Pace the Nation

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.

1:00 We intro our fill in co-host and touch on bird scooters

3:00 Farley sets up the show and Charlie tells a story about our guest from the DCXC meet

5:45 How was running in the snow this week

10:00 Kate Murphy joins Pace The Nation

10:52 How Kate has been adjusting to living in Oregon

12:30 We talk about Kates HS Running

13:45 Kate tells us about running the 2016 Olympic Trials and making the world junior team that went to Poland

16:55 Was there pressure on Kate her senior year in HS after so much success

18:50 Why did she decide to run at Oregon

20:20 Kate talks about her surgery and her injury issues in her HS senior year and into her college freshman year

24:10 Was it tough to move across the country to Oregon and what was the pressure like there

26:10 Kate talks about the adjustment with her life and running in Eugene

27:30 Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome

29:00 Kate talks about retiring from running

33:10 Kate is running again

35:25 How is running now for Kate

36:00 how has she been spending time in college

38:45 Goal for Road race in July - Crystal City Twilighter

39:30 What is next for Kate

41:35 How much does she get back to Virginia

42:35 What is in the water at Lake Braddock

44:10 Kate is less stressed in Burke

45:10 Kate talks about being back in DC for the summer and exits the show

47:00 Recapping the conversation with Kate

48:13 Tess posting on Instagram for Pace The Nation

51:25 A track club in Philly catch a thief

53:12 Charlie talks about what is coming up in RunWashington

57:40 We close the show with an Instagram post from Gabe Grunewald

1:00 We intro our fill in co-host and touch on bird scooters

3:00 Farley sets up the show and Charlie tells a story about our guest from the DCXC meet

5:45 How was running in the snow this week

10:00 Kate Murphy joins Pace The Nation

10:52 How Kate has been adjusting to living in Oregon

12:30 We talk about Kates HS Running

13:45 Kate tells us about running the 2016 Olympic Trials and making the world junior team that went to Poland

16:55 Was there pressure on Kate her senior year in HS after so much success

18:50 Why did she decide to run at Oregon

20:20 Kate talks about her surgery and her injury issues in her HS senior year and into her college freshman year

24:10 Was it tough to move across the country to Oregon and what was the pressure like there

26:10 Kate talks about the adjustment with her life and running in Eugene

27:30 Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome

29:00 Kate talks about retiring from running

33:10 Kate is running again

35:25 How is running now for Kate

36:00 how has she been spending time in college

38:45 Goal for Road race in July - Crystal City Twilighter

39:30 What is next for Kate

41:35 How much does she get back to Virginia

42:35 What is in the water at Lake Braddock

44:10 Kate is less stressed in Burke

45:10 Kate talks about being back in DC for the summer and exits the show

47:00 Recapping the conversation with Kate

48:13 Tess posting on Instagram for Pace The Nation

51:25 A track club in Philly catch a thief

53:12 Charlie talks about what is coming up in RunWashington

57:40 We close the show with an Instagram post from Gabe Grunewald

1:05 - Docs is out of town. Tess and Farley talk about the Simpson’s and shows they watch.

4:06 Its a big show and Farley gives the run down.

6:55 Farley recaps the Mike Wardian fastest 10 marathons in 10 days

18:10 Bethany Sachtleben joins the program. She is an elite runner in Norther Virginia who ran for George Mason and is an Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon.

18:30 We talk about Bethanys name.

19:25 Bethany talks about the olympic trials and what she is training for currently.

21:00 Bethany takes us back and talks about being home schooled and sports growing up.

23:05 Bethany wins her first organized race and she talks about figuring out running and racing in a non traditional format.

26:00 Bethany was hit by a car She describes the incident and the helicopter ride to Inova hospital.

27:11 Turning down 500 dollars she calls George Mason and talks her way on the Track and Cross Country team.

29:45 She decides to quit the Mason team but her Dad, Coach Gerard, and a random woman convince her to stay on the team and run.

32:32 What she is currently doing for work other than running.

33:30 She talks about whether she belongs with some of the best runners in the country.

34:30 Winning the Richmond Marathon was a breakthrough for her.

36:05 Cal International marathon PR of 2:31.

37:18 Could she make the Olympic Team.

39:24 What does a training week look like for Bethany.

41:12 Running the Pacers Beer Mile in an elite time.

43:20 She made the US world Mountain Running Team.

45:44 No more marathons before the trials and Farley angles for sponsorship to get PTN to Atlanta for the Marathon Trials.

46:00 Bethany S exits the show.

46:30 Bethany is on twitter and instagram.

46:40 Recapping some of the interview.

48:40 Tess talks about a guy who runs to his favorite teams away Premier league games.

50:50 A World Record running a sub 4 minute mile with a dog.

53:25 Valentines day races with dogs and Valentines day.

56:38 Marathon Investigators site is shut down and Farley throws out a conspiracy.

1:00:15 The Runner Rankings are out and plant names take top billings.

At (4:50) we open up the show with a neighbor update from Chris and a real-life escape the room.

At (15:08) the crew offers their Superbowl analysis and the results of their bets.

At (24:09) Chris and Docs are joined by Jason Dunn, Cross Country/Track and Field coach for the University of Virginia, to talk coaching, treadmills, and sabbaticals. Meanwhile, Tess takes her first on-air coffee break.

At (58:28) Tess returns from her coffee break to share in the push to evict cheaters from the results of the Philadelphia marathon.

At (101:29) the PTN crew learns about their first running-related mountain lion attack.

