1 00:00:00,420 --> 00:00:02,640 Jeffrey McEachern: Sometimes in life we wait for someone to help us, 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:04,890 Jeffrey McEachern: to change us, to do something that we are so 3 00:00:04,890 --> 00:00:07,470 Jeffrey McEachern: afraid of doing and taking the wheel ourselves. And I 4 00:00:07,470 --> 00:00:10,050 Jeffrey McEachern: was like, " No more. I need to take this action." 5 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,020 Jeffrey McEachern: And so I just started running and started training differently 6 00:00:13,050 --> 00:00:15,750 Jeffrey McEachern: and that led me to my first half- marathon in 7 00:00:15,750 --> 00:00:18,570 Jeffrey McEachern: Berlin 2016, which I will never forget. 8 00:00:22,410 --> 00:00:26,820 Ted Metellus: Thank you, New York. Today, we're reminded of the power 9 00:00:26,820 --> 00:00:31,680 Ted Metellus: of community and the power of coming together. Athletes, on 10 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:32,250 Ted Metellus: your mark. 11 00:00:34,380 --> 00:00:37,590 Speaker 3: The first woman to finish for the second straight year 12 00:00:37,590 --> 00:00:41,550 Speaker 3: here in the New York City Marathon is Mickey Gorman, a smiling 13 00:00:41,550 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 3: Miki Gorman, and why not? 22, 930 the time for good advice. 14 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,960 Ted Metellus: Look at the emotion of Shalane Flanagan as she comes 15 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,570 Ted Metellus: to the line, pointing to his chest, pointed to the 16 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:56,130 Ted Metellus: USA, he so proudly wears across his chest. A great 17 00:00:56,130 --> 00:00:57,480 Ted Metellus: day for Meb Keflezighi. 18 00:01:02,610 --> 00:01:05,910 Becs Gentry: Welcome to Set the Pace, the official podcast of New 19 00:01:05,910 --> 00:01:10,020 Becs Gentry: York Road Runners presented by Peloton. I'm Becs Gentry, and 20 00:01:10,020 --> 00:01:13,230 Becs Gentry: I am your solo host today as our New York 21 00:01:13,230 --> 00:01:17,220 Becs Gentry: Road Runners CEO, Rob Simmelkjaer, you just can't be here today. 22 00:01:17,250 --> 00:01:23,490 Becs Gentry: All right. Well, we have such an exciting episode for 23 00:01:23,490 --> 00:01:27,480 Becs Gentry: you. We have a lot of information coming your way, 24 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,110 Becs Gentry: so get ready to focus, but let me just fill 25 00:01:31,110 --> 00:01:33,150 Becs Gentry: you in on what's been going on. Okay. We are 26 00:01:33,150 --> 00:01:36,840 Becs Gentry: going to be here announcing the United Airlines NYC Half 27 00:01:36,930 --> 00:01:40,410 Becs Gentry: Pro Field. Okay. The race is coming up on St. Patrick's Day 28 00:01:40,410 --> 00:01:44,910 Becs Gentry: weekend, that is Sunday, the 16th of March. We are 29 00:01:44,910 --> 00:01:48,900 Becs Gentry: thrilled to announce that the lineup is filled with defending 30 00:01:48,900 --> 00:01:57,390 Becs Gentry: champions, American record holders, Olympians, Paralympians representing 14 countries. Can 31 00:01:57,390 --> 00:02:01,650 Becs Gentry: you believe it? So here we go. Hold on to 32 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:06,720 Becs Gentry: your running shoes. We have defending champions, Abel Kipchumba, Kenenisa 33 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:12,450 Becs Gentry: Bekele, Geert Schipper, and Susannah Scaroni, all returning to this 34 00:02:12,450 --> 00:02:18,540 Becs Gentry: fabulous course. We have the American and newly minted American half- 35 00:02:18,540 --> 00:02:23,700 Becs Gentry: marathon record holder, Conner Mantz, will be towing that start 36 00:02:23,700 --> 00:02:27,120 Becs Gentry: line. Just an FYI, Connor broke an 18- year- old 37 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:30,869 Becs Gentry: American record by running 59: 17 in the Houston half- marathon 38 00:02:30,870 --> 00:02:33,419 Becs Gentry: just a few weeks ago. So let's see what he's 39 00:02:33,419 --> 00:02:37,530 Becs Gentry: got in the tank for the UANYC half. We also 40 00:02:37,530 --> 00:02:41,970 Becs Gentry: have Olympians, Mo Ahmed, Hilary Bor, and Woody Kincaid joining 41 00:02:42,030 --> 00:02:48,450 Becs Gentry: Paralympian and 2024 TCS New York City Marathon champion, Daniel Romanchuk, 42 00:02:48,540 --> 00:02:51,720 Becs Gentry: who will be leading the men's FIOD. We have Paris 43 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:57,870 Becs Gentry: 2024 Olympic Marathoners, Sharon Loledi, Fiona O'Keeffe, Dakota Popehn, and 44 00:02:57,870 --> 00:03:00,930 Becs Gentry: Emily Sisson all ready to battle it out in the 45 00:03:00,930 --> 00:03:06,660 Becs Gentry: women's open division. I mean as somebody who is going 46 00:03:06,660 --> 00:03:08,700 Becs Gentry: to be in the broadcast booth again, yeah, I'll just 47 00:03:08,700 --> 00:03:12,360 Becs Gentry: drop that in there for you. That is riveting and 48 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:18,180 Becs Gentry: so exciting to know that the professional field is just 49 00:03:18,300 --> 00:03:22,139 Becs Gentry: popping with names who are coming with history, and names 50 00:03:22,139 --> 00:03:25,500 Becs Gentry: who we know are training really hard for other races 51 00:03:25,500 --> 00:03:29,910 Becs Gentry: later on in this spring season. So get ready to 52 00:03:29,910 --> 00:03:34,620 Becs Gentry: spectate with a lot of enjoyment or run your hearts 53 00:03:34,620 --> 00:03:37,980 Becs Gentry: out on the day. We cannot wait. All right. So our 54 00:03:38,490 --> 00:03:41,700 Becs Gentry: big show today. First up, we are welcoming a dear 55 00:03:41,700 --> 00:03:44,760 Becs Gentry: friend of mine to this episode. All the way from 56 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:50,130 Becs Gentry: the UK via Germany is Peloton's, Jeffrey McEachern. And then 57 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,580 Becs Gentry: with a little under a month to go before the 58 00:03:53,580 --> 00:03:57,090 Becs Gentry: United Airlines NYC Half, we have New York Roadrunner's Chief 59 00:03:57,090 --> 00:04:00,840 Becs Gentry: Event Production Officer and race director Ted Metellus. He's going 60 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:02,610 Becs Gentry: to be here to fill you in on everything you 61 00:04:02,610 --> 00:04:05,310 Becs Gentry: need to know about the race. And then we have 62 00:04:05,310 --> 00:04:08,640 Becs Gentry: Meb. He will be here for today's Meb Minute with 63 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,190 Becs Gentry: his advice for what you should be focusing on one 64 00:04:11,190 --> 00:04:14,910 Becs Gentry: month before the United Airlines NYC Half. So stay tuned. 65 00:04:15,390 --> 00:04:18,120 Becs Gentry: Ready to level up your running? 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Jeffrey 74 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:56,130 Becs Gentry: McEachern's journey is as dynamic as his wonderful Peloton classes. 75 00:04:56,550 --> 00:04:59,790 Becs Gentry: Before becoming a Peloton instructor, he was a talent recruiter 76 00:04:59,820 --> 00:05:04,020 Becs Gentry: for The Voice of Germany, honing his skills in recognizing 77 00:05:04,020 --> 00:05:08,640 Becs Gentry: and nurturing talent. A fellow Tread instructor, Jeffrey's love for 78 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:12,360 Becs Gentry: music and fashion shines through in his curated playlists and 79 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:16,320 Becs Gentry: unique class attire. He is known as the chief of 80 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:20,010 Becs Gentry: good vibes. And Jeffrey's infectious enthusiasm continues to inspire the 81 00:05:20,010 --> 00:05:24,720 Becs Gentry: fitness community around the world, and no doubt will affect 82 00:05:24,779 --> 00:05:29,039 Becs Gentry: the Tokyo Marathon field in a couple of weeks because 83 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,490 Becs Gentry: Jeffrey is getting ready to fly to Japan to earn 84 00:05:32,490 --> 00:05:37,860 Becs Gentry: his Six Star Abbott World Marathon medal. Oh my gosh, 85 00:05:37,860 --> 00:05:38,430 Becs Gentry: Jeffrey, hi. 86 00:05:40,380 --> 00:05:42,810 Jeffrey McEachern: Hello. Thank you so much. You're so kind. That's so sweet. 87 00:05:43,260 --> 00:05:46,860 Becs Gentry: It's so lovely to have you on here. You truly 88 00:05:46,860 --> 00:05:52,140 Becs Gentry: are an instructor that I feel so blessed to be 89 00:05:52,140 --> 00:05:56,880 Becs Gentry: on a team with. Your energy as a friend and 90 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,490 Becs Gentry: as colleague is one that I look to, I look 91 00:05:59,490 --> 00:06:03,240 Becs Gentry: for, I lean into, all of the good things because you 92 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:06,270 Becs Gentry: are the chief of good vibes and anybody listening to 93 00:06:06,270 --> 00:06:08,969 Becs Gentry: this who has ever had the pleasure of meeting you 94 00:06:08,970 --> 00:06:12,990 Becs Gentry: in real life will know that there's no ounce of 95 00:06:14,580 --> 00:06:18,960 Becs Gentry: fake in that name at all. 96 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:19,140 Jeffrey McEachern: Thank you. 97 00:06:20,100 --> 00:06:24,360 Becs Gentry: So thank you for being how wonderful you are. But 98 00:06:24,510 --> 00:06:25,051 Becs Gentry: listen, we're not here- 99 00:06:25,051 --> 00:06:25,051 Jeffrey McEachern: Thank you so much. 100 00:06:25,051 --> 00:06:28,620 Becs Gentry: ... to boost, boost, boost you in that way. 101 00:06:28,890 --> 00:06:32,010 Jeffrey McEachern: We can continue. It's okay. No, thank you so much. 102 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,380 Becs Gentry: We will, but we're going to talk about how fabulous 103 00:06:34,380 --> 00:06:37,589 Becs Gentry: you are as a runner to begin with. And your 104 00:06:37,589 --> 00:06:41,130 Becs Gentry: running journey is one that a lot of, I know 105 00:06:41,130 --> 00:06:45,630 Becs Gentry: our Peloton members can associate with very well. You started 106 00:06:45,990 --> 00:06:50,640 Becs Gentry: as a hobby runner. You were in the Addie family 107 00:06:50,700 --> 00:06:57,750 Becs Gentry: of running before your time at Peloton and you were 108 00:06:58,020 --> 00:07:02,850 Becs Gentry: the unnamed chief of good vibes really always but you 109 00:07:02,850 --> 00:07:07,680 Becs Gentry: love running. You literally love the community aspect. So I 110 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:11,100 Becs Gentry: want you to just let the listeners of Set the 111 00:07:11,100 --> 00:07:14,790 Becs Gentry: Pace know about how you first fell in love with 112 00:07:14,790 --> 00:07:18,510 Becs Gentry: running and about your first half- marathon back in 2016. 113 00:07:19,590 --> 00:07:22,740 Jeffrey McEachern: Yes, thank you. That really ties it back to the 114 00:07:22,740 --> 00:07:25,680 Jeffrey McEachern: time when I started running as well. It was actually, 115 00:07:26,130 --> 00:07:28,560 Jeffrey McEachern: I started running not knowing what I was yet to 116 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,739 Jeffrey McEachern: experience. I started running out of not knowing what else 117 00:07:31,740 --> 00:07:34,620 Jeffrey McEachern: to do. To be honest, 2015 was a very low 118 00:07:34,620 --> 00:07:37,020 Jeffrey McEachern: point in my life. I had made some wrong financial 119 00:07:37,020 --> 00:07:39,180 Jeffrey McEachern: decisions. I had to live on my best friend's couch. 120 00:07:39,540 --> 00:07:42,480 Jeffrey McEachern: And actually that was the movement that got me to say, " 121 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,160 Jeffrey McEachern: I need to do something for myself." Because I was 122 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,110 Jeffrey McEachern: living on my best friend's couch. I was turning in 123 00:07:46,110 --> 00:07:48,060 Jeffrey McEachern: circles or where to take my life, what to do. 124 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,190 Jeffrey McEachern: I quit my job from one day to the next. 125 00:07:50,190 --> 00:07:52,800 Jeffrey McEachern: I actually at the time changed my, like I stopped 126 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,380 Jeffrey McEachern: smoking, I changed my whole life around and I said 127 00:07:55,410 --> 00:07:57,450 Jeffrey McEachern: I need to and I get to move. So I 128 00:07:57,450 --> 00:08:00,810 Jeffrey McEachern: just laced up. It was the 2nd of December, 2015, I will never forget 129 00:08:00,810 --> 00:08:03,120 Jeffrey McEachern: the day. And I went into the park, it was 130 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,520 Jeffrey McEachern: cold, it was in Berlin, but I just got out 131 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,010 Jeffrey McEachern: and I just started moving and started feeling that power 132 00:08:08,010 --> 00:08:10,590 Jeffrey McEachern: that I was gaining in my body. And of course 133 00:08:10,590 --> 00:08:12,840 Jeffrey McEachern: back then it wasn't full out runs, it was more 134 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,120 Jeffrey McEachern: like what we now call walk plus run. It was 135 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,700 Jeffrey McEachern: more of that situation. So I just got out and started 136 00:08:17,700 --> 00:08:21,270 Jeffrey McEachern: moving. And when I started doing that, I made these 137 00:08:21,270 --> 00:08:23,640 Jeffrey McEachern: my little islands within the day to have time for 138 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,770 Jeffrey McEachern: myself because I had quit my job and I was 139 00:08:25,770 --> 00:08:27,450 Jeffrey McEachern: trying to figure out what to do and who I 140 00:08:27,450 --> 00:08:30,960 Jeffrey McEachern: am. I just took these moments to myself without really 141 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,300 Jeffrey McEachern: knowing what the end goal was. And then I started 142 00:08:33,450 --> 00:08:36,900 Jeffrey McEachern: feeling more confident, started having time for my thoughts, asking 143 00:08:36,900 --> 00:08:39,000 Jeffrey McEachern: myself who am I? Who do I want to be? 144 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,700 Jeffrey McEachern: How do I want to feel? And just continued from 145 00:08:41,700 --> 00:08:44,400 Jeffrey McEachern: there. And something I say in class a lot is 146 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,709 Jeffrey McEachern: have fun with it. And that's what I did, especially 147 00:08:46,710 --> 00:08:49,229 Jeffrey McEachern: in the beginning. I just was able to move. So 148 00:08:49,230 --> 00:08:51,360 Jeffrey McEachern: I created a playlist that would drive me, that would 149 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,900 Jeffrey McEachern: push me and just got out there and not surprise 150 00:08:54,900 --> 00:08:57,630 Jeffrey McEachern: to you Becs, it was Beyonce on there, a lot of Beyonce. 151 00:08:57,630 --> 00:08:57,841 Becs Gentry: I'm sure. 152 00:08:57,841 --> 00:09:02,850 Jeffrey McEachern: And it just really got me pushing, and it was 153 00:09:02,850 --> 00:09:05,640 Jeffrey McEachern: actually in those moments that I started listening to motivational 154 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:09,179 Jeffrey McEachern: speeches and music and got inspired and had a new 155 00:09:09,179 --> 00:09:12,120 Jeffrey McEachern: moment and a new thought to get some new views and 156 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:13,949 Jeffrey McEachern: insights to my life who I can be as a 157 00:09:13,950 --> 00:09:16,920 Jeffrey McEachern: person and got inspired by people that have led the 158 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:20,340 Jeffrey McEachern: way or have done similar things. And I just took 159 00:09:20,340 --> 00:09:23,459 Jeffrey McEachern: that new aspect and that new view into my life. 160 00:09:23,790 --> 00:09:25,800 Jeffrey McEachern: So then I started surrounding myself with people that are 161 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,900 Jeffrey McEachern: running and what can you do and all the fun 162 00:09:27,900 --> 00:09:29,640 Jeffrey McEachern: things. And that's when the first time I heard about 163 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,429 Jeffrey McEachern: a half- marathon. So the people I was talking to, they 164 00:09:32,429 --> 00:09:34,319 Jeffrey McEachern: knew all about training and what to do and the 165 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:38,880 Jeffrey McEachern: things to go and they roped me in because they 166 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,309 Jeffrey McEachern: saw I was curious, I was interested and I was like, " 167 00:09:41,309 --> 00:09:43,949 Jeffrey McEachern: You know what? I'm trying to change my life. Let 168 00:09:43,950 --> 00:09:47,340 Jeffrey McEachern: me turn this fear into healing and let me try 169 00:09:47,340 --> 00:09:50,160 Jeffrey McEachern: this." Because I think part of my situation back then 170 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,100 Jeffrey McEachern: was sometimes in life we wait for someone to help 171 00:09:53,100 --> 00:09:55,590 Jeffrey McEachern: us, to change us, to do something that we are 172 00:09:55,590 --> 00:09:58,559 Jeffrey McEachern: so afraid of doing and taking the wheel ourselves. And 173 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:00,990 Jeffrey McEachern: I was like, " No more. I need to take this 174 00:10:00,990 --> 00:10:04,559 Jeffrey McEachern: action." So I just started running and started training differently 175 00:10:04,980 --> 00:10:09,900 Jeffrey McEachern: and that led me to my first half- marathon in Berlin 2016 176 00:10:10,740 --> 00:10:11,880 Jeffrey McEachern: which I'll never forget, 177 00:10:12,179 --> 00:10:13,470 Becs Gentry: It was the Berlin Half. 178 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,510 Jeffrey McEachern: It was the Berlin Half. And that's why that's so 179 00:10:15,510 --> 00:10:17,970 Jeffrey McEachern: near and dear to my heart because I lived there 180 00:10:17,970 --> 00:10:20,160 Jeffrey McEachern: at the time, it was the first half- marathon I 181 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:22,079 Jeffrey McEachern: ran. I'm actually going to run it again this year 182 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,510 Jeffrey McEachern: as well, which I'm really excited about. Most of the 183 00:10:24,510 --> 00:10:26,550 Jeffrey McEachern: years I've kept on doing it. It's like a tradition at this 184 00:10:26,550 --> 00:10:29,940 Jeffrey McEachern: point because it just brought me so much healing, and 185 00:10:29,940 --> 00:10:32,939 Jeffrey McEachern: I will never forget running across that finish line, crying 186 00:10:32,940 --> 00:10:35,939 Jeffrey McEachern: like a baby out of that power that I found 187 00:10:35,940 --> 00:10:38,850 Jeffrey McEachern: within myself that for years I did not think I 188 00:10:38,850 --> 00:10:41,400 Jeffrey McEachern: had. I never thought I was a runner. I never 189 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:43,740 Jeffrey McEachern: thought I was good enough to do certain things. And 190 00:10:43,740 --> 00:10:46,290 Jeffrey McEachern: in that singular moment I proved to myself that I 191 00:10:46,290 --> 00:10:48,929 Jeffrey McEachern: am and that changed my life forever. 