Carole Fuchs

Some Kenyan Runners See Doping as a Path to Glory, and to Basic Sustenance

Kenyans keep winning, and keep doping.

That is unlikely to change any time soon.

Doping in Kenya is about more than winning: The town where no one runs for fun.

🇰🇪 💉 🥇

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What Was Up With the Timing at Faith Kipyegon’s Sub-4 Mile Attempt? Kipyegon’s time initially read as 4:06.91, but was later adjusted to 4:06.42. Nike has explained what happened.

Nike has confirmed that they reported Faith Kipyegon's "flying time" on Thursday. Using the standard timing method, she ran 4:06.91.

I wouldn't have cared if she ran across the line and got a true flying start. They never claimed to be following the rules. But doing this quietly isn't a great look.

Inside The Mad Dash to Turn Division I Athletes Into Influencers (Gift Article) A new effort at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is aimed at turning its student-athletes into well-remunerated social media stars. Other schools are following suit.

I see this and I think about how many professional runners are now deleting Instagram from their phones for large stretches of time, both for performance reasons and for their mental health.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/b...

Nature Calls, but Telahun Haile Answers with a Blazing Comeback in Dramatic 10,000m Debut

Next Stop: Jamaica
@grandslamtrack.bsky.social the event where he'll test his speed in the 3,000m and 5,000m as a Challenger.

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Gaborone, Botswana will host the 2026 World Athletics Relays 🇧🇼

It will be the first time that a country in Africa has held the event since it was founded back in 2014 🌍

Entry lists published for WIC Nanjing 25 | News | Nanjing 25 | World Athletics Indoor Championships Eleven individual defending champions and 20 medallists from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are among the entries for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25

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World Athletics Media Academy: developing new talents in journalism, photography and TV commentary

How to Prevent Burnout:
-Have at least one activity that is separate from your main pursuit.
-Sleep 7 to 9 hours every night.
-Move.
-Disconnect from your devices in the evening.
-Give. Mentor, coach, help others!

The IOC has suspended funding of the World Olympians Association, the group that represents athletes who have competed in the #Olympics, and is trying to steal its intellectual property after the organisation refused to allow itself to be taken over. The ZeusFiles open.substack.com/pub/duncanma...

Ethiopia’s team for #Nanjing2025 World Indoor Champs (March 21-23) is stacked! 🌟 Includes Glasgow 2024 champs Tsige Duguma (800m) & Freweyni Hailu (1500m), plus Gudaf Tsegay, Diribe Welteji, Samuel Tefera, & Berihu Aregawi. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ #Athletics #Ethiopia

What a blow. The announcement offers no reason beyond, "We really looked forward to welcoming the running world to San Diego this September but sadly it is not to be at this time.”

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Conference realignment is so hot right now

Apparently a phone charger caught fire on the track at the Big Ten Indoor Champs.

Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei to retire from track to focus on the marathon - Canadian Running Magazine “I'll miss track, but I have to leave,” the 10,000m world record holder told reporters at the 2025 Tokyo Marathon press conference

“I'll miss track, but I have to leave,” the 10,000m world record holder told reporters at the 2025 Tokyo Marathon press conference 🎤

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World Athletics opens tender for results and statistics service | NEWS | World Athletics World Athletics has today opened public tenders for a results and statistical service.

World Athletics opens tender for results and statistics service
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Kenyan athletes Zakayo, Jebitok flagged down for missed tests Zakayo, 23, first made a name for himself in 2017 .

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Brimin Misoi Kipkorir – winner of the 2024 Sydney and 2022/2023 Frankfurt Marathon – has been provisionally suspended for the use of EPO and furosemide.

The 35-year-old Kenyan has a marathon best of 2:04:53, which he set in Frankfurt two years ago.

Botswana's bid for 2026 World Relays gathers pace A delegation from World Athletics will arrive in Botswana to access the country's readiness to host the 2026 World Relays

Botswana is bidding to host the 2026 World Relays!

www.mmegi.bw/sports/botsw...

