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Here what Grant Fisher, Yared Nuguse, Cole Hocker & Hobbs Kessler said after they ran faster than anyone else ever before in the 3000 and mile indoors. We'll break it all down early this week. Show notes: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Grant Fisher 05:03 Yared Nuguse 09:38 Cole Hocker 14:33 Hobbs Kessler Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/789da5f6-57d6-4e8a-8df4-c3c2e74c759d

North Carolina's Ethan Strand smashed the NCAA record in the mile and joins us 91:57 to discuss his remarkable breakout run and year. Prior to that we break down Strand's run, plus all the action at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, and the return of Shelby Houlihan in Arkansas. Show notes: 00:00 Scott Strand story 02:19 Shop.letsrun.com 02:38 Start 05:59 5th biggest winner of week: Jonathan Gault 08:01 Biggest winner of week: Ethan Strand 19:41 Ethan Strand vs... 23:05 Biggest losers of week: Hobbs Kessler 28:09 2nd biggest winner of week Shelby Houlihan 34:39 Nikki Hiltz's comments on Shelby 41:06 2nd biggest loser: Shelby Houlihan haters 42:04 3rd biggest loser: Jake Wightman 44:47 3rd biggest winners: 2 European runners you need to know: Andrew Coscoran, Melissa Courtney-Bryant 47:40 4th biggest winner: Japanese guy Hiroki Wakabayashi breaks CR and says he's quitting sport 57:11 4th biggest loser: laser show fans 01:02:18 USATF Nike Deal like Mavs Lakers Luka Deal? 01:05:19 Jon's winners: Quincy Wilson and Will Sumner 01:11:38 5th Biggest loser: OAC Milers 01:13:44 Josh Hoey?! 01:16:25 Grand Slam Track gets TV deal 01:31:57 Ethan Strand Guest 01:34:35 Training insight 01:36:26 Double Threshold Sessions and Recovery 01:39:25 Campus Life and Recognition 01:41:16 3:48 vs 7:30 01:49:49 NCAA record curse 01:52:46 NCAA rivals 02:02:07 USAs & Worlds 02:08:27 Running Background and Family Influence 02:11:44 Steeple? 02:14:16 Favorite runners Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/14686899-9c20-4fd0-91cb-4d6213569cc1

Conner Mantz, the new American record holder in the half marathon, joins us at @ 73:29 to discuss taking down Ryan Hall's 18 year-old record in Houston. Prior to that we break down the latest in the running and track and field world. The indoor season heated up at the Dr. Sander Scorcher at the Armory where Katelyn Tuohy and teen phenom Cam Myers impressed. Cole Hocker made his 2025 debut and the action really heats up this weekend in Boston at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix (Noah Lyles, Julien Alfred, Grant Fisher, Parker Valby) and Boston University where the NCAA mile record might be under threat by Ethan Strand. Show notes: 00:00 LetsRun.com/vpn 00:33 Start 02:23 Banter 06:28 Dr Sander Scorcher with Cam Myers and Katelyn Tuohy 11:26 Nathan Green vs Kessler round 2 14:50 Cam Myers future 19:26 Remembering German Fernandez's greatness Thread: The fact that German Fernandez held the U20 WR until this past weekend is truly remarkable *Video 24:27 Nia Akins FTW 27:12 Cole Hawker's Season Debut and Lack of Media Coverage 31:50 Millrose Games & New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 34:40 Great fields at New Balance 35:54 Who wins men's 1500? 38:13 Hoey vs Fisher 43:00 Parker Valby's pro debut 50:29 LRC SF meetup email [email protected] 54:19 Could NCAA record in mile go down at BU with Ethan Strand? Thread: Ncaa mile record on watch at BU 01:04:23 World Junior XC champ Ishmael Kipkurui running for New Mexico 01:05:44 Julius Achon update 01:09:13 Kishane Thompson wins in Kazakhstan but was it worth it? 01:12:47 Conner Mantz: New American Record Holder 01:13:29 Conner Mantz (guest) 01:14:07 Breaking the American Record 01:16:36 Race Day Strategy 01:19:55 Dealing with weather and the clock 01:26:51 The Final Push and Finish Line Drama 01:31:43 Has he heard from Ryan Hall? 01:34:30 How does this rank? 01:38:56 Dealing with Injuries, the Build-Up to the Race 01:42:17 The Decision to Race 01:45:09 Cross Training Insights 01:49:13 Sauna Training 01:51:52 Future Goals & What about World Cross 2026 Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/5ab08dfa-c4e5-4c8f-87a5-3692ad69e3c9

Conner Mantz ran 59:17 to smash Ryan Hall's longstanding American record in the half marathon as Weini Kelati lowered her American record for the 2nd straight year in Houston. What does this mean for Mantz? What other Americans impressed in Houston? Can Kelati win a World Marathon Major? Josh Hoey's resurrection continued with him shattering the American record in the 1000m. 9 University of Washington milers went sub 4 led by Nathan Green. Kishane Thompson ran 6.58 into a big headwind and Quincy Wilson got beat by high schooler We break it all down. Show notes and links below. Show notes: 00:00 Conner Mantz American Record 02:49 Conner Mantz 59:17 07:04 The "controversy" at the finish? *video 18:10 7 Americans under 61: who impressed the most? 19:25 Thumbs up ZAP endurance 25:29 Weini Kelati breaks her AR 27:17 Can she win a major? 31:20 Is cross training the new secret sauce? 37:35 Maybe college sports are just the same as they were 125 years ago 43:27 Josh Hoey shatters American record in 1000m 46:37 Thread: Too good to be true? 53:40 Tinoda Matsatsa collegiate record 55:59 9 UW guys break 4 in 1 race 01:03:09 Josh Kerr thread on US miling being 'soft' 01:05:11 Kessler vs Green 01:08:27 Kishane Thompson fast 60 01:12:09 Quincy Wilson gets beat 01:16:54 London loaded, but is it greatest ever? 01:22:06 Join Supporters Club 01:22:29 LetsRun SF meetup Feb 8th Link: Kishane Thompson 60 video Josh Hoey AR Thread: If it looks like a duck…. Houston Half Finish (video) Quincy Wilson video Josh Kerr American milers soft thread Joe Klecker 'retirement' thread Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/37e893a8-863a-4d4d-a141-50e884ad9e48

Show notes: 00:00 Shelby's back, London LOADED, US XC, & Ageism in running 04:01 Shelby Emancipation Day (Her Ban is over) 10:29 Where will she race? How fast will she go? 16:04 Super shoes or not? 24:38 Enhanced Games 27:02 Will she get a shoe sponsor in 2025? 31:08 London is LOADED - Hassn vs Chepngetich 38:49 Boston Obiri going for 3 peat 40:38 Boston men 42:29 Young and Mantz 47:38 Ageism or reality for Kellyn Taylor? 53:56 Union Athletics Club no longer a Nike club 56:19 USATF Cross / combining it with club cross? 01:03:09 Houston Sunday 01:06:47 Donavan Brazier? 01:09:27 Alberto Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/a1d92bf3-90d3-4942-a344-89385c7bb444

Olympic 4th placer and American 800m record holder Bryce Hoppel joins us at 81:54 and Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Georgia Bell joins us at 100:00 to discus her unbelievable "Dreams Become Reality" 2024 season. Prior to that we discuss Fred Kerley's arrest and the death of Ralph Mann before giving our bold predictions for 2025 in the world of running and track and field. Join our Club at 50% Off the Frst Year Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe use code GOAT50 to save 50% off the first yera Show notes: 00:00 2025 Bold Predictions + Guests Bryce Hoppel & Georgia Bell 00:24 Start 03:02 Resolutions 07:22 Fred Kerley arrested 20:53 Ralph Mann RIP 25:21 Houston field out, Does Ryan Hall's American record go down? 34:50 Gulf of Mexico 36:04 Big Bold Predictions 2025 & Look Back 2024 42:20 Wejo #1: Jakob Ingegrigtsen will .... in the men's 1500/mile 45:51 Jon #1: Jakob Ingebrigtsen willl.... in the men's 5000 50:13 Rojo #1: Emmanuel Wanyonyi will.... 56:27 Rojo #2: Athing Mu will... 01:00:39 Jon #2: Addie Wiley will.... 01:04:03 Wejo #2: Noah Lyles will not .... 01:04:37 Wejo #3: The world champion at 100m will be 01:09:02 Jon #3: Shelby Houlihan will .... 01:10:12 Jon #4: Grant Fisher will.... 01:14:29 Wejo #4 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will... 01:18:30 Georgia Bell will.... 01:19:23 Nathan Green will.... 01:19:32 Neils Laros will... 01:21:32 The boldest prediction of all for Bryce Hoppel 01:21:54 Bryce Hoppel (guest) 01:22:41 Thoughts on his incredible 2024 season that left him 4th at Olympics and American record holder 01:23:53 The Evolution of the 800 Meters 01:29:25 Plan for 2025 & Training insights 01:31:20 Bold prediction for 2025 01:32:45 Bryce won't defend title at World Indoors 01:34:27 Thoughts on Grand Slam Track 01:36:45 Texas and Dallas Cowboys banter 01:38:33 Closing Remarks 01:40:00 Georgia Bell (guest) 01:41:09 Headlining Millroses Games Mile vs Jess Hull & Nikki Hiltz 01:44:52 Her incredible 2024 improvement 01:48:18 When did she think a medal was possible? 01:49:07 How much faster can she go? 01:50:57 What about people who say she must be doping? 01:54:46 Getting back into running after college 01:58:42 Duathlons and cycling 02:05:03 BBC Coaches of Year: Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows 02:07:44 Her experience in States 02:12:42 Training with Keely 02:16:52 2025 goals 02:19:28 The Olympic 1500m final Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/caa8b0b3-ae24-4075-91d4-c2836ca4328e

2024 was an incredible and unpredictable year in track and field. We break it all down, from Cole Hocker, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and Yared Nuguse in the Olympic men's 1500m final, to Noah Lyles' dominance in the 100m, to the brilliance of Beatrice Chebet, Faith Kipyegon, and Sifan Hassan, as well as Ruth Chepngetich's stunning 2:09 marathon and much more. We start with track and field trivia. Show notes below. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 2024 Track and Field Year in Review 04:36 Chebet runs 13:54 05:45 2024 Track and Field Trivia 37:50 Elle St. Pierre Wins World Indoors 41:05 Rojo's 5 Shocking Things from 2024 41:21 #1 Men's 1500 & Jakob Stats 44:08 #2 Chepngetich runs 2:09 47:39 #3 Men's 800 51:53 #4 How bad Eliud Kipchoge was 56:12 Are the Jamaican women done? 01:01:17 Crazy Story #5: Noah Lyles wins 100 01:04:54 Photo of Year 01:08:05 Faith Kipyegon's greatness but Beatrice Chebet was better 01:12:33 What about Gidey? 01:16:06 Quincy Wilson 01:19:20 Kenneth Rooks Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/12e8161f-cb7a-4864-b3b3-7d33cbbce3a5

