I’m so excited to bring you the returning champion from the 2020 Olympic Marathon trials! It’s race week and I am so excited to chat with Aliphine ahead of the race! Aliphine won the Olympic Marathon Trials in 2020 and went on to have her first child in January of 2021. Over the past couple ... more »
Jan 30, 2024•23 min
I’m so excited to be joined today by Lauren Hagans! Lauren runs for NAZ Elite and has been training with them since 2020. She used to specialize in the 5k/10k and was even an 800m runner in college! She has recently debuted in the marathon at Grandma’s Marathon this past June. She won the race ... more »
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Alright, friends. This is a special one! Kellyn Taylor is joining me on the podcast today! I am stoked to see what Kellyn is going to do at the Olympic Trials is just a few weeks! This is Kellyn’s third appearance on my podcast. She came on way back on episode 125 in 2018, we ... more »
Jan 19, 2024•57 min
I’m excited to have a conversation with Dom Scott on the podcast today! I had the opportunity to talk to her right before the Chicago Marathon in the fall and she was just so fun and so easy to talk to so we had to have her on the podcast. Dom just announced that she ... more »
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Today on the podcast, I am joined by Erica Stanley-Dottin! I am so excited to share this one, such a fun and casual conversation to kick off the new year! Erica is an incredible athlete and mother. She has a marathon PR of 2:52 which she ran in Berlin in 2022. She just ran another ... more »
Jan 05, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Chanelle Price joins me on the podcast today. Chanelle is a retired professional 800m runner. She ran professionally for Nike. She won the 2014 World Indoor Championships in the 800m. She is also a 3-time Gold Medalist in the 4x800m at the World Relay Championships. She is a 1:58 800m runner. Chanelle ran for the ... more »
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 8 min
My good friend, Mary Johnson is on the podcast today!! Mary and I go way back when we became friends around 2013 and we have stayed friends and grown in our friendships over the years. It has been such a joy to see Mary grow and thrive in her coaching business, Lift, Run, Perform. She ... more »
Dec 15, 2023•57 min
Grayson Murphy is on the podcast today! She is a returning guest and was first on the podcast all the way back in May 2019 for episode 180! Back then, she was running with NAZ Elite and has made several changes in her career since then. She is a four-time US Champion and World Champion ... more »
Dec 08, 2023•54 min
Today on the podcast, I am joined by Tristin Van Ord! Tristin runs with ZAP Endurance and she had a great race in Chicago! She ran a 2 minute PR for a 2:25. She was a part of the group that was running with Ben Bruce, Sara Vaughn, Dakotah Lindwurm, and Rose Harvey! It was ... more »
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr
My good friend Ally Brettnacher is on the podcast today! I’ve known Ally since the early days as a young professional in Indianapolis. She is a huge part of the running community in Indianapolis and is on the board at the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. Ally is the founder of Athlete Bouquets, which are ... more »
Nov 24, 2023•59 min
Molly Bookmyer is on the podcast today and I am so excited to share this episode! Molly recently set a PR at the Toronto Marathon where she ran 2:30:37 for 8th place and battled some really strong weather conditions that day. She shares in this episode that she felt fit and in better conditions was ... more »
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Andy Wheating is a two-time Olympian. He was in the Olympics in the 800m in 2008 and the 1500m in 2012. He ran for the University of Oregon and ran for the Oregon Track Club with Nike as a professional. He retired from professional running in 2018 and has now transitioned to a career with ... more »
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Sally McRae is back on the podcast today! She was on episodes 145, 242, 328 and I had a live show with Sally in 2019 in Indianapolis. Sally recently became the Grand Slam Champion which is a title of all of these 200+ mile races: Big Foot, Moab, Cocadona, Tahoe. She recently won the Moab ... more »
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Dr. RuthAnn Lobos is a veterinarian who works for Purina and is a runner! She serves as the Senior veterinarian for Purina Pet Care. She lives in Boulder and spends her free time running marathons! She is also an avid triathlete. She has run Boston three times, completed more than 25 marathons, and has served ... more »
Oct 31, 2023•42 min
Ben Bruce and Rose Harvey are on the podcast today for another post Chicago recap! Rose Harvey burst onto the professional running scene after starting to run during the pandemic in 2020 and discovered a hidden talent! She did not grow up a runner or compete in high school or college. She just ran a ... more »
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Dakotah Lindwurm and Sara Vaughn are on the podcast today! They both ran PRs at the Chicago Marathon and I loved hearing their recaps on this episode! Sara ran a 2:23:24 which was a 3 minute PR and placed 10th. Sara debuted the marathon in 2021, running a 2:26:53. Last year at Chicago she was ... more »
