1 00:00:00,150 --> 00:00:03,480 N.O.R.E.: I love this community. I love everything I did in 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:06,330 N.O.R.E.: the past. But this is truly a community that I feel 3 00:00:06,330 --> 00:00:09,360 N.O.R.E.: comfortable in. It's truly a community that understands me and 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:14,220 N.O.R.E.: I understand them back. And again, that's the most beautiful 5 00:00:14,460 --> 00:00:18,750 N.O.R.E.: part about running, is it doesn't matter who you are, 6 00:00:19,110 --> 00:00:21,270 N.O.R.E.: you can have all the money in the world, or 7 00:00:21,270 --> 00:00:24,120 N.O.R.E.: you could be the brokest person on earth, and when 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,030 N.O.R.E.: y'all start that finish line, y'all on the same level. 9 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:35,040 Rob Simmelkjaer: Hey everybody, and welcome to Set the Pace, the official 10 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:39,300 Rob Simmelkjaer: podcast of New York Roadrunners, presented by Peloton. I'm Rob 11 00:00:39,300 --> 00:00:42,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: Simmelkjaer, the CEO of New York Roadrunners, joined in the 12 00:00:42,510 --> 00:00:46,020 Rob Simmelkjaer: flesh this week by my co- host and Peloton instructor, 13 00:00:46,229 --> 00:00:50,309 Rob Simmelkjaer: Becs Gentry. And Becs, this is a special version of 14 00:00:50,310 --> 00:00:50,909 Rob Simmelkjaer: Set the Pace because- 15 00:00:50,909 --> 00:00:50,910 Becs Gentry: Sure is. 16 00:00:50,910 --> 00:00:53,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... For those of you listening out there, you got 17 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,400 Rob Simmelkjaer: to go to YouTube and check out the fact that 18 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,520 Rob Simmelkjaer: Becs and I are sitting together right here at the 19 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:04,020 Rob Simmelkjaer: Peloton Studios for the first ever video version of Set 20 00:01:04,020 --> 00:01:07,350 Rob Simmelkjaer: the Pace. And Becs, what an amazing place to do this 21 00:01:07,350 --> 00:01:08,459 Rob Simmelkjaer: first video podcast. 22 00:01:08,459 --> 00:01:10,949 Becs Gentry: I know, isn't it? We are so lucky to be here. 23 00:01:10,950 --> 00:01:14,790 Becs Gentry: We are actually in our beautiful yoga and meditation studio 24 00:01:14,790 --> 00:01:16,980 Becs Gentry: right now, which is why we're really calm and using 25 00:01:16,980 --> 00:01:21,600 Becs Gentry: our indoor voices for now. It is awesome to be 26 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,270 Becs Gentry: here doing this. I feel very like the worlds have 27 00:01:24,270 --> 00:01:25,500 Becs Gentry: come together today. Perfect. 28 00:01:25,500 --> 00:01:26,761 Rob Simmelkjaer: It's amazing. You look great. 29 00:01:26,761 --> 00:01:26,762 Becs Gentry: Thank you. 30 00:01:26,762 --> 00:01:28,889 Rob Simmelkjaer: It's great to see you in person. 31 00:01:28,890 --> 00:01:29,010 Becs Gentry: You too. 32 00:01:29,310 --> 00:01:32,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: I'm wearing pants, which I don't always do during the podcast. 33 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:33,060 Becs Gentry: I don't think I needed to know that. 34 00:01:34,709 --> 00:01:37,740 Rob Simmelkjaer: I'm oftentimes sitting at home wearing shorts or whatever. 35 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:38,910 Becs Gentry: Glad you said that. 36 00:01:38,940 --> 00:01:41,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: We really dressed up. We really dressed up for the 37 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,560 Rob Simmelkjaer: podcast. And, let me tell you, not only is it 38 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,860 Rob Simmelkjaer: special to be on YouTube this week, but we also 39 00:01:46,860 --> 00:01:50,700 Rob Simmelkjaer: have an incredibly special guest coming up in just a second. 40 00:01:50,820 --> 00:01:50,821 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 41 00:01:50,821 --> 00:01:53,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: You can't see him yet, but you might remember, not 42 00:01:53,820 --> 00:01:57,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: long ago at the Citizens of Queens Tanque in June, we 43 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,240 Rob Simmelkjaer: had a huge moment at the finish line of that 44 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: race, because if you're a music fan, certainly of my 45 00:02:03,900 --> 00:02:06,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: age, pretty much of any age, you know N. O. 46 00:02:06,270 --> 00:02:10,530 Rob Simmelkjaer: R.E., you know the Queens born rap star, started out as part 47 00:02:10,530 --> 00:02:14,700 Rob Simmelkjaer: of Capone- N-Noreaga, now he's gone solo. He's a huge 48 00:02:14,850 --> 00:02:18,570 Rob Simmelkjaer: star. He's also a huge runner. And at the finish line, he 49 00:02:18,570 --> 00:02:22,530 Rob Simmelkjaer: and his crew announced he's going to be running the 2025 TCS 50 00:02:22,530 --> 00:02:24,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: New York City Marathon. We're going to be talking to N. O. R.E. 51 00:02:25,139 --> 00:02:27,210 Rob Simmelkjaer: about running and how this all happened. 52 00:02:27,270 --> 00:02:30,240 Becs Gentry: Yeah, absolutely. I'll tell you, my Instagram feed was just 53 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:30,960 Becs Gentry: him that day. 54 00:02:31,230 --> 00:02:31,649 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yes. 55 00:02:31,650 --> 00:02:37,049 Becs Gentry: So I'm so pumped to talk about running and music, because 56 00:02:37,050 --> 00:02:40,590 Becs Gentry: that's what I do every single day. So I'm selfishly 57 00:02:40,590 --> 00:02:41,281 Becs Gentry: really, really excited. 58 00:02:41,281 --> 00:02:44,100 Rob Simmelkjaer: So excited. We got a lot to do when we get 59 00:02:44,100 --> 00:02:45,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: to N. O. R. E., but I want to call 60 00:02:45,510 --> 00:02:50,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: out a little bit about what's going on at Roadrunners. And we had another big race this past weekend 61 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,579 Rob Simmelkjaer: here in New York City. It was the RBC Race for the Kids 62 00:02:53,790 --> 00:02:57,480 Rob Simmelkjaer: on a very humid Saturday morning in New York City. 63 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,690 Becs Gentry: But I'm so thankful it happened, because the weather was looking like it was going to be 64 00:03:00,690 --> 00:03:03,419 Becs Gentry: torrential rain and storms. And I was like, " No, not 65 00:03:03,419 --> 00:03:04,230 Becs Gentry: the kids race. No." 66 00:03:04,230 --> 00:03:05,430 Rob Simmelkjaer: It cleared out. 67 00:03:05,430 --> 00:03:05,820 Becs Gentry: But it did. 68 00:03:05,820 --> 00:03:08,640 Rob Simmelkjaer: And we had a pretty nice day. I got out there and ran, Becs. 69 00:03:08,640 --> 00:03:08,851 Becs Gentry: You did? 70 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,150 Rob Simmelkjaer: Which we'll talk about what I'm doing running a little 71 00:03:12,150 --> 00:03:15,540 Rob Simmelkjaer: while. But, it was a warm day, and we had 72 00:03:15,540 --> 00:03:18,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: a great turnout, and we had some pretty fast winners. 73 00:03:18,270 --> 00:03:20,669 Rob Simmelkjaer: The non- binary winner was Pierce Lydon at a time 74 00:03:20,669 --> 00:03:25,680 Rob Simmelkjaer: of 24: 21. (inaudible) from Riz. The women's winner 75 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: was Victoria Kingham with 23: 14 from Central Park Track 76 00:03:28,830 --> 00:03:31,560 Rob Simmelkjaer: Club Tracksmith. And on the men's side it was Ethan 77 00:03:32,340 --> 00:03:36,840 Rob Simmelkjaer: Koreth, 20 minutes and 39 seconds from 212 Athletic and Saucony. So 78 00:03:37,110 --> 00:03:38,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: yeah, it was warm, but it was a great day, 79 00:03:38,820 --> 00:03:40,320 Rob Simmelkjaer: and it was a really fun day in Central Park. 80 00:03:40,380 --> 00:03:41,490 Becs Gentry: Congrats everyone. 81 00:03:41,550 --> 00:03:45,450 Rob Simmelkjaer: Absolutely. And you know what? We got N.O.R.E coming up. After we 82 00:03:45,450 --> 00:03:48,960 Rob Simmelkjaer: talked to N.O.R.E., what happens when a friendly rivalry with a 83 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,840 Rob Simmelkjaer: buddy who's in training for the Chicago Marathon takes on 84 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,060 Rob Simmelkjaer: a life of its own? Find out later in the 85 00:03:54,060 --> 00:03:58,080 Rob Simmelkjaer: show when our man, Meb, interviews New York Roadrunner's member Noah 86 00:03:58,290 --> 00:04:00,660 Rob Simmelkjaer: Perez. So that's coming up a little bit later. And 87 00:04:00,660 --> 00:04:03,540 Rob Simmelkjaer: as N. O. R.E. knows well, the only thing better than running 88 00:04:03,660 --> 00:04:06,450 Rob Simmelkjaer: is getting your friends into running. So Meb's going to be 89 00:04:06,450 --> 00:04:08,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: here to give us some tips on the best ways 90 00:04:08,670 --> 00:04:11,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: to encourage your friends and family to take up the 91 00:04:11,250 --> 00:04:14,190 Rob Simmelkjaer: sport of running. So stay tuned for today's Meb Minute coming 92 00:04:14,190 --> 00:04:15,300 Rob Simmelkjaer: up a little bit later in the show. 93 00:04:15,900 --> 00:04:18,779 Becs Gentry: Try the Peloton app for free and access classes for 94 00:04:18,779 --> 00:04:21,510 Becs Gentry: every type of runner. Whether you're training for your first 95 00:04:21,510 --> 00:04:24,960 Becs Gentry: race or you're a seasoned pro. From outdoor runs and 96 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:29,070 Becs Gentry: intervals, to strength, yoga, and stretching, you'll find the perfect 97 00:04:29,070 --> 00:04:32,520 Becs Gentry: fit for every part of your routine. Whether it's a 98 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,490 Becs Gentry: long run day, or you just need a quick five- minute 99 00:04:35,490 --> 00:04:39,000 Becs Gentry: reset, the Peloton app meets you where you are and 100 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:43,350 Becs Gentry: helps you become a stronger, faster runner, because it's designed 101 00:04:43,380 --> 00:04:46,650 Becs Gentry: for someone like you. Try the app free for 30 102 00:04:46,650 --> 00:04:49,380 Becs Gentry: days and download it now from the App Store or 103 00:04:49,380 --> 00:04:54,660 Becs Gentry: Google Play, terms apply. Peloton, the official digital fitness partner 104 00:04:54,779 --> 00:04:55,920 Becs Gentry: for New York Roadrunners. 105 00:04:56,550 --> 00:04:57,570 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right. So Becs. 106 00:04:57,779 --> 00:04:57,960 Becs Gentry: Yes. 107 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,589 Rob Simmelkjaer: If you were running the Citizens Queens 10K, you might've 108 00:05:01,589 --> 00:05:06,240 Rob Simmelkjaer: noticed a group of 18 guys all wearing the same 109 00:05:06,300 --> 00:05:10,800 Rob Simmelkjaer: white Queens T- shirt with the name Run Champs across 110 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,140 Rob Simmelkjaer: the front. It looked like a baseball jersey. Well, if 111 00:05:13,140 --> 00:05:16,229 Rob Simmelkjaer: the name reminds you of a certain podcast, some of us 112 00:05:16,230 --> 00:05:20,370 Rob Simmelkjaer: might follow, called Drink Champs, that's because at the center 113 00:05:20,370 --> 00:05:23,640 Rob Simmelkjaer: of that run crew was also the host of Drink 114 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:27,839 Rob Simmelkjaer: Champs and the Queens born rapper N. O. R.E. That's N-O-R- E, 115 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,960 Rob Simmelkjaer: pronounced N.O.R.E. N. O. R. E. burst onto the scene in 116 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:35,190 Rob Simmelkjaer: the late 1990s as half of the hip hop duo Capone-N- 117 00:05:35,310 --> 00:05:39,120 Rob Simmelkjaer: Noreaga, went on to a successful solo career with hits 118 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,120 Rob Simmelkjaer: like Super Thug, and Nothin, and more recently became the 119 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,630 Rob Simmelkjaer: host of that podcast, Drink Champs. And he interviews rap 120 00:05:45,630 --> 00:05:48,719 Rob Simmelkjaer: legends over a few drinks. And we got a few drinks here actually- 121 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:49,861 N.O.R.E.: Good drinks, good drinks. 122 00:05:49,861 --> 00:05:54,450 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... Of a slightly more healthy variety. And so, N. O. 123 00:05:54,450 --> 00:05:56,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: R.E., we are so thrilled to have you here on 124 00:05:56,730 --> 00:05:58,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: Set the Pace. Welcome. 125 00:05:58,260 --> 00:05:59,610 Becs Gentry: Yay. Woo- hoo. 126 00:05:59,610 --> 00:06:04,830 N.O.R.E.: By the way, I'm thrilled to be here. Running has 127 00:06:04,830 --> 00:06:08,670 N.O.R.E.: been a part of my life. And, I realize that I 128 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,800 N.O.R.E.: can't explain running to anybody else who doesn't run. They 129 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,470 N.O.R.E.: think you're a maniac, and we are. If you're up 130 00:06:16,470 --> 00:06:20,969 N.O.R.E.: at four o'clock in the morning, running seven miles, something 131 00:06:20,970 --> 00:06:21,960 N.O.R.E.: is wrong. 132 00:06:22,500 --> 00:06:23,310 Becs Gentry: In a beautiful way. 133 00:06:23,310 --> 00:06:31,470 N.O.R.E.: In a beautiful way. And so, I've been running and I 134 00:06:31,470 --> 00:06:36,630 N.O.R.E.: didn't see competing in races. I didn't know that. I didn't realize... 135 00:06:36,630 --> 00:06:41,010 N.O.R.E.: I got a platinum plaque, so I didn't realize this little 136 00:06:41,010 --> 00:06:44,970 N.O.R.E.: medal means just as much to me, if not more, 137 00:06:44,970 --> 00:06:50,729 N.O.R.E.: because I did this on my own. And, I can't 138 00:06:51,060 --> 00:06:54,960 N.O.R.E.: describe the runner's high. You know what I'm saying? When you set 139 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:56,640 N.O.R.E.: out a goal and you say, " I'm going to do 140 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,190 N.O.R.E.: 10 miles." And you go out there and you do 10 miles 141 00:06:59,190 --> 00:07:01,980 N.O.R.E.: and you come back home, I wish I could bottle 142 00:07:01,980 --> 00:07:06,779 N.O.R.E.: that feeling and sell it, because no one really gets 143 00:07:06,779 --> 00:07:10,080 N.O.R.E.: it, unless you run. I know I said this before, 144 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:14,220 N.O.R.E.: but I was in Naples and the guy just comes 145 00:07:14,220 --> 00:07:16,200 N.O.R.E.: up to me and he's like, " So why are you guys 146 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:18,180 N.O.R.E.: out here?" Because it was a lot of us. We 147 00:07:18,180 --> 00:07:20,880 N.O.R.E.: traveled. And I was like, " I'm here to run." And he's like, " So 148 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,610 N.O.R.E.: you come here to run?" And I'm like, " Yeah. 149 00:07:23,700 --> 00:07:24,480 Becs Gentry: Wait, Naples, Florida? 150 00:07:24,510 --> 00:07:25,410 N.O.R.E.: Yes. Naples, Florida. 151 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:25,950 Becs Gentry: Okay. 152 00:07:26,010 --> 00:07:28,650 N.O.R.E.: So I realized I made no sense to this guy. 153 00:07:28,650 --> 00:07:32,910 N.O.R.E.: And I'm trying my best. I'm like, " Yo, I come 154 00:07:32,910 --> 00:07:37,680 N.O.R.E.: here, my family, I got my kids with me." And, 155 00:07:37,890 --> 00:07:41,190 N.O.R.E.: he's just looking at me. And I realized, it's not 156 00:07:41,250 --> 00:07:47,490 N.O.R.E.: really him. It's that runner's feeling like when you accomplish 157 00:07:47,490 --> 00:07:52,050 N.O.R.E.: that goal on your own, it's just a certain feeling. 158 00:07:52,050 --> 00:07:55,110 N.O.R.E.: And, I'm addicted to that feeling, man. I'm addicted to 159 00:07:55,110 --> 00:07:55,261 N.O.R.E.: that feeling. 160 00:07:55,261 --> 00:07:55,620 Becs Gentry: Love to hear it. 161 00:07:55,620 --> 00:08:01,830 N.O.R.E.: And, I'm glad that I'm doing it " professional" now. I'm 162 00:08:01,830 --> 00:08:06,240 N.O.R.E.: joining races. I flew to Maui just to run. I 163 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:06,751 N.O.R.E.: know that sounds crazy again. 164 00:08:06,751 --> 00:08:07,081 Rob Simmelkjaer: Not to us. 165 00:08:07,740 --> 00:08:12,390 N.O.R.E.: But, that's why I'm comfortable in this. This is going 166 00:08:12,390 --> 00:08:12,810 N.O.R.E.: to trust. 167 00:08:13,050 --> 00:08:13,321 Rob Simmelkjaer: These are your people. You're talking your people. 168 00:08:13,321 --> 00:08:17,100 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, yeah. Exactly. So we went to Maui, we went to Naples, 169 00:08:17,100 --> 00:08:19,140 N.O.R.E.: we went to Tampa, we went to Puerto Rico, we 170 00:08:19,140 --> 00:08:25,170 N.O.R.E.: are going to Orlando, we're doing a wellness retreat. We're 171 00:08:25,170 --> 00:08:30,330 N.O.R.E.: going to box, we're going to weight train. A whole 172 00:08:30,330 --> 00:08:34,348 N.O.R.E.: wellness retreat for three days. And then, where else we went? 173 00:08:34,349 --> 00:08:34,350 Speaker 1: We went to Puerto Rico. 174 00:08:34,350 --> 00:08:34,351 Speaker 2: Jersey. 175 00:08:34,351 --> 00:08:39,001 Rob Simmelkjaer: He's got his crew here in the studio. Absolutely. 176 00:08:39,001 --> 00:08:43,770 N.O.R.E.: Yes. So it's something that I'm really, really proud of and it's 177 00:08:43,770 --> 00:08:48,721 N.O.R.E.: something that another time I spoke to my friend, Busta Rhymes. 