Eric Jenkins and Aisha Praught-Leer go live for the first time — recording in front of a packed house at Dillon's in Boston on the Friday before the 2026 Boston Marathon, with an open bar, a drinking game, merch giveaways, and a special guest.

Many thanks to Under Armour for making this happen!

Discussed in this episode:

– Sharon Lokedi joins live: The reigning Boston Marathon champion and course-record holder (2:17:22 in 2024) stops by for a wide-ranging conversation including her visit to Kenya with the Under Armour team, her photoshoot shoot in Flagstaff, bucket-list major goals and what the hills of Boston mean to her on race day.

– Sharon's signature Under Armour shoe: The design details — gold laces, Lake Mary Road and Katagat references, and an accidental Kansas Jayhawk color palette

– Boston trivia: Eric runs a live trivia game with Velociti Elite 3s on the line

– RFK Jr. and the raccoon: A new book reveals a diary entry in which Kennedy describes cutting off a road-killed raccoon's anatomy "to check it out later."

– Trump vs. the Pope: Both hosts are taking the Pope

– Mike Vrabel affair headlines & Diana Russini saves a man from an overturned Jeep

– Noah Lyles on the Time 100 Most Influential People

– Melissa Jefferson-Wooden in the SI Swimsuit Edition

– Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Achilles setback

– Diamond League Plus prize structure: Aisha explains it. Eric thinks it sounds like a streaming service he accidentally subscribed to.

– World Athletics halts transfers to Turkey: You don't just all of a sudden feel a bit more Turkish.

– Boston picks

– Live voicemails: Where does WADA store a decade's worth of drug samples? What would Eric's karaoke song be? What is Aisha's skincare routine? can Eric break five minutes in a mile the morning after picklebacks?

Eric Jenkins and Aisha Praught-Leer touch base the week before Boston.

Discussed in this episode:

– Boston live show — final details: Off the Rails Live with Under Armour is Friday, April 17th at Dillon's in Boston. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Ticketholders have their seats; everyone else should come anyway — they're cramming people in like sardines. Also – Chris Chavez hosts a fireside chat with Sharon Lokedi at Dick's House of Sport on Boylston from 4–5 p.m. the same day.

– Aisha discovers corporate doping: Coworkers are using Adderall to power through their workloads.

– Artemis II splashdown: Good news in a rough news cycle.

– Bieberchella: Justin Bieber performed his Coachella set in a hoodie, playing his own songs from YouTube and singing along.

– Kanye's UK festival canceled: After sponsor pullouts and UK border authorities refusing him entry, the festival is dead. Eric walks back his defense of Kanye from last week.

– The Masters / Sam Burns bet: Aisha placed a $5 bet on Sam Burns at +2200 and is refusing FanDuel's cash-out offer.

– Australian Track & Field Championships: Gout Gout runs 19.67 in the 200m; Cam Meyer solos 3:29 in the 1500m; Drama in the women's 1500

– Keely Hodgkinson is running the 400m at Rome Diamond League on June 4th

– D3 collegiate 1500m record: Ryan Hagan of SUNY Geneseo runs 3:38.67 at the Bison Outdoor Classic

– LA 2028 Olympic ticket pricing: Aisha delivers an unpopular opinion: the tickets should be expensive, and that's actually good for track and field.

📞 Listener Voicemails

– Michelle, bestie of Lydia from Jacksonville, is running Boston and wants to know: rum and Coke or Miller Lite after the race?

– A listener asks how professional runners actually fund coaching and travel

– A listener asks why it takes years to catch doping athletes

– A caller asks what Eric and Aisha would score at the Masters and which track athlete would win it

– Christina from Oakland asks whether Eric and Aisha call Mac and Chris their "work daddies."

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