Zack Isaacs, Co-founder and CEO of Movemint, discusses reimagining event management for athletic events. Topics include finding product-market fit, solving pain points for organizers, AI’s role, pricing strategy, and compliance with new California consumer laws, following Movemint’s recent pre-seed funding

Yuriy Brykaylo from Kyiv, Ukraine shares his running journey. Yuriy shares how he got into running running 3 years back and ran 300+ races till date. He shares how difficult it was to run when the war started in Ukraine and how he picked running back and built the discipline to run 5 days a week. Yuriy emphasized the need of a support system and his goal to qualify for Boston Marathon. 2023 Berlin Marathon was his 2nd World Major. Enjoy the Story!

Trevor Lewis from Cheshire, UK shares his running journey - how did he get into running to running his first marathon in 2004 and then telling his wife to slap him on the face if he signs up for another race. We all know how the story goes from there :) Till date, Trevor ran 100+ half marathons and half a dozen marathon and shares how running helps him to be tough and resilient. He also shares about his support system from his family to the local running club he is part of. He is chasing sub 20 min 5K as a next goal in 2024 to be a Boston qualifier. 2023 Berlin Marathon was Trevor’s 3rd World Major. Enjoy the story

Cosmos O'Ndebele shares his running journey - how he picked up running during the pandemic as a way to keep him moving. He found out by surprise that sub-3 hour marathons are pretty impressive as he has been running all his marathons sub-3. Although he is not part of a running club, he is very well connected with the running community. 2023 Berlin Marathon was his 2nd World Marathon Major and he planning to complete all the 6 majors in 2024

Mark Scarborough from Canberra, Australia shares his running journey - how he started to run joining local Parkrun and how he gradually built himself up to run his first marathon in Melbourne which finishes inside the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Mark ran 2023 Berlin Marathon through Pancreatic Cancer UK in memory of loss of his father in law to pancreatic cancer. He shares about park run culture in Australia and his next running goals. 2023 Berlin Marathon was his 2nd World Major. Enjoy the story

Sean Bradford, CEO of TrainAsOne, joins Tech in 26.2 to discuss his AI-powered running app. He explains how personalized training, injury prevention science, and critical views on traditional marathon plans are changing the sport. The episode explores AI’s role in multi-sport training and smarter, safer, more effective workouts for all runners.

Marcel Altenburg discusses how crowd science optimizes marathon logistics, improving runner experiences through better start times, corral placements, and resource allocation. Predictive algorithms help organizers manage race flow, maximize capacity, and respond to real-time challenges, ensuring safety and efficiency for all participants. These principles also benefit other large-scale events.

Running legend Dave McGillivray discusses his legendary running feats, race direction, and philanthropy. He shares insights on technology’s role in modern races, scaling events, Covid’s impact, climate challenges, and his motivation after running over 160,000 miles and directing iconic marathons

Gary McNamee, CEO of Outside Interactive, discusses Simulator, which lets runners virtually experience real marathons at home, including the Paris Olympic Marathon. Topics include product development, benefits for stakeholders, and Gary’s entrepreneurial journey

Tom Fowler, entrepreneur and ex-President of Polar North America, known for revitalizing endurance sports businesses. He shares expertise on wearable technology’s evolution, selecting wearables for athletes, direct-to-consumer strategies, data privacy, health center transformations, and advice for founders overcoming financial constraints, drawing from his business and athletic experience

Dirk Friel, Co-Founder of TrainingPeaks, discusses the platform’s origin with his father Joe Friel, its role in enabling deliberate practice and growth for athletes and coaches, top trends in endurance sports, the scaling of coaching businesses, and the future of AI-powered coaching

Tomás Blanco, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts (originally from Spain) shares his running journey. Tomás got into running when he moved to Boston for work. He attempted to do all six world majors in 2022 but fell short in completing Tokyo. And then could pull off completing all 6 in 2023 and that also all of them under 2:50. He even got his PR of 2:45 in 2023 Berlin marathon. Tomás shares how he is able to keep up with this amazing pace and improve over the years