WEBVTT - What NYRR Coach Ben Talks About When He Talks About Training 0:00:00.210 --> 0:00:03.210 New York Road Runners is a non- profit organization with 0:00:03.210 --> 0:00:06.570 a vision to build healthier lives and stronger communities through 0:00:06.570 --> 0:00:10.230 the transformative power of running. The support of members and 0:00:10.230 --> 0:00:13.860 donors like you helps us achieve our mission to transform 0:00:13.860 --> 0:00:17.130 the health and well- being of our communities through inclusive 0:00:17.130 --> 0:00:21.420 and accessible running experiences, empowering all to achieve their potential. 0:00:21.840 --> 0:00:25.950 Learn more and contribute at nyrr. org/ donate. 0:00:30.000 --> 0:00:34.470 Thank you. New York. Today we're reminded of the power of community 0:00:35.370 --> 0:00:39.840 and the power of coming together. Athletes, on your mark. 0:00:41.970 --> 0:00:45.540 The first woman to finish for the second straight year 0:00:45.540 --> 0:00:49.140 here in the New York City Marathon is Mickey Gorman. A smiling 0:00:49.140 --> 0:00:53.001 Mickey Gorman and why not? 2: 29:30, it's the time for (inaudible) 0:00:53.001 --> 0:00:56.190 Look at the emotion of Shalane Flanagan as she 0:00:56.190 --> 0:00:59.820 comes to the line. Pointing to his chest, pointing to 0:00:59.820 --> 0:01:03.720 the USA he so proudly wears across his chest. A great 0:01:03.720 --> 0:01:04.171 day for Matt Kapusky. 0:01:04.171 --> 0:01:14.190 Happy New Year and welcome back to Set the Pace. 0:01:14.190 --> 0:01:17.369 It's another year of the official podcast of New York 0:01:17.370 --> 0:01:20.130 Road Runners, presented by a Peloton. I'm your host and 0:01:20.130 --> 0:01:23.040 the CEO of New York Road Runners, Rob Simmelkjaer flying 0:01:23.040 --> 0:01:26.850 solo today while we give my amazing co- host, Becs 0:01:26.850 --> 0:01:29.880 Gentry, the first week of the year off. And full 0:01:29.880 --> 0:01:33.899 disclosure, this episode was recorded early so the whole team 0:01:33.900 --> 0:01:37.440 could enjoy the holiday break. So hope everybody on the 0:01:37.440 --> 0:01:40.050 team's enjoying themselves as well. Hope you guys all had 0:01:40.050 --> 0:01:45.390 an amazing 2024, a great holiday season and we're excited 0:01:45.390 --> 0:01:49.380 to dive into 2025 with all of you, whether you ran 0:01:49.380 --> 0:01:51.780 the midnight run to kick in the new year or 0:01:51.960 --> 0:01:55.140 have some other races on your schedule, can't wait to 0:01:55.140 --> 0:01:57.810 see so many of you out there over the course 0:01:57.810 --> 0:02:00.420 of the next year. As this episode is dropping on 0:02:00.420 --> 0:02:03.930 January 2nd, today's episode is all about, that's right, new 0:02:03.930 --> 0:02:07.950 Year's resolutions, goal setting and opportunities to help you stick 0:02:07.950 --> 0:02:11.549 to those goals. Whether it's to start walking or running 0:02:11.550 --> 0:02:14.550 or to run maybe seven marathons in seven days like 0:02:14.550 --> 0:02:17.070 Becs. No, don't do that. Nobody is going to do 0:02:17.070 --> 0:02:19.560 that other than Becs, so just kidding on that one. No, but 0:02:19.560 --> 0:02:22.110 whatever your goal might be, we want to talk about 0:02:22.110 --> 0:02:25.650 how to help you achieve them in 2025. So joining 0:02:25.650 --> 0:02:28.800 me today is New York Road Runner's head coach, coach 0:02:28.800 --> 0:02:31.020 Ben Delaney. For those who have not had a chance 0:02:31.020 --> 0:02:34.680 to meet or train with Ben, he's responsible for managing 0:02:34.680 --> 0:02:38.700 all of our runner education and training resources that thousands of 0:02:38.700 --> 0:02:41.310 runners use every year to prepare for the TCS New 0:02:41.310 --> 0:02:45.240 York City Marathon, the United Airlines NYC half, and many 0:02:45.240 --> 0:02:48.660 other races across our calendar, and in fact around the 0:02:48.660 --> 0:02:52.080 world. I personally have been coached by Ben and his 0:02:52.080 --> 0:02:56.970 team throughout the last couple of years through group training, other 0:02:56.970 --> 