House of Run

Ann Gaffigan of the Track and Field Athletes’ Association joins Jason and Kevin to discuss how the organization expanded to include international track and field stars such as Usain Bolt and David Rudisha.  Ann explains the role Sanya Richards-Ross played … Continue reading →

Jason and Kevin react to the race that wasn’t in Berlin and whether Dennis Kimetto let his training partner, Geoffrey Mutai, win. The guys dissect the failed attempt at the world record and the ramifications of the alleged choreographed finish. … Continue reading →

Flotrack’s Ryan Fenton joins the guys to preview the NCAA cross country season. Ryan discusses if anyone can compete with Arizona’s Lawi Lalang, who is most likely to keep Oregon’s Jordan Hasay from her first individual title and the top … Continue reading →

Daniel Gordon joins Jason and Kevin to discuss 9.79*, his documentary about the 1988 men’s Olympic 100 meter final.   Daniel shares his insight on the race involving Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis that changed track and field forever. He also … Continue reading →

Jason and Kevin chat about the world record performance by Aries Merritt, the surprise Diamond Race winners, the "mediocre" performances of Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake and the utter dominance of Valerie Adams. Also, Kevin Liao of Flotrack joins the guys and shares his experiences covering the European circuit this summer.

Jason and Kevin discuss the stunning loss by David Rudisha, the strange statements of Oscar Pistorius and the ambitious marathon time from Paul Ryan.  The guys also preview the final Diamond League meet in Brussels, figure out why trail runners and track fans can't coexist and rehash the reasons why Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake won't race.

Jason and Kevin discuss Yohan Blake's breakthrough 100 in Lausanne, Mo Farah's 2 mile jog in Birmingham and Nick Symmonds' American record in the beer mile.  The guys also debate the best match-ups in the upcoming Zurich Diamond League, the effects of Rule 40 and whether David Rudisha or Ashton Eaton has the greatest range on the track.

Jason and Kevin discuss Usain Bolt's latest challengers, Jeff Demps's decision to join the NFL and the results from the first post-Olympics Diamond League meet.  The guys also chat about the idea of an international relay meet, Mo Farah's twin brother and read an awesome tweet by Manteo Mitchell.

Jason and Kevin come to grips with the end of the Olympics by debating the legacies of Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and David Rudisha, discussing the most memorable races and examining the talk around Caster Semenya, Morgan Uceny and Meb Keflezighi.  The guys also look ahead to 2016 and try to predict which events Allyson Felix will run and what Ashton Eaton can do for an encore.  

Jason and Kevin recap the first five days of track and field from London and look ahead to the rest ahead of the competition.  Then, the guys are joined by Nick Zaccardi of Sports Illustrated who describes what the action is like on the track and in the media mixed zone at Olympic Stadium.  Nick shares his experience writing about Jenn Suhr's gold medal in the pole vault, the environment around London and tells how the media reacts to Usain Bolt.

Jason and Kevin preview the first five days of Olympic track and field events including the men's and women's 100, the men's and women's 10,000 and the women's marathon.

Jason and Kevin discuss LaShawn Merritt's cramp, America's relay gaffe, Aries Merrit's rhythm, Blessing Okagbare's win streak, the latest entrant for best trash talk of the year and all the other news from the Monaco Diamond Leage.  Also, the guys answer emails about drug bans, photo finishes, rain runners and betting lines, then answer athlete tweets.  

Jason and Kevin discuss Sally Pearson's loss, Christine Ohuruogu's surprise win, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's stumble, the barring of Nick Symmonds and Lolo Jones, and all the other news and results from the London Diamond League. The guys also analyze Debbie Dunn's positive doping test, debate a decision that could impact Oscar Pistorius' medal chances and play a game of "Running shoe or ride at Six Flags?"

Jason and Kevin play catch-up and discuss the fall-out from the Jeneba Tarmoh's withdrawal, Usain Bolt's losses, an unbelievable men's 5,000 in Paris and the incredible David Rudisha. The guys also discuss this weekend's London Diamond League meet, Oscar Pistorius, Mark Zuckerberg's triple jumping former roommate and the guy who thinks he can break 2 hours in the marathon

Kevin is joined by Joe Battaglia of NBC Olympics to wrap-up the 2012 Olympic Trials.  Joe discusses Monday's runoff featuring Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh and gives a behind-the-scenes look at both athlete's mindset going into the race. Also, Joe shares his biggest surprises from the meet, the most interesting potential stories for London and the prospects of Eugene hosting the trials in 2016.