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The running world lost a bright light and we start the show on a somber note and pay our respects to the great Gabe Grunewald. Then we talk everything NCAA track and field starting with the men (11:52) and how old is too old for NCAA runners, talk about how the LRC crew missed Mondo Duplantis for some BBQ (34:38), have a little men's 800 talk including Bryce Hoppel and Clayton Murphy (41:31), before turning to the women's NCAA meet (46:25). Then it's 'Mom Audio' with the Brojo's mom going to NCAAs and loving the discus and buying tickets with Devon Allen and Tim Broe (64:40). Finally, the Brojos win a journalism award and are compared to Eric Sevareid (72:33). We end with an Oslo Diamond League preview (78:48). The Tim Layden Gabe Grunewald piece is here: https://www.si.com/olympics/2019/06/11/gabe-grunewald-runner-cancer-battle-inspiration The Brooks Gabe Grunewald video we start the podcast with is here Find the best shoes, the best prices on shoes, and shoe reviews from other runners like you If you want

The NCAA Track and Field Championships are Wednesday to Saturday and LetsRun.com's boots are on the ground in Austin ,Texas for our NCAA preview podcast.We preview everything NCAAs (10:08-47:32), touch on the Rome Diamond League (47:32), gender and sex issues with Caster Semenya and CeCe Telfer and praise the IAAF (51:44), have audio from Bill Simmons' podcast on Matthew Boling (71:28), plus deleted threads of week and inspiration from Gabe Grunewald (86:34). Pod is sponsored by Running Warehouse which in addition to having FREE 2 day shipping on running shoes is the sponsor of our $200,019 NCAA Prediction Contest Notes: 0:00-10:08 Texas, Open Carry Guns, Jon goes to Flotrack HQ 10:08 NCAA Preview (World #1s Grant Holloway and Daniel Roberts are after Renaldo Nehemiah's collegiate record. World #1 Mondo Duplantis vs World #2 Chris Nilsen in pole vault). 39:18 Men’s NCAA 5000 Talk and Grant Fisher vs Morgan McDonald “ballsyness” 47:32 Rome DL 51:44 Caster Semenya, CeCe Telfer, & Deadspin 62:03 Duane Solomo

(Our apologies for audio not working on a few platforms earlier.)Mother nature came out on top in Stockholm. Rhonex Kipruto impressed in the 10,000 but is he a threat at Worlds? Paul Chelimo didn't qualify and Steve Cram was not impressed with the 1,500. A transgender female CeCe Telfer won the NCAA D2 400m hurdle crown (43:45). What does it mean? And in our HOKA ONE ONE segment, Sage Canaday joins us before he runs the Comrades Marathon next week in South Africa (60:35) Show Notes: Beginning - 17:07 Men's 10,000m in Stockholm 17:08-43:45 Rest of Stockholm Ajee Wilson kicks off post Caster Semenya era, Puerto Rican nearly wins 800, Dina Asher-Smith, Michael Norman 43:45 CeCe Telfer Wins NCAA 56:12 Thread of Week and Jamin wins a pair of HOKA shoes 60:35 Guest Sage Canaday talks 2019 Comrades MarathonPodcast is sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE And Floydsofleadville.com. Use code RUN2019 to save 15% on certified CBD products for recovery: tinctures, creams, pills, and more.

Mother nature came out on top in Stockholm. Rhonex Kipruto impressed in the 10,000 but is he a threat at Worlds? Paul Chelimo didn't qualify and Steve Cram was not impressed with the 1,500. A transgender female CeCe Telfer won the NCAA D2 400m hurdle crown (43:45). What does it mean? And in our HOKA ONE ONE segment, Sage Canaday joins us before he runs the Comrades Marathon next week in South Africa (60:35) Show Notes: Beginning - 17:07 Men's 10,000m in Stockholm 17:08-43:45 Rest of Stockholm Ajee Wilson kicks off post Caster Semenya era, Puerto Rican nearly wins 800, Dina Asher-Smith, Michael Norman 43:45 CeCe Telfer Wins NCAA 60:35 Guest Sage Canaday talks 2019 Comrades MarathonPodcast is sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE And Floydsofleadville.com. Use code RUN2019 to save 15% on certified CBD products for recovery: tinctures, creams, pills, and more.

