METERS AT 2024 USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Nuguse is stepping up from the 1500 and will take on Cooper Teare, Cole 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




This Week's Pod


LRC RIP KELVIN KIPTUM, MILLROSE GAMES GRADES, LOADED USATF INDOORS PREVIEW

The LRC crew pays their respects to Kelvin Kiptum and then breaks down a great
Millrose Games and previews a loaded USATF Indoors.



More Kelvin Kiptum Updates
 * Kelvin Kiptum's Wife Says He Cancelled Plans With His Family Because Of
   Headache On Day He Died She also says he complained of being "exhausted" from
   training the day before and she told him he “trained too much."
 * Investigators Say Kiptum's Car Had No Mechanical Issues Before The Crash
   Kiptum may have been driving with his coach to meet friends to watch a soccer
   game.
 * Wife Of Kiptum's Coach, Gervais Hakizimana, Talks About Her Husband And The
   Plans He Had She said, "Whenever he was at home, Kiptum was a constant
   presence, even if just over the phone. They were united in their goal,
   pushing each other towards what would have been a historic achievement. ...
   He had so many plans for us and for the world of athletics. He wanted to
   build a camp in Chepkoilel to leave a lasting legacy."
 * Kelvin Kiptum's Burial Will Be February 24 In His Hometown Of Chepkorio The
   Kenyan parliament mourned Kiptum's death by observing a minute's silence in
   honor of his legacy.


Road / XC News
 * Kenya's Former WR Holders Kibiwott Kandie (59:22) And Joyciline Jepkosgei
   (64:29) Win Zurich Marato Barcelona Half-Marathon Kandie beat Swedish
   debutant Andreas Almgren by one second while Jepkosgei beat Senbere Teferi
   (64:40) to move to #6 on the world all-time list.
 * Jacob Kiplimo Wins Ugandan XC Championships, Says He Is Focused On Defending
   His World XC Title Next Month Racheal Zena Chebet won the women's race.
 * Niels Laros Breaks European Under-20 Road 5k Record With 13:26 For 3rd Place
   In Monaco The race was won by France's European XC champ Yann Schrub from in
   13:22. Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw won the women's race in 14:35.
 * MB: Dennis Kimetto in Lagos Marathon, how'd he do? This was supposed to be
   the 40-year-old former WR holder's first race since 2019, but he was
   apparently a DNS.
 * MB: Japanese High School girl runs 1:07:38 Half Marathon




Doping News
 * Kenya's 2017 Tokyo Marathon Winner And 2:19 Marathoner Sarah Chepchirchir
   Gets 8-Year Doping Ban The 39-year-old previously served a ban from February
   2019 to February 2023 before failing another drug test in November 2023.
 * Norway's World Trail Running Champion Stian Angermund Fails Drug Test
   Angermund claims he's innocent and is fighting the suspension. He says he
   doesn't event "use any medications or supplements."
   *MB: Two-time Trail World Champion Stian Angermund Fails Doping Test
 * Indian 400m Olympian Nirmala Sheoran Gets 8-Year Doping Ban For Second
   Offense Sheoran received a 4-year ban in 2018 and was back for only months
   before testing positive again. Why isn't she banned for life?



RIP Kelvin Kiptum
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LRC 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.
Jonathan Gault recaps his life and career.


 * MB: RIP: Marathon WR Kelvin Kiptum has died in a car accident at the age of
   24
 * MB: Kelvin Kiptum's final 2 training sessions - 35km long run on Thursday,
   18.6 km fartlek on Saturday
 * MB: Kiptum's father: "Strange people looked for him 4 days before his
   death" Kiptum's father says the four men said they were from the State House,
   but could not produce identification to prove it. He now wants the Kenyan
   government to investigate.


NCAA News
 * Texas Tech Men Stay #1 In Latest NCAA Indoor Rankings NAU stayed #2 while
   Texas moved up to #3 and Arkansas down to #4.
 * Arkasnas Women Remain #1 As Oregon Move Up To #2 Spot In Updated NCAA
   Rankings Florida is #3 and OSU jumped nine spots to #4.
 * RIP Hall Of Fame Coach Don Hood, 90 Hood coached at Abilene Christian
   University and worked with athletes that won national championships, went to
   the Olympics and set world records.
 * USTFCCCA Weekend Recap: Collegians Show No Love To Record Books
 * Event-By-Event Top-10 NCAA Marks From Last Week (February 6-12)




Previous RIP Kiptum News
Eliud Kipchoge Leads Tributes To Kelvin Kiptum "I am deeply saddened by the
tragic passing of the marathon world record holder and rising star Kelvin
Kiptum. An athlete who had a whole life ahead of him to achieve incredible
greatness. May I offer my deepest condolences to his young family."
Kiptum's Father Speaks: "He told me that he was feeling great and the training
has been good and he would run a sub two hours when the right time comes."
Kiptum's father described his son as obedient and hardworking and said Kiptum
was in the process of building him a house.MB: Kelvin Kiptum: The greatest 'what
if' in all sport?MB: Who is winning Olympic marathon now?The Independent:
"Kelvin Kiptum’s Story Had Barely Started – His Tragic Death Robs Athletics Of
An Extraordinary Talent"Seb Coe/World Athletics Tribute Coe: “It was only
earlier this week in Chicago, the place where Kelvin set his extraordinary
marathon world record, that I was able to officially ratify his historic time.
An incredible athlete leaving an incredible legacy, we will miss him dearly."Mo
Farah: "[Kiptum] truly had a special talent and I have no doubt he would have
gone on to have had an incredible career."Many Others Pay Tribute To Kiptum,
Including David Rudisha, Sifan Hassan, Bernard Lagat, Joshua CheptegeiKenyan
Government To Honor Kelvin Kiptum With Befitting Send-Off









MILLROSE

 * Compiled Results
 * TV / Streaming
 * Millrose Interviews
 * Millrose Preview


LRC JOSH KERR 2-MILE WR (8:00.76) HIGHLIGHTS RECORD-FILLED 2024 MILLROSE GAMES -
10 TAKEAWAYS

The 116th edition of the meet did not disappoint as Devynne Charlton (7.67) also
broke the WR in the 60 hurdles as Grant Fisher, Elle St. Pierre, and Alicia
Monson all ran American records.


