The Drop

Frank Sanchez is Chief Physician Associate-Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of Miami Transplant for Heart and Lung adult and pediatrics. With 25 years of experience, he has had the pleasure of taking care of the Miami football team at one point and currently is the Medical Director for LifeTime Fitness running and endurance events including Miami Marathon and Half. He is also a 7x Ironman finisher and 16x marathon finisher as well as a USA Triathlon coach and XC coach. We answer listener questions that hopefully help with your training and race day performance.

Karissa Schweizer is an American middle- and long-distance runner, Olympian and World Record holder in the women's 4x1500 meters relay. She competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters events finishing 11th and 12th, respectively. In 2020, she set the indoor 3000 meters American Record with a time of 8:25.70.

The team gears up for some Turkey Trots and The Running Event, discusses the new Andre 3000 album, and gives you their thoughts about running in the cold. We also discuss some of the mishaps at the Philadelphia Half Marathon. No new shoe this week, but we'll be back with tons of shoe craziness from the Running Event next week. Lagoon Pillows is how we get our good sleep. Right now you can save $50 on a Performance Pack or $75 on the Peak Sleep Set. Shop here: https://lagoonsleep.com/believe

If you know us, you know him. Tommie Runz is a runner and founder of the PR Project and The Run Eat Sleep Show. His running journey began in 2018 after choosing a life of sobriety in 2017, in addition to practicing veganism. He's also a frequent co-host of the Relay podcast, where he discusses running and life with other members of the collective. Follow Tommie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tommie_runzLearn more about him: https://www.tommierunz.com/

Some of us went on a bougie vacation to the islands last week, others ran 90 miles (you can probably guess which ones). Thomas makes us jealous with his tales of the Caribbean life, Robbe gets out his pent-up frustrations on the ubiquity of Taylor Swift in all aspects of life, and Meg just wants to listen to country music in peace. We also talk about the On Cloudeclipse, a shoe in which Meg has already logged 100 miles. Lagoon Pillows is how we get our good sleep. Right now you can save $50 on a Performance Pack or $75 on the Peak Sleep Set. Shop here: https://lagoonsleep.com/believe Learn more about Winter GRIT: Space Odyssey ➡ https://www.believeintherun.com/grit Pick up the Nathan Speeddraw, the only good handheld water bottle ➡ https://bit.ly/SHOP-NATHAN-SPEEDDRAW

No introduction needed, Kofuzi is a now-legend in the shoe reviewer space and our favorite YouTuber out there. Outside of shoe reviews, he's also one of our favorite people to hang out with because he's 100% always down for a good time. Which is what we do on this episode of The Drop. Check out Kofuzi's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@kofuzi

Is the New York City Marathon weekend a national holiday? At this point, it should be. Our last stop on the train to NYC took us right into the heart of marathon weekend, where we met and hung out with so many of you. From the expo to the shake out run with New Balance to the marathon itself, we're not sure anything can top what just went down. Hear all about our full in-depth recap of the weekend and the race itself, and forgive us if we get a little lost along the way. Special thanks to New Balance and New York Road Runners, and of course, to all of you. We really have a special community of runners and couldn't do it it without your support. Lagoon Pillows is how we get our good sleep. Right now you can save $50 on a Performance Pack or $75 on the Peak Sleep Set. Shop here: https://lagoonsleep.com/believe

From South Africa to Arkansas to Colorado, Dom Scott has literally chased her running dream the whole way around the world. From going to boarding school as a teen to training with Emma Bates on Team Boss to finishing with a 2:27 at last month's Chicago Marathon, she's had quite the journey. We talk about all of that and more in this conversation. Follow Dom on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/domscottrunsa/

Carmen Sandiego taught us nothing about geography and it shows (sorry, Europe). But it's the calm before the storm as we embrace the empire state of mind in our lead-up to this weekend's New York City Marathon. We also go deeper personally than we ever have, thanks to Robbe's mid-podcast confessional. Of course, we also talk about the Asics Novablast 4, one of the most-anticipated running shoes of 2023.

From hunting in the backcountry to running ultras, Cam Hanes knows the importance of endurance when it comes to challenging endeavors. He's the author of several books, frequent guest on the Joe Rogan Experience, host of the Keep Hammering Collective podcast, and now– a Speedland athlete In this espisode, we talk about the mindset it takes to dig deep (and our mutual admiration for Sally McRae and Courtney Dauwalter), whether greatness is innate or learned, and his all-new Speedland trail shoe model– the GS:PGH. Check out the all-new GS:PGH from Speedland: https://www.runspeedland.com/ Follow Cam Hanes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes/ Check out Cam's website & Keep Hammering Collective podcast: https://cameronhanes.com/