Guests Matthew Boling and Matthew Futterman + Pre Classic Review, Peachtree Roadrace Preview & Western States

The 2020 NYRR Millrose Games saw Elle Purrier emerge as a US star and American record holder and Donavan Brazier and Ajee Wilson get ARs of their own. The LRC crew debates Purrier’s best event and looks ahead to this weekend’s USA Indoor Championships. Galen Rupp is baaack and ready for the Trials, some depressing news out of Canada, and yes Nike Alphafly talk at the end of the podcast. Our special guest is HOKA Aggies coach Joe Rubio, coach of one of the most blue collar running teams in the US. Podcast is sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE. From the dreamers to the contenders, 17 HOKA Athletes are competing at the Marathon Trials and LetsRun.com is sharing their stories. For all the HOKA Taking on the Trials coverage click here. Show notes: Elle Purrier runs 4:16.85 for the mile and the LRC team loses it. 5k vs 1500 what's her best event19:21 Donavan Brazier25:15 USA Indoors Preview: Raevyn Rogers vs Ajee Wilson. Shelby Houlihan vs Elle Purrier x2 37:42 The Big Debate and $20 bet: Willie Fink vs Anthony Rotich43:36 20-year-Old Mondo Duplantis Gets World Record49:38 Galen Rupp Ready for the Trials + Chris Derrick, Jim Walmsley gets 3 major media profiles in one day60:01 Dave Scott-Thomas and Guelph Sexual Abuse Allegations. Toronto Globe article here. Thread here Newsletter by author Michael Doyle here 64:42 Greatness of LetsRun.com71:32 Rojo’s poltical rant73:23 Jon’s Oscar rant78:08 Joe Rubio head coach HOKA ONE ONE Aggies- The blue collar running team (sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE) More on Aggies here 98:03 Alphafly shoe talk111:23 How bad/would Kipchoge get beat if he couldn’t wear Vaporfly’s? Be like Des and support LetsRun.com's Track Talk by donating to the Tip Jar. American legend Des Linden gave the podcast a $50 tip. Go big like Des or sign up for a smaller monthly tip. 100% of the tips go to LRC's Jonathan Gault. https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun 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 We'd love your feedback here or call 844-LETSRUN https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/29f0adad-9da6-48c2-b2b3-b4316a0eb4a8

13 Feb 20201h 55min

This week we talk about a wide variety of things. We analyze both some hot European indoor action as well as some great road race action from Japan before analyzing the return of Evan Jager and his BTC teammates. We then wonder who the greats of Oregon T&F are before previewing the upcoming NYRR Millrose Games and concluding with some more Vaporfly talk. During our Vaporfly talk, we talk about some great articles which we loved and that you can find here: https://news.nike.com/news/nike-vaporfly-4-review, https://www.outsideonline.com/2408971/nike-vaporfly-controversy, https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/fair-is-unfair-the-pros-and-cons-of-the-nike-vaporfly-rule-1.4158041, http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2020/01/coming-down-from-hakone-this-year-race.html Looking for a great race this winter? East coast: Run the Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half, 5k, March 1st - the day after the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. More details here. West coast: Can Am Masters XC Race in Victoria, BC Feb 29: Beautiful course. Great city. Hoping to host world XC. More details here Looking for a better pair of running shoes at a better price? We’ve got you covered here. https://www.letsrun.com/shoes Got an audio question / opinion for the podcast? Call 844-LETSRUN (538-7786) and hit option 7. Show Notes 0:00: We start our weekly by talking about the action in Dusseldorf where Mondo Duplantis almost broke the pole vault WR and Evan Jager's rival ran 7:36.Around the 10 minute mark, we talk about the return of Evan Jager to competition and analyze how he and his BTC teammates did last week.22:00: We spend 10 minutes talking about NCAA DMR action including Oregon's DMR NCAA record.32:00 We talk about the crazy fast road action in Japan last weekend where five national records fell.43:00 We talk about Jemma Reekie's incredible 1:57 800 and wonder if she'll win the STACKED women's Wanamaker mile at Millrose this weekend. Then we talk about Allyson Felix and Mary Cain's races from last week.54:45: We talk about Super Bowl star Tyreek Hill and his chances for the Olympics.63:20: We discuss who are the all-time greats in Oregon T&F history are and who should be on the 10-story tower at the new stadium.68:45: We talk about Galen Rupp's upcoming race. Can he finish a race for the 1st time since October of 2018?76:00: We detour and rank the Ivy League schools in order of prestige.77:00: We preview Millrose84:45: Jonathan gives Rojo permission to talk about the Vaporflys and the new shoe rules. Be like Des and support LetsRun.com's Track Talk by donating to the Tip Jar. American legend Des Linden gave the podcast a $50 tip. Sign up for a monthly tip. 100% of the tips go to LRC's Jonathan Gault. https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/c13fe2f3-93d9-4d4f-9a66-2c9e9d8cc59c 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/85ab1ab1-62d2-4d10-be25-a0c00cc401d5

