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Anyone use Sodium Bicarbonate??

Christopher Kelsall — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:08:38 +0000

More studes done: https://athleticsillustrated.com/sodium-bicarbonate-from-the-800-metres-to-the-marathon/

Thoughts??

Clayton Young will not break the American record in Chicago and likely wont finish the race

Christopher Kelsall — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:12:41 +0000

Story link here: Nice story, but Clayton Young will not break the American marathon record in Chicago; finishing will be a challenge

Hamstringgate.

https://athleticsillustrated.com/nice-story-but-clayton-young-will-not-break-the-american-marathon-record-in-chicago-finishing-will-be-a-challenge/

Royal Victoria Half Marathon, Wodak and Vail seek wins on Sunday

Christopher Kelsall — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:06:17 +0000

Discuss all things Royal Victoria Marathon here:

Story link: https://athleticsillustrated.com/natasha-wodak-and-brandon-vail-seek-wins-at-the-royal-victoria-half-marathon/

“I always love racing in Victoria. It has a great community. Plus, my coach Trent Stellingwerff lives there, so it is always great to connect with him while focusing on an event.”

Vinny Mauri in Chicago, Let's Run says his training looks like Lydiard

Christopher Kelsall — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:21:23 +0000

Let's Run has an article where it claims John Kellogg is quoted as saying Mauri's training looks like Arthur Lydiard 2.0, but I disagree.

Here is a snippet:

Has Vinny Mauri Found a New Way to Train for the Marathon? Is It Arthur Lydiard 2.0?

Mauri’s buildup looks almost absurd on paper. Before running 2:05 in Toledo, he averaged 97 miles per week at 5:54 pace. Over the last 10 weeks, that has increased to roughly 122 miles per week at 5:38 pace, much of it on a treadmill.

Rojo expected longtime LetsRun coaching guru John Kellogg might say Mauri was doing too much. Instead, Kellogg compared the approach to Arthur Lydiard: lots of running, much of it fairly quick, with Mauri figuring out what works for himself. And as Jonathan Gault pointed out, there is one rather important piece of evidence in Mauri’s favor: “You don’t run 2:05 by accident.”

Arthur as far as I recall was not big on treadmills and the pacing seems a little rich, but I could be wrong....

https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/10/chicago-marathon-preview-vinny-mauri-mania-american-marathon-debate-a-loaded-womens-race/

RE: Athlete of the Year? Who you got?

Wayne Ryder — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:23:47 +0000

I have Werro and Kerr. I think the shoes and potential drugs have too much influence in the marathon. 2:11 is the third best run ever for a woman? Never thought I would see the day but here we are.

Athlete of the Year? Who you got?

Christopher Kelsall — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:36:00 +0000

Who do you have for World Athletics Athlete of the Year?

Story here: https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-athletics-athlete-of-the-year-nominations-announced/

Cardiff half 2026

Christopher Kelsall — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:35:57 +0000

Cardiff results. Anyone done Cardiff? Thoughts? Seems fast.

https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyans-better-ethiopians-at-cardiff-half-marathon-on-sunday-october-4/

Running in Portugal (Porto and Lisbon) ?

Christopher Kelsall — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:41:38 +0000

Who has run in Porto or Lisbon, Portugal? I will be vacationing at some point and am interested in routes, areas of town etc.

Please share.

RE: Kenya's doping problem: Who gets caught, who gets away?

Wayne Ryder — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:23:40 +0000

You touch on a good point. The Kenyan system wants to protect its athletes from people with outside influence, like European agents. The 17 and 18-year-olds should be handled different than say a 30-year-old Aspel Kiprop, he would have to know better by then.

Kenya's doping problem: Who gets caught, who gets away?

Christopher Kelsall — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:44:09 +0000

https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyas-doping-reckoning-has-a-missing-piece-who-gets-caught-and-who-gets-away/

Discuss here...

t 17, Kenyan 800 metre runner Angela Ndungwa Munguti received a four-year ban. She had tested positive for the banned performance-enhancing substance nandrolone. The law did what it was built to do, and that is to treat a teenager from a poor corner of Kenya as a doping offender in the eyes of sport, not a criminal in the eyes of the state.