I’m not sure if this has been done before. I’ve visited the homepage less than 20 times. Been to the message boards even less. I am not a Supporters Club member. I never miss a podcast episode though. I’ve been compiling these for a little while. Btw this could easily be the Robert Johnson drinking game. Tried my best to get everyone involved. Some of you may be familiar
with my work from the House of Run drinking game. This is my LRC Track Talk Podcast drinking game. So, take a drink with your pals if any of the stuff below happens during the show.
Have fun!
Robert proclaims shame on any podcast listener, who isn't visiting the homepage
at least three or four times a week.
Robert leaves the podcast early without announcing his
departure.
Robert reminds us that the 2016 men’s Olympic marathon
results should be invalidated.
Weldon mentions that he was fourth in the country in the
10,000m on two separate occasions.
Weldon mentions that he once paced Paula Radcliffe to her
first world record in the marathon.
Weldon mentions that he won the Marine Corps marathon.
Any of the following statements are uttered:
“Talent doesn’t go away”
“Bad news for Grant Fischer”
“We don’t need more meets, we need more meets that matter”
“He or she goes home empty handed”
“He or she goes home devastated”
Robert starts talking about body types. Jon immediately gets mad.
Robert accuses Jon of being a doping apologist.
Robert accuses Jon of being sexist.
Robert accuses Jon of committing a Freudian slip.
Robert talks about finding Jon a girlfriend.
Robert praises Jon’s latest article published to thewebsite.
Robert talks about one day breaking three hours in the marathon again. John immediately lectures him about how hard it’s going to be while sounding skeptical yet supportive.
Robert announces he’s making a new t-shirt.
Robert claims he’s going to make a video highlighting the poor tactics in a recent distance race on the track.
Robert comments that it’s not difficult to run a steeple in the heat because the athletes aren’t running very fast. Also, because they have the water pit to cool them down.
Weldon or Robert mention that the best part of visiting a casino is when you’re in the parking lot getting ready to go inside.
Weldon or Robert bring up Running With The Buffaloes author, Chris Lear.
Weldon or Robert mention that Weldon once represented theUnited States at the World Half Marathon Championships.
Weldon and Robert subtlety yet consistently defend one another when debating
with Jon.
Weldon or Robert botch a common saying or phrase. Examples include,
“Which is the carrot, which is the egg?”
“A walk in the cake”
“Role mentor”
“Cream of the cream”
“A perfect feeding ground”
“I’m dancing on my grave”
“He took it on the brunt of the chin”
Robert mentions that he once helped pace the women's world record in the marathon. Weldon then mentions that he once helped pace an even faster world record in the women's marathon.
Robert mentions that he won 10 Ivy League championships in 10 years while coaching the distance team at Cornell.
Robert compares the passing of the torch in a track event to three of the greatest tennis players of all time. Roger Federer, Raphael Nadal, Novak Djokovic.
Robert intentionally remains quiet during the opening segment of the podcast. Then when asked to weigh in, he pretends he was being stifled and gets upset.
Robert mentions that Dutch 1500m phenom Niels Laros, once listened to the LRC podcast as a young teenager while driving around Europe with his parents on summer vacation.
Robert refers to grand slam track as Triple Crown Track.
Weldon suggests that Grand Slam Track should drop the 3k, 5k double.
Weldon impersonates the LetsRun.com Chatbot.
Weldon brings up the Evan Jagger failed sub eight attempt.
Weldon is mid way through a deep digression when Robert blurts out, “no one cares”.
Jon concludes his podcast intro with an update on his favourite football team, Brighton & Hove Albion.
Jon assumes the listeners know the full biography of an older American distance runner that is currently being discussed. He then becomes annoyed when asked to give some background information on the athlete in question.
Weldon or Robert continually botch the pronunciation of some of the most popular track athlete’s names. Examples include:
Shalane Flanagan
Courtney Frericks
Usain Bolt
Mo Farrah
Eleanor Purrier-St. Pierre
Robert gloats about interviewing all the lesser-known international athletes during a major marathon press availability.
Robert leans heavily into the forecasted dew point when previewing a marathon.
Robert is fired up about all the athletes from small countries who set national records during a recent track or road race.
Robert references a distance athlete's xc times to help make whatever argument he’s making.
Robert references a distance athlete's 800m time to help make whatever argument he’s making.
OK that’s pretty much it. I’m just realizing how few points there are specifically for Jon. I guess he’s just not nearly as repetitive as the Brojos. Here’s one last one for Jonathan.
Jon is insightful, passionate, entertaining and professional throughout the show every damn time.