Millrose Talk
 * MB: Official 2024 Millrose Games Discussion Thread - Will the men's mile and
   2-mile WRs fall?
 * MB: Jakob Ingebrigtsen, did you just watch that? Josh Kerr 8:00.67 2-mile
   WORLD RECORD
 * MB: Will Grant Fisher ever win a major race? I don’t think so
 * MB: 1 WR already has fallen at Millrose - Devynne Charlton Break 60mh WR at
   Millrose - How many more will we get?
 * MB: Hobbs Kessler 3:48.66... sub-3:30 outdoors???
 * MB: INDOOR Times do NOT count
 * MB: Fogg-Dogg, most improved miler in the world and its not even close
 * MB: Will anyone be able to compete with Josh Kerr at Millrose?
 * MB: Cooper Teare Is Done.
 * MB: Mills TRIPS final lap of Wannamaker Mile
 * MB: Niels laros is Jakobs biggest threat for Paris
 * MB: Eisa DQ?
 * Rhasidat Adeleke Broke The Irish 300m Record With 36.42 At The Millrose Games
   However, she lost to US's Talitha Diggs who won in 36.21.
 * DyeStat Millrose High School Recap




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2024 Liévin

2024 Liévin
 * Compiled Results
 * TV / Streaming


LRC 2024 LIÉVIN: GIRMA & TSEGAY COME JUST SHY OF WRS AS HOLLOWAY, KNIGHTON, BOL
EARN BIG WINS

Lamecha Girma and Gudaf Tsegay wanted WRs in the 2000m and 3000m but just missed
as Girma ran 4:51.23 and Tsegay 8:17.11. And have we found the latest Ethiopian
prodigy in Biniam Mehary?

 * MB: Official 2024 Lievin Indoor Live Thread 
 * Sarah Healy Breaks Irish 1500m Record With 4:03.83 For 5th Place In Lievin
 * European Athletics Lievin Recap


Pre-Millrose LRC Interviews
Pre-Millrose LRC Interviews
Josh Kerr
World champion Josh Kerr before 2 mile world record attempt at Millrose Games



Yared Nuguse
Yared Nuguse before World Record attempt in mile at Millrose Games



Nikki Hiltz
Nikki Hiltz before 2 mile at Millrose Games on 2023, plans for 2024 including an
Olympic documentary



St. Pierre
Elle St Pierre before Wanamaker mile at 2024 Millrose Games



Coleman walks out mid-interview
Christian Coleman doesn’t want to talk about Noah Lyles or the past before 2024
Millrose Games






Lots Of Results From All Over
 * Husky Results
 * BU Results
 * BC Results
 * All Results

 * New Mexico's Habtom Samuel Wins Deep 3000m In 7:40.63 At BU Valentine Invy A
   total of 30 men went sub-8 minutes. Under Armour Baltimore's John Reniewicki
   had a big PB to win the mile in 3:51.72. South Carolina’s Anass Essayi was
   second in 3:51.91 and Craig Engels third in 3:52.05. Jack Anstey broke the
   Australian 1000m record to win with 2:16.95 while the Netherlands' Ryan
   Clarke won the 800m in 1:46.08.
   *MB: Craig Engels runs 3:52 at BU Meet.
   *MB: 43 break 4:00 mile BU Valentine
 * Oklahoma State Women Run #2 All-Time NCAA Indoor DMR (10:47.20) At Boston
   College Eagle Elite Invy
 * In First Post-BTC Race, Courtney Frerichs Wins BU Valentine 5000m In 15:01.06
   As Alabama's Doris Lemngole Finishes 3rd In 15:04.71 (#3 On NCAA All-Time
   List) LSU’s Michaela Rose won the 800m in 1:59.49 (#2 NCAA all-time). In the
   mile, pro Regan Yee won in 4:24.95 while Florida's Flomena Asekol finished
   third in 4:26.47 (#3 NCAA all-time). Australia's Lauren Ryan took the 3000m
   in 8:42.31.
   *MB: BU Valentine Invite 2024
 * UW's Chloe Foerster Moves To #3 On NCAA All-Time Mile List With 4:28.14 Win
   At The Husky Classic NAU's Colin Sahlman won the 800m in 1:47.88.
 * MB: Stanford's Ky Robinson Runs 7:36.69 To Win Husky Classic 3000m; Barely
   Misses NCAA Record The record is 7:36.42 by NAU's Drew Bosley.
 * MB: Gary Martin 3:54.73 He was runner-up at The TRACK at New Balance where
   UNC's Ethan Strand won in 3:54.62.
   *Results OSU's Billah Jepkirui won the mile in 4:29.64.
 * MB: Brandon Miller - Super Fast 600 - 1:14.03 in Albuquerque over Isaiah
   Harris (1:15.42) The time is second fastest all-time indoors behind Donavan
   Brazier's 1:13.77
   
 * Ok State's Taylor Roe runs 15:12 at The TRACK
   
 * Foot Locker Champ Elizabeth Leachman Runs 9:46.51 For 3200m As Tune-Up For
   Millrose Just last week she set the national high school record at 9:45.57
   and now this is the second fastest prep time ever.
 * Australia: MB: 17 Year old Cameron Myers runs 3:34.55 for 1500m to open
   season
 * DyeStat Husky Classic Friday Recap: Lexy Halladay-Lowry Leads 1-3 BYU Sweep
   In 3000m With 8:51.00 Victory
 * Manhattan College's Alex Kristeller Wins Men's Weight Throw With 21.36m As
   Millrose Games Get Started 



Post-Trials Update
 * Leonard Korir's Coach, Scott Simmons, Is Confident He Will Get Into Paris
   Based On His World Ranking Korir is currently ranked 68th (among relevant
   competitors) and top-80 make it. It's unlikely that he'll be displaced
   outside the top-80 before the May 5th cutoff. Simmons also said they found
   out they have the option to chase the 2:08:10 standard at a spring marathon,
   but probably won't attempt that unless he moves down in the rankings before
   April.


