{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Worlds Bets Settles, a rambling update on my heart and ChatGPT failed me again!","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6917b83ee4a19aaf07f4fb89/5ecf2146a4c5c2d4f24e093e7167028b.jpeg?height=200","description":"Todays episode is from Sept 22\n1. What recording artist ran the Berlin Marathon in under 3 hours?\n\nhttps://therunningchannel.com/harry-styles-berlin-marathon/\n\n2. Debrief on World Track and Field Championships\n\nhttps://www.flotrack.org/articles/14534302-2025-world-athletic-track-and-field-championship-results-see-who-won\n\nObservations:\na. Men vs women - it seems like there were way more upsets on the men's side. The favorite women won almost all (100 - MJW, 200 - MJW, 400 - SML, 1500 - Faith, 5000 - Chebet, 10,000- Chebet) running events (except 800). Why?\nb. Will Kenny Bednarek ever win an individual global gold?\nc. Crazy run off between USA and Kenya in the men's 4x400 - Zambia impeded both the USA and Kenya in different exchanges in the qualifying round. After a protest, at 11PM on Saturday night that there would be a run-off on Sunday morning at 10:40 AM before the finals later that day - USA was 2nd to Botswana in the finals. \nd. Biggest surprises\n - Men's 1500 - the big five all with no medals? Kerr and Laros were the only ones to make the finals and he hurt his calf a couple of laps in. Laros had no kick in this race. \n - Grant Fisher no medals?\n - Ingerbrigtsen - no medals?\n - Cole Hocker winning the 5000 in a fast race. His last lap was 52 seconds.\n\n3. Another marathon major - Berlin\nSawe was at WR pace at half way (60:16) but warm conditions slowed him down in the second half. Finished at 2:02:16 - four minutes ahead of second place. Rosemary Wanjiru (Ken) won the women's race in 2:21:05 (not particularly fast).\n\nhttps://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/09/sabastian-sawe-stays-perfect-at-26-2-by-winning-2025-berlin-marathon-in-20215/","author_name":"Victoria Harvey"}