Runner's Web December 2021 FrontPage Archive

December 31, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (AI) Athletics: First race of 2022, fast Pioneer 8K, set to go Sunday, Jan. 9 WA) Athletics: Taye and Aregawi break world 5km records in Barcelona (WA) Athletics: 2021 Review: Sprints (Tri247) Triathlon: Renaissance in Roth: How Laura Siddall regained her belief (The Guardian) Athletics: Ron Jones, sprinter and British captain at Mexico Olympics, dies aged 87 Jones was part of the 4x110yd team that equalled world record - ‘Ron will be remembered as one of Wales’s greatest athletes’ (Mirror) Drugs in Sport: Lord Coe: Track and field dopers are "architects of their own downfall" "We are a federation who are not doing junk tests. We are not sitting there saying we have hundreds of thousands of meaningless tests. We are doing it in a very systemic and effective way" (Washington Examiner) Women in Sport: On women's sports, don't be bullied into silence by transgender ideologues (Irish Times) Olympics: Sebastian Coe says boycotting Winter Olympics is a mistake Head of World Athletics describes political boycotts as ‘meaningless’ (BBTM) Athletivc: The Best Mile Moments of 2021 Nick Willis’ record 19th consecutive year sub-4, Hobbs Kessler – 12th U.S. high schooler sub-4 – sets prep indoor Mile record, two more father-son sub-4 combo club members and NCAA Indoor champion Cole Hocker leads youth charge highlight another pandemic year (BBC) Athletics: Not enough focus on 'world class' Scottish athletes - UK athletics chief executive Mark Munro Scotland's top athletes are not getting the recognition they deserve, say the two men steering UK Athletics Midnight Mile New Year's Eve Gala - New York, NY *Cancelled due to COVID* NYRR Midnight Run - New York, NY San Silvestre Vallecana - Madrid, Spain     December 30, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (CBC) Athletics: Adaptability is key ahead of Beijing Olympics, says gold medallist Damian Warner Whether it's politics, uncertainty, or Tokyo heat, Warner says being flexible will give Canadians an edge Athletics: Entry Fees Increase On January 1 Ahead Of 2022 Grandma’s Marathon Weekend Record Registration Pace Continues in Return to Full Capacity Weekend (WA) Athletics: 2021 Review: Middle And Long Distance (4W) Women in Sport: Canadian Gov't Redacted Results of Analysis into Impact of "Transgender Rights Bill" on Women (Inside the Games) Athletics: Tokyo Marathon organisers willing to cancel 2021 edition if Government voluntarily requests move The Tokyo Marathon Foundation (TMF) has said it is willing to cancel the 2021 edition of the race, if the country’s Government asks events to voluntarily change their plans to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenyan wins African Athletics Official of the Year award * Coach Botha, a former rugby tactician, is credited with the success of Namibian athletes Beatrice Masilingi and Christine Mboma * Mboma claimed a historic silver medal in women's 200m at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan (CTolleRun) Athletics: Sarah Cummings – Balancing All The Things Carrie chats with Sarah Cummings, the 2021 JFK 50 Mile Champ! They talk about how missing an early turn in last year’s race added onto the mental pressures of this year’s race, overcoming injuries, the team aspect of ultramarathoning, finding a way to fit in all the training, and so much more (CBC) Athletics: Olympic relay gold medallist Bruny Surin named to Order of Canada 4-time Olympian recognized for supporting student athletes, promoting healthy lifestyles (Women's Running) Athletics: The 10 Biggest Running Stories of 2021 It was a big year of big news: Olympic highlights, anti-doping lowlights, the return to in-person racing, and more (Athletics Kenya) Athletics: Agnes Jebet runs away with Baringo Cross Country title     December 29, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Daily Mail) Women in Sport: They're afraid to be perceived as transphobic': UPenn swimmers wanted to boycott final home meet over transgender teammate Lia Thomas crushing records but fear backlash and jeopardizing chances of making elite Ivy League squad * Several swimmers on the University of Pennsylvania women's team considered boycotting their final home meet of the season next week, DailyMail.com can reveal * The boycott would be in protest over the advantages of transgender teammate Lia Thomas, who has crushed records since competing on the women's team * Thomas previously competed on the UPenn men's swim team for three years as Will before transitioning * The swimmers ultimately decided against a boycott, for fear that it would keep them out of the Ivy League championship in February * They've discussed alternatives such as doing a false start or not swimming the event * A source close to the team told DailyMail.com, 'There is a feeling among some of the girls that they should make some sort of statement' * 'Knowing they do not have backing from the school or NCAA, they're reluctant to jeopardize their opportunity to make the elite Ivy League squad,' a source said * A parent of a UPenn swimmer said, 'It's possible the swimmers may end up doing nothing because they are so afraid to be perceived as transphobic (VeloNews) Women in Sport: Transgender athlete barred from men’s race at ’cross nationals Molly Cameron was born a male, identifies as a woman, and holds a female driver's license, but races in the men's field at event (TSN) Athletics: Olympic champion Warner named CP Male Athlete of the Year (WA) Athletics: Thompson-Herah wins AIPS athlete of the year honour (TrainRight) Endurance Sports: Can Training in Extreme Cold Permanently Hurt Your Lungs? (WA) Athletics: Obiri and Kwizera the favourites in Madrid The 57th San Silvestre Vallecana, a World Athletics Elite Label Road Race and possibly the most prestigious of the myriad of New Year's Eve races around the world, will return to its usual circuit on Friday (31) after a change last year because of the pandemic (The Star) Athletics: Keitany turns focus on charity after retirement * The former world half-marathon record holder said she will be engaging more in charity as a way of giving back to the community after quitting active running * Keitany dominated the New York City Marathon, winning four titles in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018 (WA) Athletics: 2021 Review: Road Running (Toronto Sun) Athletics: Andre De Grasse named Postmedia’s Male Athlete of the Year (ACSM) Health and Fitness: Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2022 (Washington Times) Women in Sport: Hall of Fame swimming coach calls Lia Thomas situation ‘assault on women’s sports’ Dave Salo, NCAA champ Jeri Shanteau condemn NCAA transgender policy (TASS) Drugs in Sport: Anti-doping fight is still a top priority for Russian sports, says minister The target is to build an interior system of clean sports, Oleg Matytsin stressed     December 28, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (AW) Athletics: World Merit Rankings 2021: Men’s Endurance Who are the top middle and long distance runners this year based on times, positions in major events and win-loss records against fellow athletes? (AI) Drugs in Sport: Russia has never been fully and properly banned; the cheating and corruption continues (Daily Nation) Athletics: Geoffrey Rono, Jebet win Baringo Cross Country titles * So far, the Athletics Cross Country Championships Series has been held in Machakos, Olkalau, Iten, Kapsokwony in Mt Elgon, Bungoma and in Sotik, Bomet County on December 4 * This paved the way for county cross country championships, which will be followed by regional competitions (Millrose Games) Athletics: Christian Coleman to Return to the Track for 114th Millrose Games to Face Trayvon Bromell in Highly Anticipated 60m Showdown (WA) Athletics: 2021 Review: Hurdles (Fitt Insider) Technology in Sport: Google Assembles an Apple Watch Competitor Google is reportedly launching its flagship watch in 2022 (Women's Running) Athletics: Keira D’Amato’s Secret to Success? Fun and Family After a heartbreaking spring, Keira D’Amato rebounded to win her first national title. In January, she might even go for the American marathon record Athletics: Applications for 2022 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run and 5K Run-Walk Lottery to Be Accepted Between Monday, January 3, and 11:59 P.M. Sunday, January 16, 2022 Race organizers look forward to a full return to racing at the Runner’s Rite of Spring® on April 3, 2022, in our Nation’s Capital (WA) Athletics: 2021Review: Jumps (Swimming World Magazine) Women in Sport: The Protection of Women’s Sports (Now and Future) At the Heart Of Lia Thomas Situation     December 27, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (The Guardian) Athletics: Jaw-dropping sport moments of 2021: high jumpers share Olympic gold Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim were already friends but their bond was strengthened when they asked for a gold medal each rather than compete in a jump off at Tokyo 2020 (Fox News) Women in Sport: Clay Travis calls out ESPN for ignoring transgender swimmer dominating women's competitions: 'Insanity' Lia Thomas previously competed as a man at Penn for two full seasons, most recently in 2019 (Globe and Mail) Athletics: Damian Warner is 2021’s top sports story (Real Woman) Athletics: Trenton’s Athing Mu is a Legend in the Making (Globe and Mail) Olympics: ‘Awakening’ around Olympians and eating disorders prompts calls from experts to focus on younger athletes Olympic and Toronto Raptors nutritionist, Jennifer Sygo, calls The Globe investigation into the eating disorder problem in elite amateur sports ‘a conversation that has needed to happen for a long time’ and shares what needs to be done to confront the issue (The Telegraph) Olympics: Sportswomen of the year: Georgia Taylor-Brown and Libby Clegg on how GB fell in love with mixed gender events Number nine in our TWS countdown - medals rained in the Olympic pool to the mixed classification events on the track at the Paralympics (The Independent) Athletics: Elaine