#206 This or That? Super Trainers vs. Training Companions, Buying 2023 or 2024 Shoes, Top Beginner Shoes, and Could Caitlin Clark BQ!?

Time for another edition of "This or That" where we pit two opposing concepts (shoes, training, recovery, nonsense) against each other and force ourselves to pick a side. On this episode, Nathan, David, and Matt debate...well...pretty much everything: super trainers vs. training companion shoes, running in the heat vs. the cold, long racing vs. short racing, LeBron vs. Caitlin Clark, and even California geography. If you're looking for needlessly hot takes, we've got 'em.

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Chapters

• 0:00 - Intro
• 5:18 - 2023 shoes vs. 2024 shoes
• 16:04 - Saucony Ride 16 vs 17
• 19:10 - Marathon vs. Half marathon
• 24:44 - Running in 0º or 100º
• 28:50 - Santa Barbara is Southern California or Central Coast?
• 34:22 - Foam rolling vs. percussive massage
• 38:50 - Supertrainers vs. training companions
• 44:19 - SC Trainer v3 vs. On Cloudmonster Hyper
• 47:16 - Only racing 5Ks vs. marathons
• 55:04 - Only road running vs. only trail running
• 56:54 - Rockered vs. flexible shoes
• 59:05 - Lebron vs. Caitlin Clark BQ-ing
• 1:03:06 - Running at the Olympics: no golds but three medals or only one gold in three races
• 1:05:51 - Top 2 starting shoes: Pegasus, Ghost, Cumulus, 880, Wave Rider, Ride 17
• 1:12:30 - Wrap-up