This week on The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth break down the five biggest stories in the running world including a scary medical emergency involving one of the greatest track runners of all time, a jaw-dropping performance from an eighth grader, a Dutch marathon canceled over a fake paramedic scam, and why Berlin 2026 is shaping up to be the most anticipated marathon of the fall season. Chapters: 0:00 Intro — Top 5 Running Stories of the Week 1:27 Harry Styles Donates to Charity Runner Lawrence Dennis 5:15 8th Grader Luke Surface Runs World Best 5K (14:25) at Hayward Field 8:16 Dutch Sneak Marathon Canceled — Fake Paramedic Scam Exposed 12:32 Tigst Assefa Returns to Berlin to Chase the Women's Marathon World Record 20:40 Jenny Simpson's Medical Emergency at Sir Walter Miler — Latest Update 23:58 The Running Story Is Getting Its Own Podcast Feed

NOTE FOR SUBSCRIBERS: This is a bonus, inaugural episode of a new weekly podcast we're piloting called The Running Story. For the next few weeks, you'll receive this show in the Marathon Handbook feed on Mondays alongside our regular Thursday podcast. We'd love your feedback — email us at podcast@marathonhandbook.com. More new podcast projects are coming in 2026. Welcome to the first episode of The Running Story, a new weekly running news podcast from Marathon Handbook. Hosted by Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth, this show breaks down four to five of the most important and interesting stories from the past week in the sport and culture of running. Each episode is designed to get you up to speed quickly — under 30 minutes — with context, analysis, and conversation around the stories runners are already talking about. In this inaugural episode, we cover: • The Tokyo Hakone Ekiden, Japan's biggest running event • The rebrand of the NN Running Team • Ultra legend Ann Trason's remarkable multi-day run • Shelby Houlihan's controversial trail racing debut • Truett "Jeans Guy" Haynes and his Olympic Trials ambitions This podcast is released weekly on Mondays, in addition to the regular Marathon Handbook Podcast on Thursdays.