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

Olympic bronze medallist Clayton Murphy joins us at 84:02 to discuss a little miracle, his son Cash who went home from the hospital this week after 65 days in the NICU, after being born 13 weeks early. Cash and mom Ariana are doing great. Clayton talks fatherhood, his 2022 season, his plans for 2023, his big regret from the Tokyo Olympis and a lot more including the financial side of the sport, Max Siegel and Alberto Salazar, plus Akron restoring men's cross country. Prior to Clayton joining the pod we have our regular show where we break down the latest track and field news. This week was chock full of cross country coverage as we had the Euros, FootLockers, the Kenyan champs, and the USATF club champs. Plus a little USATF controversy and details on the Duane Ross doping tampering case. Show notes with timestamps and links below. The LetsRun long sleeve shirts are here. The softest shirts in the business. Enter code PODCAST to save $10. (Supporters Club members remember to enter your special code to save even more). https://shop.letsrun.com/ Running's Biggest Bang for Your Buck TheRunnerBox.com is the perfect holiday gift for runners. For as little as $29, the subscription service sends a box filled with items handpicked by their team of runners and nutritionists directly to your doorstep. Each box is worth over $50 and makes for a perfect gift (even if just for yourself) LRCers get $10 OFF any new subscription with this special link or code LETSRUN22 Show notes: Start The Runner Box 07:42 Richest half marathon held in Saudi Arabia /sport washing 13:29 Death of Grant Wahl and Rojo's memories *photo here 21:18 Champs Sports Cross Champs aka Foot Lockers 33:01 Euro Cross - Jakob Ingebrigtsen FTW 39:56 USATF Club Cross Champs - Cole Hocker FTW in Oregon Track Club kit 48:07 Kenyan XC Champs held and team for Worlds is stacked 56:13 Will Jakob Ingebrigtsen run, what Americans will run? 59:48 Max Siegel overruled USATF Board and awarded Olympic Trials to Orlando over Chattanooga *RW article 64:42 USATF sponsorship revenue is declining in real dollars *Sports Examiner article 68:56 Details in Randolph Ross tampering case come out *Link 84:02 Clayton Murphy interview *instagram post here 84:07 The incredible story of Cash 95:14 Running - From 2016 till today 102:35 Being married to Ariana, a former star sprinter 106:47 What happened in 2021 Olympic final and the day Alberto got banned in 2019? 111:53 The pressure of track and field 119:01 Akron restores Cross Country and Clayton returns to campus 123:35 Clayton's plans for 2023 126:47 Clayton's problem with Max Siegel's salary +sprint twitter 133:16 The financial side of the sport and losing his health insurance 143:41 Clayton's parenting advice 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 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. 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/229ad690-85bc-4884-bcc1-e02c73e13a28 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

14 Dec 20222h 28min

What a week. Kelvin Kiptum, yes you've never heard of him, ran 2:01:53 in Valencia as Amane Beriso upset Letesenbet Gidey to become the latest woman under 2:15 in the marathon. We've got Eliud Kipchoge talking about his decision to run Boston and break down the huge upset at NXN where Newbury Park's normal #3 Aaron Sahlman upset Leo and Lex Young to lead Newbury Park to the greatest team domination at NXN on the boys' side despite them having an off day. Show notes below. Running's Biggest Bang for Your Buck TheRunnerBox.com is the perfect holiday gift for runners. For as little as $29, the subscription service sends a box filled with items handpicked by their team of runners and nutritionists directly to your doorstep. Each box is worth over $50 and makes for a perfect gift (even if just for yourself) LRCers get $10 OFF any new subscription with this special link or code LETSRUN22 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 Show notes: (Supporters Club members get full time stamps) Runner Box (use think link or code LETSRUN22 to save $10) Valencia Marathon was nuts LetsRun long sleeve shirts are here (use code SC30 to save your 30%) What happened to Gidey? Women's marathoning is at another level Was there a (doping) elephant in the room? *Post of week Eliud Kipchoge running Boston Kipchoge audio clips: Kipchoge could train and work at McDonald's Kipchoge just wants to win Boston Boston will be the hardest marathon ever for Kipchoge Kipchoge won't change his training Will there be a 10k run with Kipchoge? 58:03 Bu 5ks - American collegiate and American junior records set Sydney McLaughlin should not have been athlete of the year Max Siegel defends his salary and Michael Johnson claps back 80:18 NXN and huge upset by Aaron Sahlman Hassan Mead testing positive Cross Champs Thoughts on Asafa Powell's retirement 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. 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/e686d728-1e4d-4354-9d2b-4b73c316382f This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

