Pace the Nation

Farley opens up telling us how disheveled his life is right now, which is so so out of character. At (9:45) we are joined by the director of sales and marketing at the Washington Blade, Stephen Rutgers. Farley opens up explaining why he never confirmed the interview and then we talk about when Farley and Stephen met. At (13:35) Stephen talks about running cross country at GW and his application to Rutgers University, and Stephen talks about his experience coming out in college. At (18:09) he talks about running through injuries after college and how being forced to take time off may have lead to healthier running going forward. At (20:50) we talk about his job at the Washington Blade, DC Pride week, the foundation and Farley learns about the freedom of the press. At (26:23) the foundation helps Pacers with a tshirt and then we get back to the Blade Foundation and discuss the Washington Blade some more. At (31:37) June is Pride Month, we talk about some of the Pride activities and ask Stephen how he feels about progress for the community. At (39:53) we talk about Stephens new Great Dane, Alexis Rose. We are back at (43:52) to wrap up the interview and Farley tells us his in studio indicator for a bad question. At (44:52) PTN was mentioned on an NPR story and at (47:08) we talk about a list of father son duos that have each broken the 4 minute mile. At (50:49) we talk about a 5k PR by former guest Keira DAmato. At (1:02:44) Docs recaps his Saturday Night out that was actually a Saturday Night in. We close out at (1:08:50) talking about the London Marathon although Docs thinks we are talking about the Berlin Marathon.

We start off the show paying attention to Docs which is how we should start every show. At (9:26) we are joined by Asics Runner and World Record Holder in the Jeans Mile Johnny Gregorek. We start off talking about his training over the last few months and whats coming up. At (12:51) Johnny talks about his relationship with Asics, and then training with NYTC and his coaches, including some Gags stories. At (16:50) Johnny talks about the charity component of his Blue Jean mile, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), and running the race in memory of his younger brother Patrick. At (21:54) we ask about working with Levis and how he prepared for a Blue Jeans Mile. At (26:06) we talk about the cool spikes that Asics made special for the event. At (27:10) Johnny talks about the race. At (31:18) we ask Johnny to weigh in on running bits. At (34:32) we ask about Johnnys current running cycle and how he has adapted to the Olympic postponement. At (38:00) we talk about his running genes, pun very much intended, and then at (42:58) Farley puts his foot in his mouth and it does not get edited out and then Docs asks a couple of questions. We are back at (51:14) to wrap up the interview and highlight Farleys faux pas. At (52:50) we discuss an article that explained the IOCs position that athletes taking a knee during the Olympics will face a ban, at (54:55) Nascar bans the Confederate flag at their events and their social media response to a lesser known racer who retired over the rule and at (58:36) US Soccer reverses its policy on its athletes knelling during the anthem. At (1:04:45) this weeks rant from Docs. Docs, a FT Bragg native, finds it ridiculous that US Military installations are named after Confederate Generals on the premise that Confederate Generals were the enemy of the US Army. We close out at (1:10:30) with an update on the Brown University decision to demote the Mens Track and Field Team.

It doesnt take long in the opening for Docs to be his usual Debbie Downer, but as we discuss current news Docs and Julie have hope. At (11:00) we are joined by our guest Alison Desir, a political activist, endurance athlete, mental health advocate and founder of Harlem Run. We start off talking a little about New York and how having a ten month old has helped keep Alison present in the moment with everything going on. At (14:30) we touch on current events, and then go back and talk about how she got her start in running and how it has integrated with social activism. At (22:30) we ask Alison for advice on how to get Pacers to live For Every Run. At (36:24) we talk about her article in Outside and then shift gears at (42:29) and ask if motherhood has influenced her activism. At (44:20) we ask how we can move forward and then at (44:20) we circle back to her running. We are back to wrap up the interview at (49:56) and offer some audio listening advice for Julie. At (51:22) we talk about the world record jeans mile by Johnny Gregorek, the charity tie-in and weigh in on whether its a good bit, bad bit or a bit at all. Then at (57:17) Docs wants to talk about some recent trail etiquette observations, surprisingly giving kudos, before at (1:01:41) we talk about the crazy incident on the capital crescent trail and how people on social media misidentified the aggressor. We close out the show at (1:06:23) by admonishing Brown University for cutting its Mens Track program, and our story was clearly leaked because just before press time, Brown has reversed their decision most likely due to pending PTN pressure, however we will keep the segment in the show for future historians and people that want an extra fifteen minutes added onto their run.

