Nuttycombe: Valby Over Tuohy, Blanks, Dreams, Olympic Marathon Trials + New Book on 1984 Olympic Marathon

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Chris Solinsky's 26:59 10,000-meter run, this week we dropped an extra podcast with Solinsky as the guest. Our regular podcast will come out later. By now, his 26:59 has been discussed and broken down in amazing detail -- heck, our own Jonathan Gault wrote 6,000+ words about it -- so we only spent the first 10 minutes or so of our chat with Chris talking about that. After the 26:59 talk, we spent a lot of time talking about the rest of Solinsky's magical 2010 season, during which he ran 12:56 or faster for 5,000 three times in the span of 77 days -- a feat that has only been achieved six times by any American, ever. We also got Solinsky to talk about his vision for the University of Florida as he's currently the men's and women's distance coach at Florida. Chris also told a really cool Eliud Kipchoge story. This week's podcast is brought to you by the TheFeed.com. TheFeed.com has everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. They have a new product - BLDG Active’s Anti-microbial Face and Hand Spray which is a medical-grade solution you can take with you to spray on your hands and face. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun for more info and use code LETSRUN to save 15% off your entire order. Show notes: 0:00 We talk about the 26:59 for nearly the first ten minutes 09:15 We talk about the rest of Solinsky's 2010 campaign, during which he broke 13:00 three times 23:10 Solinsky talks about the first time he broke 13:00 and tells a cool story about how Eliud Kipchoge -- whom he beat badly in the race -- was the first person to congratulate him. 26:10 Solinsky talks about dreaming big and what Jerry Schumacher has taught him about coaching in the NCAA. 33:30 Solinsky talks about what drew him to the University of Florida and his vision for the distance program 38:40 Solinsky responds to those who think his huge improvements in times in 2010 mean he was a doper 43:30 We asked Chris about how many of the greats in US distance running history -- himself, Salazar, Hall, Webb -- didn't have really long careers. Chris talks about this and reveals what he thinks his peak fitness was. Got audio feedback for the show? Fake Galen Rupp where are you? Call 844-LetsRun (844-538-7786) and hit option 7. Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/dbf0adf1-dd09-467e-80f5-e402c3aea434

6 Touko 202052min

Jim Ryun is voted the GOAT, Deena Kastor female GOAT, Chris Solinsky's 26:59 10th anniversary, LetsRun.com 20th anniversary, did Jonathan Gault really talk to Jerry Schumacher?, will Jon Gault run with a mask or risk getting a $300 fine, Max Siegel is getting PAID, London Marathon and more. Sponsors: One Week Only: Biggest Sale Ever at NormaTec and Hyperice! Save $300 on NormaTec Leg Pulse 2.0 System. Save $50 on percussion. Details here. TheFeed.com has everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. They have a new product - BLDG Active’s Anti-microbial Face and Hand Spray which is a medical-grade solution you can take with you to spray on your hands and face. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun for more info and use code LETSRUN to save 15% off your entire order. Show notes:5:19 Jim Ryun GOAT. Deena Kastor female GOAT vs Joan Benoit Samuelson23:49 COVID 19 and London Marathon - Bekele vs Kipchoge30:49 LRC grows by 1: World meet a healthy Sydney Dileen Soprano34:38 $300 Fines for running in Cambridge (Boston suburb) without a mask *Thread 2: Runners that live in U.S. cities: are you wearing a mask while out running?46:45 When were the LRC babies conceived?49:43 Max Siegel making the big bucks. Is he worth it?60:10 Chris Solinsky's 26:59 10th anniversary Got audio feedback for the show? Fake Galen Rupp where are you? Call 844-LetsRun (844-538-7786) and hit option 7. Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Rate and review us on itunes or leave feedback here. https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/addd22d0-a6ce-4daf-a4d9-affe23ca316e

29 Huhti 20201h 13min

Alicia Monson, the American star who just turned pro joins us at 68:45 to discuss her career, what it's like going pro in these crazy times and more. Prior to that we've got marathon talk, COVID talk, a special guest who gave up LetsRun.com for Lent, and the Greatest American Distance Runner Final Four Jim Ryun vs Frank Shorter and Jenny Simpson vs Deena Kastor. Plus, deleted thread of week, letsdrink.com and more. Show notes below. The podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. Wejo just got his goody back and is pumped. They have a new product - BLDG Active’s Anti-microbial Face and Hand Spray which is a medical-grade solution you can take with you to spray on your hands and face. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun for more info and use code LETSRUN to save 15% off your entire order. Start: Intro: Marathons in the fall? Kim Jong Un vs Trump vs Merkel at 5k11:30 LRC surprise guest and super visitor Katie Harris joins us to discuss giving up LetsRun for Lent27:03 Covid thoughts32:15 Coogan's closes36:30 GOAT Voting and Vote Tampering by Rojo: Jim Ryun v Frank Shorter, Jenny Simpson > Joan Benoit v Deena Kastor53:00 Max Sigel Takes a Paycut, Duke getting a new coach64:25 Frank Shorter quitter?68:45 Alicia Monson Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/a9fb9337-7c41-4879-9b16-1c56a6163000