7 Dec 20221h 55min

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. We've got a huge week of running with the Valencia Marathon and Letesenbet Gidey possibly targeting the world record to go along with her 5k, 10k, and half marathon marks, plus the US Marathon Champs at CIM, the BU 5k, NXN, and the Cross Champs in Austin Texas. Running's Biggest Bang for Your Buck TheRunnerBox.com is the perfect holiday gift for runners. For as little as $29, the subscription service sends a box filled with items handpicked by their team of runners and nutritionists directly to your doorstep. Each box is worth over $50 and makes for a perfect gift (even if just for yourself) LRCers get $10 OFF any new subscription with this special link or code LETSRUN22 Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Final chance to save 50% on Supporters Club with code GOAT50 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?from=public The long sleeve LETSRUN shirts are here. https://shop.letsrun.com/ Order of show (SC members get time stamps) Max Siegel took home $3.8 million Should Kenya be banned for doping? NC State in NY Times Great weekend action: Could Gidey get marathon WR in Valnecia? Rest of Valencia Reported Post of the Week -Were they running sub 4 in the 1700s? U 5k - How fast will Katelyn Tuohy run? Fitness Bank Cross Champs Thursday in Austin 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. 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/911624a0-817e-4bd3-9396-d13a73e3569d This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

30 Nov 20221h 12min

It's our biggest sale of the year. Use code GOAT50 to save 50% on a Supporters Club membership. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public We give another look back at the incredible 2022 NCAA Cross Country Championships where the men's battle was decided on the tie-breaker and the Katelyn Tuohy and Parker Valby match-up delivered. Mike Smith has now coached NAU to 5 NCAA XC titles. We debated Katelyn Tuohy turning pro and suggested she sign an NIL deal and then an hour after the pod she signed an NIL deal with adidas so we have an emergency segment on that at 57:21. Mark Wetmore's Colorado Buffalo program is being investigated on how they handle diet and eating. Show notes (SC members get detailed time stamps) How great was NCAA cross? Crazy tie break ideas Mike Smith's comments on tiebreaker Mike Smith audio/ thread of week: Mike Smith's Interview Honesty Blows Me Away Mike Smith's legacy A look ahead to 2023 Laurie Henes and NC State make it two in a row Katelyn Tuohy and Parker Valby deliver 2019 audio predictions on Katelyn Tuohy's career Should Katelyn Tuohy turn pro?/ Who has more potential Tuohy or Valby? 57:21 Emergency pod: Katelyn Tuohy turns pro and signs NIL deal with adidas will still run for NC State Back to regular podcast and general discussion of NIL deals Investigation on how Colorado and Mark Wetmore deal with nutrition / eating issues Jakob and NCAA cross and final thoughts DIII and DII Nationals 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 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. 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/fc7fe87c-b476-49b2-9bc8-ab6876a0b068 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

23 Nov 20220s

(This is the 1st 10 minutes of a Supporters Club only podcast. If you want to join, now is your chance use code GOAT50 to save 50% for the first year. Supporters Club members get 2 podcasts a week, exclusive letsrun.com features, less ads, and savings on running shoes) Join here: https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public The Katelyn Tuohy vs Parker Valby match-up delivered with Tuohy coming from behind for the win to help NC State repeat as national champions. NAU and Oklahoma State tied for the national title with Northern Arizona winning its 6th title in 7 years via the tiebreaker as Charles Hicks got Stanford its first win. Show notes: 02:35 Men's team battle comes down to tie-breaker 11:05 What happened to Stanford? 19:11 What was the atmosphere like in Oklahoma? 21:30 Freshman struggle 23:35 Women's race delivers Tuohy vs Valby showdown 26:53 Parker Valby audio #1 - she didn't know how much was left in race when Tuohy went by 28:06 Audio #2 from Valby on tangents 29:54 Tuohy's post-race comments on being 12 seconds down 33:11 Will they go sub 15 in 5k in December? 37:08 NC State's unsung heroes 43:13 Shout out for Alabama 47:06 Investigation at University of Colorado 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 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. 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/2fde017a-ea57-49ac-b7fe-175b5343e5d0 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

