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Christian Taylor, the two-time Olympic and four-time World Champion in the triple jump, joins us on the eve of the Olympics to reflect back on his amazing career and look ahead to what is next.

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00:00 Join the Supporters Club
01:26 Christian Taylor
02:40 2011, 2012 and his quick start
06:42 Changing feet
09:11 Rising to occasion at Worlds and Olympics?
11:07 Who was his greatest rival?
14:32 Greatest accomplishment
16:45 Missing the world record
20:39 The eternal optimist struggling at end of career
27:11 The butterfly effect
28:27 Michael Johnson track league
30:48 Future of triple jump
32:49 What's next?
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36:41 His expiring adidas contract, 2024 and future
46:50 Being coached by mom, transitioning from high school to pros
49:41 Getting into a Diamond League
55:29 Double thresholds and training
01:00:28 Doping talk
01:05:18 The 1500 final - Jakob or Josh?
01:09:33 Tinman and adidas contract
01:13:40 Being a dad 01:18:17 The roads?
01:22:17 Paris Olympics
01:22:57 Believing in himself and doubts

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In this episode of the LetsRun.com Track Talk Podcast, the hosts Jonathan Gault, Robert, and Weldon Johnson dive into the latest news in the world of track and field. They discuss the recent London then turn to the Paris Olympics and it's crazy marathon course.

NBC's sprint analyst Ato Boldon joins at 57:51 to break down all things Paris Olympics 100m through 800m. Ato's got hot takes on Noah Lyles, Kenny Bednarek, Sha'Carri Richardson, and even Michael Johnson.

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0:00 Olympic Sprint Preview with Ato Boldon
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01:30 Intro
12:44 Keely 1:54, Athing Mu 2:00
17:14 Men's 1500m Talk - Danny Mackey/Josh Kerr update
22:29 Hocker vs Nuguse
29:57 Sub 4 minute mile in Olympic marathon?
37:15 1924 Olympic XC
40:14 Kipchoge's chances/update
47:31 Noah Lyles most to gain and lose in Paris?
52:49 Bekele
57:51 Ato Boldon guest
58:22 Men's 100
01:10:24 Men's 200
01:17:23 Men's 400
01:19:43 Are Michael Norman and Michael Johnson proof every sprinter wants to run the 100?
01:21:42 Dennis Mitchell
01:23:37 Men's 400m hurdles -Benjamin or Warholm?
01:26:24 Men's 110m hurdles & Grant Holloway
01:27:57 Women's 100
01:29:55 2022 false starts
01:32:09 Shericka
01:35:19 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
01:37:38 Elaine Thompson Herah
01:40:03 Women's 200
01:42:03 Women's 400
01:45:22 Women's 100 hurdles
01:48:36 Bobby Kersee 800m coach?
01:49:35 Sydney and Women's 400m hurdles
01:55:01 Men's 800
01:57:21 Women's 800
01:58:19 Bonus segment- Ato's first race, Jamaicans, Trinidadians and Americans yelling at him

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USA Olympic 1500m legend Matthew Centrowitz reflects on his career at 85:28. (Part 1 of the Centro interview is here).

Prior to that we break down all thing Monaco including Jakob Ingebrigtsen's 3:26.73 European record in the 1500 and Jess Hull's world record in the 2000m. What's Jakob's best strategy to defeat Josh Kerr?

Plus Kate Grace retires, thread of the week, Daniel Do Nascimento popped, Femke Bol goes sub 51, a Noah Lyles betting update, and Keira D'Amato has a new coach.

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Show notes: 0:00 Full Podcast Monaco + Centro
00:45 Special Supporters Club offer
01:29 Start
05:25 Monaco and Jakob's 3:26 1500
10:15 What's Jakob's best strategy . Thread:More shots fired at Kerr by Jakob? 'So for the people that only show up once, of course it's easy to be lucky and succeed.'
12:28 Post- Jakob's flawed strategy
23:13 Nordas as pacemaker?
28:50 Jess Hull world record
29:50 Voicemail of Week *Sodium bicarbonate article
35:15 Kate Grace retires *thread
40:27 1st female sub 2:00 by Japanese woman
43:44 Rojo's ego boost
46:31 The slowest Olympians
51:40 Olympic marathon course and Boilermaker
58:34 On super shoe NY Times feature *link
01:00:20 Daniel Do Nascimento tests positive *Link
01:05:04 Keira D'Amato now coached by Ed Eyestone *link
01:09:07 Rojo on grand slam track league and Josh Kerr's comments *Thread
01:10:40 Noah Lyles update
01:15:38 Femke Bol goes sub 51 *video
01:17:13 Thread of Week: What male today could win the most number of female gold medals?
01:25:28 Matthew Centrowitz Part 2
01:29:31 More on Rio 2016
01:34:33 What are highlights of career?
01:40:05 Liquori/Ryun
01:42:05 His tactical genius
01:49:17 Best workout
01:57:27 What's next?
02:02:51 Announcing takes
02:07:03 Mark Wetmore out at CU
02:14:06 Scholarships at Oregon
02:16:08 Becoming a dad
02:19:27 From Part 1: Who is going to the 2024 Olympics?
Part 1 With Centro here