We start off somehow talking about the German Bundesliga. At (8:45) we are joined by our good friend and Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Academy Raymond Weeden. We start off asking if Raymond listens to PTN and (spoiler) discuss a little bit about the episode he heard. At (11:55) we lean on Raymonds experience in the education world and ask if school will ever return to normal, and then get some insight into a variety of concerns that the education community has faced during the pandemic. At (17:05) we ask for Raymond to recall his reaction to the Ahmaud Arbery murder and then share some of his own thoughts and relatable experiences as a black runner. At (26:40) we talk about the running communities response and then ask Raymond to solve the worlds problems in 3 minutes or less. At (31:48) Raymond talks about how these incidents have affected his family and how this might influence him as an educator. At (40:45) we check in on Raymonds current running. We are back at (44:33) to wrap up the interview and tell the story that Raymond brought up about about Farleys dog bite in college. At (52:30) we talk about some running bits in the news, starting off with the slow mile and highlighting Molly Seidels video, at (58:05) Nick Simmons bionic legs record mile attempt and at (59:17) Dylan Sorensen sets the world record dribbling a basketball for a mile on the track. At (1:03:42) we talk about Toronto closing off 57km of road for biking and running.

We start off somehow talking about the German Bundesliga. At (8:45) we are joined by our good friend and Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Academy Raymond Weeden. We start off asking if Raymond listens to PTN and (spoiler) discuss a little bit about the episode he heard. At (11:55) we lean on Raymonds experience in the education world and ask if school will ever return to normal, and then get some insight into a variety of concerns that the education community has faced during the pandemic. At (17:05) we ask for Raymond to recall his reaction to the Ahmaud Arbery murder and then share some of his own thoughts and relatable experiences as a black runner. At (26:40) we talk about the running communities response and then ask Raymond to solve the worlds problems in 3 minutes or less. At (31:48) Raymond talks about how these incidents have affected his family and how this might influence him as an educator. At (40:45) we check in on Raymonds current running. We are back at (44:33) to wrap up the interview and tell the story that Raymond brought up about about Farleys dog bite in college. At (52:30) we talk about some running bits in the news, starting off with the slow mile and highlighting Molly Seidels video, at (58:05) Nick Simmons bionic legs record mile attempt and at (59:17) Dylan Sorensen sets the world record dribbling a basketball for a mile on the track. At (1:03:42) we talk about Toronto closing off 57km of road for biking and running.

We start of the show at (4:36), as the Farleys go camping with monsters. We are joined at (9:45) by our guests from the Central Park Track Club, club president Greg Cass and club board member Michael Basen. We start off talking about the central park track club before discussing the virtual race Connect the Corridor, a competitive venture to align the DC, NY and Boston running communities. We ask the guys what life is like in NYC these days and discuss their own running. At (45:03) we are back to wrap up the interview and find out that Docs has a lot to lose before (46:01) we discuss recent news of NCAA athletic cuts at Akron University, including their cross country team. At (53:26) Farley wants to get Docs opinion on the Survivor finale and inquires about his application. At (58:45) we wrap up the Docs heavy topics with a docs work story and at (1:02:30) Farley backs Docs in a corner and asks him to go to the way back machine and share something.

We start of the show at (4:36), as the Farleys go camping with monsters. We are joined at (9:45) by our guests from the Central Park Track Club, club president Greg Cass and club board member Michael Basen. We start off talking about the central park track club before discussing the virtual race Connect the Corridor, a competitive venture to align the DC, NY and Boston running communities. We ask the guys what life is like in NYC these days and discuss their own running. At (45:03) we are back to wrap up the interview and find out that Docs has a lot to lose before (46:01) we discuss recent news of NCAA athletic cuts at Akron University, including their cross country team. At (53:26) Farley wants to get Docs opinion on the Survivor finale and inquires about his application. At (58:45) we wrap up the Docs heavy topics with a docs work story and at (1:02:30) Farley backs Docs in a corner and asks him to go to the way back machine and share something.

