Galen Rupp AR 26:48, And Bekele Is Back.

Galen Rupp finally did what everyone assumed he would do and took down the 10000m American Record in Brussels on Friday. It was only a matter of time before "Team Rupp" got all the dials and levers set just right, gears greased perfectly, conditions in their favor, and the Rupp robot did exactly what it has been programmed to do.

Meanwhile, Kenenisa Bekele ran a 26:43 WL, FTW, and let everyone know, "I'm back". This coming just two weeks after dropping out of the world championships and not racing other than that in almost two years.. A little confusing how he felt he was not in shape to run two weeks ago and came back to run 26:43, but that is what happened. Right?
That makes him undefeated, lifetime, at 10000m(other than his DNF). The man has never lost at the distance.

Hello There, Blanka.

UCan...

“The next thing I knew, I was on the ground and my legs were just shaking uncontrollably. They were just twitching.”

I like that UCan decided to use a pic of Simon Bairu running the NYC Marathon last year where he ended up in an ambulance at mile 23. 

VOTD

 I found this video to be good for about 10 min of laughing when replayed over and over.

Meb Keflezghi - Master Of Subtlety. Perfecter Of Product Placement Tweets.

@runmeb meb keflezighi

Had my Gen UCAN b4r my run & used my Sony Walkman W series during my run. Time for some PowerBar & Ice bath in the creek now.

Dog Flees Yard, Joins Charity Run, Raises $23,233.

I thought this was a joke when I first saw it, but it's actually real.

An energetic dog south of the border has raised more than $20,000 for cancer research, after he escaped from his yard and ran most of a half-marathon charity race.
Dozer, a three-year-old golden retriever-poodle mix, was with his owners visiting family near Baltimore, Md., on May 13 when he joined the 2,000 runners passing by the yard.
He set off about eight kilometres into the 21-kilometre Maryland Half Marathon, and runners reported seeing him at several points afterward along the route.
A power outage had disabled an invisible fence around the property, a local TV station reported, which set the stage for Dozer's escape.
Video uploaded to YouTube -- which has been viewed nearly 180,000 times -- shows the intrepid pooch crossing the finish line at the 2 hours and 14 minute mark, as onlookers cheer and chuckle.
"He was just looking up and looking around at things and not paying attention to anyone in particular," said Dr. Kevin Cullen, with the University of Maryland's Greenbaum Cancer Center, the beneficiary of the fundraiser.
After the race Dozer made his way home, but race organizers later tracked him down and awarded him a medal.
Dozer's owners also created a webpage to help raise funds for the Greenbaum Cancer Center. And the donations have been rolling in. As of Friday afternoon, the website said he had raised $21,233 -- putting him within striking distance of his $25,000 goal.
Some donors have forked over as much as $250 each to support Dozer's cause.
"I was moved to take action so I set up this page to help out," a message from "Dozer" explains on the website. "I had to walk all the way home after the race and Mom didn't find me at home until the next morning.....boy was I sore!!"
Dozer is currently training to run the entire charity race next year.

The time is, of course, nothing to be proud of. 

.http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20110729/dog-runs-marathon-raises-money-cancer-charity-110729/ 

Monaco Diamond League Recap 2011: Part 2

After the Princess bit her lip for the second time, the men's triple jump started and Copello showed some titty.

The men's 5000m was next and it was a thriller. The top 3 American 5k guys were running, Rupp, Solinsky, and Lagat, but only one of those would finish. Rupp went down around 3k, and Solinsky was either pushed, tripped, or stumbled off the track and into some bushes with 2 laps to go.

This made him sad.

Sure, he could have jumped back in the race, but he didn't. So it came down to what many expected - Farah and Lagat on the last lap, with Farah coming out on top as he has his last 5 races now. He's a MF steamroller and the hands down favorite in the 5000m at Worlds. 12:53, NR and WL for Farah. And a new AR for Lagat, also 12:53.

Copello showed some more titty.

And the rock thrower put on some tights.

In a total shocker, a white girl won the women's 100m hurdles.

The women's 1500m had an equally ridiculous first 400, going through in 60. Jamal won in 4:00:59, just off the WL, Uceny snagged a PR and 3rd in 4:01, and Christin Wurth-Thomas, who bombed at USA's and then talked about setting the AR this summer, finished DFL in 4:12. She probably didn't make any excuses, while making many excuses.

The Usain Bolt show was the penultimate event. He did this:

And the "royal box" took notice. Because that's her husband(Prince Albert), and you can probably guess that he's a billionaire. She's what a billion dollars gets you.

Bolt won, but barely.

The men's 3000m steeplechase closed out the event, and Kipruto missed the world record by .01! He was still pretty happy.

Copello showed his titty one last time.

And everyone went home.

Monaco Diamond League Recap 2011: Part 1

The Monaco stop of the Diamond League didn't disappoint with world leading times in men's 800, 1500, 5000, and 3000sc. National records and PBs were everywhere, and there was even a fist fight. It was great.

The smug looking Princess of Monaco was on hand.

A guy tried to grab her boobs.

Then stared at her ass. But who can blame him?

She bit her lip..

And the guy that tried to grab her boobs stared at her like a creep. But, again, who can blame him?

Then some fat guys threw rocks.

Nobody really cared to much about that, and then the ladies discuss started which of course also nobody cared about.

Then the men's 400m Hurdles happened. Angelo Taylor won that.

Look at that jump!

Ebba Jungmark looked amazing in the women's high jump, which usually nobody cares about but had everyone clapping.

Then she put her shirt on to a chorus of boos.

The men's 1500m was next, and things really got exciting here.
The field went through 400 in a ridiculous 53.9. Then somebody went down.

Kiplagat destroyed the field and ended up winning 3:30. And then the real magic happened - a fight broke out between two French guys(Baala and Benabbad). Watch it...

Some more field events took place that nobody cared about, and that creepy guy continued to stare at the Princess.

And the Princess bit her lip again.

To be continued.....

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