Your favorite 2 Black Runners, Aaron & Joshua Potts, are joined by the Executive Director of the Running Industry Diversity Collation. Kiera Smalls illustrates how RIDC is creating access for all on the business side of the running industry. Additionally she describes two programs RIDC is currently implementing to help the running industry. Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/j7LZQ8Q2Xtg Ways to support RIDC Learn More Here: https://www.runningdiversity.com/ Donate:...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners are joined by Joe Holder to learn more about his approach to business through Health & Wellness. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB4i_O1JM4q95op-Jc-lmDQ TIME STAMPS: 0:00- Intro 4:35- We messed up the Intro 6:38- Giving Joe his flowers 9:55- Did he have a long-term vision when starting out 15:17- What got him into Personal Training and Health/Wellness 17:44- The secret for anybody is to show up 20:52- Learning when to say yes and no 23:02- How he got the...

Aaron & Joshua Potts react to all of the outrage Track & Field fans expressed last week on social media. Plus they recap performances from the Bryan Clay Invite. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB4i_O1JM4q95op-Jc-lmDQ TIME STAMPS 0:53 Who is winning the Drake & Kendrick Rap Beef? 2:40 Intro 4:03 Reacting to Nike Team USA Uniforms 13:09 FloTrack gets deal with Diamondleague 19:19 World Athletics will Pay Olympic Gold Medalists for First Time 22:42...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners, Aaron & Joshua Potts, speak with elite high school athletes at the 2024 Arcadia Invitational about sacrifices and their view of success. Additionally they touch on how this era of distance runners are running way faster. Watch Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RPuPKcTfork TIME STAMPS 0:00 INTRO 9:26 SADIE ENGELHARDT 16:00 JANE HENDEGREN & LILLY ALDER 23:26 BENJAMIN HARRIS 28:50 ALI INCE 33:50 TRISTAN RUTLEDGE 41:29 NATHAN NEIL 48:17...

This week your favorite 2 Black Runners rank their 24 favorite things about Track and Field in honor of March Madness. See our final rankings here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4_oHJWvqCt/?igsh=MTZ4aTdwNHpyZGZndQ== TIME STAMPS: 0:00 T&F Schedules are annoying 1:51 Intro 4:04 Kendrick Lamar, Drake, or J. Cole 5:15 Ranking our Track & Field Favorites ✔Aaron's IG: https://www.instagram.com/supahotpotts/ ✔Joshua's IG: https://www.instagram.com/mr.pottsible/ ✔YouTube:...

Aaron shares his first marathon experience at the LA Marathon. Plus your favorite 2 Black Runners recap the Sound Running TEN. TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Joshua is back in CA 2:27 What happened in Aaron's first marathon 19:11 The TEN Recap ✔Aaron's IG: https://www.instagram.com/supahotpotts/ ✔Joshua's IG: https://www.instagram.com/mr.pottsible/ ✔YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@2blackrunners ✔Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2blackrunners/ ✔Website: https://www.running-report.com/

Your favorite 2 Black Runners are joined by Natalie Mitchell, who will be one of the race announcers at the LA Marathon. Natalie is one of the few Black women race announcers who has turned her passion for running into a career. Additionally, she gives Aaron advice on running his first marathon. TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro 4:09 1 High, 1 Low, 1 Hope 17:11 Start of Natalie Mitchell interview 1:01:43 Closeout Natalie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/natrunsfar/ ✔Aaron's IG:...

This week, your favorite 2 Black Runners dive into everything that happened at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Joshua Potts shares what he loved and hated to see from the meet while Aaron Potts gives his thoughts. ✔Aaron's IG: https://www.instagram.com/supahotpotts/ ✔Joshua's IG: https://www.instagram.com/mr.pottsible/ ✔YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@2blackrunners ✔Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2blackrunners/ ✔Website: https://www.running-report.com/

This week your favorite 2 Black Runners are covering all of the biggest stories in track and field. Aaron and Joshua Potts preview the World Indoor Track & Field Championships, discuss Michael Johnson's new T&F league, and they talk about Noah Lyles' huge new contract with Adidas. ✔Aaron's IG: https://www.instagram.com/supahotpotts/ ✔Joshua's IG: https://www.instagram.com/mr.pottsible/ ✔YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@2blackrunners ✔Instagram:...

This special edition of the 2 Black Runners podcast is for all the trackheads out there!! Aaron & Joshua Potts dive deep into all recent news from Grant Holloway, Deveynne Charlton, Femke Bol, Josh Kerr, and Letsile Tebogo's world records. Plus they talk about competitive matchups in the U.S. ranks. They also discuss Aaron's recent preparations for the LA Marathon which is less than a month away!! ✔Aaron's IG: https://www.instagram.com/supahotpotts/ ✔Joshua's IG:...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners are joined by Tony Reed, one of the pillars to the African-American running community for decades. In this episode Reed shares why he tries to cultivate a running community for Black runners. Plus he discusses how he made the documentary, Breaking Three Hours: Trailblazing African-American Women Marathoners, and much more. Lean more about NBMA: http://mobile.blackmarathoners.org/ Interview Starts at 6:00 ✔Aaron's IG:...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners are busy this week but they are here to drop a special Friday episode!! Hear about their thoughts on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon, the NB Indoor Grand Prix, and a special preview of the 116th Annual Millrose Games. ✔Aaron's IG: https://www.instagram.com/supahotpotts/ ✔Joshua's IG: https://www.instagram.com/mr.pottsible/ ✔YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@2blackrunners ✔Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2blackrunners/ ✔Website:...

