Tokyo Olympics Track and Field Preview Podcast

The Olympics are here and we preview the action. Show notes below.

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Show notes:

1:29 Boots on the ground

7:07 Centro 3:49 Mile Good/bad/necessary?

12:57 Men's 1500 Preview: Josh Kerr gold medal threat?

24:20 Men's 100/200 Preview

27:55 Women's 100/200

32:10 Women's 400: Miller-Uibo double?

37:09 Simone Biles - is running mental or physical?

42:43 Alberto Salazar banned for life by Safe Sport / Private eye tails him and Galen Rupp

49:28 Men's 400 preview

56:23 400 Hurdles

59:24 Women's 800

Which Americans are most likely to medal? How many distance medals will America get?

69:36 Sifan Hassan three golds or 0 golds?

74:35 Men's 10,000m Final: Passing the torch

78:17 Dathan Ritzenhein OAC update / private coaches in Tokyo

84:20 Social Media Update from Intern Karl: Josh Kerr audio on Centro mile

88:43 Noah Lyles update

92:01 Michael Johnson on Shaunae Miller-Uibo

94:33 Olympic roomates: Cole Hocker and Mason Ferlic

Links :GoForTheRed.org

- Becca Gillespy explains what a lifetime Safe Sport ban means

Positive Test in Tokyo?

Celebration of the Games: Australian coach

Alaskan Celebration

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