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  • 1 hour 34 minutes
    NCAA conference madness: Colin Sahlman, Elliott Cook and the SEC sprinters shine, Employee 1.1 breaks 15:00 at age 36 and time to panic for Evan Jager and Craig Engels?

    On this week's show, we celebrate the amazing runs put up by Colin Sahlman and Elliott Cook at their NCAA track and field conference meets, rave about the SEC sprint action, praise Phoebe Gill and wonder if it's time for Evan Jager and Craig Engels to panic. Ples which is more important to running - nature or nurture? We end the show with an interview of Employee 1.1, Steve Soprano, whose dreams became reality on Monday as he broke 15:00 for the first time at age 36. And Steve and Rojo end the show with a Supporter's Club exclusive - they rant about the worst sentence written by a running journalist in the year 2024.

    • Shownotes
    • 0:00 Intro and Small Talk
    • 5:30 NCAA men's 1500 talk starting with Colin Sahlman and Nico YOung and then moving to Elliott Cook and UWashington
    • 17:45 Who is the NCAA 1500 favorite?
    • 25:19 SEC Sprints Showcase
    • 29:30 A middle schooler broke 15:00 this weekend
    • 32:30 Phoebe Gill runs 1:57 at age 17
    • 35:00 Track Fest and Olympic Standard Chasing or Lack thereof
    • 37:52 Impressive Performances in the Steeplechase
    • 41:13 Concerns and Hope for Evan Jager's Performance
    • 43:43 Craig Engels runs bad but talks big
    • 48:25 Krissy Gear's Success and Olympic Chances
    • 48:58 Louis Grialva's Has A Plan
    • 52:34 Exciting Match-ups in the LA 5K
    • 57:16 Lack of Promotion for the LA Grand Prix
    • 1:01:44 Predictions for amazing women's 400 at LA Grand Prix
    • 1:03:45 Olympic Marathon Qualification Drama - Is This chasing of standards bad for the sport?
    • 1:12:00 Nature vs Nurture. Rojo refuses to talk about the Bowerman mile but instead wants to talk about the Japanese NR in the 1500 is just 3:35 and what that tells us about genetics. Jon argues for nurture.
    • 1:17:05 Steve Soprano, a 36-year-old father of 2, joins the show and talks about how his dreams became reality on Monday when he broke 15:00 for the first time
    • 1:34:15 Supporter's Club exclusive where Steve and Rojo talk about the worst-sentence written in running in 2024 (It was about the Boston marathon) and what it means for society

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    15 May 2024, 1:56 am
  • 1 hour 49 minutes
    Is Centro Back? Nico Young's Range, Colin Sahlman (Guest), Sydney's Debut, and a Much Better World Relays

    Colin Sahlman, the NCAA 1500m star for NAU joins us at 66:21 as our guest.

    Before that we break down the latest in the track and field world where the tiny Oxy Invitional saw the 2023 debut of Sydney McLaughlin, and a hot 1500m where Nico Young took down milers Matthew Centrowitz and Colin Sahlman, but is Centro Back?

    The revamped World Relays was a hit with Olympic qualification on the line, and the US won 3 of the 4 races, with Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke, and Lestile Tebogo turning heads. Noah Lyles and Team USA delivered should they run it back at the Olympics?

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    8 May 2024, 4:05 am
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Sahlman & Young, Penn, Bermuda, US vs UK 1500m, Teare 5k or 1500?, No Sub 10s

    Penn Relays, Bermuda Grand Prix, Shandhai Diamond League, adidas adizero Road to Records, the week was jampacked around the glob with action.

    Yared Nuguse kept winning, the 100m guys aren't breaking 10 but Trayvon Bromell got married, and the 16 minute 4xmile barrier fell at Penn to Villanova.

    Was high schooler Quincy Wilson or collegian Colin Sahlman, the most impressive performer of the weekend?

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    • Show notes:
    • 00:00 Sarcoidosis awarness month
    • 01:04 Start
    • 07:30 A fragmented weekend
    • 14:35 Penn Relays -Quincy Wilson the highlight?
    • 17:41 Villanova men, Harvard women bring it
    • 22:43 Yared Nuguse beats Ollie Hoare in mile?
    • 25:31 Ajee Wilson 2nd
    • 28:41 Craig Engels turns 30 tomorrow - US 1500m scene
    • 30:10 More comments on mile from Rojo
    • 34:57 adizero meet -Arop and Wanyonyi impresses
    • 40:56 Colin Sahlman 1:45, Nico Young 1:47
    • 44:53 Clayton Murphy 1:45.3
    • 49:15 Which team is harder to make US or British 1500m Olympic team?
    • 55:56 Cooper Teare 3:32 pb - 1500m, 5k or double at Trials?
    • 01:04:28 World Relays this weekend
    • 01:12:38 Trayvon Bromell gets married

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    1 May 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 36 minutes
    Bekele is Back, Christian Miller 9.93, Tsegay 3:50, Billionaires Zuck and Ratcliffe Impress

    Kenenisa Bekele didn't win the London Marathon but he more than capture attention with his second place showing. Is it enough to get him to the Olympics one final time.

