NCAA conference madness: Colin Sahlman, Elliott Cook and the SEC sprinters shine, Employee 1.1 breaks 15:00 at age 36 and time to panic for Evan Jager and Craig Engels?

On this week's show, we celebrate the amazing runs put up by Colin Sahlman and Elliott Cook at their NCAA track and field conference meets, rave about the SEC sprint action, praise Phoebe Gill and wonder if it's time for Evan Jager and Craig Engels to panic. Ples which is more important to running - nature or nurture? We end the show with an interview of Employee 1.1, Steve Soprano, whose dreams became reality on Monday as he broke 15:00 for the first time at age 36. And Steve and Rojo end the show with a Supporter's Club exclusive - they rant about the worst sentence written by a running journalist in the year 2024. Shownotes 0:00 Intro and Small Talk 5:30 NCAA men's 1500 talk starting with Colin Sahlman and Nico YOung and then moving to Elliott Cook and UWashington 17:45 Who is the NCAA 1500 favorite? 25:19 SEC Sprints Showcase 29:30 A middle schooler broke 15:00 this weekend 32:30 Phoebe Gill runs 1:57 at age 17 35:00 Track Fest and Olympic Standard Chasing or Lack thereof 37:52 Impressive Performances in the Steeplechase 41:13 Concerns and Hope for Evan Jager's Performance 43:43 Craig Engels runs bad but talks big 48:25 Krissy Gear's Success and Olympic Chances 48:58 Louis Grialva's Has A Plan 52:34 Exciting Match-ups in the LA 5K 57:16 Lack of Promotion for the LA Grand Prix 1:01:44 Predictions for amazing women's 400 at LA Grand Prix 1:03:45 Olympic Marathon Qualification Drama - Is This chasing of standards bad for the sport? 1:12:00 Nature vs Nurture. Rojo refuses to talk about the Bowerman mile but instead wants to talk about the Japanese NR in the 1500 is just 3:35 and what that tells us about genetics. Jon argues for nurture. 1:17:05 Steve Soprano, a 36-year-old father of 2, joins the show and talks about how his dreams became reality on Monday when he broke 15:00 for the first time 1:34:15 Supporter's Club exclusive where Steve and Rojo talk about the worst-sentence written in running in 2024 (It was about the Boston marathon) and what it means for society Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/1-844-LETSRUN podcast voicemail/text line. Want a 2nd podcast every week? And savings on running shoes? Join our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week (the Friday 15 - which is usually much more than 15 minutes), savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at 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 itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. http://letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com