Guests Nico Young & Jasmine Jones, Fantasy XC Draft, EPO, Katir, USATF $, Grand Slam Grades

Jasmine Jones (71:14) joins us to talk about her "Dreams Become Reality" season in the 400m hurdles that culminated with an Olympic 4th place finish while Nico Young (84:26) talks about his breakout 2024 campaign and possibly going after some American records in 2025. Prior to that we have our women's fantasy World XC draft and discuss USATFs financials, the final Grand Slam Track race signings, Mo Katir's extended ban for tampering and Hicham El Guerrouj's comments on EPO. Show notes and links below. The perfect gift for runners TheRunnerBox.com is the perfect gift for runners or yourself. Save yourself the anxiety of finding the best products for runners. For as little as $34, the subscription service sends a box filled with items handpicked by their team of runners and nutritionists directly to your doorstep every other month. Each box is worth over $50 and makes for a perfect gift (even if just for yourself) LRCers get $10 OFF any new subscription with this special link . The RunnerBox has now created a full sports nutrition marketplace called Fuel Goods. Join the best club in running for 50% off you first year with code GOAT50 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, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. Cancel at anytime. Join today for yourself or give a gift subscription Show notes: 0:00 Music 00:22 Start 04:51 Shelby no Houston half * thread 07:22 Fantasy world xc women's draft 23:26 USATF tax returns out and it's not pretty * Link 32:06 Grand Slam track racers complete - we give out grades * link 54:28 Mo Katir banned thread 1 thread2 01:04:47 El Guerrouj EPO coments * link 01:11:14 Jasmine Jones 01:11:22 Jasmine Jones' Breakout Year 01:13:39 Choosing the 400 Meter Hurdles 01:16:57 Transition to UCLA and New Beginnings 01:17:55 Grand Slam Track and Future Goals 01:20:50 Her 4th place at Olympics 01:23:05 Family Influence and NFL Connection 01:24:16 Nico Young 01:24:29 Nico Young's Stellar 2024 Season 01:28:10 Reflecting on Collegiate Career 01:33:32 2025 Indoor plans, can he get the AR? 01:36:05 Grand Slam Track 01:38:52 What about the marathon and roads? 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 our Supporters Club today and get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, 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 your podcast app and spread the word to friend. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/fbbe2ccc-d966-4772-b388-979fad308f23