Jason and Kevin discuss Jakob Ingebrigtsen doubling up at the European Indoor Championships, Yared Nuguse missing the mile world record, Richard Kilty retiring, Joshua Cheptegei struggling at the marathon and the concept of a woman breaking four minutes in the mile.

Our editors Alex, Katelyn and Michael discuss the 2025 Tokyo Marathon moments after the elite races wrapped up. They break down all the action, including a surprising win on the men's side, and a risky move by defending champion Sutume Kebede in the women's race. Plus, the look at track great Joshua Cheptegei's race, which is his second shot at running a marathon. Was it a success?

And finally, where does Tokyo stand as a major marathon? Is it still one of the best races in the world?

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On this week's episode of the Marathon Handbook Podcast, our editors Alex, Katelyn and Michael first do a mini preview of the 2025 Tokyo Marathon, which released its elite fields this week, including one intriguing starter, Joshua Cheptegei. 

Then they talk about three super weird footwear stories: the release of the first "super sandals" (or is it "super flip flops"?), yet another Crocs marathon world record, and Hoka's "speed loafer," which may be the most ridiculous shoe in history.

Then, they are joined by Marathon Handbook founder, Thomas Watson, to discuss his most recent column for the site, entitled "Super Shoes Don't Make You Faster, It Turns Out." He explains how he's never run a race in super shoes, and now faces a personal ethical dilemma: does he taint his pre-super shoe PRs this coming year? And is running in super shoes... wrong?

Read Thomas Watson's op-ed "Super Shoes Don’t Make You Any Faster, It Turns Out":
https://marathonhandbook.com/supershoes-dont-make-you-any-faster/

Our coverage of the 2025 Tokyo Marathon:
https://marathonhandbook.com/2025-tokyo-marathon-announces-star-studded-lineup-of-defending-champions/

Kenyan Runner Wins Marathon Wearing Carbon-Plated Sandals:
https://marathonhandbook.com/kenyan-runner-wins-marathon-wearing-carbon-plated-sandals/

Hoka's "Speed Loafer" Is... A Sight to Behold:
https://marathonhandbook.com/need-to-run-to-a-meeting-introducing-the-hoka-speed-loafer/

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• 00:00 Introduction and Olympic Excitement
• 01:05 Women's 800m Analysis
• 05:56 Women's 5000m Predictions
• 10:47 Steeplechase Results
• 13:04 Men's 800m Heats
• 18:51 Men's 1500m Final Breakdown
• 27:46 Lane One Strategy and Hocker's Performance
• 28:39 Josh Kerr's Race Dynamics
• 29:48 Remarkable 1500m Finishes
• 32:09 Olympic Final Atmosphere vs. Diamond League
• 38:02 Men's 5K Preliminaries Chaos
• 43:49 Men's 10K Predictions and Results
• 47:01 Men's 3K Steeplechase Surprises
• 51:25 Upcoming Events and Personal Updates
• 53:58 Conclusion and Future Episodes

We are FINALLY underway with track and field action at the Paris Olympics.

On this first episode of TORCH TALK (presented by Asics), Chris Chavez, Eric Jenkins, Mitch Dyer, Aisha Praught-Leer and Katelyn Hutchison unpack the first day of action including:

– Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei set a new Olympic record with a time of 26:43.14 to finally get his Olympic gold medal in the event. Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi closing hard to snag the silver medal by two-hundredths of a second. Grant Fisher holding on against some titans to run 26:43.46 and become just the 4th American man to medal in the event.

– Team USA's mixed 4x400m relay broke the world record in 3:07.41 in the heats. They could break their own world record again tomorrow.

– Sifan Hassan started her 5000m/10,000m/marathon triple and looks better than we expected for the 5000m.

– We officially got introduced to the repechage rounds with the heats of the 800m and 1500m.

– Germany’s Leo Neugebauer leads the decathlon after Day 1.

– Reigning Olympic champion Valarie Allman topped discus qualifying with 69.59m

– Jamaica’s Shaniecka Ricketts led the triple jump's first round with a 14.47m leap but it was Keturah Orji, who made some history for the U.S. as a three-time Olympic finalist.

+ more

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Alex Cyr and Michael Doyle scramble the pod mics for an emergency pod that's all about the first medal event of the 2024 Olympic Games, the men's 10,000m. 

The race turned out to be among the best distance championship finals of all-time, with an electric finish. Spoiler alert: world record holder Joshua Chepetegei is incredible. American Grant Fisher also delivered the race of his life, and there was heartbreak for Canadian Moh Ahmed.

Men's 10,000m final podium results:

🥇 Joshua CHEPTEGEI 🇺🇬 26:43.14 (Olympic record)
🥈 Berihu AREGAWI 🇪🇹 26:43.44
🥉 Grant FISHER 🇺🇸 26:43.46 SB

Our full race recap:
https://marathonhandbook.com/olympic-men-10000m-final/

Be sure to follow our live updates of all the running events at the Paris Olympics here:
https://marathonhandbook.com/live-updates-athletics-track-2024-paris-olympics/

And here's the schedule for athletics at the Games:
https://marathonhandbook.com/schedule-running-events-2024-paris-olympics/

Hosts: Alex Cyr, Michael Doyle

Bienvenue à Paris! The opening ceremonies have come and gone, and we’re now just days away from the first rounds of action on the purple track in the Stade de Paris. Spirits are high and excitement is building for the biggest athletics event of the year.

