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This week's pod is our live Wednesday show from Tokyo. Courtney Frerichs went for greatness in the steeple, Emma Coburn fizzled, and Clayton Murphy laid an egg in the 800.
Noah Lyles settled for bronze at 200, and Erriyon Knighton at 17 was crushed not to medal.
Plus madness in the 400m hurdles with Sydney McLaughlin and Karsten Warholm and a lot more.

Show notes: 8:55 Women steeple: Courtney Frerichs Goes For It / Emma Coburn fizzles
27:38 Men's 800
46:30 400m Hurdle Madness
57:30 Men's 200: De Grasse gets his gold, Lyles Bronze, Knighton 4th
64:50 No golds on the track for US men
67:21 Noah Lyles' & mental health
76:00 Women's 1500 Hassan vs Kipyegon, US women??
95:00 Men's 5k Final preview
Isaiah Harris tweet
Guardian article on the Tokyo Track

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Olympic Track Homestretch: Frerichs One Ups Pre, 400m Hurdle Madness, Sifan Hassan's Quest, Noah Lyles Bronze

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The 2022 Boston Marathon pro fields are amazing and Mary Kate Shea, the Boston elite athlete coordinator, joined us to talk about the fields with the release of the men's field which includes Kenenisa Bekele taking on Geoffrey Kamworor, plus the fastest marathoners in the world in 2021 (Titus Ekiru 2:02:57) and 2020 (Evans Chebet 2:03:00), defending Boston champ Benson Kipruto, New York champ Albert Korir, and Lawrence Cherono.
The women's field is absolutely loaded with Peres Jepchirchir vs Joyciline Jepkosgei vs Molly Seidel (and we discuss it but also broke it down on yesterday's regular pod).
Show notes below.
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Show notes: Start - overview of her job and men's field
23:05 Competing vs London
30:21 American appearance fees
33:20 Eliud Kipchoge will race Boston at some point
38:43 Boston Women's field
50:26 Running the race / the tv broadcast

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Bonus: Bekele is in Boston! Breaking Down 2022 Boston Marathon Field with Elite Athlete Coordinator Mary Kate Shea

Jon is "buddies" with Karsten Warholm, Alicia Monson gets her first US title, Shadrack Kipchirchir returns to the top, the Boston Marathon women's field is absolutely loaded with Peres Jepchirchir vs Joyciline Jepkosgei vs Molly Seidel. Was Seidel a top 10 marathoner in 2021?
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Get Your tickets to the Millrose Games January 29th in NYC

Start: Karsten Warholm, Jon's "buddy"
4:27 Millrose Games are even more loaded -get your tickets here
8:46 Fuel properly in 2022 with Drink LMNT - Electyrolytes without the junk. Free 6 flavor sample pack for $5 shipping.
9:31 Alicia Monson takes down Weini Kelati, Emily Infeld 3rd at US Cross Country
16:47 Shadrack Kipchirchir is back, Sam Chelanga unretired, and Dillon Maggard looking for a sponsor + unheralded Benjamin Eidenschink and Craig Lutz
34:16 Boston women's field loaded with Peres Jepchirchir vs Joyciline Jepkosgei vs Molly Seidel
43:46 Was Molly Seidel a top 10 marathoner in the world in 2021?
54:32 Chris O'Hare retires
57:10 Ben Flanagan out at Reebok Track Club, Robby Andrews in?
59:17 RIP Deon Lendore
65:38 Nick Willis comes up short in his sub 4 attempt
71:21 If you want to play on Wejo's over 40 soccer team (35+ for goalies) email wejo@letsrun.com
73:09 Does Boston need Bekele?

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Boston is LOADED, USA XC Champs, and Molly Seidel was robbed (by us)

World championship bronze medallist Emily Infeld has left the Bowerman Track Club as the women's team continues to see some turnover.  The US Cross Country champs are this weekend with Weini Kelati, Alicia Monson and Molly Seidel headlining.
We discuss those things, welcome in the new year, before turning to our Big Predictions for 2022 - could Galen Rupp win marathon gold, the men's 1500m record really fall, what about a 13:xx women's 5,000m, and can Elaine Thompson-Herah get Flojo's 100m record?  Show notes below.
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Get Your tickets to the Millrose Games January 29th in NYC**. Millrose is loaded this year with Athing Mu taking on Ajee' Wilson, Ryan Crouser vs Joe Kovacks, Trayvon Bromell vs Christian Coleman in his return and an absolutely stacked men's 3000m with Cole Hocker taking on Edwared Cheserek, Drew Hunter, Conner Mantz, Yared Nuguse, Cooper Teare, Joe Klecker** and more. https://www.millrosegames.org/
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2022 Is Here- What do you want to see on LetsRun this year?

