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On The Run With Brittney Reese | Ep. 71

On The Run With Brittney Reese: Long Jump WR & Cardi B Twitter Beef

Jan 19, 2018

Eight-time global long jump champion Brittney Reese gets real with Kevin and Jojo on her pursuit of the world record, how field events don't get as much respect as track events, the real story behind her Twitter beef with rap superstar Cardi B — and which medal means the most to her.

Highlights:

3:25 - Brittney reveals her thoughts on breaking the American and world records in the long jump and tells us what her longest foul ever measured

9:00 - Brittney talks about her mindset when competing, and what it’s like to foul in big-pressure situations

11:52 - Brittney talks about being a Saints fan and her feelings watching the Saints vs. Vikings in the NFL playoffs

13:20 - Brittney reveals what happened with the Cardi B Twitter beef; she’s “not goals”

17:40 - Brittney talks about negativity on Twitter after she won worlds in 2017

22:50 - Brittney talks about how field athletes get less attention than track athletes

24:23 - “Can you dunk a basketball?”

28:00 - Brittney reveals which medal performances stand out the most; her 2017 world title was dedicated to her late grandfather, one of her biggest fans

33:37 - Jojo and Kevin discuss the Houston Half Marathon and Molly Huddle’s new American record

41:00 - Shalane Flanagan’s first indoor track race since 2011

42:20 - Katelyn Tuohy is chasing the national high school indoor record for 5K this weekend LIVE on FloTrack!