Runner's Web October 2021 FrontPage Archive

October 31, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Irish Examiner) Athletics: Eliud Kipchoge: Inside the camp, and the mind, of the greatest marathon runner of all time>A? He’s the greatest marathoner in history, a national hero in Kenya, and an icon for runners around the world. But despite his fame and wealth, Eliud Kipchoge chooses to live the most basic lifestyle. Cathal Dennehy travels to the highlands of Kenya for an inside look at his training camp and to meet a champion with a quiet, complex personalit (The Guardian) Athletics: New UK Athletics chair to give athletes direct say in how governing body is run Ian Beattie wants UKA to move forward after criticism of regime - Plan to give athletes input on hirings after Joanna Coates exit (Mirror) Athletics: Olympic hero Mo Farah lifts lid on retirement plan as glittering career reaches twilight Farah didn't qualify for the Tokyo Olympics this summer, and has accepted the fact his medal-laden career is coming to an end (ITU) Triathlon: Duvoisin and Serrieres battle through the mud to earn 2021 Cross Triathlon World titles (WA) Athletics: Lowe aims high for breast cancer awareness (The Star) Athletics: Cheruiyot, Chelimo rule Eldama Ravine Half Marathon * Cheruiyot from Uasin Gishu county shook off strong challenge from big names including former world cross country junior silver medallist Titus Mbishei to win the men's race. * In 10km race, Nandi’s Zenah Jeptoo won the women's 10km race in 35:06.22 and was followed by compatriot Nesvine Jepleting (36:00.16) and Nakuru’s Faith Cherono (36:18.99) (The Star) Athletics: Kiprop, Kipketer win StanChart Marathon * Kipketer timed 2:30:01 ahead of Naomi Maiyo (2:32:22) and Beatrice Cheptoo (2:32:33). * Perin Nengambi is the women's half marathon champion after she clocked 1:12:59 to cut the tape (Daily Nation) StanChart Marathon: Vincent Ng'etich wins half marathon on debut * In the men's 21km wheelchair race, Samuel Kuria defended his crown while John Wambua finished second in his maiden appearance. Milton Ilahuya was third. * The women's wheelchair race was won by Caroline Wanjira (NY Times) Athletics: He Ran the First N.Y.C. Marathon. Next Week, He’ll Run the 50th Larry Trachtenberg is the only runner who ran the first New York City Marathon who is also racing this year’s event, the marathon’s 50th running (Triathlete) Endurance Sport: Endurance Athletes Are Finally Talking About Domestic Violence With recent cases of runners and triathletes being murdered by their partners, conversations are starting in women's training groups about domestic violence. Here's what you should know Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon - Kenya     October 30, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (AW) Athletics: Francine Niyonsaba’s reinvention as a world-beating distance runner With her performances in 2021, the Burundi has impressively moved up from 800m to longer distances. But will her record-breaking feats accelerate change which could end her career? (Daily Nation) Athletics;It’s all systems go for StanChart Marathon * Athletics 42km race off at 7.30am, wheelchair race at 6:50am * There will be strict Covid-19 screening before the race for all the key players (Examiber) Women in Sport: Athletic events are approaching a dead heat at last There's still some doubt about what the eventual solution will be, but the Paris 2024 Olympics will finally deliver an athletics program with the same number of events for men and women (ITU) Triathlon:Back to back victories in South Korea for brilliant Beth Potter Jawad Abdelmoula wins gold in Tongyeong with an astonishing run performance (The Star) Athletics: Jepchirchir urges peers to take lead in protecting the environment * Jepchirchir is the ambassador for the inaugural Kapsowar Charity and Conservation 10km race * Race director Boniface Tiren expressed his delight at working with Jepchirchir , describing her as a role model for aspiring athletes * The winner will pocket Sh 80,000, whereas the second and third placed will walk away with Sh 50,000 and Sh 30,000 respectively (Independent IE) Drugs in Sport: 'If you dope, then you are lying to yourself' - My week in Kenya with the world's greatest marathon man Despite his fame and fortune, Eliud Kipchoge lives a quiet, simple life in the Kenyan highlands. Cathal Dennehy took a trip into thin air to meet the marathon master and get an insight into his methods (The Star) Athletics: Chemutai eyes StanChart Marathon win after years of near misses * Chemutai finished second at the last edition in 2019 following on from her third and seventh places finishes in 2015 and 2013 * The 2017 Taiyuan Marathon is confident her hard work in training will pay off come Sunday One of the key changes to this year's marathon is the shift of the route from the traditional Uhuru Highway to the Southern By-pass     October 29, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Runner's World) Women in Sport: Former Oregon Runners Corroborate Accusations of Body Composition Focus in Track Program Katie Rainsberger confirmed she had multiple DEXA scans a year. A nutritionist celebrated her falling body fat percentage (AI) Athletics: Did the Chicago Marathon or Nike prevent adidas-contracted East African athletes from competing in Chicago Marathon? "The top 10 men's seeds were all Nike athletes. For the shallow women's field, all of the elites under 2:30 were Nike save for the Americans. What do you think of a major marathon restricting elite Africans to a single shoe sponsor? Fair or foul?" --Let's Run (Runner's World) Athletics: Viola Cheptoo Will Run Her First Marathon With Brother, Bernard Lagat, on the Broadcast It will be a family affair at the 2021 New York City Marathon (Tri247) Triathlon: Lucy Charles-Barclay confirms she will race at WTCS Abu Dhabi (Runner's World) Athletics: How to Run Your Best New York City Marathon Practical race-day advice so you can own the streets of the Big Apple on November 7 (EA) Athletics: Jerusalem gets ready to host the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 345: CJ Albertson CJ Albertson placed 10th at the Boston Marathon just a couple weeks ago. He lead the race up until around mile 17. We get to hear about his mindset during the race, his race plan, how he is feeling after the race, and how he wants to tackle Boston again (Daily Nation) Athletics: Rionotukei seeks maiden win in StanChart Nairobi Marathon * The mother of two finished seventh in 2:45.54 in her first appearance in 2013. Her time and ranking in the event have improved gradually ever since * After clocking 2:34.45 to finish third in 2015 and 2:33.04 for a 2nd-place finish in 2019, Rionotukei told Nation Sport that she hopes her experience in the competition will earn her the top prize on Sunday (The Telegrapg) Athletics: Ethel Scott: Cutlery and silver tea sets for trophies - the untold story of Britain's 'hidden figure' of sprinting Scott's nephew recalls his trailblazing aunt who set an unofficial 100m time of 11.1 seconds between the wars (Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Russian athlete Bryukhankov handed three-year doping ban by World Triathlon World Triathlon has imposed a three-year ban on Russian triathlete Alexander Bryukhankov for the presence of endurance-enhancing drug erythropoietin (EPO) in a urine sample he returned during an in-competition test (NYRR) Athletics: Five-Time Olympian Bernard Lagat and Olympic Medalist Deena Kastor to Join TCS New York City Marathon Broadcast Team 50th running of the event to be televised live on Sunday, November 7 on ABC7/WABC-TV and ESPN2 with John Anderson leading the call Race coverage will be available in over 500 million homes around the world (Olympic Channel) Athletics: New York City Marathon 2021: Top things to know about course, Shalane Flanagan, Peres Jepchirchir, and Kenenisa Bekele Shalane Flanagan targets sixth marathon in six weeks; Olympic champion marathoner Peres Jepchirchir and three-time Olympic gold medallist Kenenisa Bekele among the big name entries (Canadian Running Magazine) Athletics: Some of Canada’s top athletes left out of Athletics Canada funding Ben Preisner and Malindi Elmore are just two of several top athletes who won't receive funding for 2021-202 (AS) Athletics:Eliud Kipchoge: "training hurts more than a marathon" The two-time Olympic gold medalist spoke to AS on his career highs and lows, his routines and, more importantly, his hopes for the future (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Weekend Preview: NCAA DI Conference Championships Weekend     October 28, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Vancouver Sun) Athletics: Sun Run back in 2022 as stadium capacity restrictions lifted In 2019, 43,000 people participated in the run. Race registration peaked at 59,000 in 2008 (Spokane Sports) Athletics: Long Standing Seattle Sporting Event Moves To Spokane The Podium continues to impress track and field decision makers (Insiide the Games) Drugs in Sport: Director of Ukraine's Anti-Doping Agency resigns amid WADA violation claims Director of Ukraine's National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADC), Ivan Kurlishchuk, and his deputy Yaroslav Kruchek have resigned after being accused of breaching international standards by the World Anti-Doping Agency (ITU) Triathlon: Sprint racing continues in South Korea with World Cup Tongyeong (Olympic Channel) Athletics: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce teases Paris 2024: “I’m still on top of the game so why stop there?” In the form of her life the two-time Olympic champion is keeping her options open as she considers making Paris 2024 her fifth Olympic Games (CTolleRun) Athletics: Meghan Roth – Next Thing… I Was In The Ambulance Carrie chats with Meghan Roth, a fast marathoner who survived a cardiac arrest during the 2021 Boston Marathon. She takes Carrie through the day, describing the moments leading up to the race, getting through eight miles, collapsing on the course, having a friend perform CPR on her, waking up in an ambulance, recovering in a Boston hospital for several days following the race, and her ongoing journey towards recovery (USATF) Athletics: USATF Statement in response to Oregonian article dated October 25, 2021 (BBC) Commonwealth Games: Marathon and cycle race routes revealed (The Telegraph) Athletics: Agnes Tirop special report: A confession note, knife and wooden club - the tragic tale of a rising star Plus: Kenyan marathon runner Mary Ngugi calls for an end to gendered violence, as sportswomen around the world unite in grief (Daily Beast) Murdered Olympic Star Had Just Decided to Divorce Husband Over Fears He Would ‘Kill Her’ Sources close to the athlete told The Daily Beast that her marriage was plagued by violence—and that they heard screams from the couple’s home two days before she was found dead (RRW) Athletics: USATF 5-K Championships Return To Abbott Dash to the Finish Line In New York After a one year hiatus due to the pandemic, the USATF 5-K Championships return to the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5-K in New York City on Saturday, November 6, one day before the 50th running of the TCS New York City Marathon (ABC) Women in Sport: Second NCAA gender equity report shows spending disparities The NCAA has fallen short of upholding its commitment to gender equity, spending more on male athletes on average than female ones (GoHeels) Athletics: 50 Years: Shalane Flanagan's Excellence In Chapel Hill And Beyond (Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Ukraine athletes "given advance notice of out-of-competition testing since 2012," WADA report claims Ukraine’s National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADC) has been giving athletes advance notice of what should have been unexpected out-of-competition tests since 2012 according to a report published today by the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) department (USTFCCCA) Athletics: #NCAAXC Returns To ESPNU On November 20     October 27, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (NYRR) Athletics: Olympic Medalists and National Champions to Headline 2021 USATF 5K Championships at Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K on Saturday, November 6 Paul Chelimo, Matthew Centrowitz, Erika Kemp, and Gwen Jorgensen to highlight 5K races, which will be streamed live on USATF.TV (RunRepeat) Health and Fitness: Fitness Trends 2021: New Trends in Fitness * Exercising outdoors is the most popular fitness trend going into 2021: * 59.1% of active adults chose outdoor activities like running, training, hiking, and walking as the best way to stay fit in 2021; up 14.6% from the start of 2020 * 39.4% of gym members are switching to running and other outdoor activities in 2021 (Cycling News) Women in Sport: Annemiek van Vleuten blog: A connection between the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes 'I'm convinced that it will be interesting for many people from a commercial point of view' (Sky Sports) Athletics: Black History Month: Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wants to take career to another level During Black History Month, Sky Sports News' Emma Paton sits down with one of the great sprinters of all time, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce; the 34-year-old Jamaican shows no signs of slowing down - Fraser-Pryce is a three-time Olympic and nine-time world champion, and is only getting faster (BBC) Athletics: Brother Colm: 'Unbelievable' to get Irish award for coaching in Kenya Brother Colm O'Connell says it is a "tremendous honour" to receive an award from the Irish government for his work coaching athletes in Kenya (The Star) Athletics: Kipyegon looking forward to meeting athletics great Gebreselassie * The 2021 Diamond League trophy winner described the marathon as the perfect launchpad for budding talents in long distance races * She will be the guest of honour at the Great Ethiopian Run International 10km on November 14 in Addis Ababa * Dagmawit Amare, Great Ethiopian Run general manager, said she has raised the race's profile to another level (SportsGazette) Women in Sport: Athletics DSD regulations are flawed, Christine Mboma is the next victim (Irish Times) Athletics: Letesenbet Gidey’s Valencia effort the fastest ever women’s running performance Ethiopian’s half marathon run the latest in a string of record-breaking performances (AI) Athletics: Letesenbet Gidey’s half-marathon world record is simply off the charts Three-time Olympian Jon Brown offered a unique perspective on time-measured performances, "Stop tail-chasing! Athletics gave up its right to value itself by time when it failed to protect the integrity of the sport from unnecessary shoe technology. Now the sport doesn’t really know how to value any performances outside of placings, so it clings to the old ways of evaluating by time. The only meaningful comparison or way to measure performances now (arguably ever) is head-to-head competition. In this instance, we can only say Gidey beat a good quality field, but any time speculation is basically tail-chasing A more interesting discussion would be how Gidey would compare against the other great Ethiopian women champions (Derartu) Tulu, (Gete) Wami, or Meseret Defar for instance."     October 26, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (Falmouth Road Race) Athletics: Falmouth in the Fall Road Race Secures Title Sponsor Race Committee to honor longtime race director Don Facey (WA) Athletics: Saunders, on her journey from the edge to Tokyo, Oregon and beyond (SlowTwitch) Triathlon: Ironman California Canceled by ‘Cyclone Bomb’ (Spikes) Athletics: Agnes Earlier this month, the world of running lost one of its brightest stars. Agnes Tirop was just 25 years old when she was found dead at her home in Iten, Kenya, her alleged murder cutting short a life that left an impact on so many (Irish Times) Athletics: Beijing Marathon postponed after number of Chinese Covid cases increases Marathon in the capital the second victim of rising numbers after Wuhan race delayed (Mirror) Athletics: Athlete, 25, diagnosed with incurable cancer after being told he had IBS 'due to stress' Middle-distance runner Andrew McAslan had his world turned upside down when he was diagnosed with cancer and is raising awareness to help find a cure for his condition (The Monring Shakeout) Athletics: Podcast: Episode 179 with George Hirsch “If there’s stressful stuff, and who doesn’t have that, the run eases it. It absolutely does. We hear this, of course, from lots of people, and more and more people are figuring out what’s going on in terms of brain chemistry—it eases anxiety and stress, I’m talking about serious stress with people, clinical anxiety—but I feel that. And so years and years ago I kind of assumed a mantra, if you will, and that is you come home from work and haven’t run, and it is, ‘When in doubt, do it.’ And it’s served me well, and it still doesn’t mean I haven’t missed some days, but if I’m kind of on the fence, I’m a little tired, I don’t feel up to it, a lot on my mind—get out the door, get in some miles, and I always find that I’m better off for it.” (Track & Field News) Athletics:Valencia Half-Marathon — Gidey Stuns With WR Debut Letesenbet Gidey absolutely crushed the World Record with her 62:52 (NJ.com) Athletics: USA gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin makes post-Olympics return to Union Catholic (Elevated Sport) Athletics: Hybl Sports Performance Center an international class distance running summit led by some of the most successful distance coaches in the world (WSJ) Health and Fitness: Are You Working Out Too Much? Even an Ironman Needs a Rest It took a pandemic-forced slowdown to make this CFO and endurance athlete realize he was training too hard (Cycxling News) Drugs in Sport: British rider rode away from doping tester days before 2012 Olympics Sutton vouches for rider and training group where nandrolone trace was found, in latest Mail on Sunday revelations (The Star) Athletixs: Virtual race begins as StanChart set for Sunday * Thika, Kisumu, Kakamega, Nakuru, Kitale, Siaya, Eldoret, Kericho, Mombasa, Meruand Nanyuki are among the towns segmented for participants to join other runners for the virtual run. * Participants will be required to sign up for the challenge either in 5Km, 10km, 21km, 42km or 42km relay (USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA & NJCAA XC National Athletes of the Week (Triathlete) Triathlon: The 16 Greatest Triathletes of All Time>A? Our exhaustive list of the greatest triathletes spans four decades of racing, features athletes from across the world, and includes highlights from every distance and discipline of triathlon     October 25, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (AW) Athletics: Greg Rutherford enters England Athletics hall of fame Long jump legend is joined by Paul Nihill, Cherry Alexander, Tony Jarrett, Sheila Sherwood, Lloyd Cowan, Verona Elder and Jason Gardener as 2021 inductees (Oregon Live) Women in Sport: Women athletes allege body shaming within Oregon Ducks track and field program (Diamond League) Athletics: Every Diamond League Record in 2021 From Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha to Anzhelika Sidorova via a couple of world record breakers, the 2021 season saw a total of nine new Wanda Diamond League records (Toni Reavis) Athletics: Brong Back Racing Madame Marathon has had her teeth kicked in over recent decades. An event that once struck fear in the hearts of brave combatants has been turned into just another distance to attack (Runner's World) Athletics: Letesenbet Gidey Shatters the Half Marathon World Record in Valencia The 23-year-old Ethiopian held a 4:48/mile pace, securing her third world record this year (ESW) Athletics: America’s Finest City Welcomes Back Runners to The Ultimate Running Block Party at Heineken 0.0 Rock ‘n Roll Running Series San Diego, The Birthplace of The Series Sammi Groce (San Diego, Calif.) and Maj. Jason Brosseau (Colorado Springs, Colo.) win Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series San Diego Marathon - Spencer Johnson (San Diego, Calif.) and Sylvia Bedford (South Jordan, Utah) victorious in Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series San Diego Half Marathon - More than 1,000 Health Care Workers started at the front corral as part of the race’s initiative to thank participants from the frontlines of the pandemic (NYRR) Athletics: Gary Muhrcke, Ibrahim Hussein, Liz McColgan, Kurt Fearnley, and Shalane Flanagan to Be Inducted Into NYRR Hall of Fame Two-time defending Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge to receive Abebe Bikla Award for his lifetime achievements (USATF) Athletics: Morley Dominates, Simbassa Sprints to Victory at the USATF 25 km Championships presented by Toyota (WA) Athletics: Kipchoge crowned best male athlete of Tokyo 2020 at ANOC Awards (Namibian) Athletics: Botha explains Mboma 'snub' Coach Henk Botha said he expected Christine Mboma to be nominated for World Athletics' Rising Star award, after she failed to be nominated for the Female World Athlete of the Year award (The Guardian) Running: Marathon des Sables runners say organisers failed in duty of care Exclusive: some competitors say they feared they would die in 56C Sahara heat during six-day 250km race (SCMP) Athletics: Hong Kong marathon, first event of its kind since pandemic hit, marred by injuries, allegations of censorship * Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon was also the first event of its kind since implementation of national security law * Several runners have complained they were told to cover up tattoos, logos and slogans or be banned from the race (Tri247) Triathlon: -Herbalife24 Triathlon Los Angeles: Emma takes lead role in La La Land (The Star) Athletics: Kipchirchir eyes back-to-back Eldoret City Marathon title * The Uasin Gishu-born runner had to wait for four months before receiving his reward as they were awaiting anti-doping test results * Kipchirchir was awarded the fruits of his sweat alongside Mercy Kipchumba, winner of the women's marathon * County boss Jackson Mandago encouraged the athletes to immediately shift focus to upcoming competitions     October 24, 2021    [Links load in new window]   (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Weekend Recap: October 22-24 (ITU) Triathlon: Beth Potter strikes World Cup gold in Haeundae Beach An emotional victory for Anthony Pujades in World Triathlon Cup Haeundae (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenyans shine in Rotterdam, Venice races * And it was a clean sweep for Kenyan men in the Venice Marathon as Anderson Seroi Saitoti won the race in 2:12:22 ahead of Justus Kangogo who timed 2:13:35, while Gilbert Chumba sealed the podium three in 2:13:56. * Italian Sofia Yaremchuk won the women's category clocking 2:29:12 ahead of Kenya’s Marion Kibor who timed 2:31:17, while Ethiopia’s Megertu Ifa Geletu settled for third spot in 2:33:30 (RRW) Athletics: Astonishing World Half-Marathon Record For Letesenbet Gidey in Valencia In her half-marathon debut today at the Medio Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP in Valencia, world 5000m and 10,000m record holder Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia obliterated the world record for a mixed-gender race, running an astonishing 1:02:52 (Evening Standard0 Athletics: Letesenbet Gidey destroys half-marathon world record by more than a minute in Valencia (EA) Athletics: Abdi smashes European marathon record with 2:03:35 for victory in Rotterdam (AA) Athletics: Four-time Olympian Dani Stevens calls time on her career (The Telegraph) Athletics: Inside UK Athletics' turmoil: athletes revolt, outsiders leave sport 'in a mess' - and shock exits The sport was rocked on Thursday when UK Athletics chief executive Jo Coates and performance director Sara Symington