1 00:00:01,139 --> 00:00:04,230 Rob Simmelkjaer: It's just a run until it's a race, until you 2 00:00:04,230 --> 00:00:07,170 Rob Simmelkjaer: put everything on the line to cross the finish line. 3 00:00:07,380 --> 00:00:10,470 Rob Simmelkjaer: And it's just water until it's Culligan, because when it 4 00:00:10,470 --> 00:00:13,440 Rob Simmelkjaer: comes to running your marathon, you get out what you 5 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:17,370 Rob Simmelkjaer: put in. So, train with cleaner, safer, better tasting water, 6 00:00:17,700 --> 00:00:22,530 Rob Simmelkjaer: and go further with certified Culligan filtration. Culligan, water you 7 00:00:22,530 --> 00:00:26,850 Rob Simmelkjaer: love. Culligan is the official water solutions partner of the TCS 8 00:00:26,850 --> 00:00:32,640 Rob Simmelkjaer: New York City Marathon. Visit culligan.com/marathon to learn more. Win 9 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,380 Rob Simmelkjaer: the morning, win the day, I always say. 10 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:35,281 Becs Gentry: Oh, we like a mantra. 11 00:00:35,281 --> 00:00:43,290 Rob Simmelkjaer: Get on out there. Make it happen. Hey everybody, and 12 00:00:43,290 --> 00:00:46,860 Rob Simmelkjaer: welcome to a special holiday episode of Set The Pace, 13 00:00:46,860 --> 00:00:49,470 Rob Simmelkjaer: the official podcast of New York Road Runners presented by 14 00:00:49,470 --> 00:00:52,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: Peloton. I'm your host, Rob Simmelkjaer, the CEO of New 15 00:00:52,620 --> 00:00:56,100 Rob Simmelkjaer: York Roadrunners, and with me, my co- host and Peloton 16 00:00:56,100 --> 00:00:59,430 Rob Simmelkjaer: instructor, Becs Gentry. Hey, Becs, happy holidays. 17 00:00:59,460 --> 00:01:04,800 Becs Gentry: Hi, happy holidays. And talking of, we at Set The 18 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:08,610 Becs Gentry: Pace today have a very special gift for you all. 19 00:01:08,940 --> 00:01:14,100 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's right. We're going to give you 26 mantras as 20 00:01:14,100 --> 00:01:16,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: our holiday gift to you. You can use these on your 21 00:01:16,590 --> 00:01:19,470 Rob Simmelkjaer: holiday runs or whatever time of year you need a 22 00:01:19,470 --> 00:01:22,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: mantra, one mantra for every mile of the New York 23 00:01:22,590 --> 00:01:23,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: City Marathon. 24 00:01:23,610 --> 00:01:27,569 Becs Gentry: Exactly that. Or just one for every minute, you may 25 00:01:27,569 --> 00:01:31,080 Becs Gentry: need a little more inspiration to get you through. These 26 00:01:31,110 --> 00:01:33,810 Becs Gentry: are mantras that have helped our guests over the past 27 00:01:33,810 --> 00:01:37,020 Becs Gentry: year discover their own personal finish lines, no matter their 28 00:01:37,020 --> 00:01:40,860 Becs Gentry: debt, their exhaustion, their fear, or just plain old complacency 29 00:01:40,860 --> 00:01:42,569 Becs Gentry: that we all know a little bit about. 30 00:01:43,020 --> 00:01:45,929 Rob Simmelkjaer: Everybody loves a good mantra, Becs. We need them. We 31 00:01:45,929 --> 00:01:50,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: love them. So, let's lace up and let's go. Thank 32 00:01:50,730 --> 00:01:54,960 Rob Simmelkjaer: you, New York. Today, we're reminded of the power of 33 00:01:54,960 --> 00:02:00,300 Rob Simmelkjaer: community and the power of coming together. Athletes on your mark. 34 00:02:02,430 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 3: The first woman to finish for the second straight year 35 00:02:06,210 --> 00:02:08,970 Speaker 3: here in the New York City Marathon is Mickey Gorman, 36 00:02:08,970 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 3: a smiling Mickey Gorman. And why not? 2: 29:30, the time for good of ice. 37 00:02:14,370 --> 00:02:17,010 Speaker 4: Look at the emotion of Shalane Flanagan as she comes 38 00:02:17,010 --> 00:02:20,310 Speaker 4: to the line. Pointing to his chest, pointing to the 39 00:02:20,310 --> 00:02:24,180 Speaker 4: USA. He so proudly wears across his chest. A great 40 00:02:24,180 --> 00:02:24,780 Speaker 4: day from up to Fluskey. 41 00:02:30,090 --> 00:02:32,370 Rob Simmelkjaer: So, to kick us off Becs, let's start at the 42 00:02:32,370 --> 00:02:35,430 Rob Simmelkjaer: beginning. The hardest part of any run, of course, is 43 00:02:35,430 --> 00:02:38,850 Rob Simmelkjaer: the moment before you start. So, for me, what I've 44 00:02:38,850 --> 00:02:42,630 Rob Simmelkjaer: discovered is if I run first thing, everything else in 45 00:02:42,630 --> 00:02:45,960 Rob Simmelkjaer: my day is going to fall into place. Mantra one. 46 00:02:47,790 --> 00:02:49,889 Rob Simmelkjaer: Win the morning, win the day. 47 00:02:56,010 --> 00:02:58,830 Becs Gentry: Now, Rob, every single person we've talked to this year 48 00:02:58,980 --> 00:03:03,149 Becs Gentry: started somewhere. And a lot of them started by actually 49 00:03:03,150 --> 00:03:08,609 Becs Gentry: surprising themselves with movement. Now, Vinny Guadagnino went from reality 50 00:03:08,610 --> 00:03:13,470 Becs Gentry: TV star to marathoner, but before he ran his 26. 51 00:03:13,470 --> 00:03:15,360 Becs Gentry: 2, he had to believe he could. 52 00:03:16,980 --> 00:03:19,500 Vinny Guadagnino: This is a good message for everybody. People don't even 53 00:03:19,500 --> 00:03:23,190 Vinny Guadagnino: believe they can run a mile. People don't believe they 54 00:03:23,190 --> 00:03:26,460 Vinny Guadagnino: can run three miles, but you can. You just have 55 00:03:26,460 --> 00:03:29,310 Vinny Guadagnino: to do it slowly and you have to just do 56 00:03:29,310 --> 00:03:34,980 Vinny Guadagnino: it easily. I was more capable than I thought. I 57 00:03:34,980 --> 00:03:38,460 Vinny Guadagnino: mean, I'm still telling myself that advice every day. 58 00:03:40,020 --> 00:03:40,770 Becs Gentry: Mantra two. 59 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,040 Vinny Guadagnino: I was more capable than I thought. 60 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:51,210 Rob Simmelkjaer: Star of East 89th Street Productions documentary, Final Finishers, Martinez 61 00:03:51,210 --> 00:03:56,280 Rob Simmelkjaer: Evans' first treadmill run lasted less than 30 seconds. Today, 62 00:03:56,430 --> 00:03:58,050 Rob Simmelkjaer: he is an accomplished marathoner. 63 00:03:59,310 --> 00:04:03,240 Martinez Evans: It really took a lot of micro steps along the way. 64 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:08,010 Martinez Evans: I go back to the fitness center. I'm like, "This treadmill is not 65 00:04:08,010 --> 00:04:10,800 Martinez Evans: going to beat me. I run for 30 seconds straight." I'm like, " 66 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:14,100 Martinez Evans: All right, that's good enough." I had to prove to myself that I can get on a 67 00:04:14,100 --> 00:04:17,580 Martinez Evans: treadmill and not. And then every day after that, I 68 00:04:17,580 --> 00:04:19,560 Martinez Evans: would just go and just do a little bit more, 69 00:04:19,830 --> 00:04:23,219 Martinez Evans: like 45 seconds, try to run a minute. And then 70 00:04:23,670 --> 00:04:27,180 Martinez Evans: a friend told me about Casta 5K and I'm obsessive, 71 00:04:27,180 --> 00:04:29,909 Martinez Evans: so I download four of them. It took me about 72 00:04:30,660 --> 00:04:34,920 Martinez Evans: 10 to 12 weeks to be able to run my first 5K. I 73 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:38,310 Martinez Evans: remember signing up for it. It was a 5K for the 74 00:04:38,850 --> 00:04:42,900 Martinez Evans: September 11 firefighters, the tunnel tower. So, I ran that. 75 00:04:42,930 --> 00:04:48,060 Martinez Evans: And from that day on, I was hooked. And I was like, okay, if I 76 00:04:48,570 --> 00:04:53,010 Martinez Evans: can do this, I can train for a 10K, train for a 10K, 77 00:04:53,010 --> 00:04:56,070 Martinez Evans: ran a bunch of 10Ks, and then trained for a half- 78 00:04:56,070 --> 00:05:00,359 Martinez Evans: marathon. And then I said, " Okay, I trained for a half- 79 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,539 Martinez Evans: marathon. It's time to sign up for the Big Doll." 80 00:05:03,779 --> 00:05:09,660 Martinez Evans: And signed up for a marathon and went out there 81 00:05:09,660 --> 00:05:13,950 Martinez Evans: and did my thing. It's simple, but it's not easy to do. 82 00:05:15,510 --> 00:05:16,650 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mantra three. 83 00:05:17,700 --> 00:05:19,260 Martinez Evans: It's simple, but it's not easy to do. 84 00:05:23,039 --> 00:05:26,640 Becs Gentry: One of our faves, the ever- smiley New York Road runners 85 00:05:26,730 --> 00:05:31,050 Becs Gentry: board member, Randi Zuckerberg, discovered running during the lockdown. 