Boston and the 303

Welcome to Episode #333 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. You are listening to your weekly connection to coaches, experts, and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance goals. We're your hosts coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Bill Plock. Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Take your performance to the next level with UCAN Energy and Bars made with SuperStarch®  UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of simple sugars to fuel athletes.  UCAN keeps blood sugar steady compared to the energy spikes and crashes of sugar-based products.  Steady energy equals sustained performance!   Use UCAN in your training and racing to fuel the healthy way, finish stronger and recover more quickly!  Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co     In Today's Show Endurance News April 18, 2022 Boston Marathon results Who Wore What? These Were the Top Shoes at the 2022 Boston Marathon What's new in the 303  Ride the Rockies update - 7 days / 50 porta pot   Our News is sponsored by Buddy Insurance. Buddy Insurance gives you peace of mind to enjoy your training and racing to the fullest. Buddy's mission is simple, to help people fearlessly enjoy an active and outdoor lifestyle.    Get on-demand accident insurance just in case the unexpected happens. Buddy ensures you have cash for bills fast.  This is accident insurance not health and life insurance.  Go to buddyinsurance.com and create an account.  There's no commitment or charge to create one.  Once you have an account created, it's a snap to open your phone and in a couple clicks have coverage for the day.  Check it out!   Endurance News:   Boston Marathon Pro Field The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced more than 140 athletes will compete at the 126th Boston Marathon as part of the John Hancock Professional Athlete Team. Olympians, Paralympians, and global marathon winners will race from Hopkinton to Boston on April 18 and will be the first race held on the traditional Patriots' Day date since 2019.   The Boston Marathon made history last year by becoming the first Abbott World Marathon Major event to offer equal $50,000 course record bonuses across open and wheelchair divisions, and the first event to provide a designated prize purse for athletes with upper limb, lower limb, and visual impairments. For the 37th year, prize money awards will be provided by principal sponsor John Hancock.   The full international field, including the Para Athletics Divisions field top contenders, can be found below.     Who Wore What? These Were the Top Shoes at the 2022 Boston Marathon Ever since the first carbon-plated super shoes hit the roads, they've dominated the pro running conversation. With any speedy performance, we want to know: What latest shoe technology were they wearing?   That was certainly the case for Monday's thrilling Boston Marathon where Peres Jepchirchir and Ababel Yeshaneh fought until the very last mile for their glory moment. In the end, it was Jepchirchir who out-kicked Yeshaneh 2:21.01 to 2:21.05.   In the context of super shoes, though, it may as well have been a head-to-head battle between Adidas and Nike, two Goliaths in the space. And though Nike had more racers finish in the top 15 wearing its shoes, the eventual 2022 Boston Marathon champion was wearing a pair of Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 2's.   Curious what the other ultra-fast women were racing in on Marathon Monday? We tracked down the 6 shoes that were worn by the top 15 women.   RELATED: American Original: Why Nell Rojas Broke Her Adidas Contract Right Before Placing 10th at Boston   Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 2 | $220 adidas-adizero-adios Who wore it? Along with 2022 Boston Marathon champion, Peres Jepchirchir, fellow Kenyans Viola Cheptoo (6th place) and Joyciline Jepkosgei (7th place), and ninth place Charlotte Purdue sported the German shoe.   Nike Vaporfly Next% 2 | $250 nike-zoomx-vaporfly-2 Who wore it? Who didn't wear the fabled Nike super shoes? First and second runners up, Ababel Yeshaneh and Mary Wacera Ngugi sported Nikes along the Boston Marathon course, followed by fourth and fifth place runners Edna Kiplagat and Monicah Ngige. Degitu Azimeraw (8th place), Nell Rojas (10th place, first American finisher), and Bria Wetsch (15th place) round out the list of top 15 Boston finishers that raced in Nikes on Monday.   Saucony Endorphin Pro 3 saucony-endorphin-pro-3 Who wore it? Malindi Elmore, the 11th place finisher, was the only top 15 competitor to sport this new style from Saucony.   HOKA Rocket X 2 close up of Stephanie Bruce's unreleased HOKA Rocket X 2 shoes from the Boston Marathon 126th Boston Marathon April 18, 2022 (Photo: Kevin Morris) Who wore it? Second American finisher Stephanie Bruce rocked these brand-new (not available until next year) shoes from her long-time sponsor. She came in 12th overall in 2:28:02.   RELATED: The Best Women's Racing Shoes Available This Year   Brooks Hyperion Elite 3 | $250 brooks-hyperion-elite-3 Who wore it? Desiree Linden finished her ninth run at the Boston Marathon in 2:28.47 in this new edition of Brooks carbon-plated super shoe.   Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite puma-fast-r Who wore it? Minnesota-based Dakotah Lindwurm came in 14th in 2:30:42 wearing the Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite, a shoe that is not yet available in America.     2022 Boston Marathon results Women Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) — 2:21:01 Ababel Yeshaneh (ETH) — 2:21:05 Mary Ngugi (KEN) — 2:21:32 Edna Kiplagat (KEN) — 2:21:40 Monicah Ngige (KEN) — 2:22:13 Viola Cheptoo (KEN) — 2:23:47 Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) — 2:24:43 Degitu Azimeraw (ETH) — 2:25:23 Charlotte Purdue (GBR) — 2:25:26 Nell Rojas (USA) — 2:25:57 Des Linden (USA) — 2:28:47 DNF. Molly Seidel (USA)   Men Evans Chebet (KEN) — 2:06:51 Lawrence Cherono (KEN) — 2:07:21 Benson Kipruto (KEN) — 2:07:27 4; Gabriel Geay (TAN) — 2:07:53 Eric Kaptanui (KEN) — 2:08:47 Albert Korir (KEN) — 2:08:50 Scott Fauble (USA) — 2:08:52 Jemal Yimer (ETH) — 2:08:58 Elkanah Kibet (USA) — 2:09:07 Kinde Atanaw (ETH) — 2:09:16 Lemi Berhanu (ETH) — 2:09:43 Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) — 2:11:49 Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) — 2:12:55 Jared Ward (USA) — 2:15:24 Jake Riley (USA) — 2:30:48 DNF. Lelisa Desisa (ETH) DNF. Birhanu Legese (ETH) DNF. Sisay Lemma (ETH)     What's New in the 303:       Video of the Week:   5k Bike Race l Sarah Crowley & Emma Pallant-Browne 🔥   Closing: Thanks again for listening in this week.  Please be sure to follow us @303endurance and of course go to iTunes and give us a rating and a comment.  We'd really appreciate it! Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!