resigned (Mirror) Athletics: Lionel Richie was secret to Mo Farah's comeback after suffering broken foot Olympic champ Mo says Lionel Richie classics like Hello have been his secret weapon in battle to get back on winning form (German Road Races) Athletics: Jubilee NN Marathon Rotterdam 2021 features many top athletes with boundless ambition This top 8 will be joined in the first group by John Langat (Ken, 2.07.11), Asefa Tefera Mengisa (Eth, 2.07.47), Cyrus Mutai (Ken, 2.10.28) and Titus Kipruto (2.12.43). This makes for a mighty ‘vanguard’ that is considered capable of creating a nerve-wrecking race full of tension and fast times NN Marathon Rotterdam - Netherlands Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon - Hong Kong Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP - Spain Webcast- 2:25 AM EDT   October 23, 2021    [Links load in new window] (BBC) Athletics:Agnes Tirop: Mourners pay respects to running star Leading athletes have joined hundreds of mourners at the funeral of Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop, who was stabbed to death in her home (The Guardian) Agnes Tirop: Kenyan Olympian’s funeral attended by over 1,000 mourners The long-distance runner was buried in her home town in Kenyan highlands after being found stabbed to death (SCMP) Athletics: Wuhan Marathon postponed amid surge of Covid-19 cases in China * Organisers pull the plug just days before 26,000 runners were set to return to Hubei capital, with strict Covid-19 protocols in place * Registered runners will retain entry for race, which will be rearranged for a later date, and also have their registration fees refunded (Mirror) Athletics: Alex Quinonez dead: Olympic sprint star shot and killed in Ecuador 'assassination' Tributes have been paid to athlete Alex Quinonez, after the former Olympic finalist and World Championship medalist was shot dead in his home city of Guayaquil in Ecuador (RRW) Athletics: Pending Half-Marathon World Record By Yalemzerf Yehualaw Will Not Be Ratified Race organizers announced yesterday that the course was short by 54 meters, just 0.256% of the race distance (VeloNews) Cycling: Chris Froome on pro racing’s ever-evolving tech tool box Four-time Tour de France champion talks about the next big things in training and racing tech (Cycling News) Drugs in Sport: Use of Tizanidine in cycling crosses an ethical red line, says former Tour de France doctor Jean-Pierre de Mondenard warns Ouest France about the medicalization of the sport (Stuff NZ) Athletics:Italy outraged after world's fastest man excluded from athletics awards list (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 343: Nell Rojas – 6th place in Boston, Patience is the way forward Nell Rojas just finished 6th at the Boston Marathon as the first American woman! What an exciting race for Nell. She ran a 2:27:12 which is around a minute PR for her. This was only Nell’s fourth marathon and her first Major Marathon (The Drop) Athletics: Keira D'Amato, Nike Pro She's back! Keira D'Amato is one of our favorite guests ever, so we're excited that she's back on the pod this week. We catch up on everything from the last year, including her Nike sponsorship and placing 4th in the Chicago Marathon (BBC) Athletics: Cheptegei, Kipyegon & Kipchoge up for World Athlete of the Year Kenya's Faith Kipyegon has joined compatriot Eliud Kipchoge and Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei in being nominated for the World Athlete of the Year award (WA) Athletics: Gidey and Yehualaw target world half marathon record in Valencia (Daily Mail) Athletics: Stephen Maguire is favourite to take on the UK Athletics shambles - with the new candidate faced with several senior athletes' disillusionment with the state of the sport * Stephen Maguire's departure from UK Athletics last year is seen as a mistake * If he returns, it is unclear how current head coach Christian Malcolm would fare * Ex-sprinter Malcolm was criticised by leading British stars in Zurich last month Toronto Women's Run - Toronto, ON USATF 25 km Championships - Grand Rapids, MI   October 22, 2021    [Links load in new window] (NY Times) Athletics:Disappointing Race? Reframe It After a big race, professional athletes and amateurs often face the same challenge: how to react when the run doesn’t go according to plan A, B or C (Bloomberg) Athletics: The Hidden Ways the Ultrarich Pass Wealth to Their Heirs Tax-Free An inside look at how Nike founder Phil Knight is giving a fortune to his family while avoiding billions in U.S. taxes (Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: Thompson-Herah nominated for Female Athlete of the Year 2021 Jamaican sprint star Elaine Thompson-Herah has been nominated for the 2021 World Athletics Female Athlete of the Year award (Mirror) Athletics: Mo Farah reflects on "tough" Olympics disappointment and hints at new role at Paris Games EXCLUSIVE: After falling just short of qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Sir Mo Farah hinted that his next appearance at a summer games could be in a different capacity (WA) Athletics: Nominees announced for Female World Athlete of the Year 2021 (Daily Nation) Athletics: Thousands mourn Agnes Tirop on the streets of Eldoret * While holding a giant banner with "End Gender Based Violence" and Tirop's images emblazoned on it, the message was clear - the athletics fraternity is fed up with the domestic squabbles that have now taken on of the country's rising stars. * Tirop, who was found dead in her home in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County last week, will be buried on Saturday in her parent's home in Kapnyamisa Village, Mosoriot, Nandi County (The Standard HK) Athletics: Marathon organizer warns runners against carrying political slogans Those who carry political slogans in this Sunday's Standard Chartered Marathon will risk getting banned from the race, its organizer warns : (WA) Athletics: World Cross Country Tour heads to Amorebieta (The Star) Athletics: Kipchoge, Cheptegei to battle for best male athlete award * ipchoge bounced back handsomely from last year's setback in London to win a second successive Olympic marathon title in Tokyo * Joshua Cheptegei who finally clinched his first Olympic gold at the Tokyo Games in August, timing 12:58.15 to win the men's 5000m * Voting ends on November 6 and is open to WA Council, WA Family whereas fans can vote via WA's social media pages (WatchAthletics) Athletics: Elite fields for the NN Marathon Rotterdam 2021 (Daily Nation) Athletics: Agnes Tirop's death highlights pressures faced by Kenyan female athletes * Although their meteoric rise seemingly reflects a progressive shift in gender norms, the reality is much more grim, with young women particularly vulnerable to financial exploitation at the hands of coaches, agents and even their loved ones * Keitany's career exposed her to several young athletes like Tirop, who spend years balancing their demanding professional lives with social expectations around marriage and motherhood while also serving as the key breadwinner for large extended families (The Telegraph) Athletics: UK Athletics lurches further into crisis as athletes voice betrayal in wake of shock resignations Chief executive Jo Coates and performance director Sara Symington have resigned following months of turmoil (Japan Today) Drugs in Sport: Russian triathlete is 1st DQ from Tokyo Olympics for doping In the first formal disqualification of a Tokyo Olympics athlete for doping, Russian Igor Polyanskiy has been banned for three years, World Triathlon said on Thursday (Daily Mail) Athletics: UK Athletics crisis continues as CEO Joanna Coates QUITS following fiery board meeting after less than two years in the role... and performance director Sara Symington also resigns! * Joanna Coates' reign as CEO has been characterised by unpopular decisions * The recruitment of Sara Symington has meanwhile been maligned in the sport * A decision to name Christian Malcolm as head coach was also strongly criticised * The boiling point came at last month's Diamond League final in Zurich (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Weekend Preview: Championship Season Begins; High-Caliber Racing Awaits (ESPN) Athletics: A heart attack, a rescue and a recovery at the Boston Marathon A seasoned marathon runner is "grateful" for the strangers that came to her aid at the 8-mile marker of the Boston Marathon earlier this month when she had a heart attack (watchAthletics) Athletics: Istanbul marathon returns with world-class elite fields and more than 35,000 runners   October 21, 2021    [Links load in new window] (WA) Athletics: Nominees announced for Male World Athlete of the Year 2021 (NYRR) Athletics: Team 50 to Represent Stories of Most Inspiring Runners at 50th Running of the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 7 (AI) Athletics: Agnes Tirop’s suspected killer may have been after her wealth (The Record) Athletics: Kitchener distance runner Ben Flanagan ponders best path to Paris (AW) Athletics: Jazmin Sawyers: “It seems you have to earn the right not to be racially abused” October is Black History Month in the UK but Jazmin Sawyers feels like there is still a lot of work to be done in terms of changing attitudes (AllAfrica) Athletics: Rotich Confessed to Killing Athlete Tirop, Say Police The prime suspect in the murder of two-time world 10,000 metres bronze medalist Agnes Tirop, Ibrahim Emmanuel Rotich, admitted to killing her before he fled her Iten home (ITU) Triathlon: Famous Haeundae Beach welcomes triathlon stars for Saturday’s World Cup (CTolleRun) Athletics: Shalane Flanagan – World Tour Of Marathoning Carrie welcomes Olympian Shalane Flanagan back to the show! They discuss Project Eclipse, which is Shalane’s attempt to run every Abbott World Marathon Major in a 42 day period. They also discuss her training, her cravings, her recovery, what she thinks about walking in a marathon, her little boy Jack, her husband, her cookbooks, and so much more! (Gary Cohen Running) Athletics: Kim Smith Interview Kim Smith is a three-time Olympian at 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters and the marathon (Namibian) Athletics: Mboma and Masilingi's star power grows Namibia's tar athletes Beatrice Masilingi and Christine Mboma have not only become stars on the tracks of the world – they have also grown their social media pulling power and are now associated with some of the top brands in the world (BBC) Athletics: Elaine Thompson-Herah on taming the demons en route to Tokyo gold Last summer, two weeks before the Jamaican Olympic trials, Elaine Thompson-Herah's Achilles was hurting. Again (Tri247) Triathlon: IRONMAN California expert analysis: The lowdown on ‘The Showdown It’s the race everyone is talking about; Jan Frodeno vs. Gustav Iden vs. Lionel Sanders at IRONMAN California on Sunday (SportsMax) Athletics: 'Gayle will challenge top Ja sprinters next season' - MVP coach Francis predicts big upcoming year for jumper   October 20, 2021    [Links load in new window] (12th Man) Athletics: Mu Named One of Five Finalists for 91st AAU James E. Sullivan Award (Royal Gazette) Triathlon: Bermuda Triangle Challenge cancelled again as organisers emphasise safety first (Mail & Guardian) Athletics: Agnes Tirop’s blossoming cut short by brutal murder There is no doubt that Agnes Jebet Tirop, 25, the late Kenyan long-distance runner and Olympian who competed in the 1 500m, 5 000m, 10 000m and cross-country events, was headed for stardom (The Standard HK) Athletics: Marathon runners warned against breaching the law (The Guardian) Drugs in Sport: Wada uncovers ‘potential wrongdoing’ in drug testing of British cyclists Operation Echo inquiry launched over actions taken in 2011 - ‘Potential wrongdoing in both British Cycling and UKAD’ (The Spun) Athletics: Q&A With Jasmine Camacho-Quinn: Overcoming Adversity, Partnership With Buchanan’s, Winning Gold At 2020 Olympics (WBUR) Athletics: A running scandal and the price of power