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Brad stays consistent as the seasons change. Julian holds off from making any premature return to running. Brady gets rolling on the hills in his preparations for Boston.
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Running News
Fotyen Tesfay runs the second fastest marathon of all time — 2:10:53 — on her debut at the Barcelona Marathon. World Athletics Article
Adelaide Invitational results: Daniel Williams upset Luke Boyes to win the 800m in 1:44.37, while Abbey Caldwell won the Women’s 800m in 2:00.04 ahead of Jaylah Hancock-Cameron. Tomonori Yamaguchi (Japan) won the Men’s 1500m in 3:40.13 ahead of Jackson Sharp and Alex Stitt. Milla Roberts won the Women’s 1500m in 4:12.81 over Klara Dess and Zoe Melhuish. Yutaro Niinae (Japan) took out the Men’s Steeplechase, as did Cara Feain-Ryan in the Women’s. Ruby Smee won the 5000m in 15:52.28 ahead of Izzy Thornton-Bott and Libby Mantay. Official Results
The Australian team for the World Indoor Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland was announced: Hayley Kitching (800m), Jess Hull (1500m & 3000m), Linden Hall (1500m), Peter Bol (800m), Bob Abdelrahim (800m) and Adam Spencer (1500m). Australian Athletics Announcement
NYC Half Marathon: Grant Fisher ran 1:00:53 on his half marathon debut. Adriaan Wildschutt won in 59:30 ahead of Zouhair Talbi and Gulveer Singh. Hellen Obiri won the Women’s race in 1:06:33 ahead of Sharon Lokedi and Megan Keith. NYRR Results
Bath Half Marathon (also serving as selection trials for the World Half Marathon Championships): Joe Wigfield and Alex Bell took the wins. Official Results
NCAA D1 Indoor Championships: Australians Tom Palfrey placed 9th in the Mile and 12th in the 3000m. Thomas Diamond came 5th in the Men’s Mile. Results
Bluff 2 Boat Ramp 10k: James Hansen won in 28:44 ahead of Haftu Strintzos and Toby Gaulter. Gen Gregson, just a week after running the Nagoya Marathon, won the Women’s race in 33:16 ahead of Milly Clark and Karen Blaney. Results
Eliud Kipchoge has announced he will run the 2026 Nike Melbourne Marathon as part of Eliud’s World Tour. Instagram
Shoe Review: Adidas Hyperboost Edge
Adidas introduce the upcoming Hyperboost Edge, which the boys review and figure out how it fits into a rotation.
Listener Q&A / Training Talk
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Moose asks for a follow up on what self-improvement challenge the boys are going to undertake this week. The Training Talk segment tackles the big question: does mileage equal everything, and how do workouts fit in?
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World Indoor Championships Preview
The episode concludes with a preview of the World Indoor Championships in Poland, coming up that weekend.