2 Black Runners

Your favorite 2 Black Runners, Aaron & Joshua Potts, speak with elite high school athletes at the 2024 Arcadia Invitational about sacrifices and their view of success. Additionally they touch on how this era of distance runners are running way faster.

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TIME STAMPS

0:00 INTRO

9:26 SADIE ENGELHARDT

16:00 JANE HENDEGREN & LILLY ALDER

23:26 BENJAMIN HARRIS

28:50 ALI INCE

33:50 TRISTAN RUTLEDGE

41:29 NATHAN NEIL

48:17 DANIEL SIMMONS

54:29 TEG PANHDER

59:40 PAYTON SMITH

1:04:38 DIEGO AGUIRRE-STEWART

1:10:13 AYDON STEFANOPOULOS & CARSON HEDLUND

1:15:56 TAYLOR COX

1:19:35 OUTRO

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This week your favorite 2 Black Runners rank their 24 favorite things about Track and Field in honor of March Madness. See our final rankings here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4_oHJWvqCt/?igsh=MTZ4aTdwNHpyZGZndQ== TIME STAMPS: 0:00 T&F Schedules are annoying 1:51 Intro 4:04 Kendrick Lamar, Drake, or J. Cole 5:15 Ranking our Track & Field Favorites ✔Aaron's IG: https://www.instagram.com/supahotpotts/ ✔Joshua's IG: https://www.instagram.com/mr.pottsible/ ✔YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@2blackrunners ✔Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2blackrunners/ ✔Website: https://www.running-report.com/

Aaron shares his first marathon experience at the LA Marathon. Plus your favorite 2 Black Runners recap the Sound Running TEN.

TIME STAMPS:

0:00 Joshua is back in CA

2:27 What happened in Aaron's first marathon

19:11 The TEN Recap

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This week, your favorite 2 Black Runners dive into everything that happened at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Joshua Potts shares what he loved and hated to see from the meet while Aaron Potts gives his thoughts.

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This week your favorite 2 Black Runners are covering all of the biggest stories in track and field. Aaron and Joshua Potts preview the World Indoor Track & Field Championships, discuss Michael Johnson's new T&F league, and they talk about Noah Lyles' huge new contract with Adidas.

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This special edition of the 2 Black Runners podcast is for all the trackheads out there!! Aaron & Joshua Potts dive deep into all recent news from Grant Holloway, Deveynne Charlton, Femke Bol, Josh Kerr, and Letsile Tebogo's world records. Plus they talk about competitive matchups in the U.S. ranks.

They also discuss Aaron's recent preparations for the LA Marathon which is less than a month away!!

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Your favorite 2 Black Runners are busy this week but they are here to drop a special Friday episode!! Hear about their thoughts on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon, the NB Indoor Grand Prix, and a special preview of the 116th Annual Millrose Games.

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This week, Aaron & Joshua Potts are joined with Swarnjit Boyal for the final part of his story ahead of the 2023 US Olympic Marathon Trials. Swarn speaks on his marathon build and how he needed to find his love for running again. Plus on this podcast episode, your favorite 2 Black Runners go "Around the Track" and preview the Marathon Trials.

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TIME STAMPS

0:00 Intro

2:08 PT4- Swarnjit Boyal's Journey to the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

23:43 Around the Track

45:12 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Preview

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This week, listen to the 8 most inspirational minutes in 2 Black Runners history!! Hear about the the proudest moment of his life which very much defines who he is.

Plus Aaron & Joshua Potts recap some of the biggest running news over this past weekend.

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Aaron & Joshua Potts are back for a jam packed episode recapping numerous running stories and part 2 of the Swarin story (skip to 32:56). This week, Swarin takes us back to his first day of cross country practice in high school and why he first thought Cal Poly SLO was the worst decision of his life.

TIME STAMPS

0:00 Watching spots on the East Coast is basura

1:46 It's too cold

3:25 Joshua talks about the HBCU Showcase track meet

8:11 Start of Around the Track

8:38 Soooo many records broken!!

