Pace the Nation

Ep 255 - An Essential Race (Josh Merlis) Dec 01, 2020

At 2:00 we talk about Chris going out to Albany and breaking 3 hours in the marathon to keep his streak alive. At 8:55 we welcome Josh Merlis to the show. At 10:50 We talk to Josh about The Albany Running Exchange and the history of his company. At 15:20 we talk about Josh’s own running At 16:15 we talk about a number of the big events he has worked on all over the world. At 20:00 we talk about how 2020 has been for Josh and the ARE team. At 20:51 we talk about the Upstate Classic and how the idea came about. At 23:27 we talk about the venue and the capability of the Altamont Fairgrounds At 25:10 we talk about the permit process Josh had to go through. At 28:00 we talk about the start of the race and precautions he made on the course. At 33:45 Josh talks about nervousness leading up to the event At 35:40 We talk about the response from the people who gave ARE the permission to put on the event. At 36:37 Julie asks about the emotional side of the event At 38:04 We read an email from a participate of the race At 40:00 Josh shares his reaction to the email and talks more about what the race meant to many. At 46:00 we come back from talking to Josh and sum up the interview At 51:11 we talk Keira D’Amato going after the American Record in the women’s 10 miler

Ep 254 - Saving Track and XC (Matt Taylor) Nov 11, 2020

At 1:00 Halloween is our topic of discussion At 3:54 we talk about the in person race that Farley is going to run on Nov. 15th At 7:00 we bring in Matt Taylor CEO and Founder of Tracksmith At 9:05 Matt tells us about how Tracksmith was started and describes the brand At 12:00 why is running so important to Matt and why Tracksmith is so focused At 13:01 Matt talks about the Fellowship that he and Tracksmith have created. At 17:55 We talk about what Matt and Tracksmith is doing for college Track and Cross Country programs. At 22:05 Matt talks about Brown losing their Track and XC and how Russell Dinkins played a role in helping reverse that decision At 24:20 Matt talks more about Russell Dinkins At 27:05 How has Tracksmith been during Covid-19? At 29:30 Matt talks about signing Nick Willis and Mary Cain At 31:33 We speculate when some of the major marathons will be in 2021 At 32:45 we close the conversation with Matt At 33:33 we come back and sum up the interview with Matt and talk about the Big East and ACC At 36:12 We talk about the London Marathon. At 41:00 We talk about all the marathons that will be happening next fall. At 42:45 We talk about the University of Virginia hosting the NCAA championships in 2023

Ep 253 - Heros - Erin Loos Cutraro, Pamela Bell, Jess Newton, Sarah Clark Nov 02, 2020

At 2:00 We set up the show. At 3:42 Kathy is tasked to come up with “witty banter” to start the show. At 5:37 Kathy tells us that she is a former “Girls Stater”. At 7:45 We set up the interview and the last time Kathy saw Jess and Sarah. At 9:37 We intro our 4 guests. At 11:00 We talk to Sarah and Jess about Empowerun. At 12:27 Erin tells us about She Should Run. At 13:09 We bring in Pamela to talk about Prinkshop. At 14:08 Pamela tells us how the collaboration with Saucony and She Should Run came about and more information about Prinkshop. At 15:54 Pamela talks about why She should ru was a good fit for the Colab. At 17:05 Erin talks about women running for office. At 19:57 We talk about the possibility of Wendy Davis moment for Saucony. At 20:45 Sarah and Jess talk about how they were able to get this moved forward with Saucony. At 24:00 we talk about the Hero logo for the colab. At 26:00 we talk about the timing of the launch of the colab. At 28:15 How do you run for a political position? At 31:38 Erin talks about how many women are in elected offices. At 33:00 We ask the question if there are less barriers for women now to run for office. At 34:47 How do we get women to believe that “if you care, you are qualified”. At 36:31 Pamela comments on where we are as a society on some of the issues she is trying to push forward. At 38:07 We talk about the feedback from Saucony and others from the project. At 39:27 Erin and Pamela talk about their personal experience running/walking in the shoes. At 40:56 Jess talks about Saucony’s “Shop for a Cause”. At 42:04 We close out with our guests. At 43:23 We come back and quickly recap the conversation. At 46:50 We talk about Run Jam. At 49:31 We close out the show.

Ep 252 - After 8pm (Neal Lawson) Oct 23, 2020

0-5:00 We set up the show and talk about our guest, Neil Lawson 5:01- 9:57 We talk about working from home At 10:20 we bring on Neal Lawson. At 12:10 Neal takes us through the tragic event that took his wives life At 13:00 Neal talks about how he and his late wife came up with the idea for the foundation At 15:30 Neal talks about where all the money the foundation raises goes At 19:05 we talk about what the JBLF road race looks like for this year. At 22:30 we talk about the DC Dancing with the stars Gala At 23:40 Neal talks how fundraising is going for the foundation. At 27:00 We talk about why Neal decided to dance in the Dancing with the Stars event At 28:40 we put Neal on the spot and talk about #Docs2021 At 30:00 Neal talks about Kelly who is the new Executive director for the foundation At 31:00 Neal talks about his new venture “Two Plates” At 36:00 Neal talks about his family life At 40:00 We talk about both in person and virtual options for the JBLF races At 44:02 We discuss the 2 social media phenomenons happening including a Mr. Brightside reference and the Ocean Spray challenge At 53:00 we talk about the decision to cut the Minnesota Mens track program At 1:01:04 We announce that Pacers Running is opening in Georgetown in November At 1:03:20 Docs gives us our latest rendition of “Tails from the Trails” At 1:06:25 we close out the show

Ep 251 - YOLO (Kelly Calway) Oct 06, 2020

We start off the show diagnosing the bandwagon abandoned at the end of Farleys street and Docs talks about how he dodged a bullet by not being invited to the presidential debate (and that was before he knew he really dodged a bullet). At (16:36) we are joined by three time Olympic Trials qualifier and 2013 Marine Corps Marathon Champ Kelly Calway. We open up talking about her Northern Virginia ties, running 2 years at West Potomac High School, and her experience balancing collegiate running with ROTC at NC State. At (23:06) Kelly talks about how she always wanted to run the marathon and how she did all the wrong things in her first race at that distance. We then ask Kelly about her best marathon effort and her experience winning the 2013 Marine Corps Marathon as a member of the All Army team. At (31:06) we learn about her craziest 2020 story, being seriously injured after getting hit by a large falling log on a trail. We are back at (52:35) to wrap up the interview and issue a few corrections. At (55:53) Farley talks about an emotional video about Eldersburg Rogue Runners Club Francis Moats, who was recently diagnosed with an aggressive and terminal brain cancer. With the support from his friends at the running club, Moats completed the virtual Marine Corps marathon from a wheelchair. At (57:52) we preview the London Marathon that already happened and at (1:01:35) Docs has another tale from the trail.

Ep 250 - Ghosts (Mike Wardian) Sep 21, 2020

We start off asking Julie and Docs to guess how many miles our guest has raced during the Quarantine period, a little bit about the weather and then how we disappointed our fans with another time and location switch-a-roo. At (12:31) we are joined by local ultra runner Mike Wardian. At (17:20) we ask Mike about being a vegetarian over the last 20 years. AT (21:20) we start the heavy raceload conversation finding out who won the PTN guessing game. At (25:30) we talk about the Back Yard Ultra, at (39:14) the Delaware State Run and at (45:00) the Shenandoah National Park self supported ultra. At (53:36) we talk dogs. At (1:01:35) we talk about one of Mikes sponsors Hoka. We are back at (1:06:03) to wrap up the interview and weigh in on which of our guests 2020 challenges we think was toughest. At (1:09:09) we start off a lot of Docs topics with an update on last weeks Bridges of Arlington County story. At (1:11:50) Docs talks about the social media marketing of the Gritty 5k, which he seems to enjoy. We close out at (1:17:28) with some more social media positivity with the Dave Grohl vs Nandi competition.

Ep 249 - Unbirthdays (Andy Bacon) Sep 14, 2020

We start off talking about birthday etiquette because it just might be one of our hosts birthdays today (well not anymore, on the day we recorded), which naturally leads into an extended discussion about Kevin Bacon. We are joined at (12:26) by EX2 Adventures owner Andy Bacon who tells us that he has heard the Kevin Bacon question before (which should not be shocking for a guy named Chris Farley but what can we say). At (15:26) we ask about the history of EX2 and the journey that lead Andy to that position. At (20:29) we talk about how 2020 changed things for their company and at (23:58) we asked how their customers responded to these forced changes and then discuss the unfortunate circumstances some of their vendors found themselves in. At (28:23) we talk about the virtual races this spring and then the recent in person Rosaryville Half Marathon/10k, the safety measures that they had to put in place and the feedback response from the race participants. At (42:30) we hear about their upcoming race schedule which includes two more in-person events. We are back at (47:25) to wrap the interview and at (51:10) we announce the elimination of the Mens Track and Field programs at William and Mary. At (52:37) former PTN guest John Kelly completes an amazing feat, a Grand Round Project and at (54:40) Ryan Hall runs his first ultra-marathon. At (57:22) we have a couple of Arlington stories, the Arlington biker who mooned people on the Custis trail is finally apprehended, and then at (1:02:37) Docs takes us on a journey with the Bridges of Arlington County. At (1:09:09) Docs takes us off agenda to tell a story about a recent run in Arlington County. We close out at (1:17:38) with a couple of PTNish stories, a woman who runs with dogs ran every street in the Florida Keys and then we revisit the Bear story from last week for Docs.

EP 248 - Fell in Love with Running through Pacers Races (Rheinhardt Harrison) Sep 08, 2020

At 1:00 We let the audience know that Docs is not on the show. At 3:00 we intro the show and the guest At 8:00 we talk to Julie about the Runners World article she was profiled in At 12:00 We welcome in Rheinhardt Harrison At 14:00 Rheinhardt lets us know how his virtual learning is working for him At 15:58 Rheinhardt tells us when the first race he ran was and tells us how he got into running as a youth At 21:55 Rheinhardt takes us through middle school and the first couple years of running in HS in Florida At 28:20 Rheinhardt takes us through his training and racing after Cornavirus hits. At 29:50 We talk about training and doing workouts alone At 32:00 we talk about the 3 races he did this summer At 33:18 Rheinhardt talks about the great job Dave Milner did to put on the Music City race and the South Carolina Trackfest At 35:10 Julie asks about the recruiting process after the summer races At 36:00 we talk about what event might be his best At 38:20 How were his emotions during this tough time At 39:25 we ask him about coach Tom Schwartz At 41:50 College is a priority for him At 43:30 we talk about greats hes compared to the opportunity to break 4 mins in the mile At 45:30 We talk about the legend who reached out to Rheinhardt after the 4:01 mile At 47:03 We talk about what he misses about the DC area At 48:08 he lets us know how he feels about Pacers Running Races At 49:55 Rheinhardt exits the show 51:05 We talk about how Covid has changed recruiting for HS athletes and timing of the XC and track seasons for college athletes At 56:30 We talk about Jim Miller run a sub 3 hour marathon for the 6th decade in a row At 1:00:20 we talk about a runner who was chased up a tree by a bear

Ep 247 - OG Bard (Addy Baird) Aug 26, 2020

After we learn something about William Bard, and nothing about where Docs was last week, Docs has a suggestion for the Washington Team Football team. At (9:47) we are joined by political reporter Addy Baird. We open up getting the last name mispronunciation out of the way and discuss Addys running and a tough injury. At (14:56) we talk about her BuzzFeed article where she reports a culture of toxity at SolidCore. At (38:50) we find out why she is a die hard Mets and Julie pledges her allegiance to the Florida Marlins once again. At (40:40) we are back to wrap up the interview and we find out if there is a connection between Addy Baird and Duke Baird. At (43:48) Docs talks about how much he is enjoying the NHL return and wonders why all the other major sports have not returned to play, and we take a deep dive into the manufactured crowd noise. Also PTN agrees to pivot into a new business. At (51:08) we have breaking news that nobody could have possibly heard anywhere else.

Ep 246 - What is Backwards (Brian Godsey) Aug 17, 2020

At :55 Julie is introduced back as a cohost and is going to try to keep it positive. At 2:44 Farley sets up the show. At 5:15 Farley and Julie talk about their move to West Arlington. At 12:05 we intro Brian Godsey, former WR holder in backwards running – 13:15 We talk to Brian about his days at Miami of Ohio. At 18:14 Brian talks about how he got into Backwards Running. At 20:20 we measure the backwards running bit with other bits that have happened recently during the pandemic. At 22:50 Brian talks about races he did and places he traveled to do them. At 26:17 Brian talks about his arch nemesis in Backwards Running. At 28:07 Brian talks about what his training was like for the backwards running. Brian talks about the different muscle groups needed for backwards running at 30:45. At 32:45 Brian talks about a fun fact from a Game Show. At 34:10 Brian gives advice on how to chase a World Record. At 35:30 we sign off with Brian and try to twist his arm to listen to PTN. At 36:25 we come back and try to convince Julie to get back into running with Backwards Running. At 38:10 we talk about the London Marathon running the elites. At 42:55 we discuss what is happening in College sports around the country. At 51:40 we talk about the new professional group from ON Running - OAC

Ep 245 - Ransom Advice (Mark Stickley) Aug 11, 2020

Its just the guys again this week and they start off reducing the inner circle. At (9:40) we are joined by the owner of the Runners Retreat, Mark Stickley, who put on the Loudon Mile last week. We have him on primarily to tease him about going to Virginia Tech, and then we talk about the in person road race that they were able to hold in Loudoun. We are back at (48:12) to wrap up the interview and then at (50:40) we talk about the cyber attack that shut down Garmin online. At (1:00:16) we talk about Tommy Rivers, an ultra marathoner that was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

Ep 244 - Just Didnt Quit (Marques Hagans) Aug 03, 2020

We open the show wondering where in the Georgetown Julie might be, we talk some UVA and set the podcast table. At (10:00) we are joined by UVA WR Coach and marathoner Marques Hagans. We open up talking football, the transformation of UVA football and ask Marques about his athletic career before discovering running. At (23:30), before getting to the football question, Docs asks the standard PTN question. At (26:18) we find out why Marques got into running and the unorthodox path to completing his first marathon. At (47:10) we discuss the mental transformation from running and at (48:00) we talk more about the ProlyFyck Run Crew in Charlottesville and how they built their runs to be more inclusive. At (56:33) Docs tries to influence Marques on running terms and has a suggestion for a future running challenge. At (1:01:20) Farley tries to get the inside scoop on the fall football season. We are back at (1:06:00) to wrap up the interview, and then at (1:08:48) Docs reads some listener feedback for Farley regarding the American Record story from last week. At (1:15:40) Farley has a big announcement about his beloved Arlington, which was just named in a science based rankings as the fittest city in America. Finally, at (1:21:09) Docs rants about the return of MLB and their complete lack of Covid protocols.

Ep 243 Little Caesar Jul 26, 2020

Its just the hosts this week and we start off with an inaccurate history lesson and a quick transition into haircuts. You know, a running show. At (8:58) we complain about the weather, and Farley schools us with some excellent scientific takes. At (14:32) we talk about a couple of big local fall races that are officially going virtual. At (19:10) we discuss the reduction in workforce by the New York Road Runners. At (21:12) its the army 10 miler and then (22:05) farley tries to hit us over the head with another bad news story but the silver lining is that its not really bad news for us or our listeners. At (24:55) we challenge Julie to rescue the show with an update on college and high school sports this fall. At (36:34) we talk about some professional track races going on around the country and discuss the merits of an American record. At (51:55) Farley gives Docs high marks on his social media game and at (56:29) Docs has some tv recommendations for people to watch as they are sitting at home being responsible and at (58:30) Docs has some Breaking Sports News about the Washington Football Team, which is old news but it is honestly broken to Farley on the show. At (1:03:47) we get a long anticipated update on London the dog. At (1:06:59) Farley pays tribute to Bob Wallace, his friend and mentor, who lost his fight with cancer last week.

Ep 242 - Glory Days (Hassan Mead) Jul 16, 2020

Farley opens the show asking Docs about a high school teammate with a similar story to our guest. We are joined at (10:03) by Olympian Hassan Mead. At (13:31) we ask Hassan about his experiences when he first moved to the United States and what it was like not knowing the language at school. At (19:37) we talk about his introduction to running and the running journey through high school and at the University of Minnesota. At (25:17) we talk about the recent Taylor Dutch article that discussed Hassans experiences with social injustice and racial profiling, his views on current events and what he feels his role is to support progress in this country. At (35:13) we ask about the postponement of the 2020 Olympics and ask Hassan about his current training. We are back at (50:56) to wrap up the interview and Farley and Julie wish Docs would come back to the studio, not because they miss him but because they are over working the soundboard. At (55:17) we talk about the NCAA fall sports schedule and more college athletic programs folding.

Ep 241 - Important Time Travel Update (Jarad Schofer) Jul 06, 2020

Friends, look how long we delayed Farley from getting to the agenda today. Its not a contest but if it was, we did really well this week. In addition to a delayed table setting, we open the show talking about the blue vs orange kishy fitness challenge and make a PTN social media announcement. We are joined at (10:31) by our guest Jarad Schofer, a local runner who set out last fall to run every street and alley in Washington D.C. We start off in familiar territory, discussing the correct pronunciation of our guests last name. At (12:45) we jump right into the discussion about running all the streets in DC. At (32:25) we talk about Jarads media tour, including some interesting international coverage and Farley fires some shots of jealousy out of nowhere. At (34:50) Jarad talks about the Vol State 500k, an interesting 10 day road race that he is training for and then a potential 2021 challenge. We are back at (40:38) to wrap up the interview and lay down a challenge for Farley. At (44:26) we talk about yet another NCAA team eliminating their mens cross country program, this week it is UConn. At (52:10) Docs has an important update on time travel.

Ep 240 - Team Orange Forever (Ross Martinson) Jun 30, 2020

We open the show talking about the absolutely ridiculous Kishy fitness challenge that has gotten out of control and for some reason Farley is yelling at Docs even though he is not guilty of what Farley is accusing him of doing. At (15:04) we are joined by the co-owner of Philadelphia Runner Ross Martinson. We start out talking about his philly area running stores and how the business has been impacted by the covid shutdown. At (21:59) we discuss the status of fall races. At (25:45) Ross tells us about the lows about the damage and theft when one of his downtown stores was looted and the positive feelings from the overwhelming support from the community coming together to help clean up. AT (34:18) we talk about the stores that are open and the plan to reopen the store that was looted. We are back at (45:02) to wrap up the interview and wants to know why Docs roots for the Philly teams, and Farley explains why he didn't bring philly sports up in the interview. At (47:45) we talk about the cancellation of the New York City Marathon this fall. At (54:53) the Farleys share a scary personal story. At (1:04:25) Farleys internet sleuths tip him off to a Docs reference on another podcast and gives him an idea on how Julie might forge through future PTN episodes.

Ep 239 - Sunday in German (Stephen Rutgers) Jun 22, 2020

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.

Ep 238 - Forever in Blue Jeans (Johnny Gregorek) Jun 17, 2020

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.

Ep 237 - Powdered Feet (Alison Desir) Jun 10, 2020

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.

Ep 236 - Bits (Raymond Weeden) May 24, 2020

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.

Ep 235 - Gift Cards (Greg Cass and Michael Basen) May 17, 2020

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.

Ep 234 - 5 Years (Chris Trebilcock) May 10, 2020

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.

Ep 233 - Purple Stuff (Jonathan Gault) May 04, 2020

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.

Ep 232 - Da Bears (Kelley Marchiano) Apr 26, 2020

Do not blame me that we open the show talking about the NFL Draft because Julie kept following up, her twitter is at julieculley. We are joined at (10:40) by former Maryland track and field runner Kelley Marchiano, who is a physician assistant at an urgent care clinic and front line hero in the fight against covid-19. We start things off once again putting Farley through the last name ringer, and then at (12:07) we ask Kelley about her medical professional background and her current work. At (14:20) we discuss the article in the Washington City Paper and talk about her days at the University Maryland, which include stepping up to the half mile and having an uniquely negative response to childrens laughter. At (17:34) we talk about her educational background in the medical field before telling us about meeting her future husband and finishing his lunch. At (19:20) we talk about her relationship with running and are fortunate enough to talk more peloton. At (21:32) we find out what a typical workday looks like for Kelley and at (27:23) we ask about concerns about going home to the family after being on the front lines. At (32:10) we talk about how some of her experiences on the track may have shaped prepared her for todays profession. At (35:09) Farley wants a definitive answer from our guest about when life will ever get back to normal. At (37:00) we talk about working out during the pandemic and spending more time with the family. We are back at (40:48) to wrap up the interview and compare notes about Kelleys PTN compatibility. At (42:53) we talk about Coogans, a legendary track and field bar in NYC that is closing their doors for good. At (46:44) we talk about the 2021 Olympic Trials and at (47:45) Julie tells us about a (in Docs words) controversial report that just came out showing USATFs 2018 tax returns which shows some interesting financial distributions. At (56:33) we get an update on Docs water situation. At (59:53) the Berlin Marathon is cancelled and at (1:02:26) Farley has a life changing running experience please reach out to him on social media and tell him what you think of his idea.

