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Monty Hoppel (Bryce Hoppel's dad and the GM of the AA Midland Rockhounds) joins us to talk baseball, USATF attendance, and his son going pro at 57:54. Prior to that we start with the death of Rosie Ruiz, then talk Konstanze Klosterhalfen running 14:26 for 5k (8:24), Kenyan Worlds Trials getting moved (17:16), have a David Rudisha update (23:27), a Pan Am Games 800m preview (29:59), and a look at the 2019 NYC Marathon fields (36:23). Plus thread of the week, Jakob Ingegbrigtsen's new car, Engels and Houlihan possibly dating, we get Rojo to be silent and have a few conspiracy theories. Podcast is sponsored by FloydsofLeadville.com . To save 15% on certified CBD products use code RUN2019. Want a new pair of running shoes? Check out the LetsRun.com Better Running Shoe Site here. Find better running shoes and save on your favorite shoe. To be on the podcast, call 844-LETSRUN (538-7786). For feedback email us at podcast@letsrun.com. 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

7 Aug 20191h 34min

USAs are in the books and we tell you everything you need to know about the 2019 USATF Track and Field Nationals. Sure Dalilah Muhammad set a world record, Lopez Lomong got the double, and Michael Norman was upset, but what really happened? Who were the real winners and losers? Should Allyson Felix be on the relay? Audio of the week (54:57) is from Clay Travis and Dan Wetzel on covering women's college cross country. Thread of week is on Drew Hunter going to Worlds (79:01) To be on the podcast call 844-LETSRUN (538-7786). For feedback email podcast@letsrun.comPodcast is sponsored by RunningWarehouse.com, the online leader in running shoes who sponsored the LRC $200,019 USAs Prediction Contest and FloydsofLeadville.com. Use code RUN2019 to save 15% on certified CBD products.

1 Aug 20191h 29min

The USA Track and Field Championships are Thursday to Sunday in Des Moines and we break them all down for you on LetsRun.com Founders' Day. It was a big week for distance fans as the top 3 at the Olympic Marathon Trials will definitely make the Olympics, plus USATF was forced to follow its rules in picking the Pan Am team. We break down USATF Nationals (7:15) with a deep dive of the men's 800 (NOP Civil War: Donavan Brazier vs Clayton Murphy), men's 1500 (can Craig Engels challenge?) and women's 1500 (Shelby Houlihan vs Jenny Simpson) (36:41). Should Simpson move to the steeple? What about Hassan trying the 1500/10,000 double at Worlds (33:11)? Message board post of the week: What's the prime age for distance runners (41:59)? We also talk sprints at USAs (54:44): Sydney McLaughlin, Coleman vs Lyles and what are Allyson Felix chances and what do we really think of the mixed gender 4x400? Plus, Jon gets censored for the first time on the podcast (22:02). Podcast is sponsored by Running Warehouse. Play in $200,019 Running Warehouse USAs Prediction Contest here: https://www.letsrun.com/news/2019/07/2019-usa-outdoors-contest/Pan Am Games Gofundme is here The LRC shoe site has nearly 1,500 new shoe reviews THIS month. Check it out here https://www.letsrun.com/shoes and find a great pair of shoes or save on your favorite pair of shoes. To be on the podcast call 844-LETSRUN (538-7786). For feedback email podcast@letsrun.com.

24 Juli 20191h 7min

The Monaco Herculis Diamond League is in the books and what a meet it was. Sifan Hassan broke the women's world record in the mile in Monaco and Nijel Amos went 1:41. We break it all down, as Jon gloats and Rojo is shamed. Evan Jager is out of USAs. Will he ever break 8 in the steeple? (21:28) Thread of week on "cheater shoes" (45:27) and whether they should be banned, NOP and Bowerman Track Club talk and the Ethiopian 10,000m Trials. The LRC shoe site has over 1,000 new shoe reviews THIS month. Check it out here https://www.letsrun.com/shoes and find a great pair of shoes or save on your favorite pair of shoes. To be on the podcast call 844-LETSRUN (538-7786). For feedback email podcast@letsrun.com.

17 Juli 20191h 8min

Evan Jager joined us (67:27) on the podcast to talk the big injury that sidelines him at the end of 2018 and confused him for most of 2019. Will he be ready for USAs in 3 weeks? How does he survive 3 hours of PT a day? We start the podcast with Employee 1.1 joining us to talk about the 50th Peachtree Road Race and $200,000 in bonuses, and the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials course. Then we talked about the sad death of Frank Meza (13:47), Bernard Lagat running 2:12 in the marathon and his Olympic chances (25:07), Lausanne and Noah Lyles running 19.50 (31:37), US stars at the Sunset Tour meet (45:25), whether Kate Grace is a medal threat at 800 (51:37), a preview of the Monaco Herculis Diamond League meet (56:37), and the Women's World Cup (63:27), before Evan Jager joined us for his big talk (67:27). To be on the podcast email us at podcast@letsrun.com or call 844-LETSRUN option 7 to leave a message.

10 Juli 20192h 1min

Guests Matthew Boling (high school sprint star- 38:06) and author Matthew Futterman (NY Times sports editor), author of the very enjoyable Running to the Edge, join us (62:21) in out extra long July 4th podcast. First we talk everything: 2019 Prefontaine Classic. Who were the standout performers? Who should hit the panic button? Who will make the US team at 1500 (26:29). A little Christian Coleman talk + Marquise Goodwin winning $1 Million at the 40 yards of Gold race (31:47) before Boling interview (38:06). We preview the 50th Peachtree Road Race (47:20) and the ridiculous fields going after the $50,000 course records. Japanese 1500 record (53:06) and Alan Webb (56:21) talk. Then after Futterman and talk about his book on Bob Larsen (62:21) and the last 40 years of American distance running, we reward our ultra marathoners winding up their long runs with some Western States (115:15) talk. For a book review by Dr. Michael Joyner on Running to the Edge and why Americans aren't running that fast in marathon click here. Email us at podcast@letsrun.com or call 844-LETSRUN option 7 to leave a message.

2 Juli 20192h 4min

It's our special Prefontaine Classic podcast and our first podcast of the summer. In January we said we'd do a podcast every week and we've made it to the halfway mark of the year. Give us feedback here: http://www.letsrun.com/podcast. 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. We start with some good news on the Olympic Marathon Trials at least for the women (3:23), then we turn to the USATF Pan Am Games controversy (7:21) before discussing everything Pre Classic (14:50): Will an American win a distance event at Pre 14:50. Matthew Centrowitz, Faith Kipyegon, or Almaz Ayana: Which Olympic champ will debug best at Pre 29:02 Will Alexa Efraimson PR 31:30 Who is better Dani Jones or Efraimson ? 40:28 Sha'Carri Richardson vs Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce in 100 50:08 Justin Gatlin and Lashawn Merritt Return 53:54 Thread of Week: BYU Success because of Mormon Discipline and work ethic? 61:52 Chunky Steve Prefontaine and Allie Ostrander stadium comments 69:53 Email of week: Drew Hunter vs Grant Fisher and Bowerman Track club 74:28 Shalane Flanagan or someone else with Bowerman Track Club to North Carolina? 80:54 Western States is this weekend 84:34 Want to be on podcast? Email us at podcast@letsrun.com or call 844-LETSRUN option 7 to leave a message. Give us feedback here: http://www.letsrun.com/podcast. We want your shoe reivews on our Better Running Shoe site. Please go to http://www.letsrun.com/shoes and submit a review.

26 Juni 20191h 25min

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 Juni 20191h 29min