Jasmine Jones (71:14) joins us to talk about her "Dreams Become Reality" season in the 400m hurdles that culminated with an Olympic 4th place finish while Nico Young (84:26) talks about his breakout 2024 campaign and possibly going after some American records in 2025. Prior to that we have our women's fantasy World XC draft and discuss USATFs financials, the final Grand Slam Track race signings, Mo Katir's extended ban for tampering and Hicham El Guerrouj's comments on EPO. Show notes and links below. The perfect gift for runners TheRunnerBox.com is the perfect gift for runners or yourself. Save yourself the anxiety of finding the best products for runners. For as little as $34, the subscription service sends a box filled with items handpicked by their team of runners and nutritionists directly to your doorstep every other month. Each box is worth over $50 and makes for a perfect gift (even if just for yourself) LRCers get $10 OFF any new subscription with this special link . The RunnerBox has now created a full sports nutrition marketplace called Fuel Goods. Join the best club in running for 50% off you first year with code GOAT50 Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime.Join today for yourself or give a gift subscription Show notes: 0:00 Music 00:22 Start 04:51 Shelby no Houston half *thread 07:22 Fantasy world xc women's draft 23:26 USATF tax returns out and it's not pretty *Link 32:06 Grand Slam track racers complete - we give out grades *link 54:28 Mo Katir banned thread 1 thread2 01:04:47 El Guerrouj EPO coments *link 01:11:14 Jasmine Jones 01:11:22 Jasmine Jones' Breakout Year 01:13:39 Choosing the 400 Meter Hurdles 01:16:57 Transition to UCLA and New Beginnings 01:17:55 Grand Slam Track and Future Goals 01:20:50 Her 4th place at Olympics 01:23:05 Family Influence and NFL Connection 01:24:16 Nico Young 01:24:29 Nico Young's Stellar 2024 Season 01:28:10 Reflecting on Collegiate Career 01:33:32 2025 Indoor plans, can he get the AR? 01:36:05 Grand Slam Track 01:38:52 What about the marathon and roads? Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/fbbe2ccc-d966-4772-b388-979fad308f23

Olympian Hobbs Kessler joins us at 75:25 to discuss his breakout 2024 season and 2025 plans. He's followed by Mr USA Gold Rai Benjamin at 97:20 as both athletes joined us from the Global Athletics Media Summit. Prior to that we break down the latest in the running world including the marathon completion debut of Paul Chelimo before we turn to our "fantasy" segments and ponder who is most likely to miss the 2025 World Championships in the 1500, debate where high school star Jane Hedengren would have finished at NCAA XCs and have our fantasy USA World XC draft. The perfect gift for runners TheRunnerBox.com is the perfect gift for runners or yourself. Save yourself the anxiety of finding the best products for runners. For as little as $34, the subscription service sends a box filled with items handpicked by their team of runners and nutritionists directly to your doorstep every other month. Each box is worth over $50 and makes for a perfect gift (even if just for yourself) LRCers get $10 OFF any new subscription with this special link . The RunnerBox has now created a full sports nutrition marketplace called Fuel Goods. Join the best club in running for 50% off you first year with code GOAT50 Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime.Join today for yourself or give a gift subscription Show notes: 00:00 The Runner Box 01:09 Start 05:49 Hobbs Kessler talk 07:27 Who misses the team: Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse or Hobbs Kessler in 2025? 11:52 Neil Gourley wins Kiwi mile 14:32 Alberto 16:12 Paul Chelimo runs 2:18 in his marathon debut (outside of Trials) 23:00 Rojo's idiotic Footlocker GST comparison 26:13 High schooler Jane Hedengren would have placed where at NCAAs? 30:10 World XC Amerian fantasy XC draft 51:42 Kenneth Rooks shows up at Club XC Nationals 58:04 The titan coming to NCAA XC is Ishmael Kipkirui 01:06:28 Olympic triathlon champ Alex Yee to make marathon debut in London 01:15:25 Hobbs Kessler (guest) 01:16:43 Joining the sub 3:30 club and the state of American miling 01:17:50 What was difference in 2024? 01:23:05 Training with Bryce 01:24:26 Unique Training Approaches 01:28:46 His "team" now includes Pat Henner & the crazy story how they met in Yosemite 01:34:53 Looking Ahead to 2025 01:35:55 What could he have done differently at Olympics? 01:37:20 Rai Benjamin (guest) 01:38:21 Reflecting on the Olympic Experience 01:38:54 Handling Pressure as the Anchor 01:44:23 Splitting time with coach Hayes at UCLA and coach Watts at USC 01:46:15 Will he give the 200 a go? 01:47:57 Thoughts on Grand Slam Track 01:49:21 Cycling as Cross-Training 01:50:54 Thoughts on missing out on Athlete of the Year 01:52:46 That 4x4 leg 01:53:34 Supporters Club: Join today for yourself or give a gift subscription 01:54:15 The Runner Box Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/4e6e87f0-7e5d-4d35-8418-aa23adca9b3a

Double Olympic medalist and American record holder at 3000, 5000, 10,000m Grant Fisher joins us at 69:01 to announce he's running the Millrose Games 3000 vs Olympic gold medallist Cole Hocker (tickets here) and then to discuss his 2024 campaign and plans for the future. Prior to that we break down a big weekend of action at BU where the Ethan Strand took down his UNC teammate Parker Wolfe, as they both ran 7:30 to obliterate the NCAA record, and Graham Blanks ran 12:59 in his final race for Harvard. Jakob Ingebrigtsen won another Euro cross and opened up about some future plans. Detailed show notes below. The perfect gift for runners TheRunnerBox.com is the perfect gift for runners or yourself. Save yourself the anxiety of finding the best products for runners. For as little as $34, the subscription service sends a box filled with items handpicked by their team of runners and nutritionists directly to your doorstep every other month. Each box is worth over $50 and makes for a perfect gift (even if just for yourself) LRCers get $10 OFF any new subscription with this special link . The RunnerBox has now created a full sports nutrition marketplace called Fuel Goods. Join the best club in running for 50% off you first year with code GOAT50 Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime.Join today for yourself or give a gift subscription Show notes: 00:00 Join the LetsRun Supporters Club or give a gift subscription 00:57 Start 05:52 Gabby Thomas ran a mile in .... 09:03 Clockwise Mile and Other Running Innovations 10:31 Ethan Strand & Parker Wolfe 7:30 as both obliterate NCAA 3000m record 16:08 Ethan Strand's dad Scott 19:04 The Runner Box 20:07 Graham Blanks 12:59 23:00 Ethan and Parker's training dynamic 29:00 Doris Lemngole 14:52 NCAA indoor record 31:18 Hawaii road mile has great finish between me and women 33:14 Olli Hoare 4:03 38:30 European Cross Country Championships: Jakob wins again 41:27 Jakob Ingebrigtsen vs. Graham Blanks 45:27 Jakob's Cross Country Aspirations and Future Plans 49:53 The guys Jakob beat 53:21 Rojo rant 56:54 U20 Race comes down to wire with Niels Laros 01:05:49 New Balance signs a big American distance male in Graham Blanks 01:09:01 Grant Fisher 01:09:52 Grant to race Cole Hocker at 2025 Millrose Games in 3000 01:12:52 Nike distance summit 01:14:41 Grant looking for a training partner 01:18:45 Was 2024 the perfect season? 01:23:01 Post-Olympic Reflections 01:24:18 The Future 01:27:59 He keeps his medals.... 01:29:57 Can he be Cheptegei's successor? 01:32:05 Grand Slam Track 01:35:54 Balancing Training and Competitions 01:53:32 Half Marathon in 2024? 01:59:20 Training in Park City vs. Flagstaff 02:02:33 Life Between Training Sessions 02:09:03 Final Thoughts and Reflections 02:10:15 Supporters Club: Join today for yourself or give a gift subscription 02:10:33 The Runner Box Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/6d43e0a4-a525-4e06-9298-2d64681f2a4d

Biya Simbassa joins us at 50:07 to discuss running 2:06 to become the 4th fastest America in the marathon in Valencia . Prior to that we discuss 16-year-old Gout Gout running 10.04 (video), preview the BU 5ks, discuss Grand Slam Track Tickets and schedules being released and the big changes at HOKA NAZ elite, plus this Graham Blanks thread. Running's Biggest Bang for Your Buck TheRunnerBox.com is the perfect gift for runners or yourself. Save yourself the anxiety of finding the best products for runners. For as little as $34, the subscription service sends a box filled with items handpicked by their team of runners and nutritionists directly to your doorstep every other month. Each box is worth over $50 and makes for a perfect gift (even if just for yourself) LRCers get $10 OFF any new subscription with this special link . The RunnerBox has now created a full sports nutrition marketplace called Fuel Goods. Join the best club in running for 50% off you first year with code GOAT50 Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe for yourself. If you want to give a gift subscription click here Show notes: 00:00 Friday 15 With Biya Simbassa The Runner Box Join the Supporters Club @ 50% off year 1 for yourself *Give as a gift here 00:23 Start 05:50 16 Year Old Aussie Gout Gout Runs 10.04w *link 12:21 BU 5ks this weekend *Graham Blanks thread 15:49 Parker Wolf in 3k vs 5k 22:19 Grand Slam Schedule and Tickets Available for Purchase 27:59 Kelakaua Merrie Mile this weekend 29:42 Predictions for women in 5k at BU 37:09 Big changes for HOKA NAZ Elite *link 50:07 2:06 Marathoner Bia Simbassa (Guest) 50:45 Reflecting on the Valencia Marathon 55:31 Bia Simbassa's Training and Strategy 57:20 Transitioning to Marathon Running 01:02:47 Racing a lot 01:11:15 Future Plans and Reflections 01:12:29 His backstory 01:15:59 Getting started in sport 01:21:35 Future Plans 01:23:45 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/24576b98-6380-42ed-a3c6-c0f8976c7a29

