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Track and field's biggest names on the track, in the coaching ranks and within the industry sit down and open up in-depth to share brilliant insights and vivid snapshots from their professional/personal accomplishments and experiences in the sport. Hosted by CITIUS MAG founder Chris Chavez. The show was named one of "The Best Running Podcasts" by Runner's World. ▶ Visit https://CITIUSMAG.com ▶ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ Instagram: https://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ YouTube: http ...
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Clayton Young After Running 2:07:04 For 7th Place At The 2025 Boston Marathon | Recap + Reflection
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“Whether it's true or not, that's what I’ve got to believe. That’s the faith I’ve got to have moving forward. Regardless of what other people say, or what other people think, there is power in truth and being honest with myself. There's got to be faith and there's got to be belief that I not only can close that gap, but that I am in that tier and I…
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Conner Mantz After Running 2:05:08 For 4th Place At The 2025 Boston Marathon (2nd-Fastest Run By An American Ever!) | Recap + Reflection
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“It became, ‘No, I’m attacking this marathon.’ It was more of an assertive mentality. Hearing the crowds roar, I was fighting for the podium… It was like, ‘This is it.’ I’m doing what I set out to do and I feel great.’ It was a very special moment. I was pretty zoned in, but I enjoyed it and I’d love to live through it again.” On a brisk April morn…
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This Week In Track And Field:Faith Kipyegon’s Sub-4 Mile Attempt Announced, London Marathon Preview, Xiamen Diamond League Notes
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In this week’s episode, we dive into the breaking news that Faith Kipyegon—the triple Olympic 1500m champion and world record holder—is set to chase history in June with an attempt to become the first woman ever to break four minutes for the mile. We break down Nike’s Breaking4 announcement, the science behind the attempt, the pacing strategy, and …
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John Korir After Winning The 2025 Boston Marathon In 2:04:45 Despite Falling At The Start + What’s Next (The World Record?!)
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"What do we need to do to win Boston? We said, 'Be patient from the start and then at 20 miles, make a move.' We were good and we made it." After taking a fall right off the starting line, John Korir regrouped, surged at mile 20 with a jaw-dropping 4:41 split, and never looked back — crossing the line in 2:04:45, the second-fastest time in Boston M…
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TALKING TO STRANGERS | WHAT'S YOUR BOSTON MARATHON STORY?
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We’re opening up The CITIUS MAG Podcast to have ANYONE join us to share their Boston Marathon stories. It’s going to be a rapid-fire, live podcast recording where we don’t know the guests and just want to connect and hear cool stories from the community. We will be streaming it live on our YouTube channel.If you’re in the Boston area, come on by to…
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2025 BOSTON MARATHON PREVIEW | LIVE FROM PUMA'S HIGH POINT
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The 2025 Boston Marathon promises an exciting blend of redemption stories, debut intrigue, and head-to-head rivalries across both elite fields. On the men’s side, defending champion Sisay Lemma returns after last year’s audacious front-running victory, facing off against 2024 Chicago champ John Korir, two-time Boston winner Evans Chebet, rising Ken…
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Dakotah Popehn Before The 2025 Boston Marathon: Race Day Mindset, Training Updates, Behind PUMA’s Latest Super Shoes
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“I wouldn’t toe the line for any race if I didn’t think I could win. I’m a David amongst Goliaths out there, but I think I’ve always got a chance [to win].” In 2024, Dakotah Popehn wasn't on most people's U.S. Olympic team shortlist, but that didn't stop her from running herself onto the team with a fearless third place finish at the U.S. Olympic M…
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Clayton Young On The Highs And Lows Of The Build-Up To The 2025 Boston Marathon + How He Got His Confidence Back
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“That’s one of the beauties of Boston: that anyone can win on the day... There’s just too many variables. So do I have a shot? Yes. While that shot might be slim, it might be small, it’s definitely there and I definitely think about it. That’s what motivates me and makes me want to toe the line on race day and see what happens.” My guest for today'…
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Office Hours: How UNC's Chris Miltenberg Creates NCAA Champions, His Career Trajectory, Building Team Buy-In + Training Philosophy
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“The part I also really love is finding the edges: How do we pursue the elite edge of world-class performance? I think as I've gotten further, that part is exciting me more and more as we go on here. But it doesn't have to just be world- class – how do you get people to find out how good they can really be?” When Chris Miltenberg took the helm at N…
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Conner Mantz Breaks Down His Competition At The 2025 Boston Marathon + His Chances Of Winning It All
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“I think I'm a guy who can win these races on the right day. I just need to prove that. I think the way to prove that, at least to myself, is to finish in the top three… I'd rather focus on getting on the podium in some of these races." Welcome back Conner Mantz to the CITIUS MAG Podcast for his 9th career appearance on the show. He's back ahead of…
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GRAND SLAM TRACK KINGSTON DAY 3 REACTION SHOW – SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN DOMINATES AGAIN, GRANT FISHER DELIVERS, TAYE & WILLIAMS MAKE HISTORY
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The first-ever Grand Slam Track event in Kingston is in the books and twelve athletes are walking away $100,000 richer. That’s $1.2 million in prize money handed out across one weekend. The weekend closed the way it began: with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone doing Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone things — cruising to a 50.32 in the 400, winning her race group,…
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GRAND SLAM TRACK KINGSTON DAY 2 REACTION SHOW – GABBY THOMAS SHINES, BEDNAREK SWEEPS, WANYONYI STUNS 1500 FIELD
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Chris Chavez, Aisha Praught-Leer, Eric Jenkins and Anderson Emerole unpack all the action from Day 2 of Grand Slam Track: Kingston. Kenny Bednarek — Mr. 2x Olympic Medal, now Mr. Slam Champion — swept the short sprints and made it look easy. 100m? Win. 200m? Win. $100k? Yes please. Not bad for a weekend in Jamaica. Gabby Thomas? She didn’t just win…
