Stu Newstat - Bouncing back from Boston

About this episode

Stu Newstat shares his running journey and experiences at the Boston Marathon, reflecting on resilience and the impact of fatherhood on his running goals.

D3 Glory Days co-founder Noah Droddy turns the mic around on Co-Founder Stu Newstat to hear about what happened at Boston. Stu details his running journey dating and why getting back to Boston has revitalized his running. After a disaster of a race in Chicago 2021, Stu took a break from running marathons. While still running, Stu stopped chasing times or races. With the birth of his son, he wanted to get back out and qualify for Boston. While Boston didn't go his way, he sheds light on his perspective of running and why being a lifelong runner is good for the soul. Boulderthon Are you looking for your next race? You hear Noah talk about how much he loves running in Boulder and now’s your chance to see why he loves it so much. is Boulder, CO’s signature downtown marathon series taking place on September 27, 2026! Boulderthon has it all. From the 5k to the marathon, there is a race for everyone. Believe you can and you will! Boulderthon is offering $20 off to our readers for the Half or Marathon. Use code D3GloryDays at boulderthon.org How to Support D3 Glory Days: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE…

People in this episode

Host: Noah Droddy

Guest: Stu Newstat

Topics covered

• running
• marathon
• personal journey
• Boulderthon
• Boston Marathon
• fatherhood
• resilience

Keywords

• Boston Marathon
• Stu Newstat
• Noah Droddy
• Boulderthon
• running journey
• marathon training
• fatherhood
• resilience

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Places: Boston, Chicago, Boulder, CO

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