WEBVTT - Relive the RBC Brooklyn Half Race-Day Vibes 0:00:04.320 --> 0:00:07.350 Hey everybody, and welcome to Set the Pace, the official 0:00:07.350 --> 0:00:11.220 podcast of New York Road Runners presented by Peloton. I'm 0:00:11.220 --> 0:00:13.620 your host, Rob Rob Simmelkjaer, the CEO of New York Road 0:00:13.620 --> 0:00:16.890 Runners, and we are here live at the after- party 0:00:17.070 --> 0:00:20.940 for the RBC Brooklyn Half. And you can see behind 0:00:20.940 --> 0:00:24.540 me a lot of very happy people with those beautiful 0:00:24.540 --> 0:00:28.860 medals hanging around there next after an absolutely spectacular day 0:00:29.010 --> 0:00:32.339 for a half- marathon here in Brooklyn. And we are 0:00:32.340 --> 0:00:35.130 excited to bring it all to you right here from 0:00:35.130 --> 0:00:39.780 our beautiful perch in Maimonides Ballpark, looking out over the after- 0:00:39.780 --> 0:00:43.260 party. My usual host from Peloton, Becs Gentry, she can't 0:00:43.260 --> 0:00:46.979 join us today. She's a little busy working. We're sad 0:00:46.979 --> 0:00:50.640 to miss her, but we've got an amazing special co- 0:00:50.640 --> 0:00:52.860 host, who I think you'll know, especially if you're a Peloton 0:00:52.860 --> 0:00:56.190 person, coming up in just a minute. But let's talk about today 0:00:56.190 --> 0:01:00.600 for a little bit. We had over 30, 000 finished starters, 0:01:00.600 --> 0:01:03.510 I should say, at the starting line in Prospect Park. 0:01:03.690 --> 0:01:06.360 We don't know as of yet how many finishers, but 0:01:06.360 --> 0:01:08.640 we think there's a pretty good shot it'll be over that 30, 0:01:08.640 --> 0:01:11.940 000 mark. And it was a day that a lot 0:01:11.940 --> 0:01:13.800 of people were a little worried about coming into the 0:01:13.800 --> 0:01:15.870 day. We knew the weather was going to be a 0:01:15.870 --> 0:01:19.110 bit warm. There is, as you can see, nary a 0:01:19.110 --> 0:01:21.720 cloud in the sky. It is sunny, it is beautiful, 0:01:22.020 --> 0:01:25.230 but so far so good. The temperatures are in the 0:01:25.230 --> 0:01:28.800 60s, maybe edging up towards 70, and the humidity was 0:01:28.800 --> 0:01:31.440 not that high. So, people I've talked to seem to 0:01:31.440 --> 0:01:33.750 have a pretty good day out there. We've got a 0:01:33.750 --> 0:01:37.410 nice ocean breeze here in Coney Island. And it's been 0:01:37.410 --> 0:01:40.740 a great, great day. So, we'll hear that final finisher 0:01:40.740 --> 0:01:42.810 number in a little while. We still have lots of 0:01:42.810 --> 0:01:46.080 people out there on that course making their way down 0:01:46.080 --> 0:01:49.590 Ocean Parkway to our beautiful finish line on the boardwalk 0:01:49.770 --> 0:01:52.260 here in Coney Island. So, it's been awesome. All right. 0:01:52.260 --> 0:01:55.020 Let's get to our co- host today and bring her 0:01:55.020 --> 0:01:59.190 in, Camila Ramón. You might know her from Peloton. She 0:01:59.190 --> 0:02:02.730 not only is a Peloton instructor, but she is a 0:02:02.730 --> 0:02:06.270 regular half- marathon runner who was one of our finishers 0:02:06.450 --> 0:02:08.730 here today. Congratulations on the finish. 0:02:08.760 --> 0:02:11.580 Thank you so much. Regular is beautiful. I love to 0:02:11.580 --> 0:02:12.239 hear that. 0:02:12.389 --> 0:02:16.320 Yeah, you are... It's impressive. So, you ran the Maybelline 0:02:16.800 --> 0:02:19.770 Women's Half Marathon only, what, a few weeks ago in 0:02:19.770 --> 0:02:20.430 Central Park? 0:02:20.460 --> 0:02:21.510 Yeah, three weeks ago. 0:02:21.540 --> 0:02:23.310 And you came right back out to take this one 0:02:23.310 --> 0:02:23.790 on. How was it? 0:02:24.060 --> 0:02:26.519 I figured I was in shape from the other one 0:02:26.520 --> 0:02:27.990 so I might as well do this, and I've heard 0:02:27.990 --> 0:02:31.050 amazing things. And the people, they did not lie. I 0:02:31.050 --> 0:02:33.240 had the time of my life today. The sun is 0:02:33.240 --> 0:02:38.430 beautiful. And winter, it's been holding on, all right? It's 0:02:38.430 --> 0:02:41.070 the weather. But today, we finally are getting a little 0:02:41.070 --> 0:02:43.440 bit of warmth. And as somebody who grew up in 0:02:43.440 --> 0:02:46.139 Miami, I'm welcoming that with my arms wide open. 0:02:46.169 --> 0:02:48.540 Yeah, it's funny. We talk a lot about the warm 0:02:48.540 --> 0:02:52.200 temperatures. Sometimes that makes us nervous because it can make 0:02:52.200 --> 0:02:54.150 it hard for some runners, but for someone like you, 0:02:54.300 --> 0:02:57.570 you're from Buenos Aires originally, you lived in Miami a 0:02:57.570 --> 0:02:59.520 lot of your life. So, this is probably like a 0:02:59.520 --> 0:03:00.300 perfect day for you. 0:03:01.020 --> 0:03:03.060 Yeah, it was nice. I have lost a lot of 0:03:03.060 --> 0:03:06.540 my Miami running clout. I cannot run in 100% humidity 0:03:06.540 --> 0:03:10.650 anymore like I used to and feel fine. However, 65 0:03:10.650 --> 0:03:13.650 degrees, how it was when I was running, was pretty perfect. 0:03:13.680 --> 0:03:16.169 Yeah. Tell us about the race for you, your first 0:03:16.169 --> 0:03:19.918 time running it. What surprised you about this half- marathon 0:03:20.100 --> 0:03:21.389 versus others that you've run? 0:03:22.020 --> 0:03:25.350 I love the course. As somebody who grew up running 0:03:25.350 --> 0:03:29.070 cross country in South Florida, I don't like a hill. 0:03:29.280 --> 0:03:32.790 I'm not going to lie. So, relatively flat course. There 0:03:32.790 --> 0:03:35.160 were some moments with some uphills that you definitely felt, 0:03:35.160 --> 0:03:38.880 but it was beautiful. We ended here, which is insane. 0:03:38.880 --> 0:03:41.970 The view is fantastic. I'm like, I'm never going home. 0:03:41.970 --> 0:03:43.230 I want to stay here all day. 0:03:43.230 --> 0:03:45.150 Remind you of Miami just a little bit, maybe, with 0:03:45.660 --> 0:03:46.530 that ocean view? 0:03:46.650 --> 0:03:49.080 A little bit, yeah. The ocean always takes me back. 0:03:49.080 --> 0:03:51.060 I know it's not quite the Miami color of sea, 0:03:51.060 --> 0:03:51.750 but still, pretty good. 0:03:51.990 --> 0:03:54.060 Yeah. I was going to call you out on that, 0:03:54.060 --> 0:03:58.440 but it's okay. Yeah, it was great. And I have this thing 0:03:58.440 --> 0:04:00.930 where I'm like, " I'm just going to go out, and 0:04:00.930 --> 0:04:03.720 have fun, and not really push." And then I start 0:04:03.720 --> 0:04:06.090 and I go a little crazy. So today, I really 0:04:06.090 --> 0:04:08.820 pushed myself. The last two miles were a little bit 0:04:08.820 --> 0:04:10.620 tough for me, I'm not going to lie. But we 0:04:10.620 --> 0:04:11.581 made it, and here we are. 0:04:11.581 --> 0:04:14.670 Did you have a time that was a goal today that 0:04:14.670 --> 0:04:16.589 you're trying to hit, or just go out to have fun? 0:04:17.070 --> 0:04:20.339 Pace- wise, loosely, I have been trying to hit something 0:04:20.339 --> 0:04:22.080 with a seven in front of it. And I did 0:04:22.080 --> 0:04:22.260 that today, so... 0:04:22.261 --> 0:04:24.960 I love it. Congratulations. 0:04:24.960 --> 0:04:25.500 Thank you. 0:04:26.460 --> 0:04:28.020 It was a day that I think the air was 0:04:28.020 --> 0:04:31.710 cool. There was an ocean breeze coming down Ocean Parkway, 0:04:31.710 --> 0:04:32.279 so hopefully that helped a little bit. 0:04:33.089 --> 0:04:36.029 It helped a lot. There were also... People had hoses, 0:04:36.029 --> 0:04:38.700 I think, with water. I poured, I don't know how 0:04:38.700 --> 0:04:41.610 many cups, on my head, of water, which was really 0:04:41.610 --> 0:04:45.870 nice. People were honestly... It was good vibes throughout. I fist- 0:04:45.870 --> 0:04:47.730 bumped I don't know how many people, throughout the race, 0:04:47.940 --> 0:04:49.589 which I always like. It's like a power- up, right? 0:04:49.590 --> 0:04:50.041 Yeah. 0:04:50.070 --> 0:04:52.140 You fist- bump somebody, you're like, " You're doing great." And 0:04:52.140 --> 0:04:55.500 they're like, " Oh." They get surprised when you interact with them. 0:04:55.500 --> 0:04:57.089 Yeah. That's the thing about the days that are a 0:04:57.089 --> 0:04:59.070 little warm. It can be a little harder when you're 0:04:59.070 --> 0:05:02.039 running, but the crowds come out on the warm days, 0:05:02.040 --> 0:05:04.380 and then you get that boost from all those spectators. 0:05:04.380 --> 0:05:05.100 Yeah, 100%. 0:05:05.100 --> 0:05:07.230 I love it. All right. So for folks who don't 0:05:07.230 --> 0:05:10.200 know you from Peloton or anything else, let's get to 0:05:10.200 --> 0:05:12.870 know Camila a little bit. As I mentioned, you were 0:05:12.870 --> 0:05:16.890 born in Buenos Aires. And tell us about the day, 0:05:17.070 --> 0:05:18.810 I think it was seven years old, right? You were 0:05:18.810 --> 0:05:22.350 seven when you were first told that you were leaving 0:05:22.620 --> 0:05:24.030 Argentina to move to the United States. 0:05:24.030 --> 0:05:28.350 Oh. Not a good day, honestly. It was pretty terrible. 0:05:28.350 --> 0:05:30.210 I was heartbroken. My family was like, " It's going to 0:05:30.210 --> 0:05:31.589 be great." And I was like, " I'm going to miss 0:05:31.589 --> 0:05:34.770 my abuela, for real." But one thing that I will 0:05:34.770 --> 0:05:36.779 say is my parents did an amazing job of sending 0:05:36.779 --> 0:05:40.260 me back to Argentina. So, I would go every year for two 0:05:40.260 --> 0:05:42.660 months. The entire summer, I would just spend it there. 0:05:42.839 --> 0:05:44.671 And until I was about 15, I had my quince in Argentina. And so- 0:05:44.671 --> 0:05:49.470 That's like a Sweet 16 for those who don't know, yep. 0:05:49.529 --> 0:05:52.770 Exactly, yeah. Except I wore a green lily pad- colored 0:05:52.770 --> 0:05:55.830 dress, which was horrendous, but I really loved it at 0:05:55.830 --> 0:05:58.260 that time. I wanted to move back until I was 0:05:58.260 --> 0:06:00.990 around 17, and then I was like, " Uhmm." I'm really 0:06:00.990 --> 0:06:03.089 used to it here, so I stayed. 0:06:03.150 --> 0:06:04.440 Miami's not a bad place. 0:06:04.440 --> 0:06:05.400 Miami's not a bad place. 0:06:05.400 --> 0:06:07.050 And so, did you take up running at that age 0:06:07.050 --> 0:06:07.980 when you were in Miami? 0:06:08.430 --> 0:06:10.500 I actually started running when I was in middle school. 0:06:10.980 --> 0:06:11.460 Amazing. 0:06:11.490 --> 0:06:12.960 Yeah, I started running cross country when I was in 0:06:12.960 --> 0:06:17.250 middle school. And I started running because... This is very 0:06:17.250 --> 0:06:19.560 toxic, but I talk about this a lot in my Peloton 0:06:19.560 --> 0:06:22.380 class, about body image. I started running because I heard 0:06:22.380 --> 0:06:24.240 it makes you skinny when I was in middle school, 0:06:24.240 --> 0:06:27.960 which is absolutely insane. And then once I started running, 0:06:27.960 --> 0:06:29.640 and especially as I went into high school, I had 0:06:29.640 --> 0:06:32.310 a lot of anxiety, and I realized that it really 0:06:32.310 --> 0:06:36.630 helped center me. It was something beautiful that I discovered. 