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Sean Brosnan Coach of Nico Young, Tokyo Cancelled, Webb vs Centro vs Symmonds, Mar 26, 2020

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The Tokyo Olympics are officially postponed and we break down what it means and talk about how the running world is adapting. Plus, we start the debate of who is the best distance runner of all-time, show our love for Alan Webb, have Rojo's rant and special Sean Brosnan., who is arguably the top high school coach in America right now (he coaches the NXN boys team champion Newbury Park and individual champ Nico Young)

Brosnan talks what his runners are doing with the coranvirus shutdown and his rise to the top of coaching ranks in 4 quick years. Prior to coaching Brosnan was a journeyman runner who picked the brains of Alberto Salazar, Jerry Schumacher, Scott Simmons, Joe Vigil, Brad Hudson and many more. He's the new Kevin Bacon of the running world.

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Detailed show notes:
7:02 Toyko postponed and what it means for 2021, 2022...
10:08 Noah Lyles likes off years
16:50 Pro runners and everyone else are adopting dogs, Paul Chelimo (video) and Jordan Hasay (video) entertain on Social media.
22:37 USAs in 2020 in Eugene?
24:50 Rojo's rant
28:11 Greatest American distance runner of all-time brackets coming
33:04 Email of week on multiple of 6 challenge
39:01 Whose career would you rather have Alan Webb or Nick Symmonds?
Who would win in a one-off race Webb or Matthew Centrowitz?
48:08 Crazy doping stories
50:57 Big interview with Sean Brosnan who in 4 years has gone from not coaching to
63:51 The college recruiting process and how involved was he in talking to Mike Smith and Mark Wetmore?
66:06 Picking the top coaches' minds: Alberto Salazar, Mike Smith, Joe Vigil, Scott Simmons, Jerry Schumacher, Steve Scott...
70:45 Sean's running career and how he got started in coaching and thought about quitting in year 1
82:18 Why are high school kids so fast today?
End: His team's training, drills, when he first met Nico, criticism and more....

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Coronavirus Shuts Down Racing, But Not the Running World Mar 19, 2020

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Coronavirus, covid-19 has upended the world. LRC is here to talk about it and its impact on the running world. Be safe and responsible everyone.

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Thread: What do you want to see on LRC during coronavirus?

Jam packed show notes:
4:20 Tom Brady leaves Patriots
9:57 CNN gets upset people are exercising (with proper social distancing) and Wejo's confession.
14:59 The new fall marathon season is packed
20:34 What will be the 1st sport back? Jim Walmsley's Comrades Marathon is still on. Streaming time trials
30:55 Could Jared Ward or Scott Fauble win a major?
33:29 If we have an Olympic Trials what will they look like?
41:30 Wejo reveals how much he got paid to pace Paula Radcliffe
46:18 Reader's questions: How to train and prioritize races during coronavirus?
Covid 19 Solo Challenge?
What should high schoolers trying to get recruited do?
62:45 Who does better under new coach: Galen Rupp or Tom Brady?
Galen Rupp's coach Mike Smith speaks
Galen Rupp's Altitude house
Galen Rupp's 24x400 workout
70:53 Dating is dead or Quarantine and chill?
73:51 What athlete benefits most if Olympics are postponed?
75:40 Multiples of 6 challenge
82:14 It's race day for social distancing

And yes we had a Vaporfly segment.

Other links mentioned in podcast: Article from 1 week ago: Could Coronavirus kill 1 million Americans CDC Guidelines on Covid-19

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Cancel Everything ? NCAA Indoor Track Preview Podcast Mar 12, 2020

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The coronavirus is sweeping across the running world. Will everything be cancelled? What about the Boston and London Marathons? Plus another look at the Olympic Marathon Trials, some interesting results from Japan from Mao Ichiyama thanks to a switch in shoes and a preview the 2020 NCAA Indoor Track and Field meet.

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Show notes:
Start Will everything in the running world be cancelled?
19:41 Mao Ichiyama runs 2:20 in Naogya thanks to the Alphafly. Should the US Olympic Marathon Trials mimic the Marathon Grand Championships?
36:44 Is Des Linden blue collar? Last few miles of Olympic Marathon Trials revisited
39:30 25 minute TV interview with Galen Rupp
47:30 Drug cheat wins US 15k Champs
59:19 Chinese man runs ultra marathon in his living room
62:45 NCAA Indoor Preview. Fast miles, Can Dani Jones really pull the 800/ mile double? Ben Thomas and Oregon men. Sunglasses indoors.
90:57 Rojo gets recognized at the park

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Bonus: Ben Rosario: HOKA NAZ Elite Coach of Olympic Marathon Trials Champ Aliphine Tuliamuk Mar 11, 2020

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HOKA NAZ Elite coach Ben Rosario joins LRC's Jonathan Gault for a bonus podcast this week. Rosario was the coach of 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials champ Aliphine Tuliamuk (bonus podcast with her here), 6th place finisher Stephanie Bruce, and 8th place finisher Kellyn Taylor on the women's side and 12th placer Scott Fauble and 19th placer Scott Smith on the men's side.