One Final Look at The Best Marathon In America


LRC 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
 * Full Men's Results of 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials With DNFs and DNSs,
   club affiliation and all on 1 page, thanks to David Monti of Race Results
   Weekly.
 * Full Women's Results of 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials




This Week's Pod


LRC MARATHON TRIALS TRIUMPH & HEARTBREAK, KESSLER > WIGHTMAN, (GUEST) GARY
CORBITT ON NY PIONEER CLUB

Get our final breakdown of the Olympic Marathon Trials and start to get more
pumped for indoor track as its Millrose Games. And if you're in NY you need to
see the Pioneer Track Club exhibit at the NY Historical Society.

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LRC EXHIBIT ON THE NEW YORK PIONEER CLUB AT NYC HISTORICAL SOCIETY THROUGH FEB
25




Distance News
 * Paul Chelimo posts about his unsuccessful marathon debut in Orlando "Not how
   I envisioned my debut to go but confident the best three made the team.
   Congratulations to Conner, Clayton, and Lenny. As you all saw, dropped out at
   around 30km when I was positive I was no longer making the team to preserve
   the legs."
 * MB: Kenya announces 11-athlete 2024 World Indoor squad, bizarrely they enter
   zero men in 3000 Of course 5 officials will be going as well.
 * Kenya is sending 30 to African Cross-Country Championships
 * Former world record holder Dennis Kimetto will race for 1st time since 2019
   this weekend at Lagos Marathon He's now 40.
 * 5 Live Sport: BBC Sounds Podcast with Seb Coe For 34 minutes, Seb Coe talks
   to Eleanor Oldroyd about his career.
 * Stride Reports UW predictions A subscription is required. Here are the UW
   heat sheets.


Another Day, Another Big Doping Story


LRC 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. Katir made a statement saying, "I believe that there
is no violation as a result of three whereabouts failures in the last twelve
months. In some of the whereabouts failures that were reported by the AIU, I was
available at the place, on the date and at the time that I had provided."

 * MB: Mo Katir suspended for whereabouts failures




Men in The News
 * Recommended Read Roadmap to Paris: BYU coach Ed Eyestone had a plan for
   Olympic trials — his two runners did the rest “It could not have happened any
   better,” said Eyestone as he reminisced Sunday about the race. “If I had
   diagrammed it, that’s the way I would have drawn it up — start the first six
   miles pretty easy, at a fairly comfortable pace, then have someone take it
   out and push the pace and we cover those moves and drop the pretenders, and
   then in the last three to four miles our guys power away. This was my wish
   list.”
 * Eyestone felt 40% joy, 60% relief at finish When he was shaving the morning
   of the race, he prepared himself for only 1 guy making it. Now that it's over
   he wants to add to his marathon mantra. “I need to add another C to the
   mantra — chill, cover, close … celebrate,” said Eyestone. We need to enjoy
   this one.”
 * After going out in 60:36 and blowing up in his marathon debut, Joshua
   Cheptegei says he'ss all-in on the 10,000 once again “I'm still in love with
   the 10,000m, the special distance. I still want to go to Paris and win," said
   Cheptegei who only trails Haile G and Kenny B in global 10,000 golds but both
   of those men won 2 Olympic golds.
 * Jakob Ingebrigtsen says tracksters complaining about pay is dumb: 'It sounds
   very American.' Says Instagram makes 'you get stupid in the head'
 * Henrik and Filip Ingebrigtsen also won't be at World Indoors "I'm dropping it
   in favor of as good a pre-season as possible heading into the season," Henrik
   said.
 * World Jr xc champ Ishmael Kipkurui is running African champs (as a Sr) before
   hoping to defend World Jr crown He ended up running 13:05 last year and
   getting 10th at Worlds at 18.



Women's Q&As
 * Q&A with Emily Sisson who admits mid-race when she got a side-stich she
   thought it wasn't her day and "didn't think this (qualification) was going to
   happen" Sisson thinks learning how to battle through a side-stich in Chicago
   was invaluable.
 * Q&A with Dakotah Lindwurm who says she wants to be top 10 at the Olympics but
   is dreaming of a medal Her coach's race plan was flawless. "Coach Lundo
   [Chris Lundstrom] told me before, if people make a move at 18 through 20 that
   seems too heavy, let them go and celebrate it because they're going to come
   back – they're going to blow up. He's a pretty wise man, as that’s exactly
   what happened."
   *Dakotah Lindwurm's college coach cried during miles 23-26 For good reason.
   He may have been the reason she kept running after college as he told her she
   could make the Trials. She one-upped him and made the team.
 * Q&A with unsponsored Jess McClain who ran massive pb (2:25:46) to finish 4th
   at Trials "I think people were yelling at me that I was in fourth place with
   600m to go. At that point, I was like, ‘Holy crap, if I had just gone a
   little earlier, what could have happened?’ But you can't really think that
   way. It was all I could do. I gave it my all for sure."
 * Q&A with Eilish McColgan who only raced twice in 2023 and she set NRs in both
   (30:00.86 and 65:43)
 * Q&A with Katie Moon who reveals she didn't workout at all for 5 weeks after
   the season