Two-time Olympic medallist in the triathlon, Morgan Pearson, joins us at 55:20 to talk about his plans for the Houston Half, whether he's going all-in on running, and his goals for 2028 Olympics. Prior to that we break down Sabastian Sawe's debut in Valencia, Biya Simbassa's 2:06:53, and Edward Cheserek's 2:05:24, plus Athlete of Year selections and Tara Davis Woodhall's comments on Grand Slam Track. Running's Biggest Bang for Your Buck TheRunnerBox.com is the perfect gift for runners or yourself. Save yourself the anxiety of finding the best products for runners. For as little as $34, the subscription service sends a box filled with items handpicked by their team of runners and nutritionists directly to your doorstep every other month. Each box is worth over $50 and makes for a perfect gift (even if just for yourself) LRCers get $10 OFF any new subscription with this special link . The RunnerBox has now created a full sports nutrition marketplace called Fuel Goods. Join the best club in running for 50% off you first year with code GOAT50 Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe for yourself. If you want to give a gift subscription click here Show notes: 00:00 The Runner Box 00:46 Join the Supporters Club @ 50% off year 1 for yourself *Give as a gift here 01:39 Start 05:11 Email of the Week 09:20 Valenica, Sabastian Sawe & $ 1 Million Bonus 10:48 Sebastian Sawe's Marathon Debut 14:49 Biya Simbassa 2:06:53 & if King Ches was American 19:05 What other Americans can run 2:06? 21:49 National records galore in Valencia 31:36 NCAA Alumni in Marathons 41:59 Grand Slam Track Talk 43:05 Tara David Woodhall Critique of Grand Slam Track 49:40 World Athlete of Year 55:22 Morgan Pearson 56:25 Training with Joe Klecker, Houston half, is he going all in on running? 01:00:41 The 120 Mile Bike Ride 01:02:09 Triathlon recovery 01:02:09 Recovery and Training Insights 01:03:42 Explaining the World of Triathlon 01:06:30 Sponsorship and Financial Realities 01:08:51 Balancing Running and Triathlon 01:18:12 CU Experience and Coach Wetmore 01:23:21 Future Goals and Olympic Aspirations 01:29:37 Concluding Thoughts and Farewell 01:34:05 The Runner Box 01:34:17 Join the Supporters Club @ 50% off year 1 Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running.

Two-time NCAA XC champion Graham Blanks joins us for a special edition of the Friday 15 that we are making available to everyone as part of our appreciation for all of you and to to promote Black Friday 50% Off Supporters Club memberships at LetsRun.com with code GOAT50. (gift subscriptions click here) The Harvard senior discusses his recent victory, his training regimen, academics, and his ambitions for the 2028 Olympics and beyond. Show notes below. Running's Biggest Bang for Your Buck TheRunnerBox.com is the perfect gift for runners or yourself. Save yourself the anxiety of finding the best products for runners. For as little as $34, the subscription service sends a box filled with items handpicked by their team of runners and nutritionists directly to your doorstep every other month. Each box is worth over $50 and makes for a perfect gift (even if just for yourself) LRCers get $10 OFF any new subscription with this special link . The RunnerBox has now created a full sports nutrition marketplace called Fuel Goods. Join the best club in running for 50% off you first year with code GOAT50 Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Introduction to The Runner Box Subscription 00:50 Black Friday Deal at Lets Run 02:05 Start 03:06 Graham's NCAA Championship Experience 05:37 Course Mapping and Strategy 13:04 Post-Race Celebration, going dry during season 19:04 Jersey swap 23:23 Training Insights and Workouts 36:13 Trusting vs Questioning the Coach 42:04 Heps 47:14 Future Aspirations and Professional Running 49:53 Nietzsche and Life Beyond College 57:13 Longer Distances and Marathon 01:01:20 Final Thoughts and Reflections Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week (the Friday 15 - which is usually much more than 15 minutes), savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Black Friday Week Supporters Club Offer: Join our Supporters Club today at 50% off first year with code GOAT50 and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, a super soft shirt and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Want to give as a gift? Go to https://shop.letsrun.com Show notes 00:00 NCAA Recap podcast 01:06 Start 09:51 Graham Blanks repeats 24:39 Habtam Samuel 2nd with 1 shoe 31:05 6 Americans in top 10, The "Furman" guy 43:17 The year of Ed Eyestone continues - BYU wins 52:37 OSU implosion 56:33 Women's race: Doris Lemngole gets crown 01:02:53 Other athletes of note 01:05:37 West Virginia from unranked to #2 01:10:29 Redemption for BYU and Diljeet Taylor 01:13:55 D3 meet better? 01:14:59 World Athletics Ultimate Championships drops steeple, 10k, shot and discus 01:16:57 World Treadmill championships? 01:27:34 Gabby Thomas joins GST 01:28:43 Noah Lyles on Grand Slam Track Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles joined us remotely from the Global Athletics Media Summit in Las Vegas to discuss his amazing 2024 campaign and his plans for 2025. Noah wants to change the sport but does it want to change with him? Noah had some interesting comments on the Tyreek Hill match race, Grand Slam Track, and the 100 vs the 200. Video of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf4QjDaaIRw Black Friday Special: Save 50% Off 1st Year of Supporters Club with code GOAT50 Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week (plus all of our media summit pods), savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Noah Lyles podcast 01:51 Olympic 100m champion 05:07 "I don't think I could look at myself if I didn't try" 07:24 "I don't think the sport wants to change" 10:20 Grand Slam Track 12:21 2025 "A Very Weird Season" 14:07 His adidas shoe? 14:22 "Nobody cares about the 200" 15:48 Letsile Tebogo 17:01 Tyreek Hill race 17:11 "This is going to be a Mike Tyson, Jake Paul type event" Show notes: Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

It's NCAA week and the Parker Wolfe and Graham Blanks shirts are in the LetsRun store. Get yours today. New York City Marathon champion Abdi Nageeye joins us at 62:32 to discuss his NYC triumph, his incredible life and career, has a book recommendation, and oh yeah tells that crazy story when he quit the track and the cops were called to Mo Farah's house. Prior to that we break down the latest in the running and track and field world and look ahead to this week's NCAA championships. Jacob Kiplimo broke the 15k world record (and we forgot to discuss it :), Gabby Thomas got USATF athlete of the year over Sydney, and Jon and Weldon went to Las Vegas virtually with Noah Lyles, Rai Benjamin, Bryce Hoppel, Nico Young, Jasmine Jones, and Hobbs Kessler. We discuss all of that, and Grand Slam Track's 4 locations before Abdi Nageeye joins the show. Want our NCAA preview podcast from Madison? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Abdi Nageeye Podcast 01:06 Intro Music 01:29 Start 05:30 Global Athletics Vegas Media Summit (Lyles, Benjamin, Hoppel, Kessler, Nico) 06:12 Breaking news: Hoppel won't... 11:12 Grand Slam Track update: Venues & Dates announced 21:53 Gabby over Sydney as USATF Athlete of Year? 27:17 USATF Distance Athlete of Year: Cole Hocker or Grant Fisher? 29:32 Unearthed audio from Jon Gault on Cole Hocker 31:20 Rojo clip 37:50 NCAA cross country 55:42 Men's individual battle 01:02:32 Abdi Nageeye guest 01:04:03 How has life changed since winning New York? 01:12:04 Leaving Patrick Sang's group and Gary Lough 01:18:01 Being broke 01:24:15 Good training but poor races 01:28:33 The Dutch family that changed his life 01:31:52 His training 01:33:40 Book recommendation (*Link here Book is called Solve for Happy in English and Logic of Happiness in Dutch, same book) 01:35:53 The 2024 NYC race- what was different this year? 01:41:01 Using the potty 01:44:57 Will he defend title? 01:46:08 Running Pre, deciding he was done with the track, the police being called at Mo Farah's house Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Tim Rowberry, who went from being a pace maker for the Nike Oregon Project to the coach of the unstoppable Sifan Hassan, joins us at 66:11 to discuss his coaching story and Sifan Hassan's amazing Olympic triple that culminated in Olympic marathon gold. Prior to that we discuss whether Grant Fisher has a ton of talent (link), debate whose career you'd rather have his or Donavan Braziers, and then ponder who would win at 600m Cole Hocker or Fred Kersley (link here). Grand Slam Track will launch in Jamaica in April. We break that down and discuss the mental side of running (book here) before Rowbery joins us. Show notes below with links. Are you a big-time running fan? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week , savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Tim Rowberry audio clip 00:57 Start and banter 08:30 Is Grant Fisher talented? (Thread) 16:00 Who is more talented Donovan Brazier or Fisher? 21:05 Whose season would you rather have Fisher or Kejelcha? 23:02 Whose career would you rather have Fisher or Brazier? 29:10 Should Grant move to the marathon or can he win 10k gold? 33:32 Mental side of running (book) 41:04 Who wins Copple Hocker or Fred Kerley at 600? (Link) 48:49 Grand Slam Track meet #1 in Jamaica (Thread) 01:02:47 Twitter views and Athlos 01:06:11 Tim Rowberry guest 01:13:59 Alberto gets suspended, becoming full-time coach 01:22:57 2024 Olympics 01:31:27 Typical week of training 01:39:20 2024 season and early struggles 01:46:24 Expectations for Olympics 01:51:40 How can you do what she did clean? 01:59:04 Globetrotters 02:04:22 Other athletes he coaches Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Abdi Nageeye and Sheila Chepkirui got the upsets wins at the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon and we break them down. Conner Mantz led the American men and Sara Vaughn the American women as Jenny Simpson called it a career. The World Marathon Majors are expanding. Is it too much? World Athletics announced its finalists for athlete of the year and we're not happy. Ed Eyestone's great weekend got off to a great start with BYU upsetting Oklahoma State in college XC. Graham Blanks and Parker Wolfe shirts are in the store and $25. Order today. https://shop.letsrun.com Show notes: 00:00 Post NYC 2024 02:23 Election Day 03:14 Jonathan Galt for President? 07:05 New York City Marathon Recap 09:26 Abdi Nageeye's Surprise Victory 18:26 Women's Race Analysis 20:57 Doping Concerns 27:28 American Runners' Performances 29:07 Sara Vaughn 1st American 34:30 American men: Conner Mantz American record in NY 36:31 Great NY field? 41:45 World Marathon Majors Expansion Debate 51:39 Valencia Marathon's Potential 53:59 CJ Albertson's Remarkable Year 01:00:17 Zap Endurance's Ryan Ford 01:01:37 1st Year with 10 Sub 2:10s by Americans 01:05:21 NCAA XC: Great weekend for Ed Eyestone, Mantz, Young & BYU beats OSU 01:05:50 BYU's Big 12 Championship Upset 01:11:33 Oregon women under Shalane Flanagan impress 01:12:53 Graham Blanks 01:17:31 World Athlete of the Year Controversies 01:25:38 Let's Run Presidential Poll Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