192 00:10:49,530 --> 00:10:56,040 Becs Gentry: Wow. That is so powerful and beautiful. I had no 193 00:10:56,040 --> 00:11:00,059 Becs Gentry: idea that 2015 was such a ride for you and that the end 194 00:11:00,059 --> 00:11:03,600 Becs Gentry: of it was so pivotal in your career. I wish 195 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:07,500 Becs Gentry: looking back, I was in Berlin all the time at 196 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:13,380 Becs Gentry: that point, but running with your competitor swoosh variety. But 197 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,910 Becs Gentry: I wish the world had brought us together sooner because 198 00:11:17,910 --> 00:11:20,340 Becs Gentry: I think we were both going through a rough time and 199 00:11:20,670 --> 00:11:23,069 Becs Gentry: we could have been running, but there was a reason 200 00:11:23,070 --> 00:11:25,349 Becs Gentry: why. There was a reason why we weren't well on it. 201 00:11:25,710 --> 00:11:28,439 Jeffrey McEachern: But there was a reason why. And now being a friend 202 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,870 Jeffrey McEachern: and a colleague, I actually know why. Because I wouldn't 203 00:11:30,870 --> 00:11:32,819 Jeffrey McEachern: have been ready for this conversation that we can have 204 00:11:32,820 --> 00:11:35,490 Jeffrey McEachern: now. I wouldn't have been ready to allow myself to 205 00:11:35,490 --> 00:11:38,010 Jeffrey McEachern: step into the strength that I have now. And that 206 00:11:38,010 --> 00:11:40,260 Jeffrey McEachern: is the beauty of what I do now. And to call 207 00:11:40,260 --> 00:11:42,270 Jeffrey McEachern: you a friend and a colleague and our other teammates 208 00:11:42,270 --> 00:11:45,600 Jeffrey McEachern: is now I am ready to be open to this 209 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,120 Jeffrey McEachern: world and this life and take other people on this 210 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:50,220 Jeffrey McEachern: journey. If I think if we would've met then, it 211 00:11:50,220 --> 00:11:52,950 Jeffrey McEachern: would've been a high five and a high and I 212 00:11:52,950 --> 00:11:54,450 Jeffrey McEachern: still think we would've connected in some way. But you 213 00:11:54,450 --> 00:11:57,000 Jeffrey McEachern: understand what I'm saying. I really think that as always 214 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,150 Jeffrey McEachern: the divine timing set it for us to meet now, 215 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,850 Jeffrey McEachern: for me to be open in life where I am now. 216 00:12:03,990 --> 00:12:08,610 Becs Gentry: So talk to me about how running back then 2015 217 00:12:08,610 --> 00:12:12,900 Becs Gentry: into 2016, those runs, those run plus walks, those moving 218 00:12:12,900 --> 00:12:17,610 Becs Gentry: times, how different were they in how you spoke to 219 00:12:17,610 --> 00:12:21,449 Becs Gentry: yourself compared to when Jeffrey hops out for a run 220 00:12:21,809 --> 00:12:23,189 Becs Gentry: now in 2025? 221 00:12:24,809 --> 00:12:27,000 Jeffrey McEachern: One thing I will definitely say, actually I'll start with 222 00:12:27,059 --> 00:12:30,000 Jeffrey McEachern: that's the same is the joy. Once I found the 223 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,550 Jeffrey McEachern: way that I could move and the abilities my body 224 00:12:32,550 --> 00:12:35,610 Jeffrey McEachern: has just by being able to do these things, there 225 00:12:35,610 --> 00:12:38,940 Jeffrey McEachern: was a certain joy that I always had in mind or 226 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,280 Jeffrey McEachern: that I felt just when I started moving because I 227 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,590 Jeffrey McEachern: think also the reason I started running is you don't 228 00:12:43,590 --> 00:12:45,600 Jeffrey McEachern: need much, you can just take yourself, but you're going 229 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:47,460 Jeffrey McEachern: to have to be okay with yourself to take yourself. 230 00:12:47,700 --> 00:12:50,370 Jeffrey McEachern: But just that ability to do that, really open up 231 00:12:50,370 --> 00:12:53,550 Jeffrey McEachern: something so beautiful. What I say is different now is 232 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:55,740 Jeffrey McEachern: of course, first of all, my training is much more 233 00:12:55,740 --> 00:12:59,130 Jeffrey McEachern: structured and I'm aware of the holistic approach. Back then 234 00:12:59,130 --> 00:13:01,440 Jeffrey McEachern: it was about running and getting out and having time 235 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,839 Jeffrey McEachern: on my feet, which is all the beautiful things. But 236 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:08,099 Jeffrey McEachern: now I know all that there's runs that are supposed 237 00:13:08,100 --> 00:13:10,020 Jeffrey McEachern: to challenge you, but there's also runs where you're supposed 238 00:13:10,020 --> 00:13:12,390 Jeffrey McEachern: to just have joy with it, that there's recovery runs. 239 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:17,970 Jeffrey McEachern: And I think being open to the ability my body 240 00:13:17,970 --> 00:13:20,670 Jeffrey McEachern: has on the day of that run to be open 241 00:13:20,670 --> 00:13:24,570 Jeffrey McEachern: to that, and to let the critic go and see what 242 00:13:24,570 --> 00:13:26,820 Jeffrey McEachern: a privilege it is to move. So I think back 243 00:13:26,820 --> 00:13:29,130 Jeffrey McEachern: then there was moments also of like, " You should be 244 00:13:29,130 --> 00:13:32,189 Jeffrey McEachern: faster. You should be doing this." And then I found 245 00:13:32,190 --> 00:13:34,740 Jeffrey McEachern: my own path and what I should and shouldn't be 246 00:13:34,740 --> 00:13:36,990 Jeffrey McEachern: doing. I get to move, so I can define and 247 00:13:36,990 --> 00:13:39,270 Jeffrey McEachern: I can write that story and that's what it comes 248 00:13:39,270 --> 00:13:41,160 Jeffrey McEachern: down to. Even now when I have a training plan, 249 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:43,679 Jeffrey McEachern: I'm very strict and I want to take my runs 250 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:46,080 Jeffrey McEachern: and do the workouts, but also I need to listen 251 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:47,760 Jeffrey McEachern: to myself. I need to listen to myself as an 252 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,780 Jeffrey McEachern: athlete. I need to listen to myself as a human. I need to listen to myself as a 253 00:13:51,780 --> 00:13:55,229 Jeffrey McEachern: friend. So learning all these things makes it so much 254 00:13:55,350 --> 00:13:57,420 Jeffrey McEachern: lighter nowadays. 255 00:13:57,420 --> 00:13:59,700 Becs Gentry: Yeah. I love that. That's why we're friends because we have very 256 00:13:59,700 --> 00:14:03,240 Becs Gentry: similar mentality in that respect. So finding your path, you 257 00:14:04,110 --> 00:14:08,910 Becs Gentry: certainly have between 2015 and so the past 10 years, Jeffrey, oh 258 00:14:08,910 --> 00:14:11,850 Becs Gentry: my gosh, the past 10 years you have found your path, and 259 00:14:11,850 --> 00:14:15,929 Becs Gentry: right now you are at the junction of having 5 Abbott 260 00:14:15,929 --> 00:14:20,160 Becs Gentry: World Marathon Major marathons under your belt, and you are 261 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:25,920 Becs Gentry: literally a couple of weeks away from completing that sought 262 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:32,131 Becs Gentry: after Six Star marathon. And how does that feel to you? 263 00:14:32,131 --> 00:14:38,940 Jeffrey McEachern: I really tried to approach this race just by being 264 00:14:38,940 --> 00:14:41,730 Jeffrey McEachern: so grateful, Becs, because first of all, when I started 265 00:14:41,730 --> 00:14:44,130 Jeffrey McEachern: running and when I did the first half- marathon, I was one of 266 00:14:44,190 --> 00:14:45,990 Jeffrey McEachern: those people and I've learned not to do that anymore. 267 00:14:46,290 --> 00:14:49,170 Jeffrey McEachern: I would never run a marathon. Why are these people doing this? 268 00:14:49,170 --> 00:14:52,440 Jeffrey McEachern: I enjoy running, but I would never. 2019 I got 269 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:54,300 Jeffrey McEachern: to cheer one of my best friends on in the Berlin 270 00:14:54,300 --> 00:14:57,060 Jeffrey McEachern: Marathon. And since that day I was hooked and I 271 00:14:57,060 --> 00:14:59,100 Jeffrey McEachern: was like, " I have to do this." So again, and 272 00:14:59,100 --> 00:15:02,460 Jeffrey McEachern: then meeting people like you and other like- minded people 273 00:15:02,460 --> 00:15:04,200 Jeffrey McEachern: that have done this and told me about the Six 274 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,239 Jeffrey McEachern: Star in this journey just opened up a whole new 275 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:10,230 Jeffrey McEachern: world. But again, if I think of Jeffrey 2015 who 276 00:15:10,230 --> 00:15:12,360 Jeffrey McEachern: would've not even been able to travel the places that 277 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:13,890 Jeffrey McEachern: I got to travel within the last year and a 278 00:15:13,890 --> 00:15:17,010 Jeffrey McEachern: half to run these world major marathon, the world alone, 279 00:15:17,190 --> 00:15:20,280 Jeffrey McEachern: world major marathon, I am able to travel. I'm allowed 280 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,950 Jeffrey McEachern: to travel the world and do what I love doing 281 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:25,530 Jeffrey McEachern: and taking other people on that journey. If you would 282 00:15:25,530 --> 00:15:28,350 Jeffrey McEachern: tell this to little Jeffrey, he would never ever believe 283 00:15:28,350 --> 00:15:31,170 Jeffrey McEachern: you. So just that alone, I'm trying to be mindful 284 00:15:31,170 --> 00:15:33,270 Jeffrey McEachern: of that in my training and as I approach this 285 00:15:33,270 --> 00:15:36,780 Jeffrey McEachern: race because it is a privilege. And of course in 286 00:15:36,780 --> 00:15:39,030 Jeffrey McEachern: my mind, I train for a certain time and have 287 00:15:39,030 --> 00:15:41,550 Jeffrey McEachern: these things in mind, but at the forefront I run for 288 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,040 Jeffrey McEachern: my heart and I run with my heart and I 289 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,560 Jeffrey McEachern: run for the little Jeffrey that would've never thought this is 290 00:15:46,650 --> 00:15:49,470 Jeffrey McEachern: possible. So that is at the forefront of this race. 291 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:52,890 Jeffrey McEachern: I'm not going to lie, probably about three years ago, 292 00:15:52,890 --> 00:15:54,900 Jeffrey McEachern: I heard from about the Six Stars for the first 293 00:15:54,900 --> 00:15:59,460 Jeffrey McEachern: time and I completed them. I was lucky enough to 294 00:15:59,460 --> 00:16:01,860 Jeffrey McEachern: complete them. This is a year and a half, so 295 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:04,080 Jeffrey McEachern: to just get everything under my belt and get them 296 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:07,080 Jeffrey McEachern: done, I would've never thought that was an opportunity for 297 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:11,100 Jeffrey McEachern: me physically, mentally, and also, just in the life that 298 00:16:11,100 --> 00:16:11,580 Jeffrey McEachern: I was living. 299 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:15,780 Becs Gentry: Absolutely. It is such a privilege to... I'm talking from 300 00:16:15,780 --> 00:16:17,940 Becs Gentry: experience, having done them and it took me about eight 301 00:16:17,940 --> 00:16:21,060 Becs Gentry: years to do it myself. And it is such a 302 00:16:21,060 --> 00:16:24,090 Becs Gentry: privilege to travel the world, do what you love to 303 00:16:24,090 --> 00:16:27,420 Becs Gentry: do, run with your heart, dance, I do not, but 304 00:16:27,420 --> 00:16:30,750 Becs Gentry: you do dance a lot of miles on these courses, 305 00:16:31,050 --> 00:16:34,890 Becs Gentry: and you ran the New York City Marathon, TCS New 306 00:16:34,890 --> 00:16:37,380 Becs Gentry: York City Marathon. You ran that side- by- side with 307 00:16:37,380 --> 00:16:41,130 Becs Gentry: our fellow colleague and one of the most fabulous women. 308 00:16:41,130 --> 00:16:43,350 Becs Gentry: I think we both know Susie Chan. 309 00:16:43,830 --> 00:16:44,010 Jeffrey McEachern: Yes. 310 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:48,240 Becs Gentry: I want to know, tell me, what was that like? 311 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:49,801 Becs Gentry: How much fun was that day? 312 00:16:49,801 --> 00:16:54,360 Jeffrey McEachern: Well, I mean that day was just incredible Becs, and as you know, I am very in 313 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:56,760 Jeffrey McEachern: touch with my emotions, so I cried before we even 314 00:16:56,760 --> 00:17:00,150 Jeffrey McEachern: started the race. Just out of the pure joy that getting to 315 00:17:00,150 --> 00:17:00,720 Jeffrey McEachern: run this race- 316 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:02,041 Becs Gentry: Sinatra comes on and you're (inaudible) to crying. 317 00:17:02,041 --> 00:17:08,160 Jeffrey McEachern: I mean it's like, can you even believe? So another part 318 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,430 Jeffrey McEachern: of me, in 2008, I lived in New York for a year and 319 00:17:11,430 --> 00:17:14,400 Jeffrey McEachern: it was one of the roughest times. So 2008 was 320 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,800 Jeffrey McEachern: a rough time. And then I moved back after a 321 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:18,840 Jeffrey McEachern: year and the amount of times I sat in Times 322 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:20,550 Jeffrey McEachern: Square crying, not knowing what I wanted to do in 323 00:17:20,550 --> 00:17:23,040 Jeffrey McEachern: life or where to go. I was working in the fast 324 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:24,449 Jeffrey McEachern: food industry at the time, so I thought I'm going 325 00:17:24,450 --> 00:17:26,490 Jeffrey McEachern: to move to New York and live the American dream. 