Episode 105: Maury Plambeck - Planning Cities and Planning Marathons

Maury Plambeck (pronounced PLAM-beck) and I met when I joined the Board of Directors for Beyond Monumental, the organization behind the CNO Indianapolis Monumental Marathon.During this episode, sponsored by Previnex and BITCHSTIX, we talk about:How we metHis time in city planning (not planting!) and how it brought him to Indianapolis How his mom is 89 and still can ride a bike and walks every day Farm life growing up and learning to drive a tractor at less than 10 years old When running came into the picture after college as a stress reliever His first Indy Mini in 1990-1991 and how he ran 24 in a row! Why he always runs with pacersSigning up for his first marathon without really thinking too much about it Qualifying for Boston but not signing up on time only to requalify and run his first Boston Marathon in 2013, the year of the Boston bombingAnd his second Boston Marathon was 2018 “the horrible weather and Des Linden year”How he runs six days a week no matter what The local RUN(317) race series he does every year (prices go up 5/1)Getting involved with Back on My Feet Indianapolis THIRTEEN years agoEverything else Maury does to give back to the Indianapolis community Meeting his husband, Sam. They’ve been together for 38 years.Why as runners we need to volunteer and give back to the running communityHis coming out story that he and Sam recently shared with their Lutheran Church The Fox Hollow Farm documentary on Hulu (if you don’t know, there was a serial killer in the early 90s in Indianapolis targeting gay men)How he got roped into some very long bike rides by a good friend 00:37 Boston Marathon and Carmel Marathon Updates02:21 Gearing Up for the Indy Mini03:42 Guest Introduction: Maury Plambeck06:17 Maury's Background and Early Life09:00 City Planning Career and Move to Indianapolis27:38 Running Journey and Mini Marathon Experiences34:05 Reflecting on Running Habits34:38 First Marathon Experience36:38 Qualifying for Boston Marathon38:01 The Boston Marathon Bombing42:54 Running in Extreme Weather48:52 Back on My Feet Organization56:40 Volunteering and Community Involvement01:01:27 A Night Out in Cheyenne01:02:02 Meeting Sam and Moving to Indianapolis01:02:34 Sam's AIDS Diagnosis and the Damian Center01:05:34 Volunteering and Community Involvement01:07:13 Sam's Resilience and Support System01:11:04 Coming Out and Family Acceptance01:15:09 Fox Hollow Farm Murders01:21:07 Biking Adventures and Future Plans01:31:40 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsSponsor Details:- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Previnex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ALLY15 for 15% off your first order- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BITCHSTIX - ALLYB for 20% off your order