NCAA XC star Rocky Hansen joins us at 75:03 to discuss his breakout freshman year, training, NILs and a lot more. Yomif Kejelcha hammered from the front once again and this time was rewarded with the world record in the half marathon as he ran 57:30 in Valencia to break Jacob Kiplimo's record by 1 second. Kejelcha won near universal praise on the LetsRun forums, but are supershoes diminishing the world records? Kejelcha also holds the indoor mile world record. Agnes Ngetich impressed on the women's side running 63:04 and Olympic triathlete Morgan Pearson was the first American. Should he pull a Gwen Jorgensen and try and make the US Olympic team in the marathon? Show notes below. Join the Best Club in Running, the LetsRun Supporters Club at 50% off 1st Year with Code GOAT50Get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Spanish audio 01:11 Start 07:48 Yomif Kejelcha's gets his due and breaks half marathon world record 13:55 Post of Week 19:25 Edward Cheserek 61:28 24:28 Hilary Bor 61:20, Triathlete Morgan Perason 1st American 28:30 Should Morgan pull a Gwen Jorgensen? 29:59 Grand Slam Track of Triathlon 32:57 Have supershoes diminished world records? 34:58 Agnes Ngetich 63:04 after 29:18 1st 10k 39:47 Ngetich's return to racing 42:22 How can US women medal again? 49:36 US distance runners don't suck 50:30 SEC could cap XC rosters at 10 and track at 35 01:03:16 Ed Eyestone likes having a big roster 01:07:01 New York City Marathon Preview- Tamirat Tola the new world #1? 01:15:03 Interview with Rockie Hansen 01:25:36 Goal for nationals 01:28:16 Freshman year 01:33:34 Training philosophy 01:44:59 Track 01:49:14 Going to the Olympic Trials with On 01:51:17 Why Wake? 01:54:37 NIL with On Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Leo and Lex Young join us at 78:19 to tell us about the transition to collegiate running, how Stanford is going so far, talk a little NIL and a lot more. Prior to that we break discuss the latest in the running world including Rojo being called by Kenyan parliament for an apology and Parker Vably getting paid (more than Cole Hocker?!) by New Balance, before discussing who should be the athlete of the year (Grant Holloway, Rai Benjamin, Jakob Ingebrigtsen or Noah Lyles on the men's side, Beatrice Chebet, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, or Faith Kipyegon on the women's side). We discuss the prenats NCAA cross country results before talking to the Young twins at 78:19. Want a 2nd podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a super soft running shirt? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club. Use code GOAT50 to save 50% off your first year. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Kenya audio 00:39 Start 04:37 Rojo gets in trouble with Kenyan parliament 09:20 Rojo, Paul Tergat, and President Bush 15:22 Parker Valby's New Balance contract *Mark Coogan on Valby 17:42 Cole Hocker comparisons 28:19 Valby's training 31:14 Parker Wolfe? 38:25 World Athletics Athlete of year contenders: Sydney, Beatrice or Faith? 47:27 Men's athlete of Year: Jakob, Grant, Rai, Noah or Emmanuel Wanyonyi? 57:34 Anna Cockrell and her dad 01:03:51 Praise for Y squared 01:06:43 Prenats 01:18:19 Leo and Lex Young interview Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Links: Full Kenyan remarks on Rojo *Mark Coogan on Valby Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Ruth Chepngetich ran 2:09:56 to smash the marathon world record at the Bank of American Chicago Marathon. In the process she became the first woman to go sub 2:10. Is this the greatest distance performance ever? Former American record holder and Olympic bronze medallist Deena Kastor joins us for an hour to break down Chicago and Ruth's incredible run and everything Chicago where John Korir got the win on the men's side (update from the pod: the first Ascis WMM win since Yuki Kawauchi in 2018 in Boston). CJ Albertson and Susanna Sullivan led the Americans. Up your running fandom and join the Supporters Club - Get a 2nd podcast every week, a great supersoft shirt, and savings on running shoes. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe/ Show notes: 00:00 Banter 00:39 Start 02:11 Deena Kastor's initial thoughts 06:04 Segue on American Runners' Performance 08:20 Kebede and Chepngetich both after WR 14:34 Rough patch at 35k 19:26 Skepticism and Doping Concerns 28:51 Deena on Paula & how record breakers change the mindset for everyone *Renato Canova post 36:05 Barry Bonds 39:49Was this the Greatest Performance in Women's Distance Running? 40:55 Kudos to Carey Pinkowski 43:16 Kelvin Kiptum 45:33 Chepngetich's run was amazing 48:44 Paris for John Korir from Deena 58:40 Rojo's announcing plan 01:00:42 American women disappointed 01:03:44 Not Susanna Sullivan 01:04:57 CJ Albertson wants to be the top American at all the US WMM 01:09:37 01:12:06 Rojo's marathon PB? 01:17:33 Centro 01:17:57 Mile splits not always accurate 01:22:32 Greatest women's record? 01:24:51 Were Rojo's doping questions inappropriate? 01:29:16 NCAA XC - BYU puts 7 ahead of Oregon's #1 01:35:22 Wrap-Up and Announcements Links: everything Chicago Marathon here *Renato Canova post Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

"Mr 800" Justin Rinaldi, the guy who has a job at a bank, the coach of Peter Bol, Will Sumner and resurgent Josh Hoey, is our guest @ 60:12. Rinaldi talks about going from coaching 1 athlete to having an incredible stable of 800 athletes, when we will see a sub 1:40, and the Peter Bol EPO case. Plus Conner Mantz ran 10 miles faster than any other American and it is Chicago Marathon week, and we give a preview of the race starting at 35:57. Time stamps below (Supporters Club members get full timestamps, plus a 2nd podcast every week, and tons of other stuff here) Show notes: 00:00 Justin Rinaldi audio clip Music Rojo & Wejo reminisce on pacing world records in Chicago Conner Mantz 45:13 fastest 10 miler by an American ever New American marathon star/ blue collar runner of week - Matthew Ritchman (thread) Keely Hodgkinson profile USAs to Eugene 35:57 Chicago weatherWomen's race headlines in Chicago -Ruth Chepngetich and Joyciline Jepkosgei and Saina, Bates, Hall, D'Amato 43:21 American record chance? Men's side RIP Kelvin Kiptum Debut of Daniel Ebenyo Zach Panning and CJ Albertson 01:00:12 Mr 800 Justin Rinaldi (guest) *threads here His background and current coaching setup Josh Hoey's resurgence The basics of his training program Will Sumner update and racing Will's dad at Pre Classic Wondering and reaching out to Donavan Brazier What has happened to the 800 this year? Are we about to see a sub 1:40 800? Peter Bol EPO case 02:09:40 50% off SC here with Code GOAT50 Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Former World Junior XC champ "Milky M" (Milkesa Mengesha) took down the Berlin Marathon field as Tigist Ketema ran her 2nd 2:16 and continued the 800 to marathon trend. The NCAA action heated up with Brian Musau and Oklahoma State impressing. Could Villanova's Sadie Sigfstead be the next NCAA star? The Young brothers impressed as well. We break it all down with some insight on the DL going to Flotrack and parting thoughts on Athlos 1.0. The "I Am the Pacemaker Shirts" are here Join the Supporters Club today and use code GOAT50 to save 50% off your first year. Or you can buy the shirt for $50 in our store. Existing SC members get them for $20 here. Show notes: 00:00 Intro and Pacemaker t-shirts 01:01 Start 02:02 Cole Hocker Day and Honoring Athletes 05:56 NBC should promote track more and someone dropped the ball with the DL 12:02 Athlos Meet Final Thoughts + Ichan Stadium 24:17 Sydney, Sha'Carri & Appearance Fees 29:34 Berlin Marathon Highlights *Article 40:40 The Ethiopian Name Game 44:01 Tigist and path from 800 to marathon 48:03 Ingebrigtsen Netflix show & Josh Kerr trash talk 58:08 College XC Weekend Highlights *article 01:00:32 Big 12 is amazing and so is Ok State 01:02:37 New Villanova star? 01:09:23 8:22 steepler eligible for Iowa State 01:10:35 The Eligibility Question 01:15:42 Wrapping Up and Future Plans Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

The all-female Athlos meet backed by reddit's Alexis Ohanian is on Thursday in NYC and we break down what it means for the sport and its chances for success. Then we preview the NCAA cross country season. Parker Wolfe and Katelyn Tuohy are gone but Parker Wolfe and Graham Blanks are back as are the Oklahoma State men. Can the NAU women get it done for the first time? What about Mike Smiths' legacy? Solomon Kipchoge is a 59 minute half marathoner for Texas Tech and a new comer to the NCAA ranks, so is Pamela Kogei, the younger sister of former marathon world record holder Brigid. How will they fare? We end with some Supporters Club only audio. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Show notes: 00:00 Athlos and NCAA XC Preview 02:58 Rojo's diet 07:21 Parker Wolfe podcast plug *link to podcast 09:27 Athlos meet Thursday in NYC with $100k in prize money per event preview discussion 18:39 Star power off the track 21:23 Does Track have a supply problem? *article 32:08 Races at Athlos 39:47 Men's XC Preview *Preview 1 & 2 40:29 Graham Blanks and Parker Wolfe 45:44 New contenders including 59 half marathoner Solomon Kipchoge 52:09 Men's team battle led by Oklahoma State 55:52 Sean Carlson's comments on importing older athletes *link 01:01:14 Age cap? 01:02:54 Bob Liking 01:06:05 Women's XC preview - Tuohy and Valby gone 01:12:31 Individual battle - Doris Lemngole or Brigid Kosei's sister Pamela? 01:16:54 NIL raising the bar 01:28:20 Supporters Club only audio Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

