Issue 90 · April 2, 2026
All issuesThe inaugural issue of the b-mail came out on March 3, 2023. It featured a story on Malcolm Ebanks, our first ever 'sponsored athlete', who was heading into his debut TSP Solo. Well folks, he's back at it again for his third lap around the ol' valley de death... this time with no support crew. Why not? The leaderboard says he's about halfway through... probably dreaming of poker chip necklaces and Vegas dance floors. Or dreaming about nothing at all. It's one or the other and nobody will ever know.
April is a biiig month. Boston and London are right around the corner. Click-it or ticket. That's a buckle up joke, stay with me here we're almost through. Today's b-mail tasting menu (you're in a restaurant now) consists of BGP '26 By the Numbies, new Dialed, throwback Dialed, the Superblast 3 PM interview, and the Boston mood board. Take a minute, mull it over, we'll be right back to take your order.
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The BGP '26 field size is shaping up to be 3x the size of last year. That's a 3,000,000% increase YoY. We're not the numbies people though, we're the b-mail people. We write the copy, they use the calculator app. And use the 'ol abacus they did. Take a look at the states, countries, clubs, and estimated finish times that make up this years race. Oh, and register here if you haven't already.
BGP NUMBERS
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" The first thought I had was, I just lost all my teeth." Helen Schlachtenhaufen (say that 1x fast) had the US Outdoors 1500M Final right where she wanted it with about 200 to go when a mid-pack collision caused her to trip and face-plant on the track. Dreams of the World Champs gone in a devastating flash... Down? Sure, maybe momentarily. But out? Absolutely not.
HELEN'S DIALED
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The second time Malcolm ran TSP Solo, he intentionally showed up to the start line about 15 mins after the gun went off. The man moves at a rhythm and a pace that makes you think, am I doing this all wrong? He'll tell you the key to life in a single sentence with a straight face and act like it's the most obvious thing in the world. Maybe it is? Get to know Malcolm in one of our most watched Dialed's ever.
MALCOLM'S DIALED
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Novablast, Sonicblast, Megablast, Superblast... The blasty boi lineup ASICS has been developing and advancing year in and year out has quietly become the most trusted rotation in the game (at least around these parts). The new Superblast 3 is an absolute all-you-can-run buffet of a super trainer. It's fast, it's controlled, it's got that good good pop. SB3 PM Paul Lang told us all their secrets.
SUPERBLAST 3
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A few months ago we found Ardi going full Good Will Hunting on a blackboard at Bandit HQ solving this year’s Boston Capsule equation. Sources close to the designer say it's some of her best work yet for the aesthetically elusive city. How bout dem capsules??
BOSTON MOODA gorgeous new Greenwich village lounge/bar/gallery/restaurant offering access by referralonly. The 2026 Boston Marathon men's elite field and women's elite field. Inside the finally finished restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water home. A guide to NYC's Spring Art Fairs. The Atlantic argues that there's only one reason to cold plunge, and it's not what influencers are loudest about. How NASA designed the Artemis II space suits for a worst-case scenario. The making an avalanche rescue dog. A rare interview with star designer Mark Newsom whose been tinkering in the world of Ferrari and Louis Vuitton.
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