#256 We Rank Our Favorite Race Distances and the Shoes We’d Use for Them

Nathan and David team up to talk all things racing! They rank their favorite distances to race and what shoes they'd race them in. Also, with the elite track circuit in full-swing, they talk about their favorite races to watch. Finally, they wrap it up with a couple questions from our mailbag.

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Chapters

• 0:00 - Intro
• 3:36 - In for Testing: Powered by Skratch Labs
• 13:14 - Third favorite race distance
• 21:50 - Second favorite distance
• 30:12 - Favorite race distance
• 38:18 - Favorite races to watch
• 43:12 - What even is a supertrainer?
• 49:42 - Faster shoes for stability needs
• 52:54 - Wrap-up