Track Talk: Record-Breaking Performances, Doping Controversies, and Olympic Prep In this episode of Track Talk, the hosts dive into recent record-breaking performances in the men's 800m and women's 1500m races, focusing on key races in Paris and potential doping issues. They preview the upcoming Monaco Diamond League event featuring athletes like Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Timothy Cheruiyot, and Niels Laros. Discussions cover the status of the U.S. and Ethiopian Olympic teams and the doping controversy surrounding American high school sprinter Issam Asinga. The episode also examines Jakob Ingebrigtsen's race tactics and Olympic readiness, the performances of Josh Kerr, Cole Hocker, Graham Blanks, and Parker Wolfe, and Sifan Hassan's recent struggles and potential Olympic event choices. The episode wraps up by encouraging listener engagement and promoting the Let's Run supporters club for exclusive content.

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• Show notes: 0:00 Start *Join the Supporters Club for 25% off with code CLUB25
• 04:00 JESS HULL 3:50.83 (Faith Kipyegon 3:59.04 WR)
• 06:16 Thread: Jess Hull progression
• 16:49 Post of Week by Ruton Towers XC
• 22:15 What's it mean for Americans
• 25:05 Ethiopian Olympic team snub *Thread
• 31:43 Men's 800: 3 1:41s
• 38:41 Tebogo vs Lyles in Monaco at 200 + Kishane Thompson over Tebogo in Hungary
• 45:31 Issam Asinga "Gatorade" doping case
• 01:02:20 Phil Norman Olympic snub *link
• 01:04:07 Monaco 1500 -Ingebrigtsen vs Nuguse vs Cheruioyt vs Laros vs Gourley
• 01:05:08 Niels Lars U20 1000m record *link
• 01:11:57 Jakob and Nuguse
• 01:16:32 Sifan Hassan 4:04 1500
• 01:24:17 Femke Bol 50.02
• 01:26:02 Graham Blanks makes Olympic team over Parker Wolfe

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