0:02:58.919 events, and there's no way I would've been able to 0:02:59.190 --> 0:03:02.970 set that PR in Berlin this past September without Coach 0:03:02.970 --> 0:03:06.000 Ben and that incredible team. So can't wait to talk 0:03:06.000 --> 0:03:10.560 to Coach Ben about everything that NYRR does and really 0:03:10.560 --> 0:03:12.900 the myriad of programs we have, including by the way, 0:03:12.900 --> 0:03:15.450 our pacing program that you'll often see at some of 0:03:15.450 --> 0:03:19.290 our big races, the folks holding the signs, running a 0:03:19.320 --> 0:03:22.169 certain pace so you could pace yourself to a goal 0:03:22.169 --> 0:03:25.169 time. Ben's overseeing that as well. So Ben Delaney will 0:03:25.169 --> 0:03:28.410 be with us in just a little while. And just 0:03:28.410 --> 0:03:30.540 like we are every single week, we'll be joined later 0:03:30.540 --> 0:03:33.930 in the show by the great Meb Keflezighi bringing us his weekly pro- 0:03:33.930 --> 0:03:37.200 tip, which this week is of course all about running 0:03:37.200 --> 0:03:41.640 resolutions. And Meb will also be joined by the NYRR member 0:03:41.640 --> 0:03:47.130 of the week and NYRR Open Run participant, Rose-Gaëlle Belinga. 0:03:47.160 --> 0:03:51.690 So stay tuned for an extra New Year's motivation from 0:03:51.690 --> 0:03:54.300 Meb. But before we get into today's guest, I want 0:03:54.300 --> 0:03:57.360 to mention that next week will be a special episode of 0:03:57.360 --> 0:03:59.670 Set the Pace. We're going to be holding a special 0:03:59.730 --> 0:04:03.270 NYRR State of the Union. I'll be sharing some exciting 0:04:03.270 --> 0:04:07.170 things that our team is working on for 2025, and 0:04:07.170 --> 0:04:09.180 we'll take a look back at an amazing year for the 0:04:09.180 --> 0:04:13.200 running community in 2024. And also part of this episode, 0:04:13.200 --> 0:04:16.050 we want to hear from you. That's right. So if you've got 0:04:16.050 --> 0:04:19.200 questions for me or for anybody at New York Road 0:04:19.200 --> 0:04:21.779 Runners, please, we want you to send them our way. 0:04:21.960 --> 0:04:29.850 You can email us at NYRRpodcast@ NYRR. org, that's NYRRpodcast@ NYRR. 0:04:29.850 --> 0:04:33.240 org. Leave a question in that email or you can 0:04:33.240 --> 0:04:36.870 leave one in the review section of the Apple Podcast 0:04:36.870 --> 0:04:41.159 app or Spotify. Or you can DM NYRR on our social media 0:04:41.160 --> 0:04:44.789 as well. We will answer all of your questions next week 0:04:44.790 --> 0:04:47.820 on this special town hall episode of Set the Pace. 0:04:48.300 --> 0:04:51.029 Ready to level up your running with the Peloton Tread 0:04:51.029 --> 0:04:54.930 and Tread Plus, you can challenge yourself anytime, anywhere. Whether 0:04:54.930 --> 0:04:57.750 you're building strength or working on speed, Peloton has a 0:04:57.750 --> 0:05:02.520 class for every goal from five to 120 minute workouts. 0:05:02.910 --> 0:05:06.750 With muscle building classes and flexible training options, you'll have 0:05:06.750 --> 0:05:09.900 everything you need to crush your next race and then 0:05:09.900 --> 0:05:13.830 recover from it. All access membership separate. Find your push, 0:05:14.220 --> 0:05:20.849 find your power at OnePeloton. com/ race- training. Peloton, the 0:05:20.850 --> 0:05:23.880 official digital fitness partner for New York Road Runners. 0:05:24.420 --> 0:05:27.150 All right, now it's on to today's show and I'm 0:05:27.150 --> 0:05:31.650 excited for this next interview. Today we are joined by 0:05:31.770 --> 0:05:35.490 someone who is mostly known as Coach Ben around New 0:05:35.490 --> 0:05:39.690 York Road Runners offices in our community. Ben Delaney, he 0:05:39.690 --> 0:05:42.750 is New York Road Runners' Director of Training Programs and 0:05:42.750 --> 0:05:46.800 Operations, and a big part of a lot of runners 0:05:46.800 --> 0:05:50.669 lives here at NYRR, certainly our staff, all of our group 0:05:50.670 --> 0:05:55.650 training runners, our Team for Kids runners. So a lot 0:05:55.650 --> 0:05:57.870 of