Running with Coach Tori and Jeff · September 12, 2026 · 43 min
Diamond league updates and Ultimate World Championships predictions
Track and Field: I. World Ultimate Championships predictions (Sept 11-13) 1. 200M - Will Kenny Bednarek win the 200M? 2. Will Josh Kerr win the 1500M? Will he set the WR? The field is stacked (Koech, Ingerbrigtsen?, Hocker, Nuguse, Myers....etc)? 3. Women's 1500 - Hiltz, Hunter Bell, Hull, or the rest of the field? 4. Women's 800 - Werro, Hockenson, Femke or rest of the field? https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-ultimate-championship/2026/timetable?day=2 II. Diamond League Final results (Brussels, September 5th) Women's 100M - Tina Clayton won - Richardson 3rd Women's 200M - Julian Alfred Women's 400M - Paulino Women's 800M - Werro, Femke, (Hockenson did not run) Women's 1500 - Kazimerska, Hull 2nd, Hunter Bell 4th, Hiltz 5th. Men's 100 - Seville, Kenny 4th Men's 200 - Kenny Men's 800 - Wanyonyi Men's 1500 - Myers, Ingerbrigtsen 4th, Nuguse 5th, Hocker 6th Men's 5000 - Balew, Blanks 5th, Young 6th Fisher 9th https://www.diamondleague.com/results-standings/results/ III. Jenny Simpson Is recovering and doing well - interview about her cardiac arrest last month. She has announced she will not be able to run again. https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/49680958/olympic-medalist-simpson-running-chapter-collapse IV. A bunch of injuries and suspension: Tara Davis-Woodhall ends her season after suffering a concussion in a car crash. Other notables - Gout Gout, Noah Lyles, Mondo, Suspension - Jonah Koech - 3 year ban for blood doping. https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/c62m8yz8ge2o https://www.usada.org/sanction/jonah-koech-accepts-doping-sanction/ Off the Track: I. Another World Marathon Major is over - Sydney Marathon - Addisu Gebena Men's winner in 2:04:42 and Jepchirchir women's winner in 2:18:31. https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/sydney-marathon-2026-gobena-jepchirchir II. UTMB Results - Americans did very well. Caurtney Dauwalter did not, she withdrew at mile 45. Men's UTMB Podium & Top Finishers 1st: Ben Dhiman (U.S.) – 18:16:29 (First man to break 19 hours) 2nd: Baptiste Chassagne (France) – 18:47:38 3rd: Caleb Olson (U.S.) – 18:48:24 4th: Virgile Moriset (France) – 19:00:23 5th: Joaquín López (Ecuador) – 19:06:48 Women's UTMB Podium & Top Finishers 1st: Blandine L'Hirondel (France) – 21:54:49 (First woman to break 22 hours) 2nd: Rachel Entrekin (U.S.) – 22:15:54 3rd: Emily Schmitz (U.S.) – 22:17:27 4th: Careth Arnold (U.S.) – 23:05:20 5th: Jazmine Lowther (Canada) – 23:21:55 https://www.google.com/search?q=utmb+results+2026&oq=UTMB+results&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgCEAAYgAQyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCDk1NDdqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 III. Half Marathon WR: Yomif Kejelcha sets the half marathon WR at 56:51. Yes, that is the same guy that was the second man to run a marathon under 2 hours (finished second to Sawa in London). Yes, Jakob Kiplimo had just set the half WR a few months ago. Yes, Sawe just pulled out of the Berlin Marathon with a stress fracture to his tibia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-HcqV51E2c Other Running stuff: I. Robot wars: China recently held the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. They had opening ceremonies - it really looked like a mini olympics. And they broke the 100 meter world record formerly held by Usain Bolt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGBLzMESBAo https://www.google.com/search?q=robots+racing&oq=&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggBEEUYOzIHCAAQABiPAjIGCAEQRRg7MgoIAhAuGLEDGIAEMgwIAxAAGEMYgAQYigUyDQgEEC4YrwEYxwEYgAQyCggFEAAYsQMYgAQyDQgGEAAYgwEYsQMYgAQyCggHEC4YsQMYgAQyBwgIEAAYgAQyBwgJEAAYjwLSAQg1MTYwajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:06ec8f25,vid:lftmpTyzSF4,st:0 II. How many gels should you take during your marathon? https://therunningchannel.com/gels-in-marathon/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.