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

The running world is full steam ahead. Athing Mu ran 1:58.40 to become an 800m star, Ajee Wilson ran 1:58 as well to show she is back, FORTY Japanese men ran sub 2:10 at Lake Biwa, USATF revised its Olympic Trials schedule, NCAA indoors is almost here and so is NCAA XC. Plus Rojo's Rant and Boston announces it likely will have a smaller field this year. Have you been getting the Friday Fifteen Supporters Club Podcast? Click here to become a Supporters Club member. Want the softest running shirt around? Shop.letsrun.com Show notes: 3:30 Paul Chelimo going for American record 12:03 Athing Mu 1:58 Superstar 21:14 Japan broke the marathon at Lake Biwa 30:09 NCAA entries 38:22 NAU loses conference meet 44:54 USATF changes Olympic Track Trials schedule 51:32 Texas Qualifier: Ajee Wilson is definitely back 60:04 Rojo's Rant: Marc Scott skipping European champs for a time trial meet 64:30 Boston Marathon says it likely will have smaller field this year Please rate us on Itunes. Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 to leave a private voicemail 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 Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/824b651d-d839-4435-9c7f-8cd8102d37ab

3 Mars 20211h 10min

Grant Holloway break the 60m world record just prior to the podcast and we discuss his greatness, the fast times at the 10,000 in California, Katelyn Tuohy's collegiate debut, the stacked women's field in the 10,000m at the US Olympic Trials, and are joined at 62:49 by Ben True. True discusses his 27:14 10,000m pb, trying to make the US Olympic team, being unsponsored, paying a guy $20,000 a year to workout with him and super shoes. Become a LetsRun.com Insider. Join our Supporters Club today. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Get exclusive discounts (20% off running shoes right now), a private forum, and private podcasts. The Friday Fifteen (weekend preview) is the latest in Supporters Club content. We want your feedback on the pod and the new design on LetsRun.com. Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 to leave a private voicemail Show notes: 3:50 Grant Holloway 7.29 World Record 10:52 Rest of Madrid: 15:08 Super Spikes. Do times matter anymore? 24:35 The 10: Marc Scott, Elise Cranny and Bowerman TC, King Ches DNF 32:14 Max Siegel 36:16 Kiernan Tuntivate Dreams Become Reality 46:44 Does Molly Huddle not make the women's 10,000m team? 57:05 Katelyn Tuohy collegiate debut 60:49 Good covid news on fans in stands 62:49 Ben True Interview 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 Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/ce060667-9053-4ec5-94e8-a54a7fbc1403

25 Feb 20211h 55min

Bryce Hoppel, Donavan Brazier, and Elle Purrier set American records at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Cooper Teare and Cole Hocker crushed the collegiate record in the mile and Sam Tanner did it in the 1500. Ajee Wilson is back, Robby Andrews struggled in his return, as did Sydney McLaughlin, Drew Hunter, and Noah Lyles. (AD) Try Drink LMNT today. Electrolytes without the junk. https://drinklmnt.com/LETSRUN Takes 2 minutes to get your packets shipped today for just $5 shipping. Become a LetsRun.com Insider. Join our Supporters Club Today. 100% of Supporters Club signups this week go to Jonathan Gault, plus get a free LRC Shirt. LRC Supporters Club Members get the best of LetsRun, plus an exclusive forum and discounts. https://letsrun.com/subscribe We want your feedback on the pod and the new design on LetsRun.com. Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 to leave a private voicemail Show notes: (get time stamps by joining our SC) Start Super shoes Oregon NCAA record Milers & shoes Shit talking v Matthew Centrowitz Sam Tanner NCAA record NBIGP: What a meet, 3 American distance records which was best? 43:43 Will Jenny Simpson make the Olympic team? Olli Hoare Australian record 1500 Ajee Wilson is back Sydney McLaughlin, Drew Hunter, Noah Lyles who had the worst meet? Kenyan XC champs Beatrice Chepkoech 5k record in Monaco Robby Andrews NCAA XC on ESPNU 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 Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/a7bfc3b9-1e77-4393-8b0a-f72638e6c511

