Today is Saturday, July 26, 2025 and on this day in 1913, legendary Canadian marathoner Gerard Cote was born in a small town outside of Montreal, Quebec.

In this episode, we will hear about Cote's humble beginnings, discuss some of the 264 races he ran during his 20-year career - including 4 Boston Marathon wins - and learn about the one course record he purposely refused to beat.

It's #SaltySaturday, which means that today's episode is sponsored by SaltStick. Their Fast Chews are, hands down, my favorite way to consume electrolytes mid-run.

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This episode was edited and produced by my good friend and confidant, Rob Garcia. Check out his podcast, ⁠⁠⁠Rob on the Run on Youtube⁠⁠⁠, or on Instagram as @robontherunpod.

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Bibliography:

• https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/38981/the-olympic-marathon-david-e-martin-roger-w-h-gynn?_lg=en-GB

• https://www.baa.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/BostonMarathonHistoricalResults.pdf

• https://kids.kiddle.co/G%C3%A9rard_C%C3%B4t%C3%A9

• https://runningmagazine.ca/uncategorized/feature-gerard-cote-canadas-greatest-boston-marathoner/

• https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66003

• https://olympic.ca/team-canada/gerard-cote/