The Final Leg

The 2025 Jamaican National Championships are scheduled for June 26th-29th this year, that's a bit under 3 months before the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, but only 2 weeks after the NCAA Championships. JAAA is considering moving the National Champs to July to be closer to World Champs, but legendary coach Stephen Francis does not agree with that potential decision. TVJ Interview: https://y...

The 2025 USATF Championships are going down on February 22nd-23rd in NYC and there are a few quality names to keep an eye out for on the start lists. Today, lets take a look at the Men's and Women's 400m and 60mH fields and key names to look out for this weekend. USATF Indoor Entries: https://usatf.sport80.com/public/events/155606/entries/113?bl=wizard&filters=eyJtZ18zNDIwOSI6WzE0NDk2O...

In 2024 Jacious Sears ran a 100m time of 10.77 before getting injured and sitting out the remainder of the year. She's now back, healthy and the top woman in the 60m at the top of 2025. Though she has a good chance of winning a medal at the 2025 World Indoor Championships, will she be able to go outdoors and challenge the likes of Sha'Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Julien Alfred, and...

The 2025 Millrose Games Capped off in NYC this weekend. And Though the highlights of the meet were of course the distances with world records in the Men’s 3000m and Mile. BUT The Sprints and Hurdles also produced some amazing performances as well. Citius Mag Post Race Show: https://youtu.be/ny1DfJjJGG8?si=p6JcBbVybLnHhmKA ------------------------------- Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderso...

On Sunday, February 9th, the ISTAF Indoor Meeting in Dusseldorf Germany will use the new Take off Zone in the Women's Long Jump for the first time. This new change was very controversial and criticized by most long jumpers when first announced in 2024. So what is this new format and why have athletes been critical? Jumpers World Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFusZovIRIY/?img_index=2 Miltiadis...

The 2025 Millrose Games will be going down on Saturday, Feb 8th in New York City, and will bring out some of the top athletes in a few quality races on the track. From Ackera Nugent, Masai Russell and Devynne Charlton in the Hurdles, to Trayvon Bromell and Marcell Jacobs in the 60m. We should we expect in the sprints and hurdles in New York? Millrose Games Live Results: https://results.nyrrmillros...

Julien Alfred will compete in a few open 400m races in 2025. Will it help her in the shorter sprints, and possibly allow her to challenge Gabby Thomas and Shericka Jackson over 200m? -------------------------------- Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter SUPPORT THE PODCAST📱 Follow on Twitter: ⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter🎥 ⁠⁠Subscribe to The Final Leg YouTube channel⁠⁠ 📱Follo...

The 2025 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix went down in Boston Massachusetts and we saw some of the top athletes in the world take to the track for either their season openers, or a continuation of their indoor seasons. The Men’s 60m Dash was one of the highlights of the meet, but did the matchup live up to the hype? Full Meet Results: https://results.nbindoorgrandprix.com/ ---------------------------...

Matthew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain finished 2nd place in the 400m at the Paris Olympics in what was the deepest race in history. His time of 43.44 moved him up to no.5 all-time in the event, and was joined by 4 other guys under the 44 second barrier in that same race. The current world record is 43.03 set back in 2016, but with the current generation of 400m guys running 43 seconds more frequen...

Lets quickly discuss the 2025 NCAA Indoor season, which is arguably more competitive than 2024, and were only at the end of January. -------------------------------- Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter SUPPORT THE PODCAST📱 Follow on Twitter: ⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter🎥 ⁠⁠Subscribe to The Final Leg YouTube channel⁠⁠ 📱Follow on Instagram: ⁠⁠@thefinalleg on Instagram⁠⁠ 🎧⁠S...

The 2025 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix will kick off this Sunday and is arguably the first major meet on the calendar with a plethora of top athletes in the world competing in various sprints, jumps and hurdles. NB Indoor Grand Prix Entries: https://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/events-results/ -------------------------------- Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter SUPPORT THE PODCAS...

After 4 years down in Florida training under coach Lance Brauman, 400m World Record Holder Wayde Van Niekerk is back home in South Africa where he is now permanently training. Since his injury at the end of 2017, Wayde has struggled to make a full comeback, but can he do it in 2025? Olympics Article: https://www.olympics.com/en/news/south-african-sprint-superstar-wayde-van-niekerk-back-training-on...

