A Man Hid in the Woods With Rocks in His Hands and Got His A-- Beat by a Cross-Country Runner?!

Chicago week! Aisha is fresh off a hair appointment and attempting to preserve the blowout via silk pillowcases, a sleeping rod, and the full Jason-from-Halloween night routine. Eric completed a ten-mile run this week. The live show is in five days. There is a lot more to discuss.

In this week's episode:

– Chicago live show is on Friday, October 9th, sold out: Put your name on the waitlist in case of drops. Under Armour is supporting the show. Sharon Lokedi is the guest and she's racing Chicago for the first time. She has won two Bostons and debuted with a New York win, and is going for a fast time on a flat course for the first time in her career. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/off-the-rails-live-in-chicago-presented-by-under-armour-tickets-2002158580210

– The hair appointment and the Korean beauty deep dive

– Voicemail: A formal grievance on the ATHLOS London red carpet from a listener from the Rail Rider collective calls in to say Eric should have been on that red carpet, Air Force Ones, gold chain, the whole thing. He is the cult leader. He represents the gang. What happened?

– Marathon update — Eric's current situation: Ten miles was the long run this week. Eric needs: a baggie of Zalt (tryzalt.com, code OTR10, 10% off, stacks with everything), lots of gels, Vaseline, nipple band-aids, phone as life alert. He is going to be running with a Santa Sack.

– NYRR's brand ban

– We need a CITIUS MAG technical meeting for a pre-race pasta party technical meeting to go over race day logistics.

– Chicago forecast: 77 degrees.

– Caller Abby's proposal voicemail: She ran 2:56 at the 2024 Chicago Marathon, broke three hours, and got engaged that same afternoon — the family that had "come to watch the race" was actually there for the proposal.

– Aisha's Proposal Story

– Revisiting Tigst Assefa's Berlin Marathon win and the Achilles question: She won in 2:11:04, the third-fastest women's marathon ever, on what turned out to be a progressively rupturing Achilles.

– Voicemail: A listener's daughter asks to drink the shower water. Also: This caller saw an Instagram ad saying Nike AlphaFly and Vaporfly users who suffered injuries may be entitled to significant compensation. Is this a real class action?

– The Execution Attempt on Christa Pike: Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike was halted after she survived the administration of pentobarbital.

– The Cornell Seven: 7 former and current members of the Chi Phi fraternity at Cornell University accused of sexually assaulting a female student at their fraternity house in October 2024.

– Cross-country runner hit by a falling tree in Allentown, Pennsylvania

– Voicemail: Fat Bear Week; Jury duty after breaking three in Berlin; The Sisterhood of the Traveling Flag; Anonymous voicemail about Will Leer

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