Life in Stride

On this episode, the boys had our good friend Kallup McCoy on to talk about his run from San Diego to North Carolina for his non-profit RezHOPE! We had him on the pod prior to this, and he came back with some amazing stories to tell from the road! There were some major highs, lows, and really funny moments too.

Kallup is now training for a sub-2:32 marathon and also has his eyes on a major ultra record after, stay tuned for which one!

If you aren't familiar with Kallup, make sure you check out our first ever pod with him, published on July 19th, 2024.

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On this episode, Chris and guest host Ben Felton recapped the women's and men's NYC Marathon elite field races!

On the women's side, we saw a legendary duel between rivals Sharon Lokedi and Hellen Obiri through Central Park - where Hellen came out on top with a quick last couple kilometers! She not only won the race, but set the course record and was the first woman under 2:20 in NYC Marathon history.

American Fiona O'Keeffe ran a great race, putting herself in it in the late stages of the race to finish 4th overall and top American.

On the men's side, we saw an epic battle between Benson Kipruto and Alexander Mutiso, where Mutiso nearly caught Kipruto at the line to steal the race! Kipruto ended up hanging on to win in 2:08.

Brit Patrick Dever had an outstanding performance in 4th, while surprise American Joel Reichow got top American honors in 6th in 2:09. A couple other notable Americans we chatted about were Charles Hicks in 7th and Joe Klecker in 10th!

At the beginning of the episode we also gave some training updates for ourselves (Chris is trying to get Ben to run Houston Marathon with him).

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On this episode, the boys had back on the man, the myth, the legend: Hugo Fry. Hugo has been a BUSY man! He is currently in Austin, TX getting ready to do the overnight BPN 50 miler (he has a very good shot at winning the race!).

Hugo also told us he has gone full-time doing content as he has had continued success on socials! If you don't follow him on Instagram, he is one of the funniest accounts you will find, link below. He recently ran 2:22 at the Berlin Marathon and also won a 5-day ultramarathon stage race in the Jordan desert.

We joke that Hugo could be our 4th co-host, episodes with him are more like banter with the boys than interviews! There is some hilarious conversation in here about his experience in Austin, TX compared to living in London.

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These episodes are way too fun. Anyone opposed to us doing this every time? Lol. Scotty and Chris answer "Ask Me Anything" questions from our Instagram and our LIS athletes about all things running, and some non-running topics as well.

We talked marathon training and the best way to pace a marathon, running form, workouts we like, reflected on how far we have come, and even talked some Truett Hanes and our sweet and salty choices at a gas station??

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On this episode, Chris previews the women's and men's elite fields for the NYC Marathon this Sunday!

New York is such a fun race to watch because it is a hilly course with no pacers. On top of that, we have two legendary fields on each side here, featuring names like Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan! We are in store for some great race action this Sunday!

I also briefly touched on the drama with Iowa State's XC team on this episode at the end.

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On this episode, the boys had back on special guest Dakotah Popehn! Dakotah just finished top-10 at the Chicago Marathon and 2nd American woman with a PR of 2:24.

Her training block indicated the best fitness of her life and potential sub-2:20 marathon shape. Although the stars didn't align in Chicago, Dakotah is extremely motivated to continue pushing for fast times and a World Marathon Major podium one day.

We broke down Dakotah's training block, race, fueling, and more on this episode. It was really insightful and interesting to hear about some behind the scenes things from her!

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On this episode, the boys chatted a lot about tapering. Scotty wants to change some things up about his tapers going forward before marathons, and Danny explained how he likes to taper leading into his peak race of Indianapolis Marathon in 2 weeks.

We talked about Danny's fitness going into Indy, whether or not the 5-4-3-2-1 long run is the best for peak long runs or not, and Strieg confirmed if he is pacing Danny at Indy live on the pod!

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On this episode, we had special guest and newly minted 2:23 marathoner Ben Felton on! One week ago, Ben ran a perfectly executed marathon in Chicago, running a slight negative split, to run his first marathon PR in 2 years. After running 2:24 at Boston in 2023, Ben dealt with some adversity, including a stress fracture and brutal heat at the 2025 London Marathon, before finally having this special day in Chicago!

We broke down his training block, the entire Chicago weekend, his next race plans, and more! At the end, we also chatted about advice he has for someone who wants to do content full-time.

This was a really fun episode, please consider following Ben on his socials below if you don't already!

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On this episode, Chris and guest host Jacob Thomson broke down the Chicago Marathon elite field races. Jacob paced top American female Natosha Rogers from start to finish, so his insight from that experience, having many friends in the elite field, and being a 2:11 man himself was really great on this episode.

We broke down the top finishers from the men's and women's races but largely focused on how the Americans fared as well.

At the end, we had a few minutes to talk about Jacob's trying as he gears us for the US Marathon Champs at CIM, where he hopes to break 2:10 in the marathon.

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On this episode, the boys had on special guest Curtis Beach! Curtis was a 2 x NCAA Champion in the heptathlon at Duke and professional decathlete for Nike. He is now a coach and educator of the sport based in San Diego where he leads a training group and coaches at a local college.

Curtis has an Instagram page that is super insightful for all runners. He touches on running form, top end speed, and gives advice for all the different track events .

On this episode, we touched on topics like running form, top end speed, Curtis's NCAA and pro career, current pro track topics, and more. We highly recommend following Curtis on Instagram. Link below!

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