Aug 17, 2026 · 52 min · 9 segments
The former TCU runner, CFO, and father of two explains how he progressed from a 3:28 marathon debut to a Boston qualifier—and ultimately one of the strongest races of his life. We get into the…
Jeff PelsGuestChris DuxillHostIs there anything that we missed that, you know, maybe some advice that you'd give to others or thoughts kind of at the end or, you know?
I mean, yeah, it's, you know, it's, I know a lot of other runners that come on here and said it, but obviously, you know, community is the biggest, I think benefit and fun part about this is, you know, finding a group that will get out there and stuff with you on a, on a Saturday morning or a Tuesday morning at the track.
And I think there's just some, you know, it's just poetic and kind of a way just being able to say, okay, we're all going to go out here and this is how we're going to spend our, you know, Tuesday morning at five o'clock just pounding around the track and that's that's really what i have grown to love about you know this club and this sport is just the community and the friendships that are made and just you know the conversations that happen and everything so you know advice i'd give is just you know find a community obviously there's you know so many running clubs out in dfw right now more and more by the day and really i mean like i said before it's just you know it's it's not a sport that you can just come into and expect immediate success.
Even like, even when someone like me has been running their whole life, you know, it took me several, you know, several marathons before I, and I'm still learning.
No, I'm just saying like, you've been running for a really long time and you just PR in, uh, last year, like December, you know, and it's August right now.
Like, you know, it's a sport that like, you know, your, your shelf life is pretty long.
So luckily, you know, these last five years running with the slots, I've been, you know, fairly injury free.
And so, like, you know, as long as you can continue to not put up any zeros and continue just to show up, I mean, that's that's that's the key to success.
So, I mean, yeah, that's that'd be my biggest, you know, advice is just, you know, be patient and just like don't expect like,
Sometimes, you know, go backwards and sometimes you make small increments, but, you know, you keep showing up and it's an upward trajectory nevertheless.
To me, that's the best advice that I've heard ever, you know, is that Marathon is a journey, you know, and it doesn't, it's not that you can't run fast your first marathon.
I mean, you did pretty darn well for your first marathon, but I mean, you know, you're not going to do your best in general.
Is there anything that we missed that, you know, maybe some advice that you'd give to others or thoughts kind of at the end or, you know?
I mean, yeah, it's, you know, it's, I know a lot of other runners that come on here and said it, but obviously, you know, community is the biggest, I think benefit and fun part about this is, you know, finding a group that will get out there and stuff with you on a, on a Saturday morning or a Tuesday morning at the track.
And I think there's just some, you know, it's just poetic and kind of a way just being able to say, okay, we're all going to go out here and this is how we're going to spend our, you know, Tuesday morning at five o'clock just pounding around the track and that's that's really what i have grown to love about you know this club and this sport is just the community and the friendships that are made and just you know the conversations that happen and everything so you know advice i'd give is just you know find a community obviously there's you know so many running clubs out in dfw right now more and more by the day and really i mean like i said before it's just you know it's it's not a sport that you can just come into and expect immediate success.
Even like, even when someone like me has been running their whole life, you know, it took me several, you know, several marathons before I, and I'm still learning.
No, I'm just saying like, you've been running for a really long time and you just PR in, uh, last year, like December, you know, and it's August right now.
Like, you know, it's a sport that like, you know, your, your shelf life is pretty long.
So luckily, you know, these last five years running with the slots, I've been, you know, fairly injury free.
And so, like, you know, as long as you can continue to not put up any zeros and continue just to show up, I mean, that's that's that's the key to success.
So, I mean, yeah, that's that'd be my biggest, you know, advice is just, you know, be patient and just like don't expect like,
Sometimes, you know, go backwards and sometimes you make small increments, but, you know, you keep showing up and it's an upward trajectory nevertheless.
To me, that's the best advice that I've heard ever, you know, is that Marathon is a journey, you know, and it doesn't, it's not that you can't run fast your first marathon.
I mean, you did pretty darn well for your first marathon, but I mean, you know, you're not going to do your best in general.
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