at Nike In the world of professional running, one company stands above all (Track & Field News*) Athletics: 2021 HS Girls Athlete Of The Year — Paige Sommers Says AOY Paige Sommers, “Just getting that national record was the cherry on top for all the work I put in all through high school.” HS Boys Athlete Of The Year — Hobbs Kessler There was no doubt that Hobbs Kessler was the No. 1 prep boy of the Olympic year   October 19, 2021    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Registration Now Open for 42nd Annual Eastbay Cross Country Championship Regionals (Formally Foot Locker Cross Country) After a one year hiatus due to the covid pandemic, high school cross country’s most esteemed and historic race will be back this fall stronger than ever under the Eastbay moniker, and looking to crown the nation’s true girls and boys champions (Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: ‘I am training independently’ — Thompson Herah Two-time double Olympic sprint champion confirms MVP split (AI) Athletics: Endurance star Letesenbet Gidey the latest NN Running Team recruit She is the world 5000m and 10,000m, record-holder (USATF) Athletics: First Masters Cross Country National Champions Crowned in 21 Months (USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA & NJCAA XC National Athletes of the Week (Gulf News) triathlon: World’s leading triathletes set for World Championship Series Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Sports Council announces Elite List, which boasts Olympic stars (BBC) Athletics: Keely Hodgkinson: GB 800m runner granted top-level funding Keely Hodgkinson has been granted top-level funding on the British Athletics World Class Programme but some big names have missed out Athletics: Istanbul Marathon returns on November 7th with strong elite fields and a total of over 35,000 runners Ethiopians Herpasa Negasa and Mamitu Daska head the start lists with personal bests of 2:03:40 and 2:21:59 respectively (The Morning Shakeout) Athletics: Podcast: Episode 178 with Dana Giordano “My goals and expectations when I joined the team was committing to the Olympic Trials…but we were all changed through the pandemic. Who I am as a 24-year-old joining a professional team versus me as a 27-year-old kind of living through this high-end running thing, one of my number one goals is I don’t want to just be stuck on the domestic mile circuit. If I’m going to do this, I want to do it right. And I was pretty bummed that my body tipped the other end of the scale and couldn’t quite figure it out…I think if I committed to keep going and training in the environment that I was in, it kind of would have been the same cycle, so I was like, ‘You know what, this might not be the most prudent move, but I’m going to end this and start a new chapter,’ so that’s kind of what I’ve been doing this summer, is figuring out what that chapter looks like.” (WA) Athletics: Olympic medallist Bradshaw ready to be a role model as she celebrates body diversity (The Independent) Athletics: Mo Farah could still compete for Great Britain, Christian Malcolm claims Farah twice failed to hit the Olympic qualifying time for the 10,000m in the summer (Daily Mail) Athletics: Olympic head coach Christian Malcolm holds clear-the-air talks with British athletics stars following a 'cry for help' to Lord Sebastian Coe * Group of track and field stars were scathing in their assessment of UK Athletics * Several complained directly to Lord Sebastian Coe about the state of the sport * Christian Malcolm says he has had ‘productive’ talks with a number of athletes (BBC) Olympics: Friendship Games 1984: When Great Britain took part in the 'Iron Curtain Olympics' (The Guardian) Athletics: The third man on the podium in 1968 Olympic protest Mike Pender commemorates Peter Norman, who voiced his support for Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Games (AW) Athletics: Winners and losers in the latest British Athletics funding decisions As the dust settles from the Tokyo Olympics, the national governing body has named 67 athletes who will receive Lottery funding in the next 12 months – and it includes some notable omissions (BBC) Andrew Butchart loses funding as partner Lynsey Sharp returns to programme Andrew Butchart has lost his British Athletics funding as partner Lynsey Sharp returns to the programme (USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2021 NCAA DI Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 5 2021 NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 5 (New Frame) Athletics: How Italy got ahead in the sprints Lamont Marcell Jacobs is an unlikely star to take over from Usain Bolt. But those who have been following his and Italy’s athletics progress weren’t surprised that they won Olympic gold   October 18, 2021    [Links load in new window] (Inside the Games) Olympics: Los Angeles 2028 Athletes Commission holds first meeting (BBC) Athletics: Great South Run: 16,000 compete in Portsmouth British 5,000m record holder Eilish McColgan clocked a time of 50 minutes and 43 seconds to take victory and claim a new course record time (Toronto Star) Athletics: Road racing returns as runners compete in the Toronto Waterfront Marathon (Daily Nation) Athletics: Tirop's husband to spend 20 days in police custody * Rotich, who allegedly murdered Tirop on Wednesday last week, was on Monday arraigned before Senior Principal Magistrate Charles Kutwa * Senior Principal Magistrate Charles Kutwa who presided over the matter ordered the suspect to be remanded at Eldoret Central police station for 20 days to pave way for more investigations into the killing of the slain international runner * Senior Director of Public Prosecution Judith Ayuma told the court that police detectives are yet to complete investigations with a view of apprehending more suspects linked to the murder of the slain runner (Olympic Channel) Athletics: Kamalpreet Kaur on mental block against rainy conditions and how it derailed her Tokyo 2020 campaign Kaur finished sixth in the women's discus throw event at Tokyo 2020 after rain interrupted the competition briefly (WA) Athletics: Tanui and Tola smash Dutch all-comers’ records in Amsterdam (CBC) Athletics: Ben Flanagan, Leslie Sexton capture their 1st Canadian 10K road race titles Elite runners post 28:41, 32:04 PBs along lakeshore in Toronto Waterfront event   October 17, 2021    [Links load in new window] (AW) Athletics: Eilish McColgan smashes British 10-mile record at Great South Run Scottish runner breaks Paula Radcliffe’s national mark and Sonia O’Sullivan’s course record on the roads of Portsmouth Athletics: Flanagan and Sexton Crowned Canadian 10K Champions Ben Flanagan (28:45) and Leslie Sexton (32:04) earned Canadian 10k championship gold medals (plus $5,500 first place prize money each) this morning at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 10k. Scottish International, Sarah Inglis, crossed the line first among the women (31:59) but is ineligible for medals and prize money being a guest. Athletics: Tola and Tanui win TCS Amsterdam Marathon in record time The TCS Amsterdam Marathon was won today by Tamirat Tola and Angela Tanui in two new course records (Cycling Weekly) Drugs in Sport: Two Italian cyclists banned following doping violations One was an amateur time trial champion (Yahoo) Drugs in Sport: What happened to Lance Armstrong after his doping scandal? (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenyans Tanui, Rotich smash course records in Amsterdam and Paris * Tanui set a new course record after winning in 2 hours, 17 minutes and 57 seconds ahead of compatriot Maureen Chepkemoi in Netherlands on Sunday * In Paris Marathon, Kenya's Elisha Rotich smashed Kenenisa Bekele's course record of 2:05:04 after timing 2:04:18 to emerge victorious * Ethiopia's Hailemaryam Kiros came in second place after clocking 2:04:42 while Hillary Kipsambu was third in 2:04:45 (France24) Athletics: Kenya's Elisha Rotich and Ethiopia's Tigist Memuye win Paris marathon (AW) Athletics: Charlie Webster calls for action on abuse in athletics The BBC documentary Nowhere to Run highlighted past failings in how UKA dealt with cases of abuse but, asks Charlie Webster, how do we now stop history repeating itself? (EA) Athletics: Hassan and Warholm crowned 2021 European Athletes of the Year (Boston.com) Athletics: Weini Kelati sets American record at Boston 10k for Women "All I was thinking was I’m just going to go and run my race." TCS Amsterdam Marathon - Amsterdam, NL Schneider Electric Paris Marathon - Paris, France Toronto Waterfrnt 10K - Toronto, ON   October 16, 2021    [Links load in new window] (TSN) Athletics: Charlotte, Alan Brookes helped prop up road racing community during pandemic (Women's Running) Athletics: Emma Bates: “For Me to Run My Best I Have to be Happy” In 2021, Emma Bates switched training groups, found a new coach, and moved to Colorado. All the changes did her good (WA) Athletics: Tola, Walelegn, Tanui and Sado set for exciting clashes in Amsterdam Five sub-2:05 men and eight sub-2:25 women ready to roll in the Dutch capital (Daily Nation) Athletics: AK launch Tirop funeral team as tributes pour in * Murkomen wants Ministry of Sports to formulate a psycho-social support policy * Tirop, 25, was found murdered in her house in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County, on Wednesday. * Her death has seen many who depended on her pondering their next move (Royal Gazette) Triathlon: Flora Duffy gives clearest intent of Olympic title defence in Paris Flora Duffy has signalled her intent of defending her Olympic crown in Paris in three years' time as she aims to add yet another momentous chapter to an illustrious career (AW) Athletics: Timothy Cheruiyot to be special guest at BMC endurance day World 1500m champion and coach Bernard Ouma to talk at British Milers’ Club event on the European Endurance Conference weekend in Leeds (Women's Running) Athletics: How to Cope with the Post-Marathon Blues Feeling adrift in a black hole after your marathon? You’re normal, and in good company. World-class runners, coaches, and sport psychologists offer their advice (Runner's World) UltraRunning: 172 Runners Started This Ultramarathon. 