Author Archives
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Episode 7: Patrick Rizzo and the London Marathon
In episode 7 we have the good fortune to catch up with Patrick Rizzo, the top American finisher (12th overall, in 2:16:10) at the London Marathon. Patrick describes the tense pre-race atmosphere on the heels of the Boston tragedy, hiccups… Read More ›
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Episode 6: Nick Arciniaga and Boston Preview
The Boston Marathon is just a week away, and in podcast episode six we converse with Nick Arciniaga, who was the top American finisher at Boston in 2008 and who has run three marathons with a 2:11 handle. Nick shares… Read More ›
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Amy Begley Interview Transcript
The transcript from our interview with Amy Begley is now available on the interview transcripts page. It was a lengthy discussion and Amy was refreshingly candid on a wide-range of topics, from faulty shoe contracts and her plans to support… Read More ›
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Episode 5: Amy Begley and the Business of Running
In podcast episode 5, we welcome our first Olympian to the Cloud: Amy Begley. Amy discusses challenges track and field athletes face making a living and possible improvements to the business side of the sport. She then takes us to… Read More ›
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Show notes and links, interview transcripts
We’ve put up the interview transcript from our talk with James Chu. We’ll be putting up the interview transcripts and show notes and links for each episode, so if there’s anything in particular you find interesting, you can double back… Read More ›
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Episode 4: Splits and (Im)perfect Pacing
In our fourth podcast, we check out splits from world record races, and contrast that to how most of us pace marathons. Note to runners: there is much room for improvement! Local elite runner and coach James Chu of the… Read More ›
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Ulrich Fluhme interview highlights
We’ve put a full transcript of the interview with Ulrich Fluhme about PEDs in distance running on the site (it is in Episode 3 if you prefer to listen). The calm and thoughtful way that Ulrich offered a radical plan,… Read More ›
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Episode 3: Running Performance and PEDs (interview Ulrich Fluhme)
In podcast episode 3 we interview Ulrich Fluhme about PEDs in running. Uli, who ran a 2:33:33 NYC Marathon for the Central Park Track Club in 2009, shares provocative views about drug use in the sport and forward-thinking ideas for… Read More ›
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Episode 2: Running as a Spectator Sport
While the U.S. has experienced a sustained running boom, mainstream media coverage and viewership of the sport has been a bust. In podcast episode 2, Gregg unearths startling data on how poorly the mainstream media covers distance running. We also… Read More ›