Running Things Considered

It’s a six-month anniversary episode (!) and also a chaos-filled, cross-country-heavy, holiday-adjacent, pop-culture-spiraling installment of Off The Rails with Eric Jenkins and Aisha Praught-Leer. NCAA XC wrapped 15 minutes before recording and the takes are HOT.This week's topics include:– Celebrating six months of Off The Rails (they said it couldn’t be done!)– Early Christmas vibes + Denver Botanical Garden date night adventures– Real vs. fake Christmas trees + DIY confidence from YouTube University– Thanksgiving plans, turkey trots, and Aisha’s undying love for potatoes– Hosting 30-person Thanksgivings + abandoning Boulder runners this year– Full breakdown of the NCAA XC Championships– The men cutting the course (!), hay-bale chaos, and why Aisha was screaming– Doris Lemngole vs. Jane Hedengren: a dogfight at the front– The women’s team race + the rise of powerhouse female coaches– Lori Henes, Diljeet Taylor, Shalane Flanagan and the wide spectrum of coaching styles– The men’s race: Habtom Samuel’s d