Patrick Yalon
Deputy Probation Officer at the City and County of San Francisco, ultrarunner, and author of "Still Here" about finishing the Moab 240 after a near-fatal surfing accident.
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Sep 15, 2026
David TheriotHOST
So, so what happened, man? How did, how'd it go? And, you know, how far did you get?
Patrick YalonGUEST
And, um, but I mean, prior to that, I had been training for Moab, you know, kind of having it on the front of my mind.
Patrick YalonGUEST
And then, that day, um, I went surfing out here in San Francisco after work and, uh, it was a really shallow day.
Patrick YalonGUEST
Um, and a low tide, a lot of the sandbars were exposed and ended up, uh, going on a wave, going right.
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David TheriotHOST
You felt an accomplishment with that 144 miles, but did you also have that, like, I plan on going back and getting this done?
Patrick YalonGUEST
So, [sighs] I mean, it was, you know, a normal day, uh, summertime here in San Francisco.
Patrick YalonGUEST
I saw one of my friends on my block, uh, my friend John, and we just talked about surfing, and we're like, "Should we just go take a look?" We take a look.
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