Andrew Wheating Says Farewell To Professional Running
Two-time U.S. Olympian and three-time NCAA champion Andrew Wheating announced his retirement from professional track and field in a lengthy Facebook post.
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Welcome to CITIUS MAG in 2018
We’re back for another year of shenanigans in running while also bringing you the most fun and engaging running-related content on the internet.
CITIUS MAG Christmas Lights Special with Syracuse’s Kevin James
Come on a little running tour with Syracuse’s Kevin James in Pennsylvania as we explore some of the best Christmas lights.
Welcome to Grindfest – Watch Live on Friday
If the best runners in the country got together on one track for a progression run, who would last the longest? We’ll find out on Friday.
What happened this weekend? Yuki Kawauchi Had A Better Year Than Most U.S. Marathoners
Japanese marathoner Yuki Kawauchi may have put together a better year of running the marathon than the top American runners.
When will Galen Rupp run a fast marathon?
Galen Rupp has an Olympic medal. He’s won a marathon major. He’s won the marathon trials. He’s yet to run to what everyone believes is his true potential.
Remembering York Coach Joe Newton
Scott Milling, a former runner at York and Notre Dame, shares his favorite memories of legendary York cross country coach Joe Newton.
Something In The Water: Episode 1 – Speed River According to Dave Scott-Thomas
Dave Scott-Thomas takes us through the evolution of the Speed River Track Club over the years and how it became a powerhouse.
Scott Fauble is starting a movement. And yes, it has to do with burritos.
Scott Fauble details his obsession with burritos, Mexican food and how you can join his movement. It all started at Boulevard Tacos.
Rob Conner Explains The Strategy That Led to A Second Place Finish for Portland
Rob Conner explains the strategy and why some of Portland’s best runners did not race at the conference championship and how it worked out for them at NCAAs
Dillon Maggard Sets Blue Jeans Mile World Record 4:11.80, Two Days After NCAA Nationals
Dillon Maggard just ran 4:11.80 for the mile in a pair of blue jeans – just two days after he was 6th at the NCAA Cross Country National Championship.
What we learned from the 2017 NCAA Cross Country National Championships
Processing some of the results from the 2017 NCAA cross country national championships where the New Mexico women and NAU men took home team titles.
Remember when Jorge Torres lost his mind for Dathan Ritzenhein?
The finish of the 2003 NCAA Cross Country National Championships between Dathan Ritzenhein and Ryan Hall is epic and the call is even better.
Our Favorite Meb Keflezighi Memories Over The Years
Several members of the CITIUS MAG staff submit their favorite personal memories from Meb Keflezighi’s career before he retires at Sunday’s NYC Marathon.
Kenya Keep Up: Off To Africa In Search Of Fitness
What happens when four Bristol University (UK) graduates head to Kenya to train and chase their Olympic dreams? We’re about to find out.
Everything You Need To Know From A Wild Conference Championship Weekend
From BYU’s perfect score to Columbia’s first-to-last turnaround, get your fill on all the best moments from conference championship weekend 2017.
Recommended Halloween Costumes For Runners
Why be Kyle Merber or Steve Prefontaine for Halloween again? Let’s get a little bit more creative. Here’s a few suggestions.
The Idiot Marathoner Update: Still training hard, Eyeing 3:30
The idiot marathoner, Nic Smith, shares an update into his training after setting out on a quest to run a 3:30 marathon w/ no training runs over 5 miles.
Yep, Stephen Miller Is A Trash Human
The White House confirmed that Stephen Miller once jumped into a girl’s track meet to prove men are stronger than women. We confirm he’s a trash human.
Feast your eyes on the best male athlete portraits in track and field (Part IX)
Picture day is something to look forward to every year. These runners surely made the most out of their respective roster portraits. Part IX.
LEAKED: Abandoned ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Script – Larry Ducks Out Of A Charity 5K
In a leaked script to a future episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry tries to get out of participating in a charity 5K for rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Documentary on NYC’s running culture unveils new trailer
The first installments of We Run New York, a documentary series by filmmaker–and 1:47 800-meter runner–Harry McFann, are slated to be released this fall, so naturally, there’s a new trailer to drum up some hype. The project aims to tell the stories of a wide variety of athletes who go to great lengths to pursue a passion while living in a place that can be downright inhospitable to it.
Each of the five episodes will center around a specific subset of the city’s running scene, ranging from a club comprised largely of Central American immigrants whose running challenges span from the physical to the political, all the way to famed coach and Bronx-native Frank Gagliano of the NJ-NY Track Club.
In-person premiers for the episodes will take place all round NYC, so if you’re a Tri-Stater, stay tuned for details. If you’re not, don’t worry–we’ll be sharing links when each episode drops, as well.
