Chris Chavez
@chrischavez.bsky.social
@CitiusMag.com Founder. Writing and podcasting about track and field, marathons + all things running. Sports Illustrated alum. Email: chris@citiusmag.com | Visit CITIUSMAG.com
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
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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🗣️ “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
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November 13, 2025 at 2:15 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
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Digging through details of the AIU's report on Ruth Chepngetich's 3-year suspension following an admission to a doping violation, text messages revealed, what happens next + why she still gets to keep the WR...for now
https://open.spotify.com/episode/13NzE0KcTG7zWg6EQfwIs6?si=W2VWrvUXQkGWxj4patw3nQ
https://open.spotify.com/episode/13NzE0KcTG7zWg6EQfwIs6?si=W2VWrvUXQkGWxj4patw3nQ
October 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Digging through details of the AIU's report on Ruth Chepngetich's 3-year suspension following an admission to a doping violation, text messages revealed, what happens next + why she still gets to keep the WR...for now
https://open.spotify.com/episode/13NzE0KcTG7zWg6EQfwIs6?si=W2VWrvUXQkGWxj4patw3nQ
https://open.spotify.com/episode/13NzE0KcTG7zWg6EQfwIs6?si=W2VWrvUXQkGWxj4patw3nQ
🎥 Also available to watch the full interview with Conner Mantz on YouTube:
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October 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
🎥 Also available to watch the full interview with Conner Mantz on YouTube:
youtu.be/NAkOLAWy9IQ?...
youtu.be/NAkOLAWy9IQ?...
🗣️ “My long term goal is a medal at the LA Games. To practice for that, I need to be competing for a podium spot at every major I’m in.”
🇺🇸 Conner Mantz is on a mission to continue building upon his 2:04:43 American record at the Chicago Marathon.
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🇺🇸 Conner Mantz is on a mission to continue building upon his 2:04:43 American record at the Chicago Marathon.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
🗣️ “My long term goal is a medal at the LA Games. To practice for that, I need to be competing for a podium spot at every major I’m in.”
🇺🇸 Conner Mantz is on a mission to continue building upon his 2:04:43 American record at the Chicago Marathon.
🎧 SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/3Fo1...
🇺🇸 Conner Mantz is on a mission to continue building upon his 2:04:43 American record at the Chicago Marathon.
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🗣️"I'm very grateful to have a year like this...Every race, I ended up like, ‘I can’t believe I just did that’ or, ‘That was awesome!’“
🇺🇸 Conner Mantz joins me to recap his American record-setting run at the Chicago Marathon – 2:04:43 for 4th place.
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🇺🇸 Conner Mantz joins me to recap his American record-setting run at the Chicago Marathon – 2:04:43 for 4th place.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🗣️"I'm very grateful to have a year like this...Every race, I ended up like, ‘I can’t believe I just did that’ or, ‘That was awesome!’“
🇺🇸 Conner Mantz joins me to recap his American record-setting run at the Chicago Marathon – 2:04:43 for 4th place.
🎧 SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/3Fo1...
🇺🇸 Conner Mantz joins me to recap his American record-setting run at the Chicago Marathon – 2:04:43 for 4th place.
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“I’ve heard they’re going through halfway in 60:30…”
🇺🇸 Conner Mantz on what the buzz is around the pacing plans for 🇰🇪 John Korir and 🇺🇬 Jacob Kiplimo in this weekend’s Chicago Marathon.
🇰🇪 Kelvin Kiptum ran 60:48 for the first half of Chicago in his 2:00:35 WR & covered the second half in 59:47.
🇺🇸 Conner Mantz on what the buzz is around the pacing plans for 🇰🇪 John Korir and 🇺🇬 Jacob Kiplimo in this weekend’s Chicago Marathon.
🇰🇪 Kelvin Kiptum ran 60:48 for the first half of Chicago in his 2:00:35 WR & covered the second half in 59:47.
October 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“I’ve heard they’re going through halfway in 60:30…”
🇺🇸 Conner Mantz on what the buzz is around the pacing plans for 🇰🇪 John Korir and 🇺🇬 Jacob Kiplimo in this weekend’s Chicago Marathon.
🇰🇪 Kelvin Kiptum ran 60:48 for the first half of Chicago in his 2:00:35 WR & covered the second half in 59:47.
🇺🇸 Conner Mantz on what the buzz is around the pacing plans for 🇰🇪 John Korir and 🇺🇬 Jacob Kiplimo in this weekend’s Chicago Marathon.
🇰🇪 Kelvin Kiptum ran 60:48 for the first half of Chicago in his 2:00:35 WR & covered the second half in 59:47.
