The Final Leg

Let's quickly discuss Day 2 of the World Indoor Championships, including the Women's 60m, The Men's 60mH, the 400m finals and the Women's Triple Jump

Full Meet Timetable & Results: https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/nanjing25/timetable

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Let's quickly discuss Day 1 of the World Indoor Championships, including the Men's 60m and Triple Jump Final, as well as the 400m heats and semis

Full Meet Timetable & Results: https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/nanjing25/timetable

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Quick Preview of the 2025 World Indoor Championships in Nanjing China this weekend (Mar 21st-23rd)

Full Entries and Results: https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/nanjing25/timetable

Schedule & How to Watch: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHWWCC1Rb50/?img_index=1

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At the 2025 USA Indoor Championships, Coby Hilton finished 2nd place in the 60m, booking his ticket to represent the United States at the the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. This was the first team Coby had ever made in his career after multiple years of coming up just short. 

In our conversation, Coby speaks about initially having no intentions of running track and walking on to his college team, deciding to continue competing after college despite not having a shoe contract, joining Tracksmith in 2024, and the overall ups and downs he went through to get to where he is at now.

Be sure to follow Coby and support him on his journey in the sport!

https://www.instagram.com/coby_hilton/

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:17 Coby never planned on running track

03:41 Competing at South Dakota State University

06:04 Trying to compete in Track after college

08:28 Parents reaction to competing after college

09:45 Training without a professional contract11:56 Did Coby ever think of giving up?

13:55 Daily life of an unsponsored athlete

15:56 Running 6.51 in 2023

19:45 Running for Tracksmith

21:51 Being able to represent SDSU

24:11 Working with Kevin Cogley and training overseas

26:46 How Track & Field is different in Europe

28:31 What Coby learned about himself in Europe

30:00 Parents were proud of his success

30:47 How Coby focuses during competition

32:17 2024 USA Indoor Championships

33:39 2025 USA Indoor Championships

34:52 Representing Team USA at the World Indoor Championships

37:32 Goal Setting

40:21 Advice for aspiring athletes

42:08 Closing

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo is coming off a Gold medal at the 2024 Olympic games in the 200m. He has already opened up his 2025 season with a few 400m races, but they weren't as impressive as the performances he was able to produce at the top of 2024. So what should we expect as we look forward to the 2025 World Championship season?

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Bayanda Walaza broke the 10 second barrier for the first time in the 100m running 9.99 seconds. This performance individually is amazing, but is representative of an overall rise in African sprint talent.

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Gout Gout just ran a windy 19.98 (+3.6) in the 200m down in Australia. Does this mean he is ready to compete with the top athletes in the event?

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Let's take a look at the history of the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, specifically the various locations it has been held at over the past 60 years.

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📚Video Sources:

- Video footage of 1965 NCAA indoor track & field championships: https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-video/77

- List of NCAA Indoor Hosts: https://www.ustfccca.org/meets-results/meet-history?series=3369

- NCAA History Year by Year: https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2021/6/14/timeline-1920s.aspx

- Daily Relay Michigan Tracks: https://dailyrelay.com/americas-track-field-stadiums-michigan/

- Cobo Center Detroit: https://www.freep.com/picture-gallery/money/business/michigan/2014/09/18/cobo-center-through-the-years/15856523/

- 1984 NCAA indoor Track 1000m: https://youtu.be/4wyG95K2HLY?si=yyAJJNM84zfWES3B

- 1987 NCAA Indoor Men’s 4x400: https://youtu.be/Jpi95TsFfo8?si=kuyjfIquRKUOOt9y

- Syracuse University Timelapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzRImwFhDNM&ab_channel=SyracuseOrange

- Portland Indoor Track Timelapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA7fGomQ65Q&ab_channel=BeynonSports

- Virginia Beach Sports Complex: https://youtu.be/NMSZg0JRgS0?si=p83Zww4-nvNDbSco

- Boise State Selling indoor Track: https://boisedev.com/news/2021/07/27/boise-state-jackson-track/

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Ackeem Blake just dropped his 200m PB down to 20.20 early this year. He also has been running more 200m races than any other year in his career. What will this mean for his 2025 season in the 100m?

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Lets discuss the implications that the Women's 60m at the 2025 European Indoor Championships may or may not have when it comes to the 100m at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo later this year

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