1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:03,150 Rob Simmelkjaer: New York Road Runners is a non- profit organization with 2 00:00:03,150 --> 00:00:06,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: a vision to build healthier lives and stronger communities through 3 00:00:06,510 --> 00:00:10,170 Rob Simmelkjaer: the transformative power of running. The support of members and 4 00:00:10,170 --> 00:00:13,800 Rob Simmelkjaer: donors like you helps us achieve our mission to transform 5 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:17,070 Rob Simmelkjaer: the health and well- being of our communities through inclusive 6 00:00:17,070 --> 00:00:21,360 Rob Simmelkjaer: and accessible running experiences, empowering all to achieve their potential. 7 00:00:21,780 --> 00:00:25,919 Rob Simmelkjaer: Learn more and contribute at nyrr. org/ donate. 8 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:34,290 Speaker 2: Thank you, New York. Today, we're reminded of the power 9 00:00:34,290 --> 00:00:39,150 Speaker 2: of community and the power of coming together. Athletes, on 10 00:00:39,150 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 2: your mark. 11 00:00:41,850 --> 00:00:45,330 Speaker 3: The first woman to finish for the second straight year 12 00:00:45,629 --> 00:00:49,020 Speaker 3: here in the New York City Marathon is Miki Gorman. A smiling 13 00:00:49,020 --> 00:00:52,229 Speaker 3: Miki Gorman. And why not? 2: 29:30 the time for Grete Waitz. 14 00:00:52,229 --> 00:00:56,550 Speaker 4: Look at the emotion of Shalane Flanagan as she comes to 15 00:00:56,550 --> 00:01:00,450 Speaker 4: the line, pointing to his chest, pointed to the USA 16 00:01:00,450 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 4: he so proudly wears across his chest. A great day 17 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:04,950 Speaker 4: for Meb Keflezighi. 18 00:01:09,149 --> 00:01:13,530 Rob Simmelkjaer: Hello, everybody, and welcome to Set the Pace, the official 19 00:01:13,530 --> 00:01:17,069 Rob Simmelkjaer: podcast of New York Road Runners, presented by Peloton. I'm 20 00:01:17,069 --> 00:01:19,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: your host and the CEO of New York Road Runners, 21 00:01:19,620 --> 00:01:24,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: Rob Simmelkjaer. And with me from Peloton, Becs Gentry. Becs, 22 00:01:24,660 --> 00:01:25,860 Rob Simmelkjaer: how are you? Welcome. 23 00:01:26,340 --> 00:01:29,429 Becs Gentry: Good. So good to see you and have you back. 24 00:01:31,380 --> 00:01:35,910 Becs Gentry: I'm getting excited for you. I am getting so very 25 00:01:35,910 --> 00:01:39,450 Becs Gentry: excited for you to head to Berlin, Rob. I just 26 00:01:39,450 --> 00:01:39,990 Becs Gentry: can't wait. 27 00:01:40,230 --> 00:01:42,209 Rob Simmelkjaer: Well, we'll talk about me in a minute, but let's 28 00:01:42,209 --> 00:01:45,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: talk about you for a second and your New Balance 29 00:01:45,420 --> 00:01:49,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: Fifth Avenue Mile. Congratulations. How is it that you can 30 00:01:49,620 --> 00:01:54,780 Rob Simmelkjaer: be training to run 150 miles whenever it's going to 31 00:01:54,780 --> 00:01:58,110 Rob Simmelkjaer: be, seven marathons in seven days on seven continents and 32 00:01:58,110 --> 00:02:01,230 Rob Simmelkjaer: still go out and run a mile as fast as 33 00:02:01,230 --> 00:02:02,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: you ran? What was your time again in the Fifth 34 00:02:02,910 --> 00:02:03,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: Avenue Mile? 35 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:03,931 Becs Gentry: 5: 21. 36 00:02:03,931 --> 00:02:08,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: 5:21 for a mile. Incredible. You are not training to 37 00:02:08,250 --> 00:02:11,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: run a mile and that's a pretty good mile- 38 00:02:11,220 --> 00:02:11,341 Becs Gentry: Thank you. 39 00:02:11,341 --> 00:02:13,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... that you just ran, Becs. Congratulations. How did it feel- 40 00:02:13,770 --> 00:02:14,041 Becs Gentry: Thank you. 41 00:02:14,041 --> 00:02:15,090 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... to go out and run fast? 42 00:02:16,410 --> 00:02:19,800 Becs Gentry: It was awesome. It was my first time running the 43 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,280 Becs Gentry: Fifth Avenue Mile, and I got to say between New 44 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,970 Becs Gentry: York Road Runners and New Balance, you put on one heck 45 00:02:26,970 --> 00:02:33,270 Becs Gentry: of fabulous morning. The vibe was brilliant. I think to 46 00:02:33,270 --> 00:02:35,639 Becs Gentry: anyone who might be potentially overwhelmed by the amount of 47 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,190 Becs Gentry: heat that there are, the amount of waves of runners 48 00:02:38,190 --> 00:02:40,139 Becs Gentry: that go through, I know for me in the past, 49 00:02:40,139 --> 00:02:41,760 Becs Gentry: that's something that I've been like, " Oh gosh, it's just going to 50 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:47,609 Becs Gentry: be crazy." It was so well managed and organized and 51 00:02:47,790 --> 00:02:51,389 Becs Gentry: easy. Everybody... I don't know whether it was because it 52 00:02:51,389 --> 00:02:53,549 Becs Gentry: was a shorter distance or maybe that was my mentality 53 00:02:53,550 --> 00:02:56,730 Becs Gentry: because I'm a longer distance runner, but it felt like 54 00:02:56,970 --> 00:02:59,550 Becs Gentry: everyone was just so happy to get to that line 55 00:02:59,550 --> 00:03:03,960 Becs Gentry: and give this race a go. But honestly, I want 56 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:05,760 Becs Gentry: to sign up already for next year. This is probably 57 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,100 Becs Gentry: the first time I've ever done this in a race. I've 58 00:03:08,100 --> 00:03:09,870 Becs Gentry: never done it in a marathon, got to the end and gone, " 59 00:03:10,139 --> 00:03:12,750 Becs Gentry: I need to sign up for next year because now 60 00:03:12,750 --> 00:03:18,030 Becs Gentry: I know what it's like to race a mile. I have the 61 00:03:18,030 --> 00:03:21,120 Becs Gentry: experience and I can learn from it," because I was 62 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,510 Becs Gentry: having fun. I was really living in it. I ran 63 00:03:25,260 --> 00:03:29,010 Becs Gentry: in a heavyweight T- shirt. I wasn't in my racing 64 00:03:29,010 --> 00:03:32,250 Becs Gentry: gear. I truly was coming to enjoy a New York 65 00:03:32,250 --> 00:03:35,970 Becs Gentry: Road Runners event and meet all the other runners there, 66 00:03:36,810 --> 00:03:39,630 Becs Gentry: but now I'm like, " You know what? Next year, maybe 67 00:03:39,630 --> 00:03:41,790 Becs Gentry: the shorts will get shorter and the top will get 68 00:03:41,790 --> 00:03:43,500 Becs Gentry: tighter and I'll take it seriously." 69 00:03:44,310 --> 00:03:46,800 Rob Simmelkjaer: Going to turn you into a middle distance runner. I love it. 70 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:47,640 Rob Simmelkjaer: I love it. 71 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:47,730 Becs Gentry: Yes. 72 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,340 Rob Simmelkjaer: Well, it was such a great day. First of all, we 73 00:03:50,340 --> 00:03:52,081 Rob Simmelkjaer: were so fortunate with beautiful weather. 74 00:03:52,081 --> 00:03:52,711 Becs Gentry: Perfect weather. 75 00:03:53,220 --> 00:03:55,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: I know some folks had a bit of a headwind 76 00:03:55,830 --> 00:03:58,200 Rob Simmelkjaer: and then it turned into a tailwind for the pros. 77 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,240 Rob Simmelkjaer: So I guess depending on when you were running, but 78 00:04:01,620 --> 00:04:04,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: it was just gorgeous for everybody. And thank you, Becs, for 79 00:04:04,830 --> 00:04:07,980 Rob Simmelkjaer: your comments about the team. Our team at Road Runners 80 00:04:07,980 --> 00:04:11,280 Rob Simmelkjaer: does a phenomenal job with that event. Ted Metellus, his 81 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,021 Rob Simmelkjaer: entire event's team is just focused- 82 00:04:13,021 --> 00:04:13,231 Becs Gentry: Ted and the bubbles. Come on. 83 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:15,361 Rob Simmelkjaer: Ted who had- 84 00:04:15,361 --> 00:04:15,362 Becs Gentry: Ted and the bubbles. 85 00:04:15,362 --> 00:04:20,850 Rob Simmelkjaer: Exactly. A bubble maker on his interview with WABC and ESPN during 86 00:04:20,850 --> 00:04:22,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: the broadcast, which was great as well. 87 00:04:22,979 --> 00:04:26,430 Becs Gentry: He was the kids' favorite person. Tallulah just kept running 88 00:04:26,430 --> 00:04:26,580 Becs Gentry: up to him and was like, "Bubbles. Bubbles." 89 00:04:26,580 --> 00:04:34,710 Rob Simmelkjaer: Oh, man. Such a great day for over 8000 finishers. We 90 00:04:34,710 --> 00:04:37,349 Rob Simmelkjaer: had the back to school kids race as well and 91 00:04:37,350 --> 00:04:40,171 Rob Simmelkjaer: it's such a special event for the kids to run down- 92 00:04:40,171 --> 00:04:40,172 Becs Gentry: So cute. 93 00:04:40,172 --> 00:04:43,710 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... Fifth Avenue. So just really one of our special 94 00:04:43,710 --> 00:04:47,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: events. And obviously, of course, we love the TCS New 95 00:04:47,730 --> 00:04:49,890 Rob Simmelkjaer: York City Marathon. It's the best day of the year in 96 00:04:49,890 --> 00:04:52,320 Rob Simmelkjaer: New York, but we have a lot of other pretty 97 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,860 Rob Simmelkjaer: great days here as well at New York Road Runners 98 00:04:55,860 --> 00:04:59,609 Rob Simmelkjaer: that bring people to the sport of running. The mile is 99 00:05:00,029 --> 00:05:03,480 Rob Simmelkjaer: really the distance I think, Becs, that brings people to 100 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:05,940 Rob Simmelkjaer: running. It's a distance so many of us have run 101 00:05:06,660 --> 00:05:09,720 Rob Simmelkjaer: in gym class or somewhere along the way so it's 102 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: so accessible, and I'm glad so many people were able 103 00:05:11,820 --> 00:05:14,190 Rob Simmelkjaer: to enjoy it as well as you. 104 00:05:15,690 --> 00:05:19,529 Becs Gentry: The variety of people... There was people having a lovely 105 00:05:19,589 --> 00:05:23,969 Becs Gentry: walk as well and to me, that is what's important 106 00:05:23,970 --> 00:05:26,070 Becs Gentry: is that those people took the time to sign up 107 00:05:26,580 --> 00:05:31,710 Becs Gentry: and they were experiencing the atmosphere of a race. They 108 00:05:31,710 --> 00:05:34,200 Becs Gentry: were picking their pace and that is what it's all 109 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,930 Becs Gentry: about. It is moving at your pace, putting that bib 110 00:05:36,930 --> 00:05:39,870 Becs Gentry: on, and feeling whether it inspires