LetsRun.com's Track Talk

The LRC team is in beautiful Copenhagen before heading to Aarhus and we're going heavy on the world XC coverage. LRC has a runner in the world's greatest footrace: Kesley Bruce. We preview Kamworor's chances of repeating and whether Obiri should be the heavy favorite. Plus Danish customs, the lack of European teams, but thankfully Jakob Ingegbrigtsen, and praise for Rojo. Show notes:
00:49 Praise for Rojo and start of Kelsey Bruce Mania
7:26 World XC has an official beer: Mikkeller
13:22 Alberto Salazar segment of week
22:29 Men's XC Race Preview
31:24 Women's Race Preview
38:05 Danish Customs
41:02 Where are the European teams?
44:40 Breaking news: break dancing may be in Olympics
45:32 Jakob Ingebrigtsen is running

Here's a link to end of 2007 World XC race where Bekele collapses that we talk about
Kelsey Bruce article
All of our World XC Coverage

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Full transcript with Meb here
Meb Keflezighi (51:28) joins us on the release of his book 26 Marathons. Will there be a 27th marathon for him at the 2020 Trials? Meb talks his great career, who he loved competing against the most, how much he’s running now, the last time he ran a sub-5:00 mile and more. Before Meb we delve into the new Olympic qualifying procedures, discuss a non-invited runner winning the NYC Half, a new start for the Boston Marathon, rave about the World Cross Country course in Denmark, plus talk about the $80,000 premature celebration in Bahrain, and if Beto O'Rourke should have run the 3k or get the LetsRun endorsement. Full transcript with Meb here
Meb at 51:28

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World XC course article here

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We discuss the death of the 5,000, the new Olympic qualifying procedures, the NCAA indoor meet, Grant Holloway's greatness, talk about Athing Mu getting beat by a high school freshman Roisin Willis, Anthony Rotich being an American, and we end with listener audio and then a full obit of the 5,000m. Full show notes below:
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0:00 Beginning
00:57 Funeral Ceremony for 5,000m
8:21 Will long distance running remain a track event?
10:14 Getting rid of an "African" event15:16 The new IAAF Ranking System and qualifying for the Olympics
22:05 System actually isn't that bad but severely undervalues US Championships and Olympic Marathon Trials.
26:18 The college admission scandal and Rojo saying the going price for a track spot at Cornell was $200k
30:31 NCAA indoor talk
37:24 Coach Mike Smith getting it done at NAU
40:00 Brexit & our sponsor Donald Trump 2020
41:24 DMR Talk- You don't start Mariano Rivera EVER
47:53 Grant Holloway "Flustered" Audio. How many Olympic medals can he win?
53:47 Anthony Rotich is a US Citizen
57:21 Discussion of our "secret" podcast guest for next week- Olympic medallist, Boston & NYC Marathon Champ, who was spotted in Wejo's apartment
58:15 We want more wife/viewer audio. Fake Ryan Hall where are you?
60:20 Athing Mo gets beat by high school freshman Roisin Willis and Ming responds better than the pros.
66:53 Listener audio and more discussion of Diamond League
72:30 Formal Obituary for the 5,000: 1912-2019

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Yomif Kejelcha put on a show in Boston and Johnny Gregorek joined the sub 3:50 club. Laura Muir crushed it at Euros. Does that make the favorite for Worlds? Tokyo was cold, and we have an LRC first with wife audio of the race. Plus a look at NCAA indoors, transgender sport, and whether we need to give up 'scalping'. Full show notes below.
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Show notes
Start: Kejelcha’s World Record (or Johnny Manziel’s wife?)
7:59 Gregorek goes sub 3:50.
13:36 What’s faster. BU vs Outdoors. Nick Willis actually reads Jon’s twitter
16:46 Johnny Gregorek Audio
19:48 Allberto Salazar talk
25:38 Tokyo Marathon & more Alberto (Galen 2020 in Tokyo)
31:12 Laura Muir Europeans
38:41 Who is favorite at Worlds? Muri, Houlihan, Dibaba, Kipyegon?
44:34 Wife Audio (Weldon’s wife’s live commentary on Tokyo marathon) + things on the Japanese runners’ necks?
54:41 NCAA Indoor talk
60:05 Who makes more Bryce Harper or the entire US Olympic track team combined?
75:37 Texas A&M 800m runners and Sammy Watson going pro
80:37 Who wins Grant Fisher or Morgan McDonald?
83:25 Stat of Week: Japan Marathons in 2018 > USA ever
89:01 Transgender sports talk & praise for Martina Navratilova
95:06 Should we keep using the term ‘scalp’
99:57 Whatsapp message of week from former speech writer of a female presidential candidate on transgender athletes

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We take a look back at a great USA indoors where Athing Mu and Donavan Brazier excelled, the NOP delivered, and Shelby Houlihan was stopped. Audio of 2 big blunders from the TV broadcast, a look ahead at Yomif Kejelcha's WR attempt in the mile in Boston, and we wonder why no one wants to actually go to track meets.
Show notes:

[0:00] Start
[02:09] Rojo’s broadcasting blunder at the Heps (Ivy League Champs)
[02:49″] USA Indoors: Athing Mu or Donavan Brazier who was more impressive?
[07:21] Quigley over Houlihan at USAs
[12:18] Donavan Brazier vs David Rudisha
[15:57] Drew Hunter wins from slow heat
[21:15 ]Eric Avila audio: “I feel like I’m the national champion”
[25:42] National Title #4 or #1 for “Tinman” Tom Schwartz
[29:06] Should LetsRun get credit for Hunter running the 2 mile at USAs instead of the 5,000 in Boston?
[31:31] The NOP showed at USAs but so did only 1,700 people in NYC.
[35:30] Broadcast Blunder Audio #1 from the NBCSN broadcast
[37:16] Broadcast Blunder Audio #2 from NBCSN broadcast & how would the twitter police respond if T&F were a big sport
[43:30] No one showed up at SEC Indoors in Fayetteville
[47:42] Alicia Monson encourages her teammate
[49:12 ]Grant Holloway=stud
[51:32] Preview of Kejelcha’s world record in the mile attempt in Boston

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