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In the final episode of 2025 we give the people what they want. Predictions, podcast stats and the one and only John Trainor. We chat AI, technology, sports, fashion and much more. At the risk of giving any spoiler alerts, you're just going to have to give it a listen to find out more. Happy New Year!

This week’s one on one finds Nikki and Chad in the Studio where they publicly acknowledge that Christmas is not in fact on Wednesday, how Holiday Don Pan broke the internet, that Emily in Paris is like Sex and the City, how I Love LA is legit, Rachel Sennot is not a nepo-baby, and how One Battle After Another does not live up to the hype. They reflect on Holiday memories, singing the twelve days of Christmas, giving prophylactics as gifts, fried chicken, oysters, and other Floridian holiday food. Nikki dreams of Paris for Christmas, and they look forward to a quiet Inman Park.

On this one-on-one episode, Nikki and Chad discuss the podcast unicorns, athletes coming out of retirement, new hobbies, Super-Halves, people faking their marathon time and the IG account calling them out, holiday lists, Kipchoge possibly moving to Saudi Arabia, and experiences over gifts.

This week Nikki,  Chad, and Michael are talking training on the vibes, F1 world championship, Lewis Hamilton’s MC Hammer pants, Spotify Wrapped Week: listening ages, MG’s music choices, top genres, what is space music, Mind Enterprises, racing by the book. We also chat that it’s easier to just do the LTGP, what most pros are doing in their spare time, brands that put value in storytelling, could LTGP guys race crits, can being a pro cyclist also be entrepreneurship, the race for next year, sea otter, racing for Cole, Sea Otter to Athens Twilight, having team mate pushes you because the purpose goes deeper, want to win The Traka, US Pro TT, VIA crit, burning the hay down to the ground, Basso and Lee Cougan bikes, and its own aura.

A one-on-one with Nikki and Chad in the Studio finds them contemplating end-of-year perspectives, the top 5 best steaks ever, a Staplehouse re-discovery, what to tip for counter service, and judging Chad’s 18%. They also chat the flattening of pop culture, resisting fame by not wanting to sell out, how it impacts design in the endurance world, the upcoming SpeedStudio kits, aligning Basso Bikes’ design, and how Nikki’s into white bibs. They somehow then transition to drinking culture, how today’s “sober” doesn’t mean actual sober, how it impacts relationships, and a hot take: sober culture is performative because Americans need to party more.

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This week we are in the studio and joined by Aaron Gouw, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer of Carbs Fuel, a new sports nutrition company making a huge impact in the endurance world. They chat with Aaron about riding in Golden, founding Carbs remotely, the importance of simplification and affordability, grams of carbs per dollar, girl math and athlete math, washing gels, branding process, developing product, pitching to manufacturers, and why you don’t ask for MOQ’s. They also go deep on what causes GI distress, runners versus cyclists fueling views, what elite level marathoners require, short crank arms (155’s!), the future of CARBS, and why they won’t be doing a cocktail line (Chad’s idea).

In this exciting episode, we chat about team camp recap, the North GA mountains, the business of teams/sponsorships, and have an exciting call with Cole Davis, the new addition to the +SpeedStudio x Basso professional racing team. From tales of Girona to the excitement of being united with former teammate, Michael Garrison, we touch on all the exciting things in store for next year!

Read the press release about Michael and Cole by Jackie Tyson of CyclingNews.

This week’s episode, we welcome our friend Johnny Persón into the Studio. We chat about walking five wide on the Beltline, what makes up a FRED, run club culture in ATL, living life in such an active city, running fashion brands, what’s driving design for the 25-35 year old guy, and why the brands getting the attention aren’t the ones everyone is wearing. We also go deep on how it’s hard to find good jeans, how pricing strategy in apparel is impacted by advertising on Meta, explaining the wild west of TikTok shop, the importance of being tapped into culture, brands as world builders, Hotel Corazon, and how hard it is the execute (everyone’s got ideas). Lastly, we get his vision for the future of Aug11, and does half-wheeling exist in running? (spoiler alert: it does).

This is a full-throttle episode. Everywhere you get podcasts.

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In this week's episode we announce a big name change to the podcast, the reasoning behind the name change and we catch up with special return guest and friend of the pod, Jeff Richards. He walks us through the entire New York Marathon experience, the influencer field, running WITHOUT A PHONE (!), and how we all need to go back next year. Stay tuned until the end to hear another big announcement about the +SpeedStudio Members Club.

In this episode with Dr. Rachel Pojednic, in our longest episode ever, we dig deep into the world of recovery, wearables, the science of longevity, the "gray zones" of health and wellness, and what the future looks like. We also discuss the perfect last day on earth, the best slogans for t-shirts and what Chad needs to do in order not to be sore! This episode is full of helpful knowledge, but if you want to ask Dr. Rachel something else, she loves to chat all things wellness and we've linked her website below. Enjoy!