Episode 71: The "Jim-athon"

Jim Patton and I didn't meet through the running community. You'll have to listen to hear the story. I like to think of Indy as a "small, big town". During this conversation sponsored by ⁠Athlete Bouquets⁠, we talk about: How Jim and I know each other His sub-4 hour marathon in Mesa 2024 Working on his nutrition, strength and following a running plan helped him find “edge” How he got into running 15 years ago The story of him being the first person to register for the Carmel Half Marathon (ever!) and one of the first members of the Carmel Runners Club Why he joins Indy Runners and Carmel Runners Club every year 2011 Marine Corps Marathon was his first marathon Getting sober 15.5 years ago and how that ties into his running journey Finding ways to give back - Back on My Feet (how he met Timmy Howard), Drumstick Dash, American Cancer Society (his wife, Jennifer, is a survivor), and Big Brothers Big Sisters The unfortunate injury he’s dealing with right now heading into the NYC Marathon in November How we used to suck at training for races Our virtual race experiences - “The Jim-athon” A health scare he had at the Indy Mini in 2015 The Ragnar events he’s done - 7 of them! And his team won their age group one year after another team admitted to cheating Donate to Jim's NYC Fundraiser