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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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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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On this week's show, we celebrate the amazing runs put up by Colin Sahlman and Elliott Cook at their NCAA track and field conference meets, rave about the SEC sprint action, praise Phoebe Gill and wonder if it's time for Evan Jager and Craig Engels to panic. Ples which is more important to running - nature or nurture? We end the show with an interview of Employee 1.1, Steve Soprano, whose dreams became reality on Monday as he broke 15:00 for the first time at age 36. And Steve and Rojo end the show with a Supporter's Club exclusive - they rant about the worst sentence written by a running journalist in the year 2024.


Shownotes
0:00 Intro and Small Talk
5:30 NCAA men's 1500 talk starting with Colin Sahlman and Nico YOung and then moving to Elliott Cook and UWashington
17:45 Who is the NCAA 1500 favorite?
25:19 SEC Sprints Showcase
29:30 A middle schooler broke 15:00 this weekend
32:30 Phoebe Gill runs 1:57 at age 17
35:00 Track Fest and Olympic Standard Chasing or Lack thereof
37:52 Impressive Performances in the Steeplechase
41:13 Concerns and Hope for Evan Jager's Performance
43:43 Craig Engels runs bad but talks big
48:25 Krissy Gear's Success and Olympic Chances
48:58 Louis Grialva's Has A Plan
52:34 Exciting Match-ups in the LA 5K
57:16 Lack of Promotion for the LA Grand Prix
1:01:44 Predictions for amazing women's 400 at LA Grand Prix
1:03:45 Olympic Marathon Qualification Drama - Is This chasing of standards bad for the sport?
1:12:00 Nature vs Nurture. Rojo refuses to talk about the Bowerman mile but instead wants to talk about the Japanese NR in the 1500 is just 3:35 and what that tells us about genetics. Jon argues for nurture.
1:17:05 Steve Soprano, a 36-year-old father of 2, joins the show and talks about how his dreams became reality on Monday when he broke 15:00 for the first time
1:34:15 Supporter's Club exclusive where Steve and Rojo talk about the worst-sentence written in running in 2024 (It was about the Boston marathon) and what it means for society

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Colin Sahlman, the NCAA 1500m star for NAU joins us at 66:21 as our guest.

Before that we break down the latest in the track and field world where the tiny Oxy Invitional saw the 2023 debut of Sydney McLaughlin, and a hot 1500m where Nico Young took down milers Matthew Centrowitz and Colin Sahlman, but is Centro Back?

The revamped World Relays was a hit with Olympic qualification on the line, and the US won 3 of the 4 races, with Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke, and Lestile Tebogo turning heads. Noah Lyles and Team USA delivered should they run it back at the Olympics?

Watch Sound Running Track Fest Saturday for $6.99 with PPV proceeds going to athletes. Sifan Hassan, Matthew Centrowitz, Evan Jager, Nikki Hiltz, Luis Grijalva, Keira D'Amato all scheduled to compete. Details here

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Show notes:
00:00 Colin Sahlman audio
00:20 Sound Running Track Fest PPV $6.99 Details here
01:09 Intro
04:06 Charles Barkley audio
08:10 Kentucky Derby proves... never leave the rail...
12:34 Oxy Invitational: CENTRO's NOT DONE YET!!! - Nico 3:34, Centro 3:35 at Oxy
Week that Was
18:58 Post of Week: NICO YOUNG joins Haile Gebrsellasie as ONLY athletes EVER to ...
26:27 Thread: Does Nico Young have the best range of any US runner ever?
What about Lopez Lomong? 2007 NCAA 1500 final here
33:27 Deer Cooper Teare... do the steeple
38:03 Luis Grijalva not running great in 2024
38:49 Sydney runs 100 m hurdles, what about the double?
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46:29 Letsrun podcast jingle
49:40 World Relays had new Olympic qualifying format and US dominated
56:53 New format was a home run
59:50 Was Rhasidat Adeleke of Ireland the biggest star?
01:02:48 US sending team to world U20s
01:07:23 Colin Sahlman interview
01:14:26 Indoors vs Now
01:18:48 College pressure
01:22:36 The Olympic Trails
01:25:44 Being a rock star in high school
01:27:42 The college adjustment
01:29:29 Difference in Mike Smith and Sean Brosnan training
01:33:58 His training
01:43:21 What has he learned from his coaches
01:49:11 Sound Running Track Fest PPV $6.99 Details here
Links: Week that Was
Post of Week: NICO YOUNG joins Haile Gebrsellasie as ONLY athletes EVER to ...
Does Nico Young have the best range of any US runner ever?
Deer Cooper Teare... do the steeple
CENTRO's NOT DONE YET!!! - Nico 3:34, Centro 3:35 at Oxy
2007 NCAA 1500 final here: Lomong over Manzano
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Penn Relays, Bermuda Grand Prix, Shandhai Diamond League, adidas adizero Road to Records, the week was jampacked around the glob with action.

