WEBVTT - Behind the Scenes of the New Balance Marathon Relay 0:00:00.420 --> 0:00:02.880 The energy in here is hype. 0:00:02.910 --> 0:00:06.600 This is a full marathon distance. We have 24 teams. 0:00:06.840 --> 0:00:08.460 There's over 600 runners. 0:00:08.789 --> 0:00:10.619 This track is fast. It flies. 0:00:10.619 --> 0:00:14.189 Spent the whole time out there being like, " Professional runners 0:00:14.190 --> 0:00:17.400 choose to do this for a living? This is awful." 0:00:21.480 --> 0:00:24.510 Hey everybody, and welcome to Set the Pace, the official 0:00:24.510 --> 0:00:28.410 podcast of New York Road Runners presented by Peloton. It's 0:00:28.410 --> 0:00:31.380 a special edition of Set the Pace. We're here in 0:00:31.380 --> 0:00:35.250 Boston at the track at New Balance where an incredible 0:00:35.250 --> 0:00:39.630 event's going on right now, an indoor marathon relay happening 0:00:39.630 --> 0:00:43.020 at this track just outside of Boston. We've got teams 0:00:43.020 --> 0:00:47.129 of kids and adults running one- mile legs to complete 0:00:47.130 --> 0:00:50.340 a marathon together. And one of the teams that's running is a 0:00:50.340 --> 0:00:53.640 team that is founded by my original partner on Set 0:00:53.640 --> 0:00:57.810 the Pace, and of course, 2014 Boston Marathon Champion, New 0:00:57.810 --> 0:01:03.180 York City Marathon champion, silver medalist in the Olympics, Meb Keflezighi, the OG co- 0:01:03.720 --> 0:01:05.520 host of Set the Pace. What's up, Meb? 0:01:06.000 --> 0:01:08.160 (inaudible) Rob. Good to be with you again. 0:01:08.190 --> 0:01:10.560 It's great to have you. You've got a team of 0:01:10.560 --> 0:01:14.640 youngsters out there competing in this event for the MEB Foundation. 0:01:14.880 --> 0:01:17.039 Telling me how that's going. How are the kids doing 0:01:17.040 --> 0:01:17.459 out there? 0:01:17.970 --> 0:01:20.850 Good. Shout out to Chris Heisler, who lives in Boston, 0:01:20.850 --> 0:01:23.910 decided, you know what? We brainstormed and said, " Let's pick 26 0:01:23.910 --> 0:01:27.270 kids who can run 1 mile age to introduce them to the sport 0:01:27.270 --> 0:01:31.050 that we love and be able to just work hard 0:01:31.050 --> 0:01:33.030 and discipline." And I had a Zoom call with them, 0:01:33.030 --> 0:01:35.819 introductory. But there are 26 kids who want to be able to 0:01:35.819 --> 0:01:39.720 just represent the MEB Foundation, (inaudible) through health, education and 0:01:39.720 --> 0:01:42.539 fitness. They've been doing a lot of testing. So this 0:01:42.540 --> 0:01:44.370 is a good way to segue to just have the 0:01:44.370 --> 0:01:44.940 good weekend. 0:01:45.030 --> 0:01:47.760 It's great. And that's kind of what the MEB Foundation 0:01:47.760 --> 0:01:51.180 is all about. It's about giving these kids an opportunity 0:01:51.180 --> 0:01:54.420 to run. Tell folks who don't know what that foundation does. 0:01:54.510 --> 0:01:57.120 So the MEB Foundation is giving back to young kids 0:01:57.120 --> 0:02:00.720 through health, education, and fitness because I was not able to 0:02:00.720 --> 0:02:04.320 offer shoes. I was introduced in poverty and be able 0:02:04.320 --> 0:02:07.560 not to have the shoes that I wanted, but look what I have been 0:02:07.560 --> 0:02:09.840 made. I don't expect them to be an Olympian, but 0:02:09.840 --> 0:02:12.330 I expect them to be a good contributor to society, 0:02:12.600 --> 0:02:15.690 better communicators. And for them is to be able to 0:02:15.690 --> 0:02:19.560 work with small details, discipline, dedication, time management, to be 0:02:19.620 --> 0:02:22.440 good students, and then eventually a positive contributor to society. 0:02:22.800 --> 0:02:26.638 Awesome. Meb, I saw you yesterday at the Boston Marathon 0:02:26.639 --> 0:02:29.550 Expo. You had just been on a panel and I 0:02:29.550 --> 0:02:30.960 hadn't seen you yet, so I wanted to go say 0:02:30.960 --> 0:02:34.320 hi, but there was a line about 20 deep of people wanting 0:02:34.320 --> 0:02:37.800 to shake your hand or get an autograph. How is it 0:02:37.800 --> 0:02:41.310 for you still? We're now 12 years removed from your 0:02:41.310 --> 0:02:45.330 legendary win at the Boston Marathon, but how do you 0:02:45.330 --> 0:02:47.549 feel when you come back to Boston? 0:02:48.360 --> 0:02:51.359 Rob, I've been very blessed with my running to win the silver medal in '04, to win 0:02:52.830 --> 0:02:56.100 the biggest marathon the war, New York City in '09. In 0:02:56.550 --> 0:03:00.180 2014, after the horrific moment of the bombing, I was 0:03:00.180 --> 0:03:02.429 able to win for all of us with the victims 0:03:02.430 --> 0:03:06.810 on my bib, (inaudible) . So people are still resignated to 0:03:06.810 --> 0:03:10.470 that because I guess I kind of helped heal the 0:03:10.470 --> 0:03:13.889 city a little bit, both part of enforcement and that 0:03:13.889 --> 0:03:16.020 victory just means so much, not only to me, but for 0:03:16.350 --> 0:03:17.460 the community of running. 0:03:18.060 --> 0:03:21.480 Does it still feel like home to you in that way? I 0:03:21.480 --> 0:03:25.560 mean, the reaction you get from folks is still so palatable. 0:03:25.710 --> 0:03:29.070 It is because I love to do meet and greet 0:03:29.070 --> 0:03:30.900 with people and they still want to tell me whether 0:03:30.900 --> 0:03:33.360 they tell me before or not where they were that 0:03:33.360 --> 0:03:35.430 day, whether they were at work or they were on a 0:03:35.430 --> 0:03:38.160 flight or they were just screaming at work and saying, " 0:03:38.250 --> 0:03:39.960 You got to watch this," and you have 10 people cheering 0:03:39.960 --> 0:03:42.390 for you. So it never gets old and I still 0:03:42.390 --> 0:03:44.130 get goosebumps on my arms. 0:03:44.190 --> 0:03:46.020 All right. Meb's going to hang out and do some 0:03:46.020 --> 0:03:48.600 interviews. We're going to interview a bunch of folks who 0:03:48.600 --> 0:03:50.880 have just come off the track from all kinds of 0:03:50.880 --> 0:03:54.000 walks of life, former pro athletes, people in the New 0:03:54.000 --> 0:03:56.970 York Road Runners team and community as well. So Meb, stick 0:03:56.970 --> 0:03:58.050 around. Let's talk some folks. 0:03:58.080 --> 0:03:59.250 Sounds great. Thanks so much. 0:04:00.000 --> 0:04:03.330 Maybelline New York is proud to return as the official 0:04:03.330 --> 0:04:07.080 title partner of the Maybelline Women's Half Marathon on April 0:04:07.080 --> 0:04:11.070 26th in Central Park. 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Wear 0:04:46.890 --> 0:04:50.310 your SuperStay matte ink at the start line, and then 0:04:50.310 --> 0:04:54.660 celebrate at the Finishers Village with custom product engraving and 0:04:54.660 --> 0:04:58.589 free products from Maybelline and Garnier. And here with us 0:04:58.740 --> 0:05:01.859 from New Balance is Andy Downing. And Andy, it's great 0:05:01.860 --> 0:05:04.320 to have you on the show. Where we are right 0:05:04.320 --> 0:05:07.230 now is an amazing event that for the second straight 0:05:07.230 --> 0:05:10.230 year you guys have put on at this track, Boston 0:05:10.230 --> 0:05:15.420 Marathon Weekend, a New Balance marathon relay. You got a 0:05:15.420 --> 0:05:18.810 bunch of teams running one- mile legs around this gorgeous 0:05:18.810 --> 0:05:22.260 track you have here and it's a terrific event. So 0:05:22.350 --> 0:05:24.539 first of all, congratulations. This is a great idea. 0:05:24.839 --> 0:05:27.029 No, first off, thanks for having me on. I mean, 0:05:27.029 --> 0:05:30.300 what a pleasure and what a weekend. I mean, maybe 0:05:30.300 --> 0:05:32.520 the best, maybe the second- best weekend of the year, New 0:05:32.520 --> 0:05:36.060 York, pretty good too. So yeah, I mean, we built 0:05:36.060 --> 0:05:40.110 this track in 2022, opened it up. We opened it 0:05:40.110 --> 0:05:43.680 up with a world record in the DMR. And since then, 0:05:43.680 --> 0:05:45.810 we've tried to set for five years, try to just 0:05:46.110 --> 0:05:49.229 host really, really premium events here at the track at 0:05:49.230 --> 0:05:49.770 New Balance. 0:05:49.980 --> 0:05:52.920 So Matt, what do you think, Andy, is be able 0:05:52.920 --> 0:05:55.200 to be here to see what's going on for the 0:05:55.200 --> 0:05:58.440 people that are at home? What does this facility mean? So New Balance and the people 0:05:58.440 --> 0:05:59.159 that are running? 0:05:59.370 --> 0:06:03.029 Yeah, for sure. So this is a full marathon distance. 0:06:03.029 --> 0:06:07.890 We have 24 teams. There's over 600 runners. We estimate 0:06:08.100 --> 0:06:12.690 about 1,500, 2000 spectators. It's completely free. Everything you see here 0:06:12.690 --> 0:06:13.140 is free. 0:06:14.700 --> 0:06:14.700 That's awesome. 0:06:14.700 --> 0:06:17.640 Yeah. So you run 1 mile leg, so it's teams 0:06:17.640 --> 0:06:21.750 of 26 runners. They run one mile each. And we truly 0:06:21.750 --> 0:06:24.330 do believe in Run Your Way, which is our brand 0:06:24.330 --> 0:06:28.920 motto. So run, walk, crawl. No matter what, get into 0:06:28.920 --> 0:06:32.219 running. The positive effects of running are so clear. So 0:06:32.370 --> 0:06:33.690 we don't care. We just want to bring out as 0:06:33.690 --> 0:06:36.089 many people as we can to have an amazing time and have a 0:06:36.089 --> 0:06:36.990 great experience. 0:06:37.589 --> 0:06:40.169 Talk about the experience, Run Your Way. How do you feel 0:06:40.170 --> 0:06:44.220 like having Olympians, World Championship people, and then running first timers 0:06:44.220 --> 0:06:46.080 here? The interaction, how do you think that is? 0:06:47.010 --> 0:06:49.500 I mean, to us, it's been, even before we had 0:06:49.500 --> 0:06:52.950 the slogan Run Your Way, running should be an inclusive 0:06:53.610 --> 0:06:58.589 sport. That's what's great about running. So we feel like 0:06:58.589 --> 0:07:03.930 this brings together 90 year olds who are walking. I 0:07:03.930 --> 0:07:06.240 mean, my daughter just ran. She's 14. She's in high 0:07:06.240 --> 0:07:09.960 school. So my wife just ran. She's 52. So all 0:07:09.960 --> 0:07:13.320 walks of life out here. The coolest thing is the 0:07:13.320 --> 0:07:16.650 smiles on people's face. You just scan the crowd. Everybody's 0:07:16.650 --> 0:07:19.080 having an amazing time. So it brings together all walks 0:07:19.080 --> 0:07:20.190 of life to have a great time. 0:07:20.640 --> 0:07:23.100 So all day long, we're going to have people who 0:07:23.100 --> 0:07:26.160 are running come and visit us here on Set the 0:07:26.160 --> 0:07:29.010 Pace. So you're the first of probably 25 guests we're 0:07:29.010 --> 0:07:30.960 going to have today. I don't even know how many, 0:07:30.960 --> 0:07:33.360 but we're going to be cycling through folks from New 0:07:33.360 --> 0:07:37.680 York Road Runners, other runners, run clubs, celebrities, all kinds 0:07:37.680 --> 0:07:39.840 of folks who are out here running. And that's what's 0:07:39.840 --> 0:07:42.030 great about an event like this is you can include 0:07:42.210 --> 0:07:45.150 so many people. The commitment is not so great. Come 0:07:45.150 --> 0:07:47.490 out, run a mile. Maybe they're running the marathon on 0:07:47.490 --> 0:07:51.690 Monday. Maybe they're just hanging out here for the weekend 0:07:51.930 --> 0:07:54.150 as a part of the event, but anyone can come 0:07:54.150 --> 0:07:54.871 out and be a part of this. 0:07:54.871 --> 0:07:57.360 Yeah, absolutely. I mean, what we saw a couple of 0:07:57.360 --> 0:08:00.330 years ago was, which it's amazing, but there's so many 0:08:00.330 --> 0:08:03.930 shakeout runs in downtown Boston, and we have this special 0:08:03.930 --> 0:08:06.630 facility, the track at New Balance, and we wanted to have 0:08:06.630 --> 0:08:09.150 as many people as possibly be able to experience it, 0:08:09.180 --> 0:08:11.430 you know what I mean? On a high energy weekend 0:08:11.580 --> 0:08:14.730 and give them something really unique and different than just 0:08:14.730 --> 0:08:18.150 your average shakeout run. So that was the idea. 0:08:18.240 --> 0:08:20.700 Now let's talk about this facility and what's happening here 0:08:20.700 --> 0:08:23.550 the rest of the year. So it's gorgeous. This is 0:08:23.550 --> 0:08:26.970 a true indoor track. You guys are hosting major events 0:08:26.970 --> 0:08:32.130 here, national collegiate championships, high school championships. How did that 0:08:32.130 --> 0:08:34.860 play into what you guys do at New Balance to 0:08:34.860 --> 0:08:37.860 have a facility like this right across the street from 0:08:37.860 --> 0:08:39.240 your headquarters here in Boston? 