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Bowerman Drama, Boston Marathon Week, Jager & Schweizer Return, Bermuda Games Apr 14, 2022

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The Boston Marathon is almost here, pro outdoor track got underway in a big way at the USATF Bermuda Games, but the biggest story of the week is Gabriela Debues-Stafford leaving the Bowerman Track Club because of the Shelby Houlihan situation. Shelby has issued a statement in response and we break it all down, plus talk about Mt. Sac and the return of Evan Jager in the steeple and Karissa Schweizer from Achilles surgery. Show notes below.

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2:49 Boston Marathon week is here
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7:04 Drama at Bowerman: Gabriela Debues-Stafford leaves because of Shelby Houlihan situation, Shelby issues statement
USATF Windy Bermuda Games - Grant Holloway doesn't run because of wind
The crazy race of week - men's 1500 in Bermuda
Athing Mu runs 51.7 should we worry?
45:44 Newbury Park rewrites Arcadia records books, yet we're disappointed?
Sadie Engelhardt 4:35.16
CU Boulder Trivia
60:23 Evan Jager racing the steeple at Mt. Sac
Karissa Schweizer first race since Achilles surgery
70:51 Boston Marathon women's mini preview
Boston Marathon men's mini preview
Sam Parsons Sub 4 in Delaware
93:24 Mark Conover RIP

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Bekele Done?, High School Phenoms (Cook vs Tuohy), Jonathan Jones Leads NCAA at 400 & 800 Apr 06, 2022

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The track and field action is picking back up and the Boston Marathon is less than 2 weeks away and Kenenisa Bekele won't be there, but team New Balance with Sydney McLaughlin, Elle Purrier St Pierre, Heather MacLean, and high schooler Roisin Willis will be going for the DMR world record.

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1:36 USA vs England in World Cup
10:40 April Fools apology by Wejo
12:45 Bekele out of Boston. Is his career over?
21:34 Rojo rant on Tiger Woods
24:52 Men's Boston may be better without Bekele
31:29 Sara Hall out
36:43 New Balance going for DMR world record Friday night of Boston marathon weekend
42:00 How old is too old for a high schooler?
47:59 Natalie Cook runs 15:25 5k. Who wins at 5k her or Katelyn Tuohy?
53:14 Pressure on high school phenoms. *Thread
59:26 Ajee' Wilson vs Athing Mu at Penn at 600?
61:33 Where should we have big track meets in America outside of Eugene? - Penn, Austin?
76:03 Jonathan Jones NCAA leader at 400 and 800
82:39 31-year-old teacher Susanna Sullivan wins Cherry Blossom
84:46 Rojo ran #2 on social media
87:13 USATF Bermuda

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CJ Albertson 2:10 in Practice, How Many Newbury Park Sub 4s? Fights and 4x400s Mar 30, 2022

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Cj Albertson ran a legit 2:10 marathon in practice, Newbury Park keeps rewriting the high school record books and gets some Jim Ryun comparisons, while the outdoor season kicked off with Texas and Raleigh Relays and we discuss some 2022 Hot Takes.

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Order of Show (Supporters Club members get full-time stamps)
USATF Bermuda Games in 2 weeks on NBC
4x400s at Texas Relays - Athing Mu and crazy finish in men's race
20:52 CJ Albertson 2:10:28 Marathon in Practice
Newbury Park keeps bringing it. Can 4 guys sub 4 in the same year? *Video of 800
Runner gets punched during high school race
49:38 How would Jim Ryun stack up on Newbury Park?
Caster Semenya runs a 3k and has some interesting comments afterwards
Hellen Obiri 1:04 Half Marathon and she will defend her titles at Worlds in 5k
Katelyn Tuohy 4:12 1500
68:54 Thread of Week: 2022 Hot Takes thread Ingebrigtsen 3:25, Kerr doesn't medal, + reminder Bekele is running Boston

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Good, Bad, and the Ugly of World Indoors, NYC Half, Serbia, and that Cooper Teare, Cole Hocker Time Trial Mar 24, 2022

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Marcell Jacobs and Christian Coleman gave the sport what it wanted in the 60, Ajee' Wilson finally was golden, and Elle Purrier impressed at World Indoors. Plus a few athletes may have gotten wake-up calls, insights from the NYC Half on Sara Hall, Galen Rupp and others, and that time trial that Cooper Teare and Cole Hocker ran.

We end with Supporters Club audio of Jon and Rojo's night out in Serbia on the LetsRun.com credit card.

Show notes below.

Links: 1. Thread: Biggest Winners/Losers from World Indoors. 2. Geordie Beamish interview. 3. World indoors interviews.

