From the News Desk to the Start Line: ABC’s Liz Cho and Mike Marza Take on the United Airlines NYC Half

From the News Desk to the Start Line: ABC’s Liz Cho and Mike Marza Take on the United Airlines NYC Half

From Set the Pace by New York Road Runners

March 12, 2026 · 53 min · Episode 157

About this episode

Liz Cho and Mike Marza discuss their experiences as news anchors and their upcoming participation in the United Airlines NYC Half.

Joining Rob and Becs this week are Liz Cho and Mike Marza, anchors for ABC7 Eyewitness News. Together, they report on the events that shape daily life across the five boroughs. There will be more than 30,000 stories at this weekend’s United Airlines NYC Half—the kind of stories today’s guests usually spend their days telling. But this weekend, instead of covering the stories, they’ll be part of the action as they step away from the newsroom to take on 13.1 miles. Liz was part of the ABC relay at the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon, which she followed up with running the NYRR Midnight Run, and Mike ran the TCS New York City Marathon for the first time in 2025. They talk about the excitement of running in New York City and what they’re most looking forward to on race day.   FOLLOW NYRR: Instagram | Facebook | X | TikTok | YouTube SUPPORT: Support the Set the Pace podcast! If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob, Becs

Guests: Liz Cho, Mike Marza

Topics covered

  • running
  • New York City
  • marathon
  • sports journalism
  • personal stories

Keywords

  • running
  • New York City
  • United Airlines NYC Half
  • TCS New York City Marathon
  • ABC7 Eyewitness News

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC7 Eyewitness News, New York Road Runners

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