Sooooo, what's the plan to try and break the American record at the Chicago Marathon this weekend? 🇺🇸
Conner Mantz shares his thoughts, his training and what he's hearing about the pacing plans for the race
▶️ SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JjMS6Go7l8I2Dj4AKLuwC?si=j8F11VyQQjSdlFxqYSBv5g
Conner Mantz shares his thoughts, his training and what he's hearing about the pacing plans for the race
▶️ SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JjMS6Go7l8I2Dj4AKLuwC?si=j8F11VyQQjSdlFxqYSBv5g
October 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Sooooo, what's the plan to try and break the American record at the Chicago Marathon this weekend? 🇺🇸
Conner Mantz shares his thoughts, his training and what he's hearing about the pacing plans for the race
▶️ SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JjMS6Go7l8I2Dj4AKLuwC?si=j8F11VyQQjSdlFxqYSBv5g
Conner Mantz shares his thoughts, his training and what he's hearing about the pacing plans for the race
▶️ SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JjMS6Go7l8I2Dj4AKLuwC?si=j8F11VyQQjSdlFxqYSBv5g
My next guest on The CITIUS MAG Podcast...
🇳🇱 Niels Laros joins the show!
Subscribe and listen now!
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🇳🇱 Niels Laros joins the show!
Subscribe and listen now!
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/2RIW...
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September 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My next guest on The CITIUS MAG Podcast...
🇳🇱 Niels Laros joins the show!
Subscribe and listen now!
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/2RIW...
APPLE PODCASTS: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
🇳🇱 Niels Laros joins the show!
Subscribe and listen now!
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/2RIW...
APPLE PODCASTS: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
The New York Times takes a look at the doping crisis in Kenya... ⤵️
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July 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The New York Times takes a look at the doping crisis in Kenya... ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/w...
“My view on running is that it’s the simplest sport — but the fact of that simplicity opens up the possibility...it can be a tool to help you understand the really important and complicated stuff.” – @nxthompson.bsky.social
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July 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“My view on running is that it’s the simplest sport — but the fact of that simplicity opens up the possibility...it can be a tool to help you understand the really important and complicated stuff.” – @nxthompson.bsky.social
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Here’s a quick rundown of we discuss within the episode…
July 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Here’s a quick rundown of we discuss within the episode…
New podcast episode discussing marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich's positive test and provisional suspension.
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July 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
New podcast episode discussing marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich's positive test and provisional suspension.
🎧 SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/5S8V...
🎧 APPLE PODCASTS: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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US marathon record holder Emily Sisson shared the following reaction on IG after the news of Ruth Chepngetich’s positive test for a banned substance & provisional suspension.
Sisson ran her US record of 2:18:29 when she finished 2nd at the '22 Chicago Marathon — a race Chepngetich won in 2:14:18.
Sisson ran her US record of 2:18:29 when she finished 2nd at the '22 Chicago Marathon — a race Chepngetich won in 2:14:18.
July 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
US marathon record holder Emily Sisson shared the following reaction on IG after the news of Ruth Chepngetich’s positive test for a banned substance & provisional suspension.
Sisson ran her US record of 2:18:29 when she finished 2nd at the '22 Chicago Marathon — a race Chepngetich won in 2:14:18.
Sisson ran her US record of 2:18:29 when she finished 2nd at the '22 Chicago Marathon — a race Chepngetich won in 2:14:18.
Last night in Canada, NCAA 1500m champion Nathan Green made his professional debut and won a 1500m race in 3:34.97 for a season's best. Just shy of the World Championship qualifying standard of 3:33.00.
15 days until the start of the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
15 days until the start of the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
July 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Last night in Canada, NCAA 1500m champion Nathan Green made his professional debut and won a 1500m race in 3:34.97 for a season's best. Just shy of the World Championship qualifying standard of 3:33.00.
15 days until the start of the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
15 days until the start of the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
A whole lot to unpack on This Week In Track and Field on the CITIUS MAG Podcast:
• Parting thoughts from the Monaco Diamond League
• London Diamond League preview
• Athing Mu shows some signs of progress
• Quincy Wilson is a threat
+ much more
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• Parting thoughts from the Monaco Diamond League
• London Diamond League preview
• Athing Mu shows some signs of progress
• Quincy Wilson is a threat
+ much more
🎧 SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/3hex...
July 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A whole lot to unpack on This Week In Track and Field on the CITIUS MAG Podcast:
• Parting thoughts from the Monaco Diamond League
• London Diamond League preview
• Athing Mu shows some signs of progress
• Quincy Wilson is a threat
+ much more
🎧 SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/3hex...
• Parting thoughts from the Monaco Diamond League
• London Diamond League preview
• Athing Mu shows some signs of progress
• Quincy Wilson is a threat
+ much more
🎧 SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/3hex...
New interview with Sophie O’Sullivan – Washington’s NCAA 1500m champion – on how she’s forging her own path in the sport and not necessarily chasing her parents’ shadows. She’s represented Ireland at the World Championships + Olympics & only getting started. 🇮🇪
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July 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
New interview with Sophie O’Sullivan – Washington’s NCAA 1500m champion – on how she’s forging her own path in the sport and not necessarily chasing her parents’ shadows. She’s represented Ireland at the World Championships + Olympics & only getting started. 🇮🇪
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/6m5z...
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100m Olympic champion Noah Lyles will make his return to racing at the Monaco Diamond League this Friday.
