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This weeks episode is sponsored by Precision Fuel & Hydration,  their free online planner has you covered! It calculates exactly how much carb, sodium, and fluid you need to smash your goals. Listen to the show for an exclusive discount. Sam Clifford is this week’s guest host and fills in on training for his...
By Ben Traynor | Runner's Tribe | July 31, 2025 In a landmark policy shift, World Athletics has announced that all female track and field athletes will be required to undergo a once-in-a-lifetime genetic test to confirm their biological sex in order to compete in world-ranking competitions. The rule comes...
This weeks episode is sponsored by Precision Fuel & Hydration,  their free online planner has you covered! It calculates exactly how much carb, sodium, and fluid you need to smash your goals. Listen to the show for an exclusive discount. Matt Clowes returns to the show, calling in from his holiday in Portugal to...
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Sorato Shimizu, a 16-year-old sprinter from Ishikawa Prefecture, delivered a performance for the history books on Saturday, running 10.00 seconds in the 100 meters at Japan’s Inter High School Championships. He now stands as the joint-fifth fastest Japanese sprinter of all time — regardless of age. A student...
Based on original reporting by Olaf Brockmann for World Athletics Heritage MUNICH — The 1972 Olympic 800m final is remembered for Dave Wottle’s unforgettable come-from-behind victory, capped by his stunned expression beneath a golf cap as he crossed the finish line in 1:45.86. But until now, the full story of...
LONDON — The London Athletics Meet lit up the Diamond League calendar with a wave of record-breaking performances on Saturday, as athletes tore through the UK’s all-comers’ lists with historic flair. Leading the charge was Lithuania’s Mykolas Alekna, who unleashed a colossal 71.70m throw in the discus — the longest...
LONDON — On a day when the world’s fastest descended on the London Stadium, Jess Hull stood tall among giants. The Australian middle-distance star broke her own national and Oceanian mile record, clocking a superb 4:13.68 to claim second place at the London Diamond League on Saturday. It was a...
MONACO — Beneath the twilight canopy of Stade Louis II, the world’s finest track athletes converged for a night of high-stakes brilliance at the Monaco Diamond League. What unfolded was not just a meet — but a masterclass in resilience, renewal, and raw speed. From Noah Lyles’ authoritative return...
This weeks episode is sponsored by Precision Fuel & Hydration,  their free online planner has you covered! It calculates exactly how much carb, sodium, and fluid you need to smash your goals. Listen to the show for an exclusive discount. Brad makes a call on pacing as he manages himself. Julian does his own lactate...
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon lowered her own 1500m world record to 3:48.68 at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, improving on her previous mark of 3:49.04 set in Paris in 2024. The reigning Olympic champion used her trademark finishing kick to pull away from Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji and Australia’s...