Runners Are Using Weed on Long Runs, Why Do We Care About 2:12 Marathons + More

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Call into the show: The voicemail line is: (646) 780-9218 On this episode, the crew discusses: FRESH OFF THE BOARDS According to an article that we stumbled upon from Unilad, "Runners Are Using Weed To Make Long Runs Less Miserable" https://www.unilad.co.uk/fitness/runners-are-using-weed-to-make-long-runs-less-miserable/ Here's a clip from the article: "28-year-old Carolyn Ford (whose name has been changed for anonymity) is a public relations professional living in New York City. A keen runner, in 2013 she began training for her first ever 100-mile ultra-marathon which involved monotonous four to five hour training sessions. The thing Carolyn thought would make her training sessions more bearable was weed." VOICEMAILS AND TEXTS - Why do people in the United States make a big deal about a 2:12 marathon? - What's your favorite pair of spikes? What was your first pair of spikes? - Would you rather run in the Hoka Bondi or Vibrams for the rest of your life? - What professional athlete would be most likely to win The Hunger Games? - If a teammate runs a school record in the 5,000 meters during a 10,000 meter race, should it count as the school record? - And more....