The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

Michael Norman is the world champion at 400 meters and he just made headlines last week as he told NBC that in 2023, he will be focusing on the 100 meters. As the defending gold medalist, he’s got his spot secured for the World Championships in Budapest so I am here for his experiment. He’s run 9.86 for 100 meters, 19.70 for 200 meters and his 43.45 personal best for 400m makes him the fourth-fastest man in history. He is just 25 years old so there is tons of potential to be excited about. In this episode, I appreciated his honesty in talking about the disappointment of finishing 5th at the Tokyo Olympics, how he overcame that to win gold last year and what it’s going to take to get even faster and stay on top. Mike is a big Formula1 fan so we also had some fun talking about that, why I need him to start a podcast with Rai Benjamin and much more.

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On this week’s show, we had some fast times thrown down in Lievin, France where we saw several world-leading performances and a world record. We’re going to spend much of our time previewing the USATF Indoor Championships and the World Cross Country Championships this weekend.

Lievin World Indoor Tour: Lamecha Girma broke the indoor 3000m record with a 7:23.81; Meet records fell at the hands of Karsten Warholm, Keely Hodgkinson and Femke Bol. Jakob Ingebrigtsen is paying attention to the American stars now but says, 'I'm still the best.'

USATF Indoor Championships: Many of the top stars are absent from this meet since there is no World Indoor Championships this year. Noah Lyles is still the premier star showing up for the men's 60m. Major props to the likes of Aleia Hobbs, Anna Hall, Whittni Morgan, Cole Hocker, Clayton Murphy, Bryce Hoppel and others for contesting the meet.

World Cross Country Championships: The race will be held in Mount Panorama Circuit in Australia. If you want to watch, tune in on Friday, Feb. 17, at 11:30 p.m. ET on Peacock. It’s a 2K loop. People will be running through a vineyard at times. Possibly some kangaroo sightings. Very hot conditions. Should be spicy with Joshua Cheptegei, Selemon Barega, Letesenbet Gidey and Francine Niyonsaba among the stars competing.

+ our Buy or Sell segment...

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"It has always been an uphill battle with me for track and field but it's shown me that anything that I really want to do, I have the ability to do. From all these obstacles that I've had, I've never really seen it as an opportunity to quit this thing. A lot of people tell me, 'You've been through so much. Why don't you just hang it up? You've gone to the Olympics. You've brought home two medals. You've been top 10 all-time in your sport. You've done enough.' I'm addicted to it. Until that burning desire goes away, I'm gonna continue to run and be the fighter that I am." 

English Gardner is a two-time Olympian and has two Olympic medals from the 4x100m relay including gold from the Summer Games in Rio in 2016. She has two World Championship silver medals in the relay as well. She is a two-time U.S. champion and her personal best of 10.74 puts her at No. 10 on the all-time world list and No. 5 on the all-time U.S. list for the event. The New Jersey native really popped off nationally as a star at the University of Oregon, where she won five NCAA titles. Over the past decade, she has defied the odds and fought to remain atop the sport. The journey has included injuries, COVID, depression, anxiety, homelessness as a high schooler, family cancer battles and much more. I’ve been a fan of English for years because of the beast she unleashes on the track and I’m so glad we finally got to sit down and chat for the podcast.

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NEW BALANCE: You push yourself to go the distance – get the gear that helps you get the job done. Our FuelCell SuperComp Elite v3 men’s running shoes are built for marathon runners who never let up. Get your pair at NewBalance.com starting Feb. 1.

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Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber and Katelyn Hutchison bring you our post-race show LIVE from the Armory Track and Field Center for the Millrose Games! 

We break down ALL the races that took place + an interview with Josh Kerr after he blasted a 7:33 for the win in the men's 3000m. You can also watch the show on our YouTube channel. 

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NEW BALANCE: You push yourself to go the distance – get the gear that helps you get the job done. Our FuelCell SuperComp Elite v3 men’s running shoes are built for marathon runners who never let up. Get your pair at NewBalance.com starting Feb. 1.

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Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber and Katelyn Hutchison bring you our first pre-meet show LIVE from the Armory Track and Field Center for the Millrose Games.

Olli Hoare, Abby Steiner, Noah Lyles, Christian Coleman, Ryan Crouser, Joe Kovacs, Cooper Teare, Katie Moon, Ajee' Wilson, Elise Cranny, Katelyn Tuohy, Melissa Jefferson, Aleia Hobbs, Yared Nuguse, Cole Hocker and Mario Garcia Romo are among the notable stars competing at the meet. 