Thompson-Herah shines brightest as Team GB’s next generation arrive at Tokyo Olympics Athletics review of 2021: Keely Hodgkinson won silver to provide hope of a bright future for Team GB after a thrilling Games (AW) Athletics: World Merit Rankings 2021: Women’S Endurance Top middle and long distance female runners from the past 12 months as our series of annual merit rankings continues (National Post) Women in Sport: The baby gap: For many Canadian Olympians, getting pregnant is considered an ‘injury' 'It's not an injury, it's a decision that's made,' says Canadian field hockey player Kate Gillis of the way sport organizations handle pregnancy     December 26, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Daily Mail) Drugs in Sport: 'I don't think he realises the damage he's done; I don't think he cares': Key whistleblower Betsy Andreu insists Lance Armstrong has manipulated his version of events in new documentary as she questions whether he is TRULY sorry for his actions * Lance Armstrong has been accused of manipulating events in new documentary * Betsy Andreu, who helped expose Armstrong, isn't buying his version of events * Andreu insists you 'cannot buy everything he says' in two-part documentary * She believes charismatic Armstrong did the documentary to 'rewrite history' (Washington Examiner) Wmen in Sport: Transgender activism has made a mockery of women’s sports (Lewiston Tribune) Women in Sport: Calling Lia Thomas a cheater is not transphobic As far as sports are concerned, one’s biology, not one’s gender identity, is all that matters (AW) Athletics: Peter Elliott’s greatest race The Olympic silver medallist recalls when he finally secured a golden moment – and followed it up with an unforgettable lap of honour (WA) Athletics: 2021 Review: Throws (Sweat Science on Outside Online) Athletics: The Latest Science on Compression Gear Over the past decade, research into compression sportswear has exploded. Here’s what the results reveal (Daily Nation) Athletics: Athletics Kenya joins UNEP, WHO in fight against air pollution * Athletics Kenya President Lieutenant General (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei says AK has already drawn a strategy to address pollution and climate change * One of the critical issues to be addressed is how climate change and air pollution have affected the sporting environment     December 25, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (GiveMeSprot) Athletics: Florence Griffith Joyner: The life and tragic death of the fastest woman of all time (WA) Athletics: Holloway, Bromell and Purrier St Pierre confirmed for Staten Island (CityAM) Triathlon: Best of 2021: Alex Yee, Londoner and hero of Tokyo 2020 Olympics In this interview from September 2021, Frank Dalleres speaks to Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold and silver medallist Alex Yee about his rapid ascent to the top of triathlon, clocking the second fastest ever Park Run and his love for his hometown, London (NY Post) Women in Sport: Inequality created by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas the antithesis of fair play (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kobayashi: The man who opened Japan’s doors to Kenyan athletes * Kobayashi, a long-distance runner, arrived in Kenya equipped with just a rucksack, seeking adventure * Kobayashi died on Saturday and was interred on Tuesday at the Langata Cemetery * His family and friends will on Saturday plant 50 trees at the Ngong Forest Botanical Garden in his remembrance (Daily Nation) Athletics: Brutal murder of champ Tirop lifts lid on suffering of athletes * AK forums told that some ‘coaches’ sexually harassed athletes, demanded for money earned from races * Athletics Kenya to release report ‘that will have far-reaching implications that will change how athletes are handled’ (Eurosport) Athletics: Tokyo Olympics: Athletics already has the new Usain Bolt - it’s time to appreciate Elaine Thompson-Herah Track and field has been looking for its next big thing ever since Bolt retired, but is Thompson-Herah the worthy successor? His fellow Jamaican is the second fastest female sprinter ever and she won triple gold at Tokyo, making her the most dominant sprinter the sport currently has - but could the likes of Dina Asher-Smith challenge her? (Daily Mail) Women in Sport: It was not fair when I raced against doped-up East Germans and it is not fair for women to compete against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas; here's why, writes Olympic champion Nancy Hogshead-Makar (Iirish Times) Athletics: World Athletics president Sebastian Coe “philosophically opposed” to boycotts President speaking after announcement of a second Diamond League event in China (NY Times) Health and Fitness: James F. Fries, Who Studied the Good Life and How to Live It, Dies at 83 He showed that while a healthy lifestyle won’t help us live much longer, it can stave off chronic disease and disability until our final years (Track and Field News) Athletics: U.S. Women’s AOY Top 10 Voting Sydney McLaughlin was an overwhelming choice as the year’s top American woman U.S. Men’s AOY Top 10 Voting There was no doubt in the voting panel’s mind that Ryan Crouser was the top American man of the Olympic year     December 24, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Toni Reavis) Athletics: Women’s Marathoning 2021 Wandering in a running world (Footwear News) Athletics: People Are Suing New Balance, Saying Its ‘Made in USA’ Claims Are Deceptive (WA) Athletics: 2021 Review: Combined Events (The Telegraph) Athletics: Olympic silver medalist Laura Muir: 'Hopefully I'll be one of those crazy people running marathons when they are 80' Exclusive interview: From Tokyo success to simply running through the Scottish mud, Muir loves the running graft now as much as ever (The Star) Athletics: Stiff battle as seven nominated for best sportswoman award * The award list includes double Olympic 1500m champion Faith KIpyegon and Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir * Jentrix Shikangwa has been the poster girl of Vihiga's meteoric rise as a continental powerhouse * The SOYA awards will be held at Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega on January 19 (WA) Athletics: Timetables and qualification procedures confirmed for Muscat and Cali The World Athletics Council has approved the competition timetables for the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat 22 and the World Athletics U20 Championships Cali 22     December 23, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (EA) Athletics: Hassan crowned Dutch Sportswoman of the Year and outlines marathon intentions (The Guardian) Athletics: Wyomia Tyus: the original athlete activist hiding in plain sight Wyomia Tyus made Olympic history and paved the way for athlete activists, but never became a household name (BBC) Athletics: World Athletics amends rules to cap track shoe sole thickness at 20mm The thickness of the soles of track spikes will be capped at 20mm from 2024, World Athletics has confirme Athletics: World record-holder Grant Holloway set for New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Feb. 6 Fellow US Olympians Trayvon Bromell and Elinor Purrier St. Pierre set to highlight 27th-annual event (NY Times*) Health and Fitness: How Exercise May Affect Our Alcohol Consumption People who are aerobically fit and work out a lot tend to imbibe more than their less fit peers (Cycling News) Cycling: Jan Ullrich hospitalised after relapse, according to report The 1997 Tour de France winner was working on his alcohol and drug addiction (Swimming World Magazine) Women in Sport: Penn Parents Express Further Concerns Over Lia Thomas Competing On Women’s Team (Japan Running News) Athletics: Osaka International Women's Marathon Elite Field (WA) Athletics: 2021 Review: Cross Country (Outside Online) Athletics: A New Year’s Race Will Cure Your Seasonal Malaise The case for marking the passage of time by running your ass off Athletics: Brand New Downtown Las Vegas 5K Course Revealed For Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Las Vegas 5K course moves to downtown Las Vegas highlighted by the neon signs on Fremont East District, Container Park, and finish line at the Fremont Street Experience (CTolleRun) Athletics: Camille Herron – Death by a Thousand Papercuts Carrie welcomes ultra marathoner Camille Herron back to the show! They talk about her latest World Record at Desert Solstice running 100 miles on the track in 13:21:55 (that is 8:01 pace, peeps!), her issues with iron overload, her move back to lower altitudes, dealing with the destruction of her home in a tornado, and much more! (NY Times) Athletics: SafeSport Bars Alberto Salazar for Life, Citing Misconduct The ruling upheld a ban announced in July. Salazar had already been suspended for breaking rules governing banned substances (Daily Mail) Women in Sport: 'Don't let anyone silence you': Idaho State track and field athlete who's lost to transgender competitors five times tells rivals of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas to speak out * Idaho State track athlete Madison Kenyon, 20, encouraged UPenn students to speak out after trans swimmer Lia Thomas broke two national records this month * Kenyon legally intervened last year in a legal challenge to Idaho's Fairness in Women's Sports Act, which bans trans women from women's sports in the state * Kenyon said in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday that she has lost to transgender runners five times, calling the experience 'deflating' * 'The fact that that's still happening, that women are still losing to biological males in their own sport, shows why we need more female athletes to speak up' * 'I just want to say to the female athletes in Pennsylvania, don't let anyone silence you... speaking up about this is nowhere near as scary as it seems' * UPenn students, parents or stakeholders have only spoken about Thomas' participation anonymously     December 22, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (USTFCCCA) Athletics: The Bowerman: Award Superlatives Through 