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Publication by EssentiallySports | October 21, 2026 | Edition #784 |
Hey Athletic Fans,
A US Olympian is opening up about a dark moment in their past, saying they once reached a point where they did not want to live. The admission comes amid a public family dispute, and many are sending support.
Elsewhere, Simone Biles is fangirling after a shout out from Michelle Obama, and she is making it clear how much it means.
All that and more in today’s edition of Essentially Athletics.
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Braeyln Combe won the D1 and D2 individual sweepstakes race at the 2025 Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational with a 3-mile time of 16:53.2, and this year’s meet streams live on RunnerSpace on Friday and Saturday. Watch below 👇
On this day in 1984, Welsh runner Steve Jones won the Chicago Marathon in 2:08:05, a world record, in his first completed marathon.
He beat Rob de Castella’s previous mark of 2:08:18, set in Fukuoka, by 13 seconds, a year after dropping out of his Chicago debut at 17.5 miles with an ankle injury.
The 29-year-old RAF mechanic ran without a watch and only learned he was on record pace with two miles to go. His mark stood until April 1985, when Carlos Lopes ran 2:07:12 in Rotterdam.
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