Clayton Murphy

Did you miss us?!

The U.S. Olympic Trials are back and better than ever in the second half of the 8-day program, with incredible drama, upsets, and underdog stories across the board.

The race of the day (and perhaps the week?) was the women’s steeplechase, where a fast early pace and a topsy-turvy final lap ended with a whole slew of personal bests and rewriting of the record books. Tokyo Olympian Val Constien ended up on top thanks to a phenomenal final 400m, running 9:03.22 to PR by 11 seconds and land at #3 on the U.S. all-time list. Constien had ACL surgery last year and after a long road back is better than ever.

We got our first peeks at the 400m hurdles crew, and the main takeaway from the first round is that Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Rai Benjamin are looking like world beaters out for an easy jog. McLaughlin-Levrone in particular shut it down entirely over the final two laps and still ran 53.07, the third-fastest performance in the world this year behind her own season’s best and Femke Bol’s world lead.

Speaking of first looks, Erriyon Knighton doesn’t seem to have missed a step as he ran his first 200m in four months, cruising through the first round with a 20.15 just behind Noah Lyles’s 20.10 in an earlier heat. And a stacked final is set for the 5000m, where reigning U.S. champ Abdi Nur takes on two of the three members of Team USA in the 10,000m, the 1500m Trials champ, and two NCAA champs.

The middle-distance rounds will continue to get more and more cutthroat, with the women’s 1500m featuring Elle St. Pierre, Heather MacLean, Cory McGee, Emily MacKay, Elise Cranny, Nikki Hiltz, Sinclaire Johnson, and more heading to the semis and Olympians Bryce Hoppel and Clayton Murphy looking ready to once again do battle in the 800m.

On this week’s show, we had some fast times thrown down in Lievin, France where we saw several world-leading performances and a world record. We’re going to spend much of our time previewing the USATF Indoor Championships and the World Cross Country Championships this weekend.

Lievin World Indoor Tour: Lamecha Girma broke the indoor 3000m record with a 7:23.81; Meet records fell at the hands of Karsten Warholm, Keely Hodgkinson and Femke Bol. Jakob Ingebrigtsen is paying attention to the American stars now but says, 'I'm still the best.'

USATF Indoor Championships: Many of the top stars are absent from this meet since there is no World Indoor Championships this year. Noah Lyles is still the premier star showing up for the men's 60m. Major props to the likes of Aleia Hobbs, Anna Hall, Whittni Morgan, Cole Hocker, Clayton Murphy, Bryce Hoppel and others for contesting the meet.

World Cross Country Championships: The race will be held in Mount Panorama Circuit in Australia. If you want to watch, tune in on Friday, Feb. 17, at 11:30 p.m. ET on Peacock. It’s a 2K loop. People will be running through a vineyard at times. Possibly some kangaroo sightings. Very hot conditions. Should be spicy with Joshua Cheptegei, Selemon Barega, Letesenbet Gidey and Francine Niyonsaba among the stars competing.

+ our Buy or Sell segment...

SUPPORT THE SPONSORS

OLIPOP is a prebiotic soda with only 2-5g of sugar that is actually good for your gut health. – and it's delicious. Use code CITIUS25 for 25% off non-subscription orders. Learn more at DrinkOlipop.com (click the link or use our promotional code for the discount)

NEW BALANCE: You push yourself to go the distance – get the gear that helps you get the job done. Our FuelCell SuperComp Elite v3 men’s running shoes are built for marathon runners who never let up. Get your pair at NewBalance.com starting Feb. 1.

VELOUS FOOTWEAR:  VELOUS is an active recovery footwear brand designed to help you restore, revive & Reenergize before and after you train. Two years in development, this team has created the world's most comfortable, supportive and lightweight active recovery shoe in the world. Get 20% off using code CitiusMag20.

GOODR: Say goodbye to activewear sunglasses that don't stay in place, and upgrade to Goodr's 100% polarized, stylish and affordable $25 active sunglasses. Visit goodr.com/CITIUS for FREE SHIPPING and to check out all their styles.

HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST

🎙️ Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.