0:06:36.630 --> 0:06:39.000 I found my power through running, I found my center 0:06:39.000 --> 0:06:41.370 through running, and I never let go of it ever since. 0:06:41.880 --> 0:06:46.440 And that happens, unfortunately, sometimes with girls as young as 0:06:46.440 --> 0:06:49.050 middle school, as they start to have those kinds of thoughts. 0:06:49.080 --> 0:06:49.320 Yeah. 0:06:49.410 --> 0:06:51.480 And I know there's a story you talk about, where 0:06:51.480 --> 0:06:54.900 you ran up the Key Biscayne bridge in Miami, for 0:06:54.900 --> 0:06:58.020 those who don't know the bridge over the Key Biscayne. And you 0:06:58.020 --> 0:07:00.510 had kind of a moment on that run. Can you 0:07:00.510 --> 0:07:03.450 talk about that, and what really happened to you that day? 0:07:03.779 --> 0:07:06.120 Yeah. If you haven't been to the Key Biscayne bridge, 0:07:06.120 --> 0:07:07.471 you need to go. It's beautiful. Have you been? 0:07:07.471 --> 0:07:09.300 It's gorgeous. Yes, I love Miami. 0:07:09.480 --> 0:07:09.540 Oh, perfect. 0:07:09.540 --> 0:07:11.250 So I go all the time, and I've been on 0:07:11.250 --> 0:07:11.581 that bridge many times. 0:07:11.581 --> 0:07:16.080 Yeah, it's a great place to run too. I had been working 0:07:16.080 --> 0:07:19.470 in corporate for about three years without moving my body 0:07:19.470 --> 0:07:21.630 because I had been just working day and night, working 0:07:21.630 --> 0:07:26.160 at events at night. And when I decided to come 0:07:26.160 --> 0:07:29.340 back to movement and back to training, I chose to 0:07:29.340 --> 0:07:32.670 motivate myself because I wanted to change myself physically, and 0:07:32.670 --> 0:07:35.130 that led to a lot of negative self- talk and 0:07:35.130 --> 0:07:37.830 a lot of pressure on myself, and that added anxiety 0:07:37.830 --> 0:07:41.070 that I was talking to you earlier. And then one 0:07:41.070 --> 0:07:42.660 day, I was running to Key Biscayne bridge and I think I 0:07:42.660 --> 0:07:46.350 had run like six miles or something at a very decent 0:07:46.350 --> 0:07:49.020 pace. And I was so frustrated with myself because I 0:07:49.020 --> 0:07:51.450 hadn't seen changes in my body yet, that I was 0:07:51.630 --> 0:07:55.350 talking smack to myself actively as I was running up 0:07:55.350 --> 0:07:58.260 this huge bridge. And I finally got up to the 0:07:58.260 --> 0:08:00.180 top of the bridge and I was so frustrated with myself. 0:08:00.270 --> 0:08:03.450 I literally broke down. And then I looked up, and 0:08:03.450 --> 0:08:06.990 I'm crying in this bridge. Everyone's having a great day. 0:08:06.990 --> 0:08:09.540 It's like a freaking... It's so sunny. There might as 0:08:09.540 --> 0:08:12.360 well have been dolphins jumping out of the ocean. Which 0:08:12.360 --> 0:08:14.340 I have seen there, by the way, in Key Biscayne. 0:08:14.340 --> 0:08:14.461 Yeah, me too. 0:08:14.461 --> 0:08:18.390 And I was like, "I don't want to live life this way. I don't 0:08:18.390 --> 0:08:20.190 want to do this to myself. Why are you speaking 0:08:20.190 --> 0:08:23.100 to yourself in this way?" So ever since then, I 0:08:23.100 --> 0:08:27.000 made a commitment to myself to move, to celebrate myself 0:08:27.000 --> 0:08:28.830 and to celebrate my body, and just to have fun. 0:08:29.010 --> 0:08:32.940 So then I started incorporating more... Not more structure. At 0:08:32.940 --> 0:08:35.459 first, more fun. I honestly would just go for 30 0:08:35.460 --> 0:08:36.689 minute walks. I was like, " I don't want to run 0:08:36.690 --> 0:08:39.030 anymore for right now. I will go with my friends 0:08:39.030 --> 0:08:42.090 on my chisme walks." Where we talk smack, we catch 0:08:42.090 --> 0:08:42.359 up on the tea. 0:08:42.360 --> 0:08:42.451 What was that called again? 0:08:42.451 --> 0:08:42.452 Chisme. 0:08:42.452 --> 0:08:42.542 Chisme? 0:08:44.070 --> 0:08:44.460 The cheese. 0:08:44.490 --> 0:08:44.910 What does that mean? 0:08:44.910 --> 0:08:44.911 The tea. 0:08:44.911 --> 0:08:46.021 Is that a Spanish? 0:08:46.021 --> 0:08:46.530 The tea, yeah. 0:08:46.590 --> 0:08:48.450 The tea. Got it. Oh, so you're- 0:08:48.450 --> 0:08:48.660 Yeah. 0:08:48.750 --> 0:08:50.040 I get it. You guys are dissing. 0:08:50.460 --> 0:08:52.111 Spill- the- tea walks. 0:08:52.111 --> 0:08:52.112 You're spilling the tea. I got you. Okay. 0:08:52.112 --> 0:08:56.880 Yeah, but with a little bit more lactose. And I just 0:08:56.880 --> 0:08:59.400 started walking with my friend for 30 minutes after work 0:08:59.460 --> 0:09:00.990 and we had so much fun. Then, I started going 0:09:00.990 --> 0:09:03.420 to dance classes. And then once I realized I was 0:09:03.420 --> 0:09:05.429 having fun, then I started running. I would just go 0:09:05.460 --> 0:09:09.570 out run two miles just for fun. And then after 0:09:09.570 --> 0:09:11.640 I started running two miles, I was like, " I'm starting 0:09:11.640 --> 0:09:13.920 to enjoy this again. Let me start strength training. Let 0:09:13.920 --> 0:09:15.510 me get some performance goals in there." But it came 0:09:15.510 --> 0:09:17.340 from a different place. And then I made it my 0:09:17.340 --> 0:09:20.670 mission to communicate that to the world, and make women 0:09:20.670 --> 0:09:23.070 feel strong in their bodies rather than small. 0:09:24.179 --> 0:09:24.179 That's awesome. 0:09:24.179 --> 0:09:25.380 So, that's what I do every day now. 0:09:25.590 --> 0:09:27.209 I love that. There's a lot of things I love 0:09:27.210 --> 0:09:29.880 about that story. But one thing you said there is 0:09:30.090 --> 0:09:33.569 you'd run like two miles, and it's amazing what a 0:09:33.570 --> 0:09:35.310 run like that can do for someone. 0:09:35.310 --> 0:09:35.610 100%. 0:09:35.700 --> 0:09:37.860 I meet people all of the time, and I tell them 0:09:37.860 --> 0:09:39.809 what I do, and they're like, " Oh, I'm not a runner. 0:09:40.050 --> 0:09:42.179 I just run two miles a couple of days a 0:09:42.179 --> 0:09:44.401 week." I'm like, " You're a runner. That's incredible." 0:09:44.401 --> 0:09:45.870 Yeah, you're a runner. Hate to break it to you. 0:09:45.900 --> 0:09:45.901 Yes, absolutely. 0:09:45.901 --> 0:09:46.320 Hate to break it to you. 0:09:48.600 --> 0:09:50.640 What did you find those two mile runs did for you? 0:09:51.690 --> 0:09:55.200 It was beautiful. I feel like it allowed me to 0:09:55.230 --> 0:10:00.330 create consistency in my schedule. It allowed me to clear 0:10:00.330 --> 0:10:03.750 my mind, be present in my body, especially nowadays that 0:10:03.750 --> 0:10:05.730 we're on our phone so much. You can't be looking 0:10:05.730 --> 0:10:07.170 at a screen if you're running outside. 0:10:07.230 --> 0:10:07.440 So true. 0:10:07.440 --> 0:10:09.929 Especially in Miami where it's 100% humidity, your phone's going 0:10:09.929 --> 0:10:11.309 to slip out of your hand and fall. Someone's going 0:10:11.309 --> 0:10:12.420 to run over it because people don't know how to 0:10:12.420 --> 0:10:16.199 drive. But it was just a great place for me 0:10:16.199 --> 0:10:17.250 to just come back to me. 0:10:17.490 --> 0:10:21.390 Yeah, it's a great story. So, it's amazing that this moment 0:10:21.390 --> 0:10:25.050 you had about being healthy, moving your body, led you 0:10:25.050 --> 0:10:28.050 to where you are in your career, working at Peloton. 0:10:28.320 --> 0:10:32.309 I heard that you got your job by applying directly 0:10:32.309 --> 0:10:35.309 to the CEO of Peloton. You emailed the CEO directly? 0:10:35.309 --> 0:10:35.670 Yeah. 0:10:35.939 --> 0:10:36.630 Tell me about that. 0:10:38.340 --> 0:10:41.970 My husband and I lived in LA for four and a 0:10:41.970 --> 0:10:43.770 half years. And then finally, we were like, " We're going 0:10:43.770 --> 0:10:45.480 to move back to Miami." When I moved back to 0:10:45.480 --> 0:10:47.820 Miami, I said, " I want to reach out to Peloton." 0:10:48.390 --> 0:10:51.179 Two weeks after we moved back to Miami, I was 0:10:51.179 --> 0:10:52.830 sitting there at my house and I was like, " I 0:10:52.830 --> 0:10:55.020 have to reach out to them because the worst thing 0:10:55.020 --> 0:10:57.240 that could happen is they could say no." And then 0:10:57.240 --> 0:10:58.740 I just move on with my life and I continue 0:10:58.740 --> 0:11:00.329 living my life as it is. And I was like, " 0:11:00.330 --> 0:11:02.939 But I'm going to send an email to the CEO 0:11:02.940 --> 0:11:05.640 because I know what I can provide and what they're 0:11:05.640 --> 0:11:08.880 missing." Which is a Latina that's teaching classes in Spanish 0:11:08.880 --> 0:11:14.040 and playing some really amazing reggaeton and perreo. So at 5: 0:11:14.040 --> 0:11:17.580 00 AM in the morning on a Friday, I drafted 0:11:17.700 --> 0:11:20.550 up this email and I pressed send. And I said, " 0:11:20.640 --> 0:11:23.099 Forget it." I sent it, I forgot it. 0:11:23.100 --> 0:11:25.020 Thinking that you'd probably never hear back. That that was the end of that. 0:11:25.020 --> 0:11:27.240 Thinking I would never hear about. I said, " I'm proud of 0:11:27.240 --> 0:11:30.270 you." I said, " I'm proud of you." At 9: 00 0:11:30.270 --> 0:11:32.220 AM the same day, I had an email from the 0:11:32.220 --> 0:11:34.800 casting director, " We want to meet you." 0:11:34.800 --> 0:11:37.170 Wow. That must have been a heck of an email. What did you write? 0:11:37.950 --> 0:11:40.410 Oh, it was good. I'm not going to lie. It 0:11:40.410 --> 0:11:46.020 was great. It was a great email. When I got 0:11:46.020 --> 0:11:48.240 the email from the casting director, I remember running into 0:11:48.240 --> 0:11:50.280 my living room and my husband was sitting on the 0:11:50.280 --> 0:11:52.770 couch. I started doing toe touches. I was like, " They 0:11:52.770 --> 0:11:55.920 wrote back to me. Peloton wrote back to me." He's like, " What?" 0:11:55.920 --> 0:11:57.420 In like a few hours, yeah. 0:11:57.480 --> 0:12:00.120 Literally. And then I was interviewing. The interview process is 0:12:00.120 --> 0:12:06.000 very long at Peloton for good reason. And in July... 0:12:06.000 --> 0:12:09.839 This was February 25th that I sent the email. And 0:12:09.840 --> 0:12:12.871 then July 1st, I was already started onboarding. 0:12:12.871 --> 0:12:13.381 Amazing. 0:12:13.740 --> 0:12:15.360 And in October was my first class. 0:12:15.360 --> 0:12:19.740 It's incredible. And when you had that first class in October, tell 0:12:19.740 --> 0:12:22.559 me about that. Did you move from Miami to New 0:12:22.559 --> 0:12:23.339 York for the job? 0:12:23.339 --> 0:12:25.830 Oh, yeah. My husband had never been to New York 0:12:25.830 --> 0:12:28.890 either. I said, " Baby, we got to go." He said, " 0:12:29.220 --> 0:12:33.210 Let's do it." Poor man. The first day that he 0:12:33.210 --> 0:12:36.150 came to New York, I told him to go down 0:12:36.330 --> 0:12:38.730 to the financial district, and then come up to the 0:12:38.730 --> 0:12:40.439 West Village and have a beer. He went the other 0:12:40.440 --> 0:12:44.640 way through Alphabet City, ended up doing pull- ups at 0:12:44.640 --> 0:12:46.890 a park. He's like, "I don't know how I feel about New York." 0:12:46.890 --> 0:12:49.050 I'm like, "You went to the wrong place, babe." 0:12:49.050 --> 0:12:52.380 He went to the... Yeah, he went to the East Village. Well, it's a part of 0:12:52.380 --> 0:12:52.650 New York. 0:12:52.650 --> 0:12:54.631 Yeah. I mean, no shade to East Village, but yeah. 0:12:54.631 --> 0:12:55.559 It's a part of New York. It's great. It's a great part of New York. 0:12:56.010 --> 0:12:57.840 I just had ease him into it, because if you've never- 0:12:58.050 --> 0:13:00.391 Yes, that's going in the deep end when you go straight to the East Village. 