4.36. The IRL, Grab-Bag Episode

About this episode

Des and Kara discuss various track events and recent results in a casual in-person setting.

The gang got together for a rare, in-person episode on a semi-secret trip to a yet-to-be-named location. There are a few hints in the episode if you want to take a guess. That special episode will come out next week, and it is a good one - "fire" as the kids say. As for this one, it's a good one too as Des and Kara dive into a host of track-nerd topics after their usual catch-up. It's a grab-bag episode, not to be confused with another bag of something that always seems to find Des or Kara. Kara gives a Jenny Simpson update as she got to see her recently. They dig into the recent Diamond League results from Lausanne and Silesia with special emphasis on the 800m, 1500m, and 5000m. For those events, they ask "where have the east Africans gone?" and give some free advice to Grant Fisher, Ethan Strand, and Hobbs Kessler on what might be best as their next moves. Take it or leave it Grant, Ethan, and Hobbs! Finally, they preview the Ultimate World Championships (UWC) as invites are being announced, including wild cards for Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the 1500. What will become of this Paris 1500m rematch with a loaded field? And, will the UWC turn out to be the major event…

People in this episode

Hosts: Des Linden, Kara Goucher

Topics covered

• track and field
• Diamond League results
• 800m
• 1500m
• 5000m
• Ultimate World Championships
• in-person episode

Keywords

• track nerd topics
• Diamond League
• 800m
• 1500m
• 5000m
• Ultimate World Championships
• Jenny Simpson
• Grant Fisher
• Ethan Strand
• Hobbs Kessler

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Lausanne, Silesia

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