Atlantic CEO Nick Thompson Q&A: How to Run Over 3:00 in the Marathon – Live Friday on LetsRun.com

Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, host of the popular AI podcast “The Most Interesting Thing in A.I.”, husband, dad, U.S. age-group record holder for 50k, and now bestselling author of The Running Ground, continues to do it all.

This past weekend, he achieved a new kind of breakthrough at the New York City Marathon, running over three hours in the marathon for the first time in 20 years.

Me: “Missed my goal by 30 mins. But I finished and am proud! Every marathon is a blessing.”

99.9% of friends: “amazing job! You looked great.”

15-year-old son: “Do not post that race on Strava. Do not tell anyone you ran. Enter another one immediately and bury that garbage.”

— nxthompson (@nxthompson) November 3, 2025

Nicholas will be on LetsRun.com’s forums on Friday, November 7, answering your questions about his new book, life, and running. Want to know how to finally run over three hours for the marathon for the first time? Nicholas will show you how it’s done.

If you have a question for him, you can ask in advance here.

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