💵 Pledge any dollar amount to us on Patreon.com/CITIUSMAG or Hit us on Venmo @CITIUSMAG

🎥 Subscribe to the CITIUS MAG YouTube channel

On this week's show, it's silly season in the track and field world with athletes switching teams and signing new contracts. The Boston Marathon unveiled its deepest fields maybe ever. The Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile and men's 800 fields were released. World Athletics has posted the schedule for all athletics action at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

3:25 – Recent athlete signings & moves: Natosha Rogers to PUMA Elite | Josette Norris to On Athletics Club | David Ribich to Union Athletics Club | Charlie Grice, Eric Avila to Very Nice Track Club | Paige Stoner, Cruz Culpepper to HOKA NAZ Elite | Stephanie Bruce unretires, re-signs with HOKA NAZ Elite 

11:15 – Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile: Olli Hoare is back to defend his Wanamaker mile title after setting the indoor Australian mile record with last year's 3:50.83 victory. His biggest challengers this year include Cole Hocker, Mario Garcia Romo, Yared Nuguse, Johnny Gregorek, Sam Tanner, Sam Prakel, Neil Gourley + more.

15:57 – Millrose Games Men's 800m: Bryce Hoppel returns after last year's victory but will be up against Clayton Murphy, Noah Kibet and Cade Flatt.

18:09 – The Boston Marathon fields include Eliud Kipchoge, Evan Chebet, Benson Kipruto, Albert Korir, Daniel Do Nascimento, Conner Mantz and Scott Fauble on the men's side. There are five women with sub-2:18 marathon PRs and the big stars are Amane Beriso, Sharon Lokedi, Lonah Salpeter, Sara Hall, Gotytom Gebreslase, Emma Bates and Edna Kiplagat.

26:57 – World Athletics' 2024 Olympic schedule has all evening finals. Track and field at the Games will be held from Aug. 1 to 11.

32:58 – Buy or Sell: World Bests, World Record Pending Ratification*, Off Distances, Jake Wightman Losing, Bobby Kersee, Track Meets In Los Angeles.

42:17 – What else is happening inside CITIUS MAG

SUPPORT THE SPONSORS

OLIPOP is a prebiotic soda with only 2-5g of sugar that is actually good for your gut health. – and it's delicious. Use code CITIUS25 for 25% off non-subscription orders. Learn more at DrinkOlipop.com (click the link or use our promotional code for the discount)

HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST

🎙️ Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.

💵 Pledge any dollar amount to us on Patreon.com/CITIUSMAG or Hit us on Venmo @CITIUSMAG

🎥 Subscribe to the CITIUS MAG YouTube channel

Clayton Murphy shares party stories from his college days and we dive into his passion for wine and board games. This is the second installment in our 'Best of 2022' mini series, highlighting the top stories and most listened to moments of 2022. 

Don't miss out on our huge holiday giveaway! To enter the giveaway, sauce us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and DM proof to @the_beer_mile or email us at podcast@beermile.com

-- Listen to the full episode with Clayton Murphy: Beer Mile Podcast Ep68 with Clayton Murphy

-- Cop yourself the Beer Mile Beanie 

------------

Use code BEERMILE for 20% Off at MANSCAPED.COM

Use code BEERMILEPOD for 20% off at KNOCKAROUND.COM

Use code CROBERTSON20 for 20% Off at Athletic Brewing Beer

Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/beermile

Merch: https://thebeermile.org/collections/beer-mile

Subscribe to Beer Mile Media on YouTube

------------

Topics

• 0:00 Holiday Giveaway
• 1:25 Intro for Clayton Murphy 
• 3:52 Best of Clayton Murphy 
• 23:04 Outro presented by MANSCAPED and KNOCKAROUND

------------

Subscribe to Beer Mile Media on YouTube

Social

• Follow Beer Mile Media on Instagram
• Follow Beer Mile Media on Facebook
• Follow Beer Mile Media on Twitter
• Follow Beer Mile Media on TikTok
• Join the Beer Mile Strava Club

Clayton Murphy is the 2021 US National Champ at 800m, Bronze Medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, two-time Olympian, and just plain fast. He's run 1:42 for 800m and 3:51 for the mile. We chat about his performances and experience at the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, his 2021 season, how he trains, and 2022 racing plans. Of course, we also have plenty of lighthearted banter in there about beef with Centro, racing Devon Allen in 300m, being a wine connoisseur, board games, starting his YouTube channel, being married to another Olympian (Ariana Washington), college and Labadie stories, and more. Follow @ClaytonMurphy on the Insta. 

