Is Gout Gout the Next Usain Bolt? Des Linden's INSANE Desert Race + World Marathon Announcement

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This week on The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down five huge stories from the world of running — including a record-shattering 200m sprint from an 18-year-old Australian phenomenon, Des Linden's remarkable debut at one of the world's most brutal ultramarathons, a visually impaired runner making marathon history with smart glasses and volunteers, and World Athletics dropping a bombshell announcement about the future of the marathon world championships.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro & Episode Overview
1:33 Des Linden | 3rd Place at Marathon des Sables
5:33 Clark Reynolds | First Blind Runner to Finish Marathon w/ Smart Glasses
9:07 World Athletics Marathon World Championships | Hot Takes
18:09 Josh Kerr | Could He Win a World Marathon Major?
22:40 Gout Gout | Faster Than Usain Bolt at 18 Years Old
25:25 Outro | 130th Boston Marathon Preview Coming This Week

🏃 STORIES THIS WEEK:
▶ Des Linden finishes 3rd overall at the 2026 Marathon des Sables — her first time ever running more than 50K, completed in a six-day, 250+ km Sahara stage race. Third place, 30:16:32. Oh, and she's pacing her husband at Boston next week.
▶ Clarke Reynolds, a visually impaired British runner with just 5% vision, became the first blind person to complete a marathon using Meta smart glasses and the Be My Eyes app — with 400 remote volunteers guiding him through the 2026 Brighton Marathon.
▶ World Athletics has announced a standalone World Athletics Marathon Championships launching in 2030 — separate from the main World Athletics Championships. Athens is bidding to host. We have thoughts. Hot ones.
▶ Josh Kerr, one of the world's best milers, has teased his desire to one day run — and win — a World Marathon Major. Could we be watching the early chapters of a future marathon legend?
▶ Gout Gout (GGO) of Australia ran 19.67 in the 200m in Sydney, breaking the World U20 record and running faster than Usain Bolt did at age 18. At 18 years old, he's already 16th on the all-time list.