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November 18, 2021NCAA XC Preview, Shelby Houlihan Road Racer?, Turkey Trot Costs, New Transgender Guidelines
We preview the 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships, talk about who might go pro, have a little transgender talk, discuss whether Shelby Houlihan is going to become a road racer, and debate how much a Turkey Trot should cost. Show notes below.
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1:45 NCAA XC Men's Individual Preview + Would Nico Young go pro if he wins?
NCAA XC Men's Team Preview
Fake Mike Smith
37:14 NCAA XC Women's Individual Preview
NCAA XC Women's Team Preview
We predict the Michigan Ekiden results
56:34 IOC New transgender guidelines (rate and review us 5 stars please on itunes)
How much should a Turkey Trot cost?
Shelby Houlihan half-marathon/ marathon runner?
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1 hr 18 min
November 11, 2021NYC: Jepchirchir Makes History, Seidel Impresses, Drew Hunter BAACK + Guest Elkanah Kibet Living the American Dream
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The 50th NYC Marathon is in the books and Albert Korir (Who?!) is your World Marathon Majors Champion, Peres Jepchirchir is a superstar, and Molly Seidel is a really damn good marathoner.
What's up with Kenenisa Bekele and a high schooler in Michigan DQ'd for using a profanity in celebration?
Is Drew Hunter really baaack?
We end with an interview with Elkanah Kibet @76:59 who is living the American Dream, having run a "monumental race" to PR and finish as the 4th placer in New York and 1st American. His journey to America was almost meant to be and traces back to Daniel Komen and Stephen Cherono.
Show notes:
9:50 Albert who?
19:27 Ben True/ Nathan Martin
27:18 Annie Frisbie
29:45 Molly Seidel brings it again
39:56 What about Kenenisa Bekele?
48:57 US 5k Champs Drew Hunter is Baaack!? And persecuted?
59:42 Centro
61:39 12:52 5k on the Roads
64:47 Profanity DQ in Michigan. Article here
75:55 What I learned on the forums: marriage is hell. why haven't we figured out an alternative?
76:59 Elkanah Kibet 1st American in New York, living the American Dream
76:69-85:59 The race in NY
86:00 The training/getting back in WCAP
101:15 “This was monumental”
109:00 Daniel Komen/ Stephen Cherono & The Dream of America
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1 hr 59 min
November 03, 202150th NYC Marathon Preview - Bekele, the Olympic Champ, Molly Seidel
The 50th New York City Marathon is almost here.
Kenenisa Bekele will be on the streets of NYC for the first time taking on world half marathon record holder Kibowitt Kandie in his debut. Olympic champ Peres Jepchirchir takes on American Olympic bronze medallist Molly Seidel.
We break it all down and is this the greatest LetsRun.com thread ever?
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Order of show (SC Members get timestamps)
Men's NYC Preview - Bekele vs Kandie
American men's chances - led by Ben True, Noah Droddy, and Nathan Martin
36:45 Women's NYC Preview -Jepchirchir, Seidel
American women's chances - Seidel, Kellyn Taylor, Stephanie Bruce, Sally Kipyego
Could the course record fall? What about a sub 2:20 in NYC?
62:46 The greatest thread in LetsRun history? The 2012 NYC Marathon
World Athletics changes its rules on DQs
Qanon, JFK Jr and Dallas
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October 27, 2021Letesenbet Gidey 62:52, USATF World's Selection Policy Sucks, Athlete of Year, and Beer Mile WR
Letesenbet Gidey ran 62:52 for the half marathon in Valenica and the LRC crew tries to make sense of this amazing record.
USATF's selection policy for the Worlds Eugene 2022 is out and people aren't happy including Rojo who goes on a rant.
World Athletics Athlete of Year: Sydney McLaughlin, Yulimar Rojas, or Sifan Hassan? Karsten Warholm or Ryan Crouser?
The beer mile record is now sub 4:30, some trouble in Oregon.
