Cooper Gets Gold and his coach Chris Capeau joins us to talk about it + Keely, Hunter Bell gold

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Cooper Lutkenhaus, just 17 years old, became the youngest world champion in World Indoor Championships history, winning the men's 800 in Toruń, Poland — on spring break. His coach Chris Capeau joined the show live to break down the race tactics and what makes Cooper different. Keely Hodgkinson dominated the women's 800 in 1:55.3, then stunned with a 50.1 anchor on Britain's 4x400. Georgia Hunter Bell claimed 1500 gold, capping a historic day for British distance running. East Africa went home without a single distance medal, and Mariano Garcia pulled off a brilliant wire-to-wire 1500 win for Spain.https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe

Timestamps

• 00:00 Music
• 00:22 Intro / Cooper Lutkenhaus Wins World Gold
• 02:42 Coach Chris Capeau on Cooper's Race Tactics
• 05:42 Why Cooper Ran a Full Indoor Season
• 09:04 Cooper's Family and What Makes Him Different
• 11:57 World Champion on Spring Break
• 16:14 Coach Capeau Watches the Final From Texas
• 18:17 From Tokyo Flame-Out to World Champion
• 20:17 Cooper's Winter Training and Leveling Up
• 24:10 Farewell to Coach Capeau and Bold Predictions
• 27:00 Men's 1500: Mariano Garcia Goes Wire to Wire
• 32:26 Women's 1500: Georgia Hunter Bell Takes Gold
• 35:58 Keely Hodgkinson and Women's 800 Results
• 39:00 Biggest Winners and Losers of the Meet
• 41:16 Nikki Hiltz: Seven US Titles but Can They Win Gold?
• 44:03 Keely's 4x400 Anchor and Non-Distance Highlights
• 47:54 NCAA, Cole Hocker, and Final Thoughts

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