1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,239 Rob Simmelkjaer: New York Road Runners is a non- profit organization with 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: a vision to build healthier lives and stronger communities through 3 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:10,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: the transformative power of running. The support of members and 4 00:00:10,260 --> 00:00:13,890 Rob Simmelkjaer: donors like you helps us achieve our mission to transform 5 00:00:13,890 --> 00:00:17,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: the health and well- being of our communities through inclusive 6 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:21,450 Rob Simmelkjaer: and accessible running experiences, empowering all to achieve their potential. 7 00:00:21,870 --> 00:00:26,009 Rob Simmelkjaer: Learn more and contribute at nyrr. org/ donate. 8 00:00:30,060 --> 00:00:34,470 Speaker 2: Thank you, New York. Today, we're reminded of the power 9 00:00:34,470 --> 00:00:39,300 Speaker 2: of community and the power of coming together. Athletes, on 10 00:00:39,300 --> 00:00:39,870 Speaker 2: your mark. 11 00:00:42,030 --> 00:00:45,570 Speaker 3: The first woman to finish, for the second straight year, 12 00:00:45,810 --> 00:00:48,630 Speaker 3: here in the New York City Marathon is Miki Gorman, a 13 00:00:48,630 --> 00:00:53,001 Speaker 3: smiling Miki Gorman. And why not? 2: 29:30, the time for (inaudible) . 14 00:00:53,001 --> 00:00:56,730 Speaker 4: Look at the emotion of Shalane Flanagan as she comes to 15 00:00:56,730 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 4: the line. 16 00:00:57,510 --> 00:01:01,020 Speaker 5: Pointing to his chest, pointing to the USA he so 17 00:01:01,020 --> 00:01:05,130 Speaker 5: proudly wears across his chest, a great day for Matt Kablowski. 18 00:01:10,230 --> 00:01:13,740 Rob Simmelkjaer: Hey everybody, and welcome to Set the Pace, presented by 19 00:01:13,740 --> 00:01:16,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: Peloton. We are the official podcast of New York Road 20 00:01:16,830 --> 00:01:19,350 Rob Simmelkjaer: Runners. I'm the CEO of New York Road Runners Rob 21 00:01:19,350 --> 00:01:23,819 Rob Simmelkjaer: Simmelkjaer, and with me, my in deep, deep training mode, 22 00:01:23,819 --> 00:01:28,560 Rob Simmelkjaer: but now maybe slightly injured co- host, Becs Gentry. Hello, 23 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:30,059 Rob Simmelkjaer: Rebecca. How are you today? 24 00:01:30,390 --> 00:01:34,229 Rebecca Gentry: I am on the mend. I'm on the mend. 25 00:01:35,220 --> 00:01:36,780 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah, I hear you had a little bit of a 26 00:01:36,780 --> 00:01:39,629 Rob Simmelkjaer: disagreement with the end of your bed. I hate it 27 00:01:39,629 --> 00:01:39,811 Rob Simmelkjaer: when those happen. 28 00:01:39,810 --> 00:01:45,300 Rebecca Gentry: I did. And for those of you who know me, as Rob 29 00:01:45,300 --> 00:01:48,900 Rebecca Gentry: does, I'm a clumsy soul. I move in one plane 30 00:01:48,900 --> 00:01:51,720 Rebecca Gentry: of movement, and I can do that well. 31 00:01:52,260 --> 00:01:52,800 Rob Simmelkjaer: Straight ahead? 32 00:01:52,890 --> 00:02:00,930 Rebecca Gentry: Straight ahead, yeah. Yeah. My proprioception's not great, so I 33 00:02:00,930 --> 00:02:03,810 Rebecca Gentry: don't pay attention to what's around me. And my bed 34 00:02:03,810 --> 00:02:06,000 Rebecca Gentry: was in the way, and I needed it not to be 35 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,590 Rebecca Gentry: in the way. Because I needed to get to the blinds 36 00:02:07,590 --> 00:02:10,650 Rebecca Gentry: to close them. And yeah, the bed didn't want to 37 00:02:10,650 --> 00:02:13,620 Rebecca Gentry: move and my foot went into it. And I was in 38 00:02:13,620 --> 00:02:15,690 Rebecca Gentry: a rush, so it wasn't smooth. 39 00:02:15,690 --> 00:02:19,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: Who among us has not had an unpleasant encounter with the end of their 40 00:02:19,830 --> 00:02:22,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: bed? Been there many times. How bad is it? Are 41 00:02:22,770 --> 00:02:23,941 Rob Simmelkjaer: you limping? Is it affecting your running? 42 00:02:23,941 --> 00:02:29,130 Rebecca Gentry: I couldn't walk. Couldn't walk. Yeah. The crack and crunch 43 00:02:29,130 --> 00:02:33,989 Rebecca Gentry: I heard on Sunday brought me down onto the bed 44 00:02:34,530 --> 00:02:37,500 Rebecca Gentry: with a big scream, of which then Tallulah was screaming 45 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:39,750 Rebecca Gentry: downstairs, because she heard mama scream. And I think it was probably 46 00:02:39,750 --> 00:02:44,430 Rebecca Gentry: the first time. And I tried to walk on it, 47 00:02:44,490 --> 00:02:46,620 Rebecca Gentry: because we were going straight to the park. And as 48 00:02:46,620 --> 00:02:48,720 Rebecca Gentry: a parent, you're like, " I'm fine, we need to go to the 49 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,840 Rebecca Gentry: park." And did that. And then, as the day went 50 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:56,760 Rebecca Gentry: on, it just started to grow in size, and yeah, 51 00:02:57,060 --> 00:03:02,580 Rebecca Gentry: the colors are Halloween- esque on my foot right now. 52 00:03:03,060 --> 00:03:05,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: Well, it is the season, so you got that going 53 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:05,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: for you. Yeah. 54 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,840 Rebecca Gentry: Yep. But honestly, day by day, it's gotten better. Sunday 55 00:03:09,900 --> 00:03:12,960 Rebecca Gentry: afternoon, evening was just, there was a lot of pain. I was 56 00:03:13,620 --> 00:03:20,370 Rebecca Gentry: very concerned. By Monday morning, the colors have brightened or 57 00:03:20,370 --> 00:03:22,350 Rebecca Gentry: deepened, I don't know what's the right way to say, 58 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,639 Rebecca Gentry: but the ice and the swelling, the RICE situation, as 59 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:31,650 Rebecca Gentry: we call it in the sports world, rest, ice, recover essentially 60 00:03:31,710 --> 00:03:34,500 Rebecca Gentry: has been great. Yesterday, I kept off it, and today, 61 00:03:34,950 --> 00:03:39,060 Rebecca Gentry: I can walk. I'm teaching a walking class today. I'm 62 00:03:39,210 --> 00:03:40,530 Rebecca Gentry: going to see how that goes. And I'm going to 63 00:03:40,530 --> 00:03:44,460 Rebecca Gentry: get some acupuncture and be a good person and rest. 64 00:03:44,460 --> 00:03:47,280 Rebecca Gentry: And I'm hoping I'll be back to running, we'll see 65 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,770 Rebecca Gentry: about tomorrow, but I'm hoping Thursday, I'll be back. 66 00:03:50,070 --> 00:03:53,430 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right, well, yeah, we hope you do. This definitely sounds like a 67 00:03:53,820 --> 00:03:57,810 Rob Simmelkjaer: fairly high degree of bed injury. Sometimes, they're worse than 68 00:03:57,810 --> 00:04:02,310 Rob Simmelkjaer: others. This sounds like it was a rough one. So hope you recover quickly 69 00:04:02,310 --> 00:04:04,470 Rob Simmelkjaer: from that. I know I've certainly been there. 70 00:04:04,830 --> 00:04:07,230 Rebecca Gentry: I'm just thankful I'm not running Chicago this weekend. 71 00:04:07,230 --> 00:04:09,840 Rob Simmelkjaer: Seriously. And by the way, that's a good segue to 72 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:14,010 Rob Simmelkjaer: say good luck to everybody who's making the trip over 73 00:04:14,010 --> 00:04:17,070 Rob Simmelkjaer: to the Windy City to run the Bank of America 74 00:04:17,070 --> 00:04:21,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: Chicago Marathon, the second fall marathon in the Abbott World Marathon 75 00:04:21,750 --> 00:04:27,390 Rob Simmelkjaer: Majors series. You know, Chicago is a fun one. The 76 00:04:27,390 --> 00:04:29,220 Rob Simmelkjaer: thing I hear most about it, I haven't run it 77 00:04:29,220 --> 00:04:32,400 Rob Simmelkjaer: yet, but it's just easy. And I don't just mean, 78 00:04:32,550 --> 00:04:37,350 Rob Simmelkjaer: no marathon's easy, but obviously, it's relatively flat, pretty flat, 79 00:04:37,950 --> 00:04:42,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: similar maybe to what we had in Berlin on the 80 00:04:42,270 --> 00:04:44,520 Rob Simmelkjaer: flatness scale. And of course, there was a world record 81 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:48,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: set in Chicago just a year ago on the men's side. But then, 82 00:04:48,270 --> 00:04:52,500 Rob Simmelkjaer: also, ease of kind of usability. Lot of people, if 83 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:56,220 Rob Simmelkjaer: you're visiting Chicago and you're staying in that downtown loop 84 00:04:56,220 --> 00:05:00,150 Rob Simmelkjaer: area near the lake and all that, Miracle Mile, it's 85 00:05:00,150 --> 00:05:03,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: pretty easy to get to the starting line from your 86 00:05:03,270 --> 00:05:07,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: hotel, do that run, get back and you're pretty much 87 00:05:07,260 --> 00:05:08,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: right in the same place. You can walk right back 88 00:05:08,820 --> 00:05:11,669 Rob Simmelkjaer: to your hotel. So those loop courses, like Berlin and 89 00:05:11,670 --> 00:05:14,370 Rob Simmelkjaer: Chicago, they have something to be said for them. You're 90 00:05:14,370 --> 00:05:16,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: not getting on a bus at 5: 00 AM, and 91 00:05:16,770 --> 00:05:19,080 Rob Simmelkjaer: of course, we all love our New York City Marathon 92 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,539 Rob Simmelkjaer: bus ride to Staten Island. We all love going across 93 00:05:21,540 --> 00:05:23,280 Rob Simmelkjaer: the Verrazzano or taking the ferry. 94 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:24,779 Rebecca Gentry: Exactly. It's part of it. 95 00:05:25,260 --> 00:05:27,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: It's part of the experience. So it's New York, you 96 00:05:27,420 --> 00:05:31,110 Rob Simmelkjaer: got to want it, but Chicago definitely is a little 97 00:05:31,110 --> 00:05:33,719 Rob Simmelkjaer: bit easier from that point of view. But everybody, good 98 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,240 Rob Simmelkjaer: luck out there this weekend. It should be a great, 99 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:37,470 Rob Simmelkjaer: great weekend. Always is. 100 00:05:37,830 --> 00:05:42,120 Rebecca Gentry: And Rob, how about you? How has your recovery been since your 101 00:05:42,180 --> 00:05:44,670 Rebecca Gentry: phenomenal performance at Chicago? 