At (1:04:30) our second animal-related story of the day comes to us in the form of a woman who finished the last 17 miles of a marathon carrying a lost puppy.

At (1:07:53) Chris updates the team on the Wardian world record attempt for the fastest 10 marathons in 10 days.

At (1:09:36) we have a story on a local rescue on the Billy Goat Trail.

At (1:12:31) your hosts share yet another Bird Scooter related story to round out this episode.

After an unusually long intro and table setting, we start the show off at (9:01) with a running centric view of the governement shutdown and our weekly chris farley civics lesson. At (16:50) we are joined by our guest Brooke Curran. At (17:35) we ask how she got her start with running which uncovers some details that we never expected. At (21:40) Brooke talks about going all in with running and starting her foundation Running Brooke and at (24:20) Brooke tells us about her hook. At (26:20) Brooke tells us her remarkable story about suffering a brain aneurysm during a training run and the road to recovery. At (34:41) Brooke explains what a brain aneurysm is and talks about the mental and physical recoveries. At (39:03) we talk about what is coming up next. At (40:47) we hear about the Running Brooke Foundation, a non profit that promotes activity with kids to spark academic learning. We are back at (47:08) to wrap up the interview and at (50:15) we spiral down the marlboro bucks rabbit hole. At (52:06) we move onto professional football topics including prop bets, a wide receiver breaking political news and active players running long distance races. At (59:07) we talk about the professional debut of sprinting phenom Sydney Mclaughlin. We close out at (1:03:39) with another bird scooter story and (1:08:18) Farley is reading a book and we revisit his deer deer friends.

We open the show with some talk about professional football and make our big game picks, and then at (7:15) we begin to preview our guests story. At (13:02) we are joined by our guest WTOP reporter and American Hero Dave Dildine. At (14:50) we ask Dave to take us back to Jan 13, when he found himself out at Rock Creek Park taking photos of Boulder Bridge during a heavy snowstorm. Dave shares the amazing story of rescuing a drowning runner from Rock Creek. At (28:54) Dave talks about how he figured out who the woman was, the reunion and fills in the gaps of her side of the story. At (33:24) we have a PTN exclusive (take that centro), Dave reveals that this is not his first water rescue. We close out at (36:56) Dave gives us an update on Sarah. At (38:44) we ask about lessons learned that might be applicable to all runners. We are back at (42:29) with an interview wrap up. At (47:28) Chris and Tess talk about the Garmin hit man, a topic Docs conveniently recuses himself from. At (50:41) Farley warns our listeners about the great deer epidemic of 2019 and at (57:13) we recap the Houston Marathon including one notable performance. At (1:05:47) Farley lets us know about another challenge that we missed out on, something sixty-six percent of our hosts could not possibly participate in. At (1:10:17) Farley breaks some news on an upcoming event out at Hains Point Feb 7-9. At (1:12:35) Docs tells everyone about his weekend leaving the house for a change.

Thanks to everyone who patiently waited through the holiday season for us to pick up where we left off. To open up 2019 its just the hosts in Studio 1A to catch up and set some resolutions for the year to come.

At (5:55) Chris shares his holiday gift, or more like Michael P. Millers holiday gift, a scratch-off map to track listener check-ins. Where are you listening from, let us know.

At (8:57) we reveal that we were in on one of the big headlines of the winter season: Matthew Centrowitz signing with Bowerman Track Club.

At (12:36) the PTN crew discusses the Goodr Sunglasses social media controversy that went down while we were away.

At (22:28) Chris updates the crew on his holiday travels up to Philly and brings to light a feel-good story from the city of brotherly love. He also gets sidetracked with a similar story about traveling in Germany, so get ready for some simultaneous stories.

At (34:04) we update everyone on the running in the snow and the government shutdown.

At (38:28) Tess gives us a travel update on her trip to Germany, New Year's Eve, and hockey in Europe.

At (44:12) your hosts share their resolutions for 2019.

At (48:10) we review the announcement for the 2020 US olympic qualifying course for the marathon.

At (1:00:27) Docs enlightens us all on the calf heart attack he suffered.

At (1:06:28) there's a retirement update for a former guest.

At (1:07:19) Docs updates everyone on the new Duck Tales show.

We start off on the wrong foot at (1:23) as Docs grinds his gears over a neighborly issue. At (8:02) Farley leads us to believe his family flew to Hawaii and then immediately back. At (20:33) we are joined by the director of Manhattan College and four time guest, Matt Centrowitz. At (21:49) we talk tattoos. At (24:36) Matt talks about the move back home to Manhattan college. At (29:47) Matt gives us some updates on his son Matthew Centrowitz, and his daughters Marissa and Lauren. At(32:42) we talk District Track Club and bring in co-director Tom Brumlik and at (40:06) we talk to District Track Club athlete David Timlin. At (42:22) Farley asks about coachs future interests. We come back at (45:43) with a confusing recap of the interview. At (48:26) Farley complains about the show that he was not on but claims that they were notes. At (52:57)Farley crowd sources for his personal Christmas List. At (55:26) we talk about holiday runs. At (57:53) we talk about a Washington Post article about the fiancee of Wendy Martinez. We close out at (59:36) with Gene Dykes breaking the 70 age group record marathon record.

After we open the show with our obligatory weather talk and a road trip, we bring in our guest at (10:00), Elyse Braner, to discuss her running journey, building community with the Pacers fun runs, volunteering in the community and much more. We close out at(32:04) with a new idea for vetting guests, a running spin to the Army-Navy football game, a small announcement, a big announcement, a race preview and a race recap.