About this episode
Aisha and Eric discuss their experiences and highlights from recent track events while touching on mental health and pop culture.
Aisha Praught-Leer and Eric Jenkins record on Memorial Day weekend with Aisha recording from Los Angeles on three hours of sleep, revived by a Hailey Bieber smoothie from Erewhon brought over by Parker Valby and Emma Coburn. Discussed in this episode: – Aisha recaps her trip to Los Angeles – Aisha talks about what it was like watching Emma Coburn make her return to the steeplechase – Aisha filmed herself going over hurdles with Emma in pre-race prep. Hurdle one: clipped. Hurdle two: the best hurdle of her entire life. – TrackFest LA recap includes: Roisin Willis with a world-leading time; Brandon Miller takes a wire-to-wire men's 800m over a field with multiple world champions, including Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman and Donovan Brazier; Vince Ciattei wins a 1500m; Parker Valby's dominant return with a 5K victory and PB; Habtom Samuel breaks his outdoor NCAA 5000m record + more – Shanghai Diamond League recap includes: Masai Russell runs an American record in the 100 meter hurdles; Alison Dos Santos beats Karsten Warholm again; Abby Caldwell wins the women's 1500 again with the fastest last 200 in the race and takes another big step in her breakthrough season – Pop culture talk: After…
People in this episode
Hosts: Aisha Praught-Leer, Eric Jenkins
Topics covered
- mental health
- running
- track events
- pop culture
- athletics
- interviews
Keywords
- mental health
- running
- track events
- Aisha Praught-Leer
- Eric Jenkins
- pop culture
- athletics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Spotify, Athlos
Places: Los Angeles
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