Evan Jager's officially retired & the NCAA Cross Country Championships are in the books and we break it all down.

We talk Jager’s legacy, course cutting, foreign recruiting, Hedengren vs Lemngole, OSU’s dynasty, Rocky Hansen’s breakout, Ryan Schoppe’s heroics, and more.

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00:00 Black Friday Deals and why the Supporters Club Gift Membership at 67 dollars is a no brainer
00:35 Evan Jager audio from the iconic Paris fall
01:40 Start of the show
03:00 Evan Jager’s career and the race that defined him
08:35 The impact Jager had on US distance running
14:15 Jager betting on himself as a freshman
17:45 LetsRun small talk from nationals weekend
28:45 Course cutting at NCAAs and what should have been done
44:50 Rojo’s near death driving adventure
47:29 Do runners ever get DQd in cross country
52:27 Breaking down Jane Hedengren and Doris Lemngole’s race
58:20 NC State is officially a dynasty
01:04:03 The foreigner debate
01:06:53 A team of all star Americans would have finished
01:11:09 Rojo gets to the bottom of the foreign explosion
01:23:10 Men’s race analysis
01:25:06 Simeon Birnbaum and Connor Burns
01:28:36 Ryan Schoppe fifth man of the week plus Where Your Dreams Become Reality Runner of the Week
01:31:09 Sadie Engelhardt steps up
01:34:04 Closing thoughts and upcoming events

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