Espresso with Larry, All in regards to the Financial institution of America Chicago Marathon, Ruth Chepngetich’s WR, Ideas from world wide, FootLocker XC coming quickly!

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That is Espresso with Larry for Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

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Our matters:

1. Have we gone too far celebrating otherworldly quick instances in marathons?

2. Had been you extra excited with the ladies’s Olympic marathon end or Ruth Chepngetich’s WR?

3. A member of the Kenyan Parliament demanded Robert Johnson’s apology to Ruth Chepngetich over his query in regards to the cloud of doping in Kenyan sports activities. We predict that Robert Johnson was totally in the proper.

4. Many Kenyans are very upset in regards to the accusations in opposition to Ruth Chepnegetich. One requested me if it was as a result of Ruth was not white?

5. John Korir gained the lads’s race, taking a pack of ten by means of the half in 1:02:19, breaking the sphere of seven down at 21 miles, and successful in 2:02:44 PB. Right here’s my story: https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-why-its-hard-to…/

6. John’s win was overshadowed by the paradigm-shifting WR of Ruth Chepngetich, who grew to become the primary girl beneath 2:11 and a couple of:10, with a PB of two:09;56, ending eleventh general. Right here’s Justin Lagat’s story: https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-why-its-hard-to…/

6. Ruth Chepngetich gained by 7 1/2 minutes, breaking world document by practically two minutes. Right here’s the story from Deji Ogeyingbo: https://www.runblogrun.com/…/gracious-and-brilliant

7. Right here’s opinion piece from Athletics Illustrated on Ruth Chepngetich: https://athleticsillustrated.com/opinion-ruth…/

8. FootLocker regionals are November 30 for Midwest, NorthEast and SouthEast. West Regional is December 7, and Nationals are December 14, 2024. www.footlockerxc.com

9. 2024 Midwest FootLocker regional, offered by HOKA, November 30, 2024, registration could be discovered right here: https://footlockercc.com/midwest/

10. 2024 South FootLocker regional, offered by HOKA, November 30, 2024, registration could be discovered right here: https://footlockercc.com/south/

11. 2024 NorthEast Footlocker regional, offered by HOKA, November 30, 2204, registration could be discovered right here: https://footlockercc.com/northeast/

12. 2024 West FootLocker regional, offered by HOKA, December 7, 2024, registration could be discovered right here: https://footlockercc.com/west/

13. Amby Burfoot, former editor at RW, Boston 1968 Marathon champion, and certainly one of our sport’s most considerate and conscientious writers, wrote this piece on his misgivings on the Girls’s WR set by Ruth Chepngetich on the 2024 Financial institution of America Chicago Marathon WR (posted October 15, 2024): https://marathonhandbook.com/opinion-why-its-hard-to…/

14. RunBlogRun has requested feedback from each Athletics Integrity and the Financial institution of America Chicago Marathon on the drug testing protocals used with Ruth Chepngetich. We shall be reaching out to a number of different specialists to supply an entire image on the document. As a journalistic website on operating, we should take a look at either side of any {photograph}. The WR in Chicago was insane, as I referred to as it, however to understand it, we should know whether it is legit and with the quantity of doping in Kenya, questions are solely pure.

See you Thursday on Espresso with Larry!