326 00:17:26,940 --> 00:17:29,040 Jeffrey McEachern: It didn't quite work for me that way and that's 327 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,830 Jeffrey McEachern: okay. But for years, I blamed the city. So coming 328 00:17:31,830 --> 00:17:35,400 Jeffrey McEachern: back as a healed version or the journey that I'm 329 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:37,590 Jeffrey McEachern: on now as a human to be able to run 330 00:17:37,590 --> 00:17:40,050 Jeffrey McEachern: this race. And then the beauty is running it with 331 00:17:40,050 --> 00:17:43,320 Jeffrey McEachern: a friend like Susie who's done all these amazing races 332 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:46,590 Jeffrey McEachern: and is such a role model in the running space, 333 00:17:46,890 --> 00:17:50,010 Jeffrey McEachern: but also just such a great human. And she gave 334 00:17:50,010 --> 00:17:53,850 Jeffrey McEachern: me this beautiful space of sharing her experience with me 335 00:17:53,850 --> 00:17:57,359 Jeffrey McEachern: but also leaving room for me to experience that day 336 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,970 Jeffrey McEachern: by myself or in my own eyes. And I think 337 00:17:59,970 --> 00:18:02,520 Jeffrey McEachern: she did that so beautifully and I don't even think she was 338 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:04,560 Jeffrey McEachern: aware of it at the time, but the way that 339 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,560 Jeffrey McEachern: she navigated that, was just so simply beautiful. And I'm 340 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,350 Jeffrey McEachern: so grateful that I got to experience that and make 341 00:18:10,350 --> 00:18:12,300 Jeffrey McEachern: my own memories with her by my side. 342 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:16,890 Becs Gentry: Yeah. And those photos and videos and everything that you 343 00:18:16,890 --> 00:18:21,030 Becs Gentry: guys shared just really does show, A, your friendship, and 344 00:18:21,030 --> 00:18:25,619 Becs Gentry: B, I think that I could see a moment of guidance here and there 345 00:18:25,650 --> 00:18:29,820 Becs Gentry: from Susie. She's just so generous with her passion as 346 00:18:29,820 --> 00:18:33,119 Becs Gentry: well for running that it's infectious when you're with her 347 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:33,270 Becs Gentry: I'm sure. 348 00:18:33,270 --> 00:18:37,980 Jeffrey McEachern: Yeah. And also the joy, I think the joy that we get to do, especially in 349 00:18:37,980 --> 00:18:40,260 Jeffrey McEachern: our job, the joy that we get to do for 350 00:18:40,260 --> 00:18:44,609 Jeffrey McEachern: people. Imagine you're running this race and there's people calling 351 00:18:44,609 --> 00:18:46,680 Jeffrey McEachern: your name and it's not that they're calling your name, 352 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,200 Jeffrey McEachern: but it's the joy that they get from that. And 353 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,510 Jeffrey McEachern: to be able to spark that in someone and then 354 00:18:51,510 --> 00:18:53,639 Jeffrey McEachern: run this race with a friend on this beautiful track 355 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,399 Jeffrey McEachern: of New York City, it's just an incredible experience in 356 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,619 Jeffrey McEachern: itself. Such a joy fest. 357 00:18:59,550 --> 00:19:00,721 Becs Gentry: The sun was shining and- 358 00:19:00,721 --> 00:19:06,090 Jeffrey McEachern: And then that part, the cameras blocking people. It was so funny. 359 00:19:06,090 --> 00:19:09,600 Jeffrey McEachern: It was also hilarious because Susie, she's just so funny and she would 360 00:19:10,230 --> 00:19:12,300 Jeffrey McEachern: just say something that she thinks or feels and it's 361 00:19:12,300 --> 00:19:15,480 Jeffrey McEachern: like the funniest thing. And I'm like, " Susie, I can't 362 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:17,700 Jeffrey McEachern: stop laughing. I'm trying to run this marathon here. What 363 00:19:17,700 --> 00:19:19,170 Jeffrey McEachern: are you doing to me?" It's just so funny. 364 00:19:19,470 --> 00:19:21,000 Becs Gentry: It'll call work out as you go. 365 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:22,050 Jeffrey McEachern: Yeah, exactly. 366 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:25,409 Becs Gentry: But it's not just the love for you for running. 367 00:19:25,410 --> 00:19:30,990 Becs Gentry: I think one really important thing to acknowledge is the 368 00:19:30,990 --> 00:19:34,379 Becs Gentry: work you've put in for yourself over the past 10 369 00:19:34,380 --> 00:19:38,399 Becs Gentry: years is very visible, I'm sure to the people in 370 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:44,040 Becs Gentry: your life who have known you from let's say 2008 371 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:51,149 Becs Gentry: to 2016 to 2025 just must look at you with or almost 372 00:19:51,150 --> 00:19:54,359 Becs Gentry: of well done. You did that hard work, you went 373 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:57,390 Becs Gentry: to those dark places and you found your own light, 374 00:19:57,390 --> 00:19:59,310 Becs Gentry: which is so difficult for a lot of us to 375 00:19:59,310 --> 00:20:06,420 Becs Gentry: do. And alongside that, you are incredibly lucky to now be in 376 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:10,980 Becs Gentry: a position through Peloton to be able to support other 377 00:20:11,340 --> 00:20:14,639 Becs Gentry: people, organizations that mean a lot to you. And one of 378 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,880 Becs Gentry: those is RED and you've run two marathons, you run 379 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:23,880 Becs Gentry: Boston and Chicago Marathons in support of RED. So what's your 380 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:28,260 Becs Gentry: passion and how do you deliver your passion for supporting RED 381 00:20:28,470 --> 00:20:29,160 Becs Gentry: through running? 382 00:20:29,910 --> 00:20:31,680 Jeffrey McEachern: Well, I think that one thing that does go back to 383 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:34,050 Jeffrey McEachern: is that moment in 2016 when I ran my first half- 384 00:20:34,050 --> 00:20:38,220 Jeffrey McEachern: marathon is that feeling of healing. And in my mind and 385 00:20:38,220 --> 00:20:41,220 Jeffrey McEachern: spirit I was like, " Everybody needs to experience this." But 386 00:20:41,220 --> 00:20:43,619 Jeffrey McEachern: then I came to terms with not everybody's going to 387 00:20:43,619 --> 00:20:45,900 Jeffrey McEachern: want to experience this and everybody has their own journey, 388 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,480 Jeffrey McEachern: but how can I use my voice to share this 389 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,910 Jeffrey McEachern: message and this experience that I had with the people 390 00:20:50,910 --> 00:20:53,400 Jeffrey McEachern: around me and with the world? And also how can I give 391 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:57,090 Jeffrey McEachern: it more purpose? Because then being aware of this privilege 392 00:20:57,090 --> 00:20:59,520 Jeffrey McEachern: that I have, how can I use my voice? Even 393 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:02,459 Jeffrey McEachern: before I did work for Peloton, I did things that 394 00:21:02,460 --> 00:21:05,879 Jeffrey McEachern: I could charitably support organizations that were close to my 395 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,520 Jeffrey McEachern: heart because I just felt with this movement and on 396 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:09,960 Jeffrey McEachern: those days that you don't want to get up or 397 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:11,730 Jeffrey McEachern: you don't want to do something, if you think of 398 00:21:11,730 --> 00:21:13,949 Jeffrey McEachern: that purpose and if you think of the people that 399 00:21:13,950 --> 00:21:15,750 Jeffrey McEachern: you're affecting by the work and the support that you're 400 00:21:15,750 --> 00:21:18,899 Jeffrey McEachern: doing or able to provide is just the biggest gift. 401 00:21:18,900 --> 00:21:21,540 Jeffrey McEachern: So I started early on looking for organizations that are close 402 00:21:21,780 --> 00:21:24,840 Jeffrey McEachern: to my heart and due to a personal story of 403 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:28,050 Jeffrey McEachern: my family from my uncle's side, I found RED and 404 00:21:28,350 --> 00:21:30,060 Jeffrey McEachern: was able to connect with them. And we've been able 405 00:21:30,060 --> 00:21:33,480 Jeffrey McEachern: to create some two great classes for the Peloton platform 406 00:21:33,630 --> 00:21:36,300 Jeffrey McEachern: for World AIDS Day, which has been incredible, with Phoebe 407 00:21:36,300 --> 00:21:39,600 Jeffrey McEachern: in studio and also got to run Boston, Chicago in 408 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,570 Jeffrey McEachern: support of them for their funds and needs in the 409 00:21:42,570 --> 00:21:46,590 Jeffrey McEachern: fight against HIV/ AIDS. And that is such an important 410 00:21:46,590 --> 00:21:49,020 Jeffrey McEachern: cause and it's still a pandemic and it's so important 411 00:21:49,020 --> 00:21:52,379 Jeffrey McEachern: to support where you can. And even when I share 412 00:21:52,380 --> 00:21:55,530 Jeffrey McEachern: these messages or share what I do, I invite people 413 00:21:55,530 --> 00:21:59,190 Jeffrey McEachern: to be open to finding their passion. I'm not asking 414 00:21:59,190 --> 00:22:01,560 Jeffrey McEachern: everybody to support the same cause, but to find something 415 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,320 Jeffrey McEachern: that you're passionate about. And that is my main message in 416 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:07,379 Jeffrey McEachern: the work that I do. Find something that you're passionate 417 00:22:07,380 --> 00:22:09,510 Jeffrey McEachern: about and then support it, and give it your voice 418 00:22:09,510 --> 00:22:11,940 Jeffrey McEachern: in whatever way, shape or form you can. Whether it's 419 00:22:11,940 --> 00:22:15,119 Jeffrey McEachern: information, whether it is donation, whatever is available to you, 420 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,930 Jeffrey McEachern: but that is mainly my main message when I fundraise 421 00:22:18,930 --> 00:22:21,150 Jeffrey McEachern: for this cause because it's so important to me. 422 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,200 Becs Gentry: I can imagine as well running with Phoebe. I mean 423 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:26,909 Becs Gentry: she can be pretty funny. She's been a guest on 424 00:22:26,910 --> 00:22:31,050 Becs Gentry: the podcast here with us and she's got some humor 425 00:22:31,050 --> 00:22:34,230 Becs Gentry: in her as well. So I feel like you attract 426 00:22:35,010 --> 00:22:37,109 Becs Gentry: the fun people to run with Jeffrey. 427 00:22:37,109 --> 00:22:41,160 Jeffrey McEachern: I agree. And speaking of core workout earlier, I think it was 428 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,560 Jeffrey McEachern: Boston, when we were in Boston together, we were trying 429 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,480 Jeffrey McEachern: to do a pre- run warm- up on the Peloton 430 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,030 Jeffrey McEachern: app actually. And we were just laughing the whole time she 431 00:22:48,030 --> 00:22:49,350 Jeffrey McEachern: was commentating and it was just hilarious. It was the best time. 432 00:22:51,900 --> 00:22:57,780 Becs Gentry: Oh my gosh, love her. Okay. So let's rewind back 433 00:22:57,869 --> 00:23:01,830 Becs Gentry: a little bit further before Peloton, we'll get to on Jeffrey, but 434 00:23:01,830 --> 00:23:04,200 Becs Gentry: I think people can see that now if they want 435 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:09,420 Becs Gentry: to. So let's talk about Jeffrey at The Voice Germany. 436 00:23:09,990 --> 00:23:14,820 Becs Gentry: I mean, if you've ever listened to Jeffrey's playlists or 437 00:23:14,820 --> 00:23:19,080 Becs Gentry: seen him wear an outfit for a special class, you all 438 00:23:19,260 --> 00:23:23,730 Becs Gentry: know where the inspiration has come from. What made you 439 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:24,720 Becs Gentry: get into that? 440 00:23:26,130 --> 00:23:31,169 Jeffrey McEachern: Well, music was my first love as there is this 441 00:23:31,170 --> 00:23:33,060 Jeffrey McEachern: beautiful song. Music was my first love. My dad used 442 00:23:33,060 --> 00:23:34,889 Jeffrey McEachern: to be a DJ when I was younger, so there 443 00:23:34,890 --> 00:23:37,050 Jeffrey McEachern: was always music playing in our house. And when we 444 00:23:38,700 --> 00:23:41,010 Jeffrey McEachern: had barbecues, he would put on the music and play 445 00:23:41,010 --> 00:23:43,409 Jeffrey McEachern: songs, or serenade my mom with some music that he 446 00:23:43,410 --> 00:23:47,070 Jeffrey McEachern: was listening to. And pictures and videos of me literally sitting with 447 00:23:47,070 --> 00:23:50,010 Jeffrey McEachern: my headphones in front of the vinyl player just listening 448 00:23:50,010 --> 00:23:52,590 Jeffrey McEachern: to music on repeat, on repeat, on repeat. So that's where that 449 00:23:52,590 --> 00:23:55,560 Jeffrey McEachern: started. And music has always been something. It became a 450 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:58,530 Jeffrey McEachern: safe space as a young adult growing up with finding 451 00:23:58,530 --> 00:24:01,379 Jeffrey McEachern: words that I couldn't say. And you remember the days 452 00:24:01,380 --> 00:24:03,389 Jeffrey McEachern: where you used to make tapes or CDs for you like your 453 00:24:03,390 --> 00:24:07,260 Jeffrey McEachern: friends or your first love? So music is my love 454 00:24:07,260 --> 00:24:09,510 Jeffrey McEachern: language. So I implement that in class, and then I 455 00:24:09,510 --> 00:24:13,500 Jeffrey McEachern: try to combine that with what I wear because I 456 00:24:13,500 --> 00:24:16,320 Jeffrey McEachern: think there is such an importance and not about being 457 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:19,290 Jeffrey McEachern: fancy or bright, or the things that people sometimes think, 458 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,510 Jeffrey McEachern: but it should be something that makes you feel like 459 00:24:21,510 --> 00:24:24,540 Jeffrey McEachern: the superhuman that you can be, especially on those days 460 00:24:24,540 --> 00:24:27,179 Jeffrey McEachern: that we might have harder fight to get in that 461 00:24:27,180 --> 00:24:29,909 Jeffrey McEachern: workout or life is challenging where things are going on. 462 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,930 Jeffrey McEachern: And sometimes it is the colorful, the art that really 463 00:24:33,930 --> 00:24:36,419 Jeffrey McEachern: inspires me to just wear that and go out there. 464 00:24:36,630 --> 00:24:39,389 Jeffrey McEachern: But sometimes it's also the I need this today, I 465 00:24:39,390 --> 00:24:41,850 Jeffrey McEachern: need this to be my cape of superpower to do 466 00:24:41,850 --> 00:24:44,460 Jeffrey McEachern: whatever I'm going out there to do. And I think 467 00:24:45,270 --> 00:24:48,780 Jeffrey McEachern: it's different for other people. I just feel it gives 468 00:24:48,780 --> 00:24:51,270 Jeffrey McEachern: me that extra little oomph when I'm out there doing 469 00:24:51,270 --> 00:24:54,210 Jeffrey McEachern: whatever I'm doing. And I once actually had heard a quote 470 00:24:54,210 --> 00:24:57,330 Jeffrey McEachern: from Lady Gaga, funnily enough where she was talking about 471 00:24:57,330 --> 00:25:00,600 Jeffrey McEachern: certain outfits and she says, " Sometimes it's not about the 472 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:02,669 Jeffrey McEachern: outfit of course how it makes her feel and then 473 00:25:02,730 --> 00:25:06,270 Jeffrey McEachern: the outfit, but also the awareness it can bring to 474 00:25:06,270 --> 00:25:08,129 Jeffrey McEachern: the message that you're trying to bring across to somebody 475 00:25:08,130 --> 00:25:10,679 Jeffrey McEachern: that's listening." And I think there is an importance in 476 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:12,899 Jeffrey McEachern: that sometimes it's not just about the outfit, but I 477 00:25:12,900 --> 00:25:16,260 Jeffrey McEachern: got your attention so now you're here, listen. Because also 478 00:25:16,950 --> 00:25:19,230 Jeffrey McEachern: I heard a study that says if you walk with 479 00:25:19,230 --> 00:25:21,420 Jeffrey McEachern: a friend for 12 minutes, it can change their whole 480 00:25:21,420 --> 00:25:24,540 Jeffrey McEachern: perspective on something. And I think as we have the 481 00:25:24,540 --> 00:25:27,780 Jeffrey McEachern: privilege to work out with people and them listening to 482 00:25:27,780 --> 00:25:30,810 Jeffrey McEachern: us, those 12 minutes could make a big difference. So 483 00:25:31,109 --> 00:25:33,240 Jeffrey McEachern: if I get you there, whether it's through the outfit 484 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,630 Jeffrey McEachern: or the class, I can use that moment and share 485 00:25:36,630 --> 00:25:38,730 Jeffrey McEachern: my message with you and see if it can support you 486 00:25:38,730 --> 00:25:40,770 Jeffrey McEachern: in any kind of way. And working for The Voice. 