Norta is the official footwear partner of our 2026 Western States 100 coverage.

All the Rage this summer is the imminent release of their new model, the 055,

the shoe that Rachel Entrican wore start to finish en route to her course record victory

at the Kokadona 250 earlier this year.

Go check it out at norda run.com and make sure you are subscribed to their mailing list

to get exclusive early access to the shoe. I've put a bunch of training miles in it. It's the real deal. We are back. It is Thursday, I believe, June 25th. Still June. Megan's birthday. I was about to like July. June 25th. I got it right. Megan's birthday? Megan's birthday today. Happy birthday, Megan Rosh. Yeah,

that's the main message I have. Megan Ritch is the most brilliant, amazing person. And today is her 36th birthday.

Did you say 17 miles outside of Olympic Valley? 17 miles up on the Western States course. And she's like, I don't need to do this race, which I think is a good realization to have before coaching on Saturday.

So just a little bit of station ID here. We are blessed to be joined by David Roche from SomeWork, Some Work, All Play. And I'm also joined by Brett Hornig, who has been a champ on the mics all week, co-captaining our Western States coverage.

How are you doing today, Brett?

I'll play some work.

Fred Hornick on the ones and teeth.

This is the most remarkable setup I have ever seen,

and it is such a joy to be here.

Right before I came in,

Katie Shide was in here.

And I'm still like a trail-running fanboy. And like every time I see

someone like that earlier, I met Rachel and Tricken in person for the first time and I had a lot of

interaction. And then I saw Killian running. And every time I get like, oh my God, my heart flutters.

So this is like the new Mecca is this studio we have here.

You saw Killian running. How did you look?

He looked good. I didn't see Olymp. I was checking it out.

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