It's the most wonderful time of the year, when the Believe in the Run team wears their favorite Christmas sweaters and gathers around an invisible fire for an hour-long bedtime story. Hopefully Santa will come and deliver the Mizuno Neo Zen to all the good boys and girls because it's a pretty fantastic shoe.

Feels weird to write this about myself, but Robbe is co-host of The Drop running podcast, director of website affairs, editor in chief of Believe in the Run, father of raccoons, urban redneck, hot and cold runner, music maker and dreamer of dreams. This is his story, his history, from beginning to end (with honestly, a lot left out). It's been a wild ride, and thanks to all of you for coming along– it's been the honor of a lifetime to know you and I forever indebted to all of you for allowing me to do this with my life.
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It's beginning to feel a lot like Nimbmas around here, with the upcoming release of this Asics Gel-Nimbus 27. But first, we give you all the details on our week of Christmas movies and recommendations, Robbe's personal Baltimore crime report, earthworm calling, and also thoughts on the afterlife. Quite a range of nonsense.

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Get to know the head of trail running here at Believe in the Run, Taylor Bodin. A Minnesota native, Taylor joins the ranks of legends like Courtney Dauwalter and Scott Jurek who have left the land of a thousand lakes for the mountains of 14,000 feet. Over the past five years, Taylor has reviewed hundreds of trail running shoes, and will be lined up for even more as he joins the team full time in 2025.

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This week, we recap our Turkey Trots and turkey naps, give you our favorite Christmas rom-coms, and finally get into the Saucony Endorphin Elite 2, one of our most favorite Saucony shoes ever.

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Coming at you live from the floor of The Running Event (hence the audio) from inside the Satisfy booth, Thomas and Robbe chat with ultrarunning legend and Possessed Magazine cover boy Scott Jurek about growing up in Minnesota, fishing, transitioning into different stages of running and life, and how to not break your ankles while running on the pile of rocks known as the Pennsylvania section of the Appalachian Trail. We also somehow forgot to ask him about @yaboyscottjurek (not his account), which was our only regret.

Follow the real Scott Jurek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottjurek/
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We have endured the long odyssey known as The Running Event, and have returned to you with treasures galore, i.e. information on what's hot and what's not for 2025. It was a nonstop ride with over 25 meetings in 48 hours to see what's coming, and we try to give you our best analysis, in between getting sidetracked. Also, Meg may have been trafficked without knowing it. Guess we'll find out when the court docs are unsealed!
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Get the best night of sleep with a Lagoon pillow and save $25 off any pillow between now and December 2nd with code BELIEVE ➡ https://⁠⁠lagoonsleep.com/believe
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Eventually it's going to be cold outside, but you're still going to need salt and electrolytes to get your body right. So make sure you're ready with LMNT's hot drink mixes, featuring Chocolate Chai, Chocolate Mint, and Chocolate Raspberry.

Pick up your LMNT and get a free sample pack with your order here ➡ ⁠https://drinklmnt.com/thedrop⁠
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Thomas and Meg talk to Claire Wood, VP of Prodouct Creation at SOREL and long-time industry person about running, trends, and a whole bunch more.

Meg is out, Karl is in, for this episode of The Drop, which means it's just chaos without our guardrails in place. From our thoughts on homesteading and van life to mid-run conversations with strangers to the horror cinema classic Tales From the Hood, we cover all the unimportant things in live before finally getting around to the On Cloudboom LS and Nike Pegasus Premium.
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INDEX
00:00 Intro
00:30 Sorry, Meg
1:17:12 On Cloudboom LS
1:21:46 Nike Pegasus Premium

Good socks mean good running, and we've always been a huge fan of Swiftwick for our feet. This week, we have an in-studio interview with new CEO Mark Chou about all things running and running a business and what's new for his made-in-the-U.S.A. apparel brand.
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