102 00:05:45,930 --> 00:05:52,560 Rob Simmelkjaer: At Berlin, you mean. I want to tell you that I just enjoyed an absolutely fantastic 103 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:59,190 Rob Simmelkjaer: week of sitting on my you know what. I did not do anything. I took 104 00:05:59,190 --> 00:06:02,849 Rob Simmelkjaer: that flight back from Berlin, which was painful. And then, 105 00:06:02,850 --> 00:06:04,890 Rob Simmelkjaer: the next day and the next day I was still 106 00:06:04,890 --> 00:06:08,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: feeling the quads, especially going down any stairs, and I 107 00:06:08,820 --> 00:06:11,099 Rob Simmelkjaer: didn't do any of the things people will tell you, 108 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,360 Rob Simmelkjaer: go do a little run, go do massage, go do 109 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:19,380 Rob Simmelkjaer: whatever. I just sat on my backside and didn't do 110 00:06:19,380 --> 00:06:22,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: much of anything, and it was amazing. And now, I 111 00:06:22,770 --> 00:06:25,560 Rob Simmelkjaer: actually feel great. I did my first kind of workout 112 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,890 Rob Simmelkjaer: in quite a while this morning. We're here recording on 113 00:06:28,890 --> 00:06:33,150 Rob Simmelkjaer: Tuesday, and I'm feeling great. So now, yeah, we'll see. 114 00:06:33,150 --> 00:06:35,279 Rob Simmelkjaer: I'll just kind of ease back into some running. We 115 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,370 Rob Simmelkjaer: have the Staten Island Half this weekend. I will not 116 00:06:38,370 --> 00:06:40,470 Rob Simmelkjaer: be running that, but I think I'll be there cheering 117 00:06:40,470 --> 00:06:42,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: folks on. But I'll probably start to ease back into 118 00:06:42,900 --> 00:06:45,599 Rob Simmelkjaer: some running and some races pretty soon. And the next 119 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,540 Rob Simmelkjaer: one I've got circled in my mind is the Ted 120 00:06:48,540 --> 00:06:52,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: Corbitt 15K in December. That's such a fun race, such 121 00:06:52,260 --> 00:06:53,339 Rob Simmelkjaer: a nice distance. 122 00:06:54,060 --> 00:06:56,190 Rebecca Gentry: It really is. Remind me what date that is. 123 00:06:56,580 --> 00:06:59,010 Rob Simmelkjaer: It's in December. I don't remember the exact date off 124 00:06:59,010 --> 00:07:02,070 Rob Simmelkjaer: of hand, but it's in December. And it's one of 125 00:07:02,070 --> 00:07:05,909 Rob Simmelkjaer: our special races, one that is really popular, in Central 126 00:07:05,910 --> 00:07:09,150 Rob Simmelkjaer: Park. People love it. So that's probably the next one, 127 00:07:09,150 --> 00:07:11,940 Rob Simmelkjaer: I think, I'll take on. Obviously going to be busy 128 00:07:11,940 --> 00:07:15,030 Rob Simmelkjaer: the next few weeks as we get ready for the 129 00:07:15,030 --> 00:07:18,660 Rob Simmelkjaer: one and only TCS New York City Marathon, which is 130 00:07:18,660 --> 00:07:22,200 Rob Simmelkjaer: coming up fast and furious. And we are hoping everybody 131 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,840 Rob Simmelkjaer: out there is having good training. By the way, we 132 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:28,110 Rob Simmelkjaer: did have a race this past weekend, the Jersey City 133 00:07:28,110 --> 00:07:31,215 Rob Simmelkjaer: 5K. We were thrilled to head back out to Newport. 134 00:07:31,215 --> 00:07:35,489 Rob Simmelkjaer: We had over 4, 100 runners cross the finish line. Congratulations 135 00:07:35,490 --> 00:07:37,710 Rob Simmelkjaer: to the winners on Sunday. For the men, it was 136 00:07:37,710 --> 00:07:41,310 Rob Simmelkjaer: Jared Moore with the time of 15: 42. That's also a 137 00:07:41,310 --> 00:07:44,190 Rob Simmelkjaer: pretty flat course. A lot of our fast runners like 138 00:07:44,190 --> 00:07:46,110 Rob Simmelkjaer: to go out and take that one on. For the 139 00:07:46,110 --> 00:07:50,010 Rob Simmelkjaer: women, it was Alosha Southern. She came in at 17:25. 140 00:07:50,310 --> 00:07:54,390 Rob Simmelkjaer: And in the non- binary category, yet again, Sofia Camacho 141 00:07:54,390 --> 00:07:58,020 Rob Simmelkjaer: Ferral. We have seen their name a lot on this podcast. 16: 142 00:07:58,020 --> 00:08:04,740 Rob Simmelkjaer: 53 for Sofia. So congratulations to everybody who completed Jersey City. 143 00:08:05,220 --> 00:08:09,330 Rebecca Gentry: Oh my goodness, what incredible results and it seems like 144 00:08:09,330 --> 00:08:12,750 Rebecca Gentry: we've had a huge amount of things to celebrate and 145 00:08:12,750 --> 00:08:16,440 Rebecca Gentry: look forward to and hear results of. And yet, there is 146 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:19,560 Rebecca Gentry: still so much, if not the best, yet to come. 147 00:08:20,010 --> 00:08:23,220 Rob Simmelkjaer: A hundred percent. And by that, of course, you mean 148 00:08:23,220 --> 00:08:27,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: the TCS New York City Marathon, 26 days away as 149 00:08:27,750 --> 00:08:31,321 Rob Simmelkjaer: we record this on Tuesday, October 8th. 150 00:08:31,321 --> 00:08:31,322 Rebecca Gentry: 26? 151 00:08:31,322 --> 00:08:32,640 Rob Simmelkjaer: 26 days from today. 152 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:33,001 Rebecca Gentry: Oh, that makes me so nervous. 153 00:08:33,001 --> 00:08:36,179 Rob Simmelkjaer: 24 for those listening to the podcast on Thursday, so it'll 154 00:08:36,179 --> 00:08:38,760 Rob Simmelkjaer: be getting even closer. But yeah, it's here, and I 155 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,090 Rob Simmelkjaer: know the nerves are starting to ramp up. And most 156 00:08:42,090 --> 00:08:45,090 Rob Simmelkjaer: folks are kind of probably peaking out, I guess, in 157 00:08:45,090 --> 00:08:47,610 Rob Simmelkjaer: terms of their training. So I wish them all luck 158 00:08:47,610 --> 00:08:51,000 Rob Simmelkjaer: as they get closer and closer to their tapers. But 159 00:08:51,990 --> 00:08:57,059 Rob Simmelkjaer: this week is another big milestone for the marathon season, 160 00:08:57,150 --> 00:09:02,970 Rob Simmelkjaer: Becs. And it's the announcement of 2024's Team Inspire. And 161 00:09:03,300 --> 00:09:05,760 Rob Simmelkjaer: in case you don't know, Team Inspire is what it 162 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:09,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: sounds like. We have 26 members this year, and they 163 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:12,959 Rob Simmelkjaer: present a snapshot of the full TCS New York City 164 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:17,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: Marathon field from first- time marathoners to charity runners to 165 00:09:17,550 --> 00:09:20,940 Rob Simmelkjaer: seasoned veterans. But what makes them special is they all 166 00:09:20,940 --> 00:09:24,720 Rob Simmelkjaer: have an incredible story, that reminds us why New York 167 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:26,850 Rob Simmelkjaer: City is the best city in the world, of course, 168 00:09:27,059 --> 00:09:29,309 Rob Simmelkjaer: and why the TCS New York City Marathon is the 169 00:09:29,309 --> 00:09:32,460 Rob Simmelkjaer: single best day of the year in New York City. 170 00:09:32,490 --> 00:09:37,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: Becs, I always say we have 50,000 inspiring stories at 171 00:09:37,290 --> 00:09:40,170 Rob Simmelkjaer: the starting line of the marathon every single year. And 172 00:09:40,170 --> 00:09:44,520 Rob Simmelkjaer: if we pick out the best 26, they are unbelievable, 173 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:48,570 Rob Simmelkjaer: feature film worthy stories. And these 26 are going to 174 00:09:48,570 --> 00:09:52,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: inspire us all over the next 30 or so days. 175 00:09:52,470 --> 00:09:54,329 Rob Simmelkjaer: As we get closer and closer to the start of 176 00:09:54,330 --> 00:09:57,660 Rob Simmelkjaer: the marathon, you'll see their stories on social media, on 177 00:09:57,660 --> 00:10:00,480 Rob Simmelkjaer: television, and of course, right here on Set the Pace, 178 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,940 Rob Simmelkjaer: where we'll have many of them featured throughout the next 179 00:10:02,940 --> 00:10:03,630 Rob Simmelkjaer: few weeks. 180 00:10:04,050 --> 00:10:07,290 Rebecca Gentry: Our guest today not only has a great story, but 181 00:10:07,350 --> 00:10:11,820 Rebecca Gentry: she is a personal friend and colleague of mine. Jessie 182 00:10:11,820 --> 00:10:14,700 Rebecca Gentry: Malone is a producer at Peloton, whose life took a 183 00:10:14,700 --> 00:10:18,660 Rebecca Gentry: dramatic turn when her Apple Watch alert led her to 184 00:10:18,660 --> 00:10:22,770 Rebecca Gentry: a hospital bed. And then, one year later, Jessie ran 185 00:10:22,770 --> 00:10:26,340 Rebecca Gentry: her first marathon. Coming up, we'll hear all about how 186 00:10:26,340 --> 00:10:29,189 Rebecca Gentry: Jessie has turned her life around and what is ahead. 187 00:10:29,550 --> 00:10:32,220 Rob Simmelkjaer: Can't wait to talk to Jessie. She's got an incredible 188 00:10:32,220 --> 00:10:35,699 Rob Simmelkjaer: story, Becs. And also, for this week's member moment, Meb is 189 00:10:35,700 --> 00:10:38,970 Rob Simmelkjaer: going to interview one of the members of Team Inspire, Ido 190 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,929 Rob Simmelkjaer: Simyoni. Like Jessie, Ido has spent more time in hospital 191 00:10:42,929 --> 00:10:45,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: beds lately than he would like, but it didn't stop 192 00:10:45,900 --> 00:10:49,740 Rob Simmelkjaer: him from running his 14th marathon one week ago with 193 00:10:49,740 --> 00:10:52,440 Rob Simmelkjaer: me in Berlin. And he's also got his sights set 194 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:56,610 Rob Simmelkjaer: on his 15th marathon on November 3rd here in New 195 00:10:56,610 --> 00:11:00,569 Rob Simmelkjaer: York. Can't wait to hear from Ido and Meb. And 196 00:11:00,570 --> 00:11:02,760 Rob Simmelkjaer: of course, Meb will then continue his countdown to the 197 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:06,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: marathon with his tips for week 13 of training. It's 198 00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:10,110 Rob Simmelkjaer: all about the taper. 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Learn more 208 00:11:38,190 --> 00:11:44,190 Rebecca Gentry: about Peloton Tread at onepeloton.com/ running. Peloton, the official digital 209 00:11:44,190 --> 00:11:47,730 Rebecca Gentry: fitness partner for New York Road Runners. All right, today, 210 00:11:47,730 --> 00:11:51,630 Rebecca Gentry: our guest is Jessie Malone. She is a producer at 211 00:11:51,630 --> 00:11:54,750 Rebecca Gentry: Peloton, who went from managing a fast- paced life in 212 00:11:54,750 --> 00:11:58,079 Rebecca Gentry: New York City to advocating for heart health, after a 213 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:01,110 Rebecca Gentry: very personal crisis. About a year and a half ago, 214 00:12:01,140 --> 00:12:04,949 Rebecca Gentry: Jessie received an unexpected alert from her Apple Watch. And 215 00:12:04,950 --> 00:12:08,340 Rebecca Gentry: the shock of that moment and subsequent hospital stay led 216 00:12:08,340 --> 00:12:12,600 Rebecca Gentry: her to make profound changes in her life, including running 217 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:16,920 Rebecca Gentry: her first marathon on the anniversary of her hospitalization. Now, 218 00:12:16,950 --> 00:12:20,970 Rebecca Gentry: Jessie is preparing to run the 2024 TCS New York 219 00:12:20,970 --> 00:12:24,720 Rebecca Gentry: City Marathon, as part of her continued journey towards health. 