But still unresolved: How USATF will determine its Team USA members for the World Road Running Championships. πΊπΈ
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But still unresolved: How USATF will determine its Team USA members for the World Road Running Championships. πΊπΈ
Updated this after the Atlanta Track Club has released its investigation into the police emergency that caused the misdirection and left the key race intersection unattended. π¨
π°They have offered to pay out prize money to Jess McClain ($20,000), Hurley and Kurgat ($9,750 each).
On the USATF Half Marathon Championships controversy...
Seems like everyone agrees to having Jess McClain, Emma Grace Hurley, and Endah Kurgat on Team USA for the World Road Running Championships. Getting there through USATF's existing rulebook is the messy part.
citiusmag.com/articles/usa...
What a weekend! We had a lead vehicle drive the top women off course at the USATF Half Marathon Championships. @preetmajithia.bsky.social & I sort through that mess + what happens next.
Oh! And the biggest performances at the USATF Indoor Championships!
π§ SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/1Rxq...
πΊπΈ USATF Indoor Championships Preview
πOcean Breeze Athletic Complex, Staten Island, NY.
π Saturday, February 28 β Sunday, March 1
How to watch: Saturdayβs events will all be streamed on USATF.TV + Sundayβs marquee events will air live on NBC & Peacock
Moreπ
citiusmag.substack.com/p/usatf-indo...
My guest on The CITIUS MAG Podcast is Ethan Shuley & if you didnβt know his name as of a few weeks ago, you werenβt alone. He just ran 2:07:14 at the Osaka Marathon, becoming the 7th-fastest American.
Get to know all about him, his training & how this all happened β¬οΈ
open.spotify.com/episode/69Ki...
Who Is Ethan Shuley? The Story Behind One of the Most Surprising 2:07s in American Marathon History
youtu.be/81vVUci3bA4?...
Meet Americaβs newest (and most unlikely) 2:07 marathoner.
Ethan Shuley joins The CITIUS MAG Podcast.
Subscribe now so you donβt miss the episode β¬οΈ
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π¨ EMERGENCY PODCAST π¨
Reacting to Keely Hodgkinson's 1:54.87 indoor 800m world record β¬οΈ
π₯ YOUTUBE: youtu.be/nYZYnIp4aJs
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It was destiny.
π¬π§ Keely Hodgkinson is in the best form of her life and just took down the indoor 800m world record. The outdoor one awaits...
Quick thoughts on her 1:54.87 in LiΓ©vin (with @preet_athletics) β¬οΈ
citiusmag.com/articles/kee...
SHE DID IT! WORLD RECORD! 1:54.87!
KEELY HODGKINSON SMASHES THE INDOOR 800M WORLD RECORD!
We seem to have this tendency to try and trick ourselves before any race by thinking someone else other than Cole Hocker is the favorite. He's the clear favorite moving forward. He's the best middle-distance runner in the world right now.
π΄ Keely Hodgkinson is about to break the indoor 800m world record
youtu.be/bHoWuG-lykw
Another packed weekend of results to chat about with
@kylemerber.bsky.social + @preetmajithia.bsky.social
This week:
β Cole Hocker's 3:45.94 mile proves he's the best in the world right now
β Predictions on what Keely Hodgkinson runs in Lievin
+ more
π§ open.spotify.com/episode/6kZj...
πΊπΈ Weini Kelati breaks her own American record in the half marathon with a 1:06:04 for second place overall at the Barcelona Half Marathon this morning
Today's splits for Keely Hodgkinson's 1:56.33 (No. 3 in history) at the British Indoor Championships
SPLITS
200m: 27.35
400m: 56.28 (28.93)
600m: 1:26.11 (29.83)
800m: 1:56.33 (30.22)
She had a slightly faster opening + final lap in her 1:57.18 PB from 2023 run but a stronger 2nd and 3rd lap today
The end is near for Jolanda Δeplak's 1:55.82 indoor 800m world record.
π Elle St. Pierre is entered in the BU Valentine Invitational mile. Seeded at 4:14. Her Team New Balance Boston teammate Katie Mitchell slated to pace in 2:07 through 800m.
She owns the indoor U.S. record with a 4:16.41 from Feb. 2024. The world record is 4:13.31 set by Genzebe Dibaba in Feb. 2016.
This one is for the World Rankings nerds.
The key change to the World Rankings for 2026 is that World Athletics has implemented a reduction in the placing scores for each category of meet/event.
@preetmajithia.bsky.social explains β¬οΈ
citiusmag.com/articles/wor...
Why Shannon Rowbury + 4 other reallocated Olympic medalists are bringing a case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport against World Anti-Doping Agency and World Athletics
citiusmag.com/articles/sha...
USATF announces the 2026 U.S. Outdoor Championships will be held at Icahn Stadium in New York City from July 23-26.
New York City will host a national track and field championships for the first time since the 1991 USA Athletics Congress Championship.
Eugene, Oregon will again host USAs in 2027.
Shot from the stands of the Bad Bunny halftime show.
What a moment.
Bad Bunnyβs closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:
βThe only thing more powerful than hate is loveβ
βTogether, we are Americaβ
1:59.07 for π³π± Femke Bolβs first-ever 800m race. She looked so calm and like it was easy!
Dutch national record!
5th-fastest in the world this year!
"(Cole Hocker) is so good at going just fast enough that no oneβs going to go around him, but slow enough that heβs going to have the best kick.β
youtu.be/9zfG4pp1fTk
Parting Thoughts From The 2026 Millrose Games
Read it all here: citiusmag.substack.com/p/2026-millr...
Didnβt let go of the tape early β
No one got hurt β
Had fun β
It was an honor for me and Mac Fleet to hold the finish line for the CITIUS MAG Womenβs 1000m at the Millrose Games.
Congrats to πͺπΉ Tsige Duguma on breaking The Armory record & the 2:35.50 victory! π₯
This meet always delivers.
2026 MILLROSE GAMES PREVIEW SHOW | LIVE FROM THE ARMORY IN NYC
Everything you need to know before the fastest, deepest, and most tradition-rich meet of the 2026 indoor season.
π§ LISTEN: open.spotify.com/episode/1nU4...
π₯ WATCH: youtube.com/live/vWTQfIF...
UPDATE: Three-time Wanamaker Mile champion Elle St. Pierre has unfortunately scratched from Sundayβs Millrose Games due to illness.
Just last weekend, she ran a world-leading 8:26.54 over 3,000 meters in her first race since giving birth to her second child eight months ago.
A look at some splits...
Keely Hodgkinson's British record from 2023
27.22 / 56.94 (29.72) / 1:27.56 (30.62) / 1:57.18 (29.62)
Today at BU:
Issy Boffey
27.99 / 57.52 (29.53) / 1:27.89 (30.37) / 1:57.43 (29.54)
Roisin Willis
27.74 / 56.95 (29.21) / 1:27.65 (30.70) / 1:57.97 (30.32)
