Welcome to episode 49 of the Kinda Fast Podcast, where we talk running, real life, and everything in between.

This week’s episode gets a little wild. We break down elimination races, talk about wildlife encounters on runs, and dive into some fascinating endurance research that has the running world talking.

In What Does That Even Mean?, we’re talking elimination races…what they are, how they work, and why being the last runner across the line can instantly end your race.

In running news:

• A new endurance study reveals why women may actually outlast men during long races and ultra events
• One-armed high school runner Gabriel Lewis is rewriting record books and inspiring runners across the country
• Sarah Hall shares her surprisingly simple trick for keeping easy runs truly easy: singing while you run
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