178 00:08:48,721 --> 00:08:49,830 Becs Gentry: Just casual. Friend, Busta Rhymes. 179 00:08:52,710 --> 00:08:53,189 Rob Simmelkjaer: My friend. 180 00:08:53,190 --> 00:08:54,631 N.O.R.E.: Busta Rhymes goes- 181 00:08:54,631 --> 00:08:54,632 Rob Simmelkjaer: Your friend's my friend. 182 00:08:54,632 --> 00:09:00,510 N.O.R.E.: ... He goes, "So what do you do this for?" So I'm like, " To be the better 183 00:09:00,510 --> 00:09:05,010 N.O.R.E.: version of me." And he's like, " But there's no goal 184 00:09:05,010 --> 00:09:07,440 N.O.R.E.: at the end. There's no money." And I'm like, " Not 185 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:11,850 N.O.R.E.: really. I'm actually spending money to go there." And then, 186 00:09:12,090 --> 00:09:15,090 N.O.R.E.: I realized again, it's not going to make... It makes 187 00:09:15,090 --> 00:09:17,520 N.O.R.E.: sense to people who love you. Busta loves me, that's 188 00:09:17,820 --> 00:09:19,981 N.O.R.E.: my homie. So he sees that it's a better version of me. So he's with it. 189 00:09:19,981 --> 00:09:24,241 Becs Gentry: Talking about Buster rhymes, just as you casually mentioned, he's your homie. 190 00:09:24,241 --> 00:09:25,230 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, yeah. 191 00:09:25,290 --> 00:09:28,350 Becs Gentry: I thought I was super cool once, because he reposted 192 00:09:28,350 --> 00:09:33,630 Becs Gentry: something I did in class. Long story. A mystical song 193 00:09:33,630 --> 00:09:36,209 Becs Gentry: where the lyrics got confusing over and I did a 194 00:09:36,210 --> 00:09:38,340 Becs Gentry: hand gesture that wasn't cool. I'll show you off after. 195 00:09:38,370 --> 00:09:39,120 N.O.R.E.: Okay, okay. 196 00:09:39,929 --> 00:09:44,520 Becs Gentry: But I love how you phrase that of the people 197 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:47,220 Becs Gentry: who love you understand it, even if they don't run 198 00:09:47,220 --> 00:09:51,120 Becs Gentry: themselves, they see that running is making you a better 199 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:51,991 Becs Gentry: version of you. 200 00:09:51,991 --> 00:09:52,920 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, yeah. 201 00:09:53,069 --> 00:09:57,210 Becs Gentry: And so, let's talk about that, because your life has 202 00:09:57,210 --> 00:09:59,250 Becs Gentry: been one hell of a journey. 203 00:10:00,270 --> 00:10:06,750 N.O.R.E.: I'll tell you this, I've traveled the world, and I'm 204 00:10:06,750 --> 00:10:10,559 N.O.R.E.: so sorry, but running the world is better. 205 00:10:10,708 --> 00:10:11,848 Becs Gentry: Yay. 206 00:10:11,910 --> 00:10:13,380 N.O.R.E.: I'm so sorry. You know what I mean? 207 00:10:13,860 --> 00:10:14,160 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 208 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:20,370 N.O.R.E.: All my rap friends, it was Cannes going on, the 209 00:10:20,370 --> 00:10:23,190 N.O.R.E.: movie festival in Cannes, and I seen all my rap 210 00:10:23,190 --> 00:10:25,350 N.O.R.E.: friends out there. And then, I went to Cannes the 211 00:10:25,350 --> 00:10:29,099 N.O.R.E.: next week, and it just so happens, my wife, she wanted to 212 00:10:29,100 --> 00:10:31,380 N.O.R.E.: do that for her birthday. And I ran in Cannes. 213 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:33,511 Becs Gentry: Mm- hmm. 214 00:10:33,511 --> 00:10:38,579 N.O.R.E.: You know what I'm saying? So I felt so different, because like I said, I 215 00:10:38,580 --> 00:10:41,130 N.O.R.E.: traveled the world, I performed, I didn't enjoy the world. 216 00:10:41,429 --> 00:10:43,920 N.O.R.E.: You know what I mean? Because, you're there working, you know what I 217 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:47,069 N.O.R.E.: mean? And, now when I go to a place and if 218 00:10:47,070 --> 00:10:52,290 N.O.R.E.: I jog in that place, I feel like it's mines 219 00:10:52,290 --> 00:10:58,230 N.O.R.E.: now. Not own it, but I feel like you conquer 220 00:10:58,230 --> 00:11:08,700 N.O.R.E.: something and it's one of the... Again, Maui's one of my 221 00:11:08,700 --> 00:11:09,599 N.O.R.E.: favorite places on earth. 222 00:11:09,660 --> 00:11:09,990 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yep. 223 00:11:12,059 --> 00:11:14,340 N.O.R.E.: I didn't even realize there's deers in Maui. I didn't even 224 00:11:14,550 --> 00:11:16,650 N.O.R.E.: realize it. And we woke up early in the morning. 225 00:11:17,250 --> 00:11:20,100 N.O.R.E.: We had two different sessions. So we did one run in 226 00:11:20,100 --> 00:11:23,010 N.O.R.E.: the morning, we came home, we ate breakfast, whatever, whatever. 227 00:11:23,010 --> 00:11:24,600 N.O.R.E.: And we did another run right after that. 228 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:24,900 Becs Gentry: Wow. 229 00:11:25,050 --> 00:11:27,960 N.O.R.E.: And, I got to really see the place. I got 230 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:30,480 N.O.R.E.: to see, okay, you stay in the Four Seasons, you 231 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,940 N.O.R.E.: stay in the St. Regis or whatever, but you pretty 232 00:11:32,940 --> 00:11:36,179 N.O.R.E.: much stay in a hotel. But I'm jogging the land. 233 00:11:36,420 --> 00:11:39,809 N.O.R.E.: I'm getting to see the chickens that's outside. I'm smelling the 234 00:11:39,809 --> 00:11:43,710 N.O.R.E.: cut grass. You know what I'm saying? I'm smelling the brewing coffee. It's just 235 00:11:43,710 --> 00:11:51,120 N.O.R.E.: a certain euphoria that my whole section changed, because I 236 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,700 N.O.R.E.: realized that I'm so addicted to running. This morning, we 237 00:11:53,700 --> 00:11:55,860 N.O.R.E.: had to wake up this morning, not had to, I wanted to, I wanted 238 00:11:55,860 --> 00:11:57,900 N.O.R.E.: to wake up this morning and I didn't realize how 239 00:11:57,900 --> 00:12:00,270 N.O.R.E.: close we was to Central Park. But when I got 240 00:12:00,270 --> 00:12:03,120 N.O.R.E.: to Central Park, it was like a light flash, because 241 00:12:03,270 --> 00:12:07,380 N.O.R.E.: I seen all the other maniacs. It was so many people. 242 00:12:07,380 --> 00:12:07,741 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's where they all live. 243 00:12:07,741 --> 00:12:09,809 N.O.R.E.: I was like, "Oh, I'm home." 244 00:12:09,809 --> 00:12:09,900 Becs Gentry: Yes. 245 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:12,840 N.O.R.E.: I didn't even realize it. I was like, " Yo." And when 246 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:16,290 N.O.R.E.: you see other runners, there's three things that I actually 247 00:12:16,290 --> 00:12:19,380 N.O.R.E.: do when I see another runner. One, I say, " You're 248 00:12:19,380 --> 00:12:22,709 N.O.R.E.: late." Because I'm an early in the morning runner. Or 249 00:12:22,710 --> 00:12:24,030 N.O.R.E.: two, I say, " I'm jealous." 250 00:12:24,090 --> 00:12:25,140 Becs Gentry: Yes, same. 251 00:12:25,290 --> 00:12:27,209 N.O.R.E.: Or three, I say, " What mile are you on? 252 00:12:27,328 --> 00:12:27,510 Becs Gentry: Mm- hmm. 253 00:12:27,510 --> 00:12:31,410 N.O.R.E.: You know what I'm saying? So I even drive different 254 00:12:31,410 --> 00:12:33,689 N.O.R.E.: now. If I drive and I see a jogger, I'm 255 00:12:33,689 --> 00:12:35,011 N.O.R.E.: like, "Hey, a minute, minute, minute. Go ahead." 256 00:12:35,011 --> 00:12:35,011 Rob Simmelkjaer: Let go. 257 00:12:35,011 --> 00:12:35,191 Becs Gentry: Oh my God. 258 00:12:36,450 --> 00:12:36,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: Let it go. Let it go. 259 00:12:37,410 --> 00:12:42,030 N.O.R.E.: I let bikers go through, joggers go through. This is a 260 00:12:42,450 --> 00:12:45,900 N.O.R.E.: different part of my life that's given back to me. 261 00:12:45,900 --> 00:12:50,520 N.O.R.E.: You know what I'm saying? It's just something I love. And this 262 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:52,770 N.O.R.E.: is the biggest challenge of my life. 263 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:56,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: We're going to talk about that in a second. But I'm just dying to know, how 264 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:59,610 Rob Simmelkjaer: did this start, right? Because I look at your life 265 00:12:59,610 --> 00:13:02,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: story and it doesn't look like a guy who's about 266 00:13:02,670 --> 00:13:04,351 Rob Simmelkjaer: to become a runner and run the New York City Marathon. You grew up in- 267 00:13:04,351 --> 00:13:07,981 Becs Gentry: Growing up in Queens. 268 00:13:07,981 --> 00:13:13,140 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... In Queens. That was a good part. But you grew up, had tough childhood, 269 00:13:13,350 --> 00:13:16,319 Rob Simmelkjaer: right? Had some tough times as a teenager, had some 270 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,949 Rob Simmelkjaer: challenges, some legal stuff along the way that you got into. 271 00:13:19,950 --> 00:13:25,050 Rob Simmelkjaer: Right? And then, you meet your partner, Capone. You guys 272 00:13:25,050 --> 00:13:28,290 Rob Simmelkjaer: create this unbelievable rap duo in the '90s. Y'all hit 273 00:13:28,290 --> 00:13:32,400 Rob Simmelkjaer: it big. That's amazing, right? But, okay, rap star, now you're a 274 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: music star, now all this stuff's happening and nowhere in 275 00:13:35,550 --> 00:13:37,559 Rob Simmelkjaer: there do I see, " Oh, this guy's going to start 276 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:39,390 Rob Simmelkjaer: running." Right? Become a health duck. 277 00:13:40,290 --> 00:13:40,830 N.O.R.E.: You're correct. 278 00:13:40,830 --> 00:13:43,679 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. So where was the turn? How did that happen? 279 00:13:44,309 --> 00:13:48,630 N.O.R.E.: First, to tell you the truth, my first jog I 280 00:13:48,630 --> 00:13:52,260 N.O.R.E.: ever did was in Timberlands. That's how unexperienced I was. 281 00:13:52,260 --> 00:13:55,319 N.O.R.E.: It was snowing, and I just looked at myself, and 282 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:58,319 N.O.R.E.: I was overweight. I didn't want to start next month. 283 00:13:58,350 --> 00:14:00,210 N.O.R.E.: You know how everybody say, " Start next month." I started 284 00:14:00,210 --> 00:14:02,309 N.O.R.E.: right then and there. So whatever I had on, I had bought 285 00:14:02,309 --> 00:14:05,130 N.O.R.E.: a house in West Orange, and I had jogged to Verona. 286 00:14:05,309 --> 00:14:06,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: What made you do it? Why'd you start running? 287 00:14:06,421 --> 00:14:09,510 N.O.R.E.: I just looked at myself, I didn't like how I 288 00:14:09,510 --> 00:14:15,990 N.O.R.E.: was. And then, when I did that, I caught the high, because what 289 00:14:15,990 --> 00:14:17,939 N.O.R.E.: I forgot to say is I had my friend Stig with 290 00:14:17,940 --> 00:14:20,220 N.O.R.E.: me, and my friend Stig was more overweight than me. 291 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,521 N.O.R.E.: And, we struggled that five miles. We really, really- 292 00:14:23,521 --> 00:14:24,511 Rob Simmelkjaer: And you were wearing Timberlands? 293 00:14:24,511 --> 00:14:24,512 Becs Gentry: You ran five miles? 294 00:14:24,512 --> 00:14:27,481 N.O.R.E.: ... Five miles in Timberlands, in the snow. 295 00:14:27,481 --> 00:14:27,482 Becs Gentry: Okay. Multiple things there blowing my brain here. 296 00:14:27,482 --> 00:14:27,483 N.O.R.E.: I did everything wrong. 297 00:14:27,483 --> 00:14:31,831 Becs Gentry: Timberland, snow, five miles first run. 298 00:14:31,831 --> 00:14:33,061 N.O.R.E.: Yes, first run. Yep. 299 00:14:33,061 --> 00:14:35,160 Becs Gentry: But you struggled through it? 300 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:38,640 N.O.R.E.: I struggled through it. But it was something that hit me that I'm 301 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,260 N.O.R.E.: not a loser. I don't want to say it like 302 00:14:40,260 --> 00:14:43,230 N.O.R.E.: that, but I'm not a person... I have to win. 303 00:14:43,290 --> 00:14:43,470 Becs Gentry: You're not going to give up. 304 00:14:44,070 --> 00:14:46,560 N.O.R.E.: I'm that guy. I'm that guy that even if I'm 305 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:50,310 N.O.R.E.: losing the fight, we're going to fight for 12 long rounds. 306 00:14:50,370 --> 00:14:52,711 Becs Gentry: Yes, you're going to take it all that way. 307 00:14:52,711 --> 00:14:54,239 N.O.R.E.: Even when you beat me, you're going to not want to 308 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:57,180 N.O.R.E.: fight me again. That's who I am. Right? So I wanted 309 00:14:57,180 --> 00:14:59,730 N.O.R.E.: to conquer that. But then, kept doing it, kept doing 310 00:14:59,730 --> 00:15:02,850 N.O.R.E.: it, and I got good and I started to become 311 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,000 N.O.R.E.: a little better. Right now, when I jog, I really 312 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:10,470 N.O.R.E.: feel like Rocky, because people be coming, " Yo, N. O. 313 00:15:10,470 --> 00:15:13,860 N.O.R.E.: R.E." I eat it up. It's the one place in 314 00:15:13,860 --> 00:15:19,170 N.O.R.E.: my life that I'd never say, " No pictures." Sometimes people 315 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:19,741 N.O.R.E.: you eating, I'm like, "Chill." 316 00:15:19,741 --> 00:15:19,742 Becs Gentry: Yeah, you're with your family. 317 00:15:19,742 --> 00:15:25,020 N.O.R.E.: When I'm jogging, somebody asks me for a picture. I'm like, " 318 00:15:25,020 --> 00:15:32,550 N.O.R.E.: Take three." I want the world to know. I want everybody to know, because, like you said, it 319 00:15:32,550 --> 00:15:34,560 N.O.R.E.: was something that I was doing that I wasn't promoting. 320 00:15:34,890 --> 00:15:37,620 N.O.R.E.: You know what I mean? My whole career. And then, 321 00:15:37,620 --> 00:15:39,360 N.O.R.E.: my father was a boxer, so my father used to 322 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:41,550 N.O.R.E.: jog. So I seen it when my father got green 323 00:15:41,550 --> 00:15:43,470 N.O.R.E.: eyes like you too. So rest in peace. 324 00:15:43,710 --> 00:15:44,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: Rest in peace. 325 00:15:44,250 --> 00:15:49,229 N.O.R.E.: But yeah, so then, what I started to do was 326 00:15:49,230 --> 00:15:56,970 N.O.R.E.: I started to understand the run life. And, what you 327 00:15:56,970 --> 00:15:59,070 N.O.R.E.: don't know is when you see a runner, and he 328 00:15:59,070 --> 00:16:01,650 N.O.R.E.: has on different sneakers every day, and he has... The 329 00:16:01,650 --> 00:16:07,710 N.O.R.E.: thing is, this is my assumption, we buy new equipment 330 00:16:07,740 --> 00:16:09,000 N.O.R.E.: because we have to use it. 331 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:09,570 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 332 00:16:09,870 --> 00:16:12,240 N.O.R.E.: So if you're sitting around, and this is the reason why I 333 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:13,860 N.O.R.E.: looked and my wife told me the other day, she 334 00:16:13,860 --> 00:16:17,010 N.O.R.E.: was like, " You got to throw away some of these 335 00:16:17,010 --> 00:16:20,760 N.O.R.E.: sneakers." So I got real sneakers. And then, I got my 336 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:23,880 N.O.R.E.: run sneakers. And I won't throw them away. The older 337 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:26,280 N.O.R.E.: ones, I just can't. I'm not a hoarder or nothing. 338 00:16:27,180 --> 00:16:29,551 N.O.R.E.: I just can't. I just look at them and they have stories. 339 00:16:29,551 --> 00:16:30,090 Becs Gentry: They do. 340 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:34,080 N.O.R.E.: They have stories. This is a different level of my 341 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,420 N.O.R.E.: life. And then, here's another level of my life. And 342 00:16:36,420 --> 00:16:37,560 N.O.R.E.: then, here's the level I'm at now. 343 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:40,560 Becs Gentry: For me, I'm the same as you. I hate throwing 344 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:43,980 Becs Gentry: away training shoes, because they've got a story of what 345 00:16:43,980 --> 00:16:47,640 Becs Gentry: they helped me train for. Race shoes, hell no. They 346 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:49,050 Becs Gentry: all have their place in the closet. 347 00:16:49,110 --> 00:16:49,350 N.O.R.E.: Mm- hmm. 348 00:16:49,530 --> 00:16:52,320 Becs Gentry: And, I have a little tag underneath of NYC Marathon 349 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:57,479 Becs Gentry: 2019, or whatever, whatever, because these are my shoes. So 350 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,220 Becs Gentry: that brings me on, because I want to talk about that 351 00:16:59,220 --> 00:16:59,790 Becs Gentry: Queen's run. 352 00:16:59,790 --> 00:16:59,910 N.O.R.E.: Let's go. Hell yeah. 353 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:04,140 Becs Gentry: Because I'm sure you've got training shoes for that, race 354 00:17:04,140 --> 00:17:07,619 Becs Gentry: shoes for that. But most importantly, you described it as 355 00:17:07,619 --> 00:17:09,720 Becs Gentry: homecoming for you, because it is, it was. 356 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:13,140 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, where I grew up from was seven minutes away. 357 00:17:13,140 --> 00:17:15,030 N.O.R.E.: So I stopped there first. I stopped at where I 358 00:17:15,030 --> 00:17:15,330 N.O.R.E.: grew up. 359 00:17:15,330 --> 00:17:15,541 Becs Gentry: On the way? 360 00:17:15,541 --> 00:17:15,542 Rob Simmelkjaer: LeFrak City? 361 00:17:15,542 --> 00:17:15,900 N.O.R.E.: LeFrak City. 362 00:17:17,490 --> 00:17:18,119 Rob Simmelkjaer: Absolutely. 