Christian Taylor is a Triple Jumper! He is a 2xOlympic Champion, 4xWorld Champion, 7x Diamond League Champion. Most recently Christian founded the Athletics Association, “An independent body that will protect and advance the future of Athletics by unifying and defending the voice of elite Track and Field athletes worldwide – ensuring that they are at ... more »...
Shayla Houlihan is coaching a new Pro team out in Flagstaff with Under Armour. They’ll be announcing their team name and more info soon so make sure you look for it! Shayla ran for the University of Northern Iowa and then ran Pro from 2010-2012 fro Team USA Arizona, Brooks and in 2010 was ranked ... more »
Tianna Bartoletta joins me today for a great conversation! We talk about her career, writing, health, yoga, speaking affirmations into your own life and SO MUCH MORE. Tianna shares so much wisdom in this episode and I am so excited for you all to hear it! Tianna is a two-time Olympian with THREE Gold medals! ... more »
Maurica Powell is Director of Track & Cross Country at the University of Washington. She specifically coaches the distance women’s team and her husband coaches the men. In 2018, Maurica coached the team to a 9th place finish which was the best finish for them since 2012. She is off to a great start helping ... more »
Emma Coburn joins me on the podcast today. Emma s a 2-time Olympian in the steeplechase, a Silver medalist in the 2016 Olympics and a Gold medalist at the 2017 World Championships! She runs for New Balance and is coached by her he husband Joe Bosshard. She was a 3 time NCAA champion in college ... more »
Mohammed Ahmed joins the show today! He is having a speedy year, and recently ran 12:47 5,000m at the Bowerman Track Club intersquad meet, followed up by a 3:34 1500 at the next intersquad meet. The 12:47 not only broke the Canadian record for the 5,000m; it also put him at the 10th fastest time ... more »
Anna Turner, Sports Dietitian with St. Vincent Defining Sports joins the show for her third time today! We are covering all things hydration and electrolytes in this episode. Anna covers so much great information in this episode and if you are an endurance athlete you are going to want to hear about it. Show Notes: ... more »
Lopez Lomong is a 2X Olympian and just ran a new 5K PR at the age of 35 at a Bowerman Track Club Intersquad meet. His story to where he is today is a story of faith, hope, courage and tenacity. He is from South Sudan and at the age of 6 was taken by ... more »
Addie Bracy joins me on the show today! She runs for Nike Trail, she’s a running coach, a mental performance consultant and the co-founder of OUTrun. The inspiration behind OUTrun is to empower and connect LGBTQ+ individuals within the running community and to create an environment that is encouraging, supportive, and inclusive to all. Addie ... more »
Shelby Houlihan and Karissa Schweizer join me on the podcast today! These Bowerman TC ladies just slayed the 5K in their intersquad meet last Friday coming in blazing sub 14:30. Karissa finished the race in 14:26 and Shelby in 14:23 breaking Shelby’s 2018 American Record of 14:34. If you haven’t listened to my first episodes ... more »
Duane Solomon recently announced his retirement from track and field after a long and successful competitive career. He is an 800 meter runner who is currently the 3rd fastest American in the distance with a time of 1:42:82. Duane competed in the 2012 London Olympics, placing 4th in a race where the World record was ... more »
Mary Cain joins me on the podcast today! Mary was the youngest American athlete ever to represent the United States at a World Championships meet after competing in the 2013 World Championships at 17. While still a high school student she was recruited by the well known coach Alberto Salazar to run with the Nike Oregon ... more »
Ashley Keller is a personal trainer with Glow Body PT, providing challenging and gentle prenatal and post natal workouts for women. She did a ton of research on her own and after becoming a certified personal trainer and pre and postnatal exercise specialist, she tested workouts on herself before designing plans for others. Make sure ... more »
Diane Nukuri joins me today on the show! Diane grew up in Burundi and competed in her first Olympic games at the age of 15 in Sydney. She is a three time Olympian and in 2016 she placed 5th at the NYC Marathon. After seeking asylum in Canada from a country that had been in ... more »
Dani Jones recently joined Team Boss to be coached by Joe Bosshard for her professional running career. Dani was a standout runner at the University of Colorado where she was a 4-time NCAA National Champion and 12-time All-American. She holds personal bests of 4:27.88 in the mile, 9:02.22 in the 3000m, and 15:17 in the ... more »
