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Summary:
Have adidas' new super shoes changed the game? adidas owns eight of the 10 fastest men's marathon performances and the top three women's times in 2026. Plus veterans like Lelisa Desisa and Tamirat Tola are running career PBs in their 30s.
In NCAA cross country, short-handed #2 BYU upset top-ranked NC State at Pre-Nats while a judge granted letting Taylor Rohatinsky compete, spotlighting a rapidly changing landscape with expanded scholarships, foreign athletes, and a new five-for-five eligibility rule.
Olympic 800m champion Athing Mu is pregnant. Will she return for the 2028 LA Olympics?
What was the World Athletics' Moment of the Year: Sebastian Sawe's historic 1:59:30 marathon or Josh Kerr's 3:42.66 mile world record? Who was the Athlete of the Year: Masai Russell vs. Audrey Werro? and what about USATF athletes of year?
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TIMESTAMPS
- 00:00 Sponsor / Intro & Episode Preview
- 04:14 The Sub-2:04 Marathon Boom
- 08:02 Adidas Dominance & Veterans Running PBs
- 13:25 2016 Olympic Marathon Doping Controversy
- 18:11 Super Shoes, Doping & Marathon Fairness
- 23:54 NCAA Cross Country: Pre-Nats & Eligibility Fight
- 29:59 The New NCAA: Five Years & Foreign Athletes
- 33:26 College Coaching & the Carlson Interview
- 38:50 Athing Mu's Pregnancy & Comeback Odds
- 44:13 Will Athing Mu Make the 2028 Olympic Team?
- 51:31 Coaching Athing Mu & the Dallas Running Community
- 53:51 World Athletics Moment of the Year Nominees
- 57:31 Sawe vs. Kerr: The Moment of the Year Debate
- 62:29 Athlete of the Year: Kerr vs. Dos Santos
- 66:12 World Athletics Voting Flaws & USATF Awards
- 71:59 World Athlete of the Year: Russell vs. Werro
- 76:41 USATF Road/Trail Awards & Wrap-Up
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Since 2000, LetsRun.com has been the independent home of elite running. Described by the New York Times as the "influential website that serves as something of a superego for American running," the podcast is the weekly deep dive into the world of track and field and elite distance running.
The show is hosted by LetsRun.com co-founders Weldon Johnson, a 2-time Team USA member, and Robert Johnson, a former Cornell coach who helped pace the marathon world record, along with award-winning senior writer Jonathan Gault. Together they move beyond PR headlines to provide insider reporting and unfiltered debate serious fans rely on.
