Chris Chavez

Chris Chavez

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@CitiusMag.com Founder. Writing and podcasting about track and field, marathons + all things running. Sports Illustrated alum. Email: chris@citiusmag.com | Visit CITIUSMAG.com

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RIP Frank “Gags” Gagliano (1937–2026) 🕊️ A Bronx QB who never ran track, Gags became one of the most influential coaches in American distance running. The sport has lost a legend. My thoughts are with so many who knew his voice, trusted his guidance and felt his care. citiusmag.com/articles/fra...

citiusmag.comFrank “Gags” Gagliano, Coach Of NCAA Champions And Olympians, Dies At 89 - CITIUS MagFrank Gagliano, who coached NCAA champions and more than a dozen Olympians over six decades, has died at 89. From Georgetown to the unforgettable 2008 Olympic Trials, his influence on American running...
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Peres Jepchirchir is one of the most decorated marathoners of this generation. 🥇 Tokyo Olympic champion 🥇 2025 World champion 🏆 NYC (2021) 🏆 Boston (2022) 🏆 London (2024) 🏆 Sydney (2026) ⏱️ 2:14:43 marathon PB Today, she was provisionally suspended for EPO. citiusmag.com/articles/per...

citiusmag.comOlympic Marathon Champion Peres Jepchirchir Provisionally Suspended After Positive EPO Test - CITIUS MagPeres Jepchirchir, the reigning Olympic and world marathon champion, has been provisionally suspended following an EPO finding. Her 2026 Sydney Marathon title could be at risk as the case proceeds.
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50 parting thoughts on the inaugural edition of the World Ultimate Championships 🇭🇺 From Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Kenny Bednarek’s double for $300K to some recommendations for improvement in the next one citiusmag.com/articles/wor...

citiusmag.com50 Parting Thoughts From The 2026 World Ultimate Championships - CITIUS MagMelissa Jefferson-Wooden’s historic double, Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s comeback + everything we learned from the first World Ultimate Championship.
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"No serious sport can go one year in four without that big moment. But let's do it differently." World Athletics President Seb Coe on the World Ultimate Championships format, prize money and the future of the Diamond League (via @preetmajithia.bsky.social) ⤵️ citiusmag.com/articles/seb...

citiusmag.comSebastian Coe On Why World Ultimate Championships Is Different — And What It Could Mean For The Sport - CITIUS MagWorld Athletics president Sebastian Coe explains the vision behind the Ultimate Championship, its format, athlete prize money, the Diamond League and what the event could mean for track and field’s fu...
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"The women's 800 meters is becoming a very long sprint." 💨 Coach Laurent Meuwly spoke with @preetmajithia.bsky.social about 🇳🇱Femke Broeders-Bol's incredible debut season at 800m and her training From 1:59.07 in February ➡️ 1:54.71 in August ⤵️ citiusmag.com/articles/fem...

citiusmag.comHow Femke Broeders-Bol Became A 1:54 800m Runner | Inside The Training With Coach Laurent Meuwly - CITIUS MagFemke Broeders-Bol’s move to the 800m has been one of the biggest stories of 2026. Her coach Laurent Meuwly breaks down exactly what changed in training, what stayed the same and why he thinks the eve...
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The 2026 New York City Marathon elite fields are OUT! 🗽 • Hellen Obiri, Benson Kipruto return to defend their titles • Sifan Hassan wants to be “the boss of New York” • Conner Mantz vs Zouhair Talbi Round III • Weini Kelati & Andreas Almgren debuts citiusmag.com/articles/new...

citiusmag.com2026 NYC Marathon Professional Field Announced: Hellen Obiri, Sifan Hassan, Benson Kipruto, Conner Mantz Headline Loaded Race - CITIUS MagThe 2026 New York City Marathon professional field is set. Hellen Obiri and Benson Kipruto return to defend their titles alongside Sifan Hassan, Conner Mantz, Weini Kelati and more.
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There had been genuine hope (and some precedent) for holding the U.S. Olympic Trials at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as a dress rehearsal for the Games, but it was not meant to be. Back to Eugene for the 6th time with Olympic team spots on the line! citiusmag.com/articles/202...

citiusmag.com2028 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials Return To Eugene For Sixth Consecutive Time At Hayward Field - CITIUS MagThe 2028 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials will return to Hayward Field in Eugene from June 17–22 with a new six-day format ahead of the LA Olympics.
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With Jonah Koech being stripped of his results from July 30, 2025 onward, Ethan Strand is now your 2025 USATF Outdoor 1500m champion. Hobbs Kessler, who finished 4th in that final, missed out on an opportunity to compete at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo.