0:08:39.240 --> 0:08:41.819 Yeah. I mean, it's everything that we've ever been about, 0:08:41.820 --> 0:08:45.630 for 120 years we've been around and it's athlete first 0:08:45.870 --> 0:08:48.690 and it's all athletes to service all types of athletes. 0:08:49.350 --> 0:08:53.729 So we built this. This is 450,000 square feet, the 0:08:53.730 --> 0:08:57.120 whole facility, it's a multipurpose. So it has a fully 0:08:57.120 --> 0:09:01.980 retractable ... This track can go completely flat and a retractable 0:09:01.980 --> 0:09:03.929 turf can come across the entire thing. So you can 0:09:03.929 --> 0:09:06.900 play soccer. I don't know, maybe you're a soccer guy, can 0:09:06.900 --> 0:09:09.840 play lacrosse. It also has a full basketball court that 0:09:09.840 --> 0:09:15.090 can roll out. There's a 25, 000 square foot warmup facility, 0:09:15.090 --> 0:09:17.910 which is a rubberized track up on, and then obviously 0:09:17.910 --> 0:09:21.510 you can see up here, four major suites. So for 0:09:21.510 --> 0:09:24.450 the last five years, we've hosted the high school national 0:09:24.450 --> 0:09:31.620 championships, the NCA Championships, world records, national records, and about 0:09:31.620 --> 0:09:33.689 80 other track meets throughout the season. 0:09:33.990 --> 0:09:37.559 Well, it's incredible. Congratulations to you, to the whole team 0:09:37.559 --> 0:09:40.200 at New Balance. We love that you guys have an 0:09:40.200 --> 0:09:44.130 event like this over Boston Marathon weekend, because as much 0:09:44.130 --> 0:09:46.260 as we love our friends at the Boston Marathon and 0:09:46.590 --> 0:09:50.100 their partners, we like to be in our partner's house here 0:09:50.100 --> 0:09:52.740 in Boston for Boston Marathon weekend. So it's great you 0:09:52.740 --> 0:09:53.370 guys have this. 0:09:53.490 --> 0:09:55.290 Again, thank you for having me. I mean, what a pleasure to 0:09:55.290 --> 0:09:59.340 have Meb here. The MEB Foundation is crushing today, Meb. Why don't 0:09:59.340 --> 0:10:01.650 you tell us, tell us about the team that's running 0:10:01.679 --> 0:10:02.221 today for the MEB Foundation. 0:10:02.221 --> 0:10:04.829 This is such a great facility. Last year we had 0:10:04.830 --> 0:10:08.069 all the foundation runners that running the marathon running, but this year 0:10:08.340 --> 0:10:12.090 we decided to go to have 26 local runners, high 0:10:12.090 --> 0:10:15.689 school chosen by their teacher or by their PE coach 0:10:15.929 --> 0:10:18.600 to have and then to be able to just have them. That's why the MEB 0:10:18.600 --> 0:10:22.110 Foundation is youth program and to have them here represent 0:10:22.170 --> 0:10:23.880 the MEB Foundation, I couldn't be any prouder. 0:10:24.300 --> 0:10:25.020 It's incredible. 0:10:25.530 --> 0:10:28.230 All right. Andy Downing, the Senior Manager of Events and 0:10:28.230 --> 0:10:31.470 Partnerships for New Balance. Thanks so much for joining us. 0:10:31.470 --> 0:10:33.300 Incredible. Thank you guys. Thanks for having me. 0:10:33.449 --> 0:10:34.199 Yeah, appreciate it- 0:10:34.199 --> 0:10:34.410 Thank you. 0:10:34.411 --> 0:10:39.630 Thank you. And we are joined now by a woman who 0:10:39.630 --> 0:10:42.660 does not need an introduction in this space, the one 0:10:42.660 --> 0:10:46.920 and only Ali Feller from Ali on the Run. And Ali, you were like the 0:10:46.920 --> 0:10:51.030 first person I saw when I got off the train, like 0:10:51.030 --> 0:10:53.580 out of the Uber at my hotel to get here 0:10:53.580 --> 0:10:57.240 to Boston. I look up and there's Ali Feller walking 0:10:57.240 --> 0:11:00.030 into the Fairmont Hotel at Copley Square. And it was 0:11:00.030 --> 0:11:02.760 so great to see that because I feel like you're 0:11:02.760 --> 0:11:07.020 such a big part of this marathon, this Boston marathon. 0:11:07.230 --> 0:11:09.900 Everyone is so happy to see you here in Boston, 0:11:10.140 --> 0:11:11.820 to see you healthy. I know you weren't feeling well 0:11:11.820 --> 0:11:14.699 last week, but you're feeling better now it looks like because 0:11:14.700 --> 0:11:15.929 you went out there and you ran a mile? 0:11:16.380 --> 0:11:19.679 I ran a mile. I mean, I did something. Yeah, I made 0:11:19.679 --> 0:11:22.230 it through. I spent the whole time out there being like, " 0:11:22.800 --> 0:11:25.920 Professional runners choose to do this for a living. This 0:11:25.920 --> 0:11:30.720 is awful." Great vibes, but running, racing a mile on 0:11:30.720 --> 0:11:33.600 a track is so hard. Keeping count of the last ... 0:11:33.600 --> 0:11:34.979 Yeah, I survived it. 0:11:35.010 --> 0:11:35.490 She did it. 0:11:35.550 --> 0:11:37.589 And of course now I'm like, it was so fun. 0:11:37.590 --> 0:11:40.500 But at the time I was like, " This sucks. This is awful. I'm dying." 0:11:41.280 --> 0:11:44.160 It's a short pain, but it's exhilarating because a mile is 0:11:44.160 --> 0:11:47.070 just something that everybody can relate and to start where 0:11:47.070 --> 0:11:50.370 you are. But how have you ranked the energy here 0:11:50.370 --> 0:11:54.179 at the New Balance, the track versus Boston versus New York? 0:11:54.420 --> 0:11:55.858 That's not fair. 0:11:55.949 --> 0:11:58.170 It is fair because we have Ali on the show. 0:11:58.230 --> 0:12:00.599 Pick your favorite children and rank them. 0:12:01.140 --> 0:12:03.239 Ooh. You got me there. 0:12:04.620 --> 0:12:07.200 I mean, this energy is amazing. Having everyone on the 0:12:07.200 --> 0:12:09.900 infield is so fun. Last year I was at this 0:12:09.900 --> 0:12:13.439 event as a spectator and I watched it and then 0:12:13.440 --> 0:12:16.050 this year agreed to join a team and I was 0:12:16.050 --> 0:12:20.069 honored to be on the (inaudible) team with Olympians 0:12:20.250 --> 0:12:24.689 and me. But I mean, this energy's great. Everyone's choosing 0:12:24.690 --> 0:12:27.480 to be here. Everyone's happy to be here. And I think 0:12:27.480 --> 0:12:30.690 that is something that you see in Boston, in New 0:12:30.690 --> 0:12:33.929 York at the track is that this is something everyone 0:12:33.929 --> 0:12:36.270 wants to do. I mean, I'm sure there are a few 0:12:36.300 --> 0:12:39.359 people that got tricked into running a marathon with a 0:12:39.360 --> 0:12:42.090 dare or a late night agreement, but for the most part, 0:12:42.840 --> 0:12:45.359 this is something we all want to do. And I 0:12:45.360 --> 0:12:47.939 think that's such a big difference between having to run 0:12:47.940 --> 0:12:52.770 the mile in gym class in fifth grade, whereas we're 0:12:52.770 --> 0:12:56.010 paying to be here and we love it. So the 0:12:56.010 --> 0:12:59.250 energy's very different in all of those places and very 0:12:59.250 --> 0:13:01.830 unique. People always want you to say New York or 0:13:01.830 --> 0:13:03.390 Boston. And I'm like, " I'm not doing it. " 0:13:03.390 --> 0:13:04.229 You don't have to do it. 0:13:04.230 --> 0:13:04.231 I can't. 0:13:04.231 --> 0:13:06.030 You don't have to choose. It's fine. 0:13:06.150 --> 0:13:09.990 They're each incredible and it's amazing how different they are 0:13:09.990 --> 0:13:13.470 too, that yes, they're both majors, they're both in the 0:13:13.470 --> 0:13:15.420 Northeast, but they're so different. 0:13:15.809 --> 0:13:17.730 We're talking about energy. I love your energy. 0:13:18.240 --> 0:13:18.241 I love you- 0:13:18.241 --> 0:13:21.420 ... You give back, so matter to the community, how has 0:13:21.420 --> 0:13:25.349 that now? Perspective's always good to run something and then when 0:13:25.350 --> 0:13:28.110 your injury come back and your sickness that you have, 0:13:28.110 --> 0:13:30.390 we love you, but how does that now change your 0:13:30.420 --> 0:13:31.290 life and perspective? 0:13:31.350 --> 0:13:36.510 Oh God, it's changed everything. I am genuinely excited every 0:13:36.510 --> 0:13:39.209 time I get to run. One of my biggest pet 0:13:39.210 --> 0:13:41.250 peeves is when people say they have to go for 0:13:41.250 --> 0:13:43.380 a run. I don't care if you're training for a 0:13:43.380 --> 0:13:46.200 marathon, you don't have to go for a run. You get 0:13:46.200 --> 0:13:48.690 to. And aren't we lucky to get to do that? 0:13:48.690 --> 0:13:51.900 And I think anyone, whether you've dealt with a sickness 0:13:52.080 --> 0:13:55.740 or an injury or a setback or whatever, we've all 0:13:55.740 --> 0:13:59.819 had things. No one's training ever goes perfectly. We've all 0:13:59.820 --> 0:14:01.920 had our things that take us away from the thing 0:14:01.920 --> 0:14:04.199 we love to do. And so I think it's so 0:14:04.200 --> 0:14:09.210 important to have that gratitude that like, yeah, a couple 0:14:09.210 --> 0:14:11.880 of years ago I ran a mile much faster than 0:14:11.880 --> 0:14:14.490 I did today and I don't care. 0:14:14.730 --> 0:14:15.090 Why would you? 0:14:15.570 --> 0:14:17.309 I know that because I know, but I'm so happy to be here. 0:14:17.310 --> 0:14:24.420 You're here running a mile and making so many people smile, including yourself. 0:14:24.480 --> 0:14:27.630 People were screaming the whole time. People are so nice 0:14:27.750 --> 0:14:30.540 and people were cheering for me the whole way around. 0:14:30.540 --> 0:14:33.090 And on lap one, it was fun. And on lap 0:14:33.090 --> 0:14:34.530 two, I was like, all right, this will be helpful. 0:14:34.530 --> 0:14:36.480 By lap three, I was like, " Don't look at me. 0:14:37.890 --> 0:14:41.250 Don't know my name." I was in the pain cave 0:14:41.250 --> 0:14:46.170 so early. I very much wanted to be anonymous in 0:14:46.170 --> 0:14:48.061 those last six laps. 0:14:48.061 --> 0:14:50.190 I get it. I get it. It's hard for you or you, by 0:14:50.190 --> 0:14:53.040 the way, to be anonymous in Boston on Marathon weekend. 0:14:53.040 --> 0:14:53.790 No doubt about it. 0:14:53.820 --> 0:14:56.250 It is, but you see the thrill, the smile in 0:14:56.250 --> 0:15:00.870 people's, whether you're Olympian, world- class or high schoolers and 0:15:00.870 --> 0:15:03.270 things like that. It's just delighted to be at the track 0:15:03.270 --> 0:15:04.260 just to get the energy. 0:15:04.440 --> 0:15:06.180 Oh, it's the best. There's nothing like this. 0:15:06.180 --> 0:15:10.680 Ali, what has the reaction been like from people to 0:15:10.680 --> 0:15:14.520 you this weekend? I can only imagine you, for those 0:15:14.520 --> 0:15:18.390 who don't know, Ali's on the cover of the Boston Marathon 0:15:18.570 --> 0:15:22.200 kind of official program for this weekend. The story of 0:15:22.200 --> 0:15:24.180 what you've been through the last couple of years, not 0:15:24.180 --> 0:15:27.540 one but two battles with breast cancer. We are so 0:15:27.780 --> 0:15:30.180 happy to have you here with us sitting here next 0:15:30.180 --> 0:15:33.510 to us and a part of this weekend you'll be announcing 0:15:33.510 --> 0:15:37.620 again at the finish line this weekend on Monday. What's 0:15:37.620 --> 0:15:40.350 it been like just to feel the love from people 0:15:40.350 --> 0:15:41.130 here in Boston? 0:15:41.370 --> 0:15:44.400 I think that if everyone in this world could feel 0:15:44.400 --> 0:15:47.790 a fraction of the love that I've gotten this weekend 0:15:47.790 --> 0:15:50.160 and over the past few years, we would have world 0:15:50.160 --> 0:15:56.130 peace. Everything would be ... We would solve everything because I've 0:15:56.130 --> 0:16:00.180 been so inundated with love. There is a part of 0:16:00.180 --> 0:16:02.790 me that is like, " Oh, everyone's going to get really 0:16:02.790 --> 0:16:05.190 sick of me really soon." I'm at my peak and 0:16:05.190 --> 0:16:07.200 everyone's nice and I'm on the cover of the program. 0:16:07.890 --> 0:16:10.500 Surely the other shoe's about to drop. And I do 0:16:10.500 --> 0:16:12.780 have that part of my brain that unfortunately thinks that 0:16:12.780 --> 0:16:16.979 way, but it's really overwhelming. 