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Its another Remote broadcast for Pace The Nation! This week Chris is on site at the expo for the Marine Corps Marathon. Its the day before race day, and Chris is on the expo floor with 2 ultra marathoning professional athletes: Kyle Curtin and JP Giblin. Kyle an Army Veteran and JP a Navy Veteran currently run for Altra on their elite ultra marathoning team. Kyle and JP are in town to promote Altra as the footwear brand is in its first year of sponsorship of the Marine Corps Marathon. Chris talks to the guys about their weekend in DC and all the running around (literally) they've been doing. They also both talk about their path into Ultra running and the successes they've had over the years. Kyle a top 10 finish at Western States and JP winning the 2023 Leadville 100. The show finishes talking about the great partnership they have with Altra and their love/respect for all the Military (and other runners!) who are participating in MCM this weekend.

This week on Pace The Nation: a remote broadcast from Relay! Chris and Julie sit down with Patton Gleason the CEO and founder of Relay. Relay is a new company that repurposes shoes that are returns or excess inventory. Patton and Julie talk to Chris about how Relay works with both the vendor and retail partners - explaining the benefits and wins for everyone involved. This podcast is on location at the Relay Shoe Lab in Richmond VA!

Julie and Chris are both back in studio for the first EVER collaboration podcast with "Be the Impact" Podcast. Before they get to their guest, they start the show talking about Julie's triumphant Half Marathon effort at the DC Half. You be the judge if she feels good about it or not. Chris and Julie agree that the race was an amazing experience and a great day for runners in DC. The guest this week is Bill Johnston, the Co-Founder and President of Recover Brands. Recover Brands is a unique apparel brand from North Carolina that manufactures apparel out of 100% recycled materials. Recover is also a partner in this years Marine Corps Marathon. Julie, Chris, and Bill talk about Recover Brands humble beginnings in 2010 to now in 2023 where they are sponsoring and building apparel for one of the country's largest marathons. Bill explains the process of making the apparel and shares his mission driven approach to business. The podcast ends with a random Zodiac signs reference and Julie and Chris teasing their next show.

This week Farley is flying solo. The opening conversation focuses on 2 running news stories that made mainstream headlines. First the story of Noah Lyles calling out the NBA for calling their NBA Finals the "World Champs". Then the talk is of the marathon in Mexico City that DQ'ed 11,000 runners for cutting the course. Farley is then joined by Hilary Biggs the Race Director for the DC Half. The DC Half Marathon is September 17th, and has had record sign ups. Hilary talks about her journey from working in Sports in DC 20+ years ago to now where she is putting on one of the largest Half Marathons in the DC area. In her first ever podcast, Hilary nails it!

Julie and Chris are back in studio for another episode of PTN! This week the hosts dive back into some hard hitting personal life discussions (Chris can't wait for the kids to go back to school, Julie does all the planning around the house) - and Chris continues to be amazed how much work there is to do to just get the kids organized for their activities. Typical... They are joined this week by the new head coach of the Atlanta Track Clubs elite team, Tommy Nohilly! Tommy is a New Yorker that is heading down south to run the mid distance track program for the club. Julie and Chris go down memory lane with Nohilly, talking to him about his career as a runner and all the coaching stops he's had along the way - including being a coach for Julie at the NJNY Track club in the 2010's. They finish the show with some optimism that the podcast is, in fact, back!!

PTN is back! Finally. Julie and Chris record from Clarendon for the 1st podcast of 2023. The hosts talk about where they have been, what they've been doing, and why it's taken so long to get back to recording a show. They are joined in studio by Tinoda Matsatsa, a High School star runner. Tinoda was the first African American runner to break 4 minutes in the mile. He also holds the 3rd fastest 800m time ever in the history of High School Running. Julie and Chris talk to Tinoda about his upcoming U20 national meet that is happening in Eugene Oregon. They close the show with the results from that race and a promise to be back in 2 weeks.