86 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:38,550 Randi Zuckerberg: I turned 40 during lockdown and I took stock of 87 00:05:38,550 --> 00:05:40,890 Randi Zuckerberg: my life and you alluded to this a little in the 88 00:05:40,890 --> 00:05:45,000 Randi Zuckerberg: beginning, but I've had a lot of sidekick energy my 89 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:49,200 Randi Zuckerberg: whole life, which is great. Everyone needs a sidekick, but 90 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:53,610 Randi Zuckerberg: I've always been supporting my brother at his startup and 91 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:58,800 Randi Zuckerberg: supporting my husband and being Asher and Simmy and Shira's mom. And 92 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:02,160 Randi Zuckerberg: I realized if someone wrote the story of my life, 93 00:06:02,190 --> 00:06:05,190 Randi Zuckerberg: I wouldn't even be the main character in the story 94 00:06:05,190 --> 00:06:09,239 Randi Zuckerberg: of my own life. And that was a pretty sad 95 00:06:09,420 --> 00:06:13,469 Randi Zuckerberg: and shocking realization to come to at age 40. And 96 00:06:13,470 --> 00:06:16,260 Randi Zuckerberg: I didn't really know what to do with that information 97 00:06:16,260 --> 00:06:21,390 Randi Zuckerberg: or sitting with that. I just really thought... I would 98 00:06:21,390 --> 00:06:24,390 Randi Zuckerberg: really like to step into the main character role in 99 00:06:24,390 --> 00:06:28,770 Randi Zuckerberg: my own life. And there were these women at a 100 00:06:28,770 --> 00:06:31,560 Randi Zuckerberg: local gym that I would go to and they would 101 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,260 Randi Zuckerberg: run the New York Road runners races on the weekends 102 00:06:34,260 --> 00:06:36,390 Randi Zuckerberg: and go have brunch. And I was like, I don't 103 00:06:36,420 --> 00:06:40,140 Randi Zuckerberg: even think I like running, but I really like brunch 104 00:06:40,230 --> 00:06:45,510 Randi Zuckerberg: and I'm very lonely and these seem like nice women. 105 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:49,890 Randi Zuckerberg: And so, that was how I got into it. I 106 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,760 Randi Zuckerberg: didn't even think I could run on pavement. I hadn't 107 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:58,560 Randi Zuckerberg: even run one step on pavement in 20 years. And 108 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:00,870 Randi Zuckerberg: I didn't know after having three kids, if that would 109 00:07:00,870 --> 00:07:04,320 Randi Zuckerberg: be something that I could do. But we entered the 110 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:08,730 Randi Zuckerberg: mini 10K, the Mastercard Mini 10K, and it was, oh 111 00:07:08,730 --> 00:07:11,100 Randi Zuckerberg: my gosh, Beck, it was so joyful to just see 112 00:07:11,100 --> 00:07:15,870 Randi Zuckerberg: thousands of women out there of all ages and all 113 00:07:15,870 --> 00:07:21,990 Randi Zuckerberg: body sizes and just showing up for themselves. I left 114 00:07:21,990 --> 00:07:24,750 Randi Zuckerberg: that race and I was like, " I think I could 115 00:07:24,750 --> 00:07:26,970 Randi Zuckerberg: show up for myself in my own life." 116 00:07:30,300 --> 00:07:31,080 Becs Gentry: Mantra four. 117 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,980 Randi Zuckerberg: I would really like to step into the main character 118 00:07:34,980 --> 00:07:36,330 Randi Zuckerberg: role in my own life. 119 00:07:40,770 --> 00:07:44,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: Apple Fitness Plus trainer, Cory Wharton- Malcolm, used to listen 120 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:48,780 Rob Simmelkjaer: to all those external doubts. Then he started running. 121 00:07:48,780 --> 00:08:01,679 Cory Wharton-Malcolm: I would say I stand taller in who I am and I have less regard 122 00:08:02,070 --> 00:08:07,680 Cory Wharton-Malcolm: for the thoughts and feelings about me that aren't positive. 123 00:08:07,890 --> 00:08:10,710 Cory Wharton-Malcolm: I think that's the best way to articulate and synthesize 124 00:08:10,710 --> 00:08:13,830 Cory Wharton-Malcolm: it. And I guess the long version of it is 125 00:08:13,860 --> 00:08:19,350 Cory Wharton-Malcolm: running told me I can do anything and because running 126 00:08:19,350 --> 00:08:22,230 Cory Wharton-Malcolm: told me that I can do anything, I'm now going 127 00:08:22,380 --> 00:08:24,930 Cory Wharton-Malcolm: to do anything. And then when you just start talking 128 00:08:24,930 --> 00:08:27,090 Cory Wharton-Malcolm: to yourself like that over and over and over again, 129 00:08:27,630 --> 00:08:29,820 Cory Wharton-Malcolm: now I'm like, " So, you want to go to Mars? Cool. 130 00:08:29,820 --> 00:08:31,440 Cory Wharton-Malcolm: When? Tuesday or Wednesday?" 131 00:08:33,570 --> 00:08:34,950 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mantra five. 132 00:08:35,429 --> 00:08:36,480 Cory Wharton-Malcolm: I can do anything. 133 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,020 Becs Gentry: Dr. Melissa Melkonian teaches her students that no matter what 134 00:08:43,020 --> 00:08:46,380 Becs Gentry: happens to you, you can push through. And she believes 135 00:08:46,380 --> 00:08:48,780 Becs Gentry: that running is one of the best ways to prove 136 00:08:48,780 --> 00:08:51,840 Becs Gentry: to yourself that you can finish anything you set your 137 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:52,380 Becs Gentry: mind to. 138 00:08:56,790 --> 00:08:59,910 Dr. Melissa Melkonian: Everybody has their own pace, right? So, my pace is 139 00:08:59,910 --> 00:09:05,219 Dr. Melissa Melkonian: not your pace and that's okay. So, everybody's goal is 140 00:09:05,220 --> 00:09:08,250 Dr. Melissa Melkonian: different. Don't compare yourself to others because you see people 141 00:09:08,550 --> 00:09:13,920 Dr. Melissa Melkonian: run past you all the time. Every mile ran is 142 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:17,400 Dr. Melissa Melkonian: a mile run and it's something that nobody can take away 143 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:21,390 Dr. Melissa Melkonian: from you. Just remember why you started and be determined 144 00:09:21,390 --> 00:09:24,780 Dr. Melissa Melkonian: to finish even if it means with support, even if 145 00:09:24,780 --> 00:09:26,730 Dr. Melissa Melkonian: it means it takes a little bit longer or you 146 00:09:26,730 --> 00:09:30,179 Dr. Melissa Melkonian: have to walk a couple of steps here and there. Everybody's 147 00:09:30,179 --> 00:09:32,760 Dr. Melissa Melkonian: training is different and that's okay. 148 00:09:35,550 --> 00:09:36,420 Becs Gentry: Mantra six. 149 00:09:37,830 --> 00:09:42,150 Dr. Melissa Melkonian: Every mile ran is a mile ran and it's something that nobody 150 00:09:42,150 --> 00:09:43,350 Dr. Melissa Melkonian: can take away from you. 151 00:09:43,350 --> 00:09:51,480 Rob Simmelkjaer: For Peloton's Jeffrey Mceachern, running wasn't something he ever envisioned 152 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:52,380 Rob Simmelkjaer: himself doing. 153 00:09:54,660 --> 00:09:57,120 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: The reason I started running is you don't need much. You 154 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,640 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: can just take yourself. Back then there was moments also of, " 155 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:01,710 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: Oh, you should be faster. You should be doing this." 156 00:10:02,340 --> 00:10:05,160 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: But now I know that there's runs that are supposed 157 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,080 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: to challenge you, but there's also runs where you're supposed 158 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,420 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: to just have joy with it, that there's recovery runs. 159 00:10:09,750 --> 00:10:14,160 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: And I think being open to the ability my body 160 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:16,890 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: has on the day of that run to be open 161 00:10:16,890 --> 00:10:19,980 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: to that and to let the critic go and see 162 00:10:20,550 --> 00:10:24,750 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: what a privilege it is to move. I get to 163 00:10:24,750 --> 00:10:26,579 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: move so I can define and I can write that 164 00:10:26,580 --> 00:10:29,130 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: story, and that's what it comes down to. Learning all 165 00:10:29,130 --> 00:10:32,100 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: these things makes it so much lighter. 166 00:10:34,710 --> 00:10:35,461 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mantra seven. 167 00:10:35,461 --> 00:10:40,108 Peloton's Jeffrey McKeechern, running: I get to move so I can define and I can write that story. 168 00:10:45,719 --> 00:10:50,579 Becs Gentry: All right. You've made it out of the door and onto the streets. You believed in yourself 169 00:10:50,580 --> 00:10:51,690 Becs Gentry: enough to start. 170 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:56,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: Now comes the next challenge, settling in and finding your 171 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:57,059 Rob Simmelkjaer: personal rhythm. 172 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:01,500 Becs Gentry: Now it's the time to quiet any noise in our 173 00:11:01,500 --> 00:11:03,689 Becs Gentry: head and just be in it. 174 00:11:08,580 --> 00:11:12,569 Rob Simmelkjaer: When Vinny Guadagnino faces the fear of 26. 