0:16:17.220 --> 0:16:19.680 And how did it help you get through all of 0:16:19.680 --> 0:16:22.890 this? Because I can only imagine how many points you 0:16:22.890 --> 0:16:25.980 must have had over the last couple of years where 0:16:26.190 --> 0:16:30.000 maybe you felt like giving up or just not fighting 0:16:30.000 --> 0:16:33.600 anymore. To get that support, all those messages to tell 0:16:33.600 --> 0:16:35.850 you to keep going. What has it meant to you? 0:16:35.850 --> 0:16:37.230 How did it help you through this? 0:16:37.290 --> 0:16:40.740 I mean, it's everything. I have the most amazing support 0:16:40.740 --> 0:16:42.900 system. I have the best friends and family, and so 0:16:42.900 --> 0:16:45.810 I'm so lucky. But there are those days where you 0:16:45.810 --> 0:16:48.630 just want to withdraw and you don't want to talk 0:16:48.630 --> 0:16:51.480 to anyone. And yeah, there were some really dark days. 0:16:52.140 --> 0:16:56.340 And the running community, I left the running community for 0:16:56.340 --> 0:16:58.080 a bit, not by choice, but I couldn't go to 0:16:58.080 --> 0:17:02.400 races during chemo. I've had surgeries. I was removed from 0:17:02.400 --> 0:17:05.669 it for a bit, but running and the community never 0:17:05.670 --> 0:17:07.859 left me. And as soon as I was ready to 0:17:07.859 --> 0:17:11.190 come back, they were there in the most celebratory way. 0:17:12.600 --> 0:17:15.000 And it's just no one prepares you for what that 0:17:15.000 --> 0:17:19.949 feels like. It's overwhelming in the best way possible, but I 0:17:19.950 --> 0:17:22.230 hope I give that gratitude back. I hope people know 0:17:22.230 --> 0:17:23.369 how much it means to me. 0:17:23.609 --> 0:17:24.600 You give it back. You really do. 0:17:24.600 --> 0:17:24.781 I hope so. 0:17:25.290 --> 0:17:26.130 Everybody knows. 0:17:26.280 --> 0:17:27.271 Okay, great. Okay, thank God. 0:17:27.271 --> 0:17:30.210 Absolutely. Thank you for spending a couple of minutes with us. 0:17:30.210 --> 0:17:30.659 Thank you guys so much. 0:17:30.660 --> 0:17:34.050 We love you. Have a great weekend, have a great time on Monday and 0:17:34.230 --> 0:17:35.250 we'll see you around soon. 0:17:35.310 --> 0:17:36.330 We'll see you in New York. 0:17:36.330 --> 0:17:36.721 Ali Feller. 0:17:36.721 --> 0:17:37.231 Thank you guys. 0:17:37.560 --> 0:17:44.010 Ali on the Run. Next up, we've got two very 0:17:44.010 --> 0:17:47.880 fast guests, both of whom host a podcast for CITIUS 0:17:47.880 --> 0:17:52.080 Magazine. Eric Jenkins, a retired pro distance runner, two time 0:17:52.109 --> 0:17:56.250 NCAA champions at Oregon. He ran the 3, 000 and 0:17:56.250 --> 0:17:59.640 the 5, 000, competed for Nike out there in Oregon. 0:17:59.790 --> 0:18:00.689 Welcome to the show. 0:18:00.690 --> 0:18:00.901 Thank you. 0:18:00.901 --> 0:18:04.889 And Aisha Praught- Leer, also with Cities Magazine, a two- time 0:18:04.890 --> 0:18:09.450 Olympian for Jamaica in the steeplechase and the 1, 500 as 0:18:09.450 --> 0:18:11.310 well. Welcome to the podcast. 0:18:12.210 --> 0:18:12.211 Thanks for having us. 0:18:12.211 --> 0:18:14.310 Yeah, thank you. So how was your mile out there? Did you 0:18:14.310 --> 0:18:15.060 guys both run? 0:18:15.359 --> 0:18:19.020 Oh, we ran. It burned. It doesn't feel the same 0:18:19.020 --> 0:18:21.330 as it once did, but we had a blast. 0:18:21.510 --> 0:18:26.909 Yeah. It never gets easier. It's really fun. Such a 0:18:26.910 --> 0:18:29.760 fun event here today, but yeah, we put in the 0:18:29.760 --> 0:18:32.520 work, put in our miles and I think we're done 0:18:32.520 --> 0:18:33.119 for the day. 0:18:33.600 --> 0:18:36.810 Eric, the biggest difference between running fast as a pro 0:18:36.810 --> 0:18:38.580 versus running fast as a team- 0:18:39.990 --> 0:18:42.750 I mean, when you're running fast as a pro, there's 0:18:42.750 --> 0:18:47.001 a bit more at stake. When it's just you and your (inaudible) 0:18:47.001 --> 0:18:51.810 . When it's just you and your friends, it's a bit 0:18:51.810 --> 0:18:54.869 more fun. So it's kind of like a mental state kind 0:18:54.869 --> 0:18:56.100 of difference. Yeah. 0:18:56.670 --> 0:18:59.129 Tell me about the podcast. For those who don't know 0:18:59.130 --> 0:19:01.530 it, what do you guys talk about? Running, I know, but 0:19:01.530 --> 0:19:02.220 what's the theme? 0:19:02.490 --> 0:19:05.970 So our podcast is called Off the Rails. And we 0:19:05.970 --> 0:19:08.369 do talk about running, but we also talk about pop 0:19:08.369 --> 0:19:13.470 culture, current events. I will say there are times where 0:19:14.160 --> 0:19:16.020 you won't want to play it at work or around 0:19:16.020 --> 0:19:19.680 your young kids. It's off the rails. We sometimes get 0:19:19.680 --> 0:19:23.010 out there on topics that people don't usually talk about 0:19:23.010 --> 0:19:27.510 in the running space. So it's very fun. The episodes 0:19:27.510 --> 0:19:30.900 drop Monday and they're about two hours long, so that's 0:19:30.930 --> 0:19:33.419 for a specific audience, but we have a lot of fun. 0:19:33.480 --> 0:19:35.310 I think running needs that kind of thing, to be 0:19:35.310 --> 0:19:39.060 honest because we love talking about running, but you kind 0:19:39.060 --> 0:19:40.290 of want to change it up once in a while. 0:19:40.290 --> 0:19:42.359 Talk about what else is happening in life. 0:19:42.390 --> 0:19:44.639 Exactly. That's what we're trying to deliver. 0:19:45.270 --> 0:19:48.240 That's very good. Tell me about your career. So are 0:19:48.240 --> 0:19:49.560 you originally from Jamaica? 0:19:50.280 --> 0:19:52.740 I'm a dual citizen, so my dad is Jamaican and 0:19:52.740 --> 0:19:57.840 my mom's American. And I have 10 half siblings that 0:19:57.840 --> 0:20:01.619 are all Jamaican, so big family, but I grew up 0:20:01.619 --> 0:20:02.490 in Illinois. 0:20:03.090 --> 0:20:06.510 And how did you come to dominate in the steeplechase, 0:20:06.510 --> 0:20:08.908 the 1, 500? What was your path to all that? 0:20:08.940 --> 0:20:12.810 Yeah, I kind of fell into the steeplechase in college. 0:20:12.810 --> 0:20:17.429 We needed another steeple chaser because we had a senior 0:20:17.430 --> 0:20:20.850 that was graduating and my college coach made everybody on 0:20:20.850 --> 0:20:22.919 the team run over a hurdle and it was very 0:20:22.920 --> 0:20:26.400 obvious some people were not meant to be steeplechasers and 0:20:26.400 --> 0:20:31.320 I guess meant to be one. So it was very 0:20:31.320 --> 0:20:34.830 fun to be a trailblazer for Jamaica in the event 0:20:34.830 --> 0:20:38.820 and win the first global medals over 1, 500 in steeplechase. 0:20:39.180 --> 0:20:40.950 So it was great to carry that torch. 0:20:41.280 --> 0:20:44.820 And Eric, what about you and your collegiate career? What was the best 0:20:44.820 --> 0:20:46.770 thing for you about competing at that level? 0:20:47.400 --> 0:20:50.369 Oh, man. I think one of the best things was 0:20:51.240 --> 0:20:54.449 just being with my teammates, being around people who had the 0:20:54.450 --> 0:20:57.390 same kind of like- minded goals as you do. I 0:20:57.390 --> 0:20:59.609 think that brings you to a new level, pushes you 0:20:59.609 --> 0:21:03.690 a bit more. Of course, you're competing at a really 0:21:03.690 --> 0:21:06.840 high level, but I look back at college and about 0:21:06.840 --> 0:21:09.210 my time at Oregon and just think about how much fun 0:21:09.210 --> 0:21:10.500 I had with my teammates. 0:21:11.250 --> 0:21:14.430 Actually, I know running is ... Most people are participating here. 0:21:14.580 --> 0:21:17.340 You participate as a pro. What is that thing that you changed 0:21:17.340 --> 0:21:20.002 to corporate America? What is that thing that you miss about (inaudible) ? 0:21:20.730 --> 0:21:24.330 Yes. I miss the time to train full- time. Oh 0:21:24.330 --> 0:21:27.810 my goodness. All the people that have full- time jobs and 0:21:27.810 --> 0:21:30.899 are working 40, 50, 60 hours a week and still find the 0:21:30.900 --> 0:21:33.510 time to train and race at a high level. I 0:21:33.510 --> 0:21:36.540 have so much respect now when you're sitting at a 0:21:36.540 --> 0:21:39.420 desk all day. I don't know how people do it. I don't know how 0:21:39.420 --> 0:21:41.760 they get out and train and do hard workouts because 0:21:41.760 --> 0:21:45.720 it's so challenging when you're trying to be good at 0:21:45.900 --> 0:21:48.300 more than one thing. So a lot of respect to 0:21:48.300 --> 0:21:49.980 the people still out there grinding. 0:21:50.970 --> 0:21:54.689 What do you guys do, Meb, to keep that competitive fire 0:21:54.690 --> 0:21:57.419 going? And it's hard for a lot of people who compete at 0:21:57.420 --> 0:22:00.030 the levels you did to find a way to keep 0:22:00.030 --> 0:22:01.919 that edge. What do you guys do to kind of 0:22:01.920 --> 0:22:02.940 keep that fire burning? 0:22:03.030 --> 0:22:07.560 I mean, I think it's tough to keep that same level of 0:22:07.560 --> 0:22:10.440 intensity from when you're a pro athlete, then you retire. 0:22:10.859 --> 0:22:14.369 But I think it's really just about finding ... It might 0:22:14.670 --> 0:22:17.940 not be running. It might be a whole different thing. Finding 0:22:17.940 --> 0:22:20.639 a new path and trying to figure out what keeps 0:22:20.640 --> 0:22:23.909 you motivated, whether it's running, whether it's something different, but 0:22:23.910 --> 0:22:26.460 just kind of figuring out your why. Yeah. 0:22:27.000 --> 0:22:30.720 Yeah, same. I found a different thing to be competitive 0:22:30.720 --> 0:22:34.139 in. I retired from running and I have a corporate 0:22:34.140 --> 0:22:36.630 job in tech. I do something totally different and that's 0:22:36.630 --> 0:22:39.629 where I now ... I used to be physically challenged. Now 0:22:39.630 --> 0:22:42.990 I'm intellectually challenged on a daily basis and I find 0:22:42.990 --> 0:22:43.531 that challenge fun. 0:22:43.531 --> 0:22:46.379 And what lessons did the sport teach you that you are you 0:22:46.380 --> 0:22:47.580 using in your corporate world? 0:22:47.850 --> 0:22:51.600 Discipline. It's really, you can tell the difference between people 0:22:51.600 --> 0:22:53.310 in the office that have been athletes and people that 0:22:53.310 --> 0:22:56.010 haven't. If I'm having a bad day, it doesn't matter 0:22:56.010 --> 0:22:57.570 how I feel. I still have to show up and 0:22:57.570 --> 0:23:00.240 be my best. And that is such an edge that 0:23:00.450 --> 0:23:02.070 running especially has given me. 0:23:02.880 --> 0:23:03.600 How about you Eric? 0:23:04.980 --> 0:23:09.540 Well, I mean, running teaches you, instills so many positive 0:23:09.540 --> 0:23:13.140 life lessons in you. Showing up every single day, even 0:23:13.140 --> 0:23:16.320 when you don't want to. Thinking about long- term goals 0:23:16.320 --> 0:23:19.980 and every single day counts towards that goal. I think 0:23:19.980 --> 0:23:23.490 those are the life lessons that it teaches you the 0:23:23.490 --> 0:23:27.270 most and you can apply so many things from running 0:23:27.270 --> 0:23:28.619 to your day- to- day life. 0:23:28.650 --> 0:23:31.440 Absolutely. Eric, Aisha, great to have you guys with us. 0:23:31.560 --> 0:23:34.020 Congrats on your mile and good luck with the rest of 0:23:34.020 --> 0:23:36.180 your podcast episode. We'll definitely check it out. 0:23:36.180 --> 0:23:37.109 Thank you very much. 0:23:37.109 --> 0:23:37.741 Thank you. Thank you. 0:23:37.741 --> 0:23:37.801 Thank you, Meb. 0:23:43.230 --> 0:23:45.780 Our next guest here at the track at New Balance 0:23:45.780 --> 0:23:49.830 is another New Balance executive, the lead of our partnership 0:23:49.830 --> 0:23:52.650 with New York Road Runners, Lauren Hunnewell. Great to have 0:23:52.650 --> 0:23:53.160 you, Lauren. 0:23:54.270 --> 0:23:56.040 Thanks for having me, Rob, and thanks for being here at the track at New Balance. 0:23:56.040 --> 0:23:57.959 We're so excited to host you guys this weekend. 0:23:57.990 --> 0:24:01.170 It's amazing. So you ran a leg for New York 0:24:01.170 --> 0:24:03.540 Road Runner's team up there on the board. We're hanging 0:24:03.540 --> 0:24:05.730 in there right now. How was your run out there? 0:24:05.790 --> 0:24:08.070 It was awesome. I mean, a mile, this truck is fast. 0:24:08.460 --> 0:24:11.369 It flies. I mean, getting on it, it does ... Its stories 0:24:11.369 --> 0:24:13.679 tell for itself, but it was so wonderful to be 0:24:13.680 --> 0:24:16.950 out there with so many people of the community, so many runners, 0:24:16.950 --> 0:24:20.369 team New York Road Runners, employees, associates, all of the runners 0:24:20.369 --> 0:24:22.500 from all the different teams. So we had a blast 0:24:22.500 --> 0:24:23.130 out there. 