Live from NYC Marathon: Emma Grace Hurley & Clayton Young

At the New York City Marathon edition of Mile Zero, Michael Doyle, Alex Cyr and Katelyn Tocci were joined by some surprise guests.

Olympic marathon champion Frank Shorter and NYC Marathon co-founder George Hirsch take us back to 1976, the year of the first five-borough course, and explain how a struggling city agreed to close its streets for a marathon. Next, Emma Grace Hurley talks through her record-setting Chicago Marathon debut: running 22 miles alone with her pacer, the 35/35 workout that got her ready, and why she trusts her coach more than herself. Clayton Young follows with his top-American, 2:05 finish in Chicago. He covers racing on a split hamstring tear, treating the pressure as practice for LA 2028, Vinny Mauri’s mid-race stretching breaks, and his prediction for Conner Mantz in New York. The show wraps up with a live audience Q&A on handling injuries, the pain cave, youth sports and post-race meals.

Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to Mile Zero NYC and the 50th anniversary of the five-borough course
02:13 NYC weekend so far: fewer super shoes, a Kipchoge run-in and a roadside fan
09:45 Sponsor: Momentous
11:52 Frank Shorter and George Hirsch on the first five-borough NYC Marathon in 1976
18:20 Legends’ race-day advice for the NYC Marathon
24:12 Sponsor: Wahoo KICKR RUN
28:30 Emma Grace Hurley’s running origin story, from the violin to the track
34:22 Moving up to the marathon: Emma Grace’s training and toughest workout
42:58 Inside Emma Grace Hurley’s Chicago Marathon debut
54:49 The ASICS shoe name challenge
59:00 Join Marathon Handbook Run Club
1:02:28 Clayton Young on his hamstring and the Provo running scene
1:08:38 Clayton Young’s Chicago Marathon: pressure, Vinny Mauri and the last 10K
1:23:30 Clayton’s ceiling, spring plans and NYC Marathon predictions
1:34:24 Live audience Q&A with Emma Grace Hurley and Clayton Young

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