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9.5 Years of 408k Dreaming & Scheming

I CANNOT BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN 10 9.5* YEARS SINCE THE INAUGURAL San Jose 408k “Race to the Row” in 2012.

At the start of 2012 I was leading a skeleton -yet spirited- crew into the first production of our first owned running event. Soul Focus Sports was a relatively new venture, but we had already been hired to produce a couple of races including the San Francisco Giant Race and the Summer Scamper for the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. We had never started an event of our own. The pressure is on when it’s your name on all the permits, all the marketing, all the sponsorship, and you’re promising the world to numerous stakeholders. It’s a game changer. The buck stops with you.

February 1, 2021

Run Local Pod Episode 23: Bart Yasso – Mayor of Running

If you don’t know Yasso, he served as the Chief Running Officer for Runner’s World before retiring in 2017, has run on all seven continents, is the namesake of marathon fitness indicator, “the Yasso 800s”, and is a passionate believer in the power of running to bring people together, to name just a few things.

February 1, 2021

Run Local Wednesday 408K Edition with Pat Tillman Foundation Scholars & Jose Piña

Today on Run Local Wednesday we’re celebrating our 9.5 Year Anniversary of the 408K benefiting the Pat Tillman Foundation with a couple of special guests and a look back at the event’s first year.

February 1, 2021

Run Local Goes Ultra with Rajpaul Pannu

The team behind Run Local spent last weekend in the Arizona desert directing the HOKA Project Carbon X 2 100K (62 miles) record attempts. It was deeply inspiring to watch these athletes dig deeper than they ever have and we wanted to share this experience with you.

January 26, 2021

Power of Run Groups & a 100K World Record Attempt

We kicked off Run Local Wednesday in 2021 speaking to the Mayor of Running, Bart Yasso, to chat about where running can take you. Then in Week 2 we spoke to San Jose’s own Coach Bertrand Newson on his G.A.P. steps for running success.

January 20, 2021

Coach B’s G.A.P. Steps for New Year’s Running Success

You’ve committed to running in 2021 and now it’s time to start your running program. Run Local Wednesday host, J.T. Service is joined by none other than Too Legit Fitness and RaceMob co-founder, Coach Bertrand Newson, to discuss his G.A.P. steps for running success (well, any success really).

January 13, 2021

Bart Yasso & 5 Things He Wished He Knew When He Started Running

We start 2021 off with a bang by welcoming the Mayor of Running, Bart Yasso, to Run Local Wednesday on Instagram Live! Host, J.T. Service, finds out what 5 things he wished he knew when he started running to help support all the new runners out there. They also discuss how to golf in the freezing cold.

January 6, 2021

Run Local Pod Episode 22: Chris Chavez

On this episode of the Run Local Pod, JT & Josh chat with Sports Illustrated writer, and Citius Mag Founder, Chris Chavez. The boys cover the recent success of the Marathon Project, the potential power of athletes as influencers, and how Chris has become the Bill Simmons of the running world. We even try to get Chris to call Malcolm Gladwell while on the show. One of our best episodes on the current state of the sport.

December 23, 2020

2020 Run Local Gift Guide

A Local’s Gift Guide We encourage our community to shop with intention by continuing to support small businesses. Give a Bib Shop Apparel California Spotlight

December 10, 2020

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