Donovan Bailey Running Things: The Podcast

On this episode, the hosts, Donovan Bailey and Simon Jain get frank with the opiod crisis in sport. Las Vegas Golden Knight's goalie Robin Lehner uncaps the lid on a growing issue of opiates in Hockey and a massive debate erupts across the NHL. Is this the first we are hearing of this? No, in recent years the tell-tale sign of pain killers and sedatives in sports has been trickling out, only to be...

In this episode, the hosts Donovan Bailey & Simon Jain start by launching into the steadfast and determined performance of underdog Heavyweigh boxer Oleksandr Usyk, as he stunned the boxing world with an upset defeat of Anthony Joshua. The conversation then turns into the moral ambiguity of sports as it pertains to discipline and intolerance of racism and sexism; is it even remotely enough at...

In this episode, the hosts Donovan Bailey & Simon Jain, get into the very real topic of idolatry as it pertains to public perception. Have we as a culture, made the dream of sports stardom seem too attainable, too desireable and altogether too unrealistic? Have we made sports 'icons' so larger than life, that a normal life, simply won't suffice? The hosts weigh in on what this could mean for t...

In this episode, our hosts tackle the emerging and fantastic talent in Tennis; highlighting the US Open's recent final, and breaking down the makings of what we estimate as a future great, poised to launch. The show continues into the relevant, but exhausting complications of trying to create a vaccine mandate across sport; more specifically, in the top 4 North Amercian leagues. Does it truly inhi...

In this episode, the hosts breakdown the long-time sports mythology of Heroes and Villians, and the influence they may have on how fans and audiences treat the athletes themselves. The conversation shifts to the ever-present dangers social media now present to sports, by way of continued abuse and lack fo respect for the game itself. In this context, the hosts touch on how some professional player...

On this week's episode of Running Things, the hosts, Donovan Bailey and Simon Jain, dig into the NCAA's new student athelete monetization rules, the ways in which they think it should structure the new influx of student athlete income, and making ammends with former students they penalized becasue of it. As well, we dig into Shaq's business ventures and what this means for young athletes; and...

In episode 6, the hosts, Donovan Bailey and Simon Jain, touch base on the first post Olympic track meet, and the return, and subsequent loss of the maligned Sha'cari Richardson. Did social media and over-marketing play a factor? Are we missing the real story form the Prefontaine championships? Did the natural powers of the wind create personal bests? The debate exposes a few insights and leads int...

As the Olympics come to a close, the conversation around banned substances lingers on. As the hosts, Donovan Bailey and Simon Jain weigh in on the matter, they also delve into the pressures of living a competitive lifetsyle, and the pursuit of the elusive title 'champion'; whether positive or negative. The hosts also get into what comes next for these athletes after a games, and the wisdom to know...

With the Tokyo games coming to a close, the hosts, Simon Jain & Donovan Bailey, briefly run through some of their highlights and most interesting moments of the games. Simon recalls Donovan’s earlier Olympic predictions to see which were right and wrong, prophetic words may come to fruition. Delving into the realm of preparation and mental acuity, the hosts also tackle the polarizing choices o...

The hosts, Donovan Bailey & Simon Jain, break into the minutia of planning for individual achievement in a pandemic-challenged Olympics. Preparing for the greatest atheletic event in the world has it's challenges in a normal year, remaining 'on track' at this event proposes new challenges. They delve into Donovan's storied Olympic career and emerge with bizarre parrellels of hardships and trib...

On the anniversary of the 1996 Atlanta Games, hosts Donovan Bailey and Simon Jain take an in-depth look at the Tokyo 2021 men's 100 meter class. Using his expertise Donovan makes a bold prediction and outlines what some of the participants will need to succeed. The hosts also delve deep into the 'Almost' Donovan Debacle, a little known fact that the world reknowned champion sprinter, almost didn't...

With the 2021 Tokyo games around the corner, hosts Simon Jain and Donavan Bailey dig into all things Olympics on their debut episode of "Running Things." Being a former Olympic champion, Donovan walks us through what it takes to prepare for the Olympic games, what happens to athletes in the years between the Olympics, and how the pandemic will affect this year's competition. The&nbs...

Running Things is a new original series hosted by world record-breaking sprinter and two-time Olympic Champion Donovan Bailey, alongside content creator, DJ, and writer Simon Jain. Every week, Bailey and Jain have inquisitive, open-minded discussions about global topics relevant to the modern human experience, such as the Black Lives Matter movement, the psychological and sociological effects of s...