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April 30, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (TASS) Drugs in Sport: World Athletics issues neutral-status permits to four Russian track and field athletes Among the athletes at the issue are Russia’s three-time World Champion in women’s high jump Maria Lasitskene, World Champion in Pole Vault Anzhelika Sidorova, World Championship’s bronze medalist in high jump Ilya Ivanyuk and pole vaulter Aksana Gataullina (Brisbane Times) Athletics: Feeling the heat: Long jumper turns up the temperature as Tokyo approaches (Globe and Mail) Athletics:De Grasse launches initiative to get cooped up Canadian kids out and running (CBC) Athletics: De Grasse aims to carry over fast start to season in latest 100-metre race Markham, Ont., native ran 9.99 in April 17 season opener in Gainesville, Fla. (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 313: Johnny Gregorek – Training for the trials, Blue Jean Miles & Seinfeld. A well rounded conversation with Johnny Gregorek Johnny Gregorek caught the eyes of the running community when he ran the World Record for the mile in blue jeans (4:06) to honor his Brother Pat and raise funds (over $50K) for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (Sweat Science on Outside Online) Athletics: What Determines Which Marathoners Get Heatstroke? A new analysis digs into who overheats and which conditions are most risky, with surprising results (IOL) Athletics: Joshua Cheptegei looking to join select group of men’s Olympic champions in 5 000m and 10 000m (NBC) Athletics: Meet the Athletes: Emma Coburn Rio bronze medalist Emma Coburn is among track and field's top steeplechasers. Since the 2016 Games, the Colorado native began training under her fiance and now husband; won a world title in 2017 - the first American athlete to do so and only second at a global championships since the 1952 Olympics; and took silver at 2019 Worlds in Doha (CitizenTV) Athletics: Cheruiyot to compete in 800m in Ostrava (The Telegraph) Athletics:UK Athletics on verge of moving Anniversary Games away from London Stadium with £1.8m payoff Exclusive: UK Athletics had previously threatened legal action to keep the event in London but now the one-day event could move to Gateshead (BBC) Athletics: World Athletics Relays: Great Britain among medal threats in Poland Great Britain's women are among the main medal contenders when the World Athletics Relays begin in Chorzow, Poland on Saturday (Track and Field News) Athletics: Focus On The U.S. Women’s 5000 Shelby Houlihan & Elise Cranny could be major players in the OT 5000… or concentrate their efforts elsewhere (USTFCCCA) Athletics: NAIA OTF National Athletes of the Week (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Tolbert Clocked 100H Meet Record In 1988 Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 29, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (WA) Athletics: How to follow and watch the World Athletics Relays Silesia21 (Gary Cohen Running) Athletics: Abdi Bile Interview Abdi Bile is the 1987 World Champion at 1,500 meters, the first Somali athlete to earn a Gold Medal at the Olympics or World Championships (The Star) Athletics: Nyang' eyes glittering athletics career after dark past in South Sudan * Refugee athlete James Nyang' was among 10 refugee athletes who debuted at the Rio Olympics in 2016 as part of the Refugee Olympics Athletes team * The team was the brainchild of two-time New York City Marathon winner and Kenyan athletics legend Tegla Loroupe (Diamond League) Athletics: Asher-Smith, Thompson-Herah and Fraser-Pryce Set For Gateshead (BBC) Athletics: Tegla Loroupe says athletes using high-tech shoes are 'cheating' Athletes using new running shoe technology are "cheating" and it is "almost like doping", says ex-marathon world record holder Tegla Loroupe (CBC) Olympics: Top Canadian sport officials want athletes fully vaccinated ahead of Tokyo Heads of athletics, swimming point to other countries prioritizing athletes (CTolleRun) Athletics: Hazel Clark - Lift Each Other Up Carrie chats with 3x Olympian Hazel Clark! They chat about her role as the director of sports at Bermuda Tourism Authority, her career in track & field, being a mom and wife, the latest with her famous family, and so much more! (Royal Gazette) Athletics: Bermuda Day Half-Marathon to proceed – organisers After weeks of uncertainty, the Bermuda Half-Marathon Derby is going ahead as planned on May 28, Gina Tucker, president of the race committee, confirmed today (track and Field News) Athletics: Keturah Orji Raises American Triple Jump Record Her 48-11½ AR bound also moved Keturah Orji to the top of the yearly world list (Time) Women in SporCaster Semenya Is Barred From Her Best Race. But She Won't Give Up On Tokyo (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Dwight Stones Set High Jump WR In 1976 Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 28, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Daily Mail) Olympics:Athletes to be tested EVERY DAY at the Tokyo Olympics and decision on allowing local fans in delayed until June in desperate bid to keep the games on track * Olympics officials have announced new safety measures ahead of Tokyo games * Athletes are set to be tested daily for Covid to keep track of any outbreaks * Organisers are battling to ensure the games proceed despite surge in Japan * A decision on letting in local spectators has been pushed backed to June (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenyan relay team lands in Poland ahead of weekend event * The first eight in the 4x100m, 4x400m and 4x400m races shall automatically qualify for the Olympics Games and if the country already qualified through the World Athletics Championships in Doha 2019, the remaining places will be allocated to the World Athletics Performance lists of June 2021 * The first 10 in the 4x100m and 4x400m and first 12 in the Mixed 4x400m will automatically qualify for the World Championships in Oregon next year (UKA) Athletics: David Moorcroft: Why it’s more important than ever to have your say on future of athletics Legend of British Athletics calls upon sport to engage with World Athletics Global Conversation (FootWear News) Athletics: Brooks Is Still Beating Nike in Women’s Performance Running — and the Gap Is Getting Wider (BMJ) Olympics: Reconsider this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic games (CBC) Athletics: Justyn Knight open to doubling on track at Tokyo Olympics, remains focused on season Canadian runner narrowly misses entry standard in 1,500m at USATF Grand Prix (Eurosport UK) Athletics: okyo 2020 - In-form Team GB sprinter Zharnel Hughes yet to decide on distance focus for Olympics The double European gold medallist looks in great shape three months out from Tokyo, having clocked a wind-assisted 200m time of 19.93 at the weekend in Miami. Hughes has been telling Eurosport that he is not yet certain whether to go for the sprint double at the Olympics, and reveals his future career plans in the sky (IOL) Athletics: World Relays, then Olympic double in Akani Simbine’s sights (Runner's World) Running: New CDC Guidelines Say You Don’t Have to Wear a Mask When Running Outdoors Don’t leave your mask at home, though. Even outside, there are situations where you may still need it )WA)Athletics: Surprises in store in non-qualifier relays in Silesia (BBC) Athletics: Holly Mills: Heptathlete thrilled to be in Tokyo Olympics selection contention Heptathlete Holly Mills is thrilled to find herself "in the mix" for Tokyo Olympics selection after her career-best performance in Italy on Sunday (USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA & NJCAA OTF National Athletes of the Week (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Walker Completed Only Hurdling Triple Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 27, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Daily Nation) Athletics: Top athletes out as Kenyan relay team heads to Poland * Kenya’s shuttle team is already in the medal bracket and can only aim for a better medal with only three teams having registered for the event; Kenya, Germany and Poland * The 4x400m men and women’s teams and 4x400m mixed relay teams have a good chance of making it to the finals with their events starting at the semi-final stages. They only need to reach the final and qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Game (Sweat Science on Outside Online) Training: How Perfectionism Leads to Athlete Burnout Setting high goals is great, but how you deal with falling short determines how long you’re willing to keep chasing the (Sporting News) Athletics: Justin Gatlin can't accept being booed before 100 meters (BBC) Olympics: Tokyo 2020: Tegla Loroupe's concerns over Olympic Refugee Team Tegla Loroupe, the Chef de Mission for the Olympic Refugee Team, says athletes who have decided to stay in Europe rather than return to the training camp in Kenya 'cannot' compete in Tokyo this year (Diamond League) Athletics: Training Diaries At Home: Emma Coburn (The Monring Shakeout) Athletics: Podcast: Episode 158 with Hillary Allen "I don’t shy away from the hard stuff anymore. I know I enjoy hard things from a training perspective, [and] like super-challenging races, but that also goes emotionally—I can’t expect to be a better person unless I can work through those things as well, so I’m happy to talk about hard subjects." (Inside the Games) Athletics: World Athletics panel rules Leeper would gain "competitive advantage" using running specific prostheses A World Athletics panel has ruled that Blake Leeper cannot compete using a set of running specific prostheses (RSPs) at the Olympic Games or other events sanctioned by the governing body, because the aids would give him an "overall competitive advantage." (Copenhagen Marathon) Athletics: Copenhagen Marathon 