Dave & Buster’s Needs an Answer, Gabby Accidentally Benched Herself, and Where Are the Trials?

About this episode

The episode discusses various topics related to running, including qualifying standards, marathon training, and media recommendations.

Episode rundown: World Athletics' new qualifying standards and whether the points system is helping or hurting the sport Gabby's magnesium-Tums-iron disaster that left her feeling anemic three weeks before Grandma's Marathon The mystery of the 2028 Olympic Marathon Trials location and the Phoenix vs. St. Louis debate Gabby's marathon buildup, taper mindset, and why she's celebrating milestones along the way instead of putting everything on race day The Enhanced Games fallout and why the whole conversation seems to be fizzling out The Bandit Grand Prix and creative ways to make track and field more interesting for fans Lindsey's unforgettable St. Louis Marathon story featuring Earl from the senior center riding along to St. Louis Media recommended: Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan, Lindsey's summer reading recommendation The Ritual (Gabby referred to it as "the horror movie that's blowing up on social media" and highly recommended it) Sponsors: Kava Haven⁠ is a non-alcoholic spirit designed to help you relax and unwind without the sluggish next-day feeling. Whether you mix it with ginger beer, sparkling water, or lime seltzer, it’s an easy summer swap when you want…

People in this episode

Host: Lindsey

Guest: Gabby

Topics covered

• qualifying standards
• marathon training
• Olympic Trials
• Enhanced Games
• track and field
• sponsorships
• media recommendations

Keywords

• World Athletics
• Gabby
• Lindsey
• marathon
• Olympic Trials
• Enhanced Games
• Kava Haven
• ZBiotics
• Dolly All the Time
• The Ritual

Sponsors

Kava Haven, ZBiotics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Athletics

Books & works: Dolly All the Time, The Ritual

Places: Phoenix, St. Louis

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