Ep 231 - Running is not Cancelled (Joanna e Russo) Apr 20, 2020

After we talk about Julies tic toc addition, farley drives docs down memory lane in a talkie shopping cart. We are joined at (10:38) by former PTN host, current NB rep and frequent weather observer Joanna e Russo. We open up with the old trusty topics weather and dogs. At (13:13) we reminisce about the Olympic Trials which was last month ago but also over a year ago using the current aging formula. At (16:20) we ask Joanna about being furloughed because of the outbreak. At (19:40) we talk about Joannas first week of not working and leaning on her community through the shared experience. At (25:12) Farley asks Joanna about her running and wants to know what she is training for and at (28:03) Farley wants Joanna to tell him when we will get back to normal as we discuss some of the changes we have seen in the industry. At (29:20) we talk about Joannas own commerce experiences and learn about her fruit picking skill set. At (32:09) Farley gets to the only thing that matters - does Joanna still listen to the show and puts her on the spot to make a list against better judgement. At (36:21) we reminisce about PTN turning into an ESPN commentator gig at UVA. Farley closes out at (38:17) using Joanna to help peer pressure Docs to release the old WDHHH tapes. We are back at (42:03) to wrap up the interview and at (43:30) Farley really hammers home the William Docs Half Hour Hour clip story line. At (46:32) we have another discussion about the Tokyo Olympics because as we say on the show, there is a new story Olympic story every week. At (55:09) we have some social media feedback and talk about social distancing while running. We close out at (1:01:06) telling our listeners in the DC and Richmond areas how they can get Random Row beer delivered to their houses.

Ep 230 - The 2020 Docs Invitational (Brian Danza) Apr 14, 2020

We open at (6:28) talking about the larger numbers of runners on the trails, which includes a few that dont understand running slash trail etiquette. At (12:09) we are joined by local runner and previous guest Brian Danza, who talks about procuring over 1 million masks from China. We are back at (53:24) to wrap up the interview and talk more masks. At (55:18) we talk about local runner Michael Wardians most recent ultra triumph, a unique social distancing event. We close out at (1:04:20) with our new weekly segment, what to watch on TV while you are stuck at home. At (1:10:45) Farley wishes himself a Happy Birthday.

Ep 229 Wave 9 (Jheanel Walters) Apr 06, 2020

After everyone dials the stress down a notch, the boys talk a bunch of nonsense because there is not anyone to reign them in. Farley tells a story about how a local grocery store managed a positive covid test. At (10:25) we are joined by Marine Corps Marathon PR coordinator Jheanel Walters. We start out asking the topical question, where is everyone working at Marine Corps. At (12:03) Jheanel talks about how she got her start with MCM and her introduction to the running space. At (15:05) we talk about their process responding to the virus outbreak, and how they continue to monitor and respond to the latest updates. At (17:58) we talk about the running community response to race cancellations, how MCM has responded to not being able to hold large events, and we learn about some innovative nuisances to MCMs virtual races. At (21:33) we transition to the marathon, talk about the lottery and discuss how they are planning through so much external uncertainty. At (25:08) Farley wonders aloud if we will ever get back to normal (spoiler: we will). At (28:58) we talk about other major races that have been moved as well as a few races that are planning to take place before the October MCM and we ask what changes the team anticipates implementing this fall due to covid. At (31:06) we talk about the power of the running community and talk about how more people are running now than ever before. At (34:00) we talk about their events scheduled before MCM. We are back at (38:57) to wrap up the interview and Docs offers a virtual race suggestion. At (42:17) we talk about things that are happening in the world of running (broad enough) and other major sports. At (46:10) Docs asks Farley to talk about some of the changes and innovations that Pacers has had to implement in order to adapt to the changing global climate. At (1:02:35) we talk social media, announce our contest champion and discuss the Docs social media resurgence.

Ep 228 - Honor Sports (Jon Green) Mar 30, 2020

We open up the show doing everyone a big favor by talking about how we are not going to talk about covid-19. At (8:27) we are joined by Jon Green, coach of the recent Olympic Marathon Qualifier Molly Seidel. At (10:51) we Jon talks about his own professional running journey. At (12:48) Jon talks about how started coaching Molly, and at (17:43) we learn about a brilliant life hack. At (19:57) we ask Jon how long he has thought about being a coach. At (23:54) we talk about the US Olympic Marathon Trials. At (33:17) we go back on our earlier promise and talk about how the training and race schedule has changed due to the covid-19 outbreak. At (39:54) we talk about Jons family hardware store. We are back at (44:54) to wrap up the interview;04 and at (45:27) we recap the story of seeing Molly Seidels sister at the finish line. At (47:52) we talk about the Olympics being cancelled and then really really break our promise and go down a huge, in farleys words, wormhole about reorganizing sporting events and society with during the covid-19 outbreak. At (1:04:14) we talk about what shows we are watching, what music we are listening to and Docs has a neighborhood observation.

Ep 227 - Till the World Ends (Kelyn Soong) Mar 23, 2020

We open up talking about being on lockdown and get some valuable advice from lockdown expert william e docs. At (7:43) we are joined by Washington City Paper Sports Editor and friend of the podcast Kelyn Soong, who is on the show to talk about how the Washington City paper has pivoted with covid-19 outbreak. We start off making sure Kelyn still has time for us before finding out what a sports editor can write about in a time where there are no sports. At (14:57) we talk about NCAA seniors that lost out on their final seasons. At (24:38) we talk about what could have been in the sports world, and at (28:49) we talk about cancelled races this spring. At (34:28) Kelyn talks about his virtual workout. At (38:36) we are back to wrap up the interview and then feed into the fear mongering. At (47:11) we talk about supporting local businesses during these times. AT (50:20) Docs wants to find out how long our hosts will survive if society shuts down and at (52:00) Docs has a few more comments about how bored everyone is in isolation.

Ep 226 - Running City USA (Rich Kenah) Mar 09, 2020

00:00 - 2:05 We open the show and thank Brooks for the live podcast last week 2:10 - 4:30 We talk about where both Farley and Julie watched the Olympic Trials and we set up the show 4:30 - 7:30 We relive the race and the top runners that made the Olympic team 7:30 - 8:25 Julie and Chris talk about the Olympic trials and how the race directors now put on a marathon for everyone that follows the Olympic Trials 8:25- We intro Rich Kenah 9:00 - 9:35 Rich Kenah the Executive Director of the Atlanta Track club joins the show 9:40 -10:05 Rich talks about his role in the weekends events 10:22 - 11:35 Rich explains how you win the bid for Olympic Marathon Trials 11:36 - 13:30 This was the biggest Olympic marathon trials ever and what were the challenges that came along with that 13:33 - 15:30 The fluid operation that the Karen and the Atlanta Track Club put together was impressive 15:31 - 17:55 The wind was brisk and a factor - The Atlanta Track Club prepared for it all 18:10 - 20:36 Rich explains the course and why he and his team selected it 20:40 - 21:42 Rich talks about celebrating the Atlanta Olympic Legacy 22:15 - 24:30 How did Rich and the Atlanta Track Club engage all ages of runners and spectators with the Olympic Trails Marathon 24:52 - 25:50 Julie reminds Rich that he was on the Olympic team in 2000 with 2020 Olympian Abdi Abdirahman 25:51 - 26:40 We talk about the next generation of marathoners and some Hoya connections 27:10 - 28:25 The Atlanta Track Club packaged the Olympic Trials marathon with the Publix marathon/half marathon/5k 28:40 - 31:46 More about the Atlanta Track Club and you can sign up for the Peach Tree Road Race this July 4th 32:15 - 32:45 Rich was a long time DC area resident 33:03 - 34:00 The highlight of Richs running career was the entire journey 34:30 - 35:15 How much is Rich running now 35:25 - 36:33 Rich talks about a failed attempt at marathon at the Atlanta Braves stadium 36:35 - Rich exits the show 37:17 - 41:05 We thank Rich for joining the show and recap the interview and Olympic Trials event 41:30 - 46:52 Farley recaps a story about taking the kids to a friends house and his son upchucking on the floor 47:26 - 52:32 We talk about the PTN athletes that competed at the Olympic Marathon Trials 52:44 - We close the show hoping that Docs will be back next week with a story or two

Ep 225 - 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials panel Mar 02, 2020

Pace the Nation is on location at the Brooks Hyperion House in Atlanta, Georgia for the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials. We are excited to bring on five guests for this show. We start off talking to Adam Dalton, a Brooks athlete running in the US Olympic Marathon Trials, who tells us his story, talks about his qualifying race and lets us know his expectations for the big race tomorrow. Our second guest, Steve Dekoker, is the Sports Marketing Manager at Brooks Running, who talks to us about the Brooks Hyperion House, their presence at the US Olympic Trials and the Home Town Heroes program. Next we are joined by 2008 Olympian Brian Sell who talks about the mustache, shares a few race stories, and tells us about that being a Honda Accord. Julie Stackhouse, joins us to talk about being an ambassador for Brooks Running in Jacksonville and talks to us about being attacked by a dog during a race and shares her experiences with the physical and emotional recoveries. Finally, we are thrilled to talk to Brooks Running CEO Jim Weber who talks to us about the Brooks Brand, their investment into the sport and shares some stories about Gabe Grunewald. The hosts close out the show with their woefully inaccurate race predictions.

Ep 224 - sprechen sie deutsch (Dan Yi) Feb 24, 2020

Farley opens the show with a bait and switch reality show discussion and asks his cohosts an interesting question. At (9:32) we are joined by friend of the program and local running legend Dan Yi. At (11:20) Dan talks about his injury, his decision to have a very tough surgery, details leading up to the surgery and the rehab ahead. At (31:17) we ask how his partner Jen Maranzano enjoyed running in the extreme Minnesota cold while Dan recovered from knee surgery, and talked about her running season and OTC attempt. At (34:57) Dan tells us his not wacky marathon Olympic trials idea. At (49:49) we talk about the group of runners that Dan trains with, the dojo of pain. At (53:03) we ask Dan, who is farleys go to guy when it comes to new running gear, what new product he might be excited about in the running space. We are back at (1:00:13) to wrap up the interview before at (1:02:05) we preview our trip to the Olympic Trials in Atlanta. At (1:07:08) the Tokyo Marathon is cancelled for everyone except the elites due to concerns over the coronavirus. At (1:12:30) we have some twitter feedback. At (1:20:13) Docs uses his Rant of the Week space to talk about his favorite TV show Survivor and has an issue with his water.

Ep 223 - Trials Fever (Charlie Ban) Feb 17, 2020

We open up with some Valentine Day stories before we are joined at (9:50) by the editor of Run Washingon Charlie Ban. We start off with the origin story of Charlies last name and another origin story about Pace the Nation. At (13:20) we talk 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials Fever, a series of stories available on RunWashington.com highlighting the 32 Olympic Marathon Trials qualifiers with local DC area ties. We wrap up the interview at (51:31) and thank three behind the scenes PTN contributors. At (53:00) Farley has a celebrity sighting at the Clarendon store. At (58:56) we have a airline travel Docs ROW (rant of the week), Farley does an ad read and then at (1:04:45) we circle back to more airline travel Docs Row. At (1:05:49) Kristina Schou Madsen becomes the first female outright winner of the seven marathons in seven continents in seven days. At (1:07:57) Chinese distance runner Pan Shancu runs 6000 laps on an 8 meter track that he set up in his apartment while his town is stuck indoors under a coronavirus quarantine. The conversation leads to a throw back story where both Docs and Farley were quarantined in college.

Ep 222 - Hot Beverages (Ariel Tweto) Feb 10, 2020

We open the show giving away a bunch of clues about a new grocery store near Docs house that we do not want people to know about. At (8:30) we are joined by our guest Ariel Tweto, who starts off the interview talking about being in nature, running outdoors and some of the wild beasts that we have encountered on the trails. At (11:34) we talk about how she got started in the industry with her reality show Flying Wild Alaska. At (21:03) Ariel tells us about a documentary that she co-stars in, Into Americas Wild, which just had its Washington DC premiere. At (28:28) we talk about Ariels running streak, getting a run in every day since Aug 2, 2001, including some of the challenges that she has faced keeping the streak alive and her running inspiration. At (39:29) Ariel talks about popping bubbles, a suicide prevention charity working with the community to help pop the social and physical barriers that prevent people from living happy and successful lives. At (45:20) we close out the interview with some quick questions. We are back at (50:27) to wrap up the interview, talk more survivor and thank our guest for bringing coffee. At (55:40) we have another carbon plate shoe update and Docs pitches a new shoe idea for the Olympic Trials. At (1:05:18) Julie and Farley coerce Docs into another William Docs Row (Rant of the Week), which is running related this time but also includes headphone volume, bears, high school friends, engagements spots, holiday cards and the greatest running trail in the world. At (1:14:15) we have a sad story about a couple of High School Track runners from Oklahoma who were killed by a drunk driver while running. We close out at (1:16:15) with some feedback from the Erin Gregoire story from last weeks show.

Ep 221 - Andy Reid (Lisa Reeves) Feb 04, 2020

As we find ourselves recording the episode on Puppy Bowl Sunday, Farley starts us off at (6:03) with a cringing social faux pas story. At (11:01) we are joined by Pacers Race Director and frequent PTN guest Lisa Reeves to talk about The DC Half Marathon, a new event set for Sept 13, 2020. We are back at (24:05) to summarize the interview before at (25:00) we have an update on a trio of PTN guests. We start off congratulating WTOP reporter and lifeguard hobbyist Dave Dildine for winning the ATSSA National Media Award. At (26:46) we get a season update from recent guest Jeff Stein and at (29:27) Farley tries to plan an outing to see PTN guest Clark Beckham in concert. At (31:20) we talk about Naval Academy runner Jake Brophy who broke 4 minutes in the mile. At (34:22) we have an update on the Nike Vapor Flys with the Olympic Trials and Olympics. At (38:06) we discuss the Erin Gregoire story, a young runner who lost her appeal to USATF requesting her Houston marathon chip time as an Olympic Qualifier. At (51:19) Docs says thank you to former host Joanna e Russo for some fresh New Balance gear before at (53:12) we get another Docs Rant of the Week.

Ep 220 - Shark Attack (Kathy Dalby and Burke Beck) Jan 27, 2020

We open up with a quick story from the guys trip to Austin. At (5:48) we are joined by guests Kathy Dalby and Burke Beck to talk about Empowerun. We start out finding out how they each got their starts in specialty running and at (11:30) we ask if there was a female void in the run specialty space when they got started. At (13:08) we talk about a few examples of what it was like to work in a male dominated space and at (15:52) if they ever considered leaving the industry. At (18:50) we talk about Empowerun, how it got started and what the motivations were behind it. At (21:22) we talk a bit about the event itself and (24:17) the response from other people in the industry as well as attendees. At (26:30) we discuss the timing for the event and wonder if it would have been as successful if they had tried to do this earlier. At (32:14) we talk about some of the event supporters and close out at (35:27) with some take aways from the first year. We are back at (42:42) to wrap up the interview and take the pin out of the shark story. At (46:26) we highlight the mailbag, a tweet and a card from a potential listener. At (48:51) we have an update on friend of the nation Keira DAmato and her super fast time in Houston. At (51:33) we discuss the false news report about the VaporFly banning and talk about if they should be banned or not. AT (1:00:05) we keep our streak of talking about streaks alive and we close out at (1:04:09) with a Docs rant about phone solicitors (spoiler - he is fired up).

Ep 219 - Who the hell is (Bob Schwelm) Jan 20, 2020

Julie kicks off the show giving Docs one of those rare social assists with a PTN relevant peloton story. At (10:00) we are joined by Bryn Mawr Running Company owner Bob Schwelm, who starts off telling us about how he got his start in the specialty running store space. At (16:30) Bob talks about his transition from soccer to running in college and talks about his first marathon that fortunately kicked off the decades marathon streak. At (22:28) Bob tells us his 96 NYC marathon story, running for the NYPD and his 15 minutes of fame. At (27:34) we talk a bit about Olympic qualifiers, dive more into the six decades under 3 hour marathon list and discuss some of the things he believes has helped keep him healthy and consistent. At (45:00) we talk about how the digital age has changed running. We come back at (50:48) to wrap up the interview. At (53:00) Docs talks about a movie that he watched on the plane, Brittany Runs a Marathon before (59:00) Docs tells a hotel story. At (1:01:00) we talk a little bit about PTN going to the Olympic Marathon trials and at (1:02:30) Galen Rupp has a new coach.

Ep 218 - Another Underscore (Parker Stinson) Jan 13, 2020

Our show opens with some long time coming homeless Farley shaming. At (8:41) we are joined by Olympic hopeful Parker Stinson. At (11:50) Parker talks about his days at the University Oregon, his disappointments in cross country and his individual all american performances on the track. At (17:45) we talk about his coaching change, including a previous history with his current coach and a discussion about training philosophies. At (29:42) we talk about social media and at (31:14) we talk about his relationship with his sponsor Saucony and signing him after a significant injury. At (35:23) Parker talks about his 2019 races. At (41:44) we talk about the Olympic Trials. We close out at (49:59) asking about his training and eating habits. We are back to wrap up the interview at (51:43) and to talk about a Washington Wizard who hates running. At (58:40) a 43 year running streak ends and a streak that keeps going.

Ep 217 - The ReRoar (Liz Briones) Jan 06, 2020

Happy 2020. We open up with a litany of excuses about where we were and why we could not podcast in December, spoiler Farley got sick and was patient zero at his house. At (15:28) we are joined by Arlingtonian Liz Briones who is here to tell us her story and what she accomplished in 2019. We start out at (17:12) talking about Farleys favorite subject ever, Arlington. At (18:01) we talk about her running background and we make sure that her sister is listening. At (24:30) we talk about Lizs battle with health issues and how that changed her relationship with running. We are back at (43:52) to wrap up the interview and make our New Years resolutions. At (48:18) Docs weighs in on a topic about a month late. At (56:14) we touch on the trials and recognize a few local athletes that have qualified. At (59:24) we honor SGT George Moskowitz of the Fairfax City Police Department and friend of Pacers, who passed away on New Years Eve after suffering a medical emergency while on duty. At (1:01:33) we close out the show with a discussion about a Kelyn Soong Washington City Paper article.

Ep 216 - The Boycott (Bobby Van Allen) Dec 02, 2019

The guys open up with some discussion about Thanksgiving and Farley tows the boys to the DI NCAA XC championships. At (10:47) we are joined by head John Hopkins cross country coach Bobby Van Allen to talk about his womens DIII national championship and mens 5th place finish at NCAAs. We open up talking about the unique scenario that Johns Hopkins has with both DI and DIII teams, and we ask if cross country has displaced lacrosse as the main sport on campus. At (14:36) we talk about the womens sixth title in the last eight years and discuss how the program has been able to maintain consistency. At (32:10) we talk about the mens fifth place finish. At (36:45) we talk Thanksgiving and ask Thanksgivings most popular question, whats your favorite side. We are back at (40:16) to recap the interview and continue our discussion on Thanksgiving sides. At (45:18) Chris impresses us with his Thanksgiving running stat and the natural and obligatory transition into the puppy bowl. At (52:35) Docs gets to give an update, and uses his time to congratulate the WSHS boys 2019 cross country state champs.

Ep 215 - Stay in your Lane Nov 17, 2019

At (2:00) we open the show introducing our co-hosts as Farley sets the table. At (4:20) Joanna tells us how she got from Syracuse to DC. At (6:40) Farley thanks NB again for the trip to New York for the marathon. At (8:20) we come back from the break to talk about the Lindsay Crouse opinion piece in the New York Times about Mary Cain. At (10:35) Joanna and Julie sum up the article and gives background on Mary Cain. At (14:40) we talk generally about womens health in running. At (19:30) we discuss women examples that young girl athletes have – coaches and advisors. At (29:15) Joanna tells us the Ketchup theory and how it relates to our discussion. At (33:00) we talk about pro running and navigating that scene as a teenager. At (37:45) we discuss positives that we can take from this story. At (47:15) we come back and talk to Joanna about her transportation issues. At (51:15) Joanna asks Farley about his confessionals on the show. At (54:05) we talk to Julie about the NCAA D1 Cross Country regional races. At (1:06:30) Joanna tells us about weather and her running At (1:10:20) Joanna reminisces about old PTN episodes to close out the show.

Ep 214 - Stand Up (Brittany Charboneau) Nov 11, 2019

After a long table setting, we open up at (5:30) with an update on our ongoing coverage of the World Series and at (7:30) our Halloween recap. At (12:59) we are joined by 2019 MCM champion Brittany Charboneau. At (15:34) we start out talking about her other job, acting and comedy, and attempt to explain the difference between improv, sketch and standup, and then ask about comedic influences and physical comedy. At (24:25) we ask Brittany if there are any difference in nerves between performing and racing. At (26:08) Brittany talks about why she decided to run the Marine Corps marathon and dive into the race details. At (32:00) we talk about the upcoming Atlanta Olympic Marathon Trials. At (35:10) we ask about her coach and then at (36:58) we talk social media and generations. At (40:15) we talk about her current training. At (42:06) Docs asked for advice on how someone could dip their toes into comedy. We are back at (46:18) to wrap up the interview and continue the conversation explaining the difference between standup and sketch comedy. At (52:12) we insert a transition so that Docs can run back into the studio and the guys can talk about the New York City Marathon experience, and most importantly, Farleys sub 3 hour marathon attempt for 2019. At (1:07:30) we have an update on a previous Marathon Investigator story.

