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Elle Purrier American Star, Donavan Brazier & Millrose Sizzle, Guest Joe Rubio (HOKA Aggies' Coach), Bad News from Canada Feb 13, 2020

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The 2020 NYRR Millrose Games saw Elle Purrier emerge as a US star and American record holder and Donavan Brazier and Ajee Wilson get ARs of their own. The LRC crew debates Purrier’s best event and looks ahead to this weekend’s USA Indoor Championships. Galen Rupp is baaack and ready for the Trials, some depressing news out of Canada, and yes Nike Alphafly talk at the end of the podcast. Our special guest is HOKA Aggies coach Joe Rubio, coach of one of the most blue collar running teams in the US.

Podcast is sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE. From the dreamers to the contenders, 17 HOKA Athletes are competing at the Marathon Trials and LetsRun.com is sharing their stories. For all the HOKA Taking on the Trials coverage click here.

Show notes: Elle Purrier runs 4:16.85 for the mile and the LRC team loses it. 5k vs 1500 what's her best event
19:21 Donavan Brazier
25:15 USA Indoors Preview: Raevyn Rogers vs Ajee Wilson. Shelby Houlihan vs Elle Purrier x2
37:42 The Big Debate and $20 bet: Willie Fink vs Anthony Rotich
43:36 20-year-Old Mondo Duplantis Gets World Record
49:38 Galen Rupp Ready for the Trials + Chris Derrick, Jim Walmsley gets 3 major media profiles in one day
60:01 Dave Scott-Thomas and Guelph Sexual Abuse Allegations. Toronto Globe article here. Thread here Newsletter by author Michael Doyle here
64:42 Greatness of LetsRun.com
71:32 Rojo’s poltical rant
73:23 Jon’s Oscar rant
78:08 Joe Rubio head coach HOKA ONE ONE Aggies- The blue collar running team (sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE) More on Aggies here
98:03 Alphafly shoe talk
111:23 How bad/would Kipchoge get beat if he couldn’t wear Vaporfly’s?

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Millrose, Oregon T&F Greats, Evan Jager is BACK! Feb 05, 2020

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This week we talk about a wide variety of things. We analyze both some hot European indoor action as well as some great road race action from Japan before analyzing the return of Evan Jager and his BTC teammates. We then wonder who the greats of Oregon T&F are before previewing the upcoming NYRR Millrose Games and concluding with some more Vaporfly talk.

During our Vaporfly talk, we talk about some great articles which we loved and that you can find here: https://news.nike.com/news/nike-vaporfly-4-review, https://www.outsideonline.com/2408971/nike-vaporfly-controversy, https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/fair-is-unfair-the-pros-and-cons-of-the-nike-vaporfly-rule-1.4158041, http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2020/01/coming-down-from-hakone-this-year-race.html

Looking for a great race this winter? East coast: Run the Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half, 5k, March 1st - the day after the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. More details here.

West coast: Can Am Masters XC Race in Victoria, BC Feb 29: Beautiful course. Great city. Hoping to host world XC. More details here

Looking for a better pair of running shoes at a better price? We’ve got you covered here. https://www.letsrun.com/shoes

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Show Notes 0:00: We start our weekly by talking about the action in Dusseldorf where Mondo Duplantis almost broke the pole vault WR and Evan Jager's rival ran 7:36.
Around the 10 minute mark, we talk about the return of Evan Jager to competition and analyze how he and his BTC teammates did last week.
22:00: We spend 10 minutes talking about NCAA DMR action including Oregon's DMR NCAA record.
32:00 We talk about the crazy fast road action in Japan last weekend where five national records fell.
43:00 We talk about Jemma Reekie's incredible 1:57 800 and wonder if she'll win the STACKED women's Wanamaker mile at Millrose this weekend. Then we talk about Allyson Felix and Mary Cain's races from last week.
54:45: We talk about Super Bowl star Tyreek Hill and his chances for the Olympics.
63:20: We discuss who are the all-time greats in Oregon T&F history are and who should be on the 10-story tower at the new stadium.
68:45: We talk about Galen Rupp's upcoming race. Can he finish a race for the 1st time since October of 2018?
76:00: We detour and rank the Ivy League schools in order of prestige.
77:00: We preview Millrose
84:45: Jonathan gives Rojo permission to talk about the Vaporflys and the new shoe rules.

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Bonus: HOKA NAZ Elite Coach Ben Rosario Talks Trials, Dreaming Big (sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE) Feb 04, 2020

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1 hour bonus talk with HOKA NAZ Elite coach Ben Rosario who joined us to kick of Marathon Month and HOKA ONE ONE's sponsored exploration of their 17 athletes running the Trials.

4 years ago, Rosario's runners Scott Fauble and Kellyn Taylor turned heads with their fourth place finish at the Track Trials. This time he's got an even stronger team with experienced marathoners Fauble, Taylor, Aliphine Tuliamuk, Stephanie Bruce, and Scott Smith . Their sights are set higher, "the people who try to win end up on the podium, the people who try to get third end up fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, etc," Rosario said.

