"It's always good to get athlete feedback. You want athletes to feel confident when they step on the track so that they can execute the demands of where they're placed. So it’s two-way communication. An athlete tells me, I feel good at this leg, but the good thing about it is that their performance can speak for itself.  So, I'm an objective person when it comes to that. If they feel great about a certain leg, if they're executing it, it should correlate."
Anderson Emerole reports from Nassau, Bahamas where he is covering the 2024 World Relays. Back in Thomas Robinson Stadium for the first time since 2017, this year's meet features a trimmed-down schedule focused on sprints action. The only races contested will be the 4x100m and 4x400m for men and women, as well as the mixed 4x400m. Despite the slim selection of events, there will still be plenty of stars out to play in the third of four global championship events this year.
We had a chance to chat with Team USA's coaches Mechelle Lewis-Freeman and Mike Marsh on a series of wide-ranging topics pertaining to this weekend's races, the team's selection process, how top stars find a way to build chemistry and practice together + hopes and expectations for the Paris Olympics.
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Dispatch From World Relays: Team USA Coaches Mechelle Lewis-Freeman And Mike Marsh On How Relay Teams Are Picked, Team Chemistry Is Built

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"I basically started my comeback then and said, let's try to get as much fitness as we can until October. I had this whole theory. You know how Norwegian threshold training is so ‘in’? I was like, this basically is threshold training because the only thing [the doctors] tell you is, ‘don't get your heart rate over 85%.’ So I was like, ‘I'm just the pregnant Jakob.’ I'm glad I kind of tempered it. I didn't actually do double threshold, but we did a lot of threshold work… My theme was like, ‘Well, I would never in my career otherwise have two years to do threshold training, so why not now?’"
Kate Grace is in the midst of what most mid-30-somethings with a young child could only dream of – a late-career resurgence as a professional athlete. After a 2021 outdoor campaign that saw her go on a sub-two tear across the Diamond League circuit after just missing an Olympic team, Grace’s training and racing was derailed by a bout of injury and long Covid. She then became a mother, giving birth to her son in March of 2023. But now, here we are in May of 2024 and she’s got a fighter’s chance at an Olympic berth in the 800m once again.
Grace joined the podcast to talk about the past three years of her life, the ups, the downs, and her unique take on training at the moment. It’s always fun to hear about an athlete who is taking a different approach to the sport, and it’s even more enjoyable when that athlete is so candid in discussing their experimentations with training.
Time stamps:
4:45 - What’s kept her in the sport for so long. 
6:28 - Why she took a break from competing and the reasons she returned to it. 
8:24 - How she dealt with long COVID + how she trained throughout her pregnancy.
15:01 - How she’s approaching training + her mindset heading into the rest of the season. 
17:50 - Reflecting on her 800m opener at the LA Grand Prix.
19:56 - Why she’s going all-in on training for the 800m 
21:54 - Her perspective on how the women’s 800m scene has evolved. 
23:09 - Her 800m racing strategy. 
24:54 - Unpacking her experience training with Team Boss and Joe Bosshard + her experience coaching herself. 
28:48 - What a typical week of training looks like for her. 
31:04 - Sharing her experience with “The Track Club” in Boulder. 
32:27 - Where her next few races will be leading up to the U.S. Trials. 
33:19 - Her interest in coaching.
34:40 - How long she intends to continue running professionally. 
36:05 - How she wants the rest of her running career to unfold. 
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Kate Grace's Comeback From Long COVID, Having A Baby, Injuries And Becoming Self-Coached To Give Herself A Shot At The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

Chris Chavez and Anderson Emerole chat it up on Memorial Day to bring you a recap of all the sprints + field events action that took place at the Prefontaine Classic.
Among the highlights:
– Sha'Carri Richardson took down a STACKED field at the Prefontaine Classic and puts any doubts about her early season form to rest with a decisive 10.83 victory in the women’s 100m. Richardson looked smooth while Olympic champ Elaine Thompson-Herah struggled, finishing 9th in 11.30.
– Joe Kovacs puts the world on alert with the first 23-meter throw of the season, launching a 23.13m effort in the final round of the men's shot put competition to set a new world lead.
– Grant Holloway keeps his incredible 2024 going with a world-leading 13.03 victory in the 110m hurdles. USA puts 3 in front of Olympic champ Hansle Parchment with Daniel Roberts (13.13) and Freddie Crittenden (13.16) rounding out the top spots.
– Christian Coleman runs his best 100m of the season, holding off Ferdinand Omanyala 9.95 to 9.98 to clock his best time of the season.
+ more highlights from the meet
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This Week In Track And Field: Prefontaine Classic Sprints Recap | Sha'Carri Richardson Is The Gold Medal Favorite Right Now

It was a race for the ages. The Prefontaine Classic Bowerman Mile delivered on the hype with 9 men breaking 3:50 and reigning World champ Josh Kerr taking down reigning Olympic champ Jakob Ingebrigtsen 3:45.34 to 3:45.60.
No amount of trash talk can trump results, and Kerr has not lost to Ingebrigtsen since June of last year.
Chris Chavez, Mac Fleet and Karen Lesiewicz had to record a podcast about it immediately after.
We also talk about:
– Keely Hodgkinson shows the world why she’s the one to watch in the women’s 800m, clocking a world leading 1:55.78 and defeating reigning World champ Mary Moraa.
– Diribe Welteji clocks her fourth sub-4 of the season with a 3:53.75 victory in the 1500m, leading 6 athletes under 4 and holding off a hard-charging Jessica Hull (3:55.97, Australian record).
– Elle St. Pierre keeps her incredible 2024 season rolling with a big 3:56.00 personal best in the 1500m, good for 3rd place. St. Pierre moves up from #6 to #2 on the U.S. all-time list. More takeaways from the 1500m.
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Emergency Podcast: Prefontaine Classic Distance Recap | Josh Kerr Beats Jakob Inegrbigtsen In Epic Bowerman Mile Showdown

LIVE from Eugene, Oregon! Chris Chavez and Karen Lesiewicz are on-stage at Hayward Field for the 2024 Prefontaine Classic. We'll be previewing some of the day's best races, chatting with some of the athletes and doing fun giveaways with fans.

Our coverage kicks off with the Pre-Show on the CITIUS MAG YouTube channel at 9:30 am PT on Saturday and 10 am PT on Sunday!

Read our full preview of the meet here: https://citiusmag.com/articles/prefon...

The TV window for Prefontaine is 4pm-6pm E.T. on Saturday, May 25 across NBC, CNBC and Peacock.

Special thanks to TrackTown USA and the Prefontaine Classic meet organizers. 

2024 Prefontaine Classic Pre-Race Show ft. Nikki Hiltz, Val Allman, Hobbs Kessler & Michael Johnson

Another jam-packed weekend of results unpacked by Chris Chavez and Anderson Emerole.
This Week In Track and Field
– Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Rai Benjamin Dominated At The LA Grand Prix
– Noah Lyles ties the American record in the 150m at the Atlanta City Games + highlights
– The Rabat Diamond League was a bit of a dud
– Kenenisa Bekele Has Been Named To The Olympic Marathon Team For Ethiopia
– What We’re Looking Forward To The Most At The Prefontaine Classic
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This Week In Track and Field: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone & Rai Benjamin Dominate At LA Grand Prix, Hope for Matt Centrowitz Fans, Noah Lyles Stars In Atlanta, Kenenisa Bekele Return To The Olympics

Dispatch From World Relays: Team USA Coaches Mechelle Lewis-Freeman And Mike Marsh On How Relay Teams Are Picked, Team Chemistry Is Built

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