Tucker Piner just became a dad of two.

Baby boy arrived. Liam, his toddler, is already logging miles in the stroller. Tucker’s got a full-time job, a nonprofit to run, a marathon in November, and a run club he’s trying to grow to a hundred dads.

He’s not stressed about any of it. Fired up, actually.

We teamed up with Mack Weldon to follow Tucker on his road to the NYC Marathon. Here’s what he’s building and why it matters.

The Run Club Started With a Simple Problem

When Liam was born, Tucker had three things he wanted to do: run, spend time with his son, and give his wife a break. Doing them separately wasn’t going to happen. So he stacked them.

He started Dumbo Dads Run Club. Strollers welcome. Saturday and Sunday mornings. The pitch: get dad out the door, let mom sleep in.

“I thought, if I start a run club where I run with my son, my wife can have some time to herself, and I can spend quality time with my son.”

Since then he’s logged over 250 miles with Liam in the stroller. He doesn’t separate it into training time versus dad time. It’s just his morning.

Let Mom Sleep In

That’s the actual slogan. Tucker means it.

“The hardest marathon is watching your wife go through pregnancy, go through labor, go through recovery, tackle postpartum. Women are just absolutely incredible.”

Dumbo Dads meets on the two days when there’s no daycare, no nanny, no coverage. Just parents figuring it out. Tucker’s take is simple: whatever mom needs to do with that window is the right answer. Sleep, scroll, get her nails done. The run club makes the window happen.

“Families can only go as far as the moms can take them. It’s our job as dads to make sure our wives feel strong and feel like they can be themselves.”

What Actually Goes Down on a Dad Run

Most run clubs are about pace. Dumbo Dads is about something different.

“When you’re running with somebody, it’s such a vulnerable time to just say what’s on your mind.”

Tucker has watched dads swap sleep advice, feeding tips, apartment leads, and phone numbers after conversations that got real in a way that doesn’t happen at a bar or a work event. Something about moving side by side with a stroller, not making eye contact, just going forward together loosens people up.

That part doesn’t fit in the slogan but it might be the whole point.

Why This Marathon Means More

Tucker ran Paris and Chicago in his twenties. He’ll be the first to say he didn’t take it seriously either time.

This is different. He put in the work for 2024, crossed the finish line, and felt proud in a way he hadn’t before. Now he’s back for 2026, second kid just born, knowing his body better and clearer on what he’s actually running for.

“It’s still not about a time for me. It’s really much about crossing the finish line, and showing my son and daughter that I can do hard things.”

How He Holds It All Together

He doesn’t have a clean system. What works is stacking things so they’re not competing for the same window.

The run club handles community, training, and time with Liam all at once. That’s three things that used to feel like three separate asks on a calendar, collapsed into one Saturday morning.

“I’ve had to learn to be kind to myself. It’s okay to take a nap if my kids are taking a nap. There are more important things than looking at my phone.”

Two kids. Twenty-six miles in November. A run club he’s trying to take to a hundred dads. Most people would be white-knuckling through one of those things.

Tucker’s just getting started. Follow his NYC Marathon journey on our Instagram. If you’re a Brooklyn dad who needs a reason to get out the door on a Saturday morning, Dumbo Dads is the move.

Tucker’s gear throughout the series is from Mack Weldon. Check out the collection here.

*This feature was produced in partnership with Mack Weldon. Tucker is wearing the ACE Full-Zip, Stratus Active Shorts, Quilted Rib Popover, and ACE Cargo Sweatshorts throughout the series.*