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We catch up with Emma Bates after she ran 2:24:20 to finish second at the Chicago Marathon and become the ninth-fastest American woman of all time. Bates ran through her race strategy and why most of her Team Boss teammates flew out to Chicago to cheer her on in-person. She also discusses her painful divorce, which caused her to relocate from Idaho to Boulder and begin training under Joe Bosshard, and how she was able to navigate that period of her life and emerge stronger. Bates also wants to run the World Championship marathon next year in Eugene...but nine months out from race day, she’s still waiting on USATF to let her know how it is picking the team. Show notes: DRINK LMNT Free Trial Offer: Get electrolytes without the junk here for $5 shipping. Wejo will refund your $5 if you don't like it 14:46 When did she know she'd be a marathoner? Running 120 mile weeks at altitude 18:21 Her Team Boss teammates supporting her in Chicago 23:09 Marathon Project struggles / going through a divorce 27:41 Joining Team Boss 33:29 2022 Plans Get Electrolytes without the junk: DrinkLMNT special offer: Get a free sample pack of DrinkLMNT with 6 different flavors for only $5 shipping. Wejo will personally refund your $5 if you don't like this stuff. DrinkLMNT is electrolytes without the junk. No sugar, no artificial flavors, yet it tastes great. DrinkLMNT.com/letsrun Bates' instagram recap of the Chicago Marathon is here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CU_D7M-rAw4/ Recap of her Marathon Project run here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKmd8SGH46-/ Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 for the secret podcast voicemail. Join our Supporters Club and taken your running fandom to the highest level. Get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. 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 itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/e0c1e658-dc47-444b-aead-1fdac0b8c0f8

19 Loka 202143min

The Chicago and Boston double is done and Galen Rupp is baaack, but Jordan Hasay most definitely isn't. We break it down & praise CJ Albertson, Emma Bates, and Nell Rojas, not to mention your winners Ruth Chepngetich, Diana Kipyokei, Seifu Tura, and Benson Kipruto. Former World Cross Country champ Agnes Tirop was tragically murdered in Kenya and we pay our respects. Mary Cain is suing Nike and Alberto Salazar for $20 million!?! Get Electrolytes without the junk: DrinkLMNT special offer: Get a free sample pack of DrinkLMNT with 6 different flavors for only $5 shipping. Wejo will personally refund your $5 if you don't like this stuff. DrinkLMNT is electrolytes without the junk. No sugar, no artificial flavors, yet it tastes great. DrinkLMNT.com/letsrun Order of show (Supporters Club members get timestamps for everything below) 20th anniversary of Rojo's greatest athletic accomplishment goes unnoticed Chicago women: Ruth Chepngetich was ahead of Chris Derrick in Chicago / Emma Bates impresses Chicago men: Tura Wins &pod Rupp is Baack How fast can Rupp go? / What's next Which would you rather be American record holder or World Champion? Ian Butler turns around and runs the wrong way in Chicago / What's the craziest thing you've seen in a race? thread here + Look at 1904 Olympic marathon 38:16 Boston - CJ Albertson steals the show Benson Kipruto Impresses Diana Kipyokei (not Kipyogei) wins, ageless Ednah Kiplagat 2nd Unsponsored Nell Rojas 1st American Jordan Hasay bombs Shalane Flanagan double RIP Agnes Tirop 78:15 Mary Cain sues Nike for $20 million Cowboys Patriots Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 for the secret podcast voicemail. Join our Supporters Club and taken your running fandom to the highest level. Get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, save 20% on running shoes right now, 30% in the LetsRun.com store, and a lot more. http://letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public 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 itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/25eeed72-c1ae-4b23-a4e2-4ca05f8b773f

