New Zealand’s Sam Ruthe won the mile at Boston University in a blistering 3:48.88, breaking the world U18 indoor mark against a pro field
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On the one hand it was too windy for really fast times at the Marugame Half, but on the other it wasn’t, apparently.It was pretty much a strong tailwind over the first 10 km and just a strong a headwind over the last 10, so it wasn’t a surprise that the lead group of men went through 5 km in 13:59 and 10 km in 27:51. Up front in it were 59:30 collegiate record co-holders Richard Etir and Kotaro
The Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon was a strictly amateur race on the women’s side, Chika Yokota running a 2:43:45 PB for the win. But with 6 spots at the L.A. Olympics marathon trials on the line all the Japanese men were obsessed over getting their places reserved early. 2 first-half falls knocked Ethiopian Abe Gashahun and 2024 Nobeoka Nishi Nippon Marathon winner Yota Ifuku out of the race,
Arop was the lone Canadian athlete who signed on to Grand Slam Track in the racer category
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