Hosted by The Zone 2 Podcast · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 50 episodes
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Running talk at a conversational pace. New episodes every Wednesday with runners of all kinds — sharing stories, lessons, and laughs from the road.Based in Boston, The Zone 2 Podcast started as a passion project while Francis and Brian trained for their first marathons. Since then, it's grown into a platform for conversations with voices from across the running community — from brand reps and run club founders to coaches, pro athletes, and more.Stay connected with us on social media @thezone2podcast and across platforms.
The Zone 2 Podcast hosts The Zone 2 Podcast, a sports show with 50 episodes published.
In this week's episode we sit down with New Balance Research Engineer, Ben Hazelwood, to discuss what goes into testing and evaluating some of the best shoes on the market. We reference a few different studies in this co
The Boston Marathon is the oldest and arguably the most popular of the world major marathons. We had the amazing privilege to be involved with the Adidas activations in the city and meet some really cool people! ⭐️ Did y
This week, the Zone 2 crew sat down with South African record holder, 2x Olympian, and 5x NCAA champion Dom Scott! We discuss running origins, burnout, the transition from collegiate to professional running, motivation,
What does it mean to run a major marathon in your home town? In this episode, we chat with three-time guest, Devin Miller, to discuss his approach to running the 2026 Boston Marathon and what being able to run it means t
Enjoy this interview with runner, videographer, and cinematographer Pat Fogarty! In this interview Pat talks all things storytelling in the running space as we follow his journey from running cross-country in high-school
Enjoy this interview with Dan Epstein, a miler turner marathoner who made his start in the running community at Heartbreak Hill Running Company, and now leads Endorphins Running Boston . In this interview, we talk about
Enjoy this interview with Lead Product Line Manager for Performance Footwear at Puma, and OG Heartbreaker, Conor Cashin! In this interview Conor talks all things performance footwear as we follow his journey from running
Enjoy this interview with Leader of Gansett Run Club, Heartbreaker, founder of November Project Providence, Abbott 6-star finisher, and self-proclaimed out-of-shape runner Steven Blais! In this special interview, Steven
How do your favorite race day shoes go from an idea to your local running store? in this week's episode, we get to sit down with Sam Truax, a member of the Adizero racing team at Adidas, to hear what goes into creating r
Usually, we like to stay in Zone 2, but we love a good race recap! Enjoy this episode, featuring our dear friend and 5x marathoner Anthony Wiryaman, who ran a huge PR at the Philly Marathon a 2 weeks ago! In this episode
Last week we heard about what it takes to run at the division 1 level. This week we're turning on the jets to talk to 2-time Olympian and American record holder in the women's indoor 5k, Elise Cranny. 🏃From turkey trots
What does it take to compete at the Division 1 level? In this week's episode we take a look behind the curtain of elite collegiate training with Boston College miler and steeplechaser, Colin Shaver, who shares his journe
Running your first half-marathon can seem like a daunting task. All the miles of preparation, all the early mornings (and early evenings), all the workouts... None of that guarantees anything, yet we still go to that sta
🌃 For many, running is all about community. This week’s guest, Heartbreak Coach (and Heartbreak regular) Adi Bandekar, embodies that spirit completely. 🏃♂️ In this episode, Adi shares his journey from solo runner to a
🐳 We ran a half marathon! In part one, we are joined by our friend and former guest Ted Trozinski as we debrief our experiences running the Nantucket Half Marathon together. We talk about race day experiences, training
🚑 Endurance sports have long been an important part of Mark Sibold's life, but everything changed in May 2023 when he was struck by a car going over 60 miles per hour while out for a bike ride. What happened next is sur
🏃Running is art in motion and this week’s guest has made it his business to capture that art. 📸If you’ve ever seen a photo of either Brian or Francis that looks like it was professionally shot, it probably was shot by
🐘 An Olympic Trials Qualifying (OTQ) marathon time has long represented the standard of excellence in distance running, and this week, we were thrilled to be joined by a man who has done it, not once, but twice: Eric As
🇩🇰What’s it like trying to run abroad in a new city? This week, we were joined once again by our dear friend, former guest, and Nike Women’s Running Ambassador Cate Schultz! In this episode, Cate reflects back on her s
🏅 Lace up and enjoy this inspirational conversation with Olympic 10,000m runner, GM of Heartbreak Santa Monica, and host of the Unexpected Curves podcast Marielle Hall ! In this episode, we learn more about Marielle's s
Devin Miller
gynecologic oncologist · Clear Faith Christian Ministries
1 appearance on this show
Dan Epstein
Medical Doctor and academic · The Long Game Project
1 appearance on this show
Tim Scott
author of Schooling for Silicon Valley · The Freedom Association
1 appearance on this show
Dan Fitzgerald
Kansas Baseball Head Coach · KU Baseball
1 appearance on this show
Peter Fox
careers adviser · Durham University
1 appearance on this show
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