LetsSprint + Guest Ben Rosario (HOKA NAZ Elite Coach)- Noah Lyles Over Christian Coleman, Sydney McLaughlin, Paul Chelimo on Track? Alysia Montaño vs Nike

The Penn and Drake Relays are in the books and the 4 x Mile Collegiate records still stands. The Diamond League season kicks off Friday with a loaded Doha meet with Sha'Carri Richardson taking on Shericka Jackson and Dina Asher-Smith. A slew of American distance runners will be in Doha but non bigger than Emma Coburn in the steeple. 19-year-old teen phenom Letsile Tebogo shined at the Botswana Grand Prix, while 18-year-old Issam Asinga is tearing it up in the US, but you'd rather be Erriyon Knighton right? Or would you? Plus which would you rather see? Kipchoge vs Evans Chebet in NYC or Kipchoge vs Kelvin Kiptum in Berlin? The On Sound Running Track Fest is Saturday in LA at Mt. Sac with loaded fields, FREE food trucks, a concert, and a compact schedule. Be there if you're in California or watch PPV everywhere else. Details here. Want this podcast sooner than everyone else + a 2nd podcast every week and savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Show notes: 00:00 Sound Running Track Fest 01:27 Start 02:39 Mark Zuckerberg 19:34 5k 09:33 Villanova wins 4x Mile at Penn! 13:53 Penn audio 20:56 UVA has 7 sub 4 minute milers + another high school sub 4 27:11 Josette Andrews impresses 33:10 Colin Sahlman impresses 38:28 Botswana Golden Grand Prix - 19-year-old Letsile Tebogo 40:07 Which teen sprint phenom would you rather be? Tebogo, Erriyon Knighton, or Issam Asinga? 51:26 Gabby Thomas runs 49.68 in 400 56:40 Diamond League season opens Friday in Doha 57:09 Women's steeple- Coburn and Val Constein 01:01:42 Clayton Murphy in 800 after 1:45 in Botswana 01:08:08 Women's 100 The race of the meet- Sha'Carri vs Shericka vs Dina 01:10:55 Men's 3000 is Loaded, Can Girma challenge Komen's WR? 01:16:00 Men's 200- Michael Norman vs Fred Kerley 01:18:49 Women's 1500 - Faith Kipyegon +Cory McGee 01:21:43 Would you rather have Eliiud Kipchoge race Evans Chebet in NY or Kelvin Kiptum in Berlin? Links: WTW: The Mythical Sub-16 NCAA 4 x Mile Remains A Myth & Fast Teens Continue To Roll Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/2aadf281-7b81-487d-b56f-2bba41de85b6 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

3 Maj 20231h 28min

What a London Marathon! Sifan Hassan battled back from the dead to get an unbelievable win. Does this make her the female GOAT? Kelvin Kiptum put up a performance that would make Eliud Kipchoge blush, with a 59:45 2nd half. Could it be too good to be true? Plus sponsorship controversies, the top Brit getting his training advice from LetsRun.com and everything London. High schooler Issam Asinga ran 9.83 to blast Noah Lyles in a 100 and then talked some smack on instagram. Show notes: 00:00 London Marathon recap pod 04:48 The Greatest London Marathon ever? 06:05 Sifan Hassan gets dropped, stops, yet wins London (great highlight video here) 15:38 Nearly run over by Motor bike 21:49 Is Hassan the GOAT? 30:43 The men's race - Kelvin Kiptum wow! 2nd fastest marathon ever, 59:45 2nd half 37:07 Kiptum's run - amazing or too good to be true? Thread: Whose run was less believable, Hassan's or Kiptum's? 53:26 Kelvin Kiptum sponsorhip controversy Nike vs Qiaodan article 2 01:03:21 Final London notes: Kamworor is back, Emile Cairess 1st Brit, 01:10:20 Eilish McColgan sponsorship dispute *article 01:18:19 Mo Farah's final major race 2:10:28 01:20:27 Oregon Relays 4 x mile World Record Attemp with Centro Goes up Way Short 01:32:25 Katelyn Tuohy gets beat by Koko 01:34:59 High schooler Issam Asinga runs 9.83w beats Noah Lyles and then talks smack on instagram 01:46:58 Kelvin Kiptum and Rojo's sub 3 hour attempt Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. Thanks to everyone who signed up last week! https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/e2fb655b-efc8-4356-be9d-ecc04651c8c6 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

26 Apr 20231h 50min

Up next is a sneak peak of our Supporters Club preview podcast from London. The London Marathon is absolutely loaded, Brigid Kosgei vs Peres Jepchirchir vs Yalemzerf Yehualaw, debut of Sifan Hassan, plus Kelvin Kiptum v Kipruto, Bekele, Tola, Kamoror, Farah and Jonathan Gault is on-site to break it all down with the LRC crew. *London Betting odds Plus a 4 x mile world record attempt by Matthew Centrowitz and pooping in someone's yard during the Boston Marathon. We're giving everyone a sneak peak of the women's portion of the podcast but if you want the whole thing and a 2nd podcast every week you have to be a Supporters Club member. Join today: https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public and save 50% with code GOAT50 Show notes: 0:00 Join Supporters Club today and save 50% with code GOAT50 03:03 Daniel Do Nascimento update 04:45 London Marathon -women's race 15:14 Sifan Hassan's Marathon debut 3 days after end of Ramadan! 20:55 Kipchoge segue #1 22:05 Other contenders - Ayana 23:44 Hasan over/under 2:20 28:28 Women's predictions 30:48 Men's race - Could Bekele do anything? 39:55 Run-down of field 49:53 Mo Farah's final marathon 57:53 Men's predictions 01:00:17 Oregon Relays - Centrowitz in 4x Mile world record attempt 01:06:13 Pooping in yard during Boston Marathon Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week (the Friday 15 - which is usually much more than 15 minutes), savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/4ce0993d-542a-4572-936f-9cb8fadd0257 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

21 Apr 202331min

Eliud Kipchoge ran the Boston Marathon and got beat while Hellen Obiri took a big chance and got the victory. What happened to Kipchoge? Will he ever be back in Boston? We break down Boston including the Americans Emma Bates, Conner Mantz, Scott Fauble and Rojo with praise for Sara Hall? Plus, there's a sprint beef between Marcell Jacobs and Fred Kerley. Should they have a match race or just an MMA PPV bout? Cooper Teare, Nikki Hiltz and Michaela Rose impressed on the track. Want our London Preview Podcast (and a 2nd podcast every week)? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 08:50 Kipchoge gives anexplanation and calls out media. What happened to him? 28:11 Is Evans Chebet #1 marathoner in world? 33:27 Race broadcast/Fake Josh Kerr 38:32 Will Kipchoge actually run Boston in 2024? 42:21 Women's race - Hellen Obiri superstar 46:53 Ritz 56:27 Emma Bates wow 01:05:44 Boston the most famous marathon in the world? 01:08:55 Rojo's big winner - Sara Hall? 01:12:30 Amerian men- who was more impressive Scott Fauble or Conner Mantz? 01:26:47 Emma Bates marriage proposals 01:27:46 Sprint action - Michael Norman gets beat and Fred Kerley and Marcell Jacobs have a beef 01:36:28 Michaela Rose and Nikki Hiltz in great 800 01:43:19 Cooper Teare 3:34 World leader - is he a miler? Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/8cee9677-0c7a-4a82-b066-c82800b05a78 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

19 Apr 20231h 51min

Since Kipchoge is in Boston we're releasing a portion of the Supporters Club podcast to everyone. If you want to hear the whole thing, join today using code GOAT50 to save 50%. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public With the Supporters Club you get ALL the Letsrun.com content, a 2nd podcast every week, a great super soft shirt, and savings on running shoes. Join today. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Show notes: 00:00 Boston Marathon Preview Show 01:15 Start 02:38 Kipchoge speaks - no special prep for hills 08:56 Headwind and betting lines 18:16 Evans Chebet and Benson Kipruto 19:15 Conner Mantz, Ben True, CJ Albertson 23:39 Other contenders? 27:52 First American male picks 31:44 Loaded women's race 32:07 Men's Predictions 37:18 Top American women predictions Use code GOAT50 to join the SC and hear the whole pod Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/50eb8e63-ab35-4f49-a7cc-ff5daed85dfc This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

16 Apr 202338min

Ultra marathon star Camille Herron who recently crushed the women's world record for 48 hours (and set the men's American record as well) and has the world records from 50 miles to 48 hours (270 miles) joins us at 90:44 to talk about her recent 48 hour world record and ultra marathon career. Prior to that we discuss Sha'Carri Richardson's 10.57 100m, wonder if Mo Farah is done, try and save the sport, talk a little Arcadia high school action and then have our first mini Boston Marathon Preview. Eliud Kipchoge is the first male world record holder to run Boston since the 1950s and it's going to be epic. How will he handle the hills and Evans Chebet and Benson Kipruto? Who is the women's favorite? Want the inside scoop from Boston? Become a Supporters Club member today and get a second podcast every week, including our Friday podcast live from Boston after we talk to all the stars. Plus get a LetsRun.com shirt, savings on running shoes, and insider content. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe LetsRun Meetup Friday @ 6:30pm @ Dillon's in Boston. Show notes: 00:00 Start 04:53 LetsRun meetup in Boston at Dillon's at 6:30 pm on Friday 08:46 Sha'Carri 10.57 100m 24:10 Rest of meet 32:43 Michael Johnson's plan to save the sport 41:34 Arcadia - ridiculous depth 45:27 Rocky Hansen future star? 48:28 Mo Farah 30:41 10k - 2 Weeks before London - Is he done? 57:52 Mini Boston Preview 58:26 Crazy Stat- the last time the men's world record holder ran London was... 01:08:23 What if Kipchoge loses? 01:12:59 Who is the women's favorite? 01:18:42 What should be Kichoge's strategy? 01:23:44 Update on Evans Chebet and Benson Kipruto 01:30:44 Camille Herron (Guest) *Her website is here 01:32:05 48 hour world record 01:38:46 "I'm born to do it" + napping 01:45:07 Pacing 01:51:48 Becoming an ultra runner 01:54:32 Getting better with age 02:00:05 Mental side 02:03:08 Trail ultras & Western States 02:10:51 Early days of Letsrun and where your dreams become reality Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/d06c6a79-f94e-4342-981d-a63b1bfb3e98 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

