111 | Saucony Endorphin Elite 3, Josh Kerr, Race wrap ups and Tom's off to Europe

"Wear a kilt. The hill just kept on going. I stopped and got some whisky." One finisher's take on the Mackenzie Half Marathon — which pulled over 1,150 entrants the same weekend Kennett Cup's senior men's race had just five starters. We get into why cross country numbers are shrinking, and what might actually fix it.

Also this week: a full breakdown of Josh Kerr's mile world record, including the wild eight-years-of-data story behind his custom Brooks spike. Anna walks us through new EBU camera-angle guidelines aimed at reducing the sexualisation of women's athletics coverage. Maia Flint — in her second-to-last week with the Frontrunner crew — won the Kennett Cup women's senior race, and Tom's athlete Corbin Harding took silver at the Mackenzie Half. We round up cross country results from around the country, catch up on Kiwis racing well overseas, and give you the first real details on Run Unknown's return.

We close out with a proper tech deep dive on the Saucony Endorphin Elite 3 — what's actually been fixed since the divisive version 2, and who it's built for.

This episode covers:

• What we're testing / wearing this week
• Josh Kerr's mile world record and the tech behind it
• New broadcasting guidelines for filming women's athletics
• Kennett Cup results and a real conversation about cross country's participation problem
• Corbin Harding's silver medal at the Mackenzie Half Marathon
• NZ cross country round-up and Kiwis racing overseas
• Run Unknown returns — mystery riddle race with On
• Deep dive: Saucony Endorphin Elite 3
• Winter Grind party, Run Club's return, and the New Balance store takeover

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