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September 18, 2019 Geoffery Kamworor Gets His World Record, Japanese Olympic Marathon Trials, Kipchoge v Kamworor Fantasy Race, Training Tip and Term of Week: Glowing
What a week.
Legend Geoffrey Kamworor got his coveted world record in the half marathon and nearly went 57:XX (58:01), the first Japanese Marathon Trials (Grand Champs) are in the books and more than lived up to the hype, and the World championships are less than 10 days away.
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Show notes:
Start: Music and mood
2:40 Japanese Grand Championships in the books - Suguro Osako, Yuta Shitara and Shogo Nakamura
17:45 Geoffrey Kamworor gets his world record
20:46 Lopez Lomong medal changes take 2
25:07 Who wins in a half marathon? Kamworor or Eliud Kipchoge
31:49 Jordan Hasay runs so-so in Philly half marathon
34:55 Elijah Manangoi out of Worlds, Matthew Centrowitz medal chances
40:06 Running Term of the Week: Glowing
45:12 Question of Week: Should Diamond League winners get a bye into final at Worlds?
51:45 Training Tip of the Week via Woody Kincaid
57:10 Yale > Harvard
61:44 Dealer’s Choice: Pull the Plug on Modern Society or Rojo Rant on Terrible Journalism-
(Justify and Tim Tebow)
67:02 Tirunesh Dibaba out of Worlds
68:56 What races most excited about at Worlds? (400m hurdles- Abderrahman Samba vs Rai Benjamin vs Karsten Warholm)
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1 hr 20 min
September 11, 2019 Woody Kincaid Runs 12:58, Vin Lananna is Back, Alberto v Jerry, Japanese Marathon Trials, Noah Lyles & Brussels
Woody Kincaid runs 12:58, Matthew Centrowitz and Lopez Lomong 13:00. What does it mean for Bowerman Track Club and coach Jerry Schumacher?
The Diamond League is in the books and Noah Lyles has a slight problem in Brussels. What should Sifan Hassan do at Worlds?
Brigid Kosgei and Mo Farah ran well at Great North run. Christian Coleman is speaking out (and his dad listened to our podcast last week. Thread on dad's comments here). We've got NCAA XC talk and the return of Coach Vin Lannana. Plus Japanese Olympic Marathon Trials are here and our Alberto Salazar segment. Show notes below.
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Show notes
Start: Christian Coleman defends himself and his dad calls out Rojo
4:37 Woody Kincaid 12:58, Centrowitz to 5k?, Lopez Lomong medal chances?
19:25 Alberto Salazar Segment
22:48 “Varsity” Races- Brussels Diamond League and Noah Lyles had to use the restroom. How great is Hassan?
40:11 5th Avenue Mile
45:10 The Match
54:13 NCAA Cross Country- NAU vs Japan, Johns Hopkins > Georgetown, Claudia Lane Debut
63:42 Lananna is back
72:44 Brigid Kosgei and Mo Farah at Great North Run
78:53 Japanese Olympic Marathon Trials
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1 hr 25 min
September 04, 2019 Christian Coleman Cleared, Donavan Brazier Makes History, Drew Hunter Out, Bekele (And Rojo) Are Back, Brussels Diamond League Final Preview
Christian Coleman is cleared to compete by USADA, Rojo is back from vacation and that means our Alberto Salazar segment is back, plus NOP, Bowerman Track, and Jerry Schumacher talk. Kenenise Bekele is in the Berlin Marathon and the BofA Chicago Marathon men's field with Galen Rupp and Mo Farah is the stacked race of the fall. Drew Hunter is out of Worlds. We discuss "JV" pro teams and JV "pros". Eliud Kipchoge INEOS 1:59 talk and of course transgender NCAA D1 cross country talk with June Eastwood. We break down the Brussels Diamond League final, Sifan Hassan vs Hellen Obiri, Michael Norman and Fred Kerley. Full show notes below.
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Show notes:
4:29 Alberto Salazar NOP/Jerry Schumacher Bowerman Talk
12:48 Drew Hunter out of Worlds
16:35 Race of Week: Donavan Brazier 1st American Man to Win DL Distance Title
25:09 Christian Coleman cleared to compete
36:14 BofA Chicago Marathon, Kenensia Bekele Berling Marathon and Eliud Kipchoge INEOS 1:59 Talk
50:08 Jon's beard
54:19 Brussels Diamond League Final Preview: Hassan vs Obiri, Norman vs Kerley, Ajee Wilson and Americans in 800
66:36 Transgender NCAA XC Talk
82:26 Ultra marathon talk: Killian Jornet runs Pike's Peak instead of UTMB, Courtney Dauwalter wins UTMB and Jornet going up Mt. Everest again
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1 hr 29 min
August 27, 2019 Will the World's Fastest Man Christian Coleman Be at Worlds? Zurich Weltklasse Preview, Paris DL Recap, Transgender Woman to Run NCAA D1 Cross Country, Can Emma Coburn Go Sub 9?
We start our Zurich Diamond League preview show by discussing Christian Coleman missing 3 drug tests. What does that mean for Worlds? Then we talk Paris and the big win by Hanna Green, have some men's 1500m talk (Kenyan, Paris, and British), before we break down the Diamond League finale in detail. Can Emma Coburn go sub 9 in the steeple? Two Virginia Tech alums are our Where Your Dreams Become Reality runners of the week and we end with talk of June Eastwood becoming the first Division 1 cross country transgender athlete. Full show notes below sponsors:
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Discussion of Week: No Bowerman TC athletes will be at Diamond League finals; what can sport do to make athletes compete more?
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Show notes:
2:07 Christian Coleman's career on the brink after he misses 3 drug tests + Is Justin Gatlin the favorite for Worlds?
12:17 Paris DL: Hanna Green wins the 800 + she and Ajee Wilson are looking good + what happens to intersex athletes' contracts?
22:51 Men's 1500 Talk: Elijah Manangoi is Back? + Paris 1500 talk & who is the favorite for worlds
31:47 British 1500 Talk: Charlie Grice or Jake Wightman for Worlds?
38:09 No Bowerman Track Club at Diamond League Finale
46:01 Diamond League Final Preview: Men's 800: Donavan Brazier vs Nijel Amos, Murphy, & Crew
51:03 Can Emma Coburn Go Sub 9 in the Steeple?
53:50 Women's 1500: Sifan Hassan vs Tirunesh Dibaba and Jenny Simpson
58:33 Final DL Men's 5000 Ever: What Does Kejelcha Need to Do?
