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
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