With the NFL, NBA or MLB, you tune in to the game and afterward, you hear more from the athletes and coaches and get some fresh takes and thoughts from analysts about what you just saw. We’re bringing that to you in a fun show. We did this last year at the Millrose Games, Prefontaine Classic and New Balance Nationals meets. We're excited to bring you more in the new year.  

HOW TO WATCH THE MEET ON TV: The 2023 Millrose Games will be shown live on NBC from 4:00PM to 6:00PM EST on Saturday, February 11.  

You can find live results for the meet here: https://results.millrosegames.org/ 

READ OUR PREVIEW: https://citiusmag.substack.com/p/2023-millrose-games-preview-athletes-storylines-

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NEW BALANCE: You push yourself to go the distance – get the gear that helps you get the job done. Our FuelCell SuperComp Elite v3 men’s running shoes are built for marathon runners who never let up. Get your pair at NewBalance.com starting Feb. 1.

VELOUS FOOTWEAR:  VELOUS is an active recovery footwear brand designed to help you restore, revive & Reenergize before and after you train. Two years in development, this team has created the world's most comfortable, supportive and lightweight active recovery shoe in the world. Get 20% off using code CitiusMag20.

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"Racing has always been a fun part of running for me. Focusing on that in these recent years of my running career has definitely helped."

I’ve handed off the keys to the CITIUS MAG Podcast for this episode to our newest contributor Gary Martin. If you remember, last year he broke four minutes for the mile as a senior in high school. Now, he’s a freshman at the University of Virginia and doing fantastic work. We wanted to keep following along in his career so he’ll be contributing across podcasts, videos, articles and social media. 

In this episode, he hosts a chat with Christ School senior Rocky Hansen of North Carolina. He has a personal best of 4:00.76 for the mile and just won the boys' mile race at The New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. He’s entered in the B-section of the mile for the Millrose Games, where he’ll have another shot at sub-4. He’s committed to Wake Forest for next year. I thought this was a cool conversation from one former high school star to the next about how to handle the pressure that comes with being in the spotlight around such a highly regarded barrier.

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NEW BALANCE: You push yourself to go the distance – get the gear that helps you get the job done. Our FuelCell SuperComp Elite v3 men’s running shoes are built for marathon runners who never let up. Get your pair at NewBalance.com starting Feb. 1.

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This is the audio version of this weekend’s interview with Team Boss during our After The Final Lap show with special guest host Ali Feller of The Ali on The Run Show.

We were joined by Cory McGee who paced the women’s mile at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Aisha Praught-Leer who ran an indoor mile personal best of 4:31 earlier in the day at BU, Emma Coburn ran an indoor mile PR of 4:28 and Dani Jones who ran a 4:26 indoor mile PR. We were also treated to a rare podcast appearance by coach Joe Bosshard.

Unfortunately, we faced some audio issues and so the quality isn’t the best. We tried out best to salvage it. We’ll make sure our internet connection is stronger next time. You can also watch this interview on YouTube. For our first live show of 2023, consider this one our rust-buster.

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NEW BALANCE: You push yourself to go the distance – get the gear that helps you get the job done. Our FuelCell SuperComp Elite v3 men’s running shoes are built for marathon runners who never let up. Get your pair at NewBalance.com starting Feb. 1.

VELOUS FOOTWEAR:  VELOUS is an active recovery footwear brand designed to help you restore, revive & Reenergize before and after you train. Two years in development, this team has created the world's most comfortable, supportive and lightweight active recovery shoe in the world. Get 20% off using code CitiusMag20.

GOODR: Say goodbye to activewear sunglasses that don't stay in place, and upgrade to Goodr's 100% polarized, stylish and affordable $25 active sunglasses. Visit goodr.com/CITIUS for FREE SHIPPING and to check out all their styles.

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“Wow. That would be amazing. If you would’ve asked me three years ago, I would’ve said no…I hope!” – Femke Bol on the possibility of a sub-50 second performance in the women's 400m hurdles

This is the audio version of this weekend’s interview with Femke Bol during our After The Final Lap show with special guest host Ali Feller of The Ali on The Run Show. The 22-year-old Dutch star set the first individual indoor world record at the TRACK at New Balance by going 65.63 seconds for 500 meters. That beats the fastest ever times indoors or outdoors. Femke split 51.4 through 400 meters before closing hard for the record. In this chat, we talked about that race, her thoughts on the evolution of the 400m hurdles and some other fun topics like what TV show she wants to be on after her career is over. 