He ran 45.87 for 400m back in April and then pulled out of a meet in Atlanta due to an ankle injury. The race with Tyreek Hill never happened. Now, he’s back in action.
He ran 45.87 for 400m back in April and then pulled out of a meet in Atlanta due to an ankle injury. The race with Tyreek Hill never happened. Now, he’s back in action.
July 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
100m Olympic champion Noah Lyles will make his return to racing at the Monaco Diamond League this Friday.
He ran 45.87 for 400m back in April and then pulled out of a meet in Atlanta due to an ankle injury. The race with Tyreek Hill never happened. Now, he’s back in action.
He ran 45.87 for 400m back in April and then pulled out of a meet in Atlanta due to an ankle injury. The race with Tyreek Hill never happened. Now, he’s back in action.
Attempting to recap the best single-day track meet of all-time — an epic Pre Classic✨
WORLD RECORDS by Faith Kipyegon & Beatrice Chebet; a wild finish to the Bowerman Mile, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden’s statement victory and so much more.
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WORLD RECORDS by Faith Kipyegon & Beatrice Chebet; a wild finish to the Bowerman Mile, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden’s statement victory and so much more.
🎧 SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/7l37...
July 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Attempting to recap the best single-day track meet of all-time — an epic Pre Classic✨
WORLD RECORDS by Faith Kipyegon & Beatrice Chebet; a wild finish to the Bowerman Mile, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden’s statement victory and so much more.
🎧 SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/7l37...
WORLD RECORDS by Faith Kipyegon & Beatrice Chebet; a wild finish to the Bowerman Mile, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden’s statement victory and so much more.
🎧 SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/7l37...
A fun chat getting to know a bit more about 2x NCAA 1500m champion Nathan Green as he reflects on his career at Washington and what made Andy Powell's 1500m/miler squad so successful over the past few years. Watch for this guy at the U.S. Championships soon.
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July 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A fun chat getting to know a bit more about 2x NCAA 1500m champion Nathan Green as he reflects on his career at Washington and what made Andy Powell's 1500m/miler squad so successful over the past few years. Watch for this guy at the U.S. Championships soon.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1lZt...
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1lZt...
June 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
4:06.42 is the official time for Faith Kipyegon at the #Breaking4 event in Paris.
That's faster than her 4:07.64 women's mile world record.
That's the fastest mile ever by a woman. It will not count toward a world record due to the rotating cast of pacers and the spikes utilized.
That's faster than her 4:07.64 women's mile world record.
That's the fastest mile ever by a woman. It will not count toward a world record due to the rotating cast of pacers and the spikes utilized.
June 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
4:06.42 is the official time for Faith Kipyegon at the #Breaking4 event in Paris.
That's faster than her 4:07.64 women's mile world record.
That's the fastest mile ever by a woman. It will not count toward a world record due to the rotating cast of pacers and the spikes utilized.
That's faster than her 4:07.64 women's mile world record.
That's the fastest mile ever by a woman. It will not count toward a world record due to the rotating cast of pacers and the spikes utilized.
"My favorite story about Faith is seeing her in anti-doping room afetr a meet. 'Oh, Faith! How did it go?' 'Yeah, it was really good. I'm really happy.'
I'm checking my phone and I see WR, WR, WR. It just continues. She's a really great force to be reckoned with." – Keely Hodgkinson
I'm checking my phone and I see WR, WR, WR. It just continues. She's a really great force to be reckoned with." – Keely Hodgkinson
June 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"My favorite story about Faith is seeing her in anti-doping room afetr a meet. 'Oh, Faith! How did it go?' 'Yeah, it was really good. I'm really happy.'
I'm checking my phone and I see WR, WR, WR. It just continues. She's a really great force to be reckoned with." – Keely Hodgkinson
I'm checking my phone and I see WR, WR, WR. It just continues. She's a really great force to be reckoned with." – Keely Hodgkinson
"I feel I'm really tense. A lot of tension, even though I'm not running. I feel for Faith." – Eliud Kipchoge on how he's feeling ahead of Faith Kipyegon's sub-4 minute mile attempt in Paris shortly.
He later added, "The world is just seven seconds away and today it will be broken here."
He later added, "The world is just seven seconds away and today it will be broken here."
June 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"I feel I'm really tense. A lot of tension, even though I'm not running. I feel for Faith." – Eliud Kipchoge on how he's feeling ahead of Faith Kipyegon's sub-4 minute mile attempt in Paris shortly.
He later added, "The world is just seven seconds away and today it will be broken here."
He later added, "The world is just seven seconds away and today it will be broken here."
A look at Stade Sébastien Charléty for Faith Kipyegon's sub-4 minute mile attempt in Paris.
She is slated to race under an hour from now.
#Breaking4
She is slated to race under an hour from now.
#Breaking4
June 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A look at Stade Sébastien Charléty for Faith Kipyegon's sub-4 minute mile attempt in Paris.
She is slated to race under an hour from now.
#Breaking4
She is slated to race under an hour from now.
#Breaking4