22 Huhti 20201h 47min

We made our talk with Madeline Manning Mims at the end of this week's regular podcast its own podcast. Manning Mims was not only the 1968 Olympic 800m Champ and first US women to ever go sub 2:00, but she ran 1:57.9, held the US record for 15 years, and won the Olympic Trials 800m in 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980. She started competing when women did not compete in any Olympic events over 1,500m and the stereotype was black women could not run long distances. She proved everyone wrong. She is a bridge from Jesse Owens to Wilma Rudolph to Ajee' Wilson. She ran her first 800 by accident when they switched an indoor 400 to an 800 and the rest is history. You can follow her on facebook here (and see her giving an Easter concert from her garage for her neighbors during the COVID-19 shutdown). A nice bio on her is here. Show notes below sponsor notes. The podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. In addition they have a new product - BLDG Active’s Anti-microbial Face and Hand Spray which is a medical-grade solution you can take with you to spray on your hands and face. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun for more info and use code LETSRUN to save 15% off your entire order. Show notes: 7:00 Track career started with physical fitness tests12:11 Accidental 1st 800 was an indoor world record18:14 College and not knowing "Skeeter" aka Wilma Rudolph23:42 1968 Olympic gold + reception back home + not being a millionaire31:17 Other Olympics39:40 Getting beat by dopers and being told to dope44:34 Running 1:57.9, getting faster with age49:41 Could she beat Ajee Wilson?51:24 Intersex women in 800 today, Caster Semenya57:52 1980 Olympic boycott/Mentoring athletes today and what she is telling them about Tokyo postponement Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun What do you think of us pulling longer interviews out like this for their own podcasts? https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/f5748c6c-86b0-4780-be6f-f9dedb718f1a

19 Huhti 20201h 11min

Dr. Madeline Manning Mims, arguably the greatest 800m American runner, the 1968 Olympic champ, and someone until who last week we knew very little about is our guest at the 57:42 mark. Manning Mims in addition to her Olympic gold was the first American to run sub 2 minutes, she held the American record for 15 years, and won the US Olympic Trials 4 times in 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980. She bridges the gap from Jesse Owens to Wilma Rudolph to Ajee Wilson. She’s now a chaplain who works with US Olympians. You can follow her on facebook here and see her giving an Easter concert from her garage for her neighbors during the COVID-19 shutdown. A nice bio on her is here. Prior to Manning Mims we talk drugs, virtual drug testing, possible Olympic bribery, American greats, soccer players running 5ks, threads of the week and more. Detailed show notes below. The podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. They're sending our team their Immunity boosting packs as well as a fresh supply of Maurten and their new Airofit device. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun to see all their products and use code LETSRUN to save 15%. Show notes:2:24 Virtual Drug Testing6:46 Another big-name Kenyan tests positive, London Marathon Champ Daniel Wanjiru. Asbel Kiprop update17:14 Japan Olympic bribery?24:05 Great American Distance Runner of All Time: Matthew Centrowitz vs Jim Ryun34:46 Galen Rupp v Ryan HallThreads of Week:36:49 How fast are pro soccer players (Jesse Lingard of Manchester United) running 5ks?39:41 A new record from NYC to LA in a car. Guess their time before clicking44:00 Lance Armstrong/Alberto/COVID talk/1904 Olympics57:42 800m All-time great Madeline Manning62:47 Track career started with physical fitness tests67:55 Accidental 1st 800 was an indoor world record73:58 College and not knowing "Skeeter" aka Wilma Rudolph79:26 1968 Olympic gold + reception back home + not being a millionaire87:01 Other Olympics95:24 Getting beat by dopers and being told to dope100:12 Running 1:57.9, getting faster with age105:25 Could she beat Ajee Wilson?107:08 Intersex women in 800 today113:36 1980 Olympic boycott/Mentoring athletes today and what she is telling them about Tokyo postponement Need new shoes? Check out the best shoe reviews on the planet. *Got feedback for the podcast or want to leave an audio message? Call 844-LetsRun (844-538-7786) and hit option 7. Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/d0d2c662-74ae-4458-a65c-7c8d39d0a802

