Pace the Nation

We open up with one host witnessing a near death experience by another host before at (7:04) Farley talks about his shoulder injury. At (14:02) we are joined by our guest Chris Morgan, an avid runner and executive chef from DC restraunts Maydan and Compass Rose. We open up asking about his culinary background and his journey to executive chef. At (22:25) we learn about the food influences for both restraunts, and some of the trips that Chris has taken for those benefits. At (25:01) learn about his start into running, running abroad and the mental benefits of getting a run in everyday. At (29:58) we ask about the Hollywood stereotypes of a busy, tense kitchen and the pitfalls of bad reviews. At (34:16) we talk to Chris about his experience at the Parkway Classic, which was his first ever road race. At (38:30) we talk about his training and his plans to run that second race and the motivational benefits of having a goal on the calendar. At (41:50) the Chrises compare their experience at the Chance for Life charity function and at (43:20) Farley asks our guest to make a list...Farley loves lists. At (45:10) he tells us about being in a car commercial. We are back at (49:40) to wrap up the interview. At (51:51) Docs gets out of his house and renews an important license and we try to sell Farley on a television program. At (57:26) we get back on the UVA stories and discuss President Jim Ryans experience at the Boston Marathon. At (58:58) we get into a 50 mile world record. At (1:01:12) we touch on some tweets, thank you for the feedback and the Simpsons memes.

After a game of lost and found and an another impromptu Farley profession of love for a tech company, we quickly wedge our scooter stories into the show. At (8:59) Farley talks about his trip to Moab, Utah and the fun travel home. At (18:28) we are joined by Jay Ohare and Dave Wittlinger from Venga CBD. We start off with a quick geography lesson before getting into their running backgrounds. During the interview, we talk about the CBD product and its benefits for endurance athletes, and challenge our guests to describe CBD in Farley terms. Throughout the interview we ask about potential side effects, dosage recommendations, and how it might be received by WADA. We are back at (49:47) to wrap up the interview. At (51:50) we talk about the marathon debut of Emily Sisson, (53:44) the Rotterdam Marathon, and (55:06) a Darren Rovell tweet that went sideways. Our ad read starts at (57:45) and (58:45) we talk about the Pacers races over the last weekend. At (1:00:20) Tess has a movie related spoiler nonspoiler story.

We open the show with an advertisement for Pace The Nation. At (2:30) Farley sets the stage for the show. Naturally we next talk about about Tess going to the dentist at (4:20). There is no smooth transition but we begin to talk about the Cherry Blossom and the course that was short at (8:30) We welcome Pacers Running Race Director at (12:30). At (14:30) we talk about Lisas dog and his instagram page. We get Lisas opinion on the Cherry Blossom race course incident at (16:00). At (21:20) talk about the upcoming 5k Friday race that ultimately was postponed because of the weather. Lisa hopes for good weather at (23:30) for the April 28th 25th anniversary of the GW Parkway Classic 10 miler and 5k. We ask Tess if she knows what a cassette tape is at (25:30). Lisa talks about the impact to the Alexandria Boys and Girls club at (26:30). Lisa describes what her day race day looks like at (27:30). At (29:40) we talk about the finish line festival. At (31:30) we talk about what security looks like at the GW Parkway and other Pacers Running races. At (35:00) we talk about DJ Thunderbunny and DJing. Lisa lets us know about the future Pacers Running races at (39:20). At (41:15) we come back and let the audience know that Farleys dog has an instagram page. We then let people know all the ways you can follow Lisa on social media. We pick up the conversation about the Boston Marathon at (42:52). At (45:22) Tess talks about Jordan Marie Daniel running the Boston Marathon and her cause that she is running for. We talk about a car crashing into a person running on a treadmill at a gym in California at (47:01). We talk a little Easter at (47:58) to close the show out.