17:20 Houston Marathon Takeaways

23:29 Highlights from UW

26:59 Mia Brahe-Pederson & Adaejah Hodge rivalry continues

32:56 Swarinjit Boyal's Journey to the 2024 US Marathon Olympic Trials PT-2

44:31 Outro

Aaron & Joshua Potts are starting off 2024 recapping some of the most recent Track & Field news over the past 2 weeks. Plus they start a 4 part series with Swarinjit Boyal who will be competing at the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials. Learn more about one of the blue collar athletes competing at the Olympic Trials and their incredible story.

TIME STAMPS

0:00 Intro

2:00 Around the Oval

21:09 Part 1 of Swarinjit Boyal's Journey to the 2024 US Marathon Olympic Trials

43:47 Outro

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Your favorite 2 Black Runners are here for the first 2 Black Tuesday of 2024. In this episode, Aaron & Joshua Potts have a deep discussion on faith, new jobs, motivation for podcasting, and more.

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Your favorite 2 Black Runners are back recapping the first big track meet of the 2023-2024 season. Plus they look into the High School XC Championship season, and have a deep discussion about the USATF Wing Awards.

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Your favorite 2 Black Runners, Aaron & Joshua Potts, recap the 2023 NCAA XC Championships and talk to APU's Nixon Korir.

TIME STAMPS

0:00 The NAU women's lost hurt me

1:22 Joshua is dropping out of the Turkey Trot

4:17 Dave Smith gives NAU their Respect as Greatest Teams in NCAA

8:59 Who had the bigger individual win, Graham Blanks or Parker Valby?

12:55 Did the Katelyn Tuohy & Nico Young XC Era Live Up to the Hype?

19:45 Start of Nixon Korir Interview

25:17 Nixon started running 5 years ago

26:25 Nixon's connection to Aaron Rono

28:39 How his approach to running changed in those 5 years

33:23 Nixon's connection to elite athletes

35:00 What has he learned from being around greatness

37:27 Ask A.I.

40:37 What mark Nixon wants to leave at APU

45:15 Closeout Podcast

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Aaron & Joshua Potts interview Abigail Hollie, the project manager for the Running Industry Diversity Collation, about how RIDC is providing a safe space for BIPOC. Plus your favorite 2 Black Runners preview the NCAA XC Championships and discuss if Sha'Carri was snubbed as a World Athlete of the Year Finalists.

TIME STAMPS

0:00- Tamela Mann is the greatest singer in the world

1:42- Intro

3:49- Sha'Carri Snubbed out of World Athlete of the Year Finalists

10:26- World Athletics Making New Space for Content Creators

16:44- Interview with RIDC Program Manager, Abigail Hollie

20:06- What is the Running Industry Diversity Collation

23:47- How Abigail found the RIDC

27:16- Abigail Shares her Servant Heart

30:07- What doest a Program Manager at RIDC?

31:34- The Importance to Celebrate BIPOC Faces in the Running Community

36:24- How to find a BIPOC community in the Running Insdustry

46:17- The Cookout at The Running Event

54:35- Aaron is going to The Cookout

56:27- Previewing NCAA Championships

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This week on the 2 Black Runners podcast, Aaron and Joshua Potts discuss some of the most pressing news in running culture. They cover the 2023 NYC Marathon, athletes leaving Bowerman Track Club, and the Top HS girl in the nation signing with USC.

TIME STAMPS

0:00 Let's Run is a WILD place

1:07 Intro

3:01 New York Marathon Recap

10:18 Elise Cranny Leaves Bowerman Track Club

17:14 Aaron Runs First Half Marathon

27:16 Stir the Potts

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Futsum Zienasellassie joins your favorite 2 Black Runners to talk about running the NYC Marathon this Sunday. Plus he discusses the start of the NAU XC dynasty in 2016, being part of the first World Road Racing Championships, the effect of African culture on the U.S. running scene.

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TIME STAMPS

0:00 How we know Futsum

2:00 Intro

4:39 Coming back to Hoka

6:18 Experiencing the first World Road Running World Championships

14:34 African culture in the U.S. running scene

19:37 New York City Marathon Build Up

23:19 Meb Keflezki's influence on Futsum

25:57 Preparing for 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

30:09 Approaching the Sport differently

37:20 Futsum Gives Aaron Advice on First Half Marathon

41:131 Was Futsum convinced to do the Marathon?