2021 has been cancelled Delayed corona guidelines means no Copenhagen Marathon this year (ESPN) Olympics: Olympic athletes promised legal support if they protest Athletes who make political or social justice protests at the Tokyo Olympics were promised legal support Thursday by a global union and an activist group in German (Runner's World) Athletics: I Loved Watching the Recent Half Marathon World Record. But the Commentary Was Frustrating And this happens far too often in this sport (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Texas’ Hooker High Jumped To NCAA Glory Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 26, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2021 NCAA DI Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index - Week 5 2021 NCAA DI Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index - Week 5 (Daily Nation) Athletics: Eliud Kipchoge leads athletes in getting Covid-19 jab * Those who have benefited from the vaccine are all personnel working on Safari Rally, World Athletics Under-20 Championships in athletics, World Athletics Continental Tour’s Kip Keino Classic and the 2021 Rugby Africa U20 Barthes Trophy. * Others are Sports Kenya, the Kenya Academy of Sports, Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya, Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund and all Ministry of Sports frontline staffers (EA) Athletics: Vicente smashes Spanish heptathlon record with 6304 points in Lana (The Star) Athletics: How Iten man forged doping letters to target Kenyan athletes * The perpetrators had prepared documents purporting that doping was being promoted and encouraged by several state agencies in the country,” DCI director George Kinoti said. * He said he prepared the documents with the aim of having Kenya suspended from participating in the forthcoming Olympics in Japan (Spikes) Athletics: It Runs Deep by Conor Bradley Everything, for me, revolves around running (CBC) Athletics: Brandon McBride ready to erase world championship-sized regrets at Tokyo Olympics Canadian track athlete sees big payoff from re-enforcing 'little things' in training (S) Drugs in Sport: Three Russian track and field athletes apply for ANA status with World Athletics On March 18, a decision to reinstate the Authorized Neutral Athlete program "for clean athletes from Russia" was announced (SportsMax) Athletics: Gail Devers reveals admiration for long-time rival Merlene Ottey. "Always knew she was a great athlete." (NBC) Athletics: Seb Coe Q&A: Track and field’s global conversation and the sport’s hot topics (Balls.IE) Athletics: Kate O'Connor Sets New Irish Heptathlon Record In Italy (USTFCCCA) Athletics:De Grasse Sprinted To Otherworldly Double Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 25, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Triathlete Magazine) Triathlon: Recalled: Tim Don’s Epic Boston Marathon Comeback British triathlete Tim Don clocked a 2:49:42 at the 2018 Boston Marathon, but the time was not what made the feat so impressive (BBC) Athletics: Laura Muir and Adelle Tracey win at USATF Grand Prix in Oregon Britain's Adelle Tracey beat compatriot Jemma Reekie by one hundredth of a second to win the women's 800m at the USATF Grand Prix (CBC) Athletics: Canada withdraws from upcoming World Relays in Poland over COVID-19 concerns U.S., Jamaica among countries not attending Tokyo Olympic qualifying event in May (Nes24) Women in Sport:Caster Semenya remains defiant in hormone battle: 'The drugs take the soul out of my body' (Register-Guard) Athletics: Stars come out at Hayward Field during USATF Grand Prix at the Oregon Relays meet (WA) Athletics: Kerley flies to world-leading 9.91 for 100m, Vetter throws 91.50m (The Herald) Athletics: European 1500m champion Laura Muir admits 'there is a lot of excitement' ahead of Tokyo Olympics 0 days and counting. The Olympics in Tokyo can’t come soon enough, Laura Muir proclaims (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Merritt Broke Long-Standing 110H MR In 2006 Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships Austin Marathon - Austin, TEX April 24, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (CBC) Athletics: Team Canada hopeful works to keep Olympic dream alive during the pandemic Sprinter Myles Misener-Daley is back at UCLA and has his sights set on the 2021 Tokyo Games (SKy Sports) Athletics: Tokyo Olympics: Paula Radcliffe warns athletes to be careful of burnout ahead of Games Radcliffe predicts a successful Tokyo Olympics for Team GB this summer but fears drug cheats may benefit from drug testing authorities struggling to do their job properly during the coronavirus pandemic (Globe and Mail) Athletics: Harry Jerome Track Classic has one caveat: you have to make it to B.C., quarantine to compete (WA) Athletics: Kipkoech and Lahti victorious at ASICS Be(at) Your Personal Best HypeBeast) ASICS Is Putting Its METASPEED to the Test This Weekend (Ottswa SportsPages) Athletics: What powers a woman’s life in sport Small choices, chance opportunities, supportive teammates, and a one-of-a-kind coach help prolong a passion (Track and Field News) Athletics: Karissa Schweizer Is Ready For Some Real Racing Despite the lack of “outside competition,” Karissa Schweizer has racked up an impressive set of PRs in the last year (Daily Nation) Athletics: Speedstar Otieno heads to Kampala in search of Olympic slot * Team Kenya will take their final Covid-19 tests on Sunday before knowing who will take the flight for the World Relay Championships (Podium Runner) Athletics: 3 Mindset Shifts from Training in Ethiopia After training in Ethiopia, an elite marathoner starts to learn their success stems as much from how they approach running as from what they do in training (USTFCCCA) Athletics: UGA’s Torrence Made NCAA History With Double Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 23, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 312: JJ Santana – Healthy mindset with racing, 2:17 debut marathon & pacing duties at the Marathon Project for Sara Hall JJ Santana is on a mission to run his fastest times at 34 and there’s a lot to sit back and watch. He debuted the marathon just two years ago at CIM in a time of 2:17, qualifying him for the Olympic Trials. He also had the super cool and fun job of pacing Sara Hall at the Marathon Project back in December and he shares about how he landed that duty in this episode Athletics:: Mastercard New York Mini 10K to Host the Return of Professional Athletes on Saturday, June 12 Sara Hall will aim to defend her Mini 10K title as professional athletes return to NYRR races for the first time since 2019 (Sweeat Science on Outside Online) Endurance Sports: The New Science of "Fatigue Resistance”" What separates the best endurance athletes from everyone else isn’t their amazing lab test data or power values - it’s how well they maintain those values after a few hours of exhausting exercise (The Telegraph) Athletics: James Ellington on his extraordinary comeback: ‘I cheated death - of course I can make the Olympics’ On Sunday the double Olympian competes properly for the first time in almost five years after surviving a devastating road accident (WA) Athletics: Dereje’s dream of bringing marathon glory to Ethiopia (The Guardian) Athletics: Caster Semenya: ‘They’re killing sport. People want extraordinary performances’ South African Olympic champion on her ECHR appeal, her 5,000m ambitions and campaigning for athletes like her in the future (IOL) Athletics: Wayde van Niekerk out of World Relays, but Akani Simbine part of Team SA (NBC) Olympics:Tchaikovsky music replaces Russia anthem at Olympics in Tokyo, Beijing (CBC) Athletics: For prospective Canadian Olympian EJ Floreal, sprinting runs in the family 200-metre specialist son of triple jumper Edrick Floreal, silver medallist LaVonna Martin-Floreal (The Guardian) Athletics: UK Athletics set for legal action over July jamboree at London Stadium Organisers furious as Anniversary Games switched from capital - UKA chief executive says decision trashes London 2012 legacy (Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: World 400m champion Naser set for two-day CAS hearing in whereabouts case Women’s 400 metres world champion Salwa Eid Naser is set to attend a two-day appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) which could result in her being banned from this year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Bayer Gave It His All For NCAA 1500 Title Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 22, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (RRW) Athletics: NYRR Returns To Elite Competition In June at Mastercard New York Mini 10-K The world's oldest road race for women, the newly-branded Mastercard New York Mini 10-K, will make it's return after a year hiatus on Saturday, June 12, and will feature an elite field, New York Road Runners officials announced today (Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: The current state of the Canadian Olympic marathon team With just two and a half months left to qualify for the Toyko Olympics, here's where Canadian marathoners stack up (The Telegraph) Women in Sport: Exclusive: Jessica Ennis-Hill - Why we need to talk about periods From elite athletes to fun runners, what women can learn about the power of tuning into their menstrual cycle (Yahoo) Athletics: You cannot separate your human experience from your sporting success: A conversation with Sanya Richards-Ross (CTolleRun) Athletics: Seth DeMoor - Onward and Upward Carrie chats with Seth DeMoor from DeMoor Global Running! They chat about his start in the sport, raising four boys, deciding to go all in on his popular Youtube daily vlog, what shoes he thinks are the best, how he is trying to raise over $10,000 for the Brave Like Gabe Foundation, and much more! (WA) Athletics: 100 ones to watch in Tokyo: sprinters (AW) Athletics: Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie open Olympic campaign Middle-distance duo are among a number of Brits in the first Continental Tour Gold meeting of the year at the USATF GP in Eugene (RunnerSpace) Current And Past World Champions Get First Look At Re (Kawowo Sports) Athletics: Joshua Cheptegei counting down to Tokyo Olympics 10,000m event (AW) Athletics: The importance of genes in athletics We examine the age-old question surrounding nature v nurture and discover some intriguing findings (BBC) Olympics: Tokyo 2020: Olympic Games to maintain rules on athlete protests after survey Protests by athletes, such as taking a knee, will still be banned at the Olympic Games (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Tipton Led 1-2-3 Oregon Finish In 1964 JT Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 21, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kip Keino Classic meet to be held in September * The meet to be held just 12 weeks before athletics action gets underway in Tokyo, will provide athletes with their first look at the state-of-the-art facility that will host athletics competition as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. * The third Gold meeting, the USATF Golden Games, will take place in California on the same day (CBC) Athletics: B.C. travel restrictions could be a major road block for track and field athletes 'As of now, we are still planning on hosting the meet,' says meet director Nigel Hole (The Conversation) Health and Fitness: Exercise boosts immunity and makes vaccines more effective – new study (The Voice Online) Athletics: ‘Birmingham is definitely going to put on a good show’ for the Commonwealth Games says sprint king Mark Lewis-Francis "The area has so much talent, and what these Games are going to do is open up a door for so many youngsters," says the athlete known as MLF (AllAfrica) Athletics: Kenyan Athletes in Mt Elgon Decry Neglect, Flee to Uganda (Harry Jerome) Athletics: Meet Director, Nigel Hole Updates Potential Impact Of Covid-19 Public Health Regulations on 2021 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Classic (iriash Times) Athletics: Sonia O’Sullivan to take Nike coaching role based in Portland, Oregon O’Sullivan will work with Pete Julian helping to coach distance runners up to Tokyo Games (USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA & NJCAA OTF National Athletes of the Week (Track and Field News) Athletics: Jenny Simpson Still Going Strong... But In Which Event? Jenny Simpson was blown away when she broke 4:00 at the ’09 Pre Classic. To this day she remains the only collegian ever to break 4:00 and the call of the 1500 remains strong. But what about the 5000? (USTFCCCA) Athletics: K-State’s Jones Captured Heptathlon Crown In 2015 Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships USA Track & Field (USATF) 1-Mile Road Championships - Des Monies, IOWA April 20, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] Athletics:: Grandma’s Marathon Releases Details Of 2021 Race Plan COVID-19 Pandemic Creates Change, Opportunity for Race Organizers (BAA) Athletics: B.A.A. and adidas Extend Official Sponsorship Through 2030 adidas has served as an official sponsor of the Boston Marathon since 1989 Des Linden to Race 125th Boston Marathon 2018 champion announced as first member of the John Hancock Professional Athlete Team (Washington Post) Health and Fitness:Fitness drones are coming, if inventors can get all the kinks out of them (Jamaica Observer) Athletics: Happy camper 'I really take pride in representing Jamaica,' says Asafa Powell (Evening Standard) Athletics: Anniversary Games set to be shifted away from London over £3m stadium costs (RRW) Athletics: Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel Documents McGillivray's Pandemic Pivot Thirteen months ago when the pandemic swept over America and turned life upside down for all of us, people who organize mass-participation sporting events were hit particularly hard (USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2021 NCAA DI Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index - Week 4 2021 NCAA DI Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index - Week 4 (The Morning Shakeout) Athletics: Podcast: Episode 157 | Ask Mario Anything "When I talk to the athletes that I coach, the number one thing that I’m trying to pay attention to throughout the course of our relationship is seeing and understanding how this pursuit of running fits into their life and everything else that they’ve got going on from family to work to hobbies—and yes, you can have other hobbies besides running—and also, how those things are affecting their pursuit of running because if you have a very demanding job, or you have a very active family, or you have a lot of other hobbies, that is not only going to cut into your training time—and I don’t say that in a bad way—but it’s another variable that you have to account for that can affect how you’re feeling on a given day, how well your workout goes, or if you’re mentally fresh to race or not. So I think it’s important to understand that mix from both sides" (Outside Online) Olympics: The Plot to Kill the Olympics When Konstantin Grigorishin - über-wealthy Ukrainian businessman, aspiring philosopher, former pal of Russian oligarchs - introduced the upstart International Swimming League in 2019, he made the first move in an ambitious plan that could blow up Olympic sports and usher in a new era of athlete fairness. He also commenced a game of chicken with some of the world’s most powerful and dangerous men, including Vladimir Putin. And he just might win (Runner's World) Athletics: Athing Mu Shatters the Collegiate Record in the 800 Meters The Texas A&M middle-distance runner is now the world leader three months before the Tokyo Games (USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2021 NCAA DI Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index - Week 4 (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Same Athletes, Same Result For LSU At NCAAs Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 19, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (AllAfrica) Athletics: Female Icon Who Represented Kenya in Olympics for the First Time (NBC) Athletics: Des Linden to race Boston Marathon in October (Play the Game) Drugs in Sport: Schwazer vs. Sport: A race walker’s long and winding route towards doping rehabilitation An in-depth investigation by Andy Brown from Sports Integrity Initiative reveals the details about race walker and former Olympic Champion Alex Schwazer’s complex struggle with the antidoping system that has culminated with an Italian judge demanding an investigation of WADA and the IAAF (The Star) Athletics: Kipchoge now focuses on Olympics after comeback win in Twente * World men's marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has set his sights on a second Olympic gold medal after victory in the men's marathon at NN Mission Marathon in Enschede * Kipchoge was competing for the first time after a disappointing eighth-place finish at the London Marathon in October last year (WA) Athletics: Ten years having passed, Norway celebrates the legacy of Grete Waitz (Track and Field News) Athletics: Eliud Kipchoge’s Olympic Warmup: 2:04:30 Globe-trotting to traditional marathons is not back quite yet so Kipchoge made do by circling on airport tarm (The Guardian) Athletics: High jumper Nicola McDermott the first Australian woman to clear 2m Jye Edwards upsets middle-distance star Stewart McSweyn - Dani Stevens wins record 14th national Australian discus title (Fox Sports Australia) Athletics: The Aussie athletics stars who booked tickets to Tokyo - some are true medal hopes (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Martin Won Distance Titles For Two Programs Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 18, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (CBC) Athletics: Sage Watson threatens 2021 world-leading time in 400-metre hurdles season debut Canadian record holder wins in 55.93 seconds at Arizona track and field meet .(Daily Nation) Athletics: Hellen Syombua: Kenya's sprints ‘Supergirl’ * Syombua will team up with Kenya 400m champion Mary Moraa, Joan Cherono and Gladys Musyoki in the 4x400m. * She singled out Cherono and Musyoki for their experience (USTFCCCA) Athletics:m Collegiate Record: Athing Mu Demolishes Outdoor 800 Best (Daily Nation) Eliud Kipchoge wins 'beautiful' NN Mission Marathon * Kipchoge will be seeking to be the third man to defend his Olympic marathon gold in August. * Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila (1960 Rome, 1964 Tokyo) and Germany's Waldemar Cierpinski (1976 Montreal, 1980 Moscow) are the other athletes who have defended the Olympics marathon crown (Runner's World) Eliud Kipchoge Wins NN Mission Marathon At an elite-only event on a closed course, the world record holder proved he’s ready to defend his Olympic gold medal in Japan (BBC) Athletics: Eliud Kipchoge wins NN Mission Marathon in final race before Tokyo Olympics Eliud Kipchoge won the NN Mission Marathon in his final race before he defends his title at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics (Bloomberg*) Athletics: Marathon Runners Are Sweating Over Future of 2021 Races Running clubs across the country are seeing jumps in members, even as plans for the big summer and fall races remain in question (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 311: Olicia Williams - Pursuing Career and Motherhood- New Partnership with AndMother and Cadenshae Olicia Willams is one of three mother runners to be named athletes for the new Organization headed up by Alysia Montano - AndMother! AndMother is dedicated to breaking the barriers that limit a woman’s choice to pursue and thrive in both career and motherhood (Yahoo) Athletics: Justin Gatlin wins early season 100m