Interesting
 * Elisabeth Asserson hints that her and Jakob's baby will be a girl A new pair
   of pink Nike shoes have already been secured for the baby and she says she's
   looking forward to having a little "min-me."
 * Virginia man wins Strava challenge, gets free Chipotle for a year "Strava and
   Chipotle created a Strava segment challenge for January in six American
   cities, focusing on one particular roughly 300-metre-long segment next to a
   Chipotle restaurant in each city. The person who completed that segment the
   most times to become the local legend would win the top prize–free Lifestyle
   Bowls for a year."
 * Japan's Cherry Blossom race CANCELLED The local population has gotten old and
   declined from 13,000 to 6,000 and not holding the race for 4 years because of
   Covid didn't help.

Wightman is healthy and dreaming big


JAKE WIGHTMAN IS BACK FROM INJURY AND OPENS UP TO SEAN INGLE

The 2022 world 1500 champ, who says he enjoys flying under the radar, had some
interesting things to say about he thinks he and Josh Kerr have some inherent
advantages over Jakob Ingebrigtsen in championship 1500s.

 * MB: Jake Wightman on Jakob: "He is very good at time trialing, but probably
   not as good in championships as he thought.”




Copernicus Cup And Other Recent Indoor Results


COPERNICUS CUP RECAP: ETHIOPIANS FREWEYNI HAILU (3:55.28), DIRIBE WELTEJI
(3:55.47) AND HIRUT MESHESHA (3:56.47) MOVE TO #3, #4 AND #5 ON WORLD ALL-TIME
1500M LIST

In the 3000m, Olympic 10,000m champ Selemon Barega set a world lead of 7:25.82
(#5 all-time) to win over world steeple 4th placer Getnet Wale (7:26.73).
Habitam Alemu ran an 800m world lead of 1:57.86 and Ethiopia's Samuel Tefera
(3:34.61) and Botswana’s Tshepiso Masalela (1:46.07) won the men's 1500m and
800m.

 * MB: 3 Ethiopians casually run 3:55.28 - 3:56.47 - The US should forfeit now! 
 * Poland's Ewa Swoboda Speeds To 7.01 60m World Lead At The Copernicus Cup In
   Torun, Poland
 * Mondo Duplantis Wins Mondo Classic With PV World Lead Of 5.92m US's KC
   Lightfoot also cleared 5.92m, but lost on countback.
 * Poland’s Jakub Szymanski Highlights ISTAF Indoor In Dusseldorf With World
   Lead/NR Of 7.47 To Win The 60H Poland's Piotr Lisek beat US's Sam Kendricks
   on countback in the PV as they both cleared 5.75m.
 * Norway’s Sander Skotheim Dominates Tallinn Multi Events Meet With 6281 Points
   Heptathlon Victory Ukraine’s Yuliya Loban won the pentathlon with 4537
   points.



More Distance News
 * MB: Jakob Ingebrigtsen's wife is pregnant They made the announcement on
   Instagram that she is due in June (a month before the Olympics).
 * MB: French distance runner Jimmy Gressier accused of sexual harassment
 * Kara Goucher Signs Sponsorship Contract With Brooks
 * It's Official: Kelvin Kiptum's 2:00:35 Marathon World Record Ratified By
   World Athletics
 * 2023 USTFCCCA XC Academic Awards Graham Blanks and Parker Valby were the
   scholar athletes of the year and OSU men and NC State women were the scholar
   teams of the year.


World Indoors Are Less Than A Month Away In Glasgow, Scotland
 * Win A Fan VIP Trip To The World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24
   Enter before February 19.
 * Medals Unveiled For 2024 World Indoor Championships The medal incorporates
   images from Glasgow's iconic skyline.




Paris 2024 News
 * United States Leads Medal Predictions For Paris 2024 The US has finished #1
   in the medal tables at every Summer Games since 1996 except for Beijing 2008
   when China finished on top.
 * New Study Says Paris Faces A Significant Risk Of A 2-Week Heatwave During The
   Paris 2024 Olympics
 * Paris 2024 Organizing Committee President Under Investigation A source makes
   it sounds like there is a concern that he used a company he set up to overpay
   himself.
 * After Protesting, French Police Will Received Extra Payment Of $2000 For Work
   During The Paris Games
 * Thousands More Tickets For The Paris 2024 Games Will Go On Sale On Thursday



Week That Was


LRC WTW: ZACH PANNING WAS SUPER BRAVE (BUT FOOLISH), FEMKE BOL & NOAH LYLES LOVE
TO COMPETE, AND HOW FAST IS BU?

Last week, Zach Panning put on a performance that would have made Steve
Prefontaine and Sammy Wanjiru smile, Noah Lyles and Femke Bol returned the sport
they love in a big way and we found out how much faster the BU track is than
other tracks.


