Hoey & Kessler World Records, Lutkenhaus 1:45, Millrose Sneak Peak + Michael Johnson's $2.7 Million Loan to Grand Slam Track

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The 2026 indoor season exploded with two world records and jaw-dropping performances at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. Josh Hoey, with the help of his brother, got the 800m world indoor record (1:42.50), breaking Wilson Kipketer’s 29-year-old mark. Hobbs Kessler closed in 26.3 to set the 2K world record and beat Grant Fisher. Elle St. Pierre won her comeback race against Jessica Hull. In NY, Cooper Lutkenhaus opened with 1:45.23.

Sunday’s Millrose Games has two stellar matchups: the Wanamaker Mile with Cam Myers, Kessler, and three-time defending champion Yared Nuguse, and the two mile where Cole Hocker, Grant Fisher, Josh Kerr, and Geordie Beamish square off and try to go sub-8. Plus, we dig into Grand Slam Track bankruptcy documents revealing Michael Johnson personally loaned $2.7 million to keep the league afloat.

Links:

• Discussion: Biggest Winner of the Weekend — Kessler, Hoey, St. Pierre, Myers?

• Josh Hoey 800m World Indoor Record coverage

• Justin Rinaldi’s classy message board post

• Hobbs Kessler 2K World Record

• Jon Gault on all the American world records

• Cooper Lutkenhaus 1:45.23

• Elle St. Pierre comeback win

• Cam Myers 7:27 3K win

• MJ loan and Grand Slam Track bankruptcy

• LetsRun San Francisco Meetup (Timeout Tavern)

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro / Super Bowl Talk

• 03:10 Josh Hoey’s 800m World Indoor Record

• 12:07 The Hoey Family Story and Justin Rinaldi’s classy post

• 17:10 Should Hoey Run USA and World Indoors?

• 18:43 Cooper Lutkenhaus’s 1:45 opener

• 22:42 Winner of the Weekend Debate

• 29:17 Millrose Games Mile Preview: Hoey vs. Myers vs. Kessler vs. Nuguse

• 38:47 Millrose Two Mile Preview and Sub-8 Watch

• 42:02 American Men’s World Record Streak

• 43:59 Quincy Wilson’s Form and Future Questions

• 47:57 Noah Lyles’s Elaborate Entrance at New Balance Indoors

• 60:10 Grand Slam Track Financial Revelations: Michael Johnson’s $2.7M Loan

• 80:02 Millrose Preview Wrap-Up

• 82:20 Grant Fisher Joins Us

• 82:30 Training Between Races: New Balance to Millrose

• 84:00 Why Americans Are Dominating Indoor Season

• 87:00 NYC Half Marathon Debut: Why New York?

• 89:00 From 2K Shape to Half Marathon Shape

• 91:00 Breaking the 2K World Record but Losing the Race

• 95:00 World Cross Country and Injury Recovery

• 99:00 Can Americans Compete on the Roads?

• 102:00 From Miler to Marathoner: Grant’s Evolution

• 106:00 Marathon Debut Timeline: 2027 or 2028?

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