12 Apr 20232h 19min

Hillary Bor broke Greg Meyer's 40-year-old American 10-mile record at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom and picked up $59,000 for his efforts. He joins us at 68:54 to discuss the record, going sub 8 in the steeple, the American record in the half marathon and his pole vaulting career in Kenya. Prior to that we break down Paul Chelimo's 62:22 half marathon, Leonard Korir's 2:09:31 marathon, Eilish McColgan's 65:43 half and compare her chances in London to those of Sifan Hassan. Plus the Aussie Champs with Cameron Myers and Jess Hull and the next Katelyn Tuohy? And Texas Relays with Will Sumner, Bryce Hoppel and Sha'Carri Richardson. Want a fulfilling career, giving back to the sport you love? (Sponsored) A Crazy Running franchise might be just what you need. Crazy Running provides unique, exceptional running programs for kids, specializing in after-school running programs for kids ages 3-14. Crazy Running started with one mom at one track in North Carolina and has now expanded to 5 states and is looking for passionate LetsRunners wanting to open a franchise. Donnie Cowart, 4th place at the 2012 Olympic Trials is a co-owner, and Crazy Running is the perfect job for people who love running. https://www.crazyrunning.com/franchise/ Show notes: 05:22 Good or bad? Paul Chelimo 62:22, Leonard Korir 2:09:31 14:35 Eilish McColgan 65:43 17:15 Sifan Hassan vs Eilish McColgan in London - who you got? 30:07 Hillary Bor $59,000 American record at Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run 36:29 Should Bor run the Olympic Marathon Trials? 38:41 Aussie Champs 40:00 Cameron Myers 2nd place at age 16 44:26 Jess Hull double 46:31 Amy Bunnage - Australia's and Stanford's Katelyn Tuohy? 50:07 Jenna Hutchins and Colin Sahlman 5000s - who is more likely to win an NCAAs? 56:18 Texas Relays Will Sumner 44. Split, Bryce Hoppel Gets Beat 01:02:00 Sha'Carri vs Hobbs on 4x100 01:08:54 Hillary Bor (guest) on setting US 10 mile record, the steeplechase, pole vaulting in Kenya and a lot more. Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. Use code CLUB25 to save 25% on your first year. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/31051296-c3c0-41ce-b43b-d86c55fdb8db This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

5 Apr 20231h 37min

Who said nothing happened last week? 1.5 hours of running entertainment. First "Breaking News" about a possible drug bust in Kenya gets speculation going on what Zane Robertson should do. We discuss Emily Sisson pulling out of London, have more on Donavan Brazier's injury, and then discuss Athing Mu on the Pivot Podcast. She's a superstar at age 20, but talks a possible early retirement and how she has almost quit the sport a few times. A few comments on World Athletics making women's sport female sport, and then we discuss Supporters Club member Camille Herron's 48 hour world record. Say Goodbye to the Safety Pin (Sponsored) BibBoards.com NO PINS - NO HOLES - NO MAGNETS - NO PRICKED FINGERS This "Snap & Lock" technology gets rid of safety pins for your race number. The cleanest and greenest way to the finish line. Reusable from event to event and customizable. Save 20% with code LETSRUN. Show notes: 08:29 Should Zane Robertson be jailed? Doping Raid in Kenya? *Thread 19:05 Emily Sisson out of London - Which is stronger Boston women or London? 28:01 Sara Hall raising money for Ethiopian orphans *link 32:09 Email of Week on Donavan Brazier's surgery 44:35 Athing Mu speaks on NFL podcast about modeling, legacy, retirement, wanting to quit sport 3 times and a sense of community at Texas A&M *link 52:46 (Audio) Athing Mu on desire to model 55:42 (Audio #2) When might Athing retire 01:07:12 Texas Runner and Nikeman have twins! 01:09:16 World Athletics makes women's sport, female sport - new DSD, transgender rules 01:14:21 Praise for Francine Niyonsaba 01:19:18 Camille Herron smashes 48-hour world record Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime for a refund. (Use code CLUB25 to save 25%) https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/d95959a2-4229-4a9d-bf04-fb84ee380491 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

29 Mars 20231h 35min