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BREAKING NEWS: The United States Anti-Doping Agency has announced a three-year ban for Jonah Koech after his Athlete Biological Passport revealed highly atypical blood values consistent with blood doping.

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🗣️ “It’s not just exciting for Josh. It’s exciting for everyone who that mark has meant a lot to and it’s been 27 years. It’s no doubt something worth getting emotional about for him.” Emergency Pod on Josh Kerr’s 3:42.66 mile world record 🎧 NEW EPISODE OF THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST OUT NOW.

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📕 The Marathon Book manuscript has been delivered! 📦 Yes, this could have been an email. But you only deliver your first manuscript once! Visited the Penguin Random House offices today to hand things over to my editor. 🤝 Still a long road to bookstores from here, but we’re onto the next phase!

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OH MY HEAVENS! 🇺🇸 Cooper Lutkenhaus beats Olympic and World champion 🇰🇪 Emmanuel Wanyonyi 1:42.08 to 1:42.09 at the Oslo Diamond League. The best 800m runner in the world is 17 years old. Fearless running by him.

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Berlin secures Sabastian Sawe ✅ Now get Yomif Kejelcha in for the rematch. Though the sport’s obsessed with records, not every day will be a WR day and someone still has to win the race. Hope Sawe vs. Kejelcha becomes the defining rivalry of this new era. citiusmag.com/articles/sab...

citiusmag.comSabastian Sawe To Return To Berlin Marathon After Breaking Marathon World Record - CITIUS MagSabastian Sawe will return to the 2026 Berlin Marathon after becoming the first man to break two hours in an official marathon at the London Marathon.
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🗣️ “There are more guys to run faster than yesterday…I know by the end of this year, we will see a new record” 1:59:30 may just be the beginning. 🇰🇪 Sabastian Sawe & 🇪🇹 Yomif Kejelcha become the first 2 men under 2 hours in a legal race. Will the Roger Bannister Effect hit the marathon? I asked Sawe.

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"I can count on one hand the number of times I trained in plated shoes the whole build. Maybe 25 miles total. The idea was: if I can run sub-5:00 pace in an unplated trainer, I know I'm getting something extra on race day." – 2:05 marathoner Vincent Mauri citiusmag.com/articles/cit...

citiusmag.comWho Is Vincent Mauri? Meet The Self-Coached Shoe Store Employee Who Ran 2:05 In His Marathon Debut - CITIUS MagSelf-coached and unsponsored runner Vincent Mauri joins the CITIUS MAG Podcast to share about his journey to debuting in 2:05:53 at the Glass City Marathon.
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-5.6 miles at 5:48/mi the day before his marathon -Ripped a few 200s closing in 26 five days before - 19 miles at 5:31 seven days out…on the treadmill – Does almost all his training in non-carbon-plated shoes Gosh, the marathon is such a cool event. So may different approaches to run fast.

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1:59:30 by Sabastian Sawe. Still trying to process it. 🤯 Attempting to break down the factors from the shoes, the fueling, the competition that pushed him, the conditions, and Sawe's anti-doping transparency so that fewer clouds hang over this record. ⬇️ citiusmag.substack.com/p/sabastian-...

citiusmag.substack.comSub-2! Sabastian Sawe Runs 1:59:30 Marathon World Record In London | Making Sense Of HistoryAn inside look at the first sub-two marathon in official competition.
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Sabastian Sawe's splits in his 1:59:30 marathon world record. 🤯 Splits — Time (Segment) 5K — 14:14 (14:14) 10K — 28:35 (14:21) 15K — 43:10 (14:35) 20K — 57:21 (14:11) Half — 1:00:29 (3:08) 25K — 1:11:41 (11:12) 30K — 1:26:03 (14:22) 35K — 1:39:57 (13:54) 40K — 1:53:39 (13:42) Finish — 1:59:30

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THE GREATEST RUN IN HISTORY 🤯 Sabastian Sawe takes OVER A MINUTE off the world record in the marathon and becomes the first-ever sub-2 hour runner in an official race with a 1:59:30 victory over Yomif Kejelcha, who also breaks two hours in his debut marathon, running 1:59:41 for second.

