2023 Mega World Champs Preview
The World Track and Field Champs start Saturday in Hungary and we break it all down. Show notes below. Play in our $200,023 BetterRunningShoes.com Prediction Contest and win some great prizes and Suunto watches. Want Daily podcasts from Worlds? Now is your chance. Join our Supporters Club today and get daily podcasts from Worlds and savings on full-price running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Use code CLUB25 to save 25%. Show notes: This is a video about 2023 Worlds preview show 8_15 and Pod 00:00 BetterRunningShoes.com Worlds Prediction Contest Start: Which athlete has the most to gain and lose at Worlds..... Noah Lyles 14:56 Men's 100- Wide Open 21:13 Women's 100- SAFP vs Shericka vs Ta Lou vs Sha'Carri 29:30 Men's 10k- Kiplimo out, does that help Klecker 31:13 Women's 10k loaded with Tsegay, Hassan, Gidey 32:37 Women's 5k as good as the women's 100? 34:00 Igebrigtsen - 1500 and 5000? 43:43 Kipyego/Jakob double chances 46:06 DrinkLMNT offer 50:33 Sydney McLaughlin Out 56:05 Will Athing Mu run? 01:00:38 Over under US distance medals? 01:01:46 Which distance event outside of 800w and 1500m is US most likely to medal in? 01:06:06 Men's Steeple: World record holder Girma the underdog to El Bakkali 01:12:01 400m Hurdles: Karsten Warholm vs Rai Benjamin and dos Santos 01:15:51 Justyn Knight joins Bowerman 01:21:57 San Diego gets World Road Running champs Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want Daily podcasts from Worlds? Now is your chance. Join our Supporters Club today and get daily podcasts from Worlds and savings on full-price running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Use code CLUB25 to save 25%. Play in our $200,023 BetterRunningShoes.com Prediction Contest and win some great prizes and Suunto watches. 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.
16 Aug 20231h 25min
Worlds teams announced, Athing Mu may not run, Addy Wiley 1:59, Conner Mantz run into fence
The Worlds are 11 days away and the US announced its team. Athing Mu is listed but Bobby Kersee says she may not run. What about Grant Fisher? Alex Bell is off the British team, Sifan Hassan is tripled entered, but which double should she do? Milton Mallard is out at Texas A&M, Addy Wiley is still running really fast, and Conner Mantz got run into a fence. Want daily podcasts from Worlds? 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 Have fiber internet? Join the revolution today: https://www.letsrun.com/fiber Show notes: 00:00 Join Supporters Club to get daily podcasts from Worlds https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe 03:03 US announces team for Worlds - Grant Fisher alternate 06:11 Athing Mu may not Worlds - our thoughts take 2 *video from Supporters Club podcast 19:39 Milton Mallard no longer at Texas A&M *thread 23:38 Alex Bell left off British 800m team *article with photo 31:38 Gjert Ingebrigtsen not credentialed for Worlds 41:44 Worlds betting odds video odds 45:27 Changes at Worlds - New false start rule, qualifying procedures, Q room article on reaction times/false starts at 2022 Worlds 52:54 Sifan Hassan entered in 3 races at Worlds -which 2 should she run? 59:13 Addy Wiley blasts 1:59 01:07:08 Conner Mantz gets run into fencing at Beach to Beacon *thread and video 01:17:22 Join Supporters Club to get daily podcasts from Worlds https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe 01:17:49 Do you have fiber internet or hate your cable company? https://www.letsrun.com/fiber Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want daily podcasts from Worlds? 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. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/65059a86-f5f6-4b46-91da-c1f660b57e29
