Conner Mantz 59:17, Kelati win a major?, Hoey AR, Kishane Thompson Sizzles, Quincy Wilson gets beat

In this week's podcast, we propose a simple plan that should result in the major big-city marathons returning to action this fall: https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=10021792 We also talk about Brynn Brown's amazing 9:39 3,200 meter run (https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/05/high-schooler-brynn-brown-runs-second-best-3200-in-us-hs-girls-history), get you ready for this weekend's high school sub-4 mile attempt, and rip the NCAA coaches for declaring every one who qualified for NCAAs at the DIII level an All-American: https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=10019637. Along the way, we talk about Ben Rosario's idea to create 4 Grand Slams for track and field and wonder how the NCAA xc season will look if teams only travel by bus: https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=10019279. The podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. LetsRun.com co-founder Weldon Johnson just got his goody bag and is pumped. They have a new product -- BLDG Active’s Anti-microbial Face and Hand Spray, which is a medical-grade solution you can take with you to spray on your hands and face. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun for more info and use code LETSRUN to save 15% off your entire order. The link on superspreaders discussed on podcast is here: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/why-do-some-covid-19-patients-infect-many-others-whereas-most-don-t-spread-virus-all Show Notes 3:40 Brynn Brown has run 9:39 for 3,200 10:10 Caster Semenya has declared herself to be Supernatural 13:41 Covid-19 talk during which Robert Johnson offers his simple plan to bring back the major city marathons - Test everyone before the race. 25:49 Some high school boys will be attempting to break 4:00 in the mile in the Quarantine Classico 29:22 Weldon Johnson joins the show and talks about week 2 as a parent and he quickly goes off on a Covid-19 rant 43:45 Is the dream that Jenny Simpson return to the steeplechase officially dead? 46:20 Everyone gets a medal. The coaches association has determined everyone who qualified for NCAA indoors should be declared an All-American at the DIII level. What a joke. 52:33 We share a couple of emails of the week. One calls us scum for interviewing Jim Ryun another praises us for sending out the best-emailed newsletter in history. We use the email as an excuse to talk more about Jim Ryun's silver medal run in 1968. 61:14 HOKA NAZ Elite coach Ben Rosario wants to create 4 Majors for track and field. Will this idea save the sport? 70:20 If NCAA xc is held in the fall with limited bus-only travel, how will the season look. Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/6f90b6cd-2568-43e3-9398-8cd12b399499

20 Maj 20201h 18min

Our normal podcast returned but this was far from a normal podcast as podcasting history was made as for the first time in world history a six-day-old baby appeared on a podcast. Once we adjusted to our new female co-host, we spent most of the show debating who had the better career - Dathan Ritzenhein, Alan Webb or Ryan Hall? Along the way, Rojo ranted about the need for colleges to open up this fall, Tedd Ginn Jr was exposed as a liar, we wondered if World Athletics deserves more props for its anti-doping effectiveness, and much more. The podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. LetsRun.com co-founder Weldon Johnson recently his goody bag and is pumped. They have a new product -- BLDG Active’s Anti-microbial Face and Hand Spray, which is a medical-grade solution you can take with you to spray on your hands and face. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun for more info and use code LETSRUN to save 15% off your entire order. Show notes: 0:00 For the first 12 plus minutes, we talk about Tracksmith signing Mary Cain and Nick Willis. 15:22 Rojo rants about the need for colleges to open in the fall as the stats show Covid-19 is less dangerous than the flu for that age group. 21:32 Wejo and his 6-day old daughter join the show. 26:14 Who had the better career - Ritz, Webb or Hall? 53:27 HSer Ryan Schoppe runs 4:00.8, Tedd Ginn Jr says he beat Usain Bolt in HS. 59:14 Russian doping and Ivy League doping - Gabby Thomas doping suspension. 65:29 Ahmaud Arbery tragedy Got audio feedback for the show? Fake Galen Rupp where are you? Call 844-LETSRUN (844-538-7786) and hit option 7. Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/f0023f17-ada6-49b0-958d-56ea61ae238d