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OMG. 🇰🇪 Sabastian Sawe becomes the first man ever to break 2 hours in a marathon (legal conditions) in 1:59:30 at the London Marathon! Yomif Kejelcha 🇪🇹 runs 1:59:41 in his DEBUT. Jacob Kiplimo 🇺🇬 takes third in 2:00:28 All under the previous WR.

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2026 LONDON MARATHON PREVIEW 🇬🇧 This is going to be so good. 🍿 Among the storylines to watch: – Sabastian Sawe vs. Jacob Kiplimo – Tisgt Assefa vs. Hellen Obiri vs. Joyciline Jepkosgei – And the debut of Yomif Kejelcha Read more here: citiusmag.substack.com/p/2026-londo...

citiusmag.substack.com2026 London Marathon Preview: Sawe vs. Kiplimo, A Stacked Women’s Showdown And Kejelcha’s DebutSebastian Sawe and Jacob Kiplimo headline a loaded men’s race, while Tigst Assefa, Hellen Obiri, and Joyciline Jepkosgei set up one of the most compelling women’s battles in marathon history.
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Parting Thoughts From The 2026 Boston Marathon 🏆 – John Korir Broke The Race – We Now Have A Good Problem Explaining American Marathoning Times – Sharon Lokedi Forgot Her Watch – Jess McClain’s Full Send Lands Her Atop The Americans + More Quick Thoughts 📰 : citiusmag.substack.com/p/2026-bosto...

citiusmag.substack.comParting Thoughts From The 2026 Boston Marathon: Wind, Records And History Delivered In An Unforgettable RaceBreaking down the defining moments from Boston’s pro fields yesterday.

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World Athletics announced a major restructuring of marathon competition on the global stage, with a dedicated World Marathon Championships set to debut in 2030. The inaugural edition may be hosted in Athens. 📰 citiusmag.com/articles/wor...

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"I'm not going to be shy about my goals. I'm not afraid to fail." Introducing Project 222 – Kerr and Brooks' plan for him to run a 3:42 mile and break the world record at the London Diamond League in July. citiusmag.com/articles/pro...

citiusmag.comProject 222: Josh Kerr Targets Hicham El Guerrouj’s Mile World Record At London Diamond League On July 18th - CITIUS MagDetails on 1500m World champion Josh Kerr's attempt to break the mile world record at the London Diamond League on July 18th, plus a Q&A.

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🇺🇸 On a strictly one-time basis, World Athletics has approved an expanded seven-woman U.S. team for the women's half marathon at the 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen (Sept. 19-20), up from the standard four. More details in thread ⬇️

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“Big change! 2026 – new chapter in the book. I am proud to be a Brooks athlete at the Boston Marathon.” ✍🏻 U.S. Olympian Clayton Young has signed with Brooks and will be making his debut for the brand at next month’s Boston Marathon. 📰 Details here: citiusmag.com/articles/cla...

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Adaejah Hodge, who just led Georgia to the NCAA Indoor Championships title, received a 2-year ban for testing positive for a prohibited substance, but her sentence was shortened by 7 months after she provided substantial assistance to anti-doping authorities. Details ⬇️ citiusmag.com/articles/ada...

citiusmag.comUGA Sprinter Adaejah Hodge Gets 2-Year Doping Ban Reduced After Cooperating With Investigators - CITIUS MagAdaejah Hodge tested positive for a banned metabolic modulator at the 2024 World U20 Championships in Lima. After cooperating with investigators, her two-year ban was reduced by seven months — and she...
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🇺🇸 Team USA's roster update for World Indoors Elle St. Pierre, the '24 World champ who finished 2nd in the 3000m at the US Championships, has scratched due to personal circumstances. Not injury-related, per coach Mark Coogan Will be replaced on the roster by Team NB Boston teammate Margot Appleton

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Jacob Kiplimo’ splits: 5km – 13:28 (13:28) 10km – 27:00 (13:32) 15km – 40:52 (13:52) 20km – 54:23 (13:31) 21.1km – 57:20 (2:57) That's an average of 4:22 per mile for 13.1 miles 🔥

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🚨JACOB KIPLIMO RECLAIMS THE WORLD RECORD 🚨 🇺🇬 Jacob Kiplimo returned to the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon (the same course where he first made history in 2021) and broke the half marathon world record AGAIN with 57:20 victory. He took 10 seconds off the previous record held by Yomif Kejelcha (57:30).