Cole Hocker’s American Record, Faith Kipyegon’s Road Debut & The Jeans Marathon Guy

This week on The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down the five biggest stories in the running world. 🔥 Cole Hocker runs the second-fastest indoor mile in history and breaks the American indoor mile record. 🏃‍♀️ Faith Kipyegon makes her surprise road debut in Monaco — is a marathon next? 👖 Truett Hanes (The Jeans Guy) runs 2:36 at the Austin Marathon — is Olympic Trials qualification realistic? 👟 On’s new super shoe prototype gets World Athletics approval. 🏈 A Super Bowl halftime performer logs his show on Strava… and it goes viral. We cover: • Cole Hocker’s 3:45.94 indoor mile • Sam Ruth’s US racing debut • Faith Kipyegon’s 29:47 road 10K • The future of women’s marathon racing • On’s Cloudboom Dev prototype • The viral Super Bowl Strava upload • Truett Hanes’ Olympic Trials ambitions 00:00 – Intro: This Week in Running News 00:30 – Barkley Special Episode Mention 01:10 – Story 1: Cole Hocker Breaks Indoor Mile Record 02:30 – Sam Ruth’s Big Test Against Elite Milers 04:50 – What’s Next for Sam Ruth in 2026 05:45 – Story 2: Super Bowl Halftime Show Logged on Strava 06:30 – Viral Sugar Cane Costume Workout Explained 07:30 – How Strava Got Him a NYC Marathon Bib 08:45 – Story 3: On’s New Super Shoe Prototype Leak 09:30 – World Athletics Approval & Prototype Rules 10:15 – Helen Obiri’s London Marathon Opportunity 11:00 – New Midsole Tech and Cloudboom Updates 13:15 – Can On Compete With Nike & Adidas? 14:30 – Story 4: Faith Kipyegon’s Surprise Road 10K Debut 15:30 – Negative Split Win in Monaco 16:30 – Could Faith Kipyegon Run a Marathon One Day? 19:30 – Story 5: Truett Hanes “Jeans Guy” Austin Marathon 20:40 – Running 2:36 in Denim: How Serious Is He? 21:45 – Olympic Trials Standard: Still a Long Way to Go 22:45 – Tearaway Jeans vs Racing Shorts Debate 24:50 – Wrap-Up & Subscribe for Weekly Episodes Check out our Barkley Marathon episode! https://youtu.be/F0XU2NqKCxA Super Shoe Rankings: https://youtu.be/Jbb1KIH-3qI 📩 Questions about training, race previews, or to send us your hot takes? Email us at podcast@marathonhandbook.com. 🎤 Leave us a voice memo for our mailbag episodes: marathonhandbook.com/podcast📸 Instagram: @marathon.handbook 📰 Join 265,000+ runners getting our daily newsletter: marathonhandbook.com/newsletter 📬 Subscribe to the Marathon Handbook newsletter for daily training insights If you love track and field, marathon news, super shoes, and the biggest stories in running — this is your weekly recap. Subscribe for weekly running news, race analysis, and in-depth coverage from Marathon Handbook. #RunningNews #TrackAndField #ColeHocker #FaithKipyegon #MarathonTraining #SuperShoes #TruettHanes