you to change that 111 00:05:39,870 --> 00:05:42,029 Becs Gentry: in the future or that's your pace. Either one is 112 00:05:42,029 --> 00:05:46,920 Becs Gentry: fine. And I will say as a parent, am going 113 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:48,750 Becs Gentry: to put this out there to all the parents who 114 00:05:48,750 --> 00:05:51,990 Becs Gentry: are thinking of registering their child to run it next 115 00:05:51,990 --> 00:05:55,979 Becs Gentry: year. Do it. I thought the kids run the whole 116 00:05:55,980 --> 00:05:59,880 Becs Gentry: mile well. That's why I was a bit fearful. I 117 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:02,820 Becs Gentry: was like, " I'm not sure Tallulah's even going to be ready to 118 00:06:02,820 --> 00:06:07,110 Becs Gentry: run a whole mile by herself next year." And then 119 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:09,870 Becs Gentry: that's not how it is, everyone. Listen- 120 00:06:10,710 --> 00:06:11,610 Rob Simmelkjaer: Not for the little ones. No. 121 00:06:11,610 --> 00:06:14,609 Becs Gentry: Not for the little babbers. It's so cute. As you get older, they go up 122 00:06:14,610 --> 00:06:16,740 Becs Gentry: in age groups and as they get older they go 123 00:06:16,740 --> 00:06:19,110 Becs Gentry: slightly further back from the finish line. It is pretty 124 00:06:19,110 --> 00:06:22,409 Becs Gentry: much all within... What is it, Rob? Maybe 50 meters 125 00:06:22,410 --> 00:06:24,510 Becs Gentry: from the finish line, perhaps maybe eight years old- 126 00:06:24,510 --> 00:06:26,580 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah, for that stage one, that's about right. Yeah. 127 00:06:26,580 --> 00:06:29,730 Becs Gentry: Yeah. And the parents can be there. As the kids get 128 00:06:29,730 --> 00:06:33,750 Becs Gentry: older, it actually turned into parents sprinting down the side, also racing each 129 00:06:33,750 --> 00:06:39,240 Becs Gentry: other, but it is... Oh, that was just really, really enlightening 130 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:43,200 Becs Gentry: to me. Parents, if your brain was as silly as 131 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:47,339 Becs Gentry: mine was, fear not, it's not the full distance and 132 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:51,210 Becs Gentry: the little one's faces were just something you'll never forget. 133 00:06:51,690 --> 00:06:54,960 Rob Simmelkjaer: Really special. So glad Tallulah had a chance to be 134 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:55,710 Rob Simmelkjaer: there for it. 135 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:58,950 Becs Gentry: She cheered everyone on. She eyed up her competitors for 136 00:06:58,950 --> 00:06:59,400 Becs Gentry: next year. 137 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: That's right. She'll be rocking next year. We know she 138 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:06,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: will be. Speaking of rocking it, incredible results for the 139 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:10,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: pros. Course records set for the men. Our friend Josh 140 00:07:10,620 --> 00:07:14,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: Kerr coming back defending his title with a tremendous time 141 00:07:14,670 --> 00:07:19,080 Rob Simmelkjaer: of 3: 44. 3. Boy, did he just turn it 142 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,330 Rob Simmelkjaer: on in the middle of that race and just took 143 00:07:21,330 --> 00:07:25,530 Rob Simmelkjaer: it over. Not a surprise but impressive nonetheless. Josh Hoey 144 00:07:25,530 --> 00:07:29,490 Rob Simmelkjaer: finished second at 3: 48 and it was Amon Kemboi finishing 145 00:07:29,490 --> 00:07:32,790 Rob Simmelkjaer: third. And for the pro women, it was a tie 146 00:07:32,790 --> 00:07:36,990 Rob Simmelkjaer: of the course record by Karissa Schweizer. Really impressive performances 147 00:07:36,990 --> 00:07:40,020 Rob Simmelkjaer: by both of the winners and one of the people 148 00:07:40,020 --> 00:07:43,020 Rob Simmelkjaer: calling the race will join us as our guest in 149 00:07:43,020 --> 00:07:46,110 Rob Simmelkjaer: a little bit, Carrie Tollefson, to talk about that race 150 00:07:46,110 --> 00:07:48,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: and what surprised her, what she thought about the pro 151 00:07:48,900 --> 00:07:51,810 Rob Simmelkjaer: performances as well. But it was really a fun race 152 00:07:51,810 --> 00:07:54,480 Rob Simmelkjaer: to watch on the broadcast. Outside of the pro finishers, 153 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,850 Rob Simmelkjaer: some of our top finishers for the day were on 154 00:07:56,850 --> 00:07:59,940 Rob Simmelkjaer: the women's side. Emily Richards from Team Atalanta New York 155 00:07:59,940 --> 00:08:05,040 Rob Simmelkjaer: City finished in 4: 38. Non- binary athletes, Elijah Taylor at 4: 156 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,040 Rob Simmelkjaer: 42 was a top finisher and on the men's side, 157 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,700 Rob Simmelkjaer: it was Ben Allen of Team Empire Elite at 4: 158 00:08:11,790 --> 00:08:16,230 Rob Simmelkjaer: 02. Great day. Congrats to everybody who ran Fifth Avenue 159 00:08:16,230 --> 00:08:19,440 Rob Simmelkjaer: Miler. Our next big race coming up September 22nd will 160 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:23,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: be the New Balance Bronx 10 Miler. Becs, you're talking about 161 00:08:23,820 --> 00:08:26,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: me. While I missed the Fifth Avenue Mile, I was 162 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,070 Rob Simmelkjaer: so sad not to be there. As you know, I 163 00:08:29,070 --> 00:08:32,370 Rob Simmelkjaer: got knocked out by some sort of flu virus last 164 00:08:32,370 --> 00:08:36,720 Rob Simmelkjaer: week right after my long run on Labor Day. I 165 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:39,360 Rob Simmelkjaer: ran 18 and a half miles on Labor Day getting ready for 166 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:42,929 Rob Simmelkjaer: Berlin, went great, and then the next day my body 167 00:08:42,929 --> 00:08:44,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: just started to shut down- 168 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:44,161 Becs Gentry: Oh my gosh. 169 00:08:44,161 --> 00:08:48,630 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... and I got some sort of a flu, RSV, whatever it 170 00:08:48,630 --> 00:08:51,059 Rob Simmelkjaer: was, and I was down for the count for a 171 00:08:51,059 --> 00:08:55,050 Rob Simmelkjaer: good six days. So I missed the New Balance Fifth 172 00:08:55,050 --> 00:08:58,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: Avenue Mile. I missed work, I missed the office. I 173 00:08:58,260 --> 00:09:02,190 Rob Simmelkjaer: was a ghost- like presence on calls at Road Runners 174 00:09:02,190 --> 00:09:05,370 Rob Simmelkjaer: all week like coughing and muting myself. It was a 175 00:09:05,370 --> 00:09:10,350 Rob Simmelkjaer: rough week. Now, I'm experiencing the interesting process of trying 176 00:09:10,350 --> 00:09:14,730 Rob Simmelkjaer: to get a little bit kickstarted with training again, I'm 177 00:09:14,730 --> 00:09:17,309 Rob Simmelkjaer: not quite ready to really go full out yet, but 178 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:19,380 Rob Simmelkjaer: going to try to get a long run in one 179 00:09:19,380 --> 00:09:22,860 Rob Simmelkjaer: more before the official taper starts for Berlin and- 180 00:09:22,860 --> 00:09:22,861 Becs Gentry: Absolutely. 181 00:09:22,861 --> 00:09:25,589 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... knock on wood, this is the thing about trying 182 00:09:25,590 --> 00:09:28,230 Rob Simmelkjaer: to run a marathon when you're an adult with kids 183 00:09:28,230 --> 00:09:30,331 Rob Simmelkjaer: and a job, right, Becs? Life gets in the way. 184 00:09:30,331 --> 00:09:30,332 Becs Gentry: It does. 185 00:09:30,332 --> 00:09:32,940 Rob Simmelkjaer: I know people out there can relate to it and 186 00:09:32,940 --> 00:09:35,460 Rob Simmelkjaer: so for me, it wasn't an injury, it was a 187 00:09:35,460 --> 00:09:38,309 Rob Simmelkjaer: bug and hopefully, I'll be able to turn it around 188 00:09:38,309 --> 00:09:40,380 Rob Simmelkjaer: and get myself into the shape I was hoping to 189 00:09:40,380 --> 00:09:41,250 Rob Simmelkjaer: be in for Berlin. 190 00:09:41,910 --> 00:09:44,790 Becs Gentry: You will. You will. It's so far along in your training that 191 00:09:44,790 --> 00:09:47,520 Becs Gentry: I think more or less the work is all done. 192 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,949 Becs Gentry: I think one more long run, as you said, will 193 00:09:49,950 --> 00:09:52,290 Becs Gentry: be more for your mental capacity, I think, than your 194 00:09:52,290 --> 00:09:54,780 Becs Gentry: physical capacity for you to just check that box and say, " 195 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,359 Becs Gentry: Oh, okay, I'm okay, I'm good." And then you're going to 196 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,280 Becs Gentry: get on that plane and you're going to get swept 197 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:04,890 Becs Gentry: up in the joy of the Berlin Marathon, the 50th anniversary, and 198 00:10:05,130 --> 00:10:07,949 Becs Gentry: so many other wonderful things that I'm sure you're going to 199 00:10:07,950 --> 00:10:11,819 Becs Gentry: experience there. And listen, if you get sick afterwards, you 200 00:10:11,820 --> 00:10:14,400 Becs Gentry: get sick afterwards but you're done. You can have the 201 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,231 Becs Gentry: medal around you whilst you're in bed next time. 202 00:10:16,231 --> 00:10:20,790 Rob Simmelkjaer: 100%. I'm sure folks out there can relate if you're 203 00:10:20,790 --> 00:10:23,610 Rob Simmelkjaer: running a half marathon or a marathon, these things happen 204 00:10:23,610 --> 00:10:26,309 Rob Simmelkjaer: along the way. If you have a question about how 205 00:10:26,309 --> 00:10:28,230 Rob Simmelkjaer: to deal with it, put it in the comments of 206 00:10:28,230 --> 00:10:31,860 Rob Simmelkjaer: our podcast and Becs and I will tell you what 207 00:10:31,860 --> 00:10:34,679 Rob Simmelkjaer: we think. We all deal with these things along the 208 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:37,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: way. It's one of the things that makes this sport 209 00:10:37,620 --> 00:10:40,770 Rob Simmelkjaer: so challenging. One of the things that makes running a 210 00:10:40,770 --> 00:10:44,819 Rob Simmelkjaer: marathon or a half marathon, a real accomplishment is you've 211 00:10:44,820 --> 00:10:47,820 Rob Simmelkjaer: got to get over these stumbling blocks that come in 212 00:10:47,820 --> 00:10:51,179 Rob Simmelkjaer: along the way. Your training is going perfectly as mine 213 00:10:51,179 --> 00:10:53,969 Rob Simmelkjaer: was and then boom, you got knocked down. So that's 214 00:10:53,970 --> 00:10:55,890 Rob Simmelkjaer: what you have to do is just get back up 215 00:10:55,890 --> 00:10:59,220 Rob Simmelkjaer: and keep going. That's what I'm going to do. Thank 216 00:10:59,220 --> 00:11:02,640 Rob Simmelkjaer: you, Becs, for the inspiration and we're going to just keep 217 00:11:02,790 --> 00:11:03,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: on going. 