Gobble, Gobble: Post NCAA Cross Country Turkey Trot Pod

We want your feedback on our Better Running Shoe site. Please go to http://www.letsrun.com/shoes and give us feedback and submit a review.Genzebe Dibaba is back atop the 1500 ranks on the three year anniversary of the Jama Aden raid, what does that mean for Jenny Simpson’s medal chances after her run in Rabat (13:54)? We talk adidas Boost Boston Games (25:43), Lynna Irby and Sammy Watson going pro (31:57), and the email of the week is on Katelyn Tuohy and young high school girl phenoms (39:46). Thread of the week is on Allie Ostrander and female body weight discussion (50:02) which leads to US women’s soccer talk, intersex talk, and transgender talk (56:34). Then we turn to who would you rather be Josh Kerr, Grant Fisher or Drew Hunter (68:38)? We end with book talk on Matthew Futterman’s Running to the Edge book on Bob Larsen (79:53), and Rojo stream of consciousness. Want to be on podcast? Email us at podcast@letsrun.com or call 844-LETSRUN option 7 to leave a message.

19 Jun 20191h 29min

The running world lost a bright light and we start the show on a somber note and pay our respects to the great Gabe Grunewald. Then we talk everything NCAA track and field starting with the men (11:52) and how old is too old for NCAA runners, talk about how the LRC crew missed Mondo Duplantis for some BBQ (34:38), have a little men's 800 talk including Bryce Hoppel and Clayton Murphy (41:31), before turning to the women's NCAA meet (46:25). Then it's 'Mom Audio' with the Brojo's mom going to NCAAs and loving the discus and buying tickets with Devon Allen and Tim Broe (64:40). Finally, the Brojos win a journalism award and are compared to Eric Sevareid (72:33). We end with an Oslo Diamond League preview (78:48). The Tim Layden Gabe Grunewald piece is here: https://www.si.com/olympics/2019/06/11/gabe-grunewald-runner-cancer-battle-inspiration The Brooks Gabe Grunewald video we start the podcast with is here Find the best shoes, the best prices on shoes, and shoe reviews from other runners like you If you want to help LRC, we'd love your feedback (and a shoe review) on our better running shoe site here: https://letsrun.com/shoes Got something for the podcast? Email us at podcast@letsrun.com or call 844-LETSRUN option 7 to leave a message.

12 Jun 20191h 28min

The NCAA Track and Field Championships are Wednesday to Saturday and LetsRun.com's boots are on the ground in Austin ,Texas for our NCAA preview podcast.We preview everything NCAAs (10:08-47:32), touch on the Rome Diamond League (47:32), gender and sex issues with Caster Semenya and CeCe Telfer and praise the IAAF (51:44), have audio from Bill Simmons' podcast on Matthew Boling (71:28), plus deleted threads of week and inspiration from Gabe Grunewald (86:34). Pod is sponsored by Running Warehouse which in addition to having FREE 2 day shipping on running shoes is the sponsor of our $200,019 NCAA Prediction Contest Notes: 0:00-10:08 Texas, Open Carry Guns, Jon goes to Flotrack HQ 10:08 NCAA Preview (World #1s Grant Holloway and Daniel Roberts are after Renaldo Nehemiah's collegiate record. World #1 Mondo Duplantis vs World #2 Chris Nilsen in pole vault). 39:18 Men’s NCAA 5000 Talk and Grant Fisher vs Morgan McDonald “ballsyness” 47:32 Rome DL 51:44 Caster Semenya, CeCe Telfer, & Deadspin 62:03 Duane Solomon vs Sammy Watson’s Olympic Chances 71:28 Bill Simmons Podcast Discusses Matthew Boling & Donald Trump with Chuck Klosterman 79:03 Deleted threads of Week: Violence in Baltimore 86:34 Threads of Week: Gabe Grunewald Still Inspiring Us

5 Jun 20191h 36min

(Our apologies for audio not working on a few platforms earlier.)Mother nature came out on top in Stockholm. Rhonex Kipruto impressed in the 10,000 but is he a threat at Worlds? Paul Chelimo didn't qualify and Steve Cram was not impressed with the 1,500. A transgender female CeCe Telfer won the NCAA D2 400m hurdle crown (43:45). What does it mean? And in our HOKA ONE ONE segment, Sage Canaday joins us before he runs the Comrades Marathon next week in South Africa (60:35) Show Notes: Beginning - 17:07 Men's 10,000m in Stockholm 17:08-43:45 Rest of Stockholm Ajee Wilson kicks off post Caster Semenya era, Puerto Rican nearly wins 800, Dina Asher-Smith, Michael Norman 43:45 CeCe Telfer Wins NCAA 56:12 Thread of Week and Jamin wins a pair of HOKA shoes 60:35 Guest Sage Canaday talks 2019 Comrades MarathonPodcast is sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE And Floydsofleadville.com. Use code RUN2019 to save 15% on certified CBD products for recovery: tinctures, creams, pills, and more.