We touch on UVA Hoops for the first time at (2:52) but no worries, we will be back later to talk about the national championship some more later. At (7:30) we are joined by Jesse Williams from Sound Running. We start out at (8:19) talking about the NCAA title game from a Texas Tech perspective. At (11:55) Jesse talks about getting his start as a guru with Brooks, before moving on to the sports marketing group. At (12:40) Jesse talks about Brian Sell making the Olympic Team and building the brand win by win. At (17:55) Jesse talks about an out of the box marketing idea at the 2012 USA Track and Field Olympic Trials that was intended for the athletes but not received well by all. At (27:49) we talk about what makes Sound Running different from other training programs out there. At (32:15) Jesse recalls the infamous 5 beers in 5 boroughs, and we try to get him to weigh in on the official asterisk, but we settle for an expert skirting of . At (39:45) Docs tells one of his favorite New York City Marathon karaoke stories and we stress the importance of picking a song within your abilities. At (46:01) Jesse talks about how his running perspective and race category has changed. We are back at (49:15) to wrap up the interview. At (50:48) Tess retells a feel good story that previously disappeared in the ether. At (53:39) we whine about the Cherry Blossom crowds and at (58:23) we do the whole where were you when the Hoos won the National Championship bit which was just pretense for Farley to talk about being at the game.

We start the show by explaining why 2 of the co-hosts are on phone. At (3:30) we talk about UVA basketball and Farley heading to Minneapolis. At (5:20) we talk about the Cherry Blossom trees and the traffic they cause. At (7:40) Farley apologizes for messing up the show. Then he takes it back at (8:30). Docs recounts a ghost from UVAs past story at (9:30). At (11:50) we are joined by Dick Beardsleys. At (14:45) Beardsley takes us back to the 1982 Boston Marathon and talks about the race that has been deemed the Dual in the Sun. At (27:02) Beardsley talks about his retirement from running and his first accident. At (30:30) Beardsley takes us through a few more accidents that he had in the next few years. At (31:30) Beardsley describes his addiction to pain killers. At (34:00) Beardsley opens up about his sons suicide. At (36:00) Beardsley talks about how he can stay so positive in life. At (37:30) Beardsley is still running and he loves it. At (40:10) Farley and Beardsley talk about ice fishing. At (42:30) we close out the show.

We start off the show talking taxes, money and sports, recommended listening near the office water cooler. At (9:20) we find out why Farley is suffering from sleep deprivation. At (15:21) we are saved by our guest Katie Kellner, a coach from Forward Focus Running. She starts off telling us her background, both running and geographical, which at (16:23) leads us down a Cornell wormhole. We are back on track at (18:09) with a discussion about professionally running in Michigan and learn about Katies start into coaching. At (20:22) we talk about her experience at the 2016 Olympic Trials in LA and preview the 2020 Olympic Trials in Atlanta. At (22:40) Katie tells us about her transition to Boston and (23:50) we discuss her coaching at Forward Focus Running, where we ask Katie how runners benefit from coaching. At (29:37) we learn about the Final Surge App and how it helps with the training program. We are not done learning, as we are next schooled on shopping the perimeter at the grocery stores. At (33:57) we talk training philosophy before (36:00) the Rapid Fire Questions and the (42:00) Quick Hitting Questions (please tell me the difference). And we are back at (47:45) to recap the interview. At (50:45) we discuss a story about local runner Hanna Porten who used running to help lose 50 pounds. At (54:32) Tess talks about her run commute slash near death experience and we once again crowd source our listeners. We close out the show at (62:20) with our exclusive MLB opening day preview. You know, more sports.

We start off at (4:30) to talk some March college basketball (no trademark) and a road trip by the podcasts busiest host. At (11:00) we are joined by the proprietor and owner of Run Nebraska Chris McBratney. At (12:15) we get a Nebraskan geography lesson and at (13:53) we learn about the Run Nebraska Musical March Madness. At (17:00) we double back on the geography lesson, find out about the running conditions and touch on some famous Nebraskans. At (20:28) we need to be self serving and get the story about the most impressive podcast listen in history. At (23:52) we finally talk about the Run Nebraska business and at (29:51) we talk about the running community. At (33:52) we talk about the flooding in Nebraska, how the community has pitched in and what people outside the flooding zone can do to help. At (40:45) we cannot stand all the talk that was not about us, so we circle back and ask Chris about his PTN favorites. At (42:19) we find out whats coming up next. We are back at (44:23) to wrap up the interview. At (45:33) we get personal - starting with Docs and finding out about his fitness and possibly uncovering a potential lawsuit. At (51:06) we get an update from Tess on her employment status and find out what her only two employment check boxes are. At (54:37) Chris tells us about his Florida vacation, classes, scuba, tests, and feeding the fishes. At (1:10:45) we have an obligatory dog running story, the first time a blind runner has completed the New York City half marathon with the help of guide dogs. At (1:13:11) we have your tweets of the week.

