Marathon Project 2.0, Evan Jager Exit Interview, The Case of the Missing NCAA Title

It's the final pod before Christmas and we've got a packed episode! Evan Jager joins us at 52:45 to put a bow on his incredible career.

The Marathon Project 2.0 results are in — Priscah Cherono wins the women's race at age 45 in a 2+ minute PB, while JP Flavin takes the men's title and Turner Wiley runs 2:09 as an unsponsored father working full-time with D2 college PRs. Ben Rosa becomes the youngest person in history to break 4:00 in the mile and 2:10 in the marathon in the same year. Plus: World Cross Country team announcements from France and Ethiopia, the Emily Venters/Evelyn Kimboy NCAA controversy and what it reveals about FERPA, and our full exit interview with Evan Jager reflecting on his incredible steeplechase career — the 2015 Paris fall, Olympic silver, the Oregon Project split, Fancy Bears, and his new job with Nomio in Sweden.

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Links:

• Marathon Project Results
• Marathon Project Experience Thread
• Emily Venters/Evelyn Kimboy Discussion Thread

• World XC Course Preview

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Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro & Holiday Gift Plug
• 01:06 Introductions, Patriots/Ravens talk, Christmas cards
• 04:01 Weldon's Central Park run

• 08:06 Marathon Project Women's Race — Priscah Cherono wins at 45

• 12:12 Marathon Project Men's Race — JP Flavin , Turner Wiley , Ben Rosa

• 18:34 Ivy League Runner of the Week: Ben Rosa

• 21:14 Blue Collar Runner of the Week: Turner Wiley
• 25:38 Marathon Project viability discussion

• 28:54 Paul Chelimo marathon pr (2:10:55)

• 31:58 World Cross Country Preview — France & Ethiopia teams

• 41:21 Emily Venters/Evelyn Kimboy NCAA controversy

• 46:21 RoJo's FERPA rant

• 52:15 EVAN JAGER INTERVIEW START

• 53:28 Impact on American distance running

• 54:57 Reflections on retirement

• 59:54 Turning pro at 19 with Jerry Schumacher

• 65:30 The brutal first year with Bowerman

• 70:23 Alberto Salazar & Oregon Project history

• 75:55 Transition to steeplechase

• 83:42 The iconic 2015 Paris Diamond League fall

• 99:49 Rio Olympics silver medal

• 107:22 2018 injury and career derailment

• 110:45 Fancy Bears leak response

• 116:58 Thoughts on Shelby Houlihan

• 124:34 How he wants to be remembered

• 127:59 The hair evolution

• 131:19 Rapid fire: Best kicker ( Ezekiel Kemboi ), greatest rival ( Conseslus Kipruto )

• 136:12 New job with Nomio in Sweden

• 141:29 His daughter's athletic future Shop LetsRun - New USA XC Shirts, or Give Supporters Club as a gift

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