Pace the Nation

We open up with special guest Heather J. who was given the opening segment as a forum to offer a counter point from a previous guest. This is a one of segment so enjoy it without getting any ideas for yourself. At (9:53) we change gears and Farley fails to contain his excitement for the Washington Nationals and the bros talk baseball and at (14:33) while still talking baseball the guys also talk about sports team clothing. At (18:39) we are finally joined by the 2018 Marine Corps Mens Marathon champ Jeff Stein. We start out talking about our favorite topics, new kids and PTN. At (21:35) we talk about how Jeff got his start in running during Law School and transitioning into the more serious running scene. At (22:38) we talk about his full time job as a public defender and explore the relationship between the demands from his career and his relationship with running. At (26:48) we talk about the complete opposite experience Jeff had in the 2017 Marine Corps Marathon, when he and another elite runner went the wrong way on the course. At (33:33) we get into his experience in 2018 which (spoiler alert) lead to a win. At (39:40) we ask for some MCM pro tips for our listeners competing in the peoples marathon this weekend before revisiting the big win from 2018. At (44:33) Jeff talks about a spring injury and the build up to CIM and we talk about his coach, and how his schedule influences having to do most of his training on his own. We are back at (52:13) to wrap up the interview before (53:00) Docs talks about his weekend at West Springfield attending the Hall of Fame induction of teammate Chris Banks who better listen to this episode. At (1:00:30) we talk about the Kipchoge sub two hour marathon in Vienna not Virginia and Docs tries to connect the dots to a recent running news cycle, the race, PTN records and of course the shoes. At (1:09:08) we talk about the Womens Marathon Record going down at the feet of Brigid Kosgei in Chicago and we throw out an offer that Kosgei cannot refuse, and then we talk about a couple of athletes that dropped out of Chicago. At (1:15:30) we have a transportation update, a segment usually reserved for Joanna but hopefully lives up to her expectations.

We start out talking about DC sports before at (11:07) we are joined by our local uncertified track and field expert Tripp Southerland, who joins us to discuss the USADA 4 year ban issued to Alberto Salazar. We start out discussing Tripps own coaching background and ask for his running credentials. At (16:10) we talk about the Alberto Salazar suspension at (18:27) we talk about some of the history. At (22:28) we discuss some of the difficulties with getting a ban in the sport. At (26:14) we talk about the allegations against Salazar that lead to the ban. At (32:00) we talk about the reaction from some of Salazars athletes and at (39:15) we talk about some of the former athletes who have spoken out. At (42:03) we play devils advocate and try to look at things through the athletes eyes. At (51:05) we talk about a couple of questionable performances in the sport and how they relate to coaches that have been popped. We are back at (58:21) to wrap up the interview and at (59:55) we have a great story about a meeting between a couple of listeners. At (1:01:22) we talk about former PTN guests in the news, (1:01:22) Keira Damato has a monster race in Berlin, (1:02:27) Jacob Frey is on the brunt end of a twitter storm and (1:04:55) Katie Kellner saves a man and a dog from drowning. Finally, at (1:07:26) Docs gets to crowbar the Wagatha Christie story into the show.

Episode 209 was recorded a couple of weeks ahead of its release. After we catch up with co-host Joanna e Russo, we are joined at (7:03) by Claire Wood, the (at the time) New Balance Business Unit Manager for Global Performance Running Footwear, who talks to us on her last day on the job. We start out talking about her ten years eight months and twenty two days at New Balance and her history in the running community. At (10:39) Claire talks about breaking into a male dominated industry, some of the challenges and more importantly the support along the journey. We also attempt to make everyone in the room cry except Docs he does not have tear ducts. At (15:03) we ask Claire why she is leaving New Balance, her move to Portland, Oregon, and her next stop at Sorel. At (19:12) we circle back and talk more about Claires time at New Balance. We are back at (25:09) to wrap up the interview. At (27:38) Farley has a positive story about Docs beloved Philadelphia Eagles. At (30:30) we kinda discuss the world championships and concede that the event will be over by the time this show posts. At (34:55) we recap Running Night at Nats Park.

Its just the guys today, so we start off with lots of questions. At (6:50) we are joined by Mark Remy, who holds every conceivable title from Dumb Runner. At (7:55) we ask for (and receive) the Dumb Runner orgin story. At (11:45) we find out which came first, the writer or the running. At (14:24) we go back to the executive editor days at Runners World. At (16:03) we talk about developing and working out the running humor muscles, and filling the running humor void. At (24:51) Mark talks about his published books. At (27:42) we attempt to explore other interests and then at (29:13) we take a deep dive down the decision to move to Portland. At (34:45) we get indignant at a social media squatter. We are back at (37:43) to wrap up the interview and offer some good advice. At (40:27) Farley runs the Clarendon Day 5k and kids race and then has a memorable trip to the local grocery store, which helps us transition at (47:32) to a couple of environmental topics. At (53:38) we talk about the H Street Pacers Grand Opening Party and we close out with some twitter feedback.

We open up at (5:42) getting the Docs reaction about the Vin Lananna hire at UVA. At (10:40) Kim Wattrick from Summit to Soul. We start off with very self serving questions about Pace the Nation before (12:08) Kim talks about growing up as a tennis player in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, movies and her decision to attend Georgetown University. At (15:16) we talk the post Georgetown pivot from politics to the banking world, which took her to Southeast Asia. AT (16:45) we are back in America and Kim talks about getting into running. At (17:56) Kim tells us about opening a Washinton DC athleisure boutique Summit to Soul for the holistic female athlete. Kim gives Farley major anxiety as she tells us about opening the store from scratch with zero retail background. At (24:06) we do what we do best and promote an event that has already happened, and hear about the already happened Oiselle event at the store. At (25:27) we talk about the future is females running, her customers and the Wednesday night run clubs and we learn more about the Summit to Soul team. At (33:24) we ask about her running and summer marathon training. We are back at (38:17) to wrap up the interview and then at (39:41) Docs gets a really long segment to talk about his running trip in France.