1 Jun 20191h 18min

(HOKA NAZ Elite Coach Ben Rosario joins podcast for an hour at 83:53).Noah Lyles beat Christian Coleman for the first time ever at 100m and we may have the rivalry the sport needs. JUCO star Kenny Bednarek pulled a sub 20/sub 45 double that is almost unheard of but Michael Norman may have had the best 200 of the weekend. What about 100/200/400 high schooler Matt Boling? We have sprint talk the first 20 minutes of the podcast. Then a little discussion of another World Marathon Major (21:48), before we turn to discussing whether Paul Chelimo is in trouble or just starting the season more slowly because Worlds are later in the year (26:45). Then Running with the Buffaloes author Chris Lear is a surprise caller and he tells us about Noah Lyles parents and how Lyles' dad was great Seton Hall sprinter Kevin Lyles (35:48). We then discuss Sydney McLaughlin's Diamond League debut (40:00) and the incredible Shaunae Miller-Uibo. Our listener audio of the week (47:43) is from Fred and he wins a free pair of HOKA Carbon X shoes which are now here and he talks how hard it is to watch pro track and field in America and Jonathan Gault's love life and being a minority on LetsRun. We talk Gwen Jorgensen's surgery, the Bowerman Track Club and Alberto Salazar at 58:12 before discussing pro women runners and Alysia Montaño taking on Nike in the quest to get paid maternity leave (64:23). We then talk controversy at the Iowa State meet and deleted threads of the week at 74:09, before HOKA ONE ONE NAZ Elite Coach Ben Rosario joins us at 83:53 for an hour talk. The NAZ Elite group has been on fire of late with a 2:09 by Scott Fauble in Boston, 2:26 marathons from Kellyn Taylor and Aliphine Tuliamuk, a USA half marathon title by Stephanie Bruce followed up by a 5k PR 2 weeks later.

23 Mai 20192h 24min

Jim Walmsley, fresh off his 50 mile world best at the HOKA Project Carbon X, joined us on Carbon X launch day and ended up getting his own 2 hour podcast. Jim talked everything about ultra running from training to the best records to the legends of the sport. What does he think of Killian Jornet racing Eliud Kipchoge? Will Jim really debut in the marathon at the Olympic Trials? How did he bounce back from rock bottom and being "fired" from the Air Force? Plus how high school legend Ken Cormier inspired him and what Jim thinks of the Carbon X shoes. Transcript of highlights of the podcast at this link. LetsRun.com's exploration of the Ultra Marathon is sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE. The Carbon X shoes are now available for purchase on hokaoneone.com. Show notes: 20:20 Walmsley's training 37:04 College Career, High School Career, Nuclear Silos, Being Fired from Air Force and Hitting Rock Bottom 65:21 The Olympic Marathon Trials and a possible middle finger to the marathon community 95:54 Eliud Kipchoge vs Mountain Runners, Rim to Rim to Rim, ITRA Scores 113:45 Who Are the Great Ultra Marathoners of All-Time, "Hobby Joggers", and would you rather be the world's greatest marathoner? 122:25 Jim on the Carbon X Shoe and how he checks LetsRun when camping in the forest

18 Mai 20192h 14min

We cover it all this week. Sure we talk about Matt Boling, Mary Cain winning a race, Parker Stinson’s American record, Grant Fisher losing twice, some great SEC action, USA bombing at World Relays, and the future of the Olympic Marathon Trials, but who else is going to give you commentary on the Ethiopian high jump and why men in trucks yell homophobic slurs at runners in split shorts. More detailed show notes coming Thursday on LRC or your favorite podcast host. Please subscribe today. Podcast is sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE. As of today May 15th, the Carbon X shoe is now available for purchase at hokaoneone.com. Click here.. We've got a special 2 hour podcast with Jim Walmsley dropping later this week to celebrate the Carbon X launch. And Floydsofleadville.com. Use code RUN2019 to save 15% on certified CBD products for recovery: tinctures, creams, pills, and more.

15 Mai 20191h 15min

Rojo's article on Caster Semenya went viral so we start with Caster Semenya interesex talk before turning to the action on the track in Doha and the great run of Hillary Bor (19:24), Kellyn Taylor's run in Prague and US women's marathon ranking (33:06), Eliud Kipchoge trying to go sub 2 again in the marathon (40:21), the deleted thread of the week Jim Walmsley spanking Galen Rupp (52:01), LRC's 1st ultra: Jim Walsmley's 50 mile record at HOKA Project Carbon X (65:17), and then for the final hour we talk with Stephanie Bruce (72:14) who won the USA Half Marathon Championships this past weekend and has gone from being a good college runner to a great pro. She talks about dreaming and believing, the death or her father, battling celiac disease, getting better after the birth of her two sons, and how winning a race you likely never heard of may have been the key to her two national titles. Podcast sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE whose Carbon X shoe was worn by Jim Walmsley this past weekend and will be available for purchase on May 15th. Also by floydsofleadville.com. Use code RUN2019 to save 15% on certified CBD products.More show notes on Stephanie Bruce86:40 Start of her running career, beating the boys in presidential fitness test, going from a 5:27 miler who likes to party to a 4:58 high schooler after the death of her dad to prostate cancer93:40 Running with a Ferritin level of 4 in college97:54 Trying to run post-collegiate (with Gags, Brad Hudson, Greg McMillan, baby sitting for the Powells)103:02 Diagnosed with Celiac disease and believing she can be one of the best marathoners in the US108:29 Baby #1 (Riley) and then surprise pregnancy with baby #2 (Hudson)113:00 Keep believing and the Rock n Roll win that may have changed her career125:00 Biggest accomplishment of her career + #1 piece of advice she’d give to another runner128:27 Cool bonus story on a guardian angel who looked after her and why she wants to give back

8 Mai 20192h 9min