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Sam Chelanga talking to LRC about why he wrote his book  With the Wind that comes out today.Good News And Bad NewsThe Good Michael Norman Runs 9.86 For 100 Meters, Joins Wayde Van Niekerk As Only Members Of Sub-10/20/44 Club Norman s PRs of 9.86/19.70/43.45 place him in the discussion of history s most versatile sprinter with van Niekerk, Usain Bolt, and Michael Johnson.*MB: MICHAEL NORMAN 9.86!!!! (1.6).ISTAF Berlin will be held on Sept 13th with 3,500 fans in stands!! And if you can t wait that long, there is a meet in Italy August 1st with Laura Muir, Wayde van Niekerk and Jemma Reekie.The Bad US Track Field Championships Cancelled For The First Time In 145 Years The last time there was no US national track field championship, Ulysses S. Grant was president and there were only 37 states.*MB: 2020 USAs Cancelled: For the first time since Ulysses S Grant was president, there will be no US Track ChampsYou Should Have Plenty Of Time To Read During Covid-19LRC Q A Sam Chelanga on Life in the Army, His Running Comeback, His New Book, With the Wind  Chelanga s new book is out today. He reveals he thinks life in the US and Kenya is actually quite similar. A problem is a problem. It doesn’t matter where it is, it’s gonna hurt either way. Because pain, it’s the same pain. He says he was motivated to write a book because I just couldn’t explain to myself how I was the way I was. I lived a life that I could have never predicted. *Purchase hereKenya s Rosemary Wanjiru Runs 30:38.18 At The Hokuren Distance Challenge In Japan Jonathan Ndiku won the men s race 27:23.47. In Abashiri, world U20 champ Nozomi Tanaka won the 5,000m in 15:02.62 and Benard Kibet Koech took the men’s 5,000m in 13:11.77. *Full ResultsSandi Morris Clears World-Leading 4.81m At The Homemade Facility She Made With Her Dad Earlier In The Spring Katie Nageotte also cleared 4.81m, but Morris won on countback.Bulgaria s Gabriela Petrova Jumps European-Leading 14.38m In Plovdiv Elsewhere in Finland Annimari Korte ran 12.80 in the 100H and and Topi Raitanen ran a world-leading steeplechase with 8:30.53.Dani Chattenton (15:14) And Frank Baddick (13:43) Win England Athletics Virtual 5k ChampionshipsItaly s Erika Furlani Clears European-Leading 1.94m HJ In Rieti In Sweden, world champ Daniel Stahl threw 68.72m in the discus. Elsewhere, Gesa Felicitas ran 6:27.49 in the 2,000m steeplechase and Germany s Alina Reh ran 15:22 on the roads.AW Weekly Round-Up In Georgia, Olympic shot put champ Ryan Crouser threw a world-leading 21.87m and Katie Nageotte cleared 4.70m in the pole vault.Athletics Weekly Covers Some More Recent GB Track ResultsFrom Mexico City To Cincinnati: Tommie Smith Reflects On His Time In The NFL With The Bengals Smith was on the team for three years and played in two games with one catch for 41 yards.Tommie Smith Says He Still Gets Death Threats Over His Iconic Protest At The 1968 Olympics Smith estimated that his most recent hate mail had come just two months ago.Irish 800m Runner Nadie Power Thinks The IOC s Take On Protests Was Tone-Deaf   I see why the IOC do need a stance on it because you can’t have every single athlete protesting every single thing. but I didn t agree with the timing of that statement. University Of Texas Alumna Sanya Richards Ross Wants The School s Fight Song Changed Due To Racist Roots The song s lyrics are based on a quote from Robert E. Lee.GB Sprinter Annie Tagoe Says She Bleached Her Skin When She Was Younger Because Of Racist RemarksWe ve Brought John Kellogg Out Of Retirement Our Summer Training Program Is BackLRC High Schoolers And College Runners- Train Smarter This Summer With The LetsRun.com Summer Training Program If you aren t sure what you should be doing for summer training and want to be your best this fall, sign up for our summer training program. Get a daily training schedule, interact with our team, and be your best this fall.Ryan Crouser Launches The Third-Best Shot Put Ever With 22.91m At The American Track League Meet In Georgia Crouser had a great series as he threw 22.15m, 22.24m and 22.73m in the build-up to his 22.91m PR. In the PV, Katie Nageotte cleared a 4.83m PR.Japan s Ryuji Miura Runs A World-Leading 8:19.37 Steeplechase At The Hokuren Distance Challenge In the 5,000m, Kenya’s Titus Wanbua won in 13:17.40 while there were Japanese U20 and HS records by Yamato Yoshii (13:28.31) and 17-year-old Kosuke Ishida (13:36.89). World U20 champ Nozomi Tanaka won the women s 3.000m in 8:51.49 and Mao Ichiyama took the 5,000m in 15:06.66.Ouassim Oumaiz Wins Seven Hills 5k In The Netherlands With 13:19 As Mike Foppen Sets Dutch Record With 13:31 In Second (translated) Maureen Koster won the women s race in 15:25. *ResultsItaly s Larissa Iapichino Jumps World Leading LJ With 6.80m In Savona She also broke her own national U20 record. GB s Andrew Pozzi ran a world-leading 13.30 in the 110H.Slovenia s Marusa Mismas-Zrimsek Moves To Second On The World All-Time List For The 2,000m Steeplechase With 5:56.28 Her 3,000m steeplechase best is 9:20.97.The Netherlands European 400H Champ Femke Bol Runs World-Leading 53.79Seb Coe Finally Elected As A Member Of The IOC Coe had been kept out before due to conflict of interest concerns, but was now approved after changing to a non-executive role at the company. 