2 Black Runners

Aaron & Joshua Potts are back to discuss their work at Nike Outdoor Nationals and the epic mile showdown between Simeon Brinbaum and Leo Young. Plus they look at the Oslo Diamond League 1500m that stirred up controversy about doping rules and more. Eli Rosen-Duran, the event manager of Track Town USA, also joins the podcast to give us a behind the scenes look into Hayward Field's preparations for...

Can you believe it!? You are getting back-to-back Tuesdays with a 2 Black Runners Podcast!! Aaron & Joshua Potts discuss the historic Paris Diamond League and react to the NCAA Track & Field Championships. ✔YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@2blackrunners ✔Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2blackrunners/ ✔Website: https://www.running-report.com/ ✔Twitter: https://twitter.com/2BlackRunner...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners are back on a podcast for the first time in several months. On this episode Aaron and Joshua Potts catch everyone back up on their lives, discuss the current state of track media, and talk about the crazy results this past weekend. ✔YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@2blackrunners ✔Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2blackrunners/ ✔Website: https://www.running-report...

At the end of 2022, Aaron Potts recorded a dope podcast with stic.man, Keith Tucker and Dawud Hasan. Stic.man is one half of the famous rap duo, Dead Prez, that made several classics in the early 2000s. Keith Tucker is the founder of Hip Hop is Green which created the 10th element of Hip Hop, Health & Wellness. Dawud Hasan joins Aaron for the second time to facilitate the discussion with these...

Aaron & Joshua Potts are finally back on the same podcast to interview Tommie Runz on the newest 2BR podcast. Tommie Runz is a running creator on Instagram who's taken the influencer space to the next level with his podcast, reels, and clothing line. Tommie discusses his journey to finding running later in life, overcoming alcoholism, the cross-section of mental health and running, and so...

In this new podcast Joshua Potts interviews the new over of A Snail's Pace Running Shop, Joe Lourenco. A Snail's Pace is the biggest running speciality store chain in Orange County and has been listed on The Running Event's "Best Running Stores" 14 times in the last 15 years. Lourenco started working at the store as a senior in high school and now he is the owner!! He truly saw the store grow and...

On this episode of 2 Black Runners, we sit down with Hellah Sidibe on the 2,000th day of his run streak to hear about his journey to get there. Hellah also discusses the importance of his Hellah Good Run Club and his goal to diversify the running community. Plus, he shares the valuable lessons he learned from his professional soccer career and how they have helped him in his pursuit of running. Do...

Submit your winners for the Running Report Awards: https://forms.gle/mHWW2b9BFhSAzriu7 Your Favorite 2 Black Runners, Aaron & Joshua Potts, are back on the podcast for the first time since October in a special "For the Real Ones" episode. In this podcast get caught up on where the Potts brothers have been, hear about their plans for 2023, learn more about their new Patreon account, and the fir...

This week on the 2 Black Runners podcast, Aaron Potts is sits down with Anson Henry to discuss his goals in track & field media and his thoughts on the state of the sport at the end of 2022. Anson Henry is a Canadian National Champion and a Canadian Olympic Sprinter who has transitioned to T&&F media. Henry has multiple shows and podcast across social media including the Unconventional...

Aaron Potts talks to Dawud Hasan the race director for the San Diego Hip Hop 5K & Festival. Before Aaron went down to San Diego on October 23rd to win the race he sat down with Dawud to learn more about his race and him as a person. In this episode, Dawud Hasan explains his efforts to integrate the culture of hip hop into the running world with his Hip Hop Health & Wellness 5K & Festival. Plus mor...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners are back for a special episode with Alsion Mariella Désir!! Before Alison's book, Running While Black, drops next Tuesday on October 18th she jumped on the podcast for her 3rd time. This time around, Aaron & Joshua Potts got the chance to talk with Alison after reading an early copy of her book. Throughout this episode get a deeper look into what Running While Bla...

This week on the 2 Black Runners podcast, Aaron Potts takes over hosting duties and Anderson Emerole of "Track and Field Black History" joins him to interview Kyle Merber. Kyle is a former professional track & field athlete is recently retired and now working for CITIUS MAG. In this podcast learn more about the Lap Count, CITUS MAG's efforts to change the sport, and a lot of track talk on what...

