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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Show notes

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

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