you out there know Coach Ben. And Ben, it 0:05:57.870 --> 0:06:00.300 is really great to have you on Set the Pace. 0:06:00.300 --> 0:06:01.950 I feel like this is overdue. We should have done 0:06:01.950 --> 0:06:02.940 this a long time ago. 0:06:03.300 --> 0:06:05.010 I am so excited to be on here. Thank you so much 0:06:05.370 --> 0:06:07.440 for having me. It feels great. I mean, you and 0:06:07.440 --> 0:06:13.260 I talk all the time and to be able to talk about all the things that we get to do and the impact and the connection, this is going 0:06:13.260 --> 0:06:14.430 to be great. Looking forward to it. 0:06:14.790 --> 0:06:18.210 Absolutely. Ben, I guess the first question someone might ask 0:06:18.210 --> 0:06:21.839 is, what does a coach at New York Road Runners 0:06:21.839 --> 0:06:24.660 actually do? I mean, Road Runners is obviously a big 0:06:24.660 --> 0:06:28.140 organization. We've put on lots of races including the marathon, 0:06:28.140 --> 0:06:32.220 we have all these programs in the community for kids, adults, 0:06:32.220 --> 0:06:34.890 all that. So it would seem that there's a lot 0:06:34.890 --> 0:06:37.890 you could potentially do, but what does the coach, the 0:06:37.890 --> 0:06:40.589 head of coaching at this organization actually do? 0:06:41.070 --> 0:06:43.409 The head of coaching, my responsibility is to make sure 0:06:43.410 --> 0:06:46.380 that our programs are really connecting with the running community that 0:06:46.380 --> 0:06:48.570 we have. And like Rob talked about at the top, I 0:06:48.570 --> 0:06:50.220 work with group training, I get to work with Team 0:06:50.220 --> 0:06:53.159 for Kids. I'm connecting even with our other programs we have, 0:06:53.160 --> 0:06:55.890 Run for the Future and Striders as all of our coaches work within 0:06:55.890 --> 0:06:57.989 those. So to be able to do that, to be 0:06:57.990 --> 0:07:00.270 able to be a coach in that space and to 0:07:00.270 --> 0:07:02.940 have a say and a process, and part of my 0:07:02.940 --> 0:07:06.120 responsibility is ensuring that our programs are connecting and have 0:07:06.510 --> 0:07:09.450 the proper voices and that we're out there talking to our 0:07:09.450 --> 0:07:11.880 runners. And one thing I tell our coaches is, " I 0:07:11.880 --> 0:07:14.370 want our runners to see us as much as we 0:07:14.370 --> 0:07:15.780 see them." So I want to make sure that we 0:07:15.780 --> 0:07:18.660 have that connection all the time. And then to be 0:07:18.660 --> 0:07:20.940 able to, I tell people I get to see runners, 0:07:20.940 --> 0:07:22.860 I get to see people at the best part of their day. Because 0:07:22.860 --> 0:07:24.780 when you come out to run, I think you're sick 0:07:24.780 --> 0:07:26.880 in your head, Rob you know it, you're there for 0:07:26.880 --> 0:07:29.280 you. You're there because you want to do it. And 0:07:29.280 --> 0:07:33.390 to have that opportunity and that space, I never take 0:07:33.390 --> 0:07:36.000 it for granted. I remind myself, my coaches, I say, " 0:07:36.000 --> 0:07:38.640 Hey, we get to do this. They're here. Let's give 0:07:38.640 --> 0:07:41.280 them the best experience that we can when they're here." 0:07:42.600 --> 0:07:46.410 For people, Ben, who maybe run the marathon or run 0:07:46.410 --> 0:07:49.050 our races, but that's all they do, and there's a 0:07:49.050 --> 0:07:51.929 lot of people for whom that applies, they may not 0:07:51.930 --> 0:07:55.650 really have any sense of coaching at Road Runners, the 0:07:55.650 --> 0:07:58.320 fact that we have coaches and that we have all 0:07:58.320 --> 0:08:01.140 these programs, so maybe we could just run through a 0:08:01.140 --> 0:08:03.180 few of them. And I'll start with group training, which 0:08:03.180 --> 0:08:05.970 is my personal favorite. As you know, I've been a 0:08:05.970 --> 0:08:10.200 regular at the, especially Thursday morning group training runs in 0:08:10.380 --> 0:08:12.930 Central Park, but I've bounced around to a few others. 0:08:12.930 --> 0:08:15.660 And it certainly has made a big difference in my 0:08:15.990 --> 0:08:17.910 running life. I think it's made me a lot better. 