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• Lightning strikes at the 2019 Millrose Games

  By Brenn Jones on February 11, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  At their best, sports events showcase athletes approaching physical limits in thrilling and unexpected ways. The NYRR Millrose Games once again did just that. In the marquee races, Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha barely missed the indoor mile world record and Germany’s… Read More ›

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• 2019 NYRR Millrose Games preview, picks

  By Brenn Jones on February 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  At Friday’s Millrose Games press conference, several headliners in Saturday’s Wanamaker Mile races hinted at how the events would play out. Edward Cheserek, demoted from favorite to underdog when Yomif Kejelcha was added to the race, said that he would… Read More ›

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• Episode 80: Ruben Sança, Cape Verde Olympian

  By Brenn Jones on January 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Ruben Sança, who ran the 5000m at the 2012 Olympics for Cape Verde, is aiming to hit the 2020 Olympic Qualifying Standard in the marathon while helping others get up to speed through his work at Lowell Running. We speak… Read More ›

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• Episode 79: Gene Dykes Caps a Magical 2018

  By Brenn Jones on December 24, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Is that Santa I see? Of course not—it’s Gene Dykes! With his usual wit and wisdom, Gene discusses his 2:54:23 at the Jacksonville Marathon, the fastest 26.2 for a 70+ year old runner ever. We also converse with another superhero… Read More ›

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• Episode 78: Debut done right

  By Brenn Jones on November 20, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  When Jenna Colon neared the finish line of the 2018 NYC Marathon, her first attempt at the distance, it was with mixed emotions. “I almost didn’t want to cross” she said in our Episode 78 interview, “I don’t want the… Read More ›

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• Episode 77: F&@% yeah!

  By Brenn Jones on November 7, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  A year after Shalane Flanagan’s breakthrough victory at the New York City Marathon, Gregg achieved his very own F&@% yeah! on the course, reaching Cloud259 (2:58:49, to be exact) for the first time in 41 attempts at the distance. In… Read More ›

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• Episode 76: NYCM incoming / Lauren Perkins breaks through

  By Brenn Jones on November 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Photo credit: Adam Barcan @barcanshoot We’ve got the Big Apple covered with a bevy of elite interviews heading into the New York City marathon, including Des Linden, Jared Ward, Beverly Ramos and Stephanie Bruce. Another pro, Ryan Vail, sent us… Read More ›

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• Episode 75: Shaun Dixon, another Nate Jenkins disciple, seeks a sub 2:20

  By Brenn Jones on October 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  While Nate Jenkins has been trying to get Gregg under three, he simultaneously has taken on coaching duties for Shaun Dixon, a fellow podcaster with fewer subs to his sub-elite status than Gregg. Shaun is looking to run 2:19 at… Read More ›

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• Episode 74: Cameron Levins takes down the Canadian marathon record

  By Brenn Jones on October 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  We stay north of the border in Episode 74 to recount Cameron Levins’ Canadian record 2:09:25 at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Levins takes us through the city streets and the mental and physical ins and outs of his race…. Read More ›

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