487 00:25:40,770 --> 00:25:43,619 Jeffrey McEachern: That was the same thing. There was young people that 488 00:25:43,619 --> 00:25:45,840 Jeffrey McEachern: were interested in music and nobody in my family was 489 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,450 Jeffrey McEachern: surprised that I was working in the music field of TV. 490 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:51,990 Jeffrey McEachern: Just to see them thrive and use their passion and 491 00:25:51,990 --> 00:25:53,790 Jeffrey McEachern: when it came to their vocals, but also to their 492 00:25:53,790 --> 00:25:57,179 Jeffrey McEachern: presence because again, especially if you're on stage for something, 493 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:59,820 Jeffrey McEachern: it can give you that extra confidence boost, it can 494 00:25:59,820 --> 00:26:01,710 Jeffrey McEachern: lift up your shoulders a little higher, it can make 495 00:26:01,710 --> 00:26:04,710 Jeffrey McEachern: your chest a little prouder to allow you to step 496 00:26:04,710 --> 00:26:07,440 Jeffrey McEachern: out there and be the vessel of whatever that you're 497 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:08,490 Jeffrey McEachern: out to do out there. 498 00:26:08,580 --> 00:26:13,002 Becs Gentry: Yeah. I love that. I love that, using it. The outfit is the hook and then the (inaudible) . 499 00:26:13,002 --> 00:26:17,790 Jeffrey McEachern: It can be, yeah, because even sometimes, as you know, I teach 500 00:26:17,790 --> 00:26:23,129 Jeffrey McEachern: pride classes as well, and sometimes that can be the bright colors, 501 00:26:23,369 --> 00:26:26,010 Jeffrey McEachern: but sometimes it can just be the black outfit and 502 00:26:26,010 --> 00:26:28,709 Jeffrey McEachern: then people are like, "It's a pride class, but why is he wearing a black outfit?" 503 00:26:28,740 --> 00:26:28,891 Jeffrey McEachern: Well, listen up. I have a story to tell. 504 00:26:28,891 --> 00:26:29,161 Becs Gentry: The message is the color. 505 00:26:29,161 --> 00:26:29,162 Jeffrey McEachern: Yeah. So it can be both ways. 506 00:26:29,162 --> 00:26:45,149 Becs Gentry: I love that. Was there anyone, when you were at The Voice as the talent recruiter, was there anybody who you found " people" 507 00:26:46,470 --> 00:26:52,230 Becs Gentry: that you were like, " This person has IT," and everyone else 508 00:26:52,230 --> 00:26:53,129 Becs Gentry: was like ick? 509 00:26:53,129 --> 00:26:59,939 Jeffrey McEachern: I don't think especially because these were artists or singers that are 510 00:26:59,940 --> 00:27:03,600 Jeffrey McEachern: in the German market, I think there's not where somebody 511 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:05,820 Jeffrey McEachern: I can reference to be like, " I found that person." 512 00:27:05,820 --> 00:27:08,310 Jeffrey McEachern: I wish I could. But there is certain people that I did 513 00:27:08,310 --> 00:27:10,500 Jeffrey McEachern: believe in that in the show, you have to think, I think 514 00:27:10,770 --> 00:27:12,930 Jeffrey McEachern: they're on their 12th season at this point, but at 515 00:27:12,930 --> 00:27:15,419 Jeffrey McEachern: the time within the show they made it quite far. 516 00:27:15,420 --> 00:27:18,090 Jeffrey McEachern: So there was some artists, because it was literally my 517 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:21,180 Jeffrey McEachern: job either to find them or when they come into 518 00:27:21,180 --> 00:27:23,460 Jeffrey McEachern: the room for the first time and sing to decide 519 00:27:23,790 --> 00:27:26,490 Jeffrey McEachern: because there is a pre- evaluation before they get to 520 00:27:26,490 --> 00:27:28,139 Jeffrey McEachern: the TV and the judges and all those kinds of 521 00:27:28,140 --> 00:27:31,530 Jeffrey McEachern: things to say this person has potential in their performance 522 00:27:31,530 --> 00:27:33,750 Jeffrey McEachern: and their voice. And then later on it was even 523 00:27:33,750 --> 00:27:36,480 Jeffrey McEachern: my job to listen in with the vocal coach to 524 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,030 Jeffrey McEachern: decide which songs they could sing and see what their 525 00:27:39,030 --> 00:27:42,660 Jeffrey McEachern: voice can take them. So there's definitely some of the 526 00:27:42,660 --> 00:27:45,150 Jeffrey McEachern: artists that I would say I know that I pushed 527 00:27:45,150 --> 00:27:47,490 Jeffrey McEachern: a little harder to get them to the show and 528 00:27:47,550 --> 00:27:49,470 Jeffrey McEachern: to believe in them to get to where they are 529 00:27:49,470 --> 00:27:52,080 Jeffrey McEachern: within the show. But nobody where I can be like, " 530 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:54,869 Jeffrey McEachern: Hey, you heard that song or that person." There is 531 00:27:54,869 --> 00:27:59,070 Jeffrey McEachern: one artist, their name is OXA and you can find them on 532 00:27:59,070 --> 00:28:02,820 Jeffrey McEachern: YouTube. I always believed in OXA and the talent that they have, 533 00:28:03,510 --> 00:28:05,639 Jeffrey McEachern: and I'm so proud to see where it's taken them 534 00:28:05,700 --> 00:28:07,950 Jeffrey McEachern: on their journey. So it's incredible to see. 535 00:28:07,950 --> 00:28:12,180 Becs Gentry: Wow. I can't believe you were the secret shopper standing 536 00:28:12,180 --> 00:28:14,159 Becs Gentry: there. I'm not listening but I'm listening. 537 00:28:14,820 --> 00:28:17,340 Jeffrey McEachern: Trust me. And I still do it to this day. Whenever I 538 00:28:17,340 --> 00:28:20,280 Jeffrey McEachern: hear someone sing or hear vocals going on, I'm always 539 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:23,190 Jeffrey McEachern: on. And you can give them advice and be like," 540 00:28:23,190 --> 00:28:25,109 Jeffrey McEachern: Hey, maybe have you ever tried doing this or singing 541 00:28:25,109 --> 00:28:27,540 Jeffrey McEachern: that or going to..." Yeah, I can't change- 542 00:28:27,540 --> 00:28:29,399 Becs Gentry: This is it guys, I'm going to be able to 543 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:31,020 Becs Gentry: learn how to sing definitely. 544 00:28:32,250 --> 00:28:32,641 Jeffrey McEachern: Well, I think we should do that outside of the podcast. 545 00:28:32,641 --> 00:28:40,200 Becs Gentry: Yeah. He's like, no, you've actually got a microphone. Let's not. Wow. That's so cool though. Next time you're in 546 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:41,700 Becs Gentry: New York, I want to go on a subway tour 547 00:28:41,700 --> 00:28:45,120 Becs Gentry: with you and just see if we find any good music. 548 00:28:45,420 --> 00:28:48,720 Jeffrey McEachern: I love that kind of stuff. That's the thing as well. I'm very quick. I listen 549 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:49,860 Jeffrey McEachern: to a lot of music and I think I got 550 00:28:49,860 --> 00:28:51,330 Jeffrey McEachern: that from my dad and my mom. I listen to 551 00:28:51,330 --> 00:28:54,330 Jeffrey McEachern: a lot of newcomer artists just because I'm so interested 552 00:28:54,330 --> 00:28:57,090 Jeffrey McEachern: in live performance and vocals and all those things. Those 553 00:28:57,090 --> 00:29:00,360 Jeffrey McEachern: really intrigued me. And you don't have to be dancing 554 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:02,280 Jeffrey McEachern: and doing all the crazy things, but if you're vocals 555 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:04,290 Jeffrey McEachern: and you can deliver them live. Anyway, I could go 556 00:29:04,290 --> 00:29:05,700 Jeffrey McEachern: on for hours about this, as you can tell. 557 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:10,860 Becs Gentry: Oh my gosh, you should do a class. Anyway. Talking 558 00:29:10,860 --> 00:29:14,340 Becs Gentry: about love and passion though, let's go to your Peloton 559 00:29:14,670 --> 00:29:19,260 Becs Gentry: persona. Today is Jeffrey, chief of good vibes. As I 560 00:29:19,260 --> 00:29:21,750 Becs Gentry: said, you bring the energy, you bring the love, you 561 00:29:21,750 --> 00:29:25,410 Becs Gentry: bring the smile, you have such a beautiful warming smile 562 00:29:25,650 --> 00:29:29,280 Becs Gentry: that it is just you invite people to be their true 563 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:33,360 Becs Gentry: selves when they're in your classes. But you've already spoken 564 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,150 Becs Gentry: candidly about having a couple of rough points in your 565 00:29:36,150 --> 00:29:43,680 Becs Gentry: life already and how do you stay so positive? Or 566 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:46,620 Becs Gentry: at least I know that's a difficult thing to say. 567 00:29:46,890 --> 00:29:52,500 Becs Gentry: How do you maintain positivity whenever the lights are on? 568 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:57,930 Jeffrey McEachern: I think life is such a beautiful gift when we 569 00:29:57,930 --> 00:30:00,660 Jeffrey McEachern: get to live it. And when I was 16, my 570 00:30:00,690 --> 00:30:03,630 Jeffrey McEachern: best friend's grandma came up to me and she said 571 00:30:03,630 --> 00:30:05,670 Jeffrey McEachern: to me, for whatever reason, I still don't know why 572 00:30:05,940 --> 00:30:08,100 Jeffrey McEachern: she said to me, " Jeffrey, no matter what happens to 573 00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:11,400 Jeffrey McEachern: you in life, never lose your smile." And that is 574 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:13,200 Jeffrey McEachern: something that has stuck with me till this day. And 575 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,240 Jeffrey McEachern: as you just said about the chief of good vibes 576 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:18,060 Jeffrey McEachern: and happy and positive, I think one of the major 577 00:30:18,060 --> 00:30:22,110 Jeffrey McEachern: reasons in 2015 is why I wasn't a situation that 578 00:30:22,110 --> 00:30:25,950 Jeffrey McEachern: I was in because I wasn't honest about my feelings 579 00:30:25,950 --> 00:30:29,010 Jeffrey McEachern: and having to deal with emotions and anger and fear 580 00:30:29,010 --> 00:30:31,920 Jeffrey McEachern: and all those things that come to life. But once 581 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:35,550 Jeffrey McEachern: I learned how to translate that into actually being happy 582 00:30:35,550 --> 00:30:40,350 Jeffrey McEachern: and working towards a happier me, I happily claim to 583 00:30:40,350 --> 00:30:42,330 Jeffrey McEachern: be the chief of good vibes. Because for me, I 584 00:30:42,330 --> 00:30:44,880 Jeffrey McEachern: believe we all have a default mode in life, and 585 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:48,750 Jeffrey McEachern: my default mode is joy. Because life will have its 586 00:30:48,750 --> 00:30:50,910 Jeffrey McEachern: flow, life will have its ups, its downs and all 587 00:30:50,910 --> 00:30:53,520 Jeffrey McEachern: the challenges, but also all the beautiful things in between. 588 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:56,010 Jeffrey McEachern: Life has its flow and I have a choice how 589 00:30:56,010 --> 00:30:58,469 Jeffrey McEachern: to react to it. And when I was living on 590 00:30:58,470 --> 00:31:01,260 Jeffrey McEachern: my best friend's couch in 2015, I was literally on 591 00:31:01,260 --> 00:31:04,470 Jeffrey McEachern: YouTube all night listening to interviews, whether it was Oprah 592 00:31:04,470 --> 00:31:06,600 Jeffrey McEachern: or other people that I thought were inspiring to me. 593 00:31:06,930 --> 00:31:10,080 Jeffrey McEachern: And she said something to the effect of whenever something 594 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:12,915 Jeffrey McEachern: happens to you in life that challenges you, ask yourself what it 595 00:31:12,915 --> 00:31:15,480 Jeffrey McEachern: is here to teach you. And these little things and 596 00:31:16,050 --> 00:31:18,390 Jeffrey McEachern: little sayings have just changed my life and made me 597 00:31:18,390 --> 00:31:21,300 Jeffrey McEachern: deal with life so I can be happy, so I can 598 00:31:21,300 --> 00:31:24,930 Jeffrey McEachern: bring the joy out. And I have to say, I'm 599 00:31:24,930 --> 00:31:28,770 Jeffrey McEachern: a fan of visualizing things. And years ago when Cliff 600 00:31:28,770 --> 00:31:32,700 Jeffrey McEachern: actually became a bike instructor, I think it was 2019, 2020, 601 00:31:33,060 --> 00:31:36,000 Jeffrey McEachern: I put Peloton to become a Peloton instructor on my 602 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:38,700 Jeffrey McEachern: vision board. So I wrote it on my vision board 603 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:41,550 Jeffrey McEachern: and a few years later, here I am. But having 604 00:31:41,550 --> 00:31:43,500 Jeffrey McEachern: said that, every time I walk up to the Peloton 605 00:31:43,500 --> 00:31:45,840 Jeffrey McEachern: studios and I see that Peloton, it reminds me of 606 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,480 Jeffrey McEachern: my vision board and then I remind myself of how 607 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:50,820 Jeffrey McEachern: I dreamed and how I wished for this. And when 608 00:31:50,820 --> 00:31:53,490 Jeffrey McEachern: I enter those doors, that's what it's about. And when 609 00:31:53,490 --> 00:31:56,130 Jeffrey McEachern: that red light turns on and the camera goes, that 610 00:31:56,130 --> 00:31:59,070 Jeffrey McEachern: is that moment because you also, there is so many people 611 00:31:59,070 --> 00:32:01,290 Jeffrey McEachern: on the other side watching and they tuned in for 612 00:32:01,290 --> 00:32:03,780 Jeffrey McEachern: a reason, and I want to be there for them 613 00:32:03,870 --> 00:32:05,580 Jeffrey McEachern: with them and they are there for me in a 614 00:32:05,580 --> 00:32:07,890 Jeffrey McEachern: way. It is an exchange. Although I might not see 615 00:32:07,890 --> 00:32:11,010 Jeffrey McEachern: their faces at all times because they're behind the camera, 616 00:32:11,190 --> 00:32:12,780 Jeffrey McEachern: but there is literally days where I go in and 617 00:32:12,780 --> 00:32:15,780 Jeffrey McEachern: I imagine that camera being someone's face and their joy 618 00:32:15,780 --> 00:32:18,720 Jeffrey McEachern: and their smile, and that just is my reason and 619 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:21,900 Jeffrey McEachern: my purpose. And again, I can't heal the world, but 620 00:32:21,900 --> 00:32:24,570 Jeffrey McEachern: I can definitely bring across a little message in every 621 00:32:24,570 --> 00:32:25,890 Jeffrey McEachern: class that we get to take together. 622 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:30,180 Becs Gentry: Yeah. And you certainly do. Your awareness of mental health, your 623 00:32:30,180 --> 00:32:37,710 Becs Gentry: awareness of being an ally, supporting everybody in their pathway 624 00:32:37,770 --> 00:32:42,390 Becs Gentry: to whatever makes them happy is truly unique. I do 625 00:32:42,390 --> 00:32:48,719 Becs Gentry: feel like you are a Switzerland in a way. You are very fair. 626 00:32:48,750 --> 00:32:52,830 Becs Gentry: You are very, very open- minded. You always listen to 627 00:32:53,250 --> 00:32:56,940 Becs Gentry: everybody's conversation, whether it's in your true heart as your 628 00:32:56,940 --> 00:33:00,600 Becs Gentry: true belief, you are not somebody who puts that wall 629 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:05,580 Becs Gentry: up immediately. You let somebody just talk. And then yeah, 630 00:33:06,060 --> 00:33:10,170 Becs Gentry: I love how you word things and give people space 631 00:33:10,170 --> 00:33:12,989 Becs Gentry: to be themselves. And I think that's what makes you 632 00:33:12,990 --> 00:33:17,130 Becs Gentry: such a strong mental health advocate in the fitness community 633 00:33:17,130 --> 00:33:17,790 Becs Gentry: these days. 634 00:33:18,180 --> 00:33:18,360 Jeffrey McEachern: Thank you. 635 00:33:19,500 --> 00:33:24,780 Becs Gentry: So looking at, I mean, gosh, the many hats you've 636 00:33:24,780 --> 00:33:29,640 Becs Gentry: worn from fast food industry, to the TV music industry, 637 00:33:29,820 --> 00:33:37,770 Becs Gentry: to fitness, is there any massively rewarding moments other than self- 638 00:33:37,770 --> 00:33:41,520 Becs Gentry: progression that stand out to you in your life? 639 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:49,830 Jeffrey McEachern: I think every step of that journey has taught me 640 00:33:49,830 --> 00:33:52,200 Jeffrey McEachern: something. Whether it was the structure in the fast food 641 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:55,200 Jeffrey McEachern: industry or a look behind the scenes in the TV 642 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:58,170 Jeffrey McEachern: industry, there was just so many beautiful moments that prepared 643 00:33:58,170 --> 00:34:02,550 Jeffrey McEachern: me for what I'm doing now. And again, I work 644 00:34:02,550 --> 00:34:04,350 Jeffrey McEachern: with quotes, I work with interviews and the people that 645 00:34:04,350 --> 00:34:07,290 Jeffrey McEachern: have inspired me. And there was something from Beyonce where 646 00:34:07,290 --> 00:34:10,350 Jeffrey McEachern: she was talking about once you find that one thing 647 00:34:10,350 --> 00:34:12,090 Jeffrey McEachern: that you're willing to stay up for at night that 648 00:34:12,090 --> 00:34:14,669 Jeffrey McEachern: you're willing to fight for and do all the work 649 00:34:14,670 --> 00:34:18,150 Jeffrey McEachern: that it takes, and you found it and take that 650 00:34:18,150 --> 00:34:20,550 Jeffrey McEachern: into the world. So this is what I get to 651 00:34:20,550 --> 00:34:23,250 Jeffrey McEachern: do now with all the little steps in between. So 652 00:34:23,250 --> 00:34:27,060 Jeffrey McEachern: I would just say every little section and every little 653 00:34:27,060 --> 00:34:30,239 