African Doping News - Crazy Evasion Story


NCAA 800M RECORD HOLDER MICHAEL SARUNI BANNED FOR 4-YEARS FOR EVADING A DOPING
TEST IN KENYA

Saruni actually went into a bathroom and tried to have a friend pose as him with
testers. When he was discovered he climbed a fence and ran a way.
*MB: Michael Saruni banned 4 years for evading test at 2022 Kenyan trials

 * Ugandan Olympian Prisca Chesang Gets 2-Year Doping Ban Chesang is a two-time
   world under-20 bronze medalist and has a 15:05 5000m PB.
 * AIU Bans Kenyan Marathoner James Karanja For 4 Years Last year Karanja
   competed in and won a half-marathon while he was provisionally suspended.
 * MB: Four pharmacists arrested in Iten, athlete caught taking EPO




NCAA / High School Indoor News
 * Sadie Engelhardt Ran Two All-Time High School Marks Over The Weekend In The
   1000m And Mile She ran 2:41.00 in the 1000m (#4 all-time) at the BU Scarlet
   and White Invy and then a 4:34.45 mile (#3 all-time) at New Balance GP.
 * RW Lists All The High Schoolers Who Have Gone Sub-4 In The Mile Last weekend,
   JoJo Jourdon became the 21st high schooler (6th indoors) to accomplish the
   feat.
 * Jayden Finley Runs 6.61 In 60m For #4 Prep All-Time
 * Texas Tech Men Remain #1 In Updated NCAA Indoor Rankings NAU stayed #2 while
   Arkansas and Texas moved up to 3-4.
 * No Changes To Top-3 Women's Teams In Latest NCAA Indoor Rankings - Arkansas
   At #1 Florida, Oregon are 2-3 and Texas made a big jump 14 spots up to #4.
 * Event-By-Event Top-10 NCAA Marks From The Week (January 30-February 5
   



New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
 * Compiled Results
 * TV


LRC 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
*World Athletics Recap: Noah Lyles Wins 60m With 6.44 World Lead And Meet
Record Grant Holloway won the 60H in a world leading 7.35 (he's now been
undefeated in this event for 10-years) while Gabby Thomas took the 300m in
33.75.

MB Talk:

 * Official 2024 NBIGP Live Discussion Thread
 * Hobbs MF Kessler destroys Jake Wightman He ran a WL 3:33.66 to take down
   world champ Wightman.
 * The Wightman Kick.. wow
 * Marco Arop proves hard work is all it takes to win He ran a 2:14.74 Canadian
   national record.
 * Jess MF Hull Hull ran 8:24.93 Aussie NR to narrowly beat Elle St. Pierre.


NBIGP Post-Race Interviews (More Here)
NBIGP Post-Race Interviews (More Here)
Kessler 3:33 Over Wightman

Wightman 3:33 in 1st Race Back

Noah Lyles 6.44 60m

Elle Near AR after baby




Olympic Trials Countdown (Click for Complete Coverage)
Olympic Trials Countdown (Click for Complete Coverage)
 * Prediction Contest by Relay
 * Results
 * Post-Race Interviews


LRC FINAL FIONA O’KEEFFE WINS 2024 OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS IN DEBUT

Fiona O'Keeffe is a marathon star, Emily Sisson is an Olympian in the marathon,
and so is Dakotah Lindwurm.


 * Where's the love for Fiona O'Keefe?
 * DAKOTAH MF LINDWURM
 * JESS (TONN) MCCLAIN IN 4TH
 * Where did Jenny Simpson finish?
 * How about some love for the last place Olympic Trials finishers!





LRC FINAL 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.

 * On the boards: The Official 2024 US Olympic Trials Orlando ‘Thon Live Thread
 * Did Young let Mantz Win?
 * Zach Panning… American Hero
 * How does Albertson get in?
 * GALEN RUPP APPRECIATION THREAD
 * Clayton YOUNG will win Olympic Bronze
 * Why did Scott Fauble DNF?


Post-Race Interviews. Click Here for more
Post-Race Interviews. Click Here for more
Zach Panning Baller

Crazy Story of Clayton Young's Hats

Women's Olympians

Men's Top 3


US Weekend Track Action


NXN CHAMP JOJO JOURDON BECOMES SIXTH HIGH SCHOOLER TO RUN A SUB-4 INDOOR MILE

Jourdon ran 3:59.87 to win the junior boys' mile at the New Balance Indoor Grand
Prix. Foot Locker champ Drew Griffith was 2nd in 4:02.71.


 * North Carolina's Parker Wolfe Runs Third Fastest 3000m In NCAA History To Win
   BU Scarlet And White Invy In 7:37.41 The time is also #11 on the US all-time
   list.
   *Full Meet Results Vincent Ciattei won the mile in 3:52.07 as the top-4 were
   all sub 3:53. Susan Ejore won the women's mile in 4:28.05.
 * Alabama's Khaleb McRae Runs 400m World Lead Of 45.02 At New Mexico Collegiate
   Classic The time is #11 on the US and #12 on the NCAA all-time lists. Other
   winners included Julien Alfred in the 60m (7.04) and Rhasidat Adeleke in the
   400m (51.12).
 * Julien Alfred Runs World Leading 22.16 To Win 200m At New Mexico Collegiate
   Classic The time put her tied for #7 all-time. There were also long jump
   world leads from Arkansas' Wayne Pinnock (8.34m) and Texas' Ackelia Smith
   (6.85m, #6 NCAA all-time).




International Indoor Results
 * Femke Bol Launches Season With 22.64/49.69 Double In Metz, France The 400m
   was a world lead and #6 all-time and the 200m was a Dutch indoor national
   record. Kenya's Vincent Keter won the 1500m in 3:34.80.
   
 * Sarah Healy Breaks Irish Indoor 3000m Record With 8:36 In Metz, France She
   finished runner-up behind Ethiopia’s Hirut Meshesha (8:28). France's Euro XC
   champ Yann Schrub won the men's race in 7:38.41.
 * European U20 Champ Mattia Furlani Gets 8.08m Long Jump Win In Stockholm GB's
   Georgia Bell won the 1500m in 4:03.22.
 * Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala Runs National Record 6.62 To Win 60m In Miramas,
   France
 * Italy's Andy Diaz Bounds To 17.46m TJ World Lead In France



Let the Anticipation Build - Only 178 Days until The Olympic 1500 Final


LRC JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN SAYS JOSH KERR'S "DESPERATE ATTEMPT" AT PSYCHOLOGICAL
WARFARE MAY LOOK "SILLY AT SOME POINT" AS HE KNOWS HE WINS "98 OUT OF 100 TIMES"
AGAINST KERR AND WIGHTMAN

Stavanger Aftenblad's Erlend Nesje went to Jakob's house to catch up with one of
the sport's biggest stars who is on the comeback trail from injury. After
finishing up an hour-long run, Jakob had some interesting comments to say about
fame, Josh Kerr, and Jake Wightman.