(HOKA NAZ Elite Coach Ben Rosario joins podcast for an hour at 83:53).Noah Lyles beat Christian Coleman for the first time ever at 100m and we may have the rivalry the sport needs. JUCO star Kenny Bednarek pulled a sub 20/sub 45 double that is almost unheard of but Michael Norman may have had the best 200 of the weekend. What about 100/200/400 high schooler Matt Boling? We have sprint talk the first 20 minutes of the podcast. Then a little discussion of another World Marathon Major (21:48), before we turn to discussing whether Paul Chelimo is in trouble or just starting the season more slowly because Worlds are later in the year (26:45). Then Running with the Buffaloes author Chris Lear is a surprise caller and he tells us about Noah Lyles parents and how Lyles' dad was great Seton Hall sprinter Kevin Lyles (35:48). We then discuss Sydney McLaughlin's Diamond League debut (40:00) and the incredible Shaunae Miller-Uibo. Our listener audio of the week (47:43) is from Fred and he wins a free pair of HOKA Carbo

Jim Walmsley, fresh off his 50 mile world best at the HOKA Project Carbon X, joined us on Carbon X launch day and ended up getting his own 2 hour podcast. Jim talked everything about ultra running from training to the best records to the legends of the sport. What does he think of Killian Jornet racing Eliud Kipchoge? Will Jim really debut in the marathon at the Olympic Trials? How did he bounce back from rock bottom and being "fired" from the Air Force? Plus how high school legend Ken Cormier inspired him and what Jim thinks of the Carbon X shoes. Transcript of highlights of the podcast at this link. LetsRun.com's exploration of the Ultra Marathon is sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE. The Carbon X shoes are now available for purchase on hokaoneone.com. Show notes: 20:20 Walmsley's training 37:04 College Career, High School Career, Nuclear Silos, Being Fired from Air Force and Hitting Rock Bottom 65:21 The Olympic Marathon Trials and a possible middle finger to the marathon community 95:54 Eliud Kipchoge vs Mountain

We cover it all this week. Sure we talk about Matt Boling, Mary Cain winning a race, Parker Stinson’s American record, Grant Fisher losing twice, some great SEC action, USA bombing at World Relays, and the future of the Olympic Marathon Trials, but who else is going to give you commentary on the Ethiopian high jump and why men in trucks yell homophobic slurs at runners in split shorts. More detailed show notes coming Thursday on LRC or your favorite podcast host.  Please subscribe today. Podcast is sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE. As of today May 15th, the Carbon X shoe is now available for purchase at hokaoneone.com. Click here.. We've got a special 2 hour podcast with Jim Walmsley dropping later this week to celebrate the Carbon X launch. And Floydsofleadville.com. Use code RUN2019 to save 15% on certified CBD products for recovery: tinctures, creams, pills, and more.

Rojo's article on Caster Semenya went viral so we start with Caster Semenya interesex talk before turning to the action on the track in Doha and the great run of Hillary Bor (19:24), Kellyn Taylor's run in Prague and US women's marathon ranking (33:06), Eliud Kipchoge trying to go sub 2 again in the marathon (40:21), the deleted thread of the week Jim Walmsley spanking Galen Rupp (52:01), LRC's 1st ultra: Jim Walsmley's 50 mile record at HOKA Project Carbon X (65:17), and then for the final hour we talk with Stephanie Bruce (72:14) who won the USA Half Marathon Championships this past weekend and has gone from being a good college runner to a great pro. She talks about dreaming and believing, the death or her father, battling celiac disease, getting better after the birth of her two sons, and how winning a race you likely never heard of may have been the key to her two national titles. Podcast sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE whose Carbon X shoe was worn by Jim Walmsley this past weekend and will be available for pu

