House of Run

Jason and Kevin discuss Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs historic 1-2 finish in the women's steeplechase, Ramil Guiliyev spoiling Wayde Van Niekerk's double, Van Niekerk's post -race comments about Isaac Makwala, track meet conspiracy theories and all the other stories from day seven and eight of the World Championships.  

Jason and Kevin discuss Shaunae Miller's surprise stumble in the women's 400m, Wayde Van Niekerk's close call in the 200m semifinals, the drama surrounding the health of Isaac Makwala, Tori Bowie's terrific lean, the tactics of Jenny Simpson and Laura Muir and all the other storylines from days three, four, five and six of the IAAF World Championships.  

Sports Illustrated's Tim Layden joins Jason and Kevin to react to the stunning defeat of Usain Bolt in his final 100m race. Tim discusses what went wrong for Bolt, the impact the defeat will have on a potential Bolt comeback, the icy reception for Justin Gatlin and a post-Bolt track world. The guys also discuss Mo Farah's 10,000m victory, Almaz Ayana's dominance, the doping suspicions that are hanging over the meet, the future of Christian Coleman and the enthralling women's 1500m semifinals.  

Jason and Kevin preview all the track events at the 2017 World Championships and discuss if Usain Bolt and Mo Farah will go out on top in their final appearances on the track, Wayde Van Niekerk and Shaunae Miller-Uibo's chances at a historic double, the impact David Rudisha's absence will have on the men's 800m, a fascinating women's 1500m field and the three events where the United States could sweep the medals.  

Jason and Kevin chat with writer, podcaster and track and field fan Malcolm Gladwell about his first experience at a professional track meet, Andre De Grasse's chances against Usain Bolt, organizing world records by eras, the pursuit of a sub two hour marathon, the current state of the women's 800m, running in the shadow of golf courses and much more. 

Jason and Kevin discuss the lightning fast women's 800m in Monaco, Usain Bolt's return to the land of sub 10 seconds, Evan Jager's first Diamond League victory and Isaac Makwala giving Wayde Van Niekerk a scare in the 400m.

Jason and Kevin discuss Usain Bolt's response to a question about his fear of Wayde Van Niekerk, the reports that Bolt had Andre De Grasse removed from the Monaco Diamond League 100m field, Gil Roberts's doping defense, Isaac Makwala's stunning double and the races to watch in Monaco.

Jason and Kevin chat with Olympian and World Championships silver medalist Nick Symmonds about his final season in track and field, the future of athlete's rights, the flaws of the Olympic model, Clayton Murphy's attempt at a double, Donavan Brazier's potential and the flaws of marathon pace calculators, Jason and Kevin also discuss Elaine Thompson's modified shoes, Wayde Van Niekerk's easy dominance, Charlene Lipsey's personal best in the 800m, an uninspiring series of men's distance races on the track, the best one-on-one match-ups at the World Championships and the latest Fancy Bears hack of the IAAF.

Jason and Kevin discuss Usain Bolt's struggle to break 10 seconds, Wayde Van Niekerk's world best/record, Mt. SAC hosting the 2020 Olympic Trials and Sydney McLaughlin taking a year off from the 400m hurdles in 2018. Then, Alex Hutchinson of Runner's World joins the show to give his final thoughts on the Breaking 2 project. How much did drafting help Kipchoge? Will there be another attempt at breaking the two hour barrier? What changes, if any, would the scientists at Nike make to shave off those extra 25 seconds?

Jason and Kevin recap the US Outdoor Championships and discuss the historic women's 400m hurdle race, Clayton Murphy's double gone awry, the surprises from Robby Andrews and Sara Vaughn, Christian Coleman and Deajah Stevens's big weekend and Ajee Wilson's negative split. Then, Olympic silver medalist Paul Chelimo joins the show to talk about his rise over the past year, being told he was disqualified at the Olympics (and reinstated) on live television, what it will take to beat Mo Farah, the advice his mother gives him and the song written in his honor.

Jason and Kevin are joined by NBC's Ato Boldon to give a survey of the landscape of the sprinting world in the United States and beyond. Ato reviews the prospects for Allyson Felix, Christian Coleman, Lashawn Merritt, and Noah Lyles and also explains why Wayde Van Niekerk will have a tough time winning the 200/400 double in London. After the guys share their thoughts on the distance races, Sara Germano of the Wall Street Journal joins the show and chats about David Rudisha's tweets, Nick Symmonds's impact on track and field, when to do a post race pose with a clock and the latest parallels between the Kardashians and the Dibabas.

Jason and Kevin discuss Raevyn Rogers's anchor leg, Usain Bolt's first farewell, Christian Coleman and Wayde Van Niekerk's personal bests, Des Linden's Twitter fire, Nick Symmonds's 1% chance and an epic race in a baseball stadium.

Jason and Kevin discuss Meb pacing Kevin in a half marathon, the results of the Adidas street meet in Boston, Usain Bolt's final meet in Jamaica, Sydney McLaughlin's place in high school history and the upcoming NCAA Championships.

Jason and Kevin discuss Asbel Kiprop's tweet, Tori Bowie's PR, Fred Kerley's collegiate record, Ronnie Baker's breakthrough and all the other running news of the week.

Jason and Kevin chat about the leaked USADA report about the Nike Oregon Project, the end of Edward Cheserek's NCAA career, a throwback Yohan Blake performance, another Elaine Thompson blowout and a strong defense of the Dubai Marathon.