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LRC VIP Cooper Teare & The Record-Breaking Oregon DMR Team Discuss Their 2021 Plans: “This Will Be One of Those All-Time Great Oregon Teams“ Jonathan Gault talked to coach Ben Thomas and the Oregon distance stars to get their plans for the rest of the year. They reveal they “might” do xc, but after running an NCAA record of 9:19.42 in their season opener it looks like the goal is the NCAA team title indoors. “The way these guys have stuck with it and kept their edge, it’s been really special,” said Thomas. Plus how does the squad compares to the all-time great Oregon squads? (Sub required. 100% of subscriptions through Wednesday go to Jonathan Gault in honor of his 30th bday).
*MB: Catching up with Cooper Teare and the studly Oregon distance squad. Teare reveals they “might” do xc.
*MB: U of O Men: Rivaling their best Mid-D team Ever??
MB: Tokyo Organizers publish 1st “playbook” for Olympics so Games can go ahead, verbal cheering will be banned as will trips to restaurants and bars during one’s 1st 14 days in the country The 1st set of rules which are supposed to evolve over time are technically for international federation and technical officials.
More Administrative News NCAA Division III Cancels Winter Championships
RRW Much-Hyped 2021 RAK Half-Marathon Is Cancelled Two Weeks Out Due To Covid-19 The race was scheduled for February 19th and was to feature stacked fields, including Kibiwott Kandie, Jacob Kiplimo, Geoffrey Kamworor, Ababel Yeshaneh and Brigid Kosgei.
More COVID Cancellations:
LRC Marc Scott (7:36) & Gabriela DeBues-Stafford (8:38) Lead Bowerman TC Sweep at Prickly Pear Invitational BTC team members won all 4 events on Saturday at the first Prickly Pear Invitational. In the men’s 3k, four men broke 7:40 while in the women’s 3k four women ran 8:40 or faster. *Results
*MB: Saturday’s Prickly Pear Invitational Is LOADED – BTC, King Ches, Coburn, Quigley, Efraimson & More!!
Emergency Preview Podcast of Prickly Pear Invite For LRC Supporters Club Members Only. Reminder if you join our Club this week, 100% of the proceeds go to Jon Gault to celebrate his bday.
Sunday: LRC ATL #3 Preview: Bromell Vs. Baker & A Fast Men’s Mile On Super Bowl Sunday? The third ATL meet of 2021 will be held directly before Super Bowl LV, so you can switch over to the big game at 6:30 p.m. ET and not miss a second. Trayvon Bromell vs. Ronnie Baker is the big showdown, pitting two of the world’s fastest men at 60 meters.
LRC BYU Upsets #1 NAU As Conner Mantz Wins, Nico Young Impresses, & BYU Sweeps Team Titles At Silver State Collegiate Challenge In Las Vegas The #2 BYU men may have upset #1 NAU, but NAU held out one of the top runners in the country in Luis Grijalva. Young finished an impressive second as NAU’s Taryn O’Neill won the women’s race.
*Discuss: Luis Grijalva/NAU Vs. Yared Nuguse/ND @ Silver State Collegiate XC Challenge
*MB: Nico Young – top 10 guy at NCAAs?
LRC Diamond Hands: Bryce Hoppel, Oregon DMR, Keith Gill And The Unveiling Of LetsRun.com Theme Song From Andrew Brick Johnson On this week’s pod, we start by unveiling a musical intro produced for us by Hollywood film composer and pianist Andrew Johnson. Then there was a ton to talk about as Keith Gill was tearing it up off the track while young Americans were tearing it up on the track. Plus in honor of Jonathan’s 30th birthday, we announce that 100% of all new VIP subscriptions this week will go directly into Jonathan’s bank account. Sign up now.
LRC A Ranking Of The US Father-Son Sub-4 Mile Combos: Alan And Cruz Culpepper Join The List At #3 Over the weekend, Cruz Culpepper joined his dad as a sub-4 miler. We’ve updated the rankings of US father-son sub-4 combos as a result.
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