Rosario talks about the great day at the Trials, how he built his team, and the goals for Sapporo.

Show notes:
7:18 Men's race Olympic Marathon Trials
19:37 Women's race
23:49 The big workouts
35:51 Going for the win
42:37 How he built the team
51:39 Sapporo

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Aliphine Tuliamuk Olympic Marathon Trials Champ is Our Guest Mar 09, 2020

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Aliphine Tuliamuk was the surprise winner of the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trails and she joined us for a special edition of the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast to talk about her impressive win.

The HOKA NAZ Elite athlete talks one-on-one with LRC's Jonathan Gault for 40+ minutes about her Trials win, believing in herself, and trying to be more like Meb. Plus she talks about becoming an American citizen, her goals for Tokyo, and tearing up when she hears the national anthem.

We also had Aliphine on the podcast before the Trials which you can find here.

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Olympic Marathon Trials Mania: Galen Rupp Delivers, Aliphine Tuliamuk Leads Upset Charge, Molly Seidel, Abdi, Riley, Kipyego Mar 05, 2020

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The fabulous 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials are in the books (full coverage here).

Galen Rupp delivered once again, Aliphine Tuliamuk ended HOKA ONE ONE Marathon Month on LetsRun.com in the grandest way possible by pulling the huge upset, as Molly Seidel delivered in her debut, Jake Riley made his return more than complete, so did Sally Kipyego, and 43 year-old Abdi Abdirahman became the 1st 5 time male track and field Olympian in the US.

We break it all down, talk shoes, and the party scene in Atlanta. Plus Karissa Schweizer's stunning American record upset over Shelby Houlihan and yes of course Mary Cain and the crazy results from the Tokyo Marathon: the shoes have totally changed the game in the marathon.

Podcast is sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE. 17 HOKA Athletes ran the Trials (and we shared all their cool stories here), and yes Aliphine Tuliamuk, who was on last week's podcast, won them.

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Show notes:
Beginning: Rupp delivers, Aliphine Tuliamuk breaks the LRC jinx, battle for 3rd on men's side, Molly Seidel, Abdi, making sense of it all
22:40 Shoe talk
37:43 More non-shoe Trials talk: Mike Smith's coaching tree, African born Americans
46:44 Rupp's human side
53:37 Was Alberto at the Trials?
56:40 Who was the biggest loser at the Trials? Scott Fauble? Des Linden? Jordan Hasay?
67:53 Party scene in Atlanta: Bob Kennedy sighting / Brian Shrader
77:04 Biggest women's surprise?
79:19 2020 Tokyo Marathon: The shoes have totally changed the game: 28th place 2:09:50. 2:17 a great women's time?!
87:07 Fast times at BU / Karissa Schweizer American record at 3,000m

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Olympic Marathon Trials Preview Podcast Feb 27, 2020

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The 4 year wait is over and the Olympic Marathon Trials are almost here.

We break down the women's race and the men's race and actually have a little Tokyo Marathon and world record in the half marathon talk before the Trials talk. Full show notes below.

This podcast is sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE. Seventeen HOKA athletes are running the Marathon Trials and LetsRun.com profiled them all. Get inspired by their stories and get some training advice in our HOKA ONE ONE Takes on the Trials coverage here..

We have a special Trials Week bonus podcast with all 6 HOKA NAZ Elite Pros at the Trials: Scott Fauble (2:09 marathon, #3 seed), Scott Smith (2:11), Sid Vaughn, Kellyn Taylor (6th at the last Trials, #4 seed), Aliphine Tuliamuk (9-time US champ), & Stephanie Bruce (2-time US Champ) here.

Show notes: 4:00 We love the Olympic Marathon Trials / Remembering the 2000 Trials
7:41 Yulimar Rojas breaks world triple jump record/ Ababel Yeshaneh upsets Brigid Kosgei to break world half marathon record
12:00 Tokyo Marathon preview / Could the Tokyo Olympics actually be cancelled?
19:42 Women's Olympic Marathon Trails preview: What a field: Emily Sisson, Jordan Hasay, Des Linden, Sara Hall, Molly Huddle, Kellyn Taylor, Sally Kipyego, Emma Bates, Aliphine Tuliamuk, Stephanie Bruce.
32:55 Women's picks
45:05 The Course
48:24 Men's Preview: The Big 4 of Galen Rupop, Leonard Korir, Jared Ward and Scott Fauble vs everyone else including old guys Dathan Ritzenhein, Bernard Lagat, and Abdi Abdirahman
63:33 Alberto Salazar segment
72:13 Can Jared Ward take down Galen Rupp?
75:04 Men's picks
78:36 Alphaflys at the Trials

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HOKA NAZ Elite Pros Before the Trials: Scott Fauble, Kellyn Taylor, Aliphine Tuliamuk, Scott Smith, Stephanie Bruce and Sid Vaughn (Sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE) Feb 25, 2020

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The butterflies are building and the Olympic Marathon Trials are almost here.