14 Maj 20201h 13min

Recently the LetsRun.com visitors voted US marathon record holder Deena Kastor as the greatest US women's distance runner in history. To mark the occasion, we invited Deena to be on our podcast. Before we could have her on, however, she told us she wanted to answer questions from the fans on our messageboard which she did last week. Her responses were amazing so check it out now if you haven't read it. https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=9994777 While you are reading things, read this piece we did on Kastor early in 2007 after she finished her amazing 2006 season during which she set US records in the half-marathon and marathon. https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/04/lrc-visitors-vote-jim-ryun-denna-kastor-as-the-greatest-mens-and-womens-american-distance-runners-of-all-time/ The podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. LetsRun.com co-founder Weldon Johnson just got his goody back and is pumped. They have a new product - BLDG Active’s Anti-microbial Face and Hand Spray which is a medical-grade solution you can take with you to spray on your hands and face. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun for more info and use code LETSRUN to save 15% off your entire order. Show notes: 0:01 Deena talks about her start in the sport and how she struggled with being labeled as "talented." 3:02 Deena talks about how she viewed herself as a failure in the sport but how that all changed once she got with coach Joe Vigil. 9:06 Deena talks bout her college career, how she was running just for gear when she got out, and how she was thrilled to eventually get $12,000 a year, but how that's all changed now for new college grads thanks to the "Alan Webb" effect. 13:40 Deena talks about her American records and how she's thrilled Molly Huddle broke her half marathon record as she knows Huddle is clean. 21:05 Deena talks about her amazing success in xc. 27:07 Deena talks about what it was like to have Ryan Hall and Meb Keflezighi as teammates and others like Morgan Uceny. 30:01 The talk turns to Deena's amazing 2005 Chicago Marathon victory where she as on 2:18 pace but totally blew up and only won by 5 seconds and her amazing 2016 season during which set American records in the half and full marathons, but a season during which she was sent home from her training camp for being a 'primadonna' and one which she called a disappointment at the time. 38:06 Deena talks about why the roads are her favorite surface 41:28 Deena talks about why she'd love to on a run with Abebe Bikila and why she thinks Joan Benoit Samuelson is the greatest women's American distance runner ever. 45:44 Deena talks about her favorite American runners of today. 50:38 The conversation turns to doping and how Deena responds when people ask if she was dirty. Deena reveals a story about how she was disgusted to see everyone puffing on an inhaler before her first big European track race. 61:31 We finally talk about Deena's Olympic bronze in the marathon 63:41 Deena tells us what she views as her greatest accomplishment and tell us how she wants to break 2:30 in Berlin next year. Got audio feedback for the show? Fake Galen Rupp where are you? Call 844-LETSRUN (844-538-7786) and hit option 7. More: https://www.letsrun.com/events/letsrun-coms-greatest-american-distance-runner-of-all-time/ Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/ee034794-615e-452a-abd3-8e113007dda5