The NCAA Men’s 60m Dash is hot in 2025, and we just saw Chrstyn John (JC) Stevenson of USC, better known as a long jumper, drop an NCAA Leading time of 6.50 seconds in the 60m indoors. What does this mean for the event as we look towards the NCAA champs later in March? -------------------------------- Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter SUPPORT THE PODCAST📱 Follow on Twitter:...

This past weekend we so a ton of performances in the 60m from professional athletes around the World. Kishane Thompson indoors in Kazakhstan, Shericka Jackson outdoors in Jamaica, Noah Lyles indoors in Florida, Lachie Kennedy outdoors in Australia. Lets discuss some of the top 60m performances from January 25th. -------------------------------- Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twit...

We’re only three full weeks into January and already the 2025 NCAA season is in full swing, with most athletes across the nation having a mark to their name. One of the most notable events every year is the men’s 60m, and that certainly looks to be the case again this year. In fact, 2025 already looks to be on pace to surpass the quality we saw in 2024. Story on Citius Mag: https://citiusmag.com/a...

Over the past few weeks, we have seen a plethora of top athletes announce that they are switching coaches and moving to a new training group. Why are so many athletes switching coaches and why does it seem to occur so frequently? -------------------------------- Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter SUPPORT THE PODCAST📱 Follow on Twitter: ⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter🎥 ⁠⁠Subsc...

Over the past 100+ years, HBCUs have produced some of the top athletes in the world when it comes to track and field, From Wilma Rudolph and Edwin Moses, to David Oliver and Francena McCorory, HBCU Athletes have won medals at every level from NCAAs, World Champs and Olympic Games. Let's take a look back at the history of HBCUs and their impact in Track & Field. Video Sources: Thurgood Marshall...

After almost 4 years away from the sport, Cuban Long Jumper Juan Miguel Echevarria is making a return on January 26th in Portugal. This will be his first Long Jump competition since winning a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Meeting Moniz Pereir: https://www.instagram.com/p/DE-480lN1s5/?hl=en Jumpers World: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFApgiMIhV0/?hl=en&img_index=1 Ciber Cuba story...

Kishane Thompson opened up his 2025 season down in Jamaica running 6.48 seconds in the 60m dash into a -2.1 headwind. What does this mean for his indoor opener next week and what does this tell us about his upcoming 2025 season as a whole? Meet Results: https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=26175&meId=247414 -------------------------------- Host: Anderson Eme...

Coming off Injuries and setbacks in 2024, some of the top athletes in the world will be looking to make their return to the top of the podium in 2025. Shericka Jackson, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shaunae, Miller-Uibo, Steven Gardiner, and Yulimar Rojas all have their eyes set on winning gold at the World Championships in Tokyo later this September. But will they be successful? Olympics.com Article: ht...

Zimbabwe recently announced that they will not have their top athletes competing at World Relays this year because they will be focused on preparing for competitions in the NCAA in the United States. this presents a unique issue for a rising nation in the world of global sprinting. Zimbabwe Chronicle article: https://www.chronicle.co.zw/foreign-legion-doubtful-naaz-pin-hopes-on-local-athletes-for-...

Letsile Tebogo of Botswana is opening up his 2025 season in Melbourne, Australia on March 29th where he'll be competing in the 400m Dash. Last year he ran a single 400m race in 44.29 seconds, also in March but he also had some amazing 4x400m splits, including a 43.04 at the Paris Olympic Games. What should we expect from Tebogo's opener? Athletics Australia Story: https://www.athletics.com.au/news...

Texas A&M's Auhmad Robinson opened up his 2025 Indoor season with a 300m PB of 32.34 seconds, making him the 3rd fastest NCAA athlete ever over the distance. Coming off an indoor 400m PB of 44.91 and an outdoor 4x4 split of 43.20, what should we expect from Auhmad's upcoming indoor season in the 400m? -------------------------------- Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter SUP...

Kishane Thompson is making his opening up his 2025 season in Astana Khazakstan on January 25th, where he’ll be running the indoor 60m dash for the first time in his career. What should we expect from his opener? World Athletics Story: https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/kishane-thompson-indoor-debut-astana-60m -------------------------------- Host: Anderson Eme...

Jereem Richards of Trinidad & Tobago recently noted one of his goals is to run sub-10, sub-20, and sub-44 in the 100, 200, and 400m respectfully. Currently, only 3 men in history have ever broken all 3 barriers. But in addition to Jereem Richards, there are a few other men who are more than capable of joining that elite club of sprinters. Jereem Richards Article: https://www.sportsmax.tv/athle...