On The Run

Lincoln and Gordon answer listener questions about distance vs. sprinting training groups, Oregon Mt. Rushmore snubs, stalling on starting lines and excessive DQs.

Kevin and Lincoln are joined by American record holder Shelby Houlihan to discuss her reaction to the Olympic postponement, her favorite race, training with the Bowerman Track Club and much more.

Gordon and Kevin stage a hypothetical track and field draft and select their squads.

Gordon and Lincoln debate the top four men and women who belong on the University of Oregon's Mt. Rushmore for track and field.

Gordon and Kevin discuss what tweaks track and field should make to their rulebook.

Lincoln and Kevin share their memories of the Boston Marathon.

Lincoln and Kevin discuss Alicia Monson turning pro, Seb Coe's plan for a 2020 track season, online drug testing and Daniel Wanjiru's suspension.

Gordon and Kevin discuss which stories from the running world should be turned into Hollywood films.

Lincoln and Gordon debate which college stars they think will be joining the Bowerman Track Club next.

Kevin and Lincoln discuss the top Bowerman Track Club races in history, the arc of Evan Jager’s career and the role that Chris Solinsky and Shalane Flanagan played in the rise of the group. Also, the guys chat about collegiate promotion and relegation and treadmill conversions.

Gordon and Kevin discuss the impact of a World Championships in July of 2022, the monetary value of track athletes and how the Bowerman Track Club could qualify at least eight women to the Tokyo Olympics. Plus, has Emma Coburn really never run a 5000m?

Lincoln and Kevin are joined by marathoner Emma Bates to discuss her experience with COVID-19 symptoms, how running has helped her deal with anxiety, living off-the-grid in Idaho and what she would have done differently at the Olympic Trials.

Lincoln and Gordon discuss the track and field events that perplex them the most.

Lincoln and Kevin discuss World Athletics freezing Olympic qualifying until December, the new dates for the 2022 World Championships and who would win in a hurdler vs. sprinter US women’s 4x400m.

Gordon and Kevin discuss the butterfly effect of Nick Symmonds not racing the 2015 World Championships, how Jenny Simpson’s career would have been different if she still ran the steeplechase, the idea of Drew Hunter and Noah Lyles in college and what a global championship in 2010 would have meant for Andrew Wheating and Chris Solinsky.

Gordon and Lincoln run through alternative track and field scenarios that could have altered outcomes and legacies for some of the sports best athletes of the last few years.

World championship finalist Nikki Hiltz joins the show to discuss how she’s training during a pandemic, her breakthrough 2019, why she loves the 1500m, speaking out on LGBTQ issues and much more.

Gordon and Kevin debate which event will change the most between now and the new Olympic year, look back at Gordon’s 2016 predictions and discuss how big indoors will be in 2021.

Gordon and Lincoln review the newest Netflix series 'Shoe King: Miles, Millimeters and Mischief', which premieres this Friday. Shoe King tells the hair-raising tale of how Nike’s Vaporfly and Alphafly racing shoes have unapologetically made marathoners faster through carbon fiber technology.

Lincoln and Kevin take a deep dive into Eliud Kipchoge’s GQ photoshoot and speculate whether the greatest marathoner of all-time is now cooler than the fastest man in history. The guys also discuss the NCAA granting another spring season of eligibility and Britney Spears’ sprinting exploits.