47:07 NAU is a Pro Team

56:54 Futsum's advice to High School Runners & Coaches

1:03:33 Aaron should've went to NAU

1:06:21 Who should we have next on 2BR? What mark do you want to leave on the sport?

1:09:17 The Cool Down

We better! This week we join the unreasonable speculation of why Grant Fisher left Bowerman Track Club (Best of luck Grant on your next steps!! 😤). Plus we go through the nominees for the USATF Wing Awards for Female & Male Athlete of the Year. Aaron is also running his first Half Marathon next week and goes through his goals.

TIME STAMPS

0:00 75th Annual Mt. SAC XC Invite

4:00 Intro

6:02 Aaron Preparing for First Half Marathon

10:53 Our Reaction to Grant Fisher Leaving Bowerman Track Club

23:47 USATF Wing Awards Nominees

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Today marks starts the 10-week Running Report season covering XC, Marathoning, and any Athletics news!! Expect a new Running Report every Thursday on the 2 Black Runners podcast hosted by Joshua Potts

Great Previews to Pre-Nats and Nuttycombe

Citius Mag with the Wood Report- https://citiusmag.com/articles/nuttycomb-invitational-pre-nats-preview-ncaa-xc-2023

Flotrack Pre Nats Preview- https://www.flotrack.org/articles/11307717-margot-appleton-chandler-gibbens-enter-as-pre-race-favorites-at-pre-nats

Lets Run on NC State- https://www.letsrun.com/news/2023/10/the-last-dance-begins-for-katelyn-tuohy-and-the-nc-state-women/

USTCCA History on Nuttycombe- https://www.ustfccca.org/2023/10/featured/2023-nuttycombe-wisconsin-invitational-top-matchups-ncaa-di-cross-country

World Athletics Nominees- https://worldathletics.org/awards/news/nominees-women-world-athlete-year-2023

https://worldathletics.org/awards/news/nominees-men-world-athlete-year-2023

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The 2 Black Runners aren't back, they're BETTER!! In this episode, Aaron & Joshua Potts discuss the Chicago Marathon Madness. Plus they give updates on the 2BR.

TIME STAMPS

0:00 Are the Raiders garbage?

2:03 Show Starts

4:14 Reacting to Kelvin Kiptum's Marathon World Record Run

14:13 Sifan Hassan is in her own league!?

21:30 Aaron preparing for first Half Marathon

27:00 Joshua is interning for an ESPN+ Show

34:04 2BR Update

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Various electric performances at the 2023 Dimond League Final closed out the season and are building onto an even bigger year in 2024. Below checkout out the timestamps to see the athletes Joshua & Aaron Potts talked too.

0:00 Intro

0:40 Mondo Duplantis breaks his own Pole Vault WR with a 6.23m vault

1:52 Gudaf Tsegay breaks the 5000m WR after claiming the 10K title at the World Athletics Championships

2:38 Noah Lyles talks about his "SENSATIONAL" season

3:51 Jakob Ingerbristen completes the Diamond League Final double in the Mile and 3000m

4:58 Yared Nuguse breaks the Mile American Record

6:39 Cole Hocker's 3:48 gives him 6th Place and makes him part of the immense young talent in the mile

7:14 Mario Garcia breaks the Spanish Mile Record

7:56 Athing Mu gets her redemption from the World Championships with the 800m win and U.S. record

9:42 Marco Arop breaks the Canadian National Record and is coming into perfect form right on time

10:56 U.S. Women's Throws are DOMINANT

13:37 Quincy Hall runs 44.44 to finish 2nd in the DL Final after 3rd at the World Championships

14:34 Rai Benjamin & Kyron McMaster speak on this legendary era in the 400m H.

17:27 Outro

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In this episode, the Potts brothers are joined with 2022 World Athletics Championship Bronze Medalist, Tori Franklin. They ask Tori about her new book, "You Anthem," releasing on October 7th, 2023. Plus they learn about why she decided to write a book and how love is powering her every move.

