Podcast Episodes

2023 NCAA DI Cross Country Regionals Preview

By 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, we should have a good idea of who will be the schools competing at the 2023 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Charlottesville, Virginia on Nov. 18. This weekend…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

2023 New York City Marathon Recap: Hellen Obiri, Tamirat Tola Win Big; Elise Cranny Leaves Bowerman | The Lap Count

This is The Lap Count newsletter by Kyle Merber, as read by Chris Chavez.

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Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Ask Us Anything: What To Watch At NYC Marathon, Early NCAA XC Predictions, Predicting Bowerman's Future + More | The Lap Count

This is The Lap Count newsletter by Kyle Merber, as read by Chris Chavez.

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Published on 2 years ago

2x Olympic 800m Champion Caster Semenya On 'The Race to Be Myself' + Reflections On Her Career

“I make 800 meters. 800 meters does not make me. You must go back to the statistics. You will understand. If you look at my stats, you’ll understand what I mean. So for me, I have no unfinished busin…

Published on 2 years ago

Calli Thackery Recaps Running The Second-Fastest Marathon By A British Woman (2:22:11), Wins Her Debut At McKirdy Micro Marathon

"Everyone's so different... For me, it’s just getting B+ training in and hopefully getting A+ results because I'm not burning out. I can be consistent and get brilliant training blocks in throughout …

Published on 2 years ago

Grant Fisher Says Goodbye To Bowerman Track Club; The Ingebrigtsens Speak Out; Fast Times In Valencia | The Lap Count Newsletter

This is The Lap Count newsletter by Kyle Merber, as read by Chris Chavez.

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Published on 2 years ago

NCAA 1500m Champion Maia Ramsden's Global Journey To Success; Signing An NIL Deal With On + How A Miler Makes Cross Country Fun

"There have been seasons and periods of my NCAA journey where it hasn't felt fun. To me then it's like, Why are you doing it? Otherwise, it's just painful… The fun part is warming up with my teammate…

Published on 2 years ago

Marathons Are Getting Shorter + Bonus Interview With New NAZ Elite Head Coach Jack Mullaney | The Lap Count

This is The Lap Count newsletter by Kyle Merber, as read by Chris Chavez.

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Published on 2 years ago

Jared Ward On His 2:11:44 At The Berlin Marathon While Battling Women's WR Holder Tigist Assefa + Why The Olympic Trials Should Start Earlier

“After Berlin, I came home thinking I have a chance to make this team. I’m a stats guy, I’m a realist, it’s not this astronomically high chance — but I have a chance again… I have some of the best tr…

Published on 2 years ago

Biggest Winners And Underperformers From The Nuttycombe Invitational and Pre-Nats

"I think at this point, it’s the NAU show up front for both the men and the women.”

The biggest NCAA regular season weekend took place in Madison and Charlottesville this weekend with the Nuttycombe …

Published on 2 years ago