Carl Radke has become quite the marathon man.
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The Summer House star, who paid a visit to DECIDER’s studio earlier this month, is gearing up for this year’s New York City Marathon, marking his second time taking part in the race and his fourth marathon overall.
“We’re in the middle of training still because I just ran Berlin three weeks ago, which is a little unusual.
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A lot of people aren’t running that close to the marathon, but there
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are people that do it.
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I have a coach and she really helped me put a plan together.
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So I am still training, but we’re on kind of a tapering-down phase,” he explained.
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The reality TV star spoke about running for Release Recovery, and organization that is especially meaningful to him as a recovering alcoholic and drug addict.
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“They have a foundation and a lot of the money that we raise to run actually pays for someone’s rehab that can’t afford it,” he shared.
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“And a lot of times people that need the treatment can’t addord it.
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So to be able use my running story to help other people, that’s everything.
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That’s why I do it.
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So it’s really powerful.”
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As for who might be cheering him on come race day on Sunday, Nov. 1, Radke named his Summer House co-stars Kyle Cooke, Lindsay Hubbard, Jesse Solomon, and KJ Dillard as familiar faces that he hopes up will pop up throughout the course come race day as he aims for his personal record of under four hours.
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“I don’t know if everybody’s going to be up and at ’em that Sunday morning,” he teased.
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However, Radke recalled missing out on the chance to support another one of his co-stars, Ciara Miller, during her four-week run on Dancing with the Stars.
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In fact, Radke told us that he had booked a fligh and hotel in LA to watch her compete the week after she was eliminated, more than confident that her and her partner, Brandon Armstrong, would have still been dancing by then.
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“I rode for her as hard as I could and we tried to support Ciara as much as we could,” he said.
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“But I’m really proud of her.
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I think she learned a lot and ultimately gained a lot from the experience.
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We were all really hoping she was gonna take it home.
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I even said she was going to win.
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So I hope I didn’t put too much pressure on it.
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For more on Radke’s marathon training, what fans can expect from Summer House Season 11, and whether he’d put on his boogie shows and compete on Dancing with the Stars, check out more of our conversation below.
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Can you give us a status update on your training?
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We’re in the middle of training still because I just ran Berlin three weeks ago, which is a little unusual.
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A lot of people aren’t running that close to the marathon, but there are people that do it.
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I have a coach and she really helped me put a plan together.
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So I am still training, but we’re on kind of a tapering-down phase…
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The training is also about taking days off and resting, making sure you take care of your body, getting good sleep.
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Just staying off your legs really is probably more important than running sometimes.
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So what are you doing on those rest days?
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Honestly, like today’s a rest day, which I’m not really resting resting, but it can be a combination.
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I like to use a roller at home.
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Sometimes we’ll go to a cold plunge or sauna, massages.
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Some days [I] just eat a bunch of food and not do anything and just veg out.
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It could be a variety of things, but I try to do stuff that hopefully will be healthy.
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If I’m not mistaken, this marks your fourth marathon.
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Are you aiming for a particular PR, or is this mainly just for the vibes and excitement of it all?
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No, I’m aiming for a PR.
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I’m trying to be under four hours.
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…and 187 more, not listed.