Athlos Meet Is Here, NCAA XC Preview, Foreign Imports

The all-female Athlos meet backed by reddit's Alexis Ohanian is on Thursday in NYC and we break down what it means for the sport and its chances for success.

Then we preview the NCAA cross country season. Parker Wolfe and Katelyn Tuohy are gone but Parker Wolfe and Graham Blanks are back as are the Oklahoma State men. Can the NAU women get it done for the first time? What about Mike Smiths' legacy?

Solomon Kipchoge is a 59 minute half marathoner for Texas Tech and a new comer to the NCAA ranks, so is Pamela Kogei, the younger sister of former marathon world record holder Brigid. How will they fare?

We end with some Supporters Club only audio.

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• Show notes: 00:00 Athlos and NCAA XC Preview
• 02:58 Rojo's diet
• 07:21 Parker Wolfe podcast plug *link to podcast
• 09:27 Athlos meet Thursday in NYC with $100k in prize money per event preview discussion
• 18:39 Star power off the track
• 21:23 Does Track have a supply problem? *article
• 32:08 Races at Athlos
• 39:47 Men's XC Preview *Preview 1 & 2
• 40:29 Graham Blanks and Parker Wolfe
• 45:44 New contenders including 59 half marathoner Solomon Kipchoge
• 52:09 Men's team battle led by Oklahoma State
• 55:52 Sean Carlson's comments on importing older athletes *link
• 01:01:14 Age cap?
• 01:02:54 Bob Liking
• 01:06:05 Women's XC preview - Tuohy and Valby gone
• 01:12:31 Individual battle - Doris Lemngole or Brigid Kosei's sister Pamela?
• 01:16:54 NIL raising the bar
• 01:28:20 Supporters Club only audio

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