The Final Leg hosted by Anderson Emerole provides balanced and unbiased Track & Field coverage and video journalism focused on the Sprints, Jumps, and Hurdles. Email: thefinallegtrack@gmail.com
Let's go through my top-8 predictions for each of the sprint and hurdle groups at Grand Slam Track Philly which is going down from May 31st to June 1st at Franklin Field.Full GST Philly Fields: https://www.grandslamtrack.com/news/full-field-of-competitors-announced-philadelphia-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Let's go through my top-8 predictions for each of the sprint and hurdle groups at Grand Slam Track Philly which is going down from May 31st to June 1st at Franklin Field.Full GST Philly Fields: https://www.grandslamtrack.com/news/full-field-of-competitors-announced-philadelphia-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Between the Rabat Diamond League, Zagreb Continental Tour, Pure Athletics Sprint meet and a ton others, there were so many high quality performances from athltes around the world this past weekend. Let's take a look at a few of the notable results, specifically in the 100m, along with a quick highlight of Femke Bol's 400mH opener.-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
South Africa's Akani Simbine has been having a legendary 2025 season, including going undefeated in all his outdoor races so far, owning the world lead in the 100m, and winning a Bronze medal at his first ever World Indoor Championships in the 60m. Will he carry this momentum through to the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo later this year?-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
The Women's 400m World Record is one of the oldest records on the books having stood for almost 40 years since 1985. Once seen as unattainable, a few athletes have recently noted that not only sub-48 but also the world record of 47.60 is actually very possible.-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Let's go through some of the top athletes to watch in the Long Jump throughout the 2025 season ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo later this summer-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Anderson Emerole, Anson Henry, and Coach Rob discuss a range of topics including the current "Fastest Man in the World", Predictions for the Men's 100m at the 2025 World Championships, the greatest era for Men's 100m Sprinting, and the 4x100m Relay in 2025.Check out Coach Rob and Anson Henry for more:Coach Rob: @SCATrackandField Anson Henry: @thetrackfieldnetwork -------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Let's go through some of the top athletes to watch in the triple jump throughout the 2025 season ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo later this summer.-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Full 2025 World Relays results: https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/guangzhou25/timetable?day=2-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Oblique Seville revealed that he has been dealing with a toe injury since high school which has prevented him from racing the 200m frequently over the past few years. Now in Grand Slam Track he has consistently been running the event and is slowly dropping his 200m best. What should we expect from Oblique in both the 200m and his 100m throughout the 2025 season?-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Michael Johnson Full Interview: https://youtu.be/1whAcE9I0mY?si=jY_bscv-9MiZOFniGuardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/12/uk-athletics-turns-down-grand-slam-track-financial-concerns-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Let's discuss what happened at Miami Grand Slam Track meet, the 2nd stop in the first season of the league. Full Meet Results: https://www.grandslamtrack.com/results/miami/schedule-and-splitsCitius Mag Daily Live Shows:Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/live/EYtc7dUaj74?si=EPyfnfiWPKrh7KneDay 2: https://www.youtube.com/live/w78e4uZQr64?si=UovRDiSf-Xe5GyI6Day 3: https://www.youtube.com/live/VsAi3Rp4czI?si=zIKnjt6TSiGckDu_-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Ahead of Grand Slam Track's second stop in Miami this weekend, here are my full top-8 predictions for the Men's and Women's Hurdle events-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Ahead of Grand Slam Track's second stop in Miami this weekend, here are my full top-8 predictions for the Men's and Women's Sprinting events-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
After the first Grand Slam Track meet in Kingston Jamaica, there were a few Racers who weren't crowed champions, but still had some strong performances that got a bit overlooked. Lets take a look at 4 of those athletes.-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Today let's breakdown my top-15 greatest 110mH athletes in history and discuss if Grant Holloway is the GOAT as well as what he would need to do to become the greatest of all-time.-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Jamaica recently announced the athletes that will compete at the 2025 World Relays in Guangzhou China on May 10th-11th. The 4x100m pools include Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson, Kishane Thompson, among others. Does this indicate that Jamaica is looking to rebuild their relay teams to hopefully get back on the podium in 2025?-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Julien Alfred recently ran 21.88 in the 200m, which builds off the silver medal she won at the Olympic Games last year in Paris. This time was just 0.02 off her PB of 21.86 set last year and likely indicates she is ready to potentially challenge Gabby Thomas in the event. A potential Julien vs Gabby rivaly has some parallels to the Veronica Campbell-Brown vs Allyson Felix rivalry we saw in the 2000s.-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
The Men's 400m in the United States is turning out to be one of the most competitive event's in 2025. With only 3 spots available for the the World Championships Team to Tokyo later this summer, who is most likely to make the team?-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
2x Olympic Gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce opened up her 2025 Season running a windy 10.94 (+3.1) in the 100m dash in Kingston Jamaica.What does this performance tell us about her potential this year in 2025?-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