We discuss the Caster Semenya decision, Eliud Kipchoge's greatness, plus Brigid Kosgei's win in London and Emily Sisson's debut. We look ahead to Payton Jordan and track and field's season opener at the Doha Diamond League on Friday. At the end Mike McManus of HOKA joins to discuss HOKA ONE ONE Project Carbon X world record attempts this Saturday at 100k and 50 miles by Jim Walmsley and others. Plus deleted thread of the week, "white lightning" Matt Boling, and circumcision talk. Carbon X Project segment sponsored by HOKA ONE ONE.Show notes belowStart: Caster Semenya decision18:12 London Marathon and the money Rojo should have bet 28:00 Brigid Kosgei and women's race 42:20 Deleted thread of the week: Brigid Kosgei doping talk, Dennis Mitchell and sex with wife 54:47 Mo Farah at London59:46 It's May 1st and Olympic marathon qualifying still not known 63:26 Payton Jordan70:10 Doha DL: Stacked 800m and is Ajee Wilson your world #1?80:24 White Lightning Matt Boling84:30 HOKA Carbon X Project Jim Walmsley World Re

We had Sage on the back half of our podcast for an hour and a half last week, but have typed up the interview highlights and featured it at this link on LetsRun.com if you just want to read them. We are pushing out the interview as its own podcast to make it easier to listen to as Sage kicks off our HOKA ONE ONE exploration of everything ultra marathon that will go on through the month of May. Our goal is to answer "What are the best ultras in the world?" and we're giving away some cool prizes if you want to participate in the talk. The ultra marathon exploration and this podcast is sponsored content by HOKA ONE ONE. Sage gives us what he thinks are the most competitive ultras in the world, tells us what is the most prestigious, is there a triple crown of Ultras (13:25), racing with a phone and getting helicoptered out of a race (16:25), unpredictability in ultras (28:10), could Kipchoge win Comrades now (31:34), the The 100 Miler ‘is a totally different beast’ (36:35), and Jim Walmsley vs Killian Jornet (74:

Forget about Eliud Kipchoge vs Farah, first we talk the crazy mess involving Mo Farah and Haile Gebrelassie -theft, a brawl, and a lot of bad blood between these 2 legends.We break down the men's race (14:02), are joined by special guest Rojo (19:56) and talk Farah-Geb, betting odds, and more. Then we breakdown the greatest women's field ever assembled led by Vivian Cheruiyot and Mary Keitany (29:00). At 41:03 we talk the American women in London, "non" training partners Emily Sisson (debut) and Molly Huddle. Callum Hawkins wants to run 2hr7minutes (51:52) and we finally get to our London Marathon predictions at 58:13.At 60:49 Michael Norman opened with a 43.45 400m and Ryan Crouser had the fourth longest shot put ever. Will Norman end the year as World champ or World record holder? At the 71:18 , friend of LRC and ultra marathoner Sage Canaday joins us for the HOKA ONE ONE sponsored segment to help us kick off our discussion of "What are the greatest Ultra marathons in the world?. Don't forget our great spo

We recap everything Boston Marathon starting with Lawrence Cherono's sprint victory over Lelisa Desisa, then we talk about Scott Fauble and Jared Ward going sub 2:10 for America (21:28), before looking at Worknesh Degefa's dominance, Jordan Hasay's great run  and pondering whether she is America's best marathoner (35:00). Plus listener audio on Rojo and Scott Fauble (44:40), a look at who was the best 3 hour or celebrity marathoner in Boston: Joan Benoit Samuelson, NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson, 71 year old Gene Dykes, Wired editor Nicholas Thompson, or convicted murderer Markelle Taylor (54:54)? We talk with the men's "open" winner in Boston Stephen VanGampleare (71:45) and end by looking at the curious doping case of Clemence Calvin who set the pending French national record in marathon (80:00).For longer show notes click here Podcast is sponsored by*FloydsofLeadville.com: More and more runners are using CBD products for recovery. Click here and use code LRAPR to save 10% on your first order of certified CBD