218 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,570 Becs Gentry: Take your running to the next level with the Peloton 219 00:11:06,570 --> 00:11:11,100 Becs Gentry: Tread+. Featuring a rubberized shock absorbing slap belt, it's designed 220 00:11:11,100 --> 00:11:14,309 Becs Gentry: to optimize your runs and walks to the fullest potential. 221 00:11:14,910 --> 00:11:18,240 Becs Gentry: With classes designed and led by expert level coaches, you'll 222 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,910 Becs Gentry: get the guidance you need to reach your running goals. 223 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,610 Becs Gentry: Whether you are just a beginner or consider yourself a 224 00:11:23,610 --> 00:11:27,059 Becs Gentry: pro runner, Peloton is here to support and challenge you 225 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:30,900 Becs Gentry: every step of the way. All access membership separate. Learn 226 00:11:30,900 --> 00:11:36,210 Becs Gentry: more about Peloton Tread at onepeloton. com/ running. Peloton, the 227 00:11:36,210 --> 00:11:39,209 Becs Gentry: official digital fitness partner for New York Road Runners. 228 00:11:39,630 --> 00:11:41,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right. As I mentioned earlier, coming up on the 229 00:11:41,670 --> 00:11:45,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: show will be our guest this week, Carrie Tollefson. A 230 00:11:45,510 --> 00:11:48,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: former Olympic middle distance runner and a three- time national 231 00:11:48,750 --> 00:11:53,490 Rob Simmelkjaer: champion who represented the United States at the 2004 Athens Olympics. 232 00:11:53,790 --> 00:11:57,120 Rob Simmelkjaer: Carrie is now a broadcaster for ESPN US track and 233 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,150 Rob Simmelkjaer: field and of course, the TCS New York City Marathon 234 00:12:00,150 --> 00:12:04,020 Rob Simmelkjaer: and she's about to premiere as the first female broadcaster 235 00:12:04,020 --> 00:12:07,590 Rob Simmelkjaer: ever for the Berlin Marathon. She is as passionate about 236 00:12:07,590 --> 00:12:09,960 Rob Simmelkjaer: running today as she was when she was racing on 237 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:13,500 Rob Simmelkjaer: the world stage. Carrie has also become a fierce advocate 238 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:16,949 Rob Simmelkjaer: for fitness and for wellness via her podcast, C Tolle 239 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:19,470 Rob Simmelkjaer: Run, and her work with Moms on the Run. Then 240 00:12:19,470 --> 00:12:21,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: Meb will be here with our New York Road Runners 241 00:12:21,420 --> 00:12:24,780 Rob Simmelkjaer: Member Moment. A woman who dedicates her summers to supporting 242 00:12:24,780 --> 00:12:27,390 Rob Simmelkjaer: young women on the run as the lead coach for 243 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: New York Road Runners Run for the Future Program. Her 244 00:12:30,270 --> 00:12:32,850 Rob Simmelkjaer: name is Shelly Ramoni and she'll be our guest for 245 00:12:32,850 --> 00:12:36,570 Rob Simmelkjaer: today's Member Moment. Well, the weather's getting cooler, which is 246 00:12:36,570 --> 00:12:39,059 Rob Simmelkjaer: a cue to our team at New York Road Runners 247 00:12:39,059 --> 00:12:43,800 Rob Simmelkjaer: that the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon is getting closer. 248 00:12:44,070 --> 00:12:48,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: Today marks seven more weeks until this year's marathon. Meb Keflezighi 249 00:12:48,900 --> 00:12:51,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: will be here after the Member Moment with his tips 250 00:12:51,750 --> 00:12:55,110 Rob Simmelkjaer: for week nine of marathon training, so stay tuned for 251 00:12:55,110 --> 00:12:58,470 Rob Simmelkjaer: that. Boy, what a season in running it has been. We've 252 00:12:58,470 --> 00:13:02,459 Rob Simmelkjaer: seen records shattered, we've seen some newcomers beat out seasoned 253 00:13:02,460 --> 00:13:05,069 Rob Simmelkjaer: competitors, and we've seen the beginning of what might be 254 00:13:05,070 --> 00:13:08,849 Rob Simmelkjaer: a tectonic shift in the running landscape with new documentary- 255 00:13:08,850 --> 00:13:12,809 Rob Simmelkjaer: style series about runners on Netflix, Sprint, which by the 256 00:13:12,809 --> 00:13:15,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: way has been a huge hit and was a huge 257 00:13:15,270 --> 00:13:18,179 Rob Simmelkjaer: impact in Paris as so many people were talking about 258 00:13:18,179 --> 00:13:20,970 Rob Simmelkjaer: it and new stars really were created in the sport. 259 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:25,110 Rob Simmelkjaer: Carrie Tollefson, she's had a front- row seat for all 260 00:13:25,110 --> 00:13:27,720 Rob Simmelkjaer: of it, so much of the competition, the changes in 261 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: the running world, and she joins us today to talk 262 00:13:30,900 --> 00:13:34,290 Rob Simmelkjaer: about where she thinks the future of running is headed. 263 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:36,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: Hello, Carrie. It's great to have you on Set the 264 00:13:36,750 --> 00:13:38,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: Pace for the first time. Welcome. 265 00:13:39,270 --> 00:13:41,970 Carrie Tollefson: Thanks, Rob and hey, Becs. This is so fun. I 266 00:13:41,970 --> 00:13:43,830 Carrie Tollefson: love what you guys do. It's great. 267 00:13:43,830 --> 00:13:45,630 Rob Simmelkjaer: Well, it isn't really your first time. It's your first 268 00:13:45,630 --> 00:13:49,439 Rob Simmelkjaer: time as a guest, but you filled in so wonderfully 269 00:13:49,740 --> 00:13:52,080 Rob Simmelkjaer: for me the other day at the New Balance Fifth 270 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:55,380 Rob Simmelkjaer: Avenue Mile as I was knocked out still under the 271 00:13:55,380 --> 00:13:58,710 Rob Simmelkjaer: weather. So thanks for doing some great interviews with our 272 00:13:58,710 --> 00:14:01,199 Rob Simmelkjaer: winners the other day and it's just great to see. 273 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:04,290 Rob Simmelkjaer: You're obviously a big part of our broadcasting world here 274 00:14:04,290 --> 00:14:05,309 Rob Simmelkjaer: at New York Road Runners. 275 00:14:05,970 --> 00:14:08,069 Carrie Tollefson: Yeah. New York Road Runners is like a family to 276 00:14:08,070 --> 00:14:10,980 Carrie Tollefson: me, so it's so fun and anytime anyone needs anything 277 00:14:10,980 --> 00:14:14,040 Carrie Tollefson: they know they can call this gal from Minnesota. You 278 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:17,760 Carrie Tollefson: might hear a different accent, but it seems like you 279 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,430 Carrie Tollefson: all are... You're cool with me. So that's great. 280 00:14:22,380 --> 00:14:22,621 Becs Gentry: We love the accent. We love it. 281 00:14:22,621 --> 00:14:22,622 Rob Simmelkjaer: We get the British accent- 282 00:14:22,622 --> 00:14:22,623 Becs Gentry: Carrie- 283 00:14:22,623 --> 00:14:29,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: ... and the Minnesota accent rolling in one podcast with my, whatever you want 284 00:14:29,550 --> 00:14:33,210 Rob Simmelkjaer: to call my New York type accent. So yeah, we've 285 00:14:33,210 --> 00:14:35,280 Rob Simmelkjaer: got a full complement of accents here today. 286 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:37,020 Carrie Tollefson: It's one big melting pot. 287 00:14:37,110 --> 00:14:41,400 Becs Gentry: It's great. Talking of that, what a weekend we had. The 288 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,580 Becs Gentry: New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile was a beautiful day. The 289 00:14:44,580 --> 00:14:48,300 Becs Gentry: sun was shining, the weather was, I would say, textbook 290 00:14:48,300 --> 00:14:55,380 Becs Gentry: perfect for running any distance. And Carrie was there, commentating 291 00:14:55,380 --> 00:14:59,130 Becs Gentry: broadcast, doing all the fantastic stuff she already does. But 292 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:01,560 Becs Gentry: I want to ask you, Carrie, what was your biggest 293 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:03,690 Becs Gentry: surprise this weekend? What did you see? 294 00:15:04,590 --> 00:15:08,430 Carrie Tollefson: Well, I think on the men's side there wasn't really 295 00:15:08,430 --> 00:15:10,770 Carrie Tollefson: a big surprise with who broke the tape. Josh Kerr, 296 00:15:10,770 --> 00:15:13,740 Carrie Tollefson: we all were looking at. I think it was anytime 297 00:15:13,740 --> 00:15:17,340 Carrie Tollefson: Fifth Avenue comes around, it is so cool because people 298 00:15:17,340 --> 00:15:20,520 Carrie Tollefson: are coming from different spots in their training. Some are 299 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,370 Carrie Tollefson: coming from Zurich or some Diamond League races or other 300 00:15:23,370 --> 00:15:26,220 Carrie Tollefson: races in Europe. Some are actually coming back from break. 301 00:15:27,420 --> 00:15:30,479 Carrie Tollefson: I was thinking Josh would be spot on physically but 302 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,790 Carrie Tollefson: mentally, I was wondering how he'd be and he seemed 303 00:15:32,790 --> 00:15:35,460 Carrie Tollefson: like this was the race he was looking forward to 304 00:15:35,490 --> 00:15:38,760 Carrie Tollefson: besides Paris all year. It was really fun to see him 305 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,670 Carrie Tollefson: be able to finish on such a high note, cracking, 306 00:15:41,670 --> 00:15:44,040 Carrie Tollefson: and actually, destroying the record- 307 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:44,041 Becs Gentry: Exactly. 308 00:15:44,041 --> 00:15:47,190 Carrie Tollefson: ... from a great Villanova guy, that Sydney Maree. I 309 00:15:47,190 --> 00:15:50,190 Carrie Tollefson: know I went to Villanova, so shout out there. But 310 00:15:50,190 --> 00:15:53,070 Carrie Tollefson: then on the women's side, Karissa Schweizer wasn't so much 311 00:15:53,070 --> 00:15:56,340 Carrie Tollefson: a surprise. We know she's got the legs, we know 312 00:15:56,340 --> 00:16:00,180 Carrie Tollefson: she's got the talent but it was really fun to 313 00:16:00,180 --> 00:16:02,430 Carrie Tollefson: see her be able to do that. She's been on 314 00:16:02,430 --> 00:16:04,950 Carrie Tollefson: this comeback and so for her, to be able to 315 00:16:04,950 --> 00:16:07,860 Carrie Tollefson: run in Paris after having an injury this spring and 316 00:16:07,860 --> 00:16:10,050 Carrie Tollefson: then to be able to come here and into New 317 00:16:10,050 --> 00:16:12,240 Carrie Tollefson: York and do such great things, and also tie the 318 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,910 Carrie Tollefson: record, it was pretty awesome. I'd have to say my 319 00:16:14,910 --> 00:16:20,609 Carrie Tollefson: surprise was Gracie Morris in 5th. She is just coming 320 00:16:20,610 --> 00:16:24,120 Carrie Tollefson: out of college and starting her professional career. Her family? 