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• Youth Rules at the 2019 Toyota USATF Indoor Champs

  By Brenn Jones on February 26, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  New York City got its second dose of world class speed this month when the Toyota USATF Indoor National Championships parked at Staten Island’s Ocean Breeze Athletic Facility over the weekend, two weeks after the annual Millrose Games at the… Read More ›

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• Episode 81: Millrose Games recap

  By Brenn Jones on February 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  In our Millrose recap James Chu joins the booth with his second annual Chuey Awards. Kate Grace chimes in from the pre-race press conference, and Natoya Goule, who set the Jamaican national indoor record in the 800, discusses racing Ajee… Read More ›

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• The post-Wanamaker Mile workouts

  By James Chu on February 11, 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  What do you do after a podium finish in the storied Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in New York City? A post-race workout. About an hour after the conclusion of the race, Edward Cheserek, coached by Stephen Haas, stepped… Read More ›

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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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