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• Episode 88: Bekele, Doha, Salazar, Nike

  By Brenn Jones on October 3, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  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

  By Brenn Jones on September 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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

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

  

  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

  By Brenn Jones on June 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

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• Episode 85: Big Ben and a Rhino

  By Brenn Jones on May 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Eliud Kipchoge’s exquisite victory at the London Marathon was a sight to behold, as was Big Ben’s finish. We catch up with Big Ben and a man whose dog ate 50% of his 4% shoes before his race. Gregg gets… Read More ›

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• Episode 84: Kate Pallardy

  By Brenn Jones on April 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Our guest in Episode 84 ran 2:38 at the Boston Marathon on a day when she didn’t feel her best, and in a race that’s well short of her preferred 50-mile distance. We learn a lot about toughness from Kate… Read More ›

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• Episode 83: Aly Dixon and the Boston Marathon

  By Brenn Jones on April 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  British Olympian Alyson Dixon chats with us as she prepares to take on the 123rd running of the Boston Marathon on Patriots’ Day, April 15. Dixon describes her goals and recent training regimen since turning 40, and offers several tips… Read More ›

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• Interlude: A Battle of the Podcasts (BOP) Call to Arms

  By Brenn Jones on March 19, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  In the special episode interlude, we encourage our listeners to deploy their half marathons to the cause of victory in the BOP (Battle of the Podcasts). Time is running out, and we need a big comeback! We also touch on… Read More ›

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• Inside track: Kelati shows heart at NCAAs

  By James Chu on March 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  James Chu gives credit to those who did double (or triple or quadruple) duty at the NCAA Indoor Track Championships: I love NCAA track & field. There is something pure about collegiate athletes’ desire to compete and win without the… Read More ›

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