In an ongoing series entitled, "Matt gets his picture taken with Olympians," here is part 2. The other night, Saucony posted a thing on twitter about a lottery to hear Jared Ward present his thesis on optimum pacing for the marathon. As you can see from the first two pictures, it involves a lot of math - most of which is way over my head. But in general, it's best to start out conservative, which apparently leads to much more consistent pacing overall and better results. Essentially, exactly the opposite of what I've done in every marathon I've run. A very cool event with a very small crowd. I got to chat with him for a bit during the cocktail reception and then get my photo taken with him at the end. I was super impressed that he remembered our names when we did the picture at the end. As we left, I told him to beat Galen. He said, "I'll try." Fingers crossed for him!

World Service Taster: It's Coronavirus Week On Second Captains World Service!! by The Second Captains Podcast .... It might have been one of the madder weeks in sports history - for the sport that went on, the sport that didn't go on, and the sport that may not now go on. Have a listen to this small audio taster of what we got up to on the Second Captains World Service as we talk about just how Cheltenham went ahead, why the Olympics is the Petri dish to end all Petri dishes, and thus should be cancelled for 2020... and, just for some light relief, we talk about the new Nike miracle sneakers with the sixth-best marathon runner in the world. To join the Second Captains world service, just go to secondcaptains.com/join, and we'd be delighted to have you ❤

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Saucony Press Conference with Jared Ward during Boston Marathon weekend

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