21 of Them Never Came Back. As temperatures dropped toward freezing and rain pelted the trail, runners in China's Yellow River Stone Forest 100K knew they were in danger (Daily Monitor) Athletics: Cheptegei dreams Joshua Cheptegei’s dream is to turn the country into an athletics powerhouse (Reuters) Athletics: Olympic champion Warner seeks entry to elite decathlon club Damian Warner may have won decathlon gold at the Tokyo Olympics in record-setting fashion but the Canadian is far from satisfied and is already plotting a course he hopes will land him in an elite club of repeat champions (WA) Athletics: Close battles expected at Paris Marathon Eighteen months since the last edition of the Schneider Electric Paris Marathon, the World Athletics Elite Label race returns to the French capital on Sunday (Track & Field News*) Athletics: Pre-Nationals Men — Mantz Beats Course Record Adriaan Wildschutt hung in there for much of the race, but BYU’s Conner Mantz prevailed at the end (Reuters) Athletics: De Grasse ready to dominate sprints, says Bolt Lamont Marcell Jacobs may be the 100 metres Olympic champion but Andre De Grasse is the man to watch and runner most likely to put his stamp on the men's sprints, says the world's fastest man Usain Bolt (HockeyGeekGirl) Athletics:Boston marathon 2021 the Role Playing Game Race Report 9 Run Run - Stittsville, ON Boston 10K for Women - Boston< MA   October 15, 2021    [Links load in new window] (Daily Nation) Athletics: Another Kenyan athlete killed in domestic squabble * Local police have said that Muthoni’s husband, Kennedy Chomba, is the prime suspect. * Muthoni, who was also a Kenya Wildlife Service officer based in Embu, participated in athletics events in the region (China Daily) Drugs in Sport: China ups the ante in anti-doping fight Government agency announces key partner for lab work at Winter Games (AP) Athletics: Allyson Felix, Naomi Osaka earn women’s sports awards (Triathlon Magazine) Triathlon: Precious Penticton: Ironman Canada returns to its roots One of the original Ironman qualifying races, Ironman Canada has a storied history in Penticton Athletics: Elite athletes TCS Amsterdam Marathon aim for course record and national titles At the marathon this Sunday, Tamirat Tola will attack the course record of 2.04.06 set by Lawrence Cherono, 2018 (SpringerLink) Women in Sport: Transgender Women in the Female Category of Sport: Perspectives on Testosterone Suppression and Performance Advantage Current evidence shows the biological advantage, most notably in terms of muscle mass and strength, conferred by male puberty and thus enjoyed by most transgender women is only minimally reduced when testosterone is suppressed as per current sporting guidelines for transgender athletes (CBC) Athletics: With Olympic weight lifted, Wodak set for return at Toronto Waterfront Marathon 10K 2-time defending Canadian champion among 5,000 in Sunday race along lakeshore (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 342: Emma Bates – Second place at the 2021 Chicago Marathon Emma Bates just placed 2nd at the Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:24:20. So exciting to see her execute that race so well! This was Emma’s 5th marathon. She ran the Chicago Marathon in 2019 in 2:25:27 where she placed 4th. She tells us all about the race in this episode and how she executed that, what it’s been like training with Team Boss, being sponsored by Asics, and so much more! (Daily Nation) Athletics: Husband of slain Kenyan star Agnes Tirop due in court * brahim Rotich was detained in the coastal city of Mombasa on Thursday over the death of the 25-year-old at their home in Iten in western Kenya (RRW) Athletics: In The Long Run, Edna Kiplagat Is The Winner Nearly 16 years ago in the Nevada desert, a 26 year-old Kenyan named Edna Kiplagat finished tenth at the Las Vegas Marathon (Daily Nation) Athletics: Police finally arrest Agnes Tirop's husband in Mombasa * Rotich, who is the key suspect in the murder of the 25-year-old two-time World Championships medallist, was apprehended by police in Changamwe, Mombasa on Thursday night after being trailed for two days. * Tirop was found dead in her bedroom in their home in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County on Wednesday with stab wounds (BBC) Agnes Tirop: Husband arrested in Kenya after athlete's death Police in Kenya have arrested the husband of record-breaking long-distance runner Agnes Tirop who was stabbed to death at her home (CBC) Athletics: For Canadian 80-and-over Boston Marathon champion, oatmeal and rest keys to success Keijo Taivassalo, 82, earns 2nd straight age-group title (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Headlines Huge Cross Country Weekend !-- MediaStrike Code -->   October 14, 2021    [Links load in new window] (Yorkshire Eevening Post) Triathlon:Jonny Brownlee heading home as World Triathlon Championship returns to Leeds in 2022 Jonny Brownlee, Jess Learmonth, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Alex Yee are coming back to compete in Leeds Athletics: Ten to Watch at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 10K The 2021 Canadian 10k Championships are set for this sunday, October 17 in Toronto - a collaborative effort between Run Ottawa, Canada Running Series and Athletics Canada. (Citius Mag) Athletics: Interview: What’s Next For Nick Willis After 5 Olympics and 19 Years Of Breaking Four Minutes For The Mile Nick Willis took a long break after the Tokyo Olympics and his off-season has consisted of lots of basketball and skateboarding (Lexology) Drugs in Sport: All doped up: The continuing challenge of dealing with doping in sports (The Star) Athletics: AK postpone cross country series opener in honour of Tirop * Tuwei said the postponement is necessary to allow for a two-week mourning period after which new dates will be announced * •The federation's top brass will tomorrow visit the family of the deceased to condole with them (ITU) Triathlon: World Triathlon Board approves the first dates of the 2022 calendar (CTolleRun) Athletics: CJ Albertson – I Ran To Win Carrie chats with CJ Albertson, the man who led the 2021 Boston Marathon for 20 miles before finishing 10th overall (and second American)! They talk about his race and his strategy, why he thought it was important to keep the crowd engaged, how he broke through the wall to finish out the race, how his friends and family reacted to his performance, his history in the sport (including several world records), and much more! (The Guardian) Athletics: ‘People shunned me like hot lava’: the runner who raised his fist and risked his life At the 1968 Olympics, Tommie Smith, winner of the men’s 200 metres, stood on the podium and lifted his hand to protest racism. That moment would end his running career – and shake the world (CGTN Africa) Athletics: Former World Athletics Champion helps develop Kenya’s next generation of winners (Inside the Games) Athletics: Kipchoge challenge to mark 1,000 days until Paris 2024 and offer places in mass-participation marathon Olympic marathon champion and world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge is to star in a pursuit race on the Champs-Elysées in Paris later this month to mark 1,000 days until the 2024 Olympic Games (EA) Athletics: European Athletics announces Dynamic New Athletics Indoor 2022 in Glasgow (Fox Sports) Athletics: Olympian found dead in ‘cowardly’ suspected murder as police search for husband (BBC) Husband a ‘suspect’ as Kenyan athlete Tirop found dead Kenyan world record holder Agnes Tirop has been found stabbed to death at her home in the western town of Iten, with police treating her husband as a suspect (The Telegraph) Kenyan Olympian and world record holder Agnes Tirop found dead at home with husband a suspect Tirop, who won 10,000m bronze in the 2017 and 2019 World Athletics Championships, was allegedly stabbed according to Athletics Kenya (The Guardian) Athletics: Michael Johnson: ‘You’re going to see athletes protesting the centres of power’ The former Olympic sprint champion and broadcaster is launching Defiance, a documentary-style podcast series that focuses on athletes who have made a stand against social injustice (Track & Field News) Athletics: The Art & Science Of Pacemaking In The Modern Era   October 13, 2021    [Links load in new window] (RRW) Athletics: Kenyan Star Tirop Found Dead In Her Home Agnes Jebet Tirop, the surprise winner of the 2015 World Athletics Cross Country Championships when she was only 19, was found dead at her home today in Iten MozzartSport) Former World Cross Country champion Agnes Tirop found dead, husband missing Tirop won bronze in 2017 and 2019 World Championships (Mirror) Athletics: Agnes Jebet Tirop's husband a "suspect" after Kenyan Olympic star is found dead at home Agnes Jebet Tirop was found dead in her home with a stab wound to her abdomen, just a week before she was getting ready to celebrate her 26th birthday (The Guardddian) The Commonwealth Games: searching for relevancy, a host and a reason to exist Next year’s Games in Birmingham will likely be the last on such a grand scale and some changes to safeguard the event’s future smack of genuine desperation Athletics: Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Announces Title Sponsorship Extension for Credit Union Miracle Day, Inc. Four-year agreement heralds 24 years of continuity in title sponsorship for “The Runner’s Rite of Spring®.” (The Times) Athletics: British sprinter CJ Ujah was sanctioned for breaking funding rules Athletics: Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 10K In-Person Race to Be Livestreamed This marks the first in-person Canada Running Series event since the start of the pandemic (NY Mag) Athletics: How to Recover From Running a Marathon (Sky Sports) Athletics: Black History Month: Tommie Smith says he is seeing a 'rebirth' of iconic stand 53 years ago and explains its true meaning Olympic 200m champion Tommie Smith - who protested on the podium in Mexico City in 1968 - speaks to presenter Mike Wedderburn for Black History Month; Smith says young athletes should use their platform to speak out; Smith and John Carlos were suspended from the team and got death threats (BBC) Athletics: Michael Johnson: 'We were lulled to sleep in the 90s' - Olympic and world champion on athlete protests>A? Olympic champion Michael Johnson says sports stars of his generation were "lulled to sleep in the 90s" when it came to tackling social injustices and racial inequalities (Daily Nation) Athletics: Shock as Kenya's ex-world record holder Agnes Tirop found dead in Iten * Tirop was found dead in her house on Wednesday morning, in what the neighbours said is a suspected homicide * The 25-year-old long distance runner, was part of Team Kenya for the Tokyo Olympics where she finished just outside the medals bracket in fourth behind winner Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, Hellen Obiri and Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay (Track & Field News) Athletics: Boston Marathon Men — Kipruto Makes Up For Last Time Boston Marathon Women — Kipyokei Leads Kenyan Sweep   October 12, 2021    [Links load in new window] (USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2021 NCAA DII Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 5 2021 NCAA DII Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 5 (Front Office Sports) Athletics: Nike, Adidas Face Supply Chain Threats * A surge in COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has caused a massive labor shortage in Vietnam, leading to supply chain issues for Nike and Adidas. * The world's largest athletic shoe maker is facing a labor shortage of around 40,000 workers. (Toni Reavis) Athletics: 125th Boston Marathon – The Day After It happened in 2014, too. Remember? (Daily Nation) Athletics: Muindi sets sights on Sanlam Cape Town Marathon title * Muindi exuded confidence about being on the podium in the only gold label marathon in Africa after finishing second as a rabbit in 2019. * The local non-bank finance solutions provider Sanlam Kenya announced sponsoring 18 runners this year up from three in 2019. * Top-three finishers will pocket Sh1.4 million, Sh740,000 and Sh370,000 respectively (WA) Athletics: World Athletics Championships Oregon22 Stages Successful Site Visit (The Independent) Running: Married couple ‘truly sorry’ after ‘cheating’ at London Marathon Monika Czarnecka and her husband Piotr completed the 26.2 mile course in the capital in 4:40:58 to finish in 21,697th place (VeloNews) Women in Sport: The incredible backstory of how female cyclists were evacuated out of Afghanistan Israel Start-Up Nation owner Sylvan Adams and UCI played key roles in helping young female Afghan cyclists escape the clutches of the Taliban (Oregon Live) Athletics: Distance runner Mary Cain sues former coach Alberto Salazar, Nike over alleged abuse (The Morning Shakeout) Athletics: Podcast: Episode 177 with Bill Rodgers “Talent is an interesting question. What is it really? It means, can you avoid injuries? It means, can you back off? When you get crushed, will you come back? I didn’t like that part. I think it’s a lot of different things. It’s not maybe a physical thing, but it’s a mental thing. When you see a lot of these athletes—a lot of you are here because you have that wherewithal. And maybe you got beat up, because we all get beat up in this sport—it’s part of it, it’s like a rite of passage. It’s just part of it. But it’s OK, it’s good.” (Daily Camera) Athletics: Even elite runners work to chase a sponsorship (USTFCCCA) Athletics: NCAA & NJCAA XC National Athletes of the Week (Times Colonist) Athletics: Calgary runners sweep Royal Victoria half-marathon as large-scale road racing returns (Runner's