220 00:12:25,230 --> 00:12:27,960 Rebecca Gentry: And Jessie joins us here today to talk about the wake- 221 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,449 Rebecca Gentry: up call that set her on this new path on 222 00:12:30,450 --> 00:12:34,020 Rebecca Gentry: her training and what it means to truly change your 223 00:12:34,020 --> 00:12:37,710 Rebecca Gentry: life. Jessie, hi. Thanks for joining us. 224 00:12:37,890 --> 00:12:39,120 Jessie Malone: Thanks for having me. Hey, Rob. 225 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:44,460 Rebecca Gentry: We are so excited to have you here today. When the 226 00:12:44,460 --> 00:12:48,690 Rebecca Gentry: New York Road Runners team and I were talking about inspirational beings 227 00:12:48,750 --> 00:12:54,839 Rebecca Gentry: around the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon, your name was high, 228 00:12:55,050 --> 00:12:58,920 Rebecca Gentry: maybe even the highest, up there for me personally, and I 229 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,410 Rebecca Gentry: thought it would be remiss of us to not have 230 00:13:01,410 --> 00:13:05,219 Rebecca Gentry: you on the podcast to share with the Set the 231 00:13:05,220 --> 00:13:12,179 Rebecca Gentry: Pace listeners your story. Because everything about you is, I'm 232 00:13:12,179 --> 00:13:14,460 Rebecca Gentry: biased, I love you, I adore you, you're one of my good friends, 233 00:13:14,670 --> 00:13:19,679 Rebecca Gentry: but everything about you is truly magnificent, your past history 234 00:13:19,860 --> 00:13:24,900 Rebecca Gentry: on Broadway and your personal music, to just the nature 235 00:13:24,900 --> 00:13:28,440 Rebecca Gentry: that you are. And then, you add in your last 236 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:32,160 Rebecca Gentry: 18 months of life, and it's extraordinary, the changes that 237 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:37,590 Rebecca Gentry: you have personally made. So let's start at, can we 238 00:13:37,590 --> 00:13:42,960 Rebecca Gentry: start pre- Apple Watch alert? Let's start at, let's explain 239 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,140 Rebecca Gentry: who Jessie was before, because I think that's a really 240 00:13:46,290 --> 00:13:50,520 Rebecca Gentry: good understanding to capture the whole journey to where Jessie 241 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:51,030 Rebecca Gentry: is today. 242 00:13:51,030 --> 00:13:55,470 Jessie Malone: Sure, yeah, I started working at Peloton about five years 243 00:13:55,470 --> 00:13:59,819 Jessie Malone: ago, and I was on the facilities team. So I 244 00:13:59,820 --> 00:14:02,970 Jessie Malone: guess I'll just start there. That's what started my 5: 245 00:14:02,970 --> 00:14:08,010 Jessie Malone: 00 AM morning wake- ups and getting to work. So 246 00:14:08,010 --> 00:14:10,050 Jessie Malone: yeah, over the past five years, it's just been really 247 00:14:10,050 --> 00:14:14,160 Jessie Malone: early mornings, working really long days, because I was working 248 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:18,570 Jessie Malone: multiple jobs. New York City. The dogs are barking, they agree. 249 00:14:18,870 --> 00:14:19,531 Rebecca Gentry: They're agreeing with you. Long days. 250 00:14:19,531 --> 00:14:25,650 Jessie Malone: Long days, got to pay the bills. And my main 251 00:14:25,650 --> 00:14:32,700 Jessie Malone: focus just was work, not really even considering my health 252 00:14:32,700 --> 00:14:37,710 Jessie Malone: as part of the mix. So leading up to this, I was 253 00:14:38,010 --> 00:14:40,859 Jessie Malone: definitely burning the candle. I just kind of threw it 254 00:14:40,860 --> 00:14:42,690 Jessie Malone: into the fireplace at that point. 255 00:14:44,460 --> 00:14:48,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: It's interesting, actually, when you think about that, you're working 256 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:53,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: really hard, long hours, focused on only work, not fitness, 257 00:14:53,730 --> 00:14:57,990 Rob Simmelkjaer: not health, at Peloton. So there's some irony that you're 258 00:14:57,990 --> 00:15:02,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: working in this health- focused place, but not thinking about 259 00:15:02,670 --> 00:15:05,700 Rob Simmelkjaer: your own health, which, by the way, can happen. I 260 00:15:05,700 --> 00:15:08,280 Rob Simmelkjaer: work really long hours at New York Road Runners. I 261 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,320 Rob Simmelkjaer: make sure to try to balance it out, but I 262 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,530 Rob Simmelkjaer: can see how that could happen. So okay, you're in 263 00:15:13,530 --> 00:15:17,220 Rob Simmelkjaer: this place, and then, what does your Apple Watch have 264 00:15:17,220 --> 00:15:18,240 Rob Simmelkjaer: to say about that? 265 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,450 Jessie Malone: The irony of the fitness job is not lost on 266 00:15:21,450 --> 00:15:24,780 Jessie Malone: me, because even part of my job as a producer 267 00:15:24,780 --> 00:15:28,020 Jessie Malone: is making sure that the talent is in good shape, 268 00:15:28,020 --> 00:15:31,770 Jessie Malone: everyone feels comfortable and great. But it's also finding clips 269 00:15:31,770 --> 00:15:35,550 Jessie Malone: from class that are really inspirational. Like, " Oh, the members 270 00:15:35,550 --> 00:15:38,280 Jessie Malone: will love this. This is great for the members," not me, " 271 00:15:39,090 --> 00:15:41,850 Jessie Malone: This is great for everyone else." But yeah, I was on a 272 00:15:41,850 --> 00:15:44,370 Jessie Malone: Citi Bike about a year and a half ago, just 273 00:15:44,370 --> 00:15:47,760 Jessie Malone: riding back to my apartment on an electric bike, and 274 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,160 Jessie Malone: my Apple Watch flagged that my resting heart rate was 275 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:54,270 Jessie Malone: over 160. And I had never gotten an alert like that on 276 00:15:54,270 --> 00:15:57,600 Jessie Malone: my watch. So I was like, " What? Okay, that's a bit 277 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:01,410 Jessie Malone: odd." I wasn't feeling great, but I was just like, " Let me 278 00:16:01,410 --> 00:16:05,850 Jessie Malone: just get home." And I got 20 more blocks, and 279 00:16:05,850 --> 00:16:09,180 Jessie Malone: then, it started blaring. It was like, " You've gone into 280 00:16:09,210 --> 00:16:13,260 Jessie Malone: Afib, your heart rate is still over 160. You need 281 00:16:13,260 --> 00:16:18,270 Jessie Malone: to seek medical attention." It was vibrating and saying, pretty much, " 282 00:16:18,270 --> 00:16:22,140 Jessie Malone: Get to an emergency room." And luckily, I live catty- 283 00:16:22,140 --> 00:16:25,680 Jessie Malone: corner to a hospital, so I just docked the bike, 284 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,280 Jessie Malone: I docked the bike, I texted my best friend, just 285 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:31,350 Jessie Malone: being like, " Listen, I don't know what's going on here, 286 00:16:31,350 --> 00:16:34,410 Jessie Malone: but I'm just going to pop into the emergency room 287 00:16:37,050 --> 00:16:39,900 Jessie Malone: just to check." Just because I didn't feel great, but I didn't feel 288 00:16:39,900 --> 00:16:44,550 Jessie Malone: like I was in a really bad situation. I walked 289 00:16:44,550 --> 00:16:47,910 Jessie Malone: into the emergency room, they took the vitals, and they 290 00:16:47,910 --> 00:16:53,100 Jessie Malone: immediately took action. I guess it was a code, because 291 00:16:53,100 --> 00:16:56,130 Jessie Malone: I was headed towards, they were saying it was either a 292 00:16:56,130 --> 00:16:58,410 Jessie Malone: cardiac arrest or a stroke. 293 00:16:59,580 --> 00:17:00,180 Rob Simmelkjaer: Oh my god. 294 00:17:00,780 --> 00:17:05,550 Jessie Malone: Yeah. And I've never even taken TYLENOL for a headache. 295 00:17:06,388 --> 00:17:11,850 Jessie Malone: So they were rolling me back and putting the defib 296 00:17:11,850 --> 00:17:15,420 Jessie Malone: pads on me. And at that point, I called my friend, 297 00:17:15,420 --> 00:17:18,359 Jessie Malone: because she was like, " Are you okay? What's going on?" And 298 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:19,830 Jessie Malone: I was like, " Listen, I don't know if this is 299 00:17:19,980 --> 00:17:25,379 Jessie Malone: an emergency." I was just in shock, and the doctor 300 00:17:25,380 --> 00:17:27,119 Jessie Malone: was like, " This is an emergency, she needs to get 301 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:31,020 Jessie Malone: down here. You need to call your family." And then, 302 00:17:31,020 --> 00:17:33,689 Jessie Malone: they started asking questions like, " Has anyone in your family 303 00:17:33,690 --> 00:17:39,780 Jessie Malone: ever died suddenly from a cardiac event or an unknown 304 00:17:39,780 --> 00:17:43,950 Jessie Malone: cause?" And I was like, " No, can it not be me?" 305 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:45,450 Rob Simmelkjaer: Wow. 306 00:17:46,980 --> 00:17:52,050 Jessie Malone: And I was trying to make light of it, because that's just my personality. And I was like, " 307 00:17:52,050 --> 00:17:53,040 Jessie Malone: Are we good?" 308 00:17:55,950 --> 00:18:00,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: I just want to say, before, Becs, you ask the next question, and 309 00:18:00,510 --> 00:18:02,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: I'm not trying to make so much light of this, 310 00:18:02,250 --> 00:18:05,340 Rob Simmelkjaer: but I can't believe Apple Watch is capable of that. 311 00:18:06,090 --> 00:18:07,950 Rob Simmelkjaer: And by the way, they're not a sponsor. We have 312 00:18:07,950 --> 00:18:11,609 Rob Simmelkjaer: no relationship with Apple. I had no idea that the 313 00:18:11,609 --> 00:18:15,720 Rob Simmelkjaer: Apple Watch could give an alert like that about, " You're 314 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:20,460 Rob Simmelkjaer: going into Afib," and have it be correct. That's incredible. 315 00:18:21,420 --> 00:18:24,330 Jessie Malone: I didn't know either. I got the watch, because I've got 316 00:18:24,330 --> 00:18:26,429 Jessie Malone: the production assistant job and was like, " I need to be 317 00:18:26,430 --> 00:18:34,140 Jessie Malone: on time." So I needed a digital proper launch. So 318 00:18:34,140 --> 00:18:35,760 Jessie Malone: thanks for the promotion, Peloton... 319 00:18:35,790 --> 00:18:41,189 Rebecca Gentry: I was going to say in a roundabout way. In a roundabout way, the health company did actually 320 00:18:41,190 --> 00:18:41,820 Rebecca Gentry: save your life. 321 00:18:41,820 --> 00:18:41,879 Jessie Malone: Yeah. 322 00:18:41,879 --> 00:18:50,609 Rebecca Gentry: It is that the whole story still brings tears into 323 00:18:50,609 --> 00:18:53,369 Rebecca Gentry: my eyes, because I'm like, " Oh my god." There's a 324 00:18:53,369 --> 00:18:54,899 Rebecca Gentry: big group of us who are all very good friends. 