Tokyo 2025 Worlds Ultimate Preview: Hot Takes, Locks & Upsets

It happened! Josh Kerr won gold and Jakob Ingebrigtsen was relegated to silver for the 2nd year in a row as Narve Nordas got the surprise bronze. We break it all down including Yared Nuguse's 5th place finish, Cole Hocker's 7th place, and Niels Laros' 10th place. Plus Athing Mu raced at Worlds, Emma Coburn ran with an injury and more. First 18 minutes for everyone but then you need to be a Supporters Club member to hear the rest. Use code CLUB25 to save 25% https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Show notes: 0:00 Fake Josh Kerr audio 01:57 Josh Kerr World 1500 champion 13:01 Kerr audio #1 14:20 Josh Kerr audio #2 17:00 Is Jakob just vulnerable in Championship races? 18:27 Jakob says he wasn't 100% (Rest for SC members) https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public 20:30 Jakob closed pretty well (Josh was just better) 23:19 Nordas / Jakob tension 25:15 Nordas post-medal workout 28:22 What should Jakob do in Paris? 30:57 Josh Kerr said he started eating healthier, lost 10 lbs 39:14 Kerr's coach Danny Mackey dealing with family tragedy 47:44 Grades for the Americans- Yared Nuguse and Cole Hocker 57:50 Women's 400/ Men's 400 hurdles 01:00:11 Athing Mu raced at Worlds! Nia Akins 01:08:10 Hassan kicks by Kipyegon in 5k prelim- why? 01:09:05 Emma Coburn injury, Natosha Rogers Marathon Trials 01:11:51 Tie in women's pole vault 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?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.

24 Aug 202319min

We’ve been having daily podcasts from Worlds for Supporters Club members. Join today here https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe 1st 21 minutes - Intro and women's 1500 talk. 21 mins - Steeplechase talk. 33:30 When is the last time Rojo read a novel? Does he even know what a novel is? 36:00 Tobi Amusan talk and Rojo rants about people who don't like drug questions 40:00 Men's 400 talk. 45:00 Men's 800 talk 56:30 Men's 1500 preview. Rojo talked to Jake Wightman. Here is what he thinks of the race. 62:00 The Fake Josh Kerr calls in and reminds Jonathan to not mess up the national anthem when he's singing it along with Josh on Wednesday night. 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.

23 Aug 20231h 3min

Want a free Supporters Club membership? If Yareg Nuguse wins gold or Cole Hocker wins any medal, all Supporters Club members who sign up today through the 1500 final on Wednesday get their initial membership period free. So if you sign up for the year, you get a free year. If you sign up for the monthly, you get a free month. (Must sign up before men's 1500 final) https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Noah Lyles is your 100m World Champion after blasting a 9.83 and then calling out Rojo at press conference afterwards. Joshua Cheptegei 3-peated in the 10,000m, American Yared Nuguse, Cole Hocker, and Cory McGee are in the 1500 meter finals but Timothy Cheruiyot, Nikki Hiltz and Sinclaire Johnson aren't. What about 18-year-old Niels Laros? Plus some insight on the crowds, atmosphere and mixed zone in Budapest. Show notes: 0:00 Start 03:21 Noah Lyles calls out Rojo after winning 100m Gold 06:00 Noah Lyles 9.87 in semi and 9.83 in final 10:50 Crazy Stat -Last 3 Worlds there have been 9 different medallists in 100 14:56 Tebogo gets silver at 20 19:26 Atmosphere 22:44 Joshua Cheptegei 3Peats in 10,000m 29:50 Surprise silver for Daniel Ebenyo 34:52 Americans underperform 43:08 1500 semis 44:37 Men's Heat 1- Nuguse and Laros impress 54:27 Timothy Cheruiyot- is the party over? 56:00 Jakob celebrates in heat 2 01:00:40 Cole Hocker's chances 01:04:44 Women's 1500s - Cory McGee in, Nikki Hiltz and Sinclair Johnson out 01:13:38 Youtube comments 01:15:29 Rojo and Jon's Lime scooter adventure 01:20:32 Great finish in heptathlon 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. 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.

21 Aug 20231h 26min

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

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

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

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

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