196. The CIM Olympic Trials Qualifying Time Pacers

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Ali Feller

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🗓️ 25 December 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

"We put ourselves on the line to help other people accomplish their dreams, and that was pretty freaking awesome."

At the California International Marathon (CIM) earlier this month, 72 women ran faster than 2 hours 45 minutes, officially qualifying to run the Olympic Trials in the marathon. Leading several dozen of those women were Menso de Jong, Chris Stehula, and Ken Rakestraw — the official sub-2:45 pace group leaders. null of them had ever run a 2:45 marathon before. This is their story.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Menso, Chris, and Ken got the job as pacers (3:40)
How Menso, Chris, and Ken trained for the race (16:30)
The plan for race day! (26:25)
What the energy at the CIM start line was like (32:20)
On the rules of pacing (49:00)
What the finish was like (53:20)
Menso, Chris, and Ken share their messages for all the women who went for OTQ times at CIM this year (1:03.50)

What we mention on this episode:

Jenny & Judi Donnelly on Episode 193 of the Ali on the Run Show

"The Marathon Protagonists" by Menso de Jong

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:08.3	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with
0:13.0	inspiring people who lead interesting lives on the run and beyond. While running is what brings
0:18.6	us all together on these episodes, we cover so much more than races and paces. So join me right here
0:24.5	every Thursday to learn about the decisions people have made to get where they are today
0:28.5	and how getting sweaty has factored in. Now a few weeks ago, Jenny Donnelly came on The Alley
0:34.1	on the Run Show. She was with her mom Judy, remember that episode? And she talked about running
0:38.8	in Olympic trials qualifying time at the California International Marathon. Her story was so inspiring
0:45.2	and if you haven't listened to that episode yet, go do so. Jenny and her mom Judy are remarkable
0:50.4	women. So after that episode came out, I got an email from a man named Menzo. The subject line was
0:56.6	CIM from the women's OTQ Pasers perspective. Menzo wrote this beautiful email talking about what
1:03.3	it was like being one of the official Pacers, Jenny and several dozen other women run with that day
1:08.7	on their quest to run faster than two hours and 45 minutes. Menzo, along with his friends,
1:14.4	Chris and Ken are three cyclists and triathletes who set out that day with one shared goal. To get
1:21.2	those women their OTQs. This is their story.
1:33.3	All right, I am sitting down today with three of the men who led that prestigious Olympic
1:39.6	trials qualifying pace group at CIM just about a week and a half ago. So guys, I'm so excited to
1:46.1	do this. Welcome to the alley on the run show. Thanks. Thanks. We're all really excited to be here.
1:51.6	Okay, I have roughly 18 million questions for you. So we're going to get right into it, but I need
1:56.9	everyone to get to know you first. So Menzo, let's start with you. Can you tell everyone who you are
2:02.9	where you're from and what you do for a living? I am Menzo the Young. I'm 30 years old. I am a
2:09.0	geologist in Santa Barbara, California. And I'm also wrapping up a PhD in geology at UC Santa
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