363 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,119 N.O.R.E.: I filmed it. I did it. It was a moment 364 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:25,530 N.O.R.E.: for me. You know what I mean? And, the Queen's was my toughest run. Now, 365 00:17:25,530 --> 00:17:29,490 N.O.R.E.: you say, " What? What do you mean? You ran more." Rain is my Achilles 366 00:17:29,490 --> 00:17:34,560 N.O.R.E.: heel. Look, what's crazy, rain is my favorite weather. I 367 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:36,930 N.O.R.E.: can stay on my balcony and just watch the rain 368 00:17:36,930 --> 00:17:39,869 N.O.R.E.: all day. But me running in rain, it's not so 369 00:17:39,869 --> 00:17:43,290 N.O.R.E.: much because I'm a huge sweater. I sweat thinking about 370 00:17:43,290 --> 00:17:46,321 N.O.R.E.: sweat. You know what I'm saying? I might be sweating right now. 371 00:17:46,321 --> 00:17:49,530 Becs Gentry: Which is wild, because everywhere you listed that you've been running is so humid. 372 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:50,970 N.O.R.E.: Yes, yes, yes. But- 373 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:51,241 Becs Gentry: Challenging. 374 00:17:51,241 --> 00:17:57,000 N.O.R.E.: ... The crazy thing about Hawaii, Maui, we trained for it 375 00:17:57,210 --> 00:17:57,330 N.O.R.E.: with hills. 376 00:17:57,331 --> 00:17:57,961 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 377 00:17:58,170 --> 00:17:59,790 N.O.R.E.: So we thought that it was going to be hills 378 00:18:00,030 --> 00:18:01,980 N.O.R.E.: and we get to the race and there's no hills at all. 379 00:18:01,980 --> 00:18:02,130 Becs Gentry: Really? 380 00:18:02,130 --> 00:18:06,150 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, we threw away our whole training. So the Queens 381 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,859 N.O.R.E.: was scary for me, because it rained, and it kept 382 00:18:10,859 --> 00:18:14,250 N.O.R.E.: raining, and it kept raining. And I got one of the 383 00:18:14,250 --> 00:18:18,150 N.O.R.E.: bags and it didn't help out. But I'm a believer 384 00:18:18,150 --> 00:18:20,430 N.O.R.E.: in energy, so I didn't want to put out bad 385 00:18:20,430 --> 00:18:23,609 N.O.R.E.: energy for my crew. So I just kept it to myself. 386 00:18:23,700 --> 00:18:26,340 N.O.R.E.: But I was scared the whole time. I was like, " 387 00:18:26,340 --> 00:18:29,640 N.O.R.E.: Yo, because what if I slip? Someone's going to film me. 388 00:18:29,910 --> 00:18:31,710 N.O.R.E.: I can't tell them not to film me. I'm N. O. 389 00:18:31,710 --> 00:18:35,820 N.O.R.E.: R.E." So I thought everything was going to happen. And you 390 00:18:35,820 --> 00:18:36,240 N.O.R.E.: know what? It didn't. 391 00:18:36,300 --> 00:18:36,780 Becs Gentry: It didn't. 392 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:37,410 N.O.R.E.: It didn't. 393 00:18:38,310 --> 00:18:41,580 Becs Gentry: And you had a truly monumental day. 394 00:18:41,730 --> 00:18:43,230 N.O.R.E.: That's one of the best days of my life. You 395 00:18:43,230 --> 00:18:43,590 N.O.R.E.: know what I'm saying? 396 00:18:43,590 --> 00:18:43,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's amazing. 397 00:18:43,590 --> 00:18:47,280 Becs Gentry: And, I mean, it was pouring. It was- 398 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,401 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah, it poured at the beginning. It lightened up after a while. It wasn't the worst day. 399 00:18:50,401 --> 00:18:52,230 Becs Gentry: ... All the finishing photos were stunning. 400 00:18:52,290 --> 00:18:55,410 Rob Simmelkjaer: Oh, absolutely. And so, I remember I ran that race 401 00:18:55,410 --> 00:19:00,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: too. And, it wasn't until later that I got on the social and saw you with the 402 00:19:00,690 --> 00:19:04,230 Rob Simmelkjaer: Run Champs there at the finish line, that video, I 403 00:19:04,230 --> 00:19:05,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: loved it so much. 404 00:19:05,130 --> 00:19:05,310 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, I loved it. 405 00:19:06,180 --> 00:19:08,970 Rob Simmelkjaer: If you haven't seen it, go check it out on N. O. 406 00:19:08,970 --> 00:19:12,000 Rob Simmelkjaer: R.E.'s Instagram where you got your whole crew with you. And, you 407 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:16,379 Rob Simmelkjaer: say, and I'll never forget the words you said, you said, " Running makes 408 00:19:16,380 --> 00:19:16,889 Rob Simmelkjaer: me happy." 409 00:19:17,910 --> 00:19:17,911 N.O.R.E.: It does. 410 00:19:17,911 --> 00:19:19,920 Rob Simmelkjaer: "Running makes me happy. And so, I'm here to announce 411 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,109 Rob Simmelkjaer: I am running the TCS New York City Marathon." 412 00:19:22,109 --> 00:19:27,540 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, it really does. And, again, I learned that it's 413 00:19:27,540 --> 00:19:30,494 N.O.R.E.: only 1% of the world that runs. So now, I know that 414 00:19:30,494 --> 00:19:35,340 N.O.R.E.: I can't describe this to everybody. Now, I know this is a 415 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:38,730 N.O.R.E.: losing battle. I know that. But if you're running, I 416 00:19:38,730 --> 00:19:40,021 N.O.R.E.: automatically identify with you. 417 00:19:40,021 --> 00:19:42,090 Rob Simmelkjaer: If you know, you know, right? 418 00:19:43,260 --> 00:19:46,440 N.O.R.E.: I could look at a person and be like... And 419 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,450 N.O.R.E.: then, I could feel like they could feel me too. Like, " 420 00:19:48,450 --> 00:19:52,530 N.O.R.E.: Oh, okay, you about that life." We was in Central Park just now and 421 00:19:53,070 --> 00:19:57,659 N.O.R.E.: 12... No, no, no. Maybe 15 years ago, I used to 422 00:19:57,660 --> 00:20:01,109 N.O.R.E.: work out with a trainer named Mark Jenkins in Central 423 00:20:01,109 --> 00:20:03,119 N.O.R.E.: Park. And there used to be a guy that used 424 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:06,810 N.O.R.E.: to be in Central Park. And I see him today, 425 00:20:07,380 --> 00:20:09,600 N.O.R.E.: I see him, he walks up behind me, and he 426 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:11,280 N.O.R.E.: taps me on the shoulder. He was like, " Keep working." 427 00:20:11,340 --> 00:20:13,410 N.O.R.E.: Or something. I forget what he said, something like that. 428 00:20:13,470 --> 00:20:16,408 N.O.R.E.: And I be like, " Yo, I know this guy from 15 years ago." 429 00:20:17,879 --> 00:20:21,419 N.O.R.E.: So I just love this community. Like I said, this 430 00:20:21,420 --> 00:20:25,470 N.O.R.E.: morning, I know this is recent, but this morning, just 431 00:20:25,470 --> 00:20:31,410 N.O.R.E.: seeing other runners in Central Park and seeing crews, because 432 00:20:31,410 --> 00:20:36,060 N.O.R.E.: at first, I'm going to be totally honest. At first, I thought 433 00:20:36,060 --> 00:20:40,380 N.O.R.E.: running with a crew was corny. I was like, " Why 434 00:20:40,380 --> 00:20:45,180 N.O.R.E.: do they need help?" And then, I ran, Los, he's 435 00:20:45,180 --> 00:20:47,550 N.O.R.E.: going to get my son, but I ran it. And so, was 436 00:20:47,550 --> 00:20:50,250 N.O.R.E.: asking me for years, " Come to my running club. Come 437 00:20:50,250 --> 00:20:52,590 N.O.R.E.: to my running club." And they have something called Medal Monday. 438 00:20:53,340 --> 00:20:54,780 N.O.R.E.: And I didn't want to go to Medal Monday because 439 00:20:54,780 --> 00:20:59,490 N.O.R.E.: I didn't have a medal. So I'm like, " No." So then, I 440 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:04,230 N.O.R.E.: went there one time, and I promise you, it was 441 00:21:04,230 --> 00:21:09,690 N.O.R.E.: every race, color, creed, it didn't matter if you was 442 00:21:09,690 --> 00:21:13,290 N.O.R.E.: a billionaire, it didn't matter if you were broke, we 443 00:21:13,290 --> 00:21:18,690 N.O.R.E.: were all on the same level of euphoria. This is 444 00:21:18,690 --> 00:21:21,030 N.O.R.E.: something I was fighting. And then, I sat there and 445 00:21:21,030 --> 00:21:23,340 N.O.R.E.: I was like, because I need a different level of life, I look 446 00:21:23,340 --> 00:21:25,859 N.O.R.E.: at DJ Khaled, he's playing golf. And I'm like, " I 447 00:21:25,859 --> 00:21:28,109 N.O.R.E.: need a hobby." And I'm like, " I already got one. 448 00:21:29,550 --> 00:21:32,460 N.O.R.E.: This is it." So I ran with this one club. 449 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:36,330 N.O.R.E.: And, me and Mitch, we probably shouldn't say this, but 450 00:21:37,169 --> 00:21:40,350 N.O.R.E.: there was this white girl and she was leading the 451 00:21:40,350 --> 00:21:44,040 N.O.R.E.: pack. We called it her the Tasmanian devil. We probably shouldn't have said. 452 00:21:44,609 --> 00:21:45,150 Rob Simmelkjaer: She Australian? 453 00:21:45,990 --> 00:21:49,410 N.O.R.E.: I don't even know. But, she was so much of 454 00:21:49,410 --> 00:21:53,730 N.O.R.E.: a leader. And, you could tell, this is a person, we probably wouldn't 455 00:21:53,730 --> 00:21:55,140 N.O.R.E.: have anything else in common. 456 00:21:55,230 --> 00:21:55,440 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mm- hmm. 457 00:21:55,500 --> 00:21:58,710 N.O.R.E.: But, I'm looking and I'm looking to follow her. I've 458 00:21:58,710 --> 00:22:02,129 N.O.R.E.: never met this woman. I'm like, " Where's she at? Hi, 459 00:22:02,130 --> 00:22:07,740 N.O.R.E.: cool." And, that's when I really caught the runners- high. I was like, " Wow." 460 00:22:08,010 --> 00:22:10,350 N.O.R.E.: And then, run clubs. And, I used to be like, " 461 00:22:10,350 --> 00:22:14,580 N.O.R.E.: Yo, run clubs, whatever." And now, I'm the biggest run 462 00:22:14,580 --> 00:22:17,040 N.O.R.E.: club member. I want to go to all the beer 463 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:19,680 N.O.R.E.: nights. I want to go to every night... Everything a run 464 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:23,460 N.O.R.E.: club is doing, I participate. I just don't want to 465 00:22:23,460 --> 00:22:26,460 N.O.R.E.: never take away. Because, some people can't get over the fact, " 466 00:22:26,490 --> 00:22:29,550 N.O.R.E.: Oh, this is N.O.R.E. running with me. And, I'm going to 467 00:22:29,700 --> 00:22:32,520 N.O.R.E.: ask questions and ask... But, back to that New York 468 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:38,939 N.O.R.E.: City Marathon footage, I look up to Nas. Nas is 469 00:22:38,940 --> 00:22:42,060 N.O.R.E.: my friend. It's the only time he's ever sent me 470 00:22:42,060 --> 00:22:43,770 N.O.R.E.: footage. And he sent that footage. 471 00:22:43,890 --> 00:22:43,950 Becs Gentry: No. 472 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,199 N.O.R.E.: Yes, he sent me that footage. I always sent it 473 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,659 N.O.R.E.: to him. And he either co- signs or not. That's our 474 00:22:48,660 --> 00:22:52,680 N.O.R.E.: relationship. You know what I mean? But, that's the first time. That's why I know that footage 475 00:22:55,260 --> 00:22:57,000 N.O.R.E.: was so remarkable. 476 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:57,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: It was. 477 00:22:57,420 --> 00:23:00,480 N.O.R.E.: But, I lived in it in real- time, so I 478 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,280 N.O.R.E.: actually didn't see it until I saw it. 479 00:23:02,310 --> 00:23:02,760 Rob Simmelkjaer: Wow. 480 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:02,791 Becs Gentry: Oh, yeah, yeah. 481 00:23:02,791 --> 00:23:09,900 N.O.R.E.: Because I'm going to be honest, they gave my wife the medal. And 482 00:23:09,900 --> 00:23:13,139 N.O.R.E.: I was so much in the zone, I jogged past 483 00:23:13,140 --> 00:23:17,580 N.O.R.E.: my wife. I couldn't stop. And, I mean, that whole 484 00:23:17,580 --> 00:23:22,590 N.O.R.E.: day, I left the Queens, I went and it was just 485 00:23:22,590 --> 00:23:25,230 N.O.R.E.: a high that I can't describe. You guys know it, but 486 00:23:25,710 --> 00:23:28,950 N.O.R.E.: I can't describe. And, by the way, I gave up 487 00:23:28,950 --> 00:23:33,510 N.O.R.E.: trying to explain to people who don't want the explanation. 488 00:23:36,660 --> 00:23:43,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: But you know what? You talking about it, right? You're bringing people in. There's no doubt, because think about how many people must have seen your announcement, your 489 00:23:43,260 --> 00:23:46,170 Rob Simmelkjaer: video, all this stuff you're doing with Run Champs, people 490 00:23:46,170 --> 00:23:48,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: who are like, " What? Running?" Or people who are like you, 491 00:23:49,050 --> 00:23:51,359 Rob Simmelkjaer: maybe they run but they think running with other people's 492 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:54,480 Rob Simmelkjaer: corny or whatever. Now, they're seeing you do it and they're like, " 493 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:56,430 Rob Simmelkjaer: Oh, this actually is cool. I'm going to give this 494 00:23:56,430 --> 00:24:00,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: a try." Right? So you are actually bringing a huge amount of people 495 00:24:00,450 --> 00:24:02,850 Rob Simmelkjaer: into the sport. What does that mean to you? 496 00:24:02,850 --> 00:24:10,170 N.O.R.E.: Something that I regret, I know I'm answering your question, but one thing 497 00:24:10,170 --> 00:24:13,080 N.O.R.E.: that I regret was a friend of mine was Big 498 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,109 N.O.R.E.: Pun, right? And Big Pun passed away. And he passed 499 00:24:16,109 --> 00:24:18,900 N.O.R.E.: away from health reasons. Something that we could have helped. 500 00:24:19,020 --> 00:24:21,359 N.O.R.E.: That's one of my things was, I want to help, 501 00:24:21,900 --> 00:24:23,700 N.O.R.E.: you know what I'm saying? Because, to tell you the truth, 502 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:27,900 N.O.R.E.: and I know this is going to sound crazy, but running is fun. 503 00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:29,550 Becs Gentry: Hell yeah. 504 00:24:30,150 --> 00:24:32,760 N.O.R.E.: After you get over the pain, after you get over... 505 00:24:33,420 --> 00:24:34,410 N.O.R.E.: It's actually something. 506 00:24:34,950 --> 00:24:35,580 Becs Gentry: Just shock in your voice. It's still there. 507 00:24:35,580 --> 00:24:40,350 N.O.R.E.: Because I know how crazy I sound. If you're not a runner, 508 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,240 N.O.R.E.: but if you're a N. O. R. E. fan, you're probably 509 00:24:42,990 --> 00:24:46,800 N.O.R.E.: watching this interview like, " What?" You see the happiness in 510 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,500 N.O.R.E.: my face and you see it's truly saving my life 511 00:24:49,500 --> 00:24:55,199 N.O.R.E.: too. You know what I'm saying? I live life as if, " You 512 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,990 N.O.R.E.: know what? Maybe I'm not going out to that club 513 00:24:57,990 --> 00:25:01,350 N.O.R.E.: tonight. I'm going to wake up in the morning and I'm going to do 514 00:25:01,350 --> 00:25:03,600 N.O.R.E.: miles." Don't get it twisted. I'm not an angel. I 515 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:04,590 N.O.R.E.: do not want to describe as angel. This is not what you're going to- 516 00:25:04,591 --> 00:25:04,592 Becs Gentry: It's not every night. 517 00:25:04,592 --> 00:25:09,990 N.O.R.E.: ... I'm not a pastor. I'm not a preacher. I'm not an Iman. I'm not none 518 00:25:09,990 --> 00:25:14,010 N.O.R.E.: of that. I'm a human. But, I do enjoy this 519 00:25:14,010 --> 00:25:15,690 N.O.R.E.: part of my life. This part of my life has 520 00:25:15,930 --> 00:25:19,410 N.O.R.E.: changed me. And then, like I said, Los wasn't here, 521 00:25:19,410 --> 00:25:23,160 N.O.R.E.: but I said it, the run clubs throughout the world 522 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:32,159 N.O.R.E.: for rappers or for anybody, that means you have a 523 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,470 N.O.R.E.: crew every single where you go. 524 00:25:34,530 --> 00:25:34,889 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. 525 00:25:35,550 --> 00:25:38,190 N.O.R.E.: Everywhere you go. There is no place on the planet 526 00:25:38,190 --> 00:25:39,780 N.O.R.E.: that doesn't have a run club. 527 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:40,109 Becs Gentry: Yep. 528 00:25:40,740 --> 00:25:41,580 N.O.R.E.: I promise. 529 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:41,850 Becs Gentry: Yep. 530 00:25:42,930 --> 00:25:43,740 N.O.R.E.: I've tested it out. 531 00:25:43,740 --> 00:25:44,609 Becs Gentry: Yeah. Yep. 532 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:46,980 N.O.R.E.: I mean, maybe I didn't get with every run club, 533 00:25:46,980 --> 00:25:49,260 N.O.R.E.: but I've searched it. Every town that we went, " Is 534 00:25:49,260 --> 00:25:49,920 N.O.R.E.: there a run club?" 535 00:25:49,950 --> 00:25:49,951 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 536 00:25:49,951 --> 00:25:53,850 N.O.R.E.: And, not only that, here's the crazy thing about it, they're 537 00:25:53,850 --> 00:25:55,051 N.O.R.E.: willing to run. They're like, " Yes. Oh, I'll be there-" 538 00:25:55,051 --> 00:25:57,631 Becs Gentry: "5: 00 a. m. Let's go." 539 00:25:57,631 --> 00:26:04,320 N.O.R.E.: ... And that's why I love this community. I love 540 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,900 N.O.R.E.: everything I did in the past, but this is truly 541 00:26:06,900 --> 00:26:09,600 N.O.R.E.: a community that I feel comfortable in. It's truly a 542 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:13,080 N.O.R.E.: community that understands me, and I understand them back. And, 543 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:18,869 N.O.R.E.: again, that's the most beautiful part about running, is it 544 00:26:18,869 --> 00:26:22,919 N.O.R.E.: doesn't matter who you are, you can have all the 545 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:27,869 N.O.R.E.: money in the world or you could be the brokest person on earth, and when y'all 546 00:26:27,869 --> 00:26:32,399 N.O.R.E.: start that finish line, y'all on the same level. Same level. So 547 00:26:33,179 --> 00:26:34,229 N.O.R.E.: I thank you run club. 548 00:26:36,030 --> 00:26:37,709 Becs Gentry: Yay. All right. You're a family guy. 549 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:38,158 N.O.R.E.: Yes. 550 00:26:38,219 --> 00:26:42,780 Becs Gentry: You've got a big beautiful family, immediate family. Obviously, you have your 551 00:26:42,780 --> 00:26:45,480 Becs Gentry: extended family with Carlos, and Mitch, and the team here. 552 00:26:46,170 --> 00:26:51,480 Becs Gentry: But, when you're talking to the kids, the adults out 553 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:56,760 Becs Gentry: there who know you as N.O.R.E. the rapper who may be 554 00:26:56,790 --> 00:27:02,430 Becs Gentry: struggling with mental health, do you feel like that by 555 00:27:02,430 --> 00:27:06,659 Becs Gentry: telling them, if you travel the world as a rap 556 00:27:06,660 --> 00:27:11,700 Becs Gentry: artist, yes, you get the cars, the money, the whatevers. 