18 Feb 20210s

Hobbs Kessler the new high school record holder in the indoor mile joins us @ 86:30 to talk about his amazing record breaking run, his quick rise to the top, and one of the coolest training situations in America under coach Ron Warhurst and sometime training partner Nick Willis. Jon Gault has an excellent profile on Kessler's rise to the top available for Supporters Club members here. Prior to Kessler joining us, we talk about the amazing action in Lievin, France where Gudaf Tsegay smashed the women's 1500m indoor world record, Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran a European record 3:31, and Getnet Wale and Grant Holloway nearly got world records. We praise Virginia Tech, look at the Bowerman Track Clubs Prickly Pear Invite, discuss Athing Mu's Olympic chances, and whether Bryce Hoppel and Donavan Brazier are ducking each other. Electrolytes Without the Junk - DRINK LMNT LMNT provides essential electrolytes without sugar, artificial ingredients, coloring, or any other junk. Track Talk Listeners can get a free 8 packet sample pack of LMNT by going to DrinkLMNT.com/LetsRun . (Pay just $5 shipping). Wejo loves LMNT. 100% of Supporters Club sign-ups go to Jonathan Gault this week Jonathan Gault turned 30 last week and to celebrate we're giving him 100% of the $$$ for the Supporters Club sign-ups through Valentine's Day. Click here to join, get exclusive savings on running shoes, a super soft free LRC or 1:59:40 shirt, and support your favorite track and field journalist. Des Linden signed up two weeks ago and Paul Chelimo last week. Show notes: 5:55 Lievin Women 19:08 Lievin Men 31:38 Hobbs Kessler 3:57 / Nick Willis / Ron Warhurst Discussion 47:32 Prickly Pear Invite 55:10 Super Bowl 58:29 Rojo's hot take on Sinclaire Johnson / slander of Jenny Simpson 62:33 Virginia Tech 5 sub 4s in one race 66:50 Athing Mu - Olympic double? 75:32 Duke/ UNC Partying / Covid 78:10 NBIGP Talk: Donavan Brazier and Bryce Hoppel ducking each other? 86:30 Hobbs Kessler Interview We want your feedback. Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 to leave a private voicemail Lievin Videos: Gudaf Tsegay 3:53.09 WR Men's 3k: Getnet Wale 7:24.98 Jakob Ingebrigtsen 3:31 Women's 3k: Lemlem Hailu > Hasan and Chepkoech 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 Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/51a12bc3-ff6e-4201-84f7-2c28227bb984

10 Feb 20211h 44min

Track Talk has a new theme song thanks to listener and film scorer Andrew Brick Johnson. He joins us at the beginning to surprise Rojo with the new music and at 70:27 to talk about how he got his start in the industry, his work on shows such as Glee and more. Check out his work at https://www.andrewbrickjohnson.com/ We want your feedback on the theme music. Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 to leave a private voicemail Track Talk Listeners Can Get a Free 8 Packet Sample Pack of LMNT LMNT provides essential electrolytes without sugar, artificial ingredients, coloring, or any other junk. Claim your free sample pack - by going to DrinkLMNT.com/LetsRun . (Pay just $5 shipping). Wejo loves LMNT. Jonathan Gault turned 30 today and to celebrate we're giving him 100% of the $$$ for the Supporters Club sign-ups this week. Click here to join, get your free LRC shirt, and support your favorite track and field journalist. Des Linden signed up last week. Bryce Hoppel is tearing it up on the track, former 4:03 miler Keith Gill turned upside down Wall Street for a week, and don't look but the University of Oregon DMR crushed the NCAA record, plus a little NCAA XC talk in February, and COVID cancels the RAK half, but we talk Tokyo Olympic favorites. Show notes: 0:00 LetsRun.com Theme Song Introduced 6:22 Free 8 packets of DRINK LMNT for LetsRun listeners at https://DrinkLMNT.com/letsrun 7:27 Jon is 30, Des Linden joined our Supporters Club and 100% of SC sign-ups $ this week go to him. Join today: https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe 10:54 Keith Gill $$$ talk 15:47 Bryce Hoppel #2 American ever indoors @ 800 / Clayton Murphy not in trouble 26:03 Super Bowl, Zombie NOP, Olympic Trials, Tokyo COVID Talk 32:11 Geoffery Kamworor back 34:35 Craig Masback the new John Capriotti 38:49 Big 10 Cross Country and Wisconsin 46:29 BYU > NAU & Nico Young's NCAA Chances 54:14 Oregon DMR crushes NCAA record 64:29 Super spikes 70:27 Movie scorer and composer of the LetsRun.com Theme Song Andrew Brick Johnson 78:55 Who are the biggest Tokyo Olympic distance favorites? Remember 100% of the $$$ for the Supporters Club sign-ups this week go to Jonathan Gault. Click here to join, get your free LRC shirt, and support your favorite track and field journalist. Des Linden signed up last week. 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 Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com We'd love your feedback on the theme song and the show https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/92af2176-ef78-4a90-bff9-77c09a214a8c