0:08:18.150 --> 0:08:20.940 What is group training and what does it take for 0:08:20.940 --> 0:08:21.690 somebody to get involved? 0:08:22.320 --> 0:08:25.830 Yeah, a group training is adult training for anybody who 0:08:25.830 --> 0:08:27.510 wants to get involved with running. You don't have to even be 0:08:27.660 --> 0:08:30.239 wanting to race. If you just want a community of runners, group 0:08:30.240 --> 0:08:33.450 training is for that. We offer it in Central Park, 0:08:33.450 --> 0:08:35.610 as Rob said. I've got Central Park, I've got Prospect 0:08:35.610 --> 0:08:39.030 Park, Uptown Manhattan, Historia Park. Seasonally, we have East River 0:08:39.030 --> 0:08:42.210 Track, I've got Engineers Gate. So in terms of where 0:08:42.210 --> 0:08:44.699 we are, what we offer, you can get out there. This 0:08:44.700 --> 0:08:46.950 is a year round program, so you don't have to 0:08:46.950 --> 0:08:48.750 be involved in one part and then we're going to go away 0:08:48.750 --> 0:08:52.140 and come back. This runs year round. Matter of fact, 0:08:52.140 --> 0:08:54.780 our January session, it's open right now, it opened up 0:08:54.780 --> 0:08:57.750 by just earlier last week I believe. And we are 0:08:57.750 --> 0:09:00.000 getting our (inaudible) runners ready for the United Airlines 0:09:00.480 --> 0:09:03.240 NYC Half in March. 1st workout to the week of 0:09:03.240 --> 0:09:05.640 January 6th. So if anybody out there listening is thinking, " 0:09:06.030 --> 0:09:07.320 Heck, I want to get on there. I got the NYC 0:09:07.800 --> 0:09:12.750 Half on my calendar right now." Or just New Year, 0:09:12.750 --> 0:09:16.020 new you, or just trying to get that routine. I like 0:09:16.230 --> 0:09:18.030 to tell people, make it a habit, make it part 0:09:18.030 --> 0:09:19.590 of who you are, bring that part of your day 0:09:19.590 --> 0:09:21.210 and group training is a great way to step into that. 0:09:21.900 --> 0:09:24.090 Our coaches are there to facilitate the workouts that we 0:09:24.090 --> 0:09:26.969 have. So Nick, as Rob can attest, we want to 0:09:26.970 --> 0:09:28.530 give you a great experience. We want to make you 0:09:29.010 --> 0:09:30.540 see the best part of yourself, but we're going to 0:09:30.540 --> 0:09:32.550 challenge you. The coach is really out there. They're going 0:09:32.550 --> 0:09:35.969 to talk to you about what your goals are, give 0:09:35.970 --> 0:09:39.480 you some tips on how to best approach the workout 0:09:39.480 --> 0:09:41.880 based off of where you are in your process. Because 0:09:42.660 --> 0:09:44.640 running is going to meet you where you are. Our 0:09:44.640 --> 0:09:47.550 job as a coach is to ensure that what we're doing 0:09:47.550 --> 0:09:49.260 is helping you get to where you want to be. 0:09:49.800 --> 0:09:51.270 And everyone's goals are going to be a little bit 0:09:51.270 --> 0:09:53.699 different out there, whether you're competitive with yourself, the person 0:09:53.790 --> 0:09:56.429 next to you. But remember, it is group training. It's not 0:09:57.300 --> 0:10:00.000 racing. So when you show up, don't worry about where 0:10:00.000 --> 0:10:02.069 you are, how long you've been doing it for. Just 0:10:02.070 --> 0:10:04.500 put on your shoes, come talk to us. We'll have 0:10:04.500 --> 0:10:07.350 a great time out there and you apply to make you sweat a little bit. 0:10:07.890 --> 0:10:10.050 And Ben, what would you say is the type of 0:10:10.050 --> 0:10:12.630 runner who's best suited to do group training? I've been 0:10:12.630 --> 0:10:16.590 there, I'm a decent runner. There's people there that are 0:10:16.590 --> 0:10:19.380 faster than me. Obviously there's lots of folks who are 0:10:19.530 --> 0:10:23.490 running more modest paces. Is it literally any pace, any 0:10:23.490 --> 0:10:24.660 goal, anyone? 