The Drop

Charlie Sweeney was the first American across the line at the 2026 Berlin Marathon, running 2:09. Thomas and Meg talk with him about the race, switching coaches after Boston, his race-day fueling and his road from Maryland high school football to CU Boulder. He also works at COROS, so if you've ever DM'd them, you've probably talked to Charlie.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:50 COROS athlete or COROS employee?

3:55 Charlie's dream COROS watch

5:50 Running COROS social media and answering your DMs

10:45 Growing up in Maryland

13:24 From football and basketball to running

20:41 College: Western Colorado and D2 All-American

24:15 Transferring to CU Boulder

26:54 The Boulder running community

31:59 The dream of a big sponsorship

33:54 Is Nike still the top deal?

37:27 Dating a Nike pro (and her prototypes)

41:50 Why the ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo

42:37 How many miles before racing in a super shoe

44:44 The Berlin build: a new coach after Boston

51:19 Race-day fueling: Maurten, SiS and sodium

53:21 Nomio

55:46 Berlin race day

58:34 The pace car playing '90s rock

62:45 Getting caught by Tigst Assefa's pack

68:34 What's next: Houston Half and a spring marathon