74: DNF Marathon Trials, The First Picky Bar, Optimization Vs. Happiness, Past Decisions
Work, Play, Love with Lauren Fleshman and Jesse Thomas
English - March 11, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 44.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsSports Health & Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Appearances can be deceiving and the things you don’t know can be super surprising—like the fact that Lauren used Excel spreadsheets to cook up the first Picky Bar. in this episode, Work-Play-Lovahhhs want to know what’s going on behind the scenes. Jesse and Lauren field questions about why some (elite) athletes decide to DNF at the Olympic Marathon trials, they discuss how the first Picky Bar recipe was created, Jesse considers whether his focus on optimization sometimes gets in the way of his happiness, and they take a look at their past decisions and share what they would do differently. Plus, in wacky-Wednesday-like turn of events, the Flomas duo gives you the lowdown on what’s been going on in each other’s lives.
Links mentioned in the episode:
Strava: the social media platform for people who love to post their workouts
Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne
Feminism is for Everybody by Bell Hooks
Jerry Rodriguez’s Tower 26 for swimmers, bikers, runners, and triathletes.