Diamond League is back, Birnbaum 1:44, Valby's return, Gout Gout, Hocker vs Fisher

🏃 Presented by the LetsRun.com Supporters Club Get a bonus podcast every week, (and the Parker Valby clip on today's episode), a free T-shirt, and more. Join the coolest club in running at letsrun.com/subscribe for under $5 a month with code GOAT50. The 2026 Diamond League season kicks off Saturday in Shanghai as the outdoor track calendar heats up. Oregon's Simeon Birnbaum lowered his 800m PB to 1:44.67, strengthening his case as NCAA 1500 favorite despite a 12-man curse on NCAA record holders. Australia's Gout Gout got a 60 Minutes profile, reigniting debate about sprint phenoms and Erriyon Knighton's four-year trenbolone ban. The hosts preview a loaded Diamond League season, debate whether Cole Hocker or Grant Fisher will finally win a DL meet, rank teen phenoms Lutkenhaus, Myers, and Gout Gout, and ask whether any world records will fall in 2026. Late-breaking news: Parker Valby enters the Sound Running 5K for her first outdoor track race since the Paris Olympics. 🎁 🎧 Get a 2nd LetsRun podcast every week + bonus content: Join the Supporters Club — https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=publichttps://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public LINKS LRC Who Wins in a 250 Mile Race: Rachel Entrekin or Sabastian Sawe? Gout Gout on 60 Minutes (YouTube) Gout Gout on 60 Minutes (LetsRun Forum) Simeon Birnbaum 1:44.67 PB at Oregon Invite Marco Langan 3:32.79 at Azusa Pacific, #2 in NCAA History Mike Holloway Interview on Botswana Doping Rae Edwards on Shoe Companies Supplying Drugs Kenny Bednarek on Grand Slam Track (Front Office Sports) What if they ran marathons at night? Cooper Lutkenhaus Podcast Interview Simeon Birnbaum Podcast Interview Diamond League 2026 season preview and predictions article on LetsRun.com Grant Holloway injury update (Instagram) Parker Valby Sound Running Invite entry Bodey Lutes breaks Prefontaine's 800m record TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Supporters Club Promo and Intro 00:55 Welcome and Episode Preview 06:35 Simeon Birnbaum's 800m PB and the NCAA 1500 Curse 12:18 Bicarb, Super Shoes, and the 800m Revolution 16:03 Birnbaum as Centro 2.0 and Marco Langan's 3:32 23:00 Bodey Lutes: The New Fastest Runner From Coos Bay 26:22 Wilma Nielsen's Oregon Debut and Quincy Wilson's Hurdles 29:07 Gout Gout Gets the 60 Minutes Treatment 35:42 Gout Gout vs Erriyon Knighton and the Name Factor 37:53 Erriyon Knighton's Doping Ban and the Trenbolone Cases 38:30 Mike Holloway on Botswana Doping 40:41 The USADA vs WADA Battle Over Knighton's Case 46:02 Diamond League Season Preview and Cole Hocker vs Grant Fisher