0:10:25.440 --> 0:10:28.020 It really is. We cover the gamut because we know 0:10:28.020 --> 0:10:31.320 that running is for everybody out there. One of the 0:10:31.320 --> 0:10:34.260 programs we have in our evenings in Central Park currently 0:10:34.260 --> 0:10:36.240 is called Fundamentals. And this is for a runner who 0:10:36.240 --> 0:10:38.400 would be new or maybe is looking to have a 0:10:38.400 --> 0:10:41.010 sustained running effort for 30 minutes or a little bit 0:10:41.010 --> 0:10:43.559 more. But really group training, you show up, we have 0:10:43.559 --> 0:10:46.650 coaches, we have support for where you're going to be. 0:10:47.280 --> 0:10:49.140 I just encourage runners when they show up on day 0:10:49.140 --> 0:10:51.570 one, you'll be open about that. Sometimes it can be 0:10:51.570 --> 0:10:53.520 a challenge to have that conversation, but part of what 0:10:53.520 --> 0:10:55.620 our coaches are there, we're there to ensure you get 0:10:55.620 --> 0:10:57.240 the best experience. We want to make sure that you're getting 0:10:57.240 --> 0:11:00.480 the best overall output of what you're trying to get 0:11:00.480 --> 0:11:02.339 to. And everyone's going to be a little bit different. 0:11:02.340 --> 0:11:04.950 And one of the philosophies that we preach at New 0:11:04.950 --> 0:11:08.160 York Road Runners as our philosophy as coaches is we really train by 0:11:08.160 --> 0:11:10.590 our effort. On a scale of one to 10, how 0:11:10.590 --> 0:11:13.170 hard are you working as compared to like, " Hey, we're 0:11:13.170 --> 0:11:15.900 doing this workout at six minute pace, seven minute pace, 0:11:15.960 --> 0:11:17.550 eight minute pace." We're going to be working at an 0:11:17.550 --> 0:11:20.730 effort level, seven or eight. Everyone's effort level is going 0:11:20.730 --> 0:11:22.709 to be the same, and we judge that different ways, 0:11:22.710 --> 0:11:25.439 but this way we know that everyone's working at a 0:11:25.440 --> 0:11:27.960 consistent space that we can help you at. And our coaches know 0:11:27.960 --> 0:11:30.150 how to gauge that and how to find out where 0:11:30.150 --> 0:11:31.949 you are. As Rob will tell, can you talk too 0:11:31.950 --> 0:11:33.720 much? Can you not talk at all? How are you working hard? 0:11:34.500 --> 0:11:36.990 But that's really what we want to talk to. So our programs are 0:11:36.990 --> 0:11:39.689 designed for every pace out there. We just tell runners to 0:11:39.929 --> 0:11:41.730 make sure the first time you show up, talk to 0:11:41.730 --> 0:11:43.590 us and be honest so we can make sure that 0:11:43.590 --> 0:11:46.290 you're in the right space to get the right support within our community. 0:11:46.770 --> 0:11:49.679 Yeah, I think for somebody who's got a New Year's resolution 0:11:49.679 --> 0:11:52.440 to get more fit, I can't think of a better 0:11:52.440 --> 0:11:56.370 way to kickstart that than group training. Even in January 0:11:56.580 --> 0:11:59.069 it's going to be chilly, but it's going to get your 0:11:59.070 --> 0:12:00.929 day off and your year off to an amazing start 0:12:00.929 --> 0:12:03.900 to be out there running in the early morning hours or 0:12:04.020 --> 0:12:06.300 in the afternoons. There's evening sessions as well, so you 0:12:06.300 --> 0:12:09.270 can do either one and it's awesome. I know the 0:12:09.270 --> 0:12:12.720 Central Park sessions tend to sell out, so people have 0:12:12.720 --> 0:12:14.370 to get on their game if they're going to sign 0:12:14.370 --> 0:12:14.910 up for those. 0:12:15.360 --> 0:12:19.050 Yeah again, if you're thinking about it folks, get out there. If for any reason something is sold out, 0:12:19.050 --> 0:12:22.170 you can send an email over to Training@ nyrr. org. 0:12:22.920 --> 0:12:26.309 Myself, my colleague Steve and Gemma, we get to work with Gemma and Steve 0:12:26.730 --> 0:12:27.959 all day long. We take care of a lot of 0:12:27.960 --> 0:12:30.990 stuff. Always email us over. We'll always do our best 0:12:30.990 --> 0:12:33.000 to get everybody in there, but obviously safety is a 0:12:33.000 --> 0:12:34.500 key to what we want to do, whether it be 0:12:34.500 --> 0:12:36.600 our trainings, our races, whatever we're going to do. That's 0:12:36.600 --> 0:12:39.690 Road Runner's philosophy. But like Rob said, we