This week Farley is on location at the Georgetown Pacers Running store interviewing Author and Running Influencer, Alison Desir! Alison starts the show by reading a chapter from her new book: Running While Black. She tells a story of running from Harlem to Washington DC for the Women's March in 2017. Throughout the conversation we tease stories from her new book. In addition, we talk about the issues in running for minorities. The lack of diversity in running has been overlooked for years. Alison is leading the way in trying to change that. Its a lively discussion that ends with audience questions.

Julie is back! We quickly catch up with the co-host who has been away from the show for a month. After getting reacquainted, we set the stage for our guest running videographer, Johnny Pace. Johnny joins us to talk about his new short film that he did for Pacers Running, Cooper. We discuss how both Julie and Chris got to know Johnny. We talk about the story of Pace Photo, the business he is growing in this running space.  Johnny also talks about balancing a full time job while doing content creation all over the country.  We discuss how he is a professional with a nomadic life that is possible now in the world we live in. Julie and Chris throughout the interview fight over who was more meaningful to Johnny's development. We close the show with a family story that might be more typical than it should be in the Farley household.

This week Farley is back in Studio 1A and he is joined by Arlingtonian Ultra marathoning legend Mike Wardian. Chris is Mike reminisce about the good old days of the Pacers Racing team in the late 90s and Mike's journey to join the team. We spend the bulk of the interview talking about Mikes Run across America this past summer. A run that was inspired by the Movie Forrest Gump. Mike raised over $100,000 for World Vision! We end the show talking about the DC Half marathon and what an amazing experience it was.

Karen Merlin the Marketing and Communication manager for UTMB and Steve Doolan, VP of Global Commercial Strategy/Sports Marketing at Hoka join Farley for this weeks episode of Pace The Nation. We start with Karen to talk about the amazing week that was UTMB in Chamonix, France. Farley and Karen talk about his experience (as a spectator) and what to expect from UTMB for the other races they have on their calendar. We also talk about the partnership with UTMB and Hoka. Next, Farley talks with Steve Doolan from Hoka. Steve dives in further with us about the partnership with UTMB and Hoka. We also talk about his role at the brand and how Hoka as seen incredible growth over the past few years. We end the conversation with Farley being fascinated with Steves ability to speak fluent French.

We start the show with a "Choose your own adventure" for Julie. She chooses to tell the story of the trip to Eugene Oregon for the 2022 World Championships for Track And Field. Both the hosts had a work trip to see the meet. Julie and Chris tell their stories of travel and juggling the work week with the family. Our guests this week are the fastest Father/Son duo to ever run the Mile. John Gregorek who works Sports Marketing for Asics and Johnny Gregorek who runs for Asics and just ran the 1500 at the World Championships. Julie and Chris talk to the pair about each of their experiences in Eugene. Johnny describes his experience as a competitor and John talks about his experience as a "host" with Asics and a Dad watching his son compete. We touch on John's running career in the 80's when we made 2 Olympic teams. We also talk to Johnny about his career as he now is in the best shape of his life. We close with the Father/Son duo talking about how Johnny has raised over $50k for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. We close the show recapping the interview and let the audience know we are back on Instagram @Pacethenation !

We are onsite at the Sound Running Under Armour Sunset Tour track meet! Farley is doing a "live" show from Los Angeles and he sits down with some of the best track runners in the world! First Jesse Williams the founder of Sound Running sits down to talk about the meet, then Farley is joined by: Olivia Baker Allie Wilson Ellie Henes Niki Hiltz Isaiah Harris Isaiah Jewett Drew Hunter We close the show feeling inspired by the athletes and thank everyone who made this possible.

