#192 Kristian's Corner: News on Boston Marathon, Puma Project 3, Heat & Motivation

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Kristian steps away from guest interviews for a solo update episode, covering everything going on in his own running and behind the scenes at the podcast. He reintroduces himself for newer listeners, gets honest about a rough stretch of motivation after Boston, and officially announces a new partnership between the Marathon Podcast Sponsorship and Puma Project 3.

Kristian also breaks down the latest Boston Marathon qualifying updates, including the new downhill course rules, pre-verification deadlines, and where cutoff time predictions currently stand heading into 2027.

In this episode:

- A quick reintroduction: from professional speed skating to running

- Going from a 2:52 marathon debut to a 2:44 in Boston

- Being honest about losing motivation to run after Boston

- Selling the treadmill and considering the Wahoo Kickr Run

- Announcing the Puma Project 3 and Marathon Podcast Sponsorship partnership

- How the Marathon Podcast Sponsorship started and who it supports

- Training in the Puma Fast-R3 ahead of Valencia

- Boston Marathon 2027 qualifying window and pre-verification deadline

- New rules limiting downhill courses for Boston qualification

- Current cutoff time predictions for the 2027 race

Timestamps

00:32 Welcome and what this update episode will cover

01:58 Reintroduction: from pro speed skating to running

02:39 First marathon, Boston qualifier, and starting the podcast

03:46 Why he started the podcast and the freedom of his day job

04:51 Being honest about not always loving to run

05:41 The Marathon Hat and funding the athlete sponsorship

07:31 How training has actually been going lately

08:15 Losing motivation after Boston and getting married

09:04 Would he be happy if he stopped running?

10:09 Getting the motivation back

12:37 Working with coach John Green and staying transparent

14:50 Running in the heat: the poor man's altitude

17:44 Balancing pushing through heat vs listening to your body

19:22 On monetizing the podcast (or not)

20:05 What actually drives him: growth and community feedback

21:52 Why he sold the treadmill and eyeing the Wahoo Kickr Run

26:38 Announcing the Puma Project 3 partnership

27:21 How the Marathon Podcast Sponsorship started

30:10 Who qualifies for the sponsorship and how it works

32:20 What Puma Project 3 is and how athletes are selected

34:14 What the new partnership means going forward

36:45 Training in the Puma Fast-R3 ahead of Valencia

38:48 Boston Marathon updates: pre-verifying your time

41:25 The 2027 qualifying window and key dates

42:43 New downhill course rules explained

45:35 Boston cutoff time speculation and predictions

50:38 Why Boston might be more attainable than you think

52:00 How many qualified but didn't get in for 2026

53:07 Closing thoughts and what's coming Friday

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