You can follow the film-series’s progress on its Facebook or Twitter page.
Watch 2017 Berlin Marathon Online: Live stream, TV broadcast information
How to watch the 2017 Berlin Marathon online, TV broadcast, results, runner tracking, and more information for September 23, 2017.
Feast your eyes on the best male athlete portraits in track and field (Part VIII)
Picture day is something to look forward to every year. These runners surely made the most out of their respective roster portraits. Part VII.
Kenenisa Bekele Doesn’t Seem Too Hype For Berlin
Kenenisa Bekele doesn’t seem too thrilled about possibly chasing a marathon world record in Berlin but has done all he can to prepare for the race.
Wake Up To Eliud Kipchoge Winning Berlin In 2015 With His Insoles Falling Out
No one else in this world can say that they have run a 2:04 marathon with the insoles of their shoes falling out. All hail, Eliud.
Welcome to Berlin Marathon Week
This week on CITIUS MAG, we’re going to be dedicating our coverage to the Berlin Marathon and the mega race that awaits with Kipchoge vs. Kipsang vs. Bekele
Feast your eyes on the best male athlete portraits in track and field (Part VII)
Picture day is something to look forward to every year. These runners surely made the most out of their respective roster portraits. Part VII.
Revisionist Record Books: Examining track and field’s decade records suggested by Malcolm Gladwell
Why should we erase history? On the House of Run podcast, Malcolm Gladwell suggests recognize track and field’s records with the context of the era.
NYRR Announces Deepest Media Mile Field In History
NYRR has announced the fields for the 5th Avenue Media Mile and it may arguably the deepest in the history of running journos.
Track and Field Community Mourns The Loss of David Torrence
David Torrence was found dead in Scottsdale, Arizona on Monday morning. He was 31 years old. The track and field community paid tribute to him on Twitter.
LeBron James opens as betting favorite for mile vs. Gladwell
LeBron James opens as the favorite for the hypothetical mile race that has been discussed against New York Times best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell.
The Alabama Additions That Could Shake Up The NCAA XC Scene
There’s a chance that Gilbert Kigen and Vincent Kiprop could make an instant impact on the front of the NCAA cross country scene.
Behind the scenes of Northern Arizona Elite’s fall marathon buildup
Northern Arizona Elite has seven of their athletes running fall marathons in 2017. A three-part documentary film will capture all the action along the way.
Do athletes at world championships slow down after racing at the Olympics?
Testing the idea that there is a little “pullback” in how fast the winning times are at a World Championships following an Olympics.
Watch: BYU’s Rory Linkletter runs 4:16.00 blue jeans mile world record at 4,000+ feet
BYU’s Rory Linkletter ran a 4:16:00 mile at 4,600+ feet of elevation in Provo, Utah to set a new Blue Jeans Mile World Record.
#CitwitsRun200: Tracking two runners attempting to run a 200-mile week [UPDATED]
Zach Kughn and Ethan Wilhelm will attempt to run a 200-mile week from July 31 to Aug. 6. Follow and track their progress here & with #CitwitsRun200
WATCH: Records fall at NYC Blue Jeans Mile (Spencer Brown 4:16.38, Jackie Katzman 5:29.13)
Last Thursday night, the Blue Jeans Mile record books were re-written at the CITIUS MAG x Lost Boys Track Club Blue Jeans Mile at the East River Park track in New York City. Spencer Brown, best known for his accomplishments as a middle distance runner for Georgetown or his Youtube channel “The Athlete Special”, ran a men’s world record time of 4:16.63 to win the final race of the night. Jackie Katzman, a runner from Cornell, led three women under the previous women’s world record with her 5:29.30 in the first race of the night.
The previous official world record of 4:34.3 was ran by Pierce Flanders in Topeka, Kansas. Last Thursday morning, an unofficial world record of 4:19 was run by Sean Keveren in Nashville, Tennessee but it was later determined that his jeans did not comply with the 100% cotton or denim regulation that we initially set forth in our introduction to the event. We recognized the time but put an asterisk next to it.
Jackie Katzman finished fifth overall in the first section of the race but became the first woman to run under 5:30 with her 5:29.13. Leigh Anne Sharek crosse the finish line just a second behind her in 5:30.87. Lena Placzek ran 5:1.25 to also get under Anna Saats’ previous world record of 5:56.56.
It was a great time. Lots of laughs were shared. This really escalated into something much bigger than we ever imagined. The next big attempt will come from Utah on Monday morning as NCAA 10K runner-up Rory Linkletter attempts his own blue jean mile on BYU’s track. On Friday night, the Sir Walter Miler will host its own blue jeans mile in collaboration with us and the good folks at Raleigh Denim. More information on that race can be found at the end of this post.
