Desiree Davila ran her first marathon in 2007 in Boston and went 2:44:56. How much has she improved? At the 2011 Boston Marathon she ran the third fastest marathon for an American woman in history with a 2:22:38 and finished a mere two seconds off of the win. How does someone go from 2:44 to 2:22 in the span of four years and also qualify for the 2012 US Olympic Marathon Team? Desi’s formula is pretty damn simple: Talent, dedication, perseverance, and patience.

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Pete Jacobs surprised a lot of people when he took second to Craig Alexander last October in Kona. But you can tell from this interview that Pete definitely has bigger goals in mind and feels that there is no reason he can’t move up a notch and win the 2012 Ironman World Championship.

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How good is Paul Amey? Good enough to go 8:01 at Ironman Arizona this past November and, some people feel, good enough to win pretty much any time he’s on the start list. Plus, who else races a wet and slippery Columbia Muddy Buddy dressed in costume a week or two before his most important Ironman race of the year?

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John Nunn just qualified for the U.S. Olympic Race Walking team in the 50K. It was really interesting to learn a little bit more about a really unique sport.

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Mark Palmer from B&L Bikes, our newest sponsor, came on with Huddle and me to talk about all things cycling related.

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