Grand Slam Track Is Here, The TEN, Yared Nuguse Comes Out
Happy April Fools everyone. This is no joke. 100% of the proceeds of this week's Supporters Club signups go to Jonathan Gault. Support America's #1 track journalists and get bonus podcasts every week. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Grand Slam Track debuts in Jamaica and we start to break it down at the 44:56 mark. The TEN was full of drama on the men's side as Ishmael Kipkurui arrived with the win while Telahun Haile Bekele came back from a fall. Outdoors got underway in Australia and Yared Nuguse came out as gay. Show notes: 00:00 April Fools' Day Special: Let's Run's Wacky Offerings 00:57 Start 03:03 Banter 07:21 The TEN: Drama on men's side 19:10 Ishmael Kipkurui arrives, Bekele comes back from missing start 31:43 Maurie Plant: Gout Gout, Cam Myers 38:17 Yared Nuguse's is gay 42:52 Discussing the Challenges of Coming Out in Sports 44:56 Grand Slam Track is HERE! *Kyle Merber thread 49:21 Some big Jamaican stars competing in Florida 53:17 Excitement for the Men's 1500m and 800m Matchups 01:04:51 How will Grant Fisher do? 01:11:02 Grand Slam scoring 01:13:09 Women's 1500/8m and Loaded 200/400 Preview 01:15:36 Final Thoughts and Supporters Club Promotion Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/ff906b46-936c-4393-88b4-527ec65418c0
1 Huhti 1h 19min
Bye Bye Indoors: Winners, Losers, Highlights & Controversies of 2025 Season
Wejo, Rojo & Jon break down the 2025 indoor season and the 2025 World Indoor Championships. 100% of the proceeds of this week's Supporters Club signups go to Jonathan Gault. Support America's #1 track journalists and get bonus podcasts every week. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Video of the podcast for Supporters Club members here. Jakob Ingebrigtsen got the double and the 2 world records as Grant Fisher, Cole Hocker and Yared Nuguse raised their games. Josh Hoey is a world champ and American record holder, Hobbs Kessler and Nikki Hiltz double US champions, as Shelby Houilhan now is back from her anti doping suspension and has a medal of her own. The 10 is this weekend. Make your predictions here. Grand Slam Track next weekend. Get your tickets here. Show notes: 00:00 2025 Indoor Season Recap 00:22 Jakob shirts $20 off 00:54 Start 05:28 LetsRun Meetup in China 08:28 Grand Slam letting Boys & Girls Champs top runners compete in exhibition races 13:06 Analysis of Men's 1500m and 800m Races at World Indoors 18:19 Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Raphael Pallitsch Bumping Incident & Interaction 23:24 Remember Geordie Beamish? 26:56 Big Picture: Grant Fisher and Cole Hocker kept it going indoors 33:46 What about Luke Houser? 35:55 Crazier Moment of Indoors? Sam Gilman gaining on Aregawi & Jakob 38:49 Post of week: Something to be said for just showing up 43:13 US Women's Indoor Season Winners & Losers 47:15 Shelby Houlihan biggest winner? 50:22 Cam Myers indoor season 52:24 Seb Coe and IOC Politics 58:03 Gjert Ingebrigtsen Trial and Jakob's resilience 01:03:50 Jon's going to Jamaica Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/848a9ab7-18c1-4c81-b3a6-86102e15d28a
25 Maalis 1h 8min
(Sneak Peak) Jakob Gold #1, Shelby Houlihan Silver, Holloway Streak Continues, Could Hoey Get World Record?
