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August 12, 2020 Monaco Diamond League Preview + Ok State Coach Dave Smith on NCAA XC 2020
Herculis Monaco Diamond League, the greatest one day track meet of 2020 is here. Joshua Cheptegei is after Bekele's 5k WR, Donavan Brazier his own American record, what about Obiri vs Hassan vs Gidey? + Noah Lyles, Mondo Duplantis, Grant Halloway and more.
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Guest Dave Smith, the Oklahoma State cross country coach, joins us at 54:08 and says practice is underway and his team intends on competing in 2020. There will be a race November 21 in Stillwater, the only question is if it will be the NCAA Champs.
Show notes:

4:25 Chepetegi after Bekele's WR

15:09 Rojo's Rant + Women's 5k: Obiri vs Hassan vs Gidey

24:20 Donavan Brazier American record attempt?

29:38 Raevyn Rogers & Zombie NOP

39:03 Audio of the Week: Listener Goes off on Bowerman Track Club

40:37 Sondre Moen breaks 1 hour European record or does he?

52:08 Oklahoma State Coach Dave Smith on NCAA XC 2020, getting to the top, staying there, being a father and more
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1 hr 50 min
August 07, 2020 Running's D-Day Approaches
(Fixing an audio issue in the previously uploaded podcast from the 20-40 minute mark. Our apologies).
And good news, London has announced it will have an elite race with Bekele vs Kipchoge this year.
D-Day for the London Marathon and NCAA Cross Country is almost here as decisions on their 2020 fate are expected. The Bowerman Track Club keeps impressing, Donavan Brazier and Bryce Hoppel will square off in Monaco, will Shelby Houlihan target the American mile record in the final Bowerman meet?
The On Athletics Club is here with Dathan Ritzenhein as coach and Joe Klecker the big signee.
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Show notes:

1:06 London Marathon, NCAA XC D Day

10:43 LetsRun.com VIP Special Offer

13:09 Donavan Brazier 1:43 opener, getting ready for Monaco vs Bryce Hoppel

20:16 Bowerman Track Club 4×1500 World Record, Shelby Houlihan to target US Mile Record?

25:42 Grant Fisher 1500m runner? Josh Kerr > Craig Engels

37:25 Discus Talk: Valarie Allman American Record

42:02 On Athletics Club Launched with Dathan Ritzenhein Coaching Joe Klecker

52:25 Moroccan Drug Bust

57:50 Deleted thread of week: Brazier vs Lomong in a fight? + Covid talk
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1 hr 8 min
July 30, 2020 Guest Paul Chelimo + Centro and Webb and Trump Honor Jim Ryun + Who is the Olympic 100m Favorite?
2016 Olympic 5,000m silver medallist Paul Chelimo joins us at 54:05 to talk about his amazing career, his rivalry with Lopez Lomong, not being scared, racism, his start in running, doping in Kenya and a whole lot more.
Prior to that the LRC crew talks about the party they attended for Jim Ryun getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump attended by Matthew Centrowitz and Alan Webb and then they break down all current running news. Full show notes below.
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Show notes:
0:58 Fargo Marathon cancelled but XC racing in Connecticut
1:45 LRC Founders Club Special for Podcast listeners (you have to listen to find out).
5:33 LRC & Jim Ryun & Matthew Centrowitz & Alan Webb & Presidential Medal of Freedom
15:12 Who is the Olympic 100m favorite? Trayvon Bromell is really back 9.90.
22:40 Shaunae Miller-Uibo 10.98
24:59 Elijah Manangoi gets whereabouts suspension
32:10 New shoe rules
36:34 No Rojo Shelby Houlihan's career isn't better than Matthew Centrowitz's + Fast miles by Elle Purrier and American women
45:39 London Marathon 2020!?
48:45 Monaco 2020 get excited now!
54:05 Paul Chelimo big talk
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2 hr 3 min
July 23, 2020 Michael Norman Runs 9.86, USAs Cancelled, Japanese High Schooler Faster Than Rupp
Michael Norman ran 9.86 for 100m. Really?!?!
LRC American GOAT Jim Ryun is being honored by President Trump on LRC Founders Day, Karissa Schweizer keeps running fast. What should Shelby Houlihan run in the Olympics? Fast times by a Japanese high schooler. Will there be a US high school national champs. No USAs.
Show notes:

2:12 Americn GOAT Jim Ryun getting Presidential Medal of Freedom

5:48 Michael Norman 9.86 100m - Legit?!

