Aisha and Eric are back for a classic Sunday recording session — St. Patrick's Day weekend edition.

In this episode:

☕ The Mug Situation: Aisha is drinking out of a "Do I look like I fly economy?" mug

🏨 The New York Hotel Incident: A retelling of the time Aisha walked off the elevator with all her luggage, returned to the front desk with Marriott status energy, and did not leave until she was on floor 29 or higher.

🏃 New York City Half Marathon Recap

🎬 The Oscars: Neither host has seen most of the nominees. Eric has seen more than Aisha, who has seen exactly one film (Sinners). Timothy Chalamet is in hot water for saying opera and ballet are irrelevant — Aisha defends him.

💉 D3 Doping Drama — Seth Clevenger: A LetsRun investigation alleges that Clevenger, who transferred from Iowa State to Rowan University after doping allegations from teammates, won the D3 NCAA indoor 5K title this weekend. The entire podium besides him walked off in protest.

🥊 NCAA Indoor Championships recap

🌍 World Indoors Preview (Bydgoszcz/Pomerze)

🇪🇹 Fotyen Tesfay Runs 2:10:53 In Her Marathon Debut

📞 Listener Voicemails

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⚠️ WARNING ⚠️

Listening to “Off The Rails with Eric and Aisha” while running may result in uncontrollable laughter, side stitches, funny looks from strangers, and the occasional trip hazard due to snort-laughing mid-stride. Proceed with caution—and maybe stretch your abs beforehand. Use caution when wearing earbuds in public places—people will wonder if you’re okay. You are. You’re just having a really good time.

Aisha and Eric are back for a classic Sunday recording session on International Women's Day edition. There's gym gossip, a dog that went to outer space, a week packed with road running drama, and a voicemail that made Aisha cry on the pod.

In this episode:

🧴 Gym Glow-Ups & Skincare Discourse

🐕 Leuven's Eye Surgery & His Origin Story: Aisha's nine-year-old lab had a minor eye procedure this week — a "thingy" (not a cyst, too ugly a word) on his eyelid, removed successfully. He doesn't even have to wear the cone. He loves his three-times-daily eye cream. This leads to the telling of a legendary story: a few years ago in Crested Butte, Louvin unzipped a suitcase pocket and consumed 300 milligrams of THC edibles belonging to recently-married houseguests. He went on what Eric calls "a spiritual journey."

🏃‍♀️ USA Half Marathon Championships — Follow-Up

⚡ Jacob Kiplimo Breaks the Half Marathon World Record: A clean 57:20 in Lisbon — no car, no pacers, just Kiplimo being Kiplimo.

🌡️ LA Marathon — 88 Degrees and the 18-Mile Option: It's unseasonably hot in LA on race day, and the marathon offers runners the option to finish at mile 18 officially and still receive a medal. Eric thinks stopping at 18 makes you a coward.

⚖️ Fred Kerley's Two-Year Whereabouts Ban: Fred's ban runs through August 2027 — leaving him time to return for the LA Olympics. Fred is contesting the third and going hard on social media — hinting he's prepared to expose information about other athletes' doping practices.

💉 Rita Jeptoo Banned Again: The Kenyan marathon star tests positive for anabolic steroids — her second doping ban, after a prior suspension for EPO.

📞 Listener Voicemails:

– A Caller on speed suits and the pro-amateur gap asks whether certain technology should be reserved for professionals.

– Dorothy from Savannah, Georgia calls in with no question but to say thank you.

– A Caller asks about coaches: How many have they had, which have had the biggest impact, and what matters more: the training or the relationship?

– A Caller asks about the national anthem mid-workout.

– Matt from Maryland — a dentist — calls in after a tough day at work, having been blindsided by several minutes of what he describes as "anti-dentite rhetoric" on a previous episode. He offers two PSAs

– A First-time caller reports that her ten-month-old burst out laughing upon hearing Aisha's laugh during the Ali on the Run episode

– Caller asks for a ranking of Mondo's four songs: Feelin' Myself, Man's, 4L, and Bop

– Yoga class caller reveals she was the stranger on the mat next to Aisha at the Yoga Box on Broadway last fall

– A Caller calls to defend Dick Woods Road in Charlottesville, Virginia

📞 Call in to (856) 279-0080‬ to leave us a voicemail with any question you may have, whether it’s running-related or not.

📲 Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or follow the show on Spotify to stay up-to-date with all the latest episodes.

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Follow your hosts on Instagram:

🗣️ Follow Eric Jenkins: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@_ericjenkins⁠⁠⁠⁠

🗣️ Follow Aisha Praught-Leer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@aishapraughtleer

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⚠️ WARNING ⚠️

Listening to “Off The Rails with Eric and Aisha” while running may result in uncontrollable laughter, side stitches, funny looks from strangers, and the occasional trip hazard due to snort-laughing mid-stride. Proceed with caution—and maybe stretch your abs beforehand. Use caution when wearing earbuds in public places—people will wonder if you’re okay. You are. You’re just having a really good time.