Jonathan Gault
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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.
- Mantz names his New York rivals after two stress fractures
The American record holder says he plans to still be in the lead pack with 2 miles to go on Sunday.
- Almgren debuts at NYC as a favorite over Benson Kipruto
The World Half champion has never raced 26.2, and LetsRun still ranks him near the top of a field with no sub-2:02 runners.
- Jepchirchir provisionally suspended after EPO finding
The sample was collected out of competition in Kenya before the Sydney Marathon, the Athletics Integrity Unit says.
- Rupp's 2:06:55 at 40 becomes a fifth Olympics bid
Jonathan Gault says the 40 year old is finally able to trust his body again, and he is pointing at another Olympic team.
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- Gapes breaks 19 at Pre-Nats, BYU beats NC State
The top two women's teams in the country split the day on the course that hosts NCAAs next month.
- 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.
- Kipchoge, 41, wins Melbourne in a course record 2:09:10
His first marathon victory in three years, and the fastest time ever run on the Melbourne course.
- Hicks plans 62-minute half, Cullen calls his shot at 2:06
Two very different American gambles ahead of Sunday in Chicago, one off 130-mile weeks, one off DoorDash shifts.
- Gault. Hicks and Mauri both real American record threats
A year ago one of them had never run a marathon and the other was unknown.
- Mauri trains on Planet Fitness treadmills, races Chicago
The 2:05 debutant from Toledo heads to a world major off a block almost nobody in American distance running would recognise.
- Mauri trains on gym treadmills capped below his marathon pace
The 2:05 debutant races Chicago next week off a gym membership and 36 miles at 4:56 pace.
- 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.
- Bekele withdraws from Berlin Marathon a week after being added
The 44-year-old has not finished a marathon since the 2024 Olympics, and now he will not start this one either.
- Almgren ends Africa's 30-year World Half win streak
The Swede is the first non-African man to take the world half marathon title since Stefano Baldini in 1996.
- Dawit Seare catches Ingebrigtsen in the last strides of World Road 5K
Ingebrigtsen led with 100m to go, then had nothing left, and finished flat on his back.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ingebrigtsen wins 5000m in 12:59.24, then skips the 1500m
Five Americans land inside 13:00.40 behind him, and Josh Kerr has to wait a year for the rematch.
- Spencer calls Ingebrigtsen a "sore loser" over Brussels pacing row
The argument Cole Hocker and Jakob Ingebrigtsen had in Brussels is now the question every miler gets asked on camera.
- Kerr wins Ultimate 1500m after broadcast projected 13th
World Athletics' new win probability graphics had Kerr behind a field he then beat, and reporters had already been calling them out all week.
- Kazimierska and Werro win World Ultimate titles in Budapest
Day 2 in Budapest brought a 1500m where the top nine all broke four minutes and a 43.39 from Collen Kebinatshipi.
- Ingebrigtsen to run 5000m first in Budapest, TV2 reports
The 1500m against Josh Kerr and Cole Hocker is still an open question, and the answer may not come until Sunday.
- Ultimate Championship starts Friday, $150,000 a title
Straight finals, 8 to 16 athletes per event and no country limits in Budapest.
- Cam Myers wins Brussels 1500, Ingebrigtsen rips field
A 20-year-old Australian beat the Olympic champion and the world's best, then the post-race interview took over.
- AIU suspends 26:39 10K man Kibet, bans 2:18 marathoner Mesfin
Two road racers near the top of the sport, one case still open and one closed with an admission.
- 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.
- Werro holds off Broeders-Bol by 0.06 in Brussels
Kazimierska and Balew took the other big distance wins at the Diamond League final.
- 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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