Ep 215 The NYC Marathon and some hollarhype Heroes
The sunrise hits the Staten Island Ferry and everything changes. We quickly shift from small talk to planning big miles. We unpack the 2026 Coast to Coast qualification. We explain why Wine and Dine is sticking to October. This choice affects Marine Corps and New York City plans. If you’re eyeing runDisney weekends, consider the timing. If you’re plotting a world major, the booking intel here will save you stress and money.
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2026 DISNEYLAND MEDALS
Hollarhype Returns
Emily from hollarhype returns. She brings along some friendly randos, including Debbie and Troy. You probably hear their voices hyping you on a run. Hollarhype is not a novelty. It is a utility for endurance. It offers real-time voice encouragement that ducks under your music. It surfaces on hills. It narrows the lonely gap between you and a friend’s voice. The new Tags feature lets you pin identity and goals. It includes Dopey training, first-time marathoner, and getting back to it. Your supporters know exactly which words matter most.
Communities inside the app widen the circle with focus: early-bird runners, night owls, cancer patients and survivors, addiction recovery. The design respects privacy; you choose where your bat signal goes every time you go live. This fuels the secret engine of endurance sports: belonging. The hosts and guests nail why it works—live hype is short, human, and specific. It distracts, it lifts, it connects. And it’s free. They tease future badges that reward enthusiasm in funny and true ways. For example, sending a hype from a roof while hanging holiday lights. Play keeps us coming back when miles feel heavy.
The Race Report Sponsored by Stoked Metabolic Coaching
The heart of the episode belongs to New York City Marathon.We are joined by Matt, Grace, Devon and Laura who tell us all about this event
The ferry at sunrise, the Verrazzano’s climb, the footstep hush of the Queensboro Bridge, and First Avenue’s endless corridor. A PR under four hours. An ankle that holds after mile 16 with Advil and grit. A fall saved by a handheld bottle, a toe hyperextended, and a finish found anyway. The medal turns sideways to reveal the course profile. This quiet flex of design says everything about the day: rolling, relentless, worth it. Final finishers get a roar after midnight, held up by a project that refuses to let late mean less.
The episode closes with more races, more PRs, more proof that training works when community is built in. The takeaway is simple: plan with precision, train with patience, run with people. The rest has a way of taking care of itself.
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