We start the show with yet another conspiracy theory before we transition at (6:10) into tax noises and other tax topics. At (12:46) we are joined by the Courage to Run Race Director Frieda Edgette, who starts us off schooling us on pronunciation and ancestry. At (15:40) we talk about her Courage to Run race which promotes civic activity and wellness. At (21:38) she shares her story about her struggle with an eating disorder and some of the journey overcoming the disorder. At (24:54) we talk about a big life change, where she transitioned in London and how the magic of Hyde Park helped her make that change. At (30:27) we dive back into race planning and at (34:40) we learn about her virtual races. At (35:34) we talk about the importance of self care and at (38:06) we talk more about some methods that Frieda has employed to help her deal with her eating disorder. At (42:45) we make the very natural transition into dragons and Game of Thrones. We are back at (46:20) to recap the interview before (49:33) Farley gives us his social media lesson of the week - pay attention he only makes his point 40 times. At (56:12) we have a running story from the NFL combine - pay attention there is some confusing math. At (58:40) we stay with the football stories and provide the much anticipated update on the Bri Manziel story. At (1:01:17) we get an update on the marathon investigator website. At (1:05:10) we introduce the hashtag PTN bling and close out at (1:07:25) with an update on the trail runner who killed a mountain lion on his run.

We start the show with yet another conspiracy theory before we transition at (6:10) into tax noises and other tax topics. At (12:46) we are joined by the Courage to Run Race Director Frieda Edgette, who starts us off schooling us on pronunciation and ancestry. At (15:40) we talk about her Courage to Run race which promotes civic activity and wellness. At (21:38) she shares her story about her struggle with an eating disorder and some of the journey overcoming the disorder. At (24:54) we talk about a big life change, where she transitioned in London and how the magic of Hyde Park helped her make that change. At (30:27) we dive back into race planning and at (34:40) we learn about her virtual races. At (35:34) we talk about the importance of self care and at (38:06) we talk more about some methods that Frieda has employed to help her deal with her eating disorder. At (42:45) we make the very natural transition into dragons and Game of Thrones. We are back at (46:20) to recap the interview before (49:33) Farley gives us his social media lesson of the week - pay attention he only makes his point 40 times. At (56:12) we have a running story from the NFL combine - pay attention there is some confusing math. At (58:40) we stay with the football stories and provide the much anticipated update on the Bri Manziel story. At (1:01:17) we get an update on the marathon investigator website. At (1:05:10) we introduce the hashtag PTN bling and close out at (1:07:25) with an update on the trail runner who killed a mountain lion on his run.

After a quick intro, at (5:38) we find out where Docs has been, and then at (10:26) we throw some family members under the bus, but its ok. At (12:50) we are joined by Sketchers National Sales Manager of Mens performance Dan Sullivan, who starts the interview off with some fond old school Patriots memories. At (18:29) Dan tells us about making the jump from football to make his start in the running industry. At (22:21) Dan tells us about his new role at Sketchers and how he fits into the direction of the company. At (25:49) Chris asks Dan about the state of the running industry and what runners want to wear. At (30:27) we get to the good stuff, as Dan tells us fun story from a Red Sox playoff game. At (37:52) Farley is unsuccesful in another attempt to get a Bostonian to agree with his Boston play list. At (41:40) we circle back to running talk and discuss the Just Blew It Sketchers ad.

We are back at (45:00) to wrap up the interview, then at (47:43) Farley comes clean on a mistake on a list at the Pacers annual staff meeting. At (50:34) we discuss the Bre Tiesi-Manzel half marathon cheating story. At (1:00:13) we get the long anticipated update on the status of the door story from episode 182. At (1:05:39) Chris gives us an update on some upcoming races including the Four Courts Four Miler and the St. Pats Double. At (1:06:24) PTN marvels at the victory of Drew Hutner at indoor nationals and other race updates from across the nation. At (1:12:49) we mention the Amy Cragg victory at the 2020 Marathon Trials test event and casually mention that we are open to sponsorship for the actual trials. At (1:14:00) we close out another great episode and we will see you next week.