0:24:24.119 --> 0:24:27.629 Lauren, you've done so many marathons. I know this is 0:24:27.630 --> 0:24:30.720 very motivating. Motivates me to come back for running, but 0:24:30.930 --> 0:24:33.720 what keeps you going to the starting line every time for you? 0:24:34.560 --> 0:24:38.280 I would say the people, the community. A marathon isn't just about the 0:24:38.280 --> 0:24:41.790 runners. It's about the volunteers. It's about the spectators. So 0:24:42.359 --> 0:24:44.669 it takes not just one person to show up, it 0:24:44.670 --> 0:24:47.460 takes a team. So I would say it's just wonderful 0:24:47.460 --> 0:24:49.770 to interact with so many different people on so many 0:24:49.770 --> 0:24:52.439 different levels and bring it to the finish line together. 0:24:52.890 --> 0:24:55.140 You've run 40 marathons? 0:24:55.230 --> 0:24:58.260 I think 40 something plus. This year will be my 10th 0:24:59.369 --> 0:25:02.219 New York City Marathon. I am so excited. 0:25:02.430 --> 0:25:05.070 It's incredible. I'm always amazed by people who have lost 0:25:05.070 --> 0:25:08.550 track of how many marathons they've actually run. What keeps 0:25:08.550 --> 0:25:11.131 you coming back to the starting line over and over again? 0:25:11.131 --> 0:25:14.310 I think it's honestly, it's the good vibes. It's like the people. 0:25:14.310 --> 0:25:16.410 It's like being able to meet new people and kind 0:25:16.410 --> 0:25:18.780 of carry on stories and just kind of be one 0:25:18.780 --> 0:25:23.040 with the community. I think every marathon is a story in 0:25:23.040 --> 0:25:26.190 itself, and I think there's just so many wonderful memories 0:25:26.190 --> 0:25:29.910 and accomplishments when you finish. It's like your own book 0:25:30.150 --> 0:25:31.230 at the end of each time. 0:25:32.160 --> 0:25:35.550 The Boston Marathon is two days away. Why do you 0:25:35.550 --> 0:25:39.150 think makes you come back and what's your favorite part 0:25:39.150 --> 0:25:39.840 of the weekend? 0:25:42.150 --> 0:25:44.220 I would say, again, kind of going through, the Boston Marathon is so 0:25:44.220 --> 0:25:47.250 iconic in Boston and you see a lot of fast runners, but 0:25:47.250 --> 0:25:49.350 you see a lot of charity runners though as well. 0:25:49.590 --> 0:25:52.920 There's so many wonderful charities running this race, raising money 0:25:52.920 --> 0:25:55.649 for such a great cause. Meb, your charity as well. 0:25:55.920 --> 0:25:59.040 We love to see it. So just having everyone out 0:25:59.040 --> 0:26:01.470 there at the start together and finish on so many 0:26:01.470 --> 0:26:04.050 different levels and have the city. This is a holiday for 0:26:04.050 --> 0:26:06.810 us in Boston. All the schools have off. My kids 0:26:06.810 --> 0:26:10.139 are at home. They're excited. Running across the line throughout 0:26:10.140 --> 0:26:13.770 all the cities and having the kids cheer, the parents cheer. 0:26:14.040 --> 0:26:16.919 It's a full on Boston experience. So it's just wonderful to 0:26:16.920 --> 0:26:18.690 see the community wrapped up in this event. 0:26:19.230 --> 0:26:21.570 One of the things I love about having a podcast 0:26:21.570 --> 0:26:24.030 like this and having people like you on is I 0:26:24.030 --> 0:26:27.090 see you fairly often. She is our main point of 0:26:27.090 --> 0:26:29.609 contact at New Balance for a lot of things. So 0:26:29.609 --> 0:26:31.409 I see you. But when I have someone like you 0:26:31.410 --> 0:26:34.020 on the podcast, I get notes about you like this 0:26:34.140 --> 0:26:36.450 and the notes tell me things I did not know 0:26:36.450 --> 0:26:38.910 about you. And what I did not know about you is 0:26:38.910 --> 0:26:42.181 that you run with shelter dogs every single week. 0:26:42.181 --> 0:26:42.481 Yeah, every single week. 0:26:43.109 --> 0:26:43.918 Tell me about this. 0:26:43.919 --> 0:26:47.460 Yeah. Every Monday and Friday, we work from home. So 0:26:47.460 --> 0:26:50.130 instead of like commuting and taking that hour, I go 0:26:50.130 --> 0:26:52.950 to our local shelter and I run high energy shelter 0:26:52.950 --> 0:26:55.830 dogs. So I walk in, you never know who you're going 0:26:55.830 --> 0:26:58.740 to get. Some dogs you run for weeks, some dogs 0:26:58.740 --> 0:27:01.740 you run once, but like all the dogs are so 0:27:01.740 --> 0:27:05.010 amazing and so motivational. And I've never met a dog 0:27:05.010 --> 0:27:06.451 who hasn't loved to run. So it's really fun. 0:27:06.451 --> 0:27:09.359 It's such a great idea when you think about it 0:27:09.359 --> 0:27:12.450 because these dogs are, they're cooped up in these shelters. 0:27:12.450 --> 0:27:14.700 They don't have a lot of room and you can 0:27:14.700 --> 0:27:17.369 sometimes go and see how much pent- up energy they 0:27:17.369 --> 0:27:19.770 have. So someone like you comes along and helps them 0:27:19.770 --> 0:27:22.470 release some of that energy, which must really help them 0:27:22.470 --> 0:27:23.940 get through their period in the shelter. 0:27:23.940 --> 0:27:27.449 Yeah. It's definitely accountability buddy. Rain or shine, they're there 0:27:27.450 --> 0:27:29.910 and I'm there for them. And it helps with my miles too. 0:27:31.440 --> 0:27:31.441 100%. 0:27:31.441 --> 0:27:31.471 Get those (inaudible) miles in. 0:27:31.471 --> 0:27:34.201 I love it. I love it. Lauren Hunnewell, great to have you. 0:27:34.201 --> 0:27:34.531 Thank you guys. 0:27:35.250 --> 0:27:37.198 Congratulations on this awesome event. 0:27:37.199 --> 0:27:38.340 Awesome. Thank you, Rob. Thank you, Meb. 0:27:43.380 --> 0:27:46.109 Up next year at the track at New Balance is two- 0:27:46.109 --> 0:27:49.739 time Olympian, Kim Conley joining us here. And Kim, it's 0:27:49.800 --> 0:27:52.230 great to see you. The last time I saw you was 0:27:52.590 --> 0:27:55.290 at the finish of the Brooklyn Half, the RBC Brooklyn 0:27:55.290 --> 0:27:58.470 Half, where you had an incredible day, finished second there. 0:27:58.470 --> 0:28:01.230 So how was your mile today in the relay? 0:28:01.440 --> 0:28:04.650 Yeah, it was fun. I absolutely love this event. It's just 0:28:04.650 --> 0:28:07.200 the atmosphere is electric, and so it's fun to come 0:28:07.200 --> 0:28:08.670 out here and just try to run fast. 0:28:08.760 --> 0:28:10.410 How was your time? Did you have a time goal 0:28:10.410 --> 0:28:10.950 and how did it go? 0:28:10.950 --> 0:28:13.619 So I turned 40 in March. I had a time 0:28:13.619 --> 0:28:16.830 goal of breaking 4. 40 at 40. I did not do it. 0:28:16.830 --> 0:28:20.190 I ran 4. 49, but I also have another goal 0:28:20.190 --> 0:28:24.240 going where I've been breaking 5 every year since 2003, 0:28:24.240 --> 0:28:25.980 so I notched it for this year. 0:28:26.220 --> 0:28:29.070 That's pretty good to keep that streak going. Incredible. 0:28:29.250 --> 0:28:32.429 That's impressive, Kim. You're still active. You still look healthy 0:28:32.430 --> 0:28:36.060 and really fit. How does the post- running careers treat 0:28:36.060 --> 0:28:37.500 you now? How is it different now? 0:28:37.680 --> 0:28:41.040 Yeah. I mean, I love running so much. I still 0:28:41.040 --> 0:28:43.230 love the way it makes me feel. I'm getting used 0:28:43.230 --> 0:28:47.340 to paces being a little bit slower than they were. 0:28:48.360 --> 0:28:51.180 And I found that I missed that sense of improvement 0:28:51.180 --> 0:28:53.370 that I got from running. So I actually started, I 0:28:53.370 --> 0:28:56.130 joined a beginner tennis group a year ago and I 0:28:56.130 --> 0:28:59.190 started playing tennis so that I can still enjoy running, 0:28:59.190 --> 0:29:00.420 the way it makes me feel, but then I have 0:29:00.420 --> 0:29:02.280 something else now that gives me that sense of like 0:29:02.280 --> 0:29:03.660 I'm getting better at something also. 0:29:03.720 --> 0:29:06.360 You were very competitive at the Olympic level. How do 0:29:06.360 --> 0:29:08.730 you see the women's running in the U. S. today? 0:29:09.330 --> 0:29:13.710 It's at a completely different level now. Yeah. I am grateful that 0:29:13.710 --> 0:29:15.960 I competed in the era that I competed in because 0:29:15.960 --> 0:29:17.010 I was able to make teams. 0:29:17.070 --> 0:29:17.490 Me too. 0:29:20.010 --> 0:29:22.680 Kim, you were just telling me that your next big 0:29:22.680 --> 0:29:25.560 challenge that you're taking on is Hyrox when it comes 0:29:25.560 --> 0:29:28.320 to New York. You're doing the mixed doubles. I'm actually 0:29:28.320 --> 0:29:31.050 planning on doing Hyrox for the first time as well. 0:29:31.050 --> 0:29:32.970 What attracted you to Hyrox? 0:29:34.590 --> 0:29:36.810 I'm terrified of Hyrox, to be honest, but ... 0:29:37.170 --> 0:29:41.341 So am I, by the way, completely terrified. Is this going to be your first time? 0:29:41.341 --> 0:29:45.060 It's going to be my first time. Honestly, it was 0:29:45.060 --> 0:29:47.160 the Ali on the Run show. I got called out 0:29:47.160 --> 0:29:49.290 publicly. I need to try to do this. And then 0:29:49.290 --> 0:29:51.570 people on Instagram egged me on and I put out 0:29:51.570 --> 0:29:54.330 a poll and the votes went towards doing it, so 0:29:54.330 --> 0:29:54.870 I'm doing it. 0:29:55.020 --> 0:29:55.650 Who's your partner? 0:29:56.160 --> 0:30:00.150 Connor Nichol. So I'm the women's LDR Chair for USATF He's 0:30:00.150 --> 0:30:01.741 the Men's LDR Chair and so we're doing it together. 0:30:01.741 --> 0:30:03.270 I love it. I love it. 0:30:04.140 --> 0:30:07.440 You are also a coach now that I hear. What 0:30:07.440 --> 0:30:09.870 is the thing you tell someone to squeeze something out 0:30:09.870 --> 0:30:12.510 of them to get the best out of them? What mentality do 0:30:12.510 --> 0:30:12.960 you play? 0:30:14.490 --> 0:30:17.850 I really believe in being process- oriented. So it's kind 0:30:17.850 --> 0:30:20.490 of like wherever you're coming from, whether that's you're new 0:30:20.490 --> 0:30:22.530 to running or you're coming back from an injury, it's 0:30:22.530 --> 0:30:25.410 kind of like taking you where you are now or 0:30:25.410 --> 0:30:27.060 where you are at the beginning of a buildup and 0:30:27.060 --> 0:30:29.040 seeing what can we do next that makes you feel 0:30:29.040 --> 0:30:31.770 like you've successfully climbed that next rung on the ladder 0:30:31.770 --> 0:30:33.720 to get somewhere you want to go eventually. 0:30:34.440 --> 0:30:37.080 Kim, I know you're planning on running the TCS New York 0:30:37.080 --> 0:30:40.620 City Marathon this fall, but what's your Boston Marathon history? 0:30:40.980 --> 0:30:41.940 I have no idea. 0:30:42.750 --> 0:30:44.940 I never did it as a professional runner. It's one 0:30:44.940 --> 0:30:48.660 of my regrets. But I did notch a BQ last 0:30:48.660 --> 0:30:51.090 year in Chicago, so I'm planning to run next year, 0:30:51.150 --> 0:30:51.811 2027 Boston Marathon. 0:30:51.811 --> 0:30:55.620 Oh, nice. That's awesome. Congrats on the BQ. And what are 0:30:55.620 --> 0:30:58.110 you looking forward to for New York this year? You 0:30:58.410 --> 0:31:00.180 got a goal in mind or just go out and have 0:31:00.180 --> 0:31:00.660 a good time? 0:31:00.720 --> 0:31:03.450 Mostly to have a good time. The last time I 0:31:03.450 --> 0:31:05.280 did it was 10 years ago. That was my debut 0:31:05.280 --> 0:31:09.870 marathon in 2016. It was hard and humbling. What I really 0:31:09.870 --> 0:31:11.550 want out of this is to go soak in the 0:31:11.550 --> 0:31:15.360 atmosphere. So I'm planning to listen to some music and 0:31:15.360 --> 0:31:17.430 turn it off when I'm on First Avenue and get 0:31:17.430 --> 0:31:19.470 to hear the crowds and just really, really enjoy the 0:31:19.470 --> 0:31:20.370 entire experience. 0:31:21.750 --> 0:31:24.600 What would be your message? Now you are, I'm 40 0:31:24.600 --> 0:31:27.570 years old, (inaudible) the sport, Olympics. What would you say 0:31:27.570 --> 0:31:29.730 to someone who's a 12- year- old girl? What would be your 0:31:29.730 --> 0:31:30.600 message to her? 0:31:31.770 --> 0:31:34.469 Oh, wow. That you have a long career ahead of 0:31:34.470 --> 0:31:39.120 you. And then it's not good to try to rush 0:31:39.120 --> 0:31:41.820 to success. So just take it year by year, that 0:31:41.820 --> 0:31:44.070 really your foundation and what you're doing has to be 0:31:44.070 --> 0:31:46.950 rooted in love. Because if you love what you're doing, 0:31:46.950 --> 0:31:48.870 then you're going to be committed and disciplined. All that's 0:31:48.870 --> 0:31:51.120 going to be incidental because you're so happy to be 0:31:51.120 --> 0:31:54.000 doing what you're doing. So don't put pressure on yourself. 