Episode 46: The Carmel Marathon is Not in California

Jay Druba and his wife, Kati, acquired The Carmel Marathon in 2023. He is now the race director alongside having a day job and two young kids. During this episode we talk about: Acquiring the Carmel Marathon - going from marketing intern to race director How working on the marathon doesn't feel like work The finish line setup and what he sees changing in the future The eclipse and how that impacted this year's race The fact that he hasn't run the race and probably won't ever get the race now that he's in charge Pancakes and beer (of course) His running journey from high school athlete to college athlete to triathlete As parents, how we want our kids to love the sport of running Running with his dad and how lucky we are to have supportive parents How he married up and that Kati is his high school sweetheart ❤️ A traumatic first week at Ironman and more about his time working there How he pours his competitiveness into work (and doesn't let his girls win) Register for the Carmel Marathon - if you want to run the full, register for the half and then join the waitlist for the full Vote for Indy Monumental for USA Today's 10 Best Marathons