321 00:16:24,180 --> 00:16:26,970 Carrie Tollefson: Great runners. They've got a great story there, so you 322 00:16:26,970 --> 00:16:30,120 Carrie Tollefson: might want to get her on the podcast, but she 323 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:33,180 Carrie Tollefson: was in 5th and ran a great race. So it was 324 00:16:33,180 --> 00:16:34,229 Carrie Tollefson: so fun. I loved it. 325 00:16:34,230 --> 00:16:37,290 Becs Gentry: It was. We had Josh on very recently to the 326 00:16:37,290 --> 00:16:43,440 Becs Gentry: podcast and he said how excited he was to be here in New York. He loves the city, he brought his fiancé, 327 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,080 Becs Gentry: and it really was the season closer for him, so 328 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:49,530 Becs Gentry: it was wonderful to see him do it so successfully 329 00:16:49,530 --> 00:16:52,920 Becs Gentry: with big smile on his face. His victory lap almost 330 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:56,070 Becs Gentry: made me well up. Just how pleased you are. He 331 00:16:56,070 --> 00:16:58,800 Becs Gentry: just looked at ease of like, " I'm done. I can 332 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:02,010 Becs Gentry: go and watch Harry Potter and enjoy the weekend." 333 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,310 Carrie Tollefson: Yeah. He walked around and everyone knew who he was. 334 00:17:05,310 --> 00:17:07,619 Carrie Tollefson: They all wanted to high five him. He was a 335 00:17:07,619 --> 00:17:09,869 Carrie Tollefson: celebrity here. You guys have done a great job with 336 00:17:10,109 --> 00:17:12,659 Carrie Tollefson: elevating him in New York City. Just the stuff that 337 00:17:12,660 --> 00:17:16,260 Carrie Tollefson: he's done at Milrose or here at 5th Ave. Hopefully, we'll 338 00:17:16,260 --> 00:17:19,560 Carrie Tollefson: see him one day maybe run a little longer. It's 339 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:21,209 Carrie Tollefson: fun to see him run a little longer. We get 340 00:17:21,210 --> 00:17:23,580 Carrie Tollefson: to witness it a little bit further. So yeah, it 341 00:17:23,580 --> 00:17:24,090 Carrie Tollefson: was great. 342 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:29,490 Rob Simmelkjaer: Carrie, let's talk about Paris. You had that awesome experience 343 00:17:29,490 --> 00:17:32,969 Rob Simmelkjaer: along with Becs as well, being part of the broadcast 344 00:17:32,970 --> 00:17:35,580 Rob Simmelkjaer: crew. What was it like for you? I was there 345 00:17:35,580 --> 00:17:39,389 Rob Simmelkjaer: the second week and just really as a fan and 346 00:17:39,390 --> 00:17:42,330 Rob Simmelkjaer: seeing folks over there. But to be a part of 347 00:17:42,330 --> 00:17:44,970 Rob Simmelkjaer: it, I know you had to dive in deep with 348 00:17:44,970 --> 00:17:48,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: all the binders and the research and all the work. 349 00:17:48,270 --> 00:17:51,750 Rob Simmelkjaer: So you know the running world now better than anybody 350 00:17:51,750 --> 00:17:54,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: possibly could because you just spent all that time getting 351 00:17:54,420 --> 00:17:57,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: ready for Paris. What stood out most to you from 352 00:17:57,900 --> 00:17:58,649 Rob Simmelkjaer: those games? 353 00:17:59,820 --> 00:18:03,780 Carrie Tollefson: Oh, so many things stood out. I was fortunate enough 354 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,630 Carrie Tollefson: to be able to call pretty much every single event 355 00:18:06,630 --> 00:18:08,850 Carrie Tollefson: for athletics. Track and field is what we call it 356 00:18:08,850 --> 00:18:11,040 Carrie Tollefson: here in the states. Athletics is what we call it 357 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:15,359 Carrie Tollefson: internationally. I learned a whole bunch about a whole bunch 358 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:19,050 Carrie Tollefson: of people. I had to study all day, all night 359 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:22,109 Carrie Tollefson: basically to just be able to know what I was 360 00:18:22,109 --> 00:18:24,419 Carrie Tollefson: talking about, but also to give the audience what they 361 00:18:24,420 --> 00:18:26,880 Carrie Tollefson: needed to hear. I think that's really important. I didn't 362 00:18:26,970 --> 00:18:30,030 Carrie Tollefson: really realize it until I got into this role. Rob, 363 00:18:30,030 --> 00:18:32,939 Carrie Tollefson: you know this better than Becs and I, you were in this role a 364 00:18:32,940 --> 00:18:37,410 Carrie Tollefson: lot longer than we were or have been. I think 365 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:39,359 Carrie Tollefson: what I really wanted to do was make sure that 366 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,990 Carrie Tollefson: the people back home were just as excited as I 367 00:18:42,990 --> 00:18:47,670 Carrie Tollefson: was sitting there as a former athlete. There's so many 368 00:18:47,670 --> 00:18:49,770 Carrie Tollefson: things we can tell about an athlete, but also I 369 00:18:49,770 --> 00:18:53,820 Carrie Tollefson: think sharing their excitement with their family and their coaches, 370 00:18:53,820 --> 00:18:56,850 Carrie Tollefson: that was my favorite part. I loved being on the 371 00:18:56,850 --> 00:19:00,660 Carrie Tollefson: track racing but being up in the stands, commentating, and 372 00:19:00,660 --> 00:19:04,350 Carrie Tollefson: also witnessing the joy, the heartache, all of the different 373 00:19:04,350 --> 00:19:08,490 Carrie Tollefson: emotions that go into this sport. But it's individualized when 374 00:19:08,490 --> 00:19:10,350 Carrie Tollefson: you're down on the track, unless you're in the relay. 375 00:19:10,619 --> 00:19:12,945 Carrie Tollefson: But it's individualized down there. But when you come back 376 00:19:12,945 --> 00:19:16,320 Carrie Tollefson: to the stands and you see that it is a huge 377 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:19,020 Carrie Tollefson: team effort that goes into it, that was my favorite 378 00:19:19,020 --> 00:19:23,820 Carrie Tollefson: part. But yeah... Oh, you asked me which performance I 379 00:19:23,820 --> 00:19:26,669 Carrie Tollefson: can speak on. I can't even give you one. It 380 00:19:26,670 --> 00:19:28,980 Carrie Tollefson: was so awesome. The first thing that comes to mind 381 00:19:28,980 --> 00:19:31,800 Carrie Tollefson: was my event, the 1500, and to see Cole Hocker 382 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:33,270 Carrie Tollefson: win, I think that was really fun. 383 00:19:33,270 --> 00:19:34,740 Becs Gentry: What an event that was. 384 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,679 Rob Simmelkjaer: I was in the building for that. We'll never forget that. 385 00:19:38,190 --> 00:19:40,410 Rob Simmelkjaer: I think anybody who watched that will never forget it. It 386 00:19:40,410 --> 00:19:43,920 Rob Simmelkjaer: was really something memorable. Obviously, Josh Kerr a big part 387 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:49,650 Rob Simmelkjaer: of that story, finishing second that momentous evening. Carrie, you 388 00:19:50,070 --> 00:19:52,709 Rob Simmelkjaer: mentioned what it's like to be a part of the 389 00:19:52,710 --> 00:19:55,530 Rob Simmelkjaer: broadcast and yes, I did have to do a fair 390 00:19:55,530 --> 00:19:58,080 Rob Simmelkjaer: amount of work getting ready for those, but I think 391 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,439 Rob Simmelkjaer: it's harder for the people in your role, the analysts 392 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:05,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: who really have to go that deep level to understand 393 00:20:05,550 --> 00:20:09,659 Rob Simmelkjaer: the athletes, their performance, their challenges, what they have to 394 00:20:09,660 --> 00:20:12,450 Rob Simmelkjaer: do, really get to know them, and know their stories 395 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:15,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: in a deep way. Were there some athletes that you got 396 00:20:15,900 --> 00:20:18,600 Rob Simmelkjaer: to know a lot better and that you think others 397 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:21,720 Rob Simmelkjaer: should invest the time to get to know better coming 398 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:22,440 Rob Simmelkjaer: out of Paris? 399 00:20:23,250 --> 00:20:26,430 Carrie Tollefson: Yeah. There are so many stories that come out of that. 400 00:20:27,570 --> 00:20:30,900 Carrie Tollefson: I loved, and she's a big name, but Julien Alfred. 401 00:20:30,930 --> 00:20:34,020 Carrie Tollefson: A lot of people might not know because being here, 402 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:38,070 Carrie Tollefson: we're here in America, so a lot of eyes were 403 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:41,340 Carrie Tollefson: on Sha'Carri Richardson, but Julien Alfred, she's a quiet gal 404 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:45,000 Carrie Tollefson: but man, can she run. She's from this small country 405 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,270 Carrie Tollefson: where... She was almost nervous to go back because she 406 00:20:48,270 --> 00:20:50,459 Carrie Tollefson: is so big, so she stayed over here and she 407 00:20:51,030 --> 00:20:52,949 Carrie Tollefson: hid out a little bit. She loves her country, but 408 00:20:52,950 --> 00:20:56,010 Carrie Tollefson: she stayed over here and hid out and did her 409 00:20:56,010 --> 00:20:59,909 Carrie Tollefson: training and then she went and just pretty much obliterated 410 00:20:59,910 --> 00:21:03,359 Carrie Tollefson: the field in the 100 meters and she's making a huge 411 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:07,440 Carrie Tollefson: impact. I just think Julien Alfred is one. We know 412 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:10,409 Carrie Tollefson: the Sprint series on Netflix. We got to see her 413 00:21:10,410 --> 00:21:13,050 Carrie Tollefson: a little bit there, but I think she's going to 414 00:21:13,050 --> 00:21:17,040 Carrie Tollefson: become a really big name and she should be. I 415 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,740 Carrie Tollefson: really think that we should elevate all of the athletes, 416 00:21:19,740 --> 00:21:21,689 Carrie Tollefson: but that was one story that I really loved. 