The 2024 Diamond League season came to an end. Jakob got the win in the 1500, but we're more interested in breaking down his half marathon debut. Sydney McLaughlin made a rare Diamond League appearance. And we delve into the crazy fast times on the track in 2024 (article here). NCAA superstar Parker Wolfe joins us at 75:01 to talk his amazing 2024 season, NIL deals, missing the Olympics and of course NCAA cross and 2025. Show notes: 00:00 BetterRunningshoes.com 00:41 Start 01:12 Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Half Marathon Debut 03:44 Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Half and LRC's ridiculous predictions 04:54 Audio clip 08:51 Debate on Jakob's Range and Future Potential 21:41 Copenhagen Half Marathon Finish Sawe and Kiplimo 25:30 The crazy explosion of fast times on the track *article 34:58 Diamond League Final and World Record Attempts 40:28 800m World Record Attempts and Predictions 42:49 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's Diamond League Performance 46:11 Comparing Diamond League to WNBA 49:50 Grand Slam Track League and Athlete Commitments 1:05:46 Coyotes in San Francisco and T-Shirt Designs 1:10:01 Edward Cheserek 59:32 half 1:13:18 Cole Hocker's Olympic Gold and Its Implications *thread 1:15:01 Parker Wolfe Guest 1:15:35 Parker Wolf's Olympic Trials Experience 1:18:01 Reflecting on the Season and Trials 1:22:29 Parker Wolf's Running Journey 1:24:44 Recruitment and Choosing UNC 1:27:00 Training Transition from High School to College 1:34:25 NIL Deals and Future Plans *Rojo shirt he likes 1:39:13 Choosing the Right College and Coach 1:40:23 Balancing College and Professional Running 1:42:48 Training at Altitude and Summer Preparation 1:46:15 Reflecting on Race Strategies and Future Goals 1:49:31 Comparing Training Methods and Looking Ahead 1:55:36 Closing Thoughts and Final Reflections Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Yared Nuguse took down Jakob and Cole in Zurich but can he do it this week in the Diamond League final? Sydney will be at the final but running in essentially time trial races. Updated: Grant Holloway released a statement after we recorded on why he won't be there here:. Josh Kerr won't be at the Final but he obliterated the 5th avenue mile record as Karissa Schweizer got the women's record. Plus project 99, an an explanation on why the 800 is so fast. Join the Supporters Club today and use code GOAT50 to save 50% and get the I AM THE PACEMAKER shirt for free. Current members get it at cost. Details here. 00:00 Intro 01:15 Get "I Am Pacemaker shirts" here 02:33 Robert's Suspension and Apology 9:04 Yared Nuguse Wins Olympic Showdown in Zurich 20:18 Sage Hurta Klecker PB 25:23 Athing Mu's Engaged 30:50 Fifth Avenue Mile Analysis 42:26 100m WR attempt by Atrpo 47:37 Project 99: The Quest for Sub-1:40 48:27 The Evolution of 800m Racing 56:00 Hocker's comments on not training 3 days after Olympics, Sydney's Time Trial Races at Brussels 01:09:06 Noah Lyles at US Open 01:11:57 Diamond League Final: Expectations and Critiques 01:20:14 Cooper Teare's Recent Performances Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won't be running the Diamond League final (as she hasn't run any Diamond League's all year), Shannon Rowbury may get an Olympic bronze, and the Cole Hocker, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Josh Kerr, Yared Nuguse Olympic rematch is here. Plus Cole, Josh, and Yared are all doing Grand Slam Track and the LetsRun AI bot is here. Join the Supporters Club today and get the "I am the pacemaker" shirt free with your subscription. Use code GOAT50 to save 50% off your first year. Subscribe here: https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe See what shirts look like here: https://shop.letsrun.com/collections/frontpage/products/i-am-the-pacemaker 00:00 Weltklasse 00:22 Podcast Introduction and T-Shirt Promotion 01:17 Start 04:46 Shannon Rowbury to get 2012 Olympic bronze?! 13:45 Sydney McLaughlin's Diamond League Eligibility Drama 24:49 Hocker, Nuguse, Kerr doing Grand Slam Track 34:37 Wanyonyi vs Kessler 41:55 Introducing Project 99: The Sub-1:40 800m Attempt 42:56 San Francisco Life 46:01 Adopting an Official Division 3 Team 51:38 NCAA Rules and Non-Revenue Sports 53:35 Zurich Diamond League Preview - 1st sub 14 women's 5k? 54:19 Beatrice Chebet greatest distane season ever? 01:00:17 Dreams become reality at UTMB 01:04:23 Warholm vs. Duplantis at 100 01:08:00 Jon Gault responsible for match-up? 01:11:09 Jakob vs Josh vs Hocker vs Nuguse in Zurich 01:18:04 Concluding Remarks and Supporters Club Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Daniel Komen's legendary world record has been wiped by the books by Jakob Ingebrigtsen thanks to his incredible 7:17.55. Could Jakob get all the world records through the 10,000 or the marathon? Mike Smith will be out at NAU at the end of 2025 to coach for Nike. What does it mean for the Flagstaff pros and the future of NCAA track. Join the Supporters Club today and get the "I am the pacemaker" shirt free with your subscription. Use code GOAT50 to save 50% off your first year. Subscribe here: https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe See what shirts look like here: https://shop.letsrun.com/collections/frontpage/products/i-am-the-pacemaker Show notes: 00:00 Jakob Shirt offer 01:24 Start 05:23 Jakob beats Cole 11:13 717 15:22 16:19 Evan YAYger , giving up booze 19:23 Jakob world records 1500 thru Marathon? 27:28 Kerr could beat Jakob at 3000? 32:29 A look at Jakob trying to get all the WRs 39:56 Hassan won 1500 and marathon gold 41:35 Was 7:20 the greatest world record? 47:35 Paris medallists not doing great 51:11 Kenneth Rooks falls 52:57 Mike Smith to leave NAU to become Nike coach 01:15:45 What does Parker Valby do? 01:21:51 World juniors starting, LetsRun nearly sold out to LA Olympics guy Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Olympic silver medallist Kenneth Rooks joins summer intern Joseph Carroll and Jonathan Gualt to discuss his amazing run in Paris and look ahead to Sunday's race in Silesia where Rooks will race the Diamond League for the first time and possibly take a shot at Evan Jager's American record. Want a bonus podcast every week? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:55 Kenneth Rooks' Journey to Success 04:01 Mindset and Training Philosophy 09:13 Olympic Race Strategy and Execution 18:17 Training Environment and Support System 29:09 Future Goals and Reflections 42:11 Post-Race Reflections and Celebrations Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week (the Friday 15 - which is usually much more than 15 minutes), savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

The Diamond League is back on Thursday in Lausanne and Sunday in Silesia with the headline match-up being Olympic 1500m champion Cole Hocker vs Jakob Ingebrigtsen in Lausanne. Rai Benjamin and Noah Lyles have called it a season but Grant Fisher has not and his coach Mike Scannell joins us at 52:13 to talk about Grant's amazing year, career, and future. Want a better running shoe? BetterRunningshoes.com Get the VPN we use? Letsrun.com/vpn Show notes: 00:00 Introduction and Server Issues 07:03 Olympic Broadcast Critiques 12:45 Rai Benjamin and Noah Lyles call it a season 14:47 Cole Hockker and Jakob Ingebrigtsen Showdown 31:36 Noah Lyles' 400m Ambitions 36:38 Noah Lyles' Public Perception 42:35 Grand Slam Track and TV Contracts 46:45 Repêchage Round Controversy 52:15 Interview with Mike Scannell 01:12:52 Training Techniques and Key Workouts 01:17:47 Memorable Training Sessions with Matt Centrowitz 01:23:30 Mental Fortitude and Coaching Impact 01:37:27 Celebrating Success and Future Plans Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week (the Friday 15 - which is usually much more than 15 minutes), savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

A great Paris Olympics are in the books and we finally pay our proper repsects to Sifan Hassan. Is she the female distance GOAT? Cole Hocker is still your 1500 Olympic champion. Who were the biggest winners and losers in Paris? Show notes: 00:00 Feldspar 01:10 Start 08:59 Grades for Noah and Sha'Carri 22:06 Sifan Hassan's gold and unbelievable Olympic triple 37:19 is Hassan the GOAT? 44:41 Kenneth Rooks the greatest race ever for Rojo? 49:16 Girma biggest disappointment? 51:50 Michael Norman 54:02 Quincy Wilson should have been on medal stand 56:25 Ethiopia 01:03:28 Alberto 01:05:42 US distance women underperform 01:10:50 Erriyon Knighton case 01:12:52 Men's 1500 & Cole Hocker gold 01:23:19 Jakob could get WR? 01:23:58 Bad news for Grant Fisher? 01:29:37 Praise for Sydney 01:32:11 Who was women's MVP? 01:36:23 Who was men's MVP? Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week (the Friday 15 - which is usually much more than 15 minutes), savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Cole Hocker did it, running a 3:27.65 Olympic 1500m record to win the gold in an epic race as Josh Kerr got silver, .01 ahead of Yared Nuguse who got bronze as Jakob Ingebrigtsen finished 4th off the podium. We break it all down with audio from Hocker and Kerr and Nuguse's coach Dathan Ritzenhein. Gabby Thomas got gold in the 200 and we've got a Jess Hull update. Want daily podcasts from Paris? You've got to be a Supporters Club member. Join today and save 50% off your first year with code GOAT50 https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Show notes: 00:00 Join Supporters Club for 50% off *link 05:37 THE 1500 10:22 Jakob raised the bar and others exceeded it 13:16 Cole had no memory of passing on inside 20:53 Josh Kerr audio on Jakob going out at world record pace 25:13 Jess Hull explains how her dad coaching her has let her raise her game in 2024 26:40 LetsRun posters said Hocker had best kick in world in fast race and he proved it *link 34:01 Praise for Yared 37:13 Good news for Grant Fisher 43:55 Kerr not totally shocked Jakob didn't podium 45:20 Josh Kerr another PB in championship final 50:40 1500 final thoughts 52:34 Women's steeple at a new level as Yavi wins gold and Constien last 57:38 Rojo's story on Cole Hocker's coach Ben Thomas 01:02:08 Gabby Thomas gets her gold 01:09:05 Men's 400 predictions 76:09 Ritz's advice for Jakob Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