557 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:15,270 Becs Gentry: But if you travel the world as a runner, you've 558 00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:18,990 Becs Gentry: always got somebody there. Do you feel like that is 559 00:27:19,050 --> 00:27:23,010 Becs Gentry: helping your mental health and those kids and adults out 560 00:27:23,010 --> 00:27:26,160 Becs Gentry: there by spreading that word of you can show up... 561 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:27,959 Becs Gentry: You can be, as you said, the richest person in the world, but you 562 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,730 Becs Gentry: can be the loneliest person in the world with all 563 00:27:29,730 --> 00:27:33,119 Becs Gentry: that money. But you go to Seoul on the other 564 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:36,210 Becs Gentry: side of the planet. And, you could hop on Instagram and 565 00:27:36,330 --> 00:27:39,780 Becs Gentry: just be like, " Yo, anyone I know here want to 566 00:27:39,780 --> 00:27:41,760 Becs Gentry: go for a run?" Hundreds of people. 567 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:42,689 N.O.R.E.: Yep. It's a power that I'm going to abuse. 568 00:27:42,690 --> 00:27:47,160 Becs Gentry: It helps up here, doesn't it? But we can all 569 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:50,310 Becs Gentry: do it. Whether you're N.O.R.E., whether you're Becs. Whether you're a 570 00:27:50,910 --> 00:27:55,020 Becs Gentry: singular person out there who doesn't know anybody, it helps 571 00:27:55,020 --> 00:27:59,790 Becs Gentry: with mental health, and awareness, and welcoming, and belonging, right? 572 00:28:00,540 --> 00:28:04,530 N.O.R.E.: Yes. To me, that's the clearest you could ever think is 573 00:28:04,530 --> 00:28:09,780 N.O.R.E.: after a run doing it just clears your mind. I 574 00:28:09,780 --> 00:28:12,180 N.O.R.E.: recommend it for everybody. You know what I mean? Even 575 00:28:13,710 --> 00:28:18,150 N.O.R.E.: bigger people or whatever. It's a certain thing that you 576 00:28:18,150 --> 00:28:23,100 N.O.R.E.: get from testing... And this is no weights. And the thing 577 00:28:23,100 --> 00:28:26,340 N.O.R.E.: about running is what I love so much. I mean, I 578 00:28:26,340 --> 00:28:30,600 N.O.R.E.: know you could grab a weight and be like this, " 579 00:28:31,169 --> 00:28:34,740 N.O.R.E.: Ugh." And you can see muscles and all that. So you 580 00:28:34,740 --> 00:28:39,420 N.O.R.E.: get gas. Running is all mental. Running is like, " Yo, I 581 00:28:39,420 --> 00:28:42,630 N.O.R.E.: finished this and I got better." And, for mental health 582 00:28:42,630 --> 00:28:46,590 N.O.R.E.: reasons, I recommend it for everybody. I recommend challenging yourself. 583 00:28:46,590 --> 00:28:50,340 N.O.R.E.: I recommend exercising, period. You know what I mean? 584 00:28:50,790 --> 00:28:51,030 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 585 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:54,900 N.O.R.E.: But, running is mine. You know what I mean? Running 586 00:28:54,900 --> 00:28:58,290 N.O.R.E.: is something that I absolutely fell in love with and 587 00:28:58,290 --> 00:28:59,970 N.O.R.E.: it fell in love with me back. You know what 588 00:28:59,970 --> 00:29:02,970 N.O.R.E.: I'm saying? So it's not a one- way street. But, 589 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:08,880 N.O.R.E.: running is really, really, really, really crazy, because I can 590 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:12,150 N.O.R.E.: run for three months. If I take off, I got 591 00:29:12,150 --> 00:29:15,420 N.O.R.E.: to start all over. Oh my God. 592 00:29:15,420 --> 00:29:16,080 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah, that reset. 593 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:16,981 N.O.R.E.: So you don't want to take off. 594 00:29:16,981 --> 00:29:16,982 Rob Simmelkjaer: Get that fitness back. Yep, yep. 595 00:29:16,982 --> 00:29:24,060 N.O.R.E.: But, like you said, I recommend it for people... And a lot of people 596 00:29:24,300 --> 00:29:27,600 N.O.R.E.: just think they'll go on my gram and see seven 597 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:29,490 N.O.R.E.: miles or see nine miles. You don't got to do that. 598 00:29:30,330 --> 00:29:33,390 N.O.R.E.: Go do one mile. You know what I mean? Go something. 599 00:29:33,390 --> 00:29:37,740 N.O.R.E.: But, for me, personally, I know this made my brain 600 00:29:37,740 --> 00:29:42,959 N.O.R.E.: sharper. I know this made body aware. I noticed it 601 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:48,150 N.O.R.E.: was just like... And crossing that finish line, for a 602 00:29:48,150 --> 00:29:54,750 N.O.R.E.: person... I've been platinum, I've traveled the world. And, do you see how 603 00:29:54,750 --> 00:29:55,710 N.O.R.E.: happy I was in that? 604 00:29:55,710 --> 00:29:55,801 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. The happiness. 605 00:29:55,801 --> 00:30:01,530 N.O.R.E.: And it's like, you can't fake that. You know what I mean? 606 00:30:01,530 --> 00:30:04,650 N.O.R.E.: And the thing was, I had said that I was doing 607 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:08,040 N.O.R.E.: the marathon, but this was the official announcement. This was the official announcement. 608 00:30:09,930 --> 00:30:14,520 N.O.R.E.: In Queens, five minutes from where I grew up. And, 609 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:17,790 N.O.R.E.: it was just so dope, because everyone came up to 610 00:30:17,790 --> 00:30:20,880 N.O.R.E.: me and they get to meet running N.O.R.E., right? 611 00:30:20,910 --> 00:30:21,150 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 612 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:22,950 N.O.R.E.: There's rapper N. O. R. E., there's podcast N. O. R. 613 00:30:22,950 --> 00:30:24,900 N.O.R.E.: E., there's whatever. But running N. O. R. E. is 614 00:30:24,900 --> 00:30:28,800 N.O.R.E.: a more personable, you get to actually know the person. 615 00:30:29,820 --> 00:30:33,120 N.O.R.E.: It's not Victor, it's not Poppy, but it's still N. O. 616 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:37,500 N.O.R.E.: R.E. But he's a different dude. My conversations is different. 617 00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:39,960 N.O.R.E.: We're sitting there saying, " Well, what are we doing at six 618 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:42,840 N.O.R.E.: o'clock in the morning tomorrow? What are we going to eat? 619 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:46,980 N.O.R.E.: Are we carving up? Are we not? You know what I mean?" It's 620 00:30:46,980 --> 00:30:51,270 N.O.R.E.: a different person. And, I think it's a better version. 621 00:30:51,300 --> 00:30:54,570 N.O.R.E.: I think it's the better version of me. But, running 622 00:30:54,570 --> 00:30:58,469 N.O.R.E.: these races has really... I'm just telling you guys, if 623 00:30:58,470 --> 00:31:00,540 N.O.R.E.: you have never done it, my DJ done it. And 624 00:31:00,540 --> 00:31:03,960 N.O.R.E.: then, my DJ, he's joining races without me. He doesn't 625 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:07,410 N.O.R.E.: even call me. I'm like, " Yo, what the hell? How 626 00:31:07,410 --> 00:31:09,751 N.O.R.E.: am I going to get you on? And you..." Yeah. 627 00:31:09,751 --> 00:31:09,931 Rob Simmelkjaer: "You didn't even give me a heads-up?" 628 00:31:13,170 --> 00:31:15,720 N.O.R.E.: He ran in Queens again in Flushing Meadow. And he didn't 629 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:18,090 N.O.R.E.: even tell me. I had to look on his Instagram. I was like, " This is not cool. 630 00:31:19,500 --> 00:31:21,151 N.O.R.E.: You're not allowed to join without me." 631 00:31:21,151 --> 00:31:22,350 Rob Simmelkjaer: You got it. You got it. 632 00:31:23,820 --> 00:31:29,220 N.O.R.E.: So if you've never done this, go out there, run a 3K. 633 00:31:29,220 --> 00:31:33,690 N.O.R.E.: What is it? 3K. Oh, 5K. Run a 5K. And, get that medal 634 00:31:33,690 --> 00:31:34,200 N.O.R.E.: at the end. 635 00:31:34,380 --> 00:31:34,770 Becs Gentry: Mm- hmm. 636 00:31:35,340 --> 00:31:39,240 N.O.R.E.: I guarantee you. It doesn't matter what pace you is, 637 00:31:39,510 --> 00:31:43,170 N.O.R.E.: because we have real fast runners. My son, Nakai is 638 00:31:43,170 --> 00:31:44,370 N.O.R.E.: running the marathon with me. 639 00:31:44,370 --> 00:31:44,459 Rob Simmelkjaer: Nice. 640 00:31:47,010 --> 00:31:48,331 N.O.R.E.: That's my other son right there and my grandson. 641 00:31:48,331 --> 00:31:49,350 Rob Simmelkjaer: First one? First one? 642 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:54,510 N.O.R.E.: My son's ran with me. He's my first. But my sons, 643 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:57,631 N.O.R.E.: Noah and Nakai ran with me all of the races that I've joined. 644 00:31:57,631 --> 00:31:57,931 Rob Simmelkjaer: Okay, okay. 645 00:31:58,020 --> 00:31:59,910 N.O.R.E.: Nakai's the only one that's joined in the marathon. 646 00:31:59,940 --> 00:32:00,780 Rob Simmelkjaer: Okay, okay. 647 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:03,330 N.O.R.E.: But we got fast runners that's with us. And we 648 00:32:03,330 --> 00:32:07,830 N.O.R.E.: got a slow runner that's with us. So we say, it's 649 00:32:07,830 --> 00:32:10,290 N.O.R.E.: not to compete, you just got to complete. 650 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:11,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: Oh, I love it. 651 00:32:11,130 --> 00:32:13,440 N.O.R.E.: You know what I'm saying? We're not here to compete, 652 00:32:13,830 --> 00:32:15,211 N.O.R.E.: we're here to complete. That's a no-no. 653 00:32:15,211 --> 00:32:15,212 Becs Gentry: Trademark that. That is so good. 654 00:32:15,212 --> 00:32:20,310 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's good. Can we use that? I love that. 655 00:32:20,310 --> 00:32:20,460 Becs Gentry: Quote it. Bye. 656 00:32:23,190 --> 00:32:26,490 N.O.R.E.: It's the truth. We have 18 of us, like you 657 00:32:26,490 --> 00:32:29,459 N.O.R.E.: said. You wasn't exaggerated. It was 18 of us. 658 00:32:30,690 --> 00:32:30,691 Becs Gentry: Yeah, it was a big group. 659 00:32:30,691 --> 00:32:34,890 N.O.R.E.: And, I seen this one guy, he was like, " Does N. O. R. 660 00:32:34,890 --> 00:32:37,680 N.O.R.E.: E. crew even want to run? Or is it just him?" And 661 00:32:37,980 --> 00:32:41,851 N.O.R.E.: I was offended by that, because nobody wants to force run. 662 00:32:41,851 --> 00:32:41,852 Becs Gentry: No. 663 00:32:41,852 --> 00:32:42,152 N.O.R.E.: You can't force nobody to run. 664 00:32:44,370 --> 00:32:45,810 Becs Gentry: Yeah, you can't force running. 665 00:32:45,810 --> 00:32:46,621 N.O.R.E.: You can't force nobody to run. 666 00:32:46,621 --> 00:32:46,622 Becs Gentry: It's impossible. 667 00:32:46,622 --> 00:32:50,520 N.O.R.E.: So I heard that comment and I didn't like it, 668 00:32:50,550 --> 00:32:55,650 N.O.R.E.: because again, 18 of us. Some of us are strong. 669 00:32:56,220 --> 00:32:58,469 N.O.R.E.: Some of us, I don't want to say weak, but 670 00:32:58,470 --> 00:32:59,610 N.O.R.E.: some of us are less strong. 671 00:32:59,910 --> 00:33:00,300 Becs Gentry: They're working on it. 672 00:33:00,420 --> 00:33:04,230 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, less strong. But, all of us complete it. Every 673 00:33:04,230 --> 00:33:08,520 N.O.R.E.: last one of us, we complete it. And, I'm building 674 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:11,580 N.O.R.E.: something that is going last for a long time. I 675 00:33:11,580 --> 00:33:14,430 N.O.R.E.: don't think hip hop has ever had this. I don't 676 00:33:14,430 --> 00:33:17,790 N.O.R.E.: think hip hop has ever had a person saying, " Yo, 677 00:33:17,790 --> 00:33:20,430 N.O.R.E.: listen guys, I'm getting up in the morning. I'm doing 678 00:33:20,430 --> 00:33:23,850 N.O.R.E.: this." And, it's a balance. I still do Drink Champs. 679 00:33:23,850 --> 00:33:30,960 N.O.R.E.: I'm still there. I'm both. But, in the morning I'm N- O- R- E. 680 00:33:31,020 --> 00:33:34,440 Rob Simmelkjaer: Wait, I got questions about Drink Champs and running the marathon. 681 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:35,311 N.O.R.E.: Let's go, let's go, let's go. 682 00:33:35,311 --> 00:33:38,791 Rob Simmelkjaer: How are these things going to coexist? Is this a plan? You're going to- 683 00:33:38,791 --> 00:33:38,792 Becs Gentry: He's going to be doing shots of- 684 00:33:38,792 --> 00:33:43,920 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... No, those who haven't watched Drink Champs, they're not 685 00:33:43,920 --> 00:33:47,520 Rob Simmelkjaer: drinking Gatorade on Drink Champs. They're drinking something a little 686 00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:50,970 Rob Simmelkjaer: stronger than Gatorade. Is the plan, you'll keep going with 687 00:33:50,970 --> 00:33:53,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: the Drink Champs or dial it back. 688 00:33:53,220 --> 00:33:56,790 N.O.R.E.: No, no, no. I'm still doing Drink Champs. We do it 689 00:33:57,060 --> 00:34:01,980 N.O.R.E.: every week, we drop... I switched up the alcohol. I 690 00:34:01,980 --> 00:34:05,910 N.O.R.E.: only drink sake. And people would say sake. Well, sake is- 691 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:06,421 Rob Simmelkjaer: It's clean. 692 00:34:06,421 --> 00:34:06,931 N.O.R.E.: ... It's clean. 693 00:34:06,931 --> 00:34:07,321 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yes. 694 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:10,410 N.O.R.E.: It's clean. And it's an opera, and it doesn't give me 695 00:34:10,410 --> 00:34:14,611 N.O.R.E.: a hangover. So that's my little trick until November. 696 00:34:14,611 --> 00:34:15,150 Becs Gentry: ... Wow. 697 00:34:15,180 --> 00:34:15,690 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's a good trick. 698 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:16,560 N.O.R.E.: Until November. 699 00:34:17,279 --> 00:34:18,330 Rob Simmelkjaer: I love sake, by the way. 700 00:34:18,330 --> 00:34:19,110 N.O.R.E.: Yes, I love sake. 701 00:34:19,110 --> 00:34:21,989 Rob Simmelkjaer: I ran the Tokyo Marathon this past March. 702 00:34:21,989 --> 00:34:22,230 N.O.R.E.: Get out of here. 703 00:34:22,620 --> 00:34:24,779 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. And one of the best parts of that whole 704 00:34:24,780 --> 00:34:27,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: trip was the sake. 705 00:34:27,420 --> 00:34:27,510 Becs Gentry: Yes. Agreed. 706 00:34:27,510 --> 00:34:28,680 Rob Simmelkjaer: It's amazing. Absolutely. 707 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:32,400 N.O.R.E.: So what we do is, we say, my boy, Mitch, he 708 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:37,468 N.O.R.E.: says, our slogan is, " No matter what, run first." So 709 00:34:37,469 --> 00:34:41,040 N.O.R.E.: no matter what we do, and we have to hold 710 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:44,460 N.O.R.E.: each other accountable, that's the good thing about having a crew 711 00:34:44,700 --> 00:34:46,890 N.O.R.E.: and having a crew that's on the same level as 712 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:49,230 N.O.R.E.: you. You know what I'm saying? It's like, " Yo, you didn't 713 00:34:49,230 --> 00:34:49,920 N.O.R.E.: run yesterday." 714 00:34:52,530 --> 00:34:52,531 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 715 00:34:52,531 --> 00:34:57,120 N.O.R.E.: And I want you to be a snob about it. IF 716 00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:58,830 N.O.R.E.: you think you're being annoying, you're doing good. 717 00:34:58,890 --> 00:35:00,271 Rob Simmelkjaer: But that's accountability, right? That's accountability. 718 00:35:00,271 --> 00:35:03,840 N.O.R.E.: Because I personally told him, I was like, " Yo, listen, 719 00:35:05,250 --> 00:35:08,009 N.O.R.E.: I can't take two days off. I got a day. 720 00:35:08,339 --> 00:35:10,080 N.O.R.E.: Day and a half maybe. Two is my limit. But, 721 00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:23,640 N.O.R.E.: three, no, no, no, no." I can't do it, because I have to reset so much. When I ran the 722 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:27,090 N.O.R.E.: Maui, what was it? The Maui... No, no, no, excuse me. Not 723 00:35:27,090 --> 00:35:32,279 N.O.R.E.: the Maui. This was the Miami. For Miami, half- marathon. 724 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:32,431 Rob Simmelkjaer: Half- marathon. 725 00:35:32,431 --> 00:35:37,529 N.O.R.E.: I did a half- marathon. And I trained for nine miles. And 726 00:35:37,530 --> 00:35:39,210 N.O.R.E.: boy, was that a mistake. 