On this episode, we had both Jake (Ran to Japan) and Ben (Ben Is Running) on the pod to break down the Valencia Marathon from this past weekend! Chris and Ben gave their thoughts on some of the elite performances for the first 15-20 minutes and then had Jake come on the back half of the episode! Jake walked us through his build a bit and told us what happened during the race. He is in good spirits and excited to continue training and racing going into 2026! This was a really fun episode - two absolute legends on one pod was a treat! Enjoy! FOLLOW BEN: IG: instagram.com/ben_is_running/?hl=en YT: youtube.com/@BenIsRunning FOLLOW JAKE IG: instagram.com/rantojapan/?hl=en YT: youtube.com/@RanToJapan Need a coach? Visit lisrunning.com ! FOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris strava.com/athletes/29985667 Scotty strava.com/athletes/98633526 Danny strava.com/athletes/23504210 CHECK OUT OUR INSTAGRAM instagram.com/lifeinstridepodcast/ SWIFTWICK SOCKS swiftwick.com/ 15% off code: LIFEINSTRIDE KEN COMBS RUNNING STORE kencombsrunningstore.com/ 10% off code: LIFEINSTRIDE MASON CONSTRUCTION masonconstructionanddev.com/ ALEX BAKER ST. JUDE FUNDRAISER fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=2257869&fr_id=159612&pg=personal SWITCHBACK ELECTROLYTES goswitchback.co?sca_ref=6278891.uVBEGmtjbbUlcGPZ 15% Off Code: OTQBOYZ Paul Michael Donahue Memorial Foundationpmdmemorialfoundation.com/ CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: youtube.com/@LifeInStridePodcast?si=icd7XfQ4HMmuBRyX