2, his 175 00:11:12,570 --> 00:11:17,070 Rob Simmelkjaer: strategy is simple. Trick his brain into thinking it's no 176 00:11:17,070 --> 00:11:17,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: big deal. 177 00:11:20,550 --> 00:11:23,850 Vinny Guadagnino: I don't like putting pressure on everything. It's like a 178 00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:26,550 Vinny Guadagnino: little bit of a reverse psychology. The less pressure you 179 00:11:26,550 --> 00:11:28,949 Vinny Guadagnino: put on me, the better I do. So, it's really 180 00:11:28,950 --> 00:11:31,559 Vinny Guadagnino: just like, it's just another long run. Let's go have 181 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,410 Vinny Guadagnino: fun. And then your mind just starts to be like, " Oh, 182 00:11:34,410 --> 00:11:38,730 Vinny Guadagnino: this is normal." Relax, you got this. It sounds simple, 183 00:11:38,730 --> 00:11:42,929 Vinny Guadagnino: but we always just say, all right, this is just 184 00:11:42,929 --> 00:11:43,950 Vinny Guadagnino: another long run. 185 00:11:48,540 --> 00:11:49,740 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mantra eight. 186 00:11:51,300 --> 00:11:52,740 Vinny Guadagnino: This is just another long run. 187 00:11:57,690 --> 00:12:00,809 Becs Gentry: Vinny just discovered running, but for New York Rider on 188 00:12:00,809 --> 00:12:04,110 Becs Gentry: his board chair, Nnenna Lynch, it's not about fear, but 189 00:12:04,110 --> 00:12:06,240 Becs Gentry: about battling expectations. 190 00:12:11,070 --> 00:12:14,880 Nnenna Lynch: I was a competitive runner for 20 years. I really went after it and 191 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:18,390 Nnenna Lynch: my identity, my sense of worth was really tied up in 192 00:12:18,870 --> 00:12:22,110 Nnenna Lynch: how I did. And now I have a rich and 193 00:12:22,110 --> 00:12:26,010 Nnenna Lynch: full life. And so, I'll enter a race where I'll 194 00:12:26,010 --> 00:12:29,730 Nnenna Lynch: sometimes push myself a little bit, but I tend not 195 00:12:29,730 --> 00:12:32,849 Nnenna Lynch: to go all flat out. I'm not trying to set 196 00:12:32,850 --> 00:12:35,220 Nnenna Lynch: any personal records. I'm the only thought trying to set 197 00:12:35,220 --> 00:12:37,740 Nnenna Lynch: any age group records. There was a time of life when 198 00:12:38,010 --> 00:12:41,940 Nnenna Lynch: I did that. But yeah, so it's really about, I would 199 00:12:42,090 --> 00:12:47,550 Nnenna Lynch: say now I have very little expectations. Whatever time I 200 00:12:47,550 --> 00:12:53,939 Nnenna Lynch: run doesn't really matter. I really focus now on what 201 00:12:53,940 --> 00:12:57,780 Nnenna Lynch: it feels like and feeling good. 202 00:12:59,610 --> 00:13:00,240 Becs Gentry: Mantra nine. 203 00:13:01,530 --> 00:13:04,590 Nnenna Lynch: I really focus on what it feels like and feeling good. 204 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:10,740 Rob Simmelkjaer: What does Mallory Kilmer think about when she tackles 50- 205 00:13:10,740 --> 00:13:11,760 Rob Simmelkjaer: mile races? 206 00:13:14,970 --> 00:13:17,640 Mallory Kilmer: I'm actually not even focused on the finish line because 207 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:21,600 Mallory Kilmer: I'm thinking logically that it is a possibility that I might 208 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,150 Mallory Kilmer: not cross it. This is something completely out of my 209 00:13:24,150 --> 00:13:30,540 Mallory Kilmer: territory and I don't even care. I just want to 210 00:13:30,540 --> 00:13:32,699 Mallory Kilmer: focus on the mile that I'm in. I want to 211 00:13:32,700 --> 00:13:34,890 Mallory Kilmer: enjoy it. I really just want to focus on the 212 00:13:34,890 --> 00:13:38,340 Mallory Kilmer: experience and staying so present. If I cross that finish 213 00:13:38,340 --> 00:13:40,141 Mallory Kilmer: line, there better be an ice- cold Diet Coke for me. 214 00:13:40,141 --> 00:13:40,380 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mantra 10. 215 00:13:43,830 --> 00:13:46,199 Mallory Kilmer: I just want to focus on the mile that I'm in. 216 00:13:48,780 --> 00:13:52,230 Becs Gentry: Kenneth Rooks is an Olympic steeple tracer. When the pressure 217 00:13:52,230 --> 00:13:54,809 Becs Gentry: gets loud, he goes back to basics. 218 00:13:56,250 --> 00:13:59,910 Kenneth Rooks: We love Coach Eyestone and he's also just been there 219 00:13:59,910 --> 00:14:04,410 Kenneth Rooks: before. He's a two- time Olympian. That's something that has 220 00:14:04,410 --> 00:14:07,679 Kenneth Rooks: always given me strength. I mean, not now that I have been 221 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:12,870 Kenneth Rooks: an Olympian as well and a medalist, just trusting in 222 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:18,690 Kenneth Rooks: his experience has been helpful. If my mindset's going a little 223 00:14:18,690 --> 00:14:21,090 Kenneth Rooks: bit astray, he does a good job at bringing me 224 00:14:21,090 --> 00:14:23,850 Kenneth Rooks: back to like, " Okay, let's focus on the process. Focus 225 00:14:25,860 --> 00:14:28,320 Kenneth Rooks: on what we can control. Let's go out and just 226 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,200 Kenneth Rooks: take advantage of the wonderful opportunity we have in front 227 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:31,530 Kenneth Rooks: of us." 228 00:14:34,170 --> 00:14:35,130 Becs Gentry: Mantra 11. 229 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:37,650 Kenneth Rooks: Focus on what we can control. 230 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:44,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: Ali Truwit survived a shark attack and lost her leg. 231 00:14:44,610 --> 00:14:48,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: Since then, she's won Paralympic medals and swimming and ran 232 00:14:48,270 --> 00:14:52,800 Rob Simmelkjaer: the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon. To do that, she 233 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:54,870 Rob Simmelkjaer: had to learn how to quiet the fear. 234 00:14:55,590 --> 00:14:58,050 Ali Truwit: I'm nervous for the hills because that's been something that 235 00:14:58,050 --> 00:15:00,900 Ali Truwit: I'm continuing to learn is just incline on the plane. 236 00:15:01,170 --> 00:15:03,660 Ali Truwit: And I'm also nervous for, and this makes sense. I 237 00:15:03,660 --> 00:15:06,360 Ali Truwit: think this has been the case my entire athletic career, 238 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:09,990 Ali Truwit: but unknowns and uncontrollables, things like humidity and weather really 239 00:15:09,990 --> 00:15:13,290 Ali Truwit: affect my prosthetic fit. And that's something you can't control 240 00:15:13,290 --> 00:15:14,820 Ali Truwit: and you don't know what it's going to be until 241 00:15:14,850 --> 00:15:20,430 Ali Truwit: right before race day. So, I'm really leaning into trying 242 00:15:20,430 --> 00:15:22,410 Ali Truwit: to focus on the knowns of the work that I 243 00:15:22,410 --> 00:15:25,080 Ali Truwit: put in day to day and the fact that I'm 244 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,360 Ali Truwit: adaptable and I'm willing to fight for what I want 245 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:31,050 Ali Truwit: and remind myself of the knowns when those unknowns get loud. 246 00:15:33,030 --> 00:15:34,200 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mantra 12. 247 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,140 Ali Truwit: Focus on the knowns of the work that I put in day to day. 248 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:48,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: Now here is where it gets really challenging. 249 00:15:49,020 --> 00:15:51,870 Becs Gentry: Absolutely. Now Rob, if this were a marathon, I'd say 250 00:15:51,870 --> 00:15:55,350 Becs Gentry: we'd be somewhere around mile 13. You found your rhythm, 251 00:15:55,830 --> 00:15:58,920 Becs Gentry: but now you have to hold on for quite a 252 00:15:58,920 --> 00:15:59,340 Becs Gentry: long time. 253 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,850 Rob Simmelkjaer: This is the part where the voice in your head 254 00:16:02,850 --> 00:16:06,660 Rob Simmelkjaer: starts to get pretty loud. The one that asks you, " 255 00:16:06,870 --> 00:16:09,630 Rob Simmelkjaer: Why are you doing this?" The one that starts doing 256 00:16:09,630 --> 00:16:11,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: math on how far you have left to go. 257 00:16:12,300 --> 00:16:16,620 Becs Gentry: Yep. And this is where mantras matter most. Something to 258 00:16:16,620 --> 00:16:18,930 Becs Gentry: repeat when your brain is looking for an exit. 259 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:26,340 Rob Simmelkjaer: Peloton's Kirra Michel is a master yogi, but running is a 260 00:16:26,340 --> 00:16:29,340 Rob Simmelkjaer: new challenge for her, both physically and mentally. 261 00:16:29,340 --> 00:16:34,650 Kirra Michel: I'm not at the stage yet where I've hit that 262 00:16:34,650 --> 00:16:37,650 Kirra Michel: runner's high or that steady state. I'm still struggling. 