727 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:40,680 Becs Gentry: Those last four- 728 00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:44,040 N.O.R.E.: Because as soon as I hit that ninth mile, my body was like, " 729 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:44,461 N.O.R.E.: This is what you did." 730 00:35:44,460 --> 00:35:45,390 Becs Gentry: ... Yeah, "We're done." 731 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:48,569 N.O.R.E.: I should have trained for 14. Everybody says never go 732 00:35:48,690 --> 00:35:53,189 N.O.R.E.: above. But, I'm my own doctor. I know my own 733 00:35:53,190 --> 00:35:56,310 N.O.R.E.: body. I should have been above. My body was telling me, " 734 00:35:56,310 --> 00:35:59,130 N.O.R.E.: You could go more." But, for two months, I did 735 00:35:59,130 --> 00:36:01,110 N.O.R.E.: nine miles. So when I hit that ninth mile. And 736 00:36:01,110 --> 00:36:04,110 N.O.R.E.: then, at that, no one told me that it was hills. So 737 00:36:04,110 --> 00:36:08,100 N.O.R.E.: I hit the ninth mile on a hill, and I'm like this, " 738 00:36:08,340 --> 00:36:10,590 N.O.R.E.: I want to give up." And I got three maniacs running with me, 739 00:36:10,590 --> 00:36:11,700 N.O.R.E.: looking at me like, " Let's go." 740 00:36:11,700 --> 00:36:12,000 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 741 00:36:12,570 --> 00:36:15,870 N.O.R.E.: And I start walking for a little bit. So you 742 00:36:16,170 --> 00:36:19,440 N.O.R.E.: learn. You learn. But, this is my thing. 743 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:24,840 Becs Gentry: I love that, in your mind though, you've got the, " You will 744 00:36:24,870 --> 00:36:26,760 Becs Gentry: complete though, no matter what." 745 00:36:26,940 --> 00:36:27,000 N.O.R.E.: Yeah. 746 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:30,210 Becs Gentry: Okay, let's talk about your support network. I've heard your 747 00:36:30,210 --> 00:36:35,820 Becs Gentry: wife is incredibly, incredibly, A, entrepreneurial, because she runs Juicy 748 00:36:35,820 --> 00:36:36,330 Becs Gentry: Juice Bar. 749 00:36:36,570 --> 00:36:36,930 N.O.R.E.: Two juice bars. 750 00:36:37,530 --> 00:36:40,770 Becs Gentry: Two juice bars. Okay. In Florida. Is she going to 751 00:36:40,770 --> 00:36:44,279 Becs Gentry: be like, " Hello, darling, here's your green juice today for 752 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:45,180 Becs Gentry: your nutrition"? 753 00:36:45,270 --> 00:36:47,790 N.O.R.E.: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Always. She's not going to run though. 754 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:50,580 Becs Gentry: That's fine. That's fine. 755 00:36:50,910 --> 00:36:53,310 N.O.R.E.: But she'll be there. She's been at every race supporting. 756 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:59,850 N.O.R.E.: I'm glad for that. Because the thing is, one thing 757 00:36:59,850 --> 00:37:01,980 N.O.R.E.: about this is family- orientated. 758 00:37:02,130 --> 00:37:02,250 Becs Gentry: Great. 759 00:37:05,130 --> 00:37:06,750 N.O.R.E.: If you're down with us, you have to bring your 760 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:11,310 N.O.R.E.: wife around. You know what I'm saying? We're a family- 761 00:37:11,310 --> 00:37:14,370 N.O.R.E.: orientated group, because this is a family- orientated thing. You 762 00:37:14,370 --> 00:37:21,360 N.O.R.E.: know what I'm saying? And, like I said, for the wellness retreat, we're inviting everybody, and their 763 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:25,020 N.O.R.E.: spouses, and their children. We're going to have a chef. 764 00:37:25,020 --> 00:37:29,130 N.O.R.E.: We're going to cook. And, I think that's important. I 765 00:37:29,130 --> 00:37:32,370 N.O.R.E.: think that everyone has to have their support group with 766 00:37:32,370 --> 00:37:35,460 N.O.R.E.: them, not just me. You know what I'm saying? Because this 767 00:37:36,300 --> 00:37:42,300 N.O.R.E.: is a family thing, but this is hard. Because I keep 768 00:37:42,300 --> 00:37:45,750 N.O.R.E.: saying I'm happy, and I'm sore too. Don't get it 769 00:37:45,750 --> 00:37:52,140 N.O.R.E.: twisted. I know that I'm putting my body through the 770 00:37:52,140 --> 00:37:55,080 N.O.R.E.: illest condition. I've only ran 14 miles. I don't want 771 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:57,540 N.O.R.E.: to ever describe that, that's about the longest I've ever 772 00:37:57,540 --> 00:38:01,799 N.O.R.E.: done is 14 miles. So the month of August is 773 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:04,830 N.O.R.E.: going to be a whole... Because that's my long... That's 774 00:38:04,830 --> 00:38:07,560 N.O.R.E.: when I start really. So I'm going to do 20s 775 00:38:08,219 --> 00:38:11,730 N.O.R.E.: and all this. My friend, JB Smooth... JB Active, excuse 776 00:38:11,730 --> 00:38:15,570 N.O.R.E.: me. He does 33 miles just on a Saturday. 777 00:38:15,660 --> 00:38:15,930 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 778 00:38:16,259 --> 00:38:17,280 N.O.R.E.: What he did? 35? 779 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:18,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: Ultra. Does Ultra. 780 00:38:18,270 --> 00:38:18,271 Becs Gentry: My kind of guy. 781 00:38:18,270 --> 00:38:27,420 N.O.R.E.: Yeah. And then, he comes right outside after that. He's not sore. 782 00:38:28,620 --> 00:38:29,820 Becs Gentry: Does it scare you? 783 00:38:29,820 --> 00:38:31,441 N.O.R.E.: Yeah. Yeah. I'm scared to death. 784 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:36,720 Becs Gentry: But in an enticing way like, " I'm going to do it." 785 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:39,750 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, it scares me in a good way, but I'm scared. Let's 786 00:38:39,750 --> 00:38:44,250 N.O.R.E.: be clear. I was going to say... Didn't I say that, Los? I said, " I'm going to announce it right 787 00:38:44,250 --> 00:38:47,069 N.O.R.E.: here." Because I don't want to describe it as it is not 788 00:38:47,070 --> 00:38:51,060 N.O.R.E.: scary. This is some hard thing to do. If you're a 789 00:38:51,060 --> 00:38:56,340 N.O.R.E.: runner, that first 12 seconds, your knees, your heels buck 790 00:38:56,340 --> 00:38:58,920 N.O.R.E.: up, your knees say, " Yo, you ain't got it." Your 791 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:03,870 N.O.R.E.: heart... That first 12 seconds of just running, you got to beat yourself. 792 00:39:05,070 --> 00:39:05,071 Becs Gentry: Oh, yeah. 793 00:39:05,071 --> 00:39:07,320 N.O.R.E.: And then, once you start getting into it, you start feeling it. 794 00:39:07,500 --> 00:39:11,520 N.O.R.E.: But, I don't think I've ever had an easy run. 795 00:39:11,730 --> 00:39:13,441 Rob Simmelkjaer: What's the longest you've run to date? 796 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:13,770 N.O.R.E.: 14 miles. 797 00:39:14,790 --> 00:39:15,300 Becs Gentry: 14. 798 00:39:15,540 --> 00:39:17,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: Okay. That's it. That's your longest run so far. All 799 00:39:17,910 --> 00:39:19,321 Rob Simmelkjaer: right. So you just got another 12 to go. You got that. You got that. 800 00:39:19,321 --> 00:39:23,850 Becs Gentry: But when you put it like that, only another 12, that's 801 00:39:23,850 --> 00:39:24,931 Becs Gentry: less than what you've already run. 802 00:39:24,931 --> 00:39:25,441 N.O.R.E.: That's right. 803 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:28,380 Becs Gentry: So you know you can already do that. So when 804 00:39:28,380 --> 00:39:30,840 Becs Gentry: you break it down, I always tell people, if you 805 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:34,680 Becs Gentry: break your runs down into bite- sized chunks, you can 806 00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:36,569 Becs Gentry: eat it all up. You really can. 807 00:39:36,810 --> 00:39:39,480 N.O.R.E.: And you know what I love too, is not only 808 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:42,149 N.O.R.E.: my friends being beside me, but when I see somebody 809 00:39:42,150 --> 00:39:44,640 N.O.R.E.: else and I see them, they have the same face 810 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:48,210 N.O.R.E.: on as me. And you could tell they're struggling, but 811 00:39:48,210 --> 00:39:49,890 N.O.R.E.: you could tell they don't want to give up. It's 812 00:39:49,890 --> 00:39:54,210 N.O.R.E.: just like, anybody who's ever ran a half- marathon, a 813 00:39:54,239 --> 00:39:59,370 N.O.R.E.: marathon, I know I could go to war with. I know this. I know they're 814 00:39:59,370 --> 00:40:01,529 N.O.R.E.: not going to fold on me. I will go with 815 00:40:01,530 --> 00:40:05,190 N.O.R.E.: you through the... I could just meet you. And if I know 816 00:40:05,190 --> 00:40:10,081 N.O.R.E.: you ran a marathon, I'm like, " Let's go, let's go, let's go." 817 00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:10,082 Becs Gentry: "You're on team." 818 00:40:10,081 --> 00:40:10,859 N.O.R.E.: "I know you won't leave me." 819 00:40:10,859 --> 00:40:13,500 Rob Simmelkjaer: N. O. R. E., whose idea was it for you 820 00:40:13,500 --> 00:40:16,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: to run the New York City Marathon? Was it your idea? Where 821 00:40:16,830 --> 00:40:17,370 Rob Simmelkjaer: did this come from? 822 00:40:17,370 --> 00:40:22,440 N.O.R.E.: I got these maniacs, Los and Mitch. Because I was going to do it next 823 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:24,451 N.O.R.E.: year. I was going to do it next year in 2026, right? 824 00:40:24,451 --> 00:40:26,040 Rob Simmelkjaer: Okay. Yep. 825 00:40:26,219 --> 00:40:29,520 N.O.R.E.: But I felt like that was me slacking and pushing 826 00:40:29,520 --> 00:40:30,120 N.O.R.E.: it off a little. 827 00:40:30,120 --> 00:40:32,669 Becs Gentry: You're procrastinating. "I'll get to it. I'll get to it." 828 00:40:32,940 --> 00:40:35,940 N.O.R.E.: And then, when they gave it to me, they was like, " Yo, 829 00:40:36,570 --> 00:40:39,000 N.O.R.E.: I mean, boom, boom, boom, boom." And I was like, " Oh, okay." I said, " 830 00:40:40,500 --> 00:40:43,110 N.O.R.E.: This year?" And they were like, " Yeah." And I was like, " Damn, I got 831 00:40:43,110 --> 00:40:45,030 N.O.R.E.: no excuse." I was like- 832 00:40:45,030 --> 00:40:46,441 Becs Gentry: " It's on a plate. Here you go." 833 00:40:46,441 --> 00:40:49,860 N.O.R.E.: ... I tried to think of one. And I was just sitting there, I remember I was just 834 00:40:50,070 --> 00:40:54,810 N.O.R.E.: shaking my head, and I was like, " Oh shit. I have nothing 835 00:40:54,810 --> 00:40:57,390 N.O.R.E.: to say no to about." And I was going to say next year. And 836 00:40:57,390 --> 00:40:59,700 N.O.R.E.: I was like, " Next year? You could do it all this year." 837 00:40:59,700 --> 00:41:00,450 Becs Gentry: Yeah, get it done. 838 00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:03,150 N.O.R.E.: But again, I want to let y'all know, this is 839 00:41:03,150 --> 00:41:08,820 N.O.R.E.: very scary. And then, when we signed up, we did 840 00:41:08,820 --> 00:41:11,669 N.O.R.E.: an interview, and it was like, " Yo, would you like to run 841 00:41:11,729 --> 00:41:14,790 N.O.R.E.: the Queens?" And I was like, " This is so beautiful." 842 00:41:18,780 --> 00:41:20,760 N.O.R.E.: I know it's me. So I'm going to sound a 843 00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:25,770 N.O.R.E.: little crazy. But this is a fairy tale. This is 844 00:41:25,770 --> 00:41:28,529 N.O.R.E.: exactly how it's supposed to be if this is where 845 00:41:28,530 --> 00:41:29,370 N.O.R.E.: my life is going. 846 00:41:29,430 --> 00:41:30,330 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. 847 00:41:30,330 --> 00:41:32,640 N.O.R.E.: And, that was one of the best days of my life. 848 00:41:33,300 --> 00:41:35,640 Rob Simmelkjaer: Your life's like a fairy tale, man. So it fit 849 00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:39,719 Rob Simmelkjaer: in. And, I actually want to talk about the rap 850 00:41:39,810 --> 00:41:42,989 Rob Simmelkjaer: side of things with you a little bit. And, coming 851 00:41:42,989 --> 00:41:47,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: up, what was it like for you getting to that 852 00:41:47,670 --> 00:41:49,591 Rob Simmelkjaer: point where you reconnected with Noreaga. And you and Noreaga- 853 00:41:49,591 --> 00:41:52,921 N.O.R.E.: I'm Noreaga. Capone who you talking about. 854 00:41:52,921 --> 00:41:56,489 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... Sorry, Capone. Sorry about that. You guys knew each other from a 855 00:41:56,489 --> 00:41:59,489 Rob Simmelkjaer: young age. You and Capone, right? And how did that 856 00:41:59,489 --> 00:42:02,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: all come together, where you and Capone were like, "All right, let's do 857 00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:05,100 Rob Simmelkjaer: this rap thing." And then, not only did you do it, 858 00:42:05,219 --> 00:42:06,660 Rob Simmelkjaer: which ended up doing it in a big way. 859 00:42:06,750 --> 00:42:09,000 N.O.R.E.: Well, Capone came to the Queens run too. He came to 860 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:17,040 N.O.R.E.: support. But, I mean, me and Capone, we got together and 861 00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:19,650 N.O.R.E.: we made a classic album, the War Report, which I 862 00:42:19,650 --> 00:42:23,070 N.O.R.E.: recently just now could listen to. I couldn't listen to 863 00:42:23,070 --> 00:42:27,239 N.O.R.E.: it at all, at all, because every time I listened 864 00:42:27,239 --> 00:42:28,860 N.O.R.E.: to it, it reminded me of the pain that I 865 00:42:28,860 --> 00:42:30,270 N.O.R.E.: was going through at that time. 866 00:42:30,900 --> 00:42:31,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: What time was that about? 867 00:42:31,770 --> 00:42:33,540 N.O.R.E.: When we recorded the War Report. 868 00:42:33,540 --> 00:42:33,601 Rob Simmelkjaer: In the '90s, right? 869 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:33,602 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, '97. 870 00:42:33,601 --> 00:42:33,661 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. 871 00:42:36,630 --> 00:42:39,120 N.O.R.E.: So I would hear it and I would hear the pain 872 00:42:39,120 --> 00:42:42,600 N.O.R.E.: in my voice. I would hear that young version of N. O. 873 00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:46,230 N.O.R.E.: R.E. So I couldn't hear the album. Now, I could separate 874 00:42:46,290 --> 00:42:51,150 N.O.R.E.: the music from the actual pain, but in the '90s it was 875 00:42:51,150 --> 00:42:56,069 N.O.R.E.: really, really, really hard to get on the rap scene. 876 00:42:56,070 --> 00:43:03,540 N.O.R.E.: But, not unfortunately, we fortunately made an album that went 877 00:43:03,540 --> 00:43:04,890 N.O.R.E.: on and sold gold. 878 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:07,319 Rob Simmelkjaer: These are the days you had Notorious B. I. G, 879 00:43:08,100 --> 00:43:09,870 Rob Simmelkjaer: you had Tupac. This was the- 880 00:43:10,170 --> 00:43:12,630 N.O.R.E.: I'll tell you a funny story. Biggie wanted to sign 881 00:43:12,630 --> 00:43:16,560 N.O.R.E.: Capone before we came out. So if Biggie would've signed 882 00:43:16,560 --> 00:43:17,220 N.O.R.E.: Capone, there might've not been a Noreaga. 883 00:43:17,220 --> 00:43:20,069 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... Wow. 884 00:43:20,130 --> 00:43:24,480 N.O.R.E.: I couldn't say nothing. Biggie looked at Capone, Capone rhymed 885 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:26,520 N.O.R.E.: for him. And Big was like, " I'm going to sign 886 00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:30,839 N.O.R.E.: you." And I was shy. I didn't rhyme. So just 887 00:43:30,840 --> 00:43:34,590 N.O.R.E.: think about how life would've went. You know what I mean? But yeah, so 888 00:43:36,390 --> 00:43:39,390 N.O.R.E.: we're still friends to this day. He's my friend. And like I said, 889 00:43:39,390 --> 00:43:43,380 N.O.R.E.: he came out for the Queen's. I would've left. Once it started 890 00:43:43,380 --> 00:43:44,969 N.O.R.E.: raining, I would've be like, " Bro, peace." 891 00:43:44,969 --> 00:43:45,540 Rob Simmelkjaer: He hung out waiting for you. 892 00:43:45,779 --> 00:43:46,169 N.O.R.E.: He's still there in the rain. I'm like, "Damn, man." 893 00:43:48,180 --> 00:43:48,930 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's amazing. 894 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:49,230 N.O.R.E.: Yeah. 895 00:43:50,940 --> 00:43:53,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: And then, from there, you go solo, right? And so, 896 00:43:53,730 --> 00:43:57,000 Rob Simmelkjaer: what was it like for you to then go out on your own? And you 897 00:43:57,000 --> 00:43:59,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: also changed genres a little bit, right? You went from 898 00:43:59,250 --> 00:44:02,939 Rob Simmelkjaer: hip hop to some reggaeton, right? So I would listen to your stuff 899 00:44:02,940 --> 00:44:05,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: since you announced. And it's cool, it's amazing, but it's 900 00:44:05,730 --> 00:44:06,870 Rob Simmelkjaer: a lot of different vibes. 901 00:44:06,900 --> 00:44:12,270 N.O.R.E.: Right. Reggaeton was also a great time of my life. 902 00:44:12,570 --> 00:44:14,520 N.O.R.E.: But you asked about the solo. So what happened was, 903 00:44:15,900 --> 00:44:17,670 N.O.R.E.: I always want to do something innovative, I want to 904 00:44:17,670 --> 00:44:23,250 N.O.R.E.: do something that's different. The War Report comes out with 905 00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:31,170 N.O.R.E.: Capone. And, I meet these two kids from Virginia. And 906 00:44:31,350 --> 00:44:33,480 N.O.R.E.: one kid said to me, " If you listen to me, you're going to 907 00:44:33,750 --> 00:44:36,600 N.O.R.E.: go number one." And I was just like, " I believe 908 00:44:36,600 --> 00:44:40,230 N.O.R.E.: you." And this kid happened to be Pharrell Williams. 909 00:44:40,620 --> 00:44:41,009 Rob Simmelkjaer: Wow. 910 00:44:41,100 --> 00:44:45,810 N.O.R.E.: You know what I'm saying? And he told me if 911 00:44:45,810 --> 00:44:48,120 N.O.R.E.: I listened to him, he was cocky back then, he 912 00:44:48,120 --> 00:44:53,940 N.O.R.E.: acts like he's not cocky now. He still is. So he 913 00:44:53,940 --> 00:44:55,650 N.O.R.E.: told me that. And he was right. He was correct. 