Suguru Osako

Suguru Osako is a renowned long-distance runner from Japan, specializing in marathon and half-marathon events. He is well-known for his performances in international competitions, including the Olympics and World Championships. Osako has set multiple Japanese records in his career, solidifying his status as one of the country's top distance runners.

Personal Bests

Half Marathon

1:01:05

9/11/2022

10,000 Metres

27:36.93

12/4/2020

Marathon

Tokyo Marathon

2:05:29

3/1/2020

1500 Metres

3:40.49

7/14/2016

5000 Metres

13:08.40

7/18/2015

Major Championships

The XXXII Olympic Games - Marathon

2:10:41

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Never Talent. Never Fear. Always Within 1%. Pete Julian on Coaching Rupp, Farah, Centro, the Mindset of Champions, and What Separates the Good From the Great

August 16, 2026

Pete Julian didn't beat cancer—he survived it, and that distinction shapes everything about how he coaches.

The Union Athletics Club founder sits down with Dominic for one of the most reflective conversations in the show'shistory. Julian opens up about coaching across cultures—helping Suguru Osako escape Japan's ekiden machine, swapping pep talks for pure logic with Germany's Koko Klosterhalfen, and why Shannon Rowbury remains the most impressive athlete he's ever coached.

He makes a case few pro coaches will: America's best coaches aren't in the NCAA or the pros—they're in high schools, and nearly every great athlete he's ever had was built by one. From there, the conversation becomes a masterclass in mindset: living the life of a champion; the “1% rule;”, why the “balance” the internet sells you is a lie; why women are routinely undertrained with kid gloves; and what separated Mo Farah and Galen Rupp from everyone else. Hint, it was never talent.

Then it gets personal. Being diagnosed with cancer at 28, one week before his first World Championships. Splitting from Nike and starting over. Rediscovering “idealistic Pete.” And an unflinching stretch on Alberto Salazar, grace, forgiveness, and why Shelby Houlihan shouldn't be racing in a sports bra from Target.

Whether you're a seven-minute miler or chasing medals, this one will change how you show up tomorrow.

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Galen Rupp on His Return to Racing with an American Record, Training Solo and Wearing Masks (Bonus Pod)

October 30, 2020

"We wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to get better. I don’t have the pressure to get into a marathon build-up or if the Olympics were happening. I wanted to come out of this better. A big part of that for me was maybe taking it a little easier with the mileage and intensity and focusing back to strengthening up my leg. I lost a lot of muscle – not just in my ankle and those tendons but throughout that left leg. It’s been a long process and I think I certainly underestimated how difficult it would be. It’s been two years since I was operated on but I feel like I’m finally getting back to my old self and getting some good push-off in my left leg. There was certainly a big hitch in my stride at the trials. I really wasn’t getting a lot of push there. It was just setting down and pivoting. My right leg was doing a lot of the work. I can certainly say that I’ve made some big improvements mechanically with that."

It’s been eight months since Galen Rupp won the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on Feb. 29. In that span of time, he says he has not run a single step with another person. He’s still been training but he’s been grinding solo. That all changed on Friday when Eugene Marathon organizers put together the Row River Half Marathon. It was Rupp, Suguru Osako (his former Oregon Project teammate) and Patrick Tiernan. Many thought that Rupp could take a crack at Ryan Hall’s American record of 59:43 could be in jeopardy but Rupp finished the race in 60:22. His PR is still 59:47 from Prague in 2018.

However, he walked away from Friday with the new American record in the 10-mile since he split 45:53 and Greg Meyer had run 46:13 in 1983. Osako finished behind him in 61:15. In order for the record to count, I believe you need three finishers so Pat Tiernan, who paced for a bit, took third in 66:42.

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Episode 455: Same Old Mo

October 9, 2018

Jason and Kevin discuss Mo Farah’s decisive victory, and European record, Galen Rupp’s fifth-place finish, Suguru Osako’s Japanese record, Brigid Kosgei’s 2:18 triumph, Gwen Jorgensen’s struggles and...

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Pete Julian didn't beat cancer—he survived it, and that distinction shapes everything about how he coaches.

Whether you're a seven-minute miler or chasing medals, this one will change how you show up tomorrow.

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