 * MB:  Jakob Ingebrigtsen on Wightman / Kerr: "I know that I win 98 out of 100
   times against them."


An LRC Exclusive


LRC PHILADELPHIA EAGLES' DEVON ALLEN TORE HIS ACL FOR 3RD TIME IN DECEMBER;
STILL HOPING TO CONTEND FOR SPOT ON 2024 OLYMPIC TEAM

It was the third time Allen, the third-fastest 110h hurdler in history, has torn
his ACL (two left, one right). Allen, who played in two NFL games for the Eagles
this season, had surgery on January 5 and is hoping to return to racing at the
Prefontaine Classic in May.

 * MB: Devon Allen has torn his ACL for a 3rd time but he's still thinks he can
   make the Olympics in 2024




BetterRunningShoes.com Presents


LRC 2023 LETSRUN.COM RUNNING SHOE AWARDS

We present to you the LetsRun.com Shoe Awards for 2023. What is the best shoe of
2023, the supershoe of 2023, the newcomer of the year and more?



Our 2023 World Rankings Are Out
Our 2023 World Rankings Are Out


LRC 2023 LRC MEN’S WORLD & AMERICAN RANKINGS: WHO’S #1?

It was a big year for Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Soufiane El Bakkali, Kelvin Kiptum,
and more.


LRC 2023 LRC WOMEN’S WORLD & AMERICAN RANKINGS: WHO’S #1?

We rank the top 10 in the world and top 5 in the US in every distance event from
800m through the marathon. Where did Faith Kipyegon and Sifan Hassan's historic
seasons stack up?


Wiley Goes Pro


ADDY WILEY GOES PRO, SIGNS WITH ADIDAS

Her agent is Paul Doyle and she will be coached by former Huntington coach
Lauren Johnson.

 * MB: Wiley signs with Addydas(Adidas) !!!!!




28:46 10k By A Woman


SC HOW DID AGNES NGETICH RUN A 28:46 10K WORLD RECORD IN VALENCIA?

For casual fans, Ngetich's 28:46 seemed to come from nowhere, but 6.5 years ago
her agent Davor Savija predicted greatness calling her the "purest diamond in
the rough one could imagine." Now he's even more bullish, saying "this is a
generational talent that is here to stay" and "this is some kind of Faith
Kipyegon in the making." Jonathan Gault has the story.

 * MB: How In The World Did Agnes Ngetich Run a 28:46 10K World Record in
   Valencia?



Grant Fisher UPDATE


LRC GRANT FISHER EXPLAINS HIS DECISION TO LEAVE BOWERMAN, REUNITING WITH COACH
MIKE SCANNELL, & OPENING 2024 AT MILLROSE

Fisher spoke to LetsRun for more than an hour about his new training setup and
the tweaks he hopes will carry him to the Olympic podium in 2024 and beyond.


GRANT FISHER PODCAST + OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS TALK & DUBAI CRAZINESS

Grant joined the pod for over an hour but prior to that the LetsRun crew had a
little Olympic Marathon Trials and Dubai talk.


Courtney Frerichs Uncensored


LRC Q&A: COURTNEY FRERICHS OPENS UP ABOUT HER EXIT FROM BOWERMAN TC & NEW START
UNDER ALISTAIR & AMY CRAGG

Frerichs said it was difficult to adjust to BTC's move to Eugene and is hoping
for more input in her training and more time at altitude now that she is being
coached by the Craggs. She also says she's finally healthy and has been hitting
times in workouts she has not seen since 2021.

 * MB: Courtney Frerichs Uncensored: Frerichs tells Letsrun why she's left the
   Bowerman Track Club 




Donavan Brazier Update


LRC DONAVAN BRAZIER HAS LEFT THE NIKE UNION ATHLETICS CLUB; HAD 4TH SURGERY ON
FOOT IN JULY

Our Jonathan Gault has the inside scoop on the status of the 2019 world champ
thanks to a source in Brazier's camp. Brazier does not have a new coach yet and
is currently working back on getting back to full training after yet another
surgery.

 * MB: Jordan Hasay & Donavan Brazier have left the Union Athletic Club.



Will Hassan make history in 2024?
Will Sifan Hassan Quadruple at the Olympics?



LRC HOW MANY EVENTS WILL SIFAN HASSAN RUN AT THE 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS?

Is she goes for the 5,000-10,000-marathon triple, she'll get at least one day
off between every race while the quadruple would require her to run the marathon
less than 12 hours after the 1500 final. Vote in our poll.
*MB: How many events will Sifan Hassan run in Paris? 


Sub-30 Here We Come


LRC Q&A: ALICIA MONSON ON HER INCREDIBLE 2023 SEASON, CHASING SUB-30 IN THE 10K,
AND OPENING HER 2024 SEASON AT MILLROSE

Monson, who  set American records in the 3k, 5k, and 10k in 2023 and finished
5th in the 10k at Worlds, will open her 2024 season by running the 2-mile at the
Millrose Games on February 11. She also reveals she'll skip World Indoors and
World XC to try to become the first American woman to break 30:00 in the 10,000
at The TEN.

 * MB: After record-breaking 2023, Alicia Monson talks about running..... 29:30!
   for 10,000m




The LRC Awards Part II


LRC HANDING OUT THE REST OF 2023 LETSRUN.COM AWARDS

From Sha'carri Richardson to Noah Lyles, Sifan Hassan to Yared Nuguse, we honor
the best and most entertaining athletes and races of 2023, and yes, of course,
Jakob Ingebrigtsen makes the list.

