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I'll check it out. The U.S. majors tend to do a better job. Tokyo and Berlin are awful. Sydney was awful this year. As is the coverage that most local news stations provide.

Congratulations to everyone running in the most beautiful urban marathon in America today! Hope and I crushed the 10 mile.

Ultrarunning legend Courtney Dauwalter acknowledges that the Twin Cities Marathon was hard. "You marathoners are crazy," she told Carrie Tollefson. But she says she might run another marathon sometime.

According to the broadcast, there's some debate about what her marathon PR previously was. She ran 3:17:55 at the 2009 Twin Cities Marathon, at age 24. But she told Carrie Tollefson she thought her PR was 3:15. Regardless, she clearly could have run much faster somewhere along the way.

Courtney Dauwalter finishes seventh at the Twin Cities Marathon in a massive PR of of 2:49:51 (chip time).

And whew, with 17 seconds to spare, Megan O'Neil became the second woman to qualify for the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on time, running 2:36:43 to finish second at the Twin Cities Marathon.

Allie Kieffer had a tough final 7K, but she hung on to take third in 2:38:44.

Jane Bareikis wins the Twin Cities Marathon in 2:32:52 and becomes, as far as I know, the first woman to qualify for the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on time. (Others have already qualified based on past accomplishments.)

They're saying on the Twin Cities Marathon broadcast that Courtney Dauwalter is on 2:47 pace, but that's not what I'm seeing in the live results.

She wasn't in the top 10 at halfway. She moved to 9th by 25K and to 8th by 30K, where she has stayed, on pace to run 2:48-high.

35K into the Twin Cities Marathon, Jane Bareikis leads Allie Kieffer by just over two minutes. And with Megan O'Neil in third, we currently have three women who are still on pace to get under the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifying time.

Courtney Dauwalter runs in 8th place, still on 2:48 pace.

Courtney Dauwalter has picked up the pace a little and she went through halfway at the Twin Cities Marathon in 1:24:09, on pace to run a 2:48.

There can't be many other people in the race who have more experience managing their effort on a warm day than she does.

Halfway splits at the Twin Cities Marathon:
1. Jane Bareikis 1:15:33
2. Allie Kieffer 1:15:50
3. Megan O'Neil 1:17:41
4. Lexie Greitzer 1:19:30
5. Missy Rock 1:21:23
6. Ariana Fisher 1:21:23
7. Danna Herrick 1:21:44

Fingers crossed that we see our first Olympic Trials qualifiers on time today.

Catching up on the Twin Cities Marathon coverage, I appreciate that Carrie Tollefson included Olympian Janis Klecker in her post-race interview with Joe Klecker.

And 69 minutes in (which is comical), we got our first shot of the women's race! Jane Bareikis leads the way, with Allie Kieffer in 2nd.

Courtney Dauwalter has to be the most tracked athlete at today's Twin Cities Marathon. She hit 10K in 40:24, on pace to run about 2:50.

It gets tiring complaining about race coverage. I wish there was nothing to complain about.

I am saving a lot of time this morning by doing other things and then fast forwarding/skipping through the Twin Cities coverage and just watching the little they are showing of the women's races.

Twin Cities 10 Mile Results
1. Mercy Chelangat 52:05
2. Everlyn Kemboi 52:38
3. Annie Frisbie 52:51
4. Amanda Vestri 53:14
5. Megan Sailor 53:19
6. Vanessa Fraser 54:21
7. Jessica Gockley-Day 54:29
8. Molly Born 54:37
9. Atsede Baysa Tessema 54:44
10. Paige Wood 54:47
11. Elena Hayday 55:09

If anyone is looking for a retirement/reserach project and likes to watch mediocre race coverage, it would be really interesting to have some data on how much camera time women get compared to men in elite road racing. There's no way it's even remotely close.

YouTube video by KARE 11 WATCH LIVE: More Than a Marathon Live

It's marathon season in the U.S. and I'm looking forward to watching the live coverage of this morning's TC 10 Mile and Twin Cities Marathon.

The 10 mile race goes off at 8:00 a.m. ET and the marathon is at 9:00 a.m. It's going to be another warm one, unfortunately.
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Investors Keep Grand Slam Track Alive With 8-Figure Lifeline The cash will help Grand Slam pay off a portion of its debts, including half of what it owes athletes, but doesn’t fully bail out the league.

Glad to see this. It’s more than I thought anyone was going to get. frontofficesports.com/grand-slam-t...

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‘I have chosen to waive my anonymity and confirm my involvement in this case. I fully support the decisions reached by both independent panels and I am grateful that the process has been followed through so thoroughly. I want to thank those who came forward and those who contributed to the process — it has not been easy, but it was necessary. ‘Athletics has always been my passion, and I am pleased to say that I have rediscovered the love of my sport and the enjoyment of training and working within a supportive and positive coaching environment. I am now focused on the future, looking forward to the next few years of my career, and putting this difficult chapter firmly behind me.’

Laura Muir has opted to waive her anonymity to make the following statement:

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Laura Muir coach forced injured athletes to race and abandoned one at roadside Andy Young, who coached British Olympic medallist, banned for three years for ‘manipulation’ and ‘bullying’ after UK Athletics disciplinary investigation

"The Panel concluded that [Andy Young] had, on multiple occasions, placed performance above athlete welfare, ignored medical advice, and used manipulative and coercive behavior towards those he coached."

Here's the most detailed article so far: www.thetimes.com/sport/athlet...

It was clear things were amiss when Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie abruptly split from coach, Andy Young, in 2023. Some of these details came out at the time, but the results of UK Athletics' investigation are now available. Young has received a three-year ban, which has been backdated to April 2023.

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Fast Women: The shifting identities of competitive runners Katie Schide, Tove Alexandersson, and Nina Engelhard win world titles

Today's newsletter includes part two in our series about how our relationship with running changes over time. It features three women—Mattie Webb, Cate Barrett, and Katie Newton—who are still young, still fast, and still avid runners. But running isn't quite as high on the priority list these days.

Katie Schide wins the long trail race at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Spain, covering the challenging 82K course in 9:57:59.

No other women have finished yet, but the results will be updated here: tempofinito.wiclax-results.com/WMTRC_LONG_T...

I rode on a lot of lead vehicles at NYRR races 25+ years ago and there were always people swearing at us when they were told that there was a race coming and that they should get out of the way.

Distance Running 'Queen' Named Honorary Chairperson Of 89th Manchester Road Race A Connecticut resident and legendary distance runner will be honored at the 2025 Manchester Road Race.

Patti Dillon will be the honorary chairperson of the 2025 Manchester Road Race. patch.com/connecticut/...

The towns along the Boston Marathon course get other perks, like bibs that people use to fundraise for orgs within the town.

And hey, when I moved to a town along the course, the race was part of the draw of living here.

But this is a reminder of how fragile & crucial these relationships can be

This is highly unlikely and the article is mostly behind a paywall, but basically a Framingham city councilor is frustrated that the race costs them about $101,500 per year, but they only get $82,600 from the B.A.A. www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/l...