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LetsRun.com's weekly podcast where we go behind the scenes of the professional running, marathoning, and track and field world.
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+ Grand Slam Track Unveiled + Getting Ready For The US Olympic Trials + Reviewing the Kenyan/Ethiopian Olympic Trials
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Here is the thread on Bob Schul’s death.
Have you read Jonathan Gault's sweet feature on Olympic ring tattoos?
0:00 Intro & Small Talk
4:45 Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track Is Unveiled - Rojo isn't a fan of the siloed event groups, JG is more upbeat.
32:45 Ethiopian Olympic Trials Talk - The 10,000s results are bad news for Grant Fisher and also Elle St. Pierre?
40:00 Kenyan Olympic Trials Talk
54:00 Bob Schul has died
62:42 US Olympic Trials Talk and Predictions
93:56 End of Show
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Valby makes history, Fred Kerley situation, Olympic Trials, Fantasy match-ups, Star for Michael Johnson League
Parker Valby and the Arkansas women stole the show at NCAAs while Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone impressed on the track in New York City while Fred Kerley stole the show off it.
Plus, updates on the Issam Asinga and Rhonex Kipruto doping cases, and what big name is signing on for the Michael Johnson Track League?
Plus don't miss our fantasy track and field match-upsl.
Show notes below.
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Show notes: 00:00 Start
03:44 Parker Valby makes history, pro prospects
14:01 Ramsden makes history
18:47 Whittaker repeats in 8
26:04 Arkansas women wow
28:20 Pro draft from NCAAs
37:30 Allie O and Colleen Quigley
44:49 Eric Holt nearly beats Jake Wightman. What's it mean for Hobbs Kessler?
55:18 The Fred Kerley situation
01:02:53 Noah and Sydney impress, who is USA 100 m favorite?
01:16:45 Elle St. Pierre gets smoked by Emily Mackay: Worrried?
01:19:40 Daniel Simmons 13:25 high school 5k
01:20:39 Rhonex Kipruto doping case
01:30:07 Asinga case and Gatorade
01:39:03 Intern segment
01:42:29 Fantasy track match-ups
01:42:57 Jakob vs Girma vs El Bakkali in steeple mile
01:47:08 Parker Valby vs Kara Goucher
01:48:10 Nuguse vs Webb
01:52:56 Kipchoge vs Cheptegei
01:54:53 Mantz vs King Ches
01:55:33 Coe vs Rudisha
01:57:07 Paula vs Hassan
01:58:31 Weldon vs Robert
02:01:04 Who is the big name running the Michael Johnson Track League?
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(Bonus Podcast) Villanova's Liam Murphy
In this bonus podcast, on the even of NCAAs, the interns spoke with Villanova's Liam Murphy, the Villanova miler, who has the school records at 3k and the indoor mile and 5k. They discuss his training experiences, dealing with the pandemic, the Villanova legacy, along with some personal anecdotes about his coach and teammates. Liam also speaks about the significance of Penn Relays for Villanova and breaks down his NCAA 3000m run.
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Show notes: 00:00 Join Supports Club
01:41 Start
03:08 Running for Marcus O'Sullivan and Villanova
10:03 Covid transition
11:33 Double threshholds
17:16 Talking Through NCAA Indoors in 3k
23:45 Villanova's Success at Penn Relays
26:32 The Cheserek race
27:40 Mindset for outdoors
28:49 Olympic Trials, going pro?
34:15 Believe in yourself
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NCAAs with Olympic gold medallist Dan O'Brien, Seville over Lyles, Ultimate Championships Announced
Olympic gold medallist and NCAA broadcaster Dan O'Brien joins us at 71:08 to talk all things NCAA track and field, plus a little Olympic track and field talk.
Prior to that the fake Josh Kerr calls in to give us insight on Jakob, Centro and Hobbs Kessler. We breakdown the Stockholm Diamond League, talk a little about Jakob's narrow win over Cheruiyot in Oslo, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's and Femke Bol's season openers at 400m hurdles, and turn our attention to Jamaica's Oblique Seville beating Noah Lyles at 100m in Jamaica.
We end with an NCAA draft.
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Show notes:
00:00 Music
00:22 Start
6:35 Fake Josh Kerr on Jakob, Centro, and Hobbs
8:57 Jakob edges Cheruiyot - Josh Kerr is #1 in world?
13:46 Jakob, Mo Farah and the 5k world record
19:57 New year end event World Athletics ultimate Championships announced
31:12 Oblique Seville takes down Noah Lyles *Video
39:37 Sydney and Femke Bol 400m hurdle openers
43:18 Is there now a big 3 in the men's 800?
