Hours after accepting a reduced 3-year ban for blood doping, 2025 US 1500m champion Jonah Koech told LetsRun and fans on Instagram that he “didn’t take anything.” Plus, USADA explains a 3-year testing gap, and Ethan Strand and Hobbs Kessler react to the doping that cost one of…

Koech, who shockingly last year at age 28 improved from 3:37.27 to 3:30.17 and won the US title, admitted to committing an anti-doping rules violation and will be stripped of his US 1500m title. Ethan Strand stands to be elevated to champion. Hobbs Kessler will never get the…

Jaden 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…

The 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…

For the first time in his 12+ years at LetsRun.com, Jonathan Gault didn’t have to travel more than 1,000 miles from Boston to go to the USATF Outdoor Championships. Icahn Stadium delivered fast track times, scenic NYC skyline views, and good NBC TV ratings. Was the 1st USAs…

Hicks, 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…

Texas 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…

Australia’s 22-year-old Lachlan Kennedy smashed Patrick Johnson‘s 23-year-old national record with a 9.85 silver-medal run at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, taking over the title of fastest white man in history. Cameroon’s Emmanuel Eseme PRd twice and took gold in a Games Record 9.83. The post Lachlan…

After undergoing Achilles surgery in February, six-time outdoor European champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen is set to make his return at the European Championships in Birmingham. Can he defend his 5,000m crown off zero racing? *MB: JAKOB RACING BIRMINGHAM!!! The post HE’S BACK: Jakob Ingebrigtsen Set to Make 2026 Debut…

At age 29, Noah Lyles equaled his pb and became the first man to break 9.80 since the Paris Olympic final. It was a shame they did so in front of a half-empty Icahn Stadium. “I think I made [a statement] that I’m still the world’s fastest man,”…