Here’s everything you need to know about the men’s and women's distance events at the Paris Olympics including Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Faith Kipyegon, Josh Kerr, Sifan Hassan, Eliud Kipchoge, Joshua Cheptegei, Beatrice Chebet, Jess Hull and more.

You can also read our comprehensive previews on CITIUSMAG.com here ⤵️

MEN: https://citiusmag.com/articles/paris-olympics-2024-mens-distance-preview

WOMEN: ⁠https://citiusmag.com/articles/paris-olympics-2024-womens-distance-preview

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Von Pikes Peak bis Ruanda: Jörn Harlands Lauf um die Welt

Laufend um die Welt – Jörn Harlands unglaubliches Abenteuer

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In dieser packenden Folge des MainAthlet Leichtathletik Podcasts nehmen wir dich mit auf eine atemberaubende Reise um den Globus. Unser Gast, Jörn Harland, ist nicht nur ein begeisterter Trailrunner, sondern auch ein Weltreisender, der in seiner Sabbatzeit von den kanadischen Rockies bis zu den Stränden Neuseelands und den Gipfeln Afrikas gereist ist. Jörns Geschichten sind ein Muss für jeden Marathonläufer, Ultraläufer, Weltreisenden und Trailrunner, die Inspiration und Motivation suchen.

Jörn teilt Einblicke in seine beeindruckende Route, die von Island über Nordamerika nach Hawaii und schließlich nach Ruanda führte. Er verrät uns, wie er es schaffte, während seiner Reise beeindruckende 3000 Laufkilometer zurückzulegen und gibt Tipps zur Routenplanung und Equipment-Auswahl für Trailrunning-Abenteuer. Seine Reiseroute ist nicht nur eine Reise durch Landschaften, sondern auch durch Kulturen, bei der er Geduld und Flexibilität lernt und gleichzeitig die Verbundenheit mit Menschen aus aller Welt erfährt.

Wir erfahren auch, wie Jörn mit den Herausforderungen des Reisens umgeht, von Visa-Anträgen bis hin zur effektiven Kommunikation trotz Sprachbarrieren. Er offenbart, wie die moderne Technologie, insbesondere Apps und soziale Medien, seine Reise erleichtert haben und wie wichtig eine sorgfältige Vorbereitung und Anpassungsfähigkeit für solche Abenteuer sind.

Jörn betont, dass solche Reisen nicht nur physische, sondern auch tiefgreifende persönliche Wachstumserfahrungen mit sich bringen. Er spricht über Begegnungen mit einheimischen Gemeinschaften und wie diese Interaktionen seine Sicht auf die Welt und sein Leben beeinflusst haben. Besonders erwähnenswert ist sein Treffen mit dem Weltklasse-Läufer Joshua Cheptegei in Uganda, das ihn tief beeindruckte.

Aber es geht nicht nur um die schönen Seiten des Reisens. Jörn spricht auch offen über die Einsamkeit und Herausforderungen, die ein solches Abenteuer mit sich bringt, und wie er diese mit Kontakt zur Heimat und durch das Setzen kleiner Ziele bewältigt hat.

Diese Podcast-Episode ist eine fesselnde Mischung aus Reisebericht, Laufabenteuer und persönlicher Entwicklungsgeschichte. Sie ist eine Quelle der Inspiration für jeden, der davon träumt, die Welt zu bereisen und dabei seine Leidenschaft für das Laufen zu leben.

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Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, David McCarthy Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison dive into another exciting day of track and field in Budapest at the World Athletics Championships! Day 2 saw drama in both the men’s 100m semifinals and final, surprises in the first round of the women’s 400m, and a close finish in the men’s 10,000m. Some of the most notable highlights of the day include: 

– Men’s 100m final: Unpacking Noah Lyles’ win in the 100m final + defending champion Fred Kerley not making it out of the semifinal

– Women’s 100m semifinal: 5 women with a strong chance of taking gold in the 100m final: Sha’Carri Richardson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson, Marie-Josée Ta Lou, and Julien Alfred

– Men’s 1500m semifinal: Yared Nuguse heads into the final with the fastest time from the semifinals + Jakob Ingebrigtsen is looking as smooth as ever 

– Men’s 10,000m final: Joshua Cheptegei battles it out for the win in a close finish

– Women’s 400m prelims: Britton Wilson carted off the track in a wheelchair + other surprises in the first round of the women’s 400

+ Much more

CITIUS MAG's coverage of the 2023 World Athletics Championships is powered by ASICS.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will be also available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 

DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.

Im neuesten Podcast tauchen Felix Hentschel, Maximilian Thorwirth und Christoph Kessler tief in die bevorstehende Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaft 2023 in Budapest ein.

Von 800m bis zum Marathon - wer sind die Top-Anwärter? Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Faith Kipyego und Joshua Cheptegei sind da nur einige Top-Favoriten in ihren Disziplinen.

Erfahre, welche Laufdisziplinen besonders heiß umkämpft sein werden und welche Athleten in diesem Jahr wahrscheinlich unschlagbar sind. Ein Muss für alle Leichtathletik-Lauf-Fans!

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