2021 (EA) Athletics: After so many near misses, Grovdal finally gets her senior gold in Dublin (BBC) Athletics: Keely Hodgkinson: Life in the fast lane a breeze for young star After enjoying arguably the most impressive season of any British athlete in 2021, Keely Hodgkinson is determined not to rest on her laurels (Sky Sports) Athletics: Diamond League: Sebastian Coe defends new China event - 'Open dialogue better than boycott' "It is still better to have open dialogue and sporting relationships than pulling up the drawbridge," Sebastian Coe said after a new Diamond League event was added in China; the announcement comes in the wake of the WTA suspending tournaments in the country over concerns for Peng Shuai (TSN) Athletics: ‘Pumped’ De Grasse set the standard for Canadian sprinting in 2021 (Tri247) Triathlon: Mind gains: Mark Allen says desire can give LCB a St George edge Kona great looks ahead to the first Saturday in May in St George (Toronto Star) Olympics: Olympic team doctor confident Canada “can get a team in and out safely” from Olympics (Toni Reavis) Athletics: Sub-2:10 Marathoning 2021 That the earth remains spinning at its axial tilt of 23.44 degrees is another of the great benedictions of 2021. Because down at ground level, many of the old givens have ceased to hold steady TrackSmith) Athletics;Due to escalating Covid-19 cases in New York City and around the U.S., we have made the decision to cancel the Midnight Mile Gala on December 31, 2021 at the New Balance Track and Field Center at the Armory Nick Willis’ sub-four attempt will take place in a private setting without spectators. Annual 5K Light Run - Ottawa, ON *Cancelled*     December 21, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (The Times) Women in Sport: Lia Thomas moves transgender rules to top of swimming’s agenda )OutSpoken) Women in Sport: Turns out, women are easy to push around. Just ask a transgender athlete Feminists have caved more than most, because they were blind to the gender trap they set for themselves. (RunnerSpace) Athletics: Star-Studded Men's 3k to Take Aim on ‘World's Fastest Track' at 114th Millrose Games Large Field Includes 5 Olympians and 8 NCAA Champions (CNN) Athletics: His body 'totally depleted' by distance running, Ryan Hall became reenergized after turning to weightlifting (The Guardian) Athletics: ‘I’ll keep doing this forever’: the athletes thriving on America’s senior circuit The world of masters athletics, open to competitors aged 35 and often much older, is a place for older sportspeople to break world records well into their golden years (Outside Online) Athletics: Why I Still Love Racing at Age 82 These days I can break a record while finishing last. Some say they find me inspiring, but I often feel like a decrepit but willing old dog who gets a pat when he tries to chase his ball (WA) Athletics: 2021 Review: Relays (The Telegraph) Drugs in Sport: Meet the British Olympians who fear they were cheated out of glory A dark shadow still hangs over East German athletes over 40 years after Moscow Games (TASS) Drugs in Sport: Russian sports chief says RusAF and RUSADA’s reinstatement is main goal for 2022 A legal support of Russian athletes is another top priority for the Sports Ministry, Oleg Matytsin pointed out (The Monring Shakeout) Athletics: Podcast: Re-Run with Aliphine Tuliamuk When I’m dealing with pressure from racing and stuff, I just tell myself, ‘This is an opportunity of a lifetime.’ When I was growing up, or I started running, I never thought that I would be the person that I am today. I never thought that I would be living in America, that I would be an independent woman doing my own thing. I have an opportunity that not a lot of people have—like not even my role models when I was in Kenya, they don’t have the opportunities that I have here. And so when I have that pressure, I just tell myself that I am in a better place and I don’t want to complain because this is not going to last forever and so I try to just enjoy the process.“ (Trail Runner) Athletics: Athletes Aren’t Numbers: The Negative Health and Performance Impacts of Program-Wide Body Composition Monitoring A recent report in The Oregonian details allegations that the University of Oregon program adjusted training based on body composition readings in repeated DEXA scans. If true, that practice is medically dubious and physiologically wrong (Reuters) Athletics: Olympic champion Jacobs says he will run 200 metres in 2022     December 20, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Track and Dield News) Athletics: 2021 Women’s Athlete Of The Year — Elaine Thompson-Herah To finish off her Tokyo triple, Elaine Thompson-Herah joined with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson & Briana Williams to win 4×1 gold (Japan Running News) Athletics: JRN's Ten Most-Read Stories of 2021 (Daily Mail) Women in Sport: 'She is stronger. It's that simple.' Editor of Swimming World magazine says transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has similar unfair advantage over her competitors as DOPED athletes * Swimming World Editor-in-Chief John Lohn is criticizing the NCAA for allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete on the UPenn women's squad * Despite the fact that Thomas took testosterone suppressants for one year, per NCAA rules, he says she has significant advantages over her opponents * Lohn compared these advantages, which he says stem for decades of muscle building and testosterone production, to that of doping * 'She is stronger. It is that simple. And this strength is beneficial to her stroke, on turns and to her endurance. Doping has the same effect,' the editor wrote * Lohn claims that being born male offers Thomas a 'clear-cut edge over the biological females against whom she is competing' * His commentary comes just days after women's swim team parents demanded the NCAA change rules that permit Thomas to compete * 'At stake here is the integrity of women's sports,' they wrote in the letter obtained by DailyMail.com * The NCAA has yet to respond to the letter, sent December 5 (Swimming World) Without NCAA Action, the Effects of Lia Thomas Situation Are Akin to Doping (BBC) Women in Sport: Carole Hooven and testosterone Helen Lewis talks to Harvard evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven about what recent research reveals of how testosterone shapes all our lives, from social divisions, to politics, to culture (and sport) (SportTechie) Athletics: Olympian Colleen Quigley Is Still Chasing the Steeplechase, But With a Wiser, Tech-Infused, Whoop Strap Approach (Women's Running) Women in Sport: How Oiselle’s President Creates Space for Mental Health Atsuko Tamura learned the value of movement from a young age and it's what has kept her going as an industry leader (National Post) Women in Sport: Barbara Kay: The case for an 'open' category to welcome trans athletes in sports A recently released report recommends a new paradigm for how athletes compete that would make sports fairer and safer for women (Daily Nation) Athletics: Paula Radcliffe backs Kenya's 2025 World Championship bid * Rabat, Morocco is the only venue in Africa that hosts Diamond League * The 10,000m, 5,000m, 3,000m steeplechase and 200m alongside discus and triple jump were cut from Diamond League (Tri247) Triathlon: PTO wants the best to race the best The final part of our interview with Sam Renouf. (EA) Athletics: Mihambo crowned German Sportswoman of the Year for the third successive year     December 19, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Inside the Games) Athletics: "Door is open" to cross-country’s Olympic return at Los Angeles 2028, says Coe Cross-country running, last held in the Olympics in 1924, could return for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe believe (WA) Athletics: Jebitok and Kwizera win in Venta de Banos (Daily Nation) Drugs in Sport: Paula Radcliffe: Agents to blame for high doping cases * Shoe4Africa founder Toby Tanser said that the symbolic groundbreaking that will be presided over by Radcliffe at the end of the 80km relay in Eldoret * "I have managed to raise funds that will enable the completion of the hospital that will have 152 beds within one year," said Tanser, adding that the project is supported by the government that has donated the land for constructio (German Road Races) Athletics: Original kilometre markings from the London 1908 Olympic Marathon for the Marathoneum Berlin AIMS (Association of International Marathons and Distances Races) acquires original kilometre marker of the London Olympic Marathon 1908 (Daily Nation) Athletics: Omanyala’s heroics, successful World U-20 highlight athletics scene * The 2015 World 100m bronze medallist Bromell won men’s 100m final ahead of Omanyala in Kip Keino Classic but the Kenyan broke the African record in what was the highlight of the year * Frenchman Zhoya hogs the limelight by winning final of men’s 110m hurdles in 12.72 sec at global junior track and field championship to set the World Record and World Under-20 record at Kasarani * Not only did Team Kenya win the overall title, beating 115 other nations but managed to produce its best ever show at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships (Daily Nation) Athletics: Radcliffe predicts world marathon record will fall soon * Radcliffe said that improved shoes technology and general training where technology has been embraced will see mainly Kenyans or Ethiopians improve the world record * Radcliffe, who was accompanied by her husband Gary Lough and their children Isla, 14, and Raphael 11, is in the country to oversee the ground breaking of Shoe4Africa Children’s Cancer Hospital in Eldoret * Radcliffe said the new show technology embraced by several companies has been a game changer, scaling up the potential to run faster (Taiwan News) Athletics: Kenyan runners win Taipei Marathon 2021 Taipei City Government had invited 12 elite international runners to participate in the race (Dyestat) Athletics: Gorriaran Runs Impressive 400/3,000 Double To Open Indoor Season Rhode Island Standout Shows Range With 9:55.50 3,000 