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.

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!!

There is no way to sugar coat. Mu's results under Bobby Kersee have been disappointing - extremely so. She's gone from unbeatable world beater to American also-ran very quickly. Who should she replace Kersee with? * Investigate Bobby Kersee. Athing Mu survived 1 out of 3 rounds. Wow. Just wow.

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."