 * MB: The rest of the Letsrun Awards - WTF Performance of the Year,
   Breakthrough Performer of The Year, World Champs MVP, etc. 



WA Was Scared To Name 1 AOY, But We Have No Fear


LRC FAITH KIPYEGON & KELVIN KIPTUM CROWNED 2023 LETSRUN.COM ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Noah Lyles pulled off an incredible double, Mondo Duplantis and Ryan Crouser had
record-breaking years, but there is no need to split this award: Kelvin Kiptum
is our 2023 Men's Athlete of the Year. Faith Kiypegon (duh) wins our women's
award.

 * MB: World Athletics won’t name an AOY but we will – Let’s here your 2023
   LetsRun Award nominations
 * MB: Jakobs 2023 season vs Noahs 2023 season (I think Jakob's was better)


1500 Truth or Trash Talk?
Josh Kerr On Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Tactics, Inner Circle, and Ego: Trash Talk or
Truth Talk?



LRC SHOTS FIRED: JOSH KERR TAKES AIM AT INGEBRIGTSEN'S "MAJOR WEAKNESSES" &
TACTICS, SAYS HE'S SURROUNDED BY "YES-MEN"

Let the countdown to the Olympic 1500m final begin. It's only 240 days way. On a
recent podcast, Kerr seemed to relish the fact he had the opportunity to point
out that Ingebrigtsen has some flaws by saying, "He doesn't win a lot of
non-paced races. I would love for him to be listening to this."


 * Discussion: Shots Fired: Josh Kerr Says Jakob Surrounded by "Yes-Men", Has
   Major Weakness, and "pretty high" ego




Supporter's Club Content


SC JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN AND KARSTEN WARHOLM'S 2022 INCOMES REVEALED

Norway is one of the few countries in the world where tax lists are made public
so we now know to the penny how much their top track and field stars made in
2022. Find out here how much the Ingebrigtsens made in 2022 - Jakob, Filip,
Henrik and Gjert. Plus Karsten Warholm, Narve Nordas and Karoline Grøvdal.


 * SC MB: I know EXACTLY how much money Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Karsten Warholm
   made in 2022. And the amount is....
   



It's Official


MB: KATELYN TUOHY GOES PRO WITH ADIDAS

Tuohy has left the NCAAs after 3.5 years with 3 straight NCAA team titles and 4
NCAA individual titles.


 * Tuohy to Stay w/ Coach Henes and do some altitude training in Flagstaff


Everyone's still looking for an edge


LRC THE PILL THAT OVER HALF THE DISTANCE MEDALLISTS USED AT THE 2023 WORLDS

Kelvin Kiptum, Faith Kipyegon, Keely Hodgkinson and everyone in the OAC are
among the stars who experimented with Maurten Bicarb System in 2023 ($65 for 4
doses). The big question: does it work? (paywall lifted)

 * MB: Did you know there's a pill that supposedly over half the distance
   medallists used in 2023?




BetterRunningShoes.com


LRC WHAT ARE THE MOST POPULAR RUNNING SHOE BRANDS ON LETSRUN.COM?

We think most of you could guess the #1 brand, but the #2 might be a surprise.
We break down the most popular brands overall, and for road, trail, and racing.






















LRC Q&A


LRC Q&A WITH SHELBY HOULIHAN DEFENDER TWOGGLE

Q&A with Twoggle who wrote the piece titled, "Houlihan, Burrito-Gate and the
Problems of Sports Drug Testing"







Sick of Shoes that Break Down Too Soon?


LRC THE SEARCH FOR A MORE DURABLE RUNNING SHOE: THE MOST DURABLE RUNNING SHOES
OF 2023

Running shoe construction has changed a lot in the last decade. Runners are
still looking for more durable running shoes, but we take a look at some of the
most durable shoes and what makes them stand out.





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LRC MAX CUSHIONING: WHY RUNNERS LOVE HIGH STACK HEIGHT SHOES

Stack heights on shoes are getting bigger and bigger. Runners are liking these
shoes more and more. We try and make sense of the cushioning revolution.
















Inside Kiptum's Training


LRC KELVIN KIPTUM'S COACH REVEALS HIS INCREDIBLE TRAINING BEFORE MARATHON WORLD
RECORD IN CHICAGO

Kiptum, who regularly runs 150+ miles a week, runs so hard in training that his
coach Gervais Hakizimana wants him to slow down: "I told him that in five years
he would be done, that he must calm down to last in athletics."

 * Kelvin Kiptum's dad is very proud and says his son has never had a drop of
   alcohol
 * Kelvin Kiptum says he's ready to race Kipchoge: “It will be exciting to meet
   Kipchoge, who has inspired many. I am ready to race against him.”
 * Kelvin Kiptum returns to Iten & reveals the secret to his success: “My secret
   is training not any other thing." He received a hero's welcome.




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Ross Tucker Speaks


LRC SPORTS SCIENTISTS ROSS TUCKER AND GEOFF BURNS REACT TO TIGST ASSEFA'S
AMAZING 2:11:53 MARATHON WORLD RECORD

After Assefa's WR, sadly doping allegations swarmed the Internet, but could it
simply be the shoes? "I hate these shoes, and I truly wish the authorities had
acted to prevent this entirely foreseeable situation," writes Ross Tucker.



Better Running Shoes a Click Away


LRC THE NEW AND IMPROVED LETSRUN.COM SHOE REVIEW SITE IS HERE

Want to know what running shoes real runners like best? We've got some answers
for you as our Better Running Shoe review site is now open to the public. Real
reviews, from real runners, with data science.

