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The 128th Boston Marathon is in the books and Sisay Lemma put on an exhibition the first 20 miles of the race and held on for the win as Hellen Obiri blasted the final 5 miles to win her battle with Sharon Lokedi.

CJ Albertson joined the sub 2:10 club.

What's up with the Kenyan and Ethiopian Olympic teams?

Alicia Monson is out of the Olympics, what about Parker Valby's chances?

Colin Sahlman ran 3:33.9 to get the big win at Bryan Clay. Is he a contender for the Olympics?

Adam Spencer won the Aussie 1500m title, Jacious Sears blasted a 10.77, Mykolas Alekna broke the oldest men's world record on the books, and the Diamond League is really dead in the US as it will be on Flotrack in 2025.

We break it all down.

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01:22 Start
09:17 Sisay Lemma goes out in 60:19 and wins
18:53 15:06 5k in Women's race as Hellen Obiri battles Sharon Lokedi
25:28 Who is favorite for women's Olympic Marathon?
33:09 Sifan Hassan
34:31 Kenyan Olympic team and Evans Chebet
38:07 The broadcast
44:28 Japan vs America
48:19 Best thing in running this week: CJ Albertson joins sub 2:10 club *thread
55:50 Easier to be good at marathon than track?
58:26 Parker Valby 30:50 10,000m and Alicia Monson out of Olympics
01:05:58 Colin Sahlman 3:33.9 win, how good is Newbury Park, Mike Smith? video thread
01:24:46 Adam Spencer of Wisconsin wins Aussie 1500m champs *video
01:36:45 Jacious Sears 10.77 100m for Tennessee *link
01:41:29 38 year-old discus world record broken in tiny town in Oklahoma *video
01:51:20 Diamond League to be on Flotrack in 2025
Links: Sisay Lemma goes out in 60:19 and wins
15:06 5k in Women's race as Hellen Obiri battles Sharon Lokedi
Jacious Sears 10.77 Video
Adam Spencer Aussie 1500 Video
Colin Sahlman video thread
Ryan Eiler, 3rd American man at Boston, almost out of nowhere 
CJ Albertson 2:09:53 for 7th and top American 
Des Linden: "The entire sport" has changed since she first started running Boston. 
Discus World Record Video

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The Boston Marathon is here and Jon and Wejo are in Boston to break it down after Boston media day.

Parker Valby has run 30:50 for 10,000m to smash the American record and LRC even reflects on the death of OJ Simpson.

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Show notes:
0:00 2024 Boston Marathon Live Preview Show sequence
02:50 Parker Valby 30:50 10,000m
09:35 Boston Marathon Preview -weather should be perfect
11:58 Men's Preview -Evans Chebet goes for 3peat
17:27 Why is Lemma running Boston instead of NY?
22:39 Ron Mann back coaching a Boston contender
24:56 The American men - CJ + Elkanah Kibet less can be more, wants to run 2:04?
31:03 Women's Preview - Hellen Obiri back to defend
40:31 American women - Emma Bates and Sara Hall lead way
45:13 Boston Predictions
52:57 Aussie Olympic 1500m final set
57:04 Simeon Birnbaum out for year
01:00:50 OJ Simpson is dead
01:12:15 Jon has the LetsRun Credit Card

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The solar eclipse has come and gone but some things are still the same- controversy with USATF as they are not sending a team to the World Under 20 Championships this year.

69 boys went sub 9:00 for 3200 at Arcadia, Parker Valby is running a 10k, the Boston Marathon is almost here, and the Aussie Olympic Trials 1500 features Cam Myers, "Stewie" McSweyn, Ollie Hoare, and Adam Spencer. Who comes out on top?

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Show notes: 00:00 LetsRun Shirts https://shop.letsrun.com/ and the our VPN of choice https://www.letsrun.com/vpn
04:24 Eclipse talk
09:50 Rojo Rant- USATF Not sending a team to World U20s
20:05 What 2023 Worlds team members won't make Olympics? Subscriber pod
25:58 3200 madness at Arcadia
35:09 Parker Valby entered in 10k
42:22 Wejo back from eclipse
55:13 55:13 Boston next week- Evans Chebet goes for 3 peat
56:56 Bank of America Medal "Controversy"
01:00:14 Boston Weather
01:05:03 Kenyan Olympic implications -Hellen Obiri and Sharon Lokedi
01:06:09 Athletes returning from US Olympic Marathon Trials
01:07:55 Mary Keitany appreciation
01:10:50 Shoes/Drugs
01:13:03 Australian Olympic Trials - Men's 1500 is loaded *entries
01:27:48 Bad news Grant Fisher
01:32:17 Dude runs across Africa

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Jacob Kiplimo and Beatrice Chebet repeated at World XC but what happened to Agnes Ngetich and Joshua Cheptegei?