5 Feb 20201h 32min

1 hour bonus talk with HOKA NAZ Elite coach Ben Rosario who joined us to kick of Marathon Month and HOKA ONE ONE's sponsored exploration of their 17 athletes running the Trials. 4 years ago, Rosario's runners Scott Fauble and Kellyn Taylor turned heads with their fourth place finish at the Track Trials. This time he's got an even stronger team with experienced marathoners Fauble, Taylor, Aliphine Tuliamuk, Stephanie Bruce, and Scott Smith . Their sights are set higher, "the people who try to win end up on the podium, the people who try to get third end up fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, etc," Rosario said. Excerpted highlights coming on LetsRun.com. For all the HOKA Takes to the Trials coverage click here. To listen to Ben's podcast from spring 2019, click here. 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/87ab4954-ac06-43ec-bbca-305d4bf1c969

4 Feb 20201h

Olympian and biomechanical shoe expert Shalaya Kipp joined us for an emergency podcast to discuss the new World Athletics shoe regulations that will ban the Nike Alphafly but not the Vaporfly or Next%. Plus hear Kipp talk about doing research on "the magic" shoe in her lab. Written highlights: https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/01/olympian-and-key-vaporfly-researcher-shalaya-kipp-talks-to-lrc-about-world-athletics-new-shoe-regulations/ New shoe regs here: https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/01/world-athletics-announces-new-shoe-rules-nike-alphaflys-are-banned-but-vaporflys-and-next-are-ok/ *Discussion here Be like Des and tip the podcast: American legend Des Linden gave the podcast a $50 tip. Sign up for a monthly tip. 100% of the tips go to LRC's Jonathan Gault. 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/9021ab87-0ea1-4adc-8f11-25c74526ec1d

31 Jan 202042min

Pro track and field is back! We start with Mary Cain racing Katelyn Tuohy and then get into the pro action at the NB Indoor Grand Prix and the Dr. Sander Invite, and discuss the American 800m riches. Edward Cheserek has picked a country to run for, Tyler Day broke Galen Rupp’s record, of course Alberto Salazar and Vaporfly talk, a Super Bowl preview, and a new segment x 2 = Rojo’s rant. Looking for a great race this winter? East coast: Run the Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half, 5k, March 1st - the day after the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. More details here. West coast: Can Am Masters XC Race in Victoria, BC Feb 29: Beautiful course. Great city. Hoping to host world XC. More details here Looking for a better pair of running shoes at a better price? We’ve got you covered here. https://www.letsrun.com/shoes Show notes:Start Mary Cain and Katelyn Tuohy fizzle at Armory14:13 Nike investigation into how they treated women athletes in NOP complete21:16 Mary Cain audio on her biggest regret in NOP Video here28:02 Bryce Hoppel, Donavan Brazier and men’s 800 Ranks + Remember Drew Windle and Boris Berian?41:47 Women’s Mid D: Ajee Wilson, Jessica Hull, Nikki Hiltz48:35 Jordan Gusman’s Tinman tattoo and winning 3k on first run ever on an indoor track Video here51:49 Edward Cheserek to Kenya63:37 Tyler Day 13:16 American Collegiate Record66:14 Dubai and Osaka Women’s Marathon71:10 Vaporfly talk77:30 Super Bowl Preview Looking for a great race this winter? East coast: Run the Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half, 5k, March 1st - the day after the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. More details here. West coast: Can Am Masters XC Race in Victoria, BC Feb 29: Beautiful course. Great city. Hoping to host world XC. More details here Looking for a better pair of running shoes at a better price? We’ve got you covered here. https://www.letsrun.com/shoes Got an audio question / opinion for the podcast? Call 844-LETSRUN (538-7786) and hit option 7. New Balance Grand Prix coverage and interviews here Dr. Sander Invite coverage and interviews here 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 We'd love your feedback here but don't forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcast app https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/c13fe2f3-93d9-4d4f-9a66-2c9e9d8cc59c

