Its another Remote broadcast for Pace The Nation! This week Chris is on site at the expo for the Marine Corps Marathon. Its the day before race day, and Chris is on the expo floor with 2 ultra marathoning professional athletes: Kyle Curtin and JP Giblin. Kyle an Army Veteran and JP a Navy Veteran currently run for Altra on their elite ultra marathoning team. Kyle and JP are in town to promote Altra as the footwear brand is in its first year of sponsorship of the Marine Corps Marathon.
Chris talks to the guys about their weekend in DC and all the running around (literally) they've been doing. They also both talk about their path into Ultra running and the successes they've had over the years. Kyle a top 10 finish at Western States and JP winning the 2023 Leadville 100.
The show finishes talking about the great partnership they have with Altra and their love/respect for all the Military (and other runners!) who are participating in MCM this weekend.
20 Oct 2023
Ep 287 - Relay (Patton Gleason)
This week on Pace The Nation: a remote broadcast from Relay! Chris and Julie sit down with Patton Gleason the CEO and founder of Relay.
Relay is a new company that repurposes shoes that are returns or excess inventory. Patton and Julie talk to Chris about how Relay works with both the vendor and retail partners - explaining the benefits and wins for everyone involved.
This podcast is on location at the Relay Shoe Lab in Richmond VA!
17 Oct 2023
Ep 286 - Pacers + Recover Brands (Bill Johnston)
Julie and Chris are both back in studio for the first EVER collaboration podcast with "Be the Impact" Podcast.
Before they get to their guest, they start the show talking about Julie's triumphant Half Marathon effort at the DC Half. You be the judge if she feels good about it or not. Chris and Julie agree that the race was an amazing experience and a great day for runners in DC.
The guest this week is Bill Johnston, the Co-Founder and President of Recover Brands. Recover Brands is a unique apparel brand from North Carolina that manufactures apparel out of 100% recycled materials. Recover is also a partner in this years Marine Corps Marathon.
Julie, Chris, and Bill talk about Recover Brands humble beginnings in 2010 to now in 2023 where they are sponsoring and building apparel for one of the country's largest marathons.
Bill explains the process of making the apparel and shares his mission driven approach to business.
The podcast ends with a random Zodiac signs reference and Julie and Chris teasing their next show.
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