13 Maj 20201h 9min

This week we devote the entire show to talking to Jim Ryun - the athlete that the LetsRun.com visitors recently voted as the Greatest American Distance Runner of All-Time. During our talk, Ryun talks about his entire career, during which he ran sub-4 and made the Olympics in high school before being named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year during his freshman year of college as he broke the mile WR and met his future wife on the same day. Along the way we of course talk about the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. In 1968, Jim snagged the silver and we point out that if you convert his time for altitude, he ran the equivalent of 3:29 for 1500 in the process according to the NCAA. We also talk about current track and field stars and Jim talks about the relationship he's had with Alan Webb and Matthew Centrowitz. Details appear in the show notes below. The podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. LetsRun.com co-founder Weldon Johnson just got his goody back and is pumped. They have a new product - BLDG Active’s Anti-microbial Face and Hand Spray which is a medical-grade solution you can take with you to spray on your hands and face. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun for more info and use code LETSRUN to save 15% off your entire order. Also, why don't you check out Jim Ryun's running camp? Normally it's for high schoolers but this year it's going online and will be virtual so there is no age limit. Check it out at RyunRunning.com. Show Notes: Start: Intro and then Jim reacts to being named the Greatest American Distance Runner of All-Time by LetsRun.com and talks about making the Olympics at age 17. 4:58 Jim talks about how he found running after being cut from the church baseball team and how he ran 100-mile weeks in HS. 9:15 We talk about Jim's 3:51.1 mile WR and wonder what it would have been on a modern synthetic track. Jim says it felt like one of the "easiest races of his life." 11:57 The talk turns to Ryun's training under Bob Timmons which included 4 workouts per week 15:20 The talk turns to running sub-4 miles in HS and Ryun talks about how after just his 4th HS race coach Timmons told him he thought he could be first US HS to break 4:00. 23:40 Jim talks about the one time he lost a high school track race 26:23 Jim talks about how he almost went to Oregon State. 31:25 Jim talks about how when he was in college freshman weren't allowed to compete in the NCAA but he still managed to be named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year that year and how on the same day he set the WR in the mile, he met his future wife, only he didn't know it at the time. 34:43  Jim talks about the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. He calls the decision to hold it at altitude was a mistake but says his silver medal run was one of his best runs ever. We point out that according to the NCAA he ran the equivalent of a 3:29 1500. 45:13   More 1968 talk as we ask Jim about how much his training was limited by Mono that year. 50:08 Jim talks about how he wanted to redshirt in 1969 but coach Timmons didn't let him. 56:17 Jim talks about the 1972 Olympics - a race Seb Coe thinks he would have won had he not been tripped 64:35   Does Jim still watch track and field these days? Who is his favorite athlete? Jim talks about his interactions with both Alan Webb and Matthew Centrowitz. Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/6d2dbceb-e37f-48bf-af81-a9827f1234fe

8 Maj 20201h 9min

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Chris Solinsky's 26:59 10,000-meter run, this week we dropped an extra podcast with Solinsky as the guest. Our regular podcast will come out later. By now, his 26:59 has been discussed and broken down in amazing detail -- heck, our own Jonathan Gault wrote 6,000+ words about it -- so we only spent the first 10 minutes or so of our chat with Chris talking about that. After the 26:59 talk, we spent a lot of time talking about the rest of Solinsky's magical 2010 season, during which he ran 12:56 or faster for 5,000 three times in the span of 77 days -- a feat that has only been achieved six times by any American, ever. We also got Solinsky to talk about his vision for the University of Florida as he's currently the men's and women's distance coach at Florida. Chris also told a really cool Eliud Kipchoge story. This week's podcast is brought to you by the TheFeed.com. TheFeed.com has everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. They have a new product - BLDG Active’s Anti-microbial Face and Hand Spray which is a medical-grade solution you can take with you to spray on your hands and face. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun for more info and use code LETSRUN to save 15% off your entire order. Show notes: 0:00 We talk about the 26:59 for nearly the first ten minutes 09:15 We talk about the rest of Solinsky's 2010 campaign, during which he broke 13:00 three times 23:10 Solinsky talks about the first time he broke 13:00 and tells a cool story about how Eliud Kipchoge -- whom he beat badly in the race -- was the first person to congratulate him. 26:10 Solinsky talks about dreaming big and what Jerry Schumacher has taught him about coaching in the NCAA. 33:30 Solinsky talks about what drew him to the University of Florida and his vision for the distance program 38:40 Solinsky responds to those who think his huge improvements in times in 2010 mean he was a doper 43:30 We asked Chris about how many of the greats in US distance running history -- himself, Salazar, Hall, Webb -- didn't have really long careers. Chris talks about this and reveals what he thinks his peak fitness was. Got audio feedback for the show? Fake Galen Rupp where are you? Call 844-LetsRun (844-538-7786) and hit option 7. Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/dbf0adf1-dd09-467e-80f5-e402c3aea434

