Maybe They Ran Sub-Two Because the Robots Are Coming for Their Jobs

Discussed in this episode:

- The Boston hangover: How the live show felt like a fever dream, why Aisha couldn't get drunk despite an open bar, and the definitive low point: a three-mile morning shakeout run the day after the show, with 800 people, the New Balance relay, and a Brooks event all stacked on the same day.
- London Marathon recap: Sebastian Sawe's 1:59:30 world record. Yomif Kejelcha's 1:59:41
marathon debut. Jacob Kiplimo third in 2:00:28. Two athletes sub-two in the same race.
Nobody was expecting this.
- Adidas' out-of-competition testing program: The AlU tested Sawe 25 times before Berlin in
2025 - funded in part by Adidas to the tune of $50K - to proactively remove any doubt. No one has ever heard of a brand doing this.
- Tisgt Assefa's women's-only world record: 2:15:41, with Hellen Obiri second at 2:15:53. The Sharon-Helen rivalry discussion continues.
- Vincent Mauri, 2:05:53 in Toledo: He's just a guy. He ran at ASU and Notre Dame, he's 25, and he soloed a 2:05:53 debut at the Glass City Marathon in Toledo, Ohio. Eric has never heard of him. He has never heard of the Glass City Marathon. Toledo makes a lot of glass, which Aisha almost figured out.
- Penn Relays: The Simeon Birnbaum vs. Marco Langon rivalry delivers twice.
Oregon/Birnbaum win the DMR (featuring the classic slow-it-down anchor move), Villanova/Langon wins the four-by-mile in an electric finish. Marco's post-race interview is unhinged perfection.
- US Road Mile Championship: Yared Nuguse wins. Vince Ciattei second. Drew Hunter third.
Yared needed some wins and momentum. He got one.
- Addie Wiley, Lauren Johnson, and Nick Johnson's revoked probation: A full explainer on the Nick Johnson case for new listeners — trafficking, forced injections, assault — and why Addie Wiley's non-answer to Jonathan Gault about her coaching situation isn't landing well. Update:
Johnson's probation has been revoked for failing to comply with a sex offender treatment program and refusing a polygraph test.
- Noah Lyles' wedding first-look video: He did not say the right thing. He talked about the dress logistics.
- The Robot half marathon in China: The winner crashed 100 meters from the finish. There were pit stops. The announcer was concerned the robot might be hurt. Aisha can't stop watching these videos
- Voicemails include: Gary Martin's body composition (disputed); Sharon Lokedi borrowing Steven Pfifer's Garmin on Boston morning; speed golf and the time Will and Aisha spotted balls for Nick Willis at the World Championships; running a marathon on 4/20; a canceled Carmel Indiana half marathon that sent two listeners to Wilmington, Delaware; and the ongoing fallout from Aisha's Olympic ticket take.

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