Aisha Praught-Leer and Eric Jenkins are back in their home studios for a May 3rd episode with a lot on the docket.

Discussed in this episode:

– Walk-jog redemption arc: Aisha is back on a run streak — five days this week, two days of lifting, all done at a sensible 20 minutes on pure vibes with her nine-year-old lab

– Aisha becomes a tech bro

– Banksy goes 3D

– Tom Cruise confession, Scientology speed-running

– Devil Wears Prada 2

– Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun's hard launch

– Cam Hanes vs. Sage Canaday and the ultra doping discourse: "If you really want to grind, do it raw and feel how much it sucks."

– World Relays took place in Gaborone

– Allyson Felix is coming back

– USATF Road 5K Championships: Drew Hunter wins and gets absolutely obliterated by the confetti cannon at the finish line

– Mary Cain's book, This Is Not About Running: Eric has been listening to the audiobook and gives a detailed account — the manipulation by Alberto Salazar, Darren Treasure's fraudulent credentials (not a licensed psychologist, it turns out), the toxic scarcity-mindset environment among the women in the group, and Mary's mental health crisis and how it was handled.

– Abby Steiner sues Puma: Steiner is suing Puma and the Mercedes F1 team for alleged negligent products liability, claiming the shoe designs — plate geometry, foam composition — contributed to her injuries. Puma denies.

– Voicemails: A new mom calls in on her son's first day of daycare; the New Balance indoor relay recap; Noah Kahan's "Standing Still" and its Harvard track team lyric promprs a request for Eric to write a diss track; Is Yomif Kejelcha the best distance runner to never win a global outdoor gold?

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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 Praught-Leer and Eric Jenkins are back in their home studios the Sunday after Boston Marathon weekend and are still buzzing from the first-ever Off the Rails live show but were immediately blindsided by the London Marathon results.

Discussed in this episode:

– The Boston hangover: How the live show felt like a fever dream, why Aisha couldn't get drunk despite an open bar, and the definitive low point: a three-mile morning shakeout run the day after the show, with 800 people, the New Balance relay, and a Brooks event all stacked on the same day.

– London Marathon recap: Sebastian Sawe's 1:59:30 world record. Yomif Kejelcha's 1:59:41 marathon debut. Jacob Kiplimo third in 2:00:28. Two athletes sub-two in the same race. Nobody was expecting this.

– Adidas' out-of-competition testing program: The AIU tested Sawe 25 times before Berlin in 2025 — funded in part by Adidas to the tune of $50K — to proactively remove any doubt. No one has ever heard of a brand doing this.

– Tisgt Assefa’s women's-only world record: 2:15:41, with Hellen Obiri second at 2:15:53. The Sharon-Helen rivalry discussion continues.

– Vincent Mauri, 2:05:53 in Toledo: He's just a guy. He ran at ASU and Notre Dame, he's 25, and he soloed a 2:05:53 debut at the Glass City Marathon in Toledo, Ohio. Eric has never heard of him. He has never heard of the Glass City Marathon. Toledo makes a lot of glass, which Aisha almost figured out.

– Penn Relays: The Simeon Birnbaum vs. Marco Langon rivalry delivers twice. Oregon/Birnbaum win the DMR (featuring the classic slow-it-down anchor move), Villanova/Langon wins the four-by-mile in an electric finish. Marco's post-race interview is unhinged perfection.

– US Road Mile Championship: Yared Nuguse wins. Vince Ciattei second. Drew Hunter third. Yared needed some wins and momentum. He got one.

– Addie Wiley, Lauren Johnson, and Nick Johnson's revoked probation: A full explainer on the Nick Johnson case for new listeners — trafficking, forced injections, assault — and why Addie Wiley's non-answer to Jonathan Gault about her coaching situation isn't landing well. Update: Johnson's probation has been revoked for failing to comply with a sex offender treatment program and refusing a polygraph test.

– Noah Lyles' wedding first-look video: He did not say the right thing. He talked about the dress logistics.

– The Robot half marathon in China: The winner crashed 100 meters from the finish. There were pit stops. The announcer was concerned the robot might be hurt. Aisha can’t stop watching these videos

– Voicemails include: Gary Martin's body composition (disputed); Sharon Lokedi borrowing Steven Pfifer’s Garmin on Boston morning; speed golf and the time Will and Aisha spotted balls for Nick Willis at the World Championships; running a marathon on 4/20; a canceled Carmel Indiana half marathon that sent two listeners to Wilmington, Delaware; and the ongoing fallout from Aisha's Olympic ticket take.

📞 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.

🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@OffTheRailsWithEricandAisha

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.