The 2019 Boston Marathon is Monday and this week's podcast was recorded live in Boston just after we talked to the pros on Friday. On the women's side, Des Linden is back to defend and fit. Will Worknesh Degefa live up to her 2:17 in Dubai or wilt on the Boston hills? How will Jordan Hasay do in her return? The men's side should be a great battle between Geoffrey Kirui and Lelisa Desisa but Americans Shadrack Biwott, Jared Ward, Scott Fauble, and Dathan Ritzenhein are ready to mix it up. We break down Boston and then at the end discuss the positive biological passport violation of Patrick Sang coached athlete Cyrus Rutto. What does it mean?Don't forget our great sponsor:*HealthIQ: Erik the LRC Web Guy Is on Track to Save $19,400+ on his life insurance over 30 years thanks to HealthIQ. Click for more infoFor the bonus video/audio interviews with Des Linden, Jordan Hasay, Shadrack Biwott, Jared Ward, Scott Fauble and more talked about at end of pod click here.

LRC has deparated Denmark and gives its report cards on the World Cross Country Championships and Aarhus, Denmark. Who wins on the track Mo Farah or Joshua Cheptegei? Emily Sisson finally ended her losing streak to Molly Huddle. How fast will she run in London? Plus Team LetsRun with Kelsey Bruce and Matt Crowe took on the world's toughest best yet the Boston Marathon wants to have a different start time for the elites. Plus our weekly Alberto Salazar talk and the Iowa caucuses. Sponsored by Health IQ. Go to http://www.letsrun.com/healthiq to see how you could save $19,000 on Life Insurance.0:00 Intro & World Cross Travels 2:45 World XC Report Card, Did Aarhus meet its lofty expecations?  15:04 Joshua Cheptegei or Mo Farah who is better at 10,000? 22:15 What has happened to Kenyan men? What about the American men and women? 33:25 European countries should be embarrassed but praise for Jakob Ingebrigtsen 37:58 Beast of the Week Emily Sisson as she beats Molly Huddle for 1st time. What will happen in London?

The LRC team, which now includes Kelsey Bruce who will be representing LetsRun.com in the World XC Championships, made it to Aarhus and went to look at the course. It is simple unbelievable and the most difficult cross country course we have ever seen. Bruce joins us at 22:37 to talk about her rags to riches running career and what her hopes and expectations are at Worlds. Profile on Kelsey here Show notes: 0:00 What a Course! 12:11 We unveil our male runner running World XC- Matt Crowe 22:37 Kelsey Bruce joins us and we talk how she got here and the course 34:08 No one walks up to the Grand Canyon and thinks 'I'm beautiful' 41:56 The rundown of Kelsey's running career This is the thread on the course we're talking about Support our Podcast Sponsors: *Save on Life Insurance from Because You Run: Erik, the LRC Web Guy, is going to Save $19,440 Over 30 Years+ Click here for more info *FloydsofLeadville.com has certified CBD products: . Click here and use code LRMAR to get 10% off your first order

The LRC team is in beautiful Copenhagen before heading to Aarhus and we're going heavy on the world XC coverage. LRC has a runner in the world's greatest footrace: Kesley Bruce. We preview Kamworor's chances of repeating and whether Obiri should be the heavy favorite. Plus Danish customs, the lack of European teams, but thankfully Jakob Ingegbrigtsen, and praise for Rojo. Show notes: 00:49 Praise for Rojo and start of Kelsey Bruce Mania 7:26 World XC has an official beer: Mikkeller 13:22 Alberto Salazar segment of week 22:29 Men's XC Race Preview 31:24 Women's Race Preview 38:05 Danish Customs 41:02 Where are the European teams? 44:40 Breaking news: break dancing may be in Olympics 45:32 Jakob Ingebrigtsen is running *Here's a link to end of 2007 World XC race where Bekele collapses that we talk about *Kelsey Bruce article *All of our World XC Coverage Support our Podcast Sponsors: *Save on Life Insurance from Because You Run: Erik, the LRC Web Guy, is going to Save $19,440 Over 30 Years+ Click here for mor

