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Jake Wightman joins Rich Newman to review the Prefontaine Classic and discuss the effects of altitude on performance.

Jake’s back and joins Rich to help dissect the key moments from the Eugene Diamond League meeting, which featured Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter Bell in action. Keely was competing despite a fall in training in the days leading up to Pre - but Jake’s backing the Olympic champion to bounce back quickly after suffering a defeat to Lilian Odira. There's reflection on a brilliant win for Nikki Hiltz and a rare loss for Faith Kipyegon, a brief look ahead to the Monaco Diamond League and the pro runner’s perspective on the focus on altitude - with plenty of talk about it surrounding England’s World Cup match with Mexico. Podium is proud to be sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maurten⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - use Podium2026 at checkout for a one-off 15% discount until the end of 2026 - we thank Maurten so much for their support! This episode is supported by SunGod - get 20% off a first purchase at sungod.co with the code PODIUMATHLETICS. Check out our new website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podiumathletics.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Presented by athletics commentators Hannah…

People in this episode

Host: Rich Newman

Guest: Jake Wightman

Topics covered

• Prefontaine Classic
• Diamond League
• altitude training
• running performance
• athlete recovery

Keywords

• Prefontaine Classic
• Jake Wightman
• altitude
• Diamond League
• running

Sponsors

Maurten, SunGod

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