This podcast is for Supporters Club members but we're giving everyone a 12 minute sneak peak of what was in it. Want the full thing? Join the Supporters Club at 50% off your first year. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Full video is on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1QCJ74doA&pp=0gcJCU8JAYcqIYzv Jakob Ingebrigtsen got gold #1 at World Indoors overtaking Berihu Aregawi as Freweyni Hailu got gold in the women's 3000 with Shelby Houlihan silver over Jessica Hull. Grant Holloway's 60m hurdle win streak continued as the US swept the mens' 4x400 and Mondo Duplantis got another gold. Could Josh Hoey break the world record? Show notes: 00:00 Welcome to the Special Live Edition 01:56 Jakob Gets it Done in 3k after stiff challenge from Aregawi 06:17 Sam Gilman nearly gets bronze 12:19 Mike Scannell 17:29 Women's 3000m: Shelby gets silver 25:35 Grant Holloway's Unbeaten Streak lives 27:25 Grant Holloway's Future Plans 28:34 Challenges of Grand Slam Track Meets 31:57 Team USA's Sweep of the Men's 400m 35:03 Amber Anning's Victory in the Women's 400m 38:11 Nia Akins' Gutsy 800m Performance 43:25 Josh Hoey's Dominance in the 800m 51:03 Final Day Preview and Reflections Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/7e274cff-6c8b-4e61-b637-2a8b79e92d36
22 Maalis 13min
NCAAs,high school drug bust, America's newest stars Abel Teffra & Matthew Richtman, World Indoors Preview & Of Course Ethan Strand, Gary Martin
The NCAA Indoor Track and Field championships delivered as Ethan Strand and Gary Martin traded wins in the 3000 and DMR, America may have a new 1500m star in Abel Teffra, and Jerry Schumacher and Shalane Flanagan got their first titles at Oregon. Unheralded Matthew Richtman won the Los Angeles marathon in 2:07:56 and is definitely the Dreams Become Reality runner of the weekNCAAs, America's newest stars Abel Teffra & Matthew Richtman, World Indoors Preview & Of Course Ethan Strand, Gary Martin. Plus, we give a little sneak peak at this weekend's World Indoor Championships. The biggest news of the week may have been a huge drug bust in the high school ranks as Monteverde coach Gerald Phiri was accused of doping 3 high school athletes. Want podcasts from World Indoors in China? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today. Prefer to see video of this podcast? We've got it here for Supporters Club members. Show notes: 0:00 Intro music 00:24 Start 03:36 Post-NCAA Reactions and Stories 06:36 NCAA Winners and Losers: Abel Teffra a name never mentioned on LetsRun podcast before 10:06 What did Rojo learn? / Cool Brian Musau story 13:24 Crazy Dave Smith story 14:30 Coaching issues? 19:35 Men's distance races delivered 24:45 Gary Martin vs Ethan Strand 31:42 NIL / Marco Langon 37:26 Schumacher/Flanagan get title 40:44 Lananna 44:56 Final Thoughts and Rants 48:04 High School Doping Scandal: Gerald Phiri Suspension 49:47 Implications of Doping in High School Sports 54:01 Broader Implications of Doping in Athletics 01:01:10 World Indoors Preview 01:02:31 Jakob Ingebrigtsen 01:07:46 Shelby Houlahan's Return and Women's Events 01:15:18 Matthew Richtman man's surprising LA Marathon Victory 01:23:11 Crazy Strava 01:27:29 Johns Hopkins DMR 01:30:04 Closing Thoughts and Upcoming Coverage Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/9cbc2278-dd75-4b64-8437-5ff6c8680702
19 Maalis 1h 30min
Euros, Jakob's Double, His 15-year-old successor? NCAA preview
At Euros, Jakob Ingebrigtsen completed another double, Sarah Healy got Ireland its first women's track gold, & Niels Laros and Georgia Bell came up short. Ruth Chepngetich is struggling post marathon world record and the NCAA championships are this weekend and we've got a little Ethan Strand, Nathan Green, Gary Martin preview. But could the biggest story of the week be the emergence of 15-year-old miler Sam Ruthe in New Zealand? Show notes: 00:00 Introduction 06:36 Rojo poster of the week 09:40 Yared Nuguse: Class Act of the Week *CNN Profile 16:23 Jakob gets the double at Euros 22:36 Ireland gets its first female track gold 25:24 Parker Valby doesn't like the cold 27:04 Men's 800 at Euros *video *Mo aman race at Worlds 33:03 Femke vs Sydney 34:59 Wavelights at Euros 39:08 El Guerrouj's pacer 40:45 Will the "crowd" in Kingston boo the 5000 if it's slow? 43:46 Buy your tickets / World half pulled from San Diego 47:38 Ruth Chepngetich struggles in Lisbon 51:21 Abeba Aregawi returns 57:10 Sam Ruthe the next Jakob?! 01:01:55 Family talent 01:07:14 Can he be the youngest sub 4 at 15? 01:10:17 US Olympians to get $200,000 for making team 01:15:32 NCAA Indoor Championships Preview 01:28:29 Upcoming Track and Field Events Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Every track fan needs a VPN https://www.letsrun.com/vpn Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/8f85a426-926d-4758-b7a5-6ea5e92f9ea1
