The Final Leg

In today’s conversation, I speak with Alexis Brown of the United States. She is the 2025 NCAA Indoor Champion in the Long Jump, and a newly minted pro having signed with Nike at the end of 2025.

In her first professional meet at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial, Alexis jumped a massive personal best of 7.07m, which not only a personal best and world lead at the top of 2026, but also made her the 7th farthest Long Jumper in American history.

In our conversation, we do a full breakdown of her 7.07 long jump, including her execution, technique and mindset throughout the entire series.

We discuss her time competing for Baylor and her transition to the professional world including finding an agent and eventually signing with Nike. Competing on the diamond League circuit in 2025, straining both her hamstrings, and finally her goals for the 2026 season and beyond.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:03 Reflecting on 2026 Season Opener

02:26 Injuries in 2025 and Recovery

05:20 NCAA Career at Baylor

12:26 Turning Pro and Signing with an Agent

16:37 Competing at Diamond League Meets

19:07 Signing with Nike

21:45 Being a Sprinter and Jumper

25:21 Breaking down the 7.07 Long Jump

32:54 Learning how to Long Jump

37:29 Goals for 2026

Before Usain Bolt became the athlete we know today, he had to work his way to the top.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:28 Bolt's Youth and Junior years

03:36 Bolt's first "senior" season

04:34 Bolt on the 2006 circuit

06:58 Bolt's 2007 season

07:32 Bolt at global championships

09:27 Bolt's 2008 season

11:19 How Bolt changed sprinting

At the 2026 Velocity Fest 19, 5-time Olympic Champion Elaine Thompson-Herah ran her first 100m in 2 years and clocked a time of 10.92 seconds. This was was a shocking performance in that, it indicated she was almost certainly back from the injuries that kept her out of the sport for so long, and may be trending back towards the performances that brought her to the world and Olympic medals.

But, in 2024 and 2025, while she was sitting out and most people questioned if she would even return, Ato Boldon shared his thoughts about Elaine likely no longer being a threat and not being able to get back to that previous form.

Today, I break down Elaine's 100m race and also discuss Ato's comments on if he was wrong or if he actually was right.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

05:23 Mt Sac Relays Results

09:25 Tom Jones Memorial Results

12:25 South African Championships

16:33 Addis Ababa Grand Prix

19:58 Michael Norman’s Comeback

40:00 Breaking Down Elaine's 10.92

51:01 Reviewing Ato Boldon’s comments

In today's conversation, I speak with Maia McCoy of the United States who is a rising star in women's sprinting.

Born and raised in Tennessee, she attended the University of Tennessee where she was an All-American in the sprint events both indoors and outdoors.

She likely popped onto many people’s radars in 2025 though as she frequently competed on the international circuit at both diamond league and continental tour meetings, finishing the year ranked 14th in the world in the 100m and setting a personal best of 10.96 seconds.

Prior to 2025 though you may have heard of her for representing Liberia where she won 100m silver at both the 2024 African Championships in Cameroon and African games in Ghana.

But representing Liberia didn’t work out and she is now in the process of transferring back to represent her home country of the United States.

In our conversation we discuss Maia’s transfer to Liberia, as well as the process of transferring back to the USA.

We also break down that amazing 2025 season, finding a pocket of consistency, and becoming one of the top ranked sprinters in the world. She breaks down sponsorships, training under Coach Ken Harden at Auburn, the progress she's made in practice, as well as goals for 2026.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:16 Start of the 2026 Season

03:06 Running Indoors in 2026

04:23 Maia’s 2025 Outdoor Season

08:24 Breaking 11 seconds in the 100m

11:08 Getting comfortable on the pro circuit

12:52 Competing at Tennessee in the NCAA

15:09 Turning Pro After College

17:38 Sponsorships

20:44 Representing Liberia and Transferring back to USA

30:11 Current Training

32:30 Becoming a student of the sport

36:28 Competing across Africa

39:13 Goals for 2026

Gout Gout recently ran a new World U20 record of 19.67 seconds in the 200m at the Australian National Championships. Despite this being an amazing performance there was a ton of controversy and questions around the mark and the other performances in the race. Today we discuss the race as well as the unrealistic expectations that may be put upon Gout Gout moving forward.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:24 Erik Cardoso "Fake" 9.82

04:06 Lachlan Kennedy 9.96 100m

09:12 Letsile Tebogo 400m

13:21 Wayde Van Nikerk , Adaejah Hodge, Cambrea Sturgis

16:59 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden upcoming races

26:38 Gout Gout's 19.67

44:58 the Usain Bolt expectations are unrealistic

58:45 The 200m is VERY competitive

1:10:12 Walter Dix' 200m career as a model

1:19:06 Comparison to other athletes

1:26:45 Responding to Comments

In todays conversation, I speak with Max Thomas from the United States who is a young rising star in both the 100m and 200m. He recently ran a personal best of 9.90 in the 100m at the 2026 Florida Relays which is the fastest time by any American at the top of April and 2nd fastest time in the world.