among Olympic medal favorites (The Guardian) Athletics: Self-medals, hot chips and Olympic qualification: a day at Australia’s athletics titles With Tokyo selection on the line, Guardian Australia spent a day at the track and field national championships (Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: Aliphine Tuliamuk signs with Gatorade The U.S. Olympic Marathon trials winner announced the partnership Friday on Instagram (USTFCCCA) Athletics: FSU’s Williams Soared To Jumps Double In 2009 Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships NN Mission Marathon - Enschede, Netherlands April 17, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Track and Field News) Athletics: How BYU’s Women Navigated A Tough NCAA Champs Double BYU coach Diljeet Taylor’s bold split-squad strategy reaped three NCAA women’s crowns in two sports on a busy weekend (Daily Nation) Athletics: Interesting side plots lined up as Kipchoge hits Dutch runway * Race initially planned as Hamburg Marathon will now be run as ‘NN Mission Marathon’ on airport roads * ‘I want to run a beautiful race to show the world that we are in transition to a great future,’ says Kenyan legend ahead of final pre-Olympics race (Stuff NZ) Athletics: When Allison Roe swept Boston and New York before her, it was a wondrous 'blow for New Zealand feminism' (Track and Field News) Athletics: Olympic Trials Women’s Formchart #1 Olympic Trials Men’s Formchart #1 (AW) Athletics: Eliud Kipchoge looks forward to ‘beautiful race’ at NN Mission Marathon Twente Airport in the Netherlands on Sunday will see the Kenyan stretch his legs over 26.2 miles ahead of the defence of his Olympic title in Tokyo (Olympic Channel) Eliud Kipchoge: Why the NN Mission Marathon is a big race for the world record holder Eliud Kipchoge will bid to resume winning ways in his last race before the Tokyo Games with around 70 runners looking to make the Olympic qualification standard in Twente (The Age) Athletics: New Australian decathlon star announces himself as a Tokyo contender (WA) Athletics: Richardson runs 22.11 200m in Florida, McLaughlin impresses in California (USATF) Athletics: Price’s hammer record earns her USATF Athlete of the Week honors (Watch Athletics: Eliud Kipchoge set to return at the NN Mission Marathon in Enshede (The Telegraph) Olympics: The first Olympics of 1896 was a joyous festival - every games should be held in Athens Since then, the IOC has proceeded to go from city to city, raiding the coffers with its shameless bartering of the promotion of peace (CBC) Athletics: Andre De Grasse's Olympic chances just got a little better 100m favourite Christian Coleman officially ruled out for Tokyo (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Clemson’s Ross Kept Getting Faster In 1995 Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 16, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (The New Times) Athletics: Kigali International Peace Marathon 2021 attracts over 8000 athletes (Herald Live) Athlketics: Smiling Wayde ponders 200m-400m double at Olympics (BBC) Athletics: Covid-19: Great North Run faces 'struggle' over insurance guarantee The Great North Run is facing a "struggle" because of issues getting insurance in case it has to be called off due to Covid-19, the founder says (Front Office Sports) Olympics: Tokyo Olympics Could Still Be Canceled * A powerful Japanese politician indicated that the Tokyo Olympics could still be canceled. * Daily coronavirus cases have tripled in Japan over the last six weeks (KCRA) Athletics: Road to Tokyo Olympics: How NorCal distance Kim Conley responded to pandemic (NY Post) Olympics: Twitter pokes fun at Canada’s denim-clad Olympic closing ceremony look (Daily Nation) Athletics: Eliud Kipchoge: I want to inspire a generation in Enschede * Kipchoge will be seeking to be the third man to defend his Olympic marathon title in August (Cycxling News) Drugs in Sport: USADA busts masters racer for 10 banned drugs Vahe Aivazian accepts four-year suspension after caught with anabolic agents, growth hormones and other prohibited substances (Reuters) Athletics: Shanghai half marathon ditches Adidas shirts ahead of Sunday’s race (Stuff NZ) Athletics: Tokyo Olympics: Dame Valerie Adams fires the shots as 15-strong NZ athletics squad unveiled (Reuters) Triathlon:I was done but something changed - Tokyo allure irresistible to Brownlee (BBC) Drugs in Sport: Christian Coleman: World 100m champion has two-year ban reduced by six months World 100m champion Christian Coleman has had his two-year ban for missing three drug tests reduced by six months following an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (National Post) Olympics: Sabrina Maddeaux: Canada’s 2021 Olympic outfits have one message - we’re a joke In 2021, does Canada deserve better than uniforms that look like they were vandalized by angry teens with Sharpies? Not really (USTFCCCA) Athletics: The Bowerman: 2021 Men’s Mid-Outdoor Watch List (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Illinois’ Kerr Went Back-To-Back At NCAAs Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 15, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Daily Mail) Athletics: Second British Diamond League meeting to be added to the calendar as Gateshead replaces Rabat due to Covid concerns - with Dina Asher-Smith and Mo Farah set to compete * Gateshead is set to host a hastily arranged second British Diamond League meet * The event replaces original plans to host in Rabat, Morocco, due to Covid fears * Dina Asher-Smith and Mo Farah are set to be in attendance on the track * Farah will use the meet to tune up ahead of his 10,000m title defence in Tokyo (The Telegraoh) Athletics: Caster Semenya rules out competing in the 200m for Tokyo 2021 The South African has already been prevented from competing in distances between 400m and a mile (NBC) Athletics: Caster Semenya switches events: ‘It’s not about being at the Olympics’ (Mirror) Olympics: Tokyo Olympic Games could still be cancelled amid renewed coronavirus fears With less than 100 days until the scheduled July 23 start date for the re-arranged games, Japan's secretary general Toshihiro Nikai has declared that it remains possible that the games are cancelled (Daily Nation) Athletics: Semenya wins 5,000m race, falls short of Tokyo qualifying time * The South African is among a minority of female athletes who have an unusually high level of testosterone, which gives them added strength. * Last year, Semenya announced she would pursue Olympics 200m qualification (Reuters) ‘Distance makes sense:’ Semenya pins Olympic hopes on 5,000 (The Star) Athletics: AK determined to qualify as many athletes as possible to Tokyo * AK president Jack Tuwei said the federation will register Kenyan athletes hoping to qualify for the Olympics into various international events ( The federation is eagerly waiting for the resumption of sports activities so as to continue with their calendar of events ahead of major international competitions (CTolleRun) Athletics: Caitlin Lenehan Balint and Sophie Long – Be the Match Carrie chats with real life superheroes Caitlin Lenehan Balint and Sophie Long! In this episode, we hear how Cait has suffered for over 20 years from an autoimmune disease that destroyed her liver. She posted on Facebook that she needed to find a new liver, and at the young age of 25, Sophie gave the gift of donating a portion of her liver to Cait. They talk about their stories, how they bonded through their mutual running store, their recovery journey, and much more! (Be In Sports) Olympics: Tokyo 2020 would be 'more comfortable' if athletes are vaccinated - Dibaba (Express) Athletics: Adam Gemili defiant on Tokyo Olympics medal hopes with retirement plan in place EXCLUSIVE: Adam Gemili is aiming to put the frustrations of the 2020 Olympics being postponed behind with the self-belief that he will get the medal he missed out on in dramatic fashion back in 2016 (USTFCCCA) Athletics: The Bowerman: 2021 Women’s Mid-Outdoor Watch List (USTFCCCA) Athletics: UCLA’s Baucham Bounded To TJ CR In 2005 Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 14, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Daily Nation) Athletics: Eliud Kipchoge travels to Netherlands for NN Marathon * The race which was initially planned for April 11, was pushed forward by a week due to Covid-19 restrictions in Hamburg * On Tuesday, Kenyan competitors started their journey to Nairobi from Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County via road due to Covid-19 restrictions which have forced suspension of local flights * Kipchoge has been training quietly in Kaptagat, Elgeyo Marakwet with minimal appearance to the public and the media (RRW) Athletics: Unique Team Marathon Coming to Prague on May 30 The Volkswagen Prague Marathon - Battle of the Teams will take place in the Prague city center on Sunday, May 30, and will see four teams of eight elite runners (four men and four women) compete on a 13-lap, World Athletics-certified course for both team and individual prize money (Outside Online) Cycling: Is This App the Future of AI Workouts? The newly revamped TrainerRoad cycling app uses an advanced algorithm to create training programs custom-tailored to the user. Our writer gave it a go (Mirror) Athletics: Tokyo Olympics 100 days to go: Sprinter James Ellington chases miracle comeback "I’ve put this pressure on myself for a purpose. Once everyone has heard me say something it’s like 'I have to do it'. I could easily have baled, said 'I’m moving round okay now so that’s the story completed'. But for me that's not enough" (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Athletics: East St. Louis' Harper-Nelson maintains goal of returning to Olympics (RRW) Athletics: Pending World 50-K Best for Des Linden: 2:59:54 Des Linden, who willed herself to victory at the bitterly cold and wet Boston Marathon