Ep 213 - Water Fight (Areil Laguilles) Nov 03, 2019

We open the show with a MCM recap, we out some race bandits in Georgetown and compromise the identify of an individual in the network of spies. At (14:09) we are joined by long distance runner Ariel Laguilles, a local teacher and cross country coach at Gonzaga College High School. Areil talks about running the Ignatius Way, a 408 mile trail recreating the 16th century pilgrimage of St Ignatius. Ariel tells us the orgin story of the decision to take on this challenge, we discuss his preparation including a solo practice run of the toughest stretch and then a play by play of the ups and downs detailing the journey and the Fastest Known Time. We are back at (1:02:12) to wrap up the interview before we preview the New York City Marathon at (1:04:06). AT (1:08:00) our former guest Derek Murphy is back in the news after catching a race bandit on the news. At (1:16:30) our hosts go on record before game 6 of the World Series expressing their hopes that the home town Nationals can win it all. At (1:21:40) Docs has a running story.

Ep 212 - MCM Expo (three guests) Oct 27, 2019

Coming to you live from the floor of the 2019 Marine Corps marathon, we have three very special guests. We are first joined by ultra-marathoner Dean Karnazes, who talks about his books and tells us about some of his favorite races. We are then joined by Hearst Publishing Director Michael Clinton, who talks about his latest book Tails from the Trails: Running for Life. Finally, we are joined by season 14 American Idol Runner-up and marathoner Clark Beckham, who talks about his decision to sign up for the MCM and his journey as a new runner.

Ep 211 - Expos (Jeff Stein) Oct 21, 2019

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.

Ep 210 - Congregate (Tripp Southerland) Oct 15, 2019

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.

Ep 209 - Downton Clarendon (Claire Wood) Oct 07, 2019

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.

Ep 208 - Funghi (Mark Remy) Sep 30, 2019

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.

Ep 207 - Homeward Bound (Kim Wattrick) Sep 23, 2019

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.

Ep 206 - Wendy Martinez Legacy Project (Daniel Hincapie) Sep 16, 2019

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

Ep 205 - The Lexicon (Tony Post) Sep 09, 2019

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.

Ep 204 - Dont Talk to Docs (Roman Gurule) Sep 03, 2019

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.

Ep 203 - Ole Whats Her Face (Desmond Dunham) Aug 26, 2019

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.

Ep 202 - Thats My Life (Molly Huddle) Aug 19, 2019

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.

Ep 201 - Back Back Back (Jose Ortiz) Aug 04, 2019

We play a little catch up to open the show. At (10:16) we are joined by the founder of Run Hope Work, Jose Ortiz. At (10:46) we get a quick local geography lesson, and then Jose tells us about how Run Hope Work works. At (14:55) Jose tells us about how he got his start with running, how it changed his life, and the epiphany that he had on a run that inspired him to use running to help other people. At (18:45) we learn more about Run Hope Work and whose life is it. At (27:05) we talk about Keonte Haynesworth, a young man who was trying to improve his life through the program whose life was recently tragically cut short. At (31:00) Jose talks about his past and the harsh environment that he escaped. We are back at (36:20) to wrap up the interview. At (37:44) we have an update on the US marathon Olympic Trials, including a guy Farleys age who is running in the race. Then at (41:06) we talk about the US track and field championships that took place in Des Moines, Iowa last weekend, and touch on a few of the pace the nation performances. At (44:51) we visit a topic that we have not touched in a while, a Docs Running update. Docs is actually running, he was suckered into running a leg in a relay race and might be that running guy in his neighborhood. At (51:30) we talk about a the late Frank Meza whose body was found after multiple accusations of marathon cheating and cyber bullying. At (1:01:18) we close out letting our listeners finally find out how the womens world cup turned out and at (1:03:22) Farley talks about an Olympic dad bod.

Ep 200 - The Quiz Show (Everybody) Jul 08, 2019

In this episode we finally answer the age old question, is Chris Farley smarter than a 7th grader. We have questions, lots and lots of questions. Thanks everyone for sticking with us through 200 episodes, thank you to all of our guests, thank you to everyone who supported the show one way or the other, and most of all, thank you to the our listeners, even the ones that give Farley a hard time.

Ep 199 - Colorful Beers (Ted Hobart) Jul 01, 2019

We start out at (6:17) with the appropriate running topic the Womens World Cup in France and an interesting interview from Four Courts. At (13:20) we are joined by marathon maniac Ted Hobart. We start off discussing the very colorful beers that Ted has brought to the studio and Farley tries to interject a non-craft beer into the mix. At (19:51) we ask Ted why he got into running and running in the back of the pack. At (23:09) Ted talks about making the decision to run 50 marathons in 50 states, and then talks about the experience including some of the logistical decisions that go into planning the feat. At (27:57) we ask about his running pseudonym. At (28:47) we talk 10 marathons in 10 days and the inclusion of Teds beer tent. At (43:06) we ask how running has changed Ted before (47:34) when we do the blind taste test. At (52:10) we take a look at Teds medals and talk about whats next. We are back at (57:32) to wrap up the interview and then at (58:45) we talk about Charlie Ban assisting in a key workout with former guest Josette Norris. At (1:00:17) we have a quick thing real quick, a Docs dream come true, a bear on the race course. At (1:05:03) we preview our 200th episode and at (1:06:00) we have a big announcement, we procured a new twitter handle (scooterpatroldc) for some old fashioned scooter shaming.

Ep 198 - Sticker Game (Laura Mazer) Jun 24, 2019

We open up celebrating West Virginia Day and the US Womens soccer victory over Sweden. At (13:48) we are joined by viral superstar Laura Mazer, who tells us about her experience at the Pittsburgh Marathon that went viral. At (14:49) We start out learning the unique story about how she got into running and why she started racing and the influence stickers have in her life. At (23:44) we talk about the Pittsburgh Marathon and the story of finding her new friend Jessica in the middle of the race and how they motivated each other to the finish. AT (33:03) we ask about how she found out that her experience went viral and her reaction to the attention. At (40:25) Laura talks about her job in manufacturing, long hours and hot conditions. We are back at (44:14) to wrap up the interview and then At (46:31) in our transportation update, Farely has some Arlington Scooter Statistics, we get an update on the status and PTN starts a twitter account for scooter shaming. At (50:54) we stay on the transportation theme, as Farley grinds his gears over a unique car accessory and impresses us with his geography prowess. At (55:09) we get back to the running stories with an ageless story which we attach an age to, Julia Hurricaine Hawkins, the 103 year old sprinter. At (58:08) we talk about Mayor Jacob Frey declaring Gabe Grunewald day in Minneapolis. At (1:02:05) the undefeated Yorktown Girls soccer team wins the state championship.

Ep 197 - Swagger (Josette Norris) Jun 17, 2019

I do not know how to summarize our introduction and then at (6:28) we are joined by Georgetowns freshly minted all-american Josette Norris. We start off talking about Farleys kids which leads us to (8:22) her journey to Nationals through the Regional Meet. At (9:48) we go back to her basketball days and at (10:50) we talk about overcoming injuries. At (12:56) we recap the NCAA 5K final and dealing with the extreme heat. AT (17:09) we focus on the importance of swagger. At (21:00) we ask Josette what this accomplishment means to her. At (23:05) the psychology majors swap stories and Chris delivers the best commencement speech ever. At (26:40) we try to find out what the magic formula is for running success, and learn that the answer is simply committing. At (29:08) we finally get awkward. At (31:20) we talk more about the future, ask how her family feels about pursuing this dream and try to persuade Josette to run in some unique professional uniforms. At (36:50) our attempts to dig up some dirt on Julie falls short. We are back at (39:18) to wrap up the interview. At (41:08) we remember Gabe Grunewald, an inspiring professional runner who lost her long battle with cancer this week. We close out at (46:05) covering the womens world cup better than any other running podcast out there. At (54:53) we publish our google calendars.

Ep 196 - To Crowbar (Bob Wallace) Jun 10, 2019

After setting up the show with a quick story about a story that did not get told but will be told, we are joined at (5:58) by our guest Bob Wallace. Bob starts off talking about his journey from Australia to the United States on a track scholarship, and at (8:32) Bob tells us about his experience running in his first Boston Marathon in 1982. At (21:34) Bob talks about buying Run On in Dallas and at (25:50) expanding the business to six stores and reflecting on a few key moments that had major impacts. At (29:26) we talk about his events company and the three pronged approach to the running store. At (31:06) Farley talks about the first time that he met Bob at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the impact that meeting with Bob had on the inspiration and influence for Pacers. At (35:50) Bob sells his stores, retires to Colorado Springs and then learns that he has a stage 4 brain tumor. Bob talks about his treatments, life changes and the inspiring positivity. We are back at (57:31) to wrap up the interview and at (59:27) we touch on the PTN Happy Hour. At (1:02:03) Farley talks about an eventful attendance of PTN guest Brian Knights wedding despite a late arrival. At (1:09:00) we kind of preview the Womens World Cup and talk a bit of soccer and at (1:19:06) we get an update on Docs calf and a bike update.

Happy Hour Announcement June 2019 Jun 03, 2019

No new show this week, but we are going to be at a Happy Hour on Friday June 7th and so should you.

Ep 195 - The News Cycle (Lindsay Crouse) May 23, 2019

Its an early release this week, which has something or other to do with the news cycle. After a quick intro, at (5:37) we are joined by New York Times Senior Editor Lindsay Crouse, whose article Nike Told Me to Dream Crazy, Until I Wanted a Baby has been the talk of the running community over the last week. We start off at (6:29) with background on how Lindsays relationship with Alysia Montano, the former Nike athlete at the center of the article, and the events that lead up to this article. At (9:50) we discuss the accompanying video and the motivations behind the campaign. At (11:11) we talk about the focus on Nike and how the issues are industry wide. At (12:54) we talk about industry changes and announcements made by several companies and athletes expectations. We give some background at (17:24) on some general sponsorship contract concepts and the difference between contractors and full-time employees. At (23:33) we touch on health insurance before at (25:04) we touch on some other athletes reactions including Alysia being called a pot-stirrer. At (31:34) we talk about the timing of the article and the release on Mothers Day. At (36:36) we ask if there are other gaps and issues that we should be looking into and at (38:00) we ask about feedback from other athletes. At (40:54) we talk about performance standards within the contracts and why there needs to be a conversation about pregnancy clauses in their contracts. At (44:30) we talk about the follow up article, Nike and pregnancy, your questions answered and whats next with this story. We are back at (48:31) to wrap up the interview and add some additional thoughts on the topic. At (1:03:20) we have a spoiler free conversation about a few season slash series finales and then one spoiler from the sopranos. We close out at (1:12:48) with a few things grinding Docs gears.

Ep 194 - The Adjunct (Jared Ward) May 20, 2019

After we debate the validity of a trail sighting, we interrupt the agenda to make more questionable lists, and then at (10:34) Farley tells a very questionable story against his better judgement. At (14:18) we are joined by our guest, Olympian Jared Ward. We start off talking about Utah, the Saucony event in Moab and getting back to training after Boston. At (17:48) we ask Jared about his adjunct professorship at BYU. We talk about Jareds unbelievable performance at the Boston marathon at (20:11). At (24:10) we talk about the Olympic standards and why getting that time is a big deal. At (29:42) we try to get Jared to break some news but he does not bite. At (31:01) we ask Jared how his perspective at the trials will be different this time around, and at (32:52) Jared talks about his 2016 sixth place finish at the Olympic marathon. At (43:08) we ask Jared about his family of six, and his rock star wife Erica, and at (46:47) we talk about the support from the Saucony family. At (49:41) we talk wiki, college eligibility and running in costumes. We are back at (54:50) to recap the interview. We talk Olympic Trials at (57:45) and Arlington County at (1:02:09). At (1:06:54) we talk about the best of from the Washington City Paper. At (1:08:15) we talk about some of the episode 200 suggestions.

Ep 193 - Food for Thought (Chris Morgan) May 13, 2019

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.

Ep 192 - Biggest Words (Jay Ohare and Dave Wittlinger) May 06, 2019

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.

Ep 191 - DJ Thunderbunny (Lisa Reeves) Apr 22, 2019

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.

Ep 190 - Human Nature (Jesse Williams) Apr 15, 2019

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.

Ep 189 - Going To Minneapolis (Dick Beardsley) Apr 08, 2019

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.

Ep 188 - Code Words (Katie Kellner) Apr 01, 2019

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.

Ep 187 - Voodoo Mind Trick (Chris McBratney) Mar 25, 2019

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.

Ep 186 - Edgewater (Frieda Edgette) Mar 17, 2019

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.

Ep 185 - E2 (Dan Sullivan) Mar 09, 2019

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.

Ep 184 - (Kate Murphy) Feb 26, 2019

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

Ep 183 - Last Name Pronunciations (Bethany Sachtleben) Feb 18, 2019

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.

Ep 182 - Happy Birthday (Jason Dunn) Feb 09, 2019

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.

Ep 181 - Penguin Friends (Brooke Curran) Feb 01, 2019

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.

Ep 180 - Rock Creek Creek (Dave Dildine) Jan 25, 2019

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.

Ep 179 - Happy 2019 Jan 18, 2019

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.

Ep 178 - Lotta Juice (Matt Centrowitz #4) Dec 20, 2018

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.

Ep 177 - Sing Second (Elyse Braner) Dec 12, 2018

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.

Ep 176 - Unicorns (Des Linden) Dec 05, 2018

After sharing our travel experiences, we are joined by two time Olympian and reigning Boston Marathon Champ Des Linden, from the Running Event floor. Des discusses downtime, bourbon and coffee, her running career and of course the Boston Marathon.

Ep 175 - Ornery (Vincent Kamani) Nov 28, 2018

We talk Thanksgiving, doctors, bird scooters (shocker), NCAA championships and are joined by sophomore Vincent Kamani.

Ep 174 - State Champs (Chris Pellegrini) Nov 21, 2018

An under the weather Docs talks about surprise parties and his trip to Arizona. At (15:20) we are joined by West Springfield head coach and fellow under the weather guest Chris Pellegrini, who talks about the Spartan girls state championship and boys second place showing, his start in distance coaching, the evolution of the sport during his tenure and the storied program at WSHS. We are back at (57:50) to wrap up the interview. At (1:00:30)we discuss the Emily Scheck story, a college runner who was disowned by her family and then initially penalized by the NCAA. At (1:04:52) we talk about Amazon coming to town and changing names. At (1:09:48) we start our twitter feedback with our new favorite topic scooters. At (1:18:30) we finally talk about Farleys Dancing with the Stars recap.

Ep 173 - Cell Phones (Stefan Leroy and Cedric King) Nov 12, 2018

Welcome back to episode number 173 with guests Stefan Leroy and Cedric King from the Achilles International Freedom Team. At (7:18) Docs recaps his inaugural bird scooter experience and debates Chris on the merits of modern smartphones. Veterans Stefan and Cedric join Chris at (16:43) during MCM weekend ahead of running the 10k. At (22:44) our guests discuss how they met and their experiences at Walter Reed. We get to learn more about learning to walk and run again as adaptive athletes at (29:32). Cedric and Stefan discuss running with CEO and president of Cigna, David Cordani, at (34:58)and the Achilles Freedom Team. The crew talks about the Boston Marathon at (35:42) and what it's like to run a marathon as an amputee runner. At (44:38) we highlight Stefan and Cedric's feature in the book co-authored by David Cordani and Dick Traum called The Courage to go Forward, the proceeds of which go to the Achilles Freedom Team. Our guests tell us about their training at (47:06) and share more about the Achilles Team. We call out MCM at (53:55) for creating, quite possibly, the worst race shirt ever this year. At (59:38) the PTN hosts recap the New York marathon, which was full of former guests At (1:05:30) Chirs explains why everyone needs to vote for Darrell General who is in the running for the 2018 Hometown Hero award. Thanks for joining us for another episode of Pace the Nation, we will see you next week.

Ep 172 - Gandolas (Ashley Lambdin) Nov 07, 2018

We open with a Halloween recap and an unfortunately optimistic DC United preview. We are joined by guest Ashley Lambdin, the marketing and sales director for the DC Stars Gala, which our own Chris Farley will be competing in for the Jennifer Bush-Lawson Foundation. We are back at (40:40) to wrap up the interview, talk about the Venice marathon, MCM.

Ep 171 - Behind the Curtain (Kathrine Switzer, Roger Robinson, Rick Nealis) Oct 31, 2018

Coming to you live and then on tape delay from the expo floor of the 43rd Marine Corps Marathon, we have three special guests. Katherine Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entrant, joins us to talk about her amazing life and work with her non profit 261 Fearless. We are then joined by author and masters running legend Roger Robinson who discusses his running career and book When Running Made History. We close out the trio with MCM race director Rick Nealis.

Ep 170 - Devious Plans (Keith Kelly) Oct 25, 2018

We open with another bird scooter discussion before being joined on the phone by the global marketing manager for performance running at New Balance, Keith Kelly. We speak to Keith about an array of topics, the growth of New Balance, Sydney, soccer, biking and more. Then, Farley was worried about Docs, we settle the Boston Song once and for all, Farley has a DVD, (1:05:55) a great Wisconsin airport story, top 5 baby and a surprise visit.

Ep 169 Get to know your PTN hosts (Mira Rai) Oct 17, 2018

Mira Rai, the 2017 National Geographic Adventurer of the year joins PTN.

Ep 168 - Democracy is Broken (Jonny Fairplay) Oct 10, 2018

Our hosts are back for another episode, where we talk not politics with the presidential cell phone alert, the Clarendon day race, the Chicago marathon, bird scooters, Survivor and more. Our guest this week is Survivor Hall of Famer Jonny Fairplay, who has experienced an extreme life pivot and is now an avid runner.

PTN 167 - Bird Scooters - (Kyle Northrop 2) Sep 26, 2018

We are back in the swing of things and the fall racing season is heating up while the weather is cooling down. At (0:56) Chris confirms Tess as the new official cohost. At (4:37) Chris talks about his wet laundry dilemma and battling the post run in the rain funk. At (7:40) Chris shares insider secrets from his trip to Brooks HQ about what Desi Linden wore for her Boston marathon victory. At (10:30) The crew chats about the shoes Desi wore for the race, which she had barely even seen before the race and didn’t get to keep. At (14:26) We introduce Kyle Northrop (for the second time on this show) who is the star of a new film. At (15:05) Kyle shares his race report for the Clarendon Day race and shifting gears from competing in 100 mile races to a 5k. Spoiler, Kyle beats Chris in home stretch. At (16:47) Kyle tells the crew about Bird scooters in his dentists office. At (18:15) Chris shares his hack for warm weather running, especially uphill. At (21:00) Kyle introduces his new film on running and depression. At (24:05) Kyle shares the details of a night two years ago when he nearly intentionally crashed his car into a highway sign and what struggle means to him. At (26:20) Tess spoils the movie and Kyle gets real about training for Western States while only running 15 miles per week. At (30:03) The crew discusses the stigma around depression and changing the narrative around mental health. At (36:35) Kyle enlightens us about what its like to have an invisible illness and how crop tops just may be the cure for any problem. At (37:35) We get a look behind the scenes into what its like to shoot and direct a documentary. At (41:50) Kyle shares what you really should be doing the weekend of the Boston marathon and how he almost lost his leg during his an ultra in Utah. At (44:19) The Pace the Nation Crew pays tribute to Wendy Katrina Martinez following her passing. At (46:51) We examine Eliud Kipchoge’s new world record in the marathon set in Berlin last weekend. At (50:47) Tess highlights new sustainability measures Adidas implemented in Berlin to reduce paper and plastic waste on the racecourse. At (52:49) Chris stands in for Docs in our what grinds my gears segment, this time featuring high schoolers trying to go viral during cross country races. At (56:37) We close out this episode with the promise that we will hopefully return next week to a normal schedule.

Ep 166 - F.U.T. (Mike Wardian) Sep 11, 2018

We are back, with a really long intro because its been a while. At (9:19) we talk about lil pacer number two for the first time. At (11:11) we naturally transition into fall weather, an NFL game and a running story from the Docs college days. At (16:35) we circle back to lil pacer number two again. At (22:42) we welcome back two time guest Mike Wardian, a local ultra runner who just accomplished the fastest known time covering the entire C&O canal. At (23:16) Farley guest sources advice on being a father of two boys. At (26:30) Mike lists his social media platforms. At (28:35) Mike talks about why he wanted to run the entire 184 mile C&O trail and at (32:16) we learn about the former record holder. AT (33:33) we talk about the trail, the unknowns going into the run, detours and how the weather impacted the trail and his gear. At (38:43) we talk about the journey out to Cumberland including how much (little) sleep Mike got the night before the race. At (43:12) we talk about pace, the start of the race and some of the many people that Mike encountered out on the trail. At (50:24) we ask Mike about his longest runs ever and at (51:47) Mike details his breaks during the race. At (55:58) we discuss chasing the ghost of Park, which should be the title of episode, a book or at least a song title. AT (56:48) we talk more about the pacing plan. At (1:03:28) we learn about all of the healthy food that Mike consumed on the trail, the trail convoy and the finish. At (1:18:06) Mike talks about his conversation with former record holder and ultra legend Park Barner and at (1:20:00) we find out whats next on Mikes calendar. At (1:23:47) we are back to wrap up the show with a bunch of empty promises about whats coming up next week.

Ep 165 - Adieu Aug 07, 2018

Despite Farley not setting the agenda we have a big show today. You would think its because Docs tells the Eric Clapton story and we do not have a guest, but then we actually have a clap worthy announcement that we hope you clap along to from home.

