Running with Coach Tori and Jeff

This weeks stories are from the week of Oct 13. 1. Fastest woman in the world takes on 100 random college men in a race for 100K.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-15186651/Worlds-fastest-woman-college-students-MrBeast-YouTube-challenge.html2. Athlos 2025 - Women's Track and Field (Long Jump). Winners received a tiffiny crown. Events 100M, 100M Hurdles, 200M, 400M, 800M, Mile and long Jump- highlights - Long jump in Time Square, 1 mile run.https://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/10/full-results-2025-athlos-nyc-track-and-field-results/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/athletics/track/athlos-2025-long-jump-times-square-9.69343293. Femke dutches the 400M hurdles for the 800M.https://citiusmag.com/articles/femke-bol-switches-to-800m-ahead-of-2028-olympics-explained-exclusive-interview4. Chicago Marathon 2025 https://therunningchannel.com/chicago-marathon-2025-facts/5. Athlete of the yearhttps://worldathletics.org/awards/news/nominees-announced-track-athlete-year-2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Todays episode is from Sept 221. What recording artist ran the Berlin Marathon in under 3 hours?https://therunningchannel.com/harry-styles-berlin-marathon/2. Debrief on World Track and Field Championshipshttps://www.flotrack.org/articles/14534302-2025-world-athletic-track-and-field-championship-results-see-who-wonObservations:a. Men vs women - it seems like there were way more upsets on the men's side. The favorite women won almost all (100 - MJW, 200 - MJW, 400 - SML, 1500 - Faith, 5000 - Chebet, 10,000- Chebet) running events (except 800). Why?b. Will Kenny Bednarek ever win an individual global gold?c. Crazy run off between USA and Kenya in the men's 4x400 - Zambia impeded both the USA and Kenya in different exchanges in the qualifying round. After a protest, at 11PM on Saturday night that there would be a run-off on Sunday morning at 10:40 AM before the finals later that day - USA was 2nd to Botswana in the finals. d. Biggest surprises - Men's 1500 - the big five all with no medals? Kerr and Laros were the only ones to make the finals and he hurt his calf a couple of laps in. Laros had no kick in this race. - Grant Fisher no medals? - Ingerbrigtsen - no medals? - Cole Hocker winning the 5000 in a fast race. His last lap was 52 seconds.3. Another marathon major - BerlinSawe was at WR pace at half way (60:16) but warm conditions slowed him down in the second half. Finished at 2:02:16 - four minutes ahead of second place. Rosemary Wanjiru (Ken) won the women's race in 2:21:05 (not particularly fast).https://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/09/sabastian-sawe-stays-perfect-at-26-2-by-winning-2025-berlin-marathon-in-20215/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Todays episode is stories from the week of 9/8This is the good news podcast (to make up for last weeks bad news podcast)1. Conner Mantz "Smashes" the American record in the 20K run. He ran a 56.16.https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=6727782. Yared Nuguse wins the 5th avenue mile (3.47)https://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/09/redemption-and-reflection-in-nyc-nuguse-ponders-grand-slam-toll-morris-breaks-through-wolfe-and-kessler-look-ahead/3. World Championships start on Saturday September 13th runs for 9 days - here is the schedule.https://therunningchannel.com/tokyo-world-championship-schedule/World Championships Game - Pick your poison - $10 for each correct and lose $5 for each wrong:1 and 2. Men's 100M and 200M (two separate events) - Noah Lyles or the field?3. Men's 1500M - Laros and Ingerbrigtson or the field?4. Men's 5000 - Will the USA (Hocker, Fisher or Young) get silver or gold?5. Pole Vault - Will Mondo set a world record?6 and 7. Women's 100 and 200 (two separate events) - Alfred, Melissa Jefferson Wooden or the Field?8. Women's 400 - Sydney Mclaughlin or the field?9. Women's 1500 - Faith Kipyegon or the field?10, Women's 1500 - will Nikki Hiltz finish in the top 5?Jeffs Mile updateBreaking News- doping at UTMBemail us at merakirunclub@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Todays episode is new from the week of August 24th. I share my recent heart problems as well as we get an update from Jeff on his running goals.1. Super shoes or high heels?https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/gear/adidas-to-showcase-wild-new-super-shoe-at-ultrarunning-event/image.pngThe new model, featuring a towering 60mm heel stack that adds nearly three inches to your personal height, was revealed on social media by Formula 1 driver and endurance athlete Valtteri Bottas. Its official debut will come on Aug. 26 at the Chasing100 event, hosted at Adidas Global HQ in Herzogenaurach, Germany. There, world record-holder Aleksandr Sorokin and Japanese ultrarunner Jo Fukuda will wear the shoe as they attempt to lower Sorokin’s 100K world record of 6:05:35.Welcome to the Majors Sydney (first as the seventh