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The last Running Report special covering the 2023 World Athletics Championships, hosted by Joshua Potts. On this episode, Aaron Potts joins the show to talk about Noah Lyles viral comments about the NBA. Plus the Potts brothers discuss the exciting women's 800m, if Jakob Ingebristen is better a 5000m runner, and they shout out their favorite athletes over the past 9 days.

Watch the full interview w/ Luis Grijalva from Citius Mag: https://youtu.be/rfKBdVTnp5g?si=cMYcJbTpQVaZFDpT

Real Talk with Tee's full interview with Athing Mu: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cwd4hEXI4ms/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Checkout ESPN's post featuring Noah Lyles: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwdwcAIvCX6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:15 Aaron joins the show

2:47 Men's 5000m final recap

6:38 Luis Grijalva places 4th at Worlds, 2nd year in row

7:14 Luis Grijalva's comments after 5000m

8:04 Reaction to Luis Grijalva's race

11:52 Women's 800m

14:17 Athing Mu's comments after 800m

15:30 Reacting to Athing Mu's comments

21:16 U.S. Sprinters dominate World Champs

24:25 Noah Lyles comments

25:03 Reacting to Noah Lyles comments going viral on ESPN

30:40 Shoutouts

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A special 2 Black Runners podcast hosted by Joshua Potts, covering Day 8 of the 2023 World Athletics Championships. Joshua Potts discusses why this World Championships marks the U.S. Men & Women on top, why U.S. Women Throws needs more love, and potential athlete of the year candidates.

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A special 2 Black Runners podcast hosted by Joshua Potts giving you 5 more O.M.G. Moments from the World Athletics Championships!!

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A special 2 Black Runners podcast covering the first 4 days of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Join Joshua Potts sharing is top 5 OMG moments, and Aaron Potts at the end giving some HOT TAKES.

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Here's a list with some of Running Report's favorite USA athletes to watch at the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships.

Watch video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Vi7EBa20Krw 0:00 Intro 0:44 Athing Mu 2:31 Death Row Running 4:40 Brittany Brown 5:55 Brooks Beasts 8:33 Bowerman Track Club 11:26 Yared Nuguse 12:37 Britton Wilson 14:00 Valarie Allman 15:36 Masai Russell 17:00 Cordell Tinch

At the USA U20 Championships, Aaron & Joshua Potts finally sat down with Tinoda Matsatsa who became the first Black High Schooler to break 4min in the mile. At the 2023 HOKA Festival of Miles, Matatsa made history in the mile running 3:58.70. He also went on to run 1:47.61 in the 800m making hime one of the the most talented runners in the historic 2023 class. In this podcast your favorite 2 Black Runners discussed Matsatsa's big races in 2023, his training minset, and the importance to be the first Black high schooler under 4 minutes.

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Aaron & Joshua Potts are back to discuss their work at Nike Outdoor Nationals and the epic mile showdown between Simeon Brinbaum and Leo Young. Plus they look at the Oslo Diamond League 1500m that stirred up controversy about doping rules and more. Eli Rosen-Duran, the event manager of Track Town USA, also joins the podcast to give us a behind the scenes look into Hayward Field's preparations for the summer. ✔YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@2blackrunners ✔Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2blackrunners/ ✔Website: https://www.running-report.com/ ✔Twitter: https://twitter.com/2BlackRunners

Can you believe it!? You are getting back-to-back Tuesdays with a 2 Black Runners Podcast!! Aaron & Joshua Potts discuss the historic Paris Diamond League and react to the NCAA Track & Field Championships.

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Your favorite 2 Black Runners are back on a podcast for the first time in several months. On this episode Aaron and Joshua Potts catch everyone back up on their lives, discuss the current state of track media, and talk about the crazy results this past weekend.

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At the end of 2022, Aaron Potts recorded a dope podcast with stic.man, Keith Tucker and Dawud Hasan. Stic.man is one half of the famous rap duo, Dead Prez, that made several classics in the early 2000s. Keith Tucker is the founder of Hip Hop is Green which created the 10th element of Hip Hop, Health & Wellness. Dawud Hasan joins Aaron for the second time to facilitate the discussion with these hip hop legends.

