Bekele Doesn't Bomb, London Is This Weekend, and A Guy Who Sat Next to Molly Seidel on a Plane

39 year-old Kenenisa Bekele finished the Berlin marathon, but only in 3rd place, what does it mean for his future? A loaded London Marathon is this weekend, we start to take a look at the fields.

We end by talking talk to a guy @63:14 (NCAA steeplechaser Zach Litoff (@litoffstudios) who sat next to Molly Seidel on her first flight back in the United States after winning her historic bronze medal at the Olympics. He recounts his cool experience, but doesn't get Rojo's $5,000 for being this guy.

Plus a little running ethics, men racing women, and have a tweet of the week from Deena Kastor. Show notes below.

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Show notes: 4:42 Berlin Marathon: Bekele 3rd, Guye Adola, Gotytom Gebreslase win

12:02 Bekele's future

19:31 London Marathon mini preview

34:27 Fair or foul?:3rd placer sees leaders runs off course, says nothing and wins $3000 at Quad Cities Marathon

NCAA coaching legend (and Reebok TC coach) Chris Fox doing the exact opposite when Wejo ran off course in a race in the 1999

43:58 Steve Prefontaine NCAA XC bib sells for $26,734

45:57 Marine Corps Marathon /NXN Cancelled. Will a high school team nationals emerge?

53:18 Fair our Foul? Men racing elite women at end of races?

62:37 Tweet of the Week from Deena Kastor

63:14 Zach Litoff @litoffstudios on his crazy cool story of sitting next to Molly Seidel on her flight back from the Olympics

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