2026 Bold Predictions, 2025 Quiz, + Sage Hurta Klecker
LetsRun.com's Track Talk: The Home of Running and Track and FieldEpisode Notes
Sage Hurta Klecker joins us 77:51 to discuss her amazing 2025, this weekend's world cross country race, and her 2026 plans including a possible American record attempt at the Millrose Games. (Written highlights here)
We kick off 2026 with our annual 2025 Quiz,J ohnson vs. Johnson, testing the brothers' knowledge of the past year in running. Then we review our 2025 Bold Predictions (Robert nailed the Emmanuel Wanyonyi call!) and make our 2026 Bold Predictions, including hot takes on Quincy Wilson, Athing Mu, Cole Hocker, and Cooper Lutkenhaus. Plus: Hakone Ekiden TV ratings, Ethiopian athletes denied visas for World XC, Beatrice Chebet's pregnancy announcement, and an interview with Sage Hurta-Klecker ahead of World Cross Country and the Millrose Games.
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Timestamps:
- 00:00 Introduction & World XC Party Promo
- 06:14 Quiz: January β Women's Half Marathon Record Breakers
- 08:23 Quiz: February β Fisher & Nuguse World Records
- 09:43 Quiz: March β Hobbs Kessler's Fuel
- 10:54 Quiz: April β Boston Marathon Towns
- 13:31 Quiz: May β US Diamond League Winners
- 14:36 Quiz: June β NCAA Distance Titles
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