Julie and Chris are back for a big show this week! We start by talking about Julies big week putting on the Brooks PR invitational track meet in Seattle. Brooks PRI is a High School national track meet with some of the best runners in the country. We transition to talk about another one of our favorite brands, Saucony, and their VP of US Sales Joe Toth. Joe joins us on the program while he is out in Spokane Washington for the Fleet Feet conference. We talk to Joe about little known (little known because he doesn't talk about it much) heart complications he's had throughout his life. When Joe was born he had open heart surgery. Doctors didn't give him much of a chance to live a normal life, but he has beaten the odds and has a family of his own, has become a distance runner, and has worked his way to a leadership position with one of the top running brands in the world, Saucony. Joe has had a few other heart complications since birth, and he describes some of them, while keeping an amazing attitude throughout. We also talk to Joe about Saucony being at Fashion Week in Paris to launch one of their new shoes. We close the show talking about Farley's hernia (hopefully for the last time!) and the “Mindset Experience” Podcast that Julie was a guest on.

A big show this week! Julie is back to recap the week that was Farley having hernia surgery (much to Julie's chagrin). We discuss more important topics of Julie putting on a track meet in Seattle as well. Then we are joined by Jeffrey Binney! He is a brooks ambassador as well as a comedian, actor, and film documentary producer. We talk to Jeffery about his journey to run a 100 miler - which he made into a documentary - "Once is Enough". We Also talk to him about his struggles as an out of shape youth, and how he changed his life through running and his diet. He reflects on the important part that his mom played through this journey. We talk about the importance of underrepresented members of the running community and how he plays a role to advocate for them. Finally, Farley promotes an important new product line that is in Pacers Running - The "Love Is" collection that launched during Pride Month of June, BUT will be in the stores/website all year long.

A big show this week! Julie is back to recap the week that was Farley having hernia surgery (much to Julie's chagrin). We discuss more important topics of Julie putting on a track meet in Seattle as well. Then we are joined by Jeffrey Binney! He is a brooks ambassador as well as a comedian, actor, and film documentary producer. We talk to Jeffery about his journey to run a 100 miler - which he made into a documentary - "Once is Enough". We Also talk to him about his struggles as an out of shape youth, and how he changed his life through running and his diet. He reflects on the important part that his mom played through this journey. We talk about the importance of underrepresented members of the running community and how he plays a role to advocate for them. Finally, Farley promotes an important new product line that is in Pacers Running - The "Love Is" collection that launched during Pride Month of June, BUT will be in the stores/website all year long.

Chris is solo this week, and although Julie is dearly missed we have a big show! We have 2 High School track super stars: Gary Martin and Juliette Whittaker join the show. We first talk to Gary about his sub 4 min mile in a HS race - the fastest sub 4 in an all High School race ever - 3:57. His time is 5th ever overall for HS. Gary tells us about his record breaking season and we get the details of the day he broke 4 and what we did after the race. We are then joined by Juliette Whittaker, who recently broke 2 minutes in the 800 meters. She is only the 2nd female to break the 2 minute barrier. We also talk to her about her "regular" High School experiences like almost missing her fastest race of her life because of traffic. We touch on her Dad as her coach, her Dad who was a star runner at Georgetown in the 90s. We finish with Juliette asking her if she is going to compete with the seniors and try to make the World Team in Eugene, or compete for a spot on the U20 team that goes to Columbia this Summer. We bring them both together at the end. We address a tweet from FastWomen.com and finish with a test. Spoiler, the both pass with flying colors.

We finalize our Boston marathon talk with Julie and Chris talking about Julies trip to Boston, one more time. CNN Reporter Tom Foreman joins the show to continue some of the Boston conversation. Foreman ran this years race and 6 days later ran the Big Sur Marathon. This is Tom's second time on PTN, we recap some of his first appearance and talk about his Book, "My Year of Running Dangerously". Tom gives advice on running in his 60s and still trying to be a "fast" runner. He also talks to Farley about not running marathons in his 30's and 40's - Julie asks about current events and Foreman touches on how hard it's been to cover the news in the past 2 to 3 years. We finish with a Farley story of missing a flight, but then not missing the flight.

