Episode 68 | Tyler McCandless

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Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

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"I don't care if somebody wants to criticize my 5K time from July 4—I mean, I got an opportunity to go and race and I went out a little too hard, I made a few mistakes, I learned a bunch from it. It was awesome. That's the point of it, that's the point of racing. So I think that's a really critical component: nowadays people race less because there's too much pressure on those results instead of focusing on the process."I was in Boulder, Colorado last week and had a chance to sit down with Tyler McCandless, a 2:12 marathoner whose career I’ve been following closely for the past 10 years. McCandless is not only one of the most underrated road racers in the U.S., he’s also one of the nicest guys in running, and you’ll see why in this episode.We covered all kinds of ground in this conversation—which we recorded just a few days before the birth of McCandless' son, Levi—from why he trains without a GPS watch to learning how to race aggressively and with confidence, balancing his full-time job as a Machine Learning Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research with being a professional long-distance runner, his relationship with his coach, former marathon world-record holder Steve Jones, and how that’s evolved over the past 6-1/2 years, the importance of having interests outside of running and not losing sight of the purity of the sport, and a lot more.This episode is brought to you by the VCU Health Richmond Marathon. The event, which also includes half marathon and 8K options, takes place in Richmond, Virginia, on November 16th, 2019. Whatever distance you run, Richmond provides phenomenal course support, great fall scenery, awesome finisher swag, and supportive spectators. I know from my experience running there last year that when you run Richmond, you get it all. The marathon is a mostly flat, fast course, top-25 Boston qualifier, and it ends with a beautiful, downhill riverfront finish. Runner’s World called it “America’s Friendliest Marathon” and they certainly live up to this distinction. Start planning your race experience today and save $10 on your registration fee—it applies to the marathon, half marathon, and 8K—by using the discount code “morningshakeout” when you check out at RichmondMarathon.com.Complete show notes: https://www.themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-68-with-tyler-mccandless/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 don't care if somebody wants to criticize my 5K time from July 4th. I mean I got an opportunity to go and race and I went out a little too hard
0:09.7	I'd made a few mistakes I learned a bunch from it it was That's the point of it, that's the point of racing. So I think that's a really critical component of nowadays people race less I think because there's too much pressure on those results and
0:24.6	instead of focusing on the process.
0:27.0	That's Tyler McCandless and this is episode 68 of the Morning Shake Out Podcast. Hey, what's going on everybody, it's your host Mario Freoli, and I'm really excited to share this week's conversation with all of you.
0:50.0	I was in Boulder, Colorado last week, and had a chance to sit down with Tyler McCandless.
0:54.0	He's at 212 Marathoner whose career have been following closely for the past 10 years.
0:58.0	Tyler is not only one of the most underrated road racers in the US, he's also one of the nicest guys in running and you'll see why in this
1:04.3	episode. We covered all kinds of ground in this one from why Tyler trains without a GPS
1:08.9	watch to learning how to race aggressively and with confidence, balancing his full-time job as a machine learning
1:14.4	scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research with being a professional long-distance
1:18.7	runner. His relationship with his coach, former marathon world record holder Steve Jones and how that's
1:23.5	evolved over the past six and a half years, the importance of having interests
1:27.1	outside of running and not losing sight of the purity of the sport, and a lot more.
1:31.1	I really enjoyed this conversation and personally took a lot away from it and I know you will too,
1:35.8	so let's dive right in with Tyler McCandless. We are recording this July 9th. I don't know when it's going to come out yet, but you are
1:52.3	due to be a dad like any day soon,
1:54.6	maybe any hour soon. You got your phone right there just in case the call comes in.
1:59.4	How are you feeling at this moment? It's your first child.
2:02.1	It is. We, my wife Kristen and I are very
2:04.5	excited. So yes, the due date is Friday and we have a plan C section so it
2:10.6	it shouldn't be any later than Friday morning.
2:13.0	But yes, I have my phone with me making sure I don't get that call I need to run home and go and grab her.
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