David Monti
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- Almgren says he thinks he can run 2:01 eventually
The world half marathon champion has not finished a marathon yet, and he is already talking about the second-fastest time in history.
- Dorfel debuts in 2:20:46 at Frankfurt
Germany's Blanka Dorfel negative split her first marathon, closing in 1:10:17.
- Henderson walks 3:14:52 marathon race walk world record
Australia's Henderson lowers the women's mark and Japan's Kawano puts the first men's record on the board.
- Tokyo champion Ruti Aga banned six years for forged prescription
Two years for the drug, four more for the document she handed the investigators.
- Jeruto negative splits Toronto, Kiptoo runs 2:08:08
Her second half was 31 seconds quicker than her first, and the men's race was still six runners inside one second at 35K.
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- Sifan Hassan and Fiona O'Keeffe out of New York
Illness for Hassan, a proximal hamstring repair for O'Keeffe, and the women's field loses two of its biggest names before race day.
- Monti reissues a corrected US all-time list from Chicago
The American results in Chicago ran deep enough that the record-keeping is still catching up.
- Young runs 2:05:23 in Chicago on a torn hamstring
Vinny Mauri was on American record pace through 20 miles before his hamstrings seized and he stopped to stretch.
- Hurley debuts in 2:20:47, fastest ever by an American
Seventh overall and top American in her first race at the distance, and already sixth on the US all-time list.
- Young says hamstring hasn't hurt in practice ahead of Chicago
The American record is still the plan Sunday, and Charles Hicks says he moved his build to Park City.
- Kosgei returns to Chicago, Rupp chases the US masters record
Sunday's race has a stacked international field and the deepest American lineup in years.
- Stephanie Bruce on Venters' solo 31:09 US 10K win
The pro runner says Venters ran "all gas no brakes" for the full 10K in the Twin Cities.
- How Assefa ran 2:11:04 on a ruptured Achilles
Steve Magness explains the pain science, Brady Holmer says the shoes did part of the tendon's job.
- Lipschitz wins Kosice Marathon in 2:07:21
Three men finished inside 2:08:05 in Slovakia, and both winners ran personal bests.
- Assefa ran Berlin's last 2K on a fully torn Achilles
Her manager says the tendon was completely gone over the closing two kilometers of a 2:11:04 win.
- Berlin hypes Assefa at the world record, she says she wants a PR
World Athletics says Assefa is ready to challenge the mark. Assefa is talking about something smaller.
- Pasadyn scratches from Chicago Marathon after being hit by a car
David Monti says the 2:35:17 marathoner was struck by a car while running and seriously injured.
- US women take team silver at World Half, Hurley runs 1:06:23
Hurley, Kelati and McClain finished fifth, sixth and seventh to beat Ethiopia for the team medal behind Agnes Ngetich's world record.
- Ruti Aga suspended after 22 marathons and 15 podiums
The numbers behind the provisional suspension, plus the 2026 Sydney Marathon winner who says she got him into running.
- Mantz returns from two stress fractures at World Road Champs
The World Road Running Championships open Saturday with Mantz, Nuguse, Kelati and Ingebrigtsen all on the start lists.
- Merrie Mile to pay $15,000, richest US road mile
Men and women race together in Waikiki on December 12, and the top check goes to whoever crosses first.
- Nairobi lands 2029 Worlds, first in Africa and at altitude
Kasarani Stadium sits at 5,289 feet, and people are already talking about the sprint world records.
- Langon wins Fifth Avenue Mile in 3:45, Reekie takes third title
The American's first trip down Fifth Avenue ended with the biggest win of his pro career, and a photo finish for second.
- Ultimate Championship starts Friday, $150,000 a title
Straight finals, 8 to 16 athletes per event and no country limits in Budapest.
- New Haven 20K doubled as US 2027 World Roads selection
Jonathan Gault says the winners get team spots for Yangzhou, at a championship nobody could follow in real time.
- World Road Champs return, Hicks and Rudel earn 2027 US spots
Two global road championships in seven months after a three-year gap, and the US quietly picked part of its 2027 team at a national 20K.
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