A big show this week! Julie and Chris are joined by the CEO of Brooks Running - Jim Weber! He recently wrote a book, Running With Purpose, a leadership memoir. We talk to Jim about the book and his views on Brooks that has grown into Billion Dollar brand under is leadership. Jim, Chris and Julie connect on the culture that is Brooks (Julie's employer other than Pace the Nation!!). The book can be found wherever books are sold. We end the show with a proud dad moment and try to determine if Julie is as excited about the moment as Chris is. :)

We are back with episode 270! Julie and Chris are back in studio together for the first time in forever, but there is some issues. So... they sit down right next to each other and do the show in a very cozy studio 1A. This weeks guest is top professional marathoner CJ Albertson. CJ runs for Brooks and is more or less told that he needs to do the show! We post on the day of the Boston Marathon - April 18th - Patriots day in Boston. CJ is running the marathon and is in the best shape of his life. We talk to CJ about leading last falls Boston Marathon for 20 miles, his crazy training and racing schedule, and ultimately try to figure out if is training and racing are all one elaborate "Bit".

A big Pace The Nation episode - Farley is solo, but he is excited to sit down with one of the best Track runners in the world currently, American 1500 meter and 5k specialist, Cooper Teare. Farley talks to Cooper about him growing up in Alameda, CA and how he became the runner he is today. We talk about his history - some running - some not running -before he ran for the University of Oregon. We finish with a look ahead to both the World Championship trials and World Track Championships this summer, both of which happen at Cooper's home track of Hayward Field in Eugene, OR.

This week Chris and Julie are joined by running superstars Molly Huddle and Sara Slattery who talk about many topics to include their new book How She Did It-Stories, Advice and Secrets to Success from 50 legendary distance runners. We start off the show talking about an ER incident with Chris and their youngest son. Sara one ups Chris with her ER story. Molly talks about her pregnancy. And 3 "old" friends share stories about running together and we promote a pretty awesome book.

Ep 267 - 100 Miles For Good (Brandt Ricca) by william docs

This week Chris and Julie are joined by business coach and product consultant Craig Vanderoef from Sound Running. Sound Running puts on race events and provides race coaching and are teaming up with Pacers Running for running apparel. Craig talks about what makes both the Sound Running apparel and meet experiences different. Unfortunately, the 2 college teammates spare Julie any old UVA college stories, but there is a mention of So Cal's In-and-Out Burger so that makes up for it :)

Anthony and Tara Clary from We Off The Couch in Richmond join Julie and Chris this week on Pace The Nation. We Off The Couch is a community based running club in Richmond, VA that help people live their best lives. Anthony Clary had a health scare that changed his life. He and his wife Tara started a running club for his hometown of Richmond VA. Julie and Chris talk to the couple about their club and the meaning it has to them and the 80+ runners they attract on a weekly basis. It's an inspiring story. We close the show with Farley grasping for a sponsorship from a company that will never give him a shot.

Laura Thweatt professional marathon runner for Saucony is on Pace The Nation this week. She talks about her running - her 5th place finish at the Olympic Marathon trials in 2021 (a conversation she has with Des Linden who Julie was texting during the interview)and her 8th place finish at this past years NY City Marathon. Laura trains and lives in Louisville, Colorado. The Marshall Fires deviated her town. Six families from the Track team at Monarch high school, where Laura coaches, lost their homes. Laura mobilized a Go Fund Me and raised over $30,000 for those families. We talk about that and her perspective on life after the horrible fires. We close the show talking about new American Records and Farley's new obsession.

Hosts Chris Farley and Julie Culley take a break from the regular format of a guest joining them. This week Julie flips the script to take the role of the lead interviewer. She interviews Chris fresh off his attempt at a 23rd consecutive sub 3 hour marathon. This year Chris runs the NY City Marathon. Chris tells his story of almost missing the bus to startline to the ups and downs of his race. Does he reach his goal of a Sub 3 marathon? Julie asks the tough questions to find out. Plus, Julie might even find out a couple of things about the weekend she didn't know!

