203. Rick Powell, Houston Marathon 2:45 Pacer

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Ali Feller

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🗓️ 5 February 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

"There was an incredible amount of pressure that I acknowledged and then just kind of wanted to tuck away in the back of my mind and not pay attention to, because if I let that take over, I would’ve been scrutinizing it, and it would’ve gotten in my head, and I wouldn’t have been able to do what I did."

Rick Powell was the official 2:45 pacer at the 2020 Houston Marathon, who led a group of several dozen women hoping to qualify for the Olympic Trials. On this episode, Rick — a former Marine and current attorney who was fresh off a 2:31 finish at the Steamtown Marathon — reflects on his experience in Houston.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

Why Rick wanted to be the OTQ pacer in Houston (5:55)
On the magnitude of the day for the women (14:30)
On getting advice from the CIM pacers before the race (21:00)
What it was like being the only pacer for the 2:45 group (25:30)
What it was like at the start of the Houston Marathon (34:20)
What happens when people fall off the pace group (39:55)
What it was like pacing Neely Spence Gracey (48:25)
The impact this experience had on Rick (51:00)

What we mention on this episode:

The CIM Pacers on Episode 196 of the Ali on the Run Show

Starla Garcia on Episode 200 of the Ali on the Run Show

Neely Spence Gracey on Episode 201 of the Ali on the Run Show

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:08.4	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:10.4	I'm your host Allie Feller and every week we hear from inspiring people who lead
0:15.3	interesting lives on the run and beyond. And while running is what brings us all together
0:20.1	on these episodes, it's about finding out what's going on before and after the run.
0:25.7	So join me right here every Thursday to learn about the decisions people have made
0:29.7	to get where they are today and how getting sweaty has factored in.
0:34.1	This is the third Houston Marathon focus show in a row and I hope you're enjoying hearing
0:38.9	these stories as much as I am. My guest today is Rick Powell or as I've been calling him
0:44.9	Rick the Pacer. Rick was the official 245 Olympic trials qualifying time
0:50.4	piecer for the women looking to qualify at the Houston Marathon. He actually reached out to me
0:55.2	a few weeks ago after the 245 Pacers from CIM were on the show. You remember Chris Kenon Mendo,
1:01.2	those wild and crazy six foot five guys. It was one of the most fun conversations I think I've
1:06.6	ever had on this show. Rick reached out after listening to that episode and told me he was going to
1:12.0	be the 245 Pacer at Houston. So I connected him with those guys so they could bond about I don't know
1:18.2	Pacer things. But I kept close tabs on Rick. I knew I would want the post race run down from him.
1:24.6	So that's what we have today. We recorded together just three days after the race at 7am no less.
1:31.0	And before we get into that conversation I actually want to share a message Rick sent me
1:35.6	after we finished recording. Here's what he wrote to me. One thing I forgot to mention is how
1:41.3	grateful I am for those women who trusted in me to pace them and that it gave me the added
1:46.6	confidence to do the job. The whole experience reinvigorated my love for distance running.
1:52.8	The whole reason I had that experience and that job was because all those amazingly talented
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