Max attended the University of Southern California and at the 2025 NCAA Championships, finished 2nd place in the 100m. Shortly after, he decided to forgo his final year of eligibility and instead turn pro signing with On. In addition to his recent 100m personal best outdoors, he finished 4th place in the 60m at the 2026 USA Indoor Championships.

In our conversation, Max breaks down his 9.90 personal best including his race pattern and execution. He reflects on his 2025 NCAA season and explains why he decided to turn pro early. And finally, he discusses the upcoming the opportunity to represent the USA at the 2026 World Relays and shares a a dream 4x100 of next generation USA sprinters.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:05 Breaking down his 9.90 100m PB

05:06 2026 Indoor Season

08:01 Max's decision to turn pro

10:34 Signing with On as a sprinter

14:19 Having a daughter and balancing pro life

16:51 Breaking down the 2025 NCAA season

24:49 Running on Team USA Relays

29:12 Goals for 2026

In todays conversation, I speak with Max Thomas from the United States who is a young rising star in both the 100m and 200m. He recently ran a personal best of 9.90 in the 100m at the 2026 Florida Relays which is the fastest time by any American at the top of April and 2nd fastest time in the world.

Max attended the University of Southern California and at the 2025 NCAA Championships, finished 2nd place in the 100m. Shortly after, he decided to forgo his final year of eligibility and instead turn pro signing with On. In addition to his recent 100m personal best outdoors, he finished 4th place in the 60m at the 2026 USA Indoor Championships.

In our conversation, Max breaks down his 9.90 personal best including his race pattern and execution. He reflects on his 2025 NCAA season and explains why he decided to turn pro early. And finally, he discusses the upcoming the opportunity to represent the USA at the 2026 World Relays and shares a a dream 4x100 of next generation USA sprinters.

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📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson

🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:05 Breaking down his 9.90 100m PB

05:06 2026 Indoor Season

08:01 Max's decision to turn pro

10:34 Signing with On as a sprinter

14:19 Having a daughter and balancing pro life

16:51 Breaking down the 2025 NCAA season

24:49 Running on Team USA Relays

29:12 Goals for 2026

Christopher Morales-Williams of Canada is the newly crowned 2026 World Indoor Champion in the 400m. He is also the 2024 NCAA indoor and outdoor champion in the 400m while competing for the university of Georgia.

Back in 2024, Chris ran an indoor personal best time of 44.49 seconds, which stands as the fastest indoor 400m time in history. He has had the opportunity to represent Canada at the Olympics and World Championships, and at 21 years old, his career is barely just getting started. After sickness in 2025 kept him from performing to the best of his ability, he kicked off 2026 with a gold medal and a clear outlook on his future.

In our conversation we dive into that Gold medal winning performance at the world indoor champs, including an in-depth breakdown of the race. We also discuss his training and progression over the past few years, what his transition from college to professional has been like, his goals for the 2026 season, and some of his favorite athletes and races from history.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:10 Becoming World Indoor Champion

02:57 2025 Season and Sickness

04:25 Mindset entering 2026 season

05:42 Consistency in 2026

07:55 Still being young and hungry

09:12 Breaking down his 400m Gold medal at World Indoors

14:33 Form and execution in a 400m race

18:50 Hitting the weight room and explosiveness

24:11 Listening to coach

28:51 Goals for 2026 and beyond

31:52 400m indoors vs outdoors

33:17 Representing Canada

The Women's 200m may be one of the most exciting eventsto watching in 2026. From Gabby Thomas & Shericka Jackson, to Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Amy Hunt, there are tons of names who will be facing off on the Diamond League circuit, the Commonwealth Games, and the World Ultimate Championships. Today we break down all the major players and what to expect from them this year.

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The 2026 Outdoor season got into full gear this past weekend with a ton of performances around the world. Today we discuss a few notable results from NCAA and pro athletes, Sha’carri Richardson’s win at the Stawell Gift in Australia, as well as the current state of the women’s 200m as we have seen a bunch of top players open up their seasons to varying results.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

09:47 NCAA and other results

16:13 Sha'carri Richardson wins Stawell Gift

39:43 Women's 200m landscape & history