417 00:21:22,170 --> 00:21:25,980 Becs Gentry: My gosh. She is absolutely phenomenal. And yeah, as you say, it 418 00:21:26,310 --> 00:21:30,240 Becs Gentry: is lovely to see these blossoming stories of the sort 419 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:34,560 Becs Gentry: of, we're so overwhelmed by what's put in front of 420 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,379 Becs Gentry: us, i. e, the Netflix series, which was phenomenal. We 421 00:21:37,380 --> 00:21:42,330 Becs Gentry: have the big, big personalities, the Sha'Carris, the Noah's, and 422 00:21:42,330 --> 00:21:46,380 Becs Gentry: then you get to see these smaller personalities who just 423 00:21:46,380 --> 00:21:49,890 Becs Gentry: shine so bright with their passion for the sport and 424 00:21:49,950 --> 00:21:54,449 Becs Gentry: the whole world of athletics. Carrie, I've worked with you 425 00:21:54,450 --> 00:21:56,040 Becs Gentry: a couple of times now. I've had the honor of 426 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:58,980 Becs Gentry: learning from you and I hope to continue doing that. 427 00:21:58,980 --> 00:22:04,050 Becs Gentry: But your research is something that I don't think anyone 428 00:22:04,050 --> 00:22:08,280 Becs Gentry: will ever quite understand. I think you said you had 429 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:12,000 Becs Gentry: four binders full of research for the Olympics, and I 430 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:15,119 Becs Gentry: know from doing New York City Marathon with you and 431 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:23,159 Becs Gentry: The Half, the United Airlines Half, your A3, RA2 size 432 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,740 Becs Gentry: paper... Just everyone- 433 00:22:25,740 --> 00:22:27,360 Carrie Tollefson: It's 11 by 14 here in the States. 434 00:22:27,361 --> 00:22:27,362 Becs Gentry: Sorry. 435 00:22:27,362 --> 00:22:27,363 Carrie Tollefson: It's huge. 436 00:22:27,363 --> 00:22:35,790 Becs Gentry: It's huge. I tell you though. For someone like me who 437 00:22:35,790 --> 00:22:39,389 Becs Gentry: is very, very green to the role of commentating and 438 00:22:39,390 --> 00:22:42,540 Becs Gentry: sitting next to an absolute superhero of an analyst, it 439 00:22:42,540 --> 00:22:48,600 Becs Gentry: is incredibly inspiring to see you love those stats and 440 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,900 Becs Gentry: how you give that to the audience is unreal because 441 00:22:51,900 --> 00:22:55,050 Becs Gentry: I hear people on the streets spouting things you've said, 442 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:59,429 Becs Gentry: they hear Carrie and they take your knowledge and I 443 00:22:59,430 --> 00:23:02,160 Becs Gentry: think that's truly a skill. But I just want everyone 444 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,800 Becs Gentry: to understand the work that Carrie puts in to deliver us all 445 00:23:04,980 --> 00:23:08,520 Becs Gentry: of this is by far the most. I don't think 446 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,710 Becs Gentry: I studied that much from my university exams. 447 00:23:11,670 --> 00:23:15,000 Carrie Tollefson: I never studied like this, but I think part of 448 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,879 Carrie Tollefson: it is we all talk about having a passion in life 449 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:21,359 Carrie Tollefson: or finding our passion, and this really is my passion, 450 00:23:21,450 --> 00:23:23,940 Carrie Tollefson: is I love to run and race when I was 451 00:23:23,940 --> 00:23:27,419 Carrie Tollefson: competing. But what a wonderful way for me to keep 452 00:23:27,420 --> 00:23:31,140 Carrie Tollefson: this passion alive by being able to still be on 453 00:23:31,140 --> 00:23:33,869 Carrie Tollefson: camera, or in the booth, or just interviewing. I love 454 00:23:33,869 --> 00:23:38,010 Carrie Tollefson: to interview athletes. That's my favorite job. Yeah, I get 455 00:23:38,010 --> 00:23:40,950 Carrie Tollefson: to study about how everyone else is passionate about their 456 00:23:40,950 --> 00:23:43,410 Carrie Tollefson: career and I understand the ups and downs. I had 457 00:23:43,410 --> 00:23:46,649 Carrie Tollefson: many injuries and illness and all this along the way, 458 00:23:46,650 --> 00:23:49,619 Carrie Tollefson: but I think that it's really fun to be able 459 00:23:49,619 --> 00:23:51,750 Carrie Tollefson: to share the stories. And try to get it right. 460 00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:54,119 Carrie Tollefson: There's times I get it wrong and I have lots 461 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,760 Carrie Tollefson: of flubs, but I also try to cover that up 462 00:23:56,760 --> 00:24:00,119 Carrie Tollefson: with a smile, and just showing people that I really 463 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,940 Carrie Tollefson: love what I do and I love our sports so 464 00:24:02,940 --> 00:24:06,869 Carrie Tollefson: much. I really do. It gives me so much back 465 00:24:06,869 --> 00:24:11,070 Carrie Tollefson: in return. Yeah, if people can just enjoy hearing it, 466 00:24:11,700 --> 00:24:12,780 Carrie Tollefson: then I've done my job. 467 00:24:13,140 --> 00:24:16,050 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. Making fans. That's what it's all about. It's what 468 00:24:16,050 --> 00:24:17,460 Rob Simmelkjaer: we try to do a little bit of here on 469 00:24:17,460 --> 00:24:21,990 Rob Simmelkjaer: Set the Pace as well. I was scrolling Instagram yesterday 470 00:24:22,020 --> 00:24:27,928 Rob Simmelkjaer: and one of my favorite followers, another great Minnesotan. Dakotah 471 00:24:28,619 --> 00:24:34,230 Rob Simmelkjaer: Lindwurm. I was like, " Wait, Dakota and Carrie are together 472 00:24:34,710 --> 00:24:38,429 Rob Simmelkjaer: and they're showing me ink on their bodies." I'm like, " 473 00:24:38,430 --> 00:24:41,640 Rob Simmelkjaer: What is going on here?" What were you and Dakotah up 474 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,580 Rob Simmelkjaer: to together? There it is. For those who can't see, 475 00:24:44,580 --> 00:24:48,270 Rob Simmelkjaer: Carrie's showing us a little Olympic ring tattoo that I 476 00:24:48,270 --> 00:24:51,450 Rob Simmelkjaer: see a lot of the Olympians have been sporting lately. 477 00:24:51,450 --> 00:24:52,530 Rob Simmelkjaer: How'd that all come about? 478 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:56,670 Carrie Tollefson: Oh, it was so fun. Dakotah and I, after the 479 00:24:56,670 --> 00:24:59,730 Carrie Tollefson: Olympic trials when I was with Becs, I saw her 480 00:24:59,730 --> 00:25:03,119 Carrie Tollefson: after the award ceremony and I said, " Oh my gosh, 481 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:05,430 Carrie Tollefson: I have been waiting 20 years to get my Olympic 482 00:25:05,430 --> 00:25:08,310 Carrie Tollefson: rings. Are you planning to get your rings?" And she said, " 483 00:25:08,310 --> 00:25:12,300 Carrie Tollefson: Yeah." When I got home in my little village where 484 00:25:12,300 --> 00:25:16,109 Carrie Tollefson: I live, there was a brand new tattoo artist. This 485 00:25:16,109 --> 00:25:17,940 Carrie Tollefson: wasn't the artist that we ended up using, but I 486 00:25:17,940 --> 00:25:19,800 Carrie Tollefson: texted her right when I got home, I'm like, " It's 487 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:22,800 Carrie Tollefson: meant to be. Let's do this after Paris." She was like, " 488 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:26,010 Carrie Tollefson: I'm right with you." She booked it all for us 489 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:28,889 Carrie Tollefson: and we went yesterday and we got tatted. 490 00:25:28,890 --> 00:25:30,630 Becs Gentry: I love it. I'm so happy. 491 00:25:31,350 --> 00:25:34,680 Carrie Tollefson: Actually, it's really cool. It's next to a scar and 492 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:36,929 Carrie Tollefson: I was thinking about, " Maybe I shouldn't put it by 493 00:25:36,930 --> 00:25:40,200 Carrie Tollefson: my scar," but the tattoo artist, Peter, he said, " Your 494 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,619 Carrie Tollefson: scars tell your stories." He said, " Don't be ashamed of 495 00:25:43,619 --> 00:25:46,500 Carrie Tollefson: that." So I'm not. And then also I wanted it 496 00:25:46,500 --> 00:25:48,450 Carrie Tollefson: so you could see it when I have the microphone up. 497 00:25:48,690 --> 00:25:54,658 Becs Gentry: There we go. That's pretty cool. It's so cool. 498 00:25:54,659 --> 00:25:56,189 Carrie Tollefson: You can see it when we run and when Dakotah 499 00:25:56,189 --> 00:25:57,929 Carrie Tollefson: runs, and then you can see it when we have a 500 00:25:57,930 --> 00:25:58,830 Carrie Tollefson: microphone in our hand. 501 00:25:59,010 --> 00:26:02,400 Rob Simmelkjaer: Why'd you wait 20 years? Was it just fear of 502 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:06,119 Rob Simmelkjaer: the tattoo? That's why I would wait 20 years. I 503 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:09,510 Rob Simmelkjaer: would not want any part of a tattoo. I'm totally 504 00:26:09,510 --> 00:26:10,080 Rob Simmelkjaer: without them. 505 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:10,168 Carrie Tollefson: I know. 506 00:26:10,169 --> 00:26:14,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: But did you need Dakotah to inspire you to actually get 507 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:14,850 Rob Simmelkjaer: in there and do it? 508 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:19,080 Carrie Tollefson: For sure. Dakotah runs for Minnesota Distance Elite, which was 509 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,810 Carrie Tollefson: Team USA Minnesota when I was running. So we both 510 00:26:21,810 --> 00:26:25,889 Carrie Tollefson: ran for the same team. When she made the team 511 00:26:25,890 --> 00:26:29,429 Carrie Tollefson: 20 years after me, I was like, " It's like my 512 00:26:29,430 --> 00:26:32,760 Carrie Tollefson: little sister." It was really a cool moment for us 513 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,490 Carrie Tollefson: to share in that bond of being on the same 514 00:26:35,490 --> 00:26:38,700 Carrie Tollefson: team. I'm really proud of her. We know she's getting 515 00:26:38,700 --> 00:26:41,070 Carrie Tollefson: ready to run the TCS New York City Marathon and 516 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:43,560 Carrie Tollefson: she's been through a lot, but she brings so much 517 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,919 Carrie Tollefson: joy. When you think of Becs and hopefully, when you 518 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:49,470 Carrie Tollefson: think of me, you just think of this big smile 519 00:26:49,470 --> 00:26:51,930 Carrie Tollefson: that is on our face all the time, almost too 520 00:26:51,930 --> 00:26:54,600 Carrie Tollefson: big for me sometimes. And that's what you think of 521 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:58,890 Carrie Tollefson: with Dakotah. And so why not go with her? It's one 522 00:26:58,890 --> 00:27:00,810 Carrie Tollefson: of the best people to go. We are actually talking 523 00:27:00,810 --> 00:27:04,950 Carrie Tollefson: about Becs in the tattoo parlor or whatever you call 524 00:27:04,950 --> 00:27:08,730 Carrie Tollefson: it because she's got these awesome tattoos. If your ears 525 00:27:08,730 --> 00:27:10,440 Carrie Tollefson: were ringing, Becs, we were talking about you. 526 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:16,470 Becs Gentry: Two Olympians, I'm honored. The season's drawing to a close, 527 00:27:16,470 --> 00:27:18,810 Becs Gentry: and I think that's such a beautiful way that you 528 00:27:18,810 --> 00:27:23,040 Becs Gentry: and Dakotah put the icing on this amazing season, especially 529 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:26,369 Becs Gentry: for her on her running side. I want to ask you 530 00:27:26,369 --> 00:27:30,390 Becs Gentry: Carrie about the talent that you've seen this season, and 531 00:27:30,390 --> 00:27:34,020 Becs Gentry: is there anybody who comes to your mind as being 532 00:27:34,020 --> 00:27:38,459 Becs Gentry: a real star of this season who's excelled or even maybe 533 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,159 Becs Gentry: not excelled, either way, someone who comes to your mind? 534 00:27:42,660 --> 00:27:47,520 Carrie Tollefson: Well, I think of all you British athletes right now. 535 00:27:47,820 --> 00:27:52,410 Carrie Tollefson: You're just crushing it over there. I think Georgia Bell 536 00:27:52,410 --> 00:27:55,410 Carrie Tollefson: is going to be a huge star. I know you've 537 00:27:55,410 --> 00:27:58,140 Carrie Tollefson: talked about her on the podcast before, but it's been 538 00:27:58,140 --> 00:28:01,290 Carrie Tollefson: really cool for me to study her. I remember her 539 00:28:01,290 --> 00:28:04,560 Carrie Tollefson: about six, seven years ago running very well. But then 540 00:28:04,950 --> 00:28:07,080 Carrie Tollefson: as we know her story, she went away a little 541 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:10,710 Carrie Tollefson: bit from the sport of running, in competing during the pandemic, 542 00:28:10,710 --> 00:28:13,830 Carrie Tollefson: and then she got into cycling. Those are the stories 543 00:28:13,890 --> 00:28:17,129 Carrie Tollefson: that I find so inspirational, ones that we just can't 544 00:28:17,130 --> 00:28:18,000 Carrie Tollefson: get rid of people. 