Courtney Dauwalter breaks her own Hardrock 100 course record while sick on the trail, and Ludo Pommeret wins his third straight at age 50. Eliud Kipchoge’s seven continent world tour rolls through Brazil. Emmanuel Wanyonyi breaks a 1K world record that stood since 1999. Barkley founder Laz Lake voids two backyard ultra world records. And Jessy went down a Strava rabbit hole to find out which Tour de France riders and World Cup players actually run, including one stat about Lionel Messi that will change how you watch him.

Drop your prediction in the comments: Jessy is running an all-out 1K this week. Guess her time!

Chapters:
00:00 This week’s stories snapshot
03:40 Hardrock 100: two course records and a brutal day for Dauwalter
08:50 Kipchoge’s world tour stops in Brazil
14:31 A 1K world record falls after 27 years
18:41 Laz Lake voids the backyard ultra world records
22:50 Do Tour de France riders and World Cup players actually run?
26:43 The Messi stat
30:33 Big announcement: a second episode every week

Read Jessy’s reporting on all of this week’s stories at marathonhandbook.com

Articles referenced:
https://marathonhandbook.com/kipchoge-porto-alegre-world-tour/
https://marathonhandbook.com/how-fifa-players-train-lessons-for-runners/
https://marathonhandbook.com/world-cup-players-strava-census/
https://marathonhandbook.com/tour-de-france-riders-who-run/
https://marathonhandbook.com/pommeret-hardrock-100-third-win/
https://marathonhandbook.com/wanyonyi-1000m-world-record/
https://marathonhandbook.com/running-with-partner-vs-alone/

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