About this episode
The episode discusses the current state of indoor track season, elite vs road culture, trail running developments, and the evolving narrative in the running community.
Indoor season heating up: Cole Hocker’s American record, BU vs JDL, and banked vs flat tracks Elite track culture vs road culture: pace lights, meet atmospheres, and where pros choose to race Trail running momentum: Black Canyon, golden tickets, and Molly Seidel’s transition Half marathon and championship conversations: US Half Champs, World Half Champs, and timing builds for Boston The content era of running: blue jeans marathons, influencer racing, and performance vs storytelling
Topics covered
- indoor track season
- elite track culture
- trail running
- half marathon
- content era of running
Keywords
- Cole Hocker
- BU
- JDL
- Molly Seidel
- US Half Champs
- World Half Champs
- blue jeans marathons
- influencer racing
- performance storytelling
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BU, JDL
Books & works: blue jeans marathons
Places: Boston
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