Followed By 55.45 400 (Belfast Media) Athletics: Belfast Irish Milers Meet in association with a Trip Advisor set for World stage (WA) Athletics: Crouser hopeful of landing first world title in Belgrade (Track and Field News) Athletics: 2021 Men’s Athlete Of The Year — Ryan Crouser     December 18, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (AW) Athletics: Athletics maintains pole position as No.1 Olympic sport in emphatic style Figures from the Tokyo Games show track and field is more popular than anything else but World Athletics president Seb Coe warns we should not rest on our laurels (WatchAthletics) Athletics: Cross Venta de Banos: Kwizera is chasing his seventh cross country race on Spanish soil this year (HarryJerome) Athletics: 2022 Jerome Indoor Games Cancelled Due To Looming Omicron Varient Threat (WA) Athletics: Peaking and periodisation for southern hemisphere athletes (National Post) Women in Sport: An 'Open' Category for Trans Athletes In 2006, Canadian downhill mountin bike racer Danika Schroeter found out the hard way what happens to female athletes when they protest against unfair policies in sport (EthioSports) Athletics: Gebreslase and Kiplimo win Bahrain Half Marathon Ethiopia’s Gotytom Gebreslase and Kenya’s Philemon Kiplimo claimed victory at the Bahrain Royal International Night Half Marathon – a World Athletics Label road race – when the event returned for its second edition on Sunday (BBC) Athletics: Faith Kipyegon: How Kenyan achieved the mother of all feats in Tokyo When Faith Kipyegon won 1500m gold in Tokyo in August, the victory had extra resonance as she became only the third athlete to retain an Olympic title after becoming a mother in-between Games (Track and Field News) Athletics: Coe Sees Bright Times Ahead For Our Sport “Oregon is a really important moment for our sport,” says Seb Coe looking forward to track’s future (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Athing Mu Wins The Bowerman In 2021 JuVaughn Harrison Wins The Bowerman In 2021 (TASS) Drugs in Sport: Russian athletes must be extremely attentive in sphere of anti-doping rules, says minister Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin noted the constructive and relaxed cooperation with the World Anti-Doping Agency (AW) Athletics: China dominates World Athletics road race calendar Of the near-200 events on the global governing body’s “Label road race calendar” in 2022, more than 60 are from China     December 17, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Oregon Live) Athletics: World Athletics president Sebastian Coe calls 2022 world championships in Eugene ‘a huge moment for us’ (FloTrack) Athletics: Pete Julian Group Rebrands As Union Athletics Club (Globe and Mail) Olympics: Dangerous games A troubling number of Canadian Olympians are binging, purging and starving themselves. Inside the eating disorder problem in elite amateur sports (Citius Mag) Athletics: Sara Vaughn Crushes Her Marathon Debut (2:26:53) With A Win At The California International Marathon (Nine) Athletics: Ryan Gregson's piercing message to the 'scoffers' as shift to the marathon looms (EA) Athletics: Gold in Dublin could be just the beginning for Scandinavia’s latest distance running prodigy Christensen (WA) Athletics: Wale, Barega and Girma to race in Torun (The Guardian) Athletics:The elite East African runners whose American dreams hang in the balance East African runners are known worldwide, but competition for the elusive sponsorships that will help them compete and support their families is fiercer than ever in the age of Covid (Daily Nation) Athletics: Monica Chirchir's burial date set * Chirchir, 23, had been battling the disease since last year and had stopped training in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet where she was under St Patrick's camp led by Bro Colm O'Connell * She represented Kenya at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco, finishing sixth in the 10,000m in a time of 32 minutes, 43.63 seconds * Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei condoled with the family terming the death as unfortunate because she died at a young age when her career was just taking off (WA) Athletics: Kwizera poised to strike again in Venta de Banos (Capital FM) Athletics: AK to release report on consultative forum in two months Athletics Kenya (AK) chief Lt. Gen (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei has admitted they have unearthed a myriad of issues affecting athletes after undertaking a month-long series of consultative meetings across the country (Japan Running News) Athletics: Marathon Great Nakayama: "The Marathon is a Drama Without a Script - Without a Protagonist Nobody Feels It" (The Independent) Drugs in Sport: Christian Coleman: World 100m champion set for return to track after serving 18-month ban The world 100 metres champion was suspended for breaching anti-doping whereabouts rules (PJ Media) Women in Sport: Outraged Parents Lash Out at NCAA Over Transgender Swimmer's Dominance (Yahoo) Athletics: A'ja Wilson continues to hone brand amid 'Year of the Woman' growth in women's sports attention (Rebel News) Women in Sport: Trans athlete Lia Thomas — born Will — draws closer to breaking women's swimming records “He could look like any other man, and it wouldn't matter, as long as he says the magic words ‘I self-identify as female’.” (WADA) Drugs in Sport: A letter from the President of the World Anti-Doping Agency to athletes of the world (SportsMax0 Athletics: It's now Dr Thompson-Herah! Elaine conferred with honorary degree by the University of Technology     December 16, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Sweat Science on Outside Online) Athletics: Quantifying the Benefits of Drafting for Runners A new aerodynamic analysis runs the numbers on exactly where to run when you’re behind someone else (Washington Examiner) Women in Sport: What UPenn's female swimmers can do to win against Lia Thomas The entire squad should refuse to compete until the school kicks Lia Thomas off the team (Reason.com) Women in Sport: On the Biology of Sex, Sex Differentiation, and the Performance Gap Yes, it is all about testosterone (Tri247) Triathlon: Alistair Brownlee on Sub7: How it came about and racing ‘Big Blu’ (Science of Sport) Women in Sport: Brief thoughts on the Lia Thomas transgender controversy In 2003: Dr Richard Budgett, the current medical director for the IOC said, "The Effect Of Allowing Male Transsexuals To Compete As Women Would Be To Make Competition Unfair And Potentially Dangerous In Some Sports And Would Undermine Women’s Sports." (Breibart) Women in Sport:Women Plead with Ivy Leaguers to Reject Transgenderism Ivy League students should stand up for truth — and for their own self-respect — by publicly rejecting the transgender hoax, say advocates who are defending women from the revolutionary gender ideology (Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: A Live Conversation with Bruce Kidd This episode is a special live recording of a conversation with Canadian running icon Bruce Kidd. In the 1960’s Bruce was a household name in the Canadian Sporting system. He was once called “a symbol of Canadian manhood” by former Toronto mayor Nathan Phillips. He is an Olympian and won medals at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Runner's World) Athletics: What Is Fasted Cardio—and Is It a Good Idea to Run on Empty? Skipping your breakfast could have an effect on both your weight and performance (Daily Mail) Women in Sport: 'The integrity of women's sports is at stake.' Distressed parents of UPenn swimmers pen letter demanding the NCAA change rules that permit trans Lia Thomas to dominate national college competition * Parents of the UPenn women's swim team are demanding the NCAA change rules that have permitted transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete * 'At stake here is the integrity of women's sports,' they wrote in the letter obtained by DailyMail.com *The NCAA has yet to respond to the letter, sent December 5 * The parents who spoke with DailyMail.com asked not to be identified fearing dire repercussions for their children * One mother noted that her daughter, like her teammates, is afraid to speak out about the controversy, knowing it will draw scrutiny no matter what they say * 'The swimmers have mixed feelings,' she explained. 'Many of them want to speak up, but they don't because they believe they'll be ostracized * 'Everybody is scared,' the mom added. 'Parents are also scared that the kids will be harmed. We are paying $80,000 for this school. Their life will be impacted' (CTolleRun) Athletics: Viola Cheptoo Lagat – Running for Agnus Tirop Carrie chats with Olympian Viola Cheptoo Lagat, who recently took second place at the TCS New York City Marathon in her debut marathon! They cover her background in the sport, growing up in a very fast family, the motivation behind her amazing run, the pain she felt from the loss of her dear friend and fellow Kenyan runner and Olympian Agnes Tirop, and how she is helping bring awareness to gender-based violence through Tirop’s Angels (AW) Drugs in Sport: Antonio Infantino suspended for doping British-born sprinter has competed for Italy since 2016 at world and Olympic level (BBC) Athletics: Christine Mboma: How sprinter overcame tragedy to win over Namibia When she was 13, friends started abandoning Christine Mboma - for the cruellest of reasons - but now the undisputed queen of Namibian sport is the toast of a nation (Daily Wire) Women in Sport: Penn Students, Disturbed By Transgender Swimmer Dominating Female Swim Team, Fear Retaliation From Leftist Classmates *"The real question to ask is who really is being discriminated against?" (EA) Athletics: Duplantis and Kendricks due to clash at home in Uppsala (Run Blog Run) Athletics: Al Franken - A Legend Remembered By Legends! Al Franken, one of the sport's finest impressarios, has died, at the age of 96. Having lived a full and exciting life, Al Franken was paid tributes by many of the finest athletes in the past and present. Quite the character, Al influenced several generations