    Peres Jepchirchir set the women's only marathon world record in London in a "tactical" 2:16.

    High schooler Christian Miller ran a world leading 9.93 100m, could he possibly make the US Olympic team (and win Olympic gold?).

    Billionaries Mark Zuckerberg and Jim Ratcliffe ran fast, there is a doping controversy involving China, USADA, and WADA, and a USATF legal update, along with the 800m opener of Josh Kerr.

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    23 April 2024, 11:15 pm
  • 2 hours 1 minute
    Boston, NCAA Standouts (Colin Sahlman, Parker Valby, Adam Spencer, Jacious Spears), and a Bizarre Discus Record for the Ages

    The 128th Boston Marathon is in the books and Sisay Lemma put on an exhibition the first 20 miles of the race and held on for the win as Hellen Obiri blasted the final 5 miles to win her battle with Sharon Lokedi.

    CJ Albertson joined the sub 2:10 club.

    What's up with the Kenyan and Ethiopian Olympic teams?

    Alicia Monson is out of the Olympics, what about Parker Valby's chances?

    Colin Sahlman ran 3:33.9 to get the big win at Bryan Clay. Is he a contender for the Olympics?

    Adam Spencer won the Aussie 1500m title, Jacious Sears blasted a 10.77, Mykolas Alekna broke the oldest men's world record on the books, and the Diamond League is really dead in the US as it will be on Flotrack in 2025.

    We break it all down.

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    17 April 2024, 3:06 am
  • 10 minutes 26 seconds
    Parker Valby 30:50 10,000m, Boston Marathon Scoop, + OJ is Dead (10 Minute Preview)

    The Boston Marathon is here and Jon and Wejo are in Boston to break it down after Boston media day.

    Parker Valby has run 30:50 for 10,000m to smash the American record and LRC even reflects on the death of OJ Simpson.

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    • Show notes:
    • 0:00 2024 Boston Marathon Live Preview Show sequence
    • 02:50 Parker Valby 30:50 10,000m
    • 09:35 Boston Marathon Preview -weather should be perfect
    • 11:58 Men's Preview -Evans Chebet goes for 3peat
    • 17:27 Why is Lemma running Boston instead of NY?
    • 22:39 Ron Mann back coaching a Boston contender
    • 24:56 The American men - CJ + Elkanah Kibet less can be more, wants to run 2:04?
    • 31:03 Women's Preview - Hellen Obiri back to defend
    • 40:31 American women - Emma Bates and Sara Hall lead way
    • 45:13 Boston Predictions
    • 52:57 Aussie Olympic 1500m final set
    • 57:04 Simeon Birnbaum out for year
    • 01:00:50 OJ Simpson is dead
    • 01:12:15 Jon has the LetsRun Credit Card

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    12 April 2024, 9:37 pm
  • 1 hour 41 minutes
    Boston, Parker Valby 10k, Arcadia, Aussie Olympic 1500m Trials - Eclipse

    The solar eclipse has come and gone but some things are still the same- controversy with USATF as they are not sending a team to the World Under 20 Championships this year.

    69 boys went sub 9:00 for 3200 at Arcadia, Parker Valby is running a 10k, the Boston Marathon is almost here, and the Aussie Olympic Trials 1500 features Cam Myers, "Stewie" McSweyn, Ollie Hoare, and Adam Spencer. Who comes out on top?

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    • Show notes: 00:00 LetsRun Shirts https://shop.letsrun.com/ and the our VPN of choice https://www.letsrun.com/vpn
    • 04:24 Eclipse talk
    • 09:50 Rojo Rant- USATF Not sending a team to World U20s
    • 20:05 What 2023 Worlds team members won't make Olympics? Subscriber pod
    • 25:58 3200 madness at Arcadia
    • 35:09 Parker Valby entered in 10k
    • 42:22 Wejo back from eclipse
    • 55:13 55:13 Boston next week- Evans Chebet goes for 3 peat
    • 56:56 Bank of America Medal "Controversy"
    • 01:00:14 Boston Weather
    • 01:05:03 Kenyan Olympic implications -Hellen Obiri and Sharon Lokedi
    • 01:06:09 Athletes returning from US Olympic Marathon Trials
    • 01:07:55 Mary Keitany appreciation
    • 01:10:50 Shoes/Drugs
    • 01:13:03 Australian Olympic Trials - Men's 1500 is loaded *entries
    • 01:27:48 Bad news Grant Fisher
    • 01:32:17 Dude runs across Africa

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    10 April 2024, 4:30 am
  • 1 hour 28 minutes
    World XC: Kiplimo and Chebet Repeat, April Fools Highlights, & America's 800m Dark Horse

    Jacob Kiplimo and Beatrice Chebet repeated at World XC but what happened to Agnes Ngetich and Joshua Cheptegei?