0:13:00.391 --> 0:13:02.459 Right. If you've never been to New York City, then you don't understand. 0:13:02.460 --> 0:13:02.581 That's true. 0:13:02.581 --> 0:13:06.030 Now, it doesn't matter. What's your question again? 0:13:06.809 --> 0:13:09.179 That first class. So you walk into your first class 0:13:09.179 --> 0:13:12.569 at Peloton, and this all has come from an email 0:13:12.570 --> 0:13:15.270 that you sent. What was that first class like for 0:13:15.270 --> 0:13:16.290 you? It must have been quite a moment. 0:13:16.440 --> 0:13:18.600 So the first class was October 5th, and it was 0:13:18.600 --> 0:13:22.050 the first Spanish class on the bike. 0:13:22.860 --> 0:13:26.940 First- ever class in Spanish on the bike at Peloton. 0:13:26.970 --> 0:13:27.270 Yes. 0:13:27.300 --> 0:13:27.900 That's amazing. 0:13:27.929 --> 0:13:30.719 Yeah. I remember I opened up with Tego Calderón Pa' Que 0:13:31.350 --> 0:13:35.010 Retozen, and there was nobody in the room with me 0:13:35.340 --> 0:13:38.130 because we still had an open backup to members after COVID. 0:13:38.160 --> 0:13:38.670 COVID, yeah. 0:13:38.910 --> 0:13:43.350 And I wasn't sure how it was going to be received. 0:13:43.350 --> 0:13:45.329 I was very scared. I was terrified because I was the 0:13:45.390 --> 0:13:48.240 first one to be hired after the pandemic on the 0:13:48.270 --> 0:13:50.880 bike, and all these people that were next to me 0:13:50.880 --> 0:13:55.199 are superstars, people that I have looked up to for 0:13:55.200 --> 0:13:58.350 so long. And I was like, little me who wrote 0:13:58.350 --> 0:14:01.110 an email to the CEO is now coming up here and being like, " 0:14:01.170 --> 0:14:03.960 Shake your nalgas." You know what I mean? And- 0:14:03.960 --> 0:14:05.610 I don't know what that means, but maybe I shouldn't 0:14:05.610 --> 0:14:06.391 ask. I don't know. 0:14:06.391 --> 0:14:07.620 It mean, shake your booty cheeks. 0:14:09.870 --> 0:14:09.900 Okay, I figured that. 0:14:09.990 --> 0:14:11.670 But it was so beautiful to see how the community 0:14:11.670 --> 0:14:14.190 received me, and they put their hand on my back. 0:14:14.190 --> 0:14:17.550 And it's been such a beautiful journey ever since with 0:14:17.580 --> 0:14:21.660 the Mila Mafia is who we are. That's my community. 0:14:22.110 --> 0:14:28.710 Some of them are right there. And hey, girl. It 0:14:28.710 --> 0:14:30.960 was just so beautiful. And now, I feel like we're 0:14:30.960 --> 0:14:33.840 just doing more and more amazing things. Ever since then, 0:14:33.840 --> 0:14:37.530 I taught the first reggaeton ride, the first cumbia ride, 0:14:37.530 --> 0:14:40.410 the first dembow ride, the first merengue ride. 0:14:40.410 --> 0:14:40.500 Wow. 0:14:40.560 --> 0:14:43.410 So we're doing a lot of first, and really providing 0:14:43.710 --> 0:14:47.340 a really special place for the Latino community that really 0:14:47.340 --> 0:14:51.480 is not present in any other fitness platform in the 0:14:51.480 --> 0:14:54.600 world. And I'm really, really proud to be doing that 0:14:54.600 --> 0:14:56.002 alongside my friend Mariana Fernández (inaudible) Lopez. 0:14:56.002 --> 0:14:56.003 Yes, Mariana, who also ran today by the way. 0:14:56.003 --> 0:14:56.004 She ran today. 0:14:56.004 --> 0:14:56.004 Shout out to Mariana. 0:15:00.510 --> 0:15:03.510 She killed it. So proud of her. Thank you for 0:15:03.510 --> 0:15:06.180 answering all my text messages at 10: 00 PM, because I 0:15:06.180 --> 0:15:08.400 do not look up any information about the race until 0:15:08.400 --> 0:15:08.940 last minute. 0:15:10.800 --> 0:15:14.550 That's awesome. It must mean a lot to you, having 0:15:14.550 --> 0:15:17.520 really been the first person to start this kind of 0:15:17.520 --> 0:15:20.610 a community on a platform as big as Peloton. And 0:15:20.610 --> 0:15:23.640 now, I don't know how many Spanish- speaking people you 0:15:23.640 --> 0:15:26.040 have taking your classes, or even non- Spanish- speaking who 0:15:26.040 --> 0:15:26.760 just love the music. 0:15:26.910 --> 0:15:29.910 Yeah, it's a lot. Mariana was actually the first one 0:15:29.910 --> 0:15:34.530 to debut as a Spanish- speaking instructor on yoga. And 0:15:34.560 --> 0:15:38.310 I remember seeing her debut while I was interviewing. And 0:15:38.310 --> 0:15:41.340 I got so emotional I literally cried in my house, 0:15:41.370 --> 0:15:43.920 because it was just so special to see. And I 0:15:43.920 --> 0:15:47.190 think that's something that we curated together, makes it even 0:15:47.190 --> 0:15:51.390 more special, because I think the throughline about Latinos is 0:15:51.390 --> 0:15:55.950 community, family, and support of each other, I think especially 0:15:55.950 --> 0:15:58.710 in these times. So, it's really beautiful to see what 0:15:58.710 --> 0:16:03.060 we have only just started to do and I'm excited 0:16:03.060 --> 0:16:03.720 to see where it goes. 0:16:04.440 --> 0:16:08.730 So you actually started recording your own music, right, for 0:16:08.730 --> 0:16:09.121 some of these classes? 0:16:09.121 --> 0:16:09.601 Oh, yeah. 0:16:09.900 --> 0:16:12.001 Talk about that. How did that inspiration... Are you always been a musician? 0:16:12.001 --> 0:16:13.980 Not just for class, but for vibes. 0:16:13.980 --> 0:16:15.000 For vibes in general, yeah. 0:16:15.870 --> 0:16:19.770 I have not necessarily always been a musician unless elementary 0:16:19.770 --> 0:16:22.050 school counts. I did play the viola and I was 0:16:22.050 --> 0:16:22.770 in chorus. 0:16:22.860 --> 0:16:23.550 I'm sure you were great. 0:16:25.560 --> 0:16:30.720 It was public school, so not that great. Music, for 0:16:30.720 --> 0:16:32.700 me, has always been a part of my life. I 0:16:32.700 --> 0:16:36.150 was a professional dancer. I danced for some artists in 0:16:36.150 --> 0:16:41.070 Miami. And when I moved to New York City, I 0:16:41.070 --> 0:16:44.040 started teaching tread classes, I started teaching cycle classes, I 0:16:44.040 --> 0:16:48.420 started teaching strength classes. And it was so much of 0:16:48.450 --> 0:16:51.480 movement, which was something that was so healing for me 0:16:51.480 --> 0:16:54.870 and a meditative place for me. Also, kind of became work- 0:16:54.870 --> 0:16:57.330 related. So I needed to find another outlet, especially in 0:16:57.330 --> 0:16:59.820 the winter, because I had never lived in a place 0:16:59.820 --> 0:17:02.310 that actually has a winter. And let me tell you, 0:17:02.310 --> 0:17:03.000 it's rough. 0:17:03.000 --> 0:17:03.810 It's rough. 0:17:03.870 --> 0:17:05.100 You have to find something. 0:17:05.100 --> 0:17:05.398 Yeah. 0:17:05.520 --> 0:17:06.330 Yeah. So I- 0:17:06.330 --> 0:17:09.359 Something indoors preferably, or outdoors. Skiing. 0:17:10.440 --> 0:17:13.709 Yes, actually. I took my first vocal lesson and I 0:17:13.710 --> 0:17:16.230 felt in love. In love, in love, in love. And 0:17:16.230 --> 0:17:19.740 ever since then, I started taking vocal lessons as much 0:17:19.740 --> 0:17:22.710 as I could. And then one day I said, " What 0:17:22.710 --> 0:17:26.190 if I try to write my own song?" And then 0:17:26.190 --> 0:17:27.929 we created my first song and I sent it to 0:17:27.930 --> 0:17:30.210 my manager, and I said, " What do you think?" He's like, " 0:17:30.210 --> 0:17:33.150 Wait, you did this?" And I was like, " Yeah. Why? 0:17:33.180 --> 0:17:35.220 Is it bad or is it good?" Actually, no. Actually, 0:17:35.220 --> 0:17:37.500 I said, " Why? Is it bad or is it good? And 0:17:37.500 --> 0:17:41.820 then I'll tell you." He loved it, and then I 0:17:41.820 --> 0:17:45.090 decided to keep making more and more without even the 0:17:45.090 --> 0:17:48.690 goal of releasing it. But then something happened in my 0:17:48.690 --> 0:17:51.060 family, with one of my really close loved ones, and 0:17:51.060 --> 0:17:54.990 I realized life is too short. He was a person 0:17:54.990 --> 0:17:58.020 that lived with so much joy in his life and 0:17:58.020 --> 0:18:00.149 did everything. He was a professional clown in Argentina, my 0:18:00.210 --> 0:18:01.080 cousin, who passed away. 0:18:01.350 --> 0:18:01.950 A professional? 0:18:02.100 --> 0:18:02.520 Clown. 0:18:02.520 --> 0:18:03.390 Clown. Cool, cool. 0:18:03.480 --> 0:18:08.459 Yes, in Argentina. He lived his life unapologetically the way 0:18:08.460 --> 0:18:12.540 that he wanted to, and it inspired me to live 0:18:12.540 --> 0:18:17.280 my life with joy, through joy, for joy, and hope 0:18:17.280 --> 0:18:19.500 that as many people come with me in the process 0:18:19.500 --> 0:18:22.500 as possible. So I figured, why not? Life is short. 0:18:22.500 --> 0:18:25.770 We got one. Run the half- marathon, write your music, 0:18:25.830 --> 0:18:29.160 create your creative space for yourself. And here we are. 0:18:29.160 --> 0:18:31.140 I love it. I get those vibes off you 100%. 0:18:31.170 --> 0:18:31.561 Oh, thank you. 0:18:31.561 --> 0:18:31.771 Yes. 0:18:32.040 --> 0:18:34.710 Thank you, thank you. So now, I have like five tracks, I think. 0:18:34.800 --> 0:18:36.870 I don't know if I... Five or six. 0:18:37.350 --> 0:18:38.639 And you use them for the classes sometimes? 0:18:39.000 --> 0:18:40.980 Sometimes. I don't like to program them too much because 0:18:40.980 --> 0:18:42.630 I feel like that's a little weird, but people like 0:18:42.630 --> 0:18:43.650 them and they ask for it. 0:18:44.609 --> 0:18:47.430 I heard you got an injury along the way during your Peloton 0:18:47.430 --> 0:18:49.500 career, which can happen. You're spending a lot of time 0:18:50.070 --> 0:18:52.590 working out on a bike or whatever. And you had 0:18:52.590 --> 0:18:54.240 an extra bone in your foot? 0:18:54.300 --> 0:18:55.140 Yeah. It's called- 0:18:55.140 --> 0:18:56.460 How did you discover that? 0:18:56.760 --> 0:19:02.189 It's called accessory navicular bone. It's not cute, but I 0:19:02.190 --> 0:19:05.490 could either get surgery or deal with it with PT, 0:19:05.490 --> 0:19:10.350 and PT really works wonders. So, I stopped running for 0:19:10.350 --> 0:19:12.210 quite some time and I felt like there was something 0:19:12.300 --> 0:19:15.030 missing. I was running in class, yes. And the team 0:19:15.030 --> 0:19:18.330 was really great to give me shorter classes, walking content, 0:19:18.330 --> 0:19:21.810 hiking content, which is really great, but I missed running. 0:19:21.810 --> 0:19:25.440 And finally last year, I remember I got so emotional 0:19:25.800 --> 0:19:30.209 when I ran the United Half because I cried at 0:19:30.210 --> 0:19:31.649 the finish line, because I was like, " I can't believe I 0:19:31.650 --> 0:19:35.189 just did that again." It was such a beautiful comeback. 0:19:35.280 --> 0:19:38.431 And now this year, ran Maybelline Half- 0:19:38.431 --> 0:19:38.821 You're back. That's right. 0:19:38.821 --> 0:19:40.590 ... and ran the RBC Brooklyn Half. 0:19:40.590 --> 0:19:40.980 That's right. 