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Chris Chavez
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@CitiusMag.com Founder. Writing and podcasting about track and field, marathons + all things running. Sports Illustrated alum. Email: chris@citiusmag.com | Visit CITIUSMAG.com
🗣️ "That is the fun part for me – being able to be pushed to my limits, be out there doing it with other strong women, working off each other, and having a great coach and support staff."

BYU freshman phenom Jane Hedengren joins The CITIUS MAG Podcast

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December 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Results from The Marathon Project this morning

Hansons-Brooks Distance Project's JP Flavin 🇺🇸 takes the men's win in 2:09:18.

🇰🇪 Kenya's Priscah Cherono, the 2007 World Championships bronze medalist at 5000m, wins the women's title in a PB of 2:25:17 at 45 years old.

OTQ summary ⬇️
December 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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3️⃣ I made an Olympics starter pack 🥇

Small for now, but I will add to it as we get closer and share it again.

Will be a mix of real reporters and good posters.

Hoping BlueSky will be a fun place to follow along during the Olympics like it’s become for other sports.

go.bsky.app/H39APXB
December 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Sinclaire Johnson's winning time of 4:21.66 at the #MerrieMile was:
. National record
. Course record
. All-comers record
. 2025 world leader

Course is @worldathletics.org - certified and record eligible. Photo timing by Record Timing.

Photo: Jane Monti for Race Results Weekly
December 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Reposted by Chris Chavez
Saturday's #MerrieMile, which features 4 world champions and 12 Olympians, will be broadcast LIVE and FREE via @CitiusMag on YouTube. Here is the link:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYUp...

Broadcast begins at:

7:00am HST
12:00pm EST
5:00pm GMT
6:00pm CET
December 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
🤓 Currently reading Hunter S. Thompson’s “The Charge of the Weird Brigade” piece on the Honolulu Marathon that ran in the 1981 edition of Running.

Off to Hawaii for the weekend! 🌺
December 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I think the coolest part to this is the arc and progression by several of these women.

A few of them hit the sub-2:45:00 standard for the 2020 Trials but then only to fall heartbreakingly short when the bar dropped to 2:37:00 for the 2024 Trials.

1/2
The field for the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials just got a little bit bigger thanks to the California International Marathon.

55 women ran under the qualifying standard of 2:37:00‼️
December 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
🇺🇸 Your top 6 women at the U.S. Cross Country Championships to qualify for the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee next month 🌎

1.Weini Kelati — 33:45.5
2.Katie Izzo — 34:00.9
3.Ednah Kurgat — 34:09.9
4.Karissa Schweizer — 34:16.2
5.Emily Venters — 34:20.7
6.Grace Hartman — 34:25.7
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
🇺🇸 Your top 6 men at the U.S. Cross Country Championships to qualify for the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee next month 🌎

1.Parker Wolfe — 29:16.4
2.Rocky Hansen — 29:24.8
3.Wesley Kiptoo — 29:27.7
4.Ahmed Muhumed — 29:33.7
5.Nico Young — 29:41.6
6.Graham Blanks — 29:45.0
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
BYU phenom freshman Jane Hedengren 🇺🇸 breaks the 5000m NCAA Record and moves to No. 2 U.S. all-time indoors with a 14:44.79 at Boston University.

She’s only 19 years old.
14:44.79 ARE YOU KIDDING ME 🤯

Jane Hedengren shatters the NCAA record in the indoor 5000m at the BU Season Opener, knocking 8 seconds off Doris Lemngole’s 2024 mark and becoming the first collegian ever under 14:50 indoors.
December 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
🗣️ “As much as I wanted to win, what I really was after, what really drove me, was finding out how good I could be. And it turns out I did."

🎧 The Scott Fauble Exit Interview >> open.spotify.com/episode/23GM...
December 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
2025-26 USATF CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW 🇺🇸

World XC spots are on the line. Portland decides who gets to race Tallahassee.

Nico Young. Graham Blanks. Parker Valby. Weini Kelati. Shelby Houlihan. Katelyn Tuohy.