Jeffrey McEachern: bucket of story brings something to the table that I 654 00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:35,130 Jeffrey McEachern: can use now. And there's just a beauty in that. We 655 00:34:35,130 --> 00:34:37,980 Jeffrey McEachern: talk about artists reinventing themselves all the time, but actually 656 00:34:37,980 --> 00:34:40,110 Jeffrey McEachern: we as humans, we get to reinvent ourselves all the 657 00:34:40,110 --> 00:34:43,290 Jeffrey McEachern: time. We do. And I would say that is the biggest learning I've had 658 00:34:43,290 --> 00:34:46,890 Jeffrey McEachern: along the years. And then having found your passion, like 659 00:34:46,890 --> 00:34:50,520 Jeffrey McEachern: how do you bring that across and reinvent yourself and 660 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:53,310 Jeffrey McEachern: share that with the world? So yeah, I think there's little bits 661 00:34:53,310 --> 00:34:58,230 Jeffrey McEachern: and pieces. I think it's little moments like my best 662 00:34:58,230 --> 00:35:00,779 Jeffrey McEachern: friend's, grandma telling me to never stop smiling. That was 663 00:35:00,780 --> 00:35:03,900 Jeffrey McEachern: such a pivotal moment, even at 16. And there was 664 00:35:03,900 --> 00:35:06,900 Jeffrey McEachern: another moment when I was, especially when it comes to 665 00:35:06,900 --> 00:35:09,180 Jeffrey McEachern: movement, there was a moment when I was working at The 666 00:35:09,180 --> 00:35:12,509 Jeffrey McEachern: Voice that there was an older lady who worked on 667 00:35:12,510 --> 00:35:15,000 Jeffrey McEachern: the fourth floor and she walked the stairs every day. 668 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:18,090 Jeffrey McEachern: She was 84 years old at the time, and there 669 00:35:18,090 --> 00:35:20,100 Jeffrey McEachern: was an elevator right next to it. So I asked 670 00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:21,840 Jeffrey McEachern: her, I said, " Do you need any help or why 671 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:23,760 Jeffrey McEachern: don't you take the elevator?" First of all, how rude, 672 00:35:23,790 --> 00:35:25,620 Jeffrey McEachern: how dare I suggest you do that? She's walking the 673 00:35:25,620 --> 00:35:28,500 Jeffrey McEachern: stairs, she seems so fine. But she also said to me, " 674 00:35:28,650 --> 00:35:30,960 Jeffrey McEachern: As long as my body will carry me up these 675 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:33,509 Jeffrey McEachern: stairs, four flights every day, I will enjoy this and 676 00:35:33,510 --> 00:35:36,090 Jeffrey McEachern: do this no matter how long it takes." And that 677 00:35:36,090 --> 00:35:39,810 Jeffrey McEachern: also was it more these human connection moments I think 678 00:35:39,810 --> 00:35:42,330 Jeffrey McEachern: that have shaped me and gave me the purpose that 679 00:35:42,330 --> 00:35:45,481 Jeffrey McEachern: I support and have in life now. 680 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:48,660 Becs Gentry: Yeah. And that rings so true because you are a in real 681 00:35:48,660 --> 00:35:51,060 Becs Gentry: life person. I know every time you come to New 682 00:35:51,060 --> 00:35:54,900 Becs Gentry: York, you make the effort to come to Brooklyn and 683 00:35:54,900 --> 00:36:00,600 Becs Gentry: see Tallulah and Austin and myself. And that goes such 684 00:36:00,600 --> 00:36:03,810 Becs Gentry: a long way and means so much to most people, 685 00:36:03,810 --> 00:36:07,860 Becs Gentry: I would hope. Obviously we can all drop a text or WhatsApp 686 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:10,830 Becs Gentry: or whatever and say hi to people. But having that 687 00:36:10,890 --> 00:36:16,260 Becs Gentry: tactile moment with people you care about, it releases serotonin, 688 00:36:16,260 --> 00:36:19,110 Becs Gentry: it releases all the good things and the good vibes. 689 00:36:19,110 --> 00:36:19,380 Becs Gentry: There we go. 690 00:36:19,380 --> 00:36:22,590 Jeffrey McEachern: I'll also just say on that note, and that is 691 00:36:22,590 --> 00:36:24,900 Jeffrey McEachern: so true because that is something I truly go by 692 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:27,989 Jeffrey McEachern: is we can say all the words in the world, 693 00:36:27,989 --> 00:36:30,510 Jeffrey McEachern: but it's about how we can make someone feel. And 694 00:36:30,810 --> 00:36:33,870 Jeffrey McEachern: I think in person and especially in our actions actually 695 00:36:33,870 --> 00:36:36,839 Jeffrey McEachern: taking place, there's so much more power because I think 696 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:38,760 Jeffrey McEachern: we've all had those people in life that talk, talk, 697 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:41,219 Jeffrey McEachern: talk, but don't take the action. And if there's one 698 00:36:41,219 --> 00:36:43,560 Jeffrey McEachern: thing I promise myself, I want to be there for 699 00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:45,630 Jeffrey McEachern: the people that I care as much as I can. 700 00:36:45,870 --> 00:36:48,900 Jeffrey McEachern: I'm only human and we all are, but I really 701 00:36:48,900 --> 00:36:51,480 Jeffrey McEachern: care for how I make you feel instead of what 702 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:51,960 Jeffrey McEachern: I say. 703 00:36:52,529 --> 00:36:57,779 Becs Gentry: Yeah, and it's true. So let's look at advice to, 704 00:36:57,780 --> 00:37:01,920 Becs Gentry: we talked about baby Jeffrey and how he would not 705 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:07,200 Becs Gentry: believe where he is right now. What advice would you 706 00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:13,350 Becs Gentry: give to baby Jeffrey right now on how to get 707 00:37:13,350 --> 00:37:18,420 Becs Gentry: on, stay on, navigate, succeed in the things they want 708 00:37:18,420 --> 00:37:18,660 Becs Gentry: to do? 709 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:24,149 Jeffrey McEachern: I would definitely say for me it always comes back 710 00:37:24,150 --> 00:37:26,969 Jeffrey McEachern: to love. I think life starts with love and I 711 00:37:26,969 --> 00:37:32,520 Jeffrey McEachern: think life is about love and it is about that. And I'm sure you as 712 00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:35,310 Jeffrey McEachern: a mom can experience this. When I saw for example, 713 00:37:35,610 --> 00:37:38,910 Jeffrey McEachern: how my cousin, who is the mother of my godchildren 714 00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:41,969 Jeffrey McEachern: has been as a mother, it was such a reminder 715 00:37:41,969 --> 00:37:43,890 Jeffrey McEachern: to me that that is what life is about, that 716 00:37:43,890 --> 00:37:47,520 Jeffrey McEachern: love, that nurturing, that care for each other, whatever situation 717 00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:50,460 Jeffrey McEachern: or relationship you're in with someone, the love is what 718 00:37:50,460 --> 00:37:53,009 Jeffrey McEachern: it comes down to. And one thing I would've told 719 00:37:53,010 --> 00:37:57,210 Jeffrey McEachern: myself is that you are loved, enjoy that love, bathe 720 00:37:57,210 --> 00:37:59,550 Jeffrey McEachern: in that love and then believe in yourself and carry 721 00:37:59,550 --> 00:38:02,399 Jeffrey McEachern: that love to others because that for me is something 722 00:38:02,700 --> 00:38:07,799 Jeffrey McEachern: I struggle dealing with or understanding. And sometimes once I 723 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:10,200 Jeffrey McEachern: started, and it sounds so we've all heard it, but 724 00:38:10,260 --> 00:38:13,590 Jeffrey McEachern: once I started loving myself, literally looking in the mirror and be like, "I like you." It started with like, " 725 00:38:15,420 --> 00:38:18,390 Jeffrey McEachern: I like you. You're okay. You're cute. You're cool." But 726 00:38:18,390 --> 00:38:20,850 Jeffrey McEachern: then getting to I love you and I'm so proud 727 00:38:20,850 --> 00:38:23,370 Jeffrey McEachern: of you. And I think if the younger version would've 728 00:38:23,370 --> 00:38:27,090 Jeffrey McEachern: heard, I love you for myself more, there's certain things 729 00:38:27,090 --> 00:38:30,780 Jeffrey McEachern: that could have maybe been a bit stronger early on in 730 00:38:30,870 --> 00:38:33,900 Jeffrey McEachern: the process than taking the time that it has taken. 731 00:38:34,290 --> 00:38:38,100 Jeffrey McEachern: So definitely don't believe in that love and then be 732 00:38:38,100 --> 00:38:39,719 Jeffrey McEachern: that love and give it to the rest of the world. 733 00:38:40,980 --> 00:38:43,739 Becs Gentry: And I think everyone of every age can probably hear 734 00:38:43,739 --> 00:38:48,270 Becs Gentry: that, hear the I love yous from self a lot more at the moment, 735 00:38:48,270 --> 00:38:50,880 Becs Gentry: just a little cheeky one in the morning when you're 736 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:52,410 Becs Gentry: brushing your teeth goes a long way. 737 00:38:52,980 --> 00:38:56,009 Jeffrey McEachern: And also then, because then also it gives you the power 738 00:38:56,010 --> 00:38:58,410 Jeffrey McEachern: to give it to someone else. And it's not always 739 00:38:58,410 --> 00:39:00,630 Jeffrey McEachern: the I love you, but in a work relationship it can 740 00:39:00,630 --> 00:39:03,300 Jeffrey McEachern: be the thank you for that. That was amazing. Thank you for 741 00:39:03,300 --> 00:39:06,810 Jeffrey McEachern: your support, the people in life that support you, service 742 00:39:06,810 --> 00:39:10,020 Jeffrey McEachern: you or whatever it is that you're doing, once you 743 00:39:10,020 --> 00:39:12,480 Jeffrey McEachern: have that self- love and confidence, you're able to share 744 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:15,630 Jeffrey McEachern: it and that can make everyone a happier person. And 745 00:39:15,630 --> 00:39:16,981 Jeffrey McEachern: we all need to hear it. We all deserve to. 746 00:39:16,981 --> 00:39:22,170 Becs Gentry: We do. And it's back to the grandmas used to say, " You cannot 747 00:39:22,170 --> 00:39:24,899 Becs Gentry: love anyone else if you don't love yourself." And it's 748 00:39:24,900 --> 00:39:27,390 Becs Gentry: true. It's so true. Anyone who's ever had some dark 749 00:39:27,390 --> 00:39:30,630 Becs Gentry: moments with their self, you realize that every barrier goes 750 00:39:30,630 --> 00:39:33,689 Becs Gentry: up to anyone else around you and the love doesn't 751 00:39:33,690 --> 00:39:38,400 Becs Gentry: flow freely. So have that. Take it. Jeffrey, what can 752 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:41,130 Becs Gentry: we see? What can we expect to see or what 753 00:39:41,130 --> 00:39:46,080 Becs Gentry: do you want us to see for the future, the imminent, the 754 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:48,660 Becs Gentry: distant future for Jeffrey at Peloton and beyond? 755 00:39:50,340 --> 00:39:55,469 Jeffrey McEachern: I want you to see a lot. In my mind, 756 00:39:55,469 --> 00:39:58,410 Jeffrey McEachern: I'm always planning and I have creative ideas. I will say 757 00:39:58,890 --> 00:40:02,370 Jeffrey McEachern: as being friends with Susie and having friends like you 758 00:40:02,370 --> 00:40:06,930 Jeffrey McEachern: and being surrounded by you people, you get inspired to 759 00:40:06,930 --> 00:40:08,850 Jeffrey McEachern: do some things you never thought you would do. So 760 00:40:08,850 --> 00:40:12,120 Jeffrey McEachern: all I will say is stay tuned because there is some more 761 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:15,420 Jeffrey McEachern: beautiful races coming up. That's what I'm most excited about 762 00:40:15,420 --> 00:40:18,960 Jeffrey McEachern: to take people on this journey because you know my 763 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:22,020 Jeffrey McEachern: story a little more, I don't come from being the 764 00:40:22,020 --> 00:40:24,870 Jeffrey McEachern: runner, being in school and doing all the athletic stuff. 765 00:40:24,900 --> 00:40:28,620 Jeffrey McEachern: I make it a choice. I see the privilege, and 766 00:40:28,620 --> 00:40:30,780 Jeffrey McEachern: I want to invite people to do the same and 767 00:40:31,020 --> 00:40:34,140 Jeffrey McEachern: share that love with it. I would say stay tuned 768 00:40:34,140 --> 00:40:36,630 Jeffrey McEachern: for more. There's some more races coming. On the platform 769 00:40:36,630 --> 00:40:39,510 Jeffrey McEachern: I think as always, just creating that joy and that safe 770 00:40:39,510 --> 00:40:42,930 Jeffrey McEachern: space for everybody just to get on the platform and 771 00:40:43,140 --> 00:40:45,359 Jeffrey McEachern: be able to move. Again, those 12 minutes can make 772 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:48,090 Jeffrey McEachern: a difference of your view of how you're feeling that 773 00:40:48,090 --> 00:40:50,730 Jeffrey McEachern: day. And I'm there, we are there to guide you 774 00:40:51,029 --> 00:40:54,239 Jeffrey McEachern: through that. So I have some beautiful things in the pipeline, but 775 00:40:54,239 --> 00:40:58,439 Jeffrey McEachern: nothing I can really mention. So that's why I'm arguing about the answers here. 776 00:40:58,860 --> 00:41:01,620 Becs Gentry: No, that's great. Keep everybody on their toes. Keep everybody 777 00:41:01,620 --> 00:41:05,669 Becs Gentry: coming back for more. Jeffrey McEachern, energy we all need 778 00:41:05,670 --> 00:41:08,190 Becs Gentry: it in our lives. We're all very lucky to have 779 00:41:08,190 --> 00:41:10,710 Becs Gentry: it. Jeffrey, thank you so much for being our guest 780 00:41:10,710 --> 00:41:15,840 Becs Gentry: today and I wish you the most beautiful, happy Tokyo 781 00:41:15,870 --> 00:41:17,430 Becs Gentry: Marathon this year. 782 00:41:17,430 --> 00:41:17,640 Jeffrey McEachern: Thank you so much. 783 00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:22,230 Becs Gentry: I am thrilled to see you with that Six Star 784 00:41:22,230 --> 00:41:27,509 Becs Gentry: medal around your neck. Couple of weeks on Sunday, isn't 785 00:41:27,510 --> 00:41:27,930 Becs Gentry: it? Oh my gosh. 786 00:41:28,140 --> 00:41:30,390 Jeffrey McEachern: Yes, exactly. I'm about to pack my bags and go. 787 00:41:31,410 --> 00:41:34,140 Becs Gentry: Oh my gosh. Enjoy the beautiful country that is Japan 788 00:41:34,140 --> 00:41:36,300 Becs Gentry: as well. It's truly amazing. Thank you, Jeffrey. 789 00:41:36,719 --> 00:41:37,050 Jeffrey McEachern: Thank you, Becs. Thank you so much. 790 00:41:52,020 --> 00:41:55,020 Becs Gentry: So while Jeffrey is focused on Japan and the Tokyo 791 00:41:55,020 --> 00:41:58,200 Becs Gentry: Marathon, a lot of our listeners out there are focused 792 00:41:58,260 --> 00:42:02,040 Becs Gentry: on a different distance of this month. The United Airlines 793 00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:04,980 Becs Gentry: NYC Half is less than a month away and there 794 00:42:04,980 --> 00:42:08,549 Becs Gentry: are some big changes at this year's race. As is 795 00:42:08,550 --> 00:42:11,940 Becs Gentry: now a tradition on Set the Pace, here to tell 796 00:42:11,940 --> 00:42:14,280 Becs Gentry: our runners everything they need to know as they prepare 797 00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:18,150 Becs Gentry: to run from Prospect Park to Central Park is chief 798 00:42:18,150 --> 00:42:21,780 Becs Gentry: event production officer and race director of New York Road 799 00:42:21,780 --> 00:42:25,469 Becs Gentry: Runners, the wonderful Ted Metellus. Ted, hi. 800 00:42:26,129 --> 00:42:28,350 Ted Metellus: Becs, what's happening? How are you doing? Thanks for the 801 00:42:28,739 --> 00:42:29,520 Ted Metellus: love there. 802 00:42:30,989 --> 00:42:35,670 Becs Gentry: This is so cool to have you on as always. 803 00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:38,040 Becs Gentry: As I said, it's a tradition now to have you 804 00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:40,530 Becs Gentry: on prior to the races to hear from the race 805 00:42:40,530 --> 00:42:46,650 Becs Gentry: director, but this year specifically is a big wow. I 806 00:42:46,710 --> 00:42:49,590 Becs Gentry: cannot tell you the amount of people who are just 807 00:42:49,590 --> 00:42:54,360 Becs Gentry: grabbing me when I see them with excitement, with intrigue 808 00:42:54,420 --> 00:43:00,331 Becs Gentry: about the course change. Ted, tell us, what is happening? 