Finish Line Moments: First Marathon, Last Marathon: A Father-Son Finish Line Moment with Alan & Bob Maciel

When Bob signed up for a training plan, he joked that “the side effect of a training plan is a race.” What he didn’t expect was that the race would become one of the most meaningful moments of his life.In this episode of Finish Line Moments, Gretchen sits down with father-son duo Alan and Bob, who crossed the Santa Rosa Marathon finish line together in August - Bob completing his first marathon while Alan closed out his running career with his last.In studio, Alan reflects on 25 years of racing that took him from 5Ks to ultras, and Bob shares how running on a remote island in Japan eventually led him back home to a finish line alongside his dad. They talk family, motivation, the long miles they trained together, and what it meant to share such a powerful milestone from opposite ends of the journey.