About this episode
Despite the COVID shutdown high schooler Leo Daschbach ran sub 4 in the Quarantine Clasico in California with a tremendous final lap to become the 11th high schooler in the US in the sub 4 club. Pros Nick Symmonds and Leah O'Connor got married (not to each other), Rojo discusses Des Linden's body fat percentage, we learn about the 6 figure poker win that helped fuel LetsRun.com , break down the Impossible Games, and discuss if all big city marathons are in trouble in 2020. Plus what is the best way to recover after a hard interval and does a belief in god help pro runners? Shh. The LetsRun.com Summer Training Program is Coming Soon. Keep checking the site or email summer@letsrun.com if you want to be notified when it launches. Show notes: Start: Daschbach Sub 4 + where does it rank, should it have been held, Andy Powell's recruiting... 20:03 Alan Webb's 3:53 high school mile and 3:46 American record. 25:48 London Marathon (and all big city marathons) in jeopardy for 2020? 36:16 Japanese college coaches live with their athletes 40:35 Des Linden's body fat percentage and threads of week 46:54 Impossible Games in Norway and Team Ingebrigtsen vs Team Cheruiyot 54:01 The 6 figure LRC poker win 57:07 Mental focus of being a pro. Does a belief in god help? (Evan Jager and Nick Willis) 67:02 Nick Symmonds & Leah O'Connor get married (not to one another) 71:34 Best way to recover after a hard interval? Support LetsRun.com 's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/ad96d4f6-7de0-489a-b905-e7312440a75b