809 00:43:00,331 --> 00:43:04,800 Ted Metellus: Well, I could tell you one thing that's true to 810 00:43:04,800 --> 00:43:07,440 Ted Metellus: life and Becs hopefully having done these a couple of 811 00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:09,510 Ted Metellus: times with me and hung out and we've chatted and 812 00:43:09,510 --> 00:43:13,739 Ted Metellus: kicked it, perspective is my view in life. It's all 813 00:43:13,739 --> 00:43:18,210 Ted Metellus: about having perspective on things and processing things accordingly. And 814 00:43:18,210 --> 00:43:22,980 Ted Metellus: as a wise person once said, change is inevitable. So 815 00:43:22,980 --> 00:43:24,900 Ted Metellus: you have to navigate around the things that come to 816 00:43:24,900 --> 00:43:29,700 Ted Metellus: you. So for those of you who might have been, I don't want to say living 817 00:43:29,700 --> 00:43:31,440 Ted Metellus: under a rock, but may have been a little busy 818 00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:35,100 Ted Metellus: over the last couple of weeks with the announcement around 819 00:43:35,100 --> 00:43:37,919 Ted Metellus: the United Airlines New City Half marathon, there has been 820 00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:43,410 Ted Metellus: a course change. So to give you perspective, ring a 821 00:43:43,410 --> 00:43:48,150 Ted Metellus: bell, it's like TV, spy house. We've had seven changes 822 00:43:48,150 --> 00:43:51,029 Ted Metellus: to the course of the United Airlines New York City Half 823 00:43:51,030 --> 00:43:55,379 Ted Metellus: Marathon since the '06 race. The race has got tremendous 824 00:43:55,380 --> 00:43:57,120 Ted Metellus: legacy. So many of the things that we do in 825 00:43:57,120 --> 00:43:59,910 Ted Metellus: New York Road Runners, '06 was the first time we did 826 00:43:59,910 --> 00:44:03,060 Ted Metellus: this race that started in Central Park and navigated with 827 00:44:03,120 --> 00:44:06,480 Ted Metellus: its way downtown to Lower Manhattan as the stories have 828 00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:09,000 Ted Metellus: told, the reason why we did that was to really help do 829 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:12,000 Ted Metellus: our part to help elevate local businesses in the Lower 830 00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:13,800 Ted Metellus: Manhattan area post 9/ 11. 831 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:15,930 Becs Gentry: That was when it used to go down the West 832 00:44:15,930 --> 00:44:16,469 Becs Gentry: side Highway? 833 00:44:17,130 --> 00:44:17,430 Ted Metellus: Correct. 834 00:44:18,390 --> 00:44:20,250 Becs Gentry: The runners fave, if you do not ever run in 835 00:44:20,250 --> 00:44:23,580 Becs Gentry: New York City, Central Park and West Side Highway are 836 00:44:23,580 --> 00:44:25,739 Becs Gentry: where everybody floods to. So that's why it was a 837 00:44:25,739 --> 00:44:26,759 Becs Gentry: big deal back then. 838 00:44:27,719 --> 00:44:30,390 Ted Metellus: Correct. And he took the race outside the park. Our 839 00:44:30,390 --> 00:44:33,270 Ted Metellus: Fred Lebow half was once called the Fred Lebow Manhattan 840 00:44:33,270 --> 00:44:36,840 Ted Metellus: Half Marathon. So a lot of history and legacy in the 13. 841 00:44:37,080 --> 00:44:39,630 Ted Metellus: 1 mile distance as it relates to New York Road 842 00:44:39,630 --> 00:44:42,930 Ted Metellus: Runners Manhattan. And then now this iteration of the event 843 00:44:43,260 --> 00:44:45,839 Ted Metellus: where we took the race from just being in Manhattan 844 00:44:46,050 --> 00:44:50,610 Ted Metellus: into Brooklyn in 2018, and Jim Hime, our former race 845 00:44:50,610 --> 00:44:54,239 Ted Metellus: director called it the springtime equivalent of the marathon, to have 846 00:44:54,239 --> 00:44:57,060 Ted Metellus: this really amazing event that is two boroughs that goes 847 00:44:57,060 --> 00:44:59,580 Ted Metellus: over a bridge that runs through major thoroughfares, that goes 848 00:44:59,580 --> 00:45:02,760 Ted Metellus: through Times Square and finishes in the beautiful and iconic 849 00:45:03,390 --> 00:45:06,150 Ted Metellus: Central Park was really a cool thing that we did that 850 00:45:06,150 --> 00:45:09,810 Ted Metellus: was new and different. So here we are. This is 851 00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:14,580 Ted Metellus: a race change course number eight that we have. 852 00:45:15,600 --> 00:45:16,231 Becs Gentry: Lucky number eight. 853 00:45:16,231 --> 00:45:22,320 Ted Metellus: Lucky number eight. Eight actually is my favorite number. So there's that. But 854 00:45:22,320 --> 00:45:25,170 Ted Metellus: the reason why that there's a change in the route, 855 00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:28,440 Ted Metellus: and it wasn't just constantly, I don't want runners to be 856 00:45:28,440 --> 00:45:30,960 Ted Metellus: at home saying, goodness gracious, Road Runners can't make up 857 00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:34,230 Ted Metellus: their mind. They're always changing things. There's some significant construction 858 00:45:34,230 --> 00:45:37,020 Ted Metellus: that's going on on the route that we've had over 859 00:45:37,020 --> 00:45:40,440 Ted Metellus: the last handful of years on South Street. So the 860 00:45:40,440 --> 00:45:43,830 Ted Metellus: changes were so much so that it couldn't be anything 861 00:45:43,830 --> 00:45:47,279 Ted Metellus: that was plated to ensure a safe and logistically sound 862 00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:49,770 Ted Metellus: event. So we had to go back to the drawing 863 00:45:49,770 --> 00:45:53,339 Ted Metellus: board and really look at making some changes. I want 864 00:45:53,340 --> 00:45:56,460 Ted Metellus: to hugely implore and thank the incredible team here at 865 00:45:56,460 --> 00:45:59,129 Ted Metellus: Road Runners that work so hard with our city agency 866 00:45:59,130 --> 00:46:01,710 Ted Metellus: partners that work equally as hard to look at how 867 00:46:01,710 --> 00:46:07,770 Ted Metellus: we can get folks from Brooklyn into Manhattan. How do 868 00:46:07,770 --> 00:46:09,510 Ted Metellus: we do that and how do we keep the sanctity of the 869 00:46:09,510 --> 00:46:13,110 Ted Metellus: course itself where we keep Flapper's Avenue, Prospect Park, Times 870 00:46:13,110 --> 00:46:16,380 Ted Metellus: Square, FDR Drive, like all of those really iconic sections 871 00:46:16,380 --> 00:46:18,239 Ted Metellus: there. So how do we do it? So you have two 872 00:46:18,239 --> 00:46:21,180 Ted Metellus: bridge options. You're going over the Manhattan Bridge, which we've 873 00:46:21,180 --> 00:46:25,260 Ted Metellus: been doing, which is beautiful and incredible and fantastic, or 874 00:46:25,260 --> 00:46:29,670 Ted Metellus: the bridge right over to its left, the iconic Brooklyn 875 00:46:29,670 --> 00:46:34,680 Ted Metellus: Bridge. And having gone out there myself, traversed the bridge, 876 00:46:34,680 --> 00:46:37,049 Ted Metellus: looked at the route, looked at the access points that's 877 00:46:37,050 --> 00:46:40,770 Ted Metellus: there alongside with our incredible course team in our operations 878 00:46:40,770 --> 00:46:45,150 Ted Metellus: team there along with DOT and NYPD and so on and so 879 00:46:45,150 --> 00:46:47,250 Ted Metellus: forth. That was the option that worked best for us 880 00:46:47,250 --> 00:46:49,049 Ted Metellus: to be able to do that. It was able to 881 00:46:49,050 --> 00:46:52,950 Ted Metellus: navigate around similar construction, actually all of the construction that's impacting 882 00:46:52,950 --> 00:46:55,890 Ted Metellus: the route right now. So we were able to navigate around that. So it's 883 00:46:55,890 --> 00:47:00,330 Ted Metellus: a pretty big change. It is going to be beautiful 884 00:47:01,260 --> 00:47:04,860 Ted Metellus: from a runner perspective. What's really interesting is that the 885 00:47:04,860 --> 00:47:08,219 Ted Metellus: elevations a little bit less going over the Brooklyn Bridge, and it was 886 00:47:08,670 --> 00:47:09,570 Ted Metellus: over the Manhattan Bridge. 887 00:47:09,810 --> 00:47:12,330 Becs Gentry: Yeah. So there you go. Everybody be thankful for that 888 00:47:12,330 --> 00:47:14,610 Becs Gentry: one. You are no longer going to be slapping up 889 00:47:14,610 --> 00:47:19,350 Becs Gentry: at Atlantic Avenue staring up that incline going, oh my gosh. 890 00:47:20,580 --> 00:47:23,790 Ted Metellus: Yes. I mean, there's one thing, the route is exactly 891 00:47:23,790 --> 00:47:25,710 Ted Metellus: the same as it's been in the past, and if 892 00:47:25,710 --> 00:47:27,690 Ted Metellus: you don't mind, I'll give you a super- fast course 893 00:47:27,690 --> 00:47:31,110 Ted Metellus: run down. So the race is still starting on Washington 894 00:47:31,110 --> 00:47:35,190 Ted Metellus: Avenue, just south of the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn 895 00:47:35,190 --> 00:47:39,089 Ted Metellus: Botanical Gardens. So if you are taking a subway, which 896 00:47:39,150 --> 00:47:41,610 Ted Metellus: everyone should take the subway to get down there, it's the fastest, 897 00:47:41,610 --> 00:47:44,670 Ted Metellus: most efficient way to get down there. Your landmark is 898 00:47:44,670 --> 00:47:47,790 Ted Metellus: going to be Brooklyn Museum or the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. 899 00:47:47,820 --> 00:47:51,270 Ted Metellus: I would highly recommend the Brooklyn Museum because that's where 900 00:47:51,270 --> 00:47:53,430 Ted Metellus: the gear trucks will all be dropped and parked. That's 901 00:47:53,430 --> 00:47:56,640 Ted Metellus: just before the security screening location. And it's also just 902 00:47:56,640 --> 00:47:58,980 Ted Metellus: before you enter into your corrals, then you make your 903 00:47:58,980 --> 00:48:02,670 Ted Metellus: way down Washington to the start line area. And the 904 00:48:02,670 --> 00:48:06,570 Ted Metellus: athletes will again start on Washington just before Empire making 905 00:48:06,570 --> 00:48:09,090 Ted Metellus: a turn on Empire, the out and back on Flapper's 906 00:48:09,090 --> 00:48:12,810 Ted Metellus: Avenue is still there. You'll be entering into Prospect Park 907 00:48:13,050 --> 00:48:16,770 Ted Metellus: and then making your way through Grand Army Plaza and up 908 00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:20,430 Ted Metellus: Flapper's Avenue. So that hasn't changed at all. The course 909 00:48:20,430 --> 00:48:25,020 Ted Metellus: changes at approximately mile four, where the athletes will make 910 00:48:25,020 --> 00:48:29,610 Ted Metellus: a left turn onto Tillary, then a turn onto Brooklyn 911 00:48:29,610 --> 00:48:33,150 Ted Metellus: Bridge, and then take the Brooklyn Bridge Roadway on and over to 912 00:48:33,150 --> 00:48:33,930 Ted Metellus: the Brooklyn Bridge. 913 00:48:34,170 --> 00:48:39,870 Becs Gentry: So that's the important part. It's the roadway because there has been this 914 00:48:39,870 --> 00:48:42,840 Becs Gentry: great change on the Brooklyn Bridge now it is totally pedestrianized 915 00:48:42,840 --> 00:48:47,370 Becs Gentry: on the upper level for foot traffic only, whereas before in the 916 00:48:47,370 --> 00:48:51,420 Becs Gentry: past it was bikes and pedestrians. So now we're on 917 00:48:51,420 --> 00:48:55,319 Becs Gentry: the roadway. We're going in, and I mean that is 918 00:48:55,320 --> 00:49:00,270 Becs Gentry: a view. I drove in this morning and I drove 919 00:49:00,270 --> 00:49:02,670 Becs Gentry: where you will all be running and the sun was 920 00:49:02,670 --> 00:49:07,830 Becs Gentry: shining, every wooden slap was causing flashes. But it was 921 00:49:07,830 --> 00:49:12,090 Becs Gentry: stunning. And I was just like, " This is going to 922 00:49:12,090 --> 00:49:16,469 Becs Gentry: be magnificent for people to run over." And I will 923 00:49:16,469 --> 00:49:19,260 Becs Gentry: say as somebody who run... No one runs the roadway 924 00:49:19,320 --> 00:49:24,090 Becs Gentry: because it's illegal outside of a race. But the footing, 925 00:49:24,570 --> 00:49:27,360 Becs Gentry: it's a relayed road recently because of the addition of 926 00:49:27,360 --> 00:49:28,020 Becs Gentry: the bike lane. 927 00:49:28,140 --> 00:49:28,350 Ted Metellus: Correct. 928 00:49:28,350 --> 00:49:31,260 Becs Gentry: So you're on for a smooth ride, whereas the Manhattan 929 00:49:31,260 --> 00:49:36,239 Becs Gentry: Bridge is, it's bumpy, it's hot, holy, it's not great. 930 00:49:36,330 --> 00:49:38,520 Becs Gentry: So this is really, really a treat. 931 00:49:38,610 --> 00:49:39,900 Ted Metellus: Yeah. It's going to be a smooth ride for the 932 00:49:39,900 --> 00:49:43,469 Ted Metellus: athletes for sure. And definitely going underneath those iconic arches 933 00:49:43,469 --> 00:49:46,799 Ted Metellus: on the Brooklyn Bridge is definitely going to be a sight to be seen 934 00:49:46,800 --> 00:49:50,130 Ted Metellus: for the runners and yeah, it's different. It's new, and 935 00:49:50,130 --> 00:49:52,230 Ted Metellus: it's the first time we've ever done it. And there 936 00:49:52,230 --> 00:49:56,190 Ted Metellus: was a question that popped up about course records. Well, new course, 937 00:49:56,580 --> 00:49:56,641 Ted Metellus: new records. 938 00:49:56,640 --> 00:50:00,000 Becs Gentry: Everyone's going to have one. Even if you've run it every year since '06, you're 939 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:01,950 Becs Gentry: going to have a new record because it's a new 940 00:50:01,950 --> 00:50:05,759 Becs Gentry: course. So Ted, as somebody again who drives off this 941 00:50:05,760 --> 00:50:08,370 Becs Gentry: bridge most days when you are coming off the bridge, are we 942 00:50:08,370 --> 00:50:10,980 Becs Gentry: going chambers, are we going Broadway or we're going back 943 00:50:10,980 --> 00:50:11,191 Becs Gentry: down onto the FDR? 944 00:50:11,190 --> 00:50:16,739 Ted Metellus: You're going back onto the FDR. Exactly. So there is the loop that's coming on. So when you're on 945 00:50:16,739 --> 00:50:19,650 Ted Metellus: that roadway, as you mentioned, which is where the cars are actually 946 00:50:19,650 --> 00:50:21,989 Ted Metellus: driving, there will be any cars on race day, obviously, 947 00:50:22,290 --> 00:50:26,640 Ted Metellus: you'll continue on the Brooklyn Bridge over, there's a loop 948 00:50:26,700 --> 00:50:28,290 Ted Metellus: around which is the exit ramp- 949 00:50:28,290 --> 00:50:28,469 Becs Gentry: That's the first right exit ramp. 950 00:50:29,610 --> 00:50:31,860 Ted Metellus: Correct. The exit ramp that's going to take you onto 951 00:50:31,860 --> 00:50:35,280 Ted Metellus: FDR Drive North, and then that's what you'll be taking to 952 00:50:35,280 --> 00:50:38,340 Ted Metellus: make your way back onto into Manhattan. And that's where 953 00:50:38,340 --> 00:50:40,111 Ted Metellus: the route returns back to it you. 954 00:50:40,111 --> 00:50:43,680 Becs Gentry: Exactly. Yeah. Because essentially if you're not from New York City 955 00:50:43,680 --> 00:50:45,840 Becs Gentry: and haven't ever run this race before, just to give 956 00:50:45,840 --> 00:50:49,830 Becs Gentry: you a geographical understanding, the Brooklyn and the Manhattan Bridges, 957 00:50:50,160 --> 00:50:53,100 Becs Gentry: when they come over into Manhattan, they are like a 958 00:50:53,100 --> 00:50:57,180 Becs Gentry: little triangle and they are pretty much two blocks apart 959 00:50:57,510 --> 00:50:59,489 Becs Gentry: once you get on the Manhattan just about. So it's 960 00:50:59,489 --> 00:51:01,800 Becs Gentry: really not distance- wise, because I know that's the question 961 00:51:01,800 --> 00:51:04,140 Becs Gentry: I've been asked a lot of like, " Well, is this 962 00:51:04,140 --> 00:51:06,840 Becs Gentry: finish line going to be further up north in the 963 00:51:06,840 --> 00:51:10,020 Becs Gentry: park because of the distance?" I'm like, " No, because actually 964 00:51:10,020 --> 00:51:12,839 Becs Gentry: it's really minute distance change." 965 00:51:12,840 --> 00:51:15,330 Ted Metellus: And what's great too, and Rob and I were chatting 966 00:51:15,330 --> 00:51:17,370 Ted Metellus: about this, because this is a question that folks would 967 00:51:17,370 --> 00:51:19,530 Ted Metellus: ask. It's like, " Well, how is the start line of 968 00:51:19,530 --> 00:51:21,450 Ted Metellus: the finish line going to be impacted by this change?" 969 00:51:21,960 --> 00:51:24,719 Ted Metellus: They're not impacted by the change. And one of the biggest reasons why 970 00:51:24,900 --> 00:51:28,590 Ted Metellus: is that out and back on Flatbush Avenue. So from 971 00:51:28,590 --> 00:51:31,379 Ted Metellus: the race operations side of things, having out and backs 972 00:51:31,380 --> 00:51:34,080 Ted Metellus: are always a plus because that's your plus minus point 973 00:51:34,080 --> 00:51:36,270 Ted Metellus: that you can adjust the route, keep your start and 974 00:51:36,270 --> 00:51:38,759 Ted Metellus: finish points stagnant. They do not move and do not 975 00:51:38,760 --> 00:51:41,850 Ted Metellus: change, but that middle part adjusts. And where we were 976 00:51:41,850 --> 00:51:44,340 Ted Metellus: able to take away mileage was on the out and 977 00:51:44,340 --> 00:51:49,440 Ted Metellus: back, very, very minor. You're out there running, you may 978 00:51:49,440 --> 00:51:51,719 Ted Metellus: not even notice the change, but it's a slight change 979 00:51:51,719 --> 00:51:53,490 Ted Metellus: nonetheless. So that's your point of difference. 980 00:51:53,670 --> 00:51:57,330 Becs Gentry: Oh my gosh, amazing. And if the sun is shining, which 981 00:51:57,330 --> 00:52:02,040 Becs Gentry: it normally is, it's traditionally a super cold day. And 982 00:52:02,040 --> 00:52:05,100 Becs Gentry: we'll talk more about all the other logistics of the 983 00:52:05,100 --> 00:52:06,569 Becs Gentry: race. It's normally a super cold day, but if it 984 00:52:06,570 --> 00:52:09,360 Becs Gentry: is a blue sky, a traditional New York wind today 985 00:52:09,360 --> 00:52:12,450 Becs Gentry: like it is today here, it's 15 degrees outside right 986 00:52:12,450 --> 00:52:14,130 Becs Gentry: now. It's gross. 987 00:52:14,130 --> 00:52:17,009 Ted Metellus: Yeah. I was outside getting some miles in this morning. 988 00:52:17,010 --> 00:52:17,279 Ted Metellus: It was chilly. 