16:17 Karissa Schweizer 4:00.02 1500m

23:05 Why no doubling at Olympics? Shelby Houlihan 10k

33:53 Big Friendly II- Brazier and Amos duck duck goose

37:10 17 year-old Japanese runner Kosuke Ishida runs faster than Rupp

42:06 Stars matchups, female problems

45:15 No USAs for 1st time since President Grant

50:48 Opportunity for high school national championship?

End- Covid talk, Sam Chelanga, running a white sport?
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1 hr 5 min
July 17, 2020 Shelby Houlihan Bonus Pod - 14:23 American Record, The 10k, Shoes
Shelby Houlihan is our guest after she lowered her American 5000m record to 14:23.92 in this bonus podcast. She talks about her AR run, training during COVID, her plans for the rest of the season, shoes, the 1,500 and yes, the 10,000m. Plus, who is the best cook and poker player in the Bowerman Track Club?
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45 min
July 15, 2020 Guest Olympic Marathoner Molly Seidel, Shelby Houlihan 14:23, Moh Ahmed 12:47, Lyles and Felix Fast
Former NCAA star Molly Seidel, the barista who made the Olympic marathon team in her first marathon, joins us at 59:09 to talk about what she's been up to since her incredible run. LRC Profile here.
Shelby Houlihan and Moh Ahmed rewrote the American and Canadian record books at the Bowerman Track Club 5,000s. We've got a new shoe controversy. We're down to one Major Marathon. Plus Renato Canova's thread of the week, Rojo goes into the archives, and email on Jon's dating life.
Full show notes
Start: Shelby 14:23, Moh 14:27
8:44 Rojo's Rant: Mick Byrne is a good coach
12:59 Shoe controversy is back: Dragonfly edition
20:38 How fast can Joshua Cheptegei run in Monaco?
26:04 Renato Canova Message Board Thread of Week: Does this show fast times are possible without doping?
36:32 Inspiration Games: Noah Lyles 18.90 and Allyson Felix > Shaunae Miller-Uibo
45:12 London Marathon is only major left standing
49:33 Bowerman rest of year?! Matthew Centrowitz update
55:09 Email on Jon's dating life
58:47 Molly Seidel
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1 hr 26 min
July 09, 2020 Ivy League Cancels Sports, Trayvon Bromell is Back, Guest Tyree Washington on his Incredible Life
2003 World 400m Champion Tyree Washington is our special guest at 69:00 to talk about his incredible life and upcoming book. One of the greatest athletes never to make the Olympics, he overcame poverty, gangs, his sister murdering his nephew, injury, attempts to make the NFL, and dopers who deprived him of "millions" in his career. More on Tyree Tyreeswashington.com. or follow him on instagram @therealtyreeswashington
Prior to that we discuss the Ivy League cancelling fall sports, Trayvon Bromell being back, Gabby Thomas being cleared, Shaunae Miller-Uibo's double chances, Donavan Brazier's 3:35, Usain Bolt's daughter, and a way for us all to get rich.
Show notes:
5:09 Ivy League fall sports postponed/ cancelled
15:12 Gabby Thomas cleared to compete / Christian Coleman implications
21:52 Trayvon Bromell is back 10.04 100m
28:23 Shaunae Miller-Uibo can't double at Olympics
33:22 Donavan Brazier "jogs" 3:35
40:59 American record attempt at 5k
46:54 Rojo's virtual race ideas
51:49 Usain Bolt has a daughter
56:18 NFL/ James Weldon Johnson
69:00 Tyree Washington on his incredible life and upcoming book
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2 hr 7 min
July 01, 2020 Guest Duane Solomon + Bowerman TC & Elise Cranny Run Fast + Raevyn Rogers New Coach + 2020 Beer Mile World Classic
The Bowerman Track Club ran fast with Elise Cranny (14:48 5k) leading the way- Evan Jager, Ryan Hill, Shelby Houlihan, Matthew Centorwitz talk.
Raevyn Rogers is joining Pete Julian's Nike group, fast miles in Colorado, a 16 year old runs 14:06, not to early to talk Paris 2024 Olympic Marathon, thread of week and more.
US 800m star Duane Solomon is our guest @ 51:39 and looks back at his incredible career, how his life changed big time after making the US Olympic Team, and gives us his thoughts on Donavan Brazier.
The 2020 Beer Mile World Classic is this Saturday July 4th at 1pm eastern (30 minute highlight show) on LetsRun.com and founder Nick MacFalls discusses this years event and beer miles in general 1:00:08.
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Show notes:

