Despite a fall in Thursday’s semi, Audrey Werro was advanced to Friday’s final, setting the stage for a mouthwatering showdown against Olympic champ Keely Hodgkinson and 800 newbie Femke Broeders-Bol. The race is at 4:46 pm ET on Friday. *MB: WERRO FALLS IN THE 800M SEMIS – Who is going…
Read MoreLast week, Le’Ezra Brown equaled Sasha Zhoya’s 39-inch world junior record with a 12.72 gold medal run at the 2026 World U20s. We examine how his historic junior dominance may translate to the senior 42-inch hurdles. The post Le’Ezra Brown tied the U20 110m hurdles world record (12.72):…
Read MoreJakob Ingebrigtsen’s first race of 2026 will be a big one – the European 5000 final. Jakob carries a 14-race win streak into Monday’s race, but can he win gold in his first race after Achilles surgery in February? The post 2026 Euros men’s 5,000 preview: Jakob returns…
Read MoreJaden DeLeon proved his US U20 win was no fluke, unleashing a 44.47 Championship Record to beat Olympic gold medalist Quincy Wilson for World U20 400m gold. It was a thrilling race as DeLeon went from 1st to third to 1st. Plus, Kenya’s 17-year-old phenom Emmanuel Kiprono nearly breoke the World U20 3,000m…
Read MoreThe 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships (the World Junior Track and Field Championships) are taking place from Wednesday, August 5 through Sunday, August 9 at the historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Here is everything you need to know about how to watch the action live, follow along…
Read MoreAfter Josh Kerr‘s dominant Commonwealth Games victory, a former Cornell runner texted Rojo a bold claim: “If you have to pick one miler in history to win one race, it’s 2026 Josh Kerr.” We dive into the stats of Morceli, Coe, Snell, El Guerrouj, Elliott, Ryun, Hocker, Centrowitz,…
Read MoreTexas has signed 25-year-old Kenyan Dennis Kipkogei, a 59:11 half marathoner who will enter the NCAA as a freshman and an immediate contender for the 2026 cross country title. The post Did Texas Just Sign the Favorite for the 2026 NCAA XC Title? appeared first on LetsRun.com. PakarPBN…
Read MoreHicks, who ran 2:04:35 in Boston in April, will run the Chicago Marathon in October and says he has a “North Star” of trying to eventually hit 150 miles per week in his marathon career. Plus, how he convinced coach Jerry Schumacher to drop “Jerry miles” for his marathon…
Read MoreCooper Lutkenhaus capped a near-perfect season, Nikki Hiltz won a ninth straight US title, and marathoner Charles Hicks joined us to explain his plan to build toward 150-mile training weeks. The post USAs Winners and Losers: Lutkenhaus, Hiltz, Fisher and Brazier + Marathoner Charles Hicks Talks 150 Mile…
Read MoreLutkenhaus negative-split a 1:43.48 (52.26-51.23) to win by 1.07 seconds, the largest winning margin at USAs since 2014. Now it’s time for the 17-year-old, who won a World Indoor title, two Diamond League races and two US titles, to get ready for his senior year of high school.…
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