29 Jan 20201h 28min

2019 Foot Locker High School National Champ (and podcast listener) Josh Methner is our special guest. We’ve got the 15 minute highlights of our 1 hour talk with him at the end of the podcast and the full talk can be found as a Bonus Episode here. The Houston half marathon is in the books and the Olympic Marathon Trials window has closed and 2020 indoor pro track and field season is here. We take a look at everything Houston including the fast or deep times by the Americans, the USA XC Champs, the London and Boston Marathon fields and a look ahead to the Dr. Sander Invite and New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. Full show notes below. Looking for a great race this winter? East coast: Run the Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half, 5k, March 1st - the day after the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. More details here. West coast: Can Am Masters XC Race in Victoria, BC Feb 29: Beautiful course. Great city. Hoping to host world XC. More details here Looking for a better pair of running shoes at a better price? We’ve got you covered here. https://www.letsrun.com/shoes Got an audio question / opinion for the podcast? Call 844-LETSRUN (538-7786) and hit option 7. Show notes: Start: Houston Men: Fast times by Americans: Jared Ward, Sam Chelanga, Nicolas (Who?) Montanez and more.19:48 Houston Women: The return of Hitomi Niiya, Sara Hall over Molly Huddle, Malindi Elmore Canadian record33:35 Jake Krolick 2:19:00.1437:22 Men Trials Standards vs Women’s/ LRC Forums in Outside Magazine online45:45 USA XC Champs: Guess Who Won?53:45 2020 London and Boston Marathon Fields58:30 Pro Indoor Track is Back and the Return of Trayvon Bromell68:12 Alberto Salazar Segment70:15 Josh Methner highlights 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 Let us know what you think about us doing highlights of interviews in the episode like this. https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/1a6cfcf0-7449-49a6-ad7b-020e9eba510b

23 Jan 20201h 27min

2019 Foot Locker Cross Country high school national champion Josh Methner joined us to talk about his Foot Locker win, his high school career, his start in the sport of running, and much more. This is the full 1 hour talk. We also have a 15 minute highlight version of our talk with Josh on this week's LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast at this link. 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 the bonus episodes? https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/d732f181-960c-4b3e-9e53-e02b73f5cb19

23 Jan 20201h 3min

The wait is over. 2018 Boston Marathon Champ Des Linden is revealed as the $50 tipper to the the show (100% of the tips are still going to Jonathan Gault. Give your one time or monthly subscription tip here) Des surprised Jon on Rojo as a guest on the show and stayed to talk her incredible career for 57 minutes: Olympic Trials, winning Boston, advice for LetsRun.com and more. Then we talked Mike Smith being Galen Rupp’s new coach, Evan Jager being super motivated, Clayton Murphy returning to his roots, Mary Cain returning to the track, the Wilson Kipsang suspension, the Jama Aden raid, Rhonex Kipruto’s world record in the 10k on the roads, debate whether the world marathon records may be taken off the books, and end with London Marathon talk. Notes:Start: Special guest Des Linden57:50 Galen Rupp has a new coach74:30 Evan Jager MOTIVATED78:16 Clayton Murphy and Lee Labadie81:02 Mary Cain back on the track91:20 Wilson Kipsang suspended96:34 Jama Aden update101:33 Rhonex Kipruto world 10k record104:43 Could marathon world records be taken off books?107:17 London Marathon pro fields 2020 Have you submitted your shoe review? 100s of shoes reviews have poured in this month. We’ve got you covered here: https://www.letsrun.com/shoes Got an audio question / opinion for the podcast? Call 844-LETSRUN (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 We'd love your feedback on this episode or the show in general. https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/d6808b0f-ab87-4bfa-a2d5-7f02d6d958ba

16 Jan 20201h 55min