Pace the Nation

0:55 Joanna brings up the Royal Wedding

3:43 Farley sets the scene for the show

5:45 Joanna and Farley tell the story of Mark Cucuzzella and his 30 years of sub 3 hour marathons

11:04 Ryan Hogan the Elite Coordinator of the Pittsburgh joins Pace The Nation

12:30 Ryan talks about his Podcast from back in the day

16:00 Ryan lets the guys know what his job entails and what events he works on for P3R

18:45 Ryan talks about how he got into the job and his background

22:05 Ryan is asked about a number of elite athletes who ran the US Champs in Pittsburgh

25:10 Ryan talks about being the USATF Half Marathon Championships and the prize money

26:10 Ryan talks about logistics of the race start and how prize money is awarded

28:30 Do runners have unreasonable requests from the Elite Coordinator

31:00 Farley angles to be invited to Ryans race

32:30 Why locals from DC should run the Pittsburgh Marathon Half Marathon and what is the course like

36:30 Some history of the Pittsburgh Marathon

38:40 What other events does P3R do

40:45 Ryan talks about the people who work for his team that are the crucial to the execution event

43:15 We close with Ryan

44:45 Joanna compares notes for the NJ elite Marathon Half Marathon

45:35 Fittest Cities in America

49:20 Arlnow did an story on Arlington being the Fittest City in America

50:10 Two former guests Sarah Sellers and Altra partner

51:16 Joanna does know what a phone is

52:08 Pacers Running has some great races coming up

54:09 Where are they now Tom Griffen is still walking across America

56:10 Farley talks about Sports Gambling

58:32 Monmouth Race track will be one of the first places you can place sports bets

0:55 We intro the hosts and talk about Docs not being in studio today.

2:30 Farley sets the table

5:00 We acknowledge the twitter followers and appreciate their contributions to the show. Farley reads out some of the most recent tweets.

7:45 Joanna cracks the code why we don’t do twitter episodes anymore

9:10 Jamie Watts and Pat Dalby join Pace The Nation

11:00 Jamie talks about why she decided to run a marathon

14:22 Jamie talks about some of her training runs before the marathon including one going up to NJ to do parts of the course

15:10 Pat talks about her role and the learning process they went through as a member of her crew

20:15 Jamie describes the start of the race

21:00 Jamie and Pat talk about her crew

25:00 Jamie talks about running in the rain

27:45 Jamie talks about falling and some of the challenges along the way

32:30 Jamie talks about seeing other runners

33:45 Jamie talks about hitting the wall tells an emotional story about Joanie Thomas inspiring her

37:20 Jamie tells us when she really felt like she could finish the race

38:45 Pat describes her perspective of Jamie’s finish

42:35 Jamie describes when she crosses the finish line and talks about the people she surrounds herself with

45:00 Farley reads from jamierunstheworld.com and Jamie tackles the question whether she is an inspiration or not

46:00 What does 14:33:07 mean to Jamie now.

48:00 Jamie might not know what is coming next but nothing scares her now

49:35 Farley and Joanna thank the guests and talk about how you really need to be in the room with Jamie to appreciate her positive energy

51:55 Farley and Joanna talk about the Boston Marathon giving out extra prize money to women who were not in the elite start

54:35 Joanna talks about Galen Rupps win at the Prague Marathon

56:00 Joanna says, if you don’t have enemies you don’t matter

56:45 Is Pacers Running Joanna’s nemesis

58:50 Gabe Grunewald helped Chip Gaines complete a marathon

59:50 Joanna tells a Chip Gaines joke

1:01:30 The hosts close the shows

We open up at (5:52) discussing an article from Runners World about the Boston Marathon, fulfilling our promise to keep talking about the Boston marathon. At (7:54) we talk about podcast reviews and some not very constructive feedback from a message board. At (12:04) we recap the New Jersey marathon including Jamie Watts finish and the Chris Farley sub three attempt. At (17:22) we are joined by Altra founder Golden Harper, who tells us about his running background and how it lead to the origin story for the Altra company. We are back at (1:18:52) to recap the interview, talk about kitchen appliances and puns. We close out at (1:53:09) with a Docs Field Trip Recap that includes a Farley history quiz.

We open up at (5:52) discussing an article from Runners World about the Boston Marathon, fulfilling our promise to keep talking about the Boston marathon. At (7:54) we talk about podcast reviews and some not very constructive feedback from a message board. At (12:04) we recap the New Jersey marathon including Jamie Watts finish and the Chris Farley sub three attempt. At (17:22) we are joined by Altra founder Golden Harper, who tells us about his running background and how it lead to the origin story for the Altra company. We are back at (1:18:52) to recap the interview, talk about kitchen appliances and puns. We close out at (1:53:09) with a Docs Field Trip Recap that includes a Farley history quiz.