Major)https://therunningchannel.com/ultimate-guide-sydney-marathon/3. UTMB is this weekend as well as Sydney. Does anyone care besides the 2600 athletes and their families?https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a65806670/who-is-running-utmb-2025/4. Running a marathon underground - Dumb or genius?https://www.therunningweek.com/post/inside-the-record-breaking-marathon-taking-place-in-total-darkness5. Running clubs are the best dating apps. https://www.therunningweek.com/post/why-running-clubs-might-be-the-best-dating-hack-youve-never-tried Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1. US Track and Field Teamhttps://www.flotrack.org/articles/14448199-usatf-outdoor-championships-2025-results-live-updateshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2025/08/03/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-winners-and-losers-u-s-track-and-field-championships/85502238007/Sprint Storiesa. Sha'Carri Richardson - arrested domestic violence - Ran round one of 100M then dropped out. Ran round one of 200M but did not make finals.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2025/08/03/christian-coleman-shacarri-richardsons-boyfriend-speaks-out/85502672007/b. Kung Fu Kenny did not like the stare that Noah Lyles gave him at the finish line of the 200M. I think Noah is the most unlikable USA athlete - change my mind or name me a more dislikable one?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk8p-VOfvDkc. Sydney crushes in the open 400M - narrowly misses American Record 48.9 vs 48.7 (Flo Jo almost 20 years ago)Middle Distance a. Men's 800M - Donavan Braiser Wins (after a 2 year absence) - Cooper Lotkenhaus (16 year old - setting the U18 and U20 world record). Bryce Hopple was 3rd. Josh Hoey did not make the team.https://www.flotrack.org/articles/14450070-heres-who-won-the-mens-800-at-the-2025-usatf-championships.b. Men's 1500 - Koech wins, Strand 2nd, Hocker 3rd - Kessler (5th in the olympics) and Nuguse (3rd in the olympics) 4th and 5th (out).c. Athing Mu-Nikolayev - failed to make the finals.Long Distanced. Shelby Hulihan wins the 5000M. A feel good comeback story. e. Grant Fisher made the team in 5K and 10K but did not win either. Cole Hocker Wins 5K2. Advice for everyday peoplehttps://www.therunningweek.com/post/joan-macdonald-lost-68-pounds-beat-arthritis-ditched-meds-her-5-daily-habits-for-lasting-change5 Life Lessons from Joan’s JourneyStart with what you have: Joan didn’t wait for things to be perfect. She took action despite the discomfort.Move your body daily: Strength training didn’t just ease her arthritis it empowered her.Consistency wins: She didn’t burn out trying to do everything fast. She did a little, every day, and built momentum.Find your tribe: Having her daughter’s support was key. A coach, a friend, or a community can make all the difference.Fuel with purpose: Learning about macronutrients helped her eat better without extreme diets or cutting out foods.Joan’s Core Habits That Made All the DifferenceStrength training five times a weekTracking macronutrients to hit the right balance of protein, carbs, and fatsStaying well hydrated every dayGetting eight hours of sleep consistentlycontact us @ merakirunclub@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the week of July 13 2025I. In the world of track and field = Diamond League was this past weekendhttps://www.flotrack.org/articles/14372821-diamond-league-monaco-2025-results-see-how-the-stars-performedKey highlights:1. Noah Lyles raced and won the 200M in a time of 19.88, beating the olympic champion Tebogo 19.972. Mondo won the pole vault - did not set a world record. Is he the best athlete in track and field right now?3. Wanyoni won 800M, Hoey 2nd, Arop 5th, Hoppel 7th4. Women's 400M Hurdles - Bol won, Muhamman, CockrellII. Grand Slam Owes a lot of money - will they pay up?https://www.therunningweek.com/post/grand-slam-track-owes-athletes-13-million--and-promises-to-pay-by-fallIII. In the world of Ultra running - the Hardrock 100 was this past weekendhttps://run247.com/running-news/trail/hardrock-100-endurance-run-results-report-2025The highlight would be on the women's side - Katie finished 6th overall, was almost 3 hours ahead of the next closest woman and beat Courtney's course record by 24 minutes. MENLudovic Pommeret (FRA) – 22:21:53Mathieu Blanchard (FRA) – 23:44:23Germain Grangier (FRA) – 24:04:10WOMENKatie Schide (USA) – 25:50:23Manon Bohard (FRA) – 28:36:16Katharina Hartmuth (GER) – 32:39:48email us at merakirunclub@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do not worry- we will be talking Breaking4 when we record this week and will have an episode next week discussing it. We have lots to say of course.Todays episode is an evergreen show where we talk peoples most common race mistakes as well as our own. Spolier alert, we make all the mistakes. We also are talking about peoples most common running rituals and superstitions. email us with comments, critiques or coaching inquiries merakirunclub@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.