About this episode

The episode discusses Sebastian Sawe's sub-two-hour marathon, RoJo's NPR appearance, Allyson Felix's comeback, and recent running events.

🏃 Get the LetsRun.com Pink shirt — Order today or tomorrow and $5 goes to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research. Get the pink LetsRun shirt **** Sebastian Sawe's sub-two-hour marathon is still front and center, especially after RoJo's appearance on NPR's On Point, where he debated the moment's significance alongside Alex Hutchinson. This week, the crew digs deeper into the shoe science, unearthing J ack Daniels' 1982 weight study and running the numbers on the Adidas advantage over the Nike Alphafly. The World Relays in Botswana delivered a near-world-record men's 4x400 and South Africa's Lythe Pillay split a jaw-dropping 42.66. Allyson Felix announces an Olympic comeback at age 42, Drew Hunter and Karissa Schweizer win the US 5K Championships, and the running world mourns Parker Morse while pulling for Michael Sandrock. 🎁 🎧 Get a 2nd LetsRun podcast every week + bonus content: Join the Supporters Club — https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe LINKS RoJo on NPR's On Point with Alex Hutchinson and Meghna Chakrabarti Sean Ingle reminds us Paul Tergat said sub-2:00 was impossible 5 Thoughts on World Relays The Norwegian Method by Marius Bakken RIP…

People in this episode

Host: LetsRun.com

Guest: RoJo

Topics covered

• marathon
• running shoes
• Olympic comeback
• world records
• 5K championships
• breast cancer research

Keywords

• sub-two marathon
• running shoes
• Allyson Felix
• World Relays
• 5K Championships
• breast cancer research

Sponsors

Susan G. Komen Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR

Books & works: On Point, The Norwegian Method, Running with the Legends, Rachel Bachman's Wall Street Journal article

Places: Botswana

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field podcast page.