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EPISODE · Feb 28, 2026 · 56 MIN

USAs Day 1: Hocker gets it done, Nuguse edges Nico, Mackay upset Elle, Cooper masterclass, Sage ???

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

🏃 Presented by Aletheia Run Aletheia Run makes a sensor designed to help improve your running form, run stronger, and avoid injury. Get a free 30-day trial for LetsRun visitors, plus save 10% off your first year with code LETSRUN10. https://www.aletheia.run/start-my-free-trial Day 1 of USA Indoors delivered a men's 3000m classic. Cole Hocker edged Yared Nuguse by hundredths of a second after Nico Young's costly mistake, cost him a World Indoor spot. Emily Mackay upset Elle St. Pierre in the women's 3K, Sage Hurta Klecker crashed out in the 800m prelims, and 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus looked like a future star. Plus: Tokyo Marathon preview and the USATF TV streaming disaster. Timestamps 00:00 Sponsor / Intro (Aletheia Run use code LETSRUN10 ) 01:00 Men's 3000m Instant Reaction: Hocker, Nuguse, Young 02:30 Hocker Wins Epic Three-Way Battle 10:35 Nico Young's Costly Tactical Mistake 18:01 Could Nico Young Still Make the Team? (1500m Double Entry) 22:11 Women's 3000m: Emily Mackay Upsets Ellie St. Pierre 24:10 Pete Julian Coaching Mackay 30:27 Women's 800m: Sage Hurta Klecker Out in Prelims 34:31 Men's 800m: Cooper Lutkenhaus' Tactical Masterclass 37:08 Debating Cooper Lutkenhaus Race IQ 45:04 Tokyo Marathon Preview 51:05 USATF TV Streaming Disaster 52:48 Day 2 Preview and Closing Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/d57e9ce1-651d-4740-8742-0d23e9923229

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