# #278 Chris Chavez - Citius Mag Origin Story + App Preview, The Journey to a Sub-3 Marathon, Making Track More Popular

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Published: 2026-04-13T15:49:12+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/otqboyz/episodes/278-Chris-Chavez---Citius-Mag-Origin-Story--App-Preview--The-Journey-to-a-Sub-3-Marathon--Making-Track-More-Popular-e3hr8qk
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Duration seconds: 4429

## Resource

Visit lisrunning.com to be coached by us! On this episode, the boys had special guest Chris Chavez on the podcast! Chris is the founder of Citius Mag, one of the biggest running media outlets in the world! We got the full origin story + what’s next for them on this episode. Chris also gave us the breakdown of his journey to sub-3 marathon! We get a lot of messages asking about how to get to a sub-3 marathon and think you will find Chris’s story very relatable. We also chatted about a few fun topics like: making track more popular in the US, is it OK to fun run the Boston Marathon, the New World Major Marathon locations, and more! Enjoy! FOLLOW CHRIS IG: https://www.instagram.com/chris_j_chavez/ FOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris https://www.strava.com/athletes/29985667 Scotty https://www.strava.com/athletes/98633526 Danny https://www.strava.com/athletes/23504210 CHECK OUT OUR INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifeinstridepodcast/ QALO QRNT SMART RING 10% OFF ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠qalo.com/lifeinstride⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SWIFTWICK SOCKS https://swiftwick.com/ 15% off code: LIFEINSTRIDE KEN COMBS RUNNING STORE https://www.kencombsrunningstore.com/ 10% off code: LIFEINSTRIDE MASON CONSTRUCTION https://www.masonconstructionanddev.com/ CARBS FUEL carbsfuel.com 15% off: LIFEINSTRIDE SWITCHBACK ELECTROLYTES https://goswitchback.co?sca_ref=6278891.uVBEGmtjbbUlcGPZ 15% Off Code: OTQBOYZ CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://youtube.com/@LifeInStridePodcast?si=icd7XfQ4HMmuBRyX

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