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Chicago Marathon + Conner Mantz on His American Record | Femke Bol Moving Up & Athlos 2025
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Oct 13, 20252:07:07
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The 2025 Chicago Marathon delivered: Jacob Kiplimo flirted with the world record, Conner Mantz smashed Khalid Khannouchi’s 23-year-old American record with a 2:04:43., and we got to put Ruth Chepngetich’s world record another year in the rear view mirror.
Mantz' joins the show at 1:56:41 to speak with Jonathan Gault about his American record.
Plus, the 2nd Athlos meet in NYC, Femke Bol’s shocking move to the 800 meters, and Wesley Kiptoo’s new U.S. citizenship.
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- Show notes
- 0:00 Chicago: Conner Mantz American Record (Guest) +
- 0:24 Introduction and Episode Overview
- 4:08 Chicago Marathon 2025: Jacob Kiplimo gives World Record a scare
- 11:41 What happened to Korir?
- 16:40 Kiplimo's training
- 21:49 Conner Mantz's American Record
- 23:31 Odds of winning a major?
- 30:03 HOKA NAZ Elite's Alex Masai beat Conner Mantz. How?
- 40:14 Wesley Kiptoo a U.S. citizen
- 43:35 Other Americans
- 47:00 Wesley Kiptoo vs Alex Masai's Future
- 50:12 Galen Rupp's Comeback
- 52:04 Women's race: Hawi Feysa goes 2:14:56
- 54:26 Ruth Chepngetich's world record and positive test
- 56:23 Should the Rosas have to pay back their commissions?
- 1:00:34 Jon's question to Kiplimo & his camp's physical reaction
- 1:07:47 Crazy Marcell Jacobs story
- 1:12:04 Was Kipchoge not a generational talent in the marathon? Is Kiplimo?
- 1:19:38 Athlos NYC Track Meet #2 entertains
- 1:33:28 Comparing Athlos to Other Sports Ventures
- 1:44:32 Diplo's 5k
- 1:48:26 Femke Bol's Move to the 800 Meters
- 1:52:13 Athing Mu's Potential in the 400 Meter Hurdles
- 1:56:41 Conner Mantz speaks on American recor
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