545 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:19,021 Becs Gentry: Keep coming back. 546 00:28:19,021 --> 00:28:21,600 Carrie Tollefson: She know for sure she wanted to do this. Malindi 547 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:24,990 Carrie Tollefson: Elmore, for instance, was a 1500- meter runner with me 548 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:28,170 Carrie Tollefson: and now, she ran the marathon at 42, I believe 549 00:28:28,170 --> 00:28:30,090 Carrie Tollefson: she is. We've seen her in New York, run all 550 00:28:30,090 --> 00:28:33,510 Carrie Tollefson: the streets of New York. Those are the stories for 551 00:28:33,510 --> 00:28:36,570 Carrie Tollefson: me that really shine. The ones that you see athletes 552 00:28:36,570 --> 00:28:38,700 Carrie Tollefson: go away, or you see athletes that have been injured, 553 00:28:38,700 --> 00:28:40,800 Carrie Tollefson: or maybe they've dealt with something else and they've gone 554 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,860 Carrie Tollefson: away from the sport but they just keep coming back for 555 00:28:43,860 --> 00:28:48,570 Carrie Tollefson: more. And they persevere and they fight back and they 556 00:28:48,750 --> 00:28:50,820 Carrie Tollefson: find the love and joy of it. I think that 557 00:28:50,820 --> 00:28:54,930 Carrie Tollefson: that's something we've seen in Georgia Bell. She's just done 558 00:28:54,930 --> 00:28:57,840 Carrie Tollefson: some great things in the sport already, but I think 559 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:01,290 Carrie Tollefson: she's just starting. Malindi Elmore I think is so cool because 560 00:29:01,290 --> 00:29:03,870 Carrie Tollefson: she's on the other end of the sport where maybe 561 00:29:03,870 --> 00:29:06,510 Carrie Tollefson: she's thinking about what's next, but yet she's still showing 562 00:29:06,510 --> 00:29:07,980 Carrie Tollefson: us you can be a mother of two and you 563 00:29:07,980 --> 00:29:10,800 Carrie Tollefson: can keep fighting and doing all the great things that 564 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:16,740 Carrie Tollefson: she's doing. Yeah. There's so many. I can't even put 565 00:29:16,740 --> 00:29:19,650 Carrie Tollefson: a pin on one, but I do love Georgia Bell's 566 00:29:19,650 --> 00:29:20,790 Carrie Tollefson: story. I think it's great. 567 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:23,550 Becs Gentry: We're honored as a U. K. I'll speak for the 568 00:29:23,550 --> 00:29:24,120 Becs Gentry: whole of the U. K. 569 00:29:25,950 --> 00:29:27,121 Carrie Tollefson: I call her Georgie. I think it's Georgia- 570 00:29:27,121 --> 00:29:27,122 Becs Gentry: Georgia. 571 00:29:27,122 --> 00:29:28,621 Carrie Tollefson: ... but I call her Georgie for some reason- 572 00:29:28,621 --> 00:29:28,622 Becs Gentry: I'm sure. 573 00:29:28,622 --> 00:29:31,440 Carrie Tollefson: ... and hopefully, she's okay with that. I've called her 574 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:33,240 Carrie Tollefson: that ever since I've known her, I think. 575 00:29:34,500 --> 00:29:39,390 Rob Simmelkjaer: Carrie, what is this new Athlos? Some folks who are 576 00:29:39,690 --> 00:29:43,545 Rob Simmelkjaer: really close to running, track and field may know about 577 00:29:43,545 --> 00:29:49,050 Rob Simmelkjaer: this. It's a women's only track event with a $60, 000 purse. 578 00:29:49,230 --> 00:29:49,410 Becs Gentry: Huge. 579 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:53,940 Rob Simmelkjaer: Just tell us about this. What is it and what 580 00:29:53,940 --> 00:29:57,480 Rob Simmelkjaer: do you think it's all about? What's its reason for existence? 581 00:29:58,470 --> 00:30:02,100 Carrie Tollefson: Well, because we have to elevate the women as we 582 00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:04,560 Carrie Tollefson: should. How cool is it that we're going to have 583 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:10,020 Carrie Tollefson: Gabby Thomas and Faith Kipyegon, all these great athletes highlighting 584 00:30:10,020 --> 00:30:14,070 Carrie Tollefson: and starting to build this amazing track meet and hopefully, 585 00:30:14,070 --> 00:30:18,989 Carrie Tollefson: maybe track series with Athlos. Serena Williams' husband is the 586 00:30:18,990 --> 00:30:21,510 Carrie Tollefson: one behind it. I love to shout out Serena because 587 00:30:21,510 --> 00:30:24,270 Carrie Tollefson: we know that she probably was very much behind what's 588 00:30:24,270 --> 00:30:28,020 Carrie Tollefson: going on. They actually just asked me to do the 589 00:30:28,020 --> 00:30:31,260 Carrie Tollefson: infield announcing, and I am lucky enough to say that 590 00:30:31,260 --> 00:30:33,900 Carrie Tollefson: I can't be there because I'm going to be the 591 00:30:33,900 --> 00:30:36,570 Carrie Tollefson: first female announcing the Berlin Marathon. 592 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:37,860 Rob Simmelkjaer: Yeah. 593 00:30:37,860 --> 00:30:38,280 Becs Gentry: Congratulations. 594 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:42,060 Carrie Tollefson: They're on the same weekend so I was like, " No. 595 00:30:42,060 --> 00:30:43,890 Carrie Tollefson: I really want to be there, but I also want 596 00:30:43,890 --> 00:30:47,490 Carrie Tollefson: to be in Berlin." Pretty cool stuff happening for us 597 00:30:47,490 --> 00:30:51,990 Carrie Tollefson: females. Athlos is this track meet in New York City 598 00:30:51,990 --> 00:30:55,350 Carrie Tollefson: where it's going to just be a big party, but 599 00:30:55,350 --> 00:30:58,380 Carrie Tollefson: also the celebration of how hard females work and let's 600 00:30:58,380 --> 00:31:00,600 Carrie Tollefson: elevate them a little bit. I love... Even in New 601 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:02,730 Carrie Tollefson: York years ago, I don't know how many years ago 602 00:31:02,730 --> 00:31:04,200 Carrie Tollefson: it was where we had the women have their own 603 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:07,380 Carrie Tollefson: start, it was because Mary Wittenberg wanted to elevate the 604 00:31:07,380 --> 00:31:10,290 Carrie Tollefson: women. She wanted to let them be out there and 605 00:31:10,290 --> 00:31:12,420 Carrie Tollefson: not in these huge masses where we couldn't get the 606 00:31:12,420 --> 00:31:16,320 Carrie Tollefson: cameras in there. It's all these steps in our sport 607 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:21,090 Carrie Tollefson: that have been slowly moving and now, it's really coming 608 00:31:21,090 --> 00:31:24,570 Carrie Tollefson: to a head where it's like, " Yeah, we deserve this." I 609 00:31:24,570 --> 00:31:27,030 Carrie Tollefson: love the guys. Don't get me wrong. I love seeing 610 00:31:27,030 --> 00:31:29,160 Carrie Tollefson: all of our guys compete but I think it's really 611 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:32,550 Carrie Tollefson: neat. My mom wasn't allowed to be an athlete and 612 00:31:32,550 --> 00:31:35,670 Carrie Tollefson: my dad was a collegiate football player. She would've been 613 00:31:35,670 --> 00:31:38,010 Carrie Tollefson: a heck of an athlete and still to this day 614 00:31:38,010 --> 00:31:41,790 Carrie Tollefson: is one of the biggest fans of all sports. I'm 615 00:31:41,790 --> 00:31:44,850 Carrie Tollefson: just thankful that we're moving into this direction where Becs' 616 00:31:44,850 --> 00:31:48,360 Carrie Tollefson: daughter, Rob, your daughters, my daughter, we have the chance 617 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:52,020 Carrie Tollefson: to say, " You guys, you gals, we're getting there." 618 00:31:53,100 --> 00:31:55,440 Rob Simmelkjaer: I love it. You look at how the U. S. 619 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:59,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: performed in Paris and it was driven so much by 620 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:02,520 Rob Simmelkjaer: women, not just in track and field, but across the 621 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:06,360 Rob Simmelkjaer: board and Title IX and all the things that we do here 622 00:32:06,390 --> 00:32:09,870 Rob Simmelkjaer: allow that to happen. So couldn't agree more. It's been 623 00:32:09,870 --> 00:32:12,540 Rob Simmelkjaer: a huge surge for women's sports. And yeah, we're excited 624 00:32:12,540 --> 00:32:15,630 Rob Simmelkjaer: to see Athlos kickoff. It's going to be a big 625 00:32:15,630 --> 00:32:18,300 Rob Simmelkjaer: event here in New York. And Carrie, we're excited to 626 00:32:18,300 --> 00:32:22,500 Rob Simmelkjaer: see you not there, but in Berlin where I will 627 00:32:22,500 --> 00:32:26,130 Rob Simmelkjaer: be as well. I think I'll be there. Well, I 628 00:32:26,130 --> 00:32:27,840 Rob Simmelkjaer: think my body's going to let me be there, but 629 00:32:28,050 --> 00:32:31,530 Rob Simmelkjaer: yeah, we can't wait. Congrats on the broadcasting gig over 630 00:32:31,530 --> 00:32:32,880 Rob Simmelkjaer: there. That's really, really cool. 631 00:32:33,390 --> 00:32:36,270 Carrie Tollefson: I know. It's really cool. You know how Becs says it's her six stars, 632 00:32:36,270 --> 00:32:40,410 Carrie Tollefson: I'm like, " Maybe if I can get my six stars up 633 00:32:40,410 --> 00:32:41,340 Carrie Tollefson: for announcing- 634 00:32:41,820 --> 00:32:41,821 Becs Gentry: You should. 635 00:32:41,821 --> 00:32:42,751 Carrie Tollefson: ... that would be pretty cool." 636 00:32:42,751 --> 00:32:43,200 Rob Simmelkjaer: I love that. 637 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:45,420 Carrie Tollefson: I don't know if we have that. Maybe Tim Hutchings, I don't know. 638 00:32:46,500 --> 00:32:49,171 Rob Simmelkjaer: Six star broadcaster. I think that should be a thing, Becs. 639 00:32:49,171 --> 00:32:49,441 Becs Gentry: I think that should be a thing. I think Carrie should be the inaugural. 