Miscellaneous
20 years ago today: an 18-year-old Dathan Ritzenhein earns the bronze medal in the junior race at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgium. No American man has won an individual medal at World XC since. Matt Tegenkamp was 5th. Race won by a certain Kenenisa Bekele. Next weekend's Istanbul Half Marathon will be one of the races of the spring. Geoffrey Kamworor v Kibiwott Kandie in a battle of past and present world record holders. LOADED women's race featuring Peres Jepchirchir, Brigid Kosgei, & Yalemzerf Yehualaw. https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/istanbul-half-marathon-2021-fields I signed up for the Mission Possible 5K 2021 on Feb 1, 2021! LA County just announces pathway for multi-team events (invitationals) What a run! Chris Thompson, 22 days shy of his 40th birthday, was 35 secs behind the leaders at 30k of today's British Olympic marathon trials. But he closed hard to win the race in a PB (2:10:50), securing the Olympic standard, to clinch his second Olympic berth.This was Chris Thompson's marathon progression prior to winning today's British Olympic trials in 2:10:50. He still logged some solid times at shorter distances in that span (notably a 61:07 half last year), but today's run was quite a turnaround -- and the marathon of his life. Was curious when talk would turn to Thompson's footwear today (he was wearing blacked-out Vaporflys). The supershoes have put companies like On in a tough position, but you have to applaud them for putting their athletes first. GBR #OlympicTrials - Victory for @davissteph26 in a personal best 2:27:16. She's going to #TokyoOlympics! 2021 Fukuoka International Marathon to be its final running. JAAF reportedly has decided to terminate the historic race after its 75th anniversary edition this year. https://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2021/03/2021-fukuoka-international-marathon-to.html A bummer. Fukuoka was basically the marathon world championships back in the '70s. The list of winners is incredible: Sammy Wanjiru, Haile Gebrselassie, Gezahegne Abera, Toshihiko Seko, Bill Rodgers, Frank Shorter... On Tuesday Joan Samuelson became a grandmother. Daughter Abby had a daughter, Charlotte. Virtual #BostonMarathon entries are priced from USD 75 to 125 for USA entrants, and USD 95 to 145 for international entrants, says @baa. Registration opens March 30. The participation window is October 8-10. With fewer than 100 days to go, it’s still uncertain whether spectators will be allowed to attend. trials BREAKING: BIG 10 XC champion and 3:57 miler George Kusche has announced that he will be finishing his eligibility at Northern Arizona University as a graduate transfer. 11 days after scoring 60 points to win the NCAA XC title, the Lumberjacks will add the reigning Big 10 XC champion to their squad. As if NAU weren't good enough already... When passion for running becomes a harmful addiction, diversifying a sense of self can help to heal the relationship. @DavidLaney12 “Ideal racing weight” is an important subject because the mass of an athlete affects performance. But, where is the line between an increase in performance and encouraging an athlete to adopt unhealthy behaviors? http://bit.ly/race-weight For behaviors that you want to do, the goal is to make triggers salient, the behavior easy, and the reward as immediate and satisfying as possible. https://linktr.ee/AND3RSON --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andy-noise/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andy-noise/support