in 2018, achieved another career milestone today, running a world best time for 50 kilometers on a bicycle path outside of Eugene, Ore (Daily Nation) Athletics: Tokyo 2020: Stars to watch at Olympics * Chepng'etich will likely be part of a strong Kenyan women's middle and long-distance running team, with teammate and world record holder Brigid Kosgei key to shaping the marathon podium Lyles has faced challenges off the track during the past year, revealing in August that he was taking medication for depression which he says worsened during the tumult of the Black Lives Matter protests * Peaty is one of four British swimmers already selected for Tokyo, based on his performances at the 2019 world championships, with the full team yet to be announced (USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA & NJCAA OTF National Athletes of the Week (USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2020 USTFCCCA NAIA Cross Country National Awards (USTFCCCA) Athletics: San Romani Went From Unknown To Legend Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 13, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Runner's World) Athletics: Des Linden Sets the 50K World Record She averaged 5:47 pace for more than 31 miles (The Scotsman) Athletics: Eilidh Doyle faces race against time to be fit for Olympics Eilidh Doyle has revealed she is up against the clock to earn a place at the Tokyo Olympics after an injury double-whammy that has severely compromised her preparations (France24) Drugs in Sport: Pandemic poses new problems for anti-dopers (Sports Mole) Athletics: On This Day: Paula Radcliffe sets world record at London Marathon (Footwear News) Athletics: Nike Will Soon Sell Refurbished Sneakers in Select Stores Throughout the U.S. (Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Rodchenkov claims doping act a "game-changer" as US vows to "aggressively" enforce Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Moscow's anti-doping laboratory, has claimed the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA) can act as a "game-changer" in sport (The Voice) Athletics: Jamaican track and field chief provides ominous warning to rivals: ‘We plan to continue being a powerhouse in the sport’ The island nation is small in size but giant in its contribution to the sport through the achievements of Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Don Quarrie and many more (The Monring Shakeout) Athletics: Podcast: Episode 156 with Steve Magness "Most of my life was spent chasing times, mainly because I ran really fast in high school—a 4:01 as you mentioned—and when you un 4:01, you know, it’s always in your head that, ‘Oh man, there’s a second and change that I can get out of my body to get in that elusive, venerated sub-4 club,’ so you think and you obsess over times and I certainly did to an unhealthy degree in my college and a little bit in my post-college life as well. So I think coming to terms with, and realizing and recognizing that that doesn’t really matter anymore, was something that was incredibly freeing for myself." (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Tokyo 2020 - 'I’ve had to overcome so many hurdles' - Team GB Olympic marathon runner Chris Thompson Thompson’s emphatic celebration winning the British trials last month won plenty of new fans, as the veteran of the athletics circuit secured his place at a second Olympics in 2021 in the same week as becoming a dad. Thompson, who turns 40 on Saturday, has been telling Eurosport about the struggles he has had getting to this point - and toeing the line between extreme fatigue and peak performance (Namibian) Athletics: Namibian teenagers stun the world Two Namibian teenagers have once again stunned the athletics world by posting the fastest 400m times of 2021 in Lusaka yesterday (The Star) Athletics: Can Rono the 'rabbit' fire Kipchoge to another milestone? * He proved his mettle during his stint at the Global Sports Communication training camp, where he set up Wilson Kipsang for a 2:03:38 world marathon record at the 2013 Berlin Marathon. * Rono's exploits also saw him fire up three-time world half marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor to a decent fourth finish at the Rotterdam Marathon (NY Times) Olympics: It’s Time to Rethink the Olympics Displacements, human rights violations, health concerns and overspending have dogged the Games in recent years. The Olympic mission is a mess in need of long-term fixing (USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2021 NCAA DI Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index - Week 3 2021 NCAA DI Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index - Week 3 (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Auburn’s Glance Made Them Look Twice Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 12, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (RRW) Athletics: The 50-K Should Be A World Athletics Record Distance Tomorrow at an undisclosed location in Oregon, 2018 Boston Marathon champion Des Linden will attempt to run the fastest-ever time for 50 kilometers on the road by a woman at the Brooks Running 50-K and Marathon (Mail & Guardian) Athletics: Gerda Steyn shatters Colleen de Reuck’s South African marathon record (IOL) Athletics: Wayde van Niekerk finally gets green light to travel to US (Watch Athletics) Athletics: 17-year-old Namibian Athlete Christine Mboma sets new 400m World Junior Record with 49.24 (Times of India) Drugs in Sport: French runner Claude-Boxberger given doping ban after long saga ..: (Women's Running) Athletics: How Olympian Ajee’ Wilson Keeps Her Cool Ajee’ Wilson is an Olympian and 800-meter American record-holder. She’s also the "coolest customer" you’ll ever meet, her coach says. Find out just how this U.S. track star remains unflappable under pressure and has become a master at resilience - and how you, too, can persevere through personal challenges (NBC) Athletics: After marathon labor, Aliphine Tuliamuk will compete at Olympics as a mom In February 2020, Aliphine Tuliamuk won the women’s marathon at U.S. Olympic Trials. When the COVID-19 pandemic caused the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed by a year, Tuliamuk and her partner Tim Gannon decided to reassess their own family planning timeline. In December, Tuliamuk announced that she was pregnant and due in January, but still planned to race at the Olympics this summer. With just over 100 days until the start of the Games, On Her Turf caught up with Tuliamuk about the birth of her daughter Zoe and her goals for this summer (Sporting News) Athletics: Allyson Felix talks ankle injury, 2012 triumph and whether she'll watch the 200 (Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: Coaches blast Government for 'destructive' track and field delays With just over two weeks to go before the proposed start of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships, the Jamaica Track and Field Coaches Association (JATAFCA) has called upon the Government to speak definitively to the resumption of the sport on the island (EA) Athletics: Tilga amasses world leading decathlon score of 8484 points in Athens Recently crowned NCAA indoor heptathlon champion Karel Tilga from Estonia converted this fine form onto the outdoor stage with a near 400 point-improvement on his decathlon lifetime best at the Specs Town Invitational in Athens, Georgia on Saturday (Tri247) Triathlon: Lionel Sanders, Skye Moench take IRONMAN 70.3 Texas titles (WA) Athletics: Tanui breaks Italian all-comers' record in Siena Kenya’s Angela Tanui and Eric Kiptanui claimed victory at the Xiamen Marathon and Tuscany Camp Global Elite Race in Siena on Sunday (11), with Tanui breaking the Italian all-comers' record with 2:20:08 at the specially-organised elite-only event (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Nova’s Rhines Did NCAA 5K Three-Peat Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 11, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenyan duo wins Xiamen Siena Marathon in Italy * The race saw athletes use a special course designed for European countries for Olympics Games qualification mark ahead of the Summer Games in July and August * Kiptanui, a renowned half marathon athlete, managed to beat a competitive field to bag victory in two hours, five minutes and 47 seconds ahead of Ethiopia’s Nigassa Abdifufa who timed 2:05:57 while Morocco’s Elgouhri Othmane came third in 2:06:18 * Tanui on her part said she was happy to have won her second race this season after emerging victorious in Bangladesh Marathon in January (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Weekend Roundup - April 9-11, 2021 (AI) Athletics: Charlotte Purdue explains why British Athletics “threw her under the bus” Charlotte Purdue, Britain's second-fastest marathon runner, tells Athletics Illustrated that the British Athletics medical team told her to not run the British Tokyo Olympic Games as they were preparing her to be fit for the Tokyo Olympic Games Trials. Then British Athletics choose three other athletes to the team, two of whom are slower, She also claims that British Athletics prevented her from speaking to the media, a lawyer and gave her just 24 hours to appeal their decision. Meanwhile, they have allowed themselves five business days to explain their decision (Yahoo) Athletics: Olympic favorite? Sha’Carri Richardson ‘sends shockwaves’ with 100m time (The Herald) Athletics: Beth Potter's near-record breaking run should be applauded and not pored over as 'shoe' criticism robs her of due credit (Daily Nation) Athletics: Henry Rono: From frying pan into fire? * Two years after returning home former athletics star still suffering * He needs help, especially medical, says younger brother Meli, who is housing fallen legend * Two-time Boston Marathon champion Moses Tanui maintains that an athletes’ welfare fund