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On this week's show we spend most of the first hour breaking down the 2023 Berlin marathon where Tigst Assefa ran an incredible 2:11:53. How shocked were we by the run? What it made it possible - pacing, shoes, talent, or doping? Eliud Kipchoge got the men's win in the 8th fastest time in history but is he starting to slip? The US men did not do well - will they even get three into the Olympics on world ranking? Should Paul Chelimo run the marathon Trails or does he have a better shot in the 5000? We break it down for you.

Eugene, Oregon will host the US Olympic Track and Field Trials and Rojo is irate. The NCAA xc season got underway and some super freshmen impressed while others totally bombed. Plus Brandon Miller and a ton of top sprinters have new coaches.

Here are some of the articles/threads discussed on the show:


Tigst Assefa Obliterates Women's Marathon World Record with 2:11:53 in Berlin
Eliud Kipchoge Wins Record 5th Berlin Marathon in 2:02:42
MB: Reid Buchanan and Des Linden rip Eliud Kipchoge on twitter - "Give me a break"
MB: McColgan trolls Assefa on twitter
MB: American men bombed, are we not going to send 3 to the Olympics?
MB: Devon Allen to make NFL debut this evening
MB: ROCKY MF HANSEN, Best true freshman this year?
MB: Simeon Birnbaum 3rd!!!
MB:Oh the irony. What if it turns out the new $500 adidas shoe is just better than Nike's?

Show notes: Intro and Berlin women's talk


00:00-16:30 Intro and Berlin women's talk
16:30Could it be the shoes?
24:30 Assefa's backstory - Is her missing 2 years suspicious or to be expected due to Covid?
33:00 Did you know Assefa is closer to the American men's marathon record than the women's?
39:00 Berlin men's talk. Kipchoge wins but is he slipping?
48:30 American Reid Buchanan mocked Kipchoge on twitter - fair or foul?
53:00 A look at how the American men did in Berlin. Will they get 3 into the Olympics based on world ranking?
66:30 Eugene will host the 2024 US Olympic Trails and Rojo isn't happy and he goes on a rant.
75:50 NCAA XC Talk. NAU men and women impress but watch out for the Oklahoma State freshmen.
86:15 Tons of sprinters have switched coaches
90:00 Brandon Miller has Joined the Brooks Beasts

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The track and field season ended with a bang in Eugene at the Diamond League finale. Gudaf Tsegay and Mondo Duplantis set world records as Jakob Ingebrigtsen put on a show and Athing Mu, Granta Fisher, and Yared Nuguse all got American records.

No rest for the weary as the BMW Berlin Marathon is this weekend with Eliud Kipchoge.

We break it all down.

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Show notes:
00:00 Banter
05:51 Crazy fast times at end of season
07:33 Jakob's amazing weekend
08:52 Jakob on pushing the pace
15:54 Jakob on getting all the world records including steeple and marathon
17:52 Could Jakob pull the Mo Farah?
19:38 Yared Nuguse 3:43 Miler
25:42 Yared was sick at Worlds -Rojo rant
32:16 Would Nuguse really retire if he won Olympic gold?
35:25 Daylight savings isn't ending
37:21 Beatrice Chepkoech and steeple
41:06 Grant Fisher 7:25 American record
45:30 Athing Mu 1:54 American record
55:47 Gudaf Tsegay 14:00 World 5000m Record
01:03:44 Crowd at Pre
01:13:42 Singlets
01:17:27 Katelyn Tuohy in Eugene
01:19:12 Big storylines from 2023
01:25:51 Chris Fox back to Syracuse as an assistant
01:31:31 Emmanuel Wanyoni and Marco Arop 1:42
01:35:31 Berlin Marathon this weekend -Eliud Kipchoge trying to lower WR and Scott Fauble and Americans chasing Olympic standard

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Thank you for your support. The Diamond League final heads to the Prefontaine Classic. Jakob will be doing the double, but he won't be facing Josh Kerr who dominated the 5th Avenue Mile yet pulled out of the DL final.

We have a new WR in the road 5k and mile, have some tanking in college cross country, and a lot more to talk about.

