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Jared Ward has a lot on his mind these days.

At the end of February the 31-year-old marathoner will be running in the trials for the U.S. Olympic team, for a chance to represent the nation at the Tokyo games this summer. As the top American finisher in the last two NYC Marathons, and the sixth-place finisher in the last Summer Olympics in Rio, the dad of four is well positioned for a run at the tape.

But Ward also has a side venture occupying his headspace: The Meteor. 

It’s a heated...