0:31:54.150 --> 0:31:57.180 Don't kind of force yourself to be disciplined. Just find 0:31:57.180 --> 0:31:59.219 the aspects of the sport that you love about it 0:31:59.220 --> 0:32:00.180 and lean into those. 0:32:00.180 --> 0:32:00.511 Sounds great. 0:32:00.511 --> 0:32:04.800 All right, Kim Conley. Congratulations on that 4. 49 mile. 0:32:04.800 --> 0:32:08.190 That is really impressive. I'm impressed even if you want 0:32:08.190 --> 0:32:10.740 it a little bit faster than that. Thanks for joining 0:32:10.740 --> 0:32:17.010 us. Great to see you. Our next guest here at 0:32:17.010 --> 0:32:20.280 the track at New Balance is Emily Abbate. She ran 0:32:20.280 --> 0:32:22.650 with the Believe in the Run team just now. She's 0:32:22.650 --> 0:32:26.220 the host of the podcast Hurdle. Emily, welcome to the show. 0:32:26.220 --> 0:32:27.420 Thanks, Rob. Appreciate you. 0:32:27.480 --> 0:32:28.530 How was your run out there? 0:32:28.590 --> 0:32:31.140 Oh, man. I think we're all dealing with the track 0:32:31.140 --> 0:32:32.580 hack, as they call it. 0:32:33.000 --> 0:32:33.121 The track hack. 0:32:33.121 --> 0:32:36.840 So if I have to excuse myself from coughing, no judgment. No judgment. 0:32:37.020 --> 0:32:39.930 It's dry. It's fine. But this is a fast track. It's 0:32:39.930 --> 0:32:40.741 fun to run on something like this. 0:32:40.741 --> 0:32:44.430 It is a fast track. I felt completely different this year 0:32:44.430 --> 0:32:46.830 than I did last year, but the vibes are just 0:32:46.830 --> 0:32:48.600 as high and the energy in here is really great. 0:32:49.290 --> 0:32:52.890 Emily, the track is fast, but your podcast Hurdle. What's 0:32:52.890 --> 0:32:55.590 the biggest hurdle that you overcame as a runner? 0:32:55.740 --> 0:32:59.760 Wow. I mean, getting into running at the start, challenging 0:32:59.760 --> 0:33:02.940 for anyone. I never thought that I would be someone 0:33:02.940 --> 0:33:07.380 who could qualify for the Boston Marathon. I've since run 0:33:07.380 --> 0:33:10.950 Boston and I'm so grateful to be here this weekend 0:33:10.950 --> 0:33:15.030 as a spectator. Again, that energy in Boston is outrageous. 0:33:16.050 --> 0:33:17.610 For those who've never heard the podcast, what's it about? 0:33:17.640 --> 0:33:20.430 Hurdle is a podcast where I talk to everyone from elite 0:33:20.460 --> 0:33:25.380 athletes to industry experts and the wellness scope of things 0:33:25.380 --> 0:33:28.410 about their highest, highs and toughest moments. So honored to 0:33:28.410 --> 0:33:32.460 be a part of the iHeart Women's Sports Network and really 0:33:32.490 --> 0:33:35.430 just humbled at the opportunity to talk to so many 0:33:35.430 --> 0:33:37.920 people that I admire on a regular basis. 0:33:37.950 --> 0:33:41.040 No, Hurdle's about getting the best out of yourself, you 0:33:41.040 --> 0:33:43.860 might fall back, but energy is also important. How does 0:33:43.860 --> 0:33:46.620 that relay energy here compared to the marathon? 0:33:47.400 --> 0:33:51.510 The energy in here is hype. And as you know, 0:33:51.510 --> 0:33:55.890 at the different points of the marathon, Wellesley, the tunnels, 0:33:55.890 --> 0:33:59.760 you hear the crowds and everyone, whether you're here or 0:33:59.760 --> 0:34:03.420 there on Marathon Monday, you have the opportunity to reap 0:34:03.420 --> 0:34:06.570 the benefit of the crowds, reap the benefit of the 0:34:06.570 --> 0:34:08.430 energy, and that's just so contagious. 0:34:09.090 --> 0:34:11.550 So you ran on the Belief in the Run team. 0:34:11.910 --> 0:34:13.469 How'd that all happen? How'd you get hooked up with them? 0:34:13.590 --> 0:34:16.050 I felt like I got called up to the majors today. 0:34:16.500 --> 0:34:19.529 I'm healing a part of my inner child who may 0:34:19.530 --> 0:34:23.610 have gotten picked close to last in middle school. Last 0:34:23.610 --> 0:34:27.089 year when we were at this relay, I expressed my 0:34:27.090 --> 0:34:30.029 interest in being part of the group and I got 0:34:30.030 --> 0:34:32.340 the call and I said, " Lucky me. " 0:34:32.400 --> 0:34:33.299 That's pretty awesome. 0:34:33.300 --> 0:34:34.680 Honored to be here with them today. 0:34:35.129 --> 0:34:38.040 Community is important. What is the one thing that you wish 0:34:38.040 --> 0:34:39.210 people knew about it? 0:34:39.570 --> 0:34:42.690 Yeah. I mean, community is important regardless of where you 0:34:42.690 --> 0:34:46.950 go, but here in the running community, whether we're talking about 0:34:46.950 --> 0:34:49.770 Boston, whether we're talking about back where I come from 0:34:49.770 --> 0:34:53.219 in New York City, I know that it is the 0:34:53.219 --> 0:34:55.560 thing that can really help you elevate to the next 0:34:55.560 --> 0:34:58.830 level. And I'm not just talking about performance. I'm talking 0:34:58.830 --> 0:35:02.700 about the opportunity to believe in yourself, to go further, 0:35:02.880 --> 0:35:05.969 to conquer your hurdles, and that's really where community comes 0:35:05.969 --> 0:35:06.600 in the clutch. 0:35:06.630 --> 0:35:11.001 Well, you're talking about belief. Who surprised you from the believe (inaudible) 0:35:11.001 --> 0:35:11.790 today? Who surprised you the most? 0:35:11.850 --> 0:35:15.060 Who surprised me? Oh, man. I mean, we're all having 0:35:15.060 --> 0:35:19.200 this track hack right now. I saw the Megs as 0:35:19.200 --> 0:35:21.061 we call them. The Megs really crushed it out there today. 0:35:21.060 --> 0:35:24.840 I love it. Emily, thanks for coming in and joining us. 0:35:24.930 --> 0:35:26.580 Good luck getting ready for New York. 0:35:26.610 --> 0:35:27.060 Appreciate that. 0:35:27.060 --> 0:35:27.421 You got a goal? 0:35:27.421 --> 0:35:30.120 I mean, we'll find out. Time will tell. 0:35:30.120 --> 0:35:32.461 I Like it. 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I mean, normally I do more distance 0:36:47.820 --> 0:36:50.550 runs, so having to do sort of a sprint style 0:36:50.550 --> 0:36:53.250 race is a little bit different, but thought I put up 0:36:53.250 --> 0:36:54.930 a good time. Hopefully I helped my team out. 0:36:55.050 --> 0:36:57.510 You ran Boston last year. Was that your first time 0:36:57.510 --> 0:36:57.930 running it? 0:36:57.930 --> 0:37:00.719 First time. Did it for charity for Boston Medical Center, $ 0:37:00.719 --> 0:37:04.920 11,000 raised. So meaningful, and of course the race itself, 0:37:05.340 --> 0:37:07.410 just the opportunity to do it, just incredible. 0:37:07.440 --> 0:37:10.620 Yeah. Can you talk as someone who's involved here in the 0:37:10.620 --> 0:37:14.040 Boston community, a reporter for a local station, talk about 0:37:14.040 --> 0:37:17.310 what this race means to Boston. We know how much 0:37:17.489 --> 0:37:20.130 the TCS New York City Marathon means to New York, 0:37:20.130 --> 0:37:23.190 but in Boston, it's not just a race. It's not 0:37:23.190 --> 0:37:24.630 just a day. It's a holiday. 0:37:24.690 --> 0:37:26.730 It is. And it is a state holiday too. It's 0:37:26.730 --> 0:37:30.150 Patriots Day. It's Marathon Monday. It's the Red Sox game 0:37:30.150 --> 0:37:32.489 coming out into the streets to cheer on all the 0:37:32.489 --> 0:37:36.090 runners going by. This is literally woven into the fabric 0:37:36.330 --> 0:37:38.850 of Boston. People love the race here. They take the 0:37:38.850 --> 0:37:40.830 day off to take part in it. And of course, 0:37:40.830 --> 0:37:43.680 we all know we're marking 13 years since the Boston 0:37:43.680 --> 0:37:47.190 Marathon bombing that took place. Boston Strong grew out of 0:37:47.190 --> 0:37:50.219 that. This city sort of gained a whole new identity 0:37:50.219 --> 0:37:52.590 in that moment. It was already a strong city to 0:37:52.590 --> 0:37:55.860 begin with, strong personalities. It got even more so. So 0:37:56.070 --> 0:37:58.350 when you talk about the Boston Marathon around here, if 0:37:58.350 --> 0:38:01.110 you run it's iconic and everybody wants to do it. 0:38:01.170 --> 0:38:05.520 No one will ever forget that terrible incident in 2013, 0:38:06.210 --> 0:38:12.120 the days that followed that, the police action, the apprehension 0:38:12.120 --> 0:38:15.450 of the perpetrators, it's just a period that no one 0:38:15.450 --> 0:38:19.380 will ever forget. And when we come around to the 0:38:19.380 --> 0:38:23.190 Boston Marathon every year, how does that still play a 0:38:23.190 --> 0:38:26.190 role in making this an important event for Boston? 0:38:26.190 --> 0:38:28.590 What's so interesting is we have one Boston day, which 0:38:28.590 --> 0:38:31.770 happens a few days usually prior to the race, where 0:38:31.770 --> 0:38:35.040 we see all of our city leaders, family members that 0:38:35.040 --> 0:38:38.219 were impacted by it, the victim's family members, all coming 0:38:38.219 --> 0:38:41.279 out on Boylston Street, walking by the memorial where all 0:38:41.489 --> 0:38:45.299 this happens. So it's truly something that we mark every 0:38:45.300 --> 0:38:48.120 single year, and then it's time to celebrate when Marathon 0:38:48.120 --> 0:38:50.969 Monday comes around and everyone just gets gassed up for 0:38:50.969 --> 0:38:51.989 the marathon itself. 0:38:52.500 --> 0:38:56.160 What do you think is a story this year about 0:38:56.160 --> 0:38:59.340 the marathon that you think people are getting rallied around? 0:38:59.340 --> 0:39:04.350 Every year there are different interesting stories about people running about the 0:39:04.530 --> 0:39:06.989 city. Maybe it's the weather some years. What do you 0:39:06.989 --> 0:39:09.359 think is going to make this year's marathon special? 0:39:09.390 --> 0:39:11.430 Yeah, it's a great question. I mean, I think every 0:39:11.430 --> 0:39:13.799 year I'm stunned at how much money comes across that 0:39:13.800 --> 0:39:17.730 finish line in charitable donations. I saw it happen last 0:39:17.730 --> 0:39:19.950 year. I know a lot of minimums went up this 0:39:19.950 --> 0:39:22.770 year, so I imagine the total will go up as well. 0:39:22.770 --> 0:39:26.218 And it's really interesting, Matt, because I feel like that's 0:39:26.219 --> 0:39:29.820 become such a focus of this event. Maybe it wasn't 0:39:29.969 --> 0:39:33.270 in years past. The Boston Marathon had a history of 0:39:33.510 --> 0:39:35.850 being for fast runners. You had to qualify to get 0:39:35.850 --> 0:39:38.850 in, and most runners still do qualify. But I feel 0:39:38.850 --> 0:39:42.690 like the focus and the emphasis on charity is getting 0:39:42.690 --> 0:39:43.830 bigger and bigger every year. 0:39:43.890 --> 0:39:46.800 It absolutely is. And a lot of people, I think, 0:39:46.800 --> 0:39:49.380 like to say charitable runners, maybe they didn't quite earn 0:39:49.380 --> 0:39:51.989 their way in because they didn't qualify with time. But 0:39:51.989 --> 0:39:55.500 I'm just saying, raising thousands and thousands of dollars while 0:39:55.500 --> 0:39:59.040 simultaneously training for a marathon, when many of these folks, 0:39:59.370 --> 0:40:01.890 maybe this is their first time attempting to run a 0:40:01.890 --> 0:40:04.650 marathon. They just wanted to raise for Boston Children's or 0:40:04.650 --> 0:40:07.890 Boston Medical Center or whatever it might be. That is 0:40:07.890 --> 0:40:09.870 a huge challenge. And if they can make it to 0:40:09.870 --> 0:40:13.380 the starting line on Marathon Monday, they've earned it in 0:40:13.380 --> 0:40:15.060 their own way. Of course, we all know if you 0:40:15.060 --> 0:40:18.090 got there with time, you're freaking your own right and 0:40:18.090 --> 0:40:19.440 we respect the heck out of it. 0:40:19.920 --> 0:40:22.739 Yeah. Jack Fleming, the head of the Boston Marathon just 0:40:22.739 --> 0:40:26.190 told us last night, they've already crossed over $ 50 million 0:40:26.910 --> 0:40:28.650 raised for charity this year. 0:40:28.770 --> 0:40:31.560 Wow. Yeah. I mean, it's just, like I said, every single year 0:40:31.560 --> 0:40:34.500 it's amazing what people can accomplish and what this race 0:40:34.500 --> 0:40:39.509 has become nationally, internationally. And yes, to the Boston community, 0:40:39.660 --> 0:40:41.880 it matters. Every dollar really matters. 0:40:41.940 --> 0:40:43.410 Well, I'm sure it was nice for you to get 0:40:43.410 --> 0:40:45.300 a break from covering politics. 