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Episode 18: Reid Coolsaet and the Canadian marathon record chase
There’s been a resurgence in the elite ranks of Canadian marathoning. Lanni Marchant set a new national women’s record at the Toronto Marathon this year, and in episode 18 Reid Coolsaet, one of the Canadian men stalking Jerome Drayton’s 2:10:08… Read More ›
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Cloud259 marathon race report: Back at it in Bucks County
Gregg details his race at the Bucks County Marathon in our third episode interlude. After a stomach bug derailed his race at Hartford on Oct. 12, Gregg salvaged his training for another shot at 26.2. Hear how it turned out,… Read More ›
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Fleshman to return at XC club champs; Oiselle update
In episode 8 we interviewed Oiselle’s Lauren Fleshman and Kate Grace, along with CEO and founder of the Seattle-based company Sally Bergesen (see interview transcript). Since then, Fleshman had a baby, Grace cracked the 2:00 barrier in the 800 and… Read More ›
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Cloud259 marathon race report: Hartford blues
It’s fickle, this 26.2. Gregg describes his race at Hartford last weekend, his 32nd marathon and his first with a hard target of 2:59. Brenn then outlines his New York City Marathon prep with two weeks to go before the… Read More ›
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Episode 15: Ryan Vail and strategy for 26.2
When you are feeling great during a marathon, at what point do you leave your goal pace behind and go for broke? In episode 15, rising marathon star Ryan Vail gives us his in-race strategy as he prepares for the… Read More ›
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Jenny Simpson rules 5th Ave, hints at x-country
After a commanding win at the 5th Avenue Mile in NYC yesterday, Jenny Simpson hinted at a return to cross-country. The U.S. Cross Country Nationals will be held in Boulder in Feb. 15, 2014. “That would be a hard thing… Read More ›
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Episode 14: Jason Hartmann, the NYC Marathon, & Competitor Group
Jason Hartmann, with consecutive fourth place finishes at Boston, is the top American in the World Marathon Majors 2012-13 leaderboard. In episode 14 we interview the modest gent about his career, this fall’s NYC Marathon, his coaching of high school… Read More ›
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Episode 13: Jeffrey Eggleston and World Champs preview
Moscow, here we go! Jeffrey Eggleston, who will be running for the U.S. at the marathon World Championships on August 17, joins us in lucky Episode 13. We dig into Jeffrey’s preparation and goals for Moscow and the 2011 Pittsburgh… Read More ›
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Episode 12: Dot McMahan, the World Marathon Champs, & Badwater revisited
Dot McMahan will be running the marathon at the IAAF Championships in Moscow, and in Episode 12 we learn how the newly minted U.S. 25K champ has continued to sharpen her times through two Olympic Trials and one baby girl…. Read More ›