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Show notes:
00:00 Start
02:04 NFL banter
03:52 Jakob gets 2k WR, will do mile/3k at Pre
10:32 Could Jakob get world record in mile?
14:44 Josh Kerr dominates 5th ave and pulls out of DL final
18:25 SC only audio on Appearance Fees
22:12 When should DL final be?
30:20 Prefontaine schedule
33:27 Can Grant Fisher be a factor at Pre?
36:18 Who gets wild cards?
48:07 SC free beer policy
51:45 Mo Farah runs his final race. How good was he?
01:06:38 Princeton tanks the Harvard Yale Princeton meet
01:21:04 World road 5k and 10k record by
01:26:54 Message board post of week
01:32:19 USATF board member Jim Estes suing USATF

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The track action is still hot in Europe and China as Christian Coleman ran a world leader in the 100, Yared Nuguse got another DL 1500 win, 19-year-old Addy Wiley ran a 1:57, and we can never get enough of Jakob Ingebrigtsen or the Noah Lyles, Erriyon Knighton debate.

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Show notes:
06:21 Xiamen Diamond League: Grant Holloway gets beat
11:42 Men's 800: Love for Wanyonyi, what was Arop doing at end of race *Video
19:00 10 Lane track
25:01 Laura Galvan x2
31:03 Why has African male dominance ended?
40:29 Addy Wiley 1:57
44:28 Breaking news: Noah Lyles running Diamond League final
53:26 Zurich DL: Nuguse wins 1500 in Zurich
54:31 Voicemail #1 Fake Josh Kerr
57:54 Voicemail #2 Better for Jakob to lose 5000 than win.
01:02:19 Grant Fisher returns
01:04:36 Schumacher thread
01:06:50 Connor Burns or Simeon Birnbaum?
01:07:22 Noah Lyles or Erriyon Knighton
01:10:46 Jim Walmsley wins UTMB and gets black page
01:22:00 US 20k finish fixed? *video
01:30:01 Brussels preview: Jakob going for 2k WR, Addy Wiley in 1500

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We say goodbye to the 2023 World Track and Field Championships. What are our final thoughts on Worlds? Who were the biggest winners and losers from Worlds? We can never get enough of Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Athing Mu, and of course even Grant Fisher, who wasn't even at Worlds.

And we even have a little NYC Marathon talk.

Zurich Weltklasse is Thursday.


0:00 Banter
03:59 Prediction Contest is scored https://www.letsrun.com/letsruncontest/logincontest.php
05:19 Jon and Noah Lyles in the airport
10:01 Noah Lyles for the win in Budapest
11:50 Sha'Carri, Noah, Sydney and Usain Bolt
16:22 Athing Mu
19:49 Mary Moraa
22:44 Femke Bol bookends meet
24:42 Reassessing Sydney and Athing
28:00 Jakob Ingebrigtsen
30:30 Disrespect for Josh Kerr?
41:14 Should Jakob and Kipyegon actually be able to do 1500, 5000, 10000 triple?
48:15 Biggest losers
54:42 Fisher, Kincaid, Grijalva
59:10 Yared Nuguse
01:00:13 Fred Kerley, Van Niekerk
01:06:25 Most Impressive non medallist
01:10:11 Men's steeple
01:12:42 Lessons from Worlds
01:20:05 NYC Marathon looking great

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It happened! Josh Kerr won gold and Jakob Ingebrigtsen was relegated to silver for the 2nd year in a row as Narve Nordas got the surprise bronze. We break it all down including Yared Nuguse's 5th place finish, Cole Hocker's 7th place, and Niels Laros' 10th place.

Plus Athing Mu raced at Worlds, Emma Coburn ran with an injury and more.

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Show notes: 0:00 Fake Josh Kerr audio
01:57 Josh Kerr World 1500 champion
13:01 Kerr audio #1
14:20 Josh Kerr audio #2
17:00 Is Jakob just vulnerable in Championship races?
18:27 Jakob says he wasn't 100%
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20:30 Jakob closed pretty well (Josh was just better)
23:19 Nordas / Jakob tension
25:15 Nordas post-medal workout
28:22 What should Jakob do in Paris?
30:57 Josh Kerr said he started eating healthier, lost 10 lbs
39:14 Kerr's coach Danny Mackey dealing with family tragedy
47:44 Grades for the Americans- Yared Nuguse and Cole Hocker
57:50 Women's 400/ Men's 400 hurdles
01:00:11 Athing Mu raced at Worlds! Nia Akins
01:08:10 Hassan kicks by Kipyegon in 5k prelim- why?
01:09:05 Emma Coburn injury, Natosha Rogers Marathon Trials
01:11:51 Tie in women's pole vault

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