6 Maj 202052min

Jim Ryun is voted the GOAT, Deena Kastor female GOAT, Chris Solinsky's 26:59 10th anniversary, LetsRun.com 20th anniversary, did Jonathan Gault really talk to Jerry Schumacher?, will Jon Gault run with a mask or risk getting a $300 fine, Max Siegel is getting PAID, London Marathon and more. Sponsors: One Week Only: Biggest Sale Ever at NormaTec and Hyperice! Save $300 on NormaTec Leg Pulse 2.0 System. Save $50 on percussion. Details here. TheFeed.com has everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. They have a new product - BLDG Active’s Anti-microbial Face and Hand Spray which is a medical-grade solution you can take with you to spray on your hands and face. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun for more info and use code LETSRUN to save 15% off your entire order. Show notes:5:19 Jim Ryun GOAT. Deena Kastor female GOAT vs Joan Benoit Samuelson23:49 COVID 19 and London Marathon - Bekele vs Kipchoge30:49 LRC grows by 1: World meet a healthy Sydney Dileen Soprano34:38 $300 Fines for running in Cambridge (Boston suburb) without a mask *Thread 2: Runners that live in U.S. cities: are you wearing a mask while out running?46:45 When were the LRC babies conceived?49:43 Max Siegel making the big bucks. Is he worth it?60:10 Chris Solinsky's 26:59 10th anniversary Got audio feedback for the show? Fake Galen Rupp where are you? Call 844-LetsRun (844-538-7786) and hit option 7. Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Rate and review us on itunes or leave feedback here. https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/addd22d0-a6ce-4daf-a4d9-affe23ca316e

29 Apr 20201h 13min

Alicia Monson, the American star who just turned pro joins us at 68:45 to discuss her career, what it's like going pro in these crazy times and more. Prior to that we've got marathon talk, COVID talk, a special guest who gave up LetsRun.com for Lent, and the Greatest American Distance Runner Final Four Jim Ryun vs Frank Shorter and Jenny Simpson vs Deena Kastor. Plus, deleted thread of week, letsdrink.com and more. Show notes below. The podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. Wejo just got his goody back and is pumped. They have a new product - BLDG Active’s Anti-microbial Face and Hand Spray which is a medical-grade solution you can take with you to spray on your hands and face. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun for more info and use code LETSRUN to save 15% off your entire order. Start: Intro: Marathons in the fall? Kim Jong Un vs Trump vs Merkel at 5k11:30 LRC surprise guest and super visitor Katie Harris joins us to discuss giving up LetsRun for Lent27:03 Covid thoughts32:15 Coogan's closes36:30 GOAT Voting and Vote Tampering by Rojo: Jim Ryun v Frank Shorter, Jenny Simpson > Joan Benoit v Deena Kastor53:00 Max Sigel Takes a Paycut, Duke getting a new coach64:25 Frank Shorter quitter?68:45 Alicia Monson Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/a9fb9337-7c41-4879-9b16-1c56a6163000

22 Apr 20201h 47min

We made our talk with Madeline Manning Mims at the end of this week's regular podcast its own podcast. Manning Mims was not only the 1968 Olympic 800m Champ and first US women to ever go sub 2:00, but she ran 1:57.9, held the US record for 15 years, and won the Olympic Trials 800m in 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980. She started competing when women did not compete in any Olympic events over 1,500m and the stereotype was black women could not run long distances. She proved everyone wrong. She is a bridge from Jesse Owens to Wilma Rudolph to Ajee' Wilson. She ran her first 800 by accident when they switched an indoor 400 to an 800 and the rest is history. You can follow her on facebook here (and see her giving an Easter concert from her garage for her neighbors during the COVID-19 shutdown). A nice bio on her is here. Show notes below sponsor notes. The podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. In addition they have a new product - BLDG Active’s Anti-microbial Face and Hand Spray which is a medical-grade solution you can take with you to spray on your hands and face. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun for more info and use code LETSRUN to save 15% off your entire order. Show notes: 7:00 Track career started with physical fitness tests12:11 Accidental 1st 800 was an indoor world record18:14 College and not knowing "Skeeter" aka Wilma Rudolph23:42 1968 Olympic gold + reception back home + not being a millionaire31:17 Other Olympics39:40 Getting beat by dopers and being told to dope44:34 Running 1:57.9, getting faster with age49:41 Could she beat Ajee Wilson?51:24 Intersex women in 800 today, Caster Semenya57:52 1980 Olympic boycott/Mentoring athletes today and what she is telling them about Tokyo postponement Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun What do you think of us pulling longer interviews out like this for their own podcasts? https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/f5748c6c-86b0-4780-be6f-f9dedb718f1a

19 Apr 20201h 11min