On this 2BR episode, hear what makes running hip hop. Plus find out what these legends are doing to communicate this message.

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Aaron & Joshua Potts are finally back on the same podcast to interview Tommie Runz on the newest 2BR podcast. Tommie Runz is a running creator on Instagram who's taken the influencer space to the next level with his podcast, reels, and clothing line. Tommie discusses his journey to finding running later in life, overcoming alcoholism, the cross-section of mental health and running, and so much more.

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In this new podcast Joshua Potts interviews the new over of A Snail's Pace Running Shop, Joe Lourenco. A Snail's Pace is the biggest running speciality store chain in Orange County and has been listed on The Running Event's "Best Running Stores" 14 times in the last 15 years. Lourenco started working at the store as a senior in high school and now he is the owner!! He truly saw the store grow and illustrates he illustrates his story to Joshua Potts in this episode. 

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On this episode of 2 Black Runners, we sit down with Hellah Sidibe on the 2,000th day of his run streak to hear about his journey to get there. Hellah also discusses the importance of his Hellah Good Run Club and his goal to diversify the running community. Plus, he shares the valuable lessons he learned from his professional soccer career and how they have helped him in his pursuit of running. Don't miss this inspiring conversation with Hellah Sidibe.

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Your Favorite 2 Black Runners, Aaron & Joshua Potts, are back on the podcast for the first time since October in a special "For the Real Ones" episode. In this podcast get caught up on where the Potts brothers have been, hear about their plans for 2023, learn more about their new Patreon account, and the first ever Running Report Awards. 

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Special thanks to Jon Huerta for all his help behind the scenes, https://www.instagram.com/jonhuertaphoto/ 

19:46 time stamp - Running Report Award nominations start 

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Aaron Potts talks to Dawud Hasan the race director for the San Diego Hip Hop 5K & Festival. Before Aaron went down to San Diego on October 23rd to win the race he sat down with Dawud to learn more about his race and him as a person. In this episode, Dawud Hasan explains his efforts to integrate the culture of hip hop into the running world with his Hip Hop Health & Wellness 5K & Festival. Plus more!! Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4QR2wY4fr5o Learn more about the SD Hip Hop 5K & Festival here, https://www.sdhiphop5k.com/ TIME STAMPS:  0:00 Preview  1:00 Intro  3:34 How Dawud discovered 2BR  5:00 How Aaron discovered Dawud and Hip Hop Wellness 5K  10:21 Meaning of Dawud's name   11:55 Growing up in Queens   13:41 Learning about self-importance   16:55 Dawud growing up around the Golden age of Hip Hop  20:19 Dawud was always in the athletics  21:08 Dawud's health journey  22:18 Moving to San Diego   24:22 What did you know about running before adding the 5K?  25:23 Hip-Hop elements to the race  26:15 Biggest road blocks putting races together?  31:57 What is the vibe of the race  32:59 Demystifying distance running   37:53 Medicine  39:07 Fusing Hip-Hop & running   42:30 Dawud's favorite current Hip-Hop artists  44:02 Dawud's top 5 MCs of all-time   46:34 Dawud's team  49:04 What concert/event would you time travel to?  51:36 What mark do you want to leave on running?  52:49 Podcast guests suggestions  53:20 Outro ✔Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2blackrunners/ ✔Website: https://www.running-report.com/ ✔Twitter: https://twitter.com/2BlackRunners

Aaron & Joshua Potts are joined by the highest finishing Guatemalan in history at the World Athletics Championships, Luis Grijalva!! Luis finished 4th in the 5000m this year at the World Champs in a highly competitive race and on this episode of 2BR he shares all of his feelings on the rave. Grijalva also described his 3 week long experience alone in Europe on the Diamond League circuit where he realized the importance of taking care of his mental health. This is the second time Grijalva has joined your favorite 2 Black Runners but this time witness the growth in real time that Luis is making as a 23 year old trough life and professional running 

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TIME STAMPS:

0:00 Podcast Preview 

0:47 Intro for Luis 

3:10 Luis is planning to race one more at Brussels Diamond League MAYBE 

5:28 Reflecting on experience at 2022 World Athletics Championships with Abdihamid Nur 

