Jess McClain came within six seconds of winning New York. Emma Grace Hurley has run two seconds faster this year. With about 500 days until the Olympic Marathon Trials, we debate the favorites and make the case for dark horse Rachael Rudel. The post 500 Days Until the 2028 US Olympic Marathon Trials: Who Are […]
Gets resutls for the half marathon but on the BAA today. The post 2026 Boston Half Results appeared first on LetsRun.com. PakarPBN A Private Blog Network (PBN) is a collection of websites that are controlled by a single individual or organization and used primarily to build backlinks to a “money site” in order to influence […]
Reigning USATF 10,000m champion Sydney Vaught (née Thorvaldson) is only seven months into her pro career with Nike, but she’s already stepping up to the 13.1-mile distance this weekend at the B.A.A. Half. She talks to Race Results Weekly about her marathon ambitions, her husband being profession calf roper, living in rural Missouri, and training […]
In May, a West Coast prep who had run 9:58 on 8–10 mpw asked the LetsRun forum how fast he could get with real training. We took the challenge and agreed to coach him. Now mid-way through cross country season, “DT” has cut over 60 seconds off his 3-mile times, broken 15:00 at Mt. SAC, […]
Across the Power 4 conferences, 65% of top-10 cross country finishers were international runners. But the breakdown between conferences is staggering: the SEC saw 95% of its top 10 go to foreign-born athletes, while the Big Ten saw 75% go to Americans. Here is the full breakdown. *MB: The SEC cross country results were dominated […]
Andreas Almgren’s transformation from 800-meter runner to marathon champion is complete. The Swede unleashed a blistering finish to win his NYC Marathon debut in 2:06:01, while Zouhair Talbi led a record fast day for the Americans in sixth. The post Andreas Almgren’s Reinvention Is Complete as He Wins NYC Marathon Debut in 2:06:01 With Blistering […]
NYRR CEO Rob Simmelkjaer discusses doping as an “existential issue,” why he’s wary of a two-day NYC Marathon, and why he changed his mind about Marathon Majors expansion. Plus, how can recreational runners become fans of the pros? The post “It Has to Be Clean Competition”: NYRR CEO Rob Simmelkjaer on Doping, a Two-Day NYC […]
In a fascinating interview on the Podium Athletics podcast, the coach of Sabastian Sawe and Emmanuel Wanyonyi doesn’t hold back, offering candid thoughts on Peres Jepchirchir‘s doping case, his own doping controversies, Sawe’s rocky road to sub-2, and Wanyonyi’s 800m world record chances. And even if Wanyonyi will move to the 1500. The post Claudio […]
Try to make sense of this. A born and raised American has run 59:12 for the half marathon but isn’t the US record holder – that title belongs to Conner Mantz at 59:17. And a Spaniard has run 58:03 but isn’t the European record holder – that belongs to Sweden’s Andreas Almgren at 58:06. But […]
Olympic champion and multi-time major winner Peres Jepchirchir has tested positive for EPO, rocking women’s marathoning to its core once again. This is one of the two biggest marathon drug busts in history. Plus, her agent Gianni Demadonna reveals there was a wild two-hour standoff at her home on test day. *MB: Reigning World and […]