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662. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About World Championships

Published: Aug. 17, 2023, 9 a.m.

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"Not all rectangles are squares. That\\u2019s how I dissect who\\u2019s self-conscious and not in the short-shorts vs. tights debates."

Welcome back to \\u201cEverything You Ever Wanted to Know!\\u201d I\\u2019ve worked in the running industry in some capacity for roughly a decade now, and as much as I\\u2019ve immersed myself, there\\u2019s still so much I don\\u2019t know or understand. So if I, a relative industry insider, am still confused about things like shoe contracts, waterfall starts on the track, and world rankings (seriously, what\'s up with world rankings?), surely I\\u2019m not alone. And since the 2023 World Athletics Championships competition kicks off this weekend in Budapest, it felt urgent to get the inside scoop.

So today, former professional runner and founder of\\xa0The Lap Count\\xa0(and track and field\\u2019s biggest fan and hype guy)\\xa0Kyle Merber returns to answer all of your (and some of my) questions about the World Championships. Big Qs and Little Qs and world stage paydays and the Media 800, and more!

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