We open with some exiting Julie Culley news, Docs sees some airplanes and we celebrate our anniversary. We are joined at (10:50) by ON tech rep lead of East Coast Chris Trebilcock. At (12:40) we start off talking about the backstory on the ON brand and at (20:27) we talk about an incredible partnership between ON and Pacers donating 5000 pairs of ON shoes to front line employees. At (32:45) we talk more about the company and Chris experiences at ON, including some Roger Federer stories. We are back at (43:09) to wrap up the interview and discuss the 5000 shoe donation to front line employees a little more. At (45:20) we talk about a pivot from Run Washington as the adapt to the current climate with their annual running rankings. At (49:30) we indirectly challenge Mike Wardian to match Michael Ortiz in his quest to run a 100 weeks straight with a 100 mile race. More than a year into his quest, Ortiz has been forced to get creative with his ultra runs. At (56:20) we talk about the One Love Foundation on the 10 year anniversary of UVA lacrosse player Yeardley Loves murder. At (59:13) we discuss the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, as video of his February murder was leaked to the internet this week. At (1:04:26) we close out the show with a quick update on the missing Farley mini-van.

We open with some exiting Julie Culley news, Docs sees some airplanes and we celebrate our anniversary. We are joined at (10:50) by ON tech rep lead of East Coast Chris Trebilcock. At (12:40) we start off talking about the backstory on the ON brand and at (20:27) we talk about an incredible partnership between ON and Pacers donating 5000 pairs of ON shoes to front line employees. At (32:45) we talk more about the company and Chris experiences at ON, including some Roger Federer stories. We are back at (43:09) to wrap up the interview and discuss the 5000 shoe donation to front line employees a little more. At (45:20) we talk about a pivot from Run Washington as the adapt to the current climate with their annual running rankings. At (49:30) we indirectly challenge Mike Wardian to match Michael Ortiz in his quest to run a 100 weeks straight with a 100 mile race. More than a year into his quest, Ortiz has been forced to get creative with his ultra runs. At (56:20) we talk about the One Love Foundation on the 10 year anniversary of UVA lacrosse player Yeardley Loves murder. At (59:13) we discuss the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, as video of his February murder was leaked to the internet this week. At (1:04:26) we close out the show with a quick update on the missing Farley mini-van.

Farley kicks off the show asking his co-hosts if they are over the isolation and they try to provide some perspective. We are joined at (13:48) by LetsRun.com staff writer Jonathan Gault. We start off talking about the LetsRun podcast and at (16:48) we talk about the upcoming 20th anniversary of LetsRun. At (19:38) we talk about the 2020 US Olympic marathon trials and some signs that we should have realized that the world would change drastically. At (22:33) we ask what LetsRun has been up to with major races under suspension and talk about the greatest American distance runner bracket. At (24:40) Jonathan talks about some of the postponed spring races that he was looking forward to. At (26:10) we speculate on the race performances once racing gets back on track, and talk about the concept of acting as if. At (32:03) we talk about the high school athlete and at (35:08) we talk about the trials and Olympics being postponed. At (38:46) we talk about the LetsRun community and the history of the site. At (46:52) Farley attempts to explain ditching Docs in Atlanta. We are back at (50:00) to wrap up the interview and Farley takes another swing at explaining why it was difficult to bring Docs out to the bar in Atlanta without apologizing (in real life at least thirty minutes had passed since we discussed it). At (52:02) we start off with the bad, Docs tells us about his most recent car troubles, at (54:48) the worst with the 14th St Pacers store getting robbed and then at (56:32) the worse than bad, the Farley family vehicle gets stolen. At (1:03:06) we try to end on a positive note, Farley reads a medical journal that touts the positive effects of cardio exercise which reduces the risk of ARDS and at (1:05:30) we talk about the benefits of vitamin D.