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The XC Podcast

The XC Podcast

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 Real talk about the culture and sport of running. We cover everything from the World Marathon Majors, like the Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon and London Marathon, to track and field, the Olympics, and the shoe wars raging on between Nike, Adidas and smaller running brands. Because we don't engage with advertisers, we're one of the only truly unbiased and trustworthy sources of opinion and entertainment in the world of distance running. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, listen to our other podcasts, and read our daily content: https://thexc.org2019 The XC Running & Jogging
Episodes
  • U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials Fantasy Draft!

    U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials Fantasy Draft!
    Jun 15 2021
    Host Alex Cyr is joined by Eugene, Oregon correspondent Caela Fenton, and together they will each draft their fantasy team for this weekend's U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials. DISCLAIMER: This podcast was recorded before Shelby Houlihan tested positive for a banned substance and was handed a four year ban. We also recorded before Evan Jager pulled out of US Trials due to injury.
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • How to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, with Ben Flanagan

    How to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, with Ben Flanagan
    Jun 7 2021
    On this week's episode, I chat with Kitchener, Ontario's Ben Flanagan, who lives and trains in Virginia as part of the Reebok Boston track club. The 26-year-old Flanagan has forced his way into the consciousness of Athletics Canada's Olympic team selection committee by posting solid results across in the 5,000m and 10,000m this year. Most recently, Flanagan set a new 5,000m PB of 13:20 at Tracksmith's Platinum PT qualifier in Boston last week, winning the race in the process. Ben and I talked about how he hopes to punch his ticket to Tokyo, high mileage vs low mileage, Ben's fascination with Utah, what it felt like to beat Ben True, and more.
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    56 mins
  • Cam Levins on qualifying for Tokyo

    Cam Levins on qualifying for Tokyo
    May 26 2021
    Today's guest on The XC Podcast is Canadian marathon record holder and Hoka One One athlete Cameron Levins. Last week, some would have called the best Canadian athlete without Olympic standard. Then, on Sunday, with just a week remaining in the Olympic marathon qualification period, that changed. Between raindrops and nine time zones away from his residence in Portland Oregon, Levins won the S7 marathon in Loipersdorf, Austria in a time of 2:10:14 - comfortably under Olympic standard of 2:11:30. In this episode the 32-year-old takes Alex Cyr through his latest race in great detail, he shares the wise advice American track star Jenny Simpson gave him back in 2012, and at one point he admits to having a soft spot for Korean dramas.
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    49 mins
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