Track And Field Bold Predictions For 2026 + The Major Events On The Calendar (Bonus: Gut Reactions To The World XC Championships Entries)

The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

CITIUS MAG

Sports, Running

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 132 minutes

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Summary

Chris Chavez and Preet Majithia break down the 2026 calendar in track and field how certain athletes are targeting specific events in the lead-up to the debut of the World Ultimate Championships. Plus: Gut reactions to the release of the 2026 World Cross Country Championship entries and how the Valencia 10K isn’t the only event taking talent away.

Chris and Preet are then joined by Anderson Emerole, Mac Fleet, Paul Hof-Mahoney, and David Melly to share their boldest predictions in 2026 including news/cultural topics, performance-related predictions, and then World Ultimate Championships predictions.

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0:41.1	And this week in track and field, I feel like this episode might have to be called this week in cross-country because we're focusing on the world cross-country championships that will be taking place in Tallahassee this weekend.
0:55.3	We'll be there on site, partnered with A6 to do a pre-show, post-show, and then we'll be bringing
1:04.1	you interviews and lots of on-the-ground coverage.
1:08.6	And then in addition to that, there are some other races taking place this weekend in
1:13.3	Houston, the Houston half and the Houston full.
1:16.6	Then in addition to that, there's also Valencia.
1:19.2	There's a 10K that is set to be pretty dang fast.
1:23.7	And to kind of get people up to speed a little bit, let's take a broader look at 2026, Preet.
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