got mornings, 0:12:39.690 --> 0:12:42.420 we got evenings, different locations out there because we want to make 0:12:42.420 --> 0:12:44.280 sure we give as much offer and we're looking to 0:12:44.280 --> 0:12:46.410 grow and get into as many spaces as we can 0:12:46.410 --> 0:12:48.569 because group training's a popular place these days. 0:12:48.929 --> 0:12:52.200 It is. It's awesome. And with good reason, you and 0:12:52.200 --> 0:12:54.870 the whole coaching staff does such a great job. So 0:12:54.870 --> 0:12:57.059 let's talk about Team for Kids for a second. And 0:12:57.450 --> 0:13:01.500 for those who are running with Team for Kids, especially 0:13:01.500 --> 0:13:06.449 those who run multiple races halfs and marathons, they know that 0:13:06.450 --> 0:13:10.170 it's so much more than just the bib. It's so 0:13:10.170 --> 0:13:13.470 much more than raising money to get into these races. 0:13:13.770 --> 0:13:17.640 There's an incredible community around Team for Kids, for all of 0:13:17.640 --> 0:13:22.200 these races and especially for marathon. The coaching is really a 0:13:22.380 --> 0:13:25.230 big part of what you get when you sign up 0:13:25.230 --> 0:13:27.929 to run in support of Team for Kids, which of 0:13:27.929 --> 0:13:30.630 course is a funding mechanism that helps us fund all of 0:13:30.750 --> 0:13:34.320 our youth and community programs all year long at New 0:13:34.320 --> 0:13:37.439 York Road Runner. So you're supporting an incredible cause and 0:13:37.590 --> 0:13:40.440 you're getting something for yourself out of it, which is the 0:13:40.440 --> 0:13:43.650 community and also Ben, the coaching that you and your 0:13:43.830 --> 0:13:44.640 staff provide. 0:13:45.300 --> 0:13:47.309 Yeah, I mean, I've been with Team for Kids, this is to finish 0:13:47.309 --> 0:13:50.699 up my third year with that group, and it's been an incredible 0:13:50.700 --> 0:13:53.820 three years with that team. That community is so strong. 0:13:53.850 --> 0:13:55.800 A lot of those runners come back year after year 0:13:55.800 --> 0:13:59.309 after year. They believe so much in the mission of 0:13:59.370 --> 0:14:01.800 Team for Kids and New York Road Runners, and seeing 0:14:03.840 --> 0:14:05.550 the money that they're raising going to something that's really 0:14:05.550 --> 0:14:07.380 beneficial because this is what we do, this is what 0:14:07.380 --> 0:14:09.540 we love. And so again, when I talk to my coaches say, " 0:14:09.600 --> 0:14:12.840 Hey, these people are out there raising money year in, year 0:14:12.840 --> 0:14:14.460 out, they want to get what they got to do 0:14:14.460 --> 0:14:16.530 for us as coaches." " We want to give them the 0:14:16.530 --> 0:14:18.390 best experience. How can we get them ready for their 0:14:18.390 --> 0:14:21.450 day?" Because ultimately that date in November, but then again, 0:14:21.450 --> 0:14:23.970 Team for Kids, we have teams for all of our world 0:14:23.970 --> 0:14:25.920 marathon majors out there. So we have people training for 0:14:25.920 --> 0:14:28.200 Tokyo right now, people looking at Boston and London already. 0:14:28.680 --> 0:14:30.750 They'll be getting ready for Berlin and Chicago, and I 0:14:30.750 --> 0:14:32.610 think maybe even that one down under, I don't know 0:14:32.610 --> 0:14:34.741 if anyone's on that, maybe that's on your radar, Rob. We don't know, but- 0:14:34.741 --> 0:14:39.300 It is. Sydney's on the radar. Absolutely. 0:14:39.930 --> 0:14:41.790 That's a heck of a flight for a marathon folks, I'm 0:14:41.790 --> 0:14:46.650 telling you. But our Team for Kid, they do it 0:14:46.650 --> 0:14:49.170 for all the right reasons because they want to raise 0:14:49.170 --> 0:14:51.660 the money. But then again, they do it because they enjoy 0:14:51.660 --> 0:14:53.790 the sport, they enjoy the community. And so again, from 0:14:53.790 --> 0:14:56.460 my coaching perspective, when we put our coach hat on, I say, " 0:14:56.700 --> 0:15:00.120 Meet the runners." Because that community is so big that 0:15:00.120 --> 0:15:01.470 a lot of them come back. I say when we 0:15:01.470 --> 0:15:04.260 have someone new, someone that we don't recognize, say hi 0:15:04.260 --> 0:15:06.630 to that runner. We want to make sure that they're a part 0:15:06.630 --> 0:15:08.850 of our community as much as anything else. And so 0:15:09.210 --> 0:15:10.800 you're meeting them, you're bringing them into the community, you're 0:15:10.800 --> 0:15:13.320 making them feel this great space because we're going to 0:15:13.320 --> 0:15:15.390 be with you for training for a marathon 20 weeks. 