This week on The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth cover a jam-packed week in the sport: Sabastian Sawe's shock withdrawal from the Berlin Marathon, a historic weekend at UTMB, the full 2026 Sydney Marathon results, and the Josh Kerr vs. Jakob Ingebrigtsen showdown that's now officially on the books.

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In this bonus episode of The Running Story, Michael and Jessy (reporting live from Chamonix) provide a full UTMB preview. They break down the insane three-way sprint finish at OCC (Lauren Gregory, Naomi Lang, and Sarah Alonzo separated by just 3 seconds after 60+ km), the men's OCC results, shoe and brand talk (carbon plates in trail shoes... yes or no?), and look ahead to the CCC and the UTMB grand finale: who's dropped out (Ruth Croft, Katie Scheid, Tom Evans, Jim Walmsley, Killian Jornet), who's now favored (Courtney Dauwalter, Vincent Bouillard, Caleb Olson), incoming storm warnings, and last-minute course changes.

Watch the UTMB livestream free on YouTube.

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This week on The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down the five biggest headlines in the running world: Yomif Kejelcha's stunning half marathon world record in Buenos Aires, the Sydney Marathon's viral medal mix-up, a brutal week of UTMB withdrawals, the loaded 2026 New York City Marathon elite field, and the fallout from the Edmonton Marathon's course-length error and what it means for Boston Marathon qualifiers.

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