8 Aug 20231h 18min
(Guest) Michael Johnson, Brosnan OUT at UCLA, High Schooler run 9.89, Marathon Trials at Noon, Bol cleared
Michael Johnson, the Olympic legend joins us on the anniversary of his 19.32 200m world record Olympic gold medal run from the 1996 Olympics to talk all things track and field at the 66:49 mark. What event is he most excited about (hint: Sha’Carri Richardson is in it), what does he think of Syndey McLaughlin-Levrone and Noah Lyles and why isn’t track more popular in the US? Prior to Michael joining us, we break down Sean Brosnan being ousted at UCLA, the Olympic Marathon Trials being held at noon in Orlando, Pete Bol being cleared, 18-year-old Issam Asinga running 9.89 and discuss which athlete we most want to know is clean or dirty? Show notes below. Sick of your cable company? Want faster internet? Join the Frontier Fiber Revolution https://www.letsrun.com/fiber Want daily podcasts from Worlds? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today and save 50% for up to year in honor of Michael Johnson with code GOAT50. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Sick of your cable company? Get faster internet today? https://www.letsrun.com/fiber 01:31 Start 04:19 Sean Brosnan OUT at UCLA after one year *Thread 15:14 Post of Week 15:47 Fair or foul? Olympic Trials Marathon to be at noon in Orlando *link 29:01 Thread of Week: You’re granted a one-time use magical power to know with 100% certainty if a T&F athlete used any PEDs. Who would you choose? 40:18 Peter Bol cleared of testing positive for EPO 50:09 Issam Asinga 9.89 100m World U20 and US high school record 56:15 Great 1500 at Spanish Champs 01:00:48 Good news for Nuguse? 01:06:49 Michael Johnson Guest 01:08:28 27th anniversary of 19.32 200m WR Olympic gold run 01:20:35 The gold shoes 01:24:29 Michael on 2023 sprinters 01:29:49 Michael on Sydney 01:35:03 Michael on Men’s 400 and Wayde van Niekerk and Steven Gardiner 01:41:46 Michael on men’s 200 01:46:13 Will Noah Lyles ever win an Olympic gold medal? Is Rojo crazy? 01:51:40 Michael defends Noah 01:55:18 Why is track more popular in the UK than US? 02:00:26 What’s Michael Johnson the person doing day to day? 02:04:09 Want daily podcasts from Worlds? Save 50% on LetsRun.com Supporters Club 1st year https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe use code GOAT50 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 Use code GOAT50 to save 50% for the 1st year. 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/006cf841-20d9-450a-8022-569da4364b9c
2 Aug 20232h 5min
Nuguse FTW, Monson 14:19, American medal chances, Chicago Marathon LOADED
Yared Nuguse became the first American male to win a Diamond League 1500 since 2011 as he got the big win in London as his OAC teammate Alicia Monson got the American record in the 5000 by running 14:19. Noah Lyles ran super fast, but barely won. Friday in Monaco Faith Kipyregon obliterated the women's mile world record as Nikki Hiltz got the American record. After these big wins and fast times, which Americans have the best chances to medal in the distances. The Chicago Marathon fields are out and Kelvin Kiptum will be in Chicago, could he get the world record? Ruth Chepngetich and Sifan Hassan will square