NCAA Champ Graham Blanks (Guest), Turkey Trots, Mary Cain-Nike lawsuit, USATF finances, BU 5000s

Graham Blanks joins us at 81:13 to discuss his NCAA Cross Country title and how he went from being a good high school recruit to an NCAA star at Harvard.

Prior to that the LetsRun.com crew breaks down the latest in the running world, including Mary Cain settling her lawsuit with NIKE, USATF losing a lot of money on Worlds, and the latest on the BU 5000s.

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• Show notes:
• 0:00 Save 50% on Supporters Club with code GOAT50 https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe..
• 04:33 Best Turkey Trot in Connecticut??
• 09:55 Graham Blanks' training -Anyone surprised at how much mileage Graham Blanks runs?
• 16:11 Morgan Beadlescomb wins Manchester Road Race and gets engaged right after
• 24:28 Which is more impressive: Japanese collegiate team with 3 guys in 27:30s or Japanese high school team with 6 guys sub 14:00?
• 31:53 Thread of week: If every NCAA XC champ lined up in a race the winner would be....
• 39:48 How fast will the BU 5ks go?
• 54:43 Mary Cain settles her lawsuit with Nike
• 01:02:57 USATF lost money in 2022 paying to host Worlds
• 01:15:37 Should Phil Knight leave an endowment to track and field?
• 01:21:13 Graham Blanks Interview
• 01:25:12 How did he celebrate NCAA title?
• 01:29:31 BU 5k
• 01:31:32 NIL, turning pro, having an agent
• 01:37:47 More on the NCAA race/ running like a dumbass
• 01:44:01 What makes Graham so good?
• 01:49:07 Graham's high school running / his start in sport
• 01:54:59 Graham's big jump / gap year
• 02:01:29 Freshman year at Harvard
• 02:03:50 His training
• 02:09:49 Can he hit the Olympic standard?
• 02:12:25 Graham Blanks marathoner?
• 02:15:47 Does he have a good kick?
• Links: Thread of week: If every NCAA XC champ lined up in a race the winner would be....
• USATF lost money in 2022 paying to host Worlds
• Anyone surprised at how much mileage Graham Blanks runs?

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