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Gout Gout's 19.67, Cam Myers' 3:29, LA Olympic Ticket Prices + Cooper Lutkenhaus

Apr 15, 2026 · 80 min

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Gout Gout electrified Australian athletics with a 19.67 in the 200 meters, but was a swirling diagonal wind behind the eye-popping times? The crew breaks down why every finalist PR'd and what it really means. Cam Myers joined ultra-rare company with a 3:29 wire-to-wire 1500, while the women's 1500 DQ reversal sparked a fiery debate about obstruction rules and whether track and field needs instant replay. Jackson Spencer dropped an 8:31 meet record at Arcadia, LA 2028 ticket prices have fans in sticker shock, and the Supporters Club gets an exclusive interview with 17-year-old world indoor champion Cooper Lutkenhaus.https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe

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  • 00:00 Supporters Club
  • 00:33 Music
  • 00:56 Intro and Episode Preview
  • 06:52 Gout Gout Runs 19.67 at Australian Championships
  • 08:10 Did Wind Give Gout Gout a Hidden Advantage?
  • 12:49 Why 200m Wind Gauges Can Be Misleading
  • 20:08 Historic Sprint Anomalies From Flo-Jo to Tobi Amusan
  • 24:49 Cam Myers' 3:29 Wire-to-Wire 1500 Stunner
  • 29:29 Is Myers' Front-Running Strategy a Threat to Ingebrigtsen?
  • 33:41 Hollingsworth DQ Overturned in Women's 1500 Controversy
  • 36:12 Track and Field Desperately Needs Video Replay
  • 37:34 Who Should Be DQ'd: Hull or Hollingsworth?
  • 39:47 Was Hull's Inside Block Legal or Obstruction?
  • 45:48 Weldon's Verdict: No DQ for Jess Hull
  • 49:14 Jakob vs Hull: Is Shutting the Door a Legal Move?
  • 54:49 Ingebrigtsen Won't Race Until July
  • 55:57 Jackson Spencer's 8:31 Meet Record at Arcadia Invitational
  • 61:09 LA 2028 Olympic Tickets: Sticker Shock and Outrage
  • 63:36 How Expensive Will the Olympics Really Be?
  • 71:22 Is the Olympics Worth It or Should You Just Go to Worlds?
  • 75:21 Breaking News: Diana Rossini Out at The Athletic
  • 76:15 Boston Marathon Preview and Supporters Club Meetup
  • 77:57 Cooper Lutkenhaus: World Indoor Champion at 17
  • 80:15 Winning World Indoors: Tactics and Confidence
  • 87:42 Life as a 17-Year-Old Professional Runner
  • 92:52 World Champion in the High School Hallways
  • 99:05 Outdoor Season Plans and Diamond League Debut
  • 103:53 Dream Venues and Racing Where Rudisha Set His Record
  • 106:27 World Indoors Final: The Decisive Move With 200 to Go
  • 109:21 Outdoor Goals and the Sub-Four Mile Race Against His Brother
  • 113:26 World Under-20s, USA Outdoors, and What's Next
  • 117:16 Jim Ryun Comparisons and Why 800m Times Are So Fast

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