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Nuguse Wins, Stockholm Showdown Set, Cooper's DL Debut & Tyler Andrews on Mt. Everest Record

from LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and Field

🏃 Join the best club in running & get a bonus podcast every week A super soft T-shirt, and savings on running shoes and exclusive content. Use code GOAT50 — just $5/month for the first year. Money-back guarantee. letsrun.com/subscribe**** Diamond League Rabat delivered fireworks: Kenny Bednarek ran 19.69 in the 200m, El Bakkali got the big win as Frederik Ruppert became the first non-African-born man to break 8:00 in the steeplechase, and Yared Nuguse won his fifth Diamond League race before his big showdown with Cam Myers in Stockholm. The hosts debate whether Cam Myers can break the world record at Stockholm, break down Cooper Lutkenhaus's Diamond League debut, and ask if Keely Hodgkinson will greak the 800m world record this summer. Then Tyler Andrews @68:50 joins to tell the incredible story of his record-breaking 9-hour-55-minute ascent of Mount Everest from base camp to summit — his seventh attempt — and what it took to get there. 🎁 🎧 Get a 2nd LetsRun podcast every week + bonus content: Join the Supporters Club — https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe LINKS LetsRun.com Supporters Club Shop LetsRun.com Sam Blaskowski 9.89 Was Cooper Lutkenhaus's 1:42.27 for 800m the greatest performance ever by a 16-year-old? Thread: Bednarek's 200m at Diamond League Rabat Aequilibrium Speed (Tyler Andrews' shoe) Training Talk Live with Marius Bakken (Supporters Club exclusive) TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Start 01:11 Intro and Episode Preview 07:38 Diamond League Rabat: Bednarek's 200m Dominance 11:49 First Non-African Sub-8 Steeplechase 18:16 Is El Bakkali the Steeplechase GOAT? 20:31 Yared Nuguse's Historic Diamond League Streak 22:46 Cam Myers Mania and the Stockholm 1500 26:00 Can Cam Myers Break the World Record? 33:47 Stockholm 1500 Race Tactics and Sam Blaskowski's 9.89 40:17 Cooper Lutkenhaus's Diamond League Debut 44:44 Keely Hodgkinson's 400 and the 800 World Record Chase 51:22 Will Hodgkinson Break 1:53 This Summer? 53:08 Mechanical Rabbiting and World Record Fantasies 56:08 Alan Webb vs Cooper Lutkenhaus vs Jane Hedengren 63:41 Jordan Anthony vs Noah Lyles in Rome 68:50 Tyler Andrews: Fastest Ascent of Mount Everest 73:31 Climbing Logistics, Crowds, and Gear 80:33 Training for Everest With Double Thresholds 87:49 Seven Attempts: What Went Wrong 91:05 Proof, Danger, and the Ethics of Speed Climbing 98:39 How Hard Is It to Climb Everest? 101:55 From Marathoner to Mountaineer 107:19 Risk, Ethics, and the 2028 Olympic Trials 110:48 Life as a Full-Time Mountaineer CONTACT Email: [email protected] Call or text: 1-844-LETSRUN (1-844-538-7786) ABOUT THE LETSRUN.COM PODCAST Since 2000, LetsRun.com has been the independent home of elite running. Described by the New York Times as the "influential website that serves as something of a superego for American running," the podcast is the weekly deep dive into the world of track and field and elite distance running. The show is hosted by LetsRun.com co-founders Weldon Johnson, a 2-time Team USA member, and Robert Johnson, a former Cornell coach who helped pace the marathon world record, along with award-winning senior writer Jonathan Gault. Together they move beyond PR headlines to provide insider reporting and unfiltered debate serious fans rely on.

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