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#282 Ryan Ford - Battling for Top American at the 2026 Boston Marathon, Aggressive Fueling Plan
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- Life in Stride
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- Apr 18, 2026
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Visit lisrunning.com to be coached by us! On this episode, the boys had professional marathoner Ryan Ford on the podcast! Ryan is currently running for the On Athletics Club in Boulder, CO under Dathan Ritzenhein. In college he started off at small Division I UT-Martin, what a come up he has had! We discussed Ryan’s professional career to date on this episode. He started off primarily focused on track and training with Zap Endurance in North Carolina. He recently was offered a spot on OAC and is flourishing so far, with a couple really good half-marathon results including a sub-60 going into the Boston Marathon. Last year at Boston, Ryan got 10th place in 2:08. He is back this year seeking top American honors and a faster time. We talked through his fueling and pacing strategy, his training block, and more! Enjoy! FOLLOW RYAN IG: https://www.instagram.com/ryanford_chevy/ 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