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Stockholm Madness: COOPER wins at 17, Werro's 1:53.98 to take down Keely, Nuguse keeps winning

June 8, 2026·58 min
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🎧 Run smarter with the device that helps improve your form & hopefully prevent injuries - Aletheia.Run Check it out today with a free 30-day trial and 10% off with code LETSRUN10. Details here The Stockholm Diamond League delivered one of the most jaw-dropping days in recent track and field memory. Seventeen-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus won his first-ever Diamond League 800 in 1:42.70, as Swiss star Audrey Werro shocked everyone including Keely Hogkinson with her 1:53.98 win- the fastest time in 43 years. Yared Nuguse went back-to-back on the Diamond League circuit, outgunning Australian teenager Cam Myers in the 1500. What's wrong with Kenneth Rooks? Alook ahead to Oslo? and debate the Diamond League Mount Rushmore. 🎁 🎧 Get a 2nd LetsRun podcast every week + bonus content: Join the Supporters Club —https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public LINKS Aletheia free trial with code LETSRUN10 Cooper Lutkenhaus Wins Audrey Werro 1:53.98 LetsRun.com T-shirts — shop.letsrun.com Join the Supporters Club TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Aletheia.Run free trial with code LETSRUN10 02:29 Intro / Stockholm Diamond League Recap 05:37 Cooper Lutkenhaus Wins Diamond League 800 in 1:42.7 16:30 Audrey Werro Runs 1:53.98, Fastest Women's 800 in 43 Years 22:11 Werro vs. Hodgkinson: A New Women's 800 Rivalry 27:47 Men's 1500: Yared Nuguse Edges Cam Myers 33:15 Nuguse's Diamond League Legacy and American Distance Running 36:55 Men's Steeplechase: El Bakkali Wins, Kenneth Rooks Struggles 39:37 Women's Steeplechase: Bouzayani Breaks Nine, Top Americans Reviewed 46:59 Oslo Diamond League Preview: Lutkenhaus vs. Wanyoni and 5K Showdown 51:53 Diamond League Mount Rushmore and Hocker/Kerr Season Plans 54:57 Outro / Join the Supporters Club 57:47 Aletheia Run Free Trial with code LETSRUN10 CONTACT Contact us: Email: podcast@letsrun.com Call or text: 1-844-LETSRUN (1-844-538-7786) ABOUT THE LETSRUN.COM PODCAST Since 2000, LetsRun.com has been the independent home of elite running. Described by the New York Times as the "influential website that serves as something of a superego for American running," the podcast is the weekly deep dive into the world of track and field and elite distance running. The show is hosted by LetsRun.com co-founders Weldon Johnson, a 2-time Team USA member, and Robert Johnson, a former Cornell coach who helped pace the marathon world record, along with award-winning senior writer Jonathan Gault. Together they move beyond PR headlines to provide insider reporting and unfiltered debate serious fans rely on.

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