Athletics Discussion | Qualification to Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 Road to LA 2028

[phelps 8,767]

nice meet earlier Today in  Gaborone

 

main stars,  Andre De Grasse and  Gabby Thomas

[phelps 8,767]

https://en.lamilano.it/by-the-media/41-year-old-Endless-Schwazer-wins-the-walking-marathon/

 

[Gianlu33 6,056]

37 minutes ago, phelps said:

https://en.lamilano.it/by-the-media/41-year-old-Endless-Schwazer-wins-the-walking-marathon/

 

[Grassmarket 4,317]

More than you want to know about shoes

 

Lighter than a bar of soap: The shoes Sawe wore to shatter marathon record - BBC Sport

[Josh 13,629]

 

[clemsonbeav 701]

Learned that Tigst Assefa  in London also lowered the women-only Women's Marathon time.  (I learned they have a women-only record, and a mixed record, to avoid pacemakers...also nevermind that she was running along with other men in the men's marathon, which had started first.)

[rosario 4]

3 hours ago, clemsonbeav said:

Learned that Tigst Assefa  in London also lowered the women-only Women's Marathon time.  (I learned they have a women-only record, and a mixed record, to avoid pacemakers...also nevermind that she was running along with other men in the men's marathon, which had started first.)

The women started earlier, it was a race without any men participating.

[clemsonbeav 701]

16 minutes ago, rosario said:

The women started earlier, it was a race without any men participating.

Oops. I must have misunderstood. I could have sworn I saw her jogging in a field of other men. I assumed she had caught up to some of the slower men. (I admittedly wasn't watching closely.)

[Grassmarket 4,317]

Article about one of the shadiest stories in athletics history, the story of teen phenomenon Mary Cain and her relationship with Albert Salazar and the whole Nike setup.  Happy ending - like several other athletes who never quite made the transition from teen success to adult, Mary is now on the way to being a medical Doctor.  

 

‘Like cutting the head off a hydra’: how Mary Cain exposed Nike’s disgraced coaching team | Athletics | The Guardian

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