Order of show (Supporters Club members have time stamps) Gidey's 62:52
Paula Radcliffe the big winner? / Super shoes
Frank Lara runs 61:00
Thumbs down USATF selection policy for Worlds in the Marathon
Rojo's rant
World Athletics AOY
Beer Mile World record
Allegations at University of Oregon
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1 hr 13 min
October 25, 2021Raevyn Rogers and Ajee' Wilson (Guests) - US 800m Stars
800m stars and good friends Raevyn Rogers and Ajee' Wilson are our special guests (separate interviews). Raevyn joins us at the start to talk about her stellar 2021 season which left her with the Olympics bronze medal and #4 fastest time by an American. After the Olympics Raevyn was honored at the Houston Texans game, her high school, and she had 25th birthday bash where one of those in attendance was Ajee' Wilson.
Ajee' was the standard bearer at 800 in the US for the latter half of the last decade winning 2 World Championships medals and setting the now broken American record. She joins the pod @ 45:44 (show notes below).
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Show notes:
1:37 Raevyn Rogers: Post Olympic celebrations, her 25th birthday, and lead-up to the Olympics
12:33 2020 Olympics
21:00 Thoughts on Athing Mu
24:10 Raevyn's start in running, running 2:06 and 53 as a 12 year old. What's the longest run of her life?
31:22 Leaving Ajee Wilson's group (Derek Thompson) to move back west and join Pete Julian
35:54 Tips for other runners
43:28 Ajee' Wilson
What happened in 2021
45:44 Ajee' on Athing
47:10 Plans for 2022
51:12 Thorne Better Health campaign
53:10 2022 Indoor season
54:53 Training outdoors in the winter. Is she tougher than everyone else?
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58 min
October 21, 2021What's a Major? Rules for Runners, Newbury Park, Backyard Ultra, and Guest Jordan Tropf
There were some really fast and deep times at the Amsterdam and Rotterdam marathons, we do a little Boston Marathon trivia, discuss what really is a World Marathon Major, have an email of the week, some rules for runners, a little Backyard ultra discussion, and of course Shalane Flanagan World Marathon Major talk.
We start with a voicemail from the Secret Service and end with an interview @ 56:12 with Jordan Tropf, the Baltimore orthopedic resident, who ran the Baltimore (2:27:23), Chicago (2:31:54), and Boston (2:32:13) marathons in 3 days, averaging an incredible 2:30:30.
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Order of show (SC members get timestamps)
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Secret Service Calls LetsRun.com
Email of the Week: Did shoes cost CJ Albertson?
Superfast and deep times in Amsterdam and Paris
Boston Marathon Trivia / What makes a WMM / Field sizes
Footlocker Nationals is now Eastbay Nationals
Could Newbury Park qualify for NCAA's?
Shalane Flanagan completes the virtual marathon (or does she?!)
43:36 Rules for Runners - Everyone faster than you is more talented, everyone slower doesn't work as hard
World record at Backyard Ultra. Laz Lake article mentioned
Thread:Big Dog's Backyard Ultra - 3 left, have gone 325 miles, running for 78 hours - can someone run until they die?
56:12 Jordan Tropf: Background article on him here
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October 19, 2021Emma Bates - America's Newest Marathon Star (Guest)
We catch up with Emma Bates after she ran 2:24:20 to finish second at the Chicago Marathon and become the ninth-fastest American woman of all time. Bates ran through her race strategy and why most of her Team Boss teammates flew out to Chicago to cheer her on in-person. She also discusses her painful divorce, which caused her to relocate from Idaho to Boulder and begin training under Joe Bosshard, and how she was able to navigate that period of her life and emerge stronger. Bates also wants to run the World Championship marathon next year in Eugene...but nine months out from race day, she’s still waiting on USATF to let her know how it is picking the team.