0:40:45.330 --> 0:40:47.130 That's why I run. I just need to let it 0:40:47.130 --> 0:40:48.571 all out on the track. Exactly- 0:40:48.571 --> 0:40:51.630 ... From the political talks to come out and run. So 0:40:51.719 --> 0:40:52.561 great to meet you. Thanks for joining us. 0:40:52.560 --> 0:40:54.090 Good to meet you too. Thanks for having me. 0:40:54.090 --> 0:41:03.960 Matt Prichard. Well, look who's here. It's Tyler Swartz, the 0:41:03.960 --> 0:41:07.500 CEO and founder of the Endorphins Running Club, one of the 0:41:07.500 --> 0:41:10.440 biggest run clubs in New York, really in the world. 0:41:10.530 --> 0:41:12.000 How is it, Tyler? How you doing? 0:41:12.150 --> 0:41:13.920 I'm doing so great. How are you doing? 0:41:13.920 --> 0:41:16.620 I'm doing great. I didn't just have to run a 0:41:16.620 --> 0:41:18.660 mile around this track. I think you did. 0:41:18.660 --> 0:41:21.002 I didn't run. I'm saving my legs for (inaudible) - 0:41:21.002 --> 0:41:21.810 ... For Monday. 0:41:21.810 --> 0:41:22.260 Monday. Let's go. 0:41:22.260 --> 0:41:24.779 Your first ever Boston marathon. 0:41:24.780 --> 0:41:25.230 Correct. 0:41:25.230 --> 0:41:26.880 Coming up on Monday. How are you feeling? 0:41:27.600 --> 0:41:31.860 I'm so freaking excited. I'm from Boston. I grew up 0:41:31.860 --> 0:41:35.040 in the suburbs of Massachusetts. I've gone to the Boston 0:41:35.040 --> 0:41:39.390 Marathon since as a little kid, as youngest, since the 0:41:39.390 --> 0:41:41.700 earliest days of my memory. I've watched it. I would 0:41:41.700 --> 0:41:43.890 go to the Red Sox game. It's always a day game. 0:41:43.890 --> 0:41:44.129 Yep. 0:41:44.190 --> 0:41:46.739 And then it leaks out into the last couple miles 0:41:46.739 --> 0:41:49.290 and I would watch every single year. And then my 0:41:49.290 --> 0:41:52.380 senior year of high school, it was 2013 and the 0:41:52.380 --> 0:41:54.810 Boston bombings obviously happened, which is a tragic event and 0:41:54.810 --> 0:41:57.000 I got locked down and I said, " I'm going to 0:41:57.000 --> 0:41:59.400 run this race one day," and that catapulted my running journey. 0:41:59.730 --> 0:42:03.930 That's incredible. It must be so huge for you to 0:42:03.930 --> 0:42:07.350 have this moment. And before that moment, all that you've 0:42:07.350 --> 0:42:10.530 done for the running community, all these runners you've created 0:42:10.530 --> 0:42:13.110 and nurtured through your running club, what do you think 0:42:13.110 --> 0:42:15.750 your emotions are going to be out there in Hopkinton 0:42:15.750 --> 0:42:17.250 at the start of the Boston Marathon? 0:42:18.120 --> 0:42:20.580 I've been thinking about what that feeling could be like and 0:42:20.670 --> 0:42:23.310 I don't think I'll understand until I go through it. 0:42:23.910 --> 0:42:26.430 I'm emotional now sitting here talking to you. I'm emotional 0:42:26.430 --> 0:42:29.129 seeing everyone running. I'm emotional watching people do the 5K 0:42:29.130 --> 0:42:32.670 this morning. I'm getting emotional. I did kind of break 0:42:32.670 --> 0:42:35.730 down tearing up thinking this is something ... I had back 0:42:35.730 --> 0:42:38.218 surgery three years ago I was supposed to run. Two years 0:42:38.219 --> 0:42:41.670 ago, I had Lyme disease, couldn't run. The year before, 0:42:42.270 --> 0:42:45.030 two weeks before the Boston Marathon, I tore my Achilles 0:42:45.239 --> 0:42:47.430 and ruptured it, full surgery, couldn't run. And I still 0:42:47.430 --> 0:42:49.590 came and showed up and gave everything that I could and 0:42:49.590 --> 0:42:52.800 supported runners. Boston Marathon, as much as it is about 0:42:52.800 --> 0:42:55.500 the Miles, it's more about showing up when it's hard 0:42:55.500 --> 0:42:58.469 to. It's about that grit. This is a gritty race 0:42:58.620 --> 0:43:00.421 and I'm so excited. 0:43:00.421 --> 0:43:00.901 I'm excited for you. 0:43:03.360 --> 0:43:03.361 I'm so pumped. 0:43:03.361 --> 0:43:05.520 Make sure you follow this guy because this is going 0:43:05.520 --> 0:43:06.361 to be a great story- 0:43:06.361 --> 0:43:10.440 ... 29, 995. I think I might be one of the 0:43:10.440 --> 0:43:13.560 last bibs. I'm so excited. If you see me and 0:43:13.890 --> 0:43:16.050 if you cheer for me, I will cheer back. I'm 0:43:16.050 --> 0:43:17.550 going to be taking it all in. It's going to 0:43:17.550 --> 0:43:18.180 be awesome. 0:43:18.239 --> 0:43:20.339 I love it. You got a team that's out here 0:43:20.340 --> 0:43:22.230 running this marathon relay. 0:43:22.230 --> 0:43:22.380 Correct. 0:43:22.410 --> 0:43:24.180 Who's on the team? How'd you put it together? 0:43:24.300 --> 0:43:26.940 One thing that's really special about Endorphins, we're one of 0:43:26.940 --> 0:43:29.790 the largest running communities in the world. We have just 0:43:29.790 --> 0:43:31.650 about 100,000 members now, which is insane. 0:43:31.830 --> 0:43:31.831 Amazing. 0:43:31.830 --> 0:43:33.810 If we roll back the tape to when we first 0:43:33.810 --> 0:43:35.401 did the podcast together, it's probably close to 25,000. 0:43:35.401 --> 0:43:37.500 Yes. You're brand new. 0:43:37.560 --> 0:43:40.980 And we're still just getting started. We have something really 0:43:40.980 --> 0:43:43.200 cool. We have a global impact. So we have a group 0:43:43.200 --> 0:43:45.540 here in Boston that meets 150 times a year, but 0:43:45.540 --> 0:43:47.640 then we have groups everywhere across the country that meet. 0:43:47.790 --> 0:43:51.239 So we have 13 runners from Boston, and then we chose 13 0:43:51.239 --> 0:43:53.730 runners that represent the rest of our communities from across 0:43:53.730 --> 0:43:56.010 the country, and they flew in for this event. 0:43:56.219 --> 0:43:56.580 Wow. 0:43:56.610 --> 0:43:58.859 Yeah. So we have 26 runners from all across the country. 0:43:58.980 --> 0:44:01.860 That is fantastic. You guys have a relationship with New 0:44:01.860 --> 0:44:02.400 Balance as well? 0:44:02.400 --> 0:44:02.550 Correct. 0:44:03.030 --> 0:44:05.430 So that's a part of your being here too. 0:44:05.550 --> 0:44:09.239 New Balance has empowered so many relationships and friendships and 0:44:09.239 --> 0:44:13.620 fostered so many connections through our partnership. When we sat 0:44:13.620 --> 0:44:16.050 down in this very building or the building across the 0:44:16.050 --> 0:44:18.300 street and we talked about what the future of running 0:44:18.300 --> 0:44:20.550 and social running could look like, we didn't actually talk 0:44:20.550 --> 0:44:23.520 about moving your feet or miles. We talked about making 0:44:23.520 --> 0:44:26.640 friends through the sport and New Balance has empowered so 0:44:26.640 --> 0:44:30.300 many different friendships through our partnership and we're going to be doing it for 0:44:30.719 --> 0:44:31.710 many more years to come. 0:44:32.100 --> 0:44:35.820 I look at you and people like you who made 0:44:35.820 --> 0:44:39.360 this decision at some point to quit a corporate job, 0:44:39.690 --> 0:44:42.750 which I know you did. You felt like you wanted to 0:44:42.750 --> 0:44:46.290 do something in this running space. You created this incredible 0:44:46.290 --> 0:44:49.439 community at Endorphins and now look at it. I mean, 0:44:49.440 --> 0:44:51.870 when you look back at that decision you made, which 0:44:52.020 --> 0:44:54.540 I'm sure a lot of people, maybe had some parents 0:44:54.540 --> 0:44:58.049 or others who thought you were nuts, how has this 0:44:58.050 --> 0:44:58.919 all happened for you? 0:44:59.969 --> 0:45:02.069 I like to say when you align your energy with 0:45:02.070 --> 0:45:05.310 your heart, you feel endorphins. And I was working a 0:45:05.310 --> 0:45:07.860 corporate job and I was putting all of my energy 0:45:07.860 --> 0:45:10.200 into it, but my heart wasn't in it. And the 0:45:10.200 --> 0:45:12.779 second that I aligned my energy with my heart, I 0:45:12.780 --> 0:45:15.060 felt like I found purpose in life. And they always 0:45:15.060 --> 0:45:18.210 tell you to do what you love. I'm living that out 0:45:18.360 --> 0:45:20.640 and it's the coolest thing. Every single day I wake 0:45:20.640 --> 0:45:22.170 up and I say, " I can't wait for what's going 0:45:22.170 --> 0:45:24.930 to come today." And I think I approach every relationship 0:45:24.930 --> 0:45:27.810 with that energy, every conversation with that energy. And I'm 0:45:27.810 --> 0:45:28.590 just so pumped. I'm pumped up. 0:45:29.310 --> 0:45:32.010 I am so pumped for you. I cannot wait to 0:45:32.010 --> 0:45:34.140 see you how it goes for you on Monday. 0:45:34.200 --> 0:45:34.440 Thank you. 0:45:34.440 --> 0:45:36.361 Best of luck at the Boston Marathon. 0:45:36.361 --> 0:45:37.020 Thank you, bro. That's awesome. 0:45:37.230 --> 0:45:38.760 Congratulations. Great to see you. 0:45:38.760 --> 0:45:39.719 Great to see you too. 0:45:50.850 --> 0:45:53.489 Next up, a couple of my colleagues from New York 0:45:53.489 --> 0:45:56.550 Road Runners to my right. You know this guy, Ted 0:45:56.550 --> 0:45:59.910 Metellus. He's the chief event production officer and the race 0:45:59.910 --> 0:46:03.660 director of the TCS New York City Marathon. And to my left, 0:46:03.660 --> 0:46:07.350 Ben Delaney, our head of coaching. Gentlemen, you both just 0:46:07.350 --> 0:46:10.290 ran legs out there for New York Road Runners. Ted, 0:46:10.290 --> 0:46:11.520 I'll start with you. How was it? 0:46:11.730 --> 0:46:15.810 It was a good time. It was a good time. You 0:46:15.810 --> 0:46:16.000 know why it was a good time? 0:46:16.000 --> 0:46:16.002 (inaudible) a good time. 0:46:16.200 --> 0:46:19.620 It was both. It was fun time and good time. 0:46:19.620 --> 0:46:22.140 Nice. Because you know why, Rob? It wasn't a fast time. 0:46:23.969 --> 0:46:26.341 I love it. Ben, how about your leg? How was it? 0:46:26.341 --> 0:46:29.610 It was amazing. We did this run last year. They 0:46:29.610 --> 0:46:31.200 do a great job here at the track at New 0:46:31.200 --> 0:46:34.170 Balance. The energy here is infectious. You give it everything 0:46:34.170 --> 0:46:37.290 you've got. It's a mile. It's hard, but man, it's 0:46:37.290 --> 0:46:38.670 so fun and it's so great to be here. 0:46:38.700 --> 0:46:40.770 Yeah. I think what's so great about this, Ted, is 0:46:41.190 --> 0:46:44.010 it just brings people together. It's so much fun to 0:46:44.010 --> 0:46:46.170 be on a team. You don't always get to do 0:46:46.170 --> 0:46:49.500 that in running. Have teammates be out there supporting each 0:46:49.500 --> 0:46:52.529 other and just supporting everybody out there. It's an intimate 0:46:52.530 --> 0:46:55.410 setting and it's just a big, fat, giant party. 0:46:55.469 --> 0:46:58.140 Oh, 100%. And the New Balance team does a great job 0:46:58.140 --> 0:47:03.510 here of integrating food, drinks, music, and entertainment across the 0:47:03.510 --> 0:47:06.569 board. And obviously nonstop action. The leaderboard is still up 0:47:06.600 --> 0:47:09.780 there. People are still cheering on their runners. So they're doing 0:47:09.780 --> 0:47:11.250 an amazing event here. 0:47:11.610 --> 0:47:15.239 Ben, let's talk about Monday, the Boston Marathon. We got 0:47:15.239 --> 0:47:18.839 a lot of New York folks running. We've got members, 0:47:19.020 --> 0:47:21.660 we've got staff members at New York Road Runners. Of 0:47:21.660 --> 0:47:25.410 course, we've got Team for Kids runners running as well. Tell 0:47:25.410 --> 0:47:27.540 me about some of the folks that you have been 0:47:27.540 --> 0:47:30.480 interacting with and talking to as they get ready to 0:47:30.480 --> 0:47:31.440 take on Boston. 0:47:31.530 --> 0:47:34.710 I've got over 40 people in my tracker on Monday. 