Ben & Barry's Running Podcast

Barry and I talk summer heat and a Take 5 fastest land animals. We also talk FKT's and Ben rants about Konza and dogs!

We talk with Pat Melgares about his book that is coming out, Chasing Excellence, The Remarkable Life and Inspiring Vigilosophy of Coach Joe I. Vigil. Pat is a former athlete of Coach Vigil.  Pat and his family have lived in the Manhattan area for a while now.  His wife Susan is a teacher and cross country coach at Manhattan High.  All three of his kids have gone on to run at the NCAA Division 1 level.  Chris and Michael at KU and Cara at KSU.  

We talk to June and Erik about going from not running much to doing Ironman Triathlons.

We talk with Chris Melgares fresh off of his 33rd place finish in the Marathon Olympic Trials. 

Stan Hockerson is the owner of Heart & Sole Sports in Albuquerque, NM.  He is also the owner of 9 patents, most of which have to do with the shoes you probably have on your feet right now.  He was also an accomplished high school and college runner in his own right.  Oh, and he is a scratch golfer!   

Scott Gravatt is the current National Sales Director for Nike Running.

His first race ever was The Keys 100 Miler.

He reluctantly accepts the nickname "Gravy" and is currently chasing a marathon time that his son (22) won't be able to run at 46.

He prefers surfing over running.

He was a small business owner for 10 years and never thought he'd work for a big bad evil corporate empire, but here he is: selling out.

Show Notes:
Olympic Trials Talk - 3:20
Scott Gravatt - 20:33

We do a fun take 5 of the most influential people in the history of running.  We also discuss new shoes among other things with Trey.

Troy is the Founder & President of Athlinks.  Athlinks - the world's largest social racing platform with over 320 million results from 1.25 million events and counting. Used by 15 million runners, triathletes, cyclists and other endurance athletes around the world.  Athlinks is also your destination to find, save and share race results and photos; connect with friends and compare yourself to rivals; and discover and register for events. Troy talks about how Athlinks got started and some of the new things that are coming out.  

We take a look back at 2019 and a look forward at 2020.  Discuss our past year from a running standpoint along with our favorite episodes.  We also talk our 2020 goals and upcoming guests in the new year.

Joe and Chris are fresh off of huge PR's at the CIM marathon.  Not only did they run fast, they both qualified for the Olympic Trials.