RIP Coach Gags, Another Titan Test Positive, Cool Story of Yaseen Abdalla as he beats American half marathon record

The running world lost a legendary coach with the passing of Frank Gagliano and we pay our respects, as Ron Spears, the first Gag's athlete who went sub 4 in the mile joins us at 66:16 to talk about Gags.

Another women's marathoning titan tested positive - Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been suspended for EPO. What does it mean? What do Jess McClain and Kara Goucher have to say about it.

At the Valencia Half Marathon, * American *Yaseen Abdalla ran the fastest time ever by an American 59:12, but it won't count as a US record because he hasn't yet represented the US internationally. Meanwhile, Sheila Chepkirui got the win and another Sheila Chepkirui is running New York.

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LINKS

• Another Titan Falls: What Olympic Champion Peres Jepchirchir's EPO Ban Means for the Sport
• WTW: An American Beat the US Half Record, a Spaniard Beat the European Record, and Neither Counted
• Yaseen Abdalla Instagram Video
• Yaseen Abdalla Profile: The Art of Carrying On
• LetsRun Instagram Post — Kara Goucher and Jess McClain Reactions
• RIP Frank Gagliano — LetsRun Forum Thread
• A Legend's Last Trials — Liam Boylan-Pett on Frank Gagliano (Runner's World)

TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:24 Remembering Frank Gagliano
• 08:36 Peres Jepchirchir Suspended for EPO
• 13:39 Nike Oregon Project and Doping Responsibility
• 23:04 Testing Timelines and the Jepchirchir Sample
• 31:29 Valencia Half Marathon Recap: Yaseen Abdalla run faster than any American ever
• 34:49 Two Sheila Chepkiruis and the Women's Race
• 43:02 Nationality Rules and the US Half Marathon Record
• 49:57 How Soft Is the US Half Marathon Record?
• 54:30 Abdalla's Treadmill Training Revolution
• 58:27 New York City Marathon Preview
• 66:16 Ron Spears on the Legend of Frank Gagliano
• 78:42 Gagliano's Best Recruiting Story
• 85:24 How an Ex-Quarterback Learned to Coach Distance

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