Run Clubs and The Miami Marathon in 2020 and beyond with Frankie Ruiz
Mile After Mile Podcast
English - November 30, 2020 13:00 - 58 minutes - 52.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsSports Health & Fitness biking endurance ironman marathon running swimming triathlon ultramarathon Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Frankie Ruiz is born and raised in Miami and if you don’t know him let me share that he’s passionate about running.
He is one of the founders of The Miami Marathon, he coaches a local high school cross-county team and he leads a large group of very popular community run clubs, AND he’s the Chief Running Officer at Life Time Fitness.
We go back in time and chat about Frankie’s start as a runner and how it came to be that he was part of the team that started the Miami Marathon. He also shares some of the local Miami Marathon history which is fun for any locals.
We recorded this episode in November 2020 and it’s been a very challenging year for people who plan live events.
In this episode we chat about some of those challenges from the perspective of an organizer who is managing the expectations of a vibrant running and triathlon community and trying to balance that with being a race director in charge of a major marathon and other live events in Miami all of that during this crazy year filled with uncertainty and the unknown.
We also talk about virtual races and some of the things that were considered in deciding not to hold a live 2020 version of the Miami Marathon.
Frankie Ruiz explains the many options with the Virtual Version of the 2020 Miami Marathon. He shows the prototype of the medal which you cannot see in the audio version but you can find in the video of the interview.
There’s a lot more in this interview that you’ll enjoy. Thank you Frankie Ruiz for being a guest on the Mile after Mile Podcast.
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You can find the Miami Marathon here https://www.themiamimarathon.com/
You can find Frankie directly on both Facebook and Instagram @FrankieRuiz
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