Canadian-American Olympian Rory Linkletter joins us ahead of the 2025 Chicago Marathon, where he will attempt to break Cam Levins’ North American marathon record (2:05:36 ). We talk about his Boston breakthrough earlier this year (06:32 ), why he chose Chicago and his rivalry with Connor Mance (11:15 ), and his Olympic experience in Paris (18:19 ). Rory dives deep into training under coach John Green (27:43 ), sports science and lactate testing (34:53 ), the mental side of the marathon (38:48 ), and the business of being a pro runner (42:47 ). He discusses Puma’s role in the super shoe era (51:25 ), his views on doping (01:10:37 ), and what it will take to set the North American record in Chicago (01:13:49 ).

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