Final Surge Podcast

Welcome to episode 153 of the Final Surge Podcast. Last week we had on a couple of experts to talk about the US Olympics Marathon Trial. On the men's side, despite a strong Chicago Marathon, Jake Riley did not get much attention. Many casual marathon observers did not even know the name. Jake had to take three years off racing after the 2016 trials because of injury. This unsponsored athlete made a comeback that had the running world talking and took home a second-place and a place on the Olympic team. Today, meet Jake Riley. 1:44 When did you start running? 6:45 Talk about your very successful career at Stanford 7:40 Having someone in front of you helps push you right? 9:06 Did you know when you were at Standford that running was something you wanted to do post-college? 10:37 You ran for Hanson out of college? 11:04 You ended up getting a long injury, when did that happen? 13:23 Was there any doubt during those three years that your running career may be done? 15:53 When did you move to Boulder and start wor