ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Aisha Praught-Leer and Eric Jenkins are back for Labor Day weekend, both in new Off the Rails merch, planning a crew neck, and eight weeks from the New York City Marathon.
Discussed in this episode:
– Marathon training — Eric's current status: Eight weeks out. Biking heavily while reintroducing the calf to running. Eric is on a bicycle.
– Dejon Love — the 49ers scam: A man who posed as a San Francisco 49ers player for multiple years, posting beach workout videos in a football helmet and employing a teenage "money man" as his business partner, stole approximately $1.3 million from women through romance and investment schemes.
– US Open weed-smoking drama: Players including Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff have spoken about people smoking weed courtside and influencers being loud during serves.
– Lindsay Clancy — mistrial declared: Jury of nine women and three men deliberated seven days after five weeks of testimony. Told the judge by note on Friday: we cannot reach a decision. Mistrial.
– RIP Gloria Steinem
– Brussels Diamond League recap
Men's 1500m — Cam Myers wins
The post-race drama — Jakob Ingebrigtsen vs. Cole Hocker
The implication for World Ultimate: Josh Kerr is sitting back, loving all of this drama. Cole is in Budapest. Jakob is in Budapest. Yared is in Budapest. Josh is in Budapest. The men's 1500 is going to be the race of the year.
Women's 1500: Klaudia Kązmierska wins in 3:54.05.
The TikTok: Dos Santos, Masai Russell, and Jacoby Tharp did a group TikTok dance at the Diamond League final. Three world record holders, one TikTok.
– Clayton Young going after Connor Mantz's American marathon record in Chicago:
– Voicemails: Jill from Atlanta planning to attend the 2028 Olympic Trials in Eugene with husband and two young kids; Alex from Chicago wonders about a retired athlete drug testing loophole; Charlie's post-collegiate cross country question; Daniel from Austin on comment sections and the audiobook stolen valor debate
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