Try to make sense of this. A born and raised American has run 59:12 for the half marathon but isn’t the US record holder – that title belongs to Conner Mantz at 59:17. And a Spaniard has run 58:03 but isn’t the European record holder – that belongs…
Read MoreOlympic champion and multi-time major winner Peres Jepchirchir has tested positive for EPO, rocking women’s marathoning to its core once again. This is one of the two biggest marathon drug busts in history. Plus, her agent Gianni Demadonna reveals there was a wild two-hour standoff at her home…
Read MoreBy USTFCCCA Communications, USTFCCCA October 20, 2026 NEW ORLEANS — All quiet on the top-ten front. Here is the newest edition of the 2026 NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll, which was released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association…
Read MoreThe sub-2:04 barrier has been broken a record 23 times in 2026 – more than double the previous record – and adidas athletes account for 15 of them. Plus, could the courts decide the NCAA XC title? And why Rojo is bullish on an Athing Mu-Nikolaev comeback for…
Read MoreCarlson spoke to LetsRun.com about his men’s team’s runner-up performance at Nuttycombe, how Kipruto has adjusted so quickly to the NCAA, why he chose to recruit in Kenya for the first time, and the changing nature of NCAA cross country and track & field. ‘The NCAA is changing.…
Read More2021 Olympic 800m gold medalist Athing Mu-Nikolayev announced on Instagram that she is expecting her first child with husband Yegor Nikolayev. Mu-Nikolayev, who parted ways with coach Bobby Kersee in late 2025 and did not race in 2026, did not address her competitive plans for the 2028 LA…
Read MoreWho won and who lost Chicago? Amos Kipruto entered rare air, Galen Rupp ran 2:06 at 40, Vinny Mauri inspired thousands, Clayton Young proved the doubters wrong, Emma Grace Hurley toughed it out and the race broadcast cut away from history for a corporate sponsor interview. Plus the…
Read MoreWhat an absurd, thrilling day for American distance running. Vinny Mauri dropped a 14:28 5k split before stopping to stretch his hamstring multiple times, Clayton Young ran 2:05:23 on a torn hamstring, Charles Hicks ran 2:05:35 in his third major, and 40-year-old Galen Rupp ran 2:06:55. Jonathan Gault…
Read MoreHamstring tears, jaw surgeries, 65:30 women’s half splits, and a DoorDash courier calling his shot: what the elites told LetsRun on Friday in Chicago. The post Chicago Marathon Scoop: Young Chases AR on a Torn Hamstring, Hicks Goes Full Send & Kosgei Targets 65:30 1st Half appeared first…
Read MoreLRC intern Brendan Gomez shares 10 thoughts on the 2026 NCAA XC season and Friday’s Nuttycombe Invitational, including impressive runs from the Alabama & New Mexico men, questions about the Iowa State women, and rebuilds at Stanford and Arizona. *MB: Nuttycombe – Official 2026 Nuttycombe Discussion Thread. The post 2026…
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