BONUS EPISODE: What Is the Future of the New York City Marathon? | Live from NYC 2025

This episode is brought to you by the Wahoo’s KICKR RUN – go to https://⁠wahoofitness.com⁠ and use promo code MHRUN to get 25% OFF DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER (2025), and receive a free $319 KICKR Headwind Fan with your treadmill order!Live from New York City during the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon weekend, this Marathon Handbook Podcast episode explores the future of running, racing, and technology. (00:00) Host Michael Doyle and co-hosts Katelyn Tocci and Alex Cyr welcome TCS futurist Bill Quinn (01:00), who explains how AI, digital twins, and smart tech are reshaping how athletes train and how races are organized. (06:00) He predicts the marathon of 2035, complete with AI-optimized start corrals, sustainable “water pods,” and smart clothing that adapts to weather in real time. (18:00)In the second half, elite marathoner Colin Bennie (34:00) joins the show to discuss how he prepared for New York’s challenging course (39:00), the growing strength of American marathoners (40:30), and his mindset heading into the race. (47:00) Bennie also shares insights on training balance, wearable tech, and why even elites “trust the coach, not the data.” (53:00)(1:14:00) The episode closes with Bill Quinn’s futuristic predictions—AI shoes, nanotech, and digital twins for every runner—and reflections on how human intuition and technology must evolve together.📩 Questions about training, race previews, or to send us your hot takes? Email us at [email protected].🎤 Leave us a voice memo for our mailbag episodes: marathonhandbook.com/podcast📸 Instagram: @marathon.handbook📘 Facebook: @marathonhandbook📰 Join 265,000+ runners getting our daily newsletter: marathonhandbook.com/newsletter👍 Like, subscribe, and drop your questions in the comments.🎧 Audio version available wherever you get podcasts + watch the video version on Spotify.📺 Subscribe on YouTube for weekly running deep dives.#NYCMarathon #MarathonHandbook #FutureOfRunning #ColinBennie #BillQuinn #MarathonPodcast #RunningTechnology #TCSMarathon #BrooksRunning #AIMarathon