House of Run

2025 World Indoor Championships Preview

·1 hr 18 min·5 clips
Was Noah Kahan singing about Olympic gold medalist Andrew Wheating, or is the track world's biggest mystery still unsolved?
The episode begins with the hosts reading listener emails attempting to solve a mystery: which Olympic gold medalist musician Noah Kahan referenced in a song, with theories pointing to Andrew Wheating or Frank Shorter. They transition to track news, starting with the NCAA Indoor Championships. They highlight a controversial men's 4x400 relay where Arkansas was impeded by Texas A&M, leading to a DQ that cost Arkansas the team title; the hosts debate whether a rerun should have been allowed. NCAA event highlights include Isabel Whitaker's 49.02 NCAA record in the women's 400 and exciting distance races. The hosts then preview the 2025 World Indoor Championships, discussing Jakob Ingebrigtsen's 1500m/3000m double, Grant Holloway's 60m hurdles streak, and other events like the women's 1500m and 3000m. They note frustrations with World Athletics' website for finding start lists. In other news, they cover Matt Rickman's surprise win at the LA Marathon in 2:07:56, questioning why more U.S. men aren't breaking through in the marathon. They discuss a doping case involving high school sprinter Issam Asinga and his coach, who received suspensions. Listener emails include a note about New Zealand teen Sam Ruth's sub-4 mile, an explanation of aerodynamics in pacing, and updates on European indoor championships drama, including a Dutch 4x400 relay DQ controversy. The episode closes with personal anecdotes and scheduling notes.

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A Vermont song mystery gives way to a lively relay-disqualification debate about rules, results, and fairness.

House of Run starts with a small Vermont mystery around who Noah Kahn may have meant by an Olympic gold medalist, with Andrew Weeding floated as a possible fit thanks to his nearby roots and track credentials.

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You get a House of Run opening that starts with a Noah Kahn Vermont song mystery and turns into a relay-officiating thought experiment.

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