It's the final pod before Christmas and we've got a packed episode! Evan Jager joins us at 52:45 to put a bow on his incredible career.

The Marathon Project 2.0 results are in — Priscah Cherono wins the women's race at age 45 in a 2+ minute PB, while JP Flavin takes the men's title and Turner Wiley runs 2:09 as an unsponsored father working full-time with D2 college PRs. Ben Rosa becomes the youngest person in history to break 4:00 in the mile and 2:10 in the marathon in the same year. Plus: World Cross Country team announcements from France and Ethiopia, the Emily Venters/Evelyn Kimboy NCAA controversy and what it reveals about FERPA, and our full exit interview with Evan Jager reflecting on his incredible steeplechase career — the 2015 Paris fall, Olympic silver, the Oregon Project split, Fancy Bears, and his new job with Nomio in Sweden.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro & Holiday Gift Plug
01:06 Introductions, Patriots/Ravens talk, Christmas cards
04:01 Weldon's Central Park run
08:06 Marathon Project Women's Race — Priscah Cherono wins at 45
12:12 Marathon Project Men's Race — JP Flavin , Turner Wiley , Ben Rosa
18:34 Ivy League Runner of the Week: Ben Rosa
21:14 Blue Collar Runner of the Week: Turner Wiley
25:38 Marathon Project viability discussion
28:54 Paul Chelimo

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