High School XC Record Crushed & DQs + 2028 Olympic Marathon Trials Breakdown

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EPISODE SUMMARY

We start with a litle high school cross country talk. A runner was DQd at the Connecticut state meet for wearing a WHOOP band, and Kara Glenn shattered the national high school girls' 3-mile record with a stunning 15:12.9 at the Illinois State Meet at Detweiller Park, more than 40 seconds faster than the course record, and the performance is getting scrutiny.

With the 2028 Olympic Marathon Trials nearly 500 days away, the crew breaks down the men's and women's fields. Is Zouhair Talbi the men's favorite after three sub-2:07 marathons this year? What about Jess McClain and Emma Grace Hurley. Is Rachael Rudel a dark horse?

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Sponsor / Intro
01:02 NFL and Premier League Banter
04:18 Yaseen Abdalla: Fastest American Half Marathoner Ever
06:56 Connecticut DQ Controversy: WHOOP Band at State Meet
09:44 The Rules Debate: GPS Watches vs Heart Rate Monitors
10:48 Did a Rival Coach Wait to Snitch?
13:14 Most Important Runner on a Cross Country Team
16:38 Kara Glenn Breaks National High School 3-Mile Record
20:16 2028 Olympic Marathon Trials: Women's Contenders
28:29 Rachael Rudel: The Dark Horse Contender
35:09 2028 Olympic Marathon Trials: Men's Contenders
39:05 Talbi, Hicks, Young, Mauri: Who Makes the Team?
46:37 The LetsRun Singlet, Coaching Egos, and Trivia Night
55:54 Outro / Afterslide

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