Ep 164 - Research (Sandwich Todd) Jul 30, 2018

We open up pre-agenda barely able to contain our excitement over two American records on the track. At (11:57) we catch up with three time guest Sandwich Todd and ask him to confirm his appearances on the show. At (14:31) Todd talks about his anxiety disorder and when it first occurred. At (18:00) Todd speaks about some of the strategies he uses to manage the anxiety such as cognitive behavior therapy. At (20:28) we talk a little about the public perceptions and how social media can influence anxiety. At (21:12) Farley brags about his research and asks about how running has helped calm Todds anxiety. At (24:13) we talk about how strava helps create accountability and then at (25:58) Todd talks more about the benefits of running for his anxiety. At (28:56) we ask Todd about his anxiety on his running off days. At (33:13) we talk about how sharing the story helps show people that they are not alone. We are back at (38:52) to wrap up the interview before we transition to our grab bag topics. At (39:36) Farley unsuccessfully attempts to create a new podcast rivalry, however Joanna instead uses the segment to provide some comments on episode 162. At (43:26) Docs has to get a new cell phone adventure. At (47:55) we have an update on former guest Tom Griffin, who finished his walk across America this week. At (53:28) we talk about the crystal city twilighter monsoon and door to door solicitors. We close out at (58:22) with a pat on our own back, which is our favorite thing to do.

Ep 163 - The Rumor Mill (Hiruni Wijerathna) Jul 23, 2018

We start off at (5:19) with a discussion about hitting the exact mileage on your GPS watch. At (11:48) we welcome our guest Hiruni Wijerathna, where we start out working on our letters and at (13:20) some basic geography. At (14:39) she tells us how she got from Sri Lanka to Herndon and how she got her start in running. At (17:03) we talk about her high school coach, former guest Pete Sherry. At (18:01) Hiruni talks about going to run at the University of Kentucky. At (23:10) we talk about running post collegiately, At (25:42) we talk about running for Sri Lanka. At (34:31) Hiruni tells us about training in Boulder with Hudson Elite and at (36:44) her full time job at Run Coach. We are back at (41:33) to wrap up the interview. At (43:50) we discuss a tweet about James K Polk. At (49:15) we fire up the rumor mill. At (51:05) Rebook has a new professional running group in Charlottesville, VA. At (54:19) UVA announces new cross country coaches. At (59:09) we talk about the prime day and finally at (1:07:50) we have a transportation update on the vehicles from all three hosts.

Ep 162 - Bee Keeping (Brian Danza & Tom Brumlik) Jul 15, 2018

We kick off the show and introduce our guest co-host Tess Stryk. At 2:00 we talk about Joanna losing her keys at National Harbor. At 3:45 Farley sets the table for the show. At 5:30 we Tess tells us her journey to working at Pacers Running. At 7:45 Tess talks about her recent trip to Germany. At 13:00 we welcome in Brian Danza of the DC Roadrunners. At 14:53 Brian talks about his Bee Hives and how he got into bee keeping. At 15:50 Brian tells us how and where he caught the swarm of bees. At 19:00 we dive more into bee hives and Brian schools us on bees. At 23:10 Brian talks about the history for the DC Roadrunners Track Championships. At 25:20 Brian tell Farley and Tess about the event and how you can still sign up. At 26:46 we are joined on the phone by the Head Coach of the District Track Club Tom Brumlik. At 27:27 Tom gives us some background on his involvement on the event and how he and Brian got connected. At 29:36 Brian and Tom talk about adding the elite 800s to the event. At 31:00 Tom talks about races here in the US versus going to Europe. At 32:10 Tom tells the group who is going to be in the elite races. At 35:00 Brian lets us know what the audience can expect if you show up as a spectator. At 36:30 Farley tries to convince Brian and Tom to race each other at the end of the night. At 37:20 Tom talks about the District Track Club. At 38:30 Tom talks about the DMV Meet of Champions that the District Track Club put on. At 41:38 we dive into Brians Running and the Milan Marathon. At 43:45 we talk to Brian about the DC Roadrunners Club and a number of the races they put on. We let our guests go and at 49:00 Tess recalls her High School days and the bee hive at HB Woodlawn HS. At 50:00 Farley and Tess talk about former guest and former Pacers Running employee Chris Kwiatkowski lands a job in Seattle at the University of Washington. At 52:50 Farley talks about his car troubles. At 55:00 Farley talks about his trip to the Arlington Courthouse. At 58:35 Tess talks about her Beer Mile team for the Pacers Beer Mile on August 11th. At 59:40 Tess tells why she started listening to the show. We close out the show thanking Tess and putting pressure on her to get us more social media followers.

PTN Happy Hour 16 July 2018 Jul 12, 2018

Join us Monday July 16, 2018 for another PTN happy hour at the Continental Pool Lounge in Rosslyn, VA at 6pm.

Ep 161 - Caroline Elizabeth (Dixon Hemphill) Jul 08, 2018

After our alternate universe intro, we set docs loose at (5:36) and find out whats grinding docs gears part one of today, as docs vents about his car troubles. At (17:19) we are joined by guest, 93 year old runner Dixon Hemphill. At (18:46) Dixon tells us about getting his start in running at the age of 50. At (21:48) Dixon talks about getting hit by a car while training for a triathlon at the age of 74 and how it did not deter him from continuing to run. At (24:54) we ask Dixon about some of his PRs. At (26:10) Dixon talks about his transition from owning a couple of running stores to race management, specifically the Goblin Gallop. At (29:15) we talk about the transition from local road races to running on the national scene in the 90 year age groups. At (32:55) Dixon talks about a typical week in his training program. At (36:00) we ask about injuries and limitations that might come with running into his 90s. At (39:09) we talk about whats coming up next with his racing. At (44:00) Dixon talks about his time studying in Sweden and at (46:40) we talk about his time serving in the US Navy. We are back at (52:58) to wrap up the interview. At (54:44) we add a topic to the agenda and talk about an upcoming box office flop with local running ties. At (59:06) Joanna has a new favorite runner as she gushes over the latest Shelby Houlihan performance. At (1:00:27) we talk about some possibly ridiculous Guinness Book of World Records running records. We close out at (1:05:22) with another whats grinding Docs Gears with a track etiquette segment.

Ep 160 - New Teams (Kyle Northrop) Jul 02, 2018

We get our World Cup talk out of the way right from the top. At (9:45) we talk about where we were where during our week off from the show. At (15:36) Docs talks about his training and his secret weapon, a coach. At (20:50) we are joined by our guest Kyle Northrop. Farley regales the first time he met Kyle. At (23:30) Kyle talks about when he first got into ultra marathons. At (25:37) we talk about Western States, the Super Bowl of 100 milers. At (33:56) we ask Kyle about his crew and their responsibilities and a little more about race. At (37:42) Kyle gives us tips on training in and for the heat and at (39:42) he tells us about his caffeine strategy. At (45:05) we talk about his social media game and wardrobe choices during the race. At (48:18) Kyle talks about a scientific study that he participated in during the race. At (50:53) we talk about the finish of the race and some post race stories. At (53:55) we talk about Jim Walmsley setting the course record with a Docs dream scenario. We are back at (1:00:52) to recap the interview. At (1:04:33) we get into the running news segment, talking about Desi moving on from the Hansons group, at (1:07:47) Keira DAmato gets her Olympic Trials qualifying time. At (1:09:03) we recap the USATF championships, starting off with the story of Torry Franklin leaving Oiselle right before the meet. At (1:12:27) we highlight some of our favorite races during the Championships.

Ep 159 - Sounds of Silence (Sean McGorty) Jun 18, 2018

We start out with some World Cup talk and follow that up at (5:35) with some World Cup talk. At (12:51) we are joined by 2018 NCAA 5k champion Sean McGorty. At (13:46) Joanna makes us talk about NOVA high school running and Sean talks about running for Chantilly High School and at (16:10) Sean talks about being in a running family. AT (22:30) Sean talks about soccer. At (25:12) we take it back to the running and talk to Sean about his injury history over the last few years. At (36:41) we talk about the 2018 outdoor season leading up to and including the NCAA 5k. At (46:00) we are unsuccessful in our attempt to get breaking news, however Sean does tell us a little bit about whats next. We are back (51:35) to recap the interview. At (53:45) Docs talks about the confusion over his weekend long run and at (56:53) Docs talks about his one year reunion and at (1:01:10) Docs wonders why his GPS watch does not always sync quickly. At (1:03:30) Farley pretends like he is going to talk about dogs but tricks us and talks about the Caps Stanley Cup win. At (1:14:25) we close out with more NCAA championship talk, as we discuss the womens 4x400

Ep 158 - Toronto Blue Jay (Ann Mazur) Jun 11, 2018

After a brief discussion about World Cup viewing, at (7:40) our hosts shock the nation and talk about the weather. At (9:56) we are joined by Ann Mazur from Runners Love Yoga. Ann explains how she ended up in Charlottesville. At (12:32) Ann talks about her running past and how she added yoga into her routine and her time running for Notre Dame and former teammate and PTN guest Molly Huddle. At (17:30) Ann talks about running after undergrad and how her love for running helped shape some of her post collegiate decisions. At (20:08) Ann explains the pigeon pose, which has helped her with her IT Bands. At (22:05) Ann talks about her transition from collegiate running to graduate school and how her workouts changed and the benefits of adding even more yoga to her training program. At (27:10) we ask for advice for the everyday runner who does not have an hour a day for yoga. At (29:16) we talk about Runners love Yoga. At (30:30) we talk about the mental benefits that yoga can provide. At (32:35) we explore the ornithological names of yoga poses. At (33:12) we ask Ann about her favorite races in the DC area. At (34:45) Ann talks about whats going on in her life, including building her brand, her classes, writing her yoga book for endurance athletes and training for the marathon. At (36:15) Ann talks about her classes at Formula Complete Fitness, the UVA gym and azalea park in Charlottesville. We are back at (38:41) to wrap up the interview and admit that some of the hosts might not have gotten a heads up on the interview. At (41:50) Joanna talks about how yoga has helped her running and talks about how she is using yoga during her current rehab. At (43:33) Docs talks about his complete failure on the track last week. At (47:15) we check in where are they now and give an update on last weeks guest at NCAAs. At (50:29) we talk about the Washington Capitals being up 3-1 in the Stanley Cup playoffs, as we recorded the show before game five. At (54:46) Docs is bothered by the White House dis-invitation of the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles and the poor media coverage of the non-event. At (58:48) Farley abruptly transitions out of the political rant with a Pacers promo. We close out at (59:22) with a story about the RNR marathon in San Diego that shut down the race for about 11 minutes.

Ep 157 - CBF (Mike Crozier) Jun 04, 2018

At (8:25) we crowbar in some social media feedback. At (14:53) we are joined by 6th year Georgetown standout Mike Crozier. We start out at (15:30) with a quick Casablanca endorsement. At (16:45) Mike talks about his childhood working, supporting Pacers and hucking mulch. At (18:49) Mike talks about his time at Gonzaga High School, where he got his start in running. At (23:01) Mike talks about his unique path to go to Georgetown. At (26:27) we talk about his first time performing with ultimatum at the High School National Cross Country meet. At (27:53) we talk about Mikes injury history in college which lead to his getting a sixth year. At (32:34) we talk about what kept Mike positive and engaged through the injuries and what he did for cross training. At (35:01) we talk about Mike finally getting back to running again his junior year and we touch on the miles he has missed out on. At (36:16) we talk about the process to get a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA and at (37:55) receiving another running ultimatum going into his final race his 4th year. At (41:21) we talk about running as a grad student and qualifying for the spring track NCAA meet. At (42:20) Mike talks about the regional qualifying race and at (48:19) we talk about the inaccuracies with the initial results. At (52:32) we ask Mike what is up next for him after NCAAs. We are back at (57:18) to talk about Mikes Brazil kit. At (1:00:34) we are back with some more grab bag topics, starting off with the Stanley Cup finals, mostly about the pregame show. At (1:05:43) we talk about cooking shows and college foreign language requirements. At (1:08:45) Joanna has a transportation update. At (1:12:00) we talk about changes at the top of the New York City Marathon. We finish up at (1:14:45) with some clarification on the movie podcast.

Ep 156 - Hooligans May 28, 2018

All our hosts are back together in the studio with a grab bag of topics. Each host wrote down several topics on a piece of paper, which farley pulls from a vase. Warning - the following descriptions are spoilers if you want to enjoy the topic reveals. At (3:51) Farley picks the first topic out of the vase. At (4:21) we ask do we even need cars anymore. At (10:47) we talk about Mexican Breakfast tacos. At (13:40) we discuss the summer movie review podcast spin off. At (15:23) Luigi goes abroad. At (16:26) we talk about the World Cup. And look how long we talk about the World Cup. At (20:28) we continue to talk about non running sports as we discuss sports teams in the finals, which contains a complete ridiculous argument from Farley so if you do not like soccer hang in there just for his argument. At (29:26) we continue the same question and talk hockey instead of soccer. At least soccer players run a lot. At (31:14) our first running topic, we talk about the womens 1500 meters at the Prefontaine Classic. At (33:28) we get crazy with another running topic on this running show, discussing the Fam attempt at a 40 year old sub 4:00 mile. At (37:27) the marathon investigator strikes again, with an article about a man who was caught cheating in a finite timed ultra race. At (41:48) we get an update on Joannas toe. At (43:07) we talk baby sitters club. At (44:40) we talk about Laurel and Yanney. At (45:58) we ask if Farley is going to go see the new Star Wars movie. At (47:56) we talk about summer running. At (50:23) our second to last topic is an optical illusion, we ask why Farley is wearing a Liverpool jersey. We close out our grab bag at (54:43) with a story how Strava helps catch a criminal. At (58:55) we close out the show with some fond memories from Mexico.

Ep 155 - Subtle messaging to Joanna (Ryan Hogan) May 21, 2018

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

Ep 154 - The Best Running Story of the Year (Jamie Watts and Pat Dalby) May 14, 2018

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

Ep 153 - Six Foot Trophy (Golden Harper) May 06, 2018

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.

Ep 152 - Chocolate Cake (Sarah Sellers) Apr 29, 2018

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.

Ep 151 - Jersey Connections (Adam Schneider) Apr 23, 2018

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.

Ep 150 - Stop and Smell the Cherry Blossoms (Keira DAmato) Apr 16, 2018

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.

Ep 149 - Go-Gurt (Leslie Heywood) Apr 09, 2018

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.

Ep 148 - Tom Sawyer (Ben Blakenship) Apr 02, 2018

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.

Ep 147 - A Weather Event (Paul Ginocchio) Mar 26, 2018

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.

Ep 146 - Millennials Do Not Like Underscores (Heather Stephens) Mar 19, 2018

With two thirds of our hosts unavailable in studio, we have a surprise guest host who thinks guest hosting counts towards the gold jacket. At (1:45) we call Docs and find out why he is unable to be in studio. At (5:46) Farley wants to get Julies opinion on a running related in the news story, a discussion which will have dire consequences for the kid James. At (14:28) we are joined by guest Heather Stephens, who lets us know how much notice she had for this show. At (16:17) Heather talks about her roots and meeting Julie at Georgetown and her time in the DC area. At (18:00) Heather talks about moving across the country and her time at Oiselle. At (20:41) Heather talks about making the change and going to work for WyCo and tries to explain the business concept to Farley. A couple of times. And then Heather talks about her role and then talks about her internation travels over the last 18 months. At (28:15) Heather talks about some of the runs that she experienced while on the road. At (33:24) Heather talks about her blog FeatherOnTheRun.com and social media. At (34:00) Heather tells us about meeting Hector, an inspirational person in Buenos Aires who helps keep things in perspective. At (37:33) Heather talks about safety running abroad and at (39:53) she talks about using her runs as a mechanism for exploring new cities quickly rather than focusing on intense training. At (42:48) we ask Heather what is next. At (45:51) we are back to dissect the featherstephens underscoreless social media handle and at (48:15) Julie talks about training while pregnant.

Ep 145 - A Niche Show (Sarah Bishop) Mar 12, 2018

At (3:55) we talk about the word niche. Somehow, the subject does not change until (8:13) where we talk about the big wind storm. At (15:30) frequent studio guest Charlie Ban sits in on an interview with 2017 MCM champion Sarah Bishop. Sarah talks about her race, her previous relationship with running and what inspired her to get back into running, her approach to training including finding the time to run, coaching, and so much more. We are back at (51:58) with predictions and Charlie talks about his injury. At (54:50) we see if anyone notices that the hosts in studio change and Joanna talks about her upcoming already happened surgery. At (56:58) we talk about a Joanna article that was posted at Run Washington. AT (1:01:58) we talk a little about the Track and Field Championships and Joannas new gambling habit. At (1:10:29) we talk about the passing of running legend Sir Roger Bannister. We close out (1:16:53) with Docs talking about the Oscars which he did not plan to watch except they sucked him in with an Eddie Vedder performance.

Ep 144 - Spring Equinox (Jon Dunham) Mar 05, 2018

At (3:58) we talk about our own social media ratings. At (5:22) we indulge Docs a bit too much and talk a little bit of television and a lot about Survivor. At (12:45) Farley throws us for a loop and wants to talk some movies. At (16:40) we are joined by Jon Dunham, the director of the movie Boston, who talks about his Boston Marathon documentary which will be shown at the Pacers 14th St store on March 28. At (25:35) Jon talks about the mechanics that go into a documentary film. At (33:50) we talk about living and running in Boston. At (35:09) Jon talks about some of the movies that he enjoys. At (41:43) we ask Jon to give us a song that epitomizes Boston. At (44:00) we ask Jon whats next. We are back at (47:50) to talk about where Joanna will stay when she goes to Boston and forecast her race in April and her upcoming surgery. At (59:19) we read some listener twitter feedback. At (1:06:00) we talk about it being another of the best times of the year.

Docs 2020 - Episode Two Mar 02, 2018

On episode two of Docs 2020, Docs talks about the need for gun control reform in the United States and is inspired by young people getting involved.

Ep 143 - A Grab Bag Show Feb 26, 2018

We start the show on a serious note, at (4:25) we talk about the recent gun violence at Stoneman Douglas High School. We shift gears at (13:15) Joanna talks about her quick trip down to Florida to visit her grandmother, and the weather comes up and leads us at (16:38) where we talk about the local weather and Farley makes a bold prediction and hates on the snow. Joanna is getting her foot fixed at (17:56) so we talk about how that will impact her Boston marathon weekend 5k streak. At (19:05) we have a weather related where are they now which leads to an impromptu proposal to our education community. And at (23:02) Joanna gets a new phone. At (28:00) we have an interesting choice for an in the news running story that was probably not picked up by other news outlets, Docs runs with Farley a couple of times. At (29:58) we have a more realistic in the news running story that was picked up by other news outlets, a DC taxi driver drives on the Custis Trail. At (33:24) we talk about a few events at the USATF indoor nationals, the womens 3k and the mens mile. At (44:20) Farley reveals his strategy for asking questions while asking a question about last weeks PTN episode title. At (53:44) we recap our biggest happy hour ever and finally, at (56:00) Farley has a big announcement.

Ep 142 - Lester Moore Feb 19, 2018

At (4:02) Docs talks about where he was which was watching the Eagles win the Super Bowl from a lonely apartment in Mexico. At (13:21) we are joined by Vice President of Sports Medicine at MedStar Health Sean Huffman. At (14:23) we jump right off with a game trying to figure out what each abbreviation in Seans title means. At (15:57) we talk about his hometown Columbus, Ohio and their avid sports fans. At (20:10) we talk about the Medstar Sports Medicine organization including (21:05) their partnership with the Marine Corps Marathon. At (24:47) we talk about the typical running injury cycle and at (26:06) we talk about injury preventative measures. At (28:47) we talk about the new facility at Lafayette. At (35:56) we circle back to the Marine Corps marathon. At (35:17) we talk about youth sports restrictions and wonder if we are over correcting. At (38:45) we talk about Seans own running. We come back at (43:10) with a Farley story about political luminaries, vocabulary and the New Jersey Marathon. We have a sad story at (49:40) with the untimely passing of elite runner Jonathan Grey. At (53:53) we go where are they now and at (57:57) we request a transportation story from Joanna.

Ep 141 - Danny Tanner (Oscar Santana) Feb 11, 2018

At (:45) we talk about the Eagles winning the Super Bowl and us possibly losing Docs because he is at the parade celebrating their win. At (5:31) Farley explains that his day was ruined in the morning when he got a ticket for an illegal right on red. Joanna wonders why Farley just doesn’t walk to the store instead of drive. At (10:20) Oscar Santana of Big O and Dukes (www.bigoanddukes.com) and the Mike OMeara (mikeomearashow.com) joins us in studio to talk about Running and Podcasting – not in the order. At (13:35) Oscar talks about the ups and downs of Radio and how running was so important to him during stressful times. At (15:58) Oscar talks about why podcasting can be a great brand extension for businesses like Pacers Running. At (20:20) Oscar tells Farley and Joanna why he got into podcasting full time. At (25:20) Oscar talks about Podcast Village a shared space for podcasters located in Georgetown. Additionally, Oscar talks about how he and his team got this new concept up and running. At (33:15) Oscar talks about why podcasting audiences are so passionate and loyal to the shows they listen to. At (37:40) Farley convinces Oscar to name drop some of the stars he has interviewed or hung out with through the years. At (41:55) Oscar tells the crew about previous places hes worked and previous places hes moved on from. At (46:05) Joanna brings it back to running and she and Farley try to convince Oscar to run another race in the future. At (50:00) Joanna talks about her new-found love affair with a particular piece of apparel. At (54:10) we transition to Valentines Day talk and the Pacers Running Dating game that Joanna attended. At (59:45) Farley talks about his familys matching shirts and Joanna seems more excited about her moms birthday on the 14th than V-Day. At (1:02:00) we congratulate Docs on the Eagles winning the Super Bowl and we are both underwhelmed with the Shalane Flanagan commercial and happy with the JT halftime show.