0:19:41.430 --> 0:19:43.859 I feel like I'm back even though I have to 0:19:43.859 --> 0:19:47.550 really gauge my training to my body. So, I'm not 0:19:47.550 --> 0:19:49.290 running as much as I used to or with the 0:19:49.290 --> 0:19:52.980 volume that I used to, but I still feel like 0:19:52.980 --> 0:19:57.389 I'm performing at a capacity that makes me feel competitive 0:19:57.390 --> 0:20:00.270 with myself. And that's something that I'm proud of. 0:20:00.270 --> 0:20:03.899 You said that your training block for this Half was 0:20:03.900 --> 0:20:05.790 stronger, not smaller. 0:20:05.820 --> 0:20:06.119 Yeah. 0:20:06.300 --> 0:20:06.840 What does that mean? 0:20:07.440 --> 0:20:10.320 Stronger, not smaller. I mean, I'm not trying to shrink 0:20:10.320 --> 0:20:11.521 myself. And I think- 0:20:11.521 --> 0:20:13.470 Not like your middle- school self, right? 0:20:13.470 --> 0:20:13.471 Exactly. 0:20:13.471 --> 0:20:14.281 Not trying to do that. 0:20:14.580 --> 0:20:17.940 Yeah. And I think especially nowadays, with all the changes 0:20:18.630 --> 0:20:20.820 that we see, we see it. We see it in 0:20:20.820 --> 0:20:24.660 social media, we see it with Hollywood, we see it 0:20:24.660 --> 0:20:28.800 everywhere. It's just really nice to bring ourselves back to 0:20:28.800 --> 0:20:32.760 the things that make us feel at peace with ourselves. 0:20:32.910 --> 0:20:36.540 And we have to remind ourselves that even though we 0:20:36.540 --> 0:20:41.190 are seeing these things externally, that shouldn't change your personal 0:20:41.190 --> 0:20:44.129 goals, because health and strength, at the end of the 0:20:44.130 --> 0:20:47.280 day, for longevity, is what we should all be focused on. 0:20:47.609 --> 0:20:49.710 Yeah, love that. It's a great message. 0:20:49.740 --> 0:20:50.160 Thank you. 0:20:50.369 --> 0:20:53.970 It sounds like you are also, though, discovering your own 0:20:53.970 --> 0:20:55.949 speed a little bit as a runner because- 0:20:55.950 --> 0:20:57.899 A little bit, yeah. It's kind of a mess, but... 0:20:58.740 --> 0:21:01.320 Sometimes that happens. You get into it and you start to 0:21:01.320 --> 0:21:04.740 realize how fast you can be. Can I ask how 0:21:04.740 --> 0:21:05.250 old you are? 0:21:06.060 --> 0:21:06.659 34. 0:21:06.660 --> 0:21:09.270 So, you're at a great age to be entering distance 0:21:09.270 --> 0:21:12.270 running and really getting serious about it, because most women 0:21:12.540 --> 0:21:16.920 don't peak as distance runners until maybe their late 30s, 40s. 0:21:16.920 --> 0:21:17.401 Oh, wait. What? 0:21:17.401 --> 0:21:19.859 So, you're on the upside. 0:21:19.859 --> 0:21:20.310 Really? 0:21:20.550 --> 0:21:23.909 100%. We see so many women who their PRs are 0:21:23.910 --> 0:21:25.379 at 40 years old or beyond. 0:21:26.130 --> 0:21:26.131 Oh my God. 0:21:26.131 --> 0:21:27.661 So, you've got a lot of runway ahead of you. 0:21:27.661 --> 0:21:29.220 This is a great news. 0:21:29.400 --> 0:21:30.751 Yeah. I'm happy to deliver some good news. 0:21:30.751 --> 0:21:30.752 Thank you. 0:21:30.752 --> 0:21:33.420 And it just sounds like you've got a lot of upside, 0:21:33.420 --> 0:21:35.879 because I... So it says here that when you ran 0:21:36.359 --> 0:21:39.840 the Maybelline Women's Half on April 26th, you started out 0:21:39.840 --> 0:21:41.609 mile one, 8: 58 pace. 0:21:41.670 --> 0:21:42.929 I was terrified. I was scared. 0:21:42.960 --> 0:21:45.030 You were scared. And then by the time you got 0:21:45.030 --> 0:21:46.380 to 12 and 13- 0:21:46.530 --> 0:21:46.771 I was confident. 0:21:46.771 --> 0:21:50.369 ... you were down to a 7: 19 pace. That's quite a spread. 0:21:50.369 --> 0:21:50.879 Yeah. 0:21:50.910 --> 0:21:54.119 What happened in that race to make you realize you 0:21:54.119 --> 0:21:55.020 could go that fast? 0:21:55.380 --> 0:21:57.090 A couple of things. Number one is I have a 0:21:57.090 --> 0:21:59.070 problem and I have no chill. So even in the 0:21:59.070 --> 0:22:02.369 races, that I'm like, " I'm going to have a fun run." 0:22:02.369 --> 0:22:06.750 I'm like, " Push, girl. You can go faster." No. But 0:22:06.750 --> 0:22:08.670 for real, that was kind of like a test run. 0:22:09.480 --> 0:22:11.399 That was the first race that I've ran this year 0:22:11.400 --> 0:22:13.859 at that distance, so I wanted to see how I 0:22:13.859 --> 0:22:16.200 was feeling. I had some training runs where I was 0:22:16.590 --> 0:22:18.510 pushing a little bit more. But I was honestly a 0:22:18.510 --> 0:22:22.859 little scared to crash out publicly, I'm not going to 0:22:22.859 --> 0:22:24.930 lie, especially because there's a lot of people that- 0:22:24.930 --> 0:22:28.410 When people start watching you, it gets to be pressure. 0:22:28.560 --> 0:22:30.660 Even though if I were to puke on the side 0:22:30.660 --> 0:22:32.730 one day, I feel like that's pretty badass. But... 0:22:33.750 --> 0:22:35.280 You'd be a real runner at that point. 0:22:35.700 --> 0:22:36.180 Right. Right, right, right. 0:22:36.180 --> 0:22:36.240 You maybe earn some respect from that, actually. 0:22:36.630 --> 0:22:38.791 I told you I don't like hills, so I hadn't ran- 0:22:38.791 --> 0:22:41.460 But Maybelline Half's hard with that. There's some hills in 0:22:41.460 --> 0:22:42.000 Central Park. 0:22:42.030 --> 0:22:45.330 Yeah. Central Park has hills, so that's why I was 0:22:45.330 --> 0:22:48.179 conservative. I ran one lap, and then the second lap 0:22:48.180 --> 0:22:49.859 I was like, " Okay, I got this." So then the 0:22:49.859 --> 0:22:52.560 second lap, I ran faster. Today, I tried to even 0:22:52.560 --> 0:22:55.290 out my splits more, so I think I did that today. 0:22:55.290 --> 0:22:57.540 And did that work for you? Because... And the great 0:22:57.540 --> 0:22:59.580 thing about this race, of course, is the hills get 0:22:59.820 --> 0:23:00.900 out of the way early. 0:23:00.900 --> 0:23:02.280 I love that part. It was beautiful. 0:23:02.280 --> 0:23:04.290 And if you started the course, you know. Once you've gotten up 0:23:04.290 --> 0:23:06.780 those hills in Prospect Park and you've left the park, 0:23:06.960 --> 0:23:07.650 you know you can roll. 0:23:07.890 --> 0:23:09.570 I looked it up last night, yes. It was a 0:23:10.230 --> 0:23:10.350 good idea. 0:23:10.350 --> 0:23:12.060 And did it go according to plan? 0:23:12.600 --> 0:23:14.790 I think so. I'm like... I don't know. I don't 0:23:14.790 --> 0:23:17.310 really have a lot of plans. I don't plan a 0:23:17.310 --> 0:23:18.811 lot in my life, but- 0:23:18.811 --> 0:23:19.321 That's okay. 0:23:19.770 --> 0:23:22.740 But I have... One of the things that I often 0:23:22.740 --> 0:23:25.020 say in class is, " If you have no expectations, you're 0:23:25.020 --> 0:23:27.720 never going to disappoint yourself." So, I always go into 0:23:27.720 --> 0:23:30.240 it with the idea of having fun, especially because you 0:23:30.240 --> 0:23:34.020 know my history about my competitiveness and how I can be 0:23:34.170 --> 0:23:36.990 really hard on myself. So if I go in with 0:23:36.990 --> 0:23:39.570 the have- fun mindset, see how I feel and then 0:23:39.570 --> 0:23:43.050 push a little bit later, it always works out for me. 0:23:43.560 --> 0:23:46.109 Did you run with or without music today? 0:23:46.410 --> 0:23:48.570 Oh, 1, 000% with music. 0:23:48.570 --> 0:23:50.250 You seem like you'd be a with- music kind of runner. 0:23:50.250 --> 0:23:51.900 Noise cancellation, honestly. 0:23:51.900 --> 0:23:53.910 Oh, wow. So full- on, block the rest of the world out. 0:23:54.570 --> 0:23:55.949 My friend had to come right in front of my 0:23:55.950 --> 0:23:58.680 face to say hello to me. He had been screaming 0:23:58.680 --> 0:24:00.899 at me while I was coming up, and he was like, " 0:24:00.900 --> 0:24:04.560 Hey." I was like, "Hey." I will say, I have made 0:24:04.560 --> 0:24:08.011 the best running playlist that exists. I said it. I said it. 0:24:08.011 --> 0:24:08.281 Is it on Spotify? Can people find it? 0:24:10.260 --> 0:24:11.250 It's on Spotify. 0:24:11.250 --> 0:24:11.700 What's it called? 0:24:11.790 --> 0:24:13.200 It's called Negative Splits. 0:24:13.680 --> 0:24:14.002 Oh, that's a good name for a running (inaudible) . 0:24:14.002 --> 0:24:19.770 I use this feature and it gets progressively faster via BPMs. 0:24:20.010 --> 0:24:22.500 And once you get to the Pain Cave, it's really 0:24:22.500 --> 0:24:25.770 intense at the end. I will tell you, slightly emotional. 0:24:25.890 --> 0:24:28.020 There's a lot of really intense beats in there. 0:24:28.020 --> 0:24:30.149 I love it. Negative splits on Spotify. 0:24:30.150 --> 0:24:30.541 Negative Splits. 0:24:30.541 --> 0:24:30.542 That's a good call out there. 0:24:30.542 --> 0:24:32.431 Yeah, you can look it up by my name too. 0:24:32.431 --> 0:24:32.432 Is any of your- 0:24:32.432 --> 0:24:34.619 And don't forget to stream my music while you're on there, okay? 0:24:34.890 --> 0:24:37.260 100%. I was going to ask, are any of your 0:24:37.260 --> 0:24:39.150 songs in that playlist? 0:24:39.180 --> 0:24:39.900 I put one. 0:24:39.960 --> 0:24:40.890 One. Okay, which one? 0:24:41.250 --> 0:24:42.450 It's called Mary Jane. 0:24:42.480 --> 0:24:44.820 Okay. And you listen to that today? Do you listen 0:24:44.820 --> 0:24:46.320 to a lot of your songs while you're running? Or 0:24:46.320 --> 0:24:48.180 is it too, like, " That would get in my head. 0:24:48.359 --> 0:24:50.490 If I had songs and I was listening to myself 0:24:50.670 --> 0:24:51.840 running, that would freak me out." 0:24:51.990 --> 0:24:54.720 It depends. I think on the vibe, like how I'm feeling. 0:24:55.140 --> 0:24:57.330 Okay. I don't really even like to listen to this 0:24:57.330 --> 0:24:59.070 podcast while I'm running because that gets to my head. 0:24:59.280 --> 0:25:01.919 I'm like, " Oh, I shouldn't have said that. I shouldn't have asked that question." 0:25:01.920 --> 0:25:03.359 You're great. You're doing great. 0:25:04.440 --> 0:25:06.119 How about this party we got going on behind us? 0:25:06.119 --> 0:25:07.050 I want to go down there. 0:25:07.050 --> 0:25:07.771 This is pretty good. I think we should get down there. 0:25:07.771 --> 0:25:10.230 Next time, you got to book me to perform here. 0:25:10.650 --> 0:25:12.869 Yeah, we got a great crowd down there. And in 0:25:12.869 --> 0:25:15.480 fact, if I'm not mistaken, we're going to send it 0:25:15.480 --> 0:25:18.390 down there because we're going to have some interviews coming 0:25:18.570 --> 0:25:21.090 from down there in a little bit. So as soon as 0:25:21.090 --> 0:25:22.919 we're ready to send it down, we can send it 0:25:22.920 --> 0:25:24.869 down right now. Who are we sending it to? Remind me. 0:25:24.869 --> 0:25:25.051 Tracy. 0:25:25.680 --> 0:25:28.980 Tracy. We got Tracy down there on the field at 0:25:28.980 --> 0:25:30.330 the after- party. Tracy? 0:25:30.960 --> 0:25:33.420 We're having so much fun. We're having a great time. 0:25:33.570 --> 0:25:36.330 We are here on the field at Maimonides Park. It 0:25:36.330 --> 0:25:40.410 is the RBC Brooklyn Half after- party. Now, I'm here 0:25:40.410 --> 0:25:43.380 with Adama. You are a Brooklyn resident, and you've run your 0:25:43.380 --> 0:25:46.710 third RBC Brooklyn Half. So, let's talk a little bit 0:25:46.710 --> 0:25:49.260 about you reliving your experience and reliving your race, and 0:25:49.260 --> 0:25:51.149 tell me what was it like running it for the 0:25:51.150 --> 0:25:52.050 third time? 0:25:52.770 --> 0:25:54.930 This time was hard. It was a little warm outside. 