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Molly Huddle, Galen Rupp & Soft American Records, 100m Talk$ + Guest Mike Smith on 'America's Race' Nov 05, 2020

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Whose American record was softer: Galen Rupp's or Molly Huddle's? Taoufik Makhloufhi in trouble for drugs because a fellow athlete searched his bag, Michael Norman 100m man, what happened to Xavier Carter, how much $ did Christian Coleman lose, plus a little NCAA XC conference action before we talk to Army Coach MIke Smith at 51:04 about America's Race - the XC battle between Army, Navy, and Air Force next week on the historic West Point Plain.

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Show notes:
Start: 2020 Election
4:12 Masks required in Massachusetts outdoors
7:29 Molly Huddle American 10 Mile, 15k, and 1 Hour Records
10:13 Galen Rupp American 10 Mile record
13:29 Alberto Salazar still involved with Galen Rupp?
16:18 NCAA XC Conference Talk
24:35 Super Shoes at Japanese Ekiden
27:15 Taoufik Makhloufhi in trouble because Jimmy Gressier searched his bag. -Thread -Photo
31:44 Salaries, race, and track in Uganda
36:31 Michael Norman 100m Man? / What the hell happened to Xavier Carter? -link
39:58 Christian Coleman lost how much $?
43:08 Conseslus Kipruto in trouble with law in Kenya
45:05 Indoor track this year?
51:04 Guest Mike Smith - Army Track and Field Coach on the America's Race next week vs Air Force and Navy presented by USAA

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Bye Bye Christian Coleman, Leo Manzano Olympic Champ? Special Guest Matt Hart- Author of Alberto Salazar/Nike Win at All Cost Book Oct 28, 2020

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Christian Coleman is banned again for three missed drug test and we have little sympathy for his Chipotle, Walmart, Monday Night Football excuse.

Who is the Olympic 100m favorite? William & Mary women's track and field team stands up for men's team and against discrimination.

Is Taoufik Makhloufi in trouble?

Investigative journalist Matt Hart joins us at 63:30 to discuss his new book on the NOP and Alberto Salazar: Win at All Costs: Inside Nike Running and Its Culture of Deception Buy the book here: https://amzn.to/35CrjZc

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Kiplimo Dethrones Cheptegei, Jepchirchir WWR, Should Eugene Host NCAAs Permanently? + Michigan Ekiden, Naser Cleared, NCAA XC, Kilian Jornet Road Runner Oct 23, 2020

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Jacob Kiplimo has upset the king Joshua Cheptegei, Peres Jepchirchi WWR at World half, Michigan ekiden recaps, Salwa Eid Naser cleared, NCAA XC in Oklahoma, transgender athletes barred at one NCAA school, future NCAA hosts and more.

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Show notes (Supporters Club members get time stamps)
Start: Men's World Half
-Mo Farah called out
-Peres Jepchirchir WWR and 2nd world title but what about the falls?
-Ridiculous depth at World Half and Japanese collegiate half
-Inaugural Michigan Pro Ekiden Won by HOKA NAZ Elite
-Rojo's Supporters Club only audio
-Should we be excited by Tyler Day's pro debut?
-Emily Sisson leads NYC Virtual Marathon
-Salwa Eid Naser cleared
-Franklin Pierce agrees to not allow transgender athletes like Cece Telfer compete due to suit by DOE
-NCAA XC: NAU Men Wins NCAA Preview Meet at OSU Invite
-Should Eugene host all NCAAs?
-Killian Jornet road debut 29:59 over Jacob Ingebrigtsen

Links:

World Half Coverage
Why Was Salwa Eid Naser Cleared?
HOKA NAZ Elite Wins Inaugural Michigan Pro Ekiden
Thread of Week: Famed ultramarathon star Kilian Jornet debuts on the road.... Only runs 29:59 10k
Deleted thread of week: Satire Video: A "Serious" Runner
CeCe Telfer articles: 1) What No One Is Telling You: An Athlete Who Ran NCAA Track As A Man For 3 Years Just Won An NCAA Women’s Title 2) Franklin Pierce rescinds transgender policy

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2 World Records Fall, World Half Here We Come, UMinn Track & A Cougar Attacks Oct 14, 2020

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Letesenbet Gidey (14:06.62) and Joshua Cheptegei (26:11:00) have broken the women's 5000 and men's 10,000 in Valenia - but should the new marks discounted because of the new technology that was used?

Who is the men's track and field MVP of 2020 - Mondo Duplantis or Joshua Cheptegei?

Sifan Hassan gets a lot of attention this week as after running 29:36 she weirdly pulled out of the World Half Champs. What events should she do in Tokyo? 1500/5k, 5k/10k or 1500/10k? Speaking of the World Half, it's time to get excited as the fields are STACKED and the race is this weekend so we preview that.

A cougar has attacked a runner in Utah and we talk about this as know this actually happened unlike the bear attack from earlier in the summer.

We also have lots of NCAA talk. The University of Minnesota men's track team has been saved and the biggest meet of the 2020 NCAA xc season is this weekend as BYU, NAU and Colorado are all running at the Oklahoma State Invitational.

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Here are some links we talked about this week.

Cougar Chases Runner for 6 Minutes

By Wearing Vaporfly Prototypes, Eliud Kipchoge, Galen Rupp, & Shalane Flanagan Are All Guilty of Mechanical Doping in 2016 – Will Anything Be Done About It?