263 00:16:37,890 --> 00:16:38,369 Becs Gentry: Got it. Mm- hmm. 264 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:44,340 Kirra Michel: But I know that I'm putting effort in and I'm 265 00:16:44,610 --> 00:16:46,350 Kirra Michel: doing one foot after the next, after the next, after 266 00:16:46,350 --> 00:16:48,420 Kirra Michel: the next. And I'm trying to focus on my breath 267 00:16:48,450 --> 00:16:51,810 Kirra Michel: while I'm doing this. And it's similar with meditation. It's 268 00:16:51,810 --> 00:16:54,990 Kirra Michel: given yourself the grace to realize that if you're finding 269 00:16:54,990 --> 00:16:57,060 Kirra Michel: a little bit of stillness, even if the mind is 270 00:16:57,060 --> 00:17:00,810 Kirra Michel: still crazy active, that you're actually working towards, you're putting 271 00:17:00,810 --> 00:17:06,060 Kirra Michel: the reps in towards softening, releasing, noticing tightness in the 272 00:17:06,060 --> 00:17:08,280 Kirra Michel: body. Can you release in that? Can I release my 273 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:11,190 Kirra Michel: jaw? Okay, my mind is really busy. Can I just 274 00:17:11,190 --> 00:17:15,990 Kirra Michel: sit with the busyness of my mind? We're not trying 275 00:17:15,990 --> 00:17:21,780 Kirra Michel: to get somewhere. There's no specific destination. We're working with 276 00:17:21,780 --> 00:17:24,510 Kirra Michel: what we have. And if right now we have monkeymind, 277 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:25,920 Kirra Michel: cool, let's work with monkey mind. 278 00:17:29,460 --> 00:17:30,990 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mantra 13. 279 00:17:32,790 --> 00:17:38,250 Kirra Michel: We're not trying to get somewhere. There's no specific destination. 280 00:17:44,100 --> 00:17:47,730 Becs Gentry: Nick Thompson is the CEO of The Atlantic. When he 281 00:17:47,730 --> 00:17:51,480 Becs Gentry: hits mile 21 and the bridge feels like Everest, he 282 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,790 Becs Gentry: stops thinking and starts counting. 283 00:17:57,510 --> 00:18:00,510 Nick Thompson: So, for the first time marathoners, what you need is you need 284 00:18:00,510 --> 00:18:04,200 Nick Thompson: to be able to keep going, right? If your first 285 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:05,850 Nick Thompson: marathon and you're trying to run it in five and 286 00:18:05,850 --> 00:18:09,240 Nick Thompson: a half hours, you need to have some discipline at 287 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:11,760 Nick Thompson: the start because you're going to feel much better the 288 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:13,409 Nick Thompson: first 10 miles of the run than you think you're going to 289 00:18:13,410 --> 00:18:16,410 Nick Thompson: feel. And then you're going to feel better the first 10 miles of your run than you've ever 290 00:18:16,410 --> 00:18:19,650 Nick Thompson: felt in a 10- mile run before. It just happens. There's magic 291 00:18:19,650 --> 00:18:21,540 Nick Thompson: on the course. You're so excited. There are other people 292 00:18:21,540 --> 00:18:24,869 Nick Thompson: around you. The New York City Marathon is a miracle. People are 293 00:18:24,869 --> 00:18:28,170 Nick Thompson: cheering for you everywhere. You will feel amazing. You'll probably 294 00:18:28,170 --> 00:18:33,210 Nick Thompson: feel amazing up until about miles 16. And then you probably 295 00:18:33,210 --> 00:18:35,820 Nick Thompson: won't feel amazing. And when you get to mile 21 296 00:18:35,820 --> 00:18:38,490 Nick Thompson: and you're going across that bridge, it's actually a very 297 00:18:38,490 --> 00:18:40,619 Nick Thompson: narrow incline, but it will feel like you're on Mount 298 00:18:40,619 --> 00:18:43,470 Nick Thompson: Everest. And so, what you need is you just need 299 00:18:43,470 --> 00:18:46,080 Nick Thompson: to be able to keep going. I am going to 300 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:49,110 Nick Thompson: finish this race and I have a mantra. And so, 301 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:54,210 Nick Thompson: I basically do one, two, three. One, two, three, one, 302 00:18:54,210 --> 00:18:57,000 Nick Thompson: two, three, one, two, three. And I'm landing. I'm thinking 303 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:58,650 Nick Thompson: about my left foot landing. I'm thinking about my right 304 00:18:58,650 --> 00:19:00,270 Nick Thompson: foot landing, then my left foot and then my right 305 00:19:00,270 --> 00:19:05,460 Nick Thompson: foot on every third beat. And you should have whatever 306 00:19:05,460 --> 00:19:07,260 Nick Thompson: mantra you have, but you should train it before. What 307 00:19:07,260 --> 00:19:09,930 Nick Thompson: are you going to think about when you are in complete agony 308 00:19:09,930 --> 00:19:12,480 Nick Thompson: and you want to stop? It's like a form of meditation. 309 00:19:15,869 --> 00:19:17,070 Becs Gentry: Mantra 14. 310 00:19:17,070 --> 00:19:20,640 Nick Thompson: One, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three. 311 00:19:23,340 --> 00:19:28,140 Rob Simmelkjaer: HSS's Mohammad Saad is passionate about helping fellow endurance athletes 312 00:19:28,140 --> 00:19:31,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: meet their athletic goals, especially when the race gets tough. 313 00:19:32,970 --> 00:19:35,580 Mohammad Saad: We're so focused on time goals that we overlook the 314 00:19:35,580 --> 00:19:39,480 Mohammad Saad: excitement and the joy that's in the process itself. The 315 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:41,490 Mohammad Saad: race itself is the goal, but you really have to 316 00:19:41,490 --> 00:19:44,700 Mohammad Saad: enjoy the process in getting towards that goal. So, definitely 317 00:19:44,700 --> 00:19:48,720 Mohammad Saad: enjoy the training process itself, but also focusing a little 318 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,390 Mohammad Saad: bit too hard on time goals, whatever your time goal 319 00:19:51,390 --> 00:19:54,540 Mohammad Saad: is for the race, can sometimes cause you to ignore 320 00:19:54,540 --> 00:19:56,490 Mohammad Saad: how your body is feeling and your body might be 321 00:19:56,490 --> 00:19:59,160 Mohammad Saad: giving you signals that like, " Hey, we can maybe even 322 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,650 Mohammad Saad: go faster or we need to take it a little 323 00:20:01,650 --> 00:20:03,449 Mohammad Saad: bit easier so that we can make it to the 324 00:20:03,450 --> 00:20:07,050 Mohammad Saad: finish line." So, one mantra that I like to think 325 00:20:07,050 --> 00:20:09,359 Mohammad Saad: about when I'm running and maybe my race isn't going 326 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:14,460 Mohammad Saad: as well as I'd hoped is adjusting is not failing, 327 00:20:14,580 --> 00:20:18,690 Mohammad Saad: right? Adjusting is your body's way of being resilient and 328 00:20:18,690 --> 00:20:22,619 Mohammad Saad: accommodating to conditions. And ultimately, that's what racing smart is 329 00:20:22,619 --> 00:20:26,520 Mohammad Saad: all about, adjusting to the conditions. If you expect you've 330 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:31,230 Mohammad Saad: trained your entire maybe 18, 16 to 18 weeks in 60 degree weather 331 00:20:31,230 --> 00:20:32,790 Mohammad Saad: and you show up on race day and it's 80 332 00:20:32,790 --> 00:20:35,310 Mohammad Saad: degrees, you're going to have to adjust to that. You 333 00:20:35,310 --> 00:20:37,590 Mohammad Saad: can still chase your goals, but stay flexible. 334 00:20:41,100 --> 00:20:41,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mantra 15. 335 00:20:44,790 --> 00:20:46,320 Mohammad Saad: Adjusting is not failing. 336 00:20:48,450 --> 00:20:52,260 Becs Gentry: Ali Truwit's family has a saying. It's two words, and 337 00:20:52,260 --> 00:20:56,160 Becs Gentry: it got her through the toughest parts of Paralympic and 338 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:57,090 Becs Gentry: marathon training. 339 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:02,070 Ali Truwit: My family is a big mantra family, and one of 340 00:21:02,070 --> 00:21:04,290 Ali Truwit: them is work works. I love it because it's so 341 00:21:04,290 --> 00:21:08,490 Ali Truwit: simple, but it's true and makes sense. And so, my 342 00:21:08,490 --> 00:21:10,469 Ali Truwit: whole life, my mom has said to me and my 343 00:21:10,470 --> 00:21:14,190 Ali Truwit: three brothers, work works. It doesn't always work exactly on 344 00:21:14,190 --> 00:21:16,680 Ali Truwit: your timeline or exactly in the way that you hope 345 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:20,280 Ali Truwit: it will, but sooner or later it works. And so, 346 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:23,640 Ali Truwit: take pride in the day- to- day work, have confidence 347 00:21:23,700 --> 00:21:26,580 Ali Truwit: in it and let it give you that confidence when 348 00:21:26,940 --> 00:21:30,990 Ali Truwit: those high pressure performance moments come. And so, through the 349 00:21:30,990 --> 00:21:33,420 Ali Truwit: Paralympics, that was the case for me of really focusing 350 00:21:33,420 --> 00:21:36,090 Ali Truwit: on the process and the journey there and giving my 351 00:21:36,090 --> 00:21:38,790 Ali Truwit: all every day. And now with the marathon, it's been 352 00:21:38,790 --> 00:21:42,149 Ali Truwit: the same, but really focusing on through my running training, 353 00:21:42,150 --> 00:21:46,290 Ali Truwit: through my strength training, through physical therapy, through mental training, 354 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:49,140 Ali Truwit: am I putting in the work day to day so 355 00:21:49,140 --> 00:21:54,119 Ali Truwit: that come race day, I know the work works and 356 00:21:54,180 --> 00:21:55,890 Ali Truwit: that work is going to be there for me when 357 00:21:55,890 --> 00:21:57,600 Ali Truwit: I call on it and when I need it. 358 00:22:00,450 --> 00:22:01,530 Becs Gentry: Mantra 16. 