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Live from New York City during the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon weekend, this Marathon Handbook Podcast episode explores the future of running, racing, and technology. (00:00) Host Michael Doyle and co-hosts Katelyn Tocci and Alex Cyr welcome TCS futurist Bill Quinn (01:00), who explains how AI, digital twins, and smart tech are reshaping how athletes train and how races are organized. (06:00) He predicts the marathon of 2035, complete with AI-optimized start corrals, sustainable “water pods,” and smart clothing that adapts to weather in real time. (18:00)

In the second half, elite marathoner Colin Bennie (34:00) joins the show to discuss how he prepared for New York’s challenging course (39:00), the growing strength of American marathoners (40:30), and his mindset heading into the race. (47:00) Bennie also shares insights on training balance, wearable tech, and why even elites “trust the coach, not the data.” (53:00)

(1:14:00) The episode closes with Bill Quinn’s futuristic predictions—AI shoes, nanotech, and digital twins for every runner—and reflections on how human intuition and technology must evolve together.

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