Today on Episode 130 of The Final Sprint Podcast, I had a chance to speak with Matt Tegenkamp, the American record holder in the two-mile run and two-time US Indoor champion in the 3000m who competes for Nike and KIMbia Athletics.
In the interview, Matt talks about his repeat victory in the 2008 US Indoor Championships 3000 meters, why he’s staying home while his KIMbia Athletics teammates Chris Solinsky and Jonathon Riley (who finished 2nd and 3rd) are heading to Valencia for the world championships while he’s staying home. He also talks about what’s in store for him in 2008 leading up to the Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR and the Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
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Host: Jimmie Markham
Guest: Matt Tegenkamp
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 13.2MB
Length: 00:19:17
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While the horrifying death of Kenyan Olympian Lucas Sang and the wounding of world marathon champion Luke Kibet have made headlines, much of the information coming out of Kenya from the athletics community is that most athletes remain safe, but training and travel has been curtailed due to the obvious dangers.
Agent Lisa Buster reports that world marathon champion Catherine Ndereba and her husband Anthony Maina are safe, but housebound in Nairobi. Road runner Linus Maiyo, who lives in Eldoret, is unable to train and is staying indoors.
Tom Ratcliffe, who manages marathoners Stephen Kiogora, Evans Rutto and Ben Maiyo says that his athletes are fine, but hesitant to go out for training. “Most guys are staying in their home areas, as they want to stay close to their families and do not want to travel,” he wrote in an e-mail message.
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40K at Magnolia. Ugali and Chicken. Table Mountain. CNN and Fox News. Trips to Wal*Mart. Yep, it’s that time of year again. Welcome to Season Three of chasingKIMBIA; a video blogumentary detailing the lifestyle and training of some of the world’s best marathoners.
The Chicago and New York City Marathons are fast approaching, and the athletes have been getting fast. Season Three kicks off next Monday from Boulder. You’ll meet some new athletes this season, like Christopher Cheboiboch, who has a PR of 2:08 and has finished second in both New York and Boston. You’ll also see some old faces, like Baba (New York) and James Koskei (Chicago).
But the biggest change this year will be the addition of an American to the group. Fasil Bizuneh is an up-and-coming American marathoner. His half-marathon PR of 1:02:20 came in the US Championships where he finished second to Ryan Hall, and ahead of Olympic silver medalist Meb Keflezighi and he’s been training with the guys in Boulder since the end of August in preparation for the November 3rd US Olympic Marathon Trials in NYC.
Play the video trailer below for a sneak-peak of chasingKIMBIA’s highly-anticipated third season!
Chris Solinsky ran 7:36.90 - a 15-second PR - on a cold, rainy night in Sheffield, UK. His time, the 8th fastest ever by an American, was good for third place behind Kenenisa Bekele and Craig Mottram at the Norwich Union Grand Prix meeting.
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Episode 57 of The Final Sprint Podcast features a teleconference interview with Matt Tegenkamp and Chris Solinsky. The teleconference was hosted by KIMbia Athletics on Tuesday, June 12th and the primary questioning was conducted by Runner’s World’s Peter Gambaccini.
Matt set a new American two mile record at last weekend’s Prefontaine Classic, running 8:07.07. The time broke the old record, set by Alan Webb, by more than four seconds. 
Two days prior to Matt’s record-setting performance, Chris, his former University of Wisconsin teammate, successfully defended his 5000m title at the NCAA Championships.
Download the podcast to hear Matt and Chris speak about these exceptional performances, the upcoming USA Outdoor T&F Champs, their summer racing schedules & goals for the year, Chris’ recent decision to also sign with KIMbia Athletics, and much more!
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Hosts: KIMbia Athletics’ Matt Taylor
Primary Interviewer: Runner’s World’s Peter Gambaccini
Guests: Matt Tegenkamp; Chris Solinsky
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 17.8 MB
Length: 19:27
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