359 00:22:01,890 --> 00:22:02,550 Ali Truwit: Work works. 360 00:22:05,430 --> 00:22:09,630 Rob Simmelkjaer: Sharon Lokedi entered the 2022 New York City Marathon as 361 00:22:09,630 --> 00:22:13,710 Rob Simmelkjaer: a first time marathoner. Halfway through, she wasn't even sure 362 00:22:13,710 --> 00:22:14,580 Rob Simmelkjaer: she'd finish. 363 00:22:18,090 --> 00:22:20,160 Sharon Lokedi: When I decided to do the marathon, I was like, " 364 00:22:20,430 --> 00:22:23,670 Sharon Lokedi: We'll just go to New York." It's hard. You don't 365 00:22:23,670 --> 00:22:26,280 Sharon Lokedi: have as much expectation. You just go run and compete 366 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:30,570 Sharon Lokedi: and get the feel of the marathon. And so, during training, all I 367 00:22:30,570 --> 00:22:32,639 Sharon Lokedi: ever thought about is like, "Oh, this is going to be 368 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:36,240 Sharon Lokedi: my first marathon. Just train, just get the mileage in 369 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:38,669 Sharon Lokedi: and just start to feel like the distance of how it 370 00:22:38,670 --> 00:22:43,709 Sharon Lokedi: goes." And honestly, it was just coming around and the 371 00:22:43,710 --> 00:22:46,859 Sharon Lokedi: training and the workouts and you know how long they 372 00:22:46,859 --> 00:22:48,960 Sharon Lokedi: are and very tiring there. And I was like, " Jesus, 373 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:55,500 Sharon Lokedi: am I going to be able to do all this in the buildup?" And I mean, we came to the race and I'm in there and 374 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,680 Sharon Lokedi: we're running through the halfway point and I'm like, " This 375 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:01,560 Sharon Lokedi: is the longest I've done." At that point, I had 376 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:04,169 Sharon Lokedi: only done like maybe two or three half- marathons, so 377 00:23:04,170 --> 00:23:07,350 Sharon Lokedi: I'd never done anything. It wasn't like I'd done a 378 00:23:07,350 --> 00:23:10,830 Sharon Lokedi: lot. So, as we go through the halfway point of 379 00:23:10,830 --> 00:23:14,609 Sharon Lokedi: the full marathon, I was like, " Oh God, how am I 380 00:23:14,609 --> 00:23:17,700 Sharon Lokedi: going to be able to finish this?" And we just kept going and 381 00:23:17,910 --> 00:23:21,359 Sharon Lokedi: I think at 25 or 30, then they made a move and I 382 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:25,619 Sharon Lokedi: was like, "Well, this is where things happen." And I just started counting people. I'm like, " 383 00:23:26,609 --> 00:23:29,040 Sharon Lokedi: If I'm till five, I'm fine. I don't have to 384 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:35,130 Sharon Lokedi: worry about anything." And we just kept going and I stayed with 385 00:23:35,130 --> 00:23:37,050 Sharon Lokedi: one of the girls and we just kept pushing and 386 00:23:37,050 --> 00:23:39,240 Sharon Lokedi: all of a sudden we could see the leaders ahead 387 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,180 Sharon Lokedi: of us and we just started working. And at this 388 00:23:42,180 --> 00:23:46,050 Sharon Lokedi: point I'm like, "Oh no, you got it." And I had had so many people say, " Once 389 00:23:46,050 --> 00:23:49,500 Sharon Lokedi: you get to like 35, you start to hit the wall and maybe that's where 390 00:23:49,500 --> 00:23:51,600 Sharon Lokedi: things are." And we get there and I was like, " 391 00:23:51,690 --> 00:23:58,830 Sharon Lokedi: Oh no, this is where it's happening." But then I 392 00:23:58,830 --> 00:24:01,260 Sharon Lokedi: also had this confidence in me. I knew that I 393 00:24:01,260 --> 00:24:05,130 Sharon Lokedi: had done enough training and I was strong enough. And 394 00:24:06,210 --> 00:24:08,160 Sharon Lokedi: once we got up to the leaders and I was like, " 395 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:14,670 Sharon Lokedi: We came back, nothing is done until it's done." So, 396 00:24:14,910 --> 00:24:16,619 Sharon Lokedi: at that point I was like, keep doing, keep going. 397 00:24:17,820 --> 00:24:21,390 Sharon Lokedi: And I have this thing that when I'm running or when 398 00:24:21,390 --> 00:24:24,330 Sharon Lokedi: I'm competing and I see people ahead of me, I 399 00:24:24,330 --> 00:24:26,460 Sharon Lokedi: start to chase them. And this was the point was 400 00:24:26,460 --> 00:24:28,890 Sharon Lokedi: the thing. We just started chasing them and we caught 401 00:24:28,890 --> 00:24:32,850 Sharon Lokedi: up to them and we just went. It was like 402 00:24:32,940 --> 00:24:35,580 Sharon Lokedi: it happened and we just kept going and we kept 403 00:24:35,580 --> 00:24:37,680 Sharon Lokedi: going and then we started to get close to the 404 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:41,880 Sharon Lokedi: park and it was only three of us. And I was like, oh, oh no. And we 405 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:44,340 Sharon Lokedi: started going and then one of the other girls who like a little 406 00:24:44,340 --> 00:24:46,678 Sharon Lokedi: bit was like dropped and then I was like, " Oh, 407 00:24:46,740 --> 00:24:51,840 Sharon Lokedi: so now it's two of us." And I honestly cannot tell you, but there was 408 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:54,780 Sharon Lokedi: something that just I felt so strong and I just 409 00:24:54,780 --> 00:24:59,700 Sharon Lokedi: wanted to go and I made a move. And immediately I 410 00:24:59,700 --> 00:25:04,770 Sharon Lokedi: made the move, I was like, " Oh no. I did it too 411 00:25:05,340 --> 00:25:09,960 Sharon Lokedi: soon. This is a bad idea. This is a bad idea." 412 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,929 Sharon Lokedi: But I just kept fighting and I just, it was 413 00:25:12,929 --> 00:25:16,590 Sharon Lokedi: like at the time where I'm like, " You got this. You can do this. Just come on." 414 00:25:17,910 --> 00:25:20,040 Sharon Lokedi: It's like the thing they've never done and you're just 415 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:23,400 Sharon Lokedi: doing it so well. And I just kept fighting and 416 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,250 Sharon Lokedi: I had never longed for that finish line in my 417 00:25:26,250 --> 00:25:31,710 Sharon Lokedi: life as I did that point. I started looking, you're not supposed to 418 00:25:31,710 --> 00:25:37,770 Sharon Lokedi: look bad and I do that all the time. I don't know why because I have to be confident, but 419 00:25:37,770 --> 00:25:42,630 Sharon Lokedi: I'm also like, I don't trust that I am that strong to get to the 420 00:25:42,630 --> 00:25:46,320 Sharon Lokedi: finish line before anyone gets up to me. So, I 421 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:48,990 Sharon Lokedi: kept looking back and I think at this point, it's like 422 00:25:48,990 --> 00:25:51,150 Sharon Lokedi: I'm tired. I'm just trying to get to the finish 423 00:25:51,150 --> 00:25:56,070 Sharon Lokedi: line. And I think once we'd like 200 to go and I was like, " Oh no, we 424 00:25:56,070 --> 00:25:58,920 Sharon Lokedi: hit that hill and I just didn't know why drop. Can 425 00:25:58,920 --> 00:25:59,458 Sharon Lokedi: you change that?" 426 00:25:59,459 --> 00:25:59,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: The hill? Yeah, not the first time I've been asked. 427 00:25:59,670 --> 00:26:11,369 Sharon Lokedi: Please drop. Please. But it's like the thing that you think you're done and then you hit 428 00:26:11,369 --> 00:26:16,949 Sharon Lokedi: that and you're like, " Oh, but again, at that point it's 429 00:26:17,190 --> 00:26:19,140 Sharon Lokedi: like when you are just by yourself and you have 430 00:26:19,140 --> 00:26:22,590 Sharon Lokedi: enough left, then you're like, okay, we can see the finish line, so 431 00:26:22,590 --> 00:26:25,888 Sharon Lokedi: just get through it." And just crossing the finish line 432 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:33,780 Sharon Lokedi: and winning in my first marathon, honestly, it's still happening. 433 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:37,440 Sharon Lokedi: It's still in my head and I just honestly think 434 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,500 Sharon Lokedi: that it's always, always going to be a memory I'll 435 00:26:40,500 --> 00:26:41,250 Sharon Lokedi: never forget. 436 00:26:44,700 --> 00:26:46,050 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mantra 17. 