Watch the video version on Spotify or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DxHafvTRXj4

Help us grow the show:

1. Sauce us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
2. Join our Patreon for exclusive, uncut and uncensored content + big giveaways: https://www.patreon.com/beermile
3. Subscribe to Beer Mile Media on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/beermilemedia

Brought to you by MANSCAPED: Use code BEERMILE for 20% Off + Free Shipping at MANSCAPED.COM

Try Athletic Brewing Beer. Use code CROBERTSON20 for 20% Off.

Topics:

• 0:00 Intro
• 6:56 Who would win in 300m race: Devon Allen vs Clayton Murphy?
• 8:11 800m Championship Racing Strategy
• 10:20 Haters Counting Clayton out in 2021 before the US Olympics Trials
• 12:40 Researching competitors before races
• 14:30 Reflection on Tokyo Olympics 800m and 2021 season
• 21:20 Rio Olympics
• 23:00 When Clayton realized professional running was a possibility
• 25:10 2022 racing plans
• 26:15 Clayton's YouTube channel
• 33:54 Training with Donavan Brazier or Bryce Hoppel
• 37:50 Being Married to another Olympian
• 40:00 Gaming and board games
• 44:50 Wine
• 52:45 Trading cards, shoes, Kobe
• 54:20 Custom spikes
• 55:10 Short shorts vs half tights
• 58:00 Story behind the hole in the wall at his college house
• 1:01:05 Beer mile and other challenges
• 1:04:00 Beef with Centro
• 1:04:50 Labadie stories
• 1:07:35 Words of wisdom

Social

• Follow Beer Mile Media on Instagram
• Follow Beer Mile Media on Facebook
• Follow Beer Mile Media on Twitter
• Follow Beer Mile Media on TikTok
• Join the Beer Mile Strava Club
• Follow Chris on Strava
• Follow Chris on Instagram
• Follow Adam on Strava
• Follow Adam on Instagram

Greg Itahara has designed custom singlets and shoes for the likes of Clayton Murphy, Jordan Gusman, WesFly, The Harrier, Lost Boys Track Club, and the Beer Mile boys. He walks us through his design and print process, sources of inspiration, the work he's done for pro runners and brands like Nike, and his future aspirations. In the video version, he shows off some of the customs he's currently working on so tap on the link below to see his work straight from the studio.

Video version: https://youtu.be/zLlJ7hgVHnE

Follow Greg on Insta here

Brought to you by MANSCAPED: Use code BEERMILE for 20% Off + Free Shipping at MANSCAPED.COM

BEER MILE PODCAST LISTENERS UNITE!! Join our team "Beer Mile Nation" when you register for the UA All Out Mile. It is a global, virtual mile offering big prize money and is completely FREE to participate. The team that gets the most members to register earns $15,000 to donate to the youth sports charity of their choice, so please take 20 seconds to get registered, join team Beer Mile Nation, and get your friends and family to get in on the fun as well.

Head over to UAALLOUTMILE.com, click on 'Register Here', sign up, and then head over to the Teams tab to join "Beer Mile Nation". That's it!

Enter our giveaway for free BeerMile.com Swag:

• Give a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or share the Beer Mile Podcast on your Insta story. Send us a DM with a screenshot on Instagram to @The_Beer_Mile: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beer-mile-podcast/id1535570203

Help us grow the podcast:

• Support the show: https://anchor.fm/beer-mile-media/support
• Subscribe to Beer Mile Media on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/beermilemedia

Drop Us A Line

Leave us a voice message and we will include it on the show: https://anchor.fm/beer-mile-media/message

Social

• Follow Beer Mile Media on Instagram
• Follow Beer Mile Media on Facebook
• Follow Beer Mile Media on Twitter
• Follow Beer Mile Media on TikTok
• Join the Beer Mile Strava Club
• Follow Chris on Strava
• Follow Chris on Instagram
• Follow Adam on Instagram
• Follow Adam on Strava

The first track and field medals of the Tokyo Olympics were decided with Selemon Barega winning gold in the men's 10,000 meters to put Ethiopia back on top of the event for the first time since Kenenisa Bekele and Haile Gebrselassie's reign. Uganda took silver and bronze with Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo deploying team tactics but not quite following the plan. Grant Fisher may be a 10K guy, as much as he may not like that, after taking fifth to earn the top American honors. Plus, what was the gutsiest performance of the day that came out of this race? Find out. 

