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Jacob and Rory are back in Flagstaff after weeks on the road, and Jacob gives an update on his Achilles: no pain in four weeks, mileage climbing back up, and marathon training officially back on. They dig into the Chicago Marathon field announcement, with Sharon Lokedi as the headline story and a stacked American men's field chasing fast times. Then Josh Kerr's mile world record takes over, from the race itself to whether he could go after the 1500m record next, and why USA Outdoor Championships keep losing their biggest names to Europe. They close out with listener questions on training locations, gear from their college days, favorite non-major marathons, and what kids at running camp do better than grown adults.

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YouTube Chapters
00:00 – Cords, motorcycles, and catching up 01:07 – Welcome back to episode 47 01:56 – Jacob's Achilles update and ramping back into training 06:19 – Adjusting goals when the plan falls apart 08:34 – Rory's hour run buildup and spike talk 10:53 – Track-legal shoes vs. marathon super shoes 13:06 – Chicago Marathon field announcement 14:44 – Sharon Lokedi's Chicago debut 17:13 – International men's field 19:21 – American men's field storylines 21:25 – American women's field 23:55 – Who's missing from Chicago and why 26:24 – Late-fall marathons and training through the heat 28:31 – Josh Kerr breaks the mile world record 30:49 – Could Kerr go after the 1500m record next 32:49 – Mile WR vs. marathon WR debate 35:05 – Where was Jakob Ingebrigtsen during the race 37:14 – Kerr's physique and the speed suit debate 38:54 – USA Outdoor Championships preview 40:59 – Why the stars are skipping USAs 43:11 – The Ultimate Championship and Cooper Lutkenhaus 45:32 – USA 10K men's field and Grant Fisher 47:22 – Listener question: Truett Haynes update 49:42 – Listener question: best training locations outside Flagstaff 53:38 – Listener question: one thing from the current era they wish they had in college 55:42 – Listener question: Mount Rushmore of non-major marathons 57:02 – Listener question: how many miles on a pair of carbon shoes 59:21 – Listener question: what kids do better than adult runners 1:01:49 – Wrap up