off on the women's side while Emily Sisson could lower the AR. Show notes below Founders Day Special. Save 50% on your 1st year of the LetsRun.com Supporters Club. Use code GOAT50 https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Save 50% on Supporters Club memberships with code GOAT50 https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe 01:05 Banter 06:27 Yared Nuguse wins 1500 in London 21:27 Cole Hocker 3:32.14 13th place 27:12 Women's 5000: Alicia Monson 14:19 American Record: Gudaf Tsegay takes down Sifan Hassan 33:44 Who would you rather be Monson or Cranny? 48:59 Faith Kipyegon 4:07 World Record Mile 55:57 US distance medal chances at Worlds 01:00:31 1500s - Nuguse, Hocker, Hiltz 01:05:52 Steeples - Coburn? 01:08:32 5000s - Monson? Nur? Cranny? Chelimo? 01:13:49 10000s 01:16:12 Marathon -D'Amato 01:18:32 Noah Lyles 19.47 vs Tebogo 19.40 in London 01:27:55 50,000 Fans in London 01:32:17 Andy Bayer sponsored, Eric Holt not 01:39:04 Letsrun.com/shoes 01:39:45 Chicago Marathon fields out- Could the world and American records go down? 01:39:56 Kelvin Kiptum to Chicago 01:46:49 Molly Seidel's chances 01:52:12 Post of the week: re: Allie O says she's not okay, going through immense stress but can't tell us why yet Links: Good Threads: re: Why does Nuguse.. re: Cole Hocker 13th place with a 3:32 season's best re: How does Monson run a 14:19 with only a 8:25 3k? re: What a DISASTER. Name an event that has imploded worse than the men's 400m... 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. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/e9222db6-e650-4553-9cec-77b7ab695883
26 Juli 20231h 57min
Sha'Carri Wins One and Loses One, Monaco and London DL are loaded, Bekele vs Ingebrigtsen, Banned Shelby Runs 30:47
The European track action is in full swing in advance of Worlds. Sha'Carri Richardson got a big win in Silesia over Shericka Jackson, but then was upset by NCAA star Julien Alfred in Poland. The Monaco and London Diamond Leagues are loaded. Could Yared Nuguse get a Diamond League win and will Noah Lyles vs Erriyong Knighton vs Zharnell Hughes really take place? And what about the fantasy match-up of Peak Bekele vs Jakob at 5000m? 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 Use code CLUB25 to save 25% on your first year. Anyone want to sell ads for LetsRun.com? Email wejo@letsrun.com Show notes: 0:00 Start 02:42 Rojo’s Amazon link 07:41 Jakob on rabbits and Rojo’s comments *Video 21:00 Intern Alex with post of week 23:30 Sha’Carri Richardson gets beat by Julien Alfred 28:44 Erriyon Knighton gets beat 32:14 Clayton Murphy gets beat 34:15 Rojo’s anecdote from Cornell on Mike Smith 36:28 Steven Gardiner world leader in 400 39:45 Track isn’t popular in Jamaica or Kenya either 47:12 Jama Aden found not guilty in Spain 59:04 Shelby while banned from the sport runs 30:47 10k 01:05:01 Message board thread of week - Could peak Bekele beat Jakob at 5000? 01:09:39 Has intern Alex ever heard of Geb and Bekele? 01:14:01 Doping bust in Keny at airport 01:18:17 Great match-ups in Monaco and London Diamond Leagues 01:23:32 Should Fred Kerley be worried? 01:25:51 Is Yared Nuguse the favorite in London 1500? 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 Use code CLUB25 to save 25% on your first year. 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/a65ed354-cca2-4eb5-a4c5-114ce62a358c
19 Juli 20231h 31min
What a USAs, What's Up with Bowerman and Teare? Who Medals at Worlds and Who Never Makes another Worlds Team?
