April 29, 2025
London's New King, Faith Kipyegon's Moonshot, Chebet's Diamond League Madness, Phenoms at Penn
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What a weekend! Nathan Green and UW turned heads at Penn but what about Ethan Strand and Gary Martin ? Sabastian Sawe won London and staked his claim to #1 marathoner in the world although John Korir may want to argue. Former #1 Eliud Kipchoge put up a fine performance. Sifan Hassan's 4 month lay-off was too much as Tigist Assefa set a women's only world record and took home over $300,000. The Diamond League opened and Beatrice Chebet was better than ever, while Karsten Warholm got a 300m world record. What's up with Grant Holloway? And what about Faith Kipyegon's sub 4 attempt? Show notes below. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And a super soft running shirt? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime . https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Show notes: 00:00 Penn Relays, Diamond League, London 00:35 Start 06:16 Villanova and Penn Relays Discussion 10:54 NCAA Men's Miling analysis 20:08 Quincy Wilson 43.99 29:29 Phenoms, Evan Jager & Parker Valby 33:41 Adidas road event 41:55 London Marathon Recap 45:15 Sabastian Sawe or John Korir, Who is #1 in the World? 51:19 Evaluating Eliud Kipchoge's performance 57:00 Marathon Human Interest Stories 01:01:35 Women's Race: Tigist Assefa over Hassan 01:10:22 Weather 01:13:30 Diamond League opener and Beatrice Chebet's unbelievable close in the 5k 01:17:17 Karsten Warholm 01:20:55 Trouble for Grant Holloway? 01:23:29 Kipyegon's Sub-Four Minute Mile Attempt 01:34:19 Closing Thoughts and Supporters Club Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join the LetsRun.com Supporters Club today for exclusive content, a bonus weekly podcast, shoe savings, and more. Cancel anytime . https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on your podcast app and spread the word to friend.