2 Black Runners

Your favorite 2 Black Runners, Aaron & Joshua Potts, recap the 2023 NCAA XC Championships and talk to APU's Nixon Korir.

TIME STAMPS

0:00 The NAU women's lost hurt me

1:22 Joshua is dropping out of the Turkey Trot

4:17 Dave Smith gives NAU their Respect as Greatest Teams in NCAA

8:59 Who had the bigger individual win, Graham Blanks or Parker Valby?

12:55 Did the Katelyn Tuohy & Nico Young XC Era Live Up to the Hype?

19:45 Start of Nixon Korir Interview

25:17 Nixon started running 5 years ago

26:25 Nixon's connection to Aaron Rono

28:39 How his approach to running changed in those 5 years

33:23 Nixon's connection to elite athletes

35:00 What has he learned from being around greatness

37:27 Ask A.I.

40:37 What mark Nixon wants to leave at APU

45:15 Closeout Podcast

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Aaron & Joshua Potts interview Abigail Hollie, the project manager for the Running Industry Diversity Collation, about how RIDC is providing a safe space for BIPOC. Plus your favorite 2 Black Runners preview the NCAA XC Championships and discuss if Sha'Carri was snubbed as a World Athlete of the Year Finalists.

TIME STAMPS

0:00- Tamela Mann is the greatest singer in the world

1:42- Intro

3:49- Sha'Carri Snubbed out of World Athlete of the Year Finalists

10:26- World Athletics Making New Space for Content Creators

16:44- Interview with RIDC Program Manager, Abigail Hollie

20:06- What is the Running Industry Diversity Collation

23:47- How Abigail found the RIDC

27:16- Abigail Shares her Servant Heart

30:07- What doest a Program Manager at RIDC?

31:34- The Importance to Celebrate BIPOC Faces in the Running Community

36:24- How to find a BIPOC community in the Running Insdustry

46:17- The Cookout at The Running Event

54:35- Aaron is going to The Cookout

56:27- Previewing NCAA Championships

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This week on the 2 Black Runners podcast, Aaron and Joshua Potts discuss some of the most pressing news in running culture. They cover the 2023 NYC Marathon, athletes leaving Bowerman Track Club, and the Top HS girl in the nation signing with USC.

TIME STAMPS

0:00 Let's Run is a WILD place

1:07 Intro

3:01 New York Marathon Recap

10:18 Elise Cranny Leaves Bowerman Track Club

17:14 Aaron Runs First Half Marathon

27:16 Stir the Potts

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Futsum Zienasellassie joins your favorite 2 Black Runners to talk about running the NYC Marathon this Sunday. Plus he discusses the start of the NAU XC dynasty in 2016, being part of the first World Road Racing Championships, the effect of African culture on the U.S. running scene.

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TIME STAMPS

0:00 How we know Futsum

2:00 Intro

4:39 Coming back to Hoka

6:18 Experiencing the first World Road Running World Championships

14:34 African culture in the U.S. running scene

19:37 New York City Marathon Build Up

23:19 Meb Keflezki's influence on Futsum

25:57 Preparing for 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

30:09 Approaching the Sport differently

37:20 Futsum Gives Aaron Advice on First Half Marathon

41:131 Was Futsum convinced to do the Marathon?

47:07 NAU is a Pro Team

56:54 Futsum's advice to High School Runners & Coaches

1:03:33 Aaron should've went to NAU

1:06:21 Who should we have next on 2BR? What mark do you want to leave on the sport?

1:09:17 The Cool Down

We better! This week we join the unreasonable speculation of why Grant Fisher left Bowerman Track Club (Best of luck Grant on your next steps!! 😤). Plus we go through the nominees for the USATF Wing Awards for Female & Male Athlete of the Year. Aaron is also running his first Half Marathon next week and goes through his goals.

TIME STAMPS

0:00 75th Annual Mt. SAC XC Invite

4:00 Intro

6:02 Aaron Preparing for First Half Marathon

10:53 Our Reaction to Grant Fisher Leaving Bowerman Track Club

23:47 USATF Wing Awards Nominees

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Aaron & Joshua Potts interviewed high school athletes and coaches at the 2023 Inland Empire Challenge. The I.E. Challenge showcases high school cross country running from Riverside & San Bernardino county in California every single year.

In this episode they interviewed nationally ranked teams and individuals as they start to prepare for the post season. Plus they have a conversation with high schoolers about what a P.R. means to them.

Checkout @showupsociety Instagram post that inspired this episode.

We want to give a special shoutout to Rancho Cucomanga High School who invited us out and puts on the event every year!!