We delve into the first half of our Paris predictions exploring medal contenders in the men's 1500m, men's 10,000m, and women's 800m and steeplechase. Jakob vs Josh updates + what about Faith Kipyegon? We've always got Grant Fisher talk and we talk a little about the future of NCAA track and field at 77:21 before Drew Hunter joins us at 93:20 to talk about his comeback in 2024. Show notes below. Feldspar Is Making a 'Smart' Track and Sponsoring all the Paris Coverage on LetsRun Feldspar is making the world's first sensor-enabled performance running track. See how they will enhance athletes' performance, and take the fan experience to another level here. Want daily podcasts from Paris? Join the Supporters Club at 50% off with code GOAT50 0:00 Feldspar is revolutionizing track and sponsoring LetsRun Paris' coverage *link 1:07 Ingebrigtsen song *video 1:41 Start 05:03 50% off at Supporters Club with club GOAT50 *link 07:38 Men's 1500 the premier event? 11:55 Men's 1500 Preview *link 17:27 Josh vs Jakob odds 38:00 American distance medal chances ranked *link 41:15 Over/under US distance medals 45:31 M 10,000m Preview: Barega vs Cheptegei, what about Fisher and Kejelcha? *link 47:41 Edwin Kurgat over Edward Cheserek 54:57 Women's distance finals 54:57 Women's 5000 01:01:36 Women's 800 01:07:14 Women's steeple 01:10:34 Val Constein best shot at gold? 01:14:44 Noah Lyles now betting favorite 01:15:12 Feldsparsport.com 01:15:34 Google Gemini Olympic ad 01:17:21 College sports changed forever? 01:33:20 Drew Hunter 01:34:52 His expiring adidas contract, 2024 and future 01:45:01 Being coached by mom, transitioning from high school to pros 01:47:52 Getting into a Diamond League 01:53:40 Double thresholds and training 01:58:39 Doping talk 02:03:29 The 1500 final - Jakob or Josh? 02:07:44 Tinman and adidas contract 02:11:51 Being a dad 02:16:28 The roads? 02:20:28 Paris Olympics 02:21:08 Believing in himself and doubts Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want daily podcasts from Paris? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, daily podcasts from Paris, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Christian Taylor, the two-time Olympic and four-time World Champion in the triple jump, joins us on the eve of the Olympics to reflect back on his amazing career and look ahead to what is next. Want daily podcasts from Paris 2024? Last chance to join Supporters Club at 50% off. LetsRun.com/subscribe and use code GOAT50 00:00 Join the Supporters Club 01:26 Christian Taylor 02:40 2011, 2012 and his quick start 06:42 Changing feet 09:11 Rising to occasion at Worlds and Olympics? 11:07 Who was his greatest rival? 14:32 Greatest accomplishment 16:45 Missing the world record 20:39 The eternal optimist struggling at end of career 27:11 The butterfly effect 28:27 Michael Johnson track league 30:48 Future of triple jump 32:49 What's next? 35:11 Drew Hunter Join the SC to hear: https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public For SC members only: 36:41 His expiring adidas contract, 2024 and future 46:50 Being coached by mom, transitioning from high school to pros 49:41 Getting into a Diamond League 55:29 Double thresholds and training 01:00:28 Doping talk 01:05:18 The 1500 final - Jakob or Josh? 01:09:33 Tinman and adidas contract 01:13:40 Being a dad 01:18:17 The roads? 01:22:17 Paris Olympics 01:22:57 Believing in himself and doubts Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

In this episode of the LetsRun.com Track Talk Podcast, the hosts Jonathan Gault, Robert, and Weldon Johnson dive into the latest news in the world of track and field. They discuss the recent London then turn to the Paris Olympics and it's crazy marathon course. NBC's sprint analyst Ato Boldon joins at 57:51 to break down all things Paris Olympics 100m through 800m. Ato's got hot takes on Noah Lyles, Kenny Bednarek, Sha'Carri Richardson, and even Michael Johnson. Join the Supporters Club today and use code GOAT50 to save 50% Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, including daily podcasts from the Olympics, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe 0:00 Olympic Sprint Preview with Ato Boldon 00:32 50% off Supporters Club with code GOAT50 at letsrun.com/subscribe 01:30 Intro 12:44 Keely 1:54, Athing Mu 2:00 17:14 Men's 1500m Talk - Danny Mackey/Josh Kerr update 22:29 Hocker vs Nuguse 29:57 Sub 4 minute mile in Olympic marathon? 37:15 1924 Olympic XC 40:14 Kipchoge's chances/update 47:31 Noah Lyles most to gain and lose in Paris? 52:49 Bekele 57:51 Ato Boldon guest 58:22 Men's 100 01:10:24 Men's 200 01:17:23 Men's 400 01:19:43 Are Michael Norman and Michael Johnson proof every sprinter wants to run the 100? 01:21:42 Dennis Mitchell 01:23:37 Men's 400m hurdles -Benjamin or Warholm? 01:26:24 Men's 110m hurdles & Grant Holloway 01:27:57 Women's 100 01:29:55 2022 false starts 01:32:09 Shericka 01:35:19 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 01:37:38 Elaine Thompson Herah 01:40:03 Women's 200 01:42:03 Women's 400 01:45:22 Women's 100 hurdles 01:48:36 Bobby Kersee 800m coach? 01:49:35 Sydney and Women's 400m hurdles 01:55:01 Men's 800 01:57:21 Women's 800 01:58:19 Bonus segment- Ato's first race, Jamaicans, Trinidadians and Americans yelling at him Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Join the Supporters Club today and use code GOAT50 to save 50% Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, including daily podcasts from the Olympics, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

USA Olympic 1500m legend Matthew Centrowitz reflects on his career at 85:28. (Part 1 of the Centro interview is here). Prior to that we break down all thing Monaco including Jakob Ingebrigtsen's 3:26.73 European record in the 1500 and Jess Hull's world record in the 2000m. What's Jakob's best strategy to defeat Josh Kerr? Plus Kate Grace retires, thread of the week, Daniel Do Nascimento popped, Femke Bol goes sub 51, a Noah Lyles betting update, and Keira D'Amato has a new coach. Join the Supporters Club today and tell us [email protected] who will win the men's 1500m at the Olympics and if you are right your first year is free. Show notes: 0:00 Full Podcast Monaco + Centro 00:45 Special Supporters Club offer 01:29 Start 05:25 Monaco and Jakob's 3:26 1500 10:15 What's Jakob's best strategy . Thread:More shots fired at Kerr by Jakob? 'So for the people that only show up once, of course it's easy to be lucky and succeed.' 12:28 Post- Jakob's flawed strategy 23:13 Nordas as pacemaker? 28:50 Jess Hull world record 29:50 Voicemail of Week *Sodium bicarbonate article 35:15 Kate Grace retires *thread 40:27 1st female sub 2:00 by Japanese woman 43:44 Rojo's ego boost 46:31 The slowest Olympians 51:40 Olympic marathon course and Boilermaker 58:34 On super shoe NY Times feature *link 01:00:20 Daniel Do Nascimento tests positive *Link 01:05:04 Keira D'Amato now coached by Ed Eyestone *link 01:09:07 Rojo on grand slam track league and Josh Kerr's comments *Thread 01:10:40 Noah Lyles update 01:15:38 Femke Bol goes sub 51 *video 01:17:13 Thread of Week: What male today could win the most number of female gold medals? 01:25:28 Matthew Centrowitz Part 2 01:29:31 More on Rio 2016 01:34:33 What are highlights of career? 01:40:05 Liquori/Ryun 01:42:05 His tactical genius 01:49:17 Best workout 01:57:27 What's next? 02:02:51 Announcing takes 02:07:03 Mark Wetmore out at CU 02:14:06 Scholarships at Oregon 02:16:08 Becoming a dad 02:19:27 From Part 1: Who is going to the 2024 Olympics? Part 1 With Centro here Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week , savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Track Talk: Record-Breaking Performances, Doping Controversies, and Olympic Prep In this episode of Track Talk, the hosts dive into recent record-breaking performances in the men's 800m and women's 1500m races, focusing on key races in Paris and potential doping issues. They preview the upcoming Monaco Diamond League event featuring athletes like Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Timothy Cheruiyot, and Niels Laros. Discussions cover the status of the U.S. and Ethiopian Olympic teams and the doping controversy surrounding American high school sprinter Issam Asinga. The episode also examines Jakob Ingebrigtsen's race tactics and Olympic readiness, the performances of Josh Kerr, Cole Hocker, Graham Blanks, and Parker Wolfe, and Sifan Hassan's recent struggles and potential Olympic event choices. The episode wraps up by encouraging listener engagement and promoting the Let's Run supporters club for exclusive content. Want a Monaco recap podcast? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week , savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 0:00 Start *Join the Supporters Club for 25% off with code CLUB25 04:00 JESS HULL 3:50.83 (Faith Kipyegon 3:59.04 WR) 06:16 Thread: Jess Hull progression 16:49 Post of Week by Ruton Towers XC 22:15 What's it mean for Americans 25:05 Ethiopian Olympic team snub *Thread 31:43 Men's 800: 3 1:41s 38:41 Tebogo vs Lyles in Monaco at 200 + Kishane Thompson over Tebogo in Hungary 45:31 Issam Asinga "Gatorade" doping case 01:02:20 Phil Norman Olympic snub *link 01:04:07 Monaco 1500 -Ingebrigtsen vs Nuguse vs Cheruioyt vs Laros vs Gourley 01:05:08 Niels Lars U20 1000m record *link 01:11:57 Jakob and Nuguse 01:16:32 Sifan Hassan 4:04 1500 01:24:17 Femke Bol 50.02 01:26:02 Graham Blanks makes Olympic team over Parker Wolfe Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week , savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

The Paris Diamond League is the home of the world record as Yaroslava Mahuchikh broke the women's high jump world record from 1987 with a leap of 2.10 meters, Faith Kipyegon lowered her women's 1500 meters world record to 3:49.04, as Jess Hull ran an Aussie record of 3:50.83 and Laura Muir a British record of 3:53.79 NR. The men's 800 was the deepest ever as Djamel Sedjati emerged victorious in a historic race, clocking 1:41.56, followed closely by Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Gabriel Tual, both achieving sub-1:42 times. We break it all down. Want the full podcast?Join the Supporters Club today . Use code CLUB25 to save 25% off your first year . https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Join the Supporters Club today . Use code CLUB25 to save 25% off your first year https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 0:00 Start - what a meet 05:08 Faith Kipyegon 3:49.04 World record, Jess Hull 3:50.83 NR, Laura Muir 3:53.79 NR. 11:52 What does it mean for event for Americans? Want the rest of the podcast. Join the Supporters Club today . Use code CLUB25 to save 25% off your first year https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe 18:59 Muir struggled at British Trials 20:59 World record in high jump by Yaroslava Mahuchikh 24:46 Deepest Men's 800 ever at Djamel Sedjati wo, Emmanuel Wanyonyi was 2nd and Gabriel Tual all 1:41 34:12 What about Arop? 37:33 Conspiracy theory of week- Paris is rigged 45:11 Other distance races Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week , savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