Hosts Chris Farley and Julie Culley are joined by marathon runner Jordan Tropf. Jordan (who in his day job is an orthopedic surgery resident at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center) recently ran the Baltimore, Chicago, and Boston marathons back to back to back over the course of three days with an average time of 2:30:30! He takes us through this feat city by city sharing his strategy for each race, the logistical challenges along the way, and the amazing support he discovered within the running community. Plus, what happened on the way back from Chris and Julie's latest vacation?

Hosts Chris Farley and Julie Culley are joined by nationally acclaimed track and field/cross-country coach Desmond Dunham. They discuss the origin story of Coach Desmond's love of running, his road to coaching and the stops along the way, and the true power of mentorship. Be sure to pick up Demond Dunham's new book, "Running Against The Odds", wherever fine books are sold.

Hosts Chris Farley and Julie Culley are joined by professional runner Drew Hunter and his coach Joan Hunter...who just so happens to also be his mom. They discuss Drew's decision to go pro straight out of high school, the mother/coach dynamic, and what's in store for the Tinman Elite running team, for whom Drew runs and Joan serves as head coach. Plus, exciting details about the Tinman Elite/Adidas collaboration for a brand new Adizero Boston 10 running shoe.

Hosts Chris Farley and Julie Culley are joined by professional runner Josette Norris. They discuss Josette's past (Julie Culley was her former coach) and how, despite posting amazing times in recent weeks, she failed to qualify for the Olympics in Tokyo. They also talk about her upcoming wedding to an Olympian, her refusal to be defined by not being at the Olympics this time around, and why Chris refuses to check his calendar.

In this episode of Pace the Nation, we are joined by the duo Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber who have teamed up to promote the sport while supporting other athletes. Although coming from different perspectives, their genuine friendship and combined experience encourage others to have fun and keep moving forward.

Hosts Chris Farley and Julie Culley are joined by Sarah Attar, Saudi Arabia's first Olympic female runner, to talk about the incredible events that led up to her representing Saudi Arabia in the 2012 (and 2016) Olympics, what it was like to run in an Olympic event, and how her competition in the games sparked a cultural movement in Saudi Arabia. Plus, how did Sarah's passion for both running and photography lead her to a cross-country roadtrip?

Hosts Chris Farley and Julie Culley sit down with legendary track coach Vin Lananna (President, USA Track & Field/Director of Track & Field, University of Virginia) to talk about UVA hosting the 2023 NCAA Cross Country championships, the Tokyo Olympic Games, TrackTown USA's newly renovated Hayward Field, and more!

At 2:00 we talk about Chris going out to Albany and breaking 3 hours in the marathon to keep his streak alive. At 8:55 we welcome Josh Merlis to the show. At 10:50 We talk to Josh about The Albany Running Exchange and the history of his company. At 15:20 we talk about Josh's own running At 16:15 we talk about a number of the big events he has worked on all over the world. At 20:00 we talk about how 2020 has been for Josh and the ARE team. At 20:51 we talk about the Upstate Classic and how the idea came about. At 23:27 we talk about the venue and the capability of the Altamont Fairgrounds At 25:10 we talk about the permit process Josh had to go through. At 28:00 we talk about the start of the race and precautions he made on the course. At 33:45 Josh talks about nervousness leading up to the event At 35:40 We talk about the response from the people who gave ARE the permission to put on the event. At 36:37 Julie asks about the emotional side of the event At 38:04 We read an email from a participate of the race At 40:00 Josh shares his reaction to the email and talks more about what the race meant to many. At 46:00 we come back from talking to Josh and sum up the interview At 51:11 we talk Keira D'Amato going after the American Record in the women's 10 miler

