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On this episode, the boys had on special guest Jacob Thomson to help break down the Boston Marathon elite fields. Jacob is entered for his first Boston Marathon fresh off a 2:10 marathon at CIM in December! We also talked about how he plans to race the course in hopes to have a breakthrough race and finish in the top 10-15!

The women's field is stacked with defending champ Sharon Lokedi leading the way. Jacob is on her team and has some good insight on her training! The American women's field is very exciting as well with Fiona O'Keefe leading the way.

The men's side is led by defending Boston champ John Korir and NYC Marathon champ Benson Kipruto. The American men's field is also stacked, led by American Record Holder Conner Mantz and Houston Marathon champ Zouhair Talbi!

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On this episode, the boys had Ben Felton on for our monthly chat to catch up and talk current running events! This was great timing as Ben just set new PBs in the 5k and 10k while doing a lot of his run volume on the bike. We talked all about this and how he plans to utilize this setup going into his Rotterdam Marathon build!

Since the Boston fields just came out, we chatted about the best way to pace Boston since Ben set a then-PB of 2:24 in Boston a few years ago. We also talked about our thoughts on the World XC course, Albert Korir being popped for doping, and what we are looking forward to in 2026 with no outdoor World Championships. Will Jakob set the 1500 WR? How fast can Andreas Almgren go? Will we see a women's sub 4 mile?

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On this episode, the boys had some classic banter! We talked about Chris's Spring race plans + he is using a coach again?

Danny is 4 weeks out from Mesa Marathon and feeling good about his block, including several PRs and podium finishes recently at shorter distances!

We also chatted how cold is too cold to race, and laughed about some recent hater comments we have received recently. Enjoy!

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On this episode, the boys had on special guest Ellis Cross! Ellis is a professional runner for Hoka and Team Makou based in the UK. His rise to the professional ranks started in 2022 when he made national news after defeating Mo Farah in a road 10k as a club runner, having to pay entry to the race and not even starting with the elite field!

Now, Ellis is a proven professional athlete, with a 10k PB of 27:43 and hoping to run 2:09 in his debut marathon in Seville, Spain in just 4 weeks! It was great to get to know Ellis on this episode and learn more about his team. Team Makou posts awesome content on their YouTube and Instagram page featuring the team!

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On this episode the boys had on special guest Mark Dowdle! Mark is one of the best backyard ultra runners in the US. He is one of the favorites to win the BPN Last Man Standing this Spring and has already been selected for Team USA at Big's Backyard Ultra this fall.

Mark quit his job to go all in on ultra-running. We talked about that decision and what is has been like after doing that, and also the mentality needed to win backyard ultra races. Mark's mental strength advice is great and can be applied to runners at all distances.

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