Also discussed in this episode:

– The women's 400m hurdles is set for a major clash of the titans again with smooth showings by Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Femke Bol

– Why the women's 5,000 meter final may end up being historically fast with Kenya and Ethiopia fielding their stars vs. Sifan Hassan

– How hard will it be for the U.S. to come away with more than one medal in the 100m hurdles after a sweep in 2016?

– No more sleeping on Clayton Murphy as the U.S. puts three men in the final but what's this mean for Nijel Amos?

– Big Throws love to Raven Saunders and Jessica Ramsey

– Examining the Blessing Okagbare positive test for HGH and the subsequent suspension mid-Games

– Kudos for Matt Ludwig making it to Tokyo to replace Sam Kendricks

+ More

TUNE IN AND LISTEN TO TORCH TALK WITH CHRIS, KYLE AND DANA. Our daily podcast covering the Olympics is presented by Hayward Magic.

Hayward Magic is a really unique and fresh editorial channel on IG that captures the magic and intensity of track & field.  Their mantra is #makeittohayward because Hayward is not just a place. It’s a state of mind. It's where guts meet magic. All athletes, fans and feats of guts welcome! @HaywardMagic on Instagram.

HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST

🎙️ Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.

💵 Pledge any dollar amount to us on Patreon.com/CITIUSMAG or Hit us on Venmo @CITIUSMAG

👕 Pick up merch from the CITIUS MAG store to show your support for the podcast and website.

📧 Subscribe to the CITIUS MAG Newsletter

🎥 Subscribe to the CITIUS MAG YouTube channel

Carrie chats with Olympian Clayton Murphy! They talk all about the Olympic trials, the Olympics, the ups and downs of his fairly young professional career, his love story with his wife (Olympian Ariana Murphy), his podcast called Track Boys Podcast, and so much more!

Heather MacLean joins the podcast after making her first Olympic team with a third place finish in the women's 1,500m final in 4:02.09. Her teammate Elle Purrier St. Pierre took the win in 3:58.03 and Cory McGee took the second spot in 4:00.67. The race truly lived up to the hype and Heather shares a bit of her approach and game plan for it.

Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber go through the shocking men's 800m where Clayton Murphy took the win in 1:43.17 and reminded the world just how good he is. They also try to make sense of how Donavan Brazier finished last.

We also discuss the women's 5,000 meter final where Elise Cranny and Karissa Schweizer put together a Bowerman 1-2 and pulled Rachel Schneider to join them on their first Olympic team.

+ Much more...

TUNE IN AND LISTEN TO TRIALS TALK WITH CHRIS AND KYLE. Our daily podcast from the Olympic Trials is presented by Tracksmith.

We’re excited to partner with Tracksmith, an independent running brand fueled by a deep love of the sport. They celebrate the amateur spirit and seek to inspire the personal pursuit of excellence. Tracksmith is pleased to be supporting 30 Olympic Trials qualifiers in Eugene, including athletes across 14 disciplines, as part of their Amateur Support Program.

Check out Tracksmith's essentials for racing and training - including the Strata kits their Trials athletes are racing in this week - at Tracksmith.com/CITIUS and use code CITIUS to receive 10% off any order until the last day of the trials, June 27th.

Track Boys Podcast Episode 4 | The weekly RunDown is once again led off by a huge shotput performance, though this time Joe Kovacs throws 22.72m, and is followed by a 100m world lead again this week by Trayvon Bromell. You guys submitted a ton of great questions and the boys answered! They also shared a little bit of what to look for over the week ahead as Devon and Clayton are set to compete a few different places.  

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Show Summary: 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Follow to Stay Connected! 

TrackBoys YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5A6...​

TrackBoys Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trackboyspo...​

Devon Allen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devonallen13/​​

Clayton Murphy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claytonmurp...