0:25:55.950 --> 0:25:59.970 But outside of a little bit of extra hydration, I 0:25:59.970 --> 0:26:02.340 would say it went pretty well. We had a little 0:26:02.340 --> 0:26:04.619 gala from my daughter's school last night, which didn't help, 0:26:04.619 --> 0:26:09.300 I'm sure. But coming into today, mile, I would say 0:26:09.359 --> 0:26:12.149 10 is where I'll start to feel the heat sinking 0:26:12.150 --> 0:26:12.630 a little bit. 0:26:13.050 --> 0:26:14.609 Yeah. You're telling me how had your mouth is getting 0:26:14.609 --> 0:26:15.359 a little chalky, right? 0:26:15.359 --> 0:26:15.751 Yeah. 0:26:15.960 --> 0:26:18.750 So, talk about the hydration for you at a race. 0:26:19.109 --> 0:26:22.230 Usually, I take only a little bit of water, likely 0:26:23.280 --> 0:26:26.609 at mile 11. And it's not really necessary. It's more of 0:26:26.609 --> 0:26:30.030 a... I don't know. I think science would tell me 0:26:30.030 --> 0:26:32.340 that that's the right thing to do. But then today, 0:26:32.340 --> 0:26:34.200 I was like, " Okay, I need Gatorade. I need water." 0:26:34.500 --> 0:26:37.890 I had to stop from every mile: 10, 11, 12. And then 0:26:37.890 --> 0:26:39.480 I wanted to look good for my family when they 0:26:39.480 --> 0:26:43.080 saw me in mile 12. So, everything ended up working 0:26:43.080 --> 0:26:43.320 out though. 0:26:43.350 --> 0:26:44.580 That's real right there. You want to look good for 0:26:44.580 --> 0:26:46.531 the family. You want to look good for those photos, right? 0:26:46.531 --> 0:26:47.130 Yeah. 0:26:47.190 --> 0:26:49.020 So tell me a little bit about being a Brooklyn 0:26:49.020 --> 0:26:52.020 resident and running in Kings County, running in your borough. 0:26:52.140 --> 0:26:55.800 Yeah. It's great because also, if you run Prospect Park a 0:26:55.800 --> 0:26:57.119 lot, you notice they got a lot of hills in 0:26:57.119 --> 0:27:00.330 there. So, I thought that was very easy for me 0:27:00.840 --> 0:27:03.060 because I've seen the same hill, so I knew exactly 0:27:03.060 --> 0:27:05.639 when they were coming. You knew how to pace yourself. 0:27:05.640 --> 0:27:07.500 You knew how to like, " Okay. We got this hill, 0:27:07.500 --> 0:27:08.940 so you might not want to exert too much energy 0:27:08.940 --> 0:27:12.450 before it." So it's a great place to run, easy 0:27:12.450 --> 0:27:14.820 place to run. A lot of great parks, Fort Greene 0:27:14.820 --> 0:27:17.010 Park. I live closer to Fort Greene Park. So if 0:27:17.010 --> 0:27:18.330 you want a short run, you can do that. If you want a 0:27:18.330 --> 0:27:20.459 long run, Prospect Park's a great one as well. And 0:27:20.460 --> 0:27:22.200 people, it's a great running culture in Brooklyn. 0:27:23.609 --> 0:27:27.030 Wonderful. Adama, thank you so much for sharing your experience 0:27:27.030 --> 0:27:29.669 with us, reliving your run, and your third RBC Brooklyn 0:27:29.670 --> 0:27:30.840 Half. 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Kristen Smith, two years ago, impulsively signed 0:28:51.390 --> 0:28:53.491 up for... This was the first race of your life, right? 0:28:53.491 --> 0:28:53.492 First race in her life. 0:28:53.492 --> 0:28:55.290 The RBC Brooklyn Half? 0:28:55.290 --> 0:28:55.980 Yes. 0:28:56.400 --> 0:29:00.390 You were a Yale volleyball player, turned into an executive at 0:29:00.390 --> 0:29:05.220 Meta. Very nice. Mother of two and suffering from depression, 0:29:05.220 --> 0:29:08.070 which we'll talk about a little bit. And since then, 0:29:08.370 --> 0:29:12.090 she has run five of the six world marathon majors, 0:29:12.120 --> 0:29:16.920 which is absolutely incredible. 0:29:16.920 --> 0:29:17.459 Pop off, queen. 0:29:17.460 --> 0:29:21.300 Total queen. Incredible. And Kristen, you talk about how running saved your 0:29:21.300 --> 0:29:22.530 life. Can you talk about that? 0:29:23.070 --> 0:29:26.940 Yeah. So depression is something that I've lived with for 0:29:28.050 --> 0:29:30.810 quite a long time in my life, and the past 0:29:30.810 --> 0:29:33.390 few years have been particularly difficult. So, I signed up 0:29:33.390 --> 0:29:37.590 for this race on a whim. And as I went 0:29:37.590 --> 0:29:41.280 along, running just got me out of bed every single 0:29:41.280 --> 0:29:43.740 day. It was a thing that I stood up. If I 0:29:43.740 --> 0:29:46.140 can get out for a run, the day's probably going 0:29:46.140 --> 0:29:49.380 to be better, and it almost always was. And then 0:29:49.380 --> 0:29:53.670 these races, they really became beacons on the calendar, something 0:29:53.730 --> 0:29:57.240 to look forward to, something to make it to. So 0:29:57.240 --> 0:30:00.210 race by race and mile by mile, I feel Like 0:30:00.210 --> 0:30:04.469 I really got to the other side. And so in 0:30:05.280 --> 0:30:09.090 April, I finished Boston. That was the last one. So, 0:30:10.260 --> 0:30:10.411 I'm done. 0:30:10.411 --> 0:30:10.412 Amazing. 0:30:10.412 --> 0:30:10.413 Congratulations. 0:30:10.413 --> 0:30:12.930 Thank you. I got my six stars. And then- 0:30:12.930 --> 0:30:13.201 Oh, you got the six? Amazing. 0:30:13.201 --> 0:30:13.202 Yes. 0:30:13.202 --> 0:30:16.260 Oh, yes. That's an update. That's new. 0:30:16.440 --> 0:30:17.400 Yes. Yes, big update. Congrats. 0:30:17.490 --> 0:30:20.790 Yeah. And so running this race again today was such 0:30:20.790 --> 0:30:25.530 an incredible bookend full- circle moment for my experience the 0:30:25.530 --> 0:30:26.490 last few years. 0:30:26.700 --> 0:30:29.430 Now, you signed up on a whim for the Brooklyn 0:30:29.430 --> 0:30:31.200 Half in 2023. 0:30:31.260 --> 0:30:31.530 Yes. 0:30:31.560 --> 0:30:33.719 Can you walk us through what was going through your 0:30:33.720 --> 0:30:35.670 head that morning when you signed up? 0:30:35.760 --> 0:30:39.510 Yeah, for sure. I left the city and I had 0:30:39.510 --> 0:30:41.910 moved to the suburbs. I guess, it's been four and 0:30:41.910 --> 0:30:44.310 a half years, but I feel like I've just accepted 0:30:44.310 --> 0:30:48.930 that I've moved to the suburbs a month ago. And 0:30:48.930 --> 0:30:52.500 so, I needed something to keep me entertained and something 0:30:52.500 --> 0:30:56.220 to do out there. Something that felt purposeful. And I said, " 0:30:56.340 --> 0:30:58.709 This seems like a reasonable thing to do. " And May's 0:30:58.710 --> 0:31:01.350 not that cold. I really don't like the cold. I 0:31:01.350 --> 0:31:02.371 grew up in Michigan, which is ironic. 0:31:02.371 --> 0:31:03.390 I feel that. 0:31:03.870 --> 0:31:06.931 Right. I think I am from Miami in a previous life. 0:31:06.931 --> 0:31:08.100 In your heart, yeah. 0:31:08.160 --> 0:31:11.220 Yeah. So there, we did it. 0:31:11.520 --> 0:31:14.550 Yeah, it's amazing. And what was it like for you 0:31:14.550 --> 0:31:16.680 to come back today and have this full- circle moment? 0:31:16.680 --> 0:31:19.590 You didn't just run, but you also ran for a 0:31:19.590 --> 0:31:24.420 charity, Solace House, which is a suicide prevention organization. Talk 0:31:24.420 --> 0:31:26.730 about how you got to know them, and what it meant 0:31:26.730 --> 0:31:27.990 for you to come out here today and run on 0:31:27.990 --> 0:31:28.560 their behalf. 0:31:28.590 --> 0:31:33.990 Yeah. I think making my miles have more purpose than 0:31:33.990 --> 0:31:36.750 myself was really important to me as I went through 0:31:37.590 --> 0:31:40.950 the process of running these marathons and half- marathons along 0:31:40.950 --> 0:31:44.760 the way. They're doing incredible work. And I think access 0:31:44.760 --> 0:31:48.240 is such an important thing for mental health specifically, and 0:31:48.270 --> 0:31:52.260 for everything. And so many people don't have access to 0:31:52.260 --> 0:31:56.280 mental healthcare resources, and it's just essential. So, organizations like 0:31:56.280 --> 0:32:00.540 Solace House deserve our support. I was just honored, really, 0:32:00.540 --> 0:32:01.950 to run on behalf of them. 0:32:02.400 --> 0:32:07.920 That's amazing. My story is very similar. Anxiety, depression. I 0:32:07.920 --> 0:32:10.200 think so many people can relate to your story. Thank 0:32:10.200 --> 0:32:12.960 you so much for sharing it with us. You've said 0:32:13.380 --> 0:32:16.800 before that marathon training became a perfect metaphor for living 0:32:16.800 --> 0:32:21.090 with depression. Persist, show up, stay disciplined, lean on your 0:32:21.090 --> 0:32:25.290 community. Was there a run where you felt like that 0:32:25.290 --> 0:32:29.550 metaphor was the most true to you? 0:32:30.420 --> 0:32:33.210 I think it's been every single one, truly. There's some 0:32:33.210 --> 0:32:36.120 point in a race, right? Every time you run a half- 0:32:36.120 --> 0:32:38.820 marathon, a marathon, you're like, " Wow, I don't know if 0:32:38.820 --> 0:32:41.520 I can do this." And it's just another step, another 0:32:41.520 --> 0:32:44.370 step, another step, another step. Get to the next mile, 0:32:44.370 --> 0:32:46.950 get to the next mile. And then you look around 0:32:46.950 --> 0:32:49.350 and you have all these amazing people running with you, 0:32:49.350 --> 0:32:56.040 who all have such incredible stories and so inspiring. And they 0:32:56.040 --> 0:33:00.540 carry you. You really swept up in the current of the people 0:33:00.540 --> 0:33:05.340 and the proverbial community, both literally and metaphorically. 0:33:06.270 --> 0:33:09.360 I've met so many people over the last few years 0:33:09.630 --> 0:33:12.360 who have a story similar to yours. They were suffering 0:33:12.360 --> 0:33:16.290 from depression. And for one reason or another, they discovered 0:33:16.290 --> 0:33:19.290 running, and it just changed something for them, like a 0:33:19.320 --> 0:33:21.150 switch flipped for them. 0:33:21.150 --> 0:33:22.440 Shout out endorphins. 0:33:22.740 --> 0:33:22.950 Yes. 0:33:23.340 --> 0:33:26.310 100%. One of the greatest things that we produce as 0:33:26.310 --> 0:33:30.990 humans for our own bodies, those endorphins. What do you think it was for 0:33:30.990 --> 0:33:33.540 you about running that has made this difference? 0:33:34.920 --> 0:33:37.860 I think it was the consistency of it, this idea 0:33:37.860 --> 0:33:42.930 of discipline over motivation. Just showing up, and showing up 0:33:42.930 --> 0:33:45.510 again and having another good day, and having another good 0:33:45.510 --> 0:33:50.760 day, and another good run. And so, it's that micro 0:33:50.760 --> 0:33:52.530 thing, and you're... Every day. And then all of a sudden 0:33:52.530 --> 0:33:55.380 you wake up, and two and a half years later, I've 0:33:55.650 --> 0:33:57.989 run all the world major marathons. And I'm doing great. 0:33:57.990 --> 0:33:58.741 Pretty impressive in two years, by the way. How did you pull that off? 0:33:58.741 --> 0:33:59.041 So impressive. 