Festus Lagat

My new #running blog includes items on @flagat011 (pictured), @KarissaSchweiz4, @IowaXC_TF's @LukeKnepp and Jalyssa Blazek, @Natnaelkifle19, @UNDtrackfieldXC's Shewaye Johnson, @WilliamLohr11: tinyurl.com/38m2hc5v

Struggling to make sense of the Paris 1500m (which was not even a DL race). -31-year-old Frenchman runs 3:27 -18-year-old Kenyan runs 3:27 -Mills faster than every Brit ever except Kerr -Festus Lagat, former 800m specialist at Iowa State, runs 3:29.03 Craziness.

DMR crew?!? @CycloneTrackXC #Brothers gettin ready for Olympic Trials kipchoge

1:44.55!! Congrats to the #PennRelays 800m champion for setting a new Franklin Field 800m Record today at the Penn Relays Summer Showcase presented by @toyota! The mark gives him the coveted @Olympics standard for this summer in Paris!

Wow! Unbelievable Guts and Grit by @eedwinkurgat so proud of our Cyclone Pro! Missed the Olympic team by .60 ❤️ #Run4ISU

Tuesday: Endurance Work @JonahKoech10 and @flagat011: 3x1500 @ 4:37 avg Rest: 60 sec + 4x600 @ 1:41 avg Rest: 60-75 sec + 4x100h@ mile effort w/ jog down rest

Saturday: Race Day, @usatf Los Angeles Grand Prix Day 2 @flagat 2nd in the Men’s 800m

Race Week!!

Race Day: UVA Grand Prix @flagat011: 3:40.45 for his first race of the outdoor season

Friday: Track Work @flagat011 800@1:54.6 Rest: 6 mins + 5x400@59.1 avg Rest: 90 sec + 2x200@ 27.0 Rest: 2 mins

Tuesday: Endurance Work ⁦⁦@flagat011⁩ : 8x1k w/ 60 sec rest: 3:05, 2:58, 2:56, 2:56, 2:53, 2:56, 2:55, 2:49 5x100 hill w/ jog down rest: 14, 14, 13, 13, 13

Saturday: Race Day @ArmoryNYC @flagat011 wins the 800m in 1:47.09 @MrWin_it_all finishes 3rd in a indoor personal best of 1:47.63

Monday: Base Work Shorter than usual steady run for @flagat011 in preparation for a 600m race on Friday

Monday: Base Work @flagat011: 8 miles steady effort + Strides HR data from @garmin is a good indicator that the overall pace was controlled enough to able be to recover by tomorrow’s session #garmin #garminrunning

Congrats Festus Lagat: 🏃🏾‍♂️Ran a sub-4 minute mile at @SirWalterMiler (3:54.02) 🏃🏾‍♂️Ranked 3rd fastest Kenyan and 15th fastest in the world 🏃🏾‍♂️A great ending to an outstanding year 🏃🏾‍♂️It was an honor to host you for your final race of the season @flagat011 @UnderArmour @CoachLAFHS

Cyclone Great @flagat011 with another great performance! #ProClones

My latest #running blog is out and includes items on @flagat011 (pictured), @YEAAAHHger, @malpal230. @AdamFogg99, @JayWelp, @FroeschleDan, @reece_smith25, @CycloneTrackXC assistant Matt Lange: tinyurl.com/5c3ar8kf

Today was the reunion once again for the former @CycloneTrackXC athletes. Trials in less than two weeks!

Terrific 800 at the Track Night NYC. Festus Lagat wins it in 1:45.02, high schooler Cade Flatt runs 1:46.51 for 4th -- the fastest time for a US high schooler in 26 years and just .06 behind Michael Granville's US HS record.