At 1:00 Halloween is our topic of discussion At 3:54 we talk about the in person race that Farley is going to run on Nov. 15th At 7:00 we bring in Matt Taylor CEO and Founder of Tracksmith At 9:05 Matt tells us about how Tracksmith was started and describes the brand At 12:00 why is running so important to Matt and why Tracksmith is so focused At 13:01 Matt talks about the Fellowship that he and Tracksmith have created. At 17:55 We talk about what Matt and Tracksmith is doing for college Track and Cross Country programs. At 22:05 Matt talks about Brown losing their Track and XC and how Russell Dinkins played a role in helping reverse that decision At 24:20 Matt talks more about Russell Dinkins At 27:05 How has Tracksmith been during Covid-19? At 29:30 Matt talks about signing Nick Willis and Mary Cain At 31:33 We speculate when some of the major marathons will be in 2021 At 32:45 we close the conversation with Matt At 33:33 we come back and sum up the interview with Matt and talk about the Big East and ACC At 36:12 We talk about the London Marathon. At 41:00 We talk about all the marathons that will be happening next fall. At 42:45 We talk about the University of Virginia hosting the NCAA championships in 2023

At 2:00 We set up the show. At 3:42 Kathy is tasked to come up with “witty banter” to start the show. At 5:37 Kathy tells us that she is a former “Girls Stater”. At 7:45 We set up the interview and the last time Kathy saw Jess and Sarah. At 9:37 We intro our 4 guests. At 11:00 We talk to Sarah and Jess about Empowerun. At 12:27 Erin tells us about She Should Run. At 13:09 We bring in Pamela to talk about Prinkshop. At 14:08 Pamela tells us how the collaboration with Saucony and She Should Run came about and more information about Prinkshop. At 15:54 Pamela talks about why She should ru was a good fit for the Colab. At 17:05 Erin talks about women running for office. At 19:57 We talk about the possibility of Wendy Davis moment for Saucony. At 20:45 Sarah and Jess talk about how they were able to get this moved forward with Saucony. At 24:00 we talk about the Hero logo for the colab. At 26:00 we talk about the timing of the launch of the colab. At 28:15 How do you run for a political position? At 31:38 Erin talks about how many women are in elected offices. At 33:00 We ask the question if there are less barriers for women now to run for office. At 34:47 How do we get women to believe that “if you care, you are qualified”. At 36:31 Pamela comments on where we are as a society on some of the issues she is trying to push forward. At 38:07 We talk about the feedback from Saucony and others from the project. At 39:27 Erin and Pamela talk about their personal experience running/walking in the shoes. At 40:56 Jess talks about Saucony's “Shop for a Cause”. At 42:04 We close out with our guests. At 43:23 We come back and quickly recap the conversation. At 46:50 We talk about Run Jam. At 49:31 We close out the show.

0-5:00 We set up the show and talk about our guest, Neil Lawson 5:01- 9:57 We talk about working from home At 10:20 we bring on Neal Lawson. At 12:10 Neal takes us through the tragic event that took his wives life At 13:00 Neal talks about how he and his late wife came up with the idea for the foundation At 15:30 Neal talks about where all the money the foundation raises goes At 19:05 we talk about what the JBLF road race looks like for this year. At 22:30 we talk about the DC Dancing with the stars Gala At 23:40 Neal talks how fundraising is going for the foundation. At 27:00 We talk about why Neal decided to dance in the Dancing with the Stars event At 28:40 we put Neal on the spot and talk about #Docs2021 At 30:00 Neal talks about Kelly who is the new Executive director for the foundation At 31:00 Neal talks about his new venture “Two Plates” At 36:00 Neal talks about his family life At 40:00 We talk about both in person and virtual options for the JBLF races At 44:02 We discuss the 2 social media phenomenons happening including a Mr. Brightside reference and the Ocean Spray challenge At 53:00 we talk about the decision to cut the Minnesota Mens track program At 1:01:04 We announce that Pacers Running is opening in Georgetown in November At 1:03:20 Docs gives us our latest rendition of “Tails from the Trails” At 1:06:25 we close out the show

Ep 251 - Yolo (Kelly Calway)

