138: Carey Pinkowski - Celebration of Humanity

C Tolle Run

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 557 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Carrie chats with Carey Pinkowski, the Executive Director of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon! They chat about the historic race, how he designed the course, and some of his favorite stories about his nearly 30 year tenure at the helm of the race.

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0:00.0	This year's Bank of America Chicago Marathon will be here before we know it.
0:04.2	From the Abbott Health and Fitness Expo to the 26.2 mile course,
0:08.8	more than 12,000 volunteers play an important role in getting runners from the start to the finish.
0:14.8	If you're in Chicago or traveling to cheer on friends and family,
0:18.9	consider lending a hand and making your experience more
0:21.2	meaningful by volunteering. Learn more at Chicagomarathon.com slash volunteer.
0:31.5	Hi, I'm Olympian Carrie Tullifson and welcome to the Sea Talley Run podcast.
0:38.3	This week we have fellow Villanova Wildcat and good friend Carrie Pinkowski.
0:43.3	Carrie is the executive race director for the famous Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
0:49.2	Carrie and I discuss everything about the marathon, how he took the position in 1990.
0:58.3	How he built the race from a few thousand to now 45,000.
1:00.6	How he designed the course.
1:05.3	How he assembles the field, the impact the race has on the city and the charities.
1:10.7	We also talk about his running, some of his favorite memories in the sport, and so much more. So let's get after it.
1:15.5	All right, everybody here with Carrie Pankowski on C-Tolly Run, and Carrie, you and I have gone back a long
1:21.4	ways when I've been working for you at the Chicago Marathon, but we're also Villanova Wildcat,
1:26.6	so it is an honor to have you on
1:28.1	the show, and thanks for taking time on your day. Carrie, my pleasure. My pleasure. I've been a big
1:32.4	fan of yours, obviously, and a big fan of your show. Oh, I'm so excited. You know, I was just in
1:37.7	Chicago, what, two weeks ago, and we were doing a bunch of different appearances, and you have a
1:43.2	great field assembled, but also just an exciting vibe around this.
1:48.4	What is the year?
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