914 00:44:55,739 --> 00:45:01,200 N.O.R.E.: And now, he's head of Louis Vuitton. I haven't got 915 00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:04,230 N.O.R.E.: a free Louis Vuitton nothing. But, you know what? I was going to 916 00:45:04,230 --> 00:45:07,770 N.O.R.E.: save my favor to ask Louis Vuitton to dress me 917 00:45:07,770 --> 00:45:09,930 N.O.R.E.: for the marathon, which they probably won't. 918 00:45:10,620 --> 00:45:13,440 Becs Gentry: Well, the after party with the medal- 919 00:45:13,469 --> 00:45:15,001 N.O.R.E.: Okay. Oh yeah. Yeah. 920 00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:15,719 Becs Gentry: ... There you go. 921 00:45:15,989 --> 00:45:18,120 N.O.R.E.: We got to have Medal Monday. Medal Monday- 922 00:45:18,810 --> 00:45:21,121 Becs Gentry: And you need to have the Louis Vuitton bag with all your running kit in it. 923 00:45:21,121 --> 00:45:24,839 N.O.R.E.: ... With the running kit in there. Look at that. I didn't even 924 00:45:24,839 --> 00:45:27,960 N.O.R.E.: mean now at this point. But, yeah, so we did 925 00:45:27,960 --> 00:45:32,759 N.O.R.E.: that. And then, I don't know if that was the 926 00:45:32,759 --> 00:45:33,090 N.O.R.E.: question with Reggaeton. 927 00:45:33,090 --> 00:45:33,091 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. 928 00:45:33,091 --> 00:45:38,279 N.O.R.E.: And, I just fell in love with the genre of music. Me, 929 00:45:38,610 --> 00:45:42,569 N.O.R.E.: I'm not afraid. So I take risks. But I'm well 930 00:45:42,570 --> 00:45:46,230 N.O.R.E.: aware that the first person that does it always looks 931 00:45:46,230 --> 00:45:49,110 N.O.R.E.: a little stupid, right? Always looks a little... When I 932 00:45:49,469 --> 00:45:53,520 N.O.R.E.: introduced everybody to Pharrell, everyone was like, well, Neptune, everybody 933 00:45:53,520 --> 00:45:55,830 N.O.R.E.: was like, " Oh, whatever. These guys got tight shirts on." 934 00:45:55,830 --> 00:45:58,710 N.O.R.E.: And you know what I mean? " They got chokers." And then, 935 00:45:58,710 --> 00:46:01,469 N.O.R.E.: two years later, Pharrell's the hottest producer in the world. 936 00:46:01,469 --> 00:46:03,180 Becs Gentry: Mm- hmm. 937 00:46:04,350 --> 00:46:05,730 N.O.R.E.: I did the same thing with Swiss B, Same thing 938 00:46:05,730 --> 00:46:11,610 N.O.R.E.: with Scott Storch. Then Reggaeton, everyone laughed at me when 939 00:46:11,610 --> 00:46:13,590 N.O.R.E.: I did Reggaeton. They was like, " Oh, now you want 940 00:46:13,590 --> 00:46:16,590 N.O.R.E.: to be fully Puerto Rican." I've always been Puerto Rican 941 00:46:19,739 --> 00:46:19,741 Becs Gentry: That's my heritage. Thank you. 942 00:46:19,741 --> 00:46:22,500 N.O.R.E.: Now, you can't turn on the radio without Reggaeton. And I'm 943 00:46:22,500 --> 00:46:24,779 N.O.R.E.: not saying I invented Reggaeton. I did not. I just 944 00:46:24,780 --> 00:46:29,489 N.O.R.E.: brought it to the Americans. But everyone laughed. And then, when I started this " little 945 00:46:29,489 --> 00:46:34,770 N.O.R.E.: show" called Drink Champ podcast, the rap game also said, " 946 00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:39,509 N.O.R.E.: Oh, he must be going through something." And then now, 947 00:46:41,489 --> 00:46:44,069 N.O.R.E.: you can't even open your phone. You notice a podcast 948 00:46:44,070 --> 00:46:46,830 N.O.R.E.: app on your phone? You can't even delete that. 949 00:46:47,250 --> 00:46:48,180 Rob Simmelkjaer: Nope. It's there. 950 00:46:48,420 --> 00:46:50,850 N.O.R.E.: I did podcasts before that was on your phone. It's 951 00:46:50,850 --> 00:46:56,370 N.O.R.E.: true. And now, it's on your phone. And you don't 952 00:46:56,370 --> 00:46:57,840 N.O.R.E.: think that I want to claim that? 953 00:46:57,840 --> 00:46:58,350 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mm- hmm. 954 00:46:58,410 --> 00:47:00,270 N.O.R.E.: You don't think that I want to say I got something to do with 955 00:47:00,270 --> 00:47:03,690 N.O.R.E.: that? You don't think Steve's Jobs, little man said, " Hey, 956 00:47:03,780 --> 00:47:08,160 N.O.R.E.: I watched Drink Champs. Let me make everybody else watch 957 00:47:08,160 --> 00:47:12,090 N.O.R.E.: Drink Champs and put a podcast app on your phone." But 958 00:47:12,090 --> 00:47:17,910 N.O.R.E.: I looked at it... And now, I get a phone call every week, " 959 00:47:18,420 --> 00:47:19,800 N.O.R.E.: Yo, I want to start a podcast. I want to 960 00:47:19,800 --> 00:47:23,129 N.O.R.E.: start a podcast." " You're 10 years too late, but it's okay. I might 961 00:47:23,130 --> 00:47:24,781 N.O.R.E.: still sign it." 962 00:47:24,781 --> 00:47:24,782 Becs Gentry: Give it a go. 963 00:47:24,781 --> 00:47:29,400 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, I might still sign it. And, I'm proud to announce that we did start 964 00:47:29,400 --> 00:47:33,300 N.O.R.E.: our own, it's called Healthy High. It's Run Champs. Our 965 00:47:33,300 --> 00:47:36,810 N.O.R.E.: first episode will be out next week with Angela Simmons. We're 966 00:47:36,810 --> 00:47:42,060 N.O.R.E.: doing it... And, again, I know this is going to sound a 967 00:47:42,060 --> 00:47:45,000 N.O.R.E.: little crazy, but we're just promoting it to the runners. I'm going to 968 00:47:47,010 --> 00:47:51,840 N.O.R.E.: give it to everybody, but it's a phrase I say, " 969 00:47:51,930 --> 00:47:54,540 N.O.R.E.: I'm going to put the balloons in the air and I'm going to let you pop 970 00:47:54,540 --> 00:47:56,610 N.O.R.E.: whichever one you want to pop." You know what I'm saying? 971 00:47:56,700 --> 00:47:59,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right. So you're joining the running podcast game. 972 00:47:59,130 --> 00:47:59,580 N.O.R.E.: Yes, yes. 973 00:47:59,610 --> 00:48:00,960 Rob Simmelkjaer: I love it. Welcome. 974 00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:03,361 N.O.R.E.: This is my first running show I've ever done. 975 00:48:03,361 --> 00:48:05,549 Rob Simmelkjaer: Now, you're sitting right here on Set the Pace. 976 00:48:08,040 --> 00:48:08,041 N.O.R.E.: Yes, yes, yes. 977 00:48:08,040 --> 00:48:08,042 Rob Simmelkjaer: I love it. 978 00:48:08,041 --> 00:48:08,430 Becs Gentry: That is so exciting. 979 00:48:08,430 --> 00:48:14,640 N.O.R.E.: Yes. And, again, I know I might sound redundant, but I 980 00:48:14,640 --> 00:48:19,290 N.O.R.E.: owe the running world this. You know what I mean? I owe 981 00:48:19,290 --> 00:48:21,089 N.O.R.E.: back because of what it gave to me. 982 00:48:21,180 --> 00:48:21,509 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 983 00:48:21,630 --> 00:48:24,690 N.O.R.E.: You know what I'm saying? And I sincerely believe that. 984 00:48:25,140 --> 00:48:28,230 N.O.R.E.: I sincerely believe every runner owes the running world. It's 985 00:48:28,230 --> 00:48:31,740 N.O.R.E.: dedication, it's loyalty, and it's sacrifice. You what I'm saying? 986 00:48:31,890 --> 00:48:31,891 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 987 00:48:31,891 --> 00:48:35,791 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right, so on your podcast, you have a little thing you do called- 988 00:48:35,791 --> 00:48:36,511 N.O.R.E.: Quick Thomas line. 989 00:48:36,511 --> 00:48:37,710 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... This or that? 990 00:48:37,710 --> 00:48:38,580 N.O.R.E.: Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Quick Thomas Line. 991 00:48:38,580 --> 00:48:41,069 Rob Simmelkjaer: You guys do this or that, right? So we're going to do... We 992 00:48:41,070 --> 00:48:42,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: got a guy at Roadrunners, by the way. I got 993 00:48:42,510 --> 00:48:45,210 Rob Simmelkjaer: to call him out. Stephen Rosenbaum, who's a huge fan 994 00:48:45,210 --> 00:48:47,430 Rob Simmelkjaer: of yours, he's a director in our email market. 995 00:48:47,489 --> 00:48:48,180 N.O.R.E.: All right, let's go. I'm ready. 996 00:48:48,180 --> 00:48:49,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: He came up with some this or that. 997 00:48:49,650 --> 00:48:50,041 N.O.R.E.: Okay, let's go. 998 00:48:50,041 --> 00:48:51,120 Rob Simmelkjaer: So here we go. You ready? 999 00:48:51,150 --> 00:48:51,480 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, let's go. 1000 00:48:51,540 --> 00:48:53,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right. We're going to start with some Queens- related. 1001 00:48:53,250 --> 00:48:55,680 Rob Simmelkjaer: This or that? LaGuardia or JFK? 1002 00:48:55,739 --> 00:48:56,100 N.O.R.E.: Neither. 1003 00:48:57,390 --> 00:48:59,521 Rob Simmelkjaer: Neither? You got another airport you like to go out of? 1004 00:48:59,521 --> 00:48:59,522 N.O.R.E.: Newark. 1005 00:48:59,522 --> 00:49:00,000 Rob Simmelkjaer: Newark? Oh. 1006 00:49:00,030 --> 00:49:04,230 N.O.R.E.: Even though, Newark, y'all putting me do something. Newark, what y'all doing right 1007 00:49:04,230 --> 00:49:06,900 N.O.R.E.: now to me? I've been way too loyal. Y'all got 1008 00:49:06,900 --> 00:49:08,670 N.O.R.E.: to get your stuff together. 1009 00:49:10,469 --> 00:49:10,471 Becs Gentry: Yes, they do. 1010 00:49:10,471 --> 00:49:13,530 N.O.R.E.: I was in the airport for five hours yesterday. Yo, Newark, you got to get 1011 00:49:13,530 --> 00:49:16,440 N.O.R.E.: it together. But, I'm still picking Newark over... And I'm 1012 00:49:16,440 --> 00:49:17,670 N.O.R.E.: five minutes from LaGuardia. 1013 00:49:17,670 --> 00:49:18,330 Becs Gentry: I was going to say. 1014 00:49:18,330 --> 00:49:18,390 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. 1015 00:49:21,210 --> 00:49:23,700 N.O.R.E.: LaGuardia and JFK, what they did to me as a 1016 00:49:23,700 --> 00:49:25,350 N.O.R.E.: child, I have never got over. 1017 00:49:25,770 --> 00:49:27,540 Becs Gentry: But LaGuardia is so nice now. 1018 00:49:27,840 --> 00:49:29,399 N.O.R.E.: Everyone tells me that. Everyone tells me that. 1019 00:49:29,399 --> 00:49:30,600 Becs Gentry: Oh, it's so, so slick. 1020 00:49:31,860 --> 00:49:34,560 N.O.R.E.: I don't think I was flying first class when I 1021 00:49:35,219 --> 00:49:37,169 N.O.R.E.: was riding out LaGuardia and Kennedy. 1022 00:49:37,169 --> 00:49:37,439 Rob Simmelkjaer: Maybe not. 1023 00:49:37,439 --> 00:49:39,450 N.O.R.E.: So I think those memories just- 1024 00:49:39,450 --> 00:49:42,180 Rob Simmelkjaer: They're still there. They're still there. It was rough back 1025 00:49:42,180 --> 00:49:42,331 Rob Simmelkjaer: in the day at LaGuardia. 1026 00:49:42,331 --> 00:49:44,370 N.O.R.E.: ... I would literally miss a flight if they fly 1027 00:49:44,370 --> 00:49:46,020 N.O.R.E.: me into LaGuardia, I'd be like, " No, I'm not going." 1028 00:49:47,010 --> 00:49:50,100 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right. That was a twist. That was a surprise 1029 00:49:50,100 --> 00:49:52,380 Rob Simmelkjaer: answer. I did not expect Newark to come out of 1030 00:49:52,380 --> 00:49:56,009 Rob Simmelkjaer: the Queen's. All right, here we go. Shea Stadium or 1031 00:49:56,010 --> 00:49:56,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: Citi Field? 1032 00:49:58,230 --> 00:49:59,280 N.O.R.E.: Damn, you got me on that one. 1033 00:50:00,930 --> 00:50:01,860 Rob Simmelkjaer: I'm a big Mets fan. 1034 00:50:02,580 --> 00:50:03,989 N.O.R.E.: I'm going to say Shea Stadium. 1035 00:50:04,020 --> 00:50:04,980 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mm- hmm. Love it. Love it. 1036 00:50:05,520 --> 00:50:10,469 N.O.R.E.: Because it's old school. Citi Field is very technology. It 1037 00:50:10,469 --> 00:50:14,400 N.O.R.E.: is very up- to- date. They have iPads everywhere, as 1038 00:50:14,400 --> 00:50:17,670 N.O.R.E.: opposed to Shea Stadium, where I had to come with 1039 00:50:17,670 --> 00:50:18,901 N.O.R.E.: cash. You know what I mean? 1040 00:50:18,901 --> 00:50:19,771 Becs Gentry: Oh nice, Yeah. 1041 00:50:19,770 --> 00:50:24,090 N.O.R.E.: Yeah. Now, you can do Apple Pay. But, Shea Stadium, for 1042 00:50:24,090 --> 00:50:25,920 N.O.R.E.: my childhood memories, I have to go to Shea Stadium. 1043 00:50:25,920 --> 00:50:29,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah, I'm with you on that. Listen, until the Mets win a World series 1044 00:50:29,250 --> 00:50:32,700 Rob Simmelkjaer: at Citi Field, I'm going with Shea Stadium. Although the 1045 00:50:32,700 --> 00:50:34,890 Rob Simmelkjaer: food at Citi Field is not even close. It is 1046 00:50:34,890 --> 00:50:35,700 Rob Simmelkjaer: so much better. 1047 00:50:35,700 --> 00:50:38,819 N.O.R.E.: But they just got Carbone in Citi Field. So Carbone 1048 00:50:38,820 --> 00:50:39,181 N.O.R.E.: is going there. 1049 00:50:39,181 --> 00:50:39,271 Rob Simmelkjaer: Even better. 1050 00:50:39,690 --> 00:50:43,260 N.O.R.E.: And, Sonny Anderson is opening up something in the Citi Field. 1051 00:50:43,260 --> 00:50:44,251 N.O.R.E.: And Nas has something in Citi Field. 1052 00:50:44,250 --> 00:50:46,020 Rob Simmelkjaer: Oh, the food's incredible at Citi Field. 1053 00:50:46,020 --> 00:50:46,230 N.O.R.E.: Yeah. 1054 00:50:46,920 --> 00:50:48,480 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right, we're going to do a little music. 1055 00:50:48,480 --> 00:50:50,190 N.O.R.E.: Let's go. Go for it. 1056 00:50:50,610 --> 00:50:53,581 Becs Gentry: Yeah. All right. Music. NAS or Cool G- Rap? 1057 00:50:53,580 --> 00:50:53,582 N.O.R.E.: Nas. 1058 00:50:53,581 --> 00:50:53,821 Becs Gentry: Yes. 1059 00:50:55,350 --> 00:50:55,801 N.O.R.E.: Nas over everybody. 1060 00:50:55,801 --> 00:50:55,802 Rob Simmelkjaer: It's all about Nas. 1061 00:50:55,802 --> 00:50:56,160 Becs Gentry: Same. 1062 00:50:56,160 --> 00:50:57,810 Rob Simmelkjaer: It's all about Nas. 1063 00:50:57,810 --> 00:50:59,280 Becs Gentry: Mali Mar or Large Professor? 1064 00:51:00,600 --> 00:51:01,110 N.O.R.E.: Large Professor. 1065 00:51:01,110 --> 00:51:06,391 Becs Gentry: All right. Running. Okay. Can I stick with this one? 1066 00:51:06,390 --> 00:51:06,392 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah, go for it. 1067 00:51:06,391 --> 00:51:09,689 Becs Gentry: All right. I think I know the answer to this one already. 1068 00:51:09,840 --> 00:51:10,710 N.O.R.E.: I'm a little nervous now. 1069 00:51:10,800 --> 00:51:14,520 Becs Gentry: Solo run or group run with the Run Champs crew? 1070 00:51:15,030 --> 00:51:15,989 N.O.R.E.: Group run with the Run Champs. 1071 00:51:15,989 --> 00:51:16,919 Becs Gentry: Obviously. 1072 00:51:16,919 --> 00:51:21,569 Rob Simmelkjaer: But that changed for you. You were a solo guy and then it changed. And that's true for 1073 00:51:21,570 --> 00:51:24,630 Rob Simmelkjaer: a lot of people in the world of running. People 1074 00:51:24,630 --> 00:51:26,430 Rob Simmelkjaer: run alone and it's great running alone. And then, they 1075 00:51:26,430 --> 00:51:28,920 Rob Simmelkjaer: get that first taste of running with other people and they're like, " 1076 00:51:28,920 --> 00:51:30,180 Rob Simmelkjaer: Wait a second, this is a different thing." 1077 00:51:30,180 --> 00:51:31,650 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, especially if they're on your level. 1078 00:51:31,650 --> 00:51:31,800 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. 1079 00:51:33,210 --> 00:51:35,790 Becs Gentry: Yeah. Okay. Early morning or evening run? 1080 00:51:36,360 --> 00:51:37,320 N.O.R.E.: Early morning. 1081 00:51:37,410 --> 00:51:38,009 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 1082 00:51:38,070 --> 00:51:39,870 N.O.R.E.: Hands down, no equivocation. 1083 00:51:39,900 --> 00:51:41,520 Rob Simmelkjaer: Hey, I got one for you. I say this all the 1084 00:51:41,520 --> 00:51:44,218 Rob Simmelkjaer: time, maybe you can use this. " Win the morning, win 1085 00:51:44,219 --> 00:51:44,640 Rob Simmelkjaer: the day." 1086 00:51:44,640 --> 00:51:44,939 N.O.R.E.: Oh, wow. 1087 00:51:45,120 --> 00:51:45,360 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's what I say. 1088 00:51:45,360 --> 00:51:45,361 N.O.R.E.: Fire. Fire. 1089 00:51:45,361 --> 00:51:50,220 Rob Simmelkjaer: Right? Right? You get that morning run in, it's never a bad day. 1090 00:51:50,219 --> 00:51:50,221 Becs Gentry: Never a bad day. 1091 00:51:50,220 --> 00:51:53,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: You never regret that morning run, right? 1092 00:51:53,550 --> 00:51:53,880 N.O.R.E.: Correct. 1093 00:51:54,270 --> 00:51:56,609 Becs Gentry: Okay. Music or no music when you run? 1094 00:51:59,730 --> 00:52:02,340 N.O.R.E.: Damn, that's a different question. If I'm running with the crew, 1095 00:52:02,760 --> 00:52:05,580 N.O.R.E.: sometimes our conversation is the music. 1096 00:52:05,610 --> 00:52:06,030 Becs Gentry: Yes. 1097 00:52:06,960 --> 00:52:09,060 N.O.R.E.: But if I'm running solo, I have to have music. 1098 00:52:09,060 --> 00:52:09,061 Becs Gentry: You have to? 1099 00:52:09,060 --> 00:52:17,129 N.O.R.E.: But, let me also say this. And I know this 1100 00:52:17,129 --> 00:52:21,120 N.O.R.E.: is going to sound crazy, sometimes we run and we just listen 1101 00:52:21,120 --> 00:52:21,630 N.O.R.E.: to our feet. 1102 00:52:21,960 --> 00:52:22,170 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 1103 00:52:24,210 --> 00:52:25,020 N.O.R.E.: It's a beat to us. 1104 00:52:25,020 --> 00:52:26,310 Becs Gentry: It's a beautiful rhythm. 1105 00:52:26,340 --> 00:52:30,360 N.O.R.E.: So one time we were running, and we was listening 1106 00:52:30,360 --> 00:52:33,090 N.O.R.E.: to it, and I pulled out my keys, and I 1107 00:52:33,090 --> 00:52:36,270 N.O.R.E.: literally made a beat. I was like, "Shh, shh, shh." And I was like, " 1108 00:52:36,270 --> 00:52:40,560 N.O.R.E.: Yo, no one would ever get this." And, only other runners. 1109 00:52:40,560 --> 00:52:43,050 Rob Simmelkjaer: N. O. R.E., let me tell you, you're going to 1110 00:52:43,050 --> 00:52:47,131 Rob Simmelkjaer: love the Queensboro Bridge. 1111 00:52:47,131 --> 00:52:47,132 Becs Gentry: I was just about to say. 1112 00:52:47,131 --> 00:52:50,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: Because when you cross the 59th Street bridge, during the marathon, you're going to remember this conversation. 1113 00:52:50,130 --> 00:52:50,460 Becs Gentry: You are. 1114 00:52:50,460 --> 00:52:54,000 Rob Simmelkjaer: Because if you like the sound of just feet hitting 1115 00:52:54,000 --> 00:53:02,011 Rob Simmelkjaer: the ground, when you're on that bridge, it is unbelievable. 1116 00:53:02,011 --> 00:53:02,012 N.O.R.E.: That's where there's no people cheering, right? 1117 00:53:02,011 --> 00:53:02,013 Rob Simmelkjaer: No people cheering. 