Show notes:
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14:46 When did she know she'd be a marathoner? Running 120 mile weeks at altitude
18:21 Her Team Boss teammates supporting her in Chicago
23:09 Marathon Project struggles / going through a divorce
27:41 Joining Team Boss
33:29 2022 Plans
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Bates' instagram recap of the Chicago Marathon is here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CU_D7M-rAw4/
Recap of her Marathon Project run here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKmd8SGH46-/
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44 min
October 14, 2021Galen Rupp is Baack, Mary Cain Sues Nike for $20 Million, Emma Bates Impresses, CJ Albertson Entertains, and RIP Agnes Tirop
The Chicago and Boston double is done and Galen Rupp is baaack, but Jordan Hasay most definitely isn't. We break it down & praise CJ Albertson, Emma Bates, and Nell Rojas, not to mention your winners Ruth Chepngetich, Diana Kipyokei, Seifu Tura, and Benson Kipruto.
Former World Cross Country champ Agnes Tirop was tragically murdered in Kenya and we pay our respects.
Mary Cain is suing Nike and Alberto Salazar for $20 million!?!
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Order of show (Supporters Club members get timestamps for everything below)
20th anniversary of Rojo's greatest athletic accomplishment goes unnoticed
Chicago women: Ruth Chepngetich was ahead of Chris Derrick in Chicago / Emma Bates impresses
Chicago men: Tura Wins &pod Rupp is Baack
How fast can Rupp go? / What's next
Which would you rather be American record holder or World Champion?
Ian Butler turns around and runs the wrong way in Chicago / What's the craziest thing you've seen in a race? thread here + Look at 1904 Olympic marathon
38:16 Boston - CJ Albertson steals the show
Benson Kipruto Impresses
Diana Kipyokei (not Kipyogei) wins, ageless Ednah Kiplagat 2nd
Unsponsored Nell Rojas 1st American
Jordan Hasay bombs
Shalane Flanagan double
RIP Agnes Tirop
78:15 Mary Cain sues Nike for $20 million
Cowboys Patriots
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October 07, 2021Chicago, Boston, London (Marathons)
The Virgin London Marathon is in the books and it is the most unusual weekend in US marathon history is here with Chicago on Sunday and Boston on Monday. We break it all down.
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Show notes: 2:52 Weather in Chicago and Web Guy Erik loving LMNT
4:05 London Marathon 5 Women Go Sub 2:19, Joyciline Jepkosgei FTW
10:33 Did Sisay Lemma's celebration cost him $25,000? Covid meant his 67 year old manager got on the medal podium
20:25 Chicago Marathon: Will the weather ruin American record attempts?
29:54 Galen Rupp's chances
35:49 How many American men will go under the women's world record in Chicago?
41:59 Boston Marathon Preview: Molly Huddle, Jordan Hasay, Des Linden on US side
48:40 Shalane Flanagan running Chicago on Sunday, Boston on Monday
52:56 Baltimore Marathon = self-serve water stations
57:01 17 year-old Japanese runs 13:31 5k (Eliud Kipchoge ran 12:46 at 19)
60:46 Did John McDonnell's Arkansas teams have a 29:04 5th man?
65:27 Valencia Marathon gets Boston, NYC, and Chicago champs
73:07 Kibiwott Kandie debut in NY, Emily Sisson out
75:54 Listener Audio: Brandon from Maryland on US runners embarrassing themselves
78:30 OJ Simpson Trial
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1 hr 22 min
October 02, 2021Devon Allen: 12.99, Eugene 2022, and NFL Players Trying to Run Fast
We've got a special "Where Your Dreams Become Reality" podcast with Devon Allen who became the 22nd man and 13th American to go sub 13 second in the 110m hurdles by running 12.99 last month.
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*Nice Sports Illustrated profile on Devon from 2016.
Show notes: 2:38 Start: Devon Allen 12.99
7:49 Did Grant Holloway choke?
11:44 Breakout freshman year at Oregon, his career till now
23:55 Future goals, Worlds 2022 in Eugene
26:08 Does football help him in track?
30:38 Can he run 12.80?
33:29 Football players running the 100, dream football 100 match-up, how fast can he run the 100?
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43 min