About this episode

Aisha and Eric discuss the aftermath of the Boston Marathon and the surprising results from the London Marathon, including world records and notable performances.

Aisha Praught-Leer and Eric Jenkins are back in their home studios the Sunday after Boston Marathon weekend and are still buzzing from the first-ever Off the Rails live show but were immediately blindsided by the London Marathon results. Discussed in this episode: – The Boston hangover: How the live show felt like a fever dream, why Aisha couldn't get drunk despite an open bar, and the definitive low point: a three-mile morning shakeout run the day after the show, with 800 people, the New Balance relay, and a Brooks event all stacked on the same day. – London Marathon recap: Sebastian Sawe's 1:59:30 world record. Yomif Kejelcha's 1:59:41 marathon debut. Jacob Kiplimo third in 2:00:28. Two athletes sub-two in the same race. Nobody was expecting this. – Adidas' out-of-competition testing program: The AIU tested Sawe 25 times before Berlin in 2025 — funded in part by Adidas to the tune of $50K — to proactively remove any doubt. No one has ever heard of a brand doing this. – Tisgt Assefa’s women's-only world record: 2:15:41, with Hellen Obiri second at 2:15:53. The Sharon-Helen rivalry discussion continues. – Vincent Mauri, 2:05:53 in Toledo: He's just a guy. He ran at ASU and Notre…

People in this episode

Hosts: Aisha Praught-Leer, Eric Jenkins

Topics covered

• Boston Marathon
• London Marathon
• world records
• running events
• athlete performances
• sponsorship in sports

Keywords

• Boston Marathon
• London Marathon
• Sebastian Sawe
• world record
• running
• Adidas
• Vincent Mauri
• Tisgt Assefa
• Hellen Obiri

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adidas, New Balance, AIU, CITIUS MAG

Places: Toledo

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