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Track Talk: Record-Breaking Performances, Doping Controversies, and Olympic Prep In this episode of Track Talk, the hosts dive into recent record-breaking performances in the men's 800m and women's 1500m races, focusing on key races in Paris and potential doping issues. They preview the upcoming Monaco Diamond League event featuring athletes like Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Timothy Cheruiyot, and Niels Laros. Discussions cover the status of the U.S. and Ethiopian Olympic teams and the doping controversy surrounding American high school sprinter Issam Asinga. The episode also examines Jakob Ingebrigtsen's race tactics and Olympic readiness, the performances of Josh Kerr, Cole Hocker, Graham Blanks, and Parker Wolfe, and Sifan Hassan's recent struggles and potential Olympic event choices. The episode wraps up by encouraging listener engagement and promoting the Let's Run supporters club for exclusive content.

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Show notes: 0:00 Start *Join the Supporters Club for 25% off with code CLUB25
04:00 JESS HULL 3:50.83 (Faith Kipyegon 3:59.04 WR)
06:16 Thread: Jess Hull progression
16:49 Post of Week by Ruton Towers XC
22:15 What's it mean for Americans
25:05 Ethiopian Olympic team snub *Thread
31:43 Men's 800: 3 1:41s
38:41 Tebogo vs Lyles in Monaco at 200 + Kishane Thompson over Tebogo in Hungary
45:31 Issam Asinga "Gatorade" doping case
01:02:20 Phil Norman Olympic snub *link
01:04:07 Monaco 1500 -Ingebrigtsen vs Nuguse vs Cheruioyt vs Laros vs Gourley
01:05:08 Niels Lars U20 1000m record *link
01:11:57 Jakob and Nuguse
01:16:32 Sifan Hassan 4:04 1500
01:24:17 Femke Bol 50.02
01:26:02 Graham Blanks makes Olympic team over Parker Wolfe

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The Paris Diamond League is the home of the world record as Yaroslava Mahuchikh broke the women's high jump world record from 1987 with a leap of 2.10 meters, Faith Kipyegon lowered her women's 1500 meters world record to 3:49.04, as Jess Hull ran an Aussie record of 3:50.83 and Laura Muir a British record of 3:53.79 NR.

The men's 800 was the deepest ever as Djamel Sedjati emerged victorious in a historic race, clocking 1:41.56, followed closely by Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Gabriel Tual, both achieving sub-1:42 times.

We break it all down.

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Show notes:
0:00 Start - what a meet
05:08 Faith Kipyegon 3:49.04 World record, Jess Hull 3:50.83 NR, Laura Muir 3:53.79 NR.
11:52 What does it mean for event for Americans?
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18:59 Muir struggled at British Trials
20:59 World record in high jump by Yaroslava Mahuchikh
24:46 Deepest Men's 800 ever at Djamel Sedjati wo, Emmanuel Wanyonyi was 2nd and Gabriel Tual all 1:41
34:12 What about Arop?
37:33 Conspiracy theory of week- Paris is rigged
45:11 Other distance races

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2024 US Olympic Track and Field Trials: Highlights, Medals, and Future Prospects
With the help of intern Joseph, Rojo, Wejo and Jonathan give out grades as they review the standout performances, record-breakers, and key results from the 2024 US Olympic Track and Field Trials.

How did Cole Hocker, Grant Fisher, Sha'Carri Richardson, Cooper Teare, Hobbs Kessler, Parker Valby and Yared Nuguse do?

Should the Trials make changes to protect stars like Athing Mu and what about the American medal prospects for Paris.Plus, the British Trials, potential future trials locations including Eugene, Oregon for 2028, and a look at Olympic 100m betting odds.

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Show notes: 0:00 Olympic Trials Grades, Olympic 100m Favorite
00:22 Start
05:59 Wild Duck final night report
09:14 Us distance medal chances
20:35 Olympic Trials Grades
20:57 Yared Nuguse
23:02 Colorado job
27:25 Sha'Carri Richardson
30:20 Cooper Teare
32:44 What's world class? Hobbs Kessler, Rick Wohlhuter
39:09 Rojo's lack of filter
41:03 Women's 1500 depth Cory McGee
43:14 Addy Wiley
45:13 Grant Fisher
50:17 Athing Mu, the fall, fans union ticket prices
01:03:49 Nick Willis loves the US Trials
01:11:31 British Trials
01:13:06 Eugene attendance down 46%
01:20:46 Parker Valby
01:22:50 Drew Hunter
01:24:49 Wejo's performance at Trials
01:31:22 Absence makes heart fonder
01:32:09 Olympic 100m betting odds *link
01:34:06 Kishane Thompson 9.77 at Jamaican Champs *Video
01:42:17 Women's odds

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