Some good races in store on Saturday.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The first headliners for the 2026 Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games on Feb. 1 have been announced 🗽

Elle St. Pierre returns to go for her 4th title against 2025 World championship medalists Dorcus Ewoi & Jess Hull + Nikki Hiltz and Sinclaire Johnson

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St. Pierre, Hull, Hiltz, Johnson & Ewoi Headline 2026 Wanamaker Mile at Millrose Games - CITIUS Mag
Elle St. Pierre, Jess Hull, Nikki Hiltz, Sinclair Johnson, and Dorcus Ewoi have been announced for the 2026 Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile on Feb. 1st.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
U.S. half marathon and marathon record holder Conner Mantz announces that he will miss the upcoming U.S. Cross Country Championships due to injury.
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
QUINCY WILSON TO MARYLAND‼️🐢

The Olympic gold medalist and U.S. high school national record holder in the 400m is staying HOME, where he’ll train under Coach Andrew Valmon.

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November 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
🗣️ “I'm getting old for track and field and I've been thinking about it for a while…Because I'm very happy with how my career went, it made the decision easy.”

My Exit Interview with 2016 Olympic silver medalist and U.S. record holder Evan Jager

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November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🏆 NCAA XC Championship Preview: "The Case For..." and "The Case Against..." some of the top team title contenders

📺 How to watch: Coverage starts at 10 a.m. ET on ESPNU on November 22 with the women’s 6K at 10:20 a.m. + the men’s 10K at 11:10 a.m.

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2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships Preview: The Case For & The Case Against The Top Contenders
Previewing the top team contenders to watch for at the NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships this Saturday in Columbia, Missouri.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
One of the best indoor races of 2025 was Grant Fisher vs. Cole Hocker in the 3000m at the Millrose Games.

A rematch is set – this time over 2 miles.

Already something to look forward to in the '26 indoor season!

Plus more details on their 2026 ideas ⬇️
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Grant Fisher vs. Cole Hocker Rematch Set For 2026 Millrose Games Over Two-Mile - CITIUS Mag
Grant Fisher and Cole Hocker will clash again at the 2026 Millrose Games in a highly anticipated two-mile rematch after last year’s historic world-record duel over 3000m.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
An update! Between track, XC and fall marathon season, I’ve caught a bolt of inspiration and have been hard at work on my first book.

Writing and research are well underway for THE MARATHON BOOK

Follow TheMarathonBook on IG for updates ⬇️
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November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
ICYMI: Fiona O'Keeffe opens up about the devastating injury at the Paris Olympics that forced her to drop out of the race after just one mile and how she also handled the public's reaction to it + how she rebuilt herself and reminded us of her marathon potential

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November 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🗣️ “I've heard over and over that you have to respect the distance…but the true understanding of that hit later. That was humbling a little bit. It’s not an easy race. You can't fake a marathon.” — Kylie Mantz after running 2:43 in her first-ever marathon

🎧 SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/3J1U...
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A look at the track and field schedule for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles and some of the tweaks made.

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2028 Olympic Track and Field Schedule: Full Dates And Events for LA28 - CITIUS Mag
Track and field at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will span 13 days for the first time in history– from July 15–30. Here’s the full LA28 athletics schedule announced by World Athletics.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
2025 NYC Marathon takeaways via @davidmellyma.bsky.social
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• A near-jinx of the men’s marathon winner
• The Hellen Obiri-Sharon Lokedi rivalry is GREAT for the sport
• Fiona O’Keeffe & Emily Sisson are BACK
• Minnesota keeps churning out great distance runners + more
Six Takeaways From An Epic 2025 New York City Marathon - CITIUS Mag
Breaking down the top highlights from the 2025 NYC Marathon: Obiri holds off Lokedi for victory, Kipruto wins in tight battle over Mutiso and lots more.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
2025 NEW YORK CITY MARATHON PREVIEW 🗽

A blockbuster weekend awaits:
• Sifan Hassan vs. Sharon Lokedi vs. Hellen Obiri.
• Abdi Nageeye returns to defend his title.
• The legendary Eliud Kipchoge finally makes his NYC debut.
+ More storylines ⬇️
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2025 NYC Marathon Preview: Athletes, Matchups & Storylines To Watch On Sunday
Here's everything you need to know about the men's and women's elite fields for the New York City Marathon on November 2nd.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Reposted by Chris Chavez
Watch Alert: The LIVE and FREE broadcast of the #AbbottDash5K, with commentary by @carrietollefson.bsky.social and @chrischavez.bsky.social, will be available globally on the NYRR Youtube channel at 8:20am EDT on Saturday here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycoo...

(cc: @fastwomen.bsky.social)
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM