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Nikki Hiltz joins Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber live from Budapest after finishing third in the 1500m at the World Ultimate Championships, the highest finish of their career at an outdoor global championship.

Nikki reflects on a huge 2026 season that included wins at Millrose Games and the Pre Classic, a dramatic U.S. Championships victory, and taking third at World Ultimates. They break down the 1500m final, Georgia Hunter Bell's late move, and their battle to the finish with Klaudia Kazimierska.

Plus, Nikki talks about their mental growth, racing with confidence, time trials, and why they're ready for a much-needed break after one more race in London this weekend.

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Welcome to a special Shakeout episode where we mix things up a little bit and start with a European Athletics Champs themed Honours Board. There's so much to celebrate from the tournament including Georgia Hunter-Bell in the 1500m and Marathon bronze medallist Abbie Donnelly.. we’ve also put out an alert for a lost mascot teddy! There's a reminder that Paula is heading to the Sydney marathon so please let us know if you're there too as we would love to do an audience Shakeout run if you’re around?? We also hear from our listeners who ask for advice on how to balance running for emotional reasons without putting so much pressure on yourself that you lose the joy, we talk super shoes again - how to find the best ones, plus 5k or 10k training runs and how to fit strength workouts into a busy work schedule.  Plus, a debut from possibly our youngest listener who is very proud of his homegrown tomatoes! We'd love to hear more from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board and don't forget you can also WATCH and comment on the episode on YouTube. The code for immufix.com is PAULA40 for 40% off your first 3 months EMAIL: ⁠⁠⁠paulasrunclub@momentumbroadcast.co.uk ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ WHATSAPP: +447564747914 INSTAGRAM: ‪@paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BONUS drop with the newly crowned Commonwealth 800m Champion Georgia Hunter Bell! We talk race tactics, how a sabbatical can empower you to achieve more and life in the successful M11 track team. Plus, we look ahead to the European Championships  in Birmingham which are just around the corner and we couldn't help but ask after Josh Kerr's incredible Mile record... Is GHB targeting her own World Record?! SUBSCRIBE now so that new episodes like this one download automatically and give them a WATCH on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@paulasrunclub ALSO Don't forget the Immufix offer available at https://www.immufix.com The code is PAULA40 for 40% off your first 3 months We'd love to hear from you with your questions, comments and nominations for the Honour's Board which has now moved to The Shakeout episode on a Thursday. Don't forget you can also comment on the episode on YouTube. EMAIL: ⁠⁠⁠paulasrunclub@momentumbroadcast.co.uk ⁠⁠⁠ WHATSAPP: +447564747914 INSTAGRAM: ‪@paulasrunclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The British Championships start lists are here and this episode is packed with predictions & debate! Your normal hosts, Lucy Jones and Rich Morrell are joined by special guest Cameron Boyek to break down the biggest storylines ahead of championship weekend. From Keely Hodgkinson stepping down to the 400m, to George Mills’ return, and the surprise absence of Josh Kerr, there is plenty to unpack.

In this episode,

🔥 Women’s 800m Can anyone stop Georgia Hunter Bell?

🔥 Women’s 1500m One of the toughest fields to call in years

🔥 Steeplechase and 5,000m previews

🔥 Men’s 800m Pattison vs Burgin?

🔥 Men’s 1500m Predictions, dark horses, and championship tactics

Expect start list analysis, bold podium predictions, race tactics and a few disagreements along the way.

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A relatively quiet weekend in track, though there’s still plenty to dig into with Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, and Preet Majithia.
In this week’s episode:

- Preet’s pandemic-era haircut savings

- McKirdy MicrOTQ recap: Kyle paced Thomas Knobbs to a 2:09.24 — the fourth-fastest Canadian of all time — then helped the women’s qualifying group

- The race start had a fascinating start: single-file starts, chip timing

- 14 men and 11 women earn Olympic Trials qualifying standards

- Sound Running 10K

- The 2027 Beijing 10K standard: Why World Athletics still hasn’t announced it?

- Maurie Plant Meet: Lachlan Kennedy beats Gout Gout again

- Claudia Hollingsworth beats world indoor champ Georgia Hunter Bell in the women’s 1500 — Is this the year she announces herself?

- Cameron Myers runs 3:30 and wins by a lot — why wasn’t he at World Indoors?

- Embrace debate: of Hollingsworth, Gout Gout, and Myers: Who has the best shot at Olympic gold in Brisbane?

- The Pure Athletics vs. Star Athletics tension is real and it’s good for the sport

- Josh Kerr and Project 222: 3:42 mile world record attempt at the London Diamond League on July 18th

- What happens if Cole Hocker breaks the record two weeks earlier at Pre-Classic?

- Albert Korir gets a five-year doping ban, Patrick Dever moves to the podium

- Conner Mantz scratches from the Boston Marathon

- Why Kyle is most impressed by Clayton Young’s altitude long run

- Cynthia Erivo will run the London Marathon after performing two shows of a one-woman Dracula the day before

- Harry Styles marathon watch

- Marileidy Paulino runs 2:04 in the 800, Dalilah Muhammad is very much not retired

- What’s coming on the podcast feed

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Hosts: Chris Chavez | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chris_j_chavez⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + Preet Majithia | ⁠⁠@preet_athletics⁠⁠ + Kyle Merber | ⁠@kylemerber⁠

Produced by: Jasmine Fehr |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@jasminefehr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Preet Majithia dives into the final day of action at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland.

Some of the biggest moments from day 3 include:

- 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus won his first World medal like a true pro, covering every move just right in the final of the World Indoor 800m to hold the lead and claim gold in 1:44.24. He became the youngest World Indoor champion in history.

- Keely Hodgkinson continued her unstoppable run through the competition to kick off 2026 with her first World Indoor title in the 800m, blasting a wire-to-wire 1:55.30 to blow away the field and set a championship record.

- Mariano García flexed his range and his lethal finishing speed to hold off World outdoor champ Isaac Nader and claim the victory in 3:39.63.

- Georgia Hunter Bell didn’t let a hot early pace faze her, as she turned her rival into a de facto rabbit and smoothly reeled her in to claim World Indoor 1500m gold in a speedy 3:58.53.

- Devynne Charlton showed she’s truly the master of the 60m hurdles, winning her third straight World Indoor title and equaling her own world record of 7.65.

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