325 00:18:54,900 --> 00:18:56,760 Rebecca Gentry: Jessie has been in our lives for a long time. 326 00:18:57,330 --> 00:18:59,460 Rebecca Gentry: And I think it was only until I spoke to 327 00:18:59,460 --> 00:19:02,520 Rebecca Gentry: Sims that I was like, " Oh my goodness, this is 328 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:10,649 Rebecca Gentry: really serious. She's in hospital." And the level of urgency 329 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:15,090 Rebecca Gentry: that your Apple Watch propelled you to take note of 330 00:19:15,180 --> 00:19:19,470 Rebecca Gentry: is huge. That day, if you hadn't have docked that 331 00:19:19,470 --> 00:19:23,879 Rebecca Gentry: bike and just you say that you're a very, very 332 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,190 Rebecca Gentry: fun person, you are, but you're also very sensible. And 333 00:19:26,190 --> 00:19:29,970 Rebecca Gentry: I think having that way about you, to be like, " 334 00:19:29,970 --> 00:19:32,640 Rebecca Gentry: I'm just going to pop in and double check what this 335 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:37,619 Rebecca Gentry: watch is saying and the truth behind it," saved your 336 00:19:37,619 --> 00:19:42,210 Rebecca Gentry: life and put you on this trajectory now of training 337 00:19:42,210 --> 00:19:49,080 Rebecca Gentry: for your second marathon. And I know, after you had 338 00:19:49,260 --> 00:19:54,420 Rebecca Gentry: procedures, the hospital team were trying to find out, because 339 00:19:54,420 --> 00:19:57,449 Rebecca Gentry: they didn't give you an exact diagnosis from the get- go. 340 00:19:57,900 --> 00:20:01,770 Jessie Malone: Right. Right. Because there are plenty of things that can cause 341 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:06,060 Jessie Malone: Afib. So after I had the procedure, the following day, 342 00:20:06,060 --> 00:20:09,540 Jessie Malone: they were able to get my heart rate down to around 130 and 343 00:20:09,540 --> 00:20:12,270 Jessie Malone: just monitored me for a full day. Because sometimes, your 344 00:20:12,270 --> 00:20:15,720 Jessie Malone: heart will just go back naturally into its regular rhythm, 345 00:20:15,900 --> 00:20:18,390 Jessie Malone: but mine didn't. So I ended up having a procedure 346 00:20:18,390 --> 00:20:23,730 Jessie Malone: the next day. And after that, you wake up the 347 00:20:23,730 --> 00:20:26,790 Jessie Malone: next morning. And it's scary, because you're like, " Is this 348 00:20:26,790 --> 00:20:30,450 Jessie Malone: going to come back?" Because we don't know what caused 349 00:20:30,450 --> 00:20:34,409 Jessie Malone: it exactly. So it was a lot of tests. They 350 00:20:34,410 --> 00:20:39,300 Jessie Malone: tested for sleep apnea, but after doing a lot more 351 00:20:39,300 --> 00:20:42,000 Jessie Malone: research about it, it was lifestyle. 352 00:20:44,460 --> 00:20:48,300 Rob Simmelkjaer: Too much work, not enough rest, not exercise, that kind 353 00:20:48,300 --> 00:20:48,659 Rob Simmelkjaer: of thing? 354 00:20:49,230 --> 00:20:54,359 Jessie Malone: Yeah, also being overweight is a huge, huge part of 355 00:20:55,290 --> 00:21:00,150 Jessie Malone: it. Not getting enough sleep, not eating well, way too 356 00:21:00,150 --> 00:21:07,470 Jessie Malone: much caffeine. Yeah, I was literally doing all of the things wrong. I've 357 00:21:07,470 --> 00:21:08,490 Jessie Malone: got decaf right now. 358 00:21:10,260 --> 00:21:13,890 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. I'm showing her my cup of coffee here, just to point that little 359 00:21:13,890 --> 00:21:14,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: issue out, yep. 360 00:21:14,670 --> 00:21:16,200 Rebecca Gentry: And I'm going to go with my water. 361 00:21:18,570 --> 00:21:18,659 Jessie Malone: Yes. 362 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:22,350 Rebecca Gentry: But that's the thing, it takes a moment, because you 363 00:21:22,350 --> 00:21:24,930 Rebecca Gentry: slip into habit. And we can slip into good habit 364 00:21:24,990 --> 00:21:29,040 Rebecca Gentry: and we can slip into bad habit. Unfortunately, for you, the " 365 00:21:29,850 --> 00:21:33,119 Rebecca Gentry: bad habit" was essentially survival, because as you said, you 366 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:36,690 Rebecca Gentry: were working multiple jobs, you're also a musician. So you were 367 00:21:36,990 --> 00:21:41,520 Rebecca Gentry: at performances, gigs, on top of that, doing the things 368 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:44,550 Rebecca Gentry: in New York that you do, where you will go and enjoy the city. You're not 369 00:21:46,050 --> 00:21:48,840 Rebecca Gentry: going to live here and not enjoy it. So you're out late, 370 00:21:49,260 --> 00:21:54,390 Rebecca Gentry: you're up early, on repeat. And so, once the procedure 371 00:21:54,420 --> 00:21:58,740 Rebecca Gentry: took place and all of the tests kind of kept coming 372 00:21:58,740 --> 00:22:01,709 Rebecca Gentry: back not inconclusive, because I know that they gave you 373 00:22:01,710 --> 00:22:05,160 Rebecca Gentry: guidance to help you on this path, but they didn't 374 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:07,740 Rebecca Gentry: give you a definitive answer of, " This is what's happening. 375 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:10,379 Rebecca Gentry: And this is what is going to change in the 376 00:22:10,380 --> 00:22:12,449 Rebecca Gentry: future," or, " This is how we're going to change your 377 00:22:12,450 --> 00:22:15,990 Rebecca Gentry: heart," or whatever it was. So you took it essentially 378 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:21,869 Rebecca Gentry: into your own hands of, " What can I do?" And so, what kickstarted you there? 379 00:22:22,770 --> 00:22:26,700 Jessie Malone: Right. Well, it's kind of really hard news to hear 380 00:22:26,700 --> 00:22:31,260 Jessie Malone: that you're the cause of this problem, but it's also 381 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:35,340 Jessie Malone: the best news. Because great, I can get myself out 382 00:22:35,340 --> 00:22:41,550 Jessie Malone: of this. I can make these changes. And I just 383 00:22:41,550 --> 00:22:45,600 Jessie Malone: remember laying there, and I was like, " I will never be in 384 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:49,140 Jessie Malone: this position again, if I have anything to do with 385 00:22:49,140 --> 00:22:53,100 Jessie Malone: it." So just off the bat, it was like things 386 00:22:53,100 --> 00:22:57,300 Jessie Malone: we're giving up, caffeine, which was actually the hardest part 387 00:22:57,780 --> 00:23:01,859 Jessie Malone: was giving up caffeine. Gave up caffeine. I was like, " 388 00:23:01,980 --> 00:23:05,190 Jessie Malone: There's going to be no drinking," because that can contribute 389 00:23:05,190 --> 00:23:08,490 Jessie Malone: to Afib. And then, I was like, " I need to 390 00:23:08,490 --> 00:23:13,290 Jessie Malone: take my health as seriously as I take work." So 391 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,119 Jessie Malone: I was like, " If I set myself up on a 392 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:19,740 Jessie Malone: really good schedule and prioritize my health and my heart 393 00:23:19,770 --> 00:23:23,459 Jessie Malone: has to be priority number one." So that's where it 394 00:23:23,460 --> 00:23:30,270 Jessie Malone: started. It was basically started meal prepping and then, slowly 395 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:35,820 Jessie Malone: integrating movement. So the first thing, the first two days, 396 00:23:35,820 --> 00:23:37,560 Jessie Malone: I was just at home on the couch, my parents 397 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:46,230 Jessie Malone: came, so it was just movies and crying. And then, Jess and 398 00:23:46,230 --> 00:23:48,030 Jessie Malone: I went on a walk around the block with the 399 00:23:48,030 --> 00:23:52,530 Jessie Malone: dogs, and I've never been more scared in my life 400 00:23:52,530 --> 00:23:59,790 Jessie Malone: to go on a walk. Because I was like, " Am I okay? What's this going 401 00:23:59,790 --> 00:24:02,790 Jessie Malone: to feel like? Is getting my heart rate up even 402 00:24:02,790 --> 00:24:10,200 Jessie Malone: safe?" So yeah, I just started really, really slow, as far 403 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:14,160 Jessie Malone: as movement goes, and then, went from there. 404 00:24:14,730 --> 00:24:18,210 Rob Simmelkjaer: Of course, I have to ask, when did running get 405 00:24:18,210 --> 00:24:22,050 Rob Simmelkjaer: into the mix? And when did this idea of not 406 00:24:22,050 --> 00:24:25,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: just doing a bit of running, but running a marathon, 407 00:24:25,830 --> 00:24:28,619 Rob Simmelkjaer: even get into your head? I am fascinated by that, 408 00:24:28,619 --> 00:24:33,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: because a year after, the actual one- year anniversary or 409 00:24:33,750 --> 00:24:36,810 Rob Simmelkjaer: so of this event, you end up running your first 410 00:24:36,810 --> 00:24:39,899 Rob Simmelkjaer: marathon. How did that even get to be planted in 411 00:24:39,900 --> 00:24:40,379 Rob Simmelkjaer: your mind? 412 00:24:41,430 --> 00:24:46,710 Jessie Malone: So that happened about six months in, because I slowly, 413 00:24:46,710 --> 00:24:50,340 Jessie Malone: slowly was taking classes on the Peloton bike. Because I 414 00:24:50,340 --> 00:24:53,129 Jessie Malone: had my heart rate monitor on. I felt safe that I 415 00:24:53,130 --> 00:24:56,310 Jessie Malone: could see the number on the screen. That just felt 416 00:24:56,310 --> 00:25:01,020 Jessie Malone: really good to me. And just I needed to build 417 00:25:01,020 --> 00:25:04,230 Jessie Malone: muscle, and I was also losing weight at the same 418 00:25:04,230 --> 00:25:08,040 Jessie Malone: time. So my six- month checkup is when I kind 419 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:09,900 Jessie Malone: of got out of the woods, even as far as 420 00:25:09,930 --> 00:25:13,230 Jessie Malone: they were thinking maybe I might need a pacemaker. So 421 00:25:13,230 --> 00:25:16,440 Jessie Malone: I got out of the woods for the pacemaker. I 422 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:21,480 Jessie Malone: was feeling good, as far as my training was going, 423 00:25:22,380 --> 00:25:24,840 Jessie Malone: and I asked, I was like, " Can I push this 424 00:25:25,170 --> 00:25:30,390 Jessie Malone: and do something big, let's say, a marathon?" And my 425 00:25:30,390 --> 00:25:33,900 Jessie Malone: cardiologist gave the thumbs up. He was like I had 426 00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:39,449 Jessie Malone: to go for checkups often, and if something wasn't feeling right, 427 00:25:39,690 --> 00:25:41,340 Jessie Malone: then I would have to check in and say, " Okay, 428 00:25:41,340 --> 00:25:46,590 Jessie Malone: this is not going to happen." But he kind of 429 00:25:46,590 --> 00:25:49,770 Jessie Malone: gave me the green light. I called my best friend, 430 00:25:49,770 --> 00:25:51,780 Jessie Malone: Jess, and I said, " Listen, I'm going to do a 431 00:25:51,780 --> 00:25:54,540 Jessie Malone: marathon in six months. I'm going to do it the one year 432 00:25:54,540 --> 00:25:57,690 Jessie Malone: from the hospital discharge." And I just wanted to map 433 00:25:57,690 --> 00:25:59,669 Jessie Malone: it out myself in New York and just make it 434 00:25:59,820 --> 00:26:01,920 Jessie Malone: kind of like a victory lap. And she was like, " 435 00:26:02,010 --> 00:26:04,680 Jessie Malone: No, you have to sign up for a real marathon. 436 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:10,139 Jessie Malone: It's so exciting." She was like, " The energy from the crowd." 