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Eliud Kipchoge Has Lost, Sara Hall Brings It, Thank you London Oct 06, 2020

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The greatest winning streak is over in marathoning and we pay homage to Eliud Kipchoge and we recap everything London Marathon 2020. Sara Hall surprised which means shoe talk and who has bragging rights in her family.

Plus an Ekiden is coming to America this month and a little NCAA XC talk.

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London Marathon 2020 Preview: Eliud Kipchoge vs Kenenisa Bekele is Here Oct 02, 2020

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The 2020 Virgin London Marathon is here and that means Eliud Kipchoge vs Kenenisa Bekele plus Brigid Kosgei vs Ruth Chepngetich. We break it all down including the Americans chances: Molly Seidel, Jared Ward, and Sara Hall.

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Detailed show notes always available to supporters club members:
Start: London men + Betting Odds
25:31 Jared Ward's chances
31:37 Women's race
41:18 Kosgei's big 2019 $ and Rosa connection
47:05 American women
55:34 Stewart Mcsweyn rewrites Australian record books/ Faith Kipyegon Olympic double?
63:13 Olympic Trials 2020 need to move?
65:34 Daniel Rowden
70:07 Rojo's victory tour + Allyson Felix Time 100

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Capriotti Out at Nike, (Guests) Russian Doping Whistleblowers Yuliya and Vitaly Stepanov + Moscow Marathon & 10k Has 20,000 Runners Sep 24, 2020

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Russian doping whistleblowers Yuliya (Rusanova) and Vitaly Stepanov join us (64:58) from an undisclosed location in America for a fascinating talk on their lives and risky decisions to blow the lid on the Russian doping operation. A new book on them by David Walsh called the Russian Affair is out. You can purchase here.

Prior to that we look back at the Rome Diamond League meet, preview the Doha Diamond League, and discuss the most powerful man in track and field at Nike, John Capriotti, leaving Nike. Plus former IAAF boss Lamine Diack finally gets convicted. What does it all mean for the sport?

And believe it or not 20,000 people ran the Moscow Marathon and 10k. Plus Rojo's rant and lock for the 2021 Olympic team Notre Dame's Yared Nuguse.

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Links mentioned in show: Guy running with a pistol attacked on a run in South Africa
COVID hospitilizations at colleges
Atlantic article on myocarditis

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Battle of 19 Year Olds. Is Bekele Chunky? Coburn Favorite for Gold? College Track in Trouble? Sep 16, 2020

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The battle of the 19 year-olds is here: Jakob Ingebrigtsen v Jacob Kiplimo over 3000m in Rome. The US is not sending a team to the World Half, but there is hope for Foot Locker XC and DII XC. Minnesota Track and Field is cut and Leroy Burrell sends out a warning. Is Emma Coburn the gold medal favorite? What about Centrowitz's Olympic chances? Can Jakob or Potato Tim (Cheruiyot) run 3:25? Is Bekele chunky?

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LRC Supporters Club members get timestamped show notes: :XX 5 Minute Rome Diamond League Preview: Jacob vs Jakob and Warholm vs WR
XX USA not sending team to World Half Marathon Champs because of COVID
XX FootLocker XC 2020? + NCAA DII Nationals
XX NCAA D1 Nationals in 2021?
XX Are NCAA athletes exploited? Cal runner quits XC team because NCAA is racist.
XX Minnesota Track cut / future of NCAA track / LeRoy Burrell's comments /William & Mary 'plagiarism' tweet here
XX Zagreb: Daniel Rowden arrives. Bryce Hoppel. "B" teamers in Europe
XX Rojo's hot take: Emma Coburn favorite for gold? US Tokyo 2021 Medal Chances
XX Centro better chance to win gold or not make Olympic Team?
XX A 30-year old most of you have never heard of, Hedda Hynne of Norway, just ran a 1:58:10 world's best
XX Performance of Week: Spanish 800/1500 double 8 minutes a part
XX Rojo's idiotic solution to scheduling of doubles problem at Olympics/Worlds
XX Thread of Week: Bekele: 8x2k at 8500ft...bad news
XX Post of Week: Gjert thinks Jakob will run 3:25 (Will Cheruiyot or Ingebrigtsen break 1500 record?)

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Mo Farah gets his world record, Jacob Kiplimo arrives, Sifan Hassan, Jepchirchi and adidas super shoe Sep 10, 2020

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What a week and we break it all down. Mo Farah got his first world record, Sifan Hassan picked up another, Jacob Kiplimo arrived as a track star, the adidas super shoe is here and Peres Jepchirchir and Kibiwott Kandie ran fast in it.

Caster Semenya won't be running the 800 in Tokyo. Plus bonus content for LRC Supporters Club members. Members get to hear our thoughts on Ryan Crouser's great year, whether he could play in the NFL, and our thoughts on the announcer in Ostrava discussing female body types. Plus, what to make of a bear allegedly chasing a runner for 5 miles and causing her to lose her sports bra.

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Links: Renato Canova on blood doping
-Renato Canova: Why Salvatore Antibo and Francesco Panetta did not become in great marathoners?
-Article: What No One Is Telling You About Caster Semenya: She Has XY Chromosomes
-Rojo's COVID stat of week

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Emergency Podcast on Joshua Cheptegei World Record Attempt With His Agent Jurrie van der Velden Sep 03, 2020

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A special bonus podcast on Joshua Cheptegei trying to greak Kenenisa Bekele's world 10,000m record on October 7th in Valencia Spain and we are joined by Cheptegei's agent Jurrie van der Velden.

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Video Zoom for Supporters Club members only of our chat with Jurrie here: https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=10188399

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