 * Best Overall Shoes
 * Best Cushioned Shoes
 * Most Durable Shoes
 * A lot more
















A legend speaks


LRC MJ SPEAKS: MICHAEL JOHNSON ON NOAH, SYDNEY, SHA'CARRI, HIS DOUBLE GOLD, AND
PURSUING GREATNESS

Michael Johnson was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast on the
anniversary of his 19.32 double gold world record to share his thoughts on the
sport and its current crop of stars.




Karsten Warholm Q&A


LRC AN INSIDE LOOK AT KARSTEN WARHOLM'S REVOLUTIONARY TRAINING

Recently Alex Geula sat down with Karsten Warholm and his coach, Leif Olav
Alnes, at the IK Tjalve club in Oslo to understand Warholm's beginnings, his
career, and the sprint side of Norwegian training.

 * MB: An inside look at Karsten Warholm's mind-blowing training.



The Most Untalented 3:29 Guy Ever?


LRC MEET NARVE NORDÅS, 24-YEAR-OLD NORWEGIAN 1500M RUNNER THAT WENT FROM 3:36 TO
3:29 IN 1 SEASON

Is Nordås the least talented runner to break 3:30 in history? He thinks so, "I
can guarantee you I'm the slowest sub 3:30 guy in history." Text highlights from
his appearance on the LRC Track Talk podcast.


 * The most untalented 3:29 guy ever? Narve Nordås: "I can guarantee you I'm the
   slowest sub 3:30 guy in history."
 * What's the difference between Narve Nordas and Mo Katir?


Paywall lifted!
Paywall lifted!
The Latest JG Feature


SC FROM NORWAY TO FLAGSTAFF: HOW DOUBLE THRESHOLD TRAINING IS TAKING OVER THE
WORLD

What links Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the NAU cross country team, and Sebastian Coe?
Double threshold training, which is having a moment in 2023. Note, most of this
article is behind our SC paywall for 72 hours (until Saturday).

 * MB: The secrets of double threshold training are revealed. From Norway to
   Flagstaff: How Double Threshold Training Is Taking Over the World




How do you explain the ridiculous indoor distance times?


LRC SUPER SPIKES? RAISED EXPECTATIONS? A LOOK AT HOW THE NCAA & AMERICAN
DISTANCE RUNNING RECORD BOOKS HAVE BEEN REWRITTEN IN JUST 4 YEARS

Are all the fast times merely a product of supershoes? Or is it something more?
We spoke to coaches Dathan Ritzenhein, Jason Vigilante and Dave Smith to figure
it out.

 * MB: What do some of the top coaches in the USA think of the ridiculous times?
   Is it just the shoes? Or is someting else going on?



Kipchoge loving the LetsRun Shirt in Berlin


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AMERICAN RECORD POD: YARED NUGUSE AND WOOD KINCAID OPEN UP

Your latest American stars share their insights.


WEBB, RITZ, AND HALL

Three legends of the sport.


MADELINE MANNING MIMS

One of the greatest US runners ever.


FRANK SHORTER

We chatted with Frank on the 50th anniversary of his Olympic Marathon gold





American Record Holders
American Record Holders


LRC AMERICAN MARATHON RECORD PODCAST: KEIRA D'AMATO AND DEENA KASTOR

Keira D'Amato, the new American record holder in the marathon, was joined by
Deena Kastor, who held the record for 15 years.


LRC EMILY SISSON - THE NEXT US MARATHON SUPERSTAR?

Sisson was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast after she became the
first American to go sub 67 in the half marathon on a record-eligible course.
Podcast highlights above. Full pod here.


LRC WOODY KINCAID - ON HIS AMERICAN RECORD AND LEAVING BOWERMAN

Woody Kincaid joined us after he broke the American record indoors at 5000. He
talks above why he left the Bowerman Track Club. Podcast highlights and link to
full podcast here.



LetsRun.com Pro Coaches Tour
LetsRun.com Pro Coaches Tour


LRC NEW BALANCE BOSTON'S MARK COOGAN

Coogan's New Balance Boston team had 3 Olympians in 2021 and 2022 could be the
biggest year yet for the program with 2 new additions and the TRACK at New
Balance coming on March 1st.


LRC BROOKS BEASTS' DANNY MACKEY

Danny Mackey has taken the Brooks Beasts from an unproven club to the Olympic
podium in its first decade.


LRC OAC'S DATHAN RITZENHEIN

Dathan Ritzenhein is the first of the top pro coaches to sit down and talk about
his club heading into the 2022 campaign.





Best of Jon Gault
Best of Jon Gault


THE RISE OF SYRACUSE: HOW A CROSS COUNTRY POWERHOUSE WAS BUILT FROM SCRATCH IN
10 YEARS




26:59: THE STORY OF CHRIS SOLINSKY'S AMERICAN RECORD AND UPSET OF GALEN RUPP


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THE SUMMER OF WEBB: AN INSIDE LOOK AT ALAN WEBB’S MAGICAL 2007 SEASON




DREAMS BECOME REALITY: JAKE WIGHTMAN STUNS JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN TO WIN WORLD 1500M
TITLE




Take Your Love of LetsRun to the Next Level
Take Your Love of LetsRun to the Next Level



LetsRun Classics
LetsRun Classics


WEJO SPEAKS: WHY I SUCKED IN COLLEGE




ESCORTING PAULA - HOW LRC CO-FOUNDER WELDON JOHNSON PACED RADCLIFFE TO HER 1ST
WORLD RECORD




AMERICAN STRONG: HOW AMERICAN TEAMWORK HELPED MEB KEFLEZIGHI WIN BOSTON




LRC'S ROBERT AND WELDON JOHNSON NAMED AS TWO OF “THE 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE
IN RUNNING”








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