When Eric Met Beatrice

Eric Jenkins and Aisha Praught-Leer are back together after Tallahassee and why this was the quickest post-event turnaround in Off The Rails history. Warning: There's somehow a lot of murder talk in this one so if you're someone inclined to DM us about your disapproval of a subject, maybe skip this episode.

In this week's episode:

– Why the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee might have been the most fun event we have covered

– Why World Cross fully lived up to (and exceeded) the hype

– Running the course ourselves and realizing how absurdly fast the pros actually were

– Breaking down the course obstacles: the man-made hill, deep sand pit, blue water pit, alligator hurdles, and shoe-swallowing mud

– Eric meets Beatrice Chebet and immediately loses all composure

– Beatrice Chebet officially becomes a Rail Rider

– Mondo’s new song is a banger and the lyrics feel way too personal for Eric

– Recapping Houston Half Marathon madness: eight men sub-60, Alex Maier’s No. 2 all-time American performance, and Rory Linkletter’s Canadian record

– Valencia continues its reign of road-racing chaos with European records and ridiculous depth

– Another major doping suspension with Albert Korir and why it’s both necessary and devastating

– The Enhanced Games is adding more athletes, but “you don’t have to take the drugs” makes no sense, so we have skepticism about the entire concept

– A shocking murder case involving a former NJNY athlete and how rarely this intersects with pro running

– The Community race chaos featured jugglers passing exhausted former pros

– Training panic ahead of the New Balance Mile Relay Challenge

– Voicemails include: beer theft by a collegiate star, toilet FaceTimes, rapper alter egos, and LinkedIn motivation

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