104 | Brooks Ghost 18 Review, Enchanced Games, Local Pop Culture and down weeks

Run Spesh Ep 104: Racing in Tassie, Wild World Champs Standards & the Ghost 18 Glow-Up Oska, Tom and Anna (from Frontrunner Colombo) kick off Run Spesh with winter banter and Oska's upcoming half marathon in Launceston, where he's managing sciatica/hamstring issues and choosing the ASICS MetaSpeed Sky over the Puma Fast-R for stability. They discuss a possible Global Running Day special with Matt Jewer, Tom's forced down week due to illness, and big performances from friends including Dylan McCulloch's win in China and a Kiwi taking the GC at the Four Days of Dunkerque. The team reacts to the Enhanced Games concept and crowd energy in sport, then breaks down tougher new World Athletics World Champs qualifying standards and the rule change excluding indoor times. They recap Oceania Champs in Darwin, rant about gatekeeping Friday Night Lights night-cross potential, review updates to the Brooks Ghost 18, and plug Winter Guy entries plus Selwyn Marathon mentions. 00:00 Welcome to Run Spec 01:50 Cold Weather Banter 02:38 Launceston Race Plans 04:03 Choosing Race Shoes 10:01 Global Running Day Ideas 14:40 Melbourne Networking Trip 16:22 Down Weeks and Sickness 18:43 Dylan McCulloch Comeback 21:19 Kiwi Wins and Updates 26:33 Enhanced Games Debate 29:51 Longevity Culture Critique 30:47 Crowd Energy And Performance 33:36 Enhanced Games Chaos 35:10 Sport As Art Not Betting 36:24 World Champs Standards Rant 40:35 Qualifying Impacts And Indoors 43:17 Oceania Champs In Darwin 47:53 Friday Night Lights Potential 52:54 Brooks Ghost 18 Breakdown 59:39 Wrap Up Winter Guy And Races 00:01 Podcast Sign Off