989 00:52:18,210 --> 00:52:20,730 Becs Gentry: Yeah. Everybody I've seen this morning running outside, looks like 990 00:52:20,730 --> 00:52:23,160 Becs Gentry: I did an Antarctica. I'm like, " Yeah, bless you. I 991 00:52:23,160 --> 00:52:27,210 Becs Gentry: know how you feel." But it is just those views, 992 00:52:27,210 --> 00:52:28,830 Becs Gentry: I mean, I'm going to bang on about it, but 993 00:52:28,830 --> 00:52:32,310 Becs Gentry: just having that Brooklyn Bridge view going up the FDR and 994 00:52:32,310 --> 00:52:36,390 Becs Gentry: then obviously into the iconic Times Square, and then out 995 00:52:36,390 --> 00:52:41,340 Becs Gentry: of Times Square into Central Park. I mean, it's so 996 00:52:41,340 --> 00:52:44,130 Becs Gentry: legendary. All of these points of the city that you are 997 00:52:44,130 --> 00:52:47,940 Becs Gentry: touching. So yeah, talk to us a little bit, let's 998 00:52:48,540 --> 00:52:51,930 Becs Gentry: deep dive a bit more into the race itself and 999 00:52:51,930 --> 00:52:55,620 Becs Gentry: we'll come back to some of the other changes. But you talked 1000 00:52:55,620 --> 00:52:59,340 Becs Gentry: about transportation. We're encouraging everybody as always to be as 1001 00:52:59,340 --> 00:53:01,800 Becs Gentry: green and eco- friendly as possible. That means take public 1002 00:53:01,800 --> 00:53:07,650 Becs Gentry: transport where you can. Nearly did it again, Ted. I 1003 00:53:07,650 --> 00:53:09,090 Becs Gentry: nearly did it again. Nearly called you Fred. 1004 00:53:19,710 --> 00:53:19,711 Ted Metellus: That's it. You got to look at two podcasts to go. 1005 00:53:19,710 --> 00:53:20,700 Becs Gentry: This is now Fred Metellus in my mind, he is a double icon. 1006 00:53:20,850 --> 00:53:23,879 Ted Metellus: Not to be confused with Ted LeBow or Ted Corbett 1007 00:53:23,880 --> 00:53:25,561 Ted Metellus: or Fred LeBow. Yes, it's all of those things. 1008 00:53:25,560 --> 00:53:33,900 Becs Gentry: It's all interchangeable. You're all such legends. I can't handle it. So let's talk about all the other logistics of the race day, 1009 00:53:33,900 --> 00:53:36,120 Becs Gentry: baggage, fuel, et cetera on the course. 1010 00:53:36,630 --> 00:53:39,750 Ted Metellus: Correct. So I'll walk you through the participant journey with 1011 00:53:39,750 --> 00:53:43,320 Ted Metellus: all of those components and if it's okay, can I 1012 00:53:43,320 --> 00:53:45,451 Ted Metellus: talk a little bit about the experience as well at Center 415? 1013 00:53:45,451 --> 00:53:45,661 Becs Gentry: Yes. 1014 00:53:48,570 --> 00:53:53,370 Ted Metellus: For me, in my crazy mind, everything is in sequence. So 1015 00:53:53,730 --> 00:53:56,850 Ted Metellus: having run a couple of races in my day, we 1016 00:53:56,850 --> 00:53:59,880 Ted Metellus: know exactly what your experience is going to be. So 1017 00:53:59,880 --> 00:54:02,489 Ted Metellus: the first thing, first step is definitely going to pick 1018 00:54:02,489 --> 00:54:06,630 Ted Metellus: up your bid and packet at the experience there. So 1019 00:54:06,630 --> 00:54:09,600 Ted Metellus: this is the United Airlines New City half- marathon experience 1020 00:54:09,600 --> 00:54:14,070 Ted Metellus: presented by New Balance at Center 415, 3 days there, 1021 00:54:14,070 --> 00:54:15,330 Ted Metellus: the athletes will be able to go and pick up 1022 00:54:15,330 --> 00:54:17,819 Ted Metellus: their bibs, get their pre- race equipment and supplies, their 1023 00:54:17,820 --> 00:54:21,900 Ted Metellus: nutrition, course descriptions from our incredible coaches. All the folks that will be able 1024 00:54:21,900 --> 00:54:23,910 Ted Metellus: to get you up to speed for what the race 1025 00:54:23,910 --> 00:54:28,350 Ted Metellus: experience will be. The city will be in Green St. 1026 00:54:28,350 --> 00:54:31,680 Ted Metellus: Patrick's weekend. So that's why I'm wearing my green hat 1027 00:54:31,680 --> 00:54:36,825 Ted Metellus: today to show some love and wishing good Irish vibes 1028 00:54:36,825 --> 00:54:40,980 Ted Metellus: on everybody. Wishing everybody good luck for that day. And 1029 00:54:40,980 --> 00:54:43,200 Ted Metellus: then once you pick up your packet, you got yourself 1030 00:54:43,200 --> 00:54:44,850 Ted Metellus: set and you have all your gear and everything ready 1031 00:54:44,850 --> 00:54:48,030 Ted Metellus: to go. Race day comes along on Sunday, and on 1032 00:54:48,030 --> 00:54:51,000 Ted Metellus: Sunday you are either going to be taking the two 1033 00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:55,200 Ted Metellus: or three train down to the Brooklyn Museum location as 1034 00:54:55,200 --> 00:54:57,270 Ted Metellus: I mentioned earlier, which is your landmark that you want 1035 00:54:57,270 --> 00:55:00,180 Ted Metellus: to use to plug into your GPS maps or whatnot 1036 00:55:00,180 --> 00:55:02,130 Ted Metellus: to be able to take a subway down and to 1037 00:55:02,130 --> 00:55:05,250 Ted Metellus: make your way over to your backdrop area there. There'll 1038 00:55:05,250 --> 00:55:07,980 Ted Metellus: be pre- race water, there'll be restrooms and facilities ready 1039 00:55:07,980 --> 00:55:12,330 Ted Metellus: for athletes as needed, medical services that will be there, lactation services 1040 00:55:12,330 --> 00:55:14,340 Ted Metellus: that'll be there. All of those components will be on 1041 00:55:14,340 --> 00:55:17,430 Ted Metellus: site. Our team will be on site to do any 1042 00:55:17,430 --> 00:55:22,350 Ted Metellus: recycling of clothing and gear. Clothing will all be donated away. Equipment 1043 00:55:22,350 --> 00:55:25,410 Ted Metellus: and supplies and use items will be sorted properly and 1044 00:55:25,410 --> 00:55:29,218 Ted Metellus: recycled properly as well at the start line there. We 1045 00:55:29,219 --> 00:55:32,040 Ted Metellus: will have five waves for the event. This is not 1046 00:55:32,040 --> 00:55:34,890 Ted Metellus: including the pro- race waves that will go off. The 1047 00:55:34,890 --> 00:55:39,090 Ted Metellus: race starts at 7: 00 AM. So our races will 1048 00:55:39,090 --> 00:55:41,489 Ted Metellus: start with some of our pro- fields and we'll chat 1049 00:55:41,489 --> 00:55:42,810 Ted Metellus: out a little bit about the pro- fields in a 1050 00:55:42,810 --> 00:55:45,480 Ted Metellus: minute definitely. But our pro- wheelchairs will be starting at 7: 00 AM, 1051 00:55:45,690 --> 00:55:48,750 Ted Metellus: and then we'll have starts that run consistent. So 7:00 1052 00:55:48,750 --> 00:55:52,590 Ted Metellus: AM, 7: 02 for pro- women wheelchairs, 7: 08 for 1053 00:55:52,590 --> 00:55:55,890 Ted Metellus: the pro- open division women, 7: 15, we have some 1054 00:55:55,890 --> 00:55:59,610 Ted Metellus: select push rims and hand cyclists. And then at 7: 1055 00:55:59,610 --> 00:56:03,300 Ted Metellus: 20 is the pro- men and wave one. So pro- 1056 00:56:03,300 --> 00:56:07,440 Ted Metellus: men wave 1, 7: 20, wave 2, 7: 50, wave 1057 00:56:07,440 --> 00:56:12,900 Ted Metellus: 3, 8: 20, wave 4, 8: 50 and wave 5, 9: 1058 00:56:12,900 --> 00:56:17,520 Ted Metellus: 20. What we ask athletes to plan is to get 1059 00:56:17,550 --> 00:56:23,580 Ted Metellus: yourself to baggage drop approximately 25 minutes beforehand. So I have 1060 00:56:23,580 --> 00:56:27,360 Ted Metellus: the exact times of when those buses or those trucks 1061 00:56:27,360 --> 00:56:29,370 Ted Metellus: would be leaving to make their way over to the 1062 00:56:29,370 --> 00:56:32,640 Ted Metellus: start. But wave one, you need to have everything dropped 1063 00:56:32,640 --> 00:56:37,440 Ted Metellus: off no later than 6: 50, wave 2, 7: 30, 1064 00:56:37,590 --> 00:56:41,190 Ted Metellus: wave 3, 8: 00M, wave 4, 8: 30, and wave 1065 00:56:41,250 --> 00:56:45,690 Ted Metellus: 5, 9: 00 AM. It works out well when you're 1066 00:56:45,690 --> 00:56:49,620 Ted Metellus: talking about the United Airlines New York City Half Marathon. Think 1067 00:56:49,620 --> 00:56:51,150 Ted Metellus: of it like you would if you were going on 1068 00:56:51,150 --> 00:56:53,610 Ted Metellus: a trip. You're not going to show up just as the 1069 00:56:53,610 --> 00:56:56,040 Ted Metellus: plane is taking off. You're going to get there before 1070 00:56:56,040 --> 00:56:58,110 Ted Metellus: you get there. You want to drop your bag off. You 1071 00:56:58,110 --> 00:57:00,120 Ted Metellus: want to get through security. You want to make sure 1072 00:57:00,120 --> 00:57:03,630 Ted Metellus: you're comfortable and fine just before starting the race. So please 1073 00:57:03,630 --> 00:57:05,821 Ted Metellus: plan accordingly on your travels to the starting line. 1074 00:57:05,821 --> 00:57:09,239 Becs Gentry: Absolutely. Yeah. Even if you are somebody who's not dropping 1075 00:57:09,239 --> 00:57:12,930 Becs Gentry: a bag, even if you think you don't need anything, 1076 00:57:13,440 --> 00:57:14,910 Becs Gentry: you are not the only person running. 1077 00:57:14,910 --> 00:57:15,719 Ted Metellus: Correct. 1078 00:57:15,839 --> 00:57:18,180 Becs Gentry: There are a lot of other people there who may have 1079 00:57:18,180 --> 00:57:20,100 Becs Gentry: the same idea. There are a lot of other people there 1080 00:57:20,100 --> 00:57:23,490 Becs Gentry: who might be getting early to a later start than 1081 00:57:23,490 --> 00:57:28,560 Becs Gentry: you. So put yourself lower down on the priorities. In 1082 00:57:28,560 --> 00:57:31,560 Becs Gentry: terms of timing, get yourself there for comfort as Ted said. 1083 00:57:31,830 --> 00:57:34,800 Ted Metellus: Absolutely. Comfort is key for sure. So planning ahead to 1084 00:57:34,800 --> 00:57:37,800 Ted Metellus: make that race morning as smooth an experience as possible 1085 00:57:37,800 --> 00:57:39,630 Ted Metellus: is going to be key there. So one of the 1086 00:57:39,630 --> 00:57:42,480 Ted Metellus: great things too, as the athletes have dropped their bags 1087 00:57:42,480 --> 00:57:44,910 Ted Metellus: off, got themselves prepped, but they might need a moment 1088 00:57:44,910 --> 00:57:48,030 Ted Metellus: to get themselves center, we will have a Zen Zone 1089 00:57:48,060 --> 00:57:50,880 Ted Metellus: at the start line there. So follow the signage to 1090 00:57:50,880 --> 00:57:53,850 Ted Metellus: the area where athletes who all come together get themselves centered and 1091 00:57:53,850 --> 00:57:58,080 Ted Metellus: ready to go for a 13. 1 mile adventure at 1092 00:57:58,080 --> 00:57:59,790 Ted Metellus: the Zen Zone at the start line. 1093 00:58:00,930 --> 00:58:03,990 Becs Gentry: And donations for clothing, just keying into the fact that 1094 00:58:03,990 --> 00:58:07,980 Becs Gentry: it's a cold time of year in New York and 1095 00:58:07,980 --> 00:58:12,060 Becs Gentry: just if it is freezing cold, layer up and there 1096 00:58:12,060 --> 00:58:16,860 Becs Gentry: will be plenty of chuck off the layer places for people. 1097 00:58:17,100 --> 00:58:19,440 Ted Metellus: Correct. Yeah. So we'll have our teams that are all there. 1098 00:58:19,440 --> 00:58:23,070 Ted Metellus: There'll be bins that folks can drop off there, throw 1099 00:58:23,070 --> 00:58:26,370 Ted Metellus: away clothes, they'll gently use items that'll all be collected 1100 00:58:26,370 --> 00:58:30,060 Ted Metellus: and donated to our local clothing charity partner there. So 1101 00:58:30,060 --> 00:58:33,090 Ted Metellus: definitely plan accordingly. This race, Becs, haven't seen it over 1102 00:58:33,090 --> 00:58:35,939 Ted Metellus: the many, many years. You're right, it can be pretty 1103 00:58:35,940 --> 00:58:40,470 Ted Metellus: chilly out there. It's been as cold as 30 degree 1104 00:58:40,470 --> 00:58:43,590 Ted Metellus: Fahrenheit and it's been as mild and comfortable in the 1105 00:58:43,590 --> 00:58:47,430 Ted Metellus: mid to upper 50s. So it's in that ballpark there. 1106 00:58:47,640 --> 00:58:50,520 Ted Metellus: Know your body and how you need to dress appropriately. 1107 00:58:51,240 --> 00:58:53,220 Ted Metellus: A lot of folks end up shedding a lot of 1108 00:58:53,220 --> 00:58:55,470 Ted Metellus: their clothing on the out and back on Flatbush Avenue 1109 00:58:55,470 --> 00:58:58,290 Ted Metellus: because that's enough time to get themselves warmed up. We'll also 1110 00:58:58,290 --> 00:59:00,930 Ted Metellus: have our teams inside of Prosper Park in the event 1111 00:59:00,930 --> 00:59:03,300 Ted Metellus: that they drop their stuff off there. But I ask 1112 00:59:03,300 --> 00:59:05,580 Ted Metellus: you as somebody that's picked up their fair share of 1113 00:59:05,580 --> 00:59:08,010 Ted Metellus: clothing at the race site, drop it off at the start 1114 00:59:08,010 --> 00:59:10,530 Ted Metellus: before you get going. You will get warmed up nicely 1115 00:59:10,530 --> 00:59:13,890 Ted Metellus: again because of the difference on the Brooklyn Bridge versus 1116 00:59:13,890 --> 00:59:16,320 Ted Metellus: the Manhattan Bridge, you won't have as much elevation. You 1117 00:59:16,320 --> 00:59:18,720 Ted Metellus: won't have as much wind because the bridge is set 1118 00:59:18,720 --> 00:59:20,760 Ted Metellus: down for the runners on the roadway there. So that's 1119 00:59:20,760 --> 00:59:22,110 Ted Metellus: going to be a little bit of a difference as well. 1120 00:59:22,110 --> 00:59:27,900 Becs Gentry: Oh my gosh. And then obviously water gels, food along 1121 00:59:27,900 --> 00:59:30,450 Becs Gentry: the course, everything that you'll need to fuel for this. 1122 00:59:31,200 --> 00:59:34,890 Ted Metellus: Correct. So we'll have water, Gatorade, Endurance, and Morton on the 1123 00:59:34,890 --> 00:59:38,520 Ted Metellus: route, approximately every mile and a half to two miles. 1124 00:59:38,520 --> 00:59:40,980 Ted Metellus: There'll be an eight station. Again, because of the nature of 1125 00:59:40,980 --> 00:59:44,910 Ted Metellus: the time of year that we have for this race with cooler temps, we're 1126 00:59:44,910 --> 00:59:47,730 Ted Metellus: able to adjust the aid station placements a little bit 1127 00:59:47,730 --> 00:59:50,280 Ted Metellus: wider for folks. They're not necessarily going to overheat as 1128 00:59:50,280 --> 00:59:53,490 Ted Metellus: much. There's also a function of logistics of where you 1129 00:59:53,490 --> 00:59:56,460 Ted Metellus: are placing elements. You can't put an aid station on 1130 00:59:56,460 --> 00:59:59,130 Ted Metellus: the Brooklyn Bridge. You can't. You want to avoid having 1131 00:59:59,130 --> 01:00:01,830 Ted Metellus: them just beforehand, so there is no waste that's being blown 1132 01:00:01,830 --> 01:00:03,870 Ted Metellus: over into the water. So we have to look at 1133 01:00:03,870 --> 01:00:06,840 Ted Metellus: the placement there. There will be eight stations just before 1134 01:00:06,840 --> 01:00:08,580 Ted Metellus: you get on the Brooklyn Bridge. There will be eight 1135 01:00:08,580 --> 01:00:12,960 Ted Metellus: stations on the FDR Drive. But yes, eight stations, medical 1136 01:00:12,960 --> 01:00:16,050 Ted Metellus: stations and support will be along the course. For all athletes 1137 01:00:16,050 --> 01:00:19,800 Ted Metellus: plan accordingly. Pre- race fluids will be available for athletes 1138 01:00:19,800 --> 01:00:21,960 Ted Metellus: as well at the start line. So for folks that 1139 01:00:21,960 --> 01:00:24,660 Ted Metellus: like to have a water bottle that they want to 1140 01:00:24,660 --> 01:00:30,540 Ted Metellus: fill up themselves, definitely bring that. Again, race vests are 1141 01:00:30,540 --> 01:00:33,780 Ted Metellus: allowed with bottles. Race belts are allowed with bottles. No 1142 01:00:33,780 --> 01:00:36,390 Ted Metellus: bladders. So again, no bladders there for the athletes for 1143 01:00:36,420 --> 01:00:38,880 Ted Metellus: those. So once you've gotten your medal, you've gotten your 1144 01:00:38,880 --> 01:00:41,280 Ted Metellus: heat sheet, you have your food bag and you're making 1145 01:00:41,280 --> 01:00:42,990 Ted Metellus: way over to meet some loved ones and family and 1146 01:00:42,990 --> 01:00:46,740 Ted Metellus: friends at the family reunion, know that the Beyond the 1147 01:00:46,740 --> 01:00:49,380 Ted Metellus: Finish Line program is back again. We had it at 1148 01:00:49,380 --> 01:00:52,919 Ted Metellus: the marathon. It was tremendous success. People really love being 1149 01:00:52,920 --> 01:00:56,130 Ted Metellus: able to see some really cool New York City centric 1150 01:00:56,310 --> 01:01:01,170 Ted Metellus: activities, shows, museums, all of these amazing things. Definitely take a 1151 01:01:01,170 --> 01:01:04,620 Ted Metellus: look at the Beyond the Finish Line program and definitely 1152 01:01:05,040 --> 01:01:09,000 Ted Metellus: RSVP for those programs because they fill up fast. And 1153 01:01:09,240 --> 01:01:11,400 Ted Metellus: for some of the waves that are out there, they'll 1154 01:01:11,400 --> 01:01:14,040 Ted Metellus: see out rising New York runners that will be participating 1155 01:01:14,850 --> 01:01:18,810 Ted Metellus: on the Town Square run. So there'll be close to 1, 1156 01:01:18,810 --> 01:01:21,210 Ted Metellus: 500 kids that'll be out there running a mile or 1157 01:01:21,210 --> 01:01:24,390 Ted Metellus: so. So they'll be chasing after you as you're making 1158 01:01:24,390 --> 01:01:26,220 Ted Metellus: your way up into Central Park. 1159 01:01:26,940 --> 01:01:28,710 Becs Gentry: Oh my gosh. And they're loud. 1160 01:01:30,120 --> 01:01:33,150 Ted Metellus: Yes, they are. They're cheering for you. You're cheering for 1161 01:01:33,150 --> 01:01:34,320 Ted Metellus: them. It's a party. 