640 00:32:49,441 --> 00:32:49,442 Carrie Tollefson: Yeah, now that could be you next thing. 641 00:32:49,442 --> 00:32:56,550 Becs Gentry: That could be the inaugural thing that Carrie welcomes into the world. 642 00:32:57,840 --> 00:32:59,550 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right. Well, Carrie, we know you got to go. Thank you so much for 643 00:32:59,550 --> 00:33:02,010 Rob Simmelkjaer: joining us. Great to see you and we will see 644 00:33:02,010 --> 00:33:02,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: you down the road. 645 00:33:02,940 --> 00:33:03,960 Carrie Tollefson: Thank you so much. 646 00:33:16,290 --> 00:33:18,300 Rob Simmelkjaer: Well, if it's summer in New York City and you're 647 00:33:18,300 --> 00:33:21,300 Rob Simmelkjaer: on a morning run in Central Park, chances are, you'll 648 00:33:21,300 --> 00:33:24,959 Rob Simmelkjaer: see Shelly Ramoni leading a team of teenage girls as 649 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:28,170 Rob Simmelkjaer: they take their first strides toward running their first ever 650 00:33:28,170 --> 00:33:31,260 Rob Simmelkjaer: 5K. Shelly is the lead coach of New York Road 651 00:33:31,260 --> 00:33:34,290 Rob Simmelkjaer: Runners Run for the Future Program, but she's also a 652 00:33:34,290 --> 00:33:38,220 Rob Simmelkjaer: long longtime New York Road Runners member. She's run 65 NYRR 653 00:33:38,220 --> 00:33:42,180 Rob Simmelkjaer: races, spanning every distance from a mile to the marathon. 654 00:33:42,510 --> 00:33:46,110 Rob Simmelkjaer: And she's recently recovered from a hip replacement surgery. Now, 655 00:33:46,110 --> 00:33:48,900 Rob Simmelkjaer: like so many of our listeners, Shelly is in training 656 00:33:48,990 --> 00:33:53,160 Rob Simmelkjaer: for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon. She joins Meb 657 00:33:53,220 --> 00:33:54,300 Rob Simmelkjaer: for our Member Moments. 658 00:33:54,630 --> 00:33:57,480 Meb Keflezighi: Thanks, Rob. Welcome, Shelly. How are you doing today? 659 00:33:57,750 --> 00:34:00,810 Shelly Ramoni: I'm doing great. I'm doing fabulous. Yes. 660 00:34:01,170 --> 00:34:02,820 Meb Keflezighi: Awesome. Well, good to be with you. Thank you for 661 00:34:02,820 --> 00:34:05,340 Meb Keflezighi: coming on the podcast, Set the Pace. You have been 662 00:34:05,340 --> 00:34:08,070 Meb Keflezighi: a coach for Run for the Future for a number 663 00:34:08,070 --> 00:34:11,850 Meb Keflezighi: of years. You will tell us, the audience, of a little about the 664 00:34:11,850 --> 00:34:13,650 Meb Keflezighi: program and why it is so important to you. 665 00:34:14,430 --> 00:34:18,270 Shelly Ramoni: Sure. Thank you. Run for the Future, I have been 666 00:34:18,270 --> 00:34:25,319 Shelly Ramoni: coaching the program since 2017. It is a beautiful program. 667 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:32,670 Shelly Ramoni: We train young women that are going into either their 668 00:34:32,790 --> 00:34:37,469 Shelly Ramoni: senior year in high school or entering into college, and 669 00:34:37,469 --> 00:34:41,160 Shelly Ramoni: we train them to run their first 5K. It is 670 00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:45,989 Shelly Ramoni: the Percy Sutton Harlem 5K that we run. We just 671 00:34:45,989 --> 00:34:50,759 Shelly Ramoni: completed our season for this summer and they all did 672 00:34:50,969 --> 00:34:56,190 Shelly Ramoni: just wonderfully. It is an educational mind, body, and spirit 673 00:34:56,190 --> 00:35:00,930 Shelly Ramoni: program. We do workshops every week that focus on things 674 00:35:00,930 --> 00:35:06,285 Shelly Ramoni: like nutrition, body image, finances for a lot of them 675 00:35:06,285 --> 00:35:10,800 Shelly Ramoni: that are going into their college years and they're going 676 00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:16,379 Shelly Ramoni: off on their own, and also women's empowerment. It is 677 00:35:16,380 --> 00:35:23,160 Shelly Ramoni: a fully fleshed out program that is a wellness program 678 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:28,739 Shelly Ramoni: and educational program and it really prepares them for entering 679 00:35:28,739 --> 00:35:32,969 Shelly Ramoni: into adulthood, but also it's a physical program that introduces 680 00:35:32,969 --> 00:35:37,799 Shelly Ramoni: them to the running community. A lot of them were 681 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:42,570 Shelly Ramoni: not the " athletes" of their school, which I really identify 682 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:45,780 Shelly Ramoni: with. I was that person when I was their age. 683 00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:52,560 Shelly Ramoni: And it enables them to really gain that self- esteem 684 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:55,950 Shelly Ramoni: from doing something that they didn't necessarily think that they 685 00:35:55,950 --> 00:36:00,810 Shelly Ramoni: could do at the start of the program. We really 686 00:36:00,810 --> 00:36:07,980 Shelly Ramoni: foster that support and encouragement and easing their way into 687 00:36:07,980 --> 00:36:11,100 Shelly Ramoni: the program and taking it one step at a time. 688 00:36:12,330 --> 00:36:15,330 Shelly Ramoni: They all surprise themselves by the end of the program. 689 00:36:15,420 --> 00:36:20,700 Shelly Ramoni: That's what I really love about... So many things that I 690 00:36:20,700 --> 00:36:29,069 Shelly Ramoni: love about this program, in particular affecting these young women 691 00:36:29,130 --> 00:36:31,739 Shelly Ramoni: at this time in their lives, at such a pivotal 692 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:36,840 Shelly Ramoni: point in their lives that they're transitioning from being a 693 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:41,070 Shelly Ramoni: teenager into adulthood and all of the things that go 694 00:36:41,070 --> 00:36:48,180 Shelly Ramoni: along with that. Good and bad. We watch them develop 695 00:36:48,180 --> 00:36:51,480 Shelly Ramoni: friendships. We watch them fall in love with running. So 696 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:54,509 Shelly Ramoni: many of our runners that have come through the program 697 00:36:54,510 --> 00:36:57,719 Shelly Ramoni: have gone to run the New York City Marathon. They've 698 00:36:57,719 --> 00:37:02,460 Shelly Ramoni: become mentors, they've become coaches themselves, and to watch that 699 00:37:02,460 --> 00:37:08,070 Shelly Ramoni: and you know that you're affecting their lives at this point, 700 00:37:08,730 --> 00:37:11,670 Shelly Ramoni: it's just such a special program to me. 701 00:37:12,660 --> 00:37:17,190 Meb Keflezighi: Well, you changing people's life. Sports changed everything. Like you said, self- 702 00:37:17,190 --> 00:37:20,070 Meb Keflezighi: confidence. That's how mine started. It all started with one mile though. Do 703 00:37:20,070 --> 00:37:23,609 Meb Keflezighi: you see the future with them? I know you said some 704 00:37:23,610 --> 00:37:27,270 Meb Keflezighi: of them have done the TCS New York City Marathon or... How was the 705 00:37:27,270 --> 00:37:30,180 Meb Keflezighi: interaction going forward at the end of the class like 706 00:37:30,690 --> 00:37:31,920 Meb Keflezighi: right now, confidence wise? 707 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:36,569 Shelly Ramoni: Oh, well, that I think is the most wonderful shift 708 00:37:36,570 --> 00:37:42,629 Shelly Ramoni: to see. It was funny our session at the beginning. 709 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:49,739 Shelly Ramoni: Everyone's walking into this program very scared, very nervous, very 710 00:37:49,980 --> 00:37:53,280 Shelly Ramoni: unsure of themselves, their bodies and what they're going to 711 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:57,089 Shelly Ramoni: do. There were a couple of young women that knew 712 00:37:57,090 --> 00:37:59,430 Shelly Ramoni: each other. But most of them are coming into this 713 00:37:59,430 --> 00:38:04,710 Shelly Ramoni: program not really knowing anyone and by the end, we 714 00:38:04,710 --> 00:38:10,440 Shelly Ramoni: had a celebration breakfast and these young women were sitting 715 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:13,410 Shelly Ramoni: around and they didn't want to leave. They had become 716 00:38:13,410 --> 00:38:18,480 Shelly Ramoni: such close friends with one another to just see that 717 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:22,739 Shelly Ramoni: and see how running builds this community. I've experienced that 718 00:38:22,739 --> 00:38:28,320 Shelly Ramoni: myself as an adult and the people that I have 719 00:38:28,890 --> 00:38:35,280 Shelly Ramoni: come to know, coaches, fellow runners, we've watched each other, 720 00:38:36,540 --> 00:38:41,610 Shelly Ramoni: get married, have families, watch their kids grow up. It's 721 00:38:41,610 --> 00:38:44,460 Shelly Ramoni: really amazing, and to be able to see that with 722 00:38:44,460 --> 00:38:49,020 Shelly Ramoni: these young women is truly just such a gift. 723 00:38:49,950 --> 00:38:53,550 Meb Keflezighi: Shelly, well, you have overcome so many obstacles yourself. You 724 00:38:53,550 --> 00:38:58,140 Meb Keflezighi: have this dysplasia and have a full right hip replacement 725 00:38:58,140 --> 00:39:02,070 Meb Keflezighi: in 2022. How does that affect the way you think 726 00:39:02,070 --> 00:39:04,440 Meb Keflezighi: about distance training and how do you teach that to your class? 727 00:39:06,900 --> 00:39:10,830 Shelly Ramoni: I think that all of our own obstacles as coaches 728 00:39:12,120 --> 00:39:19,710 Shelly Ramoni: enable us to be better coaches. I think before I 729 00:39:19,710 --> 00:39:24,060 Shelly Ramoni: had my surgery and while my hip was on the 730 00:39:24,630 --> 00:39:32,190 Shelly Ramoni: gradual decline, I know I really struggled with slowing down 731 00:39:32,190 --> 00:39:37,980 Shelly Ramoni: and the frustration of the perfectionism of running. I was 732 00:39:37,980 --> 00:39:44,460 Shelly Ramoni: so married to getting a marathon under a certain time 733 00:39:44,550 --> 00:39:49,320 Shelly Ramoni: limit and really being frustrated with myself because I wasn't 734 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:53,670 Shelly Ramoni: performing in the same way and now that I have 735 00:39:53,670 --> 00:39:57,180 Shelly Ramoni: this, I call it my second chance at running because 736 00:39:57,180 --> 00:39:58,830 Shelly Ramoni: I didn't run for about a year and a half, 737 00:39:58,830 --> 00:40:05,279 Shelly Ramoni: I couldn't, it has changed so dramatically for me. I 738 00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:08,670 Shelly Ramoni: am grateful every time I can go out there. I 739 00:40:08,670 --> 00:40:13,170 Shelly Ramoni: am just in such gratitude that I have the gift 740 00:40:13,170 --> 00:40:18,900 Shelly Ramoni: again of being able to do this. There's those thoughts 741 00:40:18,900 --> 00:40:21,330 Shelly Ramoni: that creep in of, " Wow, it would be really nice 742 00:40:21,330 --> 00:40:25,410 Shelly Ramoni: to run this pace again." But in all honesty, the 743 00:40:25,410 --> 00:40:28,830 Shelly Ramoni: fact that I'm running pain- free and running distances I 744 00:40:28,830 --> 00:40:31,920 Shelly Ramoni: never thought I would run again is just such a 745 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:38,730 Shelly Ramoni: huge gift. It's definitely changed my perspective with long distance. 