10:30 Big Picture takeaways from World Indoors
17:58 American get 3 distance medals - good, bad or as expected?
22:27 Biggest winners from Worlds
28:08 Marcell Jacobs a big winner as was Christian Coleman
36:49 Biggest losers?! - Isaiah Harris?, Gabriela Debues-Stafford?, Ollie Hoare?
51:23 Ajee' Wilson lifetime achievement gold medal
52:32 Athing Mu's instagram post, Gloria Gaynor, and Wejo bombing on a DMR anchor
61:33 Takeaways from being in Serbia
68:46 NYC Half Marathon. Videos
86:11 Asbel Kiprop returns with 1:56 800?
90:04 Cooper Teare 13:06, Cole Hocker 13:08 in a race with 3 finishers. Athletes chasing standards instead of racing world indoors
100:59 Rojo and Jon's St. Patrick's day in Serbia & the woman at the bar

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Getting Ready for 2022 World Indoors + Katelyn Tuohy Rocks NCAA Indoors Mar 16, 2022

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We mainly get you ready for this weekend's World Indoor Champs but do briefly talk about 2022 NCAA indoors, the 2022 Nagoya Marathon and Newbury Park's exploits in the 4 x mile.

Time stamps: 4:00- Jon and Robert reveal they are a married couple and have some exciting test results to announce 7:45: Brief 2022 NCAA Indoor talk - Tuohy, Nur and Abdalla. 15:20: 2022 World Indoors Is going to be awesome: Marcel Jacobs vs Coleman 23:00: We preview the mid-d and distance action - starting with the 800s, then going to the 1500s, then the 3000 38:00 - Which Americans are most likely and least likely to medal? 50:00 - What non-distance Jonathan is most psyched about 56:00 Did you know Serbia is on the US Do Nott Travel List? Will any other American journalists be there? 58:00 Nagoya Marathon paid out its $250,000 prize 60:00 Newbury Park rocked the 4 x mile last week and will be running the Penn Relays - is that a good or bad thing? 68:00+ Rojo tells the SC members about his conversation with a 25-year old on the way to Birmingham and how she asked for his number. Rojo’s wife was please they chatted but is now worried he’ll be canceled.

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Grant Fisher (Guest) American Record Podcast Mar 11, 2022

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America's new distance superstar Grant Fisher joins us to talk all about his 12:53 5,000 and 26:33 10,000m American records.

What was Grant's mindset heading into the race, during the race, and where does he go from here? When did the record attempts come about, how tough is it to join Jerry Schumacher's Bowerman Track Club, has he heard from Galen Rupp and a ton more?

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1:43 The record, how it came about
10:29 Woody Kincaid's pacing / wavelight
17:32 Grant's mindset in race
21:46 What happens after the race, celebrating on the beach?
24:34 Rojo asks about drugs
30:05 Has he heard from Galen Rupp?
35:24 Super spikes
39:54 5k or 10k?
47:17 Tokyo Olympics
50:59 How tough is it joining Bowerman and the story of the ugly duckling
59:56 Is Jerry Schumacher a control freak?
62:58 Where's Centro?
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Grant Fisher 26:33 American Record, Kipchoge Still King, Kosgei 2:16, Cranny Comes Close, Rupp 7th Mar 10, 2022

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What a weekend. Grant Fisher has run 26:33 for 10,000m, Elise Cranny 30:14, Eliud Kipchoge is still the king, Brigid Kosgei may be the queen, Emily Sisson is still crushing the roads, Nico Montanez gets his first national title while Galen Rupp is only 7th. We break it all down, plus the usual banter.

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Start - Banter, what a weekend. Rojo victory lap
8:42 Grant Fisher's 26:33
14:18 Fisher's medal chances
25:42 Is Fisher the next Rupp?
30:16 Fisher finishes in lane 4 and Worlds final is at 1pm
35:38 Elise Cranny 30:14 10,000m US #2 ever, pacers, wavelight
48:35 Everyone else in 10,000 including bball, tennis, and track star Sarah Lancaster getting Worlds standard
55:06 Eliud Kipchoge 2:02:40 Tokyo Marathon win
64:17 Brigid Kosgei runs 2:16:02 to go with her 2:14 and enter GOAT talk
73:06 We still don't know what qualifying standards for USA 10,000m are
81:53 Go to World Indoors and stay in Jon and Rojo's Air BnB
83:36 Mondo Duplantis 6.19 World record in pole vault
87:00 Ukraine sending team to World indoors
90:05 Emily Sisson dominates US 15k champs and will skip track season. Will she end year as American record holder in marathon?
95:19 Nico Montanez wins men's title - nice win for Mammoth TC, Galen Rupp 7th

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Purrier St. Pierre Upset, Hocker Doubles, Wilson #8, Mary Cain is Back, Josh Kerr 3:48 Mar 03, 2022

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USA indoors are in the books and Cole Hocker is a double champ, Elle Purrier St. Pierre only a single champ, and Ajee' Wilson has 8 titles to her name.