14 Loka 20210s

The Virgin London Marathon is in the books and it is the most unusual weekend in US marathon history is here with Chicago on Sunday and Boston on Monday. We break it all down. Get Electrolytes without the junk: DrinkLMNT special offer: Get a free sample pack of DrinkLMNT with 6 different flavors for only $5 shipping. Wejo will personally refund your $5 if you don't like this stuff. DrinkLMNT is electrolytes without the junk. No sugar, no artificial flavors, yet it tastes great. DrinkLMNT.com/letsrun Show notes: 2:52 Weather in Chicago and Web Guy Erik loving LMNT 4:05 London Marathon 5 Women Go Sub 2:19, Joyciline Jepkosgei FTW 10:33 Did Sisay Lemma's celebration cost him $25,000? Covid meant his 67 year old manager got on the medal podium 20:25 Chicago Marathon: Will the weather ruin American record attempts? 29:54 Galen Rupp's chances 35:49 How many American men will go under the women's world record in Chicago? 41:59 Boston Marathon Preview: Molly Huddle, Jordan Hasay, Des Linden on US side 48:40 Shalane Flanagan running Chicago on Sunday, Boston on Monday 52:56 Baltimore Marathon = self-serve water stations 57:01 17 year-old Japanese runs 13:31 5k (Eliud Kipchoge ran 12:46 at 19) 60:46 Did John McDonnell's Arkansas teams have a 29:04 5th man? 65:27 Valencia Marathon gets Boston, NYC, and Chicago champs 73:07 Kibiwott Kandie debut in NY, Emily Sisson out 75:54 Listener Audio: Brandon from Maryland on US runners embarrassing themselves 78:30 OJ Simpson Trial Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 for the secret podcast voicemail. Join our Supporters Club and taken your running fandom to the highest level. Get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. 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 itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/5aadda98-eaf0-4f6b-89cc-abb2436b5ec3

7 Loka 20211h 21min

We've got a special "Where Your Dreams Become Reality" podcast with Devon Allen who became the 22nd man and 13th American to go sub 13 second in the 110m hurdles by running 12.99 last month. Get Electrolytes without the junk: DrinkLMNT special offer: Get a free sample pack of DrinkLMNT with 6 different flavors for only $5 shipping. Wejo will personally refund your $5 if you don't like this stuff. DrinkLMNT is electrolytes without the junk. No sugar, no artificial flavors, yet it tastes great. DrinkLMNT.com/letsrun *Nice Sports Illustrated profile on Devon from 2016. Show notes: 2:38 Start: Devon Allen 12.99 7:49 Did Grant Holloway choke? 11:44 Breakout freshman year at Oregon, his career till now 23:55 Future goals, Worlds 2022 in Eugene 26:08 Does football help him in track? 30:38 Can he run 12.80? 33:29 Football players running the 100, dream football 100 match-up, how fast can he run the 100? Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 for the secret podcast voicemail. Join our Supporters Club and taken your running fandom to the highest level. Get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. 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 itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/85ca2509-1452-4e66-8b42-cf55c89716c9

