The 1609 Podcast

You want to talk about contract changes, we are talking some contract changes! You want records? We've got records! How about the Olympics in Florida? We've got some of that too!  Beware: 1:07 to the end of the podcast is pretty much just tangents about television shows, so if that's going to drive you up the wall, you have been warned. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Happy holidays! This episode is centered all around discussion of The Marathon Project. We talked about what this means for the future of elite racing and whether the possible changes are a good or a bad thing, how media might (and should) change to increase visibility and accessibility for the sport, and highlighted individual performances. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We previewed Valencia! A real bona-fide preview! We also talked CJ Albertson's bonkers treadmill run, sponsorship changes from Hoka, openly mocked Runner's World's gift guides and actually checked our email and read a few listener thoughts! Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

This one's got a little bit of everything! Track, road, trail, ultras, teams getting cut, teams getting restored and a nice little compare/contrast in the way two different people handled bans for similar reasons. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Pretty sure "javelinist" isn't a word but it sounds pretty fancy. We talked about a lot of races and a little bit about doping! Alex had a shoe review and something else and then about halfway in things went off the rails a little bit, but in a good way. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

How 'bout that London Marathon? That's right! It's the London recap episode where we talk about a handful of other things that happened before London and then talk about the main event! We talked hippo attacks, a $25M college XC course, and a few other things before we dove into London. But get stoked because we have an actual real WMM result to talk about for the first time since Tokyo. PS: We're available on Amazon Music/Audible now if that matters to you!

It's been a while since we recorded an episode, but we finally got a chance to sit down and talk. Some of it is even about running! And shoes and our running and other stuff too. We're going to try to be better, just hang with us, please.

Hola, we've got more track news. We've got more races cancelled and delayed, but we also have some races that actually happened! And with all of the competitors on the same track! A couple of large, affable meets and some smaller ones with inestimable dispositions as well. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Two World Marathon Majors cancelled on one day! That's really something you can tell your grandkids about living through. We talked a lot about that, our bleh feelings for virtual remote head-to-head track races, and broke down Christian Coleman's drug testing issues. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We've got more tangents this week, but we've also got more running news? How do budgets and doping sound? We also talked about the Impossible Meet/Games and some treadmill world records if perhaps that is more your speed. This week's episode is deanlightful.  Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

To start off, we recorded this the night before they announced that Boston wasn't happening, so that'll be on the next episode, but we did talk a lot about the Strava changes and some of the race-ish results we've had in the last couple of weeks. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

There's finally enough pro running news to make a whole show out of! Mostly. There were a few tangents.  Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Howdy, we're coming to you with another Texan! This time it's Rory Tunningley, whose name you might recognize from our leaderboards from time to time. We talked to him about the usual things and got to join him as he recounted his personal running journey through high school to the Trials. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Hey there poddy people, we've got another interview for you. We got to talk to Michael Krajicek, founder of the new running shoe brand Atreyu Running out of Austin, TX. We got to hear how and why he decided to start this new shoe company, what he hopes Atreyu can change in the broader market, and how and why he got into running in the first place. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We're back with another interview with Colby, a coworker of Evan's who ran in college and has proved himself quite a competitor at the marathon post-collegiately. he talks about his training philosophy, his interesting accommodations, and Nomad Running Society. We pretty much dove straight into it with Colby, so we're missing our usual intro patter, but we hope the soup discussions more than make up for it.  Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Hola folks, we've got our first of many interviews during this unexpected and protracted offseason. We got to talk to Ruby Wyles, a British distance runner competing for SMU who was just about to start her first season as an NCAA athlete during the spring. This was our first go at doing a livestream for Patreon supporters and it was a little bumpy to start, but it worked well once we actually figured it out, so we're going to keep it up going forward. We'll be sending out the links near showtime each week to patrons and the episodes will be viewable shortly afterward. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Not exactly, but we're a little short on content until then. We're looking to line up some more interviews until competition resumes, but for this week, enjoy a few more tangents than usual! Thanks for listening, wash your hands, become the hermits you were always meant to be. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

This is it. The big one. The one we've all been waiting for. The Olympic Trials episode! That's pretty much all we talked about. Evan gave his race report and talked about his trip in Atlanta.  Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We only talked about shoes for a minute this time. What we did talk about was the four world records that have been set since our last podcast, plus US Indoors, a nearly-sub 4:00 mile from a high schooler, and how global health concerns might continue to affect our sport going forward. Oh, and what our thoughts are on the US Olympic Marathon Trials (which are happening NEXT WEEK!). Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

