Shhhh. Don't tell Jonathan Gault or Weldon Johnson but Robert Johnson secretly recorded this show without their permission. He reveals his biggest disappointments and surprises for 2023 and then gets super excited about the 2024 Paris Olympic Marathon. He breaks down the course and without saying it predicts that a sub-4 mile in the middle of it is more likely than a sub-2 hour marathon. He made that prediction on the messageboard. Speaking of messageboard, these are the two threads he talked...

Josh Kerr blasted a 61:51 half marathon and will chase the 2 mile world record but may not run world indoors in Scotland. Fellow Scot Jake Wightman is out. What will Jakob Ingebrigtsen do? Kelvin Kiptum and Faith Kipyegon are the 2023 LetsRun.com athletes of the year. Plus how fast could Jakob Ingebrigtsen run a half marathon? Who wins in a half marathon race between Josh Kerr and Letesenbet Gidey? and the Best Thing in Running Give the Gift of LetsRun.com This Holiday Season for 25% Off ...

World Athletics named 6 athletes of the year, Kelvin Kiptum, Noah Lyles, Mondo Duplantis, Tigist Assefa, Faith Kipyegon and Yulimar Rojas. Yet they left off Ryan Crouser?! The Josh Kerr truth/trash talk with Jakob Ingebrigtsen gets another look as does Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Karsten Warholm's 2022 incomes. Plus, how much do we think Katelyn Tuohy makes? Niels Laros is no longer the only 19-year-old European sensation, CJ Albertson is still running a lot of marathons, and what about that...

Parker Valby became the first colleigan to go sub 15:00 and Graham Blanks ran 13:03 to break the NCAA record. At the Valencia Marathon, Sisay Lemma joined the 2:01 club as Kenenisa Bekele is back and Joshua Cheptegei has work to do in the m arahton. Addy Ritzenhein got a national title just like her dad, Dathan, and what is up with the men's Olympic Marathon qualifying? Join the Supporters Club today at Black Friday prices Use code GOAT50 for the greatest give in running...

Graham Blanks joins us at 81:13 to discuss his NCAA Cross Country title and how he went from being a good high school recruit to an NCAA star at Harvard. Prior to that the LetsRun.com crew breaks down the latest in the running world, including Mary Cain settling her lawsuit with NIKE, USATF losing a lot of money on Worlds, and the latest on the BU 5000s. Last chance to join LetsRun.com Supporters Club for 50% off https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Get a 2nd podcast every week, all the LRC...

Happy Thanksgiving. Graham Blanks, the NCAA XC Champion from Harvard, is our special guest. He talks about his historic win, the big mileage he runs, and of course how fast he can run at BU. We're giving everyone the 1st 20 minutes of our Graham Blanks podcast. If you want the full think now you need to be Supporters Club member. Join today for our once annual Black Friday Sale. Use code GOAT50 to save 50% off your first year. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Show notes: 0:00...

The 2023 NCAA Championships are in the books and Graham Blanks of Harvard got a convincing win as Parker Valby of Florida was dominant, and so were Dave Smith's Oklahoma State men, while the NC State women edged NAU thanks to some heroics by Katelyn Tuohy. We break it all down, plus have the best thing in running, thread, email and post of the week, and debate Katelyn Tuohy's possible pro contract. Once a Year Black Friday Sale Use code GOAT50 to save 50% on a Supporters Club membership....

What an NCAAs. Oklahoma State crushed NAU, while 21-year-old American Graham Blanks won the men's individual title. NC State's women's team pulled off an impressive 3-peat as Katelyn Tuohy was heroic but Parker Valby dominated. We're giving the 1st 20 minutes of this Supporters Club podcast to everyone. Want the full thing? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today. Get a bonus podcast every week and save up to 20% on running shoes. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public (the special...

What an NCAAs. Oklahoma State crushed NAU, while 21-year-old American Graham Blanks won the men's individual title. NC State's women's team pulled off an impressive 3-peat as Katelyn Tuohy was heroic but Parker Valby dominated. 0:00 What an NCAAs. 1:50 Men's race: NAU ran great, but OK State dominated them 10:53 Graham Blanks the 21 year old non scholarship American winner 14:27 Women's race: Valby dominates, NC State gets it done by 1 point 20:01 Women's race: How did NC State do it? 25:06...

The NCAA XC Championships are Saturday in Virginia an we break them down. Who you got Parker Valby or Katelyn Tuohy? Can NAU win again or will Oklahoma State stop them? Can a 21-year-old American from Harvard, Graham Blanks, really win? Play in our Nationals XC Prediction Contest Powered by Zappos here *And be sure to check out the running shoes and apparel on Zappos here Plus USATF CEO Max Siegel got his contract renewed. Why is he still getting bonuses from the Nike contract signed in...

A course record fell at the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon but it wasn't the one everyone expected as Tamirat Tola became the first man under 2:05 in NY running 2:04:58. Hellen Obiri showed she's a marathon star as she outkicked Letesenbet Gidey to complete the Boston-NY double. We break it all down. There were more departures from the Bowerman Track Club, we assess its situation, and Kelvin Kiptum is going to run the Rotterdam Marathon. Did he turn down a mega payday from London? Want...

