1. Diamond league starts this coming weekend [15 meets over the next 4 months]. Here are 7 questions the letsrun.com hosts discussed. What are your answers?

a. Will Cole Hocker or Grant Fisher earn their first career Diamond League win in 2026? [JG and Rohjo - pick hocker]

b. Which Teen Phenom will have the most success in 2026: Cooper Lutkenhaus. Cam Myers or Gout Gout? [JG - Myers, Rojo - Lutkenhaus]

c. How will Femke Bol handle her transition to the 800M. [JG - She will run well but not challenge Hodgkinson. Rojo - Summary - still a big gap between her one indoor performance and a podium on a global outdoor stage.]

d. Who will end the year as the top men's 1500M runner? [Hocker, Kerr, Nader, Laros, Koech, Ingebrigtsen - JG - Laros he is only 21, Rojo - Laros].

e. Will any WR go down in 2026? If so, which events do you think? [JG - Yes - at least 3 - men's mile, 800. women's 800/1500. Rojo - 800 or mile.]

f. Who do you think will be a breakout star in 2026? [JG - Jordan Anthony. Rojo - Anthony, Lukenhaus or Myers.]

2. 60 Minutes interviewed Gout Gout.

a. He is a smart, mature athlete.

b. He has a elderly women coach.

c. No real shockers - taking it slow (sort of).

https://www.google.com/search?q=gout+gout+60+minutes&oq=gout+gout+60+minutes&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTINCAEQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAIQABiGAxiABBiKBTIKCAMQABiiBBiJBTIHCAQQABjvBTIHCAUQABjvBTIKCAYQABiiBBiJBTIHCAcQABjvBdIBCTEwMjEzajBqN6gCCLACAfEF9Uj7Bl9q36c&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:f5c0dc01,vid:_o00kcuGACc,st:0

3. Five lessons all runners can learn from the sub two hour marathon.

a. High Carb Fuelling is really important. Solid breakfast (toast, honey, tea, 80G carb drink and a gel before the start) plus 230 grams of carbs during the race. Typical energy gel has 20-30 grams.

b. Consistent training matters. Sawe uses a 10 day training block (not the typical 7 days). He does run 125 to 150 miles in a peak week. One long run, One interval, hills and easy runs).

c. Pace to Race success. Plan to run your first half at a slightly slower pace than your race goal with the intention of negative splitting. Make sure you hydrate and fuel to support your ability to negative split.

d. Racing helped achieve faster times. Run with people even in training to achieve success. Use that to motivate you.

e. Believe in yourself, but use evidence from training. Just because you want to run a sub 3 marathon you need your training to support that goal.

https://therunningchannel.com/lessons-two-hour-marathon/

4. Holy sh*t - A guy ran 1000 miles on a track.

a. That's right - 4000 laps on a track.

b. He ran from 5AM to 8PM daily.

c. It took 18 days, 13 hours and 11 minutes.

d. This is 3 on the list of 1000 mile people. Kouros set the record in 1988 with 1000 miles in 10 days, 10 hours and 30 minutes. In 2024 Brockman completed 1000 miles in 12 days, 13 hours and 16 minutes. So 18 days does not seem quite as impressive now.

https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/this-u-s-ultrarunner-just-ran-1000-miles-around-a-track/

5. Once a cheater always a cheater. British Sprinter CJ Ujah arrested for alleged cryptocurrency fraud. He was on the 4X100 relay for Britain at Tokyo that won the silver medal but later stripped due to CJ's doping.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/cj-ujah-arrested-cryptocurrency-fraud-sprinter-b2973275.html

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This weeks episode is news from the week of May 3rd

1. Alysha Newman (Canadian Pole Vaulter, Bronze in 2024 Olympics) issued a 20-month ban for missed doping tests. Missed 3 tests in a 12 month period (2 in August and 1 in February). The Ban will end in August 2027. The 31 year old also indicated that she is ending her pole vaulting career. "The OnlyFans star...announced Tuesday that she is using her newfound time away from track and field to pursue modeling opportunities after she received an invitation from the iconic lingerie brand to attend an in-person casting call for a chance to walk in the 2026 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show"

https://justwomenssports.com/reads/alysha-newman-olympic-pole-vault-ban-anti-doping-controls-2026/

https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/alysha-newman-victorias-secret-audition-banned-b2971525.html

2. Cocodona 250 - After 56 hours, 9 minutes and 48 seconds, Rachel Entrekin made history as the first woman to win the Cocodona 250, shattering the course record. Note: a participant died on Wednesday - details were not released.

https://www.facebook.com/trailrunnermag/posts/after-56-hours-9-minutes-and-48-seconds-of-racing-rachel-entrekin-has-made-histo/1446264174207002/

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/2026-cocodona-250-medical-emergency-results-in-runners-death-during-ultramarathon-140609923.html

3. Game changer for drinking during a marathon - bring a straw??

https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a71164583/straw-marathon-aid-station/

4. Should you take Advil before your marathon?? Not new science, but news to me the answer is a clear NO.

https://mintwellbeing.co.uk/should-you-be-using-ibuprofen-before-or-during-a-marathon/

5. Does your birth weight impact how well your kidneys function during a marathon? Per a very recent limited study the answer is yes.

https://runningmagazine.ca/health-nutrition/could-your-birth-weight-affect-how-you-handle-ultrarunning/

6. Oh another race got it wrong! The inaugural Astros Race to the Pennant in Houston had a bit of a design flaw. The first 90% of the race was fine but they had the runners go through the concourse and out a tunnel to the field. However that was a very narrow ending and that caused the RACE to move at snail's pace.

https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/finish-line-bottleneck-in-houston-leaves-runners-stuck/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPMTI0MDI0NTc0Mjg3NDE0AAGnL6EdrQ-o2Y1e28qIWUe9-bNL6df-EXsmWNEHYZS7mLlz_Nx9fuLbRwtNVxY_aem_YiXOQenbW9A-T87LsWusPw

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