62:30 400m Hurdle Talk: Rai Benjamin vs Karsten Warholm, Dalilah Muhammad vs Sydney McLaughlin
67:26 Which Diamond League meet should be cut? How to broadcast it better?
72:04 Men's 100: Talk: Noah Lyles vs Justin Gatlin
76:04 Transgender runner June Eastwood to compete in NCAA women's D1 cross country
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1 hr 30 min
August 21, 2019 Who Are The Favorites For Worlds, Craig Engels Is Skipping A DL Meet To Go To A Wedding, Will Alexa Efraimson Ever PR, The DL is Back, Max Burgin Bombs, and More
There was a ton to talk about this week as the Diamond League has returned and Shaunae Miller-Uibo’s unbeaten streak has passed the two year mark. We spend a ton of time talking about how exciting and wide-open Worlds are going to be this year with few huge mid-d or distance favorites. Plus Craig Engels may miss the DL final because he has to go to a wedding, Max Burgin gets rave reviews for bombing in Birmingham, an American man has won the Falmouth Road Race for the 1st time since 1988, Nike says it won’t reduce a woman’s sponsorship deal for 8 months before giving birth and 10 months after, the Kenyan 10,000 Trials are in the books, and will Alexa Efraimson finally PR in 2020? And even a little ultra talk at the end. Full show notes with time stamps appear below our sponsor plugs.
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Show notes:
2:30 Jonathan Gault responds to being called a “doping apologist” and talks about his Jarrion Lawson article
7:20 Birmingham DL talk as Jonathan reveals an exclusive that the IAAF told him about Shaunae Miller-Uibo
23:00 Jonathan talks about Craig Engels potentially missing the DL finale as he is serving as the best man in a wedding
27:50 We talk about how exciting and wide open the mid-d and distance races will be at Worlds as there aren’t really many big favorites like Mo Farah, David Rudisha, etc. We break down all of the events one by one.
52:30 We talk about the 2019 Falmouth Road Race and Miles.
59:30 We talk about Nike’s new child-birth policy regarding women’s sponsorships.
61:50 We apologize to the people of Aarhus for Donald Trump cancelling his visit to Denmark, before going to talk about the 10 year anniversary of Usain Bolt’s 9.58
67:53 Rojo introduces a new segment “Where your dreams don’t become reality” but ends up raving about the way Max Burgin handled his Diamond League stinker in Birmingham
71:45 Rojo talks about how Bill Rodgers and Frank Shorter once agreed to tie in a road-race in 1975 while Jon talks about how he saw Frank Shorter wearing a singlet from Steve Prefontaine’s high school at Falmouth.
75:00 Rojo analyzes Alexa Efraimson’s training and predicts a future PR for her. He also teases that John Kellogg may come out of retirement.
80:45 The talk turns to former 800 phenom Jonathan Jones who know is excelling in the 400 at Texas
86:15 We conclude with talk of the Leadville 100
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1 hr 29 min
August 14, 2019 Is Shelby Houlihan Sitting Pretty? Shalane Flanagan Boston 2020 or Olympic Trials? Birmingham Diamond League Preview, Dreams Become Reality Segment, Pan Am Games Recap
The Diamond League is back and Shelby Houlihan won't be in it, but does that set her up perfectly for Worlds? And should Sifan Hassan really think about the 1500/10000 double? Shalane Flanagan is coming back but is it for Boston 2020 or the Olympic Trials? Pan Am Games recap and new Dreams Become Reality segment and our personal threads of week. Full show notes below sponsors.
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Show notes:
2:15 Shelby Houlihan is OUT of DL final but is she sitting pretty for Worlds, Birmingham preview, Sifan Hassan 10,000/1500 double?
16:14 Sexism is why American women are so good at the 1500?
20:08 Sinclaire Johnson goes pro
22:31 Shalane Flanagan - Boston 2020 or Olympic Marathon Trials?
29:16 Pan Am Games Recap
42:52 Dreams Become Reality Segments:
1) Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi from sleeping in grass to NFL touchdown
2) Marco Arop from barely running to Pan Am 800 champ in 3 years
3) Laura Galvan from 4:26 1500m runner to Pan Am Games 5000 champ in 1 year
54:37 Personal Message Board Threads of Week:
Rojo: Would an 81-82 Alberto Salazar beat Galen Rupp in his prime (assuming same shoes, treadmills, drugs, etc.)?
Wejo: Simon Boles High Jump WR (and Throwing the Javelin Like a Discus)
Jon: The True Goal of LetsRun.com
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1 hr 17 min
August 08, 2019 Guest Monty Hoppel (Bryce's dad, GM of Midland Rockhounds), Rosie Ruiz RIP, Koko Runs 14:26, Pan Am Games, Rudisha Update, Ingebrigtsen's Car
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August 07, 2019 Guest Monty Hoppel (Bryce's dad, GM of Midland Rockhounds), Rosie Ruiz RIP, Koko Runs 14:26, Pan Am Games, Rudisha Update, Ingebrigtsen's Car
Monty Hoppel (Bryce Hoppel's dad and the GM of the AA Midland Rockhounds) joins us to talk baseball, USATF attendance, and his son going pro at 57:54.
Prior to that we start with the death of Rosie Ruiz, then talk Konstanze Klosterhalfen running 14:26 for 5k (8:24), Kenyan Worlds Trials getting moved (17:16), have a David Rudisha update (23:27), a Pan Am Games 800m preview (29:59), and a look at the 2019 NYC Marathon fields (36:23). Plus thread of the week, Jakob Ingegbrigtsen's new car, Engels and Houlihan possibly dating, we get Rojo to be silent and have a few conspiracy theories.
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1 hr 35 min
August 01, 2019 USATF Recap Podcast: What Really Happened at USAs? Who Were the Winners and Losers? Dalilah Muhammad WR, Lopez Lomong Double, Michael Norman Loses, and Much More
USAs are in the books and we tell you everything you need to know about the 2019 USATF Track and Field Nationals. Sure Dalilah Muhammad set a world record, Lopez Lomong got the double, and Michael Norman was upset, but what really happened? Who were the real winners and losers? Should Allyson Felix be on the relay?

