The Drop

Thomas traveled up the Spotify Studio in NYC where he sat down with Brendan Dunne from Complex. They chat about running culture, the crossover between performance and lifestyle shoes and dive into Brendan’s personal running. Follow Brendan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendandunne/?hl=en Read his stories on Complex: https://www.complex.com/author/brendan-dunne [https://www.complex.com/author/brendan-dunne]

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. Shop The Meg High Pony Hat ➡ https://shop.believeintherun.com/products/the-meg-fractel-x-believe-edition Shop the Robbe Raccoon Legionnaire ➡ https://shop.believeintherun.com/products/fractel-x-believe-robbe-raccoon-signature-legionnaire JOIN US ON THE RUN! 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 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! SWIFTWICK The best running socks in the game, Swiftwick is made right here in the USA, which means no price increases on account of tariffs. We're always running in their socks and you should be too. The Drop listeners can get 15% off their first purchase with code BELIEVE15. Shop here: https://swiftwick.com/collections/believe PILLAR Ensuring NN Running athletes continue to take podiums and claim records, PILLAR Performance gets them to start lines in the best condition possible. Recovery is crucial to managing training loads, and adequately preparing for race day. This is why PILLAR's Triple Magnesium provides a high dosage of Magnesium Bisglycinate to boost the recovery score on your wearable. Enter code BITR on The Feed to receive 15% off your first order, and track the difference yourself: https://thefeed.com/products/pillar-performance LMNT NEW FLAVOR ALERT! Squeeze the most out of summer with LMNT’s new limited-time Lemonade Salt — salty, tart, and refreshing, it brings you the best of summer wherever you are. Get your free 8-count LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase: http://drinklmnt.com/thedrop 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

If you're listening to this episode, you know that running changes lives. If it's changed anyone's life, it's certainly done so for Terence Gerchberg, who used running to help dig him out of a deep pit of gambling addiction. Eventually, it brought him to where he is today as CEO of Back On My Feet, an organization that works with people experiencing homelessness or addiction, empowering them to achieve economic independence through running and community. We talk about his life from past until present (including his experience on the Amazing Race), how running has transformed his life, and how he's using it to change others. Learn more about Back On My Feet: https://backonmyfeet.org/ [https://backonmyfeet.org/]

Fresh off Memorial Day weekend and all of its misadventures, we accept the impossible mission of talking about running during a running podcast. But first – Summer GRIT is almost sold out, so get in if you still can. We also recap our past week of running, which included lost keys and trail runs in the Mount to Coast T1. Eventually, we talk about the Skechers Aero Spark, a really great trainer coming in at a $130 price point. This message will self destruct in five seconds. INDEX: 0:00 Intro 4:14 - Pickleball  6:18 - Memorial Day Weekend 26:50 - Mount-To-Coast T1  32:18 - Summer GRIT / Ice Cream Talk 43:49 - GRIT Gamblin' 52:15 - Robbe’s Pup 54:35 - Mission: Impossible / Tom Cruise  1:01:46 - Bolder Boulder  1:02:40 - Skechers Aero Spark JOIN US ON THE RUN! Wednesday, June 4 @ 6:30 p.m. Global Run Day Crew Challenge w/ BITR, Charm City Run, and Brooks Location: Patterson Park at Eastern & Linwood Ave., Baltimore, MD Bring your crew, run some miles, get some Goodr sunglasses, and have a blast! Cost: FREE Register here: https://runsignup.com/Race/MD/Baltimore/GlobalRunningDayChallengePattersonPark 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) 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 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! LMNT NEW FLAVOR ALERT! Squeeze the most out of summer with LMNT’s new limited-time Lemonade Salt — salty, tart, and refreshing, it brings you the best of summer wherever you are. Get your free 8-count LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase: http://drinklmnt.com/thedrop SWIFTWICK The best running socks in the game, Swiftwick is made right here in the USA, which means no price increases on account of tariffs. We're always running in their socks and you should be too. The Drop listeners can get 15% off their first purchase with code BELIEVE15. Shop here: https://swiftwick.com/collections/believe LAGOON PILLOWS We use Lagoon to get our best sleep and you should too. Featuring super soft covers, Certi-Pur foam and customizable features, they'll help you find the best pillow for your sleeping style. Visit them at http://lagoonsleep.com/believe and use the discount code BELIEVE for 15% off your first order.

Thomas chats with Zach Litoff, a San Francisco based artist and designer with a love of athletics who as done work for clients like Hoka, Nike, Endorphins Running, and more. Follow Zach on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/litoffstudios [https://www.instagram.com/litoffstudios]