0:34:01.110 --> 0:34:02.641 The hardest part was getting into that, I have to say. 0:34:02.641 --> 0:34:05.101 That's what I was going to say. How did you get into that? 0:34:05.101 --> 0:34:08.700 How did I? Quite literally, how did I? I ran 0:34:08.969 --> 0:34:12.569 all of them with charity. But then it was very 0:34:12.570 --> 0:34:15.450 exciting, because in Boston this year, I qualified for Boston 0:34:15.870 --> 0:34:16.980 but I think I hit the sweet spot. 0:34:16.980 --> 0:34:17.730 Congratulations. 0:34:17.790 --> 0:34:18.631 Thank you. I think- 0:34:18.631 --> 0:34:19.710 That's an amazing achievement. 0:34:20.340 --> 0:34:21.810 It was very exciting, but I think I hit the 0:34:21.810 --> 0:34:24.150 sweet spot where I didn't qualify by enough that I 0:34:24.150 --> 0:34:26.100 won't actually get into the race next year, and I 0:34:26.100 --> 0:34:29.700 feel good about that. I'm happy to leave the Boston 0:34:29.700 --> 0:34:30.239 race there. 0:34:30.270 --> 0:34:32.070 You've had enough. It's a tough one, for sure. 0:34:32.370 --> 0:34:32.549 Yeah. 0:34:32.550 --> 0:34:34.710 I want to know what does your self- talk look 0:34:34.710 --> 0:34:37.290 like when you're in the trenches in a race? 0:34:37.469 --> 0:34:41.550 Yeah, this is a great question. I spent the last month- ish, 0:34:41.610 --> 0:34:45.719 two months before this past race, really focused on the 0:34:45.719 --> 0:34:50.250 psychology of endurance. And so reading books, listening to podcasts. 0:34:50.850 --> 0:34:53.759 So a few things, I think distancing yourself from the 0:34:53.760 --> 0:34:57.029 pain and talking to yourself in a third person, which apparently 0:34:57.030 --> 0:35:03.030 is a real strategy. So instead of like, "You got this." Like, " 0:35:03.030 --> 0:35:04.291 Kristen, you can do this." Another- 0:35:04.290 --> 0:35:05.821 " Camila, you're a baddy. Don't stop." 0:35:05.821 --> 0:35:09.390 Yeah. " You got this. Let's go. You can do it." 0:35:09.390 --> 0:35:11.370 I have a secret to tell you today, I called 0:35:11.370 --> 0:35:16.020 my husband at mile nine. Because you guys... Okay. They sent 0:35:16.020 --> 0:35:17.700 me the questions about the podcast that they were going 0:35:17.700 --> 0:35:19.440 to ask me beforehand, and one of them was like, " 0:35:19.770 --> 0:35:21.870 Talk to us about mile eight." So the whole time, I 0:35:21.870 --> 0:35:23.640 was like, " Oh my God, mile eight's going to suck." 0:35:23.640 --> 0:35:27.270 So then I got to mile eight and I was like, "Oh my God, this is so 0:35:27.270 --> 0:35:29.880 hard." So, I called my husband. Once a voicemail, I 0:35:29.880 --> 0:35:31.830 left him a three- minute voicemail of me breathing because 0:35:31.830 --> 0:35:34.140 I couldn't hang up. But then he called me back 0:35:34.200 --> 0:35:36.660 and then he was like, " Job's not done, baby. Job's 0:35:36.660 --> 0:35:38.940 not done." And I was like, " The job's not done, Camila. The 0:35:38.940 --> 0:35:42.360 job's not done." So the whole time afterwards, I was speaking to myself in 0:35:42.570 --> 0:35:44.910 the third person, telling myself the job's not done until 0:35:44.910 --> 0:35:47.430 I got to the finish line and finished the job. 0:35:47.910 --> 0:35:48.931 Yeah. It works, right? 0:35:48.930 --> 0:35:49.380 It works. 0:35:49.920 --> 0:35:51.660 And how dare he not answer your phone call? 0:35:51.660 --> 0:35:53.730 How dare he? He was sleeping. He had it on 0:35:53.730 --> 0:35:56.339 silent. He's studying for the bar right now, so he gets a pass. 0:35:56.370 --> 0:35:57.779 Okay. We'll give him a pass. We'll give him a pass. 0:35:57.810 --> 0:36:02.160 All right. That's a pretty good pass. I like that. Tell me about your race today. How 0:36:02.160 --> 0:36:05.670 did it go? Were you happy with your day, your 0:36:05.670 --> 0:36:08.100 time? We were worried about the heat, but it turned 0:36:08.100 --> 0:36:09.060 out to be a pretty nice day. 0:36:09.060 --> 0:36:12.690 Yeah. So, I feel like I was still in recovery 0:36:12.690 --> 0:36:16.020 mode a bit after Boston. Those downhills were rough, so 0:36:16.020 --> 0:36:19.530 were the uphills. So today, it went out with no expectation. 0:36:19.530 --> 0:36:21.690 I just wanted to really soak it all in and 0:36:21.690 --> 0:36:26.489 reflect on what this journey has been, have fun, and 0:36:26.489 --> 0:36:28.800 cross the finish line with a big smile. So, I 0:36:28.800 --> 0:36:29.520 got to do that. 0:36:29.850 --> 0:36:33.690 I love it. And do you have a goal now? You've done the six stars. 0:36:33.750 --> 0:36:34.020 Yes. 0:36:34.020 --> 0:36:35.310 What's next for you as a runner? 0:36:35.430 --> 0:36:39.420 This is a good question. I feel like I've purposefully have made myself pause 0:36:39.420 --> 0:36:41.910 on setting a next goal to just create some space 0:36:41.910 --> 0:36:46.230 to reflect. But that's totally my style, to immediately be like, " 0:36:46.230 --> 0:36:48.930 Okay, what's next?" Yeah. 0:36:48.960 --> 0:36:49.800 What's your sign? 0:36:50.610 --> 0:36:51.360 Cancer. 0:36:51.420 --> 0:36:51.900 Oh, interesting. 0:36:52.440 --> 0:36:52.830 I know. 0:36:53.460 --> 0:36:54.960 It's very Sagittarius of you. 0:36:54.960 --> 0:37:00.660 Well, there you go. So, I will run the New York 0:37:00.660 --> 0:37:03.120 City Marathon with the Bronx Burners. 0:37:03.150 --> 0:37:03.301 Oh, awesome. 0:37:03.301 --> 0:37:03.302 Have fun. 0:37:03.302 --> 0:37:05.430 They're For Purpose programs. 0:37:05.910 --> 0:37:06.120 Love those guys. 0:37:06.239 --> 0:37:07.890 Yeah. Rob said to tell you hello. 0:37:07.890 --> 0:37:09.960 Hello, Rob. I saw Rob at the start this morning. 0:37:09.960 --> 0:37:10.170 Love him. 0:37:10.170 --> 0:37:12.569 Oh, good. Good. Yeah, he's great. So, I'll do that. 0:37:12.569 --> 0:37:14.879 So for those who don't know, yes. Amazing. Is that- 0:37:14.880 --> 0:37:16.290 Yeah, looking forward. 0:37:16.350 --> 0:37:18.450 So what is your recovery going to look like now? Because 0:37:18.840 --> 0:37:22.739 you owe yourself probably some time off after Boston, after 0:37:22.739 --> 0:37:25.860 this. Are you going to try to keep a low 0:37:25.860 --> 0:37:28.530 burn of running going? What's your thinking about that? 0:37:28.530 --> 0:37:31.380 Yeah. I'm going to take, at least, a week or 0:37:31.380 --> 0:37:35.280 two off completely from running and just reset. I'm a 0:37:35.280 --> 0:37:38.250 big boxing fan, a big boxer. So, I'll try to 0:37:38.250 --> 0:37:38.881 lean back into that. 0:37:38.881 --> 0:37:38.882 Oh, nice. 0:37:38.882 --> 0:37:38.883 I'm a boxer, yep. 0:37:38.883 --> 0:37:40.560 It's the best, right? 0:37:40.739 --> 0:37:41.759 It's very meditative, too. 0:37:41.940 --> 0:37:43.530 Yes. Can't think about anything else. 0:37:43.530 --> 0:37:43.831 I can pay attention. 0:37:43.831 --> 0:37:45.540 Yes, yes, yes. That's exactly right. 0:37:45.540 --> 0:37:45.841 You don't want to get smacked in the face. 0:37:45.841 --> 0:37:52.170 No, no. So yeah, just create some space for some other 0:37:52.170 --> 0:37:54.000 things in life. Spend some time with my kids, all 0:37:54.000 --> 0:37:54.600 that good stuff. 0:37:54.780 --> 0:37:54.781 Congratulations on the run today. 0:37:54.781 --> 0:37:55.739 Thank you so much. 0:37:57.029 --> 0:37:59.879 On everything. You've done a lot and done it for 0:37:59.879 --> 0:38:01.109 some great causes as well. 0:38:01.649 --> 0:38:02.521 Thank you. Thank you. 0:38:02.520 --> 0:38:03.481 So, really nice to meet you. 0:38:03.481 --> 0:38:03.901 So nice to meet you. Thank you. 0:38:03.930 --> 0:38:05.401 Thanks for sharing your story. I'll see you on the leaderboard, right? 0:38:05.401 --> 0:38:05.402 Yes. 0:38:05.401 --> 0:38:09.300 Yeah. All right, I love it. We've got some more 0:38:09.450 --> 0:38:11.700 people down on the field. So, let's talk some more 0:38:11.700 --> 0:38:13.860 finishers and send it back down to the after- party. 0:38:14.610 --> 0:38:17.070 We are back on the field here, having so much 0:38:17.070 --> 0:38:20.670 fun with more than 29,000 finishers here at the RBC Brooklyn 0:38:20.670 --> 0:38:22.710 Half. And one of those finishers I have with me 0:38:22.710 --> 0:38:26.219 today is Wake. Now, Wake is a Manhattan resident, but this 0:38:26.219 --> 0:38:29.609 is your very first RBC Brooklyn Half, and only your 0:38:29.610 --> 0:38:32.640 second half- marathon. Now, you told me a little bit 0:38:32.940 --> 0:38:35.520 about how you had maybe a little bit of confidence 0:38:35.520 --> 0:38:38.219 going into your second, and maybe you undertrained a little 0:38:38.219 --> 0:38:40.170 bit. So, relive this fun for me. Tell me about 0:38:40.170 --> 0:38:40.590 your thoughts. 0:38:41.160 --> 0:38:45.300 Yeah. So last time when I ran in my first half, 0:38:45.300 --> 0:38:48.330 I went through a whole program. I used Peloton, one 0:38:48.330 --> 0:38:50.910 of their training programs or something. I was very on 0:38:50.910 --> 0:38:54.030 top of it. I was doing three to four runs 0:38:54.030 --> 0:38:56.759 a week. This time... I'm in med school right now 0:38:56.760 --> 0:38:58.500 and I'm in my clerkship year, so it's like the 0:38:58.500 --> 0:39:01.770 busiest year of our education. And I just did not 0:39:01.830 --> 0:39:04.680 run consistently. I ran two times this week, and ran 0:39:04.830 --> 0:39:07.469 six miles and three miles, and that was the most 0:39:07.469 --> 0:39:09.660 I'd run in one week for a while. So I 0:39:09.660 --> 0:39:12.030 run once a week, like three to five miles. It 0:39:12.030 --> 0:39:14.160 was not enough. So my feet hurt, my legs hurt. 0:39:14.910 --> 0:39:15.600 My legs hurt. 0:39:15.900 --> 0:39:19.500 But you absolutely did it. Now as a Manhattan resident, you know 0:39:19.500 --> 0:39:21.690 that the great thing about New York Road Runners is 0:39:21.690 --> 0:39:24.509 you get to experience all of the city by foot. And 0:39:24.510 --> 0:39:26.880 so now, you are in Kings County. You have run the 0:39:26.880 --> 0:39:29.910 RBC Brooklyn Half. What was the experience of running other 0:39:29.910 --> 0:39:32.100 Brooklyn and what was the experience of finishing, " I'm at 0:39:32.100 --> 0:39:32.969 Coney Island Boardwalk"? 0:39:33.330 --> 0:39:35.549 Yeah, it was incredible. I think one of the things that I 0:39:35.790 --> 0:39:37.770 love most about New York is exactly what you said. 0:39:37.770 --> 0:39:41.100 It's just such a large, incredible, diverse place. So many 0:39:41.100 --> 0:39:44.339 different incredible neighborhoods. I come from Mississippi, and so it's 0:39:44.340 --> 0:39:47.550 a lot smaller down there. And so coming up here 0:39:47.550 --> 0:39:49.890 and just being able to go somewhere in Manhattan then 0:39:49.890 --> 0:39:52.860 come over to Brooklyn, and see all these beautiful houses 0:39:52.860 --> 0:39:55.530 and nature, and then finish on Coney Island with the 0:39:55.530 --> 0:39:58.770 coast, and all of my friends and supporters here, it's fantastic. 0:39:59.010 --> 0:40:00.660 Fantastic. I know all your friends are here to get 0:40:00.660 --> 0:40:02.968 these run faster. All of us friends have these great 0:40:02.969 --> 0:40:05.550 hats. We're having a great party here. The after- party 0:40:05.550 --> 0:40:07.739 of Maimonides Park. Thank you so much, Wake. I'm going 0:40:07.739 --> 0:40:09.540 to send it back to you. Thanks so much. 0:40:09.930 --> 0:40:13.110 All right. Thank you, Tracy. Tracy has such great energy. 