1. The Milrose Games (letsrun.com):

a. Men's Wanamaker Mile - Cam Myers (3:47) bests Yared Nuguse (3:48) and Hobbs Kessler (Yes the same Hobbs That set the WR last week in the 2K)

b. Women's Wanamaker mile - Nikki Hiltz (4:19) bests Jessica Hull (4:20).

c. Mens 2 mile - Cole Hocker (8:07) wins over Josh Kerr (8:08). Grant Fisher was a scratch.

d. Men's 600 - Cooper Lutkenhaus (1:14) beats a bunch of guys I do not know. Sets under 20 WR.

https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/02/the-ultimate-millrose-games-recap-21-thoughts-on-the-2026-edition/

2. World Athletics: "Unconscionable" for bankrupt Grand Slam Track to look ahead before paying bills

https://www.thenewsenterprise.com/sports/sports_news/world-athletics-unconscionable-for-bankrupt-grand-slam-track-to-look-ahead-before-paying-bills/article_73fc587e-dbb3-52c6-b80d-64b3b99c305d.html

3. The police blotter:

a. Sha'Carri Richards is arrested (again). Richards arrested for going super fast - driving at 104MPH. There is a police cam in the attached link.

b. OH - Christian Coleman was arrested after Sha'Carri Richardson.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/olympic-sprinter-sha-carri-richardson-speeding-video-b2912552.html

4. The running channel highlights:

a. What's the highest recorded VO2 Max?

b. 6 ways to improve your 5K in 4 weeks.

c. 6 things every runner needs to do every week.

e. London Marathon Elite Field 2026.

https://therunningchannel.com/

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Today's episode is from the week of January 27th.

1. New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 2026 (Saturday January 24th)

https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/01/2026-new-balance-indoor-grand-prix-results/

https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/01/8-thoughts-on-2026-nbigp-elle-st-pierre-is-back-cam-myers-keeps-improving-noah-lyles-wwe-intro-more/

a. Hobbs Kessler (4:48.79) beats Grant Fisher and sets new indoor WR in the 2000M (not a real event). Note: on Friday January 23rd, Kole Hocker (4:52.92) set the American record in the 2000M.

b. Josh Hoey (1:42.50) sets a new indoor WR (29 year old record) in the 800M. Was paced by his brother.

c. Jereem Richards beats Noah Lyles in the 300 meters. More theatrics by Noah in the introductions (WWE style).

2. Syndey McLaughlin Pregnant

https://www.olympics.com/en/news/olympic-400m-hurdles-champion-sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-announces-pregnancy

3. 60 year old age group record of 5:26 (OK my 7 minute mile does not look so bad now - although this is a women's record - Michelle Rohl).

https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a70122168/michelle-rohl-masters-mile-record/

4. On the science side - Narrowing your visual focus can improve performance.

https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a70122168/michelle-rohl-masters-mile-record/

5. Coach's Corner - Can the Norwegian singles approach work for you? (The running channel).

https://therunningchannel.com/norwegian-singles/

https://www.youtube.com/@merakirunclub_coach

https://teamrunrun.com/

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Todays episode covers news from the week of January 19th

Running headlines:

Coach's Corner (courtesy of The Running Channel):

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