What can we expect from Noah Lyles' first 400m race since 2016 and Erriyon Knighton after recently improving his 400m PB? Both will be racing together at the Tom Jones Memorial this weekend in Gainesville, Florida-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
What should we think about commentary surrounding Gout Gout in the coming months?-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Jamaica's Big 3 Sprinters of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shericka Jackson all made appearances in someway over the past week. All have suffered setbacks over the past year and look to make comebacks in 2025. Will they be successful?-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
What Happened on Day 3 of Grand Slam Track in Kingston and from the weekend overall, what worked and what needs to be changed?-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
What Happened on Day 1 of Grand Slam Track in Kingston and why comparisons to the Diamond League are not accurate-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
GST Kingston Schedule and Entries: https://www.grandslamtrack.com/events/kingston-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
GST Kingston Schedule and Entries: https://www.grandslamtrack.com/events/kingston-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
GST Kingston Schedule and Entries: https://www.grandslamtrack.com/events/kingston-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Let's quickly discuss Day 3 of the World Indoor Championships, including the Women's 60mH and the Men's Long JumpFull Meet Timetable & Results: https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/nanjing25/timetable-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Let's quickly discuss Day 2 of the World Indoor Championships, including the Women's 60m, The Men's 60mH, the 400m finals and the Women's Triple Jump Full Meet Timetable & Results: https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/nanjing25/timetable-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Let's quickly discuss Day 1 of the World Indoor Championships, including the Men's 60m and Triple Jump Final, as well as the 400m heats and semisFull Meet Timetable & Results: https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/nanjing25/timetable-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Quick Preview of the 2025 World Indoor Championships in Nanjing China this weekend (Mar 21st-23rd)Full Entries and Results: https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/nanjing25/timetableSchedule & How to Watch: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHWWCC1Rb50/?img_index=1-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
At the 2025 USA Indoor Championships, Coby Hilton finished 2nd place in the 60m, booking his ticket to represent the United States at the the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. This was the first team Coby had ever made in his career after multiple years of coming up just short. In our conversation, Coby speaks about initially having no intentions of running track and walking on to his college team, deciding to continue competing after college despite not having a shoe contract, joining Tracksmith in 2024, and the overall ups and downs he went through to get to where he is at now.Be sure to follow Coby and support him on his journey in the sport!https://www.instagram.com/coby_hilton/ -------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo is coming off a Gold medal at the 2024 Olympic games in the 200m. He has already opened up his 2025 season with a few 400m races, but they weren't as impressive as the performances he was able to produce at the top of 2024. So what should we expect as we look forward to the 2025 World Championship season?-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Bayanda Walaza broke the 10 second barrier for the first time in the 100m running 9.99 seconds. This performance individually is amazing, but is representative of an overall rise in African sprint talent.-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Gout Gout just ran a windy 19.98 (+3.6) in the 200m down in Australia. Does this mean he is ready to compete with the top athletes in the event?-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Let's take a look at the history of the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, specifically the various locations it has been held at over the past 60 years.-------------------------------
Ackeem Blake just dropped his 200m PB down to 20.20 early this year. He also has been running more 200m races than any other year in his career. What will this mean for his 2025 season in the 100m?-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Lets discuss the implications that the Women's 60m at the 2025 European Indoor Championships may or may not have when it comes to the 100m at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo later this year-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Let's discuss why Lieke Klaver's European Indoor Gold Medal in the 400m was significant for er career and what it means as she looks forward to both World Indoor and World Outdoor Championships in 2025.-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
Noah Lyles has spoken about running the 4x400 for the USA over the past few years, and though he did run 3rd leg on Team USAs 4x400 at the World Indoor Championships, he has yet to commit to the event to truly prove his fitness.Noah Lyles, Rai Benjamin and Vernon Norwood sat down to discuss Noah potentially running the 400m at USA Championships. But will he actually do it?Beyond The Records Episode: https://youtu.be/8tSSRYcUaco?si=CD7ShodNaxkSgz_o-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST
The 2025 European Indoor Championships will be doing down from March 6th-9th in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Though there are a few high quality fields, there are a few top names skipping out on this years edition of the meet in the sprints jumps and hurdles. Let's discuss a few reasons as to why.Schedule and Live Results: https://www.tntsports.co.uk/athletics/european-indoor-championships/calendar-results.shtml?welcome=eurosport-------------------------------Host: Anderson Emerole | @emeroleanderson on TwitterSUPPORT THE PODCAST