437 00:26:10,470 --> 00:26:12,900 Jessie Malone: And me, I've only ever seen New York City. So 438 00:26:12,900 --> 00:26:15,570 Jessie Malone: I was like, " Every marathon has a huge crowd and 439 00:26:15,930 --> 00:26:18,210 Jessie Malone: there's energy." So I just signed up for one, that 440 00:26:18,210 --> 00:26:21,570 Jessie Malone: was the date I wanted, I found it, and I 441 00:26:21,570 --> 00:26:23,850 Jessie Malone: didn't really do research. Because I thought they were all 442 00:26:23,850 --> 00:26:24,510 Jessie Malone: the same. 443 00:26:24,810 --> 00:26:25,080 Rob Simmelkjaer: Where was it? 444 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:30,090 Jessie Malone: It was on the Potomac River in the middle of nowhere on a trail. 445 00:26:30,090 --> 00:26:35,071 Rob Simmelkjaer: Oh, a trail marathon. Yeah, I've heard of that marathon actually. 446 00:26:35,071 --> 00:26:35,071 Rebecca Gentry: In the pouring rain as well. 447 00:26:35,071 --> 00:26:36,420 Jessie Malone: In the pouring rain. 448 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:38,401 Rebecca Gentry: The absolute pouring rain. 449 00:26:38,401 --> 00:26:46,138 Jessie Malone: Yeah, it ended up being perfect. But yeah, I signed up and then, took it from there. 450 00:26:46,859 --> 00:26:53,460 Rebecca Gentry: You did. And you owned it. Before the heart issue, you 451 00:26:53,460 --> 00:26:59,070 Rebecca Gentry: ran, you took classes, we had multiple conversations, but weirdly, 452 00:26:59,070 --> 00:27:01,830 Rebecca Gentry: and I always think back to this, you kept having 453 00:27:02,670 --> 00:27:09,930 Rebecca Gentry: leg issues, there was your ankle. And in hindsight, I 454 00:27:09,930 --> 00:27:14,100 Rebecca Gentry: always think to myself, was that a sign from your 455 00:27:14,100 --> 00:27:16,859 Rebecca Gentry: body of like, " Don't push it too hard in the 456 00:27:16,859 --> 00:27:18,600 Rebecca Gentry: run. I'm not going to let her push it too 457 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,090 Rebecca Gentry: hard in the run, because it's dangerous?" And all these 458 00:27:21,090 --> 00:27:26,790 Rebecca Gentry: things that came together to then allow you to get 459 00:27:26,790 --> 00:27:30,660 Rebecca Gentry: healed, work on yourself, mentally and physically, and then, be 460 00:27:30,660 --> 00:27:33,510 Rebecca Gentry: able to push, because you haven't had any issues really 461 00:27:33,570 --> 00:27:34,590 Rebecca Gentry: with your legs since? 462 00:27:35,010 --> 00:27:35,640 Jessie Malone: No, none. 463 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,510 Rebecca Gentry: So that just always is on my mind. Whenever I 464 00:27:39,540 --> 00:27:42,930 Rebecca Gentry: see you running your 20 miles or when I saw 465 00:27:42,930 --> 00:27:47,910 Rebecca Gentry: you run your marathon, and you are so diligent with 466 00:27:47,910 --> 00:27:53,250 Rebecca Gentry: your training as well, whether it's combination training, getting on 467 00:27:53,250 --> 00:27:56,520 Rebecca Gentry: the Peloton bike and on the Tread to get cardio 468 00:27:56,520 --> 00:28:01,050 Rebecca Gentry: in. And you trained through winter for your first marathon, 469 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:04,590 Rebecca Gentry: which I think is a huge accomplishment, and shout outs 470 00:28:04,590 --> 00:28:06,210 Rebecca Gentry: to all the people out there who do that, who 471 00:28:06,210 --> 00:28:10,530 Rebecca Gentry: train for a spring race through an East Coast winter. 472 00:28:10,530 --> 00:28:13,290 Rebecca Gentry: Because it's miserable, it's difficult. 473 00:28:16,380 --> 00:28:16,381 Jessie Malone: Not cute. 474 00:28:16,381 --> 00:28:18,629 Rebecca Gentry: And you're like, " Hold on, I don't even know why I 475 00:28:18,630 --> 00:28:21,389 Rebecca Gentry: am doing this, because I've never done this before." So 476 00:28:21,930 --> 00:28:25,890 Rebecca Gentry: you did it. And talk us through that day, driving 477 00:28:25,890 --> 00:28:30,209 Rebecca Gentry: to Washington with Jess and the dogs. And what were 478 00:28:30,210 --> 00:28:30,960 Rebecca Gentry: you feeling? 479 00:28:33,900 --> 00:28:36,720 Jessie Malone: I was honestly just excited. I had gotten a text 480 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:40,680 Jessie Malone: from Sal, was someone also that we work with, and 481 00:28:40,710 --> 00:28:42,750 Jessie Malone: she kind of put it into perspective for me where 482 00:28:42,750 --> 00:28:45,750 Jessie Malone: she was just like, " You've already done all of the 483 00:28:45,750 --> 00:28:50,370 Jessie Malone: work. This is just, you're going to finish, this is 484 00:28:50,370 --> 00:28:53,880 Jessie Malone: just a celebration and you should just be so proud 485 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:55,500 Jessie Malone: of yourself." So it kind of put my mind at 486 00:28:55,500 --> 00:29:03,270 Jessie Malone: ease like, " Yes, I did do all the work." And it was the perfect day. 487 00:29:03,300 --> 00:29:06,960 Jessie Malone: It was raining, it had flooded the night before, so there were a 488 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:09,150 Jessie Malone: lot of puddles. And it was kind of muck and 489 00:29:09,150 --> 00:29:14,370 Jessie Malone: rocky. I had my watch on, obviously, so I was 490 00:29:14,370 --> 00:29:17,070 Jessie Malone: able to get texts from people. And I just kept 491 00:29:17,070 --> 00:29:21,870 Jessie Malone: getting the right text at the right time. I think, 492 00:29:21,870 --> 00:29:25,290 Jessie Malone: mile 18, I had a moment where I was just by 493 00:29:25,290 --> 00:29:31,590 Jessie Malone: myself, just woods around, and I was like, " What am 494 00:29:31,590 --> 00:29:36,690 Jessie Malone: I doing? What am I doing here?" And I just started thinking about the 495 00:29:36,690 --> 00:29:41,400 Jessie Malone: whole year and where I was the year prior. And 496 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:48,420 Jessie Malone: it's just crazy. And I got a text from Jess 497 00:29:49,020 --> 00:29:51,630 Jessie Malone: King just saying, " There's going to be a point here 498 00:29:51,630 --> 00:29:55,980 Jessie Malone: where your mind is going to tell you you can't, but 499 00:29:57,270 --> 00:30:00,720 Jessie Malone: you absolutely can. And we all love you and support 500 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:05,130 Jessie Malone: you." And I was like sobbing. It was kind of like 501 00:30:07,380 --> 00:30:12,630 Jessie Malone: the perfect, I would call it, like a bookmark, on 502 00:30:12,630 --> 00:30:16,470 Jessie Malone: a really crazy emotional year. 503 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:21,840 Rebecca Gentry: Finishing it, just getting to that point on the soggy, 504 00:30:21,870 --> 00:30:29,700 Rebecca Gentry: muddy river path with friends and family there, wearing the 505 00:30:29,970 --> 00:30:34,050 Rebecca Gentry: Jessie Malone T- shirts and even Sienna Grace and Shai 506 00:30:34,050 --> 00:30:34,200 Rebecca Gentry: were at... 507 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,481 Jessie Malone: Yep, my kids. 508 00:30:36,481 --> 00:30:43,950 Rebecca Gentry: Your kids, the dogs, were there celebrating. And those of us 509 00:30:43,950 --> 00:30:46,920 Rebecca Gentry: who couldn't make it, I was in Miami and I 510 00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:50,160 Rebecca Gentry: was bawling my eyes out, just seeing the videos coming 511 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:53,880 Rebecca Gentry: in and so, so proud of you. And everything that 512 00:30:55,050 --> 00:30:58,830 Rebecca Gentry: took for you to get there that day was huge. 513 00:30:59,670 --> 00:31:02,910 Rebecca Gentry: And for you, what was that feeling, just seeing everyone 514 00:31:02,910 --> 00:31:04,530 Rebecca Gentry: there that day? 515 00:31:05,370 --> 00:31:09,001 Jessie Malone: Oh God, it was incredible. I could cry right now (inaudible) 516 00:31:09,001 --> 00:31:13,739 Jessie Malone: . It was absolutely incredible. It was absolutely incredible the 517 00:31:13,740 --> 00:31:19,110 Jessie Malone: amount of support, because just deciding to do it first 518 00:31:19,110 --> 00:31:22,410 Jessie Malone: and I didn't tell anyone until a month before. Because 519 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:26,400 Jessie Malone: we weren't sure what was going on or if I 520 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:28,260 Jessie Malone: was going to be able to do it. There's always 521 00:31:28,260 --> 00:31:32,160 Jessie Malone: that question in the air. But I got a month 522 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:36,690 Jessie Malone: out, and that's when I really told everyone. And just 523 00:31:36,690 --> 00:31:41,070 Jessie Malone: the amount of support. And it's also, obviously, it's easy 524 00:31:41,070 --> 00:31:44,970 Jessie Malone: to see now in hindsight that I think training for 525 00:31:44,970 --> 00:31:50,070 Jessie Malone: a marathon is the ultimate act of self- love. You have 526 00:31:50,610 --> 00:31:53,370 Jessie Malone: to show up for yourself every single day, whether it's 527 00:31:53,370 --> 00:31:58,920 Jessie Malone: in your training or your recovery or your nutrition, the 528 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:03,510 Jessie Malone: way you're eating, the way you're sleeping. You have to 529 00:32:03,510 --> 00:32:07,110 Jessie Malone: prioritize yourself training for a marathon. So in hindsight, I 530 00:32:07,110 --> 00:32:08,670 Jessie Malone: think it was the best thing I could have done 531 00:32:09,330 --> 00:32:10,920 Jessie Malone: at that point in time for me. 532 00:32:11,910 --> 00:32:15,630 Rob Simmelkjaer: I love that. I may, Jessie, have to use that somewhere, " 533 00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:19,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: Training for a marathon is the ultimate act of self- love." 534 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:23,220 Rob Simmelkjaer: It makes a lot of sense. It really, really does. 535 00:32:23,220 --> 00:32:27,180 Rob Simmelkjaer: And having just gone through it, I feel that it's 536 00:32:27,180 --> 00:32:31,740 Rob Simmelkjaer: pretty accurate. So amazing. Okay, so you went from running 537 00:32:31,830 --> 00:32:36,660 Rob Simmelkjaer: a marathon to now being less than a month from 538 00:32:36,660 --> 00:32:42,330 Rob Simmelkjaer: running, let's just say it, the marathon, the TCS New York 539 00:32:42,330 --> 00:32:47,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: City Marathon, which is on your horizons. How are you 540 00:32:47,730 --> 00:32:51,479 Rob Simmelkjaer: feeling about November 3rd? How has this training block been going? 541 00:32:51,870 --> 00:32:54,540 Jessie Malone: I can't wait. I can't wait. I just did the 20 542 00:32:54,540 --> 00:33:01,590 Jessie Malone: Miler yesterday. Training for this one has been so much 543 00:33:01,590 --> 00:33:06,120 Jessie Malone: easier than training for the first one, because I had a 544 00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:11,760 Jessie Malone: good base. My speeds, which is I don't care how 545 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:15,300 Jessie Malone: fast anyone runs, it's just about spending the time and 546 00:33:15,300 --> 00:33:19,590 Jessie Malone: getting it done. But just the time commitment before was 547 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,680 Jessie Malone: insane, because I couldn't go above a four. So I 548 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:26,190 Jessie Malone: was shuffling through my 16 miles, it was taking hours. 