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The XC
by The XC
Real talk about the sport and culture of running thexc.substack.com
Episodes
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Is this 60-year-old a contender for GOAT runner?
You can listen to this episode of our Top 5 stories of the week by simply pressing the play button above👆, or by subscribing in all the usual podcasting apps. Here are the links to a few spots for you to listen (and subscribe😉): We’ve also got a new home for all our content, including this...
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The winners and losers of World Half Championships
Hey everyone, Here’s the latest episode of our Winners & Losers podcast. You can listen now 👆 by clicking the above player, or by subscribing to our podcast feed (find the links for Apple, Spotify and Google Podcasts below👇). And be sure to check out our new home, thexc.org! We’ll be sending…
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That was one crazy half-marathon
Listen now 👆 to our Instant Reaction Podcast for today’s highly entertaining (and record-setting) 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships In our latest pod we unpack two massive races from Gdynia, Poland at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. The women's race saw a...
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"World Record Day" delivered on its promise
Hey everyone! Yesterday, we were treated to a taut, 62-minute mini-meet in Valencia, Spain with groundbreaking results. The aptly named “NN Valencia World Record Day” centred entirely around taking down two long-standing and coveted marks — the men's 10,000m and the women's 5,000m. Breakout...
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What happened to Eliud Kipchoge in London?
You can listen to our 2020 London Marathon reaction/recap podcast right here 👆 by pressing ▶️ or in all the usual podcasting apps. Here are the links to a few spots for you to listen and subscribe 😉 : We break down a wild 2020 London Marathon, which saw Eliud Kipchoge, arguably the greatest...
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Everything you'll need to know about the London Marathon, including how to watch
Hey there, The London Marathon begins in the wee hours tomorrow morning (particularly if you’re in North America). So we put together a little email package to help you follow along. Even with Kenenisa Bekele scratching on Friday morning, this year’s races should be among the most compelling of…
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Can running one (virtual) marathon count twice?
You can listen to this episode of our Top 5 stories of the week right here 👆 by pressing ▶️ or in all the usual podcasting apps. Here are the links to a few spots for you to listen and subscribe 😉 : Note: this week’s pod started with a hearty discussion of the ethics and rules (or lack thereof)...
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Are the new "one hour on the track" records legit? Our Top 5 stories of the week🔥
You can listen to this episode of our Top 5 stories of the week right here 👆 by pressing ▶️ or in all the usual podcasting apps. Here are the links to a few spots for you to listen and subscribe 😉 : 1. A pair of one hour world records On Friday evening, at the Brussels’ Diamond League Meet both...
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Breaking Down a Deep London Marathon Field
You can listen to this episode, breaking down the incredible London Marathon field, right here 👆 by pressing ▶️ or in all the usual podcasting apps. Here are the links to a few spots for you to listen and subscribe 😉 : The London Marathon released its elite fields… and they are absolutely…
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A Jaw-Dropping World Record, and to Buff or Not to Buff? Our Top 5 Stories of the Week
You can listen to this episode of our Top 5 stories of the week right here 👆 by pressing ▶️ or in all the usual podcasting apps. Here are the links to a few spots for you to listen and subscribe 😉 : 1. Cheptegei Owns the 5,000m World Record Twenty-three-year-old Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda…
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🎧 The Greatest Marathon Duel of All-Time is Happening in October
You can listen to this episode of our Top 5 stories of the week right here 👆 by pressing ▶️ or in all the usual podcasting apps. Here are the links to a few spots for you to listen and subscribe 😉 : 1. It’s Happening! Kipchoge to face Bekele at (Elite-Only) 2020 London Marathon Following the...
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🎧 Podcast: Our Top 5 Stories this week
You can listen to it right here👆in this email by pressing ▶️ or you can listen and subscribe in all the usual podcasting apps. We’ve added some links below: 1. The group that trains together breaks records together The COVID-19 pandemic has only seemed to make the Bowerman Track Club stronger....
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🎧 How to Make a Virtual Race Compelling
The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out pretty much every road race on the 2020 calendar. We're forced to make do with "virtual races," running a time trial alone, with nothing to battle but our watch and that little voice in our head suggesting we just slow down. As a top-level marathon runner…
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🎧Podcast: Hey, there are 5 things worth talking about!
Our “Top 5” stories of the week pod is back! You can listen to the ep right here👆in this email by pressing ▶️, or you can listen and subscribe in all the usual podcasting apps. Here are the links to a few spots: 1. So long New York Scheduled for November 1, the New York City Marathon has...
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🎧 Our podcast returns!