This one's a twofer! We talked for a while about the new shoe regulations handed down from World Athletics and how everything has shaken out there with the AlphaFlys. We also talked about some race results and some broken records from Millrose.  After that, we got to talk to Megan Youngren, a name you might recognize from the top of our women's leaderboards. She got her Olympic Trials qualifier at CIM in 2019, and we got to talk to her about what it's like to be a runner in Alaska and how she decided on an OTQ as a goal as well as the actual path she took to get there. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Last episode we had nothing to talk about, this episode we've got a full docket. We briefly talked about USATF XC results, Houston Half and Full results, Dubai, shoes, Farah, and had THREE(!) great listener emails. Alex also talked about running a marathon (this time with some actual experience to back it up). Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We were short on content this week. We talked Houston fields and then Evan got really into explaining the Hakone Ekiden and that was pretty much it. So we got our friend and podcast emailer Scott to come on and talk with us and then we tried a new bit which is just running down the LetsRun training forum threads and answering the ones that were phrased as questions. We think it led to some interesting discussions and just generally funny moments, but we'd love feedback. Next week's going to be weird because both Evan and Alex will be in Houston so we'll see what the recording schedule is like!  Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

There were really only a handful of things on the docket, but we managed to do almost two hours tonight, so we're pretty proud of ourselves. We talked about a lot of best year/decade lists and more on winter running. And what we'd like to see out of running social media in the next decade. And Star Wars. And Disney World.  Have a happy new year, folks. Thanks a million for listening, we appreciate it more than you know. Don't forget #1609goals on Twitter and Instagram for the Tracksmith gift card. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Nope! Today we had Footlocker and Club Nats! We also covered some miscellaneous shoe news, a super fast U20 race result, CIM, and we went through some gift guides! Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We talked Valencia, we talked Olympics, we talked Jorgensen and Lananna. We also got to cover NXN, which happened right before we recorded, and a Shippensburg Streak that happened in 2018. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We talked about this return to the 10,000 in addition to the Athletes of the Year, new blood doping tests that might be ready in time for the Olympics, some notable Turkey Trots, and a quick preview of Valencia/reminder to watch tomorrow. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We got to talk to Clare F. of the 1609 Podcast leaderboard fame this week, and she joined us for the whole show! We talked NCAA XC, which schools were actual AI inventions, trail and road news, Hasay's coaching changes, Olympics, and what we'd tell our younger running selves, and that was all ahead of the interview! Read more from Clare at her blog and catch her on Twitter here  Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

That's right. The IAAF (or World Athletics) has confirmed receipt of  the refund for the overpayment they sent in 2017. This is it. This is all we have for this story. It's been a fun ride. But while we were covering the end of this rollercoaster of a scoop, we also talked about whether athletes should boycott the Diamond League after the absurd program cuts for the 2020 program (Tianna Bartoletta blog post here). We talked about the NCAA XC regionals that have already taken place now and the news about the New England region, Nike's injury relief shoes, some fun facts about the second best high jumper in the world and gave our thoughts on two early previews for the US Marathon Trials. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

It's been a wild couple of weeks. We had to make up ground on NYC and the USATF 5K and make wild prognostications on NCAA Conference XC meets. We also talked about the new changes to the Diamond League 2020 event lineups and talked about the painful stories of abuse at the hands of NOP staff from Mary Cain. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

That's right, it only took us like 30 episodes to get another guest on. We've got Jeremy Ardanuy on this week, who has not only been topping our leaderboards lately, but also topped the podium at the 2019 Baltimore Marathon! We talked about a handful of running things and then also got to read another legendary letter from our pal Roger.  Editor's Note: We are almost back for real for real to a normal recording schedule; next week might be wonky because of NYC Marathon but after that we should be good until at least CIM but fingers crossed we can get an episode out for you next week. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

JK we pretty much just talked about four things and it took over two hours. Not quite a PR, but close! In addition to all the things you're expecting (1:59:40, 2:14:04, NOP, and shoes) we went head-to-head with athletes to determine which man and woman should wear the Athlete of the Year crown. We talked about pacing at Worlds and the relaxation of Rule 40 as well. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

That's right, this sucker is 140 minutes long, which is 18 minutes longer than the runtime for the recently released feature film "Joker". You could go see that whole movie and we'd still be talking about some combination of the Alberto Salazar coaching ban by the IAAF, discussion about what really constitutes a breach of coaching ethics, why the way people cast speculation of doping on incredible performances is so often dumb and ruins the moment for fans and also seven days worth of results from the IAAF/World Athletics 2019 Doha World Championships. (The audio is back to normal this week.) Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or send us an email/voice memo at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Hey there, just a warning that the audio quality on the part where Alex joins in (16:22 to end) degrades quite a lot because she was recording on the phone in the car so if that's going to bug you, you might bail at that point. BUT if you do that, you'll miss a recap of the following Worlds events: women's marathon, men's 100m, women's 10,000m, and the men's 5000m prelims. You'll also miss our Berlin Marathon recap! Choose your adventure! Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Not the burgers, this isn't a food podcast. We're talking about people, events, and brands and whether they're in or if they're as out as wearing white after Labor Day. In this episode, find out how far tennis players run in each match, who pulled out of which races, who set world records, and why the IAAF...or Global Athletics' selection process for Worlds has let down some athletes that had already booked their tickets to Doha. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