0:47:35.250 --> 0:47:37.469 People doing Boston for the first time, doing Boston for 0:47:37.469 --> 0:47:40.260 the second or third time, getting their sixth star. And 0:47:40.260 --> 0:47:43.859 again, it's just the infectious (inaudible) of running, and what 0:47:43.860 --> 0:47:46.620 we do is that they get to come out, they're 0:47:46.620 --> 0:47:49.890 going to be there. And to know that we're going 0:47:49.890 --> 0:47:51.989 to be there and we're cheering them on means everything 0:47:51.989 --> 0:47:55.410 to them. And so, I mean, why would not want 0:47:55.410 --> 0:47:57.390 to be BB there? I talked to a guy, he's 0:47:57.390 --> 0:47:59.340 got three six star medals and he's going to get 0:47:59.340 --> 0:48:02.250 his fourth in London next week. And I was like, " 0:48:03.300 --> 0:48:05.250 Why do you keep coming back?" He's like, " Because I 0:48:05.250 --> 0:48:07.440 get to do this. I'm able to do it." And 0:48:07.440 --> 0:48:09.630 I'm like, " Oh, come on. How can we not get 0:48:09.630 --> 0:48:12.120 excited about that?" And just be like, " I will see 0:48:12.120 --> 0:48:13.950 you on Monday. I want to give you a high five, 0:48:13.950 --> 0:48:17.820 get a picture." And to hear their stories, everything from, " I 0:48:17.820 --> 0:48:19.500 do it for myself, I do it for my mom, 0:48:19.500 --> 0:48:22.050 my dad, I do it for a charity." All of 0:48:22.050 --> 0:48:23.760 our Team for Kids runners are raising money for our 0:48:23.760 --> 0:48:28.530 youth and community events. It's really a special moment to 0:48:28.530 --> 0:48:30.930 be there and to see their smile and let them have 0:48:30.930 --> 0:48:32.850 their moment and hear their story. 0:48:32.969 --> 0:48:35.700 Yeah. And Ted, you always do such a great job at 0:48:35.700 --> 0:48:38.969 the finish line in Boston and the other majors. People 0:48:38.969 --> 0:48:42.270 love seeing you at that finish line, especially New Yorkers. 0:48:42.420 --> 0:48:45.299 What does it mean for you to be there supporting folks 0:48:45.390 --> 0:48:47.910 from our community in New York when they cross finish 0:48:47.910 --> 0:48:49.080 lines like the one in Boston? 0:48:49.140 --> 0:48:54.570 Well, I mean, it's first and foremost, it's going to be 1, 700 runners getting their sixth 0:48:54.570 --> 0:48:58.020 star in Boston, 1, 700. And many of them have ... Well, 0:48:58.020 --> 0:48:59.551 all of them have run the TCS New York City Marathon. 0:48:59.551 --> 0:49:00.270 That's right. 0:49:00.390 --> 0:49:02.400 That's one, but many of them are part of our 0:49:02.400 --> 0:49:05.160 New York Road Runners community. So when I have the 0:49:05.160 --> 0:49:08.160 opportunity to run other races in other places, to see 0:49:08.160 --> 0:49:10.710 people out there cheering me on and supporting me, seeing a 0:49:10.710 --> 0:49:13.710 familiar face means so much. So we get to do 0:49:13.710 --> 0:49:16.080 the same thing for them. Seeing them on the course, 0:49:16.140 --> 0:49:19.080 welcome them at the finish line, being there to celebrate 0:49:19.080 --> 0:49:21.779 that moment, whether it is a six star finisher for 0:49:21.780 --> 0:49:26.460 the (inaudible) World Marathon majors or accomplishing the 100th and 30th 0:49:26.460 --> 0:49:27.720 running of the Boston Marathon. 0:49:27.720 --> 0:49:30.480 It's incredible. Ted, you just had a run of your 0:49:30.480 --> 0:49:33.900 own in Berlin. You ran the half- marathon there not 0:49:33.900 --> 0:49:35.700 long ago. How are those likes feeling out there today? 0:49:35.820 --> 0:49:39.299 Well, you're talking about me running my 50th half- marathon, which 0:49:39.300 --> 0:49:39.689 was like- 0:49:39.719 --> 0:49:40.530 Pretty impressive. 0:49:40.530 --> 0:49:42.600 Two and a half, three weeks ago versus me running 0:49:42.600 --> 0:49:46.020 today's BA 5K this morning, which you ran as well. 0:49:46.020 --> 0:49:46.290 Yes. 0:49:46.290 --> 0:49:49.380 And so did you coach. So we're running on weaker legs 0:49:49.380 --> 0:49:51.660 after running that, but it was awesome. Today's run was so 0:49:51.660 --> 0:49:55.560 great, such great energy, connecting with partners, friends, and colleagues. 0:49:55.710 --> 0:49:58.290 And again, tons of folks that are out there cheering us on. 0:49:58.290 --> 0:50:01.290 So it is, as you said, we get to do 0:50:01.290 --> 0:50:03.359 this. It's really beautiful to be able to say we 0:50:03.360 --> 0:50:06.120 are a part of a community that is so infectious, but 0:50:06.120 --> 0:50:06.960 so inspiring. 0:50:07.230 --> 0:50:09.719 And Ben, you are training people all year long for 0:50:09.719 --> 0:50:12.839 events like this with our group training program. We got 0:50:12.840 --> 0:50:16.020 a lot of folks in that program or TFK out 0:50:16.020 --> 0:50:20.549 here and you've run Boston yourself. Talk about the challenge 0:50:20.550 --> 0:50:23.640 of the Boston Marathon. And a lot of folks I 0:50:23.640 --> 0:50:26.700 know say it's either New York or Boston is the 0:50:26.700 --> 0:50:29.880 hardest one to take on. Which do you think is harder? 0:50:30.000 --> 0:50:33.029 Yeah, they're both equally challenging. Boston kind of baits you 0:50:33.030 --> 0:50:35.430 early because you have that 10K start, which is a 0:50:35.430 --> 0:50:37.680 rolling downhill and you're like, " I'm feeling good." You look 0:50:37.680 --> 0:50:39.509 at your watch, you're like, " Hey, I'm under race pace. 0:50:39.570 --> 0:50:42.390 I can go today." And then Wellesley College, the students 0:50:42.390 --> 0:50:44.250 are out there, they're cheering you on and that's just 0:50:44.250 --> 0:50:46.590 like an amazing energy push. And then later in that 0:50:46.590 --> 0:50:48.690 race, kind of like at our race, we have some 0:50:48.690 --> 0:50:51.540 challenges here in Boston that really will test you. But 0:50:51.540 --> 0:50:54.000 if you can get yourself over Heartbreak in one piece, 0:50:54.000 --> 0:50:57.960 unfortunately, I did not in 2024, but hey, that's running, man. 0:50:57.960 --> 0:50:59.730 That's just how it is. It's my day. It wasn't my 0:50:59.730 --> 0:51:04.259 day. But man, BU carries you through. You run by Fenway. 0:51:04.710 --> 0:51:07.980 You go by the Boston Strong Bridge, right at Hereford, 0:51:07.980 --> 0:51:11.549 left on Boylston. Outside of Inner Central Park, Outer Central 0:51:11.550 --> 0:51:13.650 Park, coming to Central Park, it's some of the most 0:51:13.650 --> 0:51:17.100 iconic moments in running, and there's nothing like it. And I 0:51:17.100 --> 0:51:20.340 tell people, " No matter what your day is like, don't 0:51:20.400 --> 0:51:24.450 let the moment slide by. Soak it in, look up, 0:51:25.110 --> 0:51:27.120 take it all in. I don't care if it's a 0:51:27.120 --> 0:51:29.310 good day or a bad day, you got to do 0:51:29.310 --> 0:51:31.380 it and you got to a finish line." And if 0:51:31.380 --> 0:51:33.420 you can do that, there's nothing like it. 0:51:33.540 --> 0:51:36.390 That's their theme in Boston. Meet the moment. Meet the 0:51:36.390 --> 0:51:39.509 moment. So we're going to see 30, 000 folks try to 0:51:39.510 --> 0:51:42.270 meet the moment on Monday. It'd be a lot of 0:51:42.270 --> 0:51:44.430 fun. Ben, Ted, great to have you guys. Thanks for 0:51:44.430 --> 0:51:48.150 joining me. Next up is my boss, the chair of 0:51:48.150 --> 0:51:50.850 the New York Road Runners Board of Directors, and someone 0:51:50.850 --> 0:51:53.759 who knows a little bit about running on indoor tracks 0:51:53.760 --> 0:51:57.000 at All American at Villanova, indoors as well as outdoors 0:51:57.000 --> 0:51:59.700 and cross country. It's Nnenna Lynch. Nnenna, how are you? 0:51:59.700 --> 0:52:02.489 I'm doing great, especially now that my mile is over. 0:52:02.489 --> 0:52:06.390 Yes. You were out there crushing it for team NYRR. 0:52:06.540 --> 0:52:08.070 How was it out there? How'd it feel? 0:52:08.130 --> 0:52:11.190 It was actually quite a bit of fun. I haven't run 0:52:11.190 --> 0:52:14.070 on an indoor track for, I want to say over 30 0:52:14.070 --> 0:52:16.950 years. So I have to say I was a little bit nervous, 0:52:16.950 --> 0:52:17.881 but no, it was a ton of fun. 0:52:17.881 --> 0:52:20.461 Wow. That's amazing actually that you ... So basically not since college. 0:52:20.461 --> 0:52:21.930 Yes, not since college. 0:52:22.620 --> 0:52:23.790 That's incredible. 0:52:23.820 --> 0:52:24.120 Yeah. 0:52:25.050 --> 0:52:27.960 I had never done it before when I ran this 0:52:27.960 --> 0:52:31.110 last year. And I have to say, there's something really 0:52:31.110 --> 0:52:34.080 unique about it. I was talking about this before, which 0:52:34.080 --> 0:52:37.830 feels longer to you. Running a mile outdoors, four laps, 0:52:37.920 --> 0:52:39.750 or running indoors eight laps? 0:52:40.680 --> 0:52:43.050 I have to say, I thought it was going to 0:52:43.050 --> 0:52:45.750 feel really long today, but it felt really short. So I'm going to 0:52:46.170 --> 0:52:47.100 go with indoor. 0:52:47.130 --> 0:52:47.940 That's so interesting. 0:52:47.940 --> 0:52:52.530 Something about, you clip off these 200 meters and it just keeps you 0:52:52.920 --> 0:52:53.610 ticking off. 0:52:54.210 --> 0:52:56.940 Yeah, they fly by. I think it's the energy that's 0:52:56.940 --> 0:52:59.610 so special about this. You're not just out there running in 0:52:59.610 --> 0:53:03.420 a quiet gym. The music, the energy, the spectators, you 0:53:03.420 --> 0:53:05.430 don't get a chance to do that very often. 0:53:05.460 --> 0:53:09.030 No, that's true. I mean, the energy here is really phenomenal. 0:53:09.210 --> 0:53:12.540 So you're back in Boston. This is obviously one of 0:53:12.540 --> 0:53:15.750 the great events on the running calendar every year. What does 0:53:15.840 --> 0:53:17.969 it mean for you to come up here and just 0:53:18.120 --> 0:53:19.710 be a part of the Boston Marathon? 0:53:19.950 --> 0:53:22.950 Well, Boston is one of the majors and we have 0:53:22.950 --> 0:53:26.610 a great relationship with the BAA and obviously New Balance, 0:53:26.610 --> 0:53:28.980 one of our partners. So it's just great to see 0:53:29.580 --> 0:53:32.670 the Boston Marathon, the team, and then New Balance in 0:53:32.670 --> 0:53:35.640 action. I mean, they've done such a phenomenal job with 0:53:35.640 --> 0:53:42.870 this event, activation with friends, family, because Boston tracks, what is it? 30, 0:53:43.140 --> 0:53:44.250 000 runners. 0:53:44.250 --> 0:53:44.850 That's right. 0:53:45.090 --> 0:53:47.550 But you have all their friends and family and teammates. 0:53:47.550 --> 0:53:50.189 It's such a great idea to do an event like this. 0:53:50.700 --> 0:53:52.770 People ask me when I tell them I'm coming to 0:53:52.770 --> 0:53:55.080 Boston for the Boston Marathon, a lot of New Yorkers 0:53:55.080 --> 0:53:58.469 ask me, why? Why are you going to Boston? That's 0:53:58.469 --> 0:54:01.680 not your marathon. And I get the New York Boston 0:54:01.680 --> 0:54:04.680 rivalry as much as anyone, but there is something special 0:54:04.680 --> 0:54:07.530 about this event because it's got an intimacy to it. 0:54:08.100 --> 0:54:12.989 Boston is a smaller town. Everybody's kind of concentrated in 0:54:12.989 --> 0:54:16.920 the same area around the hotels and the convention center. 0:54:16.920 --> 0:54:19.950 And you kind of see everybody. It feels like a homecoming. 0:54:20.190 --> 0:54:23.040 No, it totally does. Yeah. I love the way that the 0:54:23.040 --> 0:54:26.160 whole setup is, you get to bump into old friends and that 0:54:26.160 --> 0:54:27.780 sort of thing. But you know what I love most 0:54:27.780 --> 0:54:28.620 about it this year? 0:54:28.620 --> 0:54:28.891 What's that? 0:54:28.891 --> 0:54:29.161 That I'm not running. 0:54:33.210 --> 0:54:35.070 I wasn't going to ask about that, but let's talk 0:54:35.070 --> 0:54:38.640 about that. You took this race on last year. 0:54:38.640 --> 0:54:39.600 Oh, man. 0:54:39.840 --> 0:54:41.609 And we had just run Tokyo. 0:54:41.610 --> 0:54:41.941 That's right. 0:54:41.940 --> 0:54:45.359 And I remember when you told me you were running Boston 0:54:45.360 --> 0:54:48.660 after running Tokyo, I was like, God bless you and 0:54:48.660 --> 0:54:51.420 good luck. And I mean, we were just talking with Ben 0:54:51.420 --> 0:54:55.380 Delaney and Ted about how hard the Boston Marathon is. 0:54:55.469 --> 0:54:58.950 It was very hard. Yeah. No, I don't know what 0:54:58.950 --> 0:55:02.250 I was thinking, honestly, but I was like, " Okay, well, 0:55:02.250 --> 0:55:04.890 I'm going to do all that marathon training for Tokyo. 0:55:05.070 --> 0:55:07.320 I might as well just tick off Boston." 0:55:07.350 --> 0:55:10.080 Which makes sense. And you did and you got it 0:55:10.080 --> 0:55:13.410 done. I know it was a little painful. Heartbreak Hill 0:55:13.410 --> 0:55:15.900 broke your heart a little bit as it does. It's 0:55:15.900 --> 0:55:17.250 got that name for a reason. 