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World Track Champs Preview, Mo Farah Trafficked, Schumacher to Oregon

2022/7/13
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The World Champs start Friday in Eugene Oregon and we break them all down starting at 33:04. Before that we react live to Nijel Amos testing positive plus discuss Jerry Schumacher taking the Oregon job and Mo Farah being trafficked to the UK as a servant as a child.

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  • Show notes

  • 5:45 Live Reaction to Nijel Amos testing positive

  • 12:32 Bowerman Track Coach Jerry Schumacher to take over at the University of Oregon

  • 30:03 Mo Farah trafficked as a servant to the UK as a child

  • 33:04 2022 World Champs Preview (we'll have a more detailed timeline of the Worlds Preview Wednesday)

  • 35:56 Men's 10,000- Cheptegei vs Barega Whose the greatest long-distance runner on planet? + 5000/10000 double / Grant Fisher gold medal chances!?

  • 46:02 Men's 1500 - Start of Jakob Inrebrigtsen show? What about Kipsang and Cheruiyot and Hoare?

  • 62:11 Cooper Teare's chances

  • 65:56 What events will be on NBC?

  • 73:03 LetsRun Meetup July 19th at 3pm

  • 74:14 Women's 10,000m and Return of Sifan Hassan vs Letesenbet Gidey + Karissa Schweizer's chances

  • 82:29 Men's 100m - Who is the fastest man on the planet? Fred Kerley HEAVY favorite in LetsRun.com) Coros Poll

  • 92:21 Women's 100m - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce vs Elaine Thompson Herah and Shericka Jackson

  • 100:00 Allyson Felix and mixed relay 4x400

  • 104:01 Men's Marathon and Galen Rupp's chances and fall of Alberto Salazar

  • 111:25 Women's Marathon - Ruth Chepng'etich the favorite

  • 116:03 Significance of USA Worlds + the Run up to LA 2028

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