@ThinkingTrack

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Owen Corbett@slowencorbett02Oct 25
Fastest half marathons by athletes who ran in the NCAA 59:01 🇪🇷 Habtom Samuel 59:10 🇸🇩 Yaseen Abdalla 59:11 🇰🇪 Ed Cheserek Sandwiched by arguably two on the greatest NCAA runners ever
Owen Corbett@slowencorbett02Oct 25
This is incredible It’s the fastest time ever by someone born in the U.S. Current world half marathon champion Andreas Almgren debuted in 59:23 two years ago Yaseen is gonna be really good on the roads
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After Peres suspension this tweet is aging like fine wine,the problem lies with the agents/coaches
Ngamini@FourthArchetypeSep 18
Every high-profile doping trail involving a Kenyan athlete always leads back to Federico Rosa, Claudio Berardelli or Gianni Demadonna. Any Kenyan athlete who chooses to associate themselves with these three must also bear the burden of suspicion that follows them.
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Jon Mulkeen@Statman_JonOct 24
In 1986, the men’s hammer WR looked ripe to fall. It hasn’t budged in 40 years. Meanwhile, the women’s 800m WR is 43 years old - and suddenly under pressure. I’ve analysed all 38 individual track & field WRs to see which look safe, and which don’t. Full analysis: link in bio.
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Athletics Integrity Unit@aiu_athleticsOct 23
The AIU has provisionally suspended reigning World and former Olympic champion, Peres Jepchirchir, after an out-of-competition sample, collected in Kenya prior to her recent Sydney Marathon victory, returned an adverse analytical finding for EPO. 1/2
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In the NCAA and during his early pro career, Arop was almost always a front runner. Big ups to him + coaching team for the new approach—there are plenty of 800m/1500m athletes who apply the same tactics over and over again, year after year. It’s okay to switch it up sometimes!
fast8trackclub@fast8trackclubOct 14
Replying to @fast8trackclub
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fast8trackclub@fast8trackclubOct 14
Looking at #800m split data from the Big 5 (a thread) and what we can learn
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kate wehwalt
@mcmansionhellOct 13
no one has any social skills
jude@judecomputerOct 13
shocked by the discourse about whether it’s rude to ask if you can stay at a friend’s apartment when you’re in their city. someone said “i have a tiny apartment and a stressful job so that wouldn’t work for me” okay then say that to your friend? it’s not rude of them to ask wtf
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Owen Corbett@slowencorbett02Oct 13
How every Chicago Marathon champion has failed to defend his title since Sammy Wanjiru in 2009-10. Will Amos Kipruto break the curse next year?
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CITIUS MAG
@CitiusMagOct 12
Chicago keeps delivering one of the most frustrating marathon broadcasts to watch ⬇️
CITIUS MAG
@CitiusMagOct 12
19 Parting Thoughts On The 2026 Chicago Marathon Read more: citiusmag.com/articles/chica…

19 Parting Thoughts On The 2026 Chicago Marathon - CITIUS Mag

Amos Kipruto’s breakthrough, Hawi Feysa defends title, Clayton Young’s PB, and what Chicago means for the road to the 2028 Olympics.

citiusmag.com
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Owen Corbett@slowencorbett02Oct 11
Oh he’s legit Went through 25k at 1:13:31 (2:04:05 pace) He’ll be able to hold that eventually
CITIUS MAG
@CitiusMagOct 11
TALK ABOUT A GUTSY RUN 😫 After making a bold move around halfway in the 2026 Chicago Marathon, Vinny Mauri 🇺🇸 wrestles a bear of a final 10km, stopping multiple times to stretch but still hanging on for a tenth place, third American finish in 2:06:45. In only his second career marathon, Mauri has shown he belongs in the mix with the best distance runners in the world.
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Jonathan Gault@jgault13Oct 11
NBC5 cutting away to interview an Abbott VP during the final two miles of an incredibly dramatic women's race between Hawi Feysa and Sharon Lokedi at the Chicago Marathon is simply absurd. Broadcasting malpractice and total disrespect for the event.
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Owen Corbett@slowencorbett02Oct 9
Colorado's Meshack Kipruto upsets a LOADED field at Nuttycombe. Everyone down to 9th is top-20 at Nationals caliber New Mexico backs up their #1 ranking with 3 in the top 8 and an easy win #2 Iowa State finished 19th despite running all 3 of their top returners from last year👀
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Claire Stegall of Florida got 9th at Nuttycombe today in 19:24, five seconds behind the winner. Pretty good result for a miler
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Jonathan Gault@jgault13Oct 6
I suspect Masai Russell will win AOTY, and she would be very deserving. But there's a case for Audrey Werro, too. Werro is hurt by comparisons against times from the '80s that no one believes in. Strip those out and she ran the three fastest 800s ever in 2026.
World Athletics
@WorldAthleticsOct 6
The 2026 Women’s World Athlete of the Year Nominees ✨ Who has your vote? 👉 bit.ly/4zcdsER Voting closes on Saturday 17th of October at 11:59 PM CEST. #AthleticsAwards
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Jon Mulkeen@Statman_JonOct 2
In 2015, I compiled a chronological list of the sub-10 club when it had reached 100 members. Eleven years later, there are now 232 of them. 😳 The first 100 took 47 years. The next 100 took nine. The fully updated list 👇 jonmulkeen.com/statistics/ch…
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taka_hirai@stac_hirai_subSep 28
U18世界記録比較してみた 800m1分42秒27　Cooper Lutkenhaus　1258 200m19秒84　Erriyon Knighton　1245 400m44秒10　Quincy Wilson　1243 400mH47秒93　後藤大樹　1235 ルッケンハウスがダントツ一番っぽい…
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MileSplit US
@milesplitSep 29
Cross country needs more hills with names, times that need explaining, and races remembered for who beat whom. MileSplit expert Paul Snyder makes the case for bringing back the lost art of the hard course. milesplit.com/articles/72209…

Hey Meet Directors: Make Courses Harder!

With the trend in HS cross country in which \"PRs\" are prioritized over challenging courses, we risk losing what makes our sport special in the first place.

milesplit.com
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taka_hirai@stac_hirai_subSep 28
後藤大樹の47秒93はスコアリングテーブル1235点 他種目の1235点 100m9秒91 200m19秒90 400m44秒22 800m1分43秒02 1500m3分30秒71 5000m12分53秒24 110mH13秒10 走高跳2m36 棒高跳5m89 走幅跳8m45 三段跳17m66 砲丸投21m91 円盤投69m46 やり投89m36 十種競技8697点
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Jon Mulkeen@Statman_JonSep 28
The men’s marathon has already reached unprecedented depth in 2026 - with three months of the year still to go. Typically, almost 40% of the year's 50 fastest times come between Oct-Dec (thanks largely to Chicago and Valencia). So expect the numbers below to rise.
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Remarkably, Hassan has one of the fastest five-race 1500m averages too
Jon Mulkeen@Statman_JonSep 27
Fastest female marathoners by five-race average 2:14:01 - Assefa 2:14:51 - Chepngetich 2:15:54 - Kosgei 2:16:17 - Jepkosgei 2:17:10 - S. Asefa 2:17:16 - Megertu 2:17:33 - Hassan 2:17:54 - Jepchirchir 2:18:04 - Radcliffe 2:18:07 - Feysa 2:18:48 - Yehualaw 2:19:45 - Keitany
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