What an absurd, thrilling day for American distance running. Vinny Mauri dropped a 14:28 5k split before stopping to stretch his hamstring multiple times, Clayton Young ran 2:05:23 on a torn hamstring, Charles Hicks ran 2:05:35 in his third major, and 40-year-old Galen Rupp ran 2:06:55. Jonathan Gault…
Read MoreHamstring tears, jaw surgeries, 65:30 women’s half splits, and a DoorDash courier calling his shot: what the elites told LetsRun on Friday in Chicago. The post Chicago Marathon Scoop: Young Chases AR on a Torn Hamstring, Hicks Goes Full Send & Kosgei Targets 65:30 1st Half appeared first…
Read MoreJust 12 months ago, the American record had stood unbroken for 23 years, Charles Hicks had never run a marathon, and no one had heard of Vinny Mauri. A lot has changed since then. Could the AR go down in Chicago for the second year in a row?…
Read MoreVinny Mauri’s wild training and American record hopes headline Chicago. John Kellogg says Mauri’s unconventional approach reminds him of Arthur Lydiard, while Jacob Kiplimo, Brigid Kosgei, and Sharon Lokedi lead loaded elite fields. The post Chicago Marathon Preview: Vinny Mauri Mania, American Marathon Debate & a Loaded Women’s…
Read MoreWe break down Vinny Mauri’s incredible Chicago Marathon buildup, plus Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Clayton Young’s hamstring injury, Jacob Kiplimo and more. The post Podcast: Can Vinny Mauri’s Insane Training Get the American Record? appeared first on LetsRun.com. PakarPBN A Private Blog Network (PBN) is a collection of websites that…
Read MoreIf the clean women’s world record in the marathon ends up being under 2:10, does that make any sense? When Ruth Chepngetich did it, Amby Burfoot said it had to be doping. Across standard distance events, the women’s world record is consistently 10% to 11% slower than the…
Read MoreHoey, who has not raced since setting the indoor 800 WR in January, developed a stress fracture in his lower left leg in the summer but has been cleared to resume training. The post Josh Hoey update: 800m indoor world record holder back training after stress fracture sidelined…
Read MoreTop 30 results from today’s results appear here. The post 2026 Berlin Marathon Results: Guye Adola (2:02:50) and Tigst Assefa (2:11:04) Win 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…
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Writer’s profile Mao Goto is a Japanese freelancer who was born in Hayama, Kanagawa prefecture, and raised in Tokyo. Since 2016 she lives in the Taito Ward, home to a lot of Japanese culture hotspots such as Asakusa, Akihabara, and Ueno. She has been interested in the field…
Read MoreSam Blaskowski, the fastest white sprinter in US history, has left the world’s top sprint group after a video from when he was in high school resurfaced of him saying the N-word. “There are no excuses to use this type of language ever….To anyone I hurt, then and…
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