The Diamond Episode
6/11/20261 hr 8 min
Delayed but still diamond!
The Diamond League results in Sweden and Norway were the centerpiece of this episode, but it has so much more! Des at Harvard Business School. Colt at Brooks PR. Travel delays. Fast times and great racing in the DLs. Holy Cooper. More heat for Puma in the legal system. And more!
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First 90 secondsKara Goucher· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello. We're delayed, but we're here. It's a brand new Nobody Asked Us But Des And Kara, presented by Brooks Running. Des, thanks for waiting a day for me to get back home. How are you doing?
Des Linden· Host0:21
I'm doing well. I'm actually, was completely unaware that we're a day late. And I was like, "No, it's Tuesday." [laughs] Like, what are you talking about?
Kara Goucher· Host0:28
It is not.
Des Linden· Host0:29
It's not Tuesday.
Kara Goucher· Host0:30
It's the day that we normally would drop the pod. We both were traveling Monday, so we pushed the recording back to Tuesday, and then I couldn't get home in time, so now we're recording on Wednesday to drop it Thursday.
Des Linden· Host0:41
This makes more sense, though, 'cause I was like, I really thought that that track meet was a day down the line. I clearly am not well.
Kara Goucher· Host0:50
[laughs] So you thought it was Tuesday today still?
Des Linden· Host0:52
Yeah.
Kara Goucher· Host0:53
[laughs] Okay.
Des Linden· Host0:54
Just been living my days like it's been Tuesday all along. Yeah.
Kara Goucher· Host0:58
Oh.
Des Linden· Host0:59
I think it was 'cause it j- I traveled on Monday, and like- Yeah ... had a very chill Monday, so it felt like the weekend.
Kara Goucher· Host1:05
Okay. We, I need to know all about your trip.
Des Linden· Host1:08
Yeah. It was- Because I have people texting me being like, "Des knows so and so.
Kara Goucher· Host1:12
Des knows so and so." [laughs] And I'm like, "I don't know." Um, so tell us, tell us everything. You were at Harvard Business School?
Des Linden· Host1:19
Yeah. I applied for a class last year when I applied for the other class I did. Um, and then just a couple months ago found out I got in. And it's one of those things where