437 00:26:48,060 --> 00:26:50,220 Sharon Lokedi: Nothing is done until it's done. 438 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:54,480 Becs Gentry: When the miles get tough for Susanna Sullivan, her coach 439 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,090 Becs Gentry: reminds her that the key is you just need to 440 00:26:57,090 --> 00:26:57,750 Becs Gentry: keep showing up. 441 00:27:02,130 --> 00:27:04,230 Susanna Sullivan: A lot of people say that they have a big 442 00:27:04,230 --> 00:27:06,180 Susanna Sullivan: performance and then they think that they have to do 443 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:10,830 Susanna Sullivan: something bigger and greater in order to get to higher 444 00:27:10,830 --> 00:27:14,910 Susanna Sullivan: heights. And I think that I've learned from enough people 445 00:27:14,910 --> 00:27:18,930 Susanna Sullivan: who've gone before me and have shared their story that 446 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,470 Susanna Sullivan: it's really about consistency and you don't have to run 447 00:27:22,890 --> 00:27:26,459 Susanna Sullivan: significantly more miles or do significantly more cross- training or 448 00:27:26,460 --> 00:27:30,930 Susanna Sullivan: lift heavier weights or completely change your diet or whatever 449 00:27:30,930 --> 00:27:35,250 Susanna Sullivan: it is. It's a matter of just continuing to stack 450 00:27:35,250 --> 00:27:39,359 Susanna Sullivan: bricks. And so, I think that that was something that my coach and 451 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:43,200 Susanna Sullivan: I reflected on after the race, that I didn't need 452 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:48,090 Susanna Sullivan: to do anything drastic to feel like I could continue 453 00:27:48,090 --> 00:27:53,280 Susanna Sullivan: to improve. And so, I think just checking in on 454 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:56,130 Susanna Sullivan: that and remembering that I keep doing what I'm doing 455 00:27:56,130 --> 00:27:58,290 Susanna Sullivan: and focus on the things that have worked for me 456 00:27:58,290 --> 00:28:01,950 Susanna Sullivan: in the past and I don't pay attention to what 457 00:28:01,950 --> 00:28:04,200 Susanna Sullivan: everybody else is doing, that's probably going to be what 458 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,450 Susanna Sullivan: serves me best and is going to make it more 459 00:28:06,450 --> 00:28:08,880 Susanna Sullivan: likely that lightning can strike again. 460 00:28:10,500 --> 00:28:11,490 Becs Gentry: Mantra 18. 461 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:13,770 Susanna Sullivan: Continuing to stack bricks. 462 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:19,290 Rob Simmelkjaer: And here's the thing about running, especially in a race, 463 00:28:19,290 --> 00:28:23,190 Rob Simmelkjaer: but honestly, even on a solo run, you're never really alone. 464 00:28:23,790 --> 00:28:26,760 Becs Gentry: Right? There's the person you passed at mile three that 465 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:30,359 Becs Gentry: you've been reeling back in. There's the stranger who nodded 466 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:33,990 Becs Gentry: at you when you were struggling, those amazing volunteers who 467 00:28:33,990 --> 00:28:36,570 Becs Gentry: handed you water with their frozen fingers. 468 00:28:38,220 --> 00:28:41,220 Rob Simmelkjaer: Running looks like a solo sport, but it's actually not. 469 00:28:41,580 --> 00:28:44,370 Rob Simmelkjaer: Sometimes, the thing that gets you to the finish isn't 470 00:28:44,370 --> 00:28:49,230 Rob Simmelkjaer: a mantra about grit. It's remembering that you belong to a community. 471 00:28:56,700 --> 00:29:00,750 Becs Gentry: Tiki Baber spent years in the NFL where fans will boo 472 00:29:00,750 --> 00:29:04,740 Becs Gentry: you when you're down, but running taught him something very different. 473 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:12,480 Tiki Baber: The beauty of running is that it is all encouragement. Unlike 474 00:29:12,540 --> 00:29:15,570 Tiki Baber: in football, there are times where they will boo the 475 00:29:15,570 --> 00:29:18,600 Tiki Baber: hell out of you. It happened to me often. And 476 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:22,830 Tiki Baber: so, the one thing I always felt that running before 477 00:29:22,830 --> 00:29:26,790 Tiki Baber: I got really involved with it was like a solitary 478 00:29:26,790 --> 00:29:30,240 Tiki Baber: event. You train, maybe you train with partner, but when 479 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:34,140 Tiki Baber: you're out there, you're running by yourself. It's like mental 480 00:29:34,140 --> 00:29:36,990 Tiki Baber: fortitude that you have to have. But the reality is 481 00:29:36,990 --> 00:29:40,680 Tiki Baber: it is so collective. And after my third or fourth 482 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:44,460 Tiki Baber: one, I kept hearing this mantra, right? " You're not going 483 00:29:44,460 --> 00:29:49,350 Tiki Baber: to win, so just best yourself." And so, I found 484 00:29:49,350 --> 00:29:52,710 Tiki Baber: myself always just challenging myself, but then as I got 485 00:29:52,710 --> 00:29:55,140 Tiki Baber: to six or seven or eight of them, you realize 486 00:29:57,180 --> 00:30:00,690 Tiki Baber: everybody there that you're running with is your teammate. And 487 00:30:00,690 --> 00:30:04,200 Tiki Baber: so, that's what I've come to love most about running 488 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,209 Tiki Baber: is the community of it. And you don't have to 489 00:30:06,210 --> 00:30:09,810 Tiki Baber: know anybody, yet you do know them and they will 490 00:30:09,870 --> 00:30:14,160 Tiki Baber: pick you up, especially if you're struggling. And it's a 491 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:16,740 Tiki Baber: beautiful thing. It's a solitary thing, but it's also a 492 00:30:16,740 --> 00:30:20,460 Tiki Baber: collective beauty that comes with being out on the pavement 493 00:30:20,460 --> 00:30:23,370 Tiki Baber: and trying to complete a marathon or a half- marathon 494 00:30:23,370 --> 00:30:25,950 Tiki Baber: or a 10K or whatever race you happen to be in. 495 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:29,190 Becs Gentry: Munch at 19. 496 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:34,500 Susanna Sullivan: Everybody there that you're running with is your teammate. 497 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:42,810 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mike the Korican founded Global Running Crew and discovered that 498 00:30:42,810 --> 00:30:45,180 Rob Simmelkjaer: running communities have no borders. 499 00:30:46,860 --> 00:30:48,750 Mike the Korican: I was just a regular runner and I had a 500 00:30:48,750 --> 00:30:50,790 Mike the Korican: bunch of people say to me, " Listen, why don't you 501 00:30:50,850 --> 00:30:53,550 Mike the Korican: put together this team? We would all move and run 502 00:30:53,550 --> 00:30:57,600 Mike the Korican: with you. We love your ideas, your attitude." And really the 503 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:00,780 Mike the Korican: idea was really more around building a team that's built 504 00:31:00,780 --> 00:31:03,150 Mike the Korican: more like a family. I've played a lot of sports 505 00:31:03,150 --> 00:31:05,970 Mike the Korican: in my life and having been part of a team 506 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:09,090 Mike the Korican: has always been something that has helped me as an 507 00:31:09,090 --> 00:31:13,380 Mike the Korican: athlete, helped me as an adult. And my thought about global 508 00:31:13,380 --> 00:31:16,260 Mike the Korican: running crew was to bring people from all different backgrounds, 509 00:31:16,290 --> 00:31:20,310 Mike the Korican: all different countries, different ethnic backgrounds, and have them all 510 00:31:20,310 --> 00:31:22,650 Mike the Korican: melt together and create this global running crew where we 511 00:31:22,650 --> 00:31:25,740 Mike the Korican: could say, " We run from every part of the world." 512 00:31:25,830 --> 00:31:29,100 Mike the Korican: They have runners here all over throughout the US, throughout 513 00:31:29,100 --> 00:31:31,710 Mike the Korican: Puerto Rico. We have people from the UK, people down 514 00:31:31,710 --> 00:31:35,790 Mike the Korican: in Panama. You can run from anywhere in the world. 515 00:31:35,850 --> 00:31:38,520 Mike the Korican: We're part of this global running community, and that's what 516 00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:40,080 Mike the Korican: the global running crew was really built around. 517 00:31:43,380 --> 00:31:44,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mantra 20. 518 00:31:45,390 --> 00:31:47,400 Mike the Korican: You can run from anywhere in the world. We're part 519 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:48,930 Mike the Korican: of this global running community. 