(It's Prime Day and Rojo has an amazing product for you under $25. Or you can just give LRC some love by clicking here before you shop at Amazon) What a USA Track and Field Championships. It turns out Athing Mu is a good 1500m runner, should Cooper Teare leave Bowerman, how bad was the meet for the BTC, and will some big name stars ever make a US Team again? How many distance medals will the US get in Budapest? Show notes: 00:00 2023 Flashback 02:15 Athing Mu gets 2nd in 1500, do we owe her Bobby Kersee an apology? 09:51 Intern Alex hangs out with Karsten Warholm 15:08 Very few Cinderellas in track 19:53 Mike Woods wins Tour De France stage 27:41 Woody Kincaid comments on Joe Klecker 29:38 Cooper Teare's post-race comments, should he leave Bowerman? *Thread 37:26 Post of Week 39:44 Mike Smith model better? 45:47 Should we be worried for Bowerman? 53:40 Good meet for Brooks Beasts, some personal tragedy for Danny Mackey 58:43 Over/Under for US distance medals at Worlds 01:02:12 After Mu and Yared who is most likely to medal? 01:05:41 Alex gives his impression of being at Stockholm Diamond League meet 01:10:47 Sprints at USAs- Sha'Carri, Gabby, and Sydney impress 01:18:59 Will Centro, Jager, Ajee, Brazier ever make a US team again? + Coburn and Ajee's streaks come to an end 01:26:01 Best Interviews of weekend Teare Updike and Keter 01:26:50 British champs 01:31:14 Silesia Poland DL on Sunday 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% for 1st year 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. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/fdfe7e07-e594-4ec2-91a8-7b9b851c129b
12 Juli 20231h 35min
USAs Day 1: Kincaid, Cranny FTW, Fisher, Teare Go Home Devastated, Sha'Carri 10.71 (Preview for non SC members)
What a Day 1 at USAs. We break it all down starting with the men's 10,000m where Woody Kincaid got the dominant win and Grant Fisher didn't make the team. Then we turn to Elise Cranny smoking Alicia Monson the final 300 of the 10k before turning to the prelims and the big men's 1500 where Cooper Teare did not make the final but Matthew Centrowitz did. Insights from Jonathan Gault in Eugene, plus 100m talk and Sha'Carri Richardson's 10.71. (This is a Supporters Club podcast but we give our talk on the men's 10,000m to everyone. To hear the rest of the podcast and get daily podcasts from Worlds join the SC today. Use code CLUB25 to save 25% https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public) Show notes: 00:00 Start 02:13 Men's 10k: Woody Kincaid Wins, Grant Fisher goes home devastated 10:18 Women's 10,000- Elise Cranny smokes Alicia Monson the final 300 14:31 Men's 1500- Nuguse Masterpiece, Cooper Teare goes home devastated 31:09 Is Nuguse vulnerable? 35:24 Men's 800: Brandon Miller struggles 37:13 Women's 800: Nia Akins looked great 39:40 Jonathan Gault joins for his thoughts from Eugene 47:53 Women's 1500 - Athing Mu makes final but will she run? 52:45 Men's 100 54:16 Steeplechase- Frerichs falls but gets in on time 57:37 Sha'Carri 10.71 01:05:57 Attendance Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. 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. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/86a64413-43af-4086-9c9d-8a36014a1355
7 Juli 202311min
USAs Preview + Aregawi 12:40, D'Amato AR, Shelby!?'s Back, Cheptegei's Debut
Happy July 4th! Use code USA to get the LetsRun shirts for $20 @ shop.letsrun.com The Lausanne and Stockholm Diamond Leagues are in the books, Shelby Houlihan is back racing, Joshua Cheptegei's marathon debut in on the schedule, Keira D'Amato broke the American record in the half, and the USA Champs start Thursday. We break it all down. Show notes: 00:00 Use code USA in LetsRun store to save 33% on the red, white and blue shirts https://shop.letsrun.com/ 00:55 Start 04:44 Aregawi 12:40 in Rome 11:18 Women's 5000 in Stockholm - Beatrice Chebet FTW, Can she beat Kipyegon at 5k? 15:42 Laura Muir bombs, Emmanuel Korir DFL 17:46 Is Jakob vulnerable? 23:03 Joshua Cheptegei marathon debut in Valencia 31:41 Shelby Houlihan breaks Beer Mile world record while serving a doping suspension 34:54 Bowerman and Jerry Schumacher signs Charles Hicks (and there goes Stanford's NCAA title hopes) 40:27 Keira D'Amato American record in half 44:06 USAs for 1st time in 17 years won't be on major US television network 54:04 Kenya's Titus Ekiru (2:02 marathoner) facing 10-year ban 57:55 USATF Champs Preview - Big Storylines 01:03:26 Who is the king of US distance running? 01:12:46 Women's 1500 - Athing Mu is racing, but will she do anything? 01:17:13 Women's Steeple 01:19:33 Women's 5k and 10k 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. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/ccbd3111-ebe2-4a7e-8cdb-02f259443435
4 Juli 20231h 25min