746 00:40:40,290 --> 00:40:44,610 Shelly Ramoni: Each mile, I haven't quite gotten to... I just got to 747 00:40:44,610 --> 00:40:48,420 Shelly Ramoni: the half- marathon distance in my training. Next week will 748 00:40:48,450 --> 00:40:53,400 Shelly Ramoni: be a new PR for me. Each time I run 749 00:40:54,239 --> 00:40:56,850 Shelly Ramoni: the longer training runs to train for the New York 750 00:40:56,850 --> 00:40:59,670 Shelly Ramoni: City Marathon, it's going to be a personal record for 751 00:40:59,670 --> 00:41:02,910 Shelly Ramoni: this new hip. So it's pretty incredible. 752 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:07,800 Meb Keflezighi: It's all about seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. We can 753 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:09,660 Meb Keflezighi: all relate whether at the front of the pack, the middle of the 754 00:41:09,660 --> 00:41:12,090 Meb Keflezighi: pack, or the back of the pack. When running is 755 00:41:12,090 --> 00:41:15,960 Meb Keflezighi: not with us, we are not very happy people. But when we 756 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:18,540 Meb Keflezighi: start coming back, like you said, second chance, it just 757 00:41:18,900 --> 00:41:21,870 Meb Keflezighi: moves mountains because just to be able to run pain 758 00:41:21,870 --> 00:41:25,800 Meb Keflezighi: free, it's a tremendous respect and also you don't take 759 00:41:25,800 --> 00:41:28,020 Meb Keflezighi: things for granted. But you're not only a run coach, 760 00:41:28,020 --> 00:41:31,290 Meb Keflezighi: but you are Pilates and bar. So you touch many 761 00:41:31,290 --> 00:41:35,460 Meb Keflezighi: people's lives. Has sports or fitness has always been part 762 00:41:35,460 --> 00:41:36,690 Meb Keflezighi: of your life story? 763 00:41:37,260 --> 00:41:41,130 Shelly Ramoni: That is a great question. I like these young women. 764 00:41:41,130 --> 00:41:43,230 Shelly Ramoni: I think that's why I was attracted to Run for 765 00:41:43,230 --> 00:41:46,200 Shelly Ramoni: the Future. I was not the athlete in high school. 766 00:41:46,500 --> 00:41:53,010 Shelly Ramoni: In fact, I suffered from pretty severe asthma, so I 767 00:41:53,010 --> 00:42:00,060 Shelly Ramoni: didn't find running until later. What I was told by 768 00:42:01,110 --> 00:42:09,060 Shelly Ramoni: coaches and whatnot that, oh, you're just uncoordinated. I found 769 00:42:09,060 --> 00:42:12,150 Shelly Ramoni: running a friend of mine in high school, we were 770 00:42:12,150 --> 00:42:14,730 Shelly Ramoni: in our senior year, she was on the track team. 771 00:42:14,730 --> 00:42:18,960 Shelly Ramoni: She was an incredible athlete on her way to... She wanted 772 00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:23,009 Shelly Ramoni: to go to the Olympics and she said, " Come to the 773 00:42:23,010 --> 00:42:26,040 Shelly Ramoni: track with me one day." She had me run my 774 00:42:26,040 --> 00:42:29,730 Shelly Ramoni: first mile, thought I was going to pass out. I 775 00:42:29,730 --> 00:42:33,330 Shelly Ramoni: was a senior in high school. Something about running that 776 00:42:33,330 --> 00:42:37,319 Shelly Ramoni: first mile, I didn't think I could do it and 777 00:42:37,320 --> 00:42:41,130 Shelly Ramoni: from there, it just stuck. And so when I was in 778 00:42:41,130 --> 00:42:47,190 Shelly Ramoni: college, I started running longer distances, three miles, five miles, 779 00:42:47,580 --> 00:42:52,080 Shelly Ramoni: whatnot until jump forward. I ran my first marathon when 780 00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:56,250 Shelly Ramoni: I was 40. During that process, I was already having 781 00:42:56,250 --> 00:42:58,620 Shelly Ramoni: issues with my hip and different things. I was getting 782 00:42:58,620 --> 00:43:05,160 Shelly Ramoni: injured a lot and I just became very interested in 783 00:43:05,160 --> 00:43:08,430 Shelly Ramoni: fitness and how I can strengthen my body in other 784 00:43:08,430 --> 00:43:11,730 Shelly Ramoni: ways and one thing led to another. I was already 785 00:43:11,910 --> 00:43:15,029 Shelly Ramoni: on my way to becoming a running coach and through 786 00:43:15,030 --> 00:43:19,170 Shelly Ramoni: that, I discovered strength training and all these different modalities, 787 00:43:19,170 --> 00:43:25,050 Shelly Ramoni: weightlifting, Pilates, and bar were something that I discovered as 788 00:43:25,050 --> 00:43:29,880 Shelly Ramoni: my hip was starting to give out before my surgery 789 00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:33,270 Shelly Ramoni: because it was a lot. I always did high impact 790 00:43:33,270 --> 00:43:39,780 Shelly Ramoni: stuff like boxing and CrossFit and all the big intense things, and 791 00:43:39,780 --> 00:43:46,739 Shelly Ramoni: then I discovered these very humbling practices. They're low impact 792 00:43:46,739 --> 00:43:51,420 Shelly Ramoni: but not low intensity and I loved the way it 793 00:43:51,930 --> 00:43:54,900 Shelly Ramoni: shifted how I saw my own body and I really 794 00:43:54,900 --> 00:43:58,620 Shelly Ramoni: wanted to give that to others. So I became certified 795 00:43:58,860 --> 00:44:00,390 Shelly Ramoni: in those two modalities. 796 00:44:01,890 --> 00:44:04,800 Meb Keflezighi: Great job, Coach Shelly. It is pleasure to be with 797 00:44:04,800 --> 00:44:08,279 Meb Keflezighi: you. I know you ran last marathon in 2019 and 798 00:44:08,280 --> 00:44:12,750 Meb Keflezighi: now you're looking excited with the new hip in 2024 at the TCS New 799 00:44:12,750 --> 00:44:15,150 Meb Keflezighi: York City Marathon. What's your last thought? How are you 800 00:44:15,150 --> 00:44:17,002 Meb Keflezighi: feeling with the new PR (inaudible) ? 801 00:44:17,002 --> 00:44:20,940 Shelly Ramoni: Oh, I feel great. I just have to say that marathon was the 802 00:44:20,940 --> 00:44:26,250 Shelly Ramoni: Wineglass and I had the biggest pleasure of meeting you 803 00:44:26,250 --> 00:44:29,430 Shelly Ramoni: the night before that race and I got to hear 804 00:44:29,430 --> 00:44:31,890 Shelly Ramoni: you speak. So that was incredible. 805 00:44:32,910 --> 00:44:33,960 Meb Keflezighi: Thank you. 806 00:44:34,530 --> 00:44:38,219 Shelly Ramoni: This marathon that's coming up again, I don't know what 807 00:44:38,219 --> 00:44:40,860 Shelly Ramoni: to expect at all. My goal is to make it 808 00:44:40,860 --> 00:44:42,989 Shelly Ramoni: to the start line. I have no idea how my 809 00:44:42,989 --> 00:44:45,960 Shelly Ramoni: body's going to respond to all these training runs. So 810 00:44:45,960 --> 00:44:54,210 Shelly Ramoni: far, it's been amazing. When I visualize it, I visualize 811 00:44:54,210 --> 00:44:57,210 Shelly Ramoni: seeing my fellow coaches on the course and people that 812 00:44:57,210 --> 00:44:58,800 Shelly Ramoni: I know are going to come out in all of New 813 00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:02,850 Shelly Ramoni: York City and I get very emotional thinking about it, but 814 00:45:03,030 --> 00:45:06,420 Shelly Ramoni: I just want all the laughter, the tears, the hugs, 815 00:45:06,420 --> 00:45:10,650 Shelly Ramoni: all of that. That's my goal, is to just really 816 00:45:10,650 --> 00:45:14,760 Shelly Ramoni: enjoy the biggest block party of the year in New 817 00:45:14,760 --> 00:45:18,180 Shelly Ramoni: York and like I said, make it to the start 818 00:45:18,180 --> 00:45:20,520 Shelly Ramoni: line and from there, just one foot in front of 819 00:45:20,520 --> 00:45:21,120 Shelly Ramoni: the other. 820 00:45:22,440 --> 00:45:25,230 Meb Keflezighi: Well, you already have done that because I always tell 821 00:45:25,230 --> 00:45:27,120 Meb Keflezighi: people run to win as you hear me speak in 822 00:45:27,120 --> 00:45:29,430 Meb Keflezighi: Wineglass. It's not about getting first place but getting the 823 00:45:29,430 --> 00:45:31,410 Meb Keflezighi: best side of yourself. You've done that already. Now you're just 824 00:45:31,410 --> 00:45:33,390 Meb Keflezighi: going to have to wait to see the medal around 825 00:45:33,390 --> 00:45:35,969 Meb Keflezighi: your neck. So congratulations on this big milestone. Looking forward 826 00:45:35,969 --> 00:45:36,420 Meb Keflezighi: to seeing you. 827 00:45:36,930 --> 00:45:38,730 Shelly Ramoni: Thank you. Thank you so much. 828 00:45:39,060 --> 00:45:39,540 Meb Keflezighi: My pleasure. 829 00:45:39,840 --> 00:45:41,910 Rob Simmelkjaer: Thank you so much, Shelly, for joining us and for 830 00:45:41,910 --> 00:45:44,670 Rob Simmelkjaer: being a member of New York Road Runners. Now to 831 00:45:44,670 --> 00:45:46,620 Rob Simmelkjaer: the final part of our show, the Meb Minute. 832 00:45:47,100 --> 00:45:52,739 Meb Keflezighi: Week nine. Variety is important. Changing up my running routes 833 00:45:52,830 --> 00:45:55,890 Meb Keflezighi: keeps me training fresh and engaging. It also helped me 834 00:45:55,890 --> 00:46:00,480 Meb Keflezighi: work different muscle groups and avoid monotony. Explore new routes 835 00:46:00,540 --> 00:46:04,169 Meb Keflezighi: to keep your training interesting and beneficial. For example, for 836 00:46:04,170 --> 00:46:08,010 Meb Keflezighi: me, I like routine. If it's not broken, don't fix 837 00:46:08,010 --> 00:46:10,529 Meb Keflezighi: it. But however, I do have a variety in my 838 00:46:10,530 --> 00:46:14,430 Meb Keflezighi: training. For example, the tempo runs, the long runs, and 839 00:46:14,430 --> 00:46:18,569 Meb Keflezighi: recovery runs. I am predictable where I will be but 840 00:46:18,570 --> 00:46:21,330 Meb Keflezighi: at the same time, I know when do my long 841 00:46:21,330 --> 00:46:24,180 Meb Keflezighi: runs to work the muscles and be able to just 842 00:46:24,180 --> 00:46:27,570 Meb Keflezighi: do speed when I do tempos or intervals. It is 843 00:46:27,570 --> 00:46:30,330 Meb Keflezighi: important to keep in variety but at the same time, 844 00:46:30,390 --> 00:46:34,739 Meb Keflezighi: if you have designated areas and routes to be the 845 00:46:34,739 --> 00:46:37,469 Meb Keflezighi: best that you can, it's important. And for me, it's 846 00:46:37,469 --> 00:46:40,589 Meb Keflezighi: important to be able to have three different tempos, long 847 00:46:40,590 --> 00:46:43,410 Meb Keflezighi: runs, and intervals so it changes the scenery. So by 848 00:46:43,410 --> 00:46:46,469 Meb Keflezighi: changing the scenery and variety is important to keep it 849 00:46:46,469 --> 00:46:47,910 Meb Keflezighi: exciting at the same time. 850 00:46:48,360 --> 00:46:50,790 Rob Simmelkjaer: All right. We've reached the finish line of another episode 851 00:46:50,790 --> 00:46:52,830 Rob Simmelkjaer: of Set the Pace. We want to thank our guests 852 00:46:52,830 --> 00:46:57,000 Rob Simmelkjaer: today, Carrie Tollefson and Shelly Ramoni. If you like the 853 00:46:57,000 --> 00:47:00,090 Rob Simmelkjaer: episode, please make sure you subscribe, rate it, leave a 854 00:47:00,090 --> 00:47:03,719 Rob Simmelkjaer: comment, tell your friends so others can join the community 855 00:47:03,719 --> 00:47:06,420 Rob Simmelkjaer: here on Set the Pace as well. Hope everybody's having 856 00:47:06,420 --> 00:47:09,000 Rob Simmelkjaer: a good week. Enjoy the miles this weekend and we'll 857 00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:09,690 Rob Simmelkjaer: see you next week.