20 Nov 202211min

The 2022 NCAA Cross Country Championships are Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma and we break them down. The Parker Valby, Katelyn Tuohy match-up is nearly year. Is Nico Young the men's favorite? What about the team battles? Plus Teshome Mekonen is now a US citizen, could he be an American distance star? Molly Seidel and Molly Huddle both raced at the BAA half, what does the future hold for them? And we discuss the crazy World Athlete of the Year voting. Who should win on the men's side? Eliud Kipchoge or Mondo Duplantis? On the women's side - Sydney McLaughlin or Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Play in the $20,022 Coros LetsRun.com NCAAXC Prediction contest. Pick the top 10 from our guide and you could win some great prizes. 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 Show notes: (We're giving timestamps to everyone this week but usually they're only for Supporters Club members) 04:19 Coros Prediction Contest 05:33 Did Grant Fisher not win NCAA XC because he's soft? 08:54 2022 NCAA Preview- Women's race: Parker Valby vs Katelyn Tuohy 24:42 Men's team battle: Stanford vs NAU vs Ok State vs BYU 44:48 Nico Young leads wide-open men's individual race 53:17 Women's team title: NCState vs New Mexico 62:19 Katelyn Tuohy injury rumor/ update 65:18 Rojo's editorial on non-binary prize money with Mara Yamauchi gets praise (and criticism) 75:52 BAA half - Teshome Mekonen a US star? 85:22 John Kellogg / Jeff Saturday coach talk 91:49 Molly Seidel and Molly Huddle at BAA Half 101:27 World Athletics Male Athlete of Year 107:49 World Athletics Female Athlete of Year 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 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. 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/a34b0f91-2021-414f-9997-24b755079732 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

15 Nov 20221h 57min

We break down the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon where Sharon Lokedi got the huge upset win, Daniel Do Nascimento went for broke and took a nap on the side of the road, as Evans Chebet got the win. (If you're thinking of joining the Supporters Club, now is the time to do it as we have some Supporters Club only audio discussing Galen Rupp in today's podcast.https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public (Supporters Club members get a 2nd podcast every week, exclusive content and savings on running shoes). Thanks to everyone who signed up last week.) We give you the inside scoop from New York, grade the Americans, and have praise and a cool story on Abidhamid Nur. Then we talk about the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials being awarded to Orlando. Then we have the crazy story of Brendan Hebert being a bandit at the Texas high school state meet and talk of Athing Mu going to LA and Cole Hocker and Ben Thomas joining the Oregon Track Club, along with Matthew Centrowitz getting engaged. Order of show (Supporters Club members get full time stamps): Sharon Lokedi with huge upset win in NY What's next for Lokedi? Evans Chebet wins crazy men's race The Americans in New York Supporters Club only audio on Galen Rupp Grading the Americans Most tracked runners in New York Abdi now with Asics / Rojo says Fauble past his prime 61:23 Olympic Marathon Trials to Orlando Could the US not have 3 people with the standard? Cool story of Abihamid Nur + Jenny Simpson update Union Athletics Club update 85:29 Ex UT runner bandits Texas high school state meet Oregon Track Club gets Cole Hocker, Ben Thomas, and Reed Brown Athing Mu joining Bobby Kersee in LA Matthew Centrowitz engaged Wejo loses bet with Jon 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 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. 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/ff4cdbfa-1d44-40ca-b7c7-1d4eeb72ed43 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

9 Nov 20220s

2022 TCS New York City Marathon race week is here and we start previewing the New York City Marathon even though our big blowout show will be the Supporters Club podcast on Friday. How will Galen Rupp do? What about Hellen Obiri in her debut? Should we care that incoming NYRR Board Chair Nnenna Lynch had a positive drug test, what about the NYRR giving prize money to non-binary athletes. Where should the Olympic Trials be? What about USATF Indoors? Plus a great voicemail about King Ches and the women's superstar you've never heard about. Join the Supporters Club today to get our big preview podcast on NY from Friday, plus savings on running shoes and a free shirt (if you join for a year). Plus if you don't like it you can cancel and keep our shirt if you sign up by Friday 11/4. Show notes: (Supporters Club members get timestamps) Start- Join the LRC Supporters Club to get all the NYC content and our big Friday Preview podcast. Halloween NYC Marathon Week is Here - Galen Rupp's chances, will he even be 1st American? Men's Podium talk Women's Field - How many contenders are there? Incoming NYRR Board Chair Nnenna Lynch had drug positive in 1990s Babylon Bee Trolls NYC Marathon Where are USATF indoors and the Olympic Trials going to be? Should the 2024 Olympic Trials be in Austin? The secret women's superstar you've never heard about Voicemail of the Week - King Ches, Supershoes, and the American record Ryan Hall didn't have super shoes and we still should invalidate 2016 Olympic Marathon results 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. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/437c0775-ee8f-493d-b63d-c2508aa60c6b This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

1 Nov 20221h 20min