We have lots of happenings to catch up on and to help with this Dave is joined by a previous guest host Dan Squires. The guys chat about Strava’s IPO and its implications, NN Running’s rebrand, the Houston marathon and thoughts on race frequency. They then touch on some track news, Winter Olympics via Quinn Simmons’ aspirations there, review the Valencia 10k and discuss Molly Seidel’s trail debut. Finally they look at the Boston marathon fields and discuss some lesser hyped runners there.

(00:00) Introduction

(01:30) Medical Question

(04:00) Dan Update

(07:30) Disillusionment with UTMB Organisation

(09:35) Dave Update

(14:53) Community Shoutouts

(16:30) Reflecting on 100 Episodes and Podcast in General

(20:30) Strava Prepares for IPO

(27:28) Chat GPT and Claude Having Access to Apple Health & Health Connect

(28:32) NN Running Becomes DSM-Firmenich

(32:11) Houston Marathon

(35:14) US Olympic Trials Thoughts

(37:57) Gabby Thomas Running 400ms

(40:45) Noah Lyles v Vernon Norwood

(44:06) Quinn Simmons Wants to Medal in Summer & Winter Olympics

(50:17) Valencia 10k

(56:55) Molly Seidel Wins Bandera 50k and Sets CR

(1:00:55) Des Linden to Marathon des Sables

(1:02:12) Shelby Houlihan on the Trails

(1:05:38) Boston Marathon Fields

(1:13:43) Seen on Social/Dan’s Not a Fan

(1:20:18) Doctor’s Office - Xylon

(1:21:06) What We’re Watching

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