After a brief hiatus, we’re back with a new podcast! You can listen to it right here👆in this email by pressing ▶️, or you can listen and subscribe in all the usual podcasting apps. We’ve added some links below. How Are We Going to Get Back to Running Races? Alex Cyr, Andrew Cruickshank and…
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Questions of Complicity - Guelph Alumni Speak
On February 8, Michael Doyle and The Globe and Mail reported that former University of Guelph head cross-country coach Dave Scott-Thomas groomed Megan Brown, one of his former athletes, for sex, from the time she was 17. In the month following the allegations, Guelph alumni have been criticized…
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🎧 Podcast: The Winners & Losers of the U.S. Olympic Trials
John Lofranco and Michael Doyle break down a dramatic and mostly unpredictable U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials race, held on Saturday afternoon in Atlanta. John has one particularly 🔥 take about this U.S. team, which features two total underdogs, the oldest U.S. Olympic marathoner ever, and the...
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And the winners of the U.S. Olympic Trials will be...
We’re back with our roundup of our five favourite stories from the week. We’ve created two ways for you to get all caught up: skim through the stories below, or listen to our podcast (you can just stream it right here by pressing play👆). You can now also subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!...
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🎧 Is the Nike AlphaFly really dead?
We’re back with our roundup of our five favourite stories from the week. We’ve created two ways for you to get all caught up: skim through the stories below, or listen to our podcast (you can just stream it right here by pressing play👆). You can now also subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!...
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🎧Winners & Losers: Houston Marathon
And we’re back with another collection of 🔥 takes. This time we evaluate an impressive slew of performances at the Houston Marathon and half, which went down last weekend. As the first marathon of significance, Houston is the informal kick off of a new season. Two Canadian records were set—the...
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The GOAT race is game on
And we’re back! We took a little breather over the holiday season, but consider this our return to weekly running-related content, beginning with our Top 5 stories of the week. And keep an eye out for our Winners & Losers pod on last weekend’s Houston Marathon (recorded, and due to drop…
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🎧 Our Top 5 stories of the week: A Next% Killer is here, plus one weird doping scandal
We’re back with our roundup of our five favourite stories from the week. We’ve created two ways for you to get all caught up: skim through the stories below, or listen to our podcast (you can just stream it right here by pressing play👆). You can now also subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!...
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Women are not small men
Sundays are for a longer effort, so we’re going to feature a single longform essay or feature for you to dig in to. We’re calling it the Sunday Long Read. It’ll show up early, ready to be read as you prep for your run. But first, we’ve embedded the latest episode of The XC Podcast👆, which…
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🎧 Podcast: Our Top 5 stories of the week
We’re back with our roundup of our five favourite stories from the week. We’ve created two ways for you to get all caught up: skim through the stories below, or listen to our podcast (you can just stream it right here by pressing play👆). You can now also subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!...
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🎧 Our Top 5 stories of the Week
We’re back with our roundup of our five favourite stories from the week. We’ve created two ways for you to get all caught up: skim through the stories below, or listen to our podcast (you can just stream it right here by pressing play👆). You can now also subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!...
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🎧 Podcast: Our Top 5 stories of the week
Hey there! We’re back with our roundup of our five favourite stories from the week. We’ve created two ways for you to get all caught up: skim through the stories below, or listen to our podcast (you can just stream it right here by pressing play👆). You can now also subscribe wherever you get…
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🗽Winners and Losers of the NYC Marathon
We figured you might like to start your Monday off with a little New York City Marathon analysis. So Michael Doyle and John Lofranco dug into all the action shortly after the finish of yesterday’s last Marathon Major. In this pod, they break down who they thought crushed it in New York (women’s...
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🔥NYC Marathon Preview, and Our Top 5 Stories of the Week
The NYC Marathon: One. More. Race. This season, we have so far been treated to: a sub-two hour marathon, the unlikely toppling of Paula Radcliffe’s world marathon record, a steaming hot and closely contested world championship marathon, and a 2:01 lost in the noise. And, it's not over. This…
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Our new podcast: Winners👍& Losers👎
Hey gang, Michael here. We have a little something extra for you on this Friday afternoon before our usual “Top 5” breakdown of the week that was in running (which we’ll push out tonight): 🎧Our newest podcast, Winners👍& Losers👎 John Lofranco, a well-respected distance running coach, joins me…
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The XC's Top 5: A quick weekly recap
Welcome to our first edition of a new weekly roundup. We’re calling it The Top 5. It’s important stories from this week in running broken down quickly for you, and also discussed in a short podcast with some added insights. Listen or read—it’s up to you. Or both? Word count: 1,438 Reading time:...
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Podcast #1: Lyndsay Tessier doesn't want to be called "Elite"
Photo: Jason Suarez/The XC Illustration Lyndsay Tessier’s Instagram bio says simply: “Grade 3 teacher.” But each morning, at about 5 a.m., she heads out for a 20K run on the same loop, listening to the same iPod, with the same playlist. After teaching those Grade 3 kids, she often heads out for a...
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Understanding the Salazar doping scandal
What does the four-year ban mean for his athletes, Nike and the health of distance running? Everything you need to know about the situation, in one short listen/read Oct 3 at 5:38 pmPublic postedit Photo cred: Stock image/The XC illustration Word count: 1050 Time it’ll take you: 10 minutes The...
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