After a keen observation from Docs, at (4:17) the guys start the show off talking about last weekends GW Parkway Classic 10 miler. At (12:10) we are joined by 2nd place Boston Marathon finisher Sarah Sellers. At (13:40) we talk about how Sarah got her start in running, and at (15:13) we talk about her time at Weber St. At (16:15) we talk about how she gets her training in around her full time job as a nurse anesthetist. At (21:20) we talk about her path to Boston, winning the Huntsville marathon and signing up to join her younger brother. At (23:15) Sarah talks about her thoughts concerning the weather going into Boston and her expectations going into the race and at (25:15) we talk about getting into the elite start wave and how she managed the weather at the start of the race. At (29:30) Sarah talks about the first half of the Boston Marathon. At (32:17) we ask Sarah about the second half of her race and then at (36:15) Sarah talks about the last few miles of the race. At (37:42) Sarah talks about the last 600m of the race and crossing the finish line. At (45:03) we ask Sarah about the current state of American distance running and being a part of that. At (46:50) we ask Sarah what is next for her. At (47:50) we ask Sarah what it was like to go back to work after Boston and at (49:30) we talk about her social media and her interaction with Kara Goucher. We are back at (51:56) to recap the interview and we make an offer on the spot. At (56:44) we talk a bit more about the mens winner Yuki and a rumor about his motivation for the race. At (1:02:57) we talk about a viral tweet by Caitlin K. At (1:05:22) we recap the sparsely host attended PTN Happy Hour. We close out at (1:12:41) with a question to Farley about the Boston Bike experience.

At (5:08) we get the recap from the St Baldricks Foundation charity event at Random Row (hashtag DocsLocks). At (12:20) Joanna recaps her 10th consecutive BAA 5k, which we tease as a cliff hanger so if you read this first spoiler alert. At (19:57) Long Branch NJ mayor Adam Schneider calls in to talk about running, the New Jersey Marathon and more. We start out at (20:45) indulging Farley with more Breaking Three talk. At (22:10) we talk about the mayors running history, what got him into running in the first place, running his first marathon and his interests in the half marathon distance. At (26:56) we start to preview the New Jersey Marathon and talk a bit about Long Branch where the marathon will finish. At (31:32) we talk about Long Branch post Sandy, some changes to the city and some of the resulting construction. At (36:50) we talk about his running shoe preference and how great it is to be mayor because you can wear running clothes to work. At (37:45) we talk about the PTN Jersey connections and ask the mayor what brought him to Long Branch and ask why he got into politics, and then we close out talking a bit more about the upcoming New Jersey Marathon. We are back at (45:44) to recap the interview and complain about Farley stealing notes from Docs. At (49:07) we jump back into the Boston Marathon, we talk about our hosts experiences watching the race, recap the race conditions, including some very inspiring performances. Where are they now at (1:01:45) we talk about the marathon investigator Derek Murphy appearance on ESPN and one of his latest catches. At (1:04:48) Farley incorrectly assumes delivering bad news on the podcast will temper the reaction from Docs and the cohosts pose a very fine question. At (1:06:57) Farley has a story that breaches security protocol.

We open up with some coffee talk and anniversaries. At (7:40) we Joanna and Farley are headed to Boston. At (9:05) we talk about the Cherry Blossom 10 miler, where Farley notices the Cherry Blossoms for the first time. At (20:11) we are joined by local runner and American University Hall of Famer Keira DAmato who is running the Boston Marathon. After discussing the pronunciation of her last names, we start out (21:29) talking about her time at Oakton High School and at (24:35) her transition and time at American University. At (28:13) we talk about American University alum Andre Ingrams NBA debut. At (29:22) Keira talks about her marathon debut in 2013, which was a bit different than her marathons today. At (33:37) Keira talks about all the factors that came together and motivated her to flip the switch and become an elite runner. At (38:20) she talks about managing her schedule and her huge support system. AT (39:16) we talk about the 2:45 target for the OT qualifying mark. At (41:10) we talk about the 2:47 at the Richmond Marathon in the fall of 2017. At(47:28) Keira talks about winning the Rock and Roll DC half marathon. At (48:15) we preview the Boston Marathon as Keira will toe the line with the elite women. At (53:15) Farley asks Keira which song exemplifies Boston. At (57:24) Keira tells us some of her favorite jokes. We are back at (1:00:28) to wrap up the interview and then at (1:04:30) we talk more about the Boston Marathon, as Loren Zitomersky is attempting a world record by running the race backwards. At (1:09:50) we talk about Joannas BAA 5k streak. At (1:15:10) Docs talks about Strava, Garmin and a recent run. At (1:21:17) we have a where are they now segment with former guest Jamie Watts as she prepares for the New Jersey marathon.

