Thomas and Karl are back from South Korea, where they got an up-close look at the all-new On Lightspray factory, full of droids producing a whole army's worth of running footwear. They cover the entire trip while Robbe defends Spirit Airlines to the death and Meg gives a preview of her upcoming weekend with ASICS and the Los Angeles Marathon 100 Women Challenge. Thomas also drops the deets on the upcoming Mount to Coast BITR H1 release.

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INDEX

6:12 - USATF Half Marathon Champs Women Debacle

17:36 - Busan

21:52 - Shakeout run first

30:08 - On Factory (just follow the convo and plug in b-roll)

53:00 - Tokyo Marathon

1:04:55 - Spirit Airlines

1:13:00 - Nate Bargatze

1:15:55 - Meg’s LA Marathon 100 Women Challenge

1:25:35 - Newport News Marathon

1:26:25 - BITR x MTC H1 Presale

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Thomas interviews Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti, On Co-Founders, and Scott Maguire, On's Chief Innovation Officer, on the floor of On's new Lightspray factory in South Korea. Topics include the conception of the factory, the new Lightspray Cloudmonster 3 Hyper, and how innovation in automation is driving the brand forward.