World) Athletics: How American Women Fared in the 2021 Boston Marathon Nell Rojas placed sixth in 2:27:12, with other notable names finishing farther back (BBC) Commonwealth Games: Compulsory sports cut to two - athletics and swimming - to give host cities choice The number of compulsory sports that Commonwealth Games hosts will have to stage in future is set to be cut from 16 to just two (ESPN) Athletics: Kenyans Benson Kipruto, Diana Kipyogei win 125th pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon Kenya's Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon on Monday when the race returned from a 30-month absence with a smaller, socially distanced feel and moved from the spring for the first time in its 125-year history   October 11, 2021    [Links load in new window] (RRW) Athletics: Kipruto, Kipyokei Win Boston Marathon in Dramatic Races Kenyans Benson Kipruto and Diana Kipyokei won today's first fall edition of the Boston Marathon here this morning, breaking away in the latter stages of the race to each pocket $150,000 in prize money, the largest first prize in global marathon running this year (CBSNews) Running: 87 runners rescued after snowstorm derails ultra marathon in Utah (Boston Globe) Athletics: Boston Marathon 2021: Meet the Massachusetts native who finished in the top 10 of the men’s elite race Kenya's Benson Kipruto, Diana Kipyogei win elete races (Daily Nation) Kipruto, Kipyogei complete Kenyan sweep at Boston Marathon * Kipruto who ran behind the pack all along surged forward and when there was no reaction from his competitors, maintained the pace all the way to the finishing line winning in 2 hours 09 minutes and 51 seconds * Kipruto entered the race as the third fastest athlete in the elite field with a personal best time of 2:05:13 * In the women's race, Kipyogei, 27, ran a tactical race after breaking at the 35km mark where she increased her pace before Ethiopia’s Getsenet Gudeta caught up with her Athletics: Top 10 Best Running Shoes 2021 With the bulk of shopping today done online, selecting the appropriate running shoes can be a challenge (Wmen's Running) Athletics: For Gabby Thomas, Olympic Medals are a Means to an End Gabrielle Thomas is one of the fastest sprinters the country has ever seen. But her Olympic medals aren’t just awards. They’re one more way to draw attention to what really matters to this Harvard grad (BBC) Athletics: Laura Muir: Scottish Athlete of Year still coming to terms with Olympic success Laura Muir says her maiden Olympic medal success still feels "very odd" as she celebrates a landmark year by being named Scotland's top athlete (TeamUSA) Athletics: Two-Time Olympian Molly Huddle And Husband Kurt Benninger Expecting (Observer-Dispatch) Athletics: Boilermaker results: Syracuse native is 1st person with area ties to win race since 1982 (Runner's World) Athletics: Emma Bates Finishes Second in Chicago for Her First World Major Marathon Podium Behind her, Sara Hall crosses in third, and Keira D’Amato takes fourth (CBC) Athletics: 'It was a next-level experience': Canada's Kate Bazeley on World Marathon Major debut Finishes 11 seconds off PB; Chepngetich, Turu win women's, men's races in Chicago Boston Marathon - MA How to Watch the 2021 Boston Marathon   October 10, 2021    [Links load in new window] (RRW) Athletics: Chepngetich, Tura Win Warm and Windy Chicago Marathon On a too-warm and windy morning in Chicago, Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich and Ethiopia's Seifu Tura ran to victory at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, the first in-person edition of an Abbott World Marathon Majors event to be held in the United States in nearly two years (Toni Reavis) Athletics: Bopston Preview - Sorta With Seifu Tura winning today’s 43rd Chicago Marathon over American Galen Rupp, we have now had first-time major champions at all three Abbott World Marathon Majors this fall. And all three have hailed from Ethiopia (Inside the Games) Athletics:Men's and women's fields wide open at Boston Marathon as veteran Kiplagat returns The 2021 Boston Marathon has an array of great names in the men's and women's fields, but the return of Kenyan double world marathon champion Edna Kiplagat is the most notable of these (Women's Running) Athletics: Ruth Chepngetich Wins the 2021 Chicago Marathon; U.S.A.’s Bates and Hall Place Second and Third In the first major race in the U.S. since the pandemic began, the American women had their best showing at the Chicago Marathon since 1994 (CBC) Athletics: Canada's Kate Bazeley 16th among elite women in World Marathon Major debut in Chicago 11 seconds shy of tying personal best; Chepngetich, Turu win women's, men's races (The Star) Athletics: Chepngetich, Ethiopian Tura top in Chicago Marathon * The Kenyan led from start to finish, timing 2:22:31 to finish first ahead of the American duo of Emma Bates and Sarah Hall * 2018 Berlin Half Marathon champion Eric Kiptanui clocked 2:06:51 to finish third in the men's race (Daily Nation) Ruth Chepng'etich wins Chicago Marathon * Chepng'etich, who is also the world marathon champion, beat Emma Bates who finished second in 2:24:20 while Sara Hall finished third in 2:27:19 * In the men's race, Ethiopia's Seifu Tura won in 2:06:12 as Galen Rupp settled second in 2:06:35 (Olympic Channel) Athletics: Ethiopia's Seifu Tura wins men's 2021 Chicago Marathon title Tura is the first Ethiopian men's winner since 2012, as Kenyan 2019 world champion Ruth Chepngetich dominated the women's race Athletics: Generali Munich Marathon: Another Major German Race Goes Ahead Marathon triumph for Hirschhäuser and Harrer in Munich’s Olympic Stadium (Inside the Games) Triathlon:Race-fixing claims add to Triathlon Australia crisis after Tokyo 2020 failure Triathlon Australia, already under fire following its failure to win an Olympic medal, is at the centre of fresh controversy after being accused of fixing races in the build-up to Tokyo 2020 (The Guardian) Athletics: How the Boston Marathon is helping a city reckon with a troubled racial past The Boston Marathon is taking steps to ensure unsung Black and brown running heroes will receive overdue recognition and runners of color will feel more welcome to the community (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 341: Julie Culley – 2012 Olympian and Sports Marketing Manager at Brooks on Career and Motherhood Julie Culley is currently the Sports Marketing Manager for Brooks Running. Before that position, Julie was the Director of Track and Field and Cross Country for Georgetown University. Before coaching, Julie ran professionally and made the 2012 Olympics in the 5000m. Her husband and her also own 5 specialty run stores called Pacers. She has had an inside look at the sport in so many different areas (Daily Nation) Athletics: Chicago Marathon to crown new champions * Third race of the World Marathon Majors gets underway * With 2019 winners Cherono and Kosgei out, focus will be on Kipyego and Chepng’etich * Chicago Marathon,Abott World Marathon Majors, Brigid Kosgei, Sara Hall, Dickson Chumba (Times-Colonist) Athletics: Royal Victoria half-marathon, 8K race set for Sunday (Sporting News) Athletics: Boston Marathon 2021 start time, route, qualifying times, list of past winners (Women's Running*) Athletics: Statue Honoring Boston’s First Female Finisher, Bobbi Gibb, Unveiled Future runners of the Boston Marathon will pass by a life-size statue of Bobbi Gibb—the first woman to run Boston back in 1966 Bank of America Chicago Marathon - IL NBC5 Chicago How to Watch the 2021 Chicago Marathon Boilermaker 15K - Utica, NY Blue Cross Broad Street Run 10-Miler - Philadelphia, PA Royal Victoria Marathon - BC   October 9, 2021    [Links load in new window] (AP) Drugs in Sport: WADA revokes Moscow anti-doping laboratory’s license (Daily Nation) Athletics: Geoffrey Kirui looks to upstage opponents in Boston * Boston Marathon will be held just a day after Chicago race * The former champion returns to competition on Monday after long spell out (The Star) Kenyan runners set to continue hot World Majors streak at Boston * The 125th edition of the marathon will be held only 24 hours after the Chicago Marathon * Two-time champion Edna Kiplangat will battle with an Ethiopian contingent comprising Mare Dibaba and Netsanet Gudeta * In the men's race, Leonard Barsoton will be targeting a podium finish on his debut in the full marathon (NY Times) Athletics: Overlooked No More: Violet Piercy, Pioneering Marathoner he established herself as one of the first known female endurance runners in Britain in 1926, a time when women were not permitted to compete in long-distance races. (AI) Athletics: Royal Victoria Marathon got its groove back; happens Sunday with 4000 participants in downtown Victoria (WA) Athletics: Kipyego and Chepngetich target Chicago Marathon crowns (RRW) Athletics: After Long COVID Year and Knee Surgery, Stinson Ready For Boston Marathon Parker Stinson may be the only man in the elite field for Monday's Boston Marathon who wasn't able to train for eight months last year (Newsweek) Athletics: International Olympic Committee Reform Needed Now More Than Ever Jim Ryun, former Olympian (The Independent) Athletics: Phil Sesemann excited to harness London Marathon breakthrough on road to Paris Olympics Exclusive interview: The Leeds-based athlete finished seventh overall as the top Briton on his 26.2 mile debut last weekend, finishing in 2:12:58 (Kenyans) Athletics: Former World Record Holder Renounces Kenyan Citizenship Details have now emerged that former Africa Cross Country record holder, Caroline Chepkoech, renounced her Kenyan citizenship to represent little-known Kazakhstan in track events (TASS) Drugs in Sport: Putin orders Sports Ministry to settle reinstatement issues with WADA and World Athletics The Russian Sports Ministry is now set to present a report regarding RUSADA’s reinstatement process before March 30, 2022, as well as a report on RusAF’s membership reinstatement progress before December 26, 2022 Baltimore Running Festival - Baltimore, MD   October 8, 2021    [Links load in new window] (Olympic Channel) Athletics: All you need to know about the 2021 Boston Marathon Two-time Boston marathon champion Lelisa Desisa returns to Boston and is among the favourites in the men’s race while local star Des Linden tops one of the finest women’s field (Runner's World) Athletics: Galen Rupp Is Back in Chicago and Ready for Redemption He clears the air about that scuffle with Eliud Kipchoge in Sapporo—and says the past six weeks have gone much better than his Olympic buildup (USTFCCA) Athletics: Weekend Preview: October 8-10 (Real Sports Podcast) Athletics: Host Max Gershberg catches up with running prodigy Mary Cain from January 2021 Mary reacts to her former coach Alberto Salazar’s suspension being upheld. Mary talks about her inspirations to create her nonprofit, Atalanta NYC and what her goals are personally and professionally (Bangkok Post) Drugs in Sport: Sports doping watchdog says Thaiand, 2 other Asian nations 'non-compliant' (Tri247) Triathlon: Helen Jenkins retires from pro racing to begin another chapter (RRW) Athletics: Pro Marathon Contracts Explained In advance of this weekend's Abbott World Marathon Majors extravaganza featuring the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday and the Boston Marathon on Monday, Race Results Weekly would like to offer this "explainer" on how pro marathon contracts work and how elite marathoners actually get paid for competing in top races (Tri247) Triathlon: How to cycle faster, swim better and conquer pre-race nerves – with advice from Team GB From Chris Hoy to Ellen White, British Olympians tell you how to up your sporting game (Daily Nation) Athletics:Tuwei roots for smooth transition in athletics, warns rogue agents * Burnout cited as a threat to careers of Kenyan athletes * AK boss urges young runners to pursue careers in track before going to road races (Outside Online) Athletics: The Necessary Anxiety