Mental Health Is a River

Aisha Praught-Leer and Eric Jenkins record on Memorial Day weekend with Aisha recording from Los Angeles on three hours of sleep, revived by a Hailey Bieber smoothie from Erewhon brought over by Parker Valby and Emma Coburn.

Discussed in this episode:

– Aisha recaps her trip to Los Angeles

– Aisha talks about what it was like watching Emma Coburn make her return to the steeplechase

– Aisha filmed herself going over hurdles with Emma in pre-race prep. Hurdle one: clipped. Hurdle two: the best hurdle of her entire life.

– TrackFest LA recap includes: Roisin Willis with a world-leading time; Brandon Miller takes a wire-to-wire men's 800m over a field with multiple world champions, including Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman and Donovan Brazier; Vince Ciattei wins a 1500m; Parker Valby's dominant return with a 5K victory and PB; Habtom Samuel breaks his outdoor NCAA 5000m record + more

– Shanghai Diamond League recap includes: Masai Russell runs an American record in the 100 meter hurdles; Alison Dos Santos beats Karsten Warholm again; Abby Caldwell wins the women's 1500 again with the fastest last 200 in the race and takes another big step in her breakthrough season

– Pop culture talk: After being shown last week that all three new Drake albums were in fact on Spotify, Aisha listened to Maid of Honor

– What to expect from the Enhanced Games

– Athlos announces two meets including London for 2026

– Voicemails: Portsmouth/New Hampshire recommendations for a mom flying out monthly to visit her daughter at boarding school; advice for a new medical school grad moving to Ohio for residency and leaving all her friends behind; the full history of Rodman Wanamaker; a caller who spent 20 miles of the Manchester Marathon babysitting a 13-year-old in a full nylon windsuit; is a burger a sandwich; would-you-rather where you get a guaranteed PR every year for 15 years but feel urgently like you need to use the bathroom on one run per week; the emotional transition out of professional sport.

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