Donavan Brazier had a crazy Saturday that ended at 3 am, and the DQ and Worlds qualifying rules for the sport still suck.

Mary Cain and Spencer Brown get some love, Josh Kerr runs 3:48 for the mile. Show notes below.

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Elle Purrier St. Pierre upset by Heather MacLean and Josette Norris in 1500
Who is a better medal threat Elle Purrier or Gabriela Debues-Stafford?
Time travel
Ajee' Wilson US indoor title #8
Bryce Hoppel gold medal threat?
31:42 Will any American men make final at World indoors in 1500/3000?
Cole Hocker double
Are you buying or selling Drew Hunter?
Craig Ingels disappoints
Atlanta Track Club a big winner this indoor season
61:17 Donavan Brazier's crazy weekend
Cole Hocker skipping Worlds, Fisher skipping USAs
Thumbs up to Spokane
Posts of the week
Spencer Brown & Mary Cain going for it in different ways
Josh Kerr breaks British indoor 1500 and mile records in same race
95:27 What was Yared Nuguse doing at ACCs?
Sydney McLaughlin, Femke Bol talk
Rojo rant in support of Ukraine

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Poopgate, Keely Hodgkinson 1:57, Guest Shane Streich - American Record Holder at 1000m Feb 23, 2022

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New American record holder in the 1,000m Shane Streich joins us in the Where Your Dreams Become Reality segment at 64:53 to discuss his quick rise to the top of the pro ranks.

Prior to that we break down the latest running news including 19-year-old Keely Hodgkinson running faster than anyone in 20 years at 800 indoors, Camille Herron beating all the men and the women's world record at the USATF 100 mile champs, the Bowerman Track Club only running 1 athlete at USA Indoors. We start with the biggest thing in running and an international incident - Flagstaff Poopgate.

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Start - Flagstaff Poopgate
12:14 Email of the week: Pros in Boulder not doing much better
15:02 Keely Hodgkinson 1:57 *video here
24:21 Bowerman Track Club only one athlete at USA Indoors
32:44 Cole Hocker running 1500 & 3000, Cooper Teare in 1500 only
37:01 Elaine Thompson Herah gets beat
38:09 RIP Roddie Haley *Doug Consiglio Post #1, #2
44:33 Jon pats himself on back for Gudaf Tsegay 3:54 1500
47:13 Camille Herron breaks 100m World Record, wins USATF 100 Men's and Women's Titles
51:21 Sara Hall's Tokyo, NYC, Boston spring triple
58:18 Mo Farah back racing
64:53 Dreams Become Reality Interview with Shane Streich

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American Record Madness: Grant MF Fisher 12:53, GDS 14:31, Elise Cranny 14:33, Shane Streich!?! Feb 16, 2022

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What a weekend! The American record attempt in the mile by Cooper Teare and Cole Hocker may have come up short, but everything else exceeded expectations. Grant Fisher ran 12:53 for 5,000m with the "B" heat being won in 13:05, Gabriella DeBues-Stafford ran 14:31 and Elise Cranny 14:33 to crus the North American and American records. A virtual unknown, the Atlanta Track Club's Shane Streich got the American record at 1,000m, Yared Nuguse the collegiate 3000m record, not to mention the high school 800 record by Roisin Willis.

We break it all down, talk about the doping scandal in figure skating and the retirement of convicted doper and World Champ Justin Gatlin.

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0:00 Forum improvements
0:44 Drink LMNT free sample pack
Start main pod
What was the most impressive performance of weekend?
Grant Fisher Runs 12:53 - Men's 5000 madness at BU
3 different meets Friday night for 3 different Nike groups
Who underperformed at BU? Rojo's worried about Evan Jager. What about Drew Hunter?
35:31 Women's 5000 - Gabriella DeBues-Stafford runs 14:31 closing in 8:30, Elise Cranny runs 14:33 to crush American record
Message Board Thread of Week: BTC has a secret and are they the best training gruop ever?
Cooper Teare beats Cole Hocker again in the mile
Yared Nuguse breaks collegiate 3000m record
Cool story of week: Atlanta Track Club's Shane Streich breaks 1000m record
59:21 Russian doping controversy with figure skater Kamila Valieva in Olympics despite testing positive Reddit thread on how drugs help skater. Robert Pielke article
Sha'carri Richarson says she was treated differently because she is black
How should we remember Justin Gatlin?
We may see world record in Lievin on Thursday
93:10 LetsRun.com Pro Coaches Tour Stop #4: Ben Rosario (video here) clip on new addition Alex Masai
94:30 Drink LMNT free sample pack

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