As USATF searches for a bidder for the 2024 Trials, those in charge of recent Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston and Atlanta believe the Trials' financial model is unsustainable. Will anything change?
As USATF searches for a bidder for the 2024 Trials, those in charge of recent Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston and Atlanta believe the Trials' financial model is unsustainable. Will anything change?
The author Lottie Bildirici was Goucher's personal chef in 2016 and is the North American Nutrition Coach for Adidas Runners. *Purchase here
The Duck Track Club came up short in its record attempt, and On goes for it this week at Penn. Plus author Jerry Bouma joins us to talk about his new book The Villanova Track Story: 1966-1981: Touching Greatness, Forever Together
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Supporters Club only bonus podcast where we preview more of this weekend's action.
Will the On team break the 4 x mile WR at Penn?
Clayton Murphy was 4th (4:05). *Discuss
What a fun weekend of track action. We break it all down for you.
We take a close look at the tables where some distances times are worth less points than before but some are bizarrely worth more. Plus which WR is the greatest in all of track and field according to the tables?
She dominated the race by almost nine minutes, breaking the Ethiopian and German all-comers’ records. Kenya’s Cybrian Kotut ran 2:04:47 to just beat out Uganda's Stephen Kissa by a second. They both broke Eliud Kipchoge's 2:05:30 CR from 2013. *Discuss
The splits: Matt Wisner (3:59.69), James West (4:01.82), Cole Hocker (3:57.31), Cooper Teare(3:53.24). There was a quick high school girl's 800m as Chloe Foerster won in 2:05.80. *Discuss
*Video Interview With Cole Hocker *Interview With Cooper Teare
We paid one of the top sports scientists in the world to analyze the Shelby Houlihan doping case and CAS ruling. He has 2 pieces for us, the piece above is an opinion piece where he answers our questions. In a 2nd more technical piece, Ross goes through the CAS decision step by step and outlines in clear terms exactly what Houlihan argued and why he thinks CAS ultimately (correctly) ruled against her.
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Your latest American stars share their insights.
Keira D'Amato, the new American record holder in the marathon, was joined by Deena Kastor, who held the record for 15 years.
Sisson was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast after she became the first American to go sub 67 in the half marathon on a record-eligible course. Podcast highlights above. Full pod here.
Woody Kincaid joined us after he broke the American record indoors at 5000. He talks above why he left the Bowerman Track Club. Podcast highlights and link to full podcast here.
Coogan's New Balance Boston team had 3 Olympians in 2021 and 2022 could be the biggest year yet for the program with 2 new additions and the TRACK at New Balance coming on March 1st.
Danny Mackey has taken the Brooks Beasts from an unproven club to the Olympic podium in its first decade.
Dathan Ritzenhein is the first of the top pro coaches to sit down and talk about his club heading into the 2022 campaign.