Aaron & Joshua Potts are joined by the highest finishing Guatemalan in history at the World Athletics Championships, Luis Grijalva!! Luis finished 4th in the 5000m this year at the World Champs in a highly competitive race and on this episode of 2BR he shares all of his feelings on the rave. Grijalva also described his 3 week long experience alone in Europe on the Diamond League circuit where...

Alia Armstrong, who finished 4th place in the 100m hurdles at the World Championships, joined your favorite 2 Black Runners for an interview about her dream 2022 season. Her season may have started with a false start at the NCAA indoor championships but she ended it as a NCAA Champion and  a World Championship Finalist. This is a special podcast because the Potts brothers know Alia's family,...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners, Aaron & Joshua Potts, celebrate 100 episodes of 2BR with a chill conversation on everything track & field. The Potts Brothers reflect on their experience at the World Championships and what it means while hitting 100 episodes on the podcast. Plus they discuss recent T&F news from Sean Bronsnan becoming the new UCLA XC Coach, the Diamond League Monaco star...

Four fast growing track & field social media creators gathered at the 2022 World Athletics Championships to discuss how T&F media can be maximized in this time in order to popularize the sport. The discussion is led by one of your favorite 2 Black Runners, Joshua Potts, who is solo because Aaron got sick. Tiarra Willams of RealTalk , Colin Waitzman of Track World News , Anderson Emerole of...

On this episode of the Podcast Colin Watizman plays as a special co-host to Joshua Potts for a LIVE podcast at the Under Armour Mission Run House at the World Athletics Championships. With Track & Field fanatics they discuss the crazy finishes in the 4x1 teams, the debate if Allyson Felix should run the 4x400m, the women's 100m H preview, women's 800m preview, men's pole vault preview and much...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners are back LIVE from Hayward Field recording another podcast at the Under Armour Mission Run House during the World Athletics Championships. During this special podcast, the Potts Brothers are joined by various track and field fans just leaving the stadium to talk about all of the craziness happening at the World Athletics Championships.  They don't just talk about...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners are back for a LIVE podcast behind Hayward Field at the Under Armour Mission Run House but this time during the World Athletics Championships. On this episode the Potts brothers are joined by random track & field fans throughout the podcast to discuss some of the most interesting news from the World Champs so far. They discuss Jamaican women's 100m sweep, the exci...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners reflect on the first 6 months of 2022 before going to the World Championships in Eugene this weekend.  The Potts Brothers are also joined by Derek Rubis at the end of the episode to discuss what makes him "the hub of distance running," how he has been dealing with colon cancer, and a discussion on the impact of social media on the running community.   *Thank...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners recorded a LIVE podcast at RunHub Northwest the week of the 2022 U.S. Outdoor T&F championships to have a discussion with Rachel Schneider-Smith (2021 Olympian), Connor Burns (HS Junior Class Mile Record Holder), and Billy Cvecko (T&F Media Personality). During this interview they discussed the importance of building a running community, how to have a breakthr...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners are joined by an All-Star cast at the Under Armour Mission Run House to recap the USA Track & Field Championships. Leroy Burrell, Ben Crawford, Weini Kelati, Billy Cvecko, Will Leer, Serenity Douglas, Tiarra Willams, and Matthew Parker join the conversation to talk through the craziness of USAs.  *Thank you to World Athletics 22 for sponsoring this episode wi...

LIVE from Hayward Field, your favorite 2 Black Runners are recapping the 1st day of the the 2022 U.S. Championships and previewing all of the events with Will Leer. Plus random guests from the street join the podcast to discuss the crazy events of Day 1. From day one they discuss Sha'Carri being eliminated from the 100m in the first round, Cole Hocking missing the 1500m prelim, Athing Mu's greatne...

The Potts Brothers are joined with Tiarra Williams (Real Talk) to have a conversation with the New CEO of NSAF, Josh Rowe, and the Joy Kamani who is the COO of NSAF. This recording was after the 2022 NIKE Outdoor Nationals where NSAF put together the first ever Long Jump & Javelin Showcase where they had athletes going head-to-head like a NCAA Tournament. In this podcast they also talk about t...

Your favorite 2 Black Runners Aaron & Joshua Potts are joined with a member of the recently formed USA 10,000m World Championships Team, Sean McGorty. Sean is the 10th fastest 10,000m American of all-time in the event in his first year doing it and made the U.S. team at the 2022 Prefontaine Classic in only his second 10,000m race of his life. In this episode the Potts brothers talk about watch...