Ep 140 - The Upside Down Episode (Tammy Whyte) Feb 05, 2018

At (3:38) we open the show with a bunch of excuses for why we did not record last week - Farley was sick, Joanna was traveling and Docs went missing. At (6:45) our hosts break down Broadway. At (14:48) Tammy Whyte of TW Training and Wellness joins us in studio to talk about spelling. Luckily, we move on from that topic and get into the running discussion centered around Tammy coaching, her running and professional backgrounds and why she wanted to make the leap and go into coaching full time. We also talk about how runners can find a coach and the additional benefits of being part of a running group. At (23:53) we talk about the programs at TW Training including how they incorporate strength workouts into the training. At (29:11) Tammy describes wellness programs and the growing trend and benefits of these programs. At (30:48) Tammy talks about the process of becoming a certified running coach. At (32:46) we talk about the importance of balancing the training and nutrition. At (33:33) we talk about the expectations a new runner should have if they look into signing up for individual coaching. At (39:45) Tammy talks about doing the 50 state challenge and how those experiences have been a great way to see the country. We are back at (44:40) with a new segment called where is Docs. We close out at (55:19) with the Super Bowl discussion which has not yet happened even though it has in your world and Farley refuses to root for Docs team even though Docs pulls for the Nats when the Phillies are not involved, yes that will come up in episode 141. At (59:36) there is a running tie in, as the hosts discuss an article in Runners World about NFL players training to become faster runners.

A Surprise Tweets Episode Part Two (Simply Eves) Feb 02, 2018

And we are back with Part Two of a very long tweets episode where we failed to catch all the way up but we made some more progress thanks to some bribing by Simply Eves.

Feb 2018 Happy Hour Announcement Jan 29, 2018

A special Announcement - the next Pace the Nation Nation Happy Hour is at 6pm on Thursday Feb 15 at James Hoban's Irish Bar on Dupont Circle.

A suprise Tweets episode Part One Jan 29, 2018

Our hosts were out of town this week so we queued up the old tweet machine and tried to catch up, spoiler we do not catch up. We were joined in studio by simply eves, who baked five different bars for us to rate. And since the episode goes pretty long even though we do not catch up, spoiler, we have broken it up into parts. This is part One.

Ep 139 - Never Said I Was Not a Hypocrite (Lisa Reeves) Jan 22, 2018

Welcome to the least informative show notes ever. We start off with the Joanna secret agenda item. At (10:05), we are joined by three time guest and Pacers Events Race Director Lisa Reeves, who talks about the spring 2018 races and a new event accompanying the Love the Run you are with 5k. At (45:38) Farley attends a retirement party and makes a guessing game out of it. At (51:20) Docs goes to Nola followed at (53:30) by Farley has lunch with a where are they now person and it is a longer segment than the Docs weekend segment. At (57:38) we have a bonus where are they now segment followed by another bonus where are they now update.

Ep 138 - Little One (Alex Liggitt) Jan 14, 2018

We start off with another Farley rant about his latest vet visit and then London and Farley run into Docs on a run and our hosts talk about their running goals this winter. At (17:00) we are joined by the Running Weatherman Alex Liggitt from ABC 7 to talk about the weather, running and the weather. We come back at (59:27) to wrap up the interview and then at (1:00:55) Farley sets his dial to somber to talk about a running bar closing in NYC. At (1:03:45) we have a where are they now update from Ellie McGinn and we get a review from Nebraska. We finish up at (1:07:39) with a Docs tangent that we are not sure why he told this story.

Ep 137 - Largest Ball of Twine (Tom Griffen) Jan 08, 2018

After a very strange and long NFL tangent, at (7:57) we reach for our crutch and talk about the freezing weather and what you should wear on your runs when it is this cold out. At (12:38) Docs is on the road again. At (17:27) we call our guest Tom Griffen who has just started an amazing journey walking across the United States. We get right to it at (18:39) and ask Tom why he is doing this. At (21:02) we begin our long string of logistical questions, how did he pick his route, how is he breaking up his journey and daily mileage. At (25:18) Tom talks about his history as an ultra runner and how the parallels that helped prepare him for this adventure. At (29:01) Tom talks about the advantages of walking solo and describes his bag packing strategy and how that relates to his plan to have a flexible route and the daily question where will he stay each night. At (37:59) Tom talks about the importance of good story telling and how it helps people connect. We close out the interview with more logistical questions. At (52:33) we are back to recap the interview and Farley makes us listen to something that we dont want to listen to. We have some good news at (56:09) as we check in with our where are they now segment. We have listener feedback at (58:18). At (59:45) Farley pretends like he is upset about something but if you listen close enough you will realize that he is actually bragging about being on another podcast. At (1:03:23) Joanna has early Christmas gifts for Farley and Docs, where we explore two different styles for opening gifts. Links: https://tomgriffen.com/ https://mywalkinglife.com/ https://www.gofundme.com/toms-walk-across-america

Ep 136 - A Once in a Lifetime Race (Chris Farley) Jan 02, 2018

Happy New Year Pace the Nation Nation. After we recap our wild and crazy new years eves, our very special guest Chris Farley talks us through Breaking Three (his concierge marathon). And before we get to our New Years Resolutions, Farley finds inspiration to learn more about his house.

Ep 135 - A Gift Exchange (Adina Crawford) Dec 25, 2017

We spread our holiday cheer with our annual gift exchange, and Farley has some last minute gift ideas with the top running books of the year. We are joined by Black Girls Run DC ambassador Adina Crawford who talks about her organization and her own journey into running. Later, we talk a little bit of track and field, Docs has three random updates and we exchange our holiday gifts. Kind of. An updated show notes may be in the works later in the week, but right now Docs needs to get back to the egg nog.

Ep 134 - Its a Real Thing It Has a Logo (Kathy Dalby) Dec 18, 2017

At (4:53) we talk about Farleys training for the first time in the show and the related topic of group projects in college and at (10:42) a quick recap the jingle all the way race. At (12:00) Farley gets frustrated with his hosts lack of Christmas spirit and then at (16:00) we spend a lot of time talking about the elf on the shelf. At (23:05) we are joined by PTN Executive Producer and Breaking Three Executive Producer Kathy Dalby. We talk holidays before (26:26) we talk about her executive producer responsibilities. At (27:59) Farley talks about his training for the second time in the show, and then we really get into some Breaking Three reveals - Farleys pursuit to keep his sub three hour marathon streak alive. At (45:15) we are back to talk about the twitter poll results. We have a where are they now update at (49:00).

Ep 133 - Snowingish (Jessica McGuire) Dec 11, 2017

We are back in the studio to record on the first kind of snow day of the year. At (4:22) we touch on the Dec 29th Breaking Three. At (9:06) we are joined by Jessica McGuire who runs for the Nova Running Club. We start out talking about living and running in Arlington before we talk about her running background. Jessica and Joanna share notes on their rowing backgrounds and time at Penn State. Jessica then tells us about taking a break from running post college, and then rediscovering the sport and the climb her most recent race in which she qualified for the 2020 Olympic Trials. We are back at (45:44) with a joanna transportation update. At (51:55), two of our hosts attend Caps games this week, Docs is paranoid about the house repairs and at (59:22) Docs has his own transportation update. At (1:02:15) we have our weekly where are they now update and at (1:04:53) we have a local HS running update. We close out at (1:05:56) with another hot chocolate race update.

TRE Ep 5 - Daniel Greenhalgh from Skinny Raven Nov 30, 2017

Our hosts recap their first brief visit to the expo floor, and then we are joined by new Skinny Raven store owner Daniel Greenhalgh. Dan talks about how his market differs from the running stores in the lower 48, some of the unique challenges running in Anchorage, his take on the Running Event so far, his views on the current economic downturn in Anchorage and more.

TRE Ep 9 - Keith Kelly of New Balance Nov 30, 2017

We are joined by our final guest, Keith Kelly, the Global Marketing Director at New Balance, who talks about his job, a harrowing Thanksgiving incident, the beer selections in Austin, his transition from running to biking, the New York City and London Marathons, grass roots efforts, his dj past, break dancing, and somehow much much more.

TRE Ep 8 - Olivier Bernhard from ON Nov 30, 2017

We are joined by Olivier Bernhard from ON, who talks about Switzerland, why he wanted to start his own brand and how he made it happen, what makes their brand unique and partnering with the Running Event.

TRE Ep 7 - Golden Harper from Altra Nov 30, 2017

Our hosts talk about the Expo floor and the running here at the Running Event. We are then joined by the founder of Altra Running, Golden Harper. We talk about what inspired him to start the company, how he got his start and what makes the brand different from other products on the market.

TRE - Ep 4 - Patrick Hitchins from Fit Rankings Nov 29, 2017

After we talk about some of our recent personal hightlights at The Running Event, we bring in our fourth guest Patrick Hitchins from Fit Rankings. Pat talks about Fit Rankings, working with individual running communities, racing Lance Armstrong and more.

TRE Ep 6 - Emma Coburn Nov 29, 2017

Our hosts talk about the podcast at the Running Event so far and then struggle to describe their breakfast. We are then joined by New Balance Athlete and reigning World Champion Emma Coburn. Emma talks about running for New Balance, Austin, her role here at the Running Event, winning a world championship, hair bands in Rio, getting married and more.

Running Event Announcement Nov 29, 2017

A quick announcement to tell you what we are doing this week and how it impacts our podcast releases over the next week.

TRE Ep 3 - Meb Keflezighi Nov 27, 2017

On Episode 3, we sit down and talk with running legend Meb Keflezighi about his panel at The Running Event, running in his 40s, retirement, some of his biggest races and of course ice cream and soccer.

Ep 132 - Breaking Three (Mark Sullivan) Nov 27, 2017

At (5:36) Farley hosts the first ever edition of the new segment where are they now former PTN guests that I saw at the NCAA meet. At (10:20) Docs describes a chance encounter at the farmers market. At (14:55) we are joined by the President of Formula 4 media Mark Sullivan, who is hosting the Running Event in Austin. We talk New Jersey geography before (16:44) Mark tells us about Formula 4 Media and their publications. At (22:30) Mark talks about big picture retail and the future of brick and mortar retail, which naturally transitions (28:30) into discussion about trends from big companies in the running industry and (32:25) specifically trends in the sneaker market with the younger consumers. At (37:26) we talk about The Running Event, which will be attended by PTN. We come back at (42:43) to talk about the Holidays and give our 2017 thanks. At (48:03) Farley recaps his Philly Marathon race and specifically a PTN shout out at the end of the race, which at (54:18) leads to a discussion about the 3 hour streak (with an asterisk) and breaking news about an upcoming event called Breaking Three - A Pace the Nation Invitational.

TRE Ep 2 - Walter Robb Nov 22, 2017

On Episode 2, we talk to Former Whole Foods CEO Walter Robb who will be the Key Note Speaker at the Running Event on Nov 28. As a preview to Walters talk at the Running Event, we touch on a few topics including starting his own small business, promoting healthier lifestyles, the importance of building a positive culture and anticipating changes in the current market place.

TRE - Ep 1 - Mark Sullivan Nov 21, 2017

Welcome to the Running Event Podcast featuring the hosts of Pace the Nation. In this first episode, we introduce the podcast team and we talk about adding supplemental content to the Running Event. Our first guest is the president of Formula 4 Media Mark Sullivan, who is hosting the Running Event. We talk about the event including the timeline, what to expect and what is new for this year. We also talk about the host city Austin and why it is a perfect fit for the Running Event. We close out with a discussion about why there should be optimism in the specialty running industry and Mark talks about securing our keynote speaker Walter Robb.

Ep 131 - Antique Cell Phones (Ray Robinson) Nov 19, 2017

We start off with some really deep cell phone questions, and then at (5:28) we talk about the Farley Marathon Streak Attempt at the Philly Marathon. At (13:19) we are joined by the executive director of the Outer Banks Sporting Events Ray Robinson. We talk about the Outer Banks race series, operating as a non-profit and the benefiting charities. Ray goes through the different races in the series, the Flying Pirate Half Marathon, Storm the Beach, the triathlon and the Outer Banks marathon. At (19:48) Ray describes the southern fried six, a race that the PTN crew believes will revolutionize the race landscape. At (21:50) we have breaking news from the OBX race series. At (23:54) Ray talks about his race day responsibilities. At (25:23) Farley foolishly tries to challenge Docs with some race trivia. At (26:25) we talk about the race geography. At (27:00) Ray talks about the non running components to the Outer Banks Sporting Events and we dabble with some Southern Living talk. At (28:43) we talk about tapping into the younger crowd. At (31:50) we talk about the Outer Banks experience outside the race. At (33:30) we talk antique cars and transition to antique phones at (35:45). At (36:48) Farley talks his NC connection and North Carolina BBQ. We are back at (39:57) to talk about the free swag and the OBX races. At (42:28) we talk about Dez Lindens decision to take time away from running. At (46:35) we fire up the VA HS XC talk and (54:30) we bring back the where are they now segment. At (56:15) we talk about the Turkey trots and then get into a discussion about traveling to races.

Ep 130 - I Voted (Marc Goldman) Nov 13, 2017

After our mindless banter about our respective favorite things, the weather, sound checks, and a list of topics that we are going to talk about, we kick off the show at (3:58) with several topics stemming from the recent local elections, including a where are they now update on former guest Jacob Frey. At (14:11) we are joined by Marc Goldman, the Sponsorship and Marketing Manager for the Marine Corps Marathon to talk about the MCM event. Our conversation starts with a quick logistical recap from the successful race. At (22:12) we talk about the race music and the philosophy behind choosing the right start song. At (24:31) we transition into what makes the MCM such a special race and at (28:09) we talk about all the (figurative) hats that Mark wears for the Marine Corps Marathon. At (31:42) Farley praises the MCM social media game and gives his top five MCM posts from this years race, including a post that could help us with our space time continuum problems. Docs offers a series of suggestions, including (39:33) marking the course, (41:51) scaffolding around the monument and (43:43) controlling the weather. At (45:00) we close out with a preview of other upcoming events including the Turkey Trot in Quantico. At (51:00) we come back to talk about the New York City marathon and (spoiler alert) the Shalane Flanagan win. At (58:09) Farley talks about his weekend in Seattle and has his co-hosts guess what three touristy things that he did while in town. At (1:02:57) Docs pays tribute to the late Roy Doc Halladay and tells one of his favorite Halladay stories that runners might be able to relate to. At (1:09:05) Farley asks Docs about his not running and gets an injury update, which is uncharacteristically positive, so we go to Joanna for balance. And Docs might swing too hard for an analogy. We close out at (1:12:39) with a social media update, countdown to Facebook Live and we read a few five star ratings on Facebook.

Ep 129 - The Shredder (Christian Peter Espersen) Nov 06, 2017

After we open the show, at (6:49) Farley has a local geography confession, which leads the PTN team to investigate the inner workings of Farleys mind. At (13:53) we are joined on the phone by Christian Peter Espersen, who has traveled from Denmark to run the New York City marathon with Freds Team. At (17:06) Christian Peter recounts learning about having brain cancer and the decision to train for the Copenhagen Marathon and how running helped motivate him during his recovery. At (24:28) we talk about the charity Freds Team, his training for the marathon and visiting New York for the first time. At (31:34) we talk about how the cancer has changed his life, his perspective and how it has brought the family closer. We come back at (37:18) with a correction about Christian Peters last name. At (38:45) we talk about Meb wrapping up his career at NYC and then at (40:57) we talk about Mo leaving the Nike Oregon Project to return home to the UK. At (45:00) Docs helps build a playground. We wrap up with another where are they now segment at (49:05) to talk about mayoral candidate Jacob Frey and more specifically his opponents twitter profile.

Ep 128 - Jackson Street (Charlie Ban #4) Oct 30, 2017

Joanna gets a haircut (4:43) and at (7:32) Docs has a big soccerish weekend at a football game and a futbol game and we talk about an upcoming district Beer Mile. At (16:17) Run Washington Editor-in-Chief Charlie Ban joins us to discuss the Marine Corps Marathon and talk us through the big mishap at the top of the race. At (42:23) we talk about MCM womens winner Sarah Bishop. At (45:16) we talk about some mainstream media mentions and at (46:22) we talk about some upcoming and already happened high school cross country races. We come back at (50:47) by touching on some questionable Baltimore Marathon media coverage, (54:44) Docs has a quick where are they now update and uncovers a PTN story. We close out at (56:15) with our Pacers mentions, sweatshirts and a recap of the 17th annual high heel race in DC.

Ep 127 - An Episode of Tangents (Neal Lawson and Jennifer Myers) Oct 23, 2017

After reminiscing about the glory days, and properly setting the table, Farley does a product endorsement for a product that does not sponsor the show. At (12:39) we are joined by Neal Lawson, founder and CEO of the Jennifer Bush Lawson foundation. We talk about his running background which includes the occasional run commute, and then at (15:50) we discuss the Jennifer Bush Lawson Foundation, Jennifers story and how the foundation honors her memory. At (21:09) we talk about the 5k Road Race and Family Fun Day on November 18 in Arlington. At (22:37) we bring in the Executive Director Jennifer Myers and talk more about both the Road Race and the Family Fun Day, and at (32:50) we talk about some of the families that have been helped by the foundation. At (40:14) we come back to talk about a couple of upcoming 5ks in the area. At (41:46) Farley wants to talk about a 100 acre wood twitter thread that he does not understand. We change gears at (47:00) to break down a news story about a distance running police officer who ran down an alleged criminal, famous plays and advice for future Bonnie and Clydes. At (51:54) Farley struggles to reign in his co hosts and get back on topic by bringing up the Marine Corps Marathon and the weather. Joanna has another transportation update at (55:07). We have another Where Are They Now update at (59:19) with an update about former guest Gabe Grunewald.

Catching up on your tweets - June 2017 Oct 20, 2017

We are doing our very best to catch up on your tweets, but since we are stuck in June 2017 i guess our best is not good enough.

Ep 126 - An Eye for an Eye (Kieran O Connor #2) Oct 16, 2017

Docs has sports depression over the US Soccer team qualification exit and Farley accurately predicts more Washington sports misery. At (12:00) local GRC runner Kieran OConnor joins us in studio to talk running, family, weather machines and the conversation always circles back to the Marine Corps Marathon. At (15:08) we get a family update and Kieran catches us up on his running since his 24th place finish at the 2016 Olympic Trials and talks about the upcoming Marine Corps Marathon. At (19:22) Farley gets a marathon themed gift and we get into his MCM preparations and race day weather predictions. At (23:15) we weigh in on the beard and then Farley challenges his mental preparation, much to the shock of the PTN cohosts, and then we weave back into discussion about more training and race talk, and find out what his running future holds after the MCM. At (45:58) we start to wrap up the show with our thoughts on the MCM calendar and the packet pickup. At (49:03) we talk about the Chicago Marathon and the doubt cast on the strong top American finishers. At (1:02:08) we fulfill our guests prediction and talk about the weather during the army 10 miler. At (1:04:30) we find out about Run the District and finally at (1:06:13) we check back in with Docs to find out how he is doing which prompts a car cleaning story, and we actually close out the show (1:11:24) with a social media update.

Ep 125 - A Beautiful Show (Zac Culbertson) Oct 09, 2017

Farley talks about his morning run (5:37) with former guest Heather Hanscom on her annual run celebrating 25 years being cancer free. At (8:26) Farley asks for a Docs 2020 update. At (14:19) we bring in Zac Culbertson of Cold Country Salmon and Heartwood Farms, where self described Arlington County mark Chris Farley asks Zac why he even considered trading in a successful Arlington business for the farm life. At (20:09) we talk about ethical eating and why runners should be interested, and at (25:06) we talk about sustainable foods. At (28:45) we talk about farmers markets and for some reason cereals, which leads to wild foods at (31:30), and we get specific with salmon, including farm raised vs wild, catching wild fish, the freshness and freezing. At (41:06) Zac unintentionally scares Farley talking about food labels and breaking down Farleys previous days meals. At (49:20) Zac talks about the long term effect stemming from eating processed foods. We close out the show at (51:50), Farley plugs Docs farmer market appearances. At (53:11) Farley claims he has a dog question but if you listen close you will detect that it is not a dog question, which is why his cohosts do not want to provide an answer. At (57:03) Farley has a football running revelation and we update our own running. At (1:02:07) Farley laments the greatest quality of the new president of UVA and Docs is excited about a new deal for PTN.

Ep 1 - Docs 2020 Oct 02, 2017

Enough is enough and Docs gets serious for 17 minutes to talk politics. Docs has some advice for the country on how we can better communicate in order to reduce political tensions. Then, Docs talks about the NFL protests and the irresponsible lack of leadership displayed by Donald Trump. As a bonus segment, you are not required to listen to this podcast in order to retain PTN super fan status. If you are politically sensitive, or someone who does not want to hear political opinions from running podcast sidekicks or a future POTUS, then you should not listen to this bonus segment. All thoughts are from the desk of William Docs and do not necessarily represent anyone else, including any organizations affiliated with PTN.