Excerpted highlights coming on LetsRun.com.

For all the HOKA Takes to the Trials coverage click here.

To listen to Ben's podcast from spring 2019, click here.

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Emergency Podcast: Alphafly Banned - Special Guest Olympian and Shoe Researcher Shalaya Kipp Jan 31, 2020

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Olympian and biomechanical shoe expert Shalaya Kipp joined us for an emergency podcast to discuss the new World Athletics shoe regulations that will ban the Nike Alphafly but not the Vaporfly or Next%. Plus hear Kipp talk about doing research on "the magic" shoe in her lab.

Written highlights: https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/01/olympian-and-key-vaporfly-researcher-shalaya-kipp-talks-to-lrc-about-world-athletics-new-shoe-regulations/

New shoe regs here: https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/01/world-athletics-announces-new-shoe-rules-nike-alphaflys-are-banned-but-vaporflys-and-next-are-ok/

*Discussion here

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Brazier and Hoppel Impress, Mary Cain vs Katelyn Tuohy + Rojo's Rant Jan 29, 2020

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Pro track and field is back! We start with Mary Cain racing Katelyn Tuohy and then get into the pro action at the NB Indoor Grand Prix and the Dr. Sander Invite, and discuss the American 800m riches. Edward Cheserek has picked a country to run for, Tyler Day broke Galen Rupp’s record, of course Alberto Salazar and Vaporfly talk, a Super Bowl preview, and a new segment x 2 = Rojo’s rant.

Looking for a great race this winter? East coast: Run the Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half, 5k, March 1st - the day after the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. More details here.

West coast: Can Am Masters XC Race in Victoria, BC Feb 29: Beautiful course. Great city. Hoping to host world XC. More details here

Looking for a better pair of running shoes at a better price? We’ve got you covered here. https://www.letsrun.com/shoes

Show notes:
Start Mary Cain and Katelyn Tuohy fizzle at Armory
14:13 Nike investigation into how they treated women athletes in NOP complete
21:16 Mary Cain audio on her biggest regret in NOP Video here
28:02 Bryce Hoppel, Donavan Brazier and men’s 800 Ranks + Remember Drew Windle and Boris Berian?
41:47 Women’s Mid D: Ajee Wilson, Jessica Hull, Nikki Hiltz
48:35 Jordan Gusman’s Tinman tattoo and winning 3k on first run ever on an indoor track Video here
51:49 Edward Cheserek to Kenya
63:37 Tyler Day 13:16 American Collegiate Record
66:14 Dubai and Osaka Women’s Marathon
71:10 Vaporfly talk
77:30 Super Bowl Preview

Looking for a great race this winter? East coast: Run the Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half, 5k, March 1st - the day after the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. More details here.

West coast: Can Am Masters XC Race in Victoria, BC Feb 29: Beautiful course. Great city. Hoping to host world XC. More details here

Looking for a better pair of running shoes at a better price? We’ve got you covered here. https://www.letsrun.com/shoes

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New Balance Grand Prix coverage and interviews here

Dr. Sander Invite coverage and interviews here

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Olympic Marathon Trials Set, Pro Track is Back, Guest = Foot Locker Champ Josh Methner Jan 23, 2020

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2019 Foot Locker High School National Champ (and podcast listener) Josh Methner is our special guest. We’ve got the 15 minute highlights of our 1 hour talk with him at the end of the podcast and the full talk can be found as a Bonus Episode here.

The Houston half marathon is in the books and the Olympic Marathon Trials window has closed and 2020 indoor pro track and field season is here. We take a look at everything Houston including the fast or deep times by the Americans, the USA XC Champs, the London and Boston Marathon fields and a look ahead to the Dr. Sander Invite and New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. Full show notes below.

Looking for a great race this winter? East coast: Run the Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half, 5k, March 1st - the day after the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. More details here.

West coast: Can Am Masters XC Race in Victoria, BC Feb 29: Beautiful course. Great city. Hoping to host world XC. More details here

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Show notes: Start: Houston Men: Fast times by Americans: Jared Ward, Sam Chelanga, Nicolas (Who?) Montanez and more.
19:48 Houston Women: The return of Hitomi Niiya, Sara Hall over Molly Huddle, Malindi Elmore Canadian record
33:35 Jake Krolick 2:19:00.14
37:22 Men Trials Standards vs Women’s/ LRC Forums in Outside Magazine online
45:45 USA XC Champs: Guess Who Won?
53:45 2020 London and Boston Marathon Fields
58:30 Pro Indoor Track is Back and the Return of Trayvon Bromell
68:12 Alberto Salazar Segment
70:15 Josh Methner highlights

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BONUS: 2019 Foot Locker Champ Josh Methner Full Talk Jan 23, 2020

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2019 Foot Locker Cross Country high school national champion Josh Methner joined us to talk about his Foot Locker win, his high school career, his start in the sport of running, and much more.

This is the full 1 hour talk.