549 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:31,110 Jessie Malone: So even the time aspect, I feel much more confident in 550 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:35,400 Jessie Malone: my health and being able to. And I'm running the 551 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:39,120 Jessie Malone: New York City Marathon with the American Heart Association team. 552 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:44,460 Jessie Malone: So that just adds another layer of just, I just 553 00:33:44,460 --> 00:33:48,900 Jessie Malone: feel so lucky to be a part of the team 554 00:33:48,900 --> 00:33:54,570 Jessie Malone: and raising money. And every run just, I cry all 555 00:33:54,570 --> 00:33:58,050 Jessie Malone: the time when I run. It's like I meditate, I 556 00:33:58,050 --> 00:34:02,670 Jessie Malone: cry, feel so much joy, dance. But being able to 557 00:34:02,670 --> 00:34:06,390 Jessie Malone: do that with the American Heart Association just means so 558 00:34:06,390 --> 00:34:06,990 Jessie Malone: much to me. 559 00:34:07,890 --> 00:34:10,440 Rebecca Gentry: You've really upped the fundraising. I know you had a 560 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:15,480 Rebecca Gentry: fundraising event over the weekend of music night, where Jessie 561 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:18,960 Rebecca Gentry: sang and my babysitter couldn't make it. Anyway, that's my 562 00:34:20,190 --> 00:34:27,870 Rebecca Gentry: personal annoyance. But when you've been on morning TV shows, 563 00:34:27,870 --> 00:34:32,190 Rebecca Gentry: you've been a guest for multiple people talking about this, 564 00:34:32,190 --> 00:34:35,940 Rebecca Gentry: and I think the mantra that you put out there 565 00:34:36,150 --> 00:34:38,400 Rebecca Gentry: is something that a lot of people have latched onto 566 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:40,230 Rebecca Gentry: and you came up with it and this is what 567 00:34:40,230 --> 00:34:49,529 Rebecca Gentry: you say, " If you want your life to change, you have to change your life." You're 568 00:34:49,530 --> 00:34:53,310 Rebecca Gentry: going to kick me, and not that you're here, but it's so simple, 569 00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:59,670 Rebecca Gentry: but it is like groundbreakingly true. And I think that 570 00:34:59,670 --> 00:35:04,590 Rebecca Gentry: is what people miss, because without a doubt, look at 571 00:35:04,590 --> 00:35:08,219 Rebecca Gentry: Jessie Malone two years ago from the outside, fun loving. 572 00:35:08,430 --> 00:35:13,410 Rebecca Gentry: Your life may have looked amazing to so many people 573 00:35:13,469 --> 00:35:16,259 Rebecca Gentry: out there, but little did they know and little did you know 574 00:35:16,830 --> 00:35:19,710 Rebecca Gentry: that bubbling underneath was something different. And you have made 575 00:35:19,710 --> 00:35:25,020 Rebecca Gentry: this change and your life now is so much more 576 00:35:25,530 --> 00:35:32,250 Rebecca Gentry: vibrant and strong in many ways. And so, what, for 577 00:35:32,250 --> 00:35:37,500 Rebecca Gentry: you, do you think has been the biggest mental challenge 578 00:35:38,070 --> 00:35:40,350 Rebecca Gentry: in all of this change? 579 00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:49,020 Jessie Malone: Well, I think about this a lot, because I started working with a life coach. Because all 580 00:35:49,020 --> 00:35:51,660 Jessie Malone: the change is a lot to navigate. So I was like, " 581 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:55,800 Jessie Malone: Okay, I need help and an outsider's perspective," because it's 582 00:35:55,800 --> 00:36:00,149 Jessie Malone: so simple to say, " Okay, I'm not drinking caffeine anymore. 583 00:36:00,150 --> 00:36:02,520 Jessie Malone: I'm not going to eat like crap." But you can't 584 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:05,790 Jessie Malone: just flip a switch and say, " I care about myself. 585 00:36:08,610 --> 00:36:12,630 Jessie Malone: I'm going to take the time." So the biggest mental 586 00:36:12,630 --> 00:36:19,290 Jessie Malone: hurdle was self- love, and it's still something I think 587 00:36:19,290 --> 00:36:26,580 Jessie Malone: a lot of people work through. But the running, the community, 588 00:36:27,270 --> 00:36:29,370 Jessie Malone: the getting stronger, it's all part of it. 589 00:36:29,370 --> 00:36:36,660 Rebecca Gentry: And it's amazing. It is unreal and amazing. You've raised 590 00:36:36,660 --> 00:36:39,390 Rebecca Gentry: over $ 8, 000 right now. I guess that may have 591 00:36:39,390 --> 00:36:40,980 Rebecca Gentry: gone up over the weekend, has it? 592 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:43,381 Jessie Malone: Yeah, I think we're getting close to 9, 000, which is so cool. 593 00:36:43,381 --> 00:36:52,800 Rebecca Gentry: It's so, so cool. And in doing that, talk to us 594 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:56,130 Rebecca Gentry: a little bit about how being involved with Peloton has 595 00:36:56,130 --> 00:37:00,089 Rebecca Gentry: sort of helped you raise awareness for what you're doing. 596 00:37:01,050 --> 00:37:07,350 Jessie Malone: Right. Well, being a part of Peloton is, well, because I had that kind of outsider's 597 00:37:07,530 --> 00:37:11,880 Jessie Malone: perspective from the inside, I wasn't necessarily felt like I 598 00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:14,940 Jessie Malone: was in the community. I felt like I worked there, 599 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:21,060 Jessie Malone: I loved, loved, loved the company, but now, I feel 600 00:37:21,060 --> 00:37:28,109 Jessie Malone: like I'm also a member. So just the support, and I 601 00:37:28,739 --> 00:37:31,350 Jessie Malone: keep saying support, but it's just so true. It's like 602 00:37:32,310 --> 00:37:37,410 Jessie Malone: our Peloton community is incredible. I get to meet a 603 00:37:37,410 --> 00:37:39,690 Jessie Malone: lot of the members and a lot of people have 604 00:37:39,690 --> 00:37:45,120 Jessie Malone: these stories where they're like, " I felt kind of alone 605 00:37:45,450 --> 00:37:48,630 Jessie Malone: starting on this fitness journey, but I got a Peloton 606 00:37:48,630 --> 00:37:52,620 Jessie Malone: and I'm on the Facebook group." And I'm hearing all 607 00:37:52,620 --> 00:37:56,940 Jessie Malone: these stories, and I'm like, " Wait, me too." But I worked 608 00:37:56,940 --> 00:38:00,420 Jessie Malone: here, but now I'm taking classes with people. I'm in a 609 00:38:00,420 --> 00:38:05,550 Jessie Malone: Power Zone group. It's just fun to talk about what 610 00:38:05,550 --> 00:38:08,670 Jessie Malone: you're doing, how you're getting there, how it's having this 611 00:38:08,670 --> 00:38:13,830 Jessie Malone: positive impact in your life. And people are just, they 612 00:38:13,830 --> 00:38:16,950 Jessie Malone: hear the story, people are following my... I started posting 613 00:38:16,950 --> 00:38:20,640 Jessie Malone: running things on Instagram, so people are like, " Oh gosh, 614 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:24,509 Jessie Malone: I saw that this morning and I was like, "You know what? I've got to get up and go for my run."" 615 00:38:25,650 --> 00:38:29,399 Rob Simmelkjaer: Now, you're a running influencer. Look up and there you are. It's 616 00:38:29,399 --> 00:38:33,690 Rob Simmelkjaer: funny how you can tell. You can tell when people have gotten into running. 617 00:38:33,690 --> 00:38:36,301 Rob Simmelkjaer: Their Instagram feeds totally change. 618 00:38:36,301 --> 00:38:36,841 Jessie Malone: Oh gosh. 619 00:38:37,110 --> 00:38:40,500 Rob Simmelkjaer: They go from the dinner they were at, the restaurant, 620 00:38:40,500 --> 00:38:43,680 Rob Simmelkjaer: the bar, the whatever, and all of a sudden, you start 621 00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:48,060 Rob Simmelkjaer: seeing all these Strava posts or they're always in running 622 00:38:48,450 --> 00:38:51,930 Rob Simmelkjaer: clothes at a finish line somewhere. So I've seen that 623 00:38:51,930 --> 00:38:53,580 Rob Simmelkjaer: transition in people's feeds. 624 00:38:54,030 --> 00:38:56,820 Jessie Malone: Yeah, it went from like a picture of a martini 625 00:38:56,820 --> 00:38:58,350 Jessie Malone: glass to now just my legs in the Normatecs. 626 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:08,489 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's the true sign. That's the true sign of a running transformation. And I'm just curious, 627 00:39:08,489 --> 00:39:11,219 Rob Simmelkjaer: so going back to your Apple Watch for a second... 628 00:39:12,210 --> 00:39:12,961 Rebecca Gentry: Rob's getting one tonight. 629 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:17,940 Rob Simmelkjaer: I have one, but I think I don't wear it all the time. I'm going 630 00:39:17,940 --> 00:39:19,530 Rob Simmelkjaer: to start wearing it at least one day a week 631 00:39:19,530 --> 00:39:22,380 Rob Simmelkjaer: now, just to make sure I'm not having a heart attack. 632 00:39:23,820 --> 00:39:24,810 Jessie Malone: It's crazy. 633 00:39:24,810 --> 00:39:31,290 Rob Simmelkjaer: Have you seen, Jessie, the actual physical manifestations, like your resting 634 00:39:31,290 --> 00:39:34,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: heart rate now, for instance, or what it feels like 635 00:39:34,620 --> 00:39:38,430 Rob Simmelkjaer: to walk upstairs or those kinds of changes that you 636 00:39:38,430 --> 00:39:40,530 Rob Simmelkjaer: can now look and say, " Oh yeah, this has made 637 00:39:40,530 --> 00:39:41,370 Rob Simmelkjaer: a real difference?" 638 00:39:42,060 --> 00:39:48,390 Jessie Malone: Yeah. And it's so cool. I have lost over, I'm close to 115 639 00:39:48,690 --> 00:39:51,060 Jessie Malone: pounds down. It's been like a year and a half. 640 00:39:52,830 --> 00:39:56,340 Rob Simmelkjaer: I'm sorry, can you say that again? You have lost 641 00:39:56,730 --> 00:39:57,299 Rob Simmelkjaer: how much? 642 00:39:57,780 --> 00:39:57,781 Jessie Malone: 115, a hundred and fifteen. 643 00:39:57,781 --> 00:40:00,870 Rob Simmelkjaer: Oh my gosh. 644 00:40:00,900 --> 00:40:03,810 Jessie Malone: Yeah, in like a year and a half. Yeah, it's kind of crazy. 645 00:40:04,739 --> 00:40:05,190 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's amazing. 646 00:40:05,190 --> 00:40:08,520 Jessie Malone: It's so cool, because wearing the watch the entire time, 647 00:40:08,520 --> 00:40:12,660 Jessie Malone: my VO2 max was well below average. It was like 648 00:40:12,660 --> 00:40:19,080 Jessie Malone: a 24, but now, it's up to like a 42. So now, 649 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:24,960 Jessie Malone: I'm above average. So seeing the chart, I look at 650 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:26,910 Jessie Malone: it every couple of months like, " Yeah." 651 00:40:26,910 --> 00:40:26,911 Rebecca Gentry: Wow. 652 00:40:26,911 --> 00:40:31,890 Jessie Malone: But yeah, my resting heart rate now is in the fifties. 653 00:40:34,620 --> 00:40:38,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: Those are all great numbers. Yeah, those are the numbers 654 00:40:38,250 --> 00:40:42,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: of a healthy, active person. So what can one say 655 00:40:42,420 --> 00:40:46,320 Rob Simmelkjaer: but congratulations? It's just amazing. So Jessie, I give a 656 00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:50,129 Rob Simmelkjaer: speech at the beginning of the marathon every year. Every 657 00:40:50,129 --> 00:40:52,170 Rob Simmelkjaer: year, this will be my second year as CEO doing it. 658 00:40:52,500 --> 00:40:56,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: And so, I'm curious if you could give a little 659 00:40:56,820 --> 00:40:59,640 Rob Simmelkjaer: speech for folks now who are running the marathon this 660 00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:03,390 Rob Simmelkjaer: year, if they're first timers like yourselves or people who 661 00:41:03,390 --> 00:41:06,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: have gone through things, what would you say to runners 662 00:41:07,710 --> 00:41:09,780 Rob Simmelkjaer: who are taking on this challenge in November? 