0:40:13.830 --> 0:40:16.589 You can't not want to run a half- marathon after 0:40:16.590 --> 0:40:18.390 you hear Tracy at one of our start stages. She 0:40:18.390 --> 0:40:21.029 is fired up and bringing the energy to the after- 0:40:21.030 --> 0:40:21.600 party here. 0:40:21.600 --> 0:40:23.701 That party is bumping right now. Let me tell you. 0:40:23.701 --> 0:40:26.489 100%. And it's going to bump a little bit more 0:40:26.489 --> 0:40:28.860 up here because we're going to talk not about the 0:40:28.860 --> 0:40:31.379 run, but about the recovery. And to help us talk 0:40:31.380 --> 0:40:34.799 about that, we've got our friend from HSS joining us, 0:40:34.800 --> 0:40:38.129 a physical therapist from HSS, Carrie Whitelam. Great to have 0:40:38.130 --> 0:40:38.550 you, Carrie. 0:40:38.550 --> 0:40:39.480 Thanks for having me. 0:40:39.540 --> 0:40:43.560 Yeah, absolutely. Carrie studied in the dance studios at Loyola 0:40:43.560 --> 0:40:47.190 Marymount University once upon a time, and then crossed into 0:40:47.190 --> 0:40:50.549 athletic training, and now a doctor of physical therapy at 0:40:50.550 --> 0:40:51.901 Touro. You got a degree from there as well? 0:40:51.901 --> 0:40:51.902 Yeah. 0:40:51.902 --> 0:40:55.110 So, you know what you're talking about. All right. Let's talk 0:40:55.110 --> 0:40:58.529 about all of the feelings that people are probably having down 0:40:58.530 --> 0:41:00.540 there in the field right now. I went down there 0:41:00.540 --> 0:41:04.200 earlier. Not surprisingly, a lot of stretching going on, a 0:41:04.200 --> 0:41:06.060 lot of movement. People are trying to get back into 0:41:06.060 --> 0:41:09.480 their legs. What is the number one thing that most 0:41:09.480 --> 0:41:11.489 of the folks down there are going to have to 0:41:11.489 --> 0:41:14.190 deal with in the next 24 to 48 hours? 0:41:14.489 --> 0:41:16.469 Definitely, people will start to develop a little bit of 0:41:16.469 --> 0:41:19.080 soreness. But I see a lot of runners on their 0:41:19.080 --> 0:41:21.510 feet, moving around, which is actually a great thing to 0:41:22.170 --> 0:41:22.951 do after a run like this. 0:41:22.950 --> 0:41:23.340 They're dancing. 0:41:23.790 --> 0:41:25.830 Keep moving a little bit. Throw in a little bit 0:41:25.830 --> 0:41:28.710 of foam rolling and stretching just to stay on top 0:41:28.710 --> 0:41:31.080 of any soreness that might come up in the next 0:41:31.350 --> 0:41:33.480 day, two days from now. 0:41:33.719 --> 0:41:36.390 Is there anything nutrition- wise that you recommend for people to 0:41:36.390 --> 0:41:39.810 do in these leading hours or first hours after the race? 0:41:39.870 --> 0:41:42.450 Yeah, definitely. A little bit out of scope of PT, 0:41:42.480 --> 0:41:46.260 but definitely make sure you're refueling. It's hot. It's sunny. 0:41:46.260 --> 0:41:48.239 So, making sure you're getting a lot of good hydration, 0:41:48.239 --> 0:41:51.600 mix of water and electrolytes, getting that good balanced meal 0:41:51.600 --> 0:41:54.989 in. I guess, we're in Coney Island, so a Nathan's 0:41:54.989 --> 0:41:57.420 hotdog kind of hits a little bit of the protein and 0:41:57.420 --> 0:41:59.489 carbs if we're looking for that balance. 0:41:59.520 --> 0:41:59.521 I love it. 0:41:59.521 --> 0:41:59.851 A lot of hot dogs out there. 0:41:59.850 --> 0:42:03.060 You heard it from someone at HSS. It's okay to go have 0:42:03.060 --> 0:42:06.480 a hotdog after you run the RBC Brooklyn Half. I 0:42:06.480 --> 0:42:08.910 know a lot of people are going to take you up on that, for sure. 0:42:09.090 --> 0:42:12.690 What's the number one mistake, Carrie, that you see runners 0:42:12.690 --> 0:42:15.900 make in the aftermath of running a half- marathon or 0:42:15.900 --> 0:42:16.350 a marathon? 0:42:16.620 --> 0:42:19.680 I think a lot of people have those high endorphins from 0:42:19.680 --> 0:42:22.560 finishing their run, feeling great, feeling fit, and they're afraid 0:42:22.560 --> 0:42:25.920 to lose that fitness. So, going after it too soon. 0:42:26.040 --> 0:42:28.800 So really making sure that you're taking adequate recovery. Kristen 0:42:28.800 --> 0:42:31.140 mentioned taking, maybe, a week or two off from running, 0:42:31.140 --> 0:42:34.830 which I definitely can get behind. Giving yourself proper time 0:42:34.830 --> 0:42:37.770 to recover, address anything that came up during the training 0:42:37.770 --> 0:42:40.980 cycle, during the race, really giving yourself time to rest 0:42:40.980 --> 0:42:44.160 and recover. Thirteen miles isn't a short distance, so really 0:42:44.160 --> 0:42:45.360 respecting that distance. 0:42:45.390 --> 0:42:50.580 Absolutely not. And scientifically speaking, what is actually happening to 0:42:50.580 --> 0:42:54.390 your legs within the first 24 to 48 hours after the race? 0:42:54.600 --> 0:42:56.040 So there's going to be a lot of like local 0:42:56.040 --> 0:42:58.320 inflammation in the muscles, and I think we think a 0:42:58.320 --> 0:43:01.020 lot about the muscles as being fatigued from a race 0:43:01.020 --> 0:43:03.480 like this, but also your nervous system becomes in a 0:43:03.480 --> 0:43:05.520 heightened state. So, not only do we want to give 0:43:05.520 --> 0:43:09.870 your muscles blood circulation system time to recover, but also 0:43:09.870 --> 0:43:13.260 giving that nervous system a time to rest, recuperate, recover. 0:43:14.070 --> 0:43:17.610 Absolutely. So once you're in that period, when do you 0:43:17.610 --> 0:43:20.580 recommend if someone needs to, maybe, go for physical therapy? 0:43:21.030 --> 0:43:23.910 What's a good sweet spot to maybe go see a PT? 0:43:24.540 --> 0:43:26.550 My role is kind of like first week out of 0:43:26.550 --> 0:43:29.489 the race. Be aware of what's going on in your 0:43:29.489 --> 0:43:32.820 body but don't be overcritical. And if it's something lingering, 0:43:32.820 --> 0:43:35.190 or something new that came up during the race, then 0:43:35.190 --> 0:43:37.469 definitely something to go see one of the physicians at 0:43:37.469 --> 0:43:38.969 HSS about, for sure. 0:43:39.300 --> 0:43:43.529 Perfect. Okay. For example, now we're taking a beat, we're 0:43:43.530 --> 0:43:46.739 taking a break. What do you actually recommend that people do 0:43:46.739 --> 0:43:50.969 potentially training- wise to fill the gaps within this break? 0:43:51.570 --> 0:43:53.190 I think you guys both brought up a great point 0:43:53.190 --> 0:43:58.080 about using this downtime from running to incorporate other exercise 0:43:58.080 --> 0:44:01.080 and activities that you enjoy. So now that we've got 0:44:01.080 --> 0:44:03.870 some nice spring weather, go take a nice bike ride, 0:44:03.870 --> 0:44:06.630 a nice easy walk around for the next week and 0:44:06.630 --> 0:44:09.330 a bit. And okay to add in some light, easy running 0:44:09.330 --> 0:44:13.200 maybe next weekend, but try to hold off any hard 0:44:13.200 --> 0:44:16.860 efforts, speed workouts, hill workouts until you have time to 0:44:16.860 --> 0:44:17.610 truly recover. 0:44:17.610 --> 0:44:19.380 What about yoga and strength training? 0:44:19.410 --> 0:44:19.859 Love it. 0:44:20.070 --> 0:44:21.540 Perfect. Thank you so much. 0:44:23.219 --> 0:44:24.211 I love a little yoga after a race. That's fantastic. 0:44:24.210 --> 0:44:24.901 I love a good yoga after a race. 0:44:24.901 --> 0:44:28.110 Stretch those puppies out a little bit. Are there any red 0:44:28.110 --> 0:44:31.350 flags, Carrie? If someone felt a certain thing or feels 0:44:31.350 --> 0:44:33.510 a certain way in the next few days, they should 0:44:33.510 --> 0:44:35.130 really make sure they get checked out? 0:44:35.430 --> 0:44:38.040 Yeah. I think definitely, since we've talked about the heat 0:44:38.040 --> 0:44:41.010 quite a bit today, I know... I myself was training 0:44:41.010 --> 0:44:42.989 throughout the winter, and we didn't really have a lot 0:44:42.989 --> 0:44:45.330 of hot days to train for, so we're not quite 0:44:45.330 --> 0:44:48.330 used to that. So, just making sure that heart rate 0:44:48.330 --> 0:44:51.689 is coming back down to normal. And then in terms 0:44:51.690 --> 0:44:54.960 of musculoskeletal, if you feel any sharp pains or things 0:44:54.960 --> 0:44:58.140 that aren't resolving with resting, stretching. Once it's past that 0:44:58.350 --> 0:45:03.030 acute three-, four- day window, then you could think harder 0:45:03.030 --> 0:45:03.480 about it. 0:45:03.660 --> 0:45:06.239 A lot of people who ran today may already be 0:45:06.239 --> 0:45:09.090 signed up for the TCS New York City Marathon or 0:45:09.330 --> 0:45:12.960 another fall marathon. And when that's in their head, they 0:45:12.960 --> 0:45:15.540 want to start getting ready for that as soon as 0:45:15.540 --> 0:45:18.060 possible. But we're still only in May. 0:45:18.270 --> 0:45:18.780 Exactly. 0:45:18.780 --> 0:45:22.500 Our marathon's in November. So, what's the mindset you think 0:45:22.739 --> 0:45:25.320 that someone should have coming off of a half- marathon 0:45:25.320 --> 0:45:27.270 like this in terms of when they need to start 0:45:27.270 --> 0:45:29.070 really thinking about getting ready for the marathon? 0:45:29.130 --> 0:45:32.160 I have run this race many times, and also done 0:45:32.160 --> 0:45:34.650 the New York City Marathon that following fall, and I 0:45:34.860 --> 0:45:37.680 always gave myself from this race until 4th of July 0:45:37.680 --> 0:45:41.850 just to rest, recover, enjoy movement for movement. I feel 0:45:41.850 --> 0:45:44.010 like that's helpful for most patients and stuff. It still 0:45:44.010 --> 0:45:45.810 gives you a good training block, but it gives you 0:45:45.810 --> 0:45:48.480 time to recover and recuperate from the training block that 0:45:48.480 --> 0:45:50.430 you put in for this race. And you've set yourself 0:45:50.430 --> 0:45:52.800 up with a really good foundation that the recovery is 0:45:52.800 --> 0:45:53.730 just as important as the training. 0:45:54.420 --> 0:45:57.239 And the mental break too, right? Because I just feel 0:45:57.239 --> 0:45:59.730 like... I meet a lot of people here who they 0:45:59.730 --> 0:46:02.940 just never stop training. It's like they can roll out of bed and 0:46:03.210 --> 0:46:04.261 run a marathon any day. 0:46:04.261 --> 0:46:04.262 Yeah, I don't understand that. 0:46:04.261 --> 0:46:07.140 I just feel like give yourself a break, not just 0:46:07.140 --> 0:46:08.190 physically, but mentally. 0:46:08.280 --> 0:46:10.440 Yeah. As somebody who's been running for a long time, 0:46:10.440 --> 0:46:13.140 I definitely feel like the mental break is absolutely needed. 