Ep 124 - The Universe Conspires (Jay Korff and Tom Mitchell) Oct 02, 2017

After Chris introduces his cohosts and sets the table, at (5:35) Farley and Joanna recap a weekend of races, working the DCXC race on Saturday and the Clarendon Day races that Joanna ran on Sunday and yes, the weather comes up. We are joined by our guests at (10:58), Jay Korff, the director and all other titles for the film Endure and Tom Mitchell, the subject of the film. At (11:59) Jay talks about his running background and changing his training program for the film. At (12:48) Tom explains why he got into running, raising money for his foundation supporting children with cancer and thier families and the progression of ramping up the challenges. At (14:30) Tom talks about his daughter Shayla's fight with cancer, how the fight impacted his life and the conversations they had that inspired him to dedicate his life to fighting childhood cancer and start his organization StillBrave.org. (16:40) Jay talks about their first meeting at a memorial service, and the journey since which has included several features and documentaries (19:00) including their latest collaboration, the film Endure. Tom talks about the race, the mental challenges and what it took to prepare. At (22:30) Tom talks about the multiple races that he has run with his fund raiser Still Brave Childhood Cancer Foundation. At (24:23) he tells us how the fund raiser works, talks about the kids, the miles, the donations and how he is making sure that the donators are staying active as well. At (25:55) Jay reveals how he has had to adapt his training in order to film the documentary and the the non physical challenges posed by the extreme race conditions. At (28:42) Jay talks about fulfilling all of the roles putting the film together, and at (30:00) talks about how crew member Laura Owens inspired them to keep going. At (31:10) Tom expands on the amount of pressure on him to succeed and where he finds the motivation to keep pushing. He also discusses the organization providing non medical supportive care to children with cancer and their families. At (36:12) Tom talks about why he got into running and the progression that made this the vehicle for his organization. At (39:12) Jay talks about the process for releasing the film, how people can see it, what they hope comes from this and the reviews so far. We come back at (46:50) with Docs talking about his busy concert schedule, including the Concert for Charlottesville. The hosts rank the artists who performed and Docs provides a cursory review. At (57:00) Farley tries to interject The Voice into the conversation. At (58:13) we talk about our growing Facebook page and how close we are to a Facebook live event (spoiler - we are not close).

Ep 123 - Tickling 100 (Sean Graham) Sep 25, 2017

After Farley sets the table for the show, at (6:38) we reprise our Northern Lights discussion. At (12:11) We are joined by the new American University Director of Track and Field Sean Graham, who has seen the Northern Lights. At (14:36) Sean talks about being on one of the top high school cross country teams in the country and relates his experience to nationally ranked local team from Loudoun Valley and offers unsolicited advise for our scientists. At (19:19) we talk about his experience running for William and Mary and his post collegiate experience and the transition from professional runner to coaching at the University of Kentucky. At (29:20) we talk about the opportunity at American, transitioning back to Washington DC and the forecast for team. At (46:30) Joanna talks about her current training and then at (50:31) Docs runs without a watch and other random observations that can fit in a three minute segment. At (56:20) Farley asks his co-hosts to deep dive a Thomas Edison story and finally at (1:01:01) we reluctantly cover a story that is making its rounds in the running community, which Farley does not want you to bring up with him going forward. At (1:04:53) Pacers is hiring and (1:06:42) we recap our Hurricane Harvey and Irma fund raising efforts.

Ep 122 - A Science Show (Alex Hutchinson) Sep 18, 2017

The intro and table setting takes a little longer than normal. We recorded the show on Sept 11, at (7:42) and our hosts reflect on that fateful day, where they were and remember the impact that it had on this country. At (18:30) Runner's World columnist and Canadian author Alex Hutchinson calls in to discuss his writings, getting his PHD, running for Centro, and a whole lot of running science. At (51:56) we talk about the Northern Lights and rekindle talk about a podcast recording destination. At (55:00) I amazed at our ability to talk about running through the medium of professional football, soccer, and baseball. At (1:00:40) we have a PTN hoodie announcement. At (1:01:27) Farley breaks down the end of his running career and Joanna gives an update on her running, and Docs has a lot of unsolicited advice for his cohosts.

Ep 121 - Criss Cross Apple Sauce Sep 11, 2017

It is one of our shortest shows ever, we try to limit the content to announcements and complaining, tell us what you think of the new format. We start off with the standard weather report before we make some exciting announcements like (4:42) we are now on facebook and (8:09) the sweatshirts are on the way, we swear. At (9:24) Farley looks for sympathy, and for some strange, miscalculated reason he turns to Docs. At (17:57) we get back on the announcement train and tell you all about our next planned road trip to the Running Event, which is a prelude to (19:37) actual running talk. Finally at (24:49) we recap our Judge Judy Experiment Recap.

Ep 120 - The Ghost of Christmas What Could Have Been (Charlie Ban) Sep 04, 2017

Frequent guest and Chris Farley first choice Charlie Ban fills in for one of the PTN hosts this week and we take a really long time to get to running talk. At (6:10) we talk about an email from a person who is not happy with us. At (12:38) we recap the first ever PTN Judge Judy dog custody experiment, where our hosts compete against each other for custody of London and Luigi. At (19:07) Farley wants to talk about the over hyped boxing match of 2017 while Charlie and Docs want to talk about science. Pacers is hiring at the DC locations, at (24:47) we talk about the open positions and the culture at Pacers. If you are interested in a floor position, reach out now. At (29:10) we talk with Charlie Ban about DC area high school running, including (34:48) the Louden Valley High School team which may be one of the best in the country. (43:14) Charlie has some breaking news for DC area marathon trainers. At (46:03) we talk about Hurricaine Harvey and the flooding in Texas and finally at (51:04) we pay tribute to professional runner David Torrence who was found dead last week in Arizona.

Ep 119 - Totality (Kate Fagan) Aug 28, 2017

Spoiler alert, Joanna is out of town so the boys naturally hold a book club in her absence. At (5:43) Kate Fagan of ESPN joins us to discuss her book What Made Maddy Run, where the conversation weaves around several topics including (7:45) what made her want to write the book and (15:53) social media and digital communication. At (21:58) we discuss Madisons love hate relationship with running which leads into a discussion about what the NCAA is doing to provide coaches with more help to support mental health issues. At (29:50) Kate talks about her own emotional investment throughout the course of writing the book. At (35:00) Kate talks about the responsibility an author has when writing about depression and suicide. At (49:58) Docs is excited about the solar eclipse which boggles the mind of Farley.

PTN 118 - Unemployed...In Greenland Aug 20, 2017

We start off the show (5:53) discussing a recent Judge Judy transaction and take a deep dive into a recent court case that centered around a dog. Continuing the dog discussion, at (13:13) Farley crowbars a self proclaimed good deed dog story into the show. And if that is not enough dog talk, at (17:20) we promote National Dog Day and an upcoming virtual 5k. At (18:01) we try to find out where in the world Docs has been. (19:21) Docs recaps his Ragnar Trail Relay and (28:58) a beach vacation, where the co-hosts discuss running while at the beach and what to do if you do not have a GPS watch. At (32:36) we talk about the Track and Field World Championships, looking at former PTN guest performances as well as recapping our favorite distance races. At (45:47) Docs touches on the Duck Tales premiere and polls the Pace the Nation Nation for their feedback and provides an employment update. At (48:07) we plug Pacers and upcoming events. We close out (49:02) with a preview of next weeks guest.

Ep 117 - New Jersey connections (Darrell General) Aug 08, 2017

Docs is on an extended vacation, so we have Senior Editor of Run Washington, Dickson Mercer, in studio to guest host. Joanna helps Farley remember a New Jersey song. Farley and Dickson compare notes about their sons who are a week apart. We are joined in studio by 2 time Marine Corps Marathon champion Darrell General. The local running DC legend has also qualified for the Olympic Marathon Trials a record tying 5 times. Dickson has a surprising connection to one of Darrell's best races he ever ran. That race took place in, you guessed it, New Jersey. Later in the show Farley and Joanna talk tipping on Square. Joanna mostly aces Farley's trivia question. And Dickson and Joanna talk about what they are looking forward to in the upcoming World Champs in London. We close the show talking about a week off next week and of course, the New Jersey marathon.

Ep 116 - (Gabe Grunewald) Jul 30, 2017

Joanna and Farley are in the studio sans Docs again. They talk about an adventure in Farleys parenting. Joanna shares are similar story that ends in her scaling a roof. The 2 hosts are joined on the phone by Gabe Grunewald. She is a professional track runner in the middle distances who has cancer. She suffers from a rare form of cancer - Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC). She competed in the 2017 US track championships while she was on chemo. She tells her story - the history of the cancer and gives updates on her progress while she is at Sloan Kettering in NY City. Her honesty and positivity inspire the hosts throughout the interview. We close the show with talk of Joanna's CC Twilighter 5k and her upcoming trip to Maine.

Ep 115 - (Alan Webb) Jul 24, 2017

Alan Webbs 10 year anniversary of his American Record in the Mile. Docs is out of town so Farley and Joanna lead the in studio discussion – except for the part where Docs applauds Strava and talks about his race in Tahoe. Its hard to explain, you will just have to listen. We are joined in studio by the American record holder in the mile, Alan Webb. It is exactly 10 years since he set the record. His younger brother Chris tags along too. We talk about Alans life after professional running. His new business, Elite Onsite Fleet Services. Next we cover the fact that he was also the best miler ever in High School and all the pressure that came along with that. There is a brother therapy session, we talk about Alan becoming a professional and some of the ups and downs of his career. We recap the mile that broke Steve Scott’s 25 year old record – the record that has stood for 10 years now. Finally, we play some Alan Webb trivia to see if he can name his top 5 races of all time. Farley and Joanna do some promotion of next weeks show, and Farley puts in a Easter Egg for the first time of any of the shows he has edited.

Ep 114 - Planez (Brain Danza) Jul 17, 2017

We open the show with a deep dive into automobile oil changes. At (6:11) a SPRYNT car inspires us to make our travel app, do not steal our idea unless you are willing to pay reasonable royalties, in which case steal our idea and please send checks to the studio. At (10:35) we are joined by the Race Director of DC Road Runners One Mile and 3K championships Brian Danza. Farley is once again challenged by the space time continuum, as our guest is in studio to advertise a race that happened last weekend on July 15. At (13:03) lets talk about flying and our new travel app PLANEZ, which again, feel free to develop as long as you pay us. Much later, at (23:56) we seamlessly transition into Uber stories and self driving car stories, two more topics that have nothing to do with Running. At (27:12) we finally get to the DC Road Runners One mile & 3k Championships at Dunbar High School on July 15. It is a preview of a race that has now already happened. We talk about the history and evolution of the race while making live transportation observations. At (39:32) Brian lets us know what is up with the DC Road Runners and several of their other races. At (43:07) we record several contingencies to cover all of our bases because of the whole space time continuum thing. At (44:31) another Pace the Nation Bump field test is successful, as recent guest Robby Andrews punches his ticket to London for the World Championships by getting the IAAF standard qualifying time. At (46:11) a runner in Georgia claims to have encountered a bear while on a run, and at (50:55) we address the surprise podcast. At (51:51) Joanna goes on vacation, does a long run and tries hush puppies and we close out at (53:06) with Farley negotiating a deal with Joanna and Docs and our new app Studioz.

Announcement for DC Road Runners 2017 Track Championships Jul 11, 2017

A special announcement with details on the DC Road Runners 2017 one mile and 3k Track Championships taking place at Dunbar High School in Washington DC on Saturday July 15. For more details check out https://www.dcroadrunners.org/sign-up/track-champ

Tweets on a Monday Jul 10, 2017

A Monday Tweets show from June and July 2017 in lieu of the regular big show this week.

Ep 113 - New Missions for Science (Robby Andrews) Jul 02, 2017

In the intro we uncover a new mission for evil scientists, Joanna gets mugged by a mannequin, and Farley tries to manufacture drama. At (10:10) 2017 USATF 1500 champion Robby Andrews calls in from Portland to talk about his upcoming race schedule and chasing the World qualifying time. At (16:03) Robby describes his 2017 1500m championship race and running in the Sactown heat. At (22:40) we talk about the slow start to the season and training for championships. We go back in time at (26:27) to talk about his 800m indoor NCAA national championship, running in high school, the moment when Robby realized he might be a professional runner, Paul Ereng, Penn Relays and an outdoor NCAA title. At (37:20) Robby touches on the Olympic Level Shade Washington Post article. At (40:30) we talk about the 2016 Olympic experience and getting DQd in the semifinal. At (44:18) Robby talks about the running his sister Kristin running. At (46:36) Robby talks about his favorite tv shows and going to the movies and getting popcorn. At (48:07) Robby talks about the upcoming World Championships in London and training at altitude. We close out the interview at (51:36) as Farley and Robby share Jersey Shore stories. After the interview, (54:15) we revisit the Acclimation Science discussion between Altitude and Humidity training, and (56:34) we discuss more about the 2017 USATF Championship Highlights. At (1:03:00) we talk about a Major League umpire who saved some ones life while on a run and we close out (1:05:26) with Farley feeling validated because Charlie Ban agrees with him on boomerang and we see how the Farley social media cleanse is going.

Ep 112 - It Passes the Time (Simply Eves) Jun 26, 2017

We open the show with a quick Arlington Geography discussion. It would not be a summer PTN episode if we did not discuss the weather, and at (6:22) we talk running in the heat and what you can do to improve the experience. At (14:45) we are joined by our baking phenom guest Simply Eves, who brings in five different types of cookies for the first ever PTN bake off cookie rankings. We also discuss the Pacers 14th street fun runs, a little podcast called Pace the Nation, and running relays. At (38:53) we veer out of our lane to talk about real current events, as we discuss the tragic Otto Warmbier news. At (48:00) Farley changes gears and talks about the boomerang social media trend, after which Farley is challenged to give up social media for the next week. Editors note, I wonder if he even managed to make it to the show posting. At (51:26) we talk Fathers Day, where Farley wishes that we could turn back the dial on social progress, Joanna and PBR celebrate with their fathers day tradition by running in the Major Race in a Miner Town, and Docs also celebrates fathers day. At (59:24) Farley makes an interesting observation while travelling to North Carolina. At (1:01:24) We touch on the USATF championships getting ready to start in Sac-town. At (1:12:20) A surprise guest crashes the podcast with our favorite kind of thing, a gift and at (1:14:13) we have a follow-up on some recent guests performances at high school nationals. We close out the show at 1:17:30, and if you keep listening you might hear some PTN Easter Eggs.

Ep 111 - Moving to Oslo (Matt Long) Jun 19, 2017

Big talk in Oslo and then we discuss the sound levels while Docs was out of town. At (7:26), We are joined by Matt Long, author of the Long Run, who tells us about an accident that nearly took his life and the journey to regain the life he had before and the role that running played in his recovery. Matt will be our guest at the Pacers Running Summer Book Club June 24th. At (49:35)Docs talks about his trip to Canada, (56:22) Joanna talks about her living situation, (56:10) we pause to describe the scene on the street and (58:20) Farley takes another flight with James. Finally at (1:03:30) we bring in new super hero Brandon Boucher who describes his two latest saves.

Ep 110 Brandon McGorty | Rachel McArthur Jun 10, 2017

Docs is still out of town! Farley and Joanna bring in guest host Scott Silverstein to help during Docs absence. Silverstein is the head track coach at Churchill High School in Montgomery County and a panel member who selects the All Runwashington team. The guys need his expertise because the guests this week are, drum roll please…. National Class High School runners Brandon McGorty and Rachel McArthur! McGorty (Chantilly HS) and McArthur (Patriot HS) talk about running at their Northern Virginia High Schools, the process of choosing a college, some of their amazing performances over the years, mean mugging at a Washington Post photo shoot, and we even talk about McArthur’s boyfriend in a mostly not awkward way. We close the show by telling you 2 articles you must read about former guests and only make 1 mention about how hot it is in the studio (110 degrees).

Ep 109 (Ellie) Jun 05, 2017

Episode 109.

Tweets from early May 2017 Jun 01, 2017

Tweets from more weeks in May 2017.

Ep 108 - Sans Docs (Lindsay and Laura) May 29, 2017

Pace the Nation talks about Ragnar Relays with guests Lindsay and Laura.

Ep 107 - Sports Show (Joe Aukward) May 22, 2017

The hosts get into a spirited sports discussion that probably does not belong on a running podcast but when has that ever stopped us. We are then joined by Joe Aukward, a local visually impaired runner who talks about losing his sight and getting into competitive running as a visually impaired runner, guide runners aka selfless patriots, running in the Athens Paralympics and more. Then Farley talks about books and bumps, Luigi visits the vet, the Capital Challenge and Docs is sad about the loss of Chris Cornell.

Tweets April 2017 May 18, 2017

We found your tweets from April 2017.

Ep 106 - Qatar or Keytar (Ahmed Bile) May 15, 2017

Docs gives an update on the Docs Homestead and then we discuss the Nike attempt at a sub 2 hour marathon. We are joined by former Annandale Atom and Georgetown Hoya Ahmed Bile, who talks about running professionally, training in Qatar and Ethiopia, running in northern Virginia with a famous father, his vlog, drug testing and the raid in Spain and more. We close out with a story of a runner who donated her race winnings to charity and Farley has a run in with a random person who is related to a famous runner.

PTN 105 - Babies in the Studio (Derek Murphy) May 08, 2017

We actually have more than one baby in the studio, the one who cries leaves pretty early, while the ones that complain all the time stay the entire show. We ask if it is fair for an an elite woman to have male pacers in a race. We are joined by Derek Murphy from Marathon Investigation to talk about catching marathon cheaters, his process, how he got into and more. We also discuss the New Jersey marathon, Farley is out on people racing in a suit, does the scale matter to runners and we attended the Run Washington Party.

Long Lost Tweets 103 May 05, 2017

We try to climb out of the tweets backlog. Its a long process. We still have some work to do.

Ep 104 - 10-4 Little Buddy (Ben Beach) May 01, 2017

London wins a prestigious award. We are joined in studio by Ben Beach who has run in every Cherry Blossom 10 miler and 50 straight Boston Marathons. We talk running, Boston Marathons, streaks and more. Joanna has her television debut on ESPN3, a college student runs a beer half marathon and we recap the GW Parkway Classic.

Ep 103 - While its Moving (Grace Foster) Apr 23, 2017

Farley recalls a near death experience from his youth. We are joined in studio by Grace Foster, DC Chapter Director of Back on My Feet, who talks about the local BOMF program, shares some success stories and educates Docs on 5:45am. All our hosts are coming off another 5k, Joanna goes to Boston, we talk about a mile streaker and Joanna has a transportation update. Oh, and we also talk about Top Gun.

Ep 102 - Charles Barkley (John Kelly) Apr 15, 2017

We are joined by local runner John Kelly who just became the 15th person to ever finish the Barkley Marathons. John talks about the event and its history, and gives us a recap of his race. We also talk about his support crew, how he finds time to train for ultras and triathlons, google, facebook groups and his upcoming races. We recap the first Crystal City 5k Fridays, our last Pokemon-go update, Farley makes a correction or two, Farley has a dumb story from Seattle (his words, not mine), we open a gift and the return of the Green Sock runner.

Ep 101 - Dalmations Apr 09, 2017

We are recording in a mall on location from the first Crystal City 5k, where our hosts are preparing to run in the race (yes, even Docs). We are joined by Ken the surprise guest, and Farley plows through the agenda that includes the race, a local runner who gave up television, a world record in a business suit, a 65 year old sets a world record in the mile and Farley runs into Docs more than usual.

Ep 100 - Our Hundredth Anniversary Show (Super Fans) Apr 03, 2017

Its our Hundredth Anniversary show even though 100th anniversary means 100 years and not 100 episodes. We celebrate 100 years of podcasting with some of our biggest supporters Caitlin K, Michael P Miller, Satya Moorthy, Jessica, David and Julia T. Thank you to all our listeners, fact checkers, and the Pace the Nation community, we really appreciate all the support through our first 100 episodes. And a big thanks to all the work done behind the scenes by Intern Kelly, Steve Laico and Heather Jeff - THANK YOU for everything you do for us, we would be lost without you. That said - if someone can print out a copy of the US constitution for the studio that might be a big help going forward.

Ep 99 - Its been going Around (Kerry Allen) Mar 27, 2017

Docs gets to talk about his almost interesting day and we reveal our March Madness picks. We are joined by Georgetown Running Club president and Rock and Roll Half Marathon Champion Kerry Allen who continues the college basketball discussion. She tells us about getting back into running after a long break from the sport, running for GRC and in Washington DC. Then, for some reason, Farley tries to guess what Kerry does for a living before we get back to running related strava talk. Joanna and Farley trade Grandma stories, Docs has a political story, Farley dives into another Marathon Cheater Reveal and we pay tribute to the late great running legend Ed Whitlock.

Triple Tweets 98 Mar 25, 2017

A triple tweets episode where Farley takes then breaks his vow of silence.