Reuploading to fix itunes/apple podcast problem Full transcript with Meb hereMeb Keflezighi (51:28) joins us on the release of his book 26 Marathons. Will there be a 27th marathon for him at the 2020 Trials? Meb talks his great career, who he loved competing against the most, how much he’s running now, the last time he ran a sub-5:00 mile and more. Before Meb we delve into the new Olympic qualifying procedures, discuss a non-invited runner winning the NYC Half, a new start for the Boston Marathon, rave about the World Cross Country course in Denmark, plus talk about the $80,000 premature celebration in Bahrain, and if Beto O'Rourke should have run the 3k or get the LetsRun endorsement. Full transcript with Meb here Meb at 51:28 Buy Meb's book hereWorld XC course article herePodcast is sponsored by FloydsofLeadville.com. Click here and use code LRMAR to get 10% off your first order

Meb Keflezighi (51:36) joins us on the release of his book 26 Marathons. Will there be a 27th marathon for him at the 2020 Trials? Meb talks his great career, who he loved competing against the most, how much he’s running now, the last time he ran a sub-5:00 mile and more. Before Meb we delve into the new Olympic qualifying procedures, discuss a non-invited runner winning the NYC Half, a new start for the Boston Marathon, rave about the World Cross Country course in Denmark, plus talk about the $80,000 premature celebration in Bahrain, and if Beto O'Rourke should have run the 3k or get the LetsRun endorsement. Longer show notes and transcript of Meb coming. Meb at 51:36 Buy Meb's book hereWorld XC course article herePodcast is sponsored by FloydsofLeadville.com. Click here and use code LRMAR to get 10% off your first order

We discuss the death of the 5,000, the new Olympic qualifying procedures, the NCAA indoor meet, Grant Holloway's greatness, talk about Athing Mu getting beat by a high school freshman Roisin Willis, Anthony Rotich being an American, and we end with listener audio and then a full obit of the 5,000m. Full show notes below:Podcast is sponsored by FloydsofLeadville.com. Click here and use code LRMAR to get 10% off your first order< (If you just want to be entertained, we got a chuckle ourselves from our funeral ceremony at the beginning and 5,000m obituary at the end) 0:00 Beginning00:57 Funeral Ceremony for 5,000m8:21 Will long distance running remain a track event? 10:14 Getting rid of an "African" event15:16 The new IAAF Ranking System and qualifying for the Olympics 22:05 System actually isn't that bad but severely undervalues US Championships and Olympic Marathon Trials. 26:18 The college admission scandal and Rojo saying the going price for a track spot at Cornell was $200k 30:31 NCAA indoor talk 37:24 Coa

Yomif Kejelcha put on a show in Boston and Johnny Gregorek joined the sub 3:50 club. Laura Muir crushed it at Euros. Does that make the favorite for Worlds? Tokyo was cold, and we have an LRC first with wife audio of the race. Plus a look at NCAA indoors, transgender sport, and whether we need to give up 'scalping'. Full show notes below. Podcast is sponsored by FloydsofLeadville.com. Click here and use code LRMAR to get 10% off your first order of certified CBD products that runners are using for recovery. The secret thread we raved about on proper track bank angle is here. Show notes Start: Kejelcha’s World Record (or Johnny Manziel’s wife?) 7:59 Gregorek goes sub 3:50. 13:36 What’s faster. BU vs Outdoors. Nick Willis actually reads Jon’s twitter 16:46 Johnny Gregorek Audio19:48 Allberto Salazar talk25:38 Tokyo Marathon & more Alberto (Galen 2020 in Tokyo)31:12 Laura Muir Europeans38:41 Who is favorite at Worlds? Muri, Houlihan, Dibaba, Kipyegon? 44:34 Wife Audio (Weldon’s wife’s live commentary on Toky