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#217 World Champs Half Marathon Copenhagen Recap
· 31 min · S1 E217
Episode #217 World Champs Half Marathon Copenhagen Recap
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Kristian brings you a bonus recap episode straight after the Copenhagen Half Marathon World Championships, breaking down a historic day of racing on the fast, flat streets of Denmark.
Kristian walks through the women's race, where Agnes Ngetich ran away from the field to set a new world record, and Emma Gracie Hurley's breakout performance for the Americans in fifth place. He also touches on an American qualifying mix up that nearly kept some of the country's best runners out of the race entirely. He then breaks down the incredible men's race, where Andreas Almgren became the first non African winner of the World Championship half marathon in decades, out-kicking his Kenyan rivals in a European record time of 58:06. The episode closes with a roundup of other notable results, including several Nomeo teammates and friends of the podcast, and a look ahead to Monday's episode on low intensity training.
In this episode:
- Announcing the podcast's sponsorship with Saysky Copenhagen
- Race day conditions on Copenhagen's fast, flat course
- How the elite field format worked for this world championship race
- The women's race: Agnes Ngetich's dominant, world record win
- Emma Gracie Hurley and Jess McLean's breakout performances for Team USA
- An American qualifying mix up and how it was resolved
- The men's race: a historic win for Andreas Almgren
- Breaking down Almgren's European record and his technique
- A roundup of other notable results and friends of the podcast
- What's coming up: an episode on low intensity training
Timestamps
00:00 Announcing the podcast's sponsorship with Saysky Copenhagen
00:23 Welcome to this bonus recap episode
02:02 Race format and start times explained
03:42 The men's Elite B field explained
04:19 How the format differed for this world championship race
04:49 The women's race starts out fast
05:09 Comparing the pace to yesterday's Norwegian 5k record
05:36 Jess McLean and Emma Gracie Hurley's breakout runs
09:34 Women's results: Ngetich's world record win
10:38 An American qualifying mix up and how it was resolved
11:21 Other notable European finishers
17:18 A quick note on the men's B field strategy
19:21 The men's race: history on the line
20:25 A dramatic final sprint between Almgren and his rivals
22:13 Men's results: Almgren's European record win
22:36 Almgren's post race interview and his first marathon in New York
26:16 A roundup of other notable results
27:42 More friends of the podcast in the results
28:13 Reflecting on the atmosphere and considering racing Copenhagen
29:05 Another shoutout to Saysky Copenhagen
30:04 What's coming up: low intensity training with Brandon
30:35 Closing thoughts and have a good weekend
Cover photo by Copenhagen Half.
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