4 Feb 20210s

Super-agent Paul Doyle is our guest at 60:06 and he talks the debut and future of the American Track League and why he may have half his net worth invested in it. Prior to that we look back at Mary Cain, Kara Goucher and the allegations against Alberto Salazar and the NOP and look ahead to a crazy fall marathon schedule before turning to last week's action. Jim Walmsley, (the guest last week on the Track Talk podcast) ran for 6 hours and just missed the 100km world record by 12 seconds at HOKA Project Carbon X, Ryan Crouser go the shot put world record, and Christian Noble of Lee (Tenn.) University got a collegiate record and sent his teammates into a frenzy. Free Sample Pack of LMNT for Track Talk Listeners A new way to hydate is here. LMNT provides essential electrolytes without sugar, artificial ingredients, coloring, or any other junk. LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast listeners can claim their free sample pack - by going to DrinkLMNT.com/LetsRun . (You pay just $5 shipping). Show notes: 7:11 NOP, Alberto Salazar, Mary Cain, Kara Goucher on HBO Sports 15:39 Boston Marathon has a date (and it’s 1 day after Chicago and 8 after London) 18:28 Are the Tokyo Olympics in jeopardy? 27:51 Oh so close: Jim Walmsley runs for 6 hours and misses the 100km world record by 12 seconds 38:14 Oh so far: Ryan Crouser world record 40:27 Christian Noble 13:37 DII record and crazy reaction video 46:21 Michigan pauses sports for 2 weeks 52:00 Email of Week 57:34 RAK Half is STACKED 60:06 Paul Doyle 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 Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/866bbb4d-cfd3-4574-97ce-c5ed4a5905e9

27 Jan 20210s

Happy Democracy Day! Jim Walmsley joins us at 90:07 to look back at his 2020, look ahead at his 2021, and his 100k world record chance this weekend at the HOKA Project Carbon X2. Prior to that, track and field was back in a big way as Athing Mu began her collegiate career in style, Hugues Fabrice Zango broke the triple jump record, HS girls ran 2:02 and 9:47, an Olympic champ gets popped, 16 year-old Erriyon Knighton turned pro, Alexa Efraimson has a new coach, and Nick WIllis made sub 4 minute mile history. Andrew Bumbalough joined us at 4:24 to discuss his career, retirement, Bowerman, whether Evan Jager should leave Jerry, supershoes, and his work with PWURE, the data-driven nutrition company. PWURE crafts on-demand pre- and post-run shakes with data from your fitness tracker and an online Q&A to determine which amounts and ratios of carbohydrates, protein and other nutrients are the most efficient to improve your performance and optimize your recovery. 82% of their users have seen performance improvement after one month. All their formulas are sustainable and crafted on-demand in their Lab in Brooklyn, NY. Click here and use code "Nextlevel" to save 20% off your first month from PWURE.com Links from Jim Walmsley: The Greatest 100km Germany Ultra Running Statistic Site Show notes: 4:24 Andrew Bumbalough on Retirement, PWURE, Bowerman (Sponsored by PWURE.com) 18:10 What a Weekend led by Athing Mu 27:48 Audio of Week: Blood Testing at Marathon Project 31:58 World Record in Triple Jump 35:17 Efraimson Joins Zombie NOP and Pete Julian 50:18 Nick Willis Sub 4 History 56:55 High School Girls Running Fast 66:16 Joseph Biden is the 46th President of the United States 67:53 Runner Tom Brady 69:52 Brianna Rollins-McNeal charged with doping violation 75:20 16 year-old Erriyon Knighton signs with adidas 80:38 Job prospects for 30 year-old runners/ Mark Wetmore story 90:07 Jim Walmsley Talk 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 Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/1a01fa17-a731-441d-84e0-8c3b9051929e

21 Jan 20212h 15min

Robert Brandt lowered his 10k pr from 28:48 to 27:39 in 2020 so it's fitting he is the first "Where Your Dreams Become Reality" guest. The 6th year senior at Georgetown first turned heads in the spring by talking a little smack about the Tinman Elite team. Ever since then he has backed it up on the track. He talks about his breakout 2020, talking smack, and the highs and lows of his running career. Data-driven Nutrition is Here: PWURE is the first data-based nutrition company, crafting on-demand pre- and post-run shakes with data from your fitness tracker and an online Q&A to determine which amounts and ratios of carbohydrates, protein and other nutrients are the most efficient to improve your performance and optimize your recovery, based on the most up-to-date scientific literature. 82% of their users have seen performance improvement after one month. All their formulas are sustainable and crafted on-demand in their Lab in Brooklyn, NY. Click here - PWURE.com and use code "Nextlevel" to save 20% off your first month. Threads: Robert Brandt ROASTS Tinman and Drew Hunter gets feelings hurt Is Robert Brandt the greatest 8th place runner of all time? ROBERT MF BRANDT - 27:39 FOR 10K!!!!!!  You're 27:39 Robert Brandt: Stay at Gtown or go pro? We want your feedback: Do you like having the "Where Your Dreams Become Reality" segments in the normal podcast feed? We want your feedback. Email podcast@letsrun.com or call 1-844-LETSRUN and hit option 7 to leave a private voicemail Show notes: 1:21 His breakout 27:39 run 20:42 Looking ahead in 2021 towards NCAAs / Olympics 26:44 His start in running / progression to today 41:30 Tenacity 45:56 Trashtalking Tinman 59:10 His #1 piece of running advice Save 20% on your first month of data-driven pre and post-wokrout shakes from PWURE.com 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 Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/ed1c030a-05fa-403b-a339-16a1d78eb5f5

17 Jan 20211h 4min