2 Loka 202142min

39 year-old Kenenisa Bekele finished the Berlin marathon, but only in 3rd place, what does it mean for his future? A loaded London Marathon is this weekend, we start to take a look at the fields. We end by talking talk to a guy @63:14 (NCAA steeplechaser Zach Litoff (@litoffstudios) who sat next to Molly Seidel on her first flight back in the United States after winning her historic bronze medal at the Olympics. He recounts his cool experience, but doesn't get Rojo's $5,000 for being this guy. Plus a little running ethics, men racing women, and have a tweet of the week from Deena Kastor. Show notes below. Want a 2nd podcast every week? - Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club and take your running fandom to the highest level. Get all the LetsRun.com content, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Right now you can save 20% on running shoes, so the subscription can pay for itself. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 4:42 Berlin Marathon: Bekele 3rd, Guye Adola, Gotytom Gebreslase win 12:02 Bekele's future 19:31 London Marathon mini preview 34:27 Fair or foul?:3rd placer sees leaders runs off course, says nothing and wins $3000 at Quad Cities Marathon NCAA coaching legend (and Reebok TC coach) Chris Fox doing the exact opposite when Wejo ran off course in a race in the 1999 43:58 Steve Prefontaine NCAA XC bib sells for $26,734 45:57 Marine Corps Marathon /NXN Cancelled. Will a high school team nationals emerge? 53:18 Fair our Foul? Men racing elite women at end of races? 62:37 Tweet of the Week from Deena Kastor 63:14 Zach Litoff @litoffstudios on his crazy cool story of sitting next to Molly Seidel on her flight back from the Olympics Offers: Last chance to save 10% on AirWaav Performance Mouth Piece (Ad) The AIRWAAV Performance Mouthpiece is a relatively new training tool that launched late in 2020 after nearly 16 years of research. The AIRWAAV performance mouthpiece fits along your bottom teeth and pushes your jaw just forward enough to create the “optimal airway opening,” resulting in: Increased endurance — by reducing respiratory rate by 20%, resulting in less lactic acid production Increased strength — by improving muscular endurance Faster recovery times — by reducing cortisol build-up by up to 50% Go to https://airwaav.com/LR10 and use code LR10 to save 10% Get Electrolytes without the junk: DrinkLMNT special offer: Get a free sample pack of DrinkLMNT with 6 different flavors for only $5 shipping. Wejo will personally refund your $5 if you don't like this stuff. DrinkLMNT is electrolytes without the junk. No sugar, no artificial flavors, yet it tastes great. DrinkLMNT.com/letsrun Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 for the secret podcast voicemail. 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 itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/77c3754a-fe87-4a04-8d47-46569e658674

30 Syys 20211h 35min

Last week did a live video talk with Aussie miler, 3k, 5k star, Stewy McSweyn, as he entered quarantine. He's still locked in his quarantine and it's out now as a podcast. McSweyn recounts his great 2021 year, his globetrotting ways, discusses who is the GOAT of Australian distance running, what country is best in the 4x mile, and what his relationships is with his rivals Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Timonty Cheruiyot. Last chance to save 10% on AirWaav Performance Mouth Piece (Ad) The AIRWAAV Performance Mouthpiece is a relatively new training tool that launched late in 2020 after nearly 16 years of research. The AIRWAAV performance mouthpiece fits along your bottom teeth and pushes your jaw just forward enough to create the “optimal airway opening,” resulting in: Increased endurance — by reducing respiratory rate by 20%, resulting in less lactic acid production Increased strength — by improving muscular endurance Faster recovery times — by reducing cortisol build-up by up to 50% Go to https://airwaav.com/LR10 and use code LR10 to save 10% Show notes: Start: Quarantining and racing a lot 12:15: Grading his 2020 season 19:51 What's his relationship with Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Timothy Cheruiyot? 21:53 4x Mile : Australia vs Great Britain vs Norway vs Kenya vs USA: Who Wins? 24:17 Having never run an 800m race under 2:00 27:00 His steeplechase days (and Jakob Ingebrigtsen's steeplechase days) 30:30 Craig Mottram GOAT? 31:38 Future goals for his career 33:00 His training 41:44 Not coming to the US for college 45:16 His twin brother Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 for the secret podcast voicemail. Join our Supporters Club and taken your running fandom to the highest level. Get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. 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 itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/aaa014b7-9ca8-4d94-860f-cd429e5b2f29

