Matthew Centrowitz
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Sep 13, 2026
Jordan Hasay HoganGUEST
But I mean, we were...
Jordan Hasay HoganGUEST
I was the days of Andrew Wheating, Ashton Eaton, Matthew Centrowitz, so there was a lot of big-
Dominic SchlueterHOST
The golden era
Jordan Hasay HoganGUEST
... names.
Weldon JohnsonHOST
But you better be good in America right now, and, and that's one thing we didn't list.
Weldon JohnsonHOST
We, we talked to Matthew Centrowitz last week for the 10th anniversary of his Rio win, and, uh, sure, Leo Manzano got silver in 2012, and th- that changed the perspective of stuff for American men.
Weldon JohnsonHOST
But, uh, Centrowitz's win was r- really defining.
Weldon JohnsonHOST
But one q- question I actually, John, think we should have asked him was, 'cause you said Bernard Lagat was in that race, this, with Leo, for only other time Americans went one-two was Bernard Lagat was born in Kenya, but he got American citizenship.
Jonathan GaultHOST
It used to be the very few Westerners had the benefits of, of going up barefoot, and th- th- that helps you have a stronger Achilles, more propulsion, and now everybody, th- there's no longer any foot defects when you're racing, as Nick Willis told me.
Jonathan GaultHOST
He was-
Weldon JohnsonHOST
Robert, Matthew Centrowitz didn't have super spikes.
Weldon JohnsonHOST
Come on, guys.
Rob VermillionHOST
And that's a, and that's the th- [laughs] Can you guys even just, like, we're, we're all, you know, of a particular age.
Rob VermillionHOST
Put yourself back in the shoes that you were 15, 20, 20 years ago, and think about, like, do you remember what it felt like to watch Matthew Centrowitz win the Olympic championship? That was, blew my mind because my entire young adulthood, like childhood and young adulthood was like, "Oh, man, Paul McMullen made the semifinals at the Olympics.
Rob VermillionHOST
That was so good." [laughs]
Pete JulianHOST
Right.
Rob VermillionHOST
There's, there were two different playing fields, and he was seventh, you know? Or whatever it was.
Rob VermillionHOST
I'm, I'm probably getting that wrong, but, like, the tide has shifted, and now it's so interesting.
Rob VermillionHOST
[laughs] Like, there's all the young runners now, it's like they know Matthew Centrowitz, and he might even be too old for them now.
Rob VermillionHOST
And then Cole Hocker is an Olympic champion.
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[upbeat music] Look at them now! Look at them now!
Robert JohnsonHOST
Paul who? Matthew who? Folks, Ethan Strand has done something that Matthew Centrowitz and Cole Hocker, both Olympic champions, have never done.
Robert JohnsonHOST
We'll talk about it on this edition of Track Talk.
Robert JohnsonHOST
Jacob Kiplimo is no longer the half marathon world record holder.
Jonathan GaultHOST
Now, technically we did have two Olympians on that women's team while I was there, because Alexi Pappas also made the Olympic 10,000 team for Greece.
Jonathan GaultHOST
Uh, but yeah, I, I didn't actually do either of those things, so I don't know.
Robert JohnsonHOST
How about this? Trivia expert, the man that has defeated Matthew Centrowitz in the game of trivia.
Robert JohnsonHOST
Folks, in the intro, I said you missed two pod- podcasts.
Matthew KleinoskiHOST
So we're all going to cover it all, but let's just say four-time national champion, many-time All-American coach, father, author.
Matthew KleinoskiHOST
His book is like father like son.
Matthew KleinoskiHOST
He's got a new documentary coming out.
Matthew KleinoskiHOST
You've got to read the book.
Matthew KleinoskiHOST
He's pretty open, goes through his whole life story from being a troublemaker in the Bronx all the way through watching in the stands when his son won Olympic gold.
Matthew KleinoskiHOST
Welcome today on the podcast.
Matthew KleinoskiHOST
Buckle up, Matt Centruitt Sr.
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Matthew KleinoskiHOST
What was the legacy left behind by Alcindor in the hallways there?
Oliver HoareHOST
Yep.
Oliver HoareHOST
How did we get onto that? I was thinking about- Matt Centrowitz ...
Oliver HoareHOST
Matt Centrowitz, and I said he- Oh, you thought he would do Hydrox ...
Oliver HoareHOST
I do Hydrox more, like... 'Cause, uh, I know that, um, some- Well, do you, do you- ...
Oliver HoareHOST
some runners are doing that now ... do you care about his marathon time more or less than membranes? Hmm.
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It's Matthew Centrowitz leading it with Kiprop alongside.
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Centrowitz has been working on this all year, Tom.
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He's run his best times in practice, sprint times, and it's coming down to that.
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Midway through the turn for home.
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Here's the home straightaway.
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Matthew Centrowitz has the lead.
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Kiprop, Makhloufi trying to catch him.
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Centrowitz holding on.