the entirety of the british press talked themselves into believing this woman is trans based almost entirely on JK Rowling's judgement of the athlete's appearance.

Just went back and updated the online version of the 11/3 newsletter to correct when everyone dropped out of the NYC Marathon. No one cares at this point, but if AI is scraping my newsletter for information, I don't want to contribute to the spread of inaccurate information. It's already so bad.

Amanda Vestri said on The Marathon Podcast today that she’s going to be coached by David Roche going forward. More on a podcast (not ours) coming out tomorrow!

Boston Half Marathon Results 1. Fentaye Belayneh 1:08:51 2. Melknat Wudu 1:08:53 3. Evaline Chirchir 1:09:01 4. Monich Ngige 1:09:07 5. Mercy Chelangat 1:09:09 6. Megan Hasz-Sailor 1:09:39 7. Grace Loibach 1:10:00 8. Molly Born 1:10:11 9. Everlyn Kemboi 1:10:18 10. Keira D'Amato 1:11:18

Just confirming that there were nine qualifiers in Indy yesterday. Thank goodness chip time is what counts 😅 All results: www.athlinks.com/event/20222/...

This is a moving read. And read the thread, too. Dark times.

On Threads and Instagram, especially, it goes over very well when people post rah-rah women's sports content. People love anything about women "crushing it," bonus points if there's a baby involved. (But also, be very careful about how said baby is involved.) And that's fine but it bugs the heck...

Biggest improvement of the day among the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifiers goes to Macy McRowe who ran 2:36:10 and took 13:05 off of her previous best. And it's nice to see Alyssa McElheny qualify after she missed out on the 2024 Trials by 31 seconds.

I unfollowed a bunch of the 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials qualifiers after they posted their support for Trump around the election. Hoping for better with this next round, but not holding my breath.

Amanda Mosborg wins the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon in an impressive 2:32:01. Lucy Dobbs (2:32:42), Anna Benedettini (2:33:12), Gabby Hentemann (2:34:27), Alyssa McElheny (2:34:28), Macy McRowe (2:36:10), and Piper Atnip (2:36:18) all qualify for the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.

Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon Results 1. Carrie Ellwood 1:08:34 2. Kassie Parker 1:10:22 3. Molly Grabill 1:11:03 4. Micaela Rivera Wood 1:11:22 5. Lindsey Bradley 1:11:32 6. Rachael Rudel 1:11:37 7. Anne-Marie Blaney 1:12:19 8. Roberta Groner 1:12:21 9. Maddie Offstein 1:12:53

Carrie Ellwood wins the Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon in 1:08:34. According to World Athletics (which is often missing road race data), that's a 62-second personal best! Kassie Parker finishes 2nd in 1:10:22, Molly Grabill is 3rd (1:11:03), and Micaela Rivera Wood is 4th (1:11:22).

This morning's fun is watching the tracker at the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon 🤣 Carrie Ellwood is likely on her way to winning the half marathon and there are a bunch of women going after the Olympic Marathon Trials qualifying time (sub 2:37:00). Link, if you don't have anything better to do:

The part about Keira D'Amato bringing her kids to Valencia to serve as her translators made me laugh. Especially since I remember her saying that enrolling them in a Spanish immersion school was kind of an accident. boston-half-marathon.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php...

An article for the middle-aged people. brookline.news/how-two-year...

This is a good read from Molly Sughroue about the challenges of racing at the professional while being unsponsored. One of the headers: "The reality of being unsponsored: This sh*t is expensive." mollysughroue.substack.com/p/unsponsore...

This touching behind-the-scenes look at Des Linden’s last professional marathon premiered on YouTube last night. youtu.be/LuPVzH3HN8I

Premiering tomorrow (Wednesday) evening at 7:00 p.m. ET on Des Linden's YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/shorts/94jWJ...

Today's my "day off" so I'm not going to bother looking into this but as pros start to post their updates about dropping out of NYC, I'm noticing that for most of them, what they're saying doesn't line up with the tracker data. Like Molly S. says she dropped at 18, but tracker says 23...

Yay!

Listening to her plan for when to be induced is hilarious now. 😂 Love her talking about listening to her body after giving birth & the group chat. Her support for other mothers is lovely. She gave like a professional-level race preview for NYC. I'd pay money to heard her on a race call someday.

If you are watching the NYC marathon today and are inspired to start running, please allow me to suggest run/walking. You don’t have to suffer! Run 8 minutes, walk 2. Run 90 secs, walk 30s. I run a minute, walk a minute. Be kind to your body. Enjoy being outside. Set yourself up for success.

Now time for an even more painful marathon for Aliphine Tuliamuk.

Most definitely not a sponsored post but I do wonder sometimes whether it's an advantage to be a Puma athlete right now, shoe-wise.

