Conner Mantz (guest), Tuohy & Myers Scorcher, Valby's Pro Debut, NCAA Mile Record in Jeopardy?

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Conner Mantz, the new American record holder in the half marathon, joins us at @ 73:29 to discuss taking down Ryan Hall's 18 year-old record in Houston.

Prior to that we break down the latest in the running and track and field world. The indoor season heated up at the Dr. Sander Scorcher at the Armory where Katelyn Tuohy and teen phenom Cam Myers impressed.

Cole Hocker made his 2025 debut and the action really heats up this weekend in Boston at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix (Noah Lyles, Julien Alfred, Grant Fisher, Parker Valby) and Boston University where the NCAA mile record might be under threat by Ethan Strand.

Show notes:

• 00:00 LetsRun.com/vpn
• 00:33 Start
• 02:23 Banter
• 06:28 Dr Sander Scorcher with Cam Myers and Katelyn Tuohy
• 11:26 Nathan Green vs Kessler round 2
• 14:50 Cam Myers future
• 19:26 Remembering German Fernandez's greatness Thread: The fact that German Fernandez held the U20 WR until this past weekend is truly remarkable *Video
• 24:27 Nia Akins FTW
• 27:12 Cole Hawker's Season Debut and Lack of Media Coverage
• 31:50 Millrose Games & New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
• 34:40 Great fields at New Balance
• 35:54 Who wins men's 1500?
• 38:13 Hoey vs Fisher
• 43:00 Parker Valby's pro debut
• 50:29 LRC SF meetup email [email protected]
• 54:19 Could NCAA record in mile go down at BU with Ethan Strand? Thread: Ncaa mile record on watch at BU
• 01:04:23 World Junior XC champ Ishmael Kipkurui running for New Mexico
• 01:05:44 Julius Achon update
• 01:09:13 Kishane Thompson wins in Kazakhstan but was it worth it?
• 01:12:47 Conner Mantz: New American Record Holder
• 01:13:29 Conner Mantz (guest)
• 01:14:07 Breaking the American Record
• 01:16:36 Race Day Strategy
• 01:19:55 Dealing with weather and the clock
• 01:26:51 The Final Push and Finish Line Drama
• 01:31:43 Has he heard from Ryan Hall?
• 01:34:30 How does this rank?
• 01:38:56 Dealing with Injuries, the Build-Up to the Race
• 01:42:17 The Decision to Race
• 01:45:09 Cross Training Insights
• 01:49:13 Sauna Training
• 01:51:52 Future Goals & What about World Cross 2026

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