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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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?
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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
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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.
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0:00 Olympic Sprint Preview with Ato Boldon
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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?
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Seville over Lyles video
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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.
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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
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