Chicago Marathon + Conner Mantz on His American Record | Femke Bol Moving Up & Athlos 2025

The 2025 Chicago Marathon delivered: Jacob Kiplimo flirted with the world record, Conner Mantz smashed Khalid Khannouchi’s 23-year-old American record with a 2:04:43., and we got to put Ruth Chepngetich’s world record another year in the rear view mirror.

Mantz' joins the show at 1:56:41 to speak with Jonathan Gault about his American record.

Plus, the 2nd Athlos meet in NYC, Femke Bol’s shocking move to the 800 meters, and Wesley Kiptoo’s new U.S. citizenship.

Show notes below.

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• Show notes
• 0:00 Chicago: Conner Mantz American Record (Guest) +
• 0:24 Introduction and Episode Overview
• 4:08 Chicago Marathon 2025: Jacob Kiplimo gives World Record a scare
• 11:41 What happened to Korir?
• 16:40 Kiplimo's training
• 21:49 Conner Mantz's American Record
• 23:31 Odds of winning a major?
• 30:03 HOKA NAZ Elite's Alex Masai beat Conner Mantz. How?
• 40:14 Wesley Kiptoo a U.S. citizen
• 43:35 Other Americans
• 47:00 Wesley Kiptoo vs Alex Masai's Future
• 50:12 Galen Rupp's Comeback
• 52:04 Women's race: Hawi Feysa goes 2:14:56
• 54:26 Ruth Chepngetich's world record and positive test
• 56:23 Should the Rosas have to pay back their commissions?
• 1:00:34 Jon's question to Kiplimo & his camp's physical reaction
• 1:07:47 Crazy Marcell Jacobs story
• 1:12:04 Was Kipchoge not a generational talent in the marathon? Is Kiplimo?
• 1:19:38 Athlos NYC Track Meet #2 entertains
• 1:33:28 Comparing Athlos to Other Sports Ventures
• 1:44:32 Diplo's 5k
• 1:48:26 Femke Bol's Move to the 800 Meters
• 1:52:13 Athing Mu's Potential in the 400 Meter Hurdles
• 1:56:41 Conner Mantz speaks on American recor

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