77 voted for Coe, 8 voted against.Thomas Bach To Stand For Re-Election As IOC President In 2021 Bach became IOC president in 2013 and is likely to run unopposed.Dick Pound Suggests That If Tokyo 2020 Is Cancelled Next Year, The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Will Likely Be As Well  Taking the political side out of it for the moment, say there is a COVID problem in July and August next year in Tokyo, it is hard to imagine there is not going to be a knock-on effect in the same area five months later. Thomas Bach Says Cancelling Tokyo 2020 Would Have Been The Easier Option For The IOC  Cancelling the Games due to force majeure would have been easier for the IOC and we would have had the insurance revenue. But we are there to organise the Games, not to cancel them. Seoul City Mayor, A Key Figure In The North-South Korean 2032 Olympic Bid, Found Dead A Day After Being Reported MissingBahamas Olympic Committee Giving Athletes Coronavirus-Relief Grants These grants for athletes hurt economically by coronavirus, but not pro athletes with sponsorships.LRC PodcastLRC Shelby Houlihan 14:23 American Record Bonus Podcast Shelby Houlihan joined us to talk about her American record run in the 5,000m. Listen to the best track and field running podcast on the planet.2020 Chicago Marathon Is Cancelled London Is The Only Remaining Major 2020 Chicago Marathon Cancelled Runners have the option of taking a full refund or being deferred to 2021, 22 or 23. London, please have an elite race and you will cement your status as numero uno.The Telegraph: With Chicago Cancelled, London Is The Last Major Left Standing London is due to announce the final decision on July 28th.October Manchester Marathon Cancelled Due To Coronavirus Manchester was scheduled for one week after the rescheduled London Marathon.Christian Taylor Says Christian Coleman s Anti-Doping Violations Show Lack Of Respect  “Every day we are responsible for one hour out of 24. You have to be in one place at one hour of the day [to adhere to testing rules]. I’m sorry but that’s not difficult. Russian Teenage Pole Vault Star Matvey Volkov Switching Nationality To Belarus Part of what influenced his decision was how his father missed out on the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics due to the Soviet Union boycott and he didn t want a similar thing to happen to him.Irish Marathon Champ Stephen Scullion Talks About How Doping Taints The Athletic Experience  It taints my motivation a little bit because I see: was it ever a level playing field? UK Sport Denies Imperiling Welfare Of Athletes With Experimental Substance At London 2012 UK Sport says it consulted with both WADA and UKAD before using the product.MPs Call On UK Sport To Stop Gagging London 2012 Olympians From Talking About Trial Of Performance-Boosting Drink Athletes involved in the project were asked to sign non-disclosure agreements.USA Champs Pole Vault Runner-Up Cole Walsh Accepts Doping Sanction For MarijuanaGreat Guest FeatureLRC The Abilene 800 And The Birth Of American Women s Distance Running 60 years ago today, a group of American women descended upon Abilene, Tex., for the US Olympic Trials to prove their event belonged. This is the story of those women, from the 16-year-old American record holder who had been abused as a child to the 49-year-old Olympic 100m champion. Nearly 7,000 words by Amby Burfoot.Good Read: NY Times Profiles Kyle Merber: Running Past An Olympic Dream  Merber talks about riding the line between moving on from the sport and giving the Olympics one more shot and explains Tokyo s postponement was the catalyst that has seen him switch focus to training for the 5,000 and 10,000 instead of the 1,500.Raevyn Rogers Says Seeing Donavan Brazier s Success Was A Big Reason She Wanted To Join Pete Julian s Group  I m not saying Oh, I want to be like Donavan. It’s just there s something, whether it s resources, whether it s structure, whatever it is that was helping Donavan run confident, I wanted a part of that. Irish 2:32 Marathoner Lizzie Lee Says The Olympic Weren t Really On Her Radar Until They Were Postponed Lee competed in Rio, but had her third daughter in December, but with the extra year now she has time to comeback. She also talks about how she can t get a hold of a pair of Nike Alphaflys.The Mail On Sunday Reports That GB Olympians Were Used In A Secret Project To Test An Experimental Substance Ahead Of The London 2012 Olympics The report claims that athletes were given an energy drink which is a synthetic version of ketones and forced to sign NDAs. The athletes were apparently given no guarantee the drink wouldn t include a banned substance, but a version of the drink has since been approved by WADA. *The Telegraph Article *Discuss  One Of Eliud Kipchoge s Sub-2 Hour Pacers Alex Korio Oloitiptip Given 2-Year Ban For Whereabouts Failures According to the AIU database there are 55 Kenyan athletes are currently serving suspensions.RUSADA Director General Yuri Ganus Denies Accusations Of Corruption From Anonymous Online Messaging Platform Ganus said the allegations were made in an attempt to discredit RUSADA.WADA President Witold Bańka Begins Series Of Meetings With Athletes To Improve Engagement With WADA

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