We start off the show diagnosing the bandwagon abandoned at the end of Farleys street and Docs talks about how he dodged a bullet by not being invited to the presidential debate (and that was before he knew he really dodged a bullet). At (16:36) we are joined by three time Olympic Trials qualifier and 2013 Marine Corps Marathon Champ Kelly Calway. We open up talking about her Northern Virginia ties, running 2 years at West Potomac High School, and her experience balancing collegiate running with ROTC at NC State. At (23:06) Kelly talks about how she always wanted to run the marathon and how she did all the wrong things in her first race at that distance. We then ask Kelly about her best marathon effort and her experience winning the 2013 Marine Corps Marathon as a member of the All Army team. At (31:06) we learn about her craziest 2020 story, being seriously injured after getting hit by a large falling log on a trail. We are back at (52:35) to wrap up the interview and issue a few corrections. At (55:53) Farley talks about an emotional video about Eldersburg Rogue Runners Club Francis Moats, who was recently diagnosed with an aggressive and terminal brain cancer. With the support from his friends at the running club, Moats completed the virtual Marine Corps marathon from a wheelchair. At (57:52) we preview the London Marathon that already happened and at (1:01:35) Docs has another tale from the trail.

Ep 250 - Ghosts (Wardian)

We start off asking Julie and Docs to guess how many miles our guest has raced during the Quarantine period, a little bit about the weather and then how we disappointed our fans with another time and location switch-a-roo. At (12:31) we are joined by local ultra runner Mike Wardian. At (17:20) we ask Mike about being a vegetarian over the last 20 years. AT (21:20) we start the heavy raceload conversation finding out who won the PTN guessing game. At (25:30) we talk about the Back Yard Ultra, at (39:14) the Delaware State Run and at (45:00) the Shenandoah National Park self supported ultra. At (53:36) we talk dogs. At (1:01:35) we talk about one of Mikes sponsors Hoka. We are back at (1:06:03) to wrap up the interview and weigh in on which of our guests 2020 challenges we think was toughest. At (1:09:09) we start off a lot of Docs topics with an update on last weeks Bridges of Arlington County story. At (1:11:50) Docs talks about the social media marketing of the Gritty 5k, which he seems to enjoy. We close out at (1:17:28) with some more social media positivity with the Dave Grohl vs Nandi competition.

Ep 249 - Unbirthdays (Andy Bacon)

We start off talking about birthday etiquette because it just might be one of our hosts birthdays today (well not anymore, on the day we recorded), which naturally leads into an extended discussion about Kevin Bacon. We are joined at (12:26) by EX2 Adventures owner Andy Bacon who tells us that he has heard the Kevin Bacon question before (which should not be shocking for a guy named Chris Farley but what can we say). At (15:26) we ask about the history of EX2 and the journey that lead Andy to that position. At (20:29) we talk about how 2020 changed things for their company and at (23:58) we asked how their customers responded to these forced changes and then discuss the unfortunate circumstances some of their vendors found themselves in. At (28:23) we talk about the virtual races this spring and then the recent in person Rosaryville Half Marathon/10k, the safety measures that they had to put in place and the feedback response from the race participants. At (42:30) we hear about their upcoming race schedule which includes two more in-person events. We are back at (47:25) to wrap the interview and at (51:10) we announce the elimination of the Mens Track and Field programs at William and Mary. At (52:37) former PTN guest John Kelly completes an amazing feat, a Grand Round Project and at (54:40) Ryan Hall runs his first ultra-marathon. At (57:22) we have a couple of Arlington stories, the Arlington biker who mooned people on the Custis trail is finally apprehended, and then at (1:02:37) Docs takes us on a journey with the Bridges of Arlington County. At (1:09:09) Docs takes us off agenda to tell a story about a recent run in Arlington County. We close out at (1:17:38) with a couple of PTNish stories, a woman who runs with dogs ran every street in the Florida Keys and then we revisit the Bear story from last week for Docs.

