Author Archives
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Episode 94: Ode to XC With Coach Tom “Tinman” Schwartz
The Tinmen Elite tore up the field at Lehigh University with their third consecutive USATF National Club Cross-Country championship. We speak with Tinman Coach Tom Schwartz on what it takes to win in the mud. Gregg announces his next marathon,… Read More ›
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Episode 93: Giving Thanks With Coach Nate Jenkins
We give thanks to all things running in Episode 93, including an interview with coach and 2:14 marathoner Nate Jenkins. In an attempt to get his groove back after the New York Marathon, Gregg lays out his plan for running… Read More ›
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Episode 91: NYCM incoming
In our pre-NYCM shakeout podcast, we discuss the race at hand while limiting shoe talk (for the most part) to what will be on our own feet. Gregg shares an anecdote from “cutie” Nate Jenkins about chasing Meb through Central… Read More ›
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Episode 90: Running writers Matthew Futterman and David Alm
We interview New York Times reporter Matthew Futterman about his book Running to the Edge, which celebrates coach Bob Larsen, Meb Keflezighi, the Jamul Toads, and the better angels of our sport. Then we ask him about Alberto Salazar. David… Read More ›
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Episode 89: Luke Puskedra and the Chicago Marathon
Luke Puskedra, who ran 2:10 at the Chicago Marathon in 2015 and finished 4th at the 2016 Olympic Trials, retired at the tender age of 29. Now he’s dabbling at 110 miles per week. We catch up with Luke to… Read More ›
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Episode 88: Bekele, Doha, Salazar, Nike
Fair is foul, and foul is fair in the world of track and field these days as lowlights and highlights compete for attention. Celebrate Kenenisa Bekele’s fantastic Berlin Marathon? Lament the meager crowds at Doha? Despair at drug use in… Read More ›
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Episode 87: NYRR 5th Avenue Mile
We recap the exceptional pro races at the 5th Avenue Mile, with interviews of Jenny Simpson, Elinor Purrier, and Nick Willis. In amateur land, Brenn reports on his mile race, and Gregg, back in the USA after several years abroad,… Read More ›
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One for the ages — 2019 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile
From a distance, the eighth victory for Jenny Simpson and fifth for Nick Willis at the NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile on Sunday would hardly qualify as a surprise, but given the relative age of the competitors and the way the… Read More ›
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Episode 86: The Rhino, the Win, and the Ultra
Gregg discusses the perils of scoring water from an aid station while running as a rhino, the ups and downs of an ultra, and the ethics behind finding a race he can win. Brenn reports from the comeback trail. We… Read More ›