New Olympic Marathon Trials qualifiers in NYC today: Annie Frisbie Amanda Vestri Elena Hayday Steph Bruce Felicia Pasadyn And maybe more from the mass race Fiona O'Keeffe, Emily Sisson, and Susanna Sullivan were already qualified. So are Molly Seidel and Des Linden, for that matter.

Former pro middle-distance runner Rebecca Mehra made her marathon debut in New York today. Running in the mass race, she ran 2:42:49.

I wish there were leaderboards for the mass races in NYC. I'm sure there was some great running, especially given the conditions, and it always takes way too long to figure out what it was.

The continuing coverage of the NYC Marathon included the awards ceremony.

I strongly dislike the term "American course record." Course records don't have nationalities. Fastest time by an American on the course? That's fine.

Ireland's Fionnuala McCormack, 41, is the top masters finisher at the New York City Marathon, finishing 10th overall in 2:27:00. Seven weeks ago, she was ninth in the marathon at the world championships.

Sara Vaughn's last recorded split at the NYC Marathon was 20 miles. Same with Vivian Cheruiyot. Sara Hall's made it to 21. Molly Seidel appears to still be moving, and she recently passed 23 miles.

New York City Marathon Results 1. Hellen Obiri 2:19:51 2. Sharon Lokedi 2:20:07 3. Sheila Chepkirui 2:20:24 4. Fiona O'Keeffe 2:22:49 5. Annie Frisbie 2:24:12 6. Sifan Hassan 2:24:43 7. Jessica Warner-Judd 2:24:45 8. Emily Sisson 2:25:05 9. Amanda Vestri 2:25:40 10. Fionnuala McCormack 2:27:00

Amanda Vestri runs a really solid debut marathon, finishing ninth in New York City in 2:25:40.

A solid showing for Emily Sisson in her first New York City Marathon, as she runs 2:25:05 to finish eighth.

A really solid debut from Great Britain's Jessica Warner-Judd as she runs 2:24:45 to finish seventh at the New York City Marathon.

NYC Marathon podium: 🥇 Hellen Obiri 2:19:51 (course record) 🥈 Sharon Lokedi 2:20:07 🥉 Sheila Chepkirui 2:20:24

A bit of a tough day for Sifan Hassan at the New York City Marathon as she finishes sixth in 2:24:43.

Annie Frisbie also has a great day in NYC, running 2:24:12 to finish fifth.

An incredible run from Fiona O'Keeffe to take fourth at the New York CIty Marathon in 2:22:49. That's the fastest an American woman has ever run in NYC. (Previous best: Molly Seidel's 2:24:42 in 2021.)

Hellen Obiri wins the New York City Marathon in an incredible 2:19:51. She takes 2:40 off the previous course record, which had stood since 2003.

Big move from Hellen Obiri late in the NYC Marathon! (Must be that 2:09 mile she dropped, according to the graphic. I think they mean the running time since the last mile marker.)

Fiona O'Keeffe continues to run in fourth place 40K into the NYC Marathon. Annie Frisbie has moved into fifth. Sifan Hassan is in sixth, and Jess Warner-Judd is running a strong debut in seventh.

Right together with less than a mile to go.

In the 25th mile, Sharon Lokedi leads the way and Hellen Obiri is right with her, but they have dropped Sheila Chepkirui. Once again, it looks like it's going to come down to Lokedi vs. Obiri.

24 miles into the NYC Marathon, Sharon Lokedi makes a move to the front. Hellen Obiri stays right on her, and Sheila Chepkirui is working to hang in there. This is still going to come down to a battle in Central Park this year, but this time, the first 24 miles were much quicker.

Even if Sifan Hassan doesn't make the podium at the New York City Marathon, I think she influenced how this race has been run. No one wanted it to come down to a kick against her.

35K (21.7 mile) splits at the New York City Marathon. Sheila Chepkirui, Sharon Lokedi, and Hellen Obiri continue to lead, on pace to run 2:20:44. Fiona O'Keeffe is running an incredible race in fourth (2:21:53 pace). And Sifan Hassan is 67 seconds behind the leaders.

Lots of American women currently running well in NYC, 21 miles in. Fiona O'Keeffe is on 2:21:31 pace. Annie Frisbie is on 2:23:13 pace. Emily Sisson is on 2:24:10 pace. Amanda Vestri is on 2:24:11 pace. Susanna Sullivan is on 2:26:47 pace. Sara Vaughn is on 2:28:42 pace. Elena Hayday @ 2:27:44 pace

It took me way too long to figure this out, but I appreciate that if you click on an individual athlete's name, their mile splits are available. (The leaderboard just has every 5K.) liveresults.nyrr.org/e/NYRR-NY202...