1162 01:01:34,710 --> 01:01:39,000 Becs Gentry: It is a party. And that is a great cue 1163 01:01:39,000 --> 01:01:41,880 Becs Gentry: in for our spectators out there. So if you are 1164 01:01:41,880 --> 01:01:46,620 Becs Gentry: not running in New York or volunteering at the event, 1165 01:01:47,430 --> 01:01:51,570 Becs Gentry: you are cheering. Okay. So how can our spectators have 1166 01:01:51,570 --> 01:01:52,410 Becs Gentry: the most wonderful day? 1167 01:01:52,890 --> 01:01:55,950 Ted Metellus: So the cool thing about this race here is it will 1168 01:01:55,950 --> 01:01:58,110 Ted Metellus: be broadcast, so you'll be able to see it on WABC. 1169 01:01:59,040 --> 01:02:00,810 Ted Metellus: So folks will be able to watch it. They'll see 1170 01:02:00,810 --> 01:02:04,200 Ted Metellus: us out there running and having a good time. They'll 1171 01:02:04,200 --> 01:02:06,450 Ted Metellus: be able to track their athletes as well online through 1172 01:02:06,450 --> 01:02:09,900 Ted Metellus: our platforms and seeing where their athletes are going to 1173 01:02:09,900 --> 01:02:12,540 Ted Metellus: be. There's definitely some iconic points along the course that 1174 01:02:12,540 --> 01:02:14,340 Ted Metellus: you'll be able to catch folks and then hop on 1175 01:02:14,340 --> 01:02:17,310 Ted Metellus: subways to step over. So Atlantic Barclays is a great 1176 01:02:17,310 --> 01:02:20,850 Ted Metellus: location as the athletes are making their way up the 1177 01:02:20,850 --> 01:02:24,120 Ted Metellus: roadway towards the Brooklyn Bridge. Obviously Times Square is a 1178 01:02:24,120 --> 01:02:25,800 Ted Metellus: great point to be able to catch them again as 1179 01:02:25,800 --> 01:02:28,530 Ted Metellus: they're making their way through. And then you can zip over into the park 1180 01:02:28,530 --> 01:02:30,990 Ted Metellus: to see them as they finish and meet them at 1181 01:02:30,990 --> 01:02:31,770 Ted Metellus: family reunion. 1182 01:02:31,980 --> 01:02:34,440 Becs Gentry: Love that. They're the hotspots. You heard it here first. 1183 01:02:34,770 --> 01:02:37,470 Becs Gentry: I'm going to do a selfish plug here for the 1184 01:02:37,470 --> 01:02:40,110 Becs Gentry: broadcast as well. If you're not sick of hearing my 1185 01:02:40,110 --> 01:02:46,320 Becs Gentry: voice, then you will be after the race. But coverage begins locally on 1186 01:02:46,320 --> 01:02:50,220 Becs Gentry: ABC Channel 7 at 6: 00 AM, and the complete live 1187 01:02:50,220 --> 01:02:52,800 Becs Gentry: stream of the professional races will be available on New 1188 01:02:52,800 --> 01:02:56,370 Becs Gentry: York Road Runners, WABC and ESPN Plus beginning at 7: 00 1189 01:02:56,370 --> 01:03:01,560 Becs Gentry: AM, you'll have myself, Carrie Tollefson and Ryan Fields in 1190 01:03:01,560 --> 01:03:04,860 Becs Gentry: the booth this year giving you the down low as 1191 01:03:04,860 --> 01:03:08,040 Becs Gentry: it happens on the day, and plenty of other people 1192 01:03:08,040 --> 01:03:11,130 Becs Gentry: out on the course giving the love to the runners 1193 01:03:11,130 --> 01:03:14,490 Becs Gentry: too. So don't fear if you're not based here in 1194 01:03:14,730 --> 01:03:16,440 Becs Gentry: the tri- state area. I'm going to spread it wide 1195 01:03:16,440 --> 01:03:20,460 Becs Gentry: there. You can still have the fun of the day. 1196 01:03:21,720 --> 01:03:25,650 Becs Gentry: Okay. So we've covered pre- race, we've covered the expo, 1197 01:03:25,650 --> 01:03:30,240 Becs Gentry: we've covered the race. Let's just give some thanks though 1198 01:03:30,240 --> 01:03:33,330 Becs Gentry: as well. This is something that it's so dear to 1199 01:03:33,330 --> 01:03:35,490 Becs Gentry: us here at New York Road Runners and honestly, we 1200 01:03:35,490 --> 01:03:37,860 Becs Gentry: would not be able to put on any of these 1201 01:03:37,860 --> 01:03:41,310 Becs Gentry: races if it wasn't for our volunteers, right Ted? 1202 01:03:41,640 --> 01:03:45,960 Ted Metellus: Yes. And listen, the mantra is simply this, Becs, see 1203 01:03:45,960 --> 01:03:50,040 Ted Metellus: a volunteer, thank a volunteer. See a volunteer, thank a 1204 01:03:50,040 --> 01:03:52,620 Ted Metellus: volunteer. And one of the really cool things about New York Road 1205 01:03:52,620 --> 01:03:56,130 Ted Metellus: Runners and our volunteer program is while we are truly engaging 1206 01:03:56,130 --> 01:03:58,770 Ted Metellus: the community at large and folks that are being of 1207 01:03:58,770 --> 01:04:02,460 Ted Metellus: service to our runners in the running community, many of 1208 01:04:02,460 --> 01:04:05,640 Ted Metellus: the runners are volunteers themselves. So they are out there 1209 01:04:05,640 --> 01:04:07,770 Ted Metellus: volunteering and they're out there being of service to their 1210 01:04:07,770 --> 01:04:10,560 Ted Metellus: fellow runners well. So when you're out there, show them 1211 01:04:10,560 --> 01:04:12,990 Ted Metellus: some love and say a huge thank you to them. 1212 01:04:12,990 --> 01:04:15,540 Ted Metellus: Because one of the coolest things, and I think we touched on it 1213 01:04:15,540 --> 01:04:17,880 Ted Metellus: a little bit, but it's probably great that we close 1214 01:04:17,880 --> 01:04:22,230 Ted Metellus: out with a bang, is the volunteers are out there 1215 01:04:22,230 --> 01:04:25,680 Ted Metellus: to support spectators and give them guidance, support the runners 1216 01:04:25,680 --> 01:04:28,980 Ted Metellus: obviously, and give them support there, but also out there 1217 01:04:29,190 --> 01:04:32,460 Ted Metellus: to showcase the beauty and amazingness of New York City to some 1218 01:04:32,460 --> 01:04:36,390 Ted Metellus: of the best runners in the world that'll be starting this race off, and that 1219 01:04:36,510 --> 01:04:38,400 Ted Metellus: I get the party started with for some of our elite 1220 01:04:38,400 --> 01:04:41,970 Ted Metellus: athletes. So we definitely have to chat about that for 1221 01:04:41,970 --> 01:04:44,310 Ted Metellus: a second because we have some prime time players out 1222 01:04:44,310 --> 01:04:45,030 Ted Metellus: there that'll be running. 1223 01:04:45,900 --> 01:04:50,580 Becs Gentry: We do. Okay. So who are we looking out for? Who have 1224 01:04:50,610 --> 01:04:51,360 Becs Gentry: we got our eyes on? 1225 01:04:51,750 --> 01:04:56,100 Ted Metellus: My gosh. Well, I mean we have all our returning champions that are coming back 1226 01:04:56,100 --> 01:04:58,620 Ted Metellus: again, which we're super excited about. That's great. It's always 1227 01:04:58,620 --> 01:05:01,380 Ted Metellus: an honor to be able to have these athletes come by and the time of the 1228 01:05:01,380 --> 01:05:04,500 Ted Metellus: year that this race falls, it lends itself really, really 1229 01:05:04,500 --> 01:05:11,100 Ted Metellus: well as a really strong competitive training run leading into Boston, 1230 01:05:11,100 --> 01:05:13,140 Ted Metellus: and some of the other major races that are happening 1231 01:05:13,140 --> 01:05:16,650 Ted Metellus: there. It just so happens that we have the newly 1232 01:05:16,650 --> 01:05:20,310 Ted Metellus: minted American half- marathon record holder, Conner Mantz that'll be 1233 01:05:20,310 --> 01:05:23,190 Ted Metellus: running. So we have some Olympians that will be out 1234 01:05:23,190 --> 01:05:28,230 Ted Metellus: there running with us as well. Mo Ahmed, Hilary Bor, Woody 1235 01:05:28,890 --> 01:05:32,250 Ted Metellus: Kincaid, all coming out here. Paralympics will be showing up 1236 01:05:32,250 --> 01:05:35,400 Ted Metellus: and representing Daniel Romanchuk, who's amazing, is such a great 1237 01:05:35,400 --> 01:05:38,220 Ted Metellus: human. Love his mom, always give her love. She's the 1238 01:05:38,220 --> 01:05:41,070 Ted Metellus: best champion there for him. And on the lady's side, 1239 01:05:41,070 --> 01:05:43,770 Ted Metellus: I mean definitely looking forward to seeing all our pro athletes " 1240 01:05:43,770 --> 01:05:47,340 Ted Metellus: who'll be back again running with us." Sharon Loledi's coming 1241 01:05:47,340 --> 01:05:51,930 Ted Metellus: back. We've won our marathon. Fiona O'Keeffe, Emily Sisson. We 1242 01:05:51,930 --> 01:05:57,330 Ted Metellus: have some serious talent from the US but also abroad 1243 01:05:57,330 --> 01:05:59,400 Ted Metellus: that are coming here to run our streets. 1244 01:05:59,729 --> 01:06:03,630 Becs Gentry: I cannot wait. And yeah, just knowing, I think Dakota's running, 1245 01:06:04,860 --> 01:06:07,680 Becs Gentry: Boston as well. So as you said, we're going to 1246 01:06:07,680 --> 01:06:12,450 Becs Gentry: get a little taste of what she's been doing in 1247 01:06:12,450 --> 01:06:15,420 Becs Gentry: her training, maybe just to have a little sea here. 1248 01:06:16,380 --> 01:06:20,669 Becs Gentry: So it's going to be an absolutely phenomenal day. Ted, 1249 01:06:20,670 --> 01:06:23,100 Becs Gentry: is there anything that we have missed that you want 1250 01:06:23,100 --> 01:06:24,870 Becs Gentry: to make sure that we share with our listeners? 1251 01:06:25,470 --> 01:06:27,030 Ted Metellus: I think that the only things I want to say, 1252 01:06:27,360 --> 01:06:29,310 Ted Metellus: first and foremost, thank you all so much for listening 1253 01:06:29,310 --> 01:06:31,050 Ted Metellus: to this podcast. It means a lot because it means 1254 01:06:31,050 --> 01:06:33,510 Ted Metellus: that folks are going to come into the event prepared 1255 01:06:33,510 --> 01:06:35,970 Ted Metellus: and informed for what will be a great experience, not 1256 01:06:35,970 --> 01:06:38,040 Ted Metellus: only for themselves, but their loved ones and fellow runners 1257 01:06:38,040 --> 01:06:42,210 Ted Metellus: that are there. Leading into these next couple of weeks 1258 01:06:42,390 --> 01:06:46,230 Ted Metellus: up to the event, train yourself and be prepared. Definitely 1259 01:06:46,230 --> 01:06:48,840 Ted Metellus: pay attention to the weather. That's going to be the difference 1260 01:06:48,840 --> 01:06:51,240 Ted Metellus: between if it's something light that you're wearing or something 1261 01:06:51,240 --> 01:06:54,000 Ted Metellus: heavier that you're wearing, what you're going to get rid 1262 01:06:54,000 --> 01:06:55,590 Ted Metellus: of and when you're going to get rid of it, making 1263 01:06:55,590 --> 01:06:59,370 Ted Metellus: sure that your nutrition is set for the day. Know 1264 01:06:59,370 --> 01:07:02,190 Ted Metellus: the change on the course. We don't need you to slow 1265 01:07:02,190 --> 01:07:04,500 Ted Metellus: down and take any photos. You can do that when 1266 01:07:04,500 --> 01:07:07,500 Ted Metellus: you come back. Definitely the Saturday and Friday, walk over the bridge, 1267 01:07:08,070 --> 01:07:09,541 Ted Metellus: take some photos, have some fun. Exactly. 1268 01:07:09,541 --> 01:07:12,030 Becs Gentry: Do the shakeout, on the pedestrian side though. 1269 01:07:12,240 --> 01:07:17,430 Ted Metellus: Exactly. So I mean, we're 25 days upon the recording 1270 01:07:17,430 --> 01:07:20,939 Ted Metellus: of this podcast from the event. So it's enough time 1271 01:07:20,940 --> 01:07:24,150 Ted Metellus: to get yourself race ready and have a good time 1272 01:07:24,150 --> 01:07:28,020 Ted Metellus: and really, really enjoy themselves. Have some fun. It's truly 1273 01:07:28,020 --> 01:07:29,520 Ted Metellus: a blessing to be able to say that this is 1274 01:07:29,520 --> 01:07:31,919 Ted Metellus: what we do at New York Road Runners who really 1275 01:07:31,920 --> 01:07:35,850 Ted Metellus: inspire people through movement and keep the people running and healthy and active. 1276 01:07:36,120 --> 01:07:38,610 Ted Metellus: But the best part about it is that we are doing it as a community 1277 01:07:39,030 --> 01:07:41,100 Ted Metellus: to be able to get out there. So I'll leave 1278 01:07:41,100 --> 01:07:43,050 Ted Metellus: you with this. When you're standing at the corral and 1279 01:07:43,050 --> 01:07:45,870 Ted Metellus: you're getting ready to start, and if you are standing 1280 01:07:45,870 --> 01:07:48,000 Ted Metellus: with a buddy, give them a fist pump and show 1281 01:07:48,000 --> 01:07:50,130 Ted Metellus: some love. But definitely show some love to the person, 1282 01:07:50,130 --> 01:07:51,750 Ted Metellus: to your left, to your right, in front of you and 1283 01:07:51,750 --> 01:07:53,940 Ted Metellus: behind you and say, " Thank you so much for running 1284 01:07:53,940 --> 01:07:55,890 Ted Metellus: and having a good time with us today." And then 1285 01:07:55,890 --> 01:07:57,720 Ted Metellus: you'll see him at the finish line. I always love 1286 01:07:57,720 --> 01:08:00,630 Ted Metellus: this Becs. I know you can fully relate where all of 1287 01:08:00,720 --> 01:08:02,790 Ted Metellus: a sudden you make a race buddy on the course, 1288 01:08:03,060 --> 01:08:05,280 Ted Metellus: and then you cross the finish line and then you see that 1289 01:08:05,280 --> 01:08:07,050 Ted Metellus: person, you give them a high five or a hug 1290 01:08:07,050 --> 01:08:09,810 Ted Metellus: and say, " Thank you for keeping me moving." So I 1291 01:08:09,810 --> 01:08:11,520 Ted Metellus: say to you, " Thank you for keeping us moving." 1292 01:08:11,850 --> 01:08:15,450 Becs Gentry: Yes. Gosh, I love that. And do not to wear 1293 01:08:15,450 --> 01:08:16,590 Becs Gentry: your medal with pride- 1294 01:08:17,280 --> 01:08:17,281 Ted Metellus: Fully. 1295 01:08:17,281 --> 01:08:19,860 Becs Gentry: ... around the city for however long you are here 1296 01:08:19,860 --> 01:08:22,769 Becs Gentry: for. Is there engraving of medals? 1297 01:08:22,769 --> 01:08:25,470 Ted Metellus: There'll be engraving for medals. We'll have obviously all the 1298 01:08:25,470 --> 01:08:28,110 Ted Metellus: amazing merchandise from wearing my New York City have t- shirt 1299 01:08:28,110 --> 01:08:31,530 Ted Metellus: now. You'll definitely represent there while you're doing that, and show 1300 01:08:31,530 --> 01:08:33,900 Ted Metellus: pride in the hard work that you've put in to 1301 01:08:33,900 --> 01:08:34,860 Ted Metellus: get you to the start line. 1302 01:08:34,860 --> 01:08:37,680 Becs Gentry: Yeah. Through a tough time of year. I mean, big props to you all. 1303 01:08:37,680 --> 01:08:40,679 Becs Gentry: You've trained through a cold winter this year if you've 1304 01:08:40,680 --> 01:08:43,890 Becs Gentry: been on the East Coast. So well done. The next 1305 01:08:43,890 --> 01:08:45,240 Becs Gentry: 25 days is going to be a joy. 1306 01:08:45,570 --> 01:08:46,110 Ted Metellus: For sure. 1307 01:08:47,250 --> 01:08:49,620 Becs Gentry: Ted, thank you so much for giving us all of the 1308 01:08:49,620 --> 01:08:53,490 Becs Gentry: info that the runners and spectators need for the wonderful 1309 01:08:53,490 --> 01:08:56,490 Becs Gentry: United Airlines NYC Half. Thank you for all you do 1310 01:08:56,490 --> 01:09:00,540 Becs Gentry: to make this race truly spectacular. You're such an inspiration 1311 01:09:00,570 --> 01:09:04,140 Becs Gentry: to us all, so we can't wait to celebrate on 1312 01:09:04,200 --> 01:09:05,040 Becs Gentry: March the 16th. 1313 01:09:05,460 --> 01:09:08,729 Ted Metellus: Yes, without a doubt. Happy early St. Patrick's Day, everyone. 1314 01:09:09,180 --> 01:09:10,950 Ted Metellus: Let's have ourselves an amazing race. 1315 01:09:11,520 --> 01:09:14,939 Becs Gentry: And now it's over to Meb for today's Meb Minute. 1316 01:09:15,270 --> 01:09:18,688 Meb Keflezighi: With one month ago until the United Airlines NYC Half 1317 01:09:18,750 --> 01:09:21,990 Meb Keflezighi: is time to lock in consistency, your long runs are 1318 01:09:21,990 --> 01:09:25,470 Meb Keflezighi: crucial now. You are the foundation of the race day 1319 01:09:25,470 --> 01:09:28,740 Meb Keflezighi: performance. Aim to hit at least one or two long 1320 01:09:28,740 --> 01:09:32,280 Meb Keflezighi: run that mirror the race distance or come close, but 1321 01:09:32,280 --> 01:09:35,370 Meb Keflezighi: remember to listen to your body. It is also important 1322 01:09:35,370 --> 01:09:38,430 Meb Keflezighi: to stay consistent with your weekly mileage. Mix it in 1323 01:09:38,430 --> 01:09:42,750 Meb Keflezighi: tempo runs, intervals, recovery runs to build this, both the 1324 01:09:42,750 --> 01:09:47,400 Meb Keflezighi: speed and endurance. Keep the steady balance between intensity and 1325 01:09:47,400 --> 01:09:51,900 Meb Keflezighi: recovery to ensure you are building strength without overtraining. The 1326 01:09:51,900 --> 01:09:57,750 Meb Keflezighi: key a month out is consistency, putting the mileage, visualize 1327 01:09:57,750 --> 01:09:59,430 Meb Keflezighi: what you're going to be doing in a month, and 1328 01:09:59,430 --> 01:10:03,000 Meb Keflezighi: then as long as you start working on the tempos, and 1329 01:10:03,390 --> 01:10:06,479 Meb Keflezighi: long runs and visualizing whether it's half- marathon or full 1330 01:10:06,479 --> 01:10:09,719 Meb Keflezighi: marathon, look at the last 10 K of the marathon 1331 01:10:09,720 --> 01:10:12,540 Meb Keflezighi: or the half marathon will help you put in the miles, but 1332 01:10:12,600 --> 01:10:15,870 Meb Keflezighi: at the same time, don't overdo it because it's important 1333 01:10:15,870 --> 01:10:17,308 Meb Keflezighi: to stay healthy getting into the timeline. 1334 01:10:17,760 --> 01:10:20,550 Becs Gentry: That does it for another episode of Set the Pace. 1335 01:10:20,850 --> 01:10:24,810 Becs Gentry: Thank you to today's guests, Jeffrey McEachern and Ted Metellus. 1336 01:10:25,380 --> 01:10:27,630 Becs Gentry: If you like this episode, please do go ahead and 1337 01:10:27,630 --> 01:10:30,330 Becs Gentry: subscribe, rate or leave a comment for the show on 1338 01:10:30,360 --> 01:10:33,960 Becs Gentry: whatever platform you're listening on. 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