382 | New Balance Fresh Foam More V6, Knights of Columbus, Ostrich Racing, Lightning Strikes

Live from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Ore., the team sits down and recaps a wild week with special guest Kofuzi. We also tack on all our one-on-one interviews with Asics athletes from this week, including Sara Hall, Emma Bates, Johnny Gregorek, Val Allman, Johnny Gregorek, and Elkanah Kibet. Buckle up, this is a fun one! Thanks to everyone who came out to the group runs this week, it was awesome meeting some of you West Coast folks in person. And thanks to Asics for making it all happen. Follow Val Allman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vallman123/ This episode is sponsored by Inside Tracker, which helps you optimize your body and running, using science and technology to deliver ultra-personalized guidance for your training and health. Drop listeners save 20% on any product (no code necessary): https://www.insidetracker.com/dropin

22 Juli 20221h 44min

The man needs no introduction, but we'll do it anyway. Ben Johnson is a fellow shoe nerd, Instagram influencer (yeah, we said it), Believe in the Run contributor, but most importantly– a great friend. We brought him into the studio for this special episode to talk about running, shoes, and everything in between. You'll enjoy this one. This episode is sponsored by Inside Tracker, which helps you optimize your body and running, using science and technology to deliver ultra-personalized guidance for your training and health. Drop listeners save 20% on any product (no code necessary): https://www.insidetracker.com/dropin

15 Juli 20221h 58min

Fresh off her first place finish at the legendary Western States Endurance Run (where she ran the third-fastest time ever), Adidas Terrex pro Ruth Croft joins us to talk about her training leading up to the race, her fueling, her strategy, and how the heck she got into ultrarunning in the first place. Shop Adidas Terrex: https://bit.ly/SHOP-ADIDAS-TERREX Follow Ruth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthcrofty/ *Apologies, we had a bit of an echo on this one for Robbe and Meaghan at times, hope it's not too annoying This episode is sponsored by Inside Tracker, which helps you optimize your body and running, using science and technology to deliver ultra-personalized guidance for your training and health. Drop listeners save 20% on any product (no code necessary): https://www.insidetracker.com/dropin

8 Juli 20221h 21min

When it comes to running, we like to go hard, and we like to rest even harder. So we wanted to talk to Darren Brown at Oofos about why their recovery footwear is a great option for runners (and really, anyone). We also talk about his own career as a runner, life in general, and more. You still have a couple days to get a late start on Summer GRIT! Sign up here: https://bit.ly/SUMMER-GRIT-2022 This episode is sponsored by Inside Tracker, which helps you optimize your body and running, using science and technology to deliver ultra-personalized guidance for your training and health. Drop listeners save 20% on any product (no code necessary): https://www.insidetracker.com/dropin

1 Juli 20221h 49min

As the Runner in Chief of the world's largest running publication (Runner's World), Jeff Dengate may be the only person on earth who's tried more running shoes than us. So obviously, we talk about shoes. A lot. We also talk about how Runner's World tests shoes and our thoughts on the future of running. Sign up for Summer GRIT: https://bit.ly/SUMMER-GRIT-2022 This episode is sponsored by Inside Tracker, which helps you optimize your body and running, using science and technology to deliver ultra-personalized guidance for your training and health. Drop listeners save 20% on any product (no code necessary): https://www.insidetracker.com/dropin

24 Juni 20221h 58min

Breaking into the all-male ranks of Tinman Elite, Tori Gerlach is a rising star ready to go supernova. Already a multi-time NCAA All-American and US Olympic Trials qualifier, Tori is set on becoming the best version of herself. We talk about her career, her partnership with Adidas, her goals, and much more. And big thank you to all the feedback from last week's episode– the rambling shall continue but you may have opened Pandora's box and now Thomas and Robbe may never shut up. Check out Ray Zahab's coffee line, Kapik1 (it's real good): https://kapik1.com/collections/super-stoked-for-coffee/products/arctic-winter-dark This episode is sponsored by Inside Tracker, which helps you optimize your body and running, using science and technology to deliver ultra-personalized guidance for your training and health. Drop listeners save 20% on any product (no code necessary): https://www.insidetracker.com/dropin

17 Juni 20221h 26min

Another day, another YouTube shoe dude. But– he's not just any dude. Connor Blalock is the content running specialist at Running Warehouse and face of the brand on its YouTube channel. Thomas and he talk about typical shoe nerd stuff, like the cushioning of super shoes, the progression of others, and what it's like being in this niche industry inside of an industry. In the intro, we recap our Asics Uplift Tour van stops in New York City, Baltimore, and D.C., and give you our first thoughts on the Nike Pegasus 39. We will be running the Uplift Oregon 5K in July at the World Athletics Championships and we want you to run with us! Learn more and register here: https://raceroster.com/events/2022/57460/uplift-oregon-5k This episode is sponsored by Inside Tracker, which helps you optimize your body and running, using science and technology to deliver ultra-personalized guidance for your training and health. Drop listeners save 20% on any product (no code necessary): https://www.insidetracker.com/dropinOn this e

10 Juni 20221h 32min

This episode is another grand slam for the shoe nerds out there. Nick Roché is an accomplished runner, cyclist, and now the head of the Adidas Adizero product line, home to record-breaking shoes like the Adios Pro and Takumi Sen. We talk about his work in developing the Adizero line, how athletes contribute to the process, what comes next after Lightstrike Pro, and what the future holds for Adidas and race day footwear as a whole. This episode is sponsored by Inside Tracker, which helps you optimize your body and running, using science and technology to deliver ultra-personalized guidance for your training and health. Drop listeners save 20% on any product (no code necessary): https://www.insidetracker.com/dropin

3 Juni 20221h 44min