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On February 27th, 2022. Your Hosts Josh Kerr and Dave Ribich had one mission in mind: set some records. Commonwealth, European, British & Personal Records were absolutely smashed. This podcast episode gives you the recap of Josh's #3 All-Time race and Daves insight into the indoor season. It was real, it was personal and although not a whole lot of banter was had, it was wholesome. 

Notable Convos:

What It Takes To Run 3:48 for the Mile

Indoor Season / Why Athletes Pass on World Indoors

Brooks Running Wire 8 Spike Chat

At 19, Keely Hodgkinson is already one of the most decorated female middle distance athletes in UK history. However just because she is the Olympic Silver Medalist, dosent mean she can escape the banter. If anything this episode gives incredible reason to root for Keely. She is genuine, fierce and an absolute tornado on the track (this will make sense, we promise). With her Olympic medal comes her British outdoor 800m record and as of yesterday (Feb 19 2022) she became the British indoor record holder over 800m. 

If you want to hear USA vs UK relay banter, what it takes mentally to go from U20 champ to olympic runner-up then give this a play, subscribe and tell your friends. 

"During the editing phase I forgot I was even doing my job, I simply was enjoying the banter, conversations and genuine outlook Keely brings to the sport. This episode is an all-time for me, hopefully we can bring her back after more medals and records find their place with Keely." - Dave

"Do Track Differently" has been and will forever be the motto for your hosts. From roundtable talks with rising stars to paying their guest, your hosts are doing it differently. This is the first athlete paid appearance made from your hosts and they decided to have a little fun, maybe too much fun as it costed them nearly four figures. Thats alright, its all part of the banter! Cole Hocker, Cooper Teare and Charlie Hunter are household names for University of Oregon fans and need to be household names for any track fan alike. On the rise, these three former ducks have recently signed their professional contracts with Nike and look to make a return back to Hayward Field for the 2022 World Championships. 

If you combine all the accolades that these three accumulated, in the 2021 collegiate and olympic season; you would max out the character limit of Word. 

Cole Hocker 1500m PR: 3:31.40

Charlie Hunter 800m PR: 1:44.21

Cooper Teare 5000m PR: 13:12.27

This bonus episode has all the holiday spirit in one. Love, banter and some absolutely serious conversations brought on by YOU. Your hosts took the day off from planning an episode and let the Sit & Kick Community steer the recording! Was this a good idea? probably not. Was this a good episode? absolutely. 

Classic deep dive banter and all things serious (like doping in the sport) are covered in this 69 minute episode. Opening the floor to listeners to come on and control the show is a risk your hosts will always be willing to take. From your hosts "Thank you for over 100,000 listens, hours upon hours of banter and every second of pure joy." 

For this episode all your hosts ask is to enjoy it, leave a review and get ready for an incredible 2022 of performances, guests and banter.

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J & D

There is no coach on the professional circuit right now with more unwarranted #banter against them. This is the exact reason why the stoic young coach is one of the best coaches in the world. He blocks out the noise & focuses on the one true aspect of the sport: His athletes well being and their success. Coach Mackey in recent years has proved himself as one of the rising professional coaches in the world however Coach Mackey will never be the one to tell you, nor will the trolls behind the message boards. The ones that will tell you however are the athletes that have first hand experience being coached by Mackey in recent years. In the year of 2018 both of your hosts David Ribich & Josh Kerr signed their professional contracts to be coached by Mackey and since then, they have improved in every event they have run (similarly has everyone on the team). 

Focusing on this episode, your hosts break the barrier of athlete & coach and have a real chat with "The Gaffer" as Josh Kerr describes in the first 5 minutes. Their is tons of insight, banter and knowledge that spans every minute of this episode. With the first Top 10 requested guest securing their spot in the season we move on to #9 and hope the trend continues. Listen to this episode NOW to find out why your hosts trust Coach Mackey with their careers. 

Some #banter to look forward too:

Coach Mackey 2021 stat:

Mens 1500m Olympic Bronze Medal 

Womens 1500m Olympic Semi Finalist 

7x Olympic Trials Finalists 

3x Top 5 finishes at the Olympic Trials: W5000m, M1500m, M800m

100% Athlete participation at their major national championships.

11 of 13 athlete PRs (not including multiple PRs or multiple events)

could beat any coach in the fighting ring

If you are just joining us at The Sit & Kick Podcast, welcome. If you are returning time & time again, welcome back. SEASON 5 IS IN FULL SWING!

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Your hosts are back for another season of the Sit & Kick Podcast. This episode had a variety of alternative titles like:

- fall training as a pro runner

- how to bounce back from success

-how do professional athletes spend their off season

-where does our motivation come from?

-BEEF WITH OUR #1 REQUESTED GUEST 

With all those titles considered....connect the headphones, tie those shoes and let us keep you company on a run! This is the first episode of the new season where the Tokyo Olympics are behind your hosts and they can begin to build the conversation around Eugene 2022. With an Olympic Medalist as your host & his obvious best friend, you know the banter & conversations are genuine and insightful. Your hosts decided to start the banter early when they discussed who the #1 requested guest was. lets just say it got a bit heated......

Enjoy your fav running podcast & of course leave a review wherever you listen!

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David & Josh 

Your hosts have been waiting for this episode since the origin of the podcast. It is no secret what your hosts Josh Kerr and David Ribich are trying to achieve in the sport. At the young age of 23 Josh successfully won his first global medal, an Olympic Bronze in the fastest 1500m race in Olympic history. Josh Kerr now sits #2 all time on the British list for 1500m runners and you know he is going after that #1 spot.

Your hosts are as real as they come in this episode. Tears, laughs and a variety of emotions are displayed front and center in an episode that could be seen as a life time in the making. Dave did his usual Dave thing and brought on two secret guests to talk about what Josh's medal meant to them. Who are you they ask? non other than Josh Kerrs parents. 

Enjoy the longest (90 min) Sit & Kick episode brought to you by your two favorite hosts that plan to do track differently & rewrite history. 

Listen now!!

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J&D

Your solo host David Ribich takes you through, what sounds like a one-breath-journey, everything you need to know ahead of the most anticipated final of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. To podium in the Mens 1500m will be capable for a majority of this field which makes for those three spots even more exciting. Dave goes one by one through the field listing PRs, history and bios that will put you ahead of the competition in knowing who to root for and why. The second host of this podcast, Josh Kerr representing United Kingdom, toes the line at 4:40am PST Saturday morning in the Olympic 1500m Final.

Stats:

3 UK athletes in the Mens 1500m Final

3 of the contenders (4 including your better host Josh Kerr) in this final have been on the Sit & Kick Podcast: Cole Hocker, Olli Hoare, Jake Wightman. (we own 25% of this field. kidding)

0 athletes in the Tokyo Final qualified for the 2016 Rio Final. For comparison in Rio 2016, 8 of the 12 finalists were also in the final for London 2012

11 of the 13 athletes in the final have 1500m Personal Bests in the year 2021

Kate & Dave set the scene for one of the most anticipated games in modern history. As a viewer you are prepared for a spectacle of an event. As a Sit & Kick fan you are in for a great episode that will make those moments as a viewer even better. Can you believe that?

Kate & Dave deep dive into the distance events and give you every reason to root for the people they mention. From women 800m to Mens 10,000 your hosts break down their favorites, their anticipation and their emotions before the oval takes over the Olympic Games. 

Listen now to a one of a kind, super great episode of the Sit & Kick Podcast.

P.S if it sounds like Dave is in an empty room, he is....

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K & D