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GRAND SLAM TRACK: KINGSTON | DAY 1 REACTION SHOW – SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE DOMINATES, NIKKI HILTZ & GRANT FISHER SHINE, GABBY THOMAS MAKES HISTORY
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Chris Chavez, Aisha Praught-Leer, Eric Jenkins and Anderson Emerole recap all the action from Day 1 of Grand Slam Track: Kingston Highlights include: – Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone captured the victory in the Women's Long Hurdles 400m Hurdles in 52.76 winning the race by nearly two seconds. –Alison dos Santos defeated Jamaican favorite Roshawn Clarke …
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GRAND SLAM TRACK: KINGSTON PREVIEW | LIVE FROM JAMAICA
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We’re talking paydays. Primetime. Professional track. Welcome to Grand Slam Track, launching this weekend in Kingston, Jamaica—the first stop in a brand-new, big-budget, athlete-first pro league created by Michael Johnson. You want Olympic stars? Try Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Grant Fisher, Cole Hocker, Fred Kerley, Mary Moraa—the bes…
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This Week In Track and Field: Unpacking ‘The Ten’ And What It All Means For 2025 World Championship Qualifying
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It’s officially that time again: The spreadsheets are out and the ranking formulas are loaded. Chris Chavez and Preet Majithia have returned with the kind of number crunching that would make a tax accountant blush. Yes — we’re talking about The Ten, and more broadly, the increasingly anxiety-inducing state of the 10,000 meters heading into the 2025…
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The Build: Bandit Running Co-Founder & CEO Nick West
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In the fall of 2020, while much of the world was still stuck inside wondering when things might go back to normal, Tim West was lacing up his racing shoes, logging miles, and building something new – not a tech startup, not an app, but a running brand, out of his basement. He quickly recruited his brother Nick on his vision. They didn't spend money…
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Office Hours: Coach Juli Benson On Two Decades Of Working With Runners Of All Levels + U.S. Greats Like Jenny Simpson And Nikki Hiltz
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“I also learned that I just love working with athletes who truly have that passion about seeing how good they can be. The outcome isn't as important to me as I thought. It's just, ‘Let's go see how good we can be and see where that lands us...’ Stepping away from college and taking this really windy journey to where I am now, I've been able to work…
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2025 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: Parting Thoughts On The Biggest Winners & Losers From China
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World Indoor Championships are officially behind us so we have lots to unpack. Overall, the meet lacked in star power but was still able to produce some memorable moments. Three days. 516 athletes, one championship record, three world leads, 32 national records. We had drama. We had dominance.We had Jakob Ingebrigtsen running off with two gold meda…
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The Build: Ali On The Run Show’s Ali Feller
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Let's go back a couple of years. It's 2017 and Ali Feller is a writer, runner, self-described talker, and she's sitting in her living room in her house with a microphone, an idea, and a whole lot of enthusiasm. She doesn't have a fancy studio, a producer, and any guarantees that anyone is going to listen. What she does have is a belief that runners…
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Office Hours: Florida Coach Will Palmer On His Approach To Coaching, Reflections From Working With Parker Valby, Developing Talent
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“The really great athletes – they all have a superpower. [It’s about] what makes them uniquely excellent and helping them understand what their superpower is and how they wave that sword around…You may not have laser vision, but you can fly. How do you use your ability to fly and max that out?” In just two years, Will Palmer has overseen quite a bi…
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Matt Richtman After Winning The L.A. Marathon (2:07:56) | Race Recap, Training Approach, Strava Details, Winter Running Stories
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“My mentality is if I'm going through that high mileage and adding that stress in, I don't want to also have to worry about workouts and putting my body in a hole where I can't recover for a week or two down the road. I think that's very different than how a lot of other people approach training, but for me it's been working.” For the first time in…
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This Week In Track and Field: 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships – Biggest Winners and Losers
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Chris Chavez and Paul Hof-Mahoney recap the biggest moments, surprises, and takeaways from the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted in Virginia Beach this past weekend. Hosts: Chris Chavez | @chris_j_chavez on Instagram & Paul Hof-Mahoney | @phofmahoney on Instagram SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS KETONE-IQ: Level up your training with Ke…
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NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2 RECAP: OREGON WOMEN, USC MEN TAKE TEAM TITLES
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Drama abounded at Day 2 of the of the NCAA Indoor Championships. When the dust of historic performances, breakthrough stars, and an hour-long 4x400m protest settled, it was the Oregon women and the USC men on top of the team podiums.
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NCAA INDOORS DAY 1 RECAP: DMR AND 5K DUELS HIGHLIGHT ELECTRIC NIGHT
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Gary Martin’s and Riley Chamberlain’s epic DMR anchors capped off a historic Day 1. Other big moments included Doris Lemngole’s 5K victory, Daniel Reynolds’ weight throw dominance, and the Moll twins doing what the Moll twins do best.
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NCAA INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW + PROJECTIONS
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Chris Chavez and Paul Hof-Mahoney share an event-by-event preview of the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships set for this weekend in Virginia Beach. Tune in for our thoughts, predictions, and insights on individual and team title contenders, rising stars to watch, and unexpected qualifiers and scratches who could shake things up. Hosts: …
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