We've returned from our separate corners of the country and assemble to recap our individual weeks, including time spent in Colorado, Thomas's journey to the Spotify studios in NYC, and Meg's Minnesota sojourn. Plus, we talk about the Mount to Coast T1 and the very good update in the Mizuno Neo Vista 2.

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Saturday, June 21 @ 8:00 a.m.

Mount to Coast X BITR Trail Run - June 21, 8am

Location: Patapsco State Park, Soapstone Trail Head (park at Southwest Park and Ride, 1171 S. Rolling Road, Catonsville, MD)

Join us and Mount to Coast for the release of the all-new T1 trail shoe. We'll have 3 and 6.66 mile options followed by burgers from Kooper's food truck and apres run beverages. We'll also have multiple giveaways of Mount to Coast trail shoes!

Cost: FREE

RSVP here: https://mailchi.mp/believeintherun/mounttocoast

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INDEX

0:00 - Intro

2:02 - Robbe in Colorado / The REI Situation

17:09 - Celebrity Talk

24:34 - France Banning Outdoor Smoking

27:12 - Move Her Mind Event Series Minneapolis

34:04 - Fractal Collab Hat

37:33 - Thomas's NYC Trip

58:01 - Shoe/apparel talk

1:06:16 - Scott Jurek and David Blaine In The Same Room

1:13:31 - Mizuno Neo Vista 2

1:19:50 - Believe Run Club Presents: Slow Roast Sunday

1:21:07 - Grand Slam Track Philadelphia / Enhanced Games

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