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In a rare, English-speaking interview, Crokes interviews Marius Bakken.

Marius finished 9th at the 2001 World Championships in the 5,000m. During his career, he held Norwegian records at 2000, 3000 and 5000m, which stood for over 20 years.

He competed at two Olympic Games and has a 5km PB of 13:06.

Despite having a successful career on the track, he’s probably better known for being the pioneer of The Norwegian Method and Double Threshold training.

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Opening and Closing Music is Undercover of My Skin by Benny Walker. www.bennywalkermusic.com

437: Adelaide Invitational | NYC Half Marathon | Adidas Hyperboost Edge Review

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Brad stays consistent as the seasons change. Julian holds off from making any premature return to running. Brady gets rolling on the hills in his preparations for Boston.

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Fotyen Tesfay runs the second fastest marathon of all time of 2:10:53, in her debut at the Barcelona Marathon. World Athletics Article

Daniel Williams upsets Luke Boyes winning the 800m in 1:44.37 at the Adelaide Invitational, while Abbey Caldwell won the 800m in 2:00.04 ahead of Jaylah Hancock-Cameron. Tomonori Yamaguchi from Japan won the Men’s 1500m in 3:40.13 ahead of Jackson Sharp and Alex Stitt, while Milla Roberts won the Women’s 1500m in 4:12.81 over Klara Dess and Zoe Melhuish. Yutaro Niinae from Japan took out the Men’s Steeplechase, as did Cara Feain-Ryan. Ruby Smee won the 5000m in 15:52.28 ahead of Izzy Thornton-Bott and Libby Mantay. Official Results

The team for the Indoor World Championships in Kurjawy Pormoze, Poland was announced featuring Hayley Kitching (800m), Jess Hull (1500m & 3000m), Linden Hall (1500m), Peter Bol (800m), Bob Abdelrahim(800m) and Adam Spencer (1500m). Australian Athletics Announcement

Grant Fisher ran 1:00:53 in debut half marathon in NYC Half, Adriaan Wildschutt won in 59:30 ahead of Zouhair Talbi and Gulveer Singh. Hellen Obiri won in 1:06:33 ahead of Sharon Lokedi and Megan Keith. NYRR Results

Joe Wigfield and Alex Bell won the Bath Half Marathon, doubling as the selection trials for the World Half Marathon Championships. Official Results

Australians featured in the NCAA D1 Indoor Champs include Tom Palfrey placing 9th in the Mile and 12th in the 3000m, as well as Thomas Diamond coming 5th in the Men’s Mile. Results

James Hansen took out the Bluff 2 Boat Ramp 10k in 28:44 ahead of Haftu Strintzos and Toby Gaulter. Gen Gregson, a week after running Nagoya Marathon won in 33:16, ahead of Milly Clark and Karen Blaney. Results

Eliud Kipchoge has announced that he will run the 2026 Nike Melbourne Marathon as part of Eliud’s World Tour https://www.instagram.com/p/DVzizHDCIos/

Adidas introduce the upcoming Hyperboost Edge, which the boys review and figure out how it fits into a rotation

Moose asks for a follow up to what self-improvement challenge the boys are going to undertake this week.

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The episode concludes with a preview of the World Indoor Championships in Poland this coming weekend.

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436: Box Hill Classic | Lisbon Half Marathon | Nagoya Marathon

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Brad gets in a workout while managing the community 5K track event. Julian gives shoe advice for fitting shoes over the phone and makes progress in recovery. Brady starts sizing up race shoe options.

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Claudia Hollingsworth ran 3:58.09, the fastest ever 1500m by an Australian on home soil at the Box Hill Classic. Thomas Moorcroft won the Men’s 1500m. Junya Matsumoto of Japan won the 800m in 1:47:40, while Rachel O’Brien won in 2:06.55 Tom Bowers and Aynslee Minnaar won their 3000m races. AthsVic Results Hub

Jacob Kiplimo won the Lisbon Half Marathon in a(nother) World Record time of 57:20. World Athletics Report

Gen Gregson placed 8th in the Nagoya Marathon in 2:25:06, while Brett Robinson took out the win in the attached Nagoya City Half Marathon in 1:03:47. Japan Running News

Liam Boudin placed 6th in Bashir’s Run Half Marathon in Gent, Belgium, running 1:01:08, with Tim Vincent 7th in 1:01:17. Results

Jaylah Hancock-Cameron won the 800m A race in 2:02.37 at the NSW Milers Meet, Lachlan Raper won the Men’s 800m A in 1:48.79. Results

Atlanta Track Club agreed to pay Jess McClain $20,000 USD as compensation following developments made after an investigation into lead car debacle. Lets Run Article Only 1% of 240,000 applications were successful for this year’s NYC Marathon. Run247 Article

Ethiopian Junior U20 records not to be ratified with AIU finding evidence of age falsification. Canadian Running Magazine

Whispers are compiling the lists of top 10 running songs from IRP hosts, then Moose wants to know what little habits of self-improvement the boys are going to do.

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The boys close out with discussions on the Adelaide Invitational and Bluff 2 Boat Ramp.

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