2024 US Olympic Track and Field Trials: Highlights, Medals, and Future Prospects With the help of intern Joseph, Rojo, Wejo and Jonathan give out grades as they review the standout performances, record-breakers, and key results from the 2024 US Olympic Track and Field Trials. How did Cole Hocker, Grant Fisher, Sha'Carri Richardson, Cooper Teare, Hobbs Kessler, Parker Valby and Yared Nuguse do? Should the Trials make changes to protect stars like Athing Mu and what about the American medal prospects for Paris.Plus, the British Trials, potential future trials locations including Eugene, Oregon for 2028, and a look at Olympic 100m betting odds. If you want the to know the latest in the track and field world and get our Paris Diamond League podcast, join the Supporters Club today https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe and use code CLUB25 to save 25%. Show notes: 0:00 Olympic Trials Grades, Olympic 100m Favorite 00:22 Start 05:59 Wild Duck final night report 09:14 Us distance medal chances 20:35 Olympic Trials Grades 20:57 Yared Nuguse 23:02 Colorado job 27:25 Sha'Carri Richardson 30:20 Cooper Teare 32:44 What's world class? Hobbs Kessler, Rick Wohlhuter 39:09 Rojo's lack of filter 41:03 Women's 1500 depth Cory McGee 43:14 Addy Wiley 45:13 Grant Fisher 50:17 Athing Mu, the fall, fans union ticket prices 01:03:49 Nick Willis loves the US Trials 01:11:31 British Trials 01:13:06 Eugene attendance down 46% 01:20:46 Parker Valby 01:22:50 Drew Hunter 01:24:49 Wejo's performance at Trials 01:31:22 Absence makes heart fonder 01:32:09 Olympic 100m betting odds *link 01:34:06 Kishane Thompson 9.77 at Jamaican Champs *Video 01:42:17 Women's odds Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week , savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Neil Gourley, the British 1500 meters champion from Under Armor Dark Sky, joins the show to discuss his recent performances and strategies for the British Trials (this was recorded after Europeans and before the British champs). Then at 46:45 Danny Mackey, coach of the Brooks Beasts and Josh Kerr, shares insights on training, competition psychology, and recruitment strategies. Join us for an in-depth look into the world of elite racing and coaching. Want all our Olympic Trials and Olympic podcasts? Join the Supporters Club today and use code CLUB25 to save 25% off your first year. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe 00:00 Intro 01:19 Music 01:42 Neirl Gourley start 02:48 Why do Europeans? 13:03 The British Champs 20:36 Michael Johnson Grand Slam Track League Thoughts 26:18 Ben Thomas training 35:42 Flagstaff Under Amour Dark Sky Training 38:26 Relationship with other 1500m runners 42:08 Cross training 45:41 Favorite drink 46:45 Danny Mackey 01:36:43 Is Josh Kerr # in the world? 01:36:43 Book recommendations 01:36:43 Brandon Miller/ Isaiah Harris 01:36:43 Bobby Kersee's 800m training/ Athing Mu 01:36:43 Will the Beasts expand? 01:36:43 What attracted Danny to Josh? 01:36:43 Peaking 01:36:43 The US Olympic Trials 01:36:43 DMR World Record 01:36:43 Have things changed as a coach now he has a world champion? 01:36:43 Could the world record go down in Paris? 01:36:43 The banter 01:36:43 Has anything gone wrong with Josh's season? Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Matthew Centrowitz kicks things off to breakdown the first half of the US Olympic Track and Field Trials and preview the second half. Plus he announces his track career is officially over. We break down the biggest winners and losers of the first half of the Trials, Athing Mu's fall, Christian Coleman's agony, Cole Hocker's brilliance over Yared Nuguse and a lot more including the Mark Wetmore era in Colorado coming to an end. Want daily podcasts from the Trials and the Olympics? You need to be LetsRun.com Supporters Club member. Join today and use code CLUB25 to save 25%. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 0:00 Matthew Centrowitz & Olympic Trials 01:31 Matthew Centrowitz talks the Trials 08:44 2024 US Olympic team @ 1500m - best one ever for US men? 12:03 Yared's best strategy 14:55 1500 going from favorting 800/1500 runners to 1500/5000 22:12 Who is the Olympic 1500m favorite? 27:43 5000 at Trials Fisher over Hocker ? 37:05 Matt's final race 40:03 Mark Wetmore Out at CU - Centro discusses 49:31 Becoming a dad 52:50 Jon and Wejo discuss Trials 55:07 Biggest story from 1st half.... Athing Mu falls 01:04:12 The 100s 01:07:06 Biggest winners and losers 01:11:14 High school kids 01:16:37 Parker Valby - winner or loser? 01:24:52 Sage Hurta Klecker 01:26:58 2nd half of Trials - women's 1500 01:30:01 Fisher vs Hocker in 5k 01:33:25 Erriyon Knighton cleared in USADA hearing 01:39:55 Does Knighton make the team? 01:40:34 Eric Holt signs with Puma 01:42:24 Underdog to make the Team + Zap Fitness praise 01:47:19 Wild Duck breakdown Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want daily podcasts from the Trials and the Olympics? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, daily podcasts from the Trials and Olympics, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Before you listen to the podcast, enter the $200,024 BetterRunningShoes.com Track Trials Prediction Contest. Check out the new and improved BetterRunningShoes.com. Here is the thread on Bob Schul’s death. Have you read Jonathan Gault's sweet feature on Olympic ring tattoos? 0:00 Intro & Small Talk 4:45 Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track Is Unveiled - Rojo isn't a fan of the siloed event groups, JG is more upbeat. 32:45 Ethiopian Olympic Trials Talk - The 10,000s results are bad news for Grant Fisher and also Elle St. Pierre? 40:00 Kenyan Olympic Trials Talk 54:00 Bob Schul has died 62:42 US Olympic Trials Talk and Predictions 93:56 End of Show Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week (the Friday 15 - which is usually much more than 15 minutes), savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running.

Parker Valby and the Arkansas women stole the show at NCAAs while Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone impressed on the track in New York City while Fred Kerley stole the show off it. Plus, updates on the Issam Asinga and Rhonex Kipruto doping cases, and what big name is signing on for the Michael Johnson Track League? Plus don't miss our fantasy track and field match-upsl. Show notes below. Want daily podcasts from the Olympics and Olympic Trials? Join our Supporters Club today and save on running shoes too. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe All track fans need a VPN. Get yours today https://nordpn.com/letsrun Want to reach America's most influential audience in track and field? [email protected] Show notes: 00:00 Start 03:44 Parker Valby makes history, pro prospects 14:01 Ramsden makes history 18:47 Whittaker repeats in 8 26:04 Arkansas women wow 28:20 Pro draft from NCAAs 37:30 Allie O and Colleen Quigley 44:49 Eric Holt nearly beats Jake Wightman. What's it mean for Hobbs Kessler? 55:18 The Fred Kerley situation 01:02:53 Noah and Sydney impress, who is USA 100 m favorite? 01:16:45 Elle St. Pierre gets smoked by Emily Mackay: Worrried? 01:19:40 Daniel Simmons 13:25 high school 5k 01:20:39 Rhonex Kipruto doping case 01:30:07 Asinga case and Gatorade 01:39:03 Intern segment 01:42:29 Fantasy track match-ups 01:42:57 Jakob vs Girma vs El Bakkali in steeple mile 01:47:08 Parker Valby vs Kara Goucher 01:48:10 Nuguse vs Webb 01:52:56 Kipchoge vs Cheptegei 01:54:53 Mantz vs King Ches 01:55:33 Coe vs Rudisha 01:57:07 Paula vs Hassan 01:58:31 Weldon vs Robert 02:01:04 Who is the big name running the Michael Johnson Track League? Join our Supporters Club today Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

In this bonus podcast, on the even of NCAAs, the interns spoke with Villanova's Liam Murphy, the Villanova miler, who has the school records at 3k and the indoor mile and 5k. They discuss his training experiences, dealing with the pandemic, the Villanova legacy, along with some personal anecdotes about his coach and teammates. Liam also speaks about the significance of Penn Relays for Villanova and breaks down his NCAA 3000m run. Love this content? Want a post-NCAA podcast? Join the Supporters Club today https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Join Supports Club 01:41 Start 03:08 Running for Marcus O'Sullivan and Villanova 10:03 Covid transition 11:33 Double threshholds 17:16 Talking Through NCAA Indoors in 3k 23:45 Villanova's Success at Penn Relays 26:32 The Cheserek race 27:40 Mindset for outdoors 28:49 Olympic Trials, going pro? 34:15 Believe in yourself Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Olympic gold medallist and NCAA broadcaster Dan O'Brien joins us at 71:08 to talk all things NCAA track and field, plus a little Olympic track and field talk. Prior to that the fake Josh Kerr calls in to give us insight on Jakob, Centro and Hobbs Kessler. We breakdown the Stockholm Diamond League, talk a little about Jakob's narrow win over Cheruiyot in Oslo, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's and Femke Bol's season openers at 400m hurdles, and turn our attention to Jamaica's Oblique Seville beating Noah Lyles at 100m in Jamaica. We end with an NCAA draft. Play in our $20,024 NCAA Prediction Contest here Want instant reaction from NCAAs? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Music 00:22 Start 6:35 Fake Josh Kerr on Jakob, Centro, and Hobbs 8:57 Jakob edges Cheruiyot - Josh Kerr is #1 in world? 13:46 Jakob, Mo Farah and the 5k world record 19:57 New year end event World Athletics ultimate Championships announced 31:12 Oblique Seville takes down Noah Lyles *Video 39:37 Sydney and Femke Bol 400m hurdle openers 43:18 Is there now a big 3 in the men's 800? 47:05 Nordas wins 3000 over Grijalva 52:38 NCAA Distance Preview 1:11:08 Guest - Olympic gold medallist and NCAA announcer Dan O'Brien 1:14:40 Big storylines at NCAAs 1:25:26 Men's 100 1:36:30 Dan's distanced hot takes 1:41:25 Men's team race 1:45:46 Decathlon and Heath Baldwin 1:46:53 The NCAA broadcast 1:55:38 Ato Boldon announcing rumor 1:59:44 Dan talks pros and Sha'Carri and Grant Holloway 2:02:00 Dan on winning an Olympic gold and overcoming the pressure 2:05:31 Dan wants a LetsRun shirt *Get yours here 2:06:10 LetsRun NCAA draft Links: NCAA prediction contest Letsrun shirts Seville over Lyles video Join the Supporters Club Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

