House of Run

Tim Layden of Sports Illustrated joins Kevin and discusses Allyson Felix's incredible 200, the growing dead heat controversy, Galen Rupp's kick and all the other stories that have been making news in Eugene. Tim also shares his thoughts on Usain Bolt's first loss and looks ahead to the events and athletes that will be making news in London.

Ato Boldon joins Kevin to discuss the Allyson Felix/Jeneba Tarmoh tie, Walter Dix's injury and the Lolo Jones story on and off the track.  Ato also looks ahead and previews the women's 200, men's 200 and men's 110 hurdles. Ato gives some distance analysis about men's and women's 5000 and explains how he help Galen Rupp learn how to sprint.  Finally, Ato previews the races and stories to follow from the Jamaican Olympic Trials in Kingston.

Jason and Kevin discuss the stirring victories of Nick Symmonds and Alysia Montano in the 800, Jesse Williams' high jump drama and the early exit for Alan Webb.  Jason also comments on his fictitious betting lines for the meet and comments on Eaton's world record and the tie hear round the world.

Ryan Fenton of Flotrack joins Kevin and chats about 100 and 400 meter finals, the condition of Tyson Gay, the excellence of Sanya Richards-Ross and the evolving sage of the 3rd place tie in the women's 100.  The guys also discuss Jeremy Wariner finishing 6th, the underrated field event stories of the day and their predictions for Monday's 800 finals.

Joe Battaglia of NBC Olympics joins Kevin to discuss the tie in the women's 100, Ashton Eaton's world record, Dawn Harper's win, Lolo Jones' 3rd place and all the other action from an eventful night in Eugene.

Kevin is joined by Jim McDannald of TrackFocus.com to discuss all of the day one action from Eugene.  Topics include: Ashton Eaton's decathlon world records Galen Rupp's Olympic Trials record in 10,000 Redemption for Amy Hastings and Dathan Ritzenhein Who advanced and who did not in the 800 and 400 prelims

With the Olympic Trials looming, Jason and Kevin preview every event on the schedule and include their predictions, story lines to watch and everything else you need to know about the best, or second best, meet of the year . Also, Jason offers up some proposition bets to consider including some fun over/unders. Then, Martin Bingisser joins the guys to preview the throwing events and Jesse Squire comes on to talk jumps and multis.

Jason and Kevin provide a basic rundown of the athletes, stories and rules that all fans need to know.  This episode that is designed for those that are need to get caught up on track before the Olympic Trials begin.

David Epstein of Sports Illustrated joins Kevin to discuss the Olympic mood in England, the performances of Tyson Gay and David Rudisha  in New York and the Jamaica's relationship with Usain Bolt. David also shares the story of a transgender Olympic track and field hopeful, discusses the issue of gender within sports, and explains new anti-doping procedures.  Also, David gives some insight about his story about the life and death of Sammy Wanjiru and his own time in Kenya.

Jason joins Kevin in the Los Angeles studio to discuss Tyson Gay's return to the track, Usain Bolt's car accident, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's reemergence and another Kenya marathon headache. The guys also delve into the NCAA Championships and recap the most exciting races and finishes; including Andrew Riley's double, Tony McQuay and Mike Berry's battle and Ashley Spencer's big win.  Kevin also looks at the collegians that could have the greatest impact at the Olympic Trials. Finally, Jason answers Twitter questions and explains why track and field is in a better place than boxing and horse racing.

Jason and Kevin talk with Ato Boldon and get his thoughts on Tyson Gay's return, Liu Xiang's brilliance, Allyson Felix's double and the intrigue surrounding Lolo Jones.  Ato also discusses what it will take to beat Usain Bolt, the challenge of making predictions in the sprints this season and the best trash talk of 2012. Then, the guys run down the distance action from the Prefontaine Classic and Rome Golden Gala meets, look ahead to the best match-ups in New York and debate the unlikely pairing of Nick Symmonds and Paris Hilton.

Jason and Kevin chat with Joe Battaglia about Usain Bolt's 10.04 in Ostrava, the exciting hurdle fields at the Pre Classic, Morgan Uceny's chances against a loaded field in Rome and a whole host of other issues from the 2012 season.  Joe also comments on the Kenyan Olympic Trials for the 10,000, the emergence of Lolo Jones as a worldwide superstar and which media outlet could produce the fastest 4 x100 team.

Jason and Kevin recap Mo Farah's marvelous double, Morgan Uceny's not so surprising loss and the rest of the distance results from the Occidental High Performance meet.  Then, the guys discuss the wins by Liu Xiang, Novelene Williams-Mills, Veronica Campbell-Brown and the unfortunate results by Kenenisa Bekele and Jessica Ennis.  Also, the guys preview the meets in Ostrava and Hengelo and continue their discussion about running movies.

Jason and Kevin recap the fast and captivating results from the Doha Diamond League including a thorough review of their incorrect prognostications about Allyson Felix and Justin Gatlin.  Also, the guys chat about Asafa Powell's jet lag, Ryan Hall's peaks and valleys, Nike's new uniforms and NCAA stars that could have an impact in the Olympics.  Finally, the guys preview the big weekend meets in Shanghai and Occidental.

Jason and Kevin talk with Adharanand Finn about his new book, living and training in Kenya and the biggest misconceptions about Kenyan runners.  Adharanand also explains how he and his family were received in Iten, the average day for a runner in Kenya and the best training run he experienced.  Also, the guys read some emails and discuss the salaries of professional track and field athletes.