663 00:41:10,950 --> 00:41:13,980 Jessie Malone: I would say there's just so much excitement, and we 664 00:41:13,980 --> 00:41:16,290 Jessie Malone: all know, when you go out on a long run, there are 665 00:41:16,290 --> 00:41:20,400 Jessie Malone: moments of it that suck. You're not going to feel 666 00:41:20,820 --> 00:41:25,680 Jessie Malone: amazing all the time, but you're doing it for yourself. 667 00:41:26,190 --> 00:41:29,130 Jessie Malone: The day showed up and you showed up and you're going to get 668 00:41:29,340 --> 00:41:33,390 Jessie Malone: it done, so enjoy it even when it doesn't feel 669 00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:37,140 Jessie Malone: the best. Because the finish line is well worth it. 670 00:41:38,580 --> 00:41:39,180 Rebecca Gentry: Love that. 671 00:41:39,420 --> 00:41:41,910 Jessie Malone: Yeah, it's such a blessing. Yeah, it's such a blessing to be able 672 00:41:42,660 --> 00:41:43,500 Jessie Malone: to show up. 673 00:41:43,500 --> 00:41:46,770 Rebecca Gentry: It is. And it's true what they say, the finish 674 00:41:46,770 --> 00:41:49,500 Rebecca Gentry: line is the start line for something new. And that 675 00:41:49,950 --> 00:41:55,890 Rebecca Gentry: is hugely true for you, after finishing your first marathon 676 00:41:56,400 --> 00:41:59,430 Rebecca Gentry: on the banks of the Potomac, I can never say 677 00:41:59,430 --> 00:42:05,279 Rebecca Gentry: it, River, to the greatest marathon in the world and 678 00:42:05,280 --> 00:42:09,180 Rebecca Gentry: having the city that tried to bring you down, but 679 00:42:09,180 --> 00:42:11,910 Rebecca Gentry: is also now raising you up higher than ever before, 680 00:42:11,940 --> 00:42:15,210 Rebecca Gentry: cheering for you on that day is going to be 681 00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:20,040 Rebecca Gentry: unreal. I can't wait. I cannot wait to see you do it. I can't 682 00:42:20,310 --> 00:42:24,900 Rebecca Gentry: wait for all of your running influencer posts over the 683 00:42:24,900 --> 00:42:30,060 Rebecca Gentry: next few weeks, because seeing Jessie on taper tantrums is 684 00:42:30,060 --> 00:42:31,170 Rebecca Gentry: going to be quite amusing. 685 00:42:36,180 --> 00:42:36,331 Jessie Malone: I know you're here for it, Becs. I know you're here for all of it. 686 00:42:36,331 --> 00:42:41,250 Rebecca Gentry: I'm here for all of it. You know I am here for all the support 687 00:42:41,250 --> 00:42:43,140 Rebecca Gentry: and all the cheering. We'll be waiting at that finish 688 00:42:43,140 --> 00:42:44,760 Rebecca Gentry: line for absolute sure. 689 00:42:45,570 --> 00:42:51,060 Rob Simmelkjaer: Jessie, amazing. Amazing story, and we thank you for sharing 690 00:42:51,060 --> 00:42:53,370 Rob Simmelkjaer: it with us. And just wishing you all the best 691 00:42:53,370 --> 00:42:55,919 Rob Simmelkjaer: on November 3rd. I hope it's a great, great day. 692 00:42:56,130 --> 00:42:58,859 Rob Simmelkjaer: I promise you one thing, it will be different than 693 00:42:58,860 --> 00:43:02,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: your trail marathon at the Potomac. You'll feel things that 694 00:43:02,910 --> 00:43:06,360 Rob Simmelkjaer: you did not feel on that trail. So I think 695 00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:08,340 Rob Simmelkjaer: it's going to be special for you. Can't wait to 696 00:43:08,340 --> 00:43:09,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: see you at the finish line. 697 00:43:10,050 --> 00:43:11,730 Jessie Malone: Thank you. I can't wait for your speech. 698 00:43:13,020 --> 00:43:15,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: I'm going to channel. I'm going to channel some of 699 00:43:15,600 --> 00:43:18,870 Rob Simmelkjaer: this. I love some of the messaging, and it really is 700 00:43:19,260 --> 00:43:21,870 Rob Simmelkjaer: great stuff. You've got a great message. So wish you 701 00:43:21,870 --> 00:43:24,360 Rob Simmelkjaer: all the best. Congratulations, and good luck. 702 00:43:24,989 --> 00:43:25,200 Jessie Malone: Thank you. Thank you both. 703 00:43:39,420 --> 00:43:42,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: For today's Member Moment, Meb welcomes a member of Team 704 00:43:42,510 --> 00:43:46,890 Rob Simmelkjaer: Inspire, Ido Simyoni. Born with a rare disorder that causes 705 00:43:46,890 --> 00:43:50,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: benign tumors, Ido has faced more than his share of 706 00:43:50,250 --> 00:43:54,480 Rob Simmelkjaer: physical and emotional hurdles, including two surgeries, the loss of 707 00:43:54,480 --> 00:43:58,080 Rob Simmelkjaer: his beloved dog, and a difficult breakup, all within the 708 00:43:58,080 --> 00:44:02,370 Rob Simmelkjaer: past year. Despite these challenges, he committed to running, first 709 00:44:02,370 --> 00:44:06,210 Rob Simmelkjaer: vowing to complete a marathon after his hospitalization, and now, 710 00:44:06,239 --> 00:44:09,120 Rob Simmelkjaer: preparing for the TCS New York City Marathon, which will 711 00:44:09,120 --> 00:44:14,310 Rob Simmelkjaer: mark his 15th marathon. Ido joined Meb from Berlin, fresh 712 00:44:14,310 --> 00:44:18,480 Rob Simmelkjaer: off of his 14th marathon, the BMW 50th Anniversary Marathon 713 00:44:18,480 --> 00:44:18,840 Rob Simmelkjaer: in Berlin. 714 00:44:19,320 --> 00:44:22,560 Meb: Thanks, Rob. Ido, welcome to the Set the Pace podcast. 715 00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:23,250 Meb: How are you doing? 716 00:44:23,250 --> 00:44:27,840 Ido Simyoni: I am good. I had a marathon yesterday, so I'm kind 717 00:44:27,840 --> 00:44:29,400 Ido Simyoni: of recovering from a marathon. 718 00:44:30,150 --> 00:44:32,610 Meb: Marathon, work. Tell us which marathon you just did. And 719 00:44:32,610 --> 00:44:36,060 Meb: I heard you were not feeling so good before the 720 00:44:36,060 --> 00:44:37,110 Meb: start line. How was that? 721 00:44:37,410 --> 00:44:41,130 Ido Simyoni: Yeah, so I did Berlin Marathon, the 50th anniversary of 722 00:44:41,130 --> 00:44:42,149 Ido Simyoni: Berlin Marathon. 723 00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:44,001 Meb: (inaudible) 724 00:44:43,950 --> 00:44:48,480 Ido Simyoni: Yes, I will say the New York 50th is nicer. 725 00:44:48,780 --> 00:44:52,200 Ido Simyoni: I got that one as well. And I even have the necklace 726 00:44:52,260 --> 00:44:57,029 Ido Simyoni: from the 50th for New York City. Yeah, you know how it is, you wake 727 00:44:57,030 --> 00:45:00,660 Ido Simyoni: up in the morning of a race and I was just 728 00:45:00,660 --> 00:45:04,469 Ido Simyoni: not feeling well. I found myself throwing up and my 729 00:45:04,469 --> 00:45:08,760 Ido Simyoni: stomach was not in a good shape, but I actually 730 00:45:08,760 --> 00:45:11,250 Ido Simyoni: think that it was good. Because it happened before the 731 00:45:11,250 --> 00:45:13,830 Ido Simyoni: race. So when I got to the start line, I 732 00:45:13,830 --> 00:45:16,350 Ido Simyoni: was very focused like, " This is behind me. I got 733 00:45:16,350 --> 00:45:20,280 Ido Simyoni: all of it out of my system. I'm ready to perform." And 734 00:45:20,460 --> 00:45:23,910 Ido Simyoni: I'm very happy. I am very happy with my performance. 735 00:45:24,180 --> 00:45:26,880 Ido Simyoni: Of course, just like every race or at least every 736 00:45:26,880 --> 00:45:28,560 Ido Simyoni: race for me, I was going for a PR, but 737 00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:31,950 Ido Simyoni: I didn't get a PR. But I believe in finding the 738 00:45:31,950 --> 00:45:35,310 Ido Simyoni: good thing. So the good thing for me, this was 739 00:45:35,310 --> 00:45:38,790 Ido Simyoni: the first race, this is my 14th marathon, this was 740 00:45:38,790 --> 00:45:43,110 Ido Simyoni: the first time that I almost did a similar even 741 00:45:43,110 --> 00:45:48,300 Ido Simyoni: split. My first half was 1: 27:52, my second was 1: 27: 742 00:45:48,600 --> 00:45:53,790 Ido Simyoni: 54. And I finished in 2:55: 46. So two seconds between 743 00:45:53,790 --> 00:45:56,190 Ido Simyoni: the two halves. So I was very happy, because usually, 744 00:45:56,190 --> 00:45:58,920 Ido Simyoni: I'm going very strong, I'm very excited on the first 745 00:45:58,920 --> 00:46:02,040 Ido Simyoni: half, and then, I'm done and then, I'm tired. 746 00:46:02,610 --> 00:46:04,710 Meb: You know, Ido, that's my tips for people run even 747 00:46:04,710 --> 00:46:07,410 Meb: pace or negative split it, but you cannot have executed 748 00:46:07,410 --> 00:46:11,489 Meb: really well. And congratulations on this big achievements, but you 749 00:46:11,489 --> 00:46:14,969 Meb: know how to overcome situations. You have had a really 750 00:46:14,969 --> 00:46:18,750 Meb: tough year with your surgeries, losing your dog, Easel, and 751 00:46:18,750 --> 00:46:22,020 Meb: the end of your relationship. How has running, especially train 752 00:46:22,020 --> 00:46:25,020 Meb: for the New York City Marathon, helped you cope with 753 00:46:25,020 --> 00:46:26,580 Meb: those hard times? 754 00:46:26,820 --> 00:46:29,820 Ido Simyoni: Yeah, so I will say about what I had with my head 755 00:46:29,820 --> 00:46:34,440 Ido Simyoni: especially, if you saw me last year, or I would say 756 00:46:34,440 --> 00:46:36,750 Ido Simyoni: the opposite, when you see me now, you don't see 757 00:46:36,750 --> 00:46:40,950 Ido Simyoni: anything. But just about a year and two months ago, 758 00:46:41,160 --> 00:46:43,799 Ido Simyoni: I didn't have a forehead, there was a hole. So 759 00:46:43,800 --> 00:46:45,840 Ido Simyoni: if you go in my Instagram, you will see a 760 00:46:45,840 --> 00:46:48,330 Ido Simyoni: hole in my head. And before that, there was a 761 00:46:48,330 --> 00:46:49,890 Ido Simyoni: tumor and there was a bone that they had to 762 00:46:49,890 --> 00:46:54,090 Ido Simyoni: take. So that was a lot to take. And even 763 00:46:54,090 --> 00:46:57,000 Ido Simyoni: back then, if I go back then, I didn't think 764 00:46:57,000 --> 00:47:00,810 Ido Simyoni: that I'm going to bounce back to running. And Meb, I have 765 00:47:00,810 --> 00:47:02,850 Ido Simyoni: to say something to you. Running was a lot of 766 00:47:02,850 --> 00:47:04,320 Ido Simyoni: love story for me. I don't know how it was 767 00:47:04,320 --> 00:47:08,790 Ido Simyoni: for you. I did not like running when I started. 768 00:47:09,210 --> 00:47:13,200 Ido Simyoni: It grew on me. But the amazing thing was, when 769 00:47:13,200 --> 00:47:16,020 Ido Simyoni: I had the surgery and the doctor told me, " You 770 00:47:16,020 --> 00:47:19,109 Ido Simyoni: can't run," and when I also knew that I maybe 771 00:47:19,109 --> 00:47:22,319 Ido Simyoni: won't be able to run again ever, I don't know 772 00:47:22,320 --> 00:47:24,330 Ido Simyoni: how I'm going to wake up, it's a head surgery. They 773 00:47:24,330 --> 00:47:26,190 Ido Simyoni: opened my head twice. I don't know how I'm going 774 00:47:26,190 --> 00:47:31,320 Ido Simyoni: to wake up. I was worried. And going to your 775 00:47:31,320 --> 00:47:36,509 Ido Simyoni: question, running, running is something that kind of moves you. 776 00:47:36,510 --> 00:47:39,390 Ido Simyoni: It's something that takes you from one place to another. 