0:15:15.390 --> 0:15:17.610 We get to know each other pretty well. We're out 0:15:17.610 --> 0:15:20.010 there twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays with this group. 0:15:20.340 --> 0:15:21.930 So our coaches get to know you. We get to 0:15:21.930 --> 0:15:24.030 know intimately what you're trying to go for. Whether this is 0:15:24.120 --> 0:15:27.840 your first marathon, your 10th, your last. We don't know where it may be on 0:15:27.840 --> 0:15:29.580 the spectrum of what you're trying to work through. Hopefully it's not 0:15:29.760 --> 0:15:32.760 your last, but we make sure that we talk to you 0:15:32.760 --> 0:15:35.190 through that. And give you some pointers because Team for 0:15:35.190 --> 0:15:38.010 Kids gives you so many perks on race day that 0:15:38.010 --> 0:15:39.900 we want to make sure that you're utilizing all of 0:15:39.900 --> 0:15:41.520 those things that are going to make your race day 0:15:41.520 --> 0:15:44.520 as enjoyable as you can. Because once that cannon goes 0:15:44.520 --> 0:15:46.890 off in Staten Island, you got to cover the 26.2 0:15:46.890 --> 0:15:49.620 to get the tavern on the green and the finish line. But along 0:15:49.620 --> 0:15:51.630 the way, we have Team for Kids coaches on course 0:15:51.630 --> 0:15:54.960 for miles. Usually from mile 13 right before the Pulaski Bridge 0:15:54.960 --> 0:15:57.120 until mile 25. We have you waiting for you on 0:15:57.120 --> 0:16:00.600 Central Park South at 59th Street, every mile where our TFK coach 0:16:00.600 --> 0:16:02.880 is going to be out there on race day. So 0:16:02.880 --> 0:16:05.070 the people you work with, you practice with, we're with 0:16:05.070 --> 0:16:07.920 every day during the season you see them on race 0:16:07.920 --> 0:16:09.390 day. And that could be what you need on First 0:16:09.390 --> 0:16:11.820 Avenue, what you need in the Bronx, what you need 0:16:11.820 --> 0:16:13.229 on Fifth Avenue as you make your way into the 0:16:13.290 --> 0:16:15.180 park, wherever that is to give that little boost. 0:16:15.870 --> 0:16:19.380 Yeah, it's really special, Ben. It's hard. A lot of 0:16:19.470 --> 0:16:23.130 things right now, road hard to get in to TFK. 0:16:23.430 --> 0:16:26.730 It's so popular, you're right, so many people come back 0:16:27.150 --> 0:16:29.520 year after year after year to be a part of it. 0:16:29.520 --> 0:16:33.750 So you got to get out there early. What's the 0:16:33.750 --> 0:16:36.060 best way for someone who wants to be a part 0:16:36.060 --> 0:16:37.950 of Team for Kids to sign up? 0:16:40.800 --> 0:16:45.600 Teamforkids.org, or send an email to Tfk@ NYRR. org. Get involved with 0:16:45.600 --> 0:16:48.000 them because like Rob said, these teams fill up quick, 0:16:48.510 --> 0:16:51.690 especially our marathon teams and anyone out there chasing the 0:16:51.690 --> 0:16:53.430 six stars. I know people out there are trying to get 0:16:53.430 --> 0:16:55.680 those. And some of those bands, everyone puts in their 0:16:55.680 --> 0:16:58.260 name for the drawings for London, for Berlin, and I 0:16:58.260 --> 0:17:01.170 try, but you got to 600, 000 people going for some of these races, it's going to 0:17:01.170 --> 0:17:04.230 be hard to get into. But really reach out, be 0:17:04.230 --> 0:17:07.020 part of the community out there, show the interests you 0:17:07.020 --> 0:17:09.930 have and understand that sometimes you are one of a 0:17:09.930 --> 0:17:12.600 lot of people that are reaching out, but the team, at Team for 0:17:12.600 --> 0:17:15.420 Kids, the in- house team, they did an