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#240 Dylan Belles - Chasing a 3rd Marathon OTQ, Moving to Flagstaff to Pursue the Dream
1 hour 25 minutes Posted Jan 29, 2026 at 4:48 pm.
personal best. He is currently a full-time running coach based in the St. Louis area and regularly runs with our own Danny P!After running in college, Dylan decided to go all in on running and move to Flagstaff, AZ. Despite not having a professional contract, Dylan made ends meet to stay in Flagstaff for several years and qualify twice for the trials! We hope his story of dreaming big resonates with you and your goals. This was partially a fun banter episode, we covered a lot of fun/random topics, Dylan fits right in with the boys!Enjoy!FOLLOW DYLANIG: https://www.instagram.com/runlikedylan/STRAVA: https://www.strava.com/athletes/10262864?oq=dylan%20bellesFOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris https://www.strava.com/athletes/29985667Scottyhttps://www.strava.com/athletes/98633526Dannyhttps://www.strava.com/athletes/23504210CHECK OUT OUR INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/lifeinstridepodcast/QALO QRNT SMART RINGhttps://qalo.com/SWIFTWICK SOCKShttps://swiftwick.com/15% off code: LIFEINSTRIDEKEN COMBS RUNNING STOREhttps://www.kencombsrunningstore.com/10% off code: LIFEINSTRIDEMASON CONSTRUCTIONhttps://www.masonconstructionanddev.com/CARBS FUELcarbsfuel.com15% off: LIFEINSTRIDEHUMMINGBIRD FUELShttps://www.hummingbirdfuels.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqIWeWBtEGBvJV4gptxXRmqL5A6Ot7MrVCdhEqvO_zECh0BEz-BDISCOUNT CODE: LIS20ALEX BAKER ST. JUDE FUNDRAISER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=2257869&fr_id=159612&pg=personal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SWITCHBACK ELECTROLYTEShttps://goswitchback.co?sca_ref=6278891.uVBEGmtjbbUlcGPZ 15% Off Code: OTQBOYZPaul Michael Donahue Memorial Foundationhttps://pmdmemorialfoundation.com/CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://youtube.com/@LifeInStridePodcast?si=icd7XfQ4HMmuBRyX
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Visit lisrunning.com for coaching!On this episode, the boys had on special guest Dylan Belles! Dylan is a 2 x Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifier with a 2:16 personal best. He is currently a full-time running coach based in the St. Louis area and regularly runs with our own Danny P!After running in college, Dylan decided to go all in on running and move to Flagstaff, AZ. Despite not having a professional contract, Dylan made ends meet to stay in Flagstaff for several years and qualify twice for the trials! We hope his story of dreaming big resonates with you and your goals. This was partially a fun banter episode, we covered a lot of fun/random topics, Dylan fits right in with the boys!Enjoy!FOLLOW DYLANIG: https://www.instagram.com/runlikedylan/STRAVA: https://www.strava.com/athletes/10262864?oq=dylan%20bellesFOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris https://www.strava.com/athletes/29985667Scottyhttps://www.strava.com/athletes/98633526Dannyhttps://www.strava.com/athletes/23504210CHECK OUT OUR INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/lifeinstridepodcast/QALO QRNT SMART RINGhttps://qalo.com/SWIFTWICK SOCKShttps://swiftwick.com/15% off code: LIFEINSTRIDEKEN COMBS RUNNING STOREhttps://www.kencombsrunningstore.com/10% off code: LIFEINSTRIDEMASON CONSTRUCTIONhttps://www.masonconstructionanddev.com/CARBS FUELcarbsfuel.com15% off: LIFEINSTRIDEHUMMINGBIRD FUELShttps://www.hummingbirdfuels.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqIWeWBtEGBvJV4gptxXRmqL5A6Ot7MrVCdhEqvO_zECh0BEz-BDISCOUNT CODE: LIS20ALEX BAKER ST. JUDE FUNDRAISER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=2257869&fr_id=159612&pg=personal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SWITCHBACK ELECTROLYTEShttps://goswitchback.co?sca_ref=6278891.uVBEGmtjbbUlcGPZ 15% Off Code: OTQBOYZPaul Michael Donahue Memorial Foundationhttps://pmdmemorialfoundation.com/CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:https://youtube.com/@LifeInStridePodcast?si=icd7XfQ4HMmuBRyX