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.

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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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This week on The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down the 5 biggest stories in running: Grand Slam Track's ongoing payment scandal, a new Guinness World Record for most shirts worn in a marathon, the stacked Berlin Marathon 2026 elite fields, an early preview of the UTMB 2026 elite fields, and what the Prague Half Marathon's first-ever ballot says about the running boom.

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This week on The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down the five biggest stories in the running world. The New York Road Runners have quietly added a new lottery to their guaranteed-entry 9+1 program, making it even harder to get a guaranteed bib into the New York City Marathon. Grand Slam Track founder Michael Johnson breaks his silence for the first time since the league collapsed into bankruptcy, giving his first interview since GST folded owing athletes and creditors millions of dollars.

Plus: a runner just set the fastest stroller mile in history on the Guardian Mile course, a viral video shows a Mexico City Marathon bandit runner being tackled by a race official, and Cambridge sociology professor Jason Arday's wild endurance-running claims are being called into question as his academic record comes under fire.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:14 NYRR adds a new lottery to the 9+1 guaranteed-entry program for the NYC Marathon
09:29 Michael Johnson breaks his silence on Grand Slam Track's bankruptcy and collapse
17:55 New world record: the fastest mile ever run while pushing a stroller (4:17)
21:46 Viral video: Mexico City Marathon bandit runner tackled by a race official
25:39 Cambridge professor Jason Arday's wild running claims come under scrutiny
38:57 Outro

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marathonhandbook.com/michael-johnson-grand-slam-track-collapse
marathonhandbook.com/biebelhausen-4-17-stroller-mile
marathonhandbook.com/runner-knocked-down-mexico-city-marathon

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This week on The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down five of the biggest stories in running: Josh Kerr's emotional "Miracle Mile 2" win at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Sophie Woods' jaw-dropping overall fastest known time (FKT) across the Via Alpina, the safe return of Brazil's missing marathoner Daniel do Nascimento, both course records falling at the brutally hot Badwater 135, and Sebastian Sawe's surprising race announcement for after Berlin.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:59 Josh Kerr wins "Miracle Mile 2" at the Commonwealth Games
5:05 Sophie Woods sets the overall Alpine FKT on the Via Alpina
9:20 Brazil's missing marathoner Daniel do Nascimento found safe
15:16 Course records fall at Badwater 135
19:34 Sebastian Sawe's surprise post-Berlin race in South Korea
23:37 Outro

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Boston Marathon just added a second-chance lottery for runners stuck in the qualifying gray zone... and that's just the start.

This week on The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down the BAA's new 1,000-spot lottery for rejected BQ qualifiers, Sebastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa's newly ratified world records from London (plus why Jacob Kiplimo's half marathon record is still stuck in limbo), Aurélien Sanchez's stunning new Pacific Crest Trail FKT, Hunter Woodhall's controversial disqualification at the USATF Para Outdoor Championships, and the Chamonix mayor's push to shrink UTMB after residents said they "despise" the race.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:30 Boston Marathon's new lottery for rejected BQ qualifiers, explained
10:08 Sebastian Sawe & Tigst Assefa's world records officially ratified
16:49 Aurélien Sanchez sets a new Pacific Crest Trail FKT
20:20 Hunter Woodhall disqualified at USATF Para Outdoor Championships
23:53 Chamonix's mayor wants to shrink UTMB — residents "despise" the race
32:58 Outro

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Jacob Kiplimo returns to defend his Chicago Marathon title, but can he break two hours without Kejelcha and Sawe pushing him like they did in London? Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down the full 2026 Chicago Marathon elite field: the men's race, the wide-open women's field led by Brigid Kosgei and dark horse Sharon Lokedi, the American record chases on both sides, Galen Rupp's masters record bid, and their bold winner predictions.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro: previewing the 2026 Chicago Marathon elite fields
1:05 Can Jacob Kiplimo run sub-2 in Chicago?
3:10 Men's elite field breakdown (Kiprotich, Mengesha, Mateiko, Takele)
5:15 The Nike Alphafly 4 shoe story
6:58 American men's record chase: Hicks, Maury, Clayton Young
9:10 Galen Rupp's masters record bid
10:13 Women's elite field: Brigid Kosgei headlines
11:00 Why Sharon Lokedi could be the real favorite
14:30 Hellen Obiri, Ruth Chepngetich and the tainted world record
16:30 American women: Sarah Hall, Des Linden chase the masters record
19:41 Susanna Sullivan and the top American storylines
20:57 Predictions: women's race winner
22:57

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