47:05 Nordas wins 3000 over Grijalva
52:38 NCAA Distance Preview
1:11:08 Guest - Olympic gold medallist and NCAA announcer Dan O'Brien
1:14:40 Big storylines at NCAAs
1:25:26 Men's 100
1:36:30 Dan's distanced hot takes
1:41:25 Men's team race
1:45:46 Decathlon and Heath Baldwin
1:46:53 The NCAA broadcast
1:55:38 Ato Boldon announcing rumor
1:59:44 Dan talks pros and Sha'Carri and Grant Holloway
2:02:00 Dan on winning an Olympic gold and overcoming the pressure
2:05:31 Dan wants a LetsRun shirt *Get yours here
2:06:10 LetsRun NCAA draft
Links: NCAA prediction contest
Letsrun shirts
Seville over Lyles video
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Kerr Over Jakob, Prefontaine Highlights, Doping Drama, + Failed LetsRun Predictions
In this episode of the LetsRun.com Track Talk Podcast, hosts Jonathan Gault, Robert Johnson, and Weldon Johnson provide in-depth analysis of the standout events from the 2024 Prefontaine Classic, including Josh Kerr's big victory over Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the Bowerman Mile, Sha'Carri Richardson's return, and Keeley Hodgkinson's win. They also touch on Ellie St. Pierre's rise and discuss the perhaps controversial four-year ban of Issam Asinga and his allegations regarding Gatorade gummies. Additionally, we have the first intern segment where the interns reveal and scrutinize LRC's most most bold and inaccurate predictions, covering topics from Sha'Carri Richardson's potential to NCAA XC.
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00:00 Intro Music
00:22 Start
03:19 Bowerman Mile delivered
08:38 Who is Olympic favorite: Kerr or Ingebrigtsen?
13:24 Yared Nuguse?
15:30 Thread of Week: Crazy Hot takes on Bowerman Mile *link
29:41 Sifan Hassan ok or in trouble?
32:55 Elle St. Pierre impresses
38:28 Women's 100: Sha'Carri is ready, what about SAFP and Elaine Thompson-Herah?
42:26 Mile vs 1500
43:49 Grant Holloway, Lolo Jones and Gail Devers
49:30 Who is Olympic favorite for 800? Keely Hodgkinson or Athing Mu?
52:22 Who should we be most worried about? Erriyon Knighton, SAFP or Athing Mu?
55:43 Oslo- Dos Santos vs Warholm, Ingebrigtsen in mile
59:28 Issam Asinga banned, says he tested positive because of Gatorade gummies
01:11:37 Peter Bol with microdogin screenshot on his phone
01:19:54 Boston vs Dallas NBA Finals
01:23:18 Intern segment - who made the crazy prediction?
01:25:21 Sha'Carri more likely not to make Worlds than win Worlds
01:27:09 Bekele is done
01:29:00 Andy Powell the worst XC coach
01:30:34 NC State won't win NCAAs without Kelsey Chmiel
01:31:43 Athing Mu will wwin worlds and break WR
01:32:43 Stanford could win NCAA cross with Young twins
01:34:58 Nico Young will never win NCAAs
01:35:56 An American will win a Major
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Centro's Back!?, LA Grand Prix, Decade of Jon Gault & Prefontaine Classic Week
Welcome to the Lets Run.com Track Talk Podcast! We celebrate Jonathan Gault's 10th anniversary, delve into the LA Grand Prix where Sydney McLaughlin Levrone, Matthew Centrowitz, Bryce Hoppel, Jake Wightman and others impressed.
Noah Lyles 100m gold medal hopes increased, a male dominated the Oregon girls state meet, we welcomed our new summer intern, and fake Josh Kerr is back.
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Show notes:
00:00 Intro Music
00:22 Start
01:17 Jon's 10th year anniversary at LetsRun.com
08:49 LA Grand Prix
08:57 Sydney McLaughlin Levrone 22.07 200m
19:04 Noah Lyles improves in 150 at adidas Atlanta City Games
24:29 5000: Selemon Barega Wins, Grant Fisher 5th
36:59 All-time US adjusted 5k list
41:03 Men's 1500: Centro Improves, Kessler Impresses in 800
48:05 Wightman better than ever?
51:01 Bryce Hoppel, Brandon Miller impress
56:13 RIP Evan Jager Olympic hopes?
01:00:48 Trouble in women's 800 as Ajee' Wilson and Raevyn Rogers bomb
01:07:54 LA meet success or failure?
01:17:12 Bekele back at Olympics
01:21:14 Male dominates girls competition in Oregon
01:32:27 Fake Josh Kerr
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