16 Huhti 20202h 7min

Olympic qualifying is cancelled till December 2020, Eugene 2022 has its dates, Michael Wardian wins the Quarantine Backyard Ultra in controversial fashion (full podcast with Wardian here), the Greatest American Distance Runner brackets are underway, runners are getting arrested for running, we discover Madeline Manning, and whose career would you rather have Dathan Ritzenhein or Evan Jager? Dr. Michael Joyner (71:02), the man who predicted the sub 2 hour marathon, is our special guest. The former University of Arizona runner, now has much bigger things on his hands being one of the leaders of the National COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Project (CCPP19) which is trying to come up with better treatments for COVID-19. He talks about how being a runner prepared him for this task. If you'd like more info on CCPP19 or have tested positive for COVID19 and would like to donate plasma click here. The podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. They're sending our team their Immunity boosting packs as well as a fresh supply of Maurten and their new Airofit device. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun to see all their products and use code LETSRUN to save 15%. Show notes:3:33 Olympic qualifying suspended until December11:21 Eugene 2022 set for July17:39 LRC poster GGGGG arrested for running20:56 Michael Wardian wins Covid-19 Backyard Ultra in controversial fashion42:39 Greatest American Distance Running Voting underway. Ritz vs Jager59:11 Praise and love for Madeline Manning66:00 Steve Prefontaine vs Bob Kennedy + Brojo's and Bob Kennedy's parents and Gebrselassie at 1996 Olympics69:18 Message board post of week71:02 Special guest: Dr. Michael JoynerBill Gates TED Talk here Need new shoes? Check out the best shoe reviews on the planet. *Got feedback for the podcast or want to leave an audio message? Call 844-LetsRun (844-538-7786) and hit option 7. *CDC Guidelines on Covid-19 Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Rate and review us on your favorite podcast app or give us feedback here https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/0480d30e-d90f-42a6-a40e-1dcf9f36f646

11 Huhti 20201h 28min

In this podcast, we interview Mike Wardian who just won the Quarantine Backyard Ultra by running more than 262.5 miles over 63 hours. The podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. They're sending our team their Immunity boosting packs as well as a fresh supply of Maurten and their new Airofit device. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun to see all their products and use code LETSRUN to save 15%. Show notesMike talks about his win and the race for the first 31 minutes and how his wife refused to let him drop out. 31:08 Mike talks about which HOKA shoes he wore and why he didn't wear any with a carbon fiber plate. He then talks about what he did after race. Amazingly he went to work and not sleep. 35:14 Rojo tells Mike he thinks he'll end up being the "Eliud Kipchoge" of Backyard Ultras. 36:30 Mike talks about what he thinks the human maximum capability is for a Backyard Ultra.38:40 Mike talks about what running events he's now preparing for (hint a mile race is one his big goals)43:20 Mike talks about how good of a college lacrosse player he was and how he realized he might be good at running50:00 Mike talks about how he actually got into running after college when he was inspired by his friend's mom running the Boston Marathon and that became his goal (he was annoyed to learn you had to qualify)53:00 Mike talks about how his mother-in-law reads him messages from his 'haters' on the LetsRun.com messageboard Need new shoes? Check out the best shoe reviews on the planet. *CDC Guidelines on Covid-19 Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/0a550c52-a2a0-458e-857c-40eef6880970 Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/58050be9-a741-49fe-8431-0d08ef2995a6

9 Huhti 202055min

Former US 800m star, Youtube personality and RunGum CEO Nick Symmonds joins us to talk his fascinating career, what it's like to be a pro, the highs and lows (depression and suicidal thoughts), and much much more including his date with Paris Hilton. Before that we get you caught up on the running world, April Fools, plays whose running career would you rather have and we rank the backyard and balcony COVID-19 marathon performances. Podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. They're sending our team their Immunity boosting packs as well as a fresh supply of Maurten and their new Airofit device. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun to see all their products and use code LETSRUN to save 15%. Show notes8:19 Oops we fell for Nikki Hiltz's April Fools joke saying she got married.11:47 Eliud Kipchoge in GQ16:51 Olympic date set and some aren't happy it was set + USOPC requests bailout money25:00 Whose career would you rather have? Ajee' Wilson, Shelby Houlihan or Emma Coburn?36:49 What fall marathon(s) should Galen Rupp and Geoffrey Kamworor run?44:25 Backyard and balcony marathons ranked52:54 Rojo goes running and gets some explicit music on his app57:11 Nick Symmonds big interviewStart - would he rather have Alan Webb's career?67:23 Nick's biggest appearance fee/ biggest rival77:21 Greatest moment in career?85:12 Difficulties of pro running career/ depression / suicidal thoughts90:43 Nick's post running life - date with Paris Hilton96:31 Making money - being CEO of RunGum/ Youtube channel112:57 Can Donavan Brazier break world record? - Can David Rudisha medal again? Need new shoes? Check out the best shoe revies on the planet. *CDC Guidelines on Covid-19 Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Please rate and review us on itunes or gives us feedback here or by calling 844-LETSRUN. Hit option 7 to leave audio for the podcast. https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/0a550c52-a2a0-458e-857c-40eef6880970

1 Huhti 20202h 4min