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Reality Over Hype: The Best & Worst of 2025 - Hocker, Brazier & Grand Slam Flop

Reality Over Hype: The Best & Worst of 2025 - Hocker, Brazier & Grand Slam Flop

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December 31, 20251h 36m

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It's the final LetsRun.com podcast of 2025 — our Year in Review episode! What a year it was: Americans breaking world records, Cole Hocker winning 5K gold at Worlds, the rise and fall of Grand Slam Track, Donovan Brazier's incredible comeback, and 16-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus running 1:42 for 800 meters. We hand out our awards for Race of the Year, Flop of the Year, Runner of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Person of the Year. Plus: the wild stat about non-African born men sweeping distance golds at Worlds, Faith Kipyegon's controversial sub-4 attempt, Fred Kerley's fall from grace, Erriyon Knighton's ban, and Sebastian Sawe's remarkable anti-doping gesture.

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00 World XC Shirts Promo & Party Info
  • 02:04 Intro: 2025 Year in Review
  • 02:43 Jane Hedengren & US Teen Stars
  • 03:19 Rojo's "Friday 15" Solo Pod
  • 05:01 Robert's Complexity & Ethiopian Guest
  • 06:19 Unbelievable Events of 2025: A List
  • 08:30 Rise of Non-African Born Distance Runners
  • 17:39 Donovan Brazier's Comeback
  • 20:05 Shelby Houlihan's Return
  • 23:45 Evan Jager & The "Likely Doping" List
  • 25:41 Cole Hocker: US Distance GOAT?
  • 32:60 Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Indoor Double Gold
  • 37:10 Grand Slam Track: Flop of the Year
  • 47:46 Indoor World Records: Nuguse & Fisher
  • 48:33 Hobbs Kessler's Tough Year
  • 53:52 Race of the Year: US 800m Final
  • 59:08 American Records & US Runner of the Year Debate
  • 1:04:37 Faith Kipyegon's Sub-4 Attempt Controversy
  • 1:12:52 Fred Kerley's Fall from Grace
  • 1:15:53 Erriyon Knighton's Ban
  • 1:23:34 Sebastian Sawe's Anti-Doping Gesture
  • 1:28:20 Performance & Coach of the Year Awards
  • 1:32:09 Person of the Year: Donovan Brazier

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