At 1:00 We open the show letting the audience know that Docs is out this week on

At 3:00 Julie and Chris talk about todays guest Daniel Hincapie and the pronunciation of his name

At 5:20 we talk about 9 11

At 13:10 We introduce Daniel Hincapie of the Wendy Martinez Legacy Project

At 16:00 Daniel recounts the night when his finance Wendy Martinez was killed

At 20:50 Daniel tells the audience who Wendy was as a person and how they met and their running connection

Then at 25:15 Daniel talks about why he has been so open about telling Wendys story

At 26:55 Daniel tells Julie and Chris how he got engaged

At 29:00 we dive deeper into the Wendy Martinez Legacy Project

At 34:15 Daniel tells us how he feels the love from the city and we talk about him still loving Washington DC

At 36:50 we talk about Daniels running currently

At 41:00 we close the conversation with Daniel talking about the Wendy Martinez Legacy Project team that will be running the Clarendon Day 5k 10k race

At 43:15 we close the conversation about the Wendy Martinez Legacy Project

At 47:54 we talk about UVA hiring Vin Lananna

Then at 52:30 we close out the show talking about a unique Nike professional track meet in Beaverton OR

We open the show with stories before setting the table, and then Docs says good-bye to Luigi again. At () we are joined by Tony Post, the founder and CEO of Topo Athletic. Tony talks about his unorthodox path into running, his through the shoe industry, running a pair of marathons in dress shoes, and the creation of a new shoe company in a crowded market. We close out the show with stories about glasses, Micheal Johnson and a recording glitch from last week.

We start off on a rare note with a discussion about running. At (12:35) we are joined by guest Roman Gurule, who tells us about his journey from frequent Happy Hourer to a stud runner, and some of the steps he took to complete the transition. We are back at (45:04) to wrap up the interview and encourage Farley to turn his life around. At (47:07) we are off on the wrong foot in Farleys new journey with an impromptu happy hour to wish Intern Joanna all the best on her next assignment. At (49:49) the Olympic Trials in Atlanta receives a course change, and at (53:15)we talk about the H Street opening and the beer mile, which leads to at (57:15)another lesson from the Chris Farley school of Social Media. We close out at (59:11) with tales (tails) from the dog park.

We catch up with guest co-host Joanna e Russo, who out of character talks weather and raves about the eating options in Syracuse. At (9:47) Farley has a bone to pick with Joanna which opens some eyes about Strava conspiracy theories, and Docs has some advice for the work force. At (15:01) we are joined by DCXC invitational race director Desmond Dunham from the All Run Washington pep rally. At (16:30) the heavy reporting comes out and we ask why it’s called St. Johns College high school. At (18:35) Desmond talks about his career track coaching and a St Johns success story. At (21:02) its cross country time, and we talk about the process to select the top high school cross country athletes and at (24:00) we talk about the DCXC invitational. At (27:00) we talk about the growth of cross country and some of the benefits of participating in the sport. At (31:03) we talk more about Desmonds background coaching and at (35:09) Farley pries about some vacation details. We are back at (36:36) to wrap up the interview. At (38:20) we talk about the kids birthday party on a pirate ship and Docs has some great ideas for next time. At (46:21) Farley spotted a couple of previous PTN guests last week. At (49:00) we talk about the dog days of running which is running weather talk and Farley defines the dew point for us. At (52:45) we have the big announcement that we have been hinting - a new Pacers pop up location in the district. At (57:02) we practice our best peer pressure.

We start off getting an update from our guest co-host Julie Culley. At (10:57) we are joined by friend of the show, two time Olympian and 29 US champ Molly Huddle. We start out talking about running, specifically her victory at the 10k at the US championships. At (13:41) we talk about her London Marathon last April and try to find out what kind of runner Molly considers herself. At (16:00) we circle back to the US championships in Des Moines to discuss race tactics. At (20:16) we ask Molly about 29 US titles and oversized checks. At (22:42) we talk about the group that Ray Treacy coaches after college. At (23:55) Molly tells us why she trains part time in Arizona and we ask about her support from her husband Kurt. At (28:04) Farley wants to confirm the headline, does Molly consider herself a marathoner. At (29:45) Julie asks two questions at once because she figured out very quickly that Chris will hog the mic and she might not get the chance to ask her second question later, Julie asks what the transition from the track to the marathon will look like this fall, and what Mollys downtime will look like. At (33:29) we talk about her sponsor Saucony and her current shoe choices and then at (36:10) we talk about her contributions to Runners World, running consistently and some strategies to stay mentally strong over her career. At (39:35) Molly talks about the transition from the track to the marathon and talk a bit about the next year of running. At (44:27) we have some quick questions about the Artiken bracelets and Mollys Donuts and at (46:44) Molly tells us about submitting her request to add the female running emoji. At (48:24) Docs gets to ask a question about Notre Dame. At (49:21) Julie steals Farleys thunder which is why Docs says she can keep coming back, but Farley asks what 2020 and beyond look like for Molly. We are back at (52:50) to wrap up the interview and pat ourselves on the back for breaking multiple stories. At (55:26) we talk about an upcoming extravagant kids birthday party on a pirate ship. At (1:01:28) Farley has an exciting story about checking Docs mail. No seriously, it has a dog in the story so it is PTN approved. At (1:06:23) we talk about baseball, Bryce Harper and Charlie Manuel and tie it to an iconic running coach.