And they always involve Mo Farah and Jenny Simpson. We talked Great North Run and Fifth Avenue Mile plus that Woody/woodsy 5000 on Nike's track. We also tried to convince you about how great the Japanese trials are going to be and talked about the organic track beef coming from the Kenyan steeple team. The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We started off the third season of the 1609 Podcast by talking about the last two meets of the Diamond League this year! We had a lot to cover between two DL meets, the Coleman testing resolution, Drew Hunter's news about Worlds, a number of ultra races and a few track and road races as well. We also got a cool email and talked about our weeks in training. The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We wrap up our second season with some Japanese records falling, and more discussion of track, trail, and road races. We also considered coaches and talked about the big not-quite-doping news this week. And on that bombshell...see you next week, thanks for listening! The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Nailed it. This week was a little light on content. We did a high level Pan Ams recap, talked shoe...laces, answered some of Google's favorite running questions, talked a lot about our feet, and covered a little bit of pro news. Plus a great email from Elijah, and our newly-returned Weeks in Running! The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We didn't think we would have a full length show this week, but it turns out this one was pretty solid. We have the usual doping segment, plus comfortable shoes, Beach to Beacon, NYC. a Rathod fields (and why some folks are running it so close to the Trials), some Pro moves, a fast half by a high school freshman and a few other treats this week. The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

The puns are getting tougher. Not as tough as that women's 400h race at the USA Championship though! We spent a very long time breaking down the races from this past weekend, but found time for doping talk, a few Tokyo topics, and (if we're honest, pretty cursory) discussion of the Canadian champs. So if you were looking for in-depth discussion of the big race between Ahmed and Knight, we're sorry to have let you down. The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We wanted to release this interview that Alex got to do with Chris Bustard, a runner (and rower and skier and...lumberjack?) who's got a fun resume of beer miles and marathons and ultras. He finished the Vermont 100 this past weekend in the midst of a bad heat wave in the area and we figured it was time to have him on. We talked about his varied athletic endeavors, and how he got into running ultras and the really metal race he's got coming up next. The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

That's right, we're continuing with the awful pun titles and this is the London recap! We had a chat about what Kipchoge's jamming out to, talked about Le Tour, wrapped up the Pan Am Games drama, and covered some signings, all before we covered the happenings in the two day London meet. Thanks again to Anonymous Runner for the kind words and Patreon support! PS: Listen to the end and let us know if you're interested in USAs next weekend. The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

That's right, we've got another fresh meet this week! We talked about Monaco and about talking to ourselves, Gold Coast, Chicago, the Sunset Tour meet in California, Sting and the Police, new shoe news, and a special appearance from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We got some good tweets this week as well! The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Since Lausanne wrapped up about 45 minutes before we recorded, we got to recap that fresh slab of race results, and we covered everything from Pre last weekend. Plus: Wester States, Peachtree, Rio Corruption, Brooks Beasts, Alan Webb, and more! The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Old person's marathon results, some gross microbial news, an update on the 1:59 project featuring Eliud Kipchoge, and a quick preview of Western States happening this weekend. We actually did a full-ish preview of Pre because it's going to be pretty top notch out there on Sunday. Finally, we wrapped up with a long explanation of the latest example of how USATF is failing its athletes. It's another fun one! The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

Noah Lyles false started a 150m race, we're a World Best podcast now, and some collegians went pro! Plus everything in the title and a new, more inclusive name for the USOC. We had some results from track and trail too. The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We started off with some devastating news this week about Gabe Grunewald's passing. If you'd like to donate to her foundation, you can do so at this site. We had lots of races to recap after that, including NCAAs and Oslo, plus some news about the Hardrock 100. We talked athletes going pro, a potential 1500/5000 double, and why one runner was banned for having rat poison in his blood. The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We're in the swing of the Diamond League! We've got Rome results, who's best at pacing, an update on Gabe Grunewald and more talk of tainted beef. Plus a good discussion on Tinman and a listener tweet about spring shoes. The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

But we're talking about it! And doping! And whether living the dream is really that great, why no one will have pictures of Tokyo 2020, plus some action from a homophonically named 10K and a Diamond League meet.  The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We lead off the podcast with shoe takes this week! We talked the New New Balance shoes, Mary Cain's return to the roads, New WMMs, mountain lions, 38 new world records, college conference meets, and USATF 25k Champs. The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!

We covered that question and more this week, from the LA 2028 budget to a Russian athlete receiving a 12(!) year doping ban. We talked more about how track is failing to find mainstream success and how to fix that, plus more talk on Mo Farah and Hoka's Carbon X project. Finally, we vowed to release one entire food-related episode if one listener will assemble and consume some food on video. The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com!