About this episode

Taylor and Alex discuss Strava, E-bikes, and the new Mount to Coast M1 with guest Jared Smith from Hoka.

Taylor and Alex dig into multiple topics this week including their personal tendencies when it comes to Strava, thoughts on E-bikes, and wrap up with a conversation about the new Mount to Coast M1. Guest: Jared Smith is Hoka's Senior Product Line Manager. He and Taylor talk about his history with Hoka, the current "technical" terrain lineup that includes the upcoming Tecton X 4, plus insight about the return of the Evo Speedgoat and more. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Näak Nutrition: The Drop Listeners can get 15% off any Näak products by using code BITR15. Näak is a nutrition brand the leverages natural ingredients and research backed formulas to help athletes perform. They have a host of products like gels, drink, mixes, broths, bars, and recovery fuel. Their highest performance Boost line doubles down on the carbs for high-performance fuel that's also gut-friendly. Go to http://naak.com to explore and purchase.

People in this episode

Hosts: Taylor, Alex

Guest: Jared Smith

Topics covered

• Strava
• E-bikes
• Mount to Coast M1
• Hoka
• running gear

Keywords

• Strava
• E-bikes
• Hoka
• running
• Tecton X 4
• Evo Speedgoat
• Mount to Coast M1

Sponsors

Näak Nutrition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hoka

Products: Tecton X 4, Evo Speedgoat

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