110 | On Cloudboom Strike 2, Paris Recap, Christchurch Marathon, Listener Questions and Emotional Movies

Race starts while you're still in the porta-loo. No time to wipe. Wet day, had to catch up, discard the gear... still won." One of our listeners' most eventful event day stories, and just one of the reasons this week's episode is a good one.

Oska's just back from a whirlwind 10 days in Paris with On — factory tours, robot-sprayed shoes, and getting cold-shouldered out of a café for not ordering in French — while Tom's been out racing bikes and clocking solid triathlon training weeks. Anna talks us through her partner Henry's World Triathlon Series debut in Hamburg (41st on debut!), plus how Hayden and Saxon fared.

Back home, we're digging into your Instagram questions — your most eventful event day stories and the worst running advice you've ever been given ("you don't need multiple $300 shoes" — gtfoh) — before answering three of the most common shoe questions we get asked in-store.

The big one this week: Christchurch Marathon 2027 just leveled up. ASICS is coming on as headline partner, and Frontrunner is taking on a brand new role as Performance Partner — helping build a world-class elite athlete experience from the ground up. Entries are opening soon.

And of course, we close out with a full tech deep dive on the On Cloudboom Strike 2 — what's changed from version one, the real numbers, and who it's actually built for.

This episode covers:

• What we're running in this week
• Tom's Sector 6 bike race and triathlon training block
• Hamburg WTS recap: Anna on Henry's debut, plus Hayden and Saxon
• Oska's Paris trip with On
• Listener Q&A: eventful event days + worst running advice
• Shoe FAQ: replacing shoes, daily trainer vs super shoe, road vs trail
• Christchurch Marathon 2027: ASICS partnership + our new Performance Partner role
• Deep dive: On Cloudboom Strike 2
• Winter Grind wrap-up, Winter Grind party (Tues 28th), Run Club returns (last Tues of August)

Got a question for the show? Drop it in our Instagram DMs or in the Run Club Facebook group.

Christchurch Marathon — entries open now
https://raceroster.com/events/2027/129745/2027-asics-christchurch-marathon

Saucony Endorphin Elite 3 review (Frontrunner blog)
https://frontrunnercolombo.co.nz/blogs/the-run-down-shoe-reviews/saucony-endorphin-elite-3

Winter Grind Party & Run Club Get Together — RSVP required, $15
https://luma.com/7d458rvx