EP 248 - Fell in Love with Running through Pacers Races (Rheinhardt Harrison)

At 1:00 We let the audience know that Docs is not on the show. At 3:00 we intro the show and the guest At 8:00 we talk to Julie about the Runners World article she was profiled in At 12:00 We welcome in Rheinhardt Harrison At 14:00 Rheinhardt lets us know how his virtual learning is working for him At 15:58 Rheinhardt tells us when the first race he ran was and tells us how he got into running as a youth At 21:55 Rheinhardt takes us through middle school and the first couple years of running in HS in Florida At 28:20 Rheinhardt takes us through his training and racing after Cornavirus hits. At 29:50 We talk about training and doing workouts alone At 32:00 we talk about the 3 races he did this summer At 33:18 Rheinhardt talks about the great job Dave Milner did to put on the Music City race and the South Carolina Trackfest At 35:10 Julie asks about the recruiting process after the summer races At 36:00 we talk about what event might be his best At 38:20 How were his emotions during this tough time At 39:25 we ask him about coach Tom Schwartz At 41:50 College is a priority for him At 43:30 we talk about greats hes compared to the opportunity to break 4 mins in the mile At 45:30 We talk about the legend who reached out to Rheinhardt after the 4:01 mile At 47:03 We talk about what he misses about the DC area At 48:08 he lets us know how he feels about Pacers Running Races At 49:55 Rheinhardt exits the show 51:05 We talk about how Covid has changed recruiting for HS athletes and timing of the XC and track seasons for college athletes At 56:30 We talk about Jim Miller run a sub 3 hour marathon for the 6th decade in a row At 1:00:20 we talk about a runner who was chased up a tree by a bear

Ep 247 - OG Bard (Addy Baird)

After we learn something about William Bard, and nothing about where Docs was last week, Docs has a suggestion for the Washington Team Football team. At (9:47) we are joined by political reporter Addy Baird. We open up getting the last name mispronunciation out of the way and discuss Addys running and a tough injury. At (14:56) we talk about her BuzzFeed article where she reports a culture of toxity at SolidCore. At (38:50) we find out why she is a die hard Mets and Julie pledges her allegiance to the Florida Marlins once again. At (40:40) we are back to wrap up the interview and we find out if there is a connection between Addy Baird and Duke Baird. At (43:48) Docs talks about how much he is enjoying the NHL return and wonders why all the other major sports have not returned to play, and we take a deep dive into the manufactured crowd noise. Also PTN agrees to pivot into a new business. At (51:08) we have breaking news that nobody could have possibly heard anywhere else.

Ep 246 - What is Backwards (Brian Godsey)

At :55 Julie is introduced back as a cohost and is going to try to keep it positive. At 2:44 Farley sets up the show. At 5:15 Farley and Julie talk about their move to West Arlington. At 12:05 we intro Brian Godsey, former WR holder in backwards running – 13:15 We talk to Brian about his days at Miami of Ohio. At 18:14 Brian talks about how he got into Backwards Running. At 20:20 we measure the backwards running bit with other bits that have happened recently during the pandemic. At 22:50 Brian talks about races he did and places he traveled to do them. At 26:17 Brian talks about his arch nemesis in Backwards Running. At 28:07 Brian talks about what his training was like for the backwards running. Brian talks about the different muscle groups needed for backwards running at 30:45. At 32:45 Brian talks about a fun fact from a Game Show. At 34:10 Brian gives advice on how to chase a World Record. At 35:30 we sign off with Brian and try to twist his arm to listen to PTN. At 36:25 we come back and try to convince Julie to get back into running with Backwards Running. At 38:10 we talk about the London Marathon running the elites. At 42:55 we discuss what is happening in College sports around the country. At 51:40 we talk about the new professional group from ON Running - OAC

Ep 245 - Ransom Advice (Mark Stickley)

Its just the guys again this week and they start off reducing the inner circle. At (9:40) we are joined by the owner of the Runners Retreat, Mark Stickley, who put on the Loudon Mile last week. We have him on primarily to tease him about going to Virginia Tech, and then we talk about the in person road race that they were able to hold in Loudoun. We are back at (48:12) to wrap up the interview and then at (50:40) we talk about the cyber attack that shut down Garmin online. At (1:00:16) we talk about Tommy Rivers, an ultra marathoner that was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.