The Misc Running News Thread

[adarqui]

houston half soon. i'll be sleeping, but excited to see how that plays out.

jake running it again. apparently not in 'win it shape' but still, i imagine he'll bring it.

[adarqui]

^^ i think i never posted that last night.

very fast race. jake almost went under 60 w/o being in real half shape, pretty sick. was there at 15km it seems.

low 59's for several guys. hou is always a crazy fast half.

[adarqui]

Kipchoge (2:01:39) vs Bekele (2:01:41) in London.

April 26 2020.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/51107844

I roll with Kipchoge but would love to see Bekele make him battle. Don't see how Bekele will beat him tho, Kipchoge is the master at 26.2

[LBSS]

Kipchoge (2:01:39) vs Bekele (2:01:41) in London.

April 26 2020.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/51107844

I roll with Kipchoge but would love to see Bekele make him battle. Don't see how Bekele will beat him tho, Kipchoge is the master at 26.2

that article is cool, didn't know they had quite so much history. bekele owned him on the track 10-15 years ago, then as they got older and switched to road kipchoge took over. but shit, 2:01:41 means bekele can absolutely go head-to-head with kipchoge now. let us pray for a photo finish.

[adarqui]

oh yea another WR for Cheptegei

road 5k: 12:51

https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a30952158/joshua-cheptegei-5k-world-record/

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAJwlK84UBA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAJwlK84UBA</a>

[LBSS]

interesting article about the best US ultrarunner trying to qualify for tokyo in the marathon. the upcoming olympic trials will be the first actual marathon he's ever run.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/11/magazine/ultrarunning-marathon-olympics.html

[adarqui]

interesting article about the best US ultrarunner trying to qualify for tokyo in the marathon. the upcoming olympic trials will be the first actual marathon he's ever run.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/11/magazine/ultrarunning-marathon-olympics.html

yea he's an absolute beast. welmsley could probably get 2:11 or so maybe.

I feel like top-3 will be 2:10+ .. should be a dog fight at the end by several folks. don't think he'll be in the top 3 mix but i think he could be close. would be nuts if he got top 3.

People say rupp is a lock for top 3 but i'm not so sure. I just don't think he's healthy.

i think it'll be Ward, Fauble, maybe Stinson (if he's healthy) or even Bernard Lagat. I think Bernard will be able to hang longer than most expect. Plus he's just so damn skilled & rises to the occasion. Would love to see him make the marathon squad. That would be so mindblowing.

For women, i think it'll be Hall, Sisson, Linden.

I think Hassay won't be healthy either. Her & Rupp (both from project Oregon), seem wrecked lately. Sux.

pc!



edit: Stinson dropped out. fuuq. https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a31084206/parker-stinson-withdraws-from-2020-olympic-marathon-trials/

[adarqui]

looks like stinson shut down his ig. probably not handling dropping out of the trials too well. sux, hope he's good :/

www . instagram . com/_parker_stinson_/

[adarqui]

some absolutely incredible performances.

the most incredible was Molly Siedel's (sp?) first marathon, earning a spot on the US Olympic Team. That is unreal.

blake riley also got the third spot for the men.

abdi gets to his 5th olympics.

rupp's win was so impressive. didn't think he'd get it done due to his health issues over the last few years.

that course looked so tough. hills everywhere.

the men still dropped some great times, crazy.

[adarqui]

kamworor (half marathon WR holder) hit by motorcycle, fractures tibia. faawk.

https://www.news18.com/news/sports/kenyan-runner-geoffrey-kamworor-hit-by-motorcycle-suffers-fractured-leg-2690215.html

[adarqui]

this happened a week or so ago. crazy fast.

houlihan (14:23 american record), schweizer (14:26, also goes under houlihan's previous AR)

moh ahmed 12:47 (canadian record), lomong 12:58 (one of the few americans under 13)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GP3A-e4ByU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GP3A-e4ByU</a>

[Joe]

Cheptegei 

[adarqui]

Cheptegei 

saw the spoiler on my ig feed unfortunately..

absolutely nuts. Cheptegei is such a monster. He's in incredible form.

most people thought that record was "untouchable".. unreal.

SICK !!!!!!!

about to watch the replay of the event now.

[adarqui]

oh yea just in case you forgot.....

London Marathon, October 4th.

KIPCHOGE VS BEKELE.

[Mikey]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/more-sports/stewart-mcsweyn-breaks-craig-mottram-record-in-rome-diamond-league-2020/news-story/4ff35cbaed18a1ed8cecc6fe5a5bf2d6

New Australian record in the 3000m. 7 minutes 28.02 seconds, which is the 17th fastest 3000m of all time.

Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo claimed the victory in 7:26.64 - the fastest time in the world this year - and Norwegian Jakob Ingebritsen (7:27.05) was second.