Episode 159: The Joneses - Never Settle
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Jessica and Johnathon Jones discuss their journey in running and opening a specialty store in Hamilton, Ohio.
Jessica & Johnathon Jones live in Hamilton, Ohio — a city they've tried to leave more than a few times — and are opening a specialty running store this summer. They're both fresh off the Boston Marathon, where Jonathan ran a massive PR and Jess is oh-so-close to cracking three hours. I met Jess through LinkedIn (of all places) — we both went to Miami of Ohio! During this episode, sponsored by Batch and Cure , we talk about: Jonathan's 16-year road to Boston — including a ski accident that exposed his kneecap, emergency surgery, and somehow doing a full Ironman 10 months later Jess running a Boston qualifying marathon while 16 weeks pregnant (her third pregnancy, two kids already at home) How they operate very differently on race morning — one is immediate boarding, one is last call Checking Jonathan's finish time on her phone mid-race and crying happy tears at mile 15 The proposal — racing to the end of Navy Pier in Chicago, all sweaty and mid-run, with both sets of parents hiding in position ~30 marathons each, pacing each other through all of it, and why Jonathan offered to pace Jess to her sub-3 this fall instead of chasing his own goal Their running store, Main Street…
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