Oct 20, 2023•50 min
Erin Azar is on the podcast today! Erin is known as @immrsspacecadet on Instagram and Tik Tok. Her videos went viral during the pandemic when she decided that she wanted to start running. She has now run 3 marathons. Her first marathon was a virtual race. She also ran the NYC Marathon and Chicago Marathon. ... more »
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 33 min
Frank Lara is on the podcast today! Frank is gearing up to run the Chicago Marathon this weekend. Frank runs with Roots Running in Boulder and is sponsored by Altra. He works for Strava and tells us all about that in this episode! Frank is from Mexico City and grew up in Houston. He ran ... more »
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Jim Walmsley is on the podcast today coming off of his 2023 UTMB win! Jim became the first American male to win this race. He has attempted four previous times and over a year ago decided to move to France to train over there. Jim is also the 2018, 2019, and 2021 Western States Champion ... more »
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Erin Cooper is the Senior Brand Manager for Salomon North America. She’s the mother of two and training for her second marathon. She will be racing the Chicago Marathon next weekend- hoping for a PR which would be a time under 3:24! I’m super excited to be partnering with Salomon for Take the Bridge which ... more »
Sep 25, 2023•34 min
Stephanie Howe is an ultrarunner supported by North Face, a toddler mom, and has a PhD in Nutrition & Exercise Physiology and loves teaching people how to eat and train for long-term health, performance, and happiness. Stephanie’s career highlights include: 2014 Champion of Western States, 8th at 2015 Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc, 2015 Champion ... more »
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 12 min
This episode is a recording my live interview at the Chicago Marathon expo! With Chicago coming up so soon, I thought that this would be a great time to share this episode! Deena has long list of incredible accomplishments, including previously being the American Record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:19:36. She ... more »
Sep 15, 2023•40 min
Lindsay Flanagan is on the show today fresh off of her 9th place finish at the World Championships marathon in Budapest! This was her fourth fastsest marathon of her career. She has run 17 marathons total! Lindsay has had an incredibly successful last few years of racing. She ran a PR at the Gold Coast ... more »
Sep 08, 2023•55 min
Brad Stulberg is back on the podcast today! Brad was on the podcast on episode 336 with Shalane Flanagan talking about The Practice of Groundedness. He was also on episode 172, talking about his book The Passion Paradox. Brad’s newest book, Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You comes ... more »
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 1 min
The legendary coach and physiologist, Dr. Jack Daniels is on the podcast today! If you have been running for any number of years, you have probably used some of his running formulas and techniques. He is the author of the legendary book, Daniels’ Running Formula, where he shares his training philosophies. Dr. Jack Daniels was ... more »
Aug 29, 2023•43 min
Matt McDonald finished 10th at the Boston Marathon this past year in 2023. He was the 2nd American behind Scott Fauble. He lives in Boston and trains with the BAA. He placed 10th at the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials running 2:12:19. He has PR of 2:09:49 and a half marathon PR of 63:56. He is ... more »
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Chuck Schwartz is on the show today for another episode of the high school coaching series sponsored by V.O2. Chuck is the head cross country and track coach at the Air Academy. He has been coaching for over 25 years. He had a very successful running career himself. He ran at Adam’s State University where ... more »
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Vanessa Corcoran is on the podcast today! Vanessa is a long-time listener of the show. Vanessa wrote the book It’s a Marathon Not a Sprint, My Road to the Marathon and PhD. It’s the story of taking on two challenges, training for the marathon and beginning and finishing a doctoral program in Medieval History. Although ... more »
Aug 18, 2023•54 min
Lisa Taylor is on the show today for another episode of the high school coaching series sponsored by V.O2. Lisa has been the coach at Traverse City Central High School for 30 years. She coached the 2008 Michigan State Championship team as well as the runner-up teams in 2004, 2010, 2014, 2019, and 2020. She ... more »
Aug 15, 2023•48 min
Maggie Montoya is sponsored by Salomon. She is a member of the Roots Running team in Boulder, Colorado. She has set several personal bests since joining Roots. Recently, at the Grandma’s Half Marathon she broke Kara Goucher’s course record, running 69:26 and won the race. Maggie also competed in the Bolder Boulder 10k for Colorado ... more »
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 6 min