In this episode, I picked 16 shoes from 2024 and set them up in single elimination. Each shoe will go head to head against another shoe, and the chat gets to vote on which is uglier. See which shoe reigns supreme!

After Valencia and CIM, we had so many updates to the Fastest Known Marathon shoe sheet. Plus some unboxings and ringing of the PR bell

I'll show you a super close up picture of a running shoe, you have to Name That Shoe!

While we're talking about your turkey trots, let's taste test some bars and chews from Skratch and Gu. Also, we added four new shoes to the Shoe Weights Sheet

TRE is next week, so I crowdsource some questions to ask the brands when I meet with them. And, we do a Ciele unboxing.

Note: because I'll be at TRE, there will be no livestreams the week before Thanksgiving

I've got some new taste testing to do on the livestream today, a bunch of shoes that I still need to unbox and add to the Shoe Sheet, and some running shoe questions

Sara Vaughn just finished as top American in New York and 6th overall. And this was all just a few weeks after having to drop out early in Chicago. In this bonus episode, we talk about her New York Marathon, what it meant for her, the shoes she trains in, and of course, we’ll talk about her YouTube channel. 

interview date: Nov 8, 2024

0:00 intro

1:35 race shoe for New York

2:49 experience in Fast R1 and Fast R2

5:25 Puma training shoes

7:42 from Chicago to New York

9:02 why do Boulder runners love New York?

10:24 her pack in New York

11:48 was this a good result?

13:27 is it vindication or a comeback?

14:41 worst pre-race bus

15:59 Boston vs New York

17:27 off season

19:32 NIL as a parent of an athlete

21:39 Fastest Marathon YouTuber

Corrected Fastest Marathon YouTuber List

1. Molly Seidel 2:23 

2. Sara Vaughn 2:23

3. Nell Rojas 2:24

4. Phily Bowden 2:25

5. Anya Culling 2:34 

Sara Vaughn IG https://www.instagram.com/smevaughn/

Sara Vaughn Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@smevaughn

Thumbnail photo by Chase Fleming Photo https://www.chaseflemingphoto.com

Just got back from spectating and cheering at the New York Marathon 2024. AMA.

I tell some stories from New York, and some new times to the Fastest Known Marathon sheet, and after some unboxings, I add some weights to the Shoe Weights sheet.

After setting the fastest time of all Canadians ever in New York, Rory Linkletter returns to the podcast to talk about his race, the Olympics, a coaching change, and where he stands in the rankings of Fastest Marathon YouTubers.

0:00 intro

1:35 a new tattoo

2:16 Olympic performance

4:13 coaching change

9:08 which shoes does Rory use?

10:33 pacing duties in Chicago

13:39 New York pre-race

17:26 who’s watching the kids

18:03 NY Marathon, before Queensboro Bridge

21:46 NY Marathon, after the bridge

25:15 what is Rory most proud of in New York

26:48 what’s next

29:30 Fastest Marathon YouTuber 

Follow Rory’s Journey

Rory’s Strava https://www.strava.com/pros/9351341

Rory’s IG https://www.instagram.com/rory_linkletter/

Rory’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@LinkletterRory

Fastest Marathon YouTubers 

Got a couple of watches to unbox. I wish I could say they were spooky unboxings, but they were just regular running watches I guess