We also have a 15 minute highlight version of our talk with Josh on this week's LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast at this link.

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Big Tipper & Special Guest Des Linden + Wilson Kipsang Ban, Rhonex Kipruto WR, Rupp Has a Coach Jan 16, 2020

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The wait is over. 2018 Boston Marathon Champ Des Linden is revealed as the $50 tipper to the the show (100% of the tips are still going to Jonathan Gault. Give your one time or monthly subscription tip here)

Des surprised Jon on Rojo as a guest on the show and stayed to talk her incredible career for 57 minutes: Olympic Trials, winning Boston, advice for LetsRun.com and more.

Then we talked Mike Smith being Galen Rupp’s new coach, Evan Jager being super motivated, Clayton Murphy returning to his roots, Mary Cain returning to the track, the Wilson Kipsang suspension, the Jama Aden raid, Rhonex Kipruto’s world record in the 10k on the roads, debate whether the world marathon records may be taken off the books, and end with London Marathon talk.

Notes:
Start: Special guest Des Linden
57:50 Galen Rupp has a new coach
74:30 Evan Jager MOTIVATED
78:16 Clayton Murphy and Lee Labadie
81:02 Mary Cain back on the track
91:20 Wilson Kipsang suspended
96:34 Jama Aden update
101:33 Rhonex Kipruto world 10k record
104:43 Could marathon world records be taken off books?
107:17 London Marathon pro fields 2020

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Galen Rupp will not make the 2020 Olympic Marathon team?! + Wejo’s Mother-in-law Jan 08, 2020

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Who says nothing is going on in the running world? The LRC team finds plenty to talk about as Jon returns from vacation and gets his tips including a big one from an anonymous for now running legend.

The Houston half marathon field (Sara Hall vs Molly Huddle vs Jordan Hasay) and Wanamaker mile fields are out, Wejo says Galen Rupp won’t make the Olympic marathon team, Sam Chelanga may be back, and what is the 2020 LetsRun.com challenge?

The team is joined by Wejo’s mother-in-law at the end to see what she does and does not know about the sport (and she shares a family connection to the 1980 Miracle on Ice).

Looking for a great race this winter? East coast: Run the Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half, 5k, March 1st - the day after the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. More details here.

West coast: Can Am Masters XC Race in Victoria, BC Feb 29: Beautiful course. Great city. Hoping to host world XC. More details here

Show notes:
6:26 Jon gets his tips
8:33 Alberto Salazar segment: Who is coaching Galen Rupp?
13:22 Hypocrites! Employee 1.1 DIDN’T go sub 5 in mile/ Wejo got into USAs without the qualifying standard
20:51 Mary Cain dreaming of Olympics
23:43 Vaporfly segment
27:26 Houston Half Marathon a preview of Olympic Trials? Jordan Hasay vs Molly Huddle vs Sara Hall + the Return of Sam Chelanga?! (should Jared Ward be scared)
40:22 Bold prediction: Galen Rupp will not make the Olympic marathon team
Update after podcast: Galen has a new coach NAU's Mike Smith
43:23 Millrose Wanamaker men’s mile field 4 Americans, 9 foreigners and X Africans
47:33 Ajee’ Wilson vs Raevyn Rogers @ Dr. Sander Invite
49:53 The 2020 LetsRun.com Challenge
53:33 Which world records go down in 2020?
64:12 Mother-in-law segment with Cathy

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Happy New Year: 2020 Tokyo Olympic Predictions + Best of LetsRun.com 2019 Jan 03, 2020

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Happy New Year!

A new year and decade are here and we look back (at the top articles and threads of the year and decade) and ahead to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Who is more likely to get gold Kenenisa Bekele or Evan Jager, Shelby Houlihan or Matthew Centrowitz, Ajee' Wilson or Donavan Brazier? What about Bryce Hoppel or Clayton Murphy, Mo Farah or Muktar Edris? Who gets more medals Jerry Schumacher’s Bowerman Track Club or Pete Julian’s unnamed group.

We have a Hakone Ekiden/ Nike Vaporfly talk, Alberto Salazar segment on Sifan Hassan, and end with predictions for Mary Cain in 2020 as she kicked off the year with the Midnight Run in Central Park.

Looking for a great race this winter? Run the Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half, 5k, the day after the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. More details here.

Show notes:
Start: Happy New Year: Top articles of year
13:58 Top threads of year
19:35 Articles of the decade
20:49 Crazy stuff of year
25:49 Employee 1.1 Sub 5 Streak Continues Update: Oops it really didn't.
30:05 Post of Decade Thread is now up
32:07 Hakone Ekiden/ Vaporfly segment of week
38:27 Tokyo Olympics Rapid Fire Round: Who is more likely to win gold…
49:50 Alberto Salazar segment
54:14 Biggest favorite for gold in Tokyo is
58:06 Who gets more medals: Bowerman or Pete Julian group
65:16 Mary Cain back racing will she make Olympic Track and Field Trials?

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2019 LetsRun.com Rankings here.

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