Parker Stinson Details His Road Back From Knee Surgery With Eyes on Top American At The Boston Marathon
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🗓️ 10 September 2021
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
"I want to be top American at a World Marathon Major. I want to take that step forward. It's taken me a lot longer to get to that point. That's just how it goes sometimes with surgeries, setbacks and there not being that many opportunities...Boston is hard though."
Welcome back to the podcast, Parker Stinson. The last time he was on this show, he was getting ready to run the 2018 Chicago Marathon and still had a bit of work to prove himself as a pro runner on the roads following his successful career at the University of Oregon. After a coaching switch from Brad Hudson to Dathan Ritzenhein, Parker seemed to find a bit of that spark that he needed and had a strong 2019 campaign that included running a 25K American record of 1:13:48 and then a 2:10.:53 marathon in Chicago that fall.
Unfortunately, he had to scratch from the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials due to an injury - which he’ll talk about in this episode and then underwent knee surgery in 2020. The road back hasn’t been easy but Parker peels back the curtain on that process and why he’s ready to give it a go at the Boston Marathon. Is a possible rivalry brewing with Scott Fauble?
Parker will be one of the elite athletes at the Endorphin Pro+ showcase, which will be a 10K in Germany that will be streamed live on the CITIUS MAG YouTube channel with me and Kyle Merber on the mic.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode of the Sidious Mac Podcasts on the Sidious Mac Podcasts network is presented by Sockony and the Limited Edition Endorphin Pro Plus. |
| 0:09.0 | Sockony made waves when they launched the carbon-plated Endorphin Pro Racing shoe last summer, |
| 0:14.0 | and one of the secrets to their success was how closely they worked with their pro athletes to design and develop it. |
| 0:19.0 | 209 Marathon or Jared Ward was deeply involved in the early product trials and testing, and everyone from Jared to Parker Stinson and Larath Wheat set personal best wearing the final product. |
| 0:29.0 | But the thing about pro athletes is that they're never really satisfied. You can give them the latest and greatest gear, but they're always dreaming about what's next. |
| 0:36.0 | They're looking for whatever can get them a little faster, a little bit more efficient on race day. |
| 0:41.0 | So when their athletes started testing the Endorphin Pro 2, they told Sockony that they loved it, but they wanted an even lighter version. |
| 0:48.0 | Something with the same incredible pop and propulsion, but with an ultra light upper, a shoe purely meant for going all out on race day. |
| 0:56.0 | So the Sockony team went to work, stripping away anything that wasn't essential in swapping out materials for lighter, smoother, and more breathable ones. |
| 1:03.0 | They obsessed over every swatch and stitch, cutting off weight as they went. |
| 1:08.0 | The result is the Endorphin Pro Plus, a shoe that's tailored for speed, with Sockony's super responsive power run PB foam and their signature S-curve carbon fiber plate. |
| 1:18.0 | It's no wonder that this shoe has been making waves all over the sneaker watch Instagram accounts. |
| 1:23.0 | So mark your calendars for September 28th when you can snag a pair of the limited edition Endorphin Pro Plus on Sockony.com. |
| 1:31.0 | It is super limited. |
| 1:33.0 | You will also get to see the shoes and action at a special test event taking place in Germany on September 22nd, which you'll be able to watch live on the City of Smag YouTube channel. |
| 1:42.0 | And it'll feature commentary by me and Kyle Merber. |
| 1:46.0 | We're getting your favorite announcing duo back together. |
| 1:49.0 | And until then, check out Sockony's current lineup, including the Endorphin Pro 2 and the Endorphin Speed 2, another played fan favorite for speed and tempo runs. |
| 2:00.0 | Thanks to the support on Patreon, a special welcome to Felicia Zerzolo and Christine Knox, who have jumped on to back the show within the past week. |
| 2:09.0 | Your dollars help us pay our new podcast producer, Mike. |
| 2:12.0 | The funds also go toward planning for major events coming up like our fall marathon coverage. |
| 2:16.0 | And then the big year will obviously be 2022 with USA's and then the world championships in Eugene, Oregon. |
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