of Marathon Week A friendly reminder that worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy (TWM) Athletics: Micaiah Ellis to Compete at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 10K The race serves as both a redemption run and a chance at the Canadian U20 10K record (Yahoo) Athletics: Olympic silver medallist Laura Muir targets Commonwealth gold for Team Scotland Muir, Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman, Eilish McColgan, Jemma Reekie and Andy Butchart have all been chosen on the back of their performances at the Tokyo Olympics (Tri247) Triathlon: ‘It’s coming home’ – 17 hours of Kona this weekend (WA) Athletics: Former refugee athlete Joar proves sport's power to change lives (AW) Athletics: My Greatest Race: Paula Radcliffe women’s long course race at the 2001 World Cross Country Champs in Ostend – a muddy performance which was built on sand (Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Farah among Nike Oregon Project athletes WADA decide will face no further proceedings he World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has ruled that no further proceedings are necessary against other individuals in the Nike Oregon Project (NOP) case (The Telegraph) Women in Sport: Pro-transgender activists try to ‘bully’ university into sacking professor who questioned their views Students erect posters around campus which call for the dismissal of Prof Kathleen Stock, claiming she is guilty of 'transphobia' (The Critic) Smoked, but not fired Trans activists at Sussex University have failed to get a female professor sacked   October 7, 2021    [Links load in new window] (Citius Mag) Athletics: Olympic Pole Vault Champion Katie Nageotte On Leaving Her Comfort Zone And Trusting Her Gut To Win "It takes a lot to get out of your comfort zone, especially in the pole vault. Because it is scary and because there is a fear element, you want to hold onto your comfort zone so badly...Changing things really is not easy" (CBC) Athletics: Canada's Kate Bazeley in search of 'magical race' at Chicago Marathon St. John's runner, 37, expects personal-best time in World Marathon Major debu (BBC) Drugs in Sport: Blessing Okagbare: Nigerian sprinter charged with three anti-doping offences Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been charged with three offences by the Athletics Integrity Unit (CTolleRun) Athletics: Dakotah Lindwurm – Mom Always Wins Carrie chats with elite runner Dakotah Lindwurm! They talk about how she got into the sport, transitioning from being a hockey goalie to a runner, Hugh Jackman, finding her sweet spot in the marathon, her preparations for the upcoming Boston Marathon, and much more! (Press Herald) Athletics: Race mistakes lead to Maine Marathon course record, three disqualifications A volunteer improperly moved a barrier during the half marathon portion of the Maine Marathon and a typo led organizers to believe Abby Hamilton was just shy of breaking a record (Podium Runner) Running: No, Running Doesn’t Wear Down Your Cartilage. It Strengthens Your Joints. A new analysis of numerous studies sheds light on how, contrary to popular belief, running may actually build stronger cartilage. Here's what that means for training on arthritic joints (Team Scotland) Athletics: Eilish McColgan: In My Own Words (Daily Nation) Athletics: Tusker, NOC-K finally fete Kenyan Olympians in Eldoret * Jepkosgei, who now nurtures upcoming athletes at Kapchemoiywo Athletics Training Camp, said that when your retire one has to focus on other things in life * Former 3,000m steeplechase world champion Milcah Chemos, who has just completed her degree in sports management, also urged athletes to think of life after retirement * Kipchoge, tackling the mental health topic urged athletes to always keep their eyes on the goal (The Star) Athletics: Champions Cherono, Kosgei out as Chumba, Kiplagat join Chicago race * The changes also saw 17 athletes added while the prize money was slashed by half. * Chumba (2:04:32) will be joined by Reuben Kipyego (2:03.55), who finished second at the Milano Marathon in April, behind champion Titus Ekiru (EA) Athletics: Men’s and women’s European Athlete of the Year finalists announced (Gary Cohen Running) Athletics: Reynaldo Brown Interview (USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2021 NJCAA Cross Country National Coaches’ Polls – October 6   October 6, 2021    [Links load in new window] (RRW) Athletics: Sisson Out of TCS New York City Marathon (RRW) Athletics: Sisson Out of TCS New York City Marathon According to a post on her Instagram account, the New Balance-sponsored athlete has been unable to train due to a knee injury (Runner's World) Athletics: After Her Best Season and a Summer of Pacing, 800-Meter Runner Chanelle Price Retires She wanted to go out on a high note (Olympic Channel) Athletics: Sha’Carri Richardson shares Paris 2024 plan: “History will be made” Following a rocky 2021 season the American sprinter shares she has Olympic ambitions on her mind (WA) Athletics: Kamworor, Cherono and Kejeta confirmed for Valencia (Canadian Immigrant) Athletics: Blazing a trail: Somali-Canadian Mohammed Ahmed brings home an Olympic medal Somalia-born Mohammed “Mohspeed” Ahmed channels inspiration, talent and focus to bring home an Olympic medal (RRW) Athletics: Embracing The Taper, Pagano Ready For Marathon Debut In Chicago For two months this summer Sarah Pagano has been grinding out the miles in the thin air and abundant sunshine of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., preparing for her marathon debut at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday (Baltimore Marathon) Athletics: The 2021 Baltimore Running Festival Is A Cupless Race Runners Are Required To Carry Their Own Water Bottle During The Race And Bring It To The Start Line Filled And Ready To Go (BBC) Athletics: Raven Saunders: Olympic shot putter on the pandemic, mental health, and taking a stand in Tokyo Standing on the podium in Tokyo with an Olympic silver medal round her neck, Raven Saunders wanted to make a powerful statement (Outside Online) Athletics: How On Is Taking the Running World by Storm The upstart Swiss company is shaking things up with an unorthodox cushioning system and an emphasis on grassroots marketing Athletics: Popular Half Marathon Returns To Live Start Line Over 2,000 Competitors Returned to the Indy Half Marathon at Fort Ben (AA) Athletics: Istanbul Marathon to be run in early November N Kolay 43rd Istanbul Marathon set for Nov. 7, event features 42K, 15K races (View the Vibe) Athletics: The Next, World’s Fastest Man (The Guardian) Women in Sport: Who’s included? Views of the report on transgender participation in sport In response to the findings of the review for the British sports councils, two campaigners give their contrasting responses (Olympic Channel) Women in Sport: Elinor Barker: Team GB cyclist reveals she won Tokyo silver medal while pregnant The two-time Olympic medallist, who won silver in the women’s team pursuit event at this summer’s Games, took to social media to share the news that was she was expecting (Japan Running News) Athletics: Kanazawa Marathon to Go Ahead on Oct. 31 (The Scotsman) Athletics: Eilish McColgan targets Commonwealth Games medals after Team Scotland confirmation for Birmingham 2022 A casual assessment of the wagering odds would firmly push Eilish McColgan’s chips next summer in the direction of the Commonwealth Games (Triathlete Magazine) Triathlon: Commentary: IMWC, Don’t Leave! The stories, legends, and ghosts of Kona are the soul of the Ironman World Championship. To move it would strip away the event’s essence   October 5, 2021    [Links load in new window] (Reuters) Drugs in Sport: Jamaica's Carter tests positive, faces disciplinary hearing (CBC) Women in Sport: Caster Semenya working on memoir about running success, experiences as intersex woman 'Silence All the Noise' shares Olympic champion's eligibility battles to race (RRW) Athletics: Changes Announced for Bank of America Chicago Marathon Elite Field Key scratches in the men's competition include Ethiopia's Getaneh Molla (2:03:34 personal best), Bahrain's Hassan El Abbassi (2:04:43), Kenya's Joel Kimurer (2:05:19) and Laban Korir (2:05:54), and Japan's Masato Kikuchi (2:07:20) Athletics: Scottish Star to Race in Canadian 10K Championships Scottish International Sarah Inglis has been invited to compete in the Canadian 10k Championships October 17th (Daily Star) Running: Ultramarathon runner dies after collapsing during six-day race One of the world's toughest races, the Marathon des Sables, has been tainted by tragedy following he death of a competitor who suffered a cardiac arrest in the dunes of Merzouga (Clean Sport Collective) Athletics: Episode #95: Kate Grace, US Champion and Olympian in the 800m (WA) Athletics: Lessons for life – Olympic hurdler Miss Knight and the power of teaching (Runner's World) Athletics: Bahrain’s Kalkidan Gezahegne Breaks the 10K World Record She beat the previous world record of 29:43, set by Joyciline Jepkosgei in 2017, by five seconds (NY Times*) Athletics: Can a Mantra Make You Run Faster? This Olympic Medalist Has No Doubt. “I love these words and phrases because usually they start in practice or in conversation,” Courtney Frerichs said. Those words and phrases helped her win a silver medal. (Runner's World) Athletics: An Unpredictable COVID-19 Situation Creates New Challenges for Race Directors Registration numbers are low, while emotions are running high (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenya confirms bid for 2025 World Championships * Nairobi has hosted both the world Under-18 and Under-20 world championships in the last four years, but faces a string of high-profile rivals including Tokyo, which staged the Olympic Games in July * Africa has never hosted the World Athletics (WA) premier showpiece, which was first contested in Helsinki, Finland in 1983 * Kenyan sports minister Amina Mohammed first announced the country's bid for the 2025 world championships in Doha in September 2019 (BBC) Women in Sport: Eilish McColgan: 'I can choose training times, other women can't' British 5,000m record holder Eilish McColgan would be wary about doing training runs after dark (Runner's World) Athletics: Everything You Need to Know About the Chicago Marathon Before race day arrives on October 10, read up on the history of the Windy City’s epic event (The Star) Athletics: Chepngetich star attraction in this week's Chicago Marathon * Chepng'etich will be seeking to bounce back after a dismal showing at the Tokyo Olympics in August where she failed to finish in a race * The 27-year-old will be up against Sara Hall of the USA, Emma Bates, Lindsay Flanagan and USA’s Keira D’Amato (Runner's World) Athletics: An Unpredictable COVID-19 Situation Creates New Challenges for Race Directors Registration numbers are low, while emotions are running high (USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2021 NCAA DI Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 4 2021 NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 4 NCAA & NJCAA XC National Athletes of the Week (Runner's Worrld) Athletics: Everything You Need to Know About the Boston Marathon The 2021 race will look different from years past, and not just because it’s being held in October   October 4, 2021    [Links load in new window] (RRW) Athletics: Comrades Marathon To Be Next Held in August of 2022 South Africa's Comrades Marathon, the world's largest ultra, has never before been held later than July 14, and that will be 70 years ago in 2022 (Fast Women) Athletics: A record five women break 2:19 in London Marathon (BBC) Athletics: London Marathon: Charlotte Purdue happy with personal best after Tokyo Olympics omission It has proven to be a year of two very different halves for Charlotte Purdue (Slovak Spectator) Athletics: Runners from Kenya and Ethiopia dominate Košice marathon. Women broke records The best Slovak marathon runners were Tibor