Joan Pons Laplana from Sheffield, UK shares his running journey. Joan started running during the pandemic by recommendation from his mental health counselor to see if it helps him with PTSD that he developed as a nurse during pandemic. After his first run he slept for straight 8 hours in months and never looked back. On top of it he is the fastest marathoner in Christmas Cracker costume which got him to Guinness Book of World Records in 2023 Berlin Marathon. He also had another record in Guinness Books in 2022 but was broken a couple of months after. 2023 Berlin Marathon was his 2nd World Majors

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

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

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

Mohammed Iqbal, founder & CEO of SweatWorks, discusses building a global digital health agency, working with major fitness brands, and overcoming early challenges. Key topics include launching SweatWorks, landing Nike, trends in fitness tech, wearables, AI, and the mission of “wellness for all.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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