Episode 2: Team Notification Center or Team No Notifications

Tina and Ryan start with the response to the first episode, then close the loop on Tina's backpack. They cover their New York City Marathon weekend, Ryan's 24-hour world record attempt, backyard ultras, and what it's like to negotiate sponsorships. They finish with their weekly icks, which turn out to be about notifications and text messages.

Topics

How the launch landed (4:14).

Ryan says the feedback has been warm. What came up most was how much listeners liked Tina and Ryan's relationship. Ryan says he mostly wanted people to see it.

Closing the loop on Tina's backpack (4:50).

After last week's episode, Tina felt self-conscious about her backpack and put it through the wash. Ryan and Tina disagree on whether it's "disgusting" or "just has a lot going on." She cleared out old bag tags, wrappers and airplane tickets first. When she repacked it, she found the watch she lost in Chicago. A replacement had just arrived, so she's now keeping the washed watch and sending the new one back.

New York City Marathon weekend (10:35).

They fly in Wednesday and go to the Harry Styles concert at MSG, where they're still working out their sign. Tina speaks at the expo on Thursday, and both run on Sunday. Ryan is nervous about the warm forecast. He recalls cramping up and becoming dehydrated after London in April, and he's thinking ahead to the walk back from the finish in Central Park.

Ryan's 24-hour world record attempt (16:50).

He's going after the record on December 19th on a 400 meter track, aiming to pass 198.5 miles. He explains why he chose this over a 100-mile race, what the crew setup looks like, and how he's thinking about bathroom stops. Tina talks about her mixed feelings about track running and about being there to support him.

Backyard ultras (31:26).

This was the most requested topic from listener questions. Ryan walks through how the format works: a 4.167 mile loop that has to be finished within each hour. He covers last week's World Team Championships, where the winner completed 107 laps. He also covers the format's history and the strategy and sleep deprivation involved. Ryan talks