is the best way forward (The Age) Athletics: Discus champion puts ‘bad dream’ aside in pursuit of Tokyo ticket Barring injury, Dani Stevens should win another national discus title this week. It will be her 14th (Inside the Games) Athletics: Australia withdraws from World Athletics Relays due to COVID-19 concerns Athletics Australia has withdrawn its team from the 2021 World Athletics Relays in Poland in May because of coronavirus concerns (Essence) Athletics: Olympian Natasha Hastings Says Protecting Black Women In Sports Means "Protect Our Peace" "We as Black women sometimes wear our struggle as a badge of honor, and it shouldn't be that way." (AW) Athletics: Moorcroft’s world 5000m record remembered Here we take a closer look at Dave Moorcroft’s stunning world record at 5000m from almost 40 years ago (CBC) Athletics: Canada's Christabel Nettey posts 2nd straight long jump victory Leaps 6.63m at Florida meet; Aaron Brown clocks season-best 10.08 seconds in 100 (The Guardian) Athletics: With Tokyo looming, Australian athletics golden era dawns in Sydney The Track and Field Championships, which begin on Monday, look set to usher in a new golden generation of Australian athletics (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Georgia’s Erm Cruised To 2019 Decathlon Title Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 10, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Track and Field News) Athletics: Olympic Men’s Medal Predictions #1 Eliud Kipchoge is the only individual Rio running event winner tagged to repeat as a gold medalist in Tokyo (NY Times) Athletics: Track Coach Tricked Students Into Sending Him Nude Photos, U.S. Says Steve Waithe, 28, was charged with cyberstalking and fraud in a scheme to get female track-and-field athletes at Northeastern University to send him nude or seminude photos, federal prosecutors said. (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenya’s Emmanuel Naibei wins Lagos City Marathon * This was the fourth time a Kenyan is winning the men’s race in Lagos. * Naibei walked home with the winner's purse of US$ 30,000 (Sh3.2 million) while Geleta and Gudeta went home with $20,000 (Sh2.1 million) and $15,000 (Sh1.6 million) respectively. (NY Times) Endurance Sports: Two Sports, a Fast Time and Some Questions The British track Olympian Beth Potter switched sports, but her stardom in triathlon came too late to qualify for Tokyo. Then she set a world record in a 5K that won’t count. What’s a world-class athlete to do? (Daily Nation) Athletics: AK names strong team for World Relays * Former national 100m champions Mark Otieno and Mike Mokamba, and Dan Kiviasi, who were at Yokohama, highlight men's 4x200m team again. Others in the 4x200m team are Elijah Matayo and Hesbon Ochieng. * The women's 4x200m team has all newcomers led by the national 100m champion and record holder Maximilla Imal (St Albans Messenger) Athletics: From Berkshire to Boston, Elle Purrier races toward Olympic tryouts in June (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Jenny Meadows and Emily Freeman believe it is vital for Tokyo 2020 Olympians to have role models World and European 800m medalist Jenny Meadows and World 200m and Olympic Finalist Emily Freeman have spoken about the importance of role models and seeing them as real people. Meadows' role model is 2004 Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes while Freeman looks up to 1992 gold medallist Sally Gunnel (People) Athletics: Emma Coburn Says She Tried to 'Focus on Things I Can Control' amid Olympics Postponement, Pandemic Emma Coburn tells PEOPLE she felt like she "had prepared my whole career for a moment where the world was crazy and things were really terrible and sad" (USATF) Athletics: Selmon’s hurdles win earns him USATF Athlete of the Week honors (CollegiateWomenSportsAwards) Athletics: Alabama’s Mercy Chelangat Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Cross Country (Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: American relay world medallist Igbokwe given 30-month doping ban Obi Igbokwe, who helped the United States win a 400 metres mixed relay gold medal at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, has been banned for 30 months over steroid use (Sweat Science on Outside Online) Athletics: How to Hold on to Your Sprint Speed as You Age Maintaining the ability to hit top gear after your 20s is useful even for endurance athletes, and takes specific training (USTFCCCA) Athletics: McMillen Adapted, Set 1500 MR In 1952 Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 9, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (BBTM) Athletics: Drake Relays, Grand Blue Mile to Host USATF 1 Mile Road Championships Prakel, Lipari to defend titles in Des Moines on Wednesday, April 21; $15,000 prize purse available (Spikes) Athletics: Miracle by Claudia Payton Being told your sporting career is over is hard at any age, but being told that when you’re 15 - before it’s really even begun - is truly devastating (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Meet Recap: 2020 NAIA Cross Country Championships (CBS Boston) Athletics: Boston Marathon Adds COVID-19 Fee, Precautions For Runners, No Athletes’ Village (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 310: Emily Sisson - Gearing up for the Track Trials & Gate River Run 15K National Championship Win Emily Sisson recently took the win at the Gate River Run 15k National Championships in Jacksonville Florida. She ran a time of 48:07 on a windy day – the 5th fastest time run by a woman on that course. She also won the equalizer race coming in ahead of the men’s champion as well. This was her third national title (Tri247) Triathlon: New presenting sponsor announced for Challenge Roth New name marks even more sustainability (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenyan speedstar Mark Otieno seeks Olympics time in Zambia * Otieno, who left the country Friday morning, said he hopes to beat the Tokyo Olympic Games qualifying times both in 100m and 200m. * The event has attracted 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth 400m champion Isaac Makwala from Botswana and 2019 African Games 200m champion Sydney Siame of Zambia (NY Times) Olympics: The Tokyo Olympics Explained (WA) Athletics: Nawal El Moutawakel: the 54 seconds that changed her life (BBC) Athletics: Charlotte Purdue: British marathon runner feels 'thrown under a bus' over Tokyo non-selection Marathon runner Charlotte Purdue says she feels "thrown under a bus" by UK Athletics (UKA) over her omission from Great Britain's Tokyo Olympics squad (Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: Jamaica set to compete at World Relays in Poland Plans are afoot to send a Jamaican team to the fifth staging of the World Athletics Relays in Poland next month, using athletes that are proven and in form as the criteria for selection (Metro) Athletics: Katarina Johnson-Thompson could take a knee to make a stand in Tokyo Katarina Johnson-Thompson has revealed she will be open to taking a knee on the podium if she wins a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, as she continues her battle to make the startline in Tokyo (TASS) Athletics: Russian runner Antyukh plans to appeal CAS verdict about her 4-year suspension The Swiss-based court ruled on Wednesday to impose four-year suspensions in regard to Russian Olympic Champions in track and field athletics Natalya Antyukh and Andrey Silnov citing violations of anti-doping regulations (WA) Drugs in Sport: AIU welcomes guilty verdicts against nine Russian athletes based on the evidence underlying the McLaren Reports (Track and Field News) Athletics: Rachel Schneider Turns To Longer Distances She’ll definitely run the Trials 10K, says Rachel Schneider, but still hasn’t decided whether to pair that with the 5K or 10K (USTFCCCA) Athletics: LSU’s Duhaney Destroyed NCAA 200 Field In 1992 Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 8, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Reuters) Olympics: Japan denies considering vaccine priority for Olympic athletes (FootWear News) Athletics: adidas’ New Sustainable Ultraboost Sneakers Are Made of Abandoned Fishing Nets (The Independent) Drugs in Sport: Russian former indoor 1,500 metres champion gets eight-year doping ban The distance runner has been retired for almost a decade but some of her results will be expunged (Japan Running News) Athletics: High School 5000 m NR Holder Kosuke Ishida Enters Toyo University (Runner's World) Athletics: Eliud Kipchoge, Feeling Mentally and Physically Fit, Is Ready for the NN Hamburg Marathon In a Q&A, the marathon GOAT shares his running plans for this year, his dream sport, and more (Daily Mail) Athletics: Laura Muir: I want to inspire the next generation of runners... sport for youngsters needs to be prioritised as we return to normality * An elite athlete's role is to tell our story so others are able to see opportunities * Being able to inspire even one child or family to exercise makes it worthwhile * It would be incredible to win an Olympic medal to further that ambition (RTL Today) Athletics: Felix says Tokyo will be Olympic swansong (Citizen SA) Athletics: What’s next for Wayde van Niekerk? Though Covid restrictions have delayed his departure to the US, it remains a key part of his plans this year (CTolleRun) Endurance Sports: Rosie Brennan - I Just Loved It! Carrie chats with Olympian cross-country skier Rosie Brennan! They talk about how she needed a nudge from her Mom to get into skiing, how she has found a new confidence at the age of 32 in her speed, strength, and tactics, her goals for the next Olympics, how she is giving back and making a difference in the world of sport today, and so much more! (AW) Drugs in Sport: Four-year bans for Natalya Antyukh and Andrey Silnov Russian duo are suspended until 2025 due to breaking anti-doping rules following CAS ruling Athletics:: Registration Opens Thursday for 2021 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Reduced-Size, COVID-Safe Event Planned for October 3 (The Independent) Athletics: Beth Potter’s brilliant performance epitomises dilemma facing fans over super shoes After the Scot won the Podium 5k last weekend in Lancashire in an unofficial world record, Jack Rathborn examines the contrasting reaction in the athletics world (CBC) Athletics: Andre De Grasse will miss World Relays with 2nd baby due next month Athletics Canada announces roster for event in Poland in May (The Star) Athletics: Briton Hutchings calls for records reset for high-tech shoes era * While World Athletics banned the shoes from professional sport last year, Nike has launched a new version of its Alphafly footwear that complies with new rules introduced by the governing body. * A date needs to be identified retrospectively, then everyone would respect times in the right context. Athletes deserve that.”