April Fools came and went and what were the craziest stories in the sport in the last year?

And it's not an April Fools joke that a Texas A&M Aggie ran an NCAA leading 1:44:46 and may be a dark horse candidate at the Olympic Trials.

Plus Elizabeth Leachman broke the high school 5000m record.


0:00 Start
04:13 World XC - Cheptegei and Ngetich left out of medals - women problems for Ngetich?
10:39 Beatrice Chebet for the win
10:54 Cheptegei on the decline?
15:41 Kiplimo- can he get it done on the track?
21:30 Kenyan women dominate women's race - why don't more people care?
38:37 Weini Kelati and Anthony Rotich lead Americans
48:02 April Fools homepage
01:00:02 Truth stranger than fiction - what was the craziest story of the last year?
01:04:31 Sam Whitmarsh - Texas A&M 1:44.46
01:13:19 Florida Relays 4x100s
01:14:40 Elizabeth Leachman breaks high school record in 5000 *article
01:24:24 Post nuptial shutoff thread and shirt
Links: Elizabeth Leachman high school 5000 record
April Fools homepage
Post nuptial shutoff thread and shirt

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Rojo and Jon break down the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade Serbia which take place this Saturday. Jon will be there and Rojo won't be on hand to smoke cigarettes or chase gorillas.

A nearly 26 year old high school record fell, Jerry Schumacher is actually racing his guys, and what is in store for track and field in the NIL era (Nico Young signed with adidas). We break it all down, plus our relationship thread of week.

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00:41 Start
03:45 World XC memories Rojo's Trip to Jordan More on Jordan *Boulder US cross
12:56 Men's Preview - Joshua Cheptegei, Jacob Kiplimo lead way, challenges from Berihu Aregawi and Sabastian Sawe. *World XC Men's Preview
28:31 Anthony Rotich leads American men
31:43 Women's race - Beatrice Chebet defends, Kenyan women and 28:46 woman Agnes Ngetich to dominate?
43:02 Rojo has lost his running shoes
46:31 Can Weini Kelati get top 10?
48:36 Wejo joins
56:13 Jerry Schumacher races some of his guys - Simeon Birnbaum debut *Thread
01:03:50 Future of Track with NIL / Nico Young signs with adidas
01:17:00 2 schools break 26-year-old high school 4x100 record in same race
01:20:37 Relationship thread of week
01:27:34 Email of week
Links:
World XC Men's Preview
Rojo's Trip to Jordan
More on Jordan
Boulder US cross
Thread of week: My gf is an objectively good partner, but I don't feel like I want to marry her or combine lives...
Thread on Jerry's guys racing

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We break down the TEN from California, debate Nico Youn and Matthew Centrowitz's Olympic chances amongst other things, and talk about Letsile Tebogo's 44:29 400m.

If you missed the Noah Lyles and Lance Brauman talks they are now a standalone podcast here.

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Show notes:
0:00 The Ten recap
03:13 Rojo wins $500 thanks to Nico Young
08:27 The men's race at the TEN
13:31 What should Nico Young do next?
17:11 College scene corrupt and full of doping?
20:04 How are 10k trials looking for men?
24:23 Drew Hunter needs to steeple
28:45 Grant Fisher's new setup is going ...
32:21 Thread: Am I Alone In Thinking That Grant Fisher Will Win The 2024 Olympic 10000m?
42:25 The TEN women's race - Stomach problems for Monson, Keilati gets standard
49:26 Keira D'Amato 31:05
50:31 Karissa Schweizer and Katie Izzo
53:57 Centro and Jager
58:41 Post of the Week - Centro should retire?
01:01:40 Bekele runs 63:59 at United Airlines NYC Half - is he done? *Bekele says 50/50 he makes Olympics
01:05:41 Jake Wightman 5k pr
01:07:46 Sprint message board
01:08:22 Tebogo 44.29 400m
01:18:38 Young talent in 100
01:19:38 Trivia Question - How many US Olympic track gold medalists are still competing?
01:24:33 Shirts 26.52% off with code 2652 in https://shop.letsrun.com/
01:24:51 Supporters Club audio clip (Sign up today: )
Links: Post of week - Centro should retire
Thread of week: Am I Alone In Thinking That Grant Fisher Will Win The 2024 Olympic 10000m?
Shirts 26.52% off with code 2652
Bekele 50/50 for Olympics?

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