Episode 32 | Peter Ciaccia

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Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

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🗓️ 9 October 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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“I could remember standing at the start line the next year and [seeing] how impactful what I do—that solidified it for me—how impactful a job I have to see the world come here and run this race. And when the howitzer went off, I couldn’t pull myself away and I was really overwhelmed at the time. It was a testament to all the work we do to put this on and just standing there and seeing the people run past the start line…it was just overwhelming, but it was something I’ll always, always remember.”Really enjoyed sitting down with Peter Ciaccia, president of events at the New York Road Runners and race director for the New York City Marathon, for the podcast this week!Ciaccia, 65, will be retiring next month after 18 years with the organization. He took over race director duties for the world’s largest and most popular marathon in 2015 and oversees the production of every NYRR event throughout the year. Ciaccia, who is “committed to growing and sustaining a vibrant, inclusive running community,” has helped grow NYRR's total number of finishers by over 40 percent.We covered a lot of ground in this conversation, including: what he’ll miss most about his job, and the mark he hopes to leave on the organization—and the sport—when he steps down after this year’s New York City Marathon; how he plans to spend his time in retirement and the origins of his impeccable fashion sense; his upbringing in the Bronx and how that shaped his passion for health and fitness; why he first got involved with the NYRR in 2001 and how his role there has evolved over the years; his time working in the music industry and how that experience has influenced the way he thinks about and puts on running events.I asked Ciaccia about the importance of professional athletes to races and what he’s done to help bridge the gap between the front of the pack and the back of the field; anti-doping and NYRR’s Run Clean initiative, which he spearheaded in 2015, and why that’s so important for the sport; the NYRR Youth Wheelchair Training Program, which he helped launch in 2016, and the opportunities it’s created for disabled kids; and whole lot more.Music and editing for this episode of the morning shakeout podcast by John Summerford at BaresRecords.comComplete show notes here: https://www.themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-32-with-peter-ciaccia/Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout

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0:00.0	I could remember standing at the start line the next year and I was just how impactful this what I do
0:09.7	That solidified it for me How impactful a job I have to see the world come here and run this race.
0:18.8	And when the how it's it went off, I mean I couldn't pull myself away and I was really overwhelmed at the time but it just it just it just it was a testament to all the work that's done that we do to put this on and and
0:37.2	and just standing there and seeing people run past the start line was like really it was just over one but but it was something
0:46.8	I always always remember. That's Peter Chacha and this is episode 32 of the
0:52.0	morning Shake Out Podcast.
0:53.4	Hey, what's up everybody? I'm your host Mario Freoli and this week I've got Peter
1:05.8	Cha Cha. He is the president of events at New York Roadrunners and the race director
1:09.6	of the New York City Marathon which takes place next month. I had a tight window of
1:13.9	time for this one but we covered a lot of ground including Peter's
1:16.4	upcoming retirement after 18 years with the New York Roadrunners what he'll
1:19.7	miss most about his job and the mark that he hopes to leave on the organization and the sport
1:24.3	when he steps down.
1:26.0	We talked about his upbringing in the Bronx and how that shaped his passion for health and fitness,
1:29.9	why he first got involved with the New York Roadrunners in 2002 and how his role there has evolved
1:34.1	over that time, as well as his time working in the music industry and how that experience has influenced
1:38.4	the way that he thinks about and puts on running events.
1:41.5	I asked him about the importance of professional athletes to the sport,
1:44.0	what he's done to help bridge the gap between the front of the pack and the back of the field.
1:48.0	We also got into anti-doping and the New York Roadrunners run a clean initiative and why that's important and there's a whole
1:54.0	lot more including Peter's impeccable fashion sense and what he plans to do after
1:57.9	he retires. We recorded this episode last week in Chicago just before the Chicago Marathon so you'll hear a few
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