0:55:17.340 --> 0:55:19.739 Yeah, no, it was not a little painful, Rob. It 0:55:19.739 --> 0:55:22.080 was a lot painful. But you know what? I did 0:55:22.080 --> 0:55:25.110 it. No, and it was a great experience because that's the 0:55:25.110 --> 0:55:28.710 thing is in our business, there is nothing like doing 0:55:28.710 --> 0:55:32.400 the event to really appreciate what it's all about. So 0:55:32.400 --> 0:55:33.450 I'm glad I did it. 0:55:33.960 --> 0:55:36.210 What do you think is next for you on the 0:55:36.210 --> 0:55:37.980 running side of things? Any goals? 0:55:38.100 --> 0:55:42.810 Oh my gosh, putting me on the spot. Come on, Rob. Actually, no, I 0:55:42.810 --> 0:55:44.969 don't have any goals. I'm not signed ... You know what 0:55:44.969 --> 0:55:47.339 I'll probably do? The MasterCard Mini. 0:55:47.580 --> 0:55:47.791 Oh, nice. 0:55:47.791 --> 0:55:54.090 I'd like to try and do that. Our oldest women's race in 0:55:54.090 --> 0:55:56.730 the U.S. and probably in the world actually, started in 1972. 0:55:56.910 --> 0:55:57.270 Yes. 0:55:58.080 --> 0:56:03.330 Great 10K. I run five days a week, but what 0:56:03.330 --> 0:56:06.360 I do, I would not consider training. So we'll see. 0:56:06.360 --> 0:56:10.260 And we've got so many New Yorkers here running this 0:56:10.260 --> 0:56:13.260 race. We've got New York Road Runners members. A bunch 0:56:13.260 --> 0:56:15.150 of them were over at the Red Sox game. We 0:56:15.150 --> 0:56:18.330 had a little member routing for folks this afternoon. We've 0:56:18.330 --> 0:56:21.060 got all these Team for Kids runners here as well. 0:56:21.060 --> 0:56:24.000 So it's special for us at Road Runners to see 0:56:24.000 --> 0:56:26.819 all the New Yorkers who are up here. Pilgrims in 0:56:26.820 --> 0:56:29.430 an unholy land, as I call New Yorkers in Boston. 0:56:29.610 --> 0:56:31.469 But what is it like for you? What does it mean 0:56:31.469 --> 0:56:34.320 to see all the Road Runners folks up here taking 0:56:34.320 --> 0:56:35.010 on Boston? 0:56:35.010 --> 0:56:39.360 Well, it's just a great ... We have an amazing running community in New 0:56:39.360 --> 0:56:43.589 York. We know that is so rich, so vibrant, and 0:56:43.590 --> 0:56:46.680 folks like to get out and do their things. So it's 0:56:46.680 --> 0:56:49.170 fantastic. And the team, I have to say, does a 0:56:49.170 --> 0:56:55.080 great job of really creating some special events. We have 0:56:55.080 --> 0:57:00.960 our TFK brunch tomorrow for the runners. So it's really 0:57:00.960 --> 0:57:02.040 phenomenal to see. 0:57:02.190 --> 0:57:05.100 It's awesome. Great to have you here. Thanks for representing 0:57:05.190 --> 0:57:07.980 NYR out there. You did a great job. Nnenna Lynch, our 0:57:07.980 --> 0:57:16.950 board chair. Next up, we've got two Meaghans with us. 0:57:16.950 --> 0:57:19.710 I've never interviewed two Meaghans at one time before. Meaghan 0:57:19.710 --> 0:57:22.710 Murray from Believe in the Run and Meghann Featherstun, who's a 0:57:22.710 --> 0:57:26.880 sports dietician and the founder of Featherstun Nutrition. Great to 0:57:26.880 --> 0:57:27.780 have you guys out here. 0:57:28.020 --> 0:57:29.040 Thanks for having us. 0:57:29.190 --> 0:57:31.470 How was the mile run? What was that like? You guys 0:57:31.470 --> 0:57:35.730 are both very, very fast runners, both sub three PRs 0:57:35.880 --> 0:57:38.669 in the marathon. So you're no joke. What was it like out 0:57:38.670 --> 0:57:40.290 there trying to throw it down for a mile? 0:57:40.320 --> 0:57:42.540 Well, the funny thing about that is that I only 0:57:42.540 --> 0:57:45.330 have one speed. So whether I'm running the marathon or 0:57:45.330 --> 0:57:49.080 the mile, they're not that different. But no, this event 0:57:49.080 --> 0:57:53.100 is so fun. And we talked about it. The inaugural 0:57:53.100 --> 0:57:55.860 event last year was like the highlight of Boston Marathon 0:57:55.890 --> 0:57:58.860 weekend. And again, this year, it's just so much fun. 0:57:58.860 --> 0:58:01.590 The entire time you're doing laps, you're getting cheered for. 0:58:01.770 --> 0:58:03.210 So yeah, I mean, it's just the most fun. 0:58:04.050 --> 0:58:05.970 And I grew up playing sports that required a ball. 0:58:05.970 --> 0:58:08.070 I was never a runner. So that was the first 0:58:08.070 --> 0:58:09.840 time I ever stepped foot on a track was here 0:58:09.840 --> 0:58:10.141 last year. 0:58:10.141 --> 0:58:10.470 Wow. 0:58:10.800 --> 0:58:12.930 I never run just a mile. Much like the other 0:58:12.930 --> 0:58:15.630 Meg, I don't really have many very fast paces, so it's 0:58:15.930 --> 0:58:16.771 really fun to get out there. 0:58:16.771 --> 0:58:19.800 How did you go from playing sports that involved a ball 0:58:19.920 --> 0:58:21.480 to running a sub three marathon? 0:58:21.480 --> 0:58:23.520 Once you get older, it's like, I need a challenge. 0:58:23.520 --> 0:58:25.350 I need something to look forward to, something to challenge 0:58:25.350 --> 0:58:27.331 in my body. And I was like, " I guess we run now." 0:58:27.331 --> 0:58:32.490 And that's what you do. And you do it pretty well. Tell me about the Believe 0:58:32.490 --> 0:58:34.050 in the Run team that you had out here. 0:58:34.320 --> 0:58:37.080 Yeah. So Believe in the Run is basically a media 0:58:37.080 --> 0:58:40.200 company. We love running shoes. We nerd out on them, 0:58:40.200 --> 0:58:43.800 write reviews about them. So we assembled an amazing team, 0:58:44.070 --> 0:58:46.680 a bunch of local runners from Baltimore, and then also 0:58:46.680 --> 0:58:49.500 just some of our friends in the industry. Yeah, so it was 0:58:49.500 --> 0:58:52.140 an epic crew. I think we're about to finish actually. 0:58:53.100 --> 0:58:54.630 Our last person's out right now. 0:58:55.770 --> 0:58:59.520 I love it. I love it. Meghann Featherstun, you're a nutritionist. 0:58:59.520 --> 0:59:01.950 Do you have some folks out there who you had helped 0:59:01.950 --> 0:59:03.480 get ready for the Boston Marathon? 0:59:03.510 --> 0:59:05.340 I have, and it was so exciting because I'm a 0:59:05.340 --> 0:59:07.980 big fan of carb loading before you run a marathon. Improves 0:59:07.980 --> 0:59:11.130 our performance like 4% for us peons. And I'm looking 0:59:11.130 --> 0:59:12.690 around and the girl next to me has a thing 0:59:12.690 --> 0:59:14.729 of graham crackers, the girl next to her is eating 0:59:14.730 --> 0:59:17.640 a just plain old bagel and they are carb loading, 0:59:17.640 --> 0:59:19.051 getting ready for Monday. It was wonderful to see. 0:59:19.051 --> 0:59:20.370 I love it. They're following the advice. 0:59:20.370 --> 0:59:20.610 Yep. 0:59:20.610 --> 0:59:25.200 Is there anything special about the Boston Marathon that you train 0:59:25.200 --> 0:59:27.361 people to be ready for from a nutrition point of view? 0:59:27.361 --> 0:59:29.550 Yeah, there's two big things with nutrition for the Boston 0:59:29.550 --> 0:59:31.500 Marathon. One is that it's a late start. So I 0:59:31.590 --> 0:59:33.870 encourage people to eat twice beforehand so we're not starting 0:59:33.870 --> 0:59:36.421 at lunchtime and our stomach is like, " It's lunchtime. I need fuel." 0:59:36.421 --> 0:59:36.571 Yeah. 0:59:37.380 --> 0:59:41.070 And then also strategically taking our nutrition on course so 0:59:41.070 --> 0:59:42.660 that we're well fueled for the hills. 0:59:42.960 --> 0:59:46.110 Yeah, it makes sense. That late start is something you 0:59:46.230 --> 0:59:48.630 don't think about unless you run it. And you got people 0:59:48.630 --> 0:59:50.430 starting at 11:00 noon. 0:59:50.490 --> 0:59:52.830 Right. And our body's like, it's lunchtime and we're about to 0:59:52.830 --> 0:59:53.700 go run a marathon. 0:59:53.850 --> 0:59:55.561 100%. I'm hungry just thinking about it. 0:59:55.561 --> 0:59:55.621 Yeah. 0:59:55.890 --> 0:59:58.500 And I'm not even running. It's crazy. Meaghan, but what 0:59:58.500 --> 1:00:02.670 about you from all the shoes that you review, is 1:00:02.670 --> 1:00:05.850 there a hot shoe that you feel, especially a New Balance 1:00:05.850 --> 1:00:08.100 shoe maybe since we're in their house, that people are 1:00:08.100 --> 1:00:08.881 running? What is it? 1:00:08.881 --> 1:00:12.060 This is the New Balance Elipse. The whole team got a 1:00:12.060 --> 1:00:15.930 pair. We all wore them for today's event and yeah, 1:00:16.470 --> 1:00:18.510 it looks good. It feels good. 1:00:18.540 --> 1:00:20.130 We got to get a shot of the shoe. Do 1:00:20.130 --> 1:00:21.660 we have the shoe in the shot? I want to 1:00:21.660 --> 1:00:24.780 make sure people see this shoe. It's a great looking shoe. 1:00:25.440 --> 1:00:27.180 I think that's the thing is when they look good, 1:00:27.180 --> 1:00:29.040 they also feel good. So 10 out of 10. 1:00:29.430 --> 1:00:31.620 So a lot of people taking that shoe out there 1:00:31.620 --> 1:00:32.220 on Monday? 1:00:33.390 --> 1:00:36.150 So this is more of a daily trainer, less of a 1:00:36.150 --> 1:00:36.960 race day shoe. 1:00:37.020 --> 1:00:40.620 What's the hottest New Balance racing shoe that people are 1:00:40.620 --> 1:00:41.820 going to be running in on Monday? 1:00:41.850 --> 1:00:42.781 So the SC Elite V5. 1:00:42.781 --> 1:00:47.190 Yes. I think I heard Emily Sisson say she was 1:00:47.190 --> 1:00:47.941 running in that as well. 1:00:47.941 --> 1:00:47.942 Oh, love that. 1:00:47.941 --> 1:00:49.680 Or something like that. 1:00:49.950 --> 1:00:52.919 Yeah. It's one of my favorites. The newest iteration, got 1:00:52.920 --> 1:00:55.350 way lighter than the last one, so it's fast. It's 1:00:55.440 --> 1:00:56.221 snappy. It's great. 1:00:56.221 --> 1:01:01.080 Meghann Featherstun, we talked about pre- race nutrition. What is 1:01:01.080 --> 1:01:03.060 your favorite post- race meal? 1:01:03.210 --> 1:01:06.630 Post- race meal, always with the Meg. And it's fries 1:01:06.990 --> 1:01:10.170 and a burger. And I drink a bourbon or martini 1:01:10.170 --> 1:01:11.130 and she always gets a martini. 1:01:12.300 --> 1:01:15.060 I love it. I mean, if you're going to do 1:01:15.060 --> 1:01:16.020 it, that's the time we do it. 1:01:16.020 --> 1:01:16.350 We're doing it. 1:01:16.440 --> 1:01:17.130 You earned it. 1:01:17.130 --> 1:01:18.840 Right, exactly. 1:01:19.590 --> 1:01:19.681 When you've done that. 1:01:19.681 --> 1:01:19.771 Exactly. 1:01:20.040 --> 1:01:22.800 We have a competition, a debate in our office about 1:01:22.800 --> 1:01:26.010 best post- race meals. Burger and fries is always top 1:01:26.010 --> 1:01:30.720 three. Pizza is always one. I oftentimes will go with 1:01:31.590 --> 1:01:34.080 a big, I don't know, an omelet or something- 1:01:34.080 --> 1:01:35.820 Something salty. 1:01:35.820 --> 1:01:36.090 Salt is peak. 1:01:36.090 --> 1:01:37.050 Yeah. Salty protein. 1:01:37.050 --> 1:01:38.640 Yeah. So where are you guys going to be on Monday? 1:01:39.720 --> 1:01:40.920 Well, we're racing. We're both racing. 1:01:40.920 --> 1:01:43.380 We'll be out there. And what are your goals? You guys have big 1:01:43.380 --> 1:01:44.370 goals for the race? 1:01:45.060 --> 1:01:46.620 Have the most fun possible. 1:01:46.680 --> 1:01:47.160 Yes. 1:01:47.160 --> 1:01:49.350 And use the tailwind to our advantage. 1:01:49.410 --> 1:01:51.360 And that's what they're talking about is a big tailwind. 1:01:51.360 --> 1:01:53.700 What about you? PR in mind or just a good time? 1:01:53.700 --> 1:01:55.020 No PR. I want to run to the top of 1:01:55.020 --> 1:01:57.060 my fitness level, whatever that is on Monday. 1:01:57.120 --> 1:01:59.280 I love it. I love it. I wish you guys luck 1:01:59.490 --> 1:02:01.410 on Monday. Thanks for being with us. Hope you didn't 1:02:01.590 --> 1:02:03.960 leave too much out there on the track today. I'm sure you didn't. 1:02:03.960 --> 1:02:04.081 Thank you. 1:02:04.081 --> 1:02:08.700 All right. Meghann and Meaghan, thanks for joining us. All right. That 1:02:08.700 --> 1:02:11.220 does it for a super fun episode of Set the 1:02:11.220 --> 1:02:14.520 Pace here from the track at New Balance in Boston 1:02:14.700 --> 1:02:18.990 2 days before the 130th running of the Boston Marathon. I 1:02:18.990 --> 1:02:21.720 want to wish everybody out there who's running on Monday 1:02:21.990 --> 1:02:24.570 all the best of luck. We're all rooting for you, 1:02:24.570 --> 1:02:27.630 whether you're a New York Road Runners member, a Team for Kids 1:02:27.630 --> 1:02:30.900 runner, whoever you are, have a great day. The weather 1:02:30.900 --> 1:02:33.630 looks awesome. So hope you have a great, great race. 1:02:33.780 --> 1:02:36.750 We'll see you all with our next episode. Enjoy the miles. 1:02:36.750 --> 1:02:37.560 We'll see you next time.