1118 00:53:02,012 --> 00:53:05,250 Becs Gentry: It feels like you're going to war. You feel like 1119 00:53:05,340 --> 00:53:08,700 Becs Gentry: you are suddenly with your comrades and you are going 1120 00:53:08,700 --> 00:53:11,670 Becs Gentry: to come down that bridge. All you hear is feet. 1121 00:53:11,820 --> 00:53:12,840 Becs Gentry: And then, you hear- 1122 00:53:12,840 --> 00:53:15,721 N.O.R.E.: See their faces. I can relate to y'all faces so much. You're not even looking at each other and making the same damn face. 1123 00:53:15,720 --> 00:53:23,580 Rob Simmelkjaer: You're going to remember we talked about this. And I want you 1124 00:53:23,580 --> 00:53:25,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: to remember this one thing. N. O. R. E., you're 1125 00:53:25,260 --> 00:53:27,330 Rob Simmelkjaer: going to come off the 59th Street Bridge, you're going to come down 1126 00:53:27,330 --> 00:53:30,359 Rob Simmelkjaer: onto 1st Avenue, and it's going to be like you 1127 00:53:30,360 --> 00:53:32,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: just went to the plate at Yankee Stadium. 1128 00:53:32,850 --> 00:53:32,910 N.O.R.E.: Wow. 1129 00:53:33,450 --> 00:53:36,120 Rob Simmelkjaer: Crowds are going to be huge. The music, the roar, 1130 00:53:36,120 --> 00:53:38,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: you're going to get caught up in that. You got 1131 00:53:38,730 --> 00:53:39,601 Rob Simmelkjaer: to hold back- 1132 00:53:39,600 --> 00:53:40,650 Becs Gentry: ... Because it's a hill. 1133 00:53:41,280 --> 00:53:41,971 N.O.R.E.: You got four more miles, right? 1134 00:53:41,970 --> 00:53:45,299 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... No, no, no, no, no. It's still over 10 miles. You're 1135 00:53:45,300 --> 00:53:48,180 Rob Simmelkjaer: going up 1st Avenue, you're still at mile 14, 15. 1136 00:53:48,180 --> 00:53:49,170 Becs Gentry: Five miles uphill. 1137 00:53:49,170 --> 00:53:51,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: So you're going to be going up 1st Avenue. You 1138 00:53:51,600 --> 00:53:54,570 Rob Simmelkjaer: got to hold back, because then, if you don't, you're going 1139 00:53:54,570 --> 00:53:57,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: to die in the Bronx. You're going to die in Harlem. You got 1140 00:53:57,420 --> 00:54:00,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: a long way to go. So chill out on 1st 1141 00:54:00,540 --> 00:54:01,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: Avenue. That's my number one- 1142 00:54:01,890 --> 00:54:02,340 Becs Gentry: You will, because it gets really wide and quite daunting. 1143 00:54:02,340 --> 00:54:07,710 N.O.R.E.: Because Kevin Hart told me... He found out I was doing 1144 00:54:07,710 --> 00:54:10,710 N.O.R.E.: it and he texted me. And then, I go, "Yeah." And he goes, " 1145 00:54:11,160 --> 00:54:13,860 N.O.R.E.: Yeah, because mile 22 is going to get you." And I'm like, " Damn, 1146 00:54:15,060 --> 00:54:20,339 N.O.R.E.: why are you so mean? Wow." But, everyone tells me. So 1147 00:54:20,790 --> 00:54:22,711 N.O.R.E.: you know what's crazy? I'm looking forward to it. 1148 00:54:22,711 --> 00:54:22,861 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 1149 00:54:22,890 --> 00:54:26,130 N.O.R.E.: I'm looking forward to putting myself through super pain. I'm 1150 00:54:26,130 --> 00:54:29,250 N.O.R.E.: looking forward to training and I'm looking forward to being 1151 00:54:29,250 --> 00:54:31,770 N.O.R.E.: around other maniacs. That's what I call runners. I think, 1152 00:54:31,770 --> 00:54:33,239 N.O.R.E.: everybody who runs is a maniac. 1153 00:54:33,810 --> 00:54:34,021 Becs Gentry: 55,000 of them. 1154 00:54:34,021 --> 00:54:37,381 N.O.R.E.: It's 55, 000 this year, right? Or is that every year? 1155 00:54:37,381 --> 00:54:39,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... Last year was 55. This year we'll see, maybe a 1156 00:54:39,510 --> 00:54:39,989 Rob Simmelkjaer: little bit more. 1157 00:54:40,050 --> 00:54:40,530 N.O.R.E.: Okay. Wow. 1158 00:54:40,530 --> 00:54:41,040 Rob Simmelkjaer: Absolutely. 1159 00:54:41,040 --> 00:54:43,080 Becs Gentry: And that's just the runners. Then you've got all of the 1160 00:54:43,080 --> 00:54:45,419 Becs Gentry: other maniacs who are out there all day cheering for you. 1161 00:54:45,719 --> 00:54:46,950 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's millions. That's millions. 1162 00:54:46,950 --> 00:54:51,030 N.O.R.E.: You know what I've noticed about the Queens run? Even the 1163 00:54:51,030 --> 00:54:52,650 N.O.R.E.: people giving out the waters was happy. 1164 00:54:52,770 --> 00:54:52,951 Becs Gentry: Oh, yeah. 1165 00:54:52,951 --> 00:54:57,960 N.O.R.E.: I would look like, I was like, " Yo, you in the rain handing out water. What 1166 00:54:57,960 --> 00:54:58,680 N.O.R.E.: a smile?" 1167 00:55:00,360 --> 00:55:02,550 Becs Gentry: And that's why we thank them, because the races wouldn't 1168 00:55:02,550 --> 00:55:03,840 Becs Gentry: be there without the volunteers. 1169 00:55:04,320 --> 00:55:06,600 N.O.R.E.: The people who give out the waters, are they marathon 1170 00:55:06,600 --> 00:55:07,021 N.O.R.E.: runners as well? 1171 00:55:07,021 --> 00:55:07,022 Becs Gentry: A lot of them? 1172 00:55:07,022 --> 00:55:10,140 Rob Simmelkjaer: They're volunteers and a lot of them are volunteering because 1173 00:55:10,140 --> 00:55:12,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: that gets them into the marathon. Exactly. They're doing the 9+ 1 1174 00:55:12,750 --> 00:55:15,360 Rob Simmelkjaer: program, so that's their + 1 that gets them into the 1175 00:55:15,360 --> 00:55:16,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: marathon. So they are happy. 1176 00:55:16,620 --> 00:55:19,380 Becs Gentry: They still have all day in the rain sometimes. 1177 00:55:19,380 --> 00:55:21,361 N.O.R.E.: Can you please explain the 9+1? 1178 00:55:21,361 --> 00:55:26,489 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. 9+ 1 is basically if you run 9 of our 1179 00:55:26,489 --> 00:55:28,951 Rob Simmelkjaer: races in the course of a year and volunteer at 1- 1180 00:55:28,951 --> 00:55:28,952 N.O.R.E.: Marathons? 1181 00:55:28,952 --> 00:55:31,980 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... Not marathons. The Queen's 10K, races like that. 1182 00:55:31,979 --> 00:55:32,219 N.O.R.E.: Okay. 1183 00:55:32,489 --> 00:55:35,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: 4 mile races, 5K races. You run 9 of those 1184 00:55:36,150 --> 00:55:39,390 Rob Simmelkjaer: plus volunteer at 1 in a calendar year, and you 1185 00:55:39,390 --> 00:55:41,489 Rob Simmelkjaer: get guaranteed entry into the next year's marathon. 1186 00:55:41,489 --> 00:55:42,120 Becs Gentry: Isn't that cool? 1187 00:55:42,540 --> 00:55:45,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: So over 10, 000 people a year get into the marathon 1188 00:55:45,600 --> 00:55:46,739 Rob Simmelkjaer: doing that 9+ 1. 1189 00:55:46,950 --> 00:55:50,400 N.O.R.E.: Because, I noticed that in Miami, and I thought it 1190 00:55:50,400 --> 00:55:53,489 N.O.R.E.: was just people in Miami that was handing out waters 1191 00:55:53,489 --> 00:55:56,070 N.O.R.E.: and being happy. So I was like, " New York, we 1192 00:55:56,070 --> 00:55:58,710 N.O.R.E.: have the worst attitude in the world. I want these 1193 00:55:58,710 --> 00:55:59,370 N.O.R.E.: guys happy." 1194 00:56:00,480 --> 00:56:00,751 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's why. 1195 00:56:00,750 --> 00:56:04,799 N.O.R.E.: And I'm looking and I'm like, I wanted to do something like pour a cup 1196 00:56:04,800 --> 00:56:07,800 N.O.R.E.: out or something to see if they had... And everybody's like, " 1197 00:56:07,980 --> 00:56:11,759 N.O.R.E.: You got this." And, I said to myself, " They got to 1198 00:56:11,760 --> 00:56:12,360 N.O.R.E.: be runners too." 1199 00:56:12,360 --> 00:56:16,230 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah, they're runners. They were late. They were late and they're thrilled to be there. Okay, 1200 00:56:16,230 --> 00:56:17,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: we should do a couple more. We'll do a couple 1201 00:56:17,550 --> 00:56:21,239 Rob Simmelkjaer: more this or thats. How about energy gels or energy 1202 00:56:21,239 --> 00:56:23,400 Rob Simmelkjaer: chews while you're out there running? 1203 00:56:23,580 --> 00:56:24,270 N.O.R.E.: I'm a Block guy. What are they called? 1204 00:56:26,219 --> 00:56:26,730 Becs Gentry: The Box. 1205 00:56:28,020 --> 00:56:28,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: You like to chew it. 1206 00:56:28,590 --> 00:56:29,160 N.O.R.E.: I'm a block guy. 1207 00:56:29,160 --> 00:56:29,460 Becs Gentry: Okay. 1208 00:56:29,610 --> 00:56:32,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: I'm the same way. Because I feel like chewing, it makes 1209 00:56:32,250 --> 00:56:35,489 Rob Simmelkjaer: me feel like I'm really getting some nutrition. The gels, 1210 00:56:35,489 --> 00:56:37,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: I feel like they just slide right through. I don't 1211 00:56:37,590 --> 00:56:39,060 Rob Simmelkjaer: feel like I get sometimes as much as chewing. 1212 00:56:39,060 --> 00:56:40,350 N.O.R.E.: I'm going to be honest with you, every time I 1213 00:56:40,350 --> 00:56:42,419 N.O.R.E.: have a gel, I lose it. I pull it out. 1214 00:56:43,800 --> 00:56:45,570 N.O.R.E.: And there's somebody always picking it up and trying to 1215 00:56:45,570 --> 00:56:49,049 N.O.R.E.: give it back to me like, "Hey, you dropped this bro." I'm like, " Hey man, I think I dropped 1216 00:56:49,050 --> 00:56:49,680 N.O.R.E.: it on purpose." 1217 00:56:49,680 --> 00:56:50,969 Becs Gentry: Yeah. " Don't want it." 1218 00:56:50,969 --> 00:56:53,850 N.O.R.E.: The blocks, I can put it right in there. Take 1219 00:56:53,850 --> 00:56:55,649 N.O.R.E.: it out. So I'm a block IV guy. 1220 00:56:55,650 --> 00:56:56,340 Becs Gentry: A little snack? 1221 00:56:56,400 --> 00:56:56,640 N.O.R.E.: Yep. 1222 00:56:56,790 --> 00:56:59,340 Becs Gentry: Okay. Beer or protein shake after your long run? 1223 00:57:00,390 --> 00:57:03,870 N.O.R.E.: Oh, that's beer, for sure. Yeah. 1224 00:57:03,900 --> 00:57:07,739 Becs Gentry: Totally fine. Totally fine. Chasing a time goal or just 1225 00:57:07,739 --> 00:57:08,730 Becs Gentry: aiming to finish? 1226 00:57:08,790 --> 00:57:09,420 N.O.R.E.: Aiming to finish. 1227 00:57:09,540 --> 00:57:09,541 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah, yeah. 1228 00:57:09,541 --> 00:57:09,841 Becs Gentry: Beautiful. 1229 00:57:10,140 --> 00:57:12,780 N.O.R.E.: And let me just tell you about that beer thing. 1230 00:57:13,260 --> 00:57:16,140 N.O.R.E.: To me, when a runner drinks a beer, it's the 1231 00:57:16,140 --> 00:57:19,320 N.O.R.E.: ultimate flex. Because basically, I just threw out my workout. I don't even care about... So again, 1232 00:57:23,700 --> 00:57:26,910 N.O.R.E.: I used to think running clubs was crazy until I 1233 00:57:26,910 --> 00:57:30,240 N.O.R.E.: started to notice that they would run and they would run to a bar, 1234 00:57:30,420 --> 00:57:33,510 N.O.R.E.: and then to a bar. And then, they were celebrating. 1235 00:57:33,510 --> 00:57:35,460 N.O.R.E.: And I would look and I would be on a diet at 1236 00:57:35,460 --> 00:57:38,220 N.O.R.E.: the time. And I'd be like, " Why are they drinking beer?" 1237 00:57:38,280 --> 00:57:38,281 Becs Gentry: Yeah. 1238 00:57:38,281 --> 00:57:41,730 N.O.R.E.: "This is the worst thing you could actually drink." And then, I did 1239 00:57:41,730 --> 00:57:42,210 N.O.R.E.: it once. And I was like, "This is cool." 1240 00:57:42,209 --> 00:57:44,220 Becs Gentry: " This is great." 1241 00:57:44,220 --> 00:57:45,630 N.O.R.E.: I did it in Puerto Rico. I remember we ran 1242 00:57:45,630 --> 00:57:48,120 N.O.R.E.: for a beer, we joined a race, it was called 1243 00:57:48,120 --> 00:57:50,610 N.O.R.E.: Run for a Beer. And I thought they weren't being 1244 00:57:50,610 --> 00:57:51,960 N.O.R.E.: literal, they were being little. 1245 00:57:51,960 --> 00:57:55,500 Becs Gentry: Oh, yeah. Well now, it's the early morning runs where 1246 00:57:55,500 --> 00:57:58,080 Becs Gentry: you meet friends and you run to a bakery and you 1247 00:57:58,080 --> 00:58:01,680 Becs Gentry: find the best Pastry or whatever, and coffee and you're 1248 00:58:01,680 --> 00:58:06,030 Becs Gentry: like, "Okay, this is great. I've just had fun and explored." 1249 00:58:10,500 --> 00:58:13,920 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right. Well, N.O.R.E., listen, we're so excited to watch you on this journey, from now to the starting line 1250 00:58:14,220 --> 00:58:16,650 Rob Simmelkjaer: of the TCS New York City Marathon. We can all 1251 00:58:16,650 --> 00:58:17,790 Rob Simmelkjaer: follow your training- 1252 00:58:17,790 --> 00:58:17,851 Becs Gentry: To the finish line. 1253 00:58:17,851 --> 00:58:21,840 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... Well, I always say, and I say this to you right now, 1254 00:58:22,620 --> 00:58:26,760 Rob Simmelkjaer: the hardest thing about running a marathon is getting to 1255 00:58:26,760 --> 00:58:27,390 Rob Simmelkjaer: the starting line. 1256 00:58:27,390 --> 00:58:27,690 Becs Gentry: That's true. 1257 00:58:28,020 --> 00:58:30,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: Right? You got to put in the work, you got 1258 00:58:30,510 --> 00:58:32,939 Rob Simmelkjaer: to train, you got to stay healthy, keep from getting 1259 00:58:32,940 --> 00:58:35,220 Rob Simmelkjaer: injured. When you get to that starting line, I'm going 1260 00:58:35,220 --> 00:58:35,850 Rob Simmelkjaer: to see you there. 1261 00:58:35,880 --> 00:58:36,091 N.O.R.E.: Okay. Yes. 1262 00:58:36,091 --> 00:58:38,251 Rob Simmelkjaer: And I will congratulate you at the starting line. 1263 00:58:38,251 --> 00:58:38,761 Becs Gentry: We'll be there. 1264 00:58:39,330 --> 00:58:42,330 Rob Simmelkjaer: Because that's the hardest part. From there to the finish 1265 00:58:42,330 --> 00:58:43,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: line, that's the fun. 1266 00:58:43,710 --> 00:58:44,010 N.O.R.E.: Okay. 1267 00:58:44,040 --> 00:58:44,490 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's the war. 1268 00:58:44,490 --> 00:58:44,491 Becs Gentry: Very true. 1269 00:58:44,491 --> 00:58:46,350 Rob Simmelkjaer: You're going to have a good time. 1270 00:58:46,350 --> 00:58:47,550 N.O.R.E.: It's starting at Staten Island right? 1271 00:58:47,550 --> 00:58:49,111 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's where we're going to start. That's right. Make sure you're there, bright and early. 1272 00:58:49,111 --> 00:58:51,001 Becs Gentry: You're there only in Staten for two seconds. 1273 00:58:51,001 --> 00:58:51,421 N.O.R.E.: Okay. 1274 00:58:52,140 --> 00:58:52,830 Becs Gentry: It's really- 1275 00:58:53,490 --> 00:58:55,800 N.O.R.E.: Every now and then, we have this group chat and 1276 00:58:55,950 --> 00:59:01,351 N.O.R.E.: my friend Mitch, he just sends us the route of it going like this. 1277 00:59:01,351 --> 00:59:03,060 Becs Gentry: ... Yeah. Have you watched the animated version? 1278 00:59:03,060 --> 00:59:03,061 N.O.R.E.: Yeah. 1279 00:59:03,061 --> 00:59:04,861 Becs Gentry: Yeah. And you're like, " This is really long." 1280 00:59:04,861 --> 00:59:04,862 N.O.R.E.: Yeah. Yeah, I'm scared. 1281 00:59:04,862 --> 00:59:12,510 Becs Gentry: From here to here. But you know what? Someone once said to me seven, eight years 1282 00:59:12,510 --> 00:59:16,770 Becs Gentry: ago that running the New York City Marathon, this specifically, 1283 00:59:16,770 --> 00:59:19,500 Becs Gentry: the TCS New York City Marathon, it is a love 1284 00:59:19,500 --> 00:59:23,340 Becs Gentry: letter from the city to every single runner. And yeah, 1285 00:59:23,400 --> 00:59:25,620 Becs Gentry: I pulled that face, I was like, " Sure. What do 1286 00:59:25,620 --> 00:59:27,840 Becs Gentry: you think I'm a fool?" And on the day, I 1287 00:59:27,840 --> 00:59:32,970 Becs Gentry: was like, " They are so right. This is unreal." From 1288 00:59:32,970 --> 00:59:37,950 Becs Gentry: the runners, from the volunteers, from the people cheering, you 1289 00:59:37,950 --> 00:59:40,979 Becs Gentry: are in pain, of course, we're not unicorns, we're real 1290 00:59:40,980 --> 00:59:45,210 Becs Gentry: people, it hurts. But somehow, you're running, you're smiling, and 1291 00:59:45,210 --> 00:59:48,030 Becs Gentry: you're like, " The city loves me today. And I'm going 1292 00:59:48,030 --> 00:59:48,121 Becs Gentry: to take it." So enjoy it. 1293 00:59:48,121 --> 00:59:57,060 N.O.R.E.: As a child, I used to go to Queensbridge. And I used to just watch 1294 00:59:57,150 --> 01:00:01,650 N.O.R.E.: the marathon go through there, right? Never knew, years later, 1295 01:00:01,980 --> 01:00:04,590 N.O.R.E.: and then, I used to watch my father watch the 1296 01:00:04,590 --> 01:00:06,600 N.O.R.E.: marathon. My father used to watch the marathon. And I used to 1297 01:00:06,600 --> 01:00:10,230 N.O.R.E.: always be like, " They always showing the Kenyan guy in the 1298 01:00:10,230 --> 01:00:14,040 N.O.R.E.: beginning. They always showing that. And then, they cut to the regular 1299 01:00:14,040 --> 01:00:17,340 N.O.R.E.: people, then they show the Kenyan guy again." And I 1300 01:00:17,340 --> 01:00:20,760 N.O.R.E.: would always repeat that. And I'm like, so years later, I'm like, " 1301 01:00:20,880 --> 01:00:24,120 N.O.R.E.: Holy shit." In my mind, I'm the Kenyan guy. But, that's just 1302 01:00:24,120 --> 01:00:29,490 N.O.R.E.: only in my mind. But, yes, to compete with this, this is the toughest 1303 01:00:29,490 --> 01:00:32,371 N.O.R.E.: thing of my life. And it's something I'm facing ahead on. 1304 01:00:32,371 --> 01:00:36,090 Rob Simmelkjaer: You got this. We're going to check back in with you. Okay? We'll check back in before the 1305 01:00:36,150 --> 01:00:39,150 Rob Simmelkjaer: marathon, see how it's going. It's been such an honor and 1306 01:00:39,150 --> 01:00:41,041 Rob Simmelkjaer: a pleasure to have you here on Set the Pace. 1307 01:00:41,041 --> 01:00:44,580 N.O.R.E.: And, anytime you need me back, I'll be here. 1308 01:00:44,910 --> 01:00:45,419 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right. 1309 01:00:45,450 --> 01:00:45,810 N.O.R.E.: I'm here. 1310 01:00:47,370 --> 01:00:48,300 Rob Simmelkjaer: N. O. R.E. taking on the marathon. 