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Masayoshi Tamura - I want to be the fastest marathon runner at the age of 80 in Japan

Masayoshi Tamura from Fujisawa, Japan shares his running journey. He started running at the age of 54 with a motivation to loose some weight and continued ever since. Till date he ran 80 marathons and counting and he runs a marathon every week since summer of 2022. Masayoshi's main goal is to be the fastest marathoner at the age of 80 in Japan. 2023 Berlin marathon was Masayoshi's 2nd World Major. Enjoy the story
Berlin 26.2
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Sahadev Byanjankar - cofounding running club in Kathmandu, Nepal to chasing World Majors

Sahadev Byanjankar from the land of Himalayas- Kathmandu, Nepal shares his running journey : Co-founding a Nepal Dynamic Running Club, growing running community in historic parts of Kathmandu, welcoming runners from around the world, how running has helped him alleviate his image in the community and some of the challenges of chasing world majors as an international runner. 2023 Berlin Marathon will be Sahadev's 3rd major. Enjoy the story
Berlin 26.2
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Trees Van Hollebeke - a psychologist's take on running being a therapy and lifestyle

Trees Van Hollebeke from coastal part of Belgium and a psychologist by profession shares her running journey - how making running part of her lifestyle helped her quit smoking and be in her best health; how training/running with a timing goal for Berlin was different than training without one and also shares how chasing World Majors can be an expensive journey. 2023 Berlin Marathon was her first sub 4 hour Marathon. Enjoy the Story
Berlin 26.2
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Dilip Ghadge - When you achieve your first goal, the next goal calls you

Dilip Ghadge from Mumbai, India (a civil engineer who runs his own business) about his running journey - why he started to run in his 40s, how running has helped him and why he continuing running in his 50s. 2023 Berlin Marathon is his first world major
Berlin 26.2
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How Rosterfy Revolutionizes Volunteer Management for Major Events: Insights from Cofounder Shannan Gove

Shannan Gove, cofounder of Rosterfy, discusses building a global volunteer management platform. He shares how Rosterfy supports mass events like the FIFA World Cup, addresses volunteer retention, integrates with other systems, and explores trends in volunteerism and the impact of AI
Tech in 26.2
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Innovative Timing System Founder Kurt Hansen Reveals Big Cat-Inspired Branding, 32 Patents & Race Timing Industry Future

Kurt Hansen recounts founding Innovative Timing System, inspired by his passion for rescuing big cats, leading to unique race timing product names. Frustrated by industry stagnation, he drove innovation with 32 patents and global expansion to 700 offices. Kurt also shares insights on the future of the race timing industry
Tech in 26.2
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Annie Cabrera - I do not know you but still you are cheering for me - Go Annie Go

Annie Cabrera from Mexico City, Mexico shares her running journey; how she picked up running during Covid pandemic and fell in love with it. She shares her key highlights from Berlin Marathon especially how strangers were cheering for runners by calling out their names! Annie is chasing World Marathon Majors and 2023 Berlin Marathon was her first major
Berlin 26.2
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Jessica Leila - Getting Rhabdo from a Crossfit Murph workout to long distance running

Jessica Leila from sunny California shares her running journey- How she pivoted from cross-fit to long distance running after getting Rhabdomyolysis from a Crossfit Murph workout and now chasing World Marathon Majors. 2023 Berlin Marathon will be her first major. Enjoy the story
Berlin 26.2
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Daniel Sun - It's great to run 2 marathons a year sponsored by your employer

Daniel Sun (Lu) from Tianjin, China and now working in tech industry in Germany shares his running journey. Starting to run in 2017, Daniel shares how he transitioned from pre-pandemic hobby runner to post-pandemic serious runner. He is running 2 marathons a year sponsored by his employer. He is aiming to qualify for Boston marathon as part of his World Marathon Majors journey and 2023 Berlin Marathon was his 2nd time running Berlin Marathon. Enjoy the Story
Berlin 26.2
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Jason Reid - I run b'cos I love it even if I am not at the front of the pack on races

Jason Reid from Belfast, Northern Ireland and a shares his running journey - how he started his journey with a relay marathon race and then made running part of his lifestyle over the years. He shares the habits changes he made to make running a lifestyle and how joining North Belfast Harriers running club has helped him with this transition. Jason shares how running helped him coping with his mental health challenges especially during pandemic. 2023 Berlin Marathon was his 6th Berlin Marathon and he is pursuing Berlin Marathon Jubilee Club. Jason has a Youtube vlog @jasonsrunning where he shares his running life with hope to inspire others. Enjoy the story
Berlin 26.2
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Masiray Kanneh-Peart - I had the heart to run a marathon, just needed the training

Masiray Kanneh-Peart, retired US Army Officer from Washington DC, shares her running journey. How he started running when stationed in Germany and took a pause after 20 years of service in the US Army. She picked up running again during pandemic. She brought a lot of discipline and rigor from her US Army days into the training when she decided to run her first marathon in Miami. 2023 Berlin Marathon was her first World Major and was a special one as she got an opportunity to go back to Germany after a long time
Berlin 26.2
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Andreu Raya Demidoff, an alpine skier, triathlete and runner: Running makes me feel so happy

Andreu Ray Demidoff, an Andorran, based in Madrid, Spain shares his incredible journey - Starting as an Alpine skier, coaching the Andorran National Team for the Olympics, his transition to professional triathlete for the national team and then to long distance running as the first Andorran chasing World marathon Majors. Andreu deep dive in each part of the journey with gratitude, humbleness and his key learnings. It will be not surprising if part of Andreu’s story bring some tears in your eyes especially when he shares how running makes him feel so happy and how his teenage son almost ran 30-35 kms during the Berlin Marathon to cheer/support his dad! This is a must listen for anyone who is still figuring out the why and how having an attitude of gratitude helps you to get there! Enjoy the story
Berlin 26.2

A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE
HOST
Welcome everyone!! I started my running journey with a local Turkey Trot in 2013 and never looked back since then. Like many of you, I transitioned from 5K to half marathon to marathons and found this wonderful running community. I personally draw a lot of joy and inspiration from running which have positively impacted a lot of aspects of my personal and professional life. I started this podcast in the fall of 2023 to pursue my curiosity to learn more about the ecosystem of runners, communities and organizers . I plan to bring you my learnings through the conversations on this podcast and potentially solve for some of frictions I see along the way. I am looking to connect and collaborate with folks supporting this ecosystem and passionate about running & endurance sports in general.