Unfortunately, we faced some audio issues and so there are some choppy parts with me and Kyle’s mics. Ali and Femke come through a bit clearer. We tried out best to salvage it. We’ll make sure our internet connection is stronger next time. For our first live show of 2023, consider this one our rust-buster. 

You can also watch the interview on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/live/jmjOuRPWV5s?feature=share

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NEW BALANCE: You push yourself to go the distance – get the gear that helps you get the job done. Our FuelCell SuperComp Elite v3 men’s running shoes are built for marathon runners who never let up. Get your pair at NewBalance.com starting Feb. 1.

VELOUS FOOTWEAR:  VELOUS is an active recovery footwear brand designed to help you restore, revive & Reenergize before and after you train. Two years in development, this team has created the world's most comfortable, supportive and lightweight active recovery shoe in the world. Get 20% off using code CitiusMag20.

GOODR: Say goodbye to activewear sunglasses that don't stay in place, and upgrade to Goodr's 100% polarized, stylish and affordable $25 active sunglasses. Visit goodr.com/CITIUS for FREE SHIPPING and to check out all their styles.

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On this week's show, we discuss Yared Nuguse and Woody Kincaid electrifying the Boston University track by breaking the American indoor records in the 3000m and 5000m, respectively. Alicia Monson delivered following her viral workout video by winning the Dr. Sander Invitational women's mile in 4:23.55. Katelyn Tuohy broke the NCAA indoor mile record behind her in 4:24.26. Ajee Wilson extended her Armory winning streak with a victory in the women's 1000m. (The North American record fell in Boston at the hands of Canada's Lucia Stafford in 2:33.75) Keely Hodgkinson ran 1:23.41 for the 600m indoor world record. 

Plus, we preview all of the action set for this weekend's New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston.

We have a full recap and a breakdown of the top performances of the past weekend on The CITIUS MAG Newsletter: https://citiusmag.substack.com/p/yared-nuguse-woody-kincaid-american-record-bu

More in The Lap Count's 100th edition: https://thelapcount.substack.com/p/is-this-the-last-lap

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NEW BALANCE: You push yourself to go the distance – get the gear that helps you get the job done. Our FuelCell SuperComp Elite v3 men’s running shoes are built for marathon runners who never let up. Get your pair at NewBalance.com starting Feb. 1.

VELOUS FOOTWEAR:  VELOUS is an active recovery footwear brand designed to help you restore, revive & Reenergize before and after you train. Two years in development, this team has created the world's most comfortable, supportive and lightweight active recovery shoe in the world. Get 20% off using code CitiusMag20.

GOODR: Say goodbye to activewear sunglasses that don't stay in place, and upgrade to Goodr's 100% polarized, stylish and affordable $25 active sunglasses. Visit goodr.com/CITIUS for FREE SHIPPING and to check out all their styles.

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"You are not inferior to your coach. You have to see yourself as equals because you're working together toward whatever goal that you're working toward."

Kristie Schofffield is the NCAA outdoor 800m champion from Boise State. She is also the newest rookie Team New Balance Boston. She had the best year of her career last year by stunning the field and kicking to the NCAA outdoor 800m title. It came just eight months after making a coaching switch and nearly taking a break from the sport. Her rise to the title was not a straightforward path, as she faced challenges and self-doubt along the way. In this episode, she talks about how she overcame that process and then pushed herself to break two minutes for the first time at the U.S. Outdoor Championships final. She will be making her professional debut this weekend when she races the 800m at the New Balance Grand Prix. 

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NEW BALANCE: You push yourself to go the distance – get the gear that helps you get the job done. Our FuelCell SuperComp Elite v3 men’s running shoes are built for marathon runners who never let up. Get your pair at NewBalance.com starting Feb. 1.

VELOUS FOOTWEAR:  VELOUS is an active recovery footwear brand designed to help you restore, revive & Reenergize before and after you train. Two years in development, this team has created the world's most comfortable, supportive and lightweight active recovery shoe in the world. Get 20% off using code CitiusMag20.

GOODR: Say goodbye to activewear sunglasses that don't stay in place, and upgrade to Goodr's 100% polarized, stylish and affordable $25 active sunglasses. Visit goodr.com/CITIUS for FREE SHIPPING and to check out all their styles.

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