Nuttycombe: Valby Over Tuohy, Blanks, Dreams, Olympic Marathon Trials + New Book on 1984 Olympic Marathon

We had Sage on the back half of our podcast for an hour and a half last week, but have typed up the interview highlights and featured it at this link on LetsRun.com if you just want to read them. We are pushing out the interview as its own podcast to make it easier to listen to as Sage kicks off our HOKA ONE ONE exploration of everything ultra marathon that will go on through the month of May. Our goal is to answer "What are the best ultras in the world?" and we're giving away some cool prizes if you want to participate in the talk. The ultra marathon exploration and this podcast is sponsored content by HOKA ONE ONE. Sage gives us what he thinks are the most competitive ultras in the world, tells us what is the most prestigious, is there a triple crown of Ultras (13:25), racing with a phone and getting helicoptered out of a race (16:25), unpredictability in ultras (28:10), could Kipchoge win Comrades now (31:34), the The 100 Miler ‘is a totally different beast’ (36:35), and Jim Walmsley vs Killian Jornet (74:27).For more on HOKA ONE ONE sponsoring ultra marathon month on LetsRun click here

30 Apr 20191h 28min

Forget about Eliud Kipchoge vs Farah, first we talk the crazy mess involving Mo Farah and Haile Gebrelassie -theft, a brawl, and a lot of bad blood between these 2 legends.We break down the men's race (14:02), are joined by special guest Rojo (19:56) and talk Farah-Geb, betting odds, and more. Then we breakdown the greatest women's field ever assembled led by Vivian Cheruiyot and Mary Keitany (29:00). At 41:03 we talk the American women in London, "non" training partners Emily Sisson (debut) and Molly Huddle. Callum Hawkins wants to run 2hr7minutes (51:52) and we finally get to our London Marathon predictions at 58:13.At 60:49 Michael Norman opened with a 43.45 400m and Ryan Crouser had the fourth longest shot put ever. Will Norman end the year as World champ or World record holder? At the 71:18 , friend of LRC and ultra marathoner Sage Canaday joins us for the HOKA ONE ONE sponsored segment to help us kick off our discussion of "What are the greatest Ultra marathons in the world?. Don't forget our great sponsors: HOKA ONE ONE: They're giving us carte blanche to figure out what the greatest ultra marathons in the world are. FloydsofLeadville.com: More and more runners are using CBD products for recovery. Click here and use code LRAPR to save 10% on your first order of certified CBD products from Floyds. *HealthIQ: Erik the LRC Web Guy Is on Track to Save $19,400+ on his life insurance over 30 years thanks to HealthIQ. Click for more info Happy listening.

26 Apr 20192h 43min

We recap everything Boston Marathon starting with Lawrence Cherono's sprint victory over Lelisa Desisa, then we talk about Scott Fauble and Jared Ward going sub 2:10 for America (21:28), before looking at Worknesh Degefa's dominance, Jordan Hasay's great run and pondering whether she is America's best marathoner (35:00). Plus listener audio on Rojo and Scott Fauble (44:40), a look at who was the best 3 hour or celebrity marathoner in Boston: Joan Benoit Samuelson, NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson, 71 year old Gene Dykes, Wired editor Nicholas Thompson, or convicted murderer Markelle Taylor (54:54)? We talk with the men's "open" winner in Boston Stephen VanGampleare (71:45) and end by looking at the curious doping case of Clemence Calvin who set the pending French national record in marathon (80:00).For longer show notes click here Podcast is sponsored byFloydsofLeadville.com: More and more runners are using CBD products for recovery. Click here and use code LRAPR to save 10% on your first order of certified CBD products from Floyds. HealthIQ: Erik the LRC Web Guy Is on Track to Save $19,400+ on his life insurance over 30 years thanks to HealthIQ. Click for more info

18 Apr 20191h 27min

The 2019 Boston Marathon is Monday and this week's podcast was recorded live in Boston just after we talked to the pros on Friday. On the women's side, Des Linden is back to defend and fit. Will Worknesh Degefa live up to her 2:17 in Dubai or wilt on the Boston hills? How will Jordan Hasay do in her return? The men's side should be a great battle between Geoffrey Kirui and Lelisa Desisa but Americans Shadrack Biwott, Jared Ward, Scott Fauble, and Dathan Ritzenhein are ready to mix it up. We break down Boston and then at the end discuss the positive biological passport violation of Patrick Sang coached athlete Cyrus Rutto. What does it mean?Don't forget our great sponsor:*HealthIQ: Erik the LRC Web Guy Is on Track to Save $19,400+ on his life insurance over 30 years thanks to HealthIQ. Click for more infoFor the bonus video/audio interviews with Des Linden, Jordan Hasay, Shadrack Biwott, Jared Ward, Scott Fauble and more talked about at end of pod click here.