of athletes, athlete managers and federation officials and sponsors (TUKO) Athletics:Monica Chirchir: 2019 African Games 10,000m Finalist Succumbs to Cancer * Twenty-three-year-old Monica Chirchir lost the fight against cancer on Saturday, December 11, at a Baringo hospital * Chirchir, a finalist in the 10,000 metres race at the 2019 African Games, battled the disease for about a year before her unfortunate demise * Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei regretted that the young runner had died at a time when her career was beginning to take shape     December 15, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Daily Nation) Athletics: Prepare for shocking tales, warns Tuwei as AK reports nears release * Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei told a press conference that professionals will be brought in to help his committee investigate and authenticate some of the grim revelations made by athletes during the forums that took one month (Sweat Science on Outside Online) Athletics: The Psychology of Racing Versus Pacing Running alone against the clock is very different from trying to beat other runners, but untangling how our minds process the challenge is “like knitting with spaghetti” (WA) Athletics: The sportswear innovators lowering their production footprint (Daily Mail) Women in Sport: 'It's impossible to beat her': Despondent female rival says swimming against trans Lia Thomas is 'intimidating' and 'discouraging' after teammates spoke out and said 'everyone knows it's wrong' * A third female swimmer has spoke out against UPenn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas after she shattered national records earlier this month * The female swimmer from Niagara University who wishes to remain anonymous and competed against Thomas at the Zippy Invitational * 'Swimming against Lia...I knew deep down it was going to be impossible for me to swim as fast as her,' the discouraged senior from Niagara University admitted * 'It’s hard working your whole life at a sport.... and knowing you won’t ever be on the same physical level as them,' the female swimmer said * Thomas broke two national records when she competed in the female races at the Zippy Invitational- one record was less than a minute off the world-record * Two of Thomas' female UPenn teammates have also anonymously spoken out to express their frustrations with having a transgender teammate (Daily Nation) Athletics: Agnes Tirop's husband to stay in jail longer * At the same time, the court has issued an interim order to the family of the late Tirop to have custody of all her property until the matter is heard and determined. * The court appointed Tirop’s father, Vincent Tirop as temporary administrator of her property (Varsity) Women in Sport: Sex verification in sport: the sidelining of intersex athletes As the Olympic year draws to a close, Rei Chin explains World Athletics’ controversial ‘Differences in Sex Development’ (DSD) regulations and questions their overall efficacy (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenyan athlete succumbs to cancer in Baringo * Her death comes two months after the murder of 2015 World Cross Country champion Agnes Tirop in Iten Elgeyo Marakwet County and Hosea Macharinyang, who committed suicide in West Pokot. * Burial arrangements are ongoing at her parents’ home in Kipkaech in Baringo County (Inquirer.net) Athletics: EJ Obiena says he felt Patafa chief Juico was trying to sabotage his Olympic bid     December 14, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA & NJCAA ITF National Athletes of the Week (Millrose Games) Athletics: Olympic Gold and Silver Medalists Katie Nageotte and Sandi Morris Set to Soar in Women’s Pole Vault at 114th Millrose Games (Savage Minds) Womern in Sport: Jennifer Wagner-Assali In this episode, Wagner-Assali tells Julian Vigo of her experiences in the sport from the moment she competed in the UCI Masters Track Cycling World Championship in Los Angeles when Rachel McKinnon (now called Veronica Ivy), a man who identifies as transgender, competed in the women’s 35-44 age bracket and won the top prize beating out all the female cyclists in the competition (National Review) Women in Sport: Women’s Sports Should Be Women Only (WA) Athletics: Mary Keitany: from shoeless prodigy to top of the world (Irish Times) Athletics: Sonia O’Sullivan: Ireland must capitalise on Cross-Country medals Translating success from the junior to senior ranks is the acid test for Irish athletics (Sky Sport) Women in Sports: Kathrine Switzer: First woman to officially run Boston Marathon on the iconic moment she was attacked by the race organiser Kathrine Switzer was involved in an iconic moment at the 1967 Boston Marathon; she was attacked by race director Jock Semple who tried to throw her out while she was running, but the pair later became good friends; Switzer explains how that day revolutionised women's running (The Morning Shakeout) Athletics: Podcast: Episode 186 with Ken Rideout “I think that that’s one of the most important or significant traits that you can have—as a runner, an athlete, a human, a colleague, a dad, a husband—is to be dependable if nothing else. I know I can depend on myself. When I wake up on a race day and I’m like, ‘Man, I really don’t wanna do this, the weather stinks, I don’t feel like I’ve done enough,’ there’s like two voices in my head: that Alpha and Beta, and the Beta’s like, ‘Go back to bed dude, this is crazy. No one gives a crap about this. You’re the only one that cares.’ And then the Alpha’s like, ‘Oh, hell no. We made a commitment to ourselves to show up and show out and deliver the goods and win or die trying and lay it all on the line.’ And it works. Some days you think, ‘Today’s not my day for a race.’ Like I said, the Beta starts telling the Alpha, ‘It’s not our day, we’re not ready,’ and the Alpha’s just like, ‘Dude, we’re going through the routine, we’re warming up, we’re getting on the start line, and we’re going for it.’” (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: New eco-friendly Australian company aims to clean up the running shoe industry (Fox News) Women in Sport: Penn swimmer latest example of trans athlete dominating female sports Lia Thomas' record-breaking wins have renewed concerns over future of women’s sports (Zero Hedge) Women in Sport: Female UPenn Swimmers Demoralized: "No Matter How Much Work They Put In, They're Going To Lose Two female University of Pennsylvania swimmers have recently voiced their frustrations to OutKick regarding their teammate, transgender Penn swimmer Lia Thomas, who is smashing collegiate records previously set by biological females in the sport (AW) Athletics: British marathoners target Manchester Many of the nation’s leading road runners will be trying to earn major championship selection in April     December 13, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Save Women's Sports) Women in Sport; Females Demand Fairness Females Demand Fairness (USATF) Athletics: Twelve Champions Crowned at the USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships (The Star) Athletics: Kenyans extend winning streak in international marathons * Saina timed 2:14:32 to cut the tape ahead of his closest challenger, American John Benner * Saina is the 24th Kenyan to win America's fourth largest marathon in the last 25 years * In the Bahraini Half Marathon, the 2020 Prague Half Marathon runner-up Philemon Kiplimo led 1-5 finish for Kenya (USTFCCCA) Athletics: USTFCCCA InfoZone: Records and Lists (USATF) Athletics: Hansons-Brooks Distance Project Sweeps USATF Club Cross Country Championships (WA) Athletics: Gebreslase and Kiplimo win Bahrain Half Marathon (BBC) Athletics: Eliud Kipchoge: What milestones are left for marathon king? He's the marathon world record holder and the only man to have run the distance - albeit unofficially - in under two hours but not until he defended his Olympic title in September did Eliud Kipchoge believe he had secured his sporting legacy The Guardian) Women in Sport: Sport’s trans issue is here to stay. But at last, the debate is starting to change Athletics: 17,500 Runners Cross the Finish Line this Weekend During BMW Dallas Marathon’s 50th Running With sunshine and start-time temperatures in the mid-30s, more than 17,000 raced across downtown Dallas, through stately neighborhoods and around White Rock Lake – on a course lined with thousands of cheering spectators – to finish at Dallas City Hall for the 50th running of the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival (Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Russia sanctioned by World Triathlon due to number of doping cases Russia has been punished by World Triathlon for "the significant number of doping cases in Russia", it was announced today (Reuters) Athletics: Seeing's not believing as shoe tech rips up the record books (Palm Beach Post) Athletics: 3,000-plus runners, undaunted by the heat, welcome back Palm Beaches Marathon (Diamond League) Athletics: Vote: Best Moments of 2021 The last Wanda Diamond League season produced some unforgettable performances in 2021 as the world's finest athletes battled it out for the Diamond Trophy for the first time in two year     December 12, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (RRW) Athletics: Marchant, Saina Win First Honolulu Marathon In Two Years After a two-year hiatus, the Honolulu Marathon returned as an in-person race here today with victories going to Canada's Lanni Marchant and Kenya's Emmanuel Saina (Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: Lanni Marchant wins the Honolulu Marathon The London, Ont. native was the first woman across the line in Hawaii, only five weeks after running the New York City Marathon (BBC) Athletics: Jakob Ingebrigtsen: Olympic champion dominates European Cross Country in Dublin Olympic 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen eased to his first European Cross Country senior title in Dublin as his Norwegian compatriot Karoline Grovdal won the women's race (Daily Nation) Athletics: Cheserek, Kiplagat win Nandi 15km Road Race titles * Nandi County governor Stephen Sang said that the Eliud Kipchoge Sports Complex will have an office space which will house professional counsellors to offer social psycho-social support to athletes who may encounter problems in their career * In the 21km cycling category, Salim Kipkemboi bagged victory after beating Evan Kimani, while Gibson Alwanda was in third place (NewsOfBahrain) Athletics: World's Best Set For Bahrain Half-Marathon (EA) Athletics: Unstoppable Ingebrigtsen glides to gold on his senior debut in Dublin Grovdal finally gets her senior gold medal Christensen and Keith take unexpected U20 titles in Fingal-Dublin (Daily Mail) Drugs in Sport: Former GB sprint coach Rana Reider scrutinised in doping case after Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare was barred from Tokyo... with the American already accused of sexual misconduct at UK Athletics * Rana Reider is a prominent coach working with top Olympic athletes * He denies an affair with an 18-year-old while with working at UK Athletics * Reider also coaches Blessing Okagbare, who was withdrawn from Tokyo 2020 Okagbare tested positive for growth hormone, and is under investigation (AI) Athletics: The Keely Hodgkinson interview (with Jenny Meadows): Olympic silver, Piers Morgan, and low volume training (Women's Running) Athletics: How Alcohol Might Impact Your Recovery While the literature on alcohol and athletic performance is somewhat mixed, it’s worth tracking how you respond to even small amounts due to the risk of impaired recovery (Quillette) Women in Sport: Male and Female Athletic Performance: Worlds Apart (EA) Athletics: Can to challenge for fifth successive senior women’s title in Dublin Honolulu Marathon - Hawaii SPAR European Cross Country Championships - Fingal-Dublin,Ireland BBC Webcast     December 11, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (RRW) Athletics: Benner, Graves Win Kalakaua Merrie Mile On a warm and windy morning here, John Benner and Carmen Graves won the fifth edition of the Kalakaua Merrie Mile adjacent to Waikiki Beach (Star-Advertiser) Athletics: Elite Kenyans have more reason to run at Honolulu Marathon (Outside Online) Athletics: Why Amateur Runners Need Another Race to Shoot For The case for an event that’s somewhere between the Boston Marathon and the Olympic Trials (Fox News) Women in Sport: Second female Penn swimmer steps forward, describes teammates in tears A source says Penn administration 'strongly advise' its swimmers to avoid talking to the media about the situation surrounding Thomas (Citisu Mag) Athletics: Interview: Keira D'Amato On Becoming A National Champion at 37, New OTQ Standards + Next Marathon Announcement Dana Giordano chats with Keira D'Amato after she won her first U.S. national title at the USATF Half Marathon championships (Sage Journals) Women in Sport: Female Olympians’ voices: Female sports categories and International Olympic Committee Transgender guidelines (Daily Mail) Athletics: Pressure mounts on UK Athletics with funding body UK Sport seeking answers after major flaws emerged in the handling of an alleged affair between American coach Rana Reider and a teenage athlete in 2014 * Rana Reider is alleged to have conducted an affair with an 18-year-old sprinter * Funding body UK Sport will contact UK Athletics about handling of investigation * Coach is facing separate investigation after complaints of sexual misconduct (EA) Athletics: Ingebrigtsens and Gressier to headline an all-star men’s race in Dublin (3Wire Sports) The 2022 'boycott' -- d-u-m-b spells U-S-A (USTFCCCA) Athletics: The Bowerman: One Week Until 2021 Presentation USATF National Club Cross Country Championships - Tallahassee, FL     December 10, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (RRW) Athletics: Honolulu Marathon Returns With In-Person Race on Sunday After more than two years, the Honolulu Marathon will return as an in-person race on Sunday following the traditional course from Ala Moana to Kapioloni Park in Waikiki (WA) Athletics: Life as Kipchoge Eliud Kipchoge’s status as an all-time great of the sport cannot be disputed (The Telegraph) Athletics: Alex Bell: 'I wanted normality after the Olympic final, so I went back to selling shoes' Olympian receives funding from British Athletics to train full time and will compete at European Cross Country Championship on Sunday (BBC) Athletics: Nick Griggs: Tyrone athletics talent says late brother will be 'with me' as he chases more European glory (Bloomberg) Athletics: Nike Tries to Ban Imports of Adidas Knit Shoes, Accusing It of Copying Designs * Nike asks U.S. trade agency for import ban of Adidas Primeknit * Adidas pledges to fight case and says it did its own research (NBC Chicago) Athletics: Bank of America Chicago Marathon Announces Field of 40K Runners for 2022 Race (NJ.com) Athletics: After 25 years, N.J. Marathon is looking for a new race location (Athlete's Voice) Athletics: Genevieve Gregson Interview The last time you saw Genevieve Gregson she suffered a ruptured Achilles in the Tokyo Olympics final, then battled through a heart wrenching TV interview in the aftermath. Gregson recalls the shock of the fall and her plans to finish her career on her terms, with another Games appearance (NY Post) Women in Sport: Penn teammate speaks out against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas "Pretty much everyone individually has spoken to our coaches about not liking this..." (The National ) Athletics: Josh Kerr chasing more glory in 2022 after being named British Male Athlete of the Year Scottish star Josh Kerr has vowed to chase even more glory in 2022 after he was named as the British Male Athlete of the Year (Olympic Channel) Olympics: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 watched by more than 3 billion people The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 reached a global broadcast audience of more than three billion people, according to independent research conducted on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) , (NBC) Olympics: LA 2028 Olympics: Skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing in; boxing, weightlifting, modern pentathlon out (for now)     December 9, 2021    [Links load in new window]   VicNews) Athletics: Time to get training: Registrations open for 2022 Oak Bay Half Marathon Organizers have fingers crossed for return to live event next May (Sportswire Women) WOmen in Sport: InsideTracker Shares Inside Look at Blood Biometric Data, Insights from Endurance Legend Shalane Flanagan’s Project Eclipse Challenge (OC Register) Athletics: Al Franken was track’s master promoter Former world record holder Jim Beatty calls Franken, who died Wednesday at 96, ‘the best track and field promoter this country has ever had.’ (Star Advertoser) Athletics: Honolulu Marathon organizers and runners are ready to go (The Telegraph) Women in Sport: UK Athletics let Rana Reider coach track stars despite alleged affair with 18-year-old British athlete Reider, 51, was allowed to revert to a "freelance coach role" that saw him work with top British athletes even after contract was terminated (WA) Athletics: Japan's first Olympic champion and New York City Marathon among seven new recipients of Heritage Plaques (CTolleRun) Athletics: Weini Kelati – I Just Like to Push Myself Carrie chats with Weini Kelati! They talk all about her recent USATF road 5K championship victory, coming to the US from Eritrea, winning the Footlocker championships, winning the NCAA championship at the University of New Mexico, signing a pro contract with Dark Sky Distance, and so much more! (Daily Mail) Women in Sport: Renowned married athletics coach Rana Reider, 51, is alleged to have had an affair with an 18-year-old British athlete that was the subject of a flawed probe by UK Athletics in 2014 * American coach Rana Reider was alleged to be in an intimate relationship with a British athlete 26 years younger than the now 51-year-old * Sources claim the alleged affair started around 2014 when the sprinter was 18 * UKA confirmed there was an internal investigation into Reider in 2014 * They say that the investigation would have been 'handled differently' now (Runner's World) Athletics: How U.S. Road Races Can Be More Sustainable Some organizations are choosing earth-healthier alternatives to single-use products that can end in a landfill (CBC) Olympics: Trudeau announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics Canada will not send government officials to 2022 Winter Olympics in China (Track and Field News) Athletics: Movie Review: Zátopek     December 8, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Globe and Mail) Athletics: Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner wins Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s Athlete of the Year (WA) Athletics: Spanovic Vuleta ready to make a name for herself all over again in Belgrade (EA) Athletics: Following triumph in Torun and disappointment in Tokyo, Kimeli aims to finish season on a high in Dublin (USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA & NJCAA ITF National Athletes of the Week (Globe and Mail) Obituary: Olympic high jumper became a force in the Canadian sports world (AW) Athletics: Katie Nageotte’s rollercoaster ride to Olympic glory American pole vaulter overcame multiple challenges to win gold in Tokyo this year (The Guardian) Athletics: Runner faces UK deportation despite state of emergency in Ethiopia Officials refused Seyfu Jamaal’s asylum claim after he had waited more than three and a half years (Millrose Games) Athletics: Olympic Gold Medalist Athing Mu, Millrose Legend Ajee' Wilson Bound for Jack and Lewis Rudin Women’s 800m in the 114th Millrose Games     December 7, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Cycling News) Cycling: Michael Woods: The five races that changed my life Canadian talks us through the story of his career so far (MLI) Women in Sport: Fair Game Biology, fairness and transgender athletes in women's sports (BBC) Athletics: European Cross Country Championships: How to watch on the BBC British athletes will compete for medals at the European Cross Country Championships in Fingal-Dublin, Ireland on Sunday - and you can watch live coverage on the BB (WA) Athletics: After top year, Mu continues to shoot for the stars (Runner's World) Athletics: USATF Announces Tougher Olympic Marathon Trials Standards for 2024 A major caveat: The Trials might not be held if World Athletics won’t accept the top three finishers as Olympians (CBC) Athletics: Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee throwing hat in political ring for 2022 Olympic medallist will run for city council in hometown of Richmond, B.C. (WA) Athletics: Duplantis excited to compete in Karlsruhe for first time (The Morning Shakeout) Athletics: Podcast: Episode 185 with Ryan Holiday “To me, what grit is is not despairing and not giving up just because things are really hard or because things are going really, really poorly. The courage to be like, ‘Man, things have fallen apart, this is awful, but I’m going to figure it out, I’m going to keep going.’ To me, hope is one of the most courageous things there is, to continue on, to keep going, to try again after one has failed. There’s almost an element of irrationality in it. I think what runners do—and I forget which runner said this but I’ve always loved the quote—‘it doesn’t always get worse.’ So it’s really bad, you’re on mile 30 or whatever it is of the race, and it feels like your body is about to fall apart and you can’t go on, part of what your mind does is extrapolate out, ‘if it’s bad now, it will obviously get worse from here,’ and that’s actually not the case. You push forward and often it gets better.” (The Namibian) Athletics: Mboma shortlisted for BBC prize Christine Mboma was yesterday named one of the BBC African Sports Personality of the Year 2021 award nominees Athletics: Bellevue, Washington becomes newest host city for Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Washington replaces the event in Seattle and is scheduled to take place on September 3 - 4, 2022, with distances including half marathon, 5K and KiDS ROCK event (Dyestat) Athletics: Katelyn Tuohy, Nico Young Both Achieve U.S. Under-20 Indoor Records in Boston at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener Young, already fastest American Under-20 outdoor performer in 5,000 meters, adds indoor all-time mark at Boston University, with Iowa State’s Kiptoo elevating to No. 3 in collegiate history in same race; Tuohy takes down 2015 effort in 3,000 achieved by Cranny (BBTM) Athletics: Statue honoring Olympic champion Ronnie Delany unveiled in Arklow First Irish man to also run a sub-4 minute Mile is a "true sporting legend and a wonderful ambassador for Ireland." (The Guardian) Athletics: Fixer. Spiritual leader. Corruptor. But what secrets did Lamine Diack take to his grave? The convicted super criminal’s death could lead to a series of revelations with his son dropping hints of other scandals (BBC) Athletics: Lamont Marcell Jacobs: Olympic 100m champion to return to action in February Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs will return to competitive action in Berlin in February (USATF) Athletics: D’Amato Dominates, Mantz Impresses at the USATF Half Marathon Championships     December 6, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Western Standard) Women in Sport: Trans athletes create a competitive imbalance in sports Only theoretical extremists consider the principle of “inclusion” more important than a level playing field (MYRR) Athetics: COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements: What You Need to Know In order to ensure the health and safety of our community, all runners taking part in any NYRR adult race will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 (Cycling News) Drugs in Sport: Genevieve Jeanson encourages sport to target the system to eliminate doping 'You can't just target the athlete; it's also the coach, the team, the federation, the media, the sponsors' says Canadian (NY Times) Athletics: Leading the Pack in Her First Marathon Annie Frisbie’s time in the New York City Marathon was the fourth-fastest marathon debut for an American woman. (SACBee) Athletics: Athletes run from Folsom to Capitol in ‘comeback edition’ of California International Marathon (AW) Athletics: Laura Muir to race at DNA meet in Glasgow Scottish star confirms participation as ticket sales open for February 5 meeting Athletics: The Alamo City Welcomes The Return Of Running’s Biggest Fiesta With The 2021 Humana Rock ‘N’ Roll Running Series San Antonio * Colin Marz (San Antonio, Texas) and Ildi Gaal (Raleigh, N.C.) were crowned champions in Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series San Antonio Marathon * José Luis Santana Marin (Mexico City, Mexico) and Andrea Pomaranski (Wolverine Lake, Mich.) topped the podium in Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series San Antonio Half Marathon (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kimitei, Chepng’etich crowned Iten GBV Road Race champs * She won the race after clocking 35:02.6 ahead of Mathathi, who timed 35:23.5, while Glorius Jepkurui sealed the podium positions in 35:40.3 * I’m glad I won the race despite competing with big names and the tough weather conditions,” said Chepng’etic (The Star) Athletics: Cherono, Jelagat dominate Valencia Marathon * The win by Cherono in the Spanish city comes after victories in Chicago and Boston in 2019, Amsterdam Marathon in 2018 and 2017, Honululu in 2017, Czech in 2016 and Sevilla in 2015. * Cherono clocked 2:05:12 to fend off Ethiopian Deso Chalu (2:05:16) in a sprint finish while Philemon Kacheran rounded off the podium positions by posting 2:05:19 (Daily Nation) Athletics: Edna Jebitok wins AK Sotik meet * Gideon Kipngetich from Nakuru County clocked 21.16.2 to finish in the first position in the men's junior 8km race with Dennis Kipkurui registering 21:16:5 in second position, while Shadrack Chirchir timed 21;23:4 in third position * Faith Cherotich of Kericho County won the 6Km junior women’s race in17:52:9 followed in second place by Debora Chemutai from Uasin Gishu County, who clocked18:03:1 as Grace Loibach was placed third in 18:07:     December 5, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Weekend Recap: Blistering Start To The 2021-22 Collegiate Indoor Season (USATF) Athletics: USATF presents 2021 Wing Awards USATF announced its Wing Awards winners during the 2021 USATF Night of Legends event, part of the 2021 USATF Annual Meeting (60NorthRun) Running: 60°North Run Challenge 2022 Start the year celebrating your running passion - A running challenge for winter warriors that starts on January 1st (WA) Athletics: Githae wins final edition of Fukuoka Marathon (D1SoftballNews) Athletics: “had it been Angelina Jolie I would have recognized her more easily” Marcell Jacobs was the guest of the Atletica Tv talk, during which he talked about his next goals, his program for next season and much more (Reuters) Drugs in Sport: Russia's anti-doping agency appoints new chief amid crisis (WA) Athletics: Jelagat and Cherono victorious in Valencia (Watch Athletics) Lawrence Cherono and Nancy Jelagat triumph at the Valencia Marathon (Olympic CHannel) Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono and Nancy Jelagat take wins at Valencia marathon Tokyo Olympian Cherono won his first marathon of 2021 as pre-race favourite Geoffrey Kamworor finished fourth (Women's Athletic Alliance) Women in Sport: Hellen Obiri Interview There are not many names in the athletics world known as well as Hellen Obiri in this part of the World California International Marathon - Sacramento, CA Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship - Fukuoka, Japan USATF Half Marathon Championships - Hardeeville, SC Valencia Marathon - Valencia, Spain Live Webcast - 01:45 ET     December 4, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (GenderCriticalWoman) Women in Sport: Will ”inclusion” be the death of Female Sport? (Olympic Channel) Athletics: Top things to know about the 2021 Valencia Marathon on Sunday The 41st edition of the marathon is expected to be among the fastest in the history of the race in Spain, with Kenya’s triple world half marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor tipped challenge Lawrence Cherono in the chase for the course record. )Independent.IE) Athletics: Ingebrigtsen the big draw as stars of the future and present meet at Cross roads in Dublin Presence of the Olympic champion will leave a long-lasting glow for those who make the trip to Abbotstown (Spikes) Athletics: Helping Hand by Peres Jepchirchir "This year has been a great one for me, more than I had expected. I thank God, and so many others who helped me get here" (USTFCCCA) Athletics: The Bowerman: Two Weeks Until 2021 Presentation (Capital FM) Athletics: Concern over the plague of debts among Nandi athletes * Athletics Kenya has concluded its nationwide consultative forum with a final athletics stakeholder meeting in Kapsabet, Nandi County (NY Times) Athletics: How to Get Past ‘Did Not Finish Some marathon runners end up with a final result listed as D.N.F. Getting back to the start line of another race can be that much more meaningful (Daily Nation) Athletics: Cherono, Kamworor lead Kenyan charge in Valencia Marathon * Cherono, who trains in Kaptagat, Elgeyo-Marakwet County will be seeking to redeem himself after emerging fourth during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan in September * He will be aiming to win the race after he was narrowly beaten last year by Evans Chebet who sprinted in the last 50 metres to bag victory in 2:03:00 with Cherono registering his personal best of 2:03:04 * Also in the race is Geoffrey Kamworor who is seeking a comeback after some time out of competition due to an injury (Daily Mail) Women in Sport: Scottish runner Mhairi Maclennan reveals the 'horrific' ordeal she endured in bringing her former coach to justice, how she still wishes she had acted sooner and her fight to ensure athletes are protected * Mhairi Maclennan has spoken out about her story of abuse by a former coach * The 26-year-old waived her anonymity to reveal