Gary Cantrell; aka “Lazarus Lake” joins me on the podcast today! He is the legendary race director for the Barkley Marathons! You may have seen the popular documentary on Netflix about Barkley! He is also the Race Director for Bigs Backyard Ultra, The Barkley Fall Classic, The Last Annual Vol State, Strollin Jim, A Race ... more »
Hi friends! I’m really excited to bring you an episode today from The Illuminate Podcast. Faitth Brooks is an anti-racism educator. She is the Director of Programming at Be the Bridge. Be the Bridge. Be the Bridge empowers people and culture toward racial healing, equity and reconciliation. Faitth is a passionate speaker, she’s an activist, ... more »
Nick Willis is a 3-time Olympian specializing in the 1500. He runs for New Zealand and lives in Michigan with his wife and their two children. He has a 3:49 mile PR and a 3:29 1500 meter PR. Recently Nick was hired on as the Athlete Experience Manager at Tracksmith and is entering a new ... more »
It’s Lindsey. I am coming to you with a quick update. Normally this is where you would be listening to a new episode of IHA. The episode I planned to release this week was Olympian Nick Willis. It’s a great episode which I can’t wait to share with all of you but given the current ... more »
Aisha Praught Leer joins me on the show today! She represents team Jamaica and trains out in Boulder with Joe Bosshard’s group. In this episode we get to hear about why Aisha chose to run for Jamaica and what it looked like when she met her birth Father who for the first time and how ... more »
Emily Infeld and Elise Cranny of the Bowerman Track Club join me today on the show! This is the last of the Fun Friday series I’ve been doing over quarantine. I knew it would be a good one to cap the series off with. Big thanks to Koala Clip for supporting this 6 part series! ... more »
Returning guest Amelia Boone joins me for a Friday Fun episode! Make sure you check out my first episode with Amelia- episode 203 if you want to get to know her more. Amelia is a 4x world champion and one of the most decorated obstacle racers in history. She is a 3X winner of the ... more »
Michael Wardian is everyone’s favorite serial racer and he’s on the show today! Mike has made a career out of doing what he loves… racing. All the time. He works full time as an international ship broker while running a lot of miles on minimal sleep. It’s just what he does. He started running marathons ... more »
Today I speak with my friend Chris Turner. This episode is dedicated to honoring the life of Ahmaud Arbery. Chris and I talk about racial injustice and what we can do about it in this Country. Ahmaud Arbery was an unarmed black man out for a run when he was shot and killed by two ... more »
Laura Thweatt, a 2:25 marathoner recently placed 5th at the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. Though the goal was to make the team and place top three at the trials, there was a lot to be said about Laura’s 5th place finish and in a big way that day, she resurrected her marathon career after ... more »
I catch up with returning guests Jenny and Scott Jurek on today’s episode! I am absolutely loving having returning guests on for these fun catch ups. I was excited to talk about one of their most recent big adventures in this episode – they bike packed around Japan WITH their 1 and 3 year old ... more »
Jordan Hasay returns to the podcast for a third time! I have been wanting to talk with Jordan since the fall and am excited to have finally had the opportunity to talk with her. Many would have said she was a favorite going into the Olympic Trials Marathon if she was healthy and ready to ... more »
Keira D’Amato placed 15th at the Olympic Marathon Trials and ran a 30 second PR in Atlanta of 2:34:24 just 5 months after running a 6 minute PR in Berlin! She is the mother of two and a full time relator chasing down some running dreams in what she calls her second round! In this ... more »
Molly Seidel placed second at the Olympic Marathon Trials in her debut marathon in February and in this episode we get to talk to both Molly and her coach Jon Green. Molly runs for Saucony and trains out of Boston. She went to Notre Dame where she won the NCAA Cross Country title – becoming ... more »
Courtney Dauwalter, Maggie Guterl and Sally McRae- there of the most badass women in Ultra Running join me today for a light hearted fun conversation. Nothing really serious here just good people and good times! We do get to hear about the Quarantine Backyard Ultra the three of these ladies just participated in and the ... more »
