E53: Rob Simmelkjaer - New York Road Runners CEO

Marathon Talk

World Marathon Majors

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Sports, Running

4.7 • 994 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Every runner has a story, and Rob Simmelkjaer’s unique journey gives him an inspiring focus on telling those fascinating stories.

Rob is our special guest on this week’s Marathon Talk, as he runs us through his experience as a newly-minted Berlin finisher, and his insider tips for those running through the 5 boroughs of NYC next month!

Elsewhere in the show, Martin lets us in on his ‘rookie’ moment, we’ve an uplifting tale of a new 6 Star Finisher with COPD, and we wrap up the biggest stories from Berlin.

In this episode of Marathon Talk:

0:00 - We catch up with Deena’s trail running and family’s cross-country escapades, and Martin confesses his rookie error…
13:00 - Berlin Marathon was a fast and fascinating field as ever - we round up the African dominance in the men’s and women’s fields, the Swiss double in wheelchair races, and an inspiring 6 Star Finisher with COPD
25:05 - Rob Simmelkjaer shares his experience in Berlin, weighs in on the power of storytelling in the marathon community, and shares his top tips for the upcoming New York race

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 53 of marathon talk powered by Abbott World Marathon Majors.
0:06.0	This week we look back at the record-breaking 50th BMW Berlin Marathon. We hear from one man who is aiming for his six-star medal in
0:16.0	Berlin with a huge obstacle in his way and also we hear from the CEO of the New York
0:22.0	Roadrunners newly minted Berlin Finisher, Rob Similcare.
0:27.0	Right, let's go.
0:28.0	Dina, what you've been up to?
0:33.0	Hi Martin, good to see you.
0:35.0	On a broad level, been trail running and looking at Aspen trees changing their color in the hills.
0:42.0	I took a trip to Baltimore for the
0:44.4	Sesquahana River Running Festival. Had fun with the runners out there, but the
0:50.0	big news is that Andrew got his non-acceptance letter from the Boston Marathon.
0:57.4	He missed it by 36 seconds.
1:01.3	It was, I felt so heartbroken for him. I mean there's so many runners that that missed that that cut off and I just I really it broke my heart. was the be cues were supposed to be six minutes and 51
1:17.8	seconds faster than the original qualifying time so Andrew missed it.
1:23.4	He really thought that running as fast as he did under the qualifying time he would have gotten.
1:29.4	Yeah, yeah.
1:30.4	I mean that's just like like when you're saying, Andrew got his and I was like waiting for you to go,
1:36.7	Boston acceptance letter and we ran around the house like waving our arms excited.
1:41.6	Of course, it just goes to show, doesn't it, that with all the, you know,
1:46.4	marathons, particularly those with qualification, set of standards, it's hard. Like it's really hard and it's getting harder.
1:56.8	That's right. And you know you've really got to put some graft in.
2:00.9	Yeah, there's a record-breaking over 36,000 people put in their
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