This week, Aaron & Joshua Potts are joined with Swarnjit Boyal for the final part of his story ahead of the 2023 US Olympic Marathon Trials. Swarn speaks on his marathon build and how he needed to find his love for running again. Plus on this podcast episode, your favorite 2 Black Runners go "Around the Track" and preview the Marathon Trials. Follow Swarnjit Boyal: https://www.instagram.com/swarnjit_boyal/ TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro 2:08 PT4- Swarnjit Boyal's Journey to the U.S. Olympic...

This week, listen to the 8 most inspirational minutes in 2 Black Runners history!! Hear about the the proudest moment of his life which very much defines who he is. Plus Aaron & Joshua Potts recap some of the biggest running news over this past weekend. Follow Swarnjit Boyal: https://www.instagram.com/swarnjit_boyal/ ✔YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@2blackrunners ✔Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2blackrunners/ ✔Website: https://www.running-report.com/

Aaron & Joshua Potts are back for a jam packed episode recapping numerous running stories and part 2 of the Swarin story (skip to 32:56). This week, Swarin takes us back to his first day of cross country practice in high school and why he first thought Cal Poly SLO was the worst decision of his life. TIME STAMPS 0:00 Watching spots on the East Coast is basura 1:46 It's too cold 3:25 Joshua talks about the HBCU Showcase track meet 8:11 Start of Around the Track 8:38 Soooo many...

Aaron & Joshua Potts are starting off 2024 recapping some of the most recent Track & Field news over the past 2 weeks. Plus they start a 4 part series with Swarinjit Boyal who will be competing at the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials. Learn more about one of the blue collar athletes competing at the Olympic Trials and their incredible story. TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro 2:00 Around the Oval 21:09 Part 1 of Swarinjit Boyal's Journey to the 2024 US Marathon Olympic Trials 43:47...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners are here for the first 2 Black Tuesday of 2024. In this episode, Aaron & Joshua Potts have a deep discussion on faith, new jobs, motivation for podcasting, and more. ✔YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@2blackrunners ✔Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2blackrunners/ ✔Website: https://www.running-report.com/

Your favorite 2 Black Runners are joined by Colin Waitzman from Track World News to discuss Award Season in T&F. Waitzaman shares his opinions on World Athletics adding a 6 new awards and gives suggestions to imporve the Bowerman Award. Plus Aaron & Joshua Potts recap the 2023 Foot Locker XC Championships. TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro 3:47 World Athletics announces 6 World Athlete of the Year Awards 22:38 Bowerman Award presentation this Thursday 41:53 Foot Locker XC Championships...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners are back recapping the first big track meet of the 2023-2024 season. Plus they look into the High School XC Championship season, and have a deep discussion about the USATF Wing Awards. ✔YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@2blackrunners ✔Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2blackrunners/ ✔Website: https://www.running-report.com/

Your favorite 2 Black Runners, Aaron & Joshua Potts, recap the 2023 NCAA XC Championships and talk to APU's Nixon Korir. TIME STAMPS 0:00 The NAU women's lost hurt me 1:22 Joshua is dropping out of the Turkey Trot 4:17 Dave Smith gives NAU their Respect as Greatest Teams in NCAA 8:59 Who had the bigger individual win, Graham Blanks or Parker Valby? 12:55 Did the Katelyn Tuohy & Nico Young XC Era Live Up to the Hype? 19:45 Start of Nixon Korir Interview 25:17 Nixon started...

Aaron & Joshua Potts interview Abigail Hollie, the project manager for the Running Industry Diversity Collation, about how RIDC is providing a safe space for BIPOC. Plus your favorite 2 Black Runners preview the NCAA XC Championships and discuss if Sha'Carri was snubbed as a World Athlete of the Year Finalists. TIME STAMPS 0:00- Tamela Mann is the greatest singer in the world 1:42- Intro 3:49- Sha'Carri Snubbed out of World Athlete of the Year Finalists 10:26- World Athletics...

This week on the 2 Black Runners podcast, Aaron and Joshua Potts discuss some of the most pressing news in running culture. They cover the 2023 NYC Marathon, athletes leaving Bowerman Track Club, and the Top HS girl in the nation signing with USC. TIME STAMPS 0:00 Let's Run is a WILD place 1:07 Intro 3:01 New York Marathon Recap 10:18 Elise Cranny Leaves Bowerman Track Club 17:14 Aaron Runs First Half Marathon 27:16 Stir the Potts ✔YouTube:...

Futsum Zienasellassie joins your favorite 2 Black Runners to talk about running the NYC Marathon this Sunday. Plus he discusses the start of the NAU XC dynasty in 2016, being part of the first World Road Racing Championships, the effect of African culture on the U.S. running scene. Follow Futsum on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bigfoot_sum/ TIME STAMPS 0:00 How we know Futsum 2:00 Intro 4:39 Coming back to Hoka 6:18 Experiencing the first World Road Running World Championships...

We better! This week we join the unreasonable speculation of why Grant Fisher left Bowerman Track Club (Best of luck Grant on your next steps!! 😤). Plus we go through the nominees for the USATF Wing Awards for Female & Male Athlete of the Year. Aaron is also running his first Half Marathon next week and goes through his goals. TIME STAMPS 0:00 75th Annual Mt. SAC XC Invite 4:00 Intro 6:02 Aaron Preparing for First Half Marathon 10:53 Our Reaction to Grant Fisher Leaving Bowerman...