Sahajda and Sylvia Sebestian (CRS) Athletics: Bandits Elite to Battle at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 10K Athletics: World Champions Crowned in London Inaugural AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships produced a flurry of fast times (NY Times) Athletics: A Prank Gift Propels an Underdog to New Heights in the Marathon Keira D’Amato thought her dreams of a professional running career were over. Now, as a 36-year-old mother of two, she’s a podium contender at the Chicago Marathon (Women Are Human) Women in Sport: Male Athlete Named ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ by New Zealand University Continue reading Male Athlete Named ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ by New Zealand University | Women Are Human. Male Athlete Named ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ by New Zealand University Continue reading Male Athlete Named ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ by New Zealand University | Women Are Human. Male Athlete Named ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ by New Zealand University Continue reading Male Athlete Named ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ by New Zealand University | Women Are Human. Male Athlete Named ' Sportswoman of the Year' ny New zealand University (AW) Athletics: Training with Kipchoge led to London breakthrough, says Sesemann First British man home in Sunday’s marathon says thanks to his No.1 running companion (The Guardian) Athletics: London Marathon: Sisay Lemma wins but did victory wave cost him $25,000? Ethiopian wins but just misses out on extra bonus payment - Jepkosgei takes women’s race in seventh fastest time ever (BBC) Athletics: London Marathon 2021: Junior doctor Phil Sesemann first British male to finish What a way to celebrate your birthday. (Reuters) Athletics: Beijing to resume marathon after one-year COVID-19 suspension   October 3, 2021    [Links load in new window] (VMLM) Athletics: Rising star Jepkosgei confirms her promise Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei takes Virgin Money London Marathon elite women’s title ahead of two-time winner Brigid Kosgei Lemma’s London breakthrough Ethiopian celebrates biggest win of his career at 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon Purdue proves point as Sesemann seizes his chance Spotlight on the best of British at the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon Athletics: Hrezi and Fulton Win 2021 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Titles St. Paul’s Danny Docherty Wins His Third Race of the Weekend with 10 Mile Victory (Daily Nation) Athletics: Onchari, Chepkoech shine in Nyamira 10km race * The county government of Nyamira is sponsoring the races in partnership with Nyanza South Athletics Kenya (AK) "We have been supporting athletes for many years. It is exciting to see fresh athletes coming up to train to ensure they place Kenya at the top of the world map" said Nyanza South AK Chairman Peter Angwenyi (Irish Times) Athletics: Clohisey and Ross claim National Marathon titles (Iirish Post) In pictures: Irish Olympian Clohisey and Ross win Belfast City Marathon (RRW) Athletics: Jepkosgei, Lemma Take Virgin Money London Marathon Wins The second-ever fall edition of the Virgin Money London Marathon today ended with victories for Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei and Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma, both first-time winners (BBC) Athletics: London Marathon 2021: Joyciline Jepkosgei wins women's race as Brigid Kosgei struggles Joyciline Jepkosgei took Kenyan compatriot and world-record holder Brigid Kosgei's London Marathon title as the full-scale race returned (The Guardian) London Marathon: Lemma wins men’s race, Jepkosgei takes women’s event Lemma and Jepkosgei prove too good for competition - Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär win wheelchair events (The Telegraph) London Marathon 2021: Joyciline Jepkosgei wins women's race; Sisay Lemma takes men's title (The Independent) Jepkosgei celebrates victory after setting fastest time Joyciline Jepkosgei gained the title of London Marathon 2021 winner for the women’s elite race on Sunday (3 October). The 27-year-old finished in first place after crossing the line in two hours 17 minutes and 43 seconds, winning by 15 seconds. Jepkosgei, who told SNTV she was “excited” for her win, also made it to the all-time list as the seventh fastest woman ever in the capital’s race. (Daily Nation) Athletics: Margaret Chelimo breaks world 10km record in Valencia * In 2019, Chelimo bagged silver in the 5,000m during the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, but did not get a chance to represent the country during the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. * The men’s category saw Norway’s Zerei Kbrom win in 27:39 ahead of Kenyan Collins Koros, who clocked 27:41, while Ronald Kirui was placed third after clocking 27:56 (Detroit Free Press) Athletics: Annual Detroit Free Press marathon reimagined due to continued Canada border restrictions (Japan Running News) Athletics: Nagoya Women’s Marathon Announces $250,000 USD Prize Money for 2022 Winner (Sex-Matters) Women in Sport: Inclusion or Fairness: New Guidance for Sport in the UK Sex Matters response to the Sports Council Equality Group Guidance on Transgender Inclusion (Japan Today) Athletics: Japan bids to host 2025 world athletics championships Virgin Money London Marathon - UK   October 2, 2021    [Links load in new window] Athletics: Docherty Wins Today’s Men’s Races as Marathon Weekend Returns Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend Commences with Saturday Events (Runner's World) Athletics: Why Has the American Record in the Women’s Marathon Stood for So Long?>A? The U.S. has produced only a single sub-2:20 female marathoner—Deena Kastor. But that could change soon (The Federalist) Women in Sport: With New Campaign, Michelob Says Women Should Be Seen, Not Heard Against an overwhelming cultural tide of transgender ideology, female athletes are being sidelined, silenced, and demoralized. (KTSM) Athletics: Olympic gold medalist, UTEP graduate Emmanuel Korir returns to El Paso (WA) Athletics: High school teachers and a disused ice hockey arena – Warner’s unorthodox path to Olympic gold (The Guardian) Athletics: London Marathon’s ‘electric’ return an important step towards normality The biggest mass participation event since lockdown will also feature some fascinating elite races on the capital’s streets (Track Alerts) Athletics: The greatest track and field coach of all time I believe the phrase, greatest of all time, is a big part of the American sports lexicon. How do we define great coaching, much less greatest coach? I think we first have to put the emphasis on professional coaching (Jamaica Gleaner) Drugs in Sport: Major US agency probing Blessing Okagbare anti-doping case A major United States law enforcement agency is now pursuing the anti-doping case involving provisionally suspended Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter (Boston.com) Athletics: Why a world record set in the Boston Marathon wouldn’t officially count There are two factors that keep Boston off official lists (BBC) Athletics:London Marathon 2021: All you need to know The London Marathon returns to the city's streets for the first full-scale staging of the race in more than two years on Sunday (The Star) Athletics: Kosgei confident of London hat-trick bid despite Olympic strain * Kosgei believes she is fit enough to be competitive in London this weekend. * Kosgei is aiming to become only the second female runner after Germany's Katrin Dorre-Heinig (1992-94) to win three successive London Marathons (The Telegraph) Athletics: Charlotte Purdue says running for Great Britain has been tainted by Olympic snub 'If this year has taught me anything it's not to pay attention to selection policies... they don't really mean anything,' Purdue said (The Guardian) Charlotte Purdue feels running for Team GB ‘tainted’ after Olympics snub Purdue was expected to get UK Athletics pick for Japan - ‘It’s an honour to run for GB but I won’t forget this whole year’ (Daily Mail) Charlotte Purdue keen to prove a point in the London Marathon after using the pain of her Tokyo Olympics snub to prepare for Sunday's race * Charlotte Purdue was 'deeply hurt' after being left out of the Tokyo Olympics * Purdue claims she was snubbed because of an improper selection process * The 30-year-old is the fourth fastest British woman to ever run 26.2 miles (Olympic Channel) Athletics: Roger Kingdom relives journey from Olympic gold to Super Bowl ring: Speed can be taught In an exclusive interview with Olympics.com two-time Olympic gold medallist and Super Bowl champion Roger Kingdom talks gold medal winning moments, the art of coaching and what it's like to be up close and personal with NFL great Tom Brady (Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: Parchment aims for Paris Olympics Jamaica’s Olympic 110m hurdles champion Hansle Parchment is planning to extend his athletics career for three more years (Olympic Channel) Athletics: Wayde van Niekerk reflects on mental struggles during disappointing Tokyo 2020 Games The South African star and 400m world record holder admits: "I know that my mind was not centred, and that can set you back." (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Weekend Recap: October 1-3 RUN TO EMPOWER 2021   October 1, 2021    [Links load in new window] It is time to choose: How a new transgender guidance policy shifts the conversation and demands difficult decisions The UK Sports Councils have released guidelines on transgender participation in sport, following an exhaustive and comprehensive review process. The two key points made are: 1) to confirm that the current policy that suppresses testosterone for twelve months is not fit for purpose, because advantages are retained even after testosterone is reduced, and 2) that "categorization by sex is lawful" (it also states that this categorization remains the most useful and functional division relative to sporting performance. (WA) Athletics: US$250,000 on offer for winner of 2022 Nagoya Women’s Marathon (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 340: Meaghan Murray – Sub-three hour marathon dream achieved Meaghan is the co-founder of Big Run Media which works with races and endurance events and helps companies come up with creative strategies and branding deliveries. One of the partners that they work with is the Donna Marathon which is how I met Meaghan Athletics: African athletes aim for course record TCS Amsterdam Marathon Le Champion, the organiser of de TCS Amsterdam Marathon, has registered Tamirat Tola, Leul Gebresilase, Laban Korir and Jonathan Korir for the coming edition on Sunday October 17. (WA) Athletics: Defending champions Kosgei and Kitata face tough test in London (Daily Nation) Athletics: London Marathon: Ekiru eager to make grand entry to big stage * Ekiru has been training in Kapsabet, Nandi County at the Stanley Biwott Nike camp and wants to lower his personal best time of 2 hours, 02 minutes and 57 seconds * Ekiru said that he had high hopes of participating in the Olympic Games but a nagging knee injury locked him out * In 2021, he won the Milano City Marathon in a new course record of 2:02:57 and is now looking forward to improving it as he focuses on running the fastest time in the world (BBC) Running: London Marathon: Bone marrow recipient runs with donor who saved her life Without Vicky Lawrence, Elliott Brock might never have signed up for the London Marathon. Without Elliott, Vicky would not have even made it to the startline (Irish Times) Athletics: Start line finally in sight for Belfast City Marathon Welcome return of first mass participation sporting event since the pandemic began (USTFCCCA) Athletics: Weekend Preview: October 1-3

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