COFFEE CLUB: a running podcast about nothing · Morgan McDonald

Where did Morgan McDonald and George Beamish go?

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George says the last two weeks have been his best running in 14 or 15 months.

1. Coffee Club: a running podcast about nothing episode 199.1 focuses on George Beamish’s comeback, Morgan McDonald’s glute recovery, and the build toward Worlds on September 13. 2. George Beamish and Morgan McDonald are the hosts, George speaks from Boulder and Morgan from Stockholm/Italy, and both are speaking as injured middle-distance runners trying to get back to racing. 3. The episode asks what the last few weeks of training have looked like after injury, and whether the pair are ready for the final block before Worlds and Diamond League finals. 4. George says the Boulder team has cleared out, leaving just him, Kai, Robert, and a few staff, while Josette left for Brussels and the rest of the squad is in Europe. 5. He says Boulder is going from mid-thirties Celsius heat to about 20 degrees cooler, which matters because summer ends there and the heat-training block is ending too. 6. George describes a Rollinsville long run with Ritz, saying they went easy because the route is a big hill and the downhill can trash your legs. 7. Morgan says his glute med tendonitis kept him to 10 minutes total of running per day, and he only recently saw “the light” and started running again. 8. He says a cortisone shot helped only briefly, and that time, lower load, and repeated exercises were what finally let the tendon settle down. 9. Morgan also says he is in Italy for five weeks, spending time with Sinta after her knee surgery and moving between Italy and Sweden during that stretch. 10. He describes Sweden as cold, green, and full of water, then says Andreas has a strong training setup near Stockholm and Solna. 11. George says he retired from all cross training after heavy bike, StairMaster, and elliptical work, and that his calves were “absolutely fucked” when he returned to running. 12. He gives a concrete timeline: July 13 was 10 minutes on the ground, and August 13 was the halfway point before Worlds. 13. George says the femur never hurt again and the cortisone in the ankle seems to be holding up, which changes the way he thinks about the final block. 14. He says the last two weeks have been his best running in 14 or 15 months, and that Jason has needed less treatment than at any time since April 2024. 15. George says he started doing aggressive uphill bounds and jumps to build ankle stiffness, and that hurdling now feels easier because he can “bounce over them.” 16. Morgan compares his own recovery to George’s, saying he also had uncertainty, a setback from a cortisone shot, and a long process of letting tissues remodel. 17. The conversation stays casual and self-aware, with the hosts joking about “Goochwatch,” “Booty watch,” and the idea that the body and mind are both affected by injury. 18. The format is loose and conversational, moving between recovery updates, travel logistics, coffee stops, and short previews of Brussels and the Diamond League final. 19. Best for runners who follow injury comebacks, Worlds buildup, and training talk. 20. Skip it if you want a tightly edited race recap or structured interview.

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