Maureen Mancuso’s achievement was underappreciated from the very beginning due to her young age. Instead of being called a record, it was dubbed a 'world’s best performance' and quickly forgotten. https://t.co/oyMnCvNCN2
— Outside (@outsidemagazine) September 29, 2020
There are many possible causes for Mancuso’s relative anonymity.Maybe it’s the fact that she was a tiny 13-year-old running her first marathon and stepped unnoticed onto the unpaved Eastern Canadian Marathon Championships course. Or perhaps she got lost in the headlines, because two weeks earlier, Kathrine Switzer had become the first woman to officially enter and run the Boston Marathon. Or it could be simpler: After Mancuso smashed the record by more than four minutes (she ran 3:15:22, breaking the 3:19:33 set by New Zealand’s Mildred Sampson in 1964), she returned to life as usual and largely dropped off the radar.
Traded emails with Ryan Hall ahead of London Marathon this weekend. This is what he said:
— Jonathan Gault (@jgault13) September 29, 2020
"This was Sara's best buildup ever. I know she is in PR shape. No doubt about it. A PR would be really special coming off this COVID season."
Sara Hall is currently #6 on all-time US list. pic.twitter.com/meuOFHwwTi
Introducing Nike “Alpha fly N% kenya” that @EliudKipchoge will wear for @LondonMarathon on Sunday.
— Lynne Wachira (@WachiraLynne) September 29, 2020
Nike is a running company
Kenya is a running country
EK is a running legend.
That’s why the shoe has adopted the Kenyan flag colors. pic.twitter.com/NWbAZg1jmO
With the London Marathon following a 19-lap course, I've seen Qs about all the turns. Looking back at @paolotaboga_79 & @RodgerKram's analysis of the Vienna INEOS course, they calculated a 0.5-second slowdown from those curves, so not much to worry about.https://t.co/fpEnsMSfu8 pic.twitter.com/2lgEV8WPbY
— Alex Hutchinson (@sweatscience) September 29, 2020
The 21-year-old Azimeraw is a bright young prospect. She set a course record in her debut in Amsterdam last year (2:19:26). https://t.co/MW0wietMtq
— Jonathan Gault (@jgault13) September 29, 2020
Kenenisa Bekele, on his shoe choice for Sunday's London Marathon: "Vaporfly, not Alphafly. A little bit with Alphafly, I have some problems. I need some time to adapt."
— Jonathan Gault (@jgault13) September 30, 2020
Kipchoge says he will wear Alphafly Next%. pic.twitter.com/6QjZnU6HnO
These fields are RIDICULOUS. Way better than a typical World Marathon Major.
— Jonathan Gault (@jgault13) September 29, 2020
Legese (2:02, Tokyo champ) vs. Cherono (Boston/Chicago champ) vs. Desisa (world champ) in men's marathon.
3 women under 2:19 and 3 more under 2:20 + Jepkosgei & Hasay in women's marathon. https://t.co/SmjSwXg126
And that's just the marathons — the half marathon fields are also loaded, with debuts by Rhonex Kipruto and Letesenbet Gidey. Circle December 6 on the calendar right now, because these will be races worth getting up early for.
— Jonathan Gault (@jgault13) September 29, 2020
.@WorldAthletics announces 2023 will be the first year for the World Athletics Road Running Championships featuring championship races in the half marathon, 5K and potentially a road mile.
— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) September 29, 2020
Mass races will also be held alongside the elites for more people to get involved. pic.twitter.com/9cSRMeAaRf
The women’s race is also expected to be very fast with 6 sub-2:20 women led by Azmera Abreha (2:18:33) + Ruti Aga (2:18:34); USA’s @JordanHasay; NYC Marathon champion Joyciline Jepkosgei; half marathon stars Joan Chelimo (65:04) + Peres Jepchichir (65:34) & Fancy Chemutai (64:52) pic.twitter.com/XpK9pSssa8
— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) September 29, 2020
For those keeping track of the name of the event…
— Jonathan Gault (@jgault13) September 29, 2020
1992-2005: IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
2006-2007: IAAF World Road Running Championships
2008-2022: World Athletics Half Marathon Championships
2023- : World Athletics Road Running Championships https://t.co/ovlyGrWHK6
Also… the 2021 World Cross Country Championships in Australia have been postponed until 2022 due to the coronavirus.
— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) September 29, 2020
The new date will be determined in early December.
World Athletics also says XC Worlds will move from odd years to even years in 2024 to align with Olympics. pic.twitter.com/ljO8ABo21P
-And finally, World XC will shift to even years moving forward. So assuming the World Road Running Champs are biennial, it will be World Road Running Champs in odd years, World XC in even years.
— Jonathan Gault (@jgault13) September 29, 2020
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We now have 10 of the top 20 finishers from the 2020 Men's U.S. Olympic Trials committed to run #TheMarathonProject!! That list includes 5th-placer Augustus Maiyo (@Augumai). The Alabama Alum is a member of the U.S. Army and was 4th at the 2019 Pan Am Games: pic.twitter.com/EL4EOzMTm5
— TheMarathonProject (@MarathonProj) September 29, 2020
We're FINALLY getting underway for XC season this weekend! Well, sort of. Several top runners and squads (competing as clubs) are crossing state lines this weekend for the Desert Twilight Festival in Arizona. Loaded Newbury Park boys lead! PREVIEW: https://t.co/GYeItUk6fo pic.twitter.com/G4lOiLHnRw
— Rich Gonzalez (@PrepCalTrack) September 30, 2020
