233: To Dopey or not to Dopey? That is the Question!

233: To Dopey or not to Dopey? That is the Question!

March 12, 2026 · 2h 17m · Season 5 · Episode 233

About this episode

The episode discusses the experiences of runners at the Tokyo Marathon, including challenges and cultural insights.

Tokyo Marathon looks like a postcard until you remember one detail that can change everything: the cutoffs are based on gun time. We sit down with several of our friends fresh off a plane from Japan to get the kind of Tokyo Marathon recap runners crave, the stuff you can’t learn from a highlight reel. They share how they got in (lottery vs charity), how they handled jet lag, what the expo is really like, and the cultural surprises that made Tokyo feel so different from any other World Maratho...

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