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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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.