—Hutchings (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Rice’s Roberts Cooked Up Pole Vault Greatness Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 7, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (RRW) Athletics: Olympic Marathons Already At Planned Capacity With the Olympic Marathons exactly four months away, the number of men's and women's qualifiers are already over the World Athletics stated goal of 80 athletes per country (equal for men and women) after taking into account the limit of three athletes per gender for each National Olympic Committee (NOC) (TASS) Drugs in Sport; Russian high jumper Silnov intends to appeal CAS verdict on his 4-year suspension The Swiss-based court ruled earlier in the day to impose four-year suspensions in regard to Russian Olympic Champions in track and field athletics Natalya Antyukh and Andrey Silnov citing violations of anti-doping regulations (Daily Nation) Athletics: Renovations at Kip Keino Stadium leave athletes stranded * Just like they have been doing for the last few months, the athletes woke up and went to the stadium to continue with their preps only to be turned away from the facility by the contractors who are working on the site * A notice seen by Nation Sport at the entrance of the facility states that no sporting events will go on at the stadium until further notice * In less than a month, the world will be converging in Chorzow, Poland for the World Relays and a number of Kenyan athletes are still struggling to qualify for the games due to lack of competitions (The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Irish sprinter Leon Reid charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine Reid won bronze in 200m at 2018 Commonwealth Games - Reid, 26, is charged with three other related offences (CBC) Athletics: Athletics Canada selects 24 athletes to compete at 2021 World Relays Brown, Emmanuel, Watson lead Canadian contingent to Poland in May (AW) Athletics: Fast 5k wins for Laura Weightman and Richard Allen Impressive performances at Three Sisters Race Circuit in cold and windy conditions on Easter Monday in the north west of England (Tracksmith) Athletics: The Comeback Trail From Surgery to a Central Park TT (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kipchoge to grace NN Mission marathon in Netherlands * This is the first marathon this year for world record holder Eliud Kipchoge after finishing eighth in London last year * The one-off marathon has been organised to serve up an opportunity for athletes to run a fast race and in many cases to help secure a qualification mark for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games * Kipchoge is using the race as part of his build up towards the Olympic Games where he is looking forward to defend his title (Triathlete Magazine) Triathlon: Beth Potter Just Ran a World Record 5K—So Why Is She Doing Triathlon? Some analysis of why she'd pick tri over track (The Guardian) Athletics: Beth Potter’s stunning 5k run unlikely to get even UK record status World record-beating 14.41 time highly unlikely to be ratified - Timekeeper qualifications and lack of referee scupper record (WA) Athletics: Third time lucky at European Indoors, Jacobs now turns his attention to outdoor world stage (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Iowa’s Gordon Made Competition Pay In LJ Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 6, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (The Telegraph) Athletics: Beth Potter exclusive: 'The shoes help but all athletes have access - it’s an equal playing field'M.A< Interview: Potter ran five kilometres in a time quicker than the world record on Saturday - and she is adamant no one can take it away (Olympic Channel) Athletics: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce - track superstar, role model and author The 'Mommy Rocket' will bid for a third 100m gold in Tokyo, 13 years after her first. Read about the events that have shaped Jamaica's sprint queen, and her friendship with Allyson Felix (Team USA) Athletics: Sydney McLaughlin Hopes Coaching Change Can Help Lead to Olympic Gold (The Morning Shakeout) Athletics: Podcast: Episode 155 with Kyle Merber "Every single day for the last 15 years of my life I had a goal and I was able to tangibly work towards it day in and day out and all of my decisions were guided by the idea that I wanted to achieve this goal. There’s not many other things that are happening in the world or in my life where that exists. I have goals in relationships, I know I’ll have goals in my new work life, and longterm bucket list things I want to cross off but not necessarily things that every single day I’m seeing that input and output to the amount of effort that I’m giving towards it. I think that’s just really unique to track and field and running—I don’t think that even basketball players have that same experience." (The Telegraph) Athletics: Give me a £225 pair of super shoes and the Tokyo Olympics are in sight Suddenly even the most hapless jogger has become embroiled in the shoe manufacturers' arms race - or rather foot race (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Katarina Johnson-Thompson planning to make 'at least two' more Olympics Having failed to win a medal in her previous two Olympic Games appearances, Team GB star Katarina Johnson-Thompson says she will have at least two further chances at glory and is planning for success at Paris 2024 as well as Tokyo 2020, which finally takes place this summer after its Covid-19 postponement (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Powell Capped Career With 2006 Masterpiece Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 5, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2021 NCAA DI Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index - Week 2 2021 NCAA DI Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index - Week 2 (EurekAlert) Drugs in Sport: Doping by athletes could become tougher to hide with new detection method (AW) Athletics: Standalone British marathon trial is the way to go Kew Gardens event could be used as a template for future Olympic selection races, says Tom Bedford (BBC) Athletics: Stephanie Davis: Part-time athlete still in shock over Olympics qualification Stephanie Davis admits she is "still in a state of shock" having achieved Olympic qualification less than three years after running her first marathon (The Star) Athletics: Omanyala eyes neutral tag should AK bar him from Tokyo Games * Omanyala, who was due in the country on Sunday, set a new 100m national record when he clocked 10.01 seconds on Tuesday night at the Making of Champions (MOC) Grand Prix in Lagos, Nigeria. * Mark Odhiambo, Kenyas previous record holder and foremost sprinter is also fighting to join Omanyala in Tokyo (The Voice) Athletics: Katarina Johnson-Thompson: “I’m super excited to have crowds back in athletics” at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Speaking to 22 Voices, a podcast series from the Birmingham 2022 Games, heptathlete says returning to the Alexander Stadium is going to be special (Citizen TV) Athletics: Olympics bubble camp to continue at Kasaran (WA) Athletics: Chepngetich smashes world half marathon record in Istanbul (Runner's World) Ruth Chepngetich Breaks the Half Marathon World Record in Istanbul The Kenyan held an average pace of 4:53 per mile at the N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon (USATF) Athletics: A world lead and early look at top Olympic hopefuls highlight USATF Sprint Summit (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Fromm Rewrote NCAA Javelin History Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 4, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Runner's World) Athletics: Wrong Turn, Right Trajectory: Running Professor Keeps Turning in Fast Times At a recent marathon, McKale Montgomery raced to a PR on a shortened course. How fast can she go for the full distance? (iNews) Athletics: Beth Potter 5k world record: British runner awaits official decision and must also make her own Olympic choice The 29-year-old was previously an Olympic runner before switching to triathlon after the Rio Games in 2016 (The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: No drug testers means Beth Potter's 5km record run likely to be chalked off Scottish triathlete ran ‘world-beating’ 14min 41sec in Lancashire - Potter: ‘I was convinced the clock was wrong’ (Track and Field News) Athletics: T&FN Interview - Shalane Flanagan The long and storied running career by Shalane Flanagan wrapped up with a 3rd in the ’18 NYC Maratho (CGTN) Athletics: Naturalized athlete Nina Schultz able to compete for China in April (BBC) Athletics: Beth Potter runs second-fastest road 5km ever - and potential world record Britain's Beth Potter ran the second-fastest road 5km ever by a female athlete at a race in