The Zone 2 Podcast

Did you miss us? After taking the summer off from the pod, Francis and Brian are back to recap our summers over some homemade iced lattes. The tall ships (and the Scots) came to Boston, Francis got some shirts with a bunch of holes in them, Brian ran a mile in scrubs, both of the guys had euro trips, and it's somehow September already! Stick around until the end as we look ahead to fall races, and stay tuned on instagram for new interviews, collabs, events, and merch??? Thanks for listening, and happy running!------------------------------Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok, Subscribe on Spotify, and be sure to leave a review and a comment if you enjoyed this week's episode. ------------------------------🎧 Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by hosts: Francis Criscione & Brian Coven

In this week's episode we sit down with New Balance Research Engineer, Ben Hazelwood, to discuss what goes into testing and evaluating some of the best shoes on the market. We reference a few different studies in this conversation and we've linked them here:Papers on modeling marathon performances by Michael Joyner:https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/jappl.1991.70.2.683 https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-2539-1381Paper about foot strike and response to super shoes:https://www.ovid.com/jnls/acsm-msse/abstract/10.1249/mss.0000000000003411~the-influence-of-super-shoes-and-foot-strike-pattern-onAn abstract from Ben's master’s:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19424280.2025.2489682#d1e145Getting Technical with Russell WellsCarbon Plated and Elated: The Super Shoe RevolutionThe "Truth" about racing with Sam Truax------------------------------⭐️ Did you like this episode? Remember to leave us 5 stars!Check out more of our shoe specials here:⁠Getting Technical with Russell Wells⁠⁠Carbon Plated and Elated: The Super Shoe Revolution⁠⁠The "Truth" about racing with Sam Truax⁠———————————————Thanks for listening to The Zone 2 Podcast! We talk about running at a conversational pace. Be sure to never miss a run, or an episode:✔️ Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✔️ Like and Subscribe on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✔️ Tell your friends, teammates, running buddies, even your Hinge dates Have any guest ideas or feedback? Send us a DM! We’d love to hear from you.Thanks for listening — and happy running! 🏃‍♂️💨------------------------------🎧 Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by hosts: Francis Criscione & Brian Coven🎙️ Guest: Ben Hazelwood

The Boston Marathon is the oldest and arguably the most popular of the world major marathons. We had the amazing privilege to be involved with the Adidas activations in the city and meet some really cool people!⭐️ Did you like this episode? Remember to leave us 5 stars! For more race-day recaps, check out the following episodes:⁠⁠36: From Miles to Meaning with Adi Bandekar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠35: There Once Was a Race on Nantucket with Ted Trozinski⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠29: It's Mobbin Time: Mob Mile Recap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠17: Maple Syrup and Marathon Splits: with Zach Schrull⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠15: Break to BQ with Aidan Kindopp⁠⁠✔️ Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✔️ Like and Subscribe on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✔️ Tell your friends, teammates, running buddies, even your Hinge dates Have any guest ideas or feedback? Send us a DM! We’d love to hear from you.Thanks for listening — and happy running! 🏃‍♂️💨🎧 Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by hosts: Francis Criscione & Brian Coven

This week, the Zone 2 crew sat down with South African record holder, 2x Olympian, and 5x NCAA champion Dom Scott! We discuss running origins, burnout, the transition from collegiate to professional running, motivation, shoes (or lack thereof) and robot runners! This episode has something for everyone (except clankers)!As referenced, check out Cardiac Cowboys wherever you get your podcasts!———————————⭐️ Did you like this episode? Remember to leave us 5 stars!Check out these interviews with some other professional athletes!39: Elise Cranny30: Marielle Hall18: Meg Morgan———————————————Thanks for listening to The Zone 2 Podcast! We talk about running at a conversational pace. Be sure to never miss a run, or an episode:✔️ Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✔️ Like and Subscribe on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✔️ Tell your friends, teammates, running buddies, even your Hinge dates Have any guest ideas or feedback? Send us a DM! We’d love to hear from you.Thanks for listening — and happy running! 🏃‍♂️💨------------------------------🎧 Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by hosts: Francis Criscione & Brian Coven🎙️ Guest: Dom Scott

What does it mean to run a major marathon in your home town? In this episode, we chat with three-time guest, Devin Miller, to discuss his approach to running the 2026 Boston Marathon and what being able to run it means to him.------------------------------⭐️ Did you like this episode? Remember to leave us 5 stars! For more race-day recaps, check out the following episodes:⁠36: From Miles to Meaning with Adi Bandekar⁠⁠⁠⁠35: There Once Was a Race on Nantucket with Ted Trozinski⁠⁠⁠⁠29: It's Mobbin Time: Mob Mile Recap⁠⁠⁠⁠17: Maple Syrup and Marathon Splits: with Zach Schrull⁠⁠⁠⁠15: Break to BQ with Aidan Kindopp⁠✔️ Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✔️ Like and Subscribe on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✔️ Tell your friends, teammates, running buddies, even your Hinge dates Have any guest ideas or feedback? Send us a DM! We’d love to hear from you.Thanks for listening — and happy running! 🏃‍♂️💨🎧 Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by hosts: Francis Criscione & Brian Coven🎙️ Guest: Devin Miller