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Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

Running News: Marathon Results Roundup, Grand Slam Track Debut, NCAA Paying Athletes Directly and More

Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

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4.6931 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

We’re covering the top news stories in running on today’s show, including a roundup of headlines including:

  • Top American performances at the Boston Marathon
  • Women’s course records at both the London Marathon and Boston Marathon
  • Alex Yee runs the fastest marathon by a pro triathlete
  • Tokyo Marathon running out of water cups
  • What happened at the first Grand Slam Track Meets
  • Faith Kipyegon to attempt breaking the 4-minute barrier in the mile
  • And more…

We love the Spring racing season and if you missed some of the big races, this is your chance to hear the highlights all together in one podcast. 

Grand Slam Track Schedule: https://www.grandslamtrack.com/events

Breaking 4 Project: https://about.nike.com/en/newsroom/releases/breaking4-faith-kipyegon-vs-the-four-minute-mile

McKirdy Micro Races: https://mckirdytrained.com/mckirdy-micro-races/

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Yeah, I'm super excited about this and I'm really pumped for all of the coverage and talk about it because, you know, this is the first time there's been a women's event that's kind of leveled up there to the sub two.

0:16.7

And so I'm pumped to actually see this and see if it comes together.

0:21.5

I do think now this is going to create this whole thought process, whether she gets it or not, that it's going to be something that maybe we're looking at, more women trying to do, which could be really cool to see in the mile.

0:36.2

She's definitely been just crushing it lately and blowing people out of the water and races.

0:41.9

And so I think, like, if anyone's going to do it, she's going to be the one right now.

0:45.9

But I do hope it sparked some growth the way that the four-minute miles sparked some growth on the men's side.

0:52.1

When it was first broken by Roger Spanister.

0:54.4

It was once it was broken, it was like everyone just started breaking four minutes in the mile.

1:00.7

And it was like once they knew it was possible, it was just like, lights out. Let's go. Let's do it.

1:05.3

And now there's a race in Raleigh that actually is sort of based around breaking four minutes in the mile and women are trying to break 430.

1:13.9

And if she does this, it's going to be changing the game.

1:16.2

Not that they're going to change their race, but still sort of pretty awesome to see.

1:22.1

The spring season is packed with racing.

1:24.6

And we're bringing you our highlight reel so you don't need to feel like you missed out on any of it. Coach Andy Cozarelli joins me to cover everything from historical

1:31.8

performances at the Boston Marathon to the debut of Michael Johnson's brand new track league called

1:36.6

Grand Slam Track. We started planning this episode way back in early March, and there's too many

1:42.0

storylines to choose from, which includes three

1:44.2

world major marathons. Shout out to Yard Naguze and Grant Fisher, because we didn't even get to

1:49.4

covering their world records at the Millrose Games. It's a fantastic time to be a running fan,

1:54.5

and we're packing a lot into one 75-minute episode, so let's get right into it.

2:12.6

Hello, runners, and welcome to the Run to the Top podcast, where our goal is making you a better runner with each and every episode. I'm your showrunner, Corey Nagler, and I'm not an elite runner,

2:18.4

but together we'll explore new strategies and topics

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