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Off The Rails With Eric And Aisha

A laid-back, laugh-packed podcast about life on (and off) the track circuit. Join former pro runners Eric Jenkins (2x NCAA champion and World Championship qualifier) and Aisha Praught-Leer (2x Olympian and Jamaican national record holder) as they swap stories, spill tea and not taking themselves too seriously about the world of running. Nothing’s off-limits. Think of it as your group chat with fast friends. Whether you"re a die-hard track nerd or just here for the vibes, this is your new favorite

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01:38:16

You Never Know When Someone's Going To Start An OnlyFans

Off The Rails With Eric And Aisha ·

2026/09/28

A nor'easter that didn't deliver brought Eric Jenkins to the microphone slightly dehydrated, slightly tired from a night with the boys, running a maximum of four miles this week, and with a 3:30 marathon goal that may have shifted to four hours or something in that vicinity. The episode goes extremely Off the Rails from the start. Buckle up.Discussed in this episode:– Eric's marathon update: He is running. Four miles is the current long run. The 3:30 goal may have shifted.– Chicago live

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02:00:40

In Boulder, You Are Not a Dog Owner. You Are A Dog...

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2026/09/21

Both hosts just off planes. Aisha has a girls' weekend voice situation — no sexy raspy, just middle school puberty cracking. Eric went to Athlos London for 48 hours, did not walk the red carpet, and ate approximately four bacon sandwiches.Discussed in this episode:– Eric at Athlos London — the full debrief: 48 hours. Tate Modern Museum. Saint Paul's Cathedral (almost broke down from the beauty). Camden neighborhood. No red carpet — didn't have the right fit, a decision Aisha processes

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02:02:07

They Did Mondo Dirty, A Hyrox Poop Controversy And...

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2026/09/15

Eric Jenkins and Aisha Praught-Leer are back for a Monday edition of Off the Rails (sorry for the one-day delay). Aisha is fresh off her broadcast debut on the Fifth Avenue Mile, Eric is packing for London and there's a full weekend of World Ultimate to unpack.Discussed in this episode:– Aisha's big girl broadcast: Her first capital-J-O-B TV gig on the Fifth Avenue Mile stream alongside Carrie Tollefson. 10,000 buttons in the truck, 98% humidity, no hair and makeup, and a Monica Geller hair

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02:03:48

Jakob Called Everyone Cowards and His Wife Hauled Him...

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2026/09/07

Aisha Praught-Leer and Eric Jenkins are back for Labor Day weekend, both in new Off the Rails merch, planning a crew neck, and eight weeks from the New York City Marathon. Discussed in this episode:– Marathon training — Eric's current status: Eight weeks out. Biking heavily while reintroducing the calf to running. Eric is on a bicycle.– Dejon Love — the 49ers scam: A man who posed as a San Francisco 49ers player for multiple years, posting beach workout videos in a football helmet and employing

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02:15:46

Alison Dos Santos Gave Us No Foreplay Whatsoever,...

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2026/08/31

Aisha Praught-Leer and Eric Jenkins record on the last day of August, which emotionally already feels like fall because the bear is back at the Leers'. Eric just came off the Fairgrounds 5K and Mile in Maine.Discussed in this episode:– The bear is back and bolder: Same bear, or so the North Boulder neighborhood assumes. Will had had a stiff spicy marg and was deep in a pleasant summer walk vibe. Cell phone camera reveals two beady eyes. They back up. The bear doesn't leave. Neighbor kid in

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01:57:10

The People Who Get Chosen for Jury Duty Don't Want to...

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2026/08/24

Aisha Praught-Leer and Eric Jenkins discuss all the week's happenings including the half marathon world record being broken, the Silesia Diamond League and some updates on Eric Jenkins' marathon training.Discussed in this episode:– Eric's marathon build — current status: Ten miles. High 8:30 average. Ninety minutes. First double-digit run in possibly two years.– Yomif Kejelcha, half marathon world record, 56:51: Set at the Buenos Aires Marathon. Took 21 seconds off Kiplimo's 57:20

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02:27:25

Blood Doping in 2026, Wiz Khalifa Is Running and...