12 Apr 20191h 10min

LRC has deparated Denmark and gives its report cards on the World Cross Country Championships and Aarhus, Denmark. Who wins on the track Mo Farah or Joshua Cheptegei? Emily Sisson finally ended her losing streak to Molly Huddle. How fast will she run in London? Plus Team LetsRun with Kelsey Bruce and Matt Crowe took on the world's toughest best yet the Boston Marathon wants to have a different start time for the elites. Plus our weekly Alberto Salazar talk and the Iowa caucuses. Sponsored by Health IQ. Go to http://www.letsrun.com/healthiq to see how you could save $19,000 on Life Insurance.0:00 Intro & World Cross Travels 2:45 World XC Report Card, Did Aarhus meet its lofty expecations? 15:04 Joshua Cheptegei or Mo Farah who is better at 10,000? 22:15 What has happened to Kenyan men? What about the American men and women? 33:25 European countries should be embarrassed but praise for Jakob Ingebrigtsen 37:58 Beast of the Week Emily Sisson as she beats Molly Huddle for 1st time. What will happen in London? 41:27 You could save a ton on life insurance from our sponsor HealthIQ 47:25 Runners World has a paywall/ Johnny Manziel getting divorced 52:24 Alberto Salazar discussion of week: Sifan Hassan going for half marathon world record 60:25 Bar talk in Denmark: Will the steeplechase be dropped from the Diamond League in 2020? 65:23 Team LetsRun Pulled from Course at World XC 70:56 Boston Marathon is planning on not starting the masses with the elites

3 Apr 20191h 18min

The LRC team, which now includes Kelsey Bruce who will be representing LetsRun.com in the World XC Championships, made it to Aarhus and went to look at the course. It is simple unbelievable and the most difficult cross country course we have ever seen. Bruce joins us at 22:37 to talk about her rags to riches running career and what her hopes and expectations are at Worlds. Profile on Kelsey here Show notes: 0:00 What a Course! 12:11 We unveil our male runner running World XC- Matt Crowe 22:37 Kelsey Bruce joins us and we talk how she got here and the course 34:08 No one walks up to the Grand Canyon and thinks 'I'm beautiful' 41:56 The rundown of Kelsey's running career This is the thread on the course we're talking about Support our Podcast Sponsors: Save on Life Insurance from Because You Run: Erik, the LRC Web Guy, is going to Save $19,440 Over 30 Years+ Click here for more info FloydsofLeadville.com has certified CBD products: . Click here and use code LRMAR to get 10% off your first order

28 Mars 201948min

The LRC team is in beautiful Copenhagen before heading to Aarhus and we're going heavy on the world XC coverage. LRC has a runner in the world's greatest footrace: Kesley Bruce. We preview Kamworor's chances of repeating and whether Obiri should be the heavy favorite. Plus Danish customs, the lack of European teams, but thankfully Jakob Ingegbrigtsen, and praise for Rojo. Show notes: 00:49 Praise for Rojo and start of Kelsey Bruce Mania 7:26 World XC has an official beer: Mikkeller 13:22 Alberto Salazar segment of week 22:29 Men's XC Race Preview 31:24 Women's Race Preview 38:05 Danish Customs 41:02 Where are the European teams? 44:40 Breaking news: break dancing may be in Olympics 45:32 Jakob Ingebrigtsen is running Here's a link to end of 2007 World XC race where Bekele collapses that we talk about Kelsey Bruce article All of our World XC Coverage Support our Podcast Sponsors: Save on Life Insurance from Because You Run: Erik, the LRC Web Guy, is going to Save $19,440 Over 30 Years+ Click here for more info *FloydsofLeadville.com has certified CBD products: . Click here and use code LRMAR to get 10% off your first order

26 Mars 201952min

Reuploading to fix itunes/apple podcast problem Full transcript with Meb hereMeb Keflezighi (51:28) joins us on the release of his book 26 Marathons. Will there be a 27th marathon for him at the 2020 Trials? Meb talks his great career, who he loved competing against the most, how much he’s running now, the last time he ran a sub-5:00 mile and more. Before Meb we delve into the new Olympic qualifying procedures, discuss a non-invited runner winning the NYC Half, a new start for the Boston Marathon, rave about the World Cross Country course in Denmark, plus talk about the $80,000 premature celebration in Bahrain, and if Beto O'Rourke should have run the 3k or get the LetsRun endorsement. Full transcript with Meb here Meb at 51:28 Buy Meb's book hereWorld XC course article herePodcast is sponsored by FloydsofLeadville.com. Click here and use code LRMAR to get 10% off your first order

21 Mars 20191h 46min