The LetsRun.com crew breaks down the NCAA XC action before turning to the pro action at 45:29 and this weekend's New York City Marathon which has perhaps its greatest women's field ever with Brigid Kosgei, Letesenbet Gidey, Peres Jepchirchir, and Hellen Obiri set to battle defending champ Sharon Lokedi. Could Cam Levins or Edward Cheserek win on the men's side? Cooper Teare has officially left Bowerman but making the men's 1500m Olympic team won't be easy. Want a Better Running Shoe? Check...

Grant Fisher, the American record holder at 3000, 5000, and 10000, has left the Bowerman Track Club. What's next for Grant and Bowerman? The Ingebrigtsen family feud is now public. What should the solution be in terms of track and field? Kibiwott Kandie got the win for Kenya at the Valencia Half Marathon in 57:40 as the Ethiopian record books and world top-1o times were re-written left by Yomif Kejelcha finishing second in 57:41. Why aren't Americans running faster in the half marathon?...

The NCAA cross country action heated up with NCAA phenoms Parker Valby and Katelyn Tuohy squaring off at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invite and Valby crushing Tuohy for the course record in poor conditions. Some US marathon runners want the US Olympic Marathon Trials start time moved, the Japanese Olympic Trials (Grand Championships) were held, and Stephen Lane author of a book on the 1984 Olympic Marathon, Long Run to Glory: The Story of the Greatest Marathon in Olympic History and the Women...

Kelvin Kiptum ](https://www.letsrun.com/news/2023/10/kelvin-kiptum-runs-20035-to-smash-world-record-at-2023-chicago-marathon/)[ran 2:00:35 at the Chicago Marathon to smash Eliud Kipchoge's world record and become the first man under 2:01:00 in the marathon. Sifan Hassan ran 2:13:44, 47 days after Worlds on the track, to move to #2 all-time. Conner Mantz and Clatyon Young got the Olympic standard for the American men as Galen Rupp came up short on the fastest day of American marathoning...

Hobbs Kessler is the new world record holder and world champion in the road mile, Peres Jepchirchir got her 3rd world title, Faith Kipyegon's perfect season came to an end, and Yomif Kejelcha came up just short as Alberto Salazar's doping ban comes to an end. We break it down and turn to this weekend's Chicago Marathon where could Kelvin Kiptum and Ruth Chepngetich challenge the world record? Who will be the first American Galen Rupp or Conner Mantz, Emma Bates or Emily Sisson? What will...

On this week's show we spend most of the first hour breaking down the 2023 Berlin marathon where Tigst Assefa ran an incredible 2:11:53. How shocked were we by the run? What it made it possible - pacing, shoes, talent, or doping? Eliud Kipchoge got the men's win in the 8th fastest time in history but is he starting to slip? The US men did not do well - will they even get three into the Olympics on world ranking? Should Paul Chelimo run the marathon Trails or does he have a better shot in the...

The track and field season ended with a bang in Eugene at the Diamond League finale. Gudaf Tsegay and Mondo Duplantis set world records as Jakob Ingebrigtsen put on a show and Athing Mu, Granta Fisher, and Yared Nuguse all got American records. No rest for the weary as the BMW Berlin Marathon is this weekend with Eliud Kipchoge. We break it all down. Want honest shoe reviews? BetterRunningShoes.com the LetsRun.com shoe review site is here. Check it out: BetterRunningShoes.com You missed...

Thank you for your support. The Diamond League final heads to the Prefontaine Classic. Jakob will be doing the double, but he won't be facing Josh Kerr who dominated the 5th Avenue Mile yet pulled out of the DL final. We have a new WR in the road 5k and mile, have some tanking in college cross country, and a lot more to talk about. Want the inside scoop from Pre? Join the Supporters Club for at least one bonus podcasts from Pre and big savings on running shoes. DL Final prediction contest...

The track action is still hot in Europe and China as Christian Coleman ran a world leader in the 100, Yared Nuguse got another DL 1500 win, 19-year-old Addy Wiley ran a 1:57, and we can never get enough of Jakob Ingebrigtsen or the Noah Lyles, Erriyon Knighton debate. Are you a hard-core running fan? Join the Supporters Club today (use code CLUB25 to save 25%) Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot...

Thanks to everyone who joined the Supporters Club during Worlds! https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe We say goodbye to the 2023 World Track and Field Championships. What are our final thoughts on Worlds? Who were the biggest winners and losers from Worlds? We can never get enough of Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Athing Mu, and of course even Grant Fisher, who wasn't even at Worlds. And we even have a little NYC Marathon talk. Zurich Weltklasse is Thursday. 0:00 Banter 03:59 Prediction Contest is...

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%...

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...

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...

Thanks for your support. Worlds start Saturday and there is still time to enter the prediction contest! Show notes: 0:00 Athing Mu in Worlds! 05:37 Who wins: Mu or Hodgkinson or Moraa? 09:19 Sifan Hassan to triple 17:05 Tobi Amusan cleared to run and AIU isn't happy 22:40 Lyles, Kerley 100m trash talk 37:42 Who is more likely to beat 200 WR Shericka Jackson or Noah Lyles? 43:29 Ny Times Says OAC is Best Training Group in World!? Contact us: Email [email protected] or call/text...