Start: Drink LMNT Special Offer 
:37 Millrose Games is Jan 29, 2022 Get Your Tickets Today
2:30 Happy 2022 / What do you want to see on LetsRun in 2022?
10:21 Thread: Sha’Carri Richardson “will sue” if World Athletics ever mentions her name again
12:53 Emily Infeld Leaves Bowerman / Shakeup at Bowerman
27:18 World Road 5k records
31:11 Will someone use NIL to create an NCAA XC Champion?
40:42 US Cross Country Champs this weekend
47:52 Fantasy track match-ups - Bring back the 4 x mile? Bekele vs Kipchoge in Boston?
65:28 Ingebrigtsen vs Cheruiyot - who wins in a slow race?
69:26 Sifan Hassan (or anyone else) sub 3:50, sub 14, sub 29 in 2002?
71:41 Rojo and Jon's Big Predictions for 2022

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Big Predictions for 2022, Emily Infeld Leaves Bowerman, USA Cross Country Champs

We discuss Alberto Salazar being banned for life and look back at a crazy 2021 track and field year, starting with some 2021 Track and Field Trivia.
Athing Mu, Cole Hocker, Hobbs Kessler were afterthoughts to start the year with Shelby Houlihan and Donavan Brazier getting a lot of the press.  Show notes below.
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4:54 DrinkLMNT.com/letsrun special offer - get electrolytes without the junk
6:06 Wejo's Holiday Buy - AfterShokz Aeropex Headphones - Best running headphones Wejo has ever had.
6:55 Albert Salazar banned for life by Safe Sport for 'sexual misconduct'
22:00 Trayvon Bromell vs Christian Coleman at Millrose Games
25:25 2021 Track and Field Trivia - see how well you and Rojo and Wejo know the sport
48:36 A look back at our crazy 2021 predictions  - Shelby Houlihan, Matthew Centrowitz, Ajee' Wilson
57:58 2021 Awards - Race of Year, Disappointment of year, entertainer of year, surprise of year and a lot more

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Alberto BANNED for Life, 2021 Track and Field Trivia  - Year in Review

The HOKA NAZ Elite men have broken up, we have an explanation on how Geoffery Kamworor only ran 2:05 in the marathon, covid wreaks some havoc on New Year's running plans and we look ahead to 2022 and 2024.
Could we see our first sub 14 5k, sub 29 10k, and sub 3:50 1500 by a woman? Christian Coleman and Asbel Kiprop return and should a high schooler be running 100 mpw? Show notes below.
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1:13 XMas chit chat
6:28 Geoffery Kamworor explains how he "only" ran 2:05
8:32 Scott Fauble (to Joe Bosshard), Rory Linkletter (to Ryan hall), Scott Smith (retires) leave HOKA NAZ Elite
21:52 Reminder 45 Japanese men have been sub 2:10 in the marathon this year
24:12 Tracksmith Midnight Gala canceled
32:41 What are you most excited about in 2022? - Men's 100
38:18 Men's 1500
40:37 The women- could we see sub 14 (5k), sub 29 (10k) and sub 3:50  (1500) in 2022? How fast can Athing Mu go?
46:24 How many Olympic medallists will repeat in 2024? - men
53:02 2024 medallists  - the women
55:37 Which US Olympians make the team in 2024?
60:15 Cross country in the Olympics?
65:23 Conner Mantz marathon debut
67:51 Dutch 17-year-old high schooler Axel Vang Christensen is running 100 mpw- fair or foul?

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Olympic Track Homestretch: Frerichs One Ups Pre, 400m Hurdle Madness, Sifan Hassan's Quest, Noah Lyles Bronze

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