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2026/08/17

One of the longest episodes in Off the Rails history and one of the most eventful.Discussed in this episode:– Eric vs. the bike: Three rides in. Main problems: sweating while commuting and not wanting to wear shorts.– Pre-race rituals: In response to a voicemail from Jean Nicole, a theology professor who uses athletic analogies in teaching monastic practices.– Freddie Crittenden is a middle school math teacher: Retired at USAs. Now posting the most wholesome content on Instagram — previewing his

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01:47:45

Sir, You Have Never Stood in a Call Room Smelling of...

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2026/08/10

Eric Jenkins calls in from a Cleveland Airbnb a few hours before the Guardian Mile, mic clipped to a Celsius can, surrounded by friends. Aisha is home in Boulder. It's a Saturday edition.In this episode:– Guardian Mile tonight: Colby is running the stroller mile with his son. Colby is not quite at race weight and is racing on a course that goes uphill for the first 800 and downhill on the back half. – Community road miles: There should be more of them everywhere. One mile is the perfect

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02:06:14

A Bad Look For Usher, Another Great Week For Josh Kerr

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2026/08/03

Discussed in this episode:– Standing desk philosophical debate: Aisha is 50/50 sitting and standing. Eric has his at the lowest setting and sits.– Women's Professional Baseball League launches: Boston Hunters, New York Heights, Los Angeles Queens, San Francisco Fireballs — all playing in Springfield, Illinois.– The national anthem at the WPBL opening game: Potentially the worst national anthem performance ever captured on video.– Shoutout to Kari Cotone-Chavez, whose a cappella group (The High

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02:11:59

Give Raccoons Access to AI and We're Done

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2026/07/27

Aisha Praught-Leer and Eric Jenkins recorded on July 26th, delayed slightly so they could watch the final day of USAs. Aisha is running on post-Olivia Dean concert fumes. A bear came to her house.Discussed in this episode:– The fridge broke while Will was away. Aisha threw out an entire freezer's worth of food. A bear found it.– Olivia Dean concert: Ball Arena, Denver. Peak girlhood.– House switch voicemail (Hadley from Minnesota): If Eric and Aisha switched houses for a week, what's the

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02:04:06

Will Leer's College Thesis Predicted Josh Kerr's Mile...

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2026/07/20

Aisha Praught-Leer and Eric Jenkins record on the day after Josh Kerr runs 3:42.66 to break the mile world record. Eric's friends don't get it. Aisha's husband spent the day texting every person he's ever run with.Discussed in this episode:– The world record reaction: Eric was pacing around his room, more nervous than Josh. Aisha and Will watched from Crested Butte with just one chair, the fireplace stoop, Tour de France on the TV and London Diamond League on the laptop, Will

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02:25:27

Aisha Returns From Europe: Dry Teeth Are a Sign...

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2026/07/12

Aisha Praught-Leer is back, tanned, 35,000 steps deep, and full of things to say. Eric Jenkins has been holding it down solo for two weeks. The reunion episode runs long because neither of them wants to stop talking.Discussed in this episode:– The Europe trip: The whole thing was predicated on World Athletics governance meetings in Monaco — the first time Aisha has ever extended one of these trips beyond three days.– Meeting Neilson Powless: Aisha recognized Neilson Powless immediately, decided not

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01:56:08

LIVE FROM ALI'S BED!

Off The Rails With Eric And Aisha ·

2026/07/06

Eric Jenkins is on his second solo week and has recruited his first-ever Off the Rails guest host: Ali Feller, world-renowned podcaster, certified Rail Rider loyalist. They record from Ali’s bed in Hopkinton, NH — Eric's choice of location — after approximately an hour of technical chaos involving dead batteries, two phones and a call to Mac Fleet.In this episode:– Ali’s hospitality: On arrival, Eric was offered cucumber lemon water, Sprite, brownie bites, red-white-and-blue peanut M&Ms,

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01:20:44

Eric's Solo Episode (Late Due To Skinny Margaritas on...

