World Records, Fastest-Ever 10,000m & The Bits You Don’t See On TV | Live from Paris

Welcome to part 1 of 10 Days In Paris with The Running Channel. Hosted by Sarah Hartley (amateur runner) and Andy Baddeley (Olympian and former pro runner) alongside Rick Kelsey (recovering runner), the TRC Podcast is friendly, jargon-free, and the perfect accompaniment to your runs.

In this special series the trio recap their favourite moments and experiences from what they have witnessed at the athletics in Paris. There's huge disappointment in the men's 1500m, Rick experiences his worst run ever and Sarah reveals why there is a bell in the stadium. Plus, they answer your questions and give some context to the moments in athletics that you don't see on TV.

Stay tuned for some science and a lot of banter...

Our '10 Days In Paris' series is supported by ASICS.

What's in this video:
00:00:00 - Introduction to '10 Days in Paris'
00:00:44 - Day 1: The stadium atmosphere, new Repechage rounds and 10,000m final
00:10:37 - Day 2: The medal table, the new bell in the stadium and women's 100m final
00:18:09 - Day 3 - Rick's worst run ever, Noah Lyles' 100m victory and how do athletes use social media?
00:24:29 - Day 4: The new pole vault World Record and steeple chase back flips
00:27:37 - Day 5: Andy's emotions during 1500m final and women's 200m final
00:32:29 - Question time: Why do athletes pin on their bibs?

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[jimfrazier]

10 days in Paris by far my favorite Running Channel content ever. HUGE THANK YOU, Andy, Sarah, Rick, and production crew GENIUSES
Love it🎉❤

[SteveBe]

“and a little sprinkling of science” 😂😂😂

[pavener]

I feel bad for Jakob. I'm Norwegian and have followed him for quite some time. For those who don't know, there's been a lot of drama within his family and around the Norwegian team. He's essentially been going through hell, dealing with the violence allegations he made against his father while simultaneously coping with his father coaching Narve. To top it off, there's the ongoing media storm surrounding Josh Kerr, which has been brewing for nearly a year. Yes, Jakob is confident and a great runner, but he's still human, and the trauma he's experienced must have affected his performance.

[abisnow]

I was in Paris at the Stade de France for Hodgekinson‘s 800m gold and Duplantis‘ new WR pole vault. I lost my voice screaming so hard 😂 those were my favourite moments

[nataliamartinkova]

The Olympic podcasts are amazing! Asides from the great running and results commentary, I love how you incorporate Asics into the podcast within the mental health segment. They deserve the credit for supporting this wonderful content and also for caring for the athletes' mental wellbeing.

[palehorse]

I found your channel about a month ago, starting with the video where you run for 24hrs, which I loved. And I have been binge watching all your videos! Really looking forward to seeing the 10 Days in Paris podcast videos in full on your YT channel. Keep up the great work and thanks for the hours of viewing fun! Watching the vids has almost made me want to get Strava to see the comments on your runs!

[davidsweeting]

It is crazy to see people taking shots at the althlets on social media, if you had a room of 1, 000, 000 people only 10 would make the

[ShantyIrishman]

Kudos to the French crowds, watching the men’s basketball game against Germany was a blast, they brought it.

[mikestevenson]

All of those were great - But I personally loved Duplantis getting that new world record!

[azertyqwerty]

I hope you managed to run in some of the nice spots of Paris and surrounding areas during your stay. Question for Rick : is French gavy better than English gavy ?

[EricS-ufmv]

The Repechage provides an easy way to game the system. If you're in a heat where only the top 6 automatically qualify, and say there are 9 guys in the race with SIGNIFICANTLY faster PB's than you, then it'd actually be SMARTER for you to just tank your race. Don't exert yourself AT ALL. Let the entire field race all-out to the line. Those top 9 guys will fight for their lives and only 6 will go through. Meanwhile, you jog it in and expend nothing. Then you come back the NEXT DAY and race those same 3 guys who have faster PB's, but are now semi-tapped out & haven't 100% recovered. And you don't really care about the rest of the field b/c their PBs are slower than you, and they haven't fully recovered either.

[lukewood]

10 days in Paris? Feel like I've watched that film

[paradox_]

I think it would be fun for the team to watch and commentate Andy's Olympic races

[mtbskillsshow]

Isn’t the fact that they are SO FAST is the development of the shies over the last couple of years !

[darwinshome]

Did anyone actually eat those croissants on the plate or were they just rearranged daily 😅

[davidleonard]

I believe those qualification times lead to athletes doping. 27 minute 10k is almost out of reach more most athletes and puts it beyond most countries having athletes in the 10k bar the Africans and a few other exceptional athletes.

[mtbskillsshow]

Can’t they spray on your number before the race

[DanKeeley]

Nah the olympics has to be all about the golds. Otherwise it becomes strategic at the country level rather than simply everyone trying to be their best. Its definitely the best way.

Also it really annoys the Americans which is great too 😅

[jeffblalack]

If you can possibly come up with an excuse to attend the 2026 Winter Olympics I think all your supporters would be up for it.

[high-captain-BaLrog]

the elite athletes don't deserve distractions such as the throwing events and some race events being organized simultaneously in the same venue, many things about this olympics has p*ssed people off besides the elephant of the politics..yeeesh! luckily that is out of the scope of this channel's videos.