the Lancashire village of Barrowford (Daily Nation) Athletics: Classy Kandie wins Istanbul Half Marathon title * Kandie, the world record holder over the distance, set a new course record of 59:33 to beat compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor in an exciting battle * Kandie ran a tactical race sticking with the pack of five athletes before increasing his pace after crossing the 18km mark * Kamworor, who was taking part in his first international race since he recovered from a motorbike accident in Eldoret last year, settled second in 59:37 (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich breaks half marathon record in Istanbul, shaves 29 seconds off old mark Ruth Chepngetich from Kenya has smashed the world half marathon record in Turkey on Sunday. The 26-year-old, a winner in 2017 and 2019, sprinted away from Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw across the final stages of the race to win by 38 seconds at the N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon (The Telegraph) Athletics: British triathlon specialist breaks 5km road world record - but will it count? Beth Potter, wearing carbon-plated Asics 'super shoes', bettered the world mark by two seconds with a time of 14mins41secs (BBC) Athletics: Beth Potter runs second-fastest road 5km ever - and potential world record Britain's Beth Potter ran the second-fastest 5km on the road ever by a female athlete at a race in the Lancashire village of Barrowford (USTFCCCA) Athletics:Allen Sealed Oregon’s Title With 110H MR Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 3, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenya’s big guns set to trade in unfriendly fire at Istanbul * World record holder Kosgei, world champ Chepng'etich best of the lot in women’s race * World record holder Kandie, Kamworor, Barsoton top attraction at Istanbul Half Marathon starting from 10am (AP) Drugs in Sport: NCAA has not tested for drugs at championships (Register-Guard) Athletics: The lights are back on at Hayward Field, but Cole Hocker steals the spotlight (Sky Sports) Athletics: Tokyo 2020: Chris Thompson eager to not just make up the numbers in marathon at 40 Chris Thompson qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with victory in the Great Britain marathon trials last month; Former 10,000m runner, who also recently became a father for first time, will be 40 by the time the Games start (AW) Athletics: "We need events back!" says Steve Cram ast 5K organiser is delighted to be staging a race on April 5 in a year which he believes will be pivotal for the future of athletics and its coverage (Outside Online) Athletics: What Makes a Pro Runner Valuable to a Brand? Race performance still matters more than social media. For now (WA) Athletics: Action returns to Hayward Field (USATF) Athletics: USATF Sprint Summit kicks off 2021 USATF Journey To Gold Series (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Deniz Won Epic Discus Final In 1983 Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 2, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Runner's World) Athletics: 30 Weird Rules Marathon Runners Have to Follow Better watch your language (SportingNews) Athletics: Usain Bolt's 9.58 a decade on: The science behind the world's fastest man On Aug. 16, 2009, Usain Bolt clocked 9.58 seconds in the final of the 100 meters at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kandie, Chepkoech world records get official thumbs up * Kibiwott Kandie ran a superb 57:32 in Valencia in December shading 29 seconds from the previous record held by Geoffrey Kamworor * The world half marathon silver medallist believes that the ratification of his record at the start of the new season is an omen of good things to come * The 3,000m steeplechase world record holder showed her versatility last season, competing in different races including 5,000m and 2,000m and posting impressive results (Eurosport UK) Athletics: Tokyo 2020 news - Stephanie Davis' stunning marathon story a refreshing blast from Olympic past The 30-year-old Scot booked her place in Tokyo with a brilliant personal best time of 2:27.16 at Kew Gardens. In an era where it feels like sports careers are planned out from the earliest age, Davis is the exception, a refreshing throwback to the Olympics' amateur ethos. You can watch the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo live on Eurosport, eurosport.co.uk and the Eurosport app (Global Times) Athletics: 'No wiggle room' for double-crossing ASICS in China; catastrophic economic losses to follow, say experts Japanese sportswear company ASICS has become the latest target of a boycott by Chinese customers of foreign brands over their Xinjiang cotton ban, following a reported reversal of ASICS China branch's previous statement vowing to continue sourcing cotton from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region by the firm's head office on Sunday (Triathlete Magazine) Triathlon: "No One Should Ever Be Penalized for Getting Pregnant" How a new maternity leave policy is changing the landscape for female p (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kamworor, Kandie renew rivalry at Istanbul Half Marathon * Kandie and Barsoton have been sharpening their skills in Iten while Kamworor has been training at Kaptagat Forest as he seeks to participate in his first international race since he recovered from a motorbike accident in Eldoret last year * Kandie revealed that he will be using the race to gauge his performance before shifting focus to the track with an eye on making Kenya's 10,000m team for the Tokyo Olympic Games * The women's race has also attracted top athletes with world marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei set to clash with world marathon champion Ruth Chepng'etich (AW) Athletics: Weightman and Ngugi enjoying the perfect training partnership British Olympian and Kenyan world half marathon medallist are thriving together in Leeds and preparing to put themselves to the test when they race the Fast 5K (Spikes) Athletics: Three times a day - by Kibiwott Kandie The first run is at 6am, and I might do 20km at a good pace. At 10am, I’ll do another 8km, plus some exercises. In the afternoon, around 4pm, I’ll usually do an easy 10km (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 309: Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes, Sports Dietitian, Competitive Runner & Entrepreneur Lindsey is a Registered Dietitian and Founder of Rise up Nutrition. As former D1 athlete herself, Lindsey is passionate about helping athletes with their relationship with food and fueling for peak performance (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Asics Takes Human - Centric Design To Next Level At Asics’ Innovation Summit 2021 Launching Two New Shoes, Optimised For The Most Popular Running Styles (Olympic Channel) Olympics: Relive iconic Olympic athletics moments in new channel ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together’ A new Olympic Channel will replay some of the most incredible athletics Olympic performances, April 1-30 (AW) Athletics: Jakob Ingebrigtsen: “1500m is the most painful race” Norwegian star reveals that the nerves which come from meeting his own high expectations and the prospect of pain help drive him towards racing success (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Fonville Made Shot Put History In 1947 Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships April 1, 2021: [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd] (Tri247) Triathlon: Triathlon returns to the European Games for 2023 From Baku to Krakow-Malopolska… (The Telegraph) Athletics: Marathon runner to appeal Olympics snub - after being overlooked for athlete a minute slower Exclusive: Charlotte Purdue, who had exemption to miss trials, expects to be fully fit come Tokyo - and will bid to overturn her omission Athletics: Tokyo Olympics 2020: Marathon runner Steph Davis wants to stand up for all the part-timers ‘I never thought I would be a role model, but hopefully I can let people know that you don’t have to focus on crazy miles’ (RRW) Athletics: Britain Selects Olympic Marathon Team Six days after the first stand-alone British Olympic Trials Marathon in 41 years, British Athletics has named their marathon squad for this summer's Tokyo Olympics (TASS) Drugs in Sport: World Athletics approves neutral-status regulations for Russian track and fielders On March 18, the World Athletics Council announced a decision to allow clean athletes from Russia to compete internationally (RRW) Athletics: Marathon & Road Racing News Round-Up Here's the latest news on marathons and road races from Race Results Weekly (CTolleRun) Athletics: Des Linden - Why the *#&% Did I Sign up for This?! Carrie welcomes Olympian Des Linden back to the show! They talk about Des’s new career in race commentary, the 50K world record that she will attempt in mid-April, the importance (and joy) of taking breaks from the sport, what an “irritable” Des looks like, and so much more! (National Post) Athletics: Rising Canadian athlete switches citizenship, hoping to compete for China in Tokyo Olympics The reasons, Nina Schultz has said, are deeply personal and seem to predate the current turmoil in China-Canada relations. Still, some critics of Beijing question her choice (BBC) Athletics: Tokyo 2020: First seven members of Team GB athletics squad confirmed The first seven members of the Team GB athletics squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have been confirmed (CBC) Athletics: Half marathon, full commitment: A chess match in running shoes Step-by-step through Ben Flanagan's first half-marathon race (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Montana’s Brown Set Two MRs in 1965 Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships | |
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