Audio of the week (54:57) is from Clay Travis and Dan Wetzel on covering women's college cross country.

Thread of week is on Drew Hunter going to Worlds (79:01)

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1 hr 30 min
July 24, 2019 Founders' Day Podcast: Preview of USATF Champs, Brazier vs Murphy, Houlihan vs Simpson, Allyson Felix, and the 1,500/10,000 Double at Worlds
The USA Track and Field Championships are Thursday to Sunday in Des Moines and we break them all down for you on LetsRun.com Founders' Day.

It was a big week for distance fans as the top 3 at the Olympic Marathon Trials will definitely make the Olympics, plus USATF was forced to follow its rules in picking the Pan Am team.

We break down USATF Nationals (7:15) with a deep dive of the men's 800 (NOP Civil War: Donavan Brazier vs Clayton Murphy), men's 1500 (can Craig Engels challenge?) and women's 1500 (Shelby Houlihan vs Jenny Simpson) (36:41). Should Simpson move to the steeple? What about Hassan trying the 1500/10,000 double at Worlds (33:11)? Message board post of the week: What's the prime age for distance runners (41:59)? We also talk sprints at USAs (54:44): Sydney McLaughlin, Coleman vs Lyles and what are Allyson Felix chances and what do we really think of the mixed gender 4x400? Plus, Jon gets censored for the first time on the podcast (22:02).

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1 hr 8 min