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2026/06/29

Eric Jenkins is alone. Aisha is somewhere in Europe. He had a beach day yesterday with skinny margaritas, which pushed the recording to Monday morning, and is now having a conversation with himself that you are all privy to. Some people genuinely have no voice in their heads. Eric has multiple voices running simultaneous dialogues all day. This episode is basically that, out loud, for an hour.– Big Oyster's PR: The snot rocket of the ocean convinced an entire generation it's an aphrodisiac,

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01:41:53

The Franken-Scooter, the Plantar, and the Man With...

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2026/06/21

Eric Jenkins calls in from Whitefish, Montana dressed in wedding merch, planning a horse ride, slightly winded from a four-mile run. Aisha is home in Boulder, heading back to New York tomorrow, having been everywhere again this week. Discussed in this week's episode:– Montana wedding: Eric is going to ride a horse this afternoon for the first time since age seven– New York / West Side Highway: Aisha didn't know the West Side Highway was the place to run in New York when you're in

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01:56:18

The AIU Ruined Gudaf Tsegay's Pregnancy Announcement...

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2026/06/15

Aisha Praught-Leer calls in from Los Angeles before heading to the LA Grand Prix as Eric Jenkins is in New Hampshire fresh off a 38-minute performance at the Market Square Day 10K.Discussed in this episode:– Sports overload: The Knicks, the World Cup, the Stanley Cup, NCAAs, Oslo, Love Island — all happening at the same time. – World Cup vibes: Aisha became a soccer fan in Leuven in 2014 — the Belgian square packing out for games got her. – Betty Bossard almost becomes a guest– Eric's Market

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01:42:54

Is This Hyrox or Magic Mike?

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2026/06/08

Aisha Praught-Leer calls in from Las Vegas on a Monday morning work trip. Eric Jenkins is in New Hampshire, fresh off a baby visit and a Wiz Khalifa concert he forgot to mention.Discussed in this episode: – Aisha in Las Vegas: On a work trip to the NACTA college sports conference. Overstimulated by the blinking lights and twinkling sounds. Not a Vegas girl. Still needs to find one thing she likes about it before Wednesday. – Eric in Providence: Visited friends Johnny and Amy Gregorek and their new

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02:06:57

Once We Open the Strait of Hormuz, Race Entry Prices...

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2026/06/01

Eric is emotionally fragile after a bachelor party in Maine and Aisha is running on fumes after flying to New York, Minneapolis, and back in the span of four days, plus Bolder Boulder. But they're back on the mic for another jam-packed episode.Discussed in this episode:– Eric's transit system hierarchy, where bus and train tied for number one– Bolder Boulder recap: 50,000 people, costumes, cotton candy machines, belly dancers, keg stands in the middle of a 10K that Aisha observed but did not

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01:58:48

Mental Health Is a River

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2026/05/25

Aisha Praught-Leer and Eric Jenkins record on Memorial Day weekend with Aisha recording from Los Angeles on three hours of sleep, revived by a Hailey Bieber smoothie from Erewhon brought over by Parker Valby and Emma Coburn.Discussed in this episode:– Aisha recaps her trip to Los Angeles– Aisha talks about what it was like watching Emma Coburn make her return to the steeplechase– Aisha filmed herself going over hurdles with Emma in pre-race prep. Hurdle one: clipped. Hurdle two: the best hurdle of

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02:07:05

No, Claude, I Don’t Have a Stress Fracture

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2026/05/18

Discussed in this episode:– Faith Jenkins, winner: Eric's sister Faith won the Margarita 5K in New Hampshire this weekend. A win is a win. Big weekend for the Faiths — Faith Kipyegon and Faith Jenkins, both coming away with 5K victories.– Aisha's screen detox: Deleted Instagram from Saturday through Thursday. Twitter stayed because she needs her track gossip and Giro updates.– Rail Riders come through on the Giro: After last week's public request for HBO logins, multiple listeners sent

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