amazing job 0:17:15.960 --> 0:17:18.840 connecting with everybody. They'll get back with you. Just know 0:17:18.840 --> 0:17:21.389 that I think our Marathon team for next year's New 0:17:21.390 --> 0:17:23.730 York City Marathon is already at capacity or pretty darn 0:17:23.730 --> 0:17:27.719 close to it. And then once you're in there, you may 0:17:27.720 --> 0:17:29.310 have to do the Brooklyn half, you may have to 0:17:29.310 --> 0:17:31.199 do some other races and we've got Queen's for Team for 0:17:31.200 --> 0:17:34.080 Kids. Our coaches are out there at the Frosty five kids, as we 0:17:34.080 --> 0:17:36.659 can get in some people ready for that. So the 0:17:36.660 --> 0:17:40.260 team's always out there, send emails over, reach out, talk 0:17:40.260 --> 0:17:44.460 to us, we'll do the best we can. Because again, running really has exploded, 0:17:44.460 --> 0:17:46.619 I think is the best way to boom... The boom is back for running, 0:17:46.619 --> 0:17:46.889 for sure. 0:17:46.890 --> 0:17:49.710 No doubt. No doubt. No doubt. Ben, for people who 0:17:49.710 --> 0:17:53.699 can't get to group training or can't get into a 0:17:53.700 --> 0:17:57.179 Team for Kids program, there's other options out there that 0:17:57.180 --> 0:18:00.990 we offer as well. We've got a new virtual coaching 0:18:01.740 --> 0:18:05.010 platform that we partnered with this year, Runna. It was 0:18:05.010 --> 0:18:07.440 the first year of that. I, as you may know, 0:18:07.440 --> 0:18:11.909 Ben used Runna in part, in training for the Berlin 0:18:11.910 --> 0:18:15.030 Marathon and had a good experience. Although I've joked around, 0:18:15.750 --> 0:18:20.490 Runna thinks I am very, very fast because some of 0:18:20.490 --> 0:18:24.030 the tempo runs that Runna gave me during that run- 0:18:24.030 --> 0:18:27.869 up were just grueling. I just couldn't do them. I mean, the 0:18:27.869 --> 0:18:31.199 speed ones I was okay with, but the tempo runs 0:18:31.200 --> 0:18:35.189 were just too much for me and I modified, I did the best I could. I 0:18:35.190 --> 0:18:37.710 hit the distance, but maybe not always the time, but 0:18:37.710 --> 0:18:40.290 can you talk a bit about Runna know, obviously it's not something 0:18:40.290 --> 0:18:43.170 we're fully running. We've got a great partner that has 0:18:43.170 --> 0:18:46.560 built this platform, but our coaching staff is involved. We've 0:18:46.560 --> 0:18:49.859 got an online community on Facebook where we're talking to 0:18:49.859 --> 0:18:53.070 our runners who are using the platform as well. 0:18:53.790 --> 0:18:57.359 Yeah, NYRR by Runna is amazing. Personally, I've been using it for a year. 0:18:57.359 --> 0:18:58.950 When we first got connection that we were going to 0:18:58.950 --> 0:19:01.830 be moving to this platform about a year ago, Steve 0:19:01.830 --> 0:19:04.170 Mura, Coach Steve out there and myself and as well 0:19:04.170 --> 0:19:04.261 as Coach Gemma- 0:19:04.261 --> 0:19:07.409 With the handlebar mustache, Steve Mura. You can't miss him 0:19:07.530 --> 0:19:09.030 if you've ever seen him. Absolutely. 0:19:10.500 --> 0:19:12.240 He actually, he cut it too short. He didn't have it for a while, 0:19:12.240 --> 0:19:14.280 but in it's back folks, don't worry. There were some feelings about 0:19:14.280 --> 0:19:17.220 the handlebar mustache growing, but Steve has brought it back. 0:19:17.850 --> 0:19:19.260 If you look at Steve, Gemma and myself, we have 0:19:19.260 --> 0:19:21.359 very distinctive looks about us on who we are. Gemma, 0:19:21.359 --> 0:19:23.130 with the accent being from New Zealand, Steve and I 0:19:23.130 --> 0:19:26.250 with our own personality, I tell you, love working with 0:19:26.250 --> 0:19:29.850 them. We have a great time. NYRR by Runna. Yes, Rob, those workouts 0:19:29.850 --> 0:19:32.399 are hard and I tell people it's by design. They 0:19:32.400 --> 0:19:34.530 want you to get uncomfortable because I think as you 0:19:34.530 --> 0:19:37.080 saw at the end of Berlin, it wasn't very comfortable. 0:19:37.350 --> 0:19:37.770 And so- 0:19:37.770 --> 0:19:41.580