Start Bowerman Intrasquad meet and Elise Cranny

23:07 Raevyn Rogers joins Pete Julian

27:32 USAs or No USAs in 2020 and where?

34:06 Emma Coburn and Morgan McDonald Team Boss Miles in Colorado

39:47 16 year old Axel Vang Christensen runs 14:06

45:31 Paris 2024 Olympic Marathon should be at night

47:11 Thread of week: Robert Brandt ROASTS Tinman and Drew Hunter gets feelings hurt

51:39 Guest Duane Solomon on his career

100:08 Nick MacFalls on 2020 Beer Mile World Classic
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1 hr 56 min
June 24, 2020 New York and Berlin Marathons Cancelled, Nico Young 13:50 5k, Duane Solomon Retires
The Fargo North Dakota and Hamburg Marathon may be a go but the running world took a blow with Boston and New York City both being cancelled.
Nico Young tried to break Galen Rupp’s high school 5k record with Galen in attendance, Mo Farah is returning to the track, Duane Solomon has officially retired, and of course some COVID 19 talk.
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Show notes:
0:00 NYC & Berlin cancelled, Hamburg Marathon planning on being held
12:48 Why not an elite NYC race?
18:20 Nico Young 13:50 5k, Galen Rupp in attendance
30:47 Mo Farah returning to the track in Brussels, more COVID talk as New York quarantines Texas
37:52 Atlanta Track Club vs Oregon Track Club
43:11 Christian Coleman’s missed test
47:37 Dick Buerkel former world indoor mile record holder dies
49:38 Duane Solomon retires
56:24 Cancel Yale?
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1 hr 4 min
June 17, 2020 Christian Coleman Strike 3? Guest Nia Akins Joins The Brooks Beasts + Rojo's Coaching Tree
Christian Coleman, the world's fastest man and the favorite for Olympic gold in 2021, may be banned from the sport after he is alleged for the second time to have missed drug test #3. Pro track and field is back with the Impossible Games, Rojo has a coaching tree and more.
Our special guest at 61:26 is recent Penn graduate Nia Akins, who became the first 2020 collegian to sign a pro deal. Akins discusses her decision to join the Brooks Beasts, how she balanced training in college with 12-hour clinical rotations as a nursing major, what it's like being a Black female runner in 2020, and her fight to increase voter registration.
Show notes: 2:53 Christian Coleman's test
17:07 Impossible Games and Jakob Ingebrigtsen continuing to impress
28:44 Track and field and road races not yet coming back but Trump indoor rally for 20,000?
33:27 Keira D’Amato (née Carlstrom) 15:04 5000m
41:45 Lamine Diack Trial
44:10 1:48 by a high schooler John Lester and Rojo's coaching tree
47:45 Alan Webb and $3,350
49:40 Threads of week: People over 40 on here - what is the number one thing that young people should NOT take for granted
There's going to be some big doping news this month
61:26 Guest Nia Akins joins us
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1 hr 32 min