0:46:13.380 --> 0:46:15.509 I have a question for you. If there's somebody who 0:46:15.510 --> 0:46:19.080 potentially is going through something, recovering from an injury, going 0:46:19.080 --> 0:46:21.510 through something, they're not able to run at the pace 0:46:21.510 --> 0:46:23.940 that they want to run or the mileage that they 0:46:23.940 --> 0:46:27.660 want to run, do you have any tips mindset- wise 0:46:27.660 --> 0:46:30.000 to get them to move forward and to feel good? 0:46:30.300 --> 0:46:34.050 Oh, that's a great question. I think thinking about what 0:46:34.050 --> 0:46:36.779 got you there, and that everything that you're going through 0:46:36.780 --> 0:46:39.000 between in that tougher period is just going to make 0:46:39.000 --> 0:46:41.040 you a stronger runner on the other side of it. 0:46:41.910 --> 0:46:44.489 Oftentimes, I'm working with runners who are injured and they're 0:46:44.489 --> 0:46:46.800 not running right now, but we're working on things like cross- 0:46:46.800 --> 0:46:49.590 training or strength training. And I actually... You guys were 0:46:49.590 --> 0:46:52.620 speaking about Boston earlier. I had a runner who was 0:46:52.950 --> 0:46:56.700 constantly, constantly running. And last training cycle, she dropped her 0:46:56.700 --> 0:47:00.060 mileage quite a bit, really focused on some strength training 0:47:00.060 --> 0:47:02.250 and PT, but then she also worked with a trainer 0:47:02.250 --> 0:47:05.340 as well. And she actually ran a PR in Boston 0:47:05.340 --> 0:47:06.270 a few weeks ago. 0:47:06.270 --> 0:47:06.330 Wow. 0:47:06.330 --> 0:47:09.330 So really, using that downtime. Even if you're not running, 0:47:09.330 --> 0:47:11.219 there's plenty of other things that you can do to 0:47:11.219 --> 0:47:13.770 help strengthen your body and make yourself more resilient. 0:47:14.370 --> 0:47:16.140 Tell us about some of the folks you've worked with. 0:47:16.140 --> 0:47:20.010 You've worked with collegiate athletes, professional athletes. What's a good 0:47:20.160 --> 0:47:22.860 story of someone who, maybe, you really helped get a 0:47:22.860 --> 0:47:25.470 big recovery or a comeback from an injury? 0:47:26.700 --> 0:47:29.070 One story that comes to top of mind was I, 0:47:29.280 --> 0:47:31.319 a couple of years ago, worked with a patient who 0:47:31.320 --> 0:47:35.880 had multiple sacral stress fractures. She was a collegiate runner. 0:47:36.570 --> 0:47:40.350 She got proper medical intervention to address bone health issues, 0:47:40.350 --> 0:47:43.650 and we worked really hard on PT. She was patient. 0:47:43.770 --> 0:47:47.340 She took the time recovering that she needed, was very 0:47:47.340 --> 0:47:51.000 persistent and diligent about her return to running protocol. And 0:47:51.000 --> 0:47:52.920 she actually ran her first marathon at the New York 0:47:52.920 --> 0:47:54.270 City Marathon last year. 0:47:54.270 --> 0:47:54.750 That's amazing. 0:47:54.750 --> 0:47:57.180 Wow. That's an incredible story. And as somebody who has 0:47:57.180 --> 0:48:01.320 been to HSS for my accessory navicular bone, it's incredible 0:48:01.320 --> 0:48:05.969 to also just get checked out and be adamant about 0:48:05.969 --> 0:48:09.090 being consistent with your PT, even though... You don't have 0:48:09.090 --> 0:48:11.489 to wait until you're fully injured and you literally can't 0:48:11.489 --> 0:48:13.590 walk to go see a physical therapist. Take care of 0:48:13.590 --> 0:48:16.620 your body, do your recovery, foam rolling, all of that stuff. 0:48:16.620 --> 0:48:17.460 What else should they add? 0:48:17.969 --> 0:48:19.081 I think you nailed it all. 0:48:19.081 --> 0:48:19.082 Perfect. 0:48:19.082 --> 0:48:21.480 And just making sure that you're giving yourself good recovery 0:48:21.480 --> 0:48:23.190 on top of all the miles that you're running. 0:48:23.550 --> 0:48:26.340 Shout out to my doctor, Jordan Metzl, at HSS, who 0:48:26.340 --> 0:48:29.759 put three gel injections in my right knee earlier this 0:48:29.760 --> 0:48:32.219 year. And now, I've been doing PT at a location 0:48:32.219 --> 0:48:36.360 of HSS up in Connecticut. So, it's a journey. 0:48:36.390 --> 0:48:36.391 Exactly. 0:48:36.390 --> 0:48:40.770 And you mentioned the patient's thing. And that is, so often, 0:48:40.770 --> 0:48:44.010 the hardest thing. I've actually had to take a decent 0:48:44.010 --> 0:48:46.290 amount of time off since I ran Chicago. I've been 0:48:46.290 --> 0:48:49.529 edging my way back to 5Ks now. But I come 0:48:49.530 --> 0:48:51.660 to something like this and I'm like, " Oh, I want 0:48:51.660 --> 0:48:52.830 to go back and run a hat." 0:48:52.830 --> 0:48:55.170 And while you're in it, it also feels like it's just 0:48:55.170 --> 0:48:56.760 never going to be over. You're like, " Oh my God, 0:48:56.760 --> 0:48:58.920 I'm never going to be able to run again. I'm 0:48:58.920 --> 0:49:00.719 never going to be able to jump again." But that's 0:49:00.719 --> 0:49:01.620 not the case. 0:49:01.650 --> 0:49:04.110 Yeah. And I think sometimes when you're in PT, you 0:49:04.110 --> 0:49:06.900 can find solace in the stories from your therapist, or 0:49:06.900 --> 0:49:09.270 even other patients that are there at the same time. 0:49:09.450 --> 0:49:11.670 It's always funny when patients are icing at the end 0:49:11.670 --> 0:49:14.010 of their session or something like that, swapping stories like, " 0:49:14.040 --> 0:49:16.020 Oh, what are you in for?" And knowing that you're 0:49:16.020 --> 0:49:18.239 not going through it alone, there's other patients going through 0:49:18.239 --> 0:49:20.850 the same thing, other patients and runners have gone through 0:49:20.850 --> 0:49:22.800 it in the past. So, it's tough when you're going 0:49:22.800 --> 0:49:24.779 through it, but know that you'll come out stronger on 0:49:24.780 --> 0:49:25.529 the other end. 0:49:25.650 --> 0:49:27.511 All right. Carrie, thank you so much for being here. 0:49:27.511 --> 0:49:27.512 Thank you. 0:49:27.511 --> 0:49:30.480 And I hope all the runners out there are feeling 0:49:30.480 --> 0:49:32.791 great, but if they're not, HSS is a place to go. 0:49:32.791 --> 0:49:33.060 Absolutely. 0:49:33.060 --> 0:49:34.231 So, thanks for joining us. 0:49:34.231 --> 0:49:34.232 Thank you. 0:49:34.232 --> 0:49:35.460 Thanks for having me. 0:49:35.610 --> 0:49:38.430 All right. We got Tracy back down on the field, 0:49:38.430 --> 0:49:41.339 talking to more of our finishers of the RBC Brooklyn 0:49:41.340 --> 0:49:42.690 Half. So, let's head it down to Tracy. 0:49:42.930 --> 0:49:45.330 We are so happy to be back down on the 0:49:45.330 --> 0:49:48.330 field. And guess what? I'm extra excited to talk to 0:49:48.360 --> 0:49:52.350 Astrid, because we know a race like this with 29,000 0:49:52.350 --> 0:49:54.420 runners, it's going to be a lot of people have been here 0:49:54.450 --> 0:49:56.910 multiple times, and they... This is one of their traditions: 0:49:56.910 --> 0:49:59.489 to run the RBC Brooklyn Half. But for Astrid, a 0:49:59.489 --> 0:50:02.520 New Yorker, this is your very first. Not only RBC 0:50:02.520 --> 0:50:06.630 Brooklyn Half, but your first half- marathon ever. So first 0:50:06.630 --> 0:50:10.350 off, congratulations. That is gigantic milestone for a runner. So, 0:50:10.350 --> 0:50:12.960 tell us about that experience, and what it was different 0:50:12.960 --> 0:50:14.820 from how you might expect it, how you thought it 0:50:14.820 --> 0:50:16.890 was easier or harder. What was your experience like? 0:50:17.160 --> 0:50:19.980 So, this was my first time doing a half. I've 0:50:19.980 --> 0:50:23.610 been training. I trained in Central Park and around my 0:50:23.610 --> 0:50:28.080 neighborhood. I'm from East Harlem. And I feel like it 0:50:28.080 --> 0:50:30.570 was... I was expecting the worst. I kept hearing like, " 0:50:30.570 --> 0:50:32.969 This is a tough one. This is a tough one." So mentally, 0:50:32.969 --> 0:50:36.090 I felt like I was preparing for the worst. The 0:50:36.090 --> 0:50:37.620 hill, it was like, " Oh, the hill's going to kill 0:50:37.620 --> 0:50:40.319 you, but you got it. You got..." And when I did the hill, I was like, " 0:50:40.379 --> 0:50:43.650 Oh my God, I did the hill." So even though 0:50:43.650 --> 0:50:45.600 I didn't train as much as I wish I could 0:50:45.600 --> 0:50:49.290 have, it felt really good. I feel good. I did 0:50:49.290 --> 0:50:52.380 it. I never lost my breath. It was really good. 0:50:53.219 --> 0:50:55.500 I could see the afterglow on your face of a 0:50:55.500 --> 0:50:58.140 finisher, but also that little special twinkle in your eye 0:50:58.350 --> 0:51:01.500 of a first- time finisher. Tell me what was it like 0:51:01.500 --> 0:51:04.440 running all of Brooklyn, and especially finishing on that Coney 0:51:04.440 --> 0:51:07.800 Island boardwalk. Talk a little about the finish line, that breeze you experienced. 0:51:08.160 --> 0:51:10.230 It was great. I feel like when I was in 0:51:10.230 --> 0:51:14.520 mile 10, mentally I was like, "Okay, I just have like 3. 1 miles. 0:51:14.790 --> 0:51:17.129 I'm almost there." But then little by little, I felt 0:51:17.130 --> 0:51:20.760 like my body, my legs giving in at 11 and 12. 0:51:21.150 --> 0:51:23.400 And I was just like, " Is this almost done?" But 0:51:23.400 --> 0:51:26.010 then right when I was... I think it was like 0:51:26.040 --> 0:51:30.930 800 meters left, I saw my brother. He's my little 0:51:30.930 --> 0:51:35.790 brother, but he's 28. And that gave me that boost 0:51:35.790 --> 0:51:38.609 that I needed, and it was the adrenaline rush and just 0:51:38.610 --> 0:51:41.700 giving it my all. So when you see everyone cheering, 0:51:41.880 --> 0:51:44.850 random people, strangers cheering for each other, people from the 0:51:44.850 --> 0:51:48.210 same country, from other countries, cultures, it just gives you 0:51:48.210 --> 0:51:51.689 that adrenaline that you need and that you wanted to just go for it. 0:51:51.930 --> 0:51:54.719 And it just feels like you're literally running the breeze. 0:51:55.200 --> 0:51:58.620 You could not have explained that any better. The community 0:51:58.739 --> 0:52:00.930 of running, the way we get together for cheer for 0:52:00.930 --> 0:52:03.870 one another. I'm cheering for you. I'm so happy to 0:52:03.870 --> 0:52:05.969 know you. I'm proud of you in this moment. Great 0:52:05.969 --> 0:52:08.430 job, Astrid. Congratulations. And we're going to send it back 0:52:08.430 --> 0:52:09.719 to you with smiles on our faces. 0:52:10.380 --> 0:52:12.930 We've reached the end of another episode, but not just 0:52:12.930 --> 0:52:15.810 another episode, a very special episode of Set the Pace 0:52:15.810 --> 0:52:19.620 Presented by Peloton here at this amazing scene, at the after- 0:52:19.620 --> 0:52:24.060 party of the RBC Brooklyn Half. And Camila Ramón, an amazing 0:52:24.060 --> 0:52:27.421 debut as not just a guest, but a co- host as well. 0:52:27.421 --> 0:52:27.480 How did I do? 0:52:27.989 --> 0:52:30.420 You were an A plus. Can we give it up? 0:52:30.420 --> 0:52:30.541 Thank you. 0:52:30.540 --> 0:52:33.990 Let's have a round of applause for our Camila. Really great job. 0:52:33.990 --> 0:52:37.320 Thank you so much. I had a blast. Whenever you need me, you 0:52:37.320 --> 0:52:38.040 know where I am. 0:52:38.070 --> 0:52:40.830 Absolutely. We will definitely have you back. It's been so much 0:52:40.830 --> 0:52:44.880 fun. But first and foremost, congratulations to everybody out there. 0:52:44.880 --> 0:52:46.469 Yes, congrats. 0:52:46.469 --> 0:52:48.750 That's right. Congrats to all of our finishers out there. 0:52:48.960 --> 0:52:52.020 Have a great recovery, but just enjoy it. You did 0:52:52.020 --> 0:52:55.290 a great, great thing finishing this race on what was 0:52:55.290 --> 0:52:58.379 not the easiest day to run. Hope you like this 0:52:58.380 --> 0:53:02.310 episode. Make sure you subscribe on YouTube, or Apple Podcasts, 0:53:02.310 --> 0:53:04.890 or Spotify, wherever you found us. And we will see you 0:53:04.950 --> 0:53:06.450 next time. Enjoy the miles.