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Time Stamps

0:00 Introduction to the Inland Empire Challenge

2:00 Does a P.R. equal success in XC?

4:27 Maximo Zalvaleta wins Boys Sweepstakes in 14:13

8:19 Coach Etheridge on dominant Girls Team win of 18pts and 12th Rank in USA

16:31 Rylee Blade destroys Girls Sweepstakes with a solo 16:02

23:04 Alexis Aguilar of Don Lugo

27:16 Lauren & Avery of Ayala

32:04 Jorge Zamora of Norco High School

34:16 Raya & Andrew of Colony

41:20 Luke Lopez of Eleanor Roosevelt High School

46:22 Kaitlin & Phoebe of Ayala

52:06 Alejandro Medina of San Gorgonio

54:51 San Gorgonio Teammates

59:19 Thank you for watching/listening

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Today marks starts the 10-week Running Report season covering XC, Marathoning, and any Athletics news!! Expect a new Running Report every Thursday on the 2 Black Runners podcast hosted by Joshua Potts

Great Previews to Pre-Nats and Nuttycombe

Citius Mag with the Wood Report- https://citiusmag.com/articles/nuttycomb-invitational-pre-nats-preview-ncaa-xc-2023

Flotrack Pre Nats Preview- https://www.flotrack.org/articles/11307717-margot-appleton-chandler-gibbens-enter-as-pre-race-favorites-at-pre-nats

Lets Run on NC State- https://www.letsrun.com/news/2023/10/the-last-dance-begins-for-katelyn-tuohy-and-the-nc-state-women/

USTCCA History on Nuttycombe- https://www.ustfccca.org/2023/10/featured/2023-nuttycombe-wisconsin-invitational-top-matchups-ncaa-di-cross-country

World Athletics Nominees- https://worldathletics.org/awards/news/nominees-women-world-athlete-year-2023

https://worldathletics.org/awards/news/nominees-men-world-athlete-year-2023

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The 2 Black Runners aren't back, they're BETTER!! In this episode, Aaron & Joshua Potts discuss the Chicago Marathon Madness. Plus they give updates on the 2BR.

TIME STAMPS

0:00 Are the Raiders garbage?

2:03 Show Starts

4:14 Reacting to Kelvin Kiptum's Marathon World Record Run

14:13 Sifan Hassan is in her own league!?

21:30 Aaron preparing for first Half Marathon

27:00 Joshua is interning for an ESPN+ Show

34:04 2BR Update

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At the 2023 Prefontaine Classic, we did our 3rd annual media podcast roundup with three women revolutionizing T&F media. In this episode we learn about the challenges they faced and the successes they experienced trying to better the sport in 2023. Plus we learn about their favorite projects that they feel are changing T&F. Read down below to learn more about each of our guests...

Tiara Willams: https://www.instagram.com/_realtalkwithtee/

28.6k IG Followers; worked with: NSAF, USATF, Armory NYC, HighlighHER; former NCAA athlete at Texas Tech

Demitra Carter: https://www.instagram.com/demitra_carter/

Creator of Tiny Talks, former NCAA athlete at Baylor, 16.7K IG Followers, works for Team USA, has worked with: ON Running, Under Armour, Hayward Magic

Katelyn Hutchison: https://www.instagram.com/_kxnaomi/

NCAA Athlete at Kentucky, 9.4K Followers on Twitter, featured in NY Times, works for CITIUS MAG, co-host of Out of the Blocks podcast

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Various electric performances at the 2023 Dimond League Final closed out the season and are building onto an even bigger year in 2024. Below checkout out the timestamps to see the athletes Joshua & Aaron Potts talked too.

0:00 Intro

0:40 Mondo Duplantis breaks his own Pole Vault WR with a 6.23m vault

1:52 Gudaf Tsegay breaks the 5000m WR after claiming the 10K title at the World Athletics Championships

2:38 Noah Lyles talks about his "SENSATIONAL" season

3:51 Jakob Ingerbristen completes the Diamond League Final double in the Mile and 3000m

4:58 Yared Nuguse breaks the Mile American Record

6:39 Cole Hocker's 3:48 gives him 6th Place and makes him part of the immense young talent in the mile

7:14 Mario Garcia breaks the Spanish Mile Record

7:56 Athing Mu gets her redemption from the World Championships with the 800m win and U.S. record

9:42 Marco Arop breaks the Canadian National Record and is coming into perfect form right on time

10:56 U.S. Women's Throws are DOMINANT

13:37 Quincy Hall runs 44.44 to finish 2nd in the DL Final after 3rd at the World Championships

14:34 Rai Benjamin & Kyron McMaster speak on this legendary era in the 400m H.

17:27 Outro