11 Maalis 1h 29min
THE Shelby Houlihan Interview: Her 4-Year Doping Ban, "Burrito" Defense, and Return to Racing
After serving her 4-year doping ban, Shelby Houlihan was our guest on the podcast and discussed her suspension, her burrito defense, whether she still maintains her innocence, and her return to racing. This podcast has been out for nearly a week for Supporters Club members. Join the Supporters Club today, to get all the LetsRun content and a bonus podcast every week. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Are you a sports fan? You need a VPN. Use the one we use https://www.letsrun.com/vpn 00:00 Shelby Houlihan Podcast 01:05 Start 07:16 Any regrets? 11:55 TUEs? missed tests 20:43 Jerry has never heard of nandro? 25:57 Discussing anti-doping system changes 29:27 4 year vs 2 year bans 31:38 Should she have plead guilty 35:14 Training and Competing During Suspension 38:25 Returning to Racing 43:23 Her 10k during the ban 48:46 Trying to get a sponsor 52:40 How would she judge her 2025 season? 56:39 Changes in 1500 while she was gone 1:01:27 World indoors 01:03:11 Closing thoughts Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/3e64dc18-de26-44cb-a600-08a6d757cc23
9 Maalis 1h 5min
BU (Nuguse Misses, Nico 12:51, McLean AR), Tokyo (Cheptegei?), and Atlanta + Shelby Houlihan interview
Shelby Houlihan joins us at 89:49 to discuss her doping suspension and return to racing for Supporters Club members. Not a member? Join today https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Prior to that the LetsRun.com team breaks down the Tokyo Marathon and Joshua Cheptegei's struggles, the U.S. Half Marathon Championships in Atlanta with big wins by Taylor Roe, Alex Maier, & PUMA elite, and the BU Meet where Yared Nuguse came up short of Jakob Ingebrigtsen's world record in the mile, Nico Young ran 12:51, and Heather MacLean broke the American record at 1500. Show notes: (Timestamps for Supporters Club members) Introduction and Supporters Club Promo Start Shelby Houlihan Interview Teaser Tokyo Marathon Recap Joshua Cheptegei's Marathon Struggles Japanese Runners' Crazy/Bold Moves in Tokyo Women's Race in Tokyo Marathon Paula Radcliffe 2:57 Atlanta Half Marathon Championships: Big day for Taylor Roe, Alex Maier, PUMA elite '35:19 Weini Kelati fades Joe Klecker's Disappointing Performance Alex Maier's Impressive Victory BU: Nuguse comes up short in mile WR Conspiracy theories Heather MacLean breaks Regina Jacobs' American record at 1500 Graham Blanks 7:29 Sam Gilman's Journey to World Championships Valentin Soca 7:34 Nico Young's Impressive 12:51 US Relay Coach Controversy: Michelle Freeman, Mike Marsh canned Shelby Houlihan interview Shelby Houlahan's Doping Case Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/1d25e7a2-b46c-46f1-8c1a-9c38aa59fe29
4 Maalis 1h 31min
Joe Klecker Talks Before US Half Champs
The US Half Champs are Sunday in Atlanta (fields here) and Joe Klecker is one of the headliners and taking a crack at the half after his debut in Houston. Want our Atlanta preview podcast? It will only be for Supporters Club members. Join today. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast 01:41 Start 02:13 Reflections on Houston Half Marathon 03:19 Training Adjustments and Preparations 06:02 Team Dynamics and Training Partners 07:13 Double Threshold Training 08:04 Yared's world record 10:14 his parents road success 11:38 Was the plan always the roads? 12:57 Woody Kincaid's Road Debut 14:31 Carb Loading and Final Thoughts Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime .https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/464cf38f-b7c6-463b-a5bf-f5208462fd07
27 Helmi 15min
