Seventeen-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus won his first Diamond League 800 in 1:42.70, Audrey Werro stunned Keely Hodgkinson with the fastest women’s 800 since 1983, and Yared Nuguse beat Cam Myers in the 1500. We break it all down on the LetsRun.com Track Talk Podcast. The post Stockholm DL Podcast: Cooper Lutkenhaus Arrives, Audrey Werro Shocks Keely, […]
Taylor joined Erriyon Knighton as only the second American high schooler to break 20.00 in the 200. Other highlights included Trayvon Bromell (9.85, +3.8) taking down world champion Oblique Seville (3rd in 9.95) in the 100 and a great women’s hammer competition, where Camryn Rogers (79.36m) defeated American Rachel Richeson (79.33m) in the first meet […]
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Yared Nuguse earned his fifth Diamond League victory, Kenny Bednarek ran a world-leading 19.69, and Frederick Ruppert became the first non-African-born man to break 8:00 in the steeplechase. We discuss Nuguse’s historic streak, whether Cam Myers is on a world record trajectory, and what to expect when 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus makes his Diamond League debut […]
Sunday was not a good day for world champions in the distance events at the Rabat Diamond League. There were four Diamond League distance races in Rabat, and the reigning world champion was beaten in all four of them. That included Yared Nuguse (3:30.35) notching his fifth career DL victory – a record for American […]
On Sunday in Morocco, Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi will run his first 800-meter race of 2026 at the Rabat Diamond League. After a fallow period to begin the decade, the men’s 800 has become one of the deepest, most competitive events in track & field. And Wanyonyi is the man leading the way. Wanyonyi, who is […]
NEW YORK (27-May) — The 54th edition of the Mastercard New York Mini 10-K –the world’s first-ever all-women’s road race founded by New York Road Runners in 1972– will feature a powerhouse international field headlined by three of Kenya’s best athletes: Hellen Obiri, reigning Mini and TCS New York City Marathon champion; Agnes Ngetich, reigning […]
OTTAWA (24-May) — On a chilly and rainy morning here, Elvis Cheboi of Kenya and Abeba Aregawi of Sweden won the 50th edition of the Tamarack Homes Ottawa International Marathon in 2:09:22 and 2:23:12, respectively. Those finish times were very good given the wet roadway (with some standing water), the 10C/50F temperature, intermittent rain throughout […]
Parker Valby got the big win in her return to racing at the Sound Running LA Track Fest, running a 14:49.41 pb in her first outdoor race as a pro. Brandon Miller stunned the loaded men’s 800 field, Habtom Samuel broke 13:00, and Emma Coburn ran 9:23 in her first steeple in two years. Full recap of meet here: Valby […]
Saturday will be a busy day for track fans as the Xiamen DL (Saturday, 7-9 a.m. ET) and LA Track Fest (Saturday, 7-10 p.m. ET) will both take place. At the LA Track Fest, Parker Valby and Cooper Lutkenhaus will both make their outdoor pro debuts and the meet also includes Michael Norman, Nico Young, […]