Yared Nuguse kept winning, the 100m guys aren't breaking 10 but Trayvon Bromell got married, and the 16 minute 4xmile barrier fell at Penn to Villanova.

Was high schooler Quincy Wilson or collegian Colin Sahlman, the most impressive performer of the weekend?

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Show notes:
00:00 Sarcoidosis awarness month
01:04 Start
07:30 A fragmented weekend
14:35 Penn Relays -Quincy Wilson the highlight?
17:41 Villanova men, Harvard women bring it
22:43 Yared Nuguse beats Ollie Hoare in mile?
25:31 Ajee Wilson 2nd
28:41 Craig Engels turns 30 tomorrow - US 1500m scene
30:10 More comments on mile from Rojo
34:57 adizero meet -Arop and Wanyonyi impresses
40:56 Colin Sahlman 1:45, Nico Young 1:47
44:53 Clayton Murphy 1:45.3
49:15 Which team is harder to make US or British 1500m Olympic team?
55:56 Cooper Teare 3:32 pb - 1500m, 5k or double at Trials?
01:04:28 World Relays this weekend
01:12:38 Trayvon Bromell gets married

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Kenenisa Bekele didn't win the London Marathon but he more than capture attention with his second place showing. Is it enough to get him to the Olympics one final time.

Peres Jepchirchir set the women's only marathon world record in London in a "tactical" 2:16.

High schooler Christian Miller ran a world leading 9.93 100m, could he possibly make the US Olympic team (and win Olympic gold?).

Billionaries Mark Zuckerberg and Jim Ratcliffe ran fast, there is a doping controversy involving China, USADA, and WADA, and a USATF legal update, along with the 800m opener of Josh Kerr.

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00:00 Start
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03:48 Kenenisa Bekele 2:04 2nd Place in London! Olympic chances article 1 article 2 *interview after NYC Half
25:48 British men vs US men *Emile Cairess training thread
29:00 Rojo sidetrack on women's 1500m and doping *link of 1500 champs
32:38 Peres Jepchirchir breaks women's only world record as 4 women go sub 2:17
43:40 Gudaf Tsegay 3:50m 1500 but might she only run 10,000 at Olympics
51:22 Sha'Carri Gets Beat, No SAFP or Elaine Thompson
56:29 First 13 Minute Women's 5000m in China This Weekend?
01:01:26 Christian Miller 9.93 as 17 year-old
01:11:10 Billionaires running fast: Mark Zuckerberg Sub 21 5k, Sir Jim Ratcliffe marathon
01:15:15 Jim Estes' defamation lawsuit vs USATF clears legal hurdle *USATF ruling here
01:20:06 Chinese Doping scandal or nothing to worry about? USADA and WADA threatening each other
01:28:56 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse 1 year where abouts suspension
01:34:16 Josh Kerr 1:45 opener
Links: Bekele article 1 article 2 *interview after NYC Half
Emile Cairess training thread
list of 1500 champs
USATF ruling here

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