Marathon Handbook Podcast

The Marathon Lottery Crisis, a 13-Year-Old Mile World Record & Kejelcha's Half Marathon Record Bid

June 15, 2026·21 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

A 13-year-old from Utah just broke a mile world record that had stood since 1973. Plus: Olympic triathlon gold medalists are hitting the track, a runner completed every single street in Chicago, Yomif Kejelcha could break the half marathon world record in Buenos Aires and the marathon lottery crisis is getting very real.Chapters:0:00 — Intro & show announcements2:53 — Story 1: 13-year-old Angelina Alder breaks 53-year-old mile world record5:13 — Story 2: Olympic triathlon champions Alex Yee & Cassandre Beaugrand go to the track7:35 — Story 3: Joabe Barbosa runs every street in Chicago (4,000 miles in 680 days)12:00 — Story 4: Yomif Kejelcha targets half marathon world record in Buenos Aires15:40 — Story 5: The marathon lottery crisis — Copenhagen, London & what's next20:38 — Outro

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