We start off the show talking about kids and presidents. At (4:54) none of us participated in Aprils fools and episode 149 indicates that we are almost three years into this podcast thing. At (7:42) the social media class is back in session as Farley amazes us with a lesson on Facebook birthdays. At (13:26) Farley has an NCAA gambling tale that deters Joanna from future sports gambling. At (20:48) Joanna is giving up hoarding for 2018. At (23:37) Heather Jeff joins us to help interview our guest Leslie Heywood, author of Pretty Good For a Girl, a memoir. Leslie talks about her experiences in and around running in high school and college. We start off at (26:00) with Leslie discussing why she decided to write the book in the late 90s about her experiences in the early 80s, and what it was like to be a female athlete in the early days of Title IX. At (28:48) she talks about the all out high mileage training philosophy that was common in the early 80s, and how her coaches emphasized weight and body image as part of the training program. At (34:25) we talk about some of the issues that forced Leslie away from the sport and the transition into power lifting. At (40:04) Leslie shares her story about an inappropriate relationship with a coach in high school and what helped pull her through the ordeal. At (43:28) we talk about the current me too movement and get a perspective on the issues from Leslie. At (47:37) Leslie talks about her current relationship with running. At (52:37) we talk a little bit about growing up with Title IX and then at (55:35) we discuss the current running scene and talk about what might be different. We are back from the interview at (1:03:00) and at (1:04:12) we talk about the viewing of Boston at the 14th st Pacers store. At (1:09:52) we have a late breaking accurate weather forecast and discuss the impending impact at the local grocery stores. At (1:12:38) we get a post surgery update from Joanna. At (1:13:44) we talk about the ICE Dogs marine corps marathon training team. At (1:16:21) we talk about last weeks show, including the technical issues at the beginning of the week and the unique guest promotion of the show.

After a really long chit-chat intro, we start things off at (7:54) Joanna starts us off with her promised transportation tale. At (20:21) we are joined by Olympian Ben Blakenship. At (23:28) Ben talks about his time in Washington DC, what brought him to the DC area, getting back into the running scene and his early years as a professional runner. At (33:52) Ben gives us some unique insight into professional running. At (39:45) we discuss the 2016 Olympic trials and at (43:40) we talk about the 2016 Olympics. At (52:15) we talk about the 2017 mile race in Alaska. at (58:02) we talk about Bens age. At (59:40) we talk about the indoor world championships. At (1:01:15) we talk about whats coming up next for Ben. At (1:04:27) we sneak dogs into the interview before Farley wants to talk about manly things. We are back at (1:08:45) to take guesses at Bens age before at (1:11:15) we talk about Potamac Jr McKenzi Watkins who competed in the Brian Watkins Invitational, a race that honors her late father. At (1:14:29) we get an update on the St Baldricks foundation fund-raiser. At (1:18:00) we announce our next PTN Happy Hour April 20 after the Crystal City 5k. At (1:19:23) we wrap things up with a quick discussion about the Barkley Marathons.

We open with talk about reality television shows. For real. At (5:40) Farley reveals his weather conspiracy theory as we discuss the big spring storm. At (11:38) Docs is about to drop one of his new years resolutions. At (18:29) our guest Paul Ginocchio calls in to talk about losing over 120 pounds through running. We start out with a lesson on pronunciation, ancestry and geography. At (19:30) we talk about Pauls journey losing weight through running and the article in runners world. At (21:30) Paul talks about his view on scales and then discusses how much better he feels with the weight loss and the mindset that helps to keep him healthy. At (23:54) we talk about the mindset of being a runner and how beneficial the support is from the running community. At (25:30) we talk about eating habits and discuss different diets. At (27:10) Paul talks about his running routine and how he uses the races on his calendar as motivation to keep at it. At (32:50) we talk about Long Island geography and the New York City marathon. At (38:07) Joanna makes us talk about major league baseball and Pauls NY Mets. We close up at (42:19) with a deep dive into Pauls greatest bowling game and the correlation between faster running times and bowling scores. We are back at (45:57) with a quick check to see if Paul keeps listening after the interview. At (49:21) Joanna gives us a recap from her surgery and the need for pain killers. We save the worst for last, at (58:06) the boys cry about the Virginia performance in the NCAA tournament.