Ep 98 - That Feeling When Farley Complains the Entire Episode Mar 20, 2017

No guest, no shoes, no problem. Joanna recaps hosting the Pacers Like Father Like Son event in DC, we talk about the big snow storm, the pending bus accident, Docs went skiing, Farley at indoor NCAAs and Florida Trip, plus Joanna has an interesting transportation update. We also thank the listeners for contributing two running in the news stories, the London Tube Racer and the Kick Ass Seattle Assault Stopper.

Ep 97 - Pushing 25 (John Finney JR) Mar 13, 2017

Docs works a soccer game. Our guest this week is 77-year old local runner John Finney Jr. who tells us stories about getting his start in running in the 80's, running local races over the years, working in DC and his current fitness routine which includes his secret to longevity. We open a studio warming gift from a mystery Russo, we rank Matt Damon movies, a local runner sets a world record and Joanna has a good race.

Ep 96 - Awkward Date Seating (Dave Cahill) Mar 05, 2017

The boys record a secret episode without Joanna. We are joined in studio by the general manager of Four Courts to discuss the upcoming Four Courts Four Miler, growing up in Ireland , getting his start in running, and Marlboro Miles. Later, we have Farley Take Two at the dog park, docs has a challenge for Farley, another inspiring story from the USATF 60m championships, an exciting sweatshirt update and we announce the Like Father Like Son Book Tour event for the area DC.

Double Tweets up to Ep 94 Mar 02, 2017

The delayed release of a double tweets episode, just like that.

Ep 95 - Sans Sneaker (Liam Purdy) Feb 27, 2017

We look fondly back on MTV spring breaks and talk about a Nats pitcher who put in his winter miles. We are joined in studio by American University Track and Field athlete Liam Purdy who won the Patriot League 800 meter championships with one shoe. Liam talks us through his race and witnessing his story going viral. Then, we are back in the news with several stories including a former professional runner makes an interesting running bet, the catching of a half marathon cheater, a midpack biped sighting and Joanna shares her latest pet peeve and more.

Ep 94 - Price is Right Rules (Brian Knight) Feb 20, 2017

Joanna cashes in her running pennies. Brian Knight of Swim Bike Run Photo joins us in studio to discuss his Farley prompted question what is his favorite thing about our podcast, his dog Sofi and the pending dog party, how he got his start in race photography, his equipment and we dive into race photography. Plus, he brings us cookies. We close out with a Happy Hour Recap, hosts tire problems, Farley shares a story and Joanna talks about DC sidewalk drones.

Ep 93 - Into the Outdoor Season (Bryan Fetzer) Feb 13, 2017

In this show, Farley confesses to being an anti-social dog park person, we talk more bobcats, tattoos and pretend like the Milrose games already happened which results in some fact checking opportunities for our listeners. We are also joined by University of Virginia Track and Field and Cross Country director Bryan Fetzer, who talks about his program, his athletes, recruiting, and changing the way people watch track and field meets in this country.

Triple Tweets up to Ep 92 Feb 09, 2017

A quick triple tweets episode for the people that like to listen to triple tweets.

Ep 92 - Lost Our Edge (Lisa Reeves #2) Feb 06, 2017

Our first show from the new and improved studio 1A. Pacers Events Race Director Lisa Reeves makes her second appearance on the show to talk about her DJ career, tattoos, pirates, working in a good ole boys club industry, the preparation process for the Pacers running series races, how to put on your own race, her favorite races, questions from our listeners and more. Joanna has a new car, which does not end the transportation woes, Farley has a dog story, we talk about Ollie the bobcat slash rodent, and a geeky running store story.

Ep 91 - Clam Chowder Concern (Centros) Jan 29, 2017

Pace the Nation goes to Boston, Docs loses a cable, we interview Matt and Matthew Centrowitz at the Like Father Like Son book event in Boston, we recap the New Balance Indoor Games and the New Balance After Party, we have bonus questions for Samia, Harry and Brenda, plus we talk about the Mike Wardian marathon record.

Ep 90 - Super Size Apple Pie (Chris Bridner) Jan 23, 2017

DC chapter captain of Team Red White and Blue Chris Bridner joins us to tell us all about Team RWB. Plus, we talk about the New Balance Notes to future self, preview a future weekend in DC that has already happened, and we close out with a deep dive into pop culture topics before finally remembering we are a running show so we talk about running free agent Kate Grace cause you know, running show.

Double Tweets up to Episode 89 Jan 20, 2017

Here comes a double tweets just for you. And a bunch of other people to be honest. But not as many as we think.

Ep 89 - Iceland (Jacob Frey) Jan 16, 2017

This week on Pace the Nation, Joanna tells another uber story, Farley tells another parenting story, and we have an exclusive book tour announcement. Plus, we are joined by former professional runner and Minneapolis mayoral candidate Jacob Frey, who talks about his Northern Virginia running connections, his running career, representing Team USA at the Pan-Am games, running in the Olympic Trials and his transition into Minnesota politics.

Ep 88 - The Math Show (Kris Utt) Jan 09, 2017

It is a time honored tradition for the pace the nation hosts to grade their 2016 resolutions and declare their 2017 resolutions, plus a new years eve recap. We are joined in studio by Chris Utt, Timing and Operations Manager for Pacer Running, who details his physical rehab, and how he got into timing, plus a great explanation about how the chip timing process works, chip time vs gun time, answers to those timing FAQs, and his involvement with the November Project.

Triple Tweets up to Episode 87 Jan 04, 2017

We are catching up on our tweets post holidays, it is a triple.

Ep 87 - Dog Running Show(Bryan Barrera) Dec 31, 2016

It is a dog running show. Finally. But first, Joanna reflects on her camping trip as Farley plans his own. We are then joined by Bryan Barrera, founder of D.C. Dog Runner, who tells us about how his dog running business got its start, where to run in DC, running in the summer, training dogs to run and how he has integrated it into his own training, and more interesting dog topics. We close out the show hopefully wrapping a big bow on Christmas topics and talk about an exciting running book that will be coming out this month.

Ep 86 - Boxing Dayish (Intern Kelley #2) Dec 27, 2016

Sorry the show is posting late, Docs got nerf guns for Christmas and got distracted. Intern Kelley joins us for a yankee gift swap, Docs watched the beer mile World Championships, we share our Christmas traditions, Joanna hears something on a run, we make a list of the five essential suggestions for effective training and much much more. Happy Holidays Pace the Nation Nation.

Ep 85 - Leroy Jenkins (Kelyn Soong) Dec 19, 2016

Washington Post sports reporter Kelyn Soong talks about his running background, including getting college credit for jogging, getting his start with the Washington Post, the 2-hour marathon and his favorite television shows. Joanna shares another transportation update, and we have our third straight cross country contact sport story.

Double Tweets up to Ep 83 Dec 17, 2016

A double tweets episode delivered just in time to keep you warm on a cold day. That has a better spin than what took Docs so long to edit this show.

Ep 84 - Gamble Time (Josh Levinson) Dec 12, 2016

Farley talks about the running event, where Charm City Run was awarded the 2016 Running Store of the Year. Not coincidentally, we have the owner of Charm City run on the show to talk about his stores and winning the award. Farley and Joanna educate Docs on washing running clothes, Farley has more Christmas rules, and discovers a new training strategy.

Ep 83 - Back on Oranges (Justin DeLuzio) Dec 05, 2016

Farley is out of town on a Florida trip to the Running Event, and the show goes on without him. Gwyneed Mercy University senior Justin DeLuzio calls in to talk about his unique running experience getting knocked over by a deer in his last ever cross country race. The hosts close out with an array of random topics including a transportation update, dogs, lacrosse numbers, not getting robbed and actual running talk with a Jingle all the Way preview.

Triple Tweets through episode 81 Nov 30, 2016

We are back with another triple tweets where we go off topic quickly and often.

Ep 82 - Running is a contact sport (Elijah Moskowitz) Nov 28, 2016

We take a deep dive and break down the Farley show opener before we recap our very different weekend experiences, including the Farley trip to watch NCAA XC championships. We call NC State sophomore cross country runner Elijah Moskowitz to talk about his unique 2016 NCAA XC experience, his decision to transfer to NC State, running in the heat, the mustache, the bus and an outlook on his upcoming seasons. We talk Thanksgiving, which naturally means a discussion about food, indulging, giving thanks and Teddy Roosevelt.

Ep 81 - Elvis has left the Building (Michael Wardian) Nov 21, 2016

Farley reschedules on us and then discovers Elvis. Local runner Michael Wardian comes on to talk about how he got his start in running, the Abbott World Marathon Majors world record, running as Elvis in Las Vegas, leading the 2008 Marathon Olympic Trials through 10k, drugs in the sport, and being an ambassador for the sport. We close out with an onion peel on one of our New York stories.

Ep 80 - Ketchup Controversy(Rachel Johnson & Diego Estrada) Nov 14, 2016

We are back in the studio three days after the NYC marathon and the morning after the national election. We carefully talk about politics without talking politics and then we risk it all by discussing ketchup. We are joined in our makeshift New York studio by Asics Ferman Elite steeple chaser Rachel Johnson, and Asics elite marathoner Diego Estrada, who was the top American Male at the Chicago Marathon despite severely turning his ankle early in the race. Our hosts let you know how they are feeling post marathon and update the nation on their next race plans.

Triple Tweets up to Episode 78 Nov 12, 2016

A triple tweets episode recorded up in New York. Our hosts try to catch up on the tweets so that they can fall behind again.

Ep 79 - New York City Marathon Part II Nov 09, 2016

Part Two of our New York City Marathon Trilogy, our hosts recap their races and put a bow on the incredible weekend in New York City with Asics.

Ep 79 - New York City Marathon Part 1 Nov 07, 2016

Our hosts travel to New York City to join Asics for the New York City Marathon. In part one of the NYC trilogy, we talk about the train ride up, dinner, our journey to the expo, our Saturday interviews and of course we preview our hosts race. We will follow up this episode with a couple more this week.

Ep 78 - Just the Hosts Oct 31, 2016

It is just our hosts in this episode, and we talk about our upcoming Asics trip to the New York City Marathon, Marine Corps Marathon predictions, Farley requests Podcast Therapy, Joanna catches a shop lifter and goes hunting, and Farley has some questions about the election.

2016 Chicago Marathon Recap Oct 28, 2016

A PTN special episode live from the Chicago Marathon, with special sideline reporter Darcy Dodd and the 14th Street Pacers running group.

a fake double tweets from ep 75 Oct 26, 2016

We claim to do a double tweets episode then only read one weeks worth of tweets, lets see if our listeners notice.

Ep 77 - Luigi Day (Wilson Horrell) Oct 24, 2016

Happy Luigi Day everyone even though it was last week by the time you hear this. In this episode, Farley introduces a new theme song for Joanna and we discuss MCM tapering one week out from the big race in DC. We then call Wilson Horrell, from lift heavy run long, a member of the 50/400 club. We ask him about the egg bowl, cowboy qbs, playing slots, and his amazing journey with drug abuse and how running and lifting changed his life. Then, Farley outsources a strava problem to our listeners, and we finalize our new york city marathon plans.

PTN 2016 MCM Preview Special Oct 23, 2016

A Marine Corps Marathon preview which is a must listen for anyone running in the 2016 Marine Corps Marathon. Run Washington Senior Editor Dickson Mercer calls in to the show to discuss the course, running the tangents, mental preparation and more.

Ep 76 - The Jinx (Pete Sherry) Oct 17, 2016

Farley jinxes the Nationals, we get Asics gear and talk NYC marathon, and Docs recaps his West Springfield weekend. We are joined by 2003 Mens MCM winner Pete Sherry, who discusses being in the Georgetown Hall of Fame, his massage therapy, range of motion and flexibility business, injuries during his career, his marathoning, advice for marathoners, Joannas favorite subject northern virgina high school running, and more. It is marathon season so we close out with more marathon talk, a letter from overseas, and a little bit extra.

Tweets from ep 74 Oct 13, 2016

A single tweets episode from the episode of 74.

Ep 75 - Golden Diamonds (Heather Hanscom) Oct 10, 2016

We lead off the show with some quick costume ideas, the International Ring Finders Association, and a preview of a local event. We catch up with Heather Hanscom, who surprisingly joins us in studio to talk about her job and running, the 2003 Marine Corps Marathon which was her first 26.2 mile race, running in the Olympic trials, surviving brain cancer and celebrating 24 years of being cancer free. We get a running update from our hosts, who are planning to run the New York City Marathon, and Farley has some very specific advice for any fathers who are married to the head coach at Georgetown and has a newborn.

Tweets from ep 73 Oct 08, 2016

A single tweets showing up a few days late. But do not blame docs for it even though it is his fault #ThinSkinnedShow

Ep 74 - Why a Hoo (Rick Nealis) Oct 03, 2016

We are joined in studio by Rick Nealis, Race Director of the Marine Corps Marathon, who talks about MCM races in years past, including Oprah, changes over the years and this years marathon. Docs talks about a college cross country race he watched and Farley tells us about a party that he went to.

Tweets from ep 72 Sep 30, 2016

Its a single tweets episode recorded on Sept 22, and released on National Podcast Day like that was intentional.

Double Tweets from Ep 71 Sep 27, 2016

A double tweets episode from the seventy and seventy one shows, that have been sitting in the edit queue since sept 15. New Podcast phone number 703.371.9409. Call and leave a message.

Ep 73 - Equal Thirds (Kate Murphy) Sep 26, 2016

Joanna breaks the celebrity gossip, Docs gets a letter in the mail and fall is in the air. We talk to Kate Murphy and Coach Mike Mangan about the upcoming Cross Country season while broadcasting at the DCXC invite. Kate talks about her summer of fast - running the US Olympic trials and Jr World Champs in Poland. We find out that Kate is a big fan of watermelon and has a lot of cool gear from other countries track teams. Plus we talk New York City marathon and Farley admits that he is a hypocrite.

Ep 72 - An Organic Episode (Whole Foods Todd and Alex, Julie Culley #3) Sep 19, 2016

Julie Culley sort of breaks some news on the podcast while making her record tying third show appearance. DC Whole Foods marketing leaders Todd and Alex join us to talk about the foods that will be at the DCXC race, the Sunday Runday dinner, how they got their start with Whole Foods, what makes Whole Foods different, groceraunts, and more.

Ep 71 - Army Crawl (Robert Johnson (RoJo) Sep 12, 2016

We open with old people cocktail party topics of conversation - the weather, the new baby, vacation and dogs. Yikes. At about the twenty minute mark, we are joined in studio by LetsRun.com co-founder Robert Johnson. ROJO discusses baseball, his running background, being an identical twin, the letsrun.com orgin and where the site is today, USA distance running, being a tenacious watchdog when it comes to doping in track and field, history majors, the message boards, celebrity running website, and whats next. And even though it is a long show, we are lucky that Farley has another authentic social media rant and Joanna has another car story for us.

Ep 70 - PTN 2016 Olympic Recap Sep 05, 2016

We have saved our 2016 Olympic recap for a busy week just like this - where our hosts are either on vacation, welcoming a new baby into the world or yelling at the neighborhood kids to get off his lawn. This is an episode for the track nerds like us. Its long, its in depth, it gets off topic pretty easily. If track is not your thing, no harm, we will see you next week. Quick shout-out to all the historians in the future listening to this podcast.

Ep 68 - Triple Tweets Sep 04, 2016

We are back to talk about your tweets over a three week span, with tweets from episode 66, 67 and 68.

Ep 69 - Baby Talk (Sarah and Darren Brown) Aug 28, 2016

Farley is getting prepared for little pacer, and Centro wins Gold. Then guests Sarah and Darren Brown join us to discuss their amazing story training through an incredibly event filled year, which included a PR in the 1500, a pregnancy, a documentary, a baby, a tumor, multiple stress fractures and somehow, an Olympic Trials. Another in studio meal provided by Asics Greg, Docs makes appointments, and for some reason we review some other podcast.

Ep 68 - No More Friends (Bob Kennedy) Aug 22, 2016

Joanna finishes her puzzle, Docs returns from vacation, and Farley drops all of his friends. Then two time Olympian Bob Kennedy calls in to talk about his own Olympic experiences as a participant and as a spectator. Finally, PTN weighs in on the Ryan Lochte story that everyone wants to just go away.

Ep 67 - Stray Dogs Aug 15, 2016

The hosts call in to vacation to discuss a variety of topics, including pumping your own gas, stray dogs running in china, running advice for four milers, the bus loops, more on the dog (of course), track races we are looking forward to at the Olympics, The Olympics, Olympic Swimming and Lilly King calling out dopers at the Olympics.

Ep 65 - Tweets Aug 10, 2016

Tweets of the week following episode 65.

Ep 66 - The Case of the Missing Duck (Kate Grace) Aug 07, 2016

After a quick Luigi update, we investigate the important case of the Missing Giant Inflatable Duck. Olympian Kate Grace calls in to talk about the duck, the trials, Olympic Team processing, Olympic expectations and more. Then, Joanna kind of talks about her Olympic predictions, a former guest is now a former record holder and another edition of adventures in uber rides.

Ep 64 - Tweets Aug 03, 2016

We are back for another week of tweets. All three of us. Trophies for everyone.

Ep 65 - Leggo My Preggo (Julie Culley #2) Jul 31, 2016

Farley introduces us to an interesting running bet. We are then joined by Olympian, two time guest and prego Julie Culley, who talks about running while pregnant, her plans after lil'pacer arrives, high school kids signing professional running contracts, and being one of the biggest fans of the show. We then talk about the Crystal City Twilighter and running in the heat. The hosts are in a good mood because Asics Greg cooks us lunch in studio.

Ep 63 - Tweets Jul 27, 2016

We are back on track with our tweets of the one week following the release of episode 63. As always, thanks for your feedback, except when you give Docs a hard time. Whats up with that.

Ep 64 - Counties, Cities and Townships (Matt Centrowitz Sr) Jul 24, 2016

A deep dive into local geography before we talk about our own running. At the 20 minute mark, Matt Centrowitz Sr joins us to talk about his son Matthew Centrowitz Jr, the big race in Eugene and the bigger race in Rio, every thing in between and oh by the way Coach Matt Centrowitz is doing well himself. We recap our night out of the studio at the Suzy Favor Hamilton book club event, Joanna and Farley recap a couple of DC Road Runners races. In the news, we talk about TC Williams sprinter Noah Lyles, new Manhattan College Jaspers distance coach Keri Gallagher, and a PTN take on the Mike Rossi challenge.

Ep 60 61 62 tweets of the three weeks Jul 20, 2016

We have been really lazy and putting off recording the tweets. Lazy. Now we have a lot of work to do and you get three weeks of tweets in one really big show. Note, show not as big as advertised

Ep 63 - Bored Member (Brian Danza) Jul 16, 2016

The Great American Nautical Beer Mile recap, guest Brian Danza, DC Road Runners Board Member and Race Director talks about their races, flying, Italian, work vacations and more. We explain the Pokeman craze to Farley, plus, we recap the Big Event in Eugene.

PTN 60 Bonus - Scrapped Episode Jul 14, 2016

Bonus Episode. If you listen to PTN for Joanna, you might want to skip this one. Due to a scheduling conflict, Farley and Docs recorded episode 60 without Joanna, just in case. The full team re-recorded the same segments for the show two days later (thankfully). In this episode, docs tells very long winded stories about gambling, running out west, gambling, hiking and gambling. The boys talked too much.

PTN 62 - Suzy Favor Hamilton (Suzy Favor Hamilton) Jul 10, 2016

Its hot outside and we talk about how we celebrated our countries independence. Three time Olympian and Nine Time NCAA champion Suzy Favor Hamilton joins the show to discuss her book Fast Girl, which she will be discussing at the Navy Yard Pacers Book Club on July 17. Suzy talks about the US Olympic Trials, doping in the sport, her battles with mental illness, learning to live with being bipolar, sharing her experiences today, eating disorders, Kelly, and plays the poster guessing game. We also discuss the Olympic Trials (through Thursdays races) and Rule 40.

Ep 61 - Strawberry Shampoo (Coach Mike Mangan) Jul 03, 2016

Its July 4th and Olympic Trials week. Lake Braddock Track and Field Director Mike Mangan stops by the podcast to talk about his northern virginia track roots, reveals that he knows people Docs knows, talks about Chris McCandlass, what its like to coach a large track program at Lake Braddock, and tells us about the track and field journey of Kate Murphy, a high school junior on his track team that is running the 1500 meters at the US Olympic Trials this week. And then we talk even more about the track and field trials because we love track, an 80 year old marathoning couple, relationship goals, Farley goes Watergatesque reporting and more on the beer mile.

Ep 59 - Tweets Jun 29, 2016

Your tweets of the two weeks double, with a dog in studio

Ep 60 - Just Get a Time Machine (Jamie Watts) Jun 26, 2016

Is Joanna here this week or not and Docs serves as Farleys gamble proxy. Plus Jamie Watts, a runner with cerebral palsy and local running celebrity is in studio to tell us about her Washingtonian profile article and to promote her launch party slash birthday party, why she started running, how she discovered the DC running community, 34 races in the year before she turned 34. In the news, we have bear attacks, Nike contracts and dog hoarders.

Ep 59 - Exotic Meat (Sandwich Todd #3) Jun 19, 2016

Docs is out of town. Joanna and Farley attempt the show without him. After a very average start to the program where they talk about the ugliest color on earth and Docs trash cans, they get to running talk. The Marine Corps Marathon is in the news. The packet pickup location may be less than ideal and the two hosts discuss. Sandwich Todd joins the show to talk about his running comeback and exotic meats.

