don't marathons generally have an established start time? not talking about a marathon….
hmm…well maybe he is talking about the rome half marathon. took place on dec 6 2014.
here is an excerpt from podesta interview he did with runnersworld in may 2014:
John Podesta: I remember running as a kid and coming back to running in my late 30s. By that time, I had three kids and my basic exercise was chasing them around. I went to my high school track and ran a mile. I was completely exhausted and thought, This is bad. I kept at it. But I really got serious in my late 40s. I ran my first marathon when I was 52 (4:23, San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon). Now, I average a half dozen races a year, mostly 10-K, 10-mile, or half-marathon. My last marathon was in 2010 (4:34, Rome Marathon). I do 25 miles a week, five to six days a week, even while traveling.
looked thru the pics on the rome half marathon FB page from 2014 and didn't see skippy
https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a20852230/a-running-conversation-with-john-podesta/