    April Fools came and went and what were the craziest stories in the sport in the last year?

    And it's not an April Fools joke that a Texas A&M Aggie ran an NCAA leading 1:44:46 and may be a dark horse candidate at the Olympic Trials.

    Plus Elizabeth Leachman broke the high school 5000m record.

    • 0:00 Start
    • 04:13 World XC - Cheptegei and Ngetich left out of medals - women problems for Ngetich?
    • 10:39 Beatrice Chebet for the win
    • 10:54 Cheptegei on the decline?
    • 15:41 Kiplimo- can he get it done on the track?
    • 21:30 Kenyan women dominate women's race - why don't more people care?
    • 38:37 Weini Kelati and Anthony Rotich lead Americans
    • 48:02 April Fools homepage
    • 01:00:02 Truth stranger than fiction - what was the craziest story of the last year?
    • 01:04:31 Sam Whitmarsh - Texas A&M 1:44.46
    • 01:13:19 Florida Relays 4x100s
    • 01:14:40 Elizabeth Leachman breaks high school record in 5000 *article
    • 01:24:24 Post nuptial shutoff thread and shirt
    • Links: Elizabeth Leachman high school 5000 record
    • April Fools homepage
    • Post nuptial shutoff thread and shirt

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    2 April 2024, 9:46 pm
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    World XC Preview, NIL & Track, Jerry Races Some of His Guys, 4x100 Record Broken

    Rojo and Jon break down the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade Serbia which take place this Saturday. Jon will be there and Rojo won't be on hand to smoke cigarettes or chase gorillas.

    A nearly 26 year old high school record fell, Jerry Schumacher is actually racing his guys, and what is in store for track and field in the NIL era (Nico Young signed with adidas). We break it all down, plus our relationship thread of week.

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    27 March 2024, 4:05 am
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    The TEN, Fisher a gold medal threat?, Nico keeps rolling, what about Centro and Jager?

    We break down the TEN from California, debate Nico Youn and Matthew Centrowitz's Olympic chances amongst other things, and talk about Letsile Tebogo's 44:29 400m.

    If you missed the Noah Lyles and Lance Brauman talks they are now a standalone podcast here.

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    19 March 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 44 minutes 16 seconds
    Noah Lyles and Lance Brauman Podcast

    We're releasing out talk with Noah Lyles and his coach Lance Brauman which occurred at the end of last week's regular podcast as a stand along podcast. We've got 2 bonus clips with Lyles talking about who he fears in the 100 and Grant Holloway and the 4x4 (noted in the show notes below starting at 20:33) but besides that it is the same interview. Lance Brauman starts at 22:21.

    • Show notes
    • 0:00 Lyles and Brauman podcast
    • 01:04 Noah Lyles interview
    • 05:33 Indoor Season Grade
    • 07:04 9.65 and 19.10
    • 07:43 World record or gold medal?
    • 08:05 Doping
    • 10:42 4x400
    • 15:21 The socks and his car
    • 16:20 Promoting the sport/ how to best follow the sprints
    • 18:07 More 4x4 talk
    • 19:27 The rivalry with the other sprinters
    • 20:33 Bonus clilp #1 - who is Noah worried about in the 100?
    • 21:22 Bonus Clip #2 Noah Lyles on Grant Holloway and 4x4
    • 22:21 Lance Brauman coach of Noah Lyles
    • 23:10 Indoor Season
    • 23:51 4x400
    • 25:11 What does 6.43 mean for 100?
    • 25:51 Intimidation factor/non-contact sport
    • 26:56 What's different about Noah in the 100 in 2023 vs 2019
    • 28:53 The double and "sprinters sprint"
    • 29:41 The Olympic Trials-"the hardest meet in the world"
    • 30:49 The off the track stuff
    • 31:24 The other guys in the 100
    • 32:34 Loving what you do
    • 33:01 Bringing people into his group
    • 34:29 Rivalries between groups?
    • 35:29 What separates Noah Lyles from others
    • 37:07 Noah vs Tyson
    • 37:48 Noah could be a 9.7 low, 9.6 guy this year
    • 38:02 Mabye he can run 19.15, 19.12...
    • 39:05 Gold medal vs world record
    • 40:35 Doping problem in sport
    • 41:59 Lance Brauman staying grounded and his neighbors thinking he coaches age group track
    • 43:39 Join the Supporters Club 

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    19 March 2024, 11:45 am
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