she was abused by John Lees * The decorated coach was last month handed a lifetime ban from athletics * Maclennan says she wishes she acted sooner and endured a 'horrific' ordeal * The Scottish runner is now fighting to ensure that other athletes are protected (LEXPERT) Drugs in Sport: Sports, Athletes, and (Legal) Drugs: A guide to Therapeutic Use Exemptions for banned substances (SlowTwitch) Athletics: It's Just HOKA Now The brand appears to have changed its name and now maybe it only means “Fly” in Maori, because the HOKA remains, and the One One is gone (WA) Athletics: South American U23 records fall at inaugural Pan American Junior Games in Cali (Runner's Wolrd) Athletics: USATF Announces Tougher Olympic Marathon Trials Standards for 2024 A major caveat: The Trials might not be held if World Athletics won’t accept the top three finishers as Olympians (WA) Athletics: Kamworor aims to conquer Valencia (Inside the Games) Athletics: World Athletics Championships set to go ahead in Budapest in 2023 after Mayor withdraws opposition Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has withdrawn a threat to block the 2023 World Athletics Championships after claiming that the Hungarian Government had bowed to his demands and given him what he wanted (German Road Races) Athletics: The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON is in the starting blocks on September 25, 2022 A really turbulent season with numerous ups and downs lies behind us. That is similar to a race, which also has different phases     December 3, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (USATF) Athletics: USATF End of Year Awards Announced (BBC) Athletics: BBC Sport secures media rights to broadcast next five World Athletics Championships The next five World Championships will be broadcast by BBC Sport after an extension to its World Athletics deal (Ekathimerini) Drugs in Sport: Greek anti-doping agency removed from WADA watchlist (The Namibian) Women in Sport: Mboma unruffled after losing out to Mu Christine Mboma missed out on the Female Rising Star award at World Athletics' annual awards ceremony on Tuesday night, but her coach Henk Botha was not too perturbed (Courier Times) Athletics: Running star Tori Gerlach reminded chauvinism still plagues her sport (EA) Athletics: After injury-plagued 2021, Klosterhalfen has “no expectations” in Fingal-Dublin (The Guardian) Athletics: Disgraced world athletics chief Lamine Diack dies aged 88 Diack was convicted of a Russian doping cover-up in 2020 - Senegalese official was head of the IAAF for 16 years (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 350: Colin Bennie – 7th Place & Top American at the Boston Marathon Colin Bennie was the top American at the Boston Marathon. He placed 7th and ran a 2:11.26. This was just his third marathon and his first marathon major. Colin ran for Syracuse University and was part of a national championship team there. He placed 9th at the Olympic Trials in 2020 which was his marathon debut. He qualified for that race at the Houston Half Marathon. He was third at The Marathon Project last year where he ran a 2:09 marathon (AW) Athletics: Kamworor faces tough test on fast course in Valencia Kenyan leads strong line-up in the marathon on Sunday and judging by past results we are likely to see some very fast times (The Guardian) Athletics: Adam Gemili and Laviai Nielsen lose lottery funding after staying with coach Coach Rana Reider is subject of sexual misconduct investigation - UK Athletics removes sprinters from world-class programme (The Telegraph) Adam Gemili and Laviai Nielsen lose funding after opting to stay with coach accused of sexual allegations British duo have defied UK Athletics orders to leave Rana Reider’s Florida-based group - although Daryll Neita has found different coaching (Millrose Games) Athletics: Olympic Gold and Silver Medalists Ryan Crouser, Joe Kovacs to Battle Once More in Millrose Games’ Thorne Men’s Shot Put Athletics: Inside the Outside - When the World Came to Fukuoka - Premiere December 3rd, 5:00 AM ET     December 2, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (RRW) Athletics: Very Deep Fields For Sunday's USATF Half-Marathon Championships Spurred by a $40,000 prize money purse ($7,000 for the winners), 49 women and 62 men have registered for the championships division of the race (Tri247) Triathlon: New IRONMAN 70.3 races confirmed for Croatia and Morocco IRONMAN have added two more 70.3 races to the calendar from 2022 onwards (VVC) Athletics: Laviai Nielsen and Adam Gemili removed from UK Athletics' World Class Programme after opting to stay with coach Rana Reider Laviai Nielsen and Adam Gemili have been taken off UK Athletics' World Class Programme after opting to stay with US coach Rana Reider (SCMP) Athletics: Hong Kong Marathon organisers delay 2022 race to November as city continues Covid-19 curbs * Organisers scratch February date, with concerns over Covid-19 pandemic and ability to attract top overseas talent forcing a rethink * Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates hope more runners can take part than 2021 event – ‘we can only keep our fingers crossed’ (Oregon Live) Athletics: Oregon Ducks athletic programs no longer can monitor athletes’ weight, body fat percentage (Register-Guard) Athletics: Standout Oregon distance runner Cooper Teare leaves Ducks for pro career (Runner's Tribe) Drugs in Sport: Asbel Kiprop Interview: 2022 Comeback? Kiprop hoping to race Diamond Leagues starting May 2022 (CTolleRun) Athletics: Alyssa Clark – Running Has Been My Friend Carrie chats with Alyssa Clark who just set the Women’s Guinness World Record for running 95 marathons in 95 consecutive days! They chat about the record and her experiences during it, how she scheduled the time to do it, how her body performed and how she recovered, her relationship with running, and so much more! (Reuters) Drugs in Sport: Carter handed four-year ban for second doping violation Retired sprinter Nesta Carter avoided the maximum punishment for a second doping violation on Wednesday when Jamaica's Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel handed him a four-year ban for the use of the banned drug Clomiphene (Daily Nation) Athletics:Jebitok eyes hat-trick of titles as Cross Country moves to Sotik * The races are part of build up ahead of the national trials set for Lobo, Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County on January 22, 2022 in preparation for the World Cross Country Tour to be held in the same venue on February 12, 2022 * Edina Jebitok, who is in fine form after winning the 10km races in Iten and Kapsokwony, will be seeking to extend her dominance on Saturday (The Star) Athletics: Eldoret City Marathon to include masters in the race * The county boss said he will hold talks with Athletics Kenya on how to incorporate the race in the Eldoret City Marathon * At the concluded Africa Open Masters championships, Kenya bagged 160 gold medals, 41 silver, and seven bronze to defend the title they won in Tunis, Tunisia two years ago (NY Times) Health and Fitness: How Staying Physically Active May Protect the Aging Brain Simple activities like walking boost immune cells in the brain that may help to keep memory sharp and even ward off Alzheimer’s disease (AW) Athletics: World Athletics awards leaves audience wanting more Paula Radcliffe and Jazmin Sawyers whizz through 16 world records and 10 annual prizes during three quarters of an hour as global governing body looks back on a memorable Olympic year (CBC) Athletics: World Athletics names Thompson-Herah, Warholm athletes of the year Thompson-Herah became 1st woman to win back-to-back Olympic sprint doubles     December 1, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Daily Nation) Athletics: Court: Agnes Tirop's husband to remain in custody * Before her murder, Tirop was part of Team Kenya that took part in the Tokyo Olympics Games in August * In September 2021 she broke the record for women’s only road race in Germany, setting a new record of 30 minutes (Irish Times) Drugs in Sport: Russia closer to return amid ‘guarded optimism’ from athletics ruling body Russia reported to be making steady progress to meeting conditions of reinstatement (The Star) Athletics: Jepchirchir praises local races for impact on career growth * Olympic marathon champion says participating in local races set her up for future worldwide success * The 2013 Toulouse Marathon champion Benjamin Bitok praised Uasin Gishu for its efforts at growing athletics at county level * AK held final session of their nationwide consultative fora with athletics stakeholders in Kapsabet, Nandi County (NBC) Athletics: Karsten Warholm, Elaine Thompson-Herah named World Athletics Athletes of the Year (AI) Athletics: Victoria’s 33rd annual TC10K happening April 24, 2022 (The Scotsman) Athletics: Glasgow named as host to 2024 World Indoor Championships by World Athletics World Athletics has announced the 2024 World Indoor Championships will be held in Glasgow (Oregon Live) Athletics: Grand jury seeks details on Nike’s $400 million deal with USA Track and Field (The Star) Athletics: Athletes cry over delay in receiving race winnings * 2015 Dresden Marathon Gladys Kiprotich says athletes and their families suffer while waiting many months for their prize monies * Former marathoner and 1500m/800m specialist Simon Losiaboi complained over biased treatment of athletes completing in the Masters * The two were speaking during AK's penultimate consultative forum with athletics stakeholders in Kapenguria (EA) Athletics: Jakob Ingebrigtsen to make senior debut at the SPAR European Cross Country Championships (Runner's World) Athletics: Criminal Investigation Looks at the Financial Relationship Between USATF and Nike A grand jury has subpoenaed records and contracts dating back to 2012 (BBC) Olympics: Adam Peaty tells DCMS that UK athletes deserve improved government funding Olympic champion Adam Peaty has called on the government to bolster its support of elite athletes who "can't pay their bills with patriotism"

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