Here are the results of the faster section of the NYC Blue Jeans Mile (Note: Some of our timers didn’t get full names of some of the runners so if you were one of these participants in that’s name is not listed, tweet at us)
- Spencer Brown 4:16.63 (WR)
- Nick Karam 4:37.89
- Pat Donnelly 4:38.82
- Kid in Red Adidas Spikes 4:41.87
- Kid in Navy Singlet and Green Spikes 4:44.50
- Steve Crinick 4:45.83
- Matt Smith 4:46.27
- Chris Giesting 4:49.49
- Matt Crawford 5:01.42
- Kid in Dark Singlet with White Number 5:02.74
- Kevin Byrne 5:28.65
For an inside look at Spencer Brown’s day and lead-up to the world record, check out the latest episode of The Athlete Special.
NYC #BlueJeansMile WORLD RECORD attempt – Presented by @TheLostBoysTC https://t.co/O6CHIHr5qy
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Here are the results of our first section of the NYC Blue Jeans Mile(Note: Some of our timers didn’t get full names of some of the runners so if you were one of these participants in that’s name is not listed, tweet at us):
- Jonah Shortall 5:16.51
- Daniel Medina 5:20.20
- William Maghak 5:24.27
- Dean D’Addario 5:27.96
- Jackie Katzman 5:29.13 (WR)
- Leigh Anne Sharek 5:30.87
- Dennis ____ 5:36.37
- David Meclinsky 5:40.87
- Bobby Judge 5:40.97
- Lena Placzek 5:51.25
- Ali ____ 5:51.80
- Omari ____ 6;00.45
- Sean Baez 6:10.53
And here’s a look at the men’s all-time Blue Jeans Mile list
(With our NYC additions and the NINE competitors that we had in a all-comers meet in Seattle.)
- Spencer Brown (NYC) – 4:16.38
- Sean Keveren (TN) – 4:19*
- Pierce Flanders (KS) – 4:34.3
- Nick Karam (NYC) – 4:37.89
- Pat Donnelly (NYC) – 4:38.82
- Kid in Red Adidas Spikes (NYC) – 4:41.87
- Sandy Roberts (NC) – 4:43
- Kid in Navy Singlet and Green Spikes(NYC) – 4:44.50
- Steve Crinick(NYC) – 4:45.83
- Matt Smith (NYC) – 4:46.27
- Ben Nagel (IN) – 4:49.0
- Chris Giesting 4:49.49
- Drew Polley (WA) – 4:49
- Jordan Anderson (WA) – 4:52
- Brandon Sotelo (TX) – 4:54
- Pete Hanson (WA) – 4:57
- Tahoma Doyon (WA) – 5:00
- Matt Crawford (NYC) – 5:01.42
- Kid in Dark Singlet with White Number 5:02.74
- Hunter Hall (TN) – 5:04
- Tucker ??? – 5:04.06
- Waqar Shaikh (WA) – 5:06
- Ryan Solinsky (WA) – 5:07
- Luke Jaramillo (KS) – 5:10
- Rylan Brown (KS) – 5:10
- Dane Legare (WA) – 5:11
- Ian Cropp (KS) – 5:12
- Paul Young (WA) – 5:13
- Jonah Shortall (NYC) -5:16.51
- Ryan Sterner (CA) – 5:17
- Daniel Medina(NYC) – 5:20.20
- William Maghak (NYC) – 5:24.27
- Dean D’Addario(NYC) – 5:27.96
- Kevin Byrne (NYC) – 5:28.65
- Dennis ____ (NYC) – 5:36.37
- David Meclinsky (NYC) – 5:40.87
- Bobby Judge (NYC) -5:40.97
- Ali ____ (NYC) – 5:51.80
- Omari ____(NYC) – 6;00.45
- Sean Baez (NYC) – 6:10.53
The women’s all-time list is below:
- Jackie Katzman (NYC) – 5:29.13
- Leigh Anne Sharek (NYC) – 5:30.87
- Lena Placzek (NYC) – 5:51.25
- Anna Staats (MD) – 5:56.56
- Hillary Shaw (WA) – 6:04
- Liza Rectro (MD) – 8:08.51
For more information on racing the Blue Jeans Mile at Sir Walter Miler, check here.
PHOTOS: CITIUS MAG x Lost Boys Track Club NYC Blue Jeans Mile
A photo gallery of the 2017 NYC Blue Jeans Mile presented by CITIUS MAG and the Lost Boys Track Club. Two world records were set.
Watch: Sean Keveren runs 4:19* Blue Jeans Mile
Sean Keveren runs a 4:19 Blue Jeans Mile but we’re putting an asterisk next to it due to a controversial cotton percentage.
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