Nico Young on his road debut, 2026 big plans, extra workout & World Ultimate Champs

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Nico Young discusses his upcoming road debut and training adjustments for the 2026 season.

Nico Young joins J onathan Gault f or a deep dive into his 2026 season outlook. The adidas-sponsored distance star reflects on a heartbreaking US indoor final where he missed the world team by a hundredth of a second, and reveals he's added a third workout per week to his training. Young announces a loaded European Diamond League slate, a 1500 in Stockholm, back-to-back 5Ks in Oslo and Paris, before making his road debut at the Peachtree Road Race on July 4th, where he'll try to become the first American winner (outside of years it served as the US Championships) since Ed Eyestone in 1991. He says he views the Ultimate World Championships like a major global championship and plans to peak for it, and considers himself the American outdoor 5K record holder at 12:45. 🎁 🎧 Get a 2nd LetsRun podcast every week + bonus content: Join the Supporters Club — https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Use code GOAT50 for your first year. LINKS Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race Ultimate World Championships Nico wins 2025 Oslo Diamond League 5K Nico's Gear: Adidas Supernova (affiliate) Nico's Gear: Adidas Boston TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Start 00:23 Intro and Nico Young's Season…

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Gault

Guest: Nico Young

Topics covered

• Nico Young
• running
• training
• 2026 season
• Peachtree Road Race
• Ultimate World Championships

Keywords

• Nico Young
• running debut
• Peachtree Road Race
• 2026 season
• adidas
• Ultimate World Championships
• 5K record

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: adidas

Places: Oslo, Paris, Stockholm

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