6:55 Running with confidence and peace at Worlds 

9:43 World Championships was first time traveling with a team 

11:32 Traveling in Europe alone at 23 years old 

13:31 Luis didn't like who he was becoming and found himself in Europe 

16:10 Good Mental Health = Good Running  

18:28 Luis is doing a lot of ADULTING in 2022 19:49 American races are SOFT 

23:09 Mike Smith and NAU is proven on the track 

26:27 Intranational racing 

29:38 Traveling with Abdihamind next year 

32:48 Celebrating Midsummer in Sweeden 

34:20 The highest Guatemalan finisher at the World Athletics Championships ever 

38:45 Guatemala shows Luis a lot of LOVE 

39:42 The ONLY HISPANIC in the World Championships Final 

44:40 Moh Ahmed and other elite athletes show their support for Luis 

48:42 Luis doesn't see DACA as a "F'ed up situation" 

51:02 The transition from college to pro 

57:00 Luis' views on Leo & Lex Young going to Stanford over NAU 

1:01:00 Going to National Parks this summer 

1:03:56 Mike Smith's group name is unofficially DEATHROW RECORDS  

1:08:16 Who should come onto the podcast next 

1:09:32 Closing out the podcast

Alia Armstrong, who finished 4th place in the 100m hurdles at the World Championships, joined your favorite 2 Black Runners for an interview about her dream 2022 season. Her season may have started with a false start at the NCAA indoor championships but she ended it as a NCAA Champion and  a World Championship Finalist. This is a special podcast because the Potts brothers know Alia's family, plus Joshua and Alia went to the same middle school together. 

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Time Stamps: 

00:00 Preview clips 

00:40 Episode start 

02:24 Interview start 

02:59 How did you survive your competition schedule? 

04:13 Reflecting on recent races 

06:21 Where does your maturity come from? 

10:00 Was the 4th place finish bittersweet? 

11:54 Did you think you would go this far this early? 

13:43 Best hype person out there! 

14:58 Alia’s mom and positive energy 

17:07 How does everybody know each other 

18:03 Parents influence 

19:28 How does it feel to have influence with your accomplishments? 

22:07 Pure happiness 

23:20 Following the path 

24:09 When you were younger, did you see track & field as your future? 

26:57 Results from middle school track meet 

27:28 What events were you doing before hurdles? 

29:29 Why didn’t you compete in the long jump? 

30:11 What was it like getting into LSU? And why did you pick it? 

32:56 What about the LSU coach, team, and culture makes it different? 

34:42 What was it like coming into a team with top competitors? 

36:50 What it like competing with Tonea at the Olympic trials? 

39:27 Do you feel like you've learned anything from the women on the US team? 

42:34 What were you doing in between race days at WC? 

45:10 Who had the loudest personality on the US team? 

48:06 Does the atmosphere change with the different competitions? 

52:19 Did you leave WC with hope for the sport? 

55:55 How does it feel to be a part of this golden age in track & field? 

58:53 Top 5 favorite Disney movies 1:00:35 how do you spend your free time? 

1:02:30 What music are you listening to right now? 

1:03:52 One message, what would it be? 1:05:14 

Who would be a good guest on the podcast? 

1:06:02 What mark do you want to leave on track & field? 1:09:17 Interview end

Your favorite 2 Black Runners, Aaron & Joshua Potts, celebrate 100 episodes of 2BR with a chill conversation on everything track & field. The Potts Brothers reflect on their experience at the World Championships and what it means while hitting 100 episodes on the podcast. Plus they discuss recent T&F news from Sean Bronsnan becoming the new UCLA XC Coach, the Diamond League Monaco start list, and much more. \

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On this episode of the Podcast Colin Watizman plays as a special co-host to Joshua Potts for a LIVE podcast at the Under Armour Mission Run House at the World Athletics Championships. With Track & Field fanatics they discuss the crazy finishes in the 4x1 teams, the debate if Allyson Felix should run the 4x400m, the women's 100m H preview, women's 800m preview, men's pole vault preview and much more.

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