This Week In Track & Field: Enhanced Games Fail; Parker Valby Dominates In 5000m Return At Track Fest; Masai Russell Scares The WR In Xiamen; Josh Kerr Trending Well + Cooper Lutkenhaus’ 1500m Test

About this episode

Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber discuss recent events in track and field, including the Enhanced Games and performances at the Xiamen Diamond League and LA Track Fest.

Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber close out Memorial Day weekend with a debrief on the Enhanced Games, a quick Xiamen Diamond League recap, and a full LA Track Fest breakdown. Discussed in this episode: – Enhanced Games debrief: It’s not track and field, it’s not a competitor to the sport, and last night was actually a best-case scenario for Enhanced Games skeptics because no athlete watching thought, “I should take drugs, look how well it worked.” – Xiamen Diamond League: Masai Russell’s 12.14 was the race of the meet. Broke her own American record and missed Tobi Amusan’s world record of 12.12 by two hundredths; Collen Kebinatshipi running 43.92 for a world lead, now reportedly holding world leads in both the 100m and 400m simultaneously; Alison dos Santos is in arguably the best early-season form of his career; Abby Caldwell wins the women’s 1500 again in 3:57, making Australian Commonwealth Games selection very complicated; Yan Ziyi throws 71.74 in the javelin on her 18th birthday. – LA Track Fest: Parker Valby returns with her first race on the outdoor track in 19 months, winning the 5K in a 14:49 personal best; Brandon Miller wins the 800m over a stacked field, but Josh Kerr…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber

Topics covered

• Enhanced Games
• Xiamen Diamond League
• LA Track Fest
• Track and Field Recap
• Athlete Performances
• Upcoming Events

Keywords

• track and field
• Enhanced Games
• Xiamen Diamond League
• LA Track Fest
• Parker Valby
• Masai Russell
• Josh Kerr
• Brandon Miller
• Cooper Lutkenhaus

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Xiamen, LA

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