Neither had a qualifying world ranking, but World Athletics bent its own rules to add a 13th man and ensure track’s fiercest rivalry headlines the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships. Here’s why Seb Coe & Co. made the right call. The post Kerr vs. Jakob Is ON: World…

Parker Wolfe, Nico Young, & Graham Blanks ran well in the 5k, but Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew got the win. Broeders-Bol broke the 34-year-old Dutch record to run 1:55.41 but just missed out on the wind behind Werro’s 1:55.33. The post 2026 Lausanne DL: American men go 2-3-4 in…

The last two Olympic champions will square off in a monster men’s 1500. Plus Sha’Carri Richardson v. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden v. Julien Alfred in the women’s 100. The post Jakob Ingebrigtsen Returns to the 1500m Against Olympic Champion Cole Hocker — Silesia Diamond League Preview appeared first on LetsRun.com. PakarPBN A Private Blog Network…

Schedule, entries, & results for 2026 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial — Silesia Diamond League The post Schedule, entries, & results for 2026 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial — Silesia Diamond League appeared first on LetsRun.com. PakarPBN A Private Blog Network (PBN) is a collection of websites that are controlled by a…

RunCCG co-founders Chris Catton and Tim Goldsack may have coached more fast high school runners than anyone else on Planet Earth. In Part VII of the Summer of LetsRun, we conduct a Q&A with the two online private coaches of high school runners. What is the No. 1…

Werro broke a 44-year-old championship record by running 1:54.81 for gold as she held off home favorite Hodgkinson (1:55.01) in the final meters. Femke Broeders-Bol tied the Dutch record by running 1:55.54 for her first 800m medal. The post Audrey Werro Beats Keely Hodgkinson in Epic European 800m Final appeared…

Despite a fall in Thursday’s semi, Audrey Werro was advanced to Friday’s final, setting the stage for a mouthwatering showdown against Olympic champ Keely Hodgkinson and 800 newbie Femke Broeders-Bol. The post Hodgkinson v. Werro v. Broeders-Bol: The 800m race of the year is set for Friday appeared first on…

Last week, Le’Ezra Brown equaled Sasha Zhoya’s 39-inch world junior record with a 12.72 gold medal run at the 2026 World U20s. We examine how his historic junior dominance may translate to the senior 42-inch hurdles. The post Le’Ezra Brown tied the U20 110m hurdles world record (12.72):…

Jaden DeLeon proved his US U20 win was no fluke, unleashing a 44.47 Championship Record to beat Olympic gold medalist Quincy Wilson for World U20 400m gold. It was a thrilling race as DeLeon went from 1st to third to 1st. Plus, Kenya’s 17-year-old phenom Emmanuel Kiprono nearly breoke the World U20 3,000m…

San Antonio’s Taylor and Humble’s Maxwell are the first Americans to win the 100m at World U20s since Noah Lyles and Candace Hill in 2016. The post Texas Two-Step: Americans Tate Taylor (9.94) & Mia Maxwell (11.14) Sweep World U20 100m Titles appeared first on LetsRun.com. PakarPBN A Private Blog…