777 00:47:39,660 --> 00:47:42,960 Ido Simyoni: And it's interesting to say, I feel like my entire 778 00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:46,770 Ido Simyoni: life is a very long marathon. And it's funny that 779 00:47:46,770 --> 00:47:50,069 Ido Simyoni: we started talking about pacing. I usually pace terrible, because 780 00:47:50,070 --> 00:47:53,580 Ido Simyoni: I usually go very, very fast even in my life. 781 00:47:53,910 --> 00:47:57,600 Ido Simyoni: And this one actually forced me to slow down. And 782 00:47:57,660 --> 00:48:00,600 Ido Simyoni: now, as I'm coming back, as I got back to training, and 783 00:48:00,600 --> 00:48:04,200 Ido Simyoni: knowing that leading up to New York City Marathon, my 784 00:48:04,200 --> 00:48:09,180 Ido Simyoni: grand finale of the Six Star Majors that I'm going 785 00:48:09,180 --> 00:48:10,440 Ido Simyoni: to get at the end of the New York City 786 00:48:10,440 --> 00:48:13,530 Ido Simyoni: Marathon, it's a lot. It's a lot, but it's a lot of good 787 00:48:13,530 --> 00:48:16,530 Ido Simyoni: things. It's a lot of good things, because it's an 788 00:48:16,530 --> 00:48:17,160 Ido Simyoni: amazing feeling. 789 00:48:18,030 --> 00:48:20,610 Meb: Well, you make it look easy, but I know it's 790 00:48:20,610 --> 00:48:23,160 Meb: not easy to have surgeries a couple times, like you said, 791 00:48:23,160 --> 00:48:28,350 Meb: and losing your dog and be able to just run. 792 00:48:28,500 --> 00:48:32,219 Meb: Running is hard, but surgery is incredibly hard. And you didn't even know, " 793 00:48:32,400 --> 00:48:34,380 Meb: Can I run again? Can I walk again? Can I 794 00:48:34,380 --> 00:48:36,300 Meb: breathe again?" Especially when you're dealing with the brain and 795 00:48:36,300 --> 00:48:40,500 Meb: head. But for you now, put it in perspective, you didn't 796 00:48:40,500 --> 00:48:43,710 Meb: like running, but you run a marathon. Now, you just, on your 14th one, 797 00:48:44,460 --> 00:48:46,469 Meb: you just ran sub three hours for the eighth. What is 798 00:48:47,010 --> 00:48:48,480 Meb: that feeling like? That's amazing. 799 00:48:48,750 --> 00:48:51,719 Ido Simyoni: It was the first time that I did an even split. 800 00:48:51,719 --> 00:48:56,130 Ido Simyoni: So that's an amazing feeling. And it was a strong sub 801 00:48:56,130 --> 00:48:59,339 Ido Simyoni: three, because the one I did in Boston earlier this 802 00:49:00,480 --> 00:49:06,989 Ido Simyoni: year was 2: 59:45. So little bit (inaudible) . Yeah, before the Tokyo, 803 00:49:07,500 --> 00:49:14,850 Ido Simyoni: I got 2: 58. So it's an amazing feeling to 804 00:49:14,850 --> 00:49:17,850 Ido Simyoni: finish a marathon. It's an amazing feeling to see all 805 00:49:17,850 --> 00:49:20,370 Ido Simyoni: the work that you put in together, you put into 806 00:49:20,370 --> 00:49:23,400 Ido Simyoni: it. And I was very happy and proud of myself. 807 00:49:23,640 --> 00:49:26,940 Ido Simyoni: And I think that's something that I keep reminding myself 808 00:49:26,940 --> 00:49:30,480 Ido Simyoni: to be kind to myself. It's very easy to be 809 00:49:30,480 --> 00:49:33,299 Ido Simyoni: hard on yourself. And I think, going back again to 810 00:49:33,300 --> 00:49:38,160 Ido Simyoni: the surgery and losing my dog, Easel, Meb will tell 811 00:49:38,160 --> 00:49:39,780 Ido Simyoni: you, I run a lot and I cry while I 812 00:49:39,780 --> 00:49:43,170 Ido Simyoni: run. I'm always saying, if runners will see me, they 813 00:49:43,170 --> 00:49:45,239 Ido Simyoni: will be like, " What's going on with this guy? Why 814 00:49:45,239 --> 00:49:49,830 Ido Simyoni: is he crying?" Thankfully, in Berlin, I didn't cry, but 815 00:49:49,830 --> 00:49:52,170 Ido Simyoni: back when I ran in London earlier this year, I 816 00:49:52,170 --> 00:49:56,100 Ido Simyoni: started crying during the race. And it little bit messed 817 00:49:56,100 --> 00:49:58,710 Ido Simyoni: me up. I missed the sub three by 40 seconds, 818 00:49:58,920 --> 00:50:00,359 Ido Simyoni: because I was just crying. 819 00:50:01,110 --> 00:50:04,380 Meb: Oh, we humans, at different times, whether you're running a 820 00:50:04,380 --> 00:50:06,719 Meb: recreational run or in your long run or middle of 821 00:50:06,719 --> 00:50:09,120 Meb: the run or races, it's just, sometimes, hits you in 822 00:50:09,120 --> 00:50:12,120 Meb: your soul that is, say, we all break down, it's 823 00:50:12,150 --> 00:50:15,780 Meb: part of nature. But how has the running community have helped 824 00:50:15,780 --> 00:50:18,989 Meb: you to come from the bottom to the top? What 825 00:50:20,070 --> 00:50:22,050 Meb: does that mean to have the community of running behind you? 826 00:50:23,670 --> 00:50:27,180 Ido Simyoni: That's such a great question, and I think a lot of people don't know it 827 00:50:27,180 --> 00:50:29,400 Ido Simyoni: when they start running. And actually, when I started running, 828 00:50:29,400 --> 00:50:31,739 Ido Simyoni: I was very solace. I was like, " I don't understand. 829 00:50:31,739 --> 00:50:33,810 Ido Simyoni: How can you run with other people? What does it 830 00:50:33,810 --> 00:50:38,520 Ido Simyoni: mean? I'm just going for a run." And again, I don't know if 831 00:50:38,520 --> 00:50:40,980 Ido Simyoni: you've heard it before, I didn't even consider myself as 832 00:50:40,980 --> 00:50:44,070 Ido Simyoni: a runner before. I think the first two years, I say, " 833 00:50:44,160 --> 00:50:46,410 Ido Simyoni: I'm someone who goes on runs, but I'm not a runner. I'm not a 834 00:50:47,130 --> 00:50:49,950 Ido Simyoni: runner." I did maybe four marathons by then. I'm like, " 835 00:50:49,950 --> 00:50:53,489 Ido Simyoni: No, I'm not a runner, I'm just someone who goes for a run." But the community 836 00:50:54,090 --> 00:50:56,910 Ido Simyoni: is something that, as you keep going on running and 837 00:50:56,910 --> 00:51:00,719 Ido Simyoni: you go to races, and I want to give a big kudos to New 838 00:51:00,719 --> 00:51:03,629 Ido Simyoni: York Road Runners, and I encourage a lot of my 839 00:51:03,630 --> 00:51:08,100 Ido Simyoni: friends who are, just like me, starting to run, they 840 00:51:08,100 --> 00:51:10,440 Ido Simyoni: see me and they're like, "Hey, I want to go run." Or, " I went 841 00:51:10,440 --> 00:51:13,200 Ido Simyoni: for a run." I'm like, " Go for a race." " No, I 842 00:51:13,200 --> 00:51:15,270 Ido Simyoni: can't go for a race." " Why can't you go for 843 00:51:15,270 --> 00:51:18,750 Ido Simyoni: a race?" I think the word, " race," scares people, but 844 00:51:18,780 --> 00:51:21,480 Ido Simyoni: what I want to say is that I met friends 845 00:51:23,219 --> 00:51:25,529 Ido Simyoni: through New York Road Runners races. So I'm not even 846 00:51:25,530 --> 00:51:28,050 Ido Simyoni: talking about run clubs, I'm talking about going to a 847 00:51:28,050 --> 00:51:31,560 Ido Simyoni: race, being in a corral. By the way, I started in 848 00:51:31,560 --> 00:51:34,230 Ido Simyoni: corral B when I started running, and then, now, I'm 849 00:51:34,230 --> 00:51:36,779 Ido Simyoni: in corral A for New York Road Runners. But the 850 00:51:36,780 --> 00:51:40,800 Ido Simyoni: people, you see them every week, and you run next 851 00:51:40,800 --> 00:51:42,840 Ido Simyoni: to them on the race. At the end of the 852 00:51:42,840 --> 00:51:45,210 Ido Simyoni: race, you talk to them and you walk, you do the 853 00:51:45,210 --> 00:51:49,050 Ido Simyoni: walk outside and you make friends. And that's an amazing 854 00:51:49,050 --> 00:51:53,130 Ido Simyoni: feeling. And that community stayed with me. And I think that's 855 00:51:53,130 --> 00:51:56,549 Ido Simyoni: another fear that I had. I am off running. I 856 00:51:56,550 --> 00:52:01,469 Ido Simyoni: was not running for almost seven months after my surgery. 857 00:52:03,600 --> 00:52:05,640 Ido Simyoni: I don't share the same hobbies with them. I don't 858 00:52:05,640 --> 00:52:08,880 Ido Simyoni: go for runs with them. And they did. They were 859 00:52:08,880 --> 00:52:12,660 Ido Simyoni: there for me and they were there in the most genuine 860 00:52:12,660 --> 00:52:16,319 Ido Simyoni: and beautiful way of like, " We're waiting for you. Don't 861 00:52:16,320 --> 00:52:19,589 Ido Simyoni: worry. Your shoes are here. The road is waiting for 862 00:52:19,590 --> 00:52:22,290 Ido Simyoni: you. The races are waiting for you. Just get the 863 00:52:22,290 --> 00:52:25,020 Ido Simyoni: approval from your surgeon to run, and you'll be able 864 00:52:25,020 --> 00:52:25,710 Ido Simyoni: to do it." 865 00:52:26,370 --> 00:52:29,460 Meb: Well, you're doing a great job, Ido. Running is something 866 00:52:29,460 --> 00:52:31,680 Meb: from point A to point B, as long you accomplish 867 00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:34,230 Meb: your own pace, your own desire. But the New York 868 00:52:34,230 --> 00:52:38,280 Meb: Road Runner has been phenomenal and inspiring in welcoming people 869 00:52:38,280 --> 00:52:40,680 Meb: to the sport of running to help them be the 870 00:52:40,680 --> 00:52:43,590 Meb: best version of themselves. So you have done that. Congratulations 871 00:52:43,590 --> 00:52:45,750 Meb: on all your accomplishments and keep running strong. 872 00:52:47,370 --> 00:52:47,641 Ido Simyoni: Thank you so much. 873 00:52:47,640 --> 00:52:50,190 Rob Simmelkjaer: Thank you, Ido, for joining us, and thank you for being 874 00:52:50,190 --> 00:52:52,650 Rob Simmelkjaer: such an inspiring member of New York Road Runners and 875 00:52:52,650 --> 00:52:55,140 Rob Simmelkjaer: a member of Team Inspire as well. Hope you have 876 00:52:55,140 --> 00:52:57,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: a great day on November 3rd. Now, on to the 877 00:52:57,900 --> 00:53:00,060 Rob Simmelkjaer: final part of our show, today's Med Minutes. 878 00:53:00,660 --> 00:53:05,790 Meb: Week 13, start tapering. I always taper my mileage in 879 00:53:05,790 --> 00:53:08,640 Meb: the weeks leading to the race. It is time to 880 00:53:08,640 --> 00:53:12,540 Meb: let your body recover and consolidate that all the hard 881 00:53:12,540 --> 00:53:17,520 Meb: work. Reduce your mileage gradually and focus on maintaining fitness 882 00:53:17,730 --> 00:53:22,500 Meb: and mental sharpness. This is the fun part. The hay is 883 00:53:22,500 --> 00:53:25,020 Meb: in the barn. You've done all the hard work, but 884 00:53:25,020 --> 00:53:29,160 Meb: now, you just try to enjoy being fit. But with that, 885 00:53:29,160 --> 00:53:31,500 Meb: comes a little bit of mind game. You have to 886 00:53:31,500 --> 00:53:34,800 Meb: be able to stretch a little bit, start visualizing as 887 00:53:34,800 --> 00:53:37,200 Meb: what you're going to do in the race. So don't 888 00:53:37,590 --> 00:53:40,350 Meb: do this little things that you can do or during 889 00:53:40,350 --> 00:53:42,690 Meb: taper science to get fitter, but there's a lot of 890 00:53:42,690 --> 00:53:44,640 Meb: things you can do to mess it up. So don't 891 00:53:44,760 --> 00:53:47,160 Meb: try to mess it up. Just stay relaxed, stretch a 892 00:53:47,160 --> 00:53:50,250 Meb: little bit, and know that you are almost at the 893 00:53:50,250 --> 00:53:52,590 Meb: starting line. Enjoy the process of being fit. 894 00:53:52,980 --> 00:53:55,410 Rob Simmelkjaer: That does it for another episode of Set the Pace. 895 00:53:55,410 --> 00:53:58,350 Rob Simmelkjaer: We want to thank our awesome guest today, Jessie Malone 896 00:53:58,350 --> 00:54:01,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: of Peloton and Ido Simyoni. If you like the episode, 897 00:54:01,830 --> 00:54:04,739 Rob Simmelkjaer: please go ahead, subscribe, rate, leave a comment, throw us 898 00:54:04,739 --> 00:54:08,100 Rob Simmelkjaer: a question, wherever you listen. This will help us and 899 00:54:08,100 --> 00:54:10,980 Rob Simmelkjaer: also help others find the show as well. Thanks everybody. 900 00:54:10,980 --> 00:54:12,960 Rob Simmelkjaer: Enjoy the miles, and we'll see you next week.