27 Syys 202155min

We take you around the running world and then talk to Florent Beng (65:35), the co-founder of Relance, the running shoe company actually making a running shoe in France. (It's super stylish, has red, white and blue colors, and its kickstarter is here). Review of shoe by Japan Running here. Trayvon Bromell and Ferdinand Omanyala ran fast in Kenya and that got us into some Omanyala, Marcell Jacobs, and Flojo talk. Then we turned to marathon news and the retirement of legend Mary Keitany, before discussing Kenenisa Bekele's chances in Berlin this weekend. Then a little Jordan Hasay and Boston talk, a New York update and our talk with Florent Beng. Get Electrolytes without the junk: DrinkLMNT special offer: Get a free sample pack of DrinkLMNT with 6 different flavors for only $5 shipping. Wejo will personally refund your $5 if you don't like this stuff. DrinkLMNT is electrolytes without the junk. No sugar, no artificial flavors, yet it tastes great. DrinkLMNT.com/letsrun Show notes and links: 4:42 Trayvon Bromell 9.76, Ferdinand Omanyala 9.77 8:00 Marcell Jacobs and Omanyala in 2022? 13:31 Flojo and what Rojo learned on the forums this week Thread: Hasn't Bobby Kersee been thought to drug his athletes in the past? If so, why are we giving Syd a pass? 22:29 Marathon legend Mary Keitany retires 31:05 Could Babe Ruth hit today? 33:29 Shalane Flanagan running all 6 WMM 37:08 Berlin Marathon this week: Can Bekele challenge WR 45:50 New super shoe study shows not all super shoes are equal (graphics here) 57:20 Jordan Hasay trying to get in shape and the LetsRun doubters 63:17 Fanny packs at NYC Maratho 65:35 Florent Beng co-founder of Relance, the running shoe company making a (super stylish) running shoe in France. Kickstarter here Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 for the secret podcast voicemail. Join our Supporters Club and taken your running fandom to the highest level. Get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. 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 itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/50bd7de3-4a31-4001-b948-8d01dac5ec84

23 Syys 20211h 22min

Thanks for your support. Alberto Salazar's ban was upheld just after taping so we start with an Emergency Pod on that, then @ 13:53 run our normal pod where we break down Cole Hocker going pro, DSD athlete Francine Niyonsaba getting a world record, King Ches beating Galen Rupp, but possibly being a "B" teamer, talk about the lack of diversity at the 5th Avenue Mile, Centro getting a half-mile prime, Jenny Simpson moving up to 10 miles, track stars at the Met Gala, world xc being postponed again and a possibly big doping bust, before ending with a Supporters Club only Rojo's rant. (Sponsor) The AIRWAAV Performance Mouthpiece is a relatively new training tool that launched late in 2020 after nearly 16 years of research. The AIRWAAV performance mouthpiece fits along your bottom teeth and pushes your jaw just forward enough to create the “optimal airway opening,” resulting in: Increased endurance — by reducing respiratory rate by 20%, resulting in less lactic acid production Increased strength — by improving muscular endurance Faster recovery times — by reducing cortisol build-up by up to 50% Click here https://airwaav.com/LR10 and use code LR10 to save 10%. Show notes: (SC members get full time stamps) Emergency Intro: Alberto ban upheld 13:53 Start of weekly pod Rojo $5,000 to Molly Seidel's seat mate On Running worth $7.7 billion Cheruiyot over Ingebrigtsen in DL final Asbel Kiprop to return Francine Niyonsaba 2,000m world record 29:01 Cole Hocker goes pro, Yared Nuguse does not Great North Run: Marc Scott over King Chese and Galen Rupp, Is King Ches an "A" teamer? Molly Seidel 7th Why hasn't Rupp run NY? 5th Avenue Mile: Why no Kenyans? Post of the Week on Centro winning half mile prime Jenny Simpson 10 mile debut 67:48 Vienna Marathon champ DQd for illegal shoes Sha'carri Richardson, Noah Lyles, Allyson Felix at Met Gala adidas adizero Road to Records event World XC 2022 postponed, could American bid? 89:53 Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran world XC, why don't the Americans Alan Abrahamson's column on Shelby Houlihan RaesTV: Big doping bust coming Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 for the secret podcast voicemail. Join our Supporters Club and taken your running fandom to the highest level. Get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. 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 itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/73662c26-c5cf-48ea-8b16-e4add8f3c4e3

16 Syys 20210s