As part of our HOKA Takes on the Trials sponsored coverage, we're profiling all the HOKA ONE ONE athletes running the 2020 Marathon Trials in Atlanta. We've covered the dreamers (how about a guy who didn't break 18:00 for 5k in high school?), the mountain men and women, and the category defying Jim Walmsley (podcast here). All that remains are the traditional contenders, the six HOKA NAZ Elite pros aiming for Tokyo.

We talk to them all in this special podcast. First up are the three men: Scott Fauble (2:09 marathon #1 American in Boston, 3rd fastest in Trials), Scott Smith (2:11 in Chicago last year), and Sid Vaughn (the understudy) who are finishing off their preparations in Orlando.

The 3 women are all ranked in the top 10 and we've got them individually. Kellyn Taylor (6th at the last Olympic Marathon Trails and the #4 seed at Trials), Aliphine Tuliamuk (9 time national champ), and Stephanie Bruce (2 time national champ).

Show notes:
2:04 Scott Fauble, Scott Smith, and Sid Vaughn
28:32 Kellyn Taylor
41:51 Aliphine Tuliamuk
65:04 Stephanie Bruce - podcast with Stephanie from last summer here.

For all the HOKA Takes on the Trials coverage with Q&As with all six athletes above and training tips from them as well click here.

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Rojo’s USA Indoor Victory Tour, Chelimo vs Lomong, Cheptegei’s World 5k Record, Does Walmsley have a shot at Trials? Feb 20, 2020

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USA indoors are in the books and Rojo starts with an ego pumping victory tour on his predictions. Then we discuss the the Bowerman Track Club success at the meet (and others not showing up), before weighing in on the biggest instagram feud in track and field: who won Paul Chelimo or **Lopez Lomong?**

Mondo and Joshua Cheptegei got world records, the NAU men are killing it and does Jim Walmsley really have a shot at the Trials?

We’ve got a special nearly 1 hour podcast with Jim that dropped yesterday here.

This podcast is sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE. Seventeen HOKA athletes are running the Marathon Trials and LetsRun.com is profiling them all. From the dreamers, to the contenders, to the mountain men and women, get inspired by their stories and get some training advice in our HOKA ONE ONE Takes on the Trials coverage here.

Start:
Rojo victory tour
12:01 Most boring USA indoors ever? Or great? Praise for Shelby Houlihan, Karissa Schweizer, Josh Thompson @ Bowerman Track Club athletes who showed up
21:36 How to get more athletes to USAs?
31:31 Praise for Christian Coleman for showing up
32:51 Who won the Paul Chelimo Lopez Lomong Instagram feud?
36:36 Mondo Duplantis gets pole vault world record #2
38:57 Joshua Cheptegei solo world 5k record in Monaco (video here) / Are the roads faster than the rack?
Opening scene of Haile Gebrselassie's Endurance movie here Movie is now on Amazon here
46:41 Jim Walmsley: Collusion between Nike and World Athletics on shoe rules?
52:57 NAU is killing it indoors. Can they win NCAAs?
59:38 Geoffrey Kamworor’s bizarre loss at Kenyan cross (video here)
67:34 Jim Walmsley’s chances at the Trials (full podcast with him here)
74:44 Wejo’s favorite 5 things about New York

Jim Walmsley podcast.

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Jim Walmsley On His Marathon Debut at the Trials (sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE) Feb 19, 2020

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Jim Walmsley’s much anticipated marathon debut is almost here and it will be on the grandest stage the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta.

Jim is a total running geek and fan of the sport so what better way to get pumped about the Trials than with a podcast. Jim talked at length about his debut, his preparations, and his chances in Atlanta.

Definitely worth a listen. Full show notes below.

Show notes: (Note there was an issue with Jim's mic for roughly the first 12 minutes of the podcast so you may here a clicking sound when he speaks but it goes away then)
Beginning: Jim’s training and 140+ mile weeks
14:02 Jim says he’s in 2:10 shape and confident for the Trials
17:10 Jim bails on his biggest workout
22:28 The course in Atlanta 26:07 Jim’s ultrarunning plans for 2020: Comrades and UTMB. What race distance would he beat Galen Rupp?
33:34 The Trials is looking tougher than one year ago
35:16 The Nike super shoes and Jim’s new HOKA “Trials dagger” shoe for the Trials
37:37 Jim thinks the new World Athletics shoe rules were done in collusion with Nike
41:04 The popularity of Jim on LetsRun.com and Strava and his rags to riches rise
45:44 When did Jim first dream of the Olympics
48:15 Olympic Trials scenarios
50:27 Which is more likely winning Comrades, winning UTMB, making Olympic team?

Written highlights of this podcast are here Outside magazine video on Jim mentioned in podcast here *Longer 2 hour Letsrun.com podcast with Jim from May 2019 after he set 50 mile world record at Carbon X event where he talked about his start in ultra running here

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