Bonus - Quiz Show #2 Jun 17, 2016

Play along at home, in the car, on the bus, in a train, over the moon or while you should be working. In this weeks bonus episode, Joanna once again pits Farley against Docs in a battle for PTN Trivia King. Let us know how you did via any number of forms of communication.

Ep 57 - Tweets Jun 15, 2016

Tweets of the week following episode 57, but recorded at the same time as episode 58. So confusing.

PTN 58 - Ice Cream Cake (Dr Booker and Dr Beck) Jun 12, 2016

Surprises at the doctors office prelude our interview with Dr William e Booker and Dr Ed Beck from Capital Rehab of Arlington, who join us in studio to fatten us up on Maple flavored Maple Leaf Shaped biscuits while talking about their practice, experience as function doctors, Canadian geography, hypothetical patients and more. Then, Farley talks about his trip to Colorado and we talk more dogs and running (shocker), PTN tshirts and a PTN trivia sneak peek.

Ep 57 - Lets talk about the Circus (Tom Foreman) Jun 05, 2016

CNN correspondent and running author Tom Foreman joins us to discuss his book My Year of Running Dangerously, the Pacers Book Club, his running, job and many other non-running topics on our running podcast. Also on this episode, Farley has a fashion faux pas, the Army Ten Miler, Global Running Day and podcast guests in the news.

Ep 56 - Tweets Jun 01, 2016

Tweets of the week for episode 56.

Ep 56 - Angry Birds (Jerry Alexander) May 28, 2016

Farley complains about the internet. We are joined by Georgetown Running Club coach Jerry Alexander. Happy Memorial Day.

Ep 55 - Tweets May 25, 2016

A quick tweets compliment for the week 55 episode.

Ep 55 - Not My Car (Mark Drath) May 21, 2016

No, this is not a repeat episode, Farley presents another dilema. Mizuno Territory Manager Mark Drath guests to talk about stuff. How fit is your city, beer mile news, women taking over the world of running, and this week at Navy Yard.

Ep 54 - Tweets May 18, 2016

Docs does not make any mistakes on the week 54 tweets.

Ep 54 - History of the Steeple (Ashley Higginson) May 15, 2016

Before we start our show, Farley has to get something off his chest. We are then joined by guest Ashley Higginson, who talks about being an Olympic Hopeful, running for Saucony while pursuing her law career, and being a New Jersey native. We have a PTN exclusive on the history of the steeple, and in the news we talk The Runner, Nick Symmonds lawsuit, training in New Dehli, and the Running Man 8k.

Ep 53 - Bonus - Quiz Show May 13, 2016

Play along from home, the car, the bus or the train, but nowhere else. In this weeks bonus episode, joanna pits Farley vs Docs in our first ever PTN Trivia Quiz Show. Tell us how you did on twitter.

Ep 53 - Tweets May 11, 2016

Longest tweets episode on record, and much to Farleys chagrin, a little heavy on Harry Potter references.

Ep 53 - Millennials Love the Running (Joe Schultz #2) May 08, 2016

After Farley talks about joining Strava, we welcome to the show Joe Schultz, Manager of the Pacers Alexandria Store and Pacers Training Program Leader, who tells us about the various fun run options in Alexandria and the Pacers Training Program for runners. We also recap our night out at the Best of Run Washington Party, the Jersey Marathon, and in the news segments about millennials, book clubs and a 100 year old runner.

52 - Tweets May 03, 2016

A bad idea gone bad. Episode 52 tweets edition.

Ep 52 - Lets Start with the Gifts (Mark Johnson and Michael Knestout) Apr 28, 2016

Our guests in studio are Saucony account rep Mark Johnson and Saucony Field marketing rep Michael Knestout, and they bring gifts. We discuss the relationship between Saucony and Pacers, seeker stories, Saucony history, the Runch Event, a surprising Runch story from Farley, the Boston Marthon and more. We also recap our Happy Birthday Anniversary Party, Farley and the Terrible No Good Very Bad Day, old man Farley rants against the internet, another mystery envelope, and in the news includes an astronaut running the London marathon.

Ep 51 - Tweets Apr 27, 2016

Two weeks of tweets, yeomans, PTN budgets, edison bulbs, bob thurston feedback, ball of yarn talk, inside jokes, measurements, PTN Happy Hour RSVPs and names, can you run while you are sick, marathon advice, falls, packet pick ups, baby talk, podcast bumps, new listeners, boston tweets, boston songs feedback, and crop circles.

Ep 51 - Happy Birthday Anniversary Party Apr 25, 2016

A Boston Marathon Weekend recap from Farley and Joanna, our CSI team investigates our latest fan mail, we interview listeners at the Pace the Nation Happy Anniversary Birthday Party. In our In the News segment, we talk about boston marathon cheaters, a runner getting jacked, tshirts and the beer mile.

Ep 50 - Happy Patriots Day (Marc Davis) Apr 17, 2016

Its Patriots Day for our 50th episode, so we have a heavy Boston Marathon show, including an interview with BAA Communications Manager and Olympian Marc Davis. We also play a new game called which of these songs best examplifies Boston, we talk eating carbs and running on side walks in the news, we promote our birthday party anniversary party party, and Joanna survives another harrowing Uber adventure.

Ep 49 - Tweets Apr 13, 2016

This week, we discuss your tweets about the new Clarendon Pacers store, for some reason Farley reads tweets from Docs, we have crystal city 5k feedback, geography, mystery mail sleuths chime in, the beer mile and more naming suggestions, and a triumphant return of the tweet of the week. Plus a bonus Easter Egg from the cutting room floor for the real fans.

Ep 49 - A Couple Few (Bob Thurston) Apr 10, 2016

We have some more beer mile information for you this week. Then we are joined by Bob Thurston, a USA Track and Field course certifier who explains how a race course is measured, and offers some insight why your GPS watch might not match the race distance. Farley talks about cupcakes, your final Clarendon Construction update, another world record in the news, and we give our training updates.

48 Tweets Apr 06, 2016

We read your tweets live from the Crystal City 5K, including butchered names, Edison Bulbs, Beer Miles, sticker sizes, race and show names, shameless running streaks, Jen A Miller feedback, our birthday party, white house fun runs, graffiti artists and more tweets.

Ep 48 - Wind Tunnel Testing (Angie Fox, Kara McCartney, Lisa Reeves #2) Apr 02, 2016

Audio improves at the 7 minute mark. Recording live from the first Crystal City 5k of 2016, we talk Marine Corps marathon, we are joined by Angie Fox, CEO of Crystal City Bid, we cover our one year anniversary, DC races in April, in the news, race predictions, clarendon construction update, women's race winner Kara McCartney, and race director Lisa Reeves.

Ep 47 - Tweets Mar 30, 2016

The tweets segment corresponding to episode 47. Description has room for improvement.

Ep 47 - Bracket Busters (Jen Miller) Mar 27, 2016

Farley tells his ill fated story about the dog, Virginia basketball and coffee, we are joined by New Jersey native Jen Miller, author of Running: A Love Story, we talk World Championships and Billionaire potential runners in the news, the bell lap on Clarendon Construction update and we catch up on our hosts and their roommates running.

Ep 46 - Farlez Vous Francais (Sally Bergesen) Mar 19, 2016

PTN opens up with a big announcement. Then we call Sally Bergesen, the founder and owner of the running apparel company Oiselle to talk about starting her company, bringing in big time athletes, creating a positive and supportive team environment for runners at all levels and more. Farley poses another dilema, we recap the Rock N Roll half and full marathons in DC, we dive into the NCAA indoor championships in the news, as well as breaking news about a half marathon record setting performance, you get your Clarendon Construction update, and Snack Time is once again brought to us by Asics.

46 - Tweets Mar 18, 2016

Trying something new, we decided to release each weeks tweets as its own show later in the week. These tweets were recorded at the same time as episode forty six, which will be released three days later. Probably.

Ep 45 - Better Late than Never (Mike Parks) Mar 14, 2016

Farley runs a half marathon, Mike Parks joins us in studio to talk about how he transformed his life through running and a healthy diet, we have your tweets, texts, in the news, clarendon construction, and a brief phone call with Docs.

Ep 44 - Reggie Johnson (Heather Jeff) Mar 05, 2016

Local runner Heather Jeff joins us to talk about making her film Living with MS, featuring DC area athletes who are living with the disease. She shares her story with us, how she uses running to maintain control of MS, running for Oiselle, her blogs and she brings snacks. Not to be outdone, our hosts enjoy many snacks provided by Asics! Farley draws a venn diagram, we dive into your tweets of the week, discuss announcing news on podcasts, catch up with our hosts running, our email goes international, sort of, our mailbox has another SASE, more marathons in the news, and another clarendon construction update.

Ep 43 - Actual Running Talk (Brandon Boucher and Jenny Simpson) Feb 26, 2016

The Farley social media rules continue, we announce our new website, Farley tells stories about his trip to the New Balance Games in Boston, we play the Jenny Simpson newlywed game, we talk about where your training should be if you are doing a spring or fall race, we are joined in studio by Pacers Alexandria assistant manager Brandon Boucher to talk about his training, his blog entry, New Mexico, the shoe fitting process, Brandons special skill and boy bands. Joanna recaps the LA marathon and LA tar pits and reads your tweets. We dive back into the news, which is dominated by PTN alumni performances at the Milrose games, develop the concept for on the road with pace the nation, and for the loyal fans we deliver another edition of the clarendon construction update.

Pace the Nation - Episode 42 (Kieran O'Connor) Feb 20, 2016

We are joined in the studio by local runner and Olympic Trials Marathoner Kieran O'Connor and his family to discuss his unorthodox path to elite running, living with a runner, and what its like to have your first child days before the biggest race of his life. We also bring you the latest in the news, read your tweets and yea we are following the same format we have had for the last twenty episodes.

Pace the Nation - Episode 41 (Bobby Gill) Feb 13, 2016

We are joined by Cupids Undie Run co-founder Bobby Gill to talk about his running, the race and the amazing charity associated with it. Farley has another doggie dilemma for our now very frequent dog segment, we get into your tweets, running in the news and a super bowl discussion.

Pace the Nation - Episode 40 (Steve Chenevey) Feb 06, 2016

The Big Four Oh, we talk with Fox Morning News anchor Steve Chenevey about his running, covering the big storm, and positive peer pressure, then we hit up the twitter feed, show the news guy how you really do in the news, review music videos, and bid Docs farewell in his last PTN show.

Pace the Nation Episode 39 (Ray Maker) Jan 30, 2016

We talk running gadgets with the DC Rainmaker Ray Maker, read your tweets, and talk about the Blizzard of 16.

Pace the Nation - Episdoe 38 (Steve Laico and Dickson Mercer) Jan 23, 2016

Everybody is sick. If you like coughing, this is an episode for you. Pacers social media guru Steve Laico joins us in studio to talk about the fun runs, happy hour and running in the snow. We have our DC centric Olympic Marathon Trials preview with Dickson Mercer of Run Washington. Ryan Hall retires in the news, Clarendon Construction Update, your tweets, corrupt dentists, dog washing scams, capital hill running attire and much much more.

Pace the Nation - Episode 37 (Chris Lear) Jan 15, 2016

After reviewing our new years resolutions, author Chris Lear joins us to talk about his running, writing Running with the Buffaloes and Sub 4:00. We have an in the news update, your tweets, and more.

Pace the Nation - Episode 36 (Sterling Noren and Gary Harrington) Jan 09, 2016

We are joined by Run Free - The True Story of Caballo Blanco film maker Sterling Noren and film promoter Gary Harrington. They talk about their feature length documentary about ultra running, featuring the late running legend Micah True, which will be showing at the Arlington Cinema Draft House on Feb 17. We have another Farley moral dilemma, Joanna runs at night, more resolutions in the tweets, the running jewel thief in the news, and more.

Pace the Nation - Episode 35 Jan 03, 2016

We return from our holiday break to deliver the first episode of 2016, and we talk about everything except the topics we planned for. We talk our holidays, new years resolutions, tweets, in the news, and some random stuff.

Pace the Nation - Episode 34 (Lawrence Soto) Dec 19, 2015

Preview of the the Happy Hour Recap, fitness trainer Lawrence Soto joins us to discuss strength training for runners and Baltimore Orioles jersey numbers, and then we read your tweets and tell all of the running stories in the news.

Pace the Nation - Episode 33 (Josh Blanchard) Dec 12, 2015

How do you get your workout in, did you save a life on your morning run, joanna shares a home invasion story, farley is a sleep walker, docs knows random stories about the might mighty bosstones, and we are joined in the studio by Josh Blanchard, an area runner who has lost an astounding 70 plus pounds through running, working out and better eating habits.

Pace the Nation - Episode 32 (Lewis Kent) Dec 05, 2015

Beer Mile World Record Holder Lewis Kent joins the show to talk about the beer mile, his appearance on Ellen, Brooks, being Canadian and more. We also read your tweets, this week in running news and we talk about run streaking (nope, the boring kind).

Pace the Nation - Episode 31 Nov 29, 2015

Its a Thanksgiving Special. Farley recaps his philly marathon, our hosts share their thankful lists, we talk cold weather running gear, training over the holidays, tweets and more. Happy Thanksgiving.

Pace the Nation - Episode 30 (Samantha Attard) Nov 20, 2015

Wow, what a big show. Joanna recaps her Richmond half marathon, we call nutritionist Samantha Attard, Farley has a dilemma, this week in the news, your tweets and Sandwich Todd makes his triumphant return to the show.

Pace the Nation - Episode 29 (Molly Huddle) Nov 14, 2015

Molly Huddle joins the podcast just after the one hour mark. Before that, we talk nonesense, preview Joanna's half marathon, Farley describes the Asics limited edition MetaRun shoe, we read your tweets and Chris Jetton calls in to talk about his recent marathon.

Pace the Nation - Episode 28 (Chris K) Nov 09, 2015

Chris K stops by to talk about his running, his experience working in the store, writing his book, advice for runners at all levels, and candy. We read your tweets and debut a new segment called in the news.

Pace the Nation - Episode 27 (Intern Kelly) Oct 30, 2015

We are joined on Halloween by our intern Kelly for another BIG show, farley apologizes a lot after an impromptu bit, a Halloween discussion, tales from joannas running and we read your tweets.

Pace the Nation - Episode 26 Oct 23, 2015

Its Marine Corps Marathon Day, our listeners ask us questions from the second PTN happy hour, twitter and more.

Pace the Nation - Episode 25 (Matthew Centrowitz Jr) Oct 16, 2015

The podcast stops by to talk with two time World Championship Medalist and Olympian Matthew Centrowitz JR about his career, Jordans, missing ipods, candy, his car and more. Also this week in tweets and blisters.

Pace the Nation Episode 24 (Maggie Smith) Oct 05, 2015

Local runner and inspiration Maggie Smith joins the podcast to tell her story, talk running and probably provide an update on Downton Abbey, plus a big announcement, your tweets and the next happy hour is set.

Pace the Nation - Episode 23 (Ragnar) Oct 01, 2015

Its the Ragnar Relay episode. We got your preview, in race interviews, and post race recap. Plus fantasy cross country leagues, snapchat, getting hit by cars, and we read your tweets

Pace the Nation - Episode 22 (Kevin McHale) Sep 22, 2015

With Docs out of town, Joanna pitches an idea, and the first round of WETA interviews are described. Kevin McHale from New Balance joins the guys to talk about DCXC, New Balance, Running, beating Galen Rupp in a race and pretty much all other sports.

Pace the Nation - Episode 21 (Mary Gersemalina & Mike Smith) Sep 14, 2015

joanna is lower case obsessed, PTN deemed bike expert and author of the Chasing Mailboxes Blog Mary Gersemalina joins us to answer a twitter question, Mike Smith, the Director of Track and Field and Cross Country at Georgetown University, joins the podcast to talk Georgetown, sushi in flag, and musical dreams.

Pace the Nation - Episode 20 (Julie Culley) Sep 07, 2015

Someone will be featured on a short film, someone ran a weekday race, we pose a question of running etiquette, and we are joined by 2012 Olympian Julie Culley.

Pace the Nation - Episode 19 Sep 02, 2015

We pay tribute to Chris Farley SR, tell dog stories, tweets and an update from the world of Oiselle.

Pace the Nation - Episode 18 Aug 20, 2015

Farley has an encounter with a person of note on the way to the happy hour, and we recap our first ever Pace the Nation happy hour, have another taste test and apparently we are a music podcast now.

All Run Washington Pep Rally Aug 14, 2015

Pace the Nation broadcasts from TC Williams High School in Alexandria Virgina for the All Run Washington Pep Rally on August 16, 2015. We are joined by WSHS coach Chris Pellegrini, Miles Splits Brandon Miles, Richard Montgomery rising JR Rohann Asfaw, Patriot rising JR Rachel McArthur, Westfield Grad and UVA bound Johnny Pace and Chantilly rising JR Brandon McGorty.

Pace the Nation - Episode 17 (Allan Ng) Aug 13, 2015

Allan Ng joins the podcast to talk about the Shake Shack runs and fitness programs. A wedding discussion naturally leads into running habits that appear strange to non runners. Farley is blown away by the life time coffee consumption of his cohosts.

Pace the Nation - Episode 16 (Robert Gillanders) Aug 06, 2015

PT Robert Gillanders joins the podcast to discuss his running history and injury prevention. We also discuss the Nick Simmonds issue with USATF Nike situation, the Kevin Hart 5k fun run, tweets and a special announcement.

Pace the Nation - Episode 15 (Charlie Ban & Joe Schultz) Jul 29, 2015

Heavy travel and special events cannot keep the show down, although to be fair it does delay the shows release. Charlie Ban and Joe Schultz join the crew for a live podcast at the Pacers 14th street grand opening.

Pace the Nation - Episode 14 (Chris Jetton & Sandwich Todd) Jul 19, 2015

After our first ever PSA, Chris Jetton calls in to talk about Pikes Peak Race and running in airports, Sandwich Todd checks in to update us on his training, we read tweets which prompts our second ever PSA, and then we shed a tear over our last ever Clarendon Construction Update.

Pace the Nation - Episode 13 (Kathy Dalby) Jul 12, 2015

Pacers CEO Kathy Dalby brings snacks to the podcast.

Pace the Nation - Episode 12 (Charlie Ban) Jul 06, 2015

Run Washington Editor in Chief and Joanna nemesis Charlie Ban joins the podcast.

Pace the Nation - Episode 11 (Kerri Gallagher) Jun 29, 2015

Local elite runner and Oiselle athlete Kerri Gallagher joins the podcast to discuss her third place finish in the 1500 at the 2015 USATF National Outdoor Championships, training in the DC area, her upcoming race schedule and her love for irish folk music college radio stations. We also get an update on Farleys injury, Docs training runs, Joannas newfound stardom and of course a Clarendon Construction update.

Pace the Nation - Episode 10 Jun 23, 2015

Joanna is back in the studio and recaps the Major Race in a miner town, reflects about life on the island, opens the mailbag to discuss summer running gear, Docs tries to get Joanna and Farley to name running pet peeves, we get an update on Farleys injury training, Todds 2 mile time trial and the Clarendon Construction update.

Pace the Nation - Episode 9 (Sandwich Todd) Jun 15, 2015

Joanna visits Oiselle, Farley needs to find alternatives to running (sad face), Guest Sandwich Todd, the Mailbag, Twitter and the latest Clarendon Construction update.

Pace the Nation - Episode 8 (Rick Wilhelm) Jun 07, 2015

Joanna calls in from Seattle, where she tracks down Brooks Vice President of Specialty Sales Rick Wilhelm, who joins the show to share stories about running in Alaska, inside info on the Prefontaine movie starring oscar winner Jared Leto, the Marine Corps marathon, Specialty Running Sales and more.

Pace the Nation - Episode 7 (Matt Centrowitz Sr) Jun 01, 2015

All the normal podcast stuff plus two time Olympian Matt Centrowitz Sr. joins the podcast to talk about running, coaching, family and tattos.

Pace the Nation - Episode 6 May 25, 2015

The first time podcasting with the new name, and the trio discuss running routes, comment on an internet post asking if we need running specific stores, spoiler alert they say yes, new New Balance shoes for Docs, the mailbag is opened and the latest construction update.

Pace the Nation - Episode 5 (Lisa Reeves) May 14, 2015

After announcing the winning entry for the new podcast name, Pacers Running Senior Race Director Lisa Reeves joins the podcast crew to discuss the behind the scenes of putting on a local race.

Pace the Nation - Episode 4 May 11, 2015

The trio are back to recap the Pacers Shake Shack Run, more podcast name suggestions, Joanna springs a story, an update on the Clarendon Construction and more.

Pace the Nation - Episode 2 Apr 28, 2015

The trio talk about their favorite races, including the most recent George Washington Parkway Classic. Two years later, Joanna finally gets her shine for running all of the Pacers races in one season, we get an update on the Clarendon store construction and we use 1000 words to describe the spring collection model photos.

Pace the Nation - Episode 3 Apr 22, 2015

The trio reveals the communities suggestions for the show title so far, the Run Washington Party reveals an interesting podcast secret, Farley takes a road trip, they discuss different approaches to distance runners training and they save the best for last, an update on the Clarendon Construction.

Pace the Nation - Episode 1 Apr 22, 2015

The first ever Pace the Nation, the trio talk about the podcast, immediately hate on the podcast title, recap the Boston marathon weekend and promise to get better over time.

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