The In-Between: From Boston to Ottawa

This video takes you through the training block that came after Boston. The work, the mindset, the reset. What it looks like to come off one of the biggest races in the world and immediately lock back in for something that feels deeply personal.

Ottawa is different. The field is different. The stakes feel different, not because they're bigger, but because this one is mine to own. No excuses. No nerves about the occasion. Just me, the course, and a debt I feel like I owe myself.

I'll walk you through where my head is at, what I expect from the field, and why I think Ottawa is exactly the right race to give everything I have left in this season.

This isn't redemption in the dramatic sense. It's quieter than that. It's showing up fully — and seeing what happens when I do.

Ottawa, let's go.

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Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
A-1 w/20 min pick ups
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
Dial it in
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Produced by Scott Barker, STAMINA MEDIA, LLC
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0:00 - Intro / What Racing in Ottawa Means To Me
1:49 - A1 Mountain Long Run w/ Pickups
5:56 - Progression Workout at Trina's
9:00 - Last Years Ottawa Marathon
11:32 - What to Expect this Year
13:58 - Post Workout
17:20 - What it Would Mean to Win the Ottawa Marathon
18:16 - Onward to Ottawa