520 00:31:52,530 --> 00:31:55,890 Becs Gentry: Alison Desir found purpose in building a community of people 521 00:31:55,980 --> 00:31:57,840 Becs Gentry: who thought running wasn't for them. 522 00:31:59,970 --> 00:32:03,750 Alison Desir: Running really transformed my life, and honestly, I would not 523 00:32:03,750 --> 00:32:05,820 Alison Desir: still be here on this earth if it weren't for 524 00:32:05,820 --> 00:32:10,110 Alison Desir: running. When I found long distance running 13 years ago, 525 00:32:10,110 --> 00:32:13,709 Alison Desir: I was very depressed. I couldn't find a job at 526 00:32:13,710 --> 00:32:17,100 Alison Desir: the time. My father had Lewy body dementia, and anybody 527 00:32:17,100 --> 00:32:20,400 Alison Desir: who has an older person in their life suffering from 528 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:22,830 Alison Desir: Lewy body dementia, you're watching somebody who you used to 529 00:32:22,830 --> 00:32:28,140 Alison Desir: love and know to be powerful and commanding just become 530 00:32:28,140 --> 00:32:32,190 Alison Desir: a shell of themselves. I also was dating somebody who, 531 00:32:32,220 --> 00:32:35,640 Alison Desir: man, I don't even want to go there because I'll 532 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:39,660 Alison Desir: get upset. So, I was very depressed. I spent all 533 00:32:39,660 --> 00:32:44,010 Alison Desir: my time at home unemployed, scrolling through social media. Everybody 534 00:32:44,010 --> 00:32:47,310 Alison Desir: seemed to be living their best life. But thankfully, as 535 00:32:47,310 --> 00:32:49,860 Alison Desir: I was scrolling one day, I saw this black guy 536 00:32:49,860 --> 00:32:52,469 Alison Desir: who was training for a marathon. And at the time, 537 00:32:52,470 --> 00:32:55,740 Alison Desir: I had these ideas about who a marathon runner was, 538 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:58,860 Alison Desir: and I didn't think a regular black guy was a 539 00:32:58,860 --> 00:33:01,890 Alison Desir: marathon runner. So, misery loves company, so I was like, " 540 00:33:01,890 --> 00:33:03,870 Alison Desir: This dude's never going to be able to complete this 541 00:33:03,870 --> 00:33:06,209 Alison Desir: marathon that he's trading for." So, I started following his 542 00:33:06,210 --> 00:33:10,650 Alison Desir: story, right? And he was sharing how he was meeting 543 00:33:10,650 --> 00:33:13,230 Alison Desir: all these people. He was doing things he never thought 544 00:33:13,230 --> 00:33:16,650 Alison Desir: he was capable of. He was finding new passions. And 545 00:33:16,650 --> 00:33:18,810 Alison Desir: all of that for me was like, " Whoa, this is 546 00:33:18,810 --> 00:33:21,330 Alison Desir: what I need," right? I need community. I need to 547 00:33:21,330 --> 00:33:25,260 Alison Desir: believe in myself again. I need to accomplish things. And 548 00:33:25,260 --> 00:33:27,870 Alison Desir: so, I followed his story and then a year later 549 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:30,180 Alison Desir: I signed up for my first race, which was the 550 00:33:30,180 --> 00:33:33,989 Alison Desir: San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon. And I cried at 551 00:33:34,350 --> 00:33:36,360 Alison Desir: the end of the race. Initially, I thought I was 552 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:38,310 Alison Desir: one and done, but I finished that race and I 553 00:33:38,310 --> 00:33:40,800 Alison Desir: was like, " Not only am I going to continue running, 554 00:33:40,830 --> 00:33:43,590 Alison Desir: I'm going to start a community for people like me 555 00:33:43,590 --> 00:33:46,200 Alison Desir: who maybe thought it wasn't for them so that they 556 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:48,870 Alison Desir: can show up and know that they can do anything." 557 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,380 Alison Desir: And I think more than ever, people need to feel 558 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:55,020 Alison Desir: a sense of belonging. People need to feel like they 559 00:33:55,020 --> 00:33:57,930 Alison Desir: can show up in a space and be themselves. I 560 00:33:57,930 --> 00:34:00,480 Alison Desir: think one of my superpowers is making people feel that 561 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:03,360 Alison Desir: way, making people feel like, " Yo, get on in here." 562 00:34:04,050 --> 00:34:08,520 Alison Desir: And a lot of the current world politics are very 563 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:10,260 Alison Desir: complex, obviously, but I think a lot of it is 564 00:34:10,260 --> 00:34:14,218 Alison Desir: people feeling estranged, people feeling like it's a zero- sum 565 00:34:14,219 --> 00:34:19,620 Alison Desir: game. When we create spaces where people truly feel like 566 00:34:19,620 --> 00:34:22,050 Alison Desir: they belong, they can stand up for themselves, they can 567 00:34:22,050 --> 00:34:22,800 Alison Desir: be who they are. 568 00:34:25,140 --> 00:34:26,130 Becs Gentry: Mantra 21. 569 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:28,950 Alison Desir: When we create spaces where people truly feel like they 570 00:34:28,980 --> 00:34:31,245 Alison Desir: belong, they can stand up for themselves, they can be 571 00:34:31,245 --> 00:34:35,010 Alison Desir: who they are. The most 572 00:34:35,010 --> 00:34:37,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: Important thing you can bring to the running community is 573 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:42,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: you. Nikki Hiltz is one of the most visible LGBTQ+ 574 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:44,310 Rob Simmelkjaer: athletes in the sport. 575 00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:48,989 Nikki Hiltz: To be good at this sport, you have to do 576 00:34:48,989 --> 00:34:51,930 Nikki Hiltz: all the physical stuff. You have to run the mileage, 577 00:34:51,930 --> 00:34:54,090 Nikki Hiltz: do the workouts, do the weight sessions, sit in the 578 00:34:54,090 --> 00:34:57,210 Nikki Hiltz: sauna, all of the little things. And then you also have 579 00:34:57,210 --> 00:34:59,100 Nikki Hiltz: to do that on the mental side too. And I 580 00:34:59,100 --> 00:35:04,800 Nikki Hiltz: feel like since 2023 really prioritized that. I journal a 581 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,890 Nikki Hiltz: lot. I meditate every single day. I have some crazy 582 00:35:07,890 --> 00:35:11,700 Nikki Hiltz: meditation streak that I'm like, I can't break, which I 583 00:35:11,700 --> 00:35:15,239 Nikki Hiltz: know that's not the point of meditation. Yeah, I'm definitely 584 00:35:15,239 --> 00:35:17,880 Nikki Hiltz: a perfectionist. And then I think that also has really 585 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:20,700 Nikki Hiltz: helped with when it comes to being an advocate in 586 00:35:20,700 --> 00:35:24,780 Nikki Hiltz: this space and time right now. It's really centering myself. 587 00:35:25,110 --> 00:35:29,640 Nikki Hiltz: And Emma, my partner is my best friend and biggest 588 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:35,010 Nikki Hiltz: advocate and always reminds me, you just have to show 589 00:35:35,010 --> 00:35:36,240 Nikki Hiltz: up as yourself and that's going to be enough. 590 00:35:36,240 --> 00:35:36,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mantra 22. 591 00:35:44,460 --> 00:35:46,140 Nikki Hiltz: You just have to show up as yourself and that's 592 00:35:46,140 --> 00:35:46,830 Nikki Hiltz: going to be enough. 593 00:35:54,210 --> 00:35:56,070 Rob Simmelkjaer: Okay. You can see it now. 594 00:35:57,450 --> 00:36:02,070 Becs Gentry: Maybe it's the literal finish line. Maybe it's your front 595 00:36:02,070 --> 00:36:06,420 Becs Gentry: door after a cold winter's run, but no matter what, 596 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:07,290 Becs Gentry: you're close. 597 00:36:08,190 --> 00:36:11,760 Rob Simmelkjaer: Look around, take it in. You did this. 598 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:18,660 Becs Gentry: New York Road Runners Hall of Fame member, Jenny Simpson, 599 00:36:18,780 --> 00:36:21,660 Becs Gentry: is an Olympic medalist who has come to appreciate running 600 00:36:21,660 --> 00:36:23,940 Becs Gentry: in this country in a whole new way. 601 00:36:25,980 --> 00:36:27,900 Jenny Simpson: I don't care where you are in this country. You 602 00:36:27,900 --> 00:36:30,480 Jenny Simpson: are less than an hour from somewhere beautiful and somewhere 603 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:34,260 Jenny Simpson: with amazing running. We've been all over to places I've 604 00:36:34,260 --> 00:36:37,920 Jenny Simpson: even been before and one hour away or 40 minutes 605 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:42,420 Jenny Simpson: away. There's some gorgeous mountains or a gorge or a 606 00:36:42,420 --> 00:36:45,570 Jenny Simpson: prairie or some sort of landscape that is just awe- 607 00:36:45,570 --> 00:36:50,880 Jenny Simpson: inspiring and we need awe in our life. And I 608 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:53,070 Jenny Simpson: just want to encourage everyone it's not far from you. 609 00:36:53,070 --> 00:36:56,730 Jenny Simpson: You don't have to be crazy like us and go 610 00:36:56,730 --> 00:37:01,350 Jenny Simpson: get some van and be transient for a year. You 611 00:37:01,350 --> 00:37:07,440 Jenny Simpson: can take a weekend. You can drive 40 or 60 612 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:10,080 Jenny Simpson: minutes away from where you live and find something that'll 613 00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:14,670 Jenny Simpson: just transform your idea of the space that you live in. 614 00:37:16,710 --> 00:37:17,759 Becs Gentry: Mantra 23. 615 00:37:18,180 --> 00:37:21,450 Jenny Simpson: You can drive 40 or 60 minutes away from where you live 616 00:37:21,540 --> 00:37:25,529 Jenny Simpson: and find something that'll just transform your idea of the space 617 00:37:25,530 --> 00:37:26,100 Jenny Simpson: that you live in. 618 00:37:29,700 --> 00:37:33,839 Rob Simmelkjaer: At New York Roadrunners, we have one mantra that perhaps trumps all 619 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:37,500 Rob Simmelkjaer: others. Here is Chief Event Production Officer and Race Director, 620 00:37:37,710 --> 00:37:38,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: Ted Metellus. 