A slew of top US Olympic hopefuls have yet to race in 2021. Where have they been? We've got the scoop on Shelby Houlihan, Lopez Lomong, Jenny Simpson, Raevyn Rogers, Shannon Rowbury, Ben Blankenship, Stanley Kebenei, Allie Ostrander, Andy Bayer and even the Canadian Moh Ahmed.
On this week's pod, we talk to the hottest coach in the NCAA, wonder if Cole Hocker has run his last race for Oregon, debate the merits of the Ethiopian marathon trials, mourn the passing of Dick Hoyt, analyze the US 15k champs, and are thankful we are alive and well.
Team Hoyt did 1130 races toegether including 32 Bostons, 7 Ironmans, and 37 Falmouths. *TeamHoyt.com *WashingtonPost.com *AP *NBC
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He won the 200m in 20.64 running into a headwind. Akani Simbine won the 100m in 10.00 with a 2.1m/s tailwind.
"My number one goal is to run a beautiful race in Hamburg. A beautiful race will give people hope. It is another step that we are on the right track to normality."
The author writes about how he thinks Boling has the potential to be making money using his "name image and likeness" if the NCAA would let him.
Sisson ran the #5 women's time-ever and dominated, picking up $15,000 as she won the $5,000 battle of the sexes bonus.
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*MB: Gate River Run US 15k Champs
"If I’m being hard-nosed about it, if I’d stuck simply to the definitions around biology then I would probably have got support for preventing those athletes from competing at all in a female category. I didn’t want to do that."
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.
Texas coach Edrick Floréal talking about his relationship with long jumper Tara Davis, who set a new NCAA indoor mark of 22-9 (6.93m) at NCAA indoors. Going from the HS record holder to the NCAA record holder has been far from easy for Davis who battled depression and barely competed.