February 19, 2026
Has Nico Young passed Grant Fisher — and will Josh Hoey ever beat Cooper Lutkenhaus?
After a huge indoor weekend, the LetsRun podcast sparked two big debates: Has Nico Young passed Grant Fisher — and will Josh Hoey ever beat Cooper Lutkenhaus?
January 27, 2026
800m world record holder Josh Hoey pulls out of Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile
Josh Hoey has pulled out of the Wanamaker Mile but it still features Yared Nuguse vs Hobbs Kessler vs Cam Myers.
January 24, 2026
1:42.50! Josh Hoey Takes Down Wilson Kipketer’s Iconic 800m World Indoor Record
Josh Hoey took down Wilson Kipketer's legendary 800m world record from 1997.
January 21, 2026
Track Talk: Josh Hoey going for Wilson Kipketer’s indoor 800m world record
Josh Hoey has announced plans to target Wilson Kipketer’s iconic indoor 800-meter world record, a mark that has stood since 1997. We examine the significance of the attempt, what makes the record so enduring, and Cam Myers’ 3:49 mile, Jakob Ingebrigtsen skipping the indoor season, and a loaded American 2026 Boston Marathon women’s field.
October 30, 2025
Column: Josh Hoey discarding Justin Rinaldi has to be one of the dumbest coaching decisions in sports history
Somehow Justin Rinaldi transformed Josh Hoey, who couldn't break 1:47 for 6+ years, to a 1:42.01 world indoor champ and DL winner. How has he been rewarded? With a pink slip. It's hard to think of a dumber decision than this but then again Jerry Jones once did fire Jimmy Johnson.
October 29, 2025
US 800m star Josh Hoey parts ways with coach Justin Rinaldi
After disagreements on training philosophy, Justin Rinaldi will no longer be coaching Hoey despite engineering one of the greatest turnarounds in American middle distance running history, taking Hoey from 1:47 to 1:42 and World Indoor champion in two years. Plus get the inside scoop on a key workout Hoey overcooked before USAs.
*MB: Breaking: Josh Hoey has parted witih Justin Rinaldi that man who took him from 1:47 also-ran to 1:42 World Champ!!
September 07, 2025
Redemption and Reflection in NYC: Nuguse Ponders Grand Slam Toll, Morris Breaks Through, Wolfe and Kessler Look Ahead
Yared Nuguse wins the 2025 5th Ave. Mile in 3:47.7 and Gracie Morris takes the women’s crown in 4:15.5. Post-race, stars reflected on breakthroughs, setbacks, and what’s next.
August 26, 2025
Diamond League Drama: Hoey & Nuguse go for broke, Lyles v Tebogo, Can Fisher win 3k?
Talk about high-stakes drama. Americans Josh Hoey and Yared Nuguse need to win Thursday's DL final to make it to next month's World Championships in Tokyo, but Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Niels Laros are standing in their way. And the meet ends with a scintillating 200m with Noah Lyles and Letsile Tebogo.
August 20, 2025
Josh Hoey Stuns Wanyonyi & Arop to Win Lausanne Diamond League 800m in 1:42.82
Josh Hoey shocked Lausanne with a 1:42.82 win over Olympic champ Emmanuel Wanyonyi. It was the first male American Diamond League 800m victory since Isaiah Harris won in 2021.
August 05, 2025
Track Needs More "Losers" & Upsets: Finishing 4th (or 5th) at USAs Sucks — And That’s What Makes It Great
Some of the fastest Americans in 2025 won’t be at Worlds. Josh Hoey. Yared Nuguse. Tia Jones. Rojo looks at who went home most devastated from USAs.
May 14, 2025
How Josh Hoey Went from Also-Ran to World Indoor Champion, Part II: Going All-In With Justin Rinaldi & The Fast 8 Track Club
Hoey's career had stagnated until connecting with Rinaldi in 2023. Within minutes of seeing him train in-person, Rinaldi knew he was special: "I said, if I can’t get this guy to run 1:44, there’s something wrong with me."
May 14, 2025
How Josh Hoey Went from Also-Ran to World Indoor Champion, Part I: A Coaching Odyssey
For five years, Hoey cylced through coach after coach but barely improved from his 1:47.67 high school 800m pb. Learn why he moved around so often -- and why he never gave up. A year later, he's the world champ.
March 18, 2025
2025 World Indoors Men's Preview: Jakob Ingebrigtsen Goes for Double Gold as Josh Hoey Leads 800 Field
The World Indoor Track and Field Champs start Friday in China. Jakob Ingebrigtsen goes for the 1500/3000 double while American Josh Hoey is the favorite in the 800.
February 08, 2025
WTF: 10 Thoughts on a Remarkable World Record Millrose Games: Fisher, Nuguse, Hocker, Kessler, Hoey Deliver
Grant Fisher and Yared Nuguse are world record holders as Cole Hocker and Hobbs Kessler also ran faster than anyone else ever at their events indoors at a spectacular Millrose Games where Josh Hoey set an American record. We try and make sense of it all.
September 08, 2024
Josh Kerr's 3:44.3 Shatters 43-year-old 5th Avenue Mile Record
A tailwind helped Kerr and Schweizer to their fast times but they destroyed the competion.
July 16, 2024
WTW: Ingebrigtsen Runs 3:26 - Should Kerr Be Worried? Femke Bol 50.95 and NCAA Also-Rans Impress In Europe
Plus how about some love for 16-year-old Rin Kubo who made history by become the first Japanese woman to break 2:00 in the 800 - or did she?