621 00:37:43,050 --> 00:37:44,730 Ted Metellus: One of the really cool things about New York Road 622 00:37:44,730 --> 00:37:48,600 Ted Metellus: Runners in our volunteer program is many of the runners 623 00:37:48,660 --> 00:37:51,779 Ted Metellus: are volunteers themselves. So, they are out there volunteering and 624 00:37:51,780 --> 00:37:53,850 Ted Metellus: they're out there being of service to their fellow runner 625 00:37:53,850 --> 00:37:56,190 Ted Metellus: as well. So, when you're out there, show them some 626 00:37:56,190 --> 00:37:58,500 Ted Metellus: love and say a huge thank you to them. The 627 00:37:58,500 --> 00:38:05,040 Ted Metellus: mantra is simply this, Becs. See a volunteer, think a volunteer. 628 00:38:05,250 --> 00:38:05,370 Becs Gentry: Yep. 629 00:38:05,430 --> 00:38:07,830 Ted Metellus: See a volunteer. Thank a volunteer. 630 00:38:10,469 --> 00:38:11,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: Mantra 24. 631 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:14,190 Ted Metellus: See a volunteer. Thank volunteer. 632 00:38:34,380 --> 00:38:37,500 Rob Simmelkjaer: What could be more fitting than ending this holiday edition 633 00:38:37,500 --> 00:38:41,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: of Set The Pace with the two signature mantras from 634 00:38:41,130 --> 00:38:44,310 Rob Simmelkjaer: our two co- hosts, Becs Gentry and Meb Keflezighi? 635 00:38:46,860 --> 00:38:48,719 Becs Gentry: If you run with me at Peloton, people have heard 636 00:38:48,719 --> 00:38:54,960 Becs Gentry: me say... Forward is a pace. That is my mantra 637 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:57,120 Becs Gentry: because I believe that doesn't matter how fast you're running. 638 00:38:57,120 --> 00:38:59,400 Becs Gentry: As long as you keep moving, that's the most important 639 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:04,440 Becs Gentry: thing you're moving forward. Yours is run to win. Okay? 640 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:07,469 Becs Gentry: Can you talk to us about what you mean when 641 00:39:07,469 --> 00:39:13,140 Becs Gentry: you say that and how can we apply that to 642 00:39:13,140 --> 00:39:14,489 Becs Gentry: all aspects of our life? 643 00:39:17,190 --> 00:39:19,260 Meb Keflezighi: When I started that, I was a sophomore in high 644 00:39:19,290 --> 00:39:22,080 Meb Keflezighi: school. If I go to the state meet and I 645 00:39:22,080 --> 00:39:25,380 Meb Keflezighi: finish fifth at the state meet, about four people better 646 00:39:25,380 --> 00:39:27,870 Meb Keflezighi: than me, that I really have a place to complain 647 00:39:27,870 --> 00:39:30,600 Meb Keflezighi: because if I run a PR, that's the fastest time I ever run. 648 00:39:30,810 --> 00:39:33,930 Meb Keflezighi: Four people were better than me, then that's when run 649 00:39:33,930 --> 00:39:35,850 Meb Keflezighi: to win is because I got the best out of 650 00:39:35,850 --> 00:39:39,750 Meb Keflezighi: myself from point A to point B, from Silent Island 651 00:39:39,750 --> 00:39:42,840 Meb Keflezighi: all the way to Central Park. It's not how fast, 652 00:39:42,840 --> 00:39:46,319 Meb Keflezighi: but whatever you are capable of doing, no gender or 653 00:39:46,650 --> 00:39:49,529 Meb Keflezighi: age or weight or all those things. Getting there to 654 00:39:49,530 --> 00:39:53,100 Meb Keflezighi: the finish line. Run to win, that's what it is, 655 00:39:53,430 --> 00:39:54,900 Meb Keflezighi: to get the best out of yourself. 656 00:40:01,590 --> 00:40:06,120 Becs Gentry: We did it. 26 mantras for all of the holiday 657 00:40:06,120 --> 00:40:10,920 Becs Gentry: runs from all of our wonderful guests this year on 658 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:16,890 Becs Gentry: Set The Pace. And what an incredible reminiscent moment that 659 00:40:16,890 --> 00:40:23,040 Becs Gentry: was to hear everybody go through their key sayings and 660 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:25,410 Becs Gentry: also to remember each of those incredible episodes. 661 00:40:26,100 --> 00:40:28,200 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah, it really takes me back on what's been an 662 00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:31,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: amazing year of Set The Pace. Amazing year with you, 663 00:40:31,650 --> 00:40:34,200 Rob Simmelkjaer: Becs, co- hosting. So, thank you for being such a 664 00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:38,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: great partner all year. And so, before we go, let's 665 00:40:38,910 --> 00:40:42,540 Rob Simmelkjaer: do a final rundown of all 26 of these great 666 00:40:42,540 --> 00:40:45,719 Rob Simmelkjaer: mantras to take you through this holiday season. Ready? 667 00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:55,860 Becs Gentry: Good idea. All right, you kick it off. 668 00:40:55,860 --> 00:40:59,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: Number one is my mantra. Win the morning, win the day. 669 00:41:00,989 --> 00:41:03,180 Becs Gentry: You are more capable than you think. 670 00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:07,170 Rob Simmelkjaer: It's simple, but it's not easy to do. 671 00:41:08,460 --> 00:41:11,670 Becs Gentry: Step into the main character role of your own life. 672 00:41:12,810 --> 00:41:14,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: You can do anything. 673 00:41:16,380 --> 00:41:21,089 Becs Gentry: Every mile ran is a mile run and nobody can 674 00:41:21,090 --> 00:41:22,080 Becs Gentry: take that away from you. 675 00:41:23,340 --> 00:41:26,640 Rob Simmelkjaer: You get to move so you can define and write 676 00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:28,440 Rob Simmelkjaer: that story for yourself. 677 00:41:29,850 --> 00:41:32,100 Becs Gentry: This is just another long run. 678 00:41:33,570 --> 00:41:36,810 Rob Simmelkjaer: Focus on what it feels like and feeling good. 679 00:41:38,520 --> 00:41:40,710 Becs Gentry: Focus on the mile that you're in. 680 00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:45,000 Rob Simmelkjaer: Focus on what we can control. 681 00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:50,370 Becs Gentry: Remind yourself of the knowns when those unknowns get loud. 682 00:41:51,570 --> 00:41:55,860 Rob Simmelkjaer: We're not trying to get somewhere. There's no specific destination. 683 00:41:57,120 --> 00:42:00,719 Becs Gentry: One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. 684 00:42:02,280 --> 00:42:04,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: Adjusting is not failing. 685 00:42:06,030 --> 00:42:07,890 Becs Gentry: Work works. 686 00:42:09,540 --> 00:42:12,690 Rob Simmelkjaer: Nothing is done until it's done. 687 00:42:14,010 --> 00:42:15,509 Becs Gentry: Stack bricks. 688 00:42:17,250 --> 00:42:20,430 Rob Simmelkjaer: Everybody that you are running with is your teammates. 689 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:24,870 Becs Gentry: You can run from anywhere in the world. You are 690 00:42:24,870 --> 00:42:27,330 Becs Gentry: part of a global running community. 691 00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:32,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: When we create spaces where people feel like they belong, 692 00:42:32,730 --> 00:42:35,580 Rob Simmelkjaer: people are empowered to stand up for themselves. 693 00:42:36,989 --> 00:42:40,260 Becs Gentry: Show up as yourself. That's truly going to be enough. 694 00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:44,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: You can drive 40 or 60 minutes away from where 695 00:42:44,670 --> 00:42:48,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: you live and find a run that'll just transform your 696 00:42:48,270 --> 00:42:50,340 Rob Simmelkjaer: idea of the space that you live in. 697 00:42:51,719 --> 00:42:57,510 Becs Gentry: See a volunteer, thank a volunteer. Forward is a pace. 698 00:42:59,010 --> 00:43:02,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: And on behalf of Meb Keflezighi, run to win. 699 00:43:08,040 --> 00:43:11,969 Becs Gentry: Okay, everybody. We are so grateful that you let us 700 00:43:11,969 --> 00:43:15,450 Becs Gentry: be part of your runs throughout 2025. It has been 701 00:43:15,450 --> 00:43:18,780 Becs Gentry: such an honor to get the miles in with you, 702 00:43:18,900 --> 00:43:22,590 Becs Gentry: joining you in your ears and in person at each 703 00:43:22,590 --> 00:43:26,370 Becs Gentry: and any race. We hope that these 26 mantras carry 704 00:43:26,370 --> 00:43:30,600 Becs Gentry: you through these holidays and into the new year. 705 00:43:31,620 --> 00:43:34,950 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's right, Becs. For all of us at Set The Pace and 706 00:43:34,950 --> 00:43:38,940 Rob Simmelkjaer: from everybody at New York Roadrunners, happy holidays. We hope 707 00:43:38,969 --> 00:43:41,790 Rob Simmelkjaer: that we've been a great part of your year and 708 00:43:41,790 --> 00:43:42,870 Rob Simmelkjaer: we will see you in 2026. 709 00:43:42,870 --> 00:44:04,200 Becs Gentry: Peloton is taking running and race tech to the next 710 00:44:04,200 --> 00:44:08,160 Becs Gentry: level with the new Peloton cross- training series, Tread Plus, 711 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:11,880 Becs Gentry: powered by Peloton IQ. Built for runners who want top 712 00:44:11,880 --> 00:44:15,360 Becs Gentry: tier performance. 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