2017 London World Championships
The Mo & Larry Show: Part 3, speaking of 1,500 meters (womens), some thoughts on Caster Semenya, more on Wayde Van Niekerk
On most days during the London World Champs, @runblogrun and @theshoeaddicts would head over to the adidas Hospitality (thanks to...
Read moreDetailsMuktar Edris gave Mo Farah a dose of his own medicine in the men’s 5000m final
Paul Chelimo boxes in Mo Farah as Muktar Edris and Yomef Kejelcha take off! photo by PhotoRun.net The 5000 meter...
Read moreDetailsMen’s Steeplechase: Three medals, three countries! Soufianne Elbakkali, Morocco, silver, Conseslus Kipruto, Kenya, gold and Evan Jager, US, bronze, explain it all.
The Steeplechase has 28 barriers, seven water jumps over three thousand meters. It is one of our oldest traditions in...
Read moreDetailsAnd award for most entertaining presser is.. Men’s 800 meters!
The men's 800 meters completely changed with the withdrawal of WR holder David Rudisha. Many expected Nijel Amos of Botswana...
Read moreDetailsOlympic Medalists Prevail in Women’s 800 meters: USA’s Ajée Wilson grabs bronze
Caster Semenya wins the 800 meters, Francine Niyonsaba, silver and Ajée Wilson, photo by PhotoRun.net The 800 meters was one...
Read moreDetailsWayde Van Niekerk dominated London 400 meter Men’s race (and no one would have, could have stopped him)! This was presser for Men’s 400m, with Stephen Gardiner, silver, Wayde Van Niekerk, gold, and Abdelah Haroun, QAT,
The Men's 400 meters is the end of one era, and the beginning of another. LaShawn Merritt, 2008 Olympic champion,...
Read moreDetailsWhat happened in Women’s 1,500 meters? Here’s the London WC presser with Jenny Simpson, silver, Faith Kipyegon, gold and Caster Semenya, bronze!
The women's 1,500 meters may have been the finest race of the championships. Faith Kipyegon battled Sifan Hassan down the...
Read moreDetailsThe women’s 3000m steeplechase final at the London world championships was an evidence of the changes happening in athletics
Here's Justin Lagat's comments on the upset by Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs in the women's steeplechase. We appreciate Justin's...
Read moreDetailsHere’s the men’s 110m hurdles, with Sergey Shubenkov, Omar McLeod, Balacz Baji, London 2017 WC 110m hurdle presser
The 110 meter hurdles is an event of much elegance. The ability to sprint, hurdle, repeat, ten times during one...
Read moreDetailsMen’s Pole Vault Mania!London WC PV presser, with Piotr Lisek, POL, silver, Sam Kendricks, US, Renaud Lavillenie, FRA, bronze.
An absolutely superb presser with Piotr Lisek, POL, silver, Sam Kendricks, US, Renaud Lavillenie, FRA, bronze. These guys are three...
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