1311 01:00:49,860 --> 01:00:52,950 Rob Simmelkjaer: Looking to elevate your running routine? Check out Set the 1312 01:00:52,950 --> 01:00:56,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: Pace, the official podcast of New York Roadrunners presented by 1313 01:00:56,550 --> 01:01:00,870 Rob Simmelkjaer: Peloton. Each episode features exclusive interviews with inspiring runners, pro 1314 01:01:00,870 --> 01:01:04,050 Rob Simmelkjaer: training tips, and the latest on big events like the 1315 01:01:04,050 --> 01:01:07,080 Rob Simmelkjaer: TCS New York City Marathon. Whether you're preparing for a 1316 01:01:07,080 --> 01:01:10,020 Rob Simmelkjaer: big race or just love running, Set the Pace is 1317 01:01:10,020 --> 01:01:13,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: your go- to for motivation and advice. Tune in anywhere 1318 01:01:13,860 --> 01:01:17,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: you listen to podcasts. It's not just superstars who discover 1319 01:01:17,580 --> 01:01:20,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: that running can change their body, their mind, and their 1320 01:01:20,820 --> 01:01:24,030 Rob Simmelkjaer: life. A few weeks ago, the great Meb Kofleski caught up 1321 01:01:24,090 --> 01:01:27,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: with New York Roadrunners member, Noah Perez, a young runner 1322 01:01:27,270 --> 01:01:29,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: who took up the sport when he was visiting a 1323 01:01:29,820 --> 01:01:32,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: friend that was training for the Chicago Marathon. With no 1324 01:01:32,670 --> 01:01:36,720 Rob Simmelkjaer: prior running experience at all, Noah dove in head first 1325 01:01:36,720 --> 01:01:40,290 Rob Simmelkjaer: drawn by the challenge of competition. But, the further he 1326 01:01:40,290 --> 01:01:44,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: went, the more running became something deeper, a way to 1327 01:01:44,220 --> 01:01:46,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: unplug, to focus, and to reflect. 1328 01:01:47,520 --> 01:01:50,820 Meb : Noah, welcome to the Set the Pace podcast. How are you doing today? 1329 01:01:51,150 --> 01:01:52,200 Noah Perez: I'm doing great. How are you? 1330 01:01:52,590 --> 01:01:55,169 Meb : I'm good, thanks. Let's get to it. Can you tell 1331 01:01:55,170 --> 01:01:58,200 Meb : us what got you started running in the first place? 1332 01:01:58,890 --> 01:02:02,370 Noah Perez: Yeah. So I think, I have a pretty standard journey. Or, like I said, I'd 1333 01:02:02,820 --> 01:02:05,040 Noah Perez: like to feel like of most young 20- year- olds. 1334 01:02:05,040 --> 01:02:08,250 Noah Perez: I was in a place where I didn't really have any direction. I 1335 01:02:09,450 --> 01:02:12,570 Noah Perez: started my career but I didn't really feel fulfilled. And 1336 01:02:12,570 --> 01:02:14,220 Noah Perez: pretty much just on a whim I went to go 1337 01:02:14,220 --> 01:02:16,350 Noah Perez: visit my buddy in Chicago who was training for the 1338 01:02:16,350 --> 01:02:20,280 Noah Perez: Chicago Marathon. And, I'm pretty competitive. I like to compete 1339 01:02:20,280 --> 01:02:23,010 Noah Perez: with my friends. I don't have any running experience, but 1340 01:02:23,010 --> 01:02:25,110 Noah Perez: I feel like I could also run a marathon. And 1341 01:02:25,110 --> 01:02:28,170 Noah Perez: that just transpired into my whole running passion basically. 1342 01:02:29,040 --> 01:02:33,720 Meb : Pretty awesome. Can you tell us how did your expectation 1343 01:02:33,720 --> 01:02:35,850 Meb : about running change as you kept going? 1344 01:02:36,690 --> 01:02:39,210 Noah Perez: Yeah, for sure. So I first started, like I said, 1345 01:02:39,210 --> 01:02:42,840 Noah Perez: just on a pure competitive basis just wanting to compete 1346 01:02:42,840 --> 01:02:47,220 Noah Perez: with my friend. And it slowly transitioned from just going 1347 01:02:47,220 --> 01:02:50,610 Noah Perez: through the motions and logging the miles, the training that 1348 01:02:50,610 --> 01:02:53,940 Noah Perez: I saw online to a real passion. I really found 1349 01:02:53,940 --> 01:02:56,190 Noah Perez: myself enjoying running and it wasn't until I got a 1350 01:02:56,190 --> 01:02:59,910 Noah Perez: coach necessarily who prohibited the use of the headphones and 1351 01:02:59,910 --> 01:03:03,870 Noah Perez: just being in the moment. I think that key fact 1352 01:03:03,870 --> 01:03:07,050 Noah Perez: has really impacted my life in a profound way, just 1353 01:03:07,260 --> 01:03:09,870 Noah Perez: allowing a lot of time for self- reflection, disconnecting from 1354 01:03:09,870 --> 01:03:12,720 Noah Perez: social media, which I struggle with, and I'm sure a 1355 01:03:12,720 --> 01:03:16,050 Noah Perez: lot of people struggle with. Your attention's always everyone else's 1356 01:03:16,260 --> 01:03:19,350 Noah Perez: biggest asset. So just being able to run, disconnect, and 1357 01:03:19,350 --> 01:03:22,140 Noah Perez: really reflect on what's going on in my life has really 1358 01:03:22,140 --> 01:03:26,400 Noah Perez: impacted, not only myself, but those around me. And hopefully 1359 01:03:26,400 --> 01:03:28,980 Noah Perez: for the better I'd hope so is what I like to think. 1360 01:03:29,970 --> 01:03:31,680 Meb : No, I think, running takes you to be in the 1361 01:03:31,680 --> 01:03:35,370 Meb : moment, to be aware of your surroundings and smell the 1362 01:03:35,370 --> 01:03:40,050 Meb : roses almost. And, in what way has running changed your 1363 01:03:40,050 --> 01:03:43,080 Meb : daily life or the way you see yourself? 1364 01:03:44,760 --> 01:03:47,130 Noah Perez: It has changed my daily life in many ways. I'd 1365 01:03:47,130 --> 01:03:49,920 Noah Perez: say, the biggest is just the mental health aspect, as 1366 01:03:49,920 --> 01:03:54,150 Noah Perez: well as the cardio. Just, as I got older, growing 1367 01:03:54,150 --> 01:03:58,470 Noah Perez: up I swam competitively. But mainly, just as a sprinter. 1368 01:03:58,470 --> 01:04:01,830 Noah Perez: And then, I transitioned that into just body power building. 1369 01:04:01,830 --> 01:04:05,340 Noah Perez: And again, just fitting the trip of what I thought 1370 01:04:05,340 --> 01:04:08,490 Noah Perez: was a healthy lifestyle. But, as I got older, I 1371 01:04:08,490 --> 01:04:12,990 Noah Perez: realized just because you have functional muscles, or big muscles, 1372 01:04:13,290 --> 01:04:15,870 Noah Perez: or you can sprint doesn't necessarily correlate to a healthy 1373 01:04:15,870 --> 01:04:19,380 Noah Perez: living. And I just found that having a healthier heart is 1374 01:04:19,380 --> 01:04:22,470 Noah Perez: actually one of the most important things to prolong life. 1375 01:04:22,470 --> 01:04:25,410 Noah Perez: And not only prolong, but just functional and healthy life. 1376 01:04:26,430 --> 01:04:29,820 Noah Perez: So just having that incorporation to, again, just those blanket 1377 01:04:29,820 --> 01:04:32,580 Noah Perez: miles into an actual structured training, trying to work on my 1378 01:04:32,580 --> 01:04:38,010 Noah Perez: VO2 max with interval work, long runs, the standard training 1379 01:04:38,010 --> 01:04:41,100 Noah Perez: has really impacted my health personally. And I think that 1380 01:04:41,100 --> 01:04:44,370 Noah Perez: translates to better sleep, better performance in the workplace, and 1381 01:04:44,370 --> 01:04:46,380 Noah Perez: just better social interactions overall. 1382 01:04:46,740 --> 01:04:49,410 Meb : Pretty awesome. Most people see me running. And then, they say, " 1383 01:04:49,410 --> 01:04:51,990 Meb : You're going to be a beautiful swimmer." But there's two 1384 01:04:51,990 --> 01:04:54,960 Meb : different things. Have you found some peril or some differences 1385 01:04:54,960 --> 01:04:55,380 Meb : in that? 1386 01:04:57,150 --> 01:04:59,250 Noah Perez: I found a lot of differences. So growing up swimming... 1387 01:05:00,090 --> 01:05:01,980 Noah Perez: I've only been running for two years now, so I 1388 01:05:01,980 --> 01:05:05,790 Noah Perez: don't have too much of the technique. I'm always trying 1389 01:05:05,790 --> 01:05:10,770 Noah Perez: to strive for better form, more efficient form. But, one 1390 01:05:10,770 --> 01:05:13,470 Noah Perez: of the key things that I think has really attributed 1391 01:05:13,470 --> 01:05:17,430 Noah Perez: to my love and passion for running and the ability 1392 01:05:17,430 --> 01:05:20,610 Noah Perez: to really push myself to these great distance, like marathons, 1393 01:05:20,610 --> 01:05:23,850 Noah Perez: is just the ability to disconnect. Because, where I'm swimming, 1394 01:05:24,210 --> 01:05:26,760 Noah Perez: it's just you looking at the floor with a black 1395 01:05:26,760 --> 01:05:30,510 Noah Perez: line for hours on end. So I think that really 1396 01:05:30,510 --> 01:05:32,700 Noah Perez: helps me, again, just focus and just tune in on 1397 01:05:32,970 --> 01:05:35,250 Noah Perez: what my body's telling me, what's going around me and 1398 01:05:35,250 --> 01:05:38,100 Noah Perez: how I can really improve as a person and an athlete 1399 01:05:38,100 --> 01:05:38,580 Noah Perez: as a whole. 1400 01:05:40,080 --> 01:05:42,330 Meb : Even the pool, and you've been there for an hour 1401 01:05:42,330 --> 01:05:45,180 Meb : or 45 minute, and you say you've been there. But, when 1402 01:05:45,180 --> 01:05:47,850 Meb : you run seven miles, eight miles, it's like, " I can't believe I 1403 01:05:47,850 --> 01:05:50,970 Meb : went there and back." And things like that. But, have 1404 01:05:50,970 --> 01:05:54,600 Meb : your goals with running changed since you begun? Or what 1405 01:05:54,780 --> 01:05:55,920 Meb : are you aiming for now? 1406 01:05:56,790 --> 01:05:58,860 Noah Perez: Yeah, so definitely when I first started it was just getting 1407 01:05:58,860 --> 01:06:02,220 Noah Perez: that one marathon out the way. And, I just caught the bug, 1408 01:06:02,220 --> 01:06:05,190 Noah Perez: just the community, the people in it, the reasons why different 1409 01:06:05,430 --> 01:06:07,860 Noah Perez: people run. Even though I have my own story, there's 1410 01:06:07,860 --> 01:06:10,140 Noah Perez: a lot of different stories that I talk to from 1411 01:06:10,140 --> 01:06:12,330 Noah Perez: interactions in the community and just ever so welcoming. It's 1412 01:06:12,780 --> 01:06:14,640 Noah Perez: one community that I definitely want to be a part of 1413 01:06:14,640 --> 01:06:18,810 Noah Perez: for the proceeding future and just continue to improve. So 1414 01:06:18,810 --> 01:06:22,170 Noah Perez: just going from just wanting to complete a race to 1415 01:06:22,620 --> 01:06:24,720 Noah Perez: then wanting to do the six majors. And now, I just wanted 1416 01:06:24,720 --> 01:06:25,890 Noah Perez: to be a part of the community for as long as 1417 01:06:25,890 --> 01:06:28,740 Noah Perez: possible again. So just really focusing on my heart health, 1418 01:06:29,820 --> 01:06:31,950 Noah Perez: make sure I don't get injured, just prolonged training, and 1419 01:06:31,950 --> 01:06:35,189 Noah Perez: just really putting the time. And, when I first started, I 1420 01:06:35,190 --> 01:06:38,940 Noah Perez: mentioned doing the big six. I was really just focused 1421 01:06:38,940 --> 01:06:42,900 Noah Perez: on getting the times as fast as possible. And, as 1422 01:06:43,170 --> 01:06:46,530 Noah Perez: I've really progressed and matured as an individual, I realized 1423 01:06:46,710 --> 01:06:48,480 Noah Perez: it's not so much about the results, it's just the 1424 01:06:48,480 --> 01:06:50,790 Noah Perez: time, and the sport, and the connections that you make. 1425 01:06:51,060 --> 01:06:55,200 Noah Perez: And, I'll get there eventually, whether through training or just 1426 01:06:55,380 --> 01:06:58,380 Noah Perez: I'll age into my time. Hopefully, I'll get the time 1427 01:06:58,380 --> 01:07:01,800 Noah Perez: first before I age into it. But, just the connections 1428 01:07:01,800 --> 01:07:04,740 Noah Perez: along the way just really shifted my mindset into just 1429 01:07:04,770 --> 01:07:08,010 Noah Perez: enjoying the moment, enjoying almost the training process of it, 1430 01:07:08,010 --> 01:07:10,830 Noah Perez: instead of just strictly results driven. 1431 01:07:11,430 --> 01:07:15,270 Meb : It's pretty awesome. I just interviewed someone named Udai who started his marathon at 1432 01:07:15,360 --> 01:07:17,850 Meb : 75. It's great to see somebody like you fall in 1433 01:07:17,850 --> 01:07:20,160 Meb : love with it to be able to do that. But, 1434 01:07:20,160 --> 01:07:23,430 Meb : it's amazing. And, what does being part of the run 1435 01:07:23,430 --> 01:07:26,370 Meb : community mean to you? And how has that unfolded your journey? 1436 01:07:27,270 --> 01:07:31,050 Noah Perez: To me, it's really taken a big hold in my 1437 01:07:31,050 --> 01:07:33,990 Noah Perez: life. Like I said, I was at a point in 1438 01:07:33,990 --> 01:07:36,570 Noah Perez: my life where I didn't have too much direction of 1439 01:07:36,750 --> 01:07:41,070 Noah Perez: what I wanted to do to feel fulfilled. For example, so I 1440 01:07:41,070 --> 01:07:43,800 Noah Perez: went to college out of Miami, which is the city 1441 01:07:43,800 --> 01:07:46,410 Noah Perez: I was born in, came back, and I was just going through 1442 01:07:46,410 --> 01:07:51,480 Noah Perez: the motions. And, it's really helped me create a community 1443 01:07:51,480 --> 01:07:54,540 Noah Perez: that I can feel a part of and welcome, and 1444 01:07:55,290 --> 01:07:58,410 Noah Perez: help grow as well, and interact with people I probably 1445 01:07:58,410 --> 01:08:02,040 Noah Perez: wouldn't normally interact with. Especially, I'm also doing the 9+ 1446 01:08:02,220 --> 01:08:05,760 Noah Perez: 1 program. I just met one of my friends, I 1447 01:08:05,760 --> 01:08:07,530 Noah Perez: like to consider a friend, I met him last week, 1448 01:08:07,530 --> 01:08:10,740 Noah Perez: but Stefan Oon. And we just interacted over just us 1449 01:08:10,740 --> 01:08:14,790 Noah Perez: both doing the 9+ 1 program, just diving into a 1450 01:08:14,790 --> 01:08:18,210 Noah Perez: bunch personal life issues and how I've taken away from 1451 01:08:18,210 --> 01:08:21,599 Noah Perez: running, how he's taken away, and just for that one 1452 01:08:21,600 --> 01:08:25,229 Noah Perez: interaction and just one race that we did, now we're almost 1453 01:08:25,680 --> 01:08:29,129 Noah Perez: lifelong friends and we're texting each other on our training, 1454 01:08:29,130 --> 01:08:33,180 Noah Perez: and goals, and when we might be able to train 1455 01:08:33,180 --> 01:08:36,090 Noah Perez: again. It's just a community that is really welcoming. And, 1456 01:08:36,810 --> 01:08:39,900 Noah Perez: as someone so young and I feel like social media 1457 01:08:39,900 --> 01:08:42,389 Noah Perez: just portrays this ideology of, " You need to have everything 1458 01:08:42,390 --> 01:08:46,679 Noah Perez: figured out." It's a nice feeling just feeling welcomed for 1459 01:08:47,310 --> 01:08:49,530 Noah Perez: almost like you're insecurities are like, not knowing where you 1460 01:08:49,530 --> 01:08:50,580 Noah Perez: are in terms of direction. 1461 01:08:51,360 --> 01:08:54,002 Meb : It's pretty awesome. The 9+ 1 is an (inaudible) 1462 01:08:53,520 --> 01:08:58,320 Meb : runners. 9 races 1 volunteers get to the race. And yeah, 1463 01:08:58,320 --> 01:09:04,951 Meb : the camaraderie of friendship and accountability with others, it's pretty amazing. 1464 01:09:04,951 --> 01:09:05,040 Noah Perez: Exactly. 1465 01:09:05,040 --> 01:09:07,680 Meb : So keep up the great work and I'm just delighted 1466 01:09:07,680 --> 01:09:10,620 Meb : that you can love the sport as early age and 1467 01:09:10,620 --> 01:09:11,130 Meb : keep doing what you're doing. 1468 01:09:12,240 --> 01:09:13,380 Noah Perez: Awesome, thank you so much. 1469 01:09:13,740 --> 01:09:14,910 Meb : Thanks for being on the podcast. 1470 01:09:15,660 --> 01:09:17,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: Thank you so much, Noah, for being a member of 1471 01:09:17,880 --> 01:09:21,330 Rob Simmelkjaer: New York Roadners. Now, it's time for today's Med Minutes. 1472 01:09:22,680 --> 01:09:25,110 Meb : If you've got a friend or family member who's thinking 1473 01:09:25,110 --> 01:09:29,070 Meb : about running, help them get started. Don't overwhelm them with 1474 01:09:29,070 --> 01:09:33,059 Meb : gear or mileage. Keep it simple. 20 to 30 minutes, a few 1475 01:09:33,060 --> 01:09:36,630 Meb : miles or a few days a week, encourage them to 1476 01:09:36,630 --> 01:09:39,960 Meb : run, even if they have to walk if needed. Invite them 1477 01:09:39,960 --> 01:09:43,229 Meb : to local races or just for a short loop around 1478 01:09:43,229 --> 01:09:46,800 Meb : the neighborhood, let them know they're not alone. Community is 1479 01:09:46,800 --> 01:09:50,400 Meb : a big part of what we make running so much special. 1480 01:09:51,420 --> 01:09:53,490 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right. Becs, that does it for another episode. I've set the 1481 01:09:53,490 --> 01:09:55,979 Rob Simmelkjaer: pace. And what an episode it was. Thank you for 1482 01:09:55,979 --> 01:09:56,911 Rob Simmelkjaer: hosting us here at Peloton. 1483 01:09:56,911 --> 01:09:59,670 Becs Gentry: You are so welcome. I am honored that we got to 1484 01:09:59,670 --> 01:10:01,260 Becs Gentry: do it in my second home. 1485 01:10:02,070 --> 01:10:05,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: It's been phenomenal. And again, welcome to all of you out 1486 01:10:05,250 --> 01:10:07,740 Rob Simmelkjaer: there watching us on YouTube for the first time. It's 1487 01:10:07,740 --> 01:10:10,290 Rob Simmelkjaer: been great to have you. What a first episode on 1488 01:10:10,290 --> 01:10:13,469 Rob Simmelkjaer: YouTube it was with the great N.O.R.E. We will see you 1489 01:10:13,650 --> 01:10:15,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: on next week's episode. We'll be right back here. Not 1490 01:10:15,900 --> 01:10:17,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: sure we'll be in such a fancy place. But you'll 1491 01:10:17,820 --> 01:10:19,860 Rob Simmelkjaer: be able to see us. So thanks for joining us. 1492 01:10:19,860 --> 01:10:21,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: Enjoy the miles. We'll see you next week. 1493 01:10:21,750 --> 01:10:22,080 Becs Gentry: Take care.