Biggest Winners and Losers from Worlds + Devon Allen's Agent Paul Doyle (Guest), Fake Josh Kerr

1 year ago

The Worlds delivered on the track and we break down in more detail the winners and losers from the 2022 World Athletics Championships.

Then @ 53:34 we are joined by Devon Allen's agent Paul Doyle to get an update on Allen's ridiculous DQ at Worlds and what is next for Allen as the Philadelphia Eagles training camps started today.

Show notes below.

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Show notes:
3:07 Where's Jonathan Gault?
4:45 Major Props to Luis Grijalva for finishing 4th at Worlds in the 5000m
7:30 Rojo's Biggest Winner at Worlds - European distance running
9:04 Jakob Ingebrigtsen says he's a 5k runner (full video here) + he'd run the 10k and steeple if it was feasible
14:57 Message Board Post of Week by Thoughts Leader explains why no one pushed the pace in the 5,000m: Cheptegei/Barega/Kiplimo... TERRIBLE MISTAKE --- !!!!
+ 'Natural born runners' myth goes home devastated”
18:10 Wejo's Biggest Loser of meet - stereotypes
20:01 Biggest loser #1 - Selemon Barega (and Ethiopian men on track)
20:47 Biggest Winners #2 - Everyone who repeated at Worlds
24:57 Biggest Winner #3- US men's sprinters
29:51 Will Noah Lyles be a footnote in history? Erriyon Knighton at 2028 Olympics will be younger than Noah Lyles is today
30:10 Biggest Losers #2 - US distance runners not named Athing Mu
34:16 Biggest Loser #3 - Track Town USA for the lack of sellouts in Eugene
41:18 Rojo Rant on Max Siegel - Not a lot of planning on USATF's part. They scheduled a press conference with Tommie Smith and John Carlos on 40 minutes notice.
47:11 Voicemail from Fake Josh Kerr - a class act in defeat, has great advice for high schoolers
50:08 Brief Monaco DL talk
53:34 Agent Paul Doyle with a Devon Allen update

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