Shelby McEwen going from clearing 7'-8.75" for Olympic high jump silver to a windmill dunk in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 🔥

Shelby McEwen going from clearing 7'-8.75" for Olympic high jump silver to a windmill dunk in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 🔥

Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor – World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver (Feb. 8/2025 – Metz, Frnace)

Ethiopian Tsige Duguma win the women’s 800m race with a world lead and meeting record time of 1:58.97.

#worldindoortoursilver2025

Does Kenyan athletics have another scandal on its hands? - Canadian Running Magazine World Athletics has found 30 possible cases of athletes manipulating their birth records to compete for Kenya at several U20 World Athletics Championships

World Athletics has found 30 possible cases of athletes manipulating their birth records to compete for Kenya at several U20 World Athletics Championships:

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New national record for 🇿🇦Prudence Sekgodiso in 1:59.88 and becoming the first South African woman to ever run a sub-2:00 800m indoors!

New national record for 🇿🇦Prudence Sekgodiso in 1:59.88 and becoming the first South African woman to ever run a sub-2:00 800m indoors!

The world would be a much better place if everyone took a walk every day.

No music, phone, device. Just you and your thoughts or you, a friend, and dialogue.

Consider it recess for adults. Time to allow your mind to reset and recharge.

Ethiopian Athletics Federation 42nd Jan-Meda International Cross-Country Competition Results (Feb 2, 2025)

Results courtesy of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation

📷 Aman Photos & Ethiopian Athletics Federation

#JanMedaInternationalCrossCountry #Ethiopia

Tokyo Marathon Elite Field Tokyo Marathon Elite Field Highlights Tokyo, 2 Mar. 2025 complete field listing complete wheelchair field listing times listed are athletes...

Tokyo Marathon elite field:
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women:
Sutume Asefa Kebede
Brigid Kosgei
Tigist Ketema
Rosemary Wanjiru
Ai Hosoda
Yuka Ando
Rie Kawauchi

men:
Benson Kipruto
Derese Geleta
Joshua Cheptegei
Benard Koech
Yohei Ikeda
Ichitaka Yamashita
Kenya Sonota
Aoi Ota

Joshua Cheptegei headlines the 2025 Tokyo Marathon 🇯🇵

The double Olympic and triple world champion on the track made his marathon debut in Valencia two years ago – where he clocked 2:08:59 🏃

Cheptegei is still the world record-holder over both 5000m (12:35.36) and 10,000m (26:11.00) ⚡️

U.S. Withholds Funding for World Anti-Doping Agency In a damaging blow to the agency, the Biden administration said it had lost confidence in WADA’s ability to guard against the use of performance-enhancing drugs by elite athletes.

The United States has lost faith in the World Anti Doping agency to police clean sport and has now withheld millions of dollars it sends in funding. Huge blow to WADA's reputation and major fracture in relationship with US government. Story here with Mike Schmidt:

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...

Oh! Oregon lands Nigerian sprint sensation Favour Ashe via the transfer portal. 🦆

Ethiopian clubs competition, Addis Ababa, January 2025
W 800m: 1. Tsige Duguma 1:59.6, 2. Nigist Getachew 2:00.1, 3. Aster Areri 2:02.5 (Jan 1)
M 10,000m RaceWalk: 1. Misgana Wakuma 39:43.2 (Jan 3)
📷EAF

Gold circle in a black box with text that reads Duncan Mackay's Zeus Files

Excited to announce my 2025 project: The Zeus Files, a Substack newsletter on the Olympic Movement. The first edition drops tomorrow, with daily previews this week of the seven IOC presidential candidates' manifestos. Sign up here: duncanmackayveritas.substack.com

#Olympics #IOC #OlympicMovement

Standard Nike contract requires an athlete to run in two Nike-sponsored events each year. Chepngetich had only done one (Chicago Marathon). She likely ran without doing any specific training just to avoid the chance of a contract cut.