Ryan Smith - OTQ in his Debut

Ryan Smith - OTQ in his Debut

From D3 Glory Days Podcast by D3 Glory Days

May 29, 2026 · 50 min

About this episode

Ryan Smith shares his experience of achieving an Olympic Trials Qualifier in his debut marathon.

Ryan Smith - a Bates 2023 grad - can't ask for a better debut marathon! An OTQ! He realized early that it was going to be a solo effort and walked us through his plan. It was one of those days where he felt good so he let the heater ride. He ended up negative splitting to run 2:15:52. He fills us in on how his training went, why his community kept the love of running going, and what his plans are next. He almost quit running at Bates when the 2021 XC season is cancelled. He found the love for running and finished with PRs of 14:45 and 30:46 Another D3 lining up at the 2028 Olympic Trials! Tailwind Nutrition is sponsoring today's episode. Whatever your training looks like turn to Tailwind to fuel you. Complete Nutrition Made Simple - Tailwind offers easy-to-digest, all-in-one fueling, recovery, and hydration for endurance athletes. Made for Athletes, by Athletes - Born out of real experience on the trails and refined with customer feedback. Get 20% off your first order when you used code GloryDays20 at ⁠tailwindnutrition.com/GLORYDAYS⁠ How to Support D3 Glory Days: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE…

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Host: D3 Glory Days

Guest: Ryan Smith

Topics covered

  • marathon
  • training
  • Olympic Trials
  • running community
  • personal records

Keywords

  • marathon debut
  • OTQ
  • negative splitting
  • running training
  • Bates College

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bates

Books & works: D3 Glory Days

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