Josh welcomes Ryan Zavala to the podcast to discuss:

* How his training has gone ahead of the 2025 Boston Marathon (2:14)

* Knowing there’s always a runner out there crazier than you (17:01)

* Wrestling in college (18:06)

* Graduating college and falling away from running, only to come back because of a neighbor (29:06)

* Embracing sobriety (37:16)

* Why 2022 was the right time for his first marathon, chasing three hours, and why he ran it where he did (43:34)

* Was breaking three hours everything he hoped it would be? (50:37)

* A DNF at his second marathon and carrying that to his first Boston Marathon (54:39)

* What he’s currently chasing (1:08:43)

And a whole lot more!

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