In this episode of the LetsRun.com Track Talk Podcast, hosts Jonathan Gault, Robert Johnson, and Weldon Johnson provide in-depth analysis of the standout events from the 2024 Prefontaine Classic, including Josh Kerr's big victory over Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the Bowerman Mile, Sha'Carri Richardson's return, and Keeley Hodgkinson's win. They also touch on Ellie St. Pierre's rise and discuss the perhaps controversial four-year ban of Issam Asinga and his allegations regarding Gatorade gummies. Additionally, we have the first intern segment where the interns reveal and scrutinize LRC's most most bold and inaccurate predictions, covering topics from Sha'Carri Richardson's potential to NCAA XC. Want an Oslo Diamond League recap podcast? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe 00:00 Intro Music 00:22 Start 03:19 Bowerman Mile delivered 08:38 Who is Olympic favorite: Kerr or Ingebrigtsen? 13:24 Yared Nuguse? 15:30 Thread of Week: Crazy Hot takes on Bowerman Mile *link 29:41 Sifan Hassan ok or in trouble? 32:55 Elle St. Pierre impresses 38:28 Women's 100: Sha'Carri is ready, what about SAFP and Elaine Thompson-Herah? 42:26 Mile vs 1500 43:49 Grant Holloway, Lolo Jones and Gail Devers 49:30 Who is Olympic favorite for 800? Keely Hodgkinson or Athing Mu? 52:22 Who should we be most worried about? Erriyon Knighton, SAFP or Athing Mu? 55:43 Oslo- Dos Santos vs Warholm, Ingebrigtsen in mile 59:28 Issam Asinga banned, says he tested positive because of Gatorade gummies 01:11:37 Peter Bol with microdogin screenshot on his phone 01:19:54 Boston vs Dallas NBA Finals 01:23:18 Intern segment - who made the crazy prediction? 01:25:21 Sha'Carri more likely not to make Worlds than win Worlds 01:27:09 Bekele is done 01:29:00 Andy Powell the worst XC coach 01:30:34 NC State won't win NCAAs without Kelsey Chmiel 01:31:43 Athing Mu will wwin worlds and break WR 01:32:43 Stanford could win NCAA cross with Young twins 01:34:58 Nico Young will never win NCAAs 01:35:56 An American will win a Major Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Welcome to the Lets Run.com Track Talk Podcast! We celebrate Jonathan Gault's 10th anniversary, delve into the LA Grand Prix where Sydney McLaughlin Levrone, Matthew Centrowitz, Bryce Hoppel, Jake Wightman and others impressed. Noah Lyles 100m gold medal hopes increased, a male dominated the Oregon girls state meet, we welcomed our new summer intern, and fake Josh Kerr is back. Plus we get pumped about an amazing Prefontaine Classic. Want our Pre Classic Preview podcast? And a bonus podcast every week, savings on running shoes and a super soft running shirt? Join the Supporters Club today. 100% of the proceeds going to Jonathan Gault this week.https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Intro Music 00:22 Start 01:17 Jon's 10th year anniversary at LetsRun.com 08:49 LA Grand Prix 08:57 Sydney McLaughlin Levrone 22.07 200m 19:04 Noah Lyles improves in 150 at adidas Atlanta City Games 24:29 5000: Selemon Barega Wins, Grant Fisher 5th 36:59 All-time US adjusted 5k list 41:03 Men's 1500: Centro Improves, Kessler Impresses in 800 48:05 Wightman better than ever? 51:01 Bryce Hoppel, Brandon Miller impress 56:13 RIP Evan Jager Olympic hopes? 01:00:48 Trouble in women's 800 as Ajee' Wilson and Raevyn Rogers bomb 01:07:54 LA meet success or failure? 01:17:12 Bekele back at Olympics 01:21:14 Male dominates girls competition in Oregon 01:32:27 Fake Josh Kerr Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

On this week's show, we celebrate the amazing runs put up by Colin Sahlman and Elliott Cook at their NCAA track and field conference meets, rave about the SEC sprint action, praise Phoebe Gill and wonder if it's time for Evan Jager and Craig Engels to panic. Ples which is more important to running - nature or nurture? We end the show with an interview of Employee 1.1, Steve Soprano, whose dreams became reality on Monday as he broke 15:00 for the first time at age 36. And Steve and Rojo end the show with a Supporter's Club exclusive - they rant about the worst sentence written by a running journalist in the year 2024. Shownotes 0:00 Intro and Small Talk 5:30 NCAA men's 1500 talk starting with Colin Sahlman and Nico YOung and then moving to Elliott Cook and UWashington 17:45 Who is the NCAA 1500 favorite? 25:19 SEC Sprints Showcase 29:30 A middle schooler broke 15:00 this weekend 32:30 Phoebe Gill runs 1:57 at age 17 35:00 Track Fest and Olympic Standard Chasing or Lack thereof 37:52 Impressive Performances in the Steeplechase 41:13 Concerns and Hope for Evan Jager's Performance 43:43 Craig Engels runs bad but talks big 48:25 Krissy Gear's Success and Olympic Chances 48:58 Louis Grialva's Has A Plan 52:34 Exciting Match-ups in the LA 5K 57:16 Lack of Promotion for the LA Grand Prix 1:01:44 Predictions for amazing women's 400 at LA Grand Prix 1:03:45 Olympic Marathon Qualification Drama - Is This chasing of standards bad for the sport? 1:12:00 Nature vs Nurture. Rojo refuses to talk about the Bowerman mile but instead wants to talk about the Japanese NR in the 1500 is just 3:35 and what that tells us about genetics. Jon argues for nurture. 1:17:05 Steve Soprano, a 36-year-old father of 2, joins the show and talks about how his dreams became reality on Monday when he broke 15:00 for the first time 1:34:15 Supporter's Club exclusive where Steve and Rojo talk about the worst-sentence written in running in 2024 (It was about the Boston marathon) and what it means for society Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week (the Friday 15 - which is usually much more than 15 minutes), savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. http://letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Colin Sahlman, the NCAA 1500m star for NAU joins us at 66:21 as our guest. Before that we break down the latest in the track and field world where the tiny Oxy Invitional saw the 2023 debut of Sydney McLaughlin, and a hot 1500m where Nico Young took down milers Matthew Centrowitz and Colin Sahlman, but is Centro Back? The revamped World Relays was a hit with Olympic qualification on the line, and the US won 3 of the 4 races, with Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke, and Lestile Tebogo turning heads. Noah Lyles and Team USA delivered should they run it back at the Olympics? Watch Sound Running Track Fest Saturday for $6.99 with PPV proceeds going to athletes. Sifan Hassan, Matthew Centrowitz, Evan Jager, Nikki Hiltz, Luis Grijalva, Keira D'Amato all scheduled to compete. Details here Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Every sports fan needs a VPN. Use the one we do at LetsRun with a money-back guarantee: NordVPN.com/LETSRUN Show notes: 00:00 Colin Sahlman audio 00:20 Sound Running Track Fest PPV $6.99 Details here 01:09 Intro 04:06 Charles Barkley audio 08:10 Kentucky Derby proves... never leave the rail... 12:34 Oxy Invitational: CENTRO's NOT DONE YET!!! - Nico 3:34, Centro 3:35 at Oxy Week that Was 18:58 Post of Week: NICO YOUNG joins Haile Gebrsellasie as ONLY athletes EVER to ... 26:27 Thread: Does Nico Young have the best range of any US runner ever? What about Lopez Lomong? 2007 NCAA 1500 final here 33:27 Deer Cooper Teare... do the steeple 38:03 Luis Grijalva not running great in 2024 38:49 Sydney runs 100 m hurdles, what about the double? 45:05 Every sports fan needs a VPN. NordVPN.com/LETSRUN 46:29 Letsrun podcast jingle 49:40 World Relays had new Olympic qualifying format and US dominated 56:53 New format was a home run 59:50 Was Rhasidat Adeleke of Ireland the biggest star? 01:02:48 US sending team to world U20s 01:07:23 Colin Sahlman interview 01:14:26 Indoors vs Now 01:18:48 College pressure 01:22:36 The Olympic Trails 01:25:44 Being a rock star in high school 01:27:42 The college adjustment 01:29:29 Difference in Mike Smith and Sean Brosnan training 01:33:58 His training 01:43:21 What has he learned from his coaches 01:49:11 Sound Running Track Fest PPV $6.99 Details here Links: Week that Was Post of Week: NICO YOUNG joins Haile Gebrsellasie as ONLY athletes EVER to ... Does Nico Young have the best range of any US runner ever? Deer Cooper Teare... do the steeple CENTRO's NOT DONE YET!!! - Nico 3:34, Centro 3:35 at Oxy 2007 NCAA 1500 final here: Lomong over Manzano NordVPN.com/LETSRUN https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Sound Running PPV Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com

Penn Relays, Bermuda Grand Prix, Shandhai Diamond League, adidas adizero Road to Records, the week was jampacked around the glob with action. Yared Nuguse kept winning, the 100m guys aren't breaking 10 but Trayvon Bromell got married, and the 16 minute 4xmile barrier fell at Penn to Villanova. Was high schooler Quincy Wilson or collegian Colin Sahlman, the most impressive performer of the weekend? It's Sarcoidosis Awareness Month. More details here Need a VPN to watch sports? Use the one we use. Money-back guarantee. https://nordvpn.com/letsrun Show notes: 00:00 Sarcoidosis awarness month 01:04 Start 07:30 A fragmented weekend 14:35 Penn Relays -Quincy Wilson the highlight? 17:41 Villanova men, Harvard women bring it 22:43 Yared Nuguse beats Ollie Hoare in mile? 25:31 Ajee Wilson 2nd 28:41 Craig Engels turns 30 tomorrow - US 1500m scene 30:10 More comments on mile from Rojo 34:57 adizero meet -Arop and Wanyonyi impresses 40:56 Colin Sahlman 1:45, Nico Young 1:47 44:53 Clayton Murphy 1:45.3 49:15 Which team is harder to make US or British 1500m Olympic team? 55:56 Cooper Teare 3:32 pb - 1500m, 5k or double at Trials? 01:04:28 World Relays this weekend 01:12:38 Trayvon Bromell gets married Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com