About this episode

Des and Kara discuss social media controversies in the running community, including reactions to Satisfy Running and a showdown between Cam Hanes and Sage Cannaday.

Cue the comments section. We think this one is going to get a lot of attention - good and bad. It was a slower-news, running week, so there were a lot of angry runners arguing on social media about silly (?) things. Naturally, Des and Kara have to weigh in because many of you did already. But first (!)... Kara gives us a recap of Colt's amazing run in the 2-mile at state, after correcting the record on his 800m PR. His race at state was full of surges, but he finished higher than his seed in 14th and now is exciting to head to the Brooks PR meet. Meanwhile, Des is enjoying her time off from training but is now feeling the urge to get started again before this becomes a permanent break. Then, they dig into the drama with reactions about the Satisfy Running debate, where many people (particularly in the trail world) are frustrated about how they are showing up in the sport. Satisfy is a new-ish running shoe and apparel brand. Their gear is really expensive, but should we be mad about it? As a fun side question on this debate, Kara was asked: "Is she sad that she missed the NIL era with her own college career?" Next, they weigh in on the Cam Hanes vs. Sage Cannaday showdown on the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Des Linden, Kara Goucher

Topics covered

• social media drama
• running news
• athlete performance
• running gear debate
• NIL era
• banned substances

Keywords

• hate mail
• running
• social media
• Satisfy Running
• Eugene Marathon
• Colt
• banned substances
• NIL era

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Satisfy Running

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