Send us a text In this Quick Bite, we chat with Lisa Larkin, owner of Asian Kitchen as part of our visit to Tampa, Florida for our half marathon at the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Weekend ! Lisa is from the Tampa area and she sat down to talk with us about the newest of the three restaurants her family has in the area, Asian Kitchen . It is located on Bayshore Boulevard, a few blocks off of the world-famous Bayshore sidewalk and so very close to MacDill Air Force Base. Asian Kitchen has o...
Mar 05, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 123
Send us a text This quick bite is a look at the expo at Gasparilla Distance Classic Weekend ! During Gasparilla Distance Classic Weekend , the Tampa Convention Center East Hall is taken over. There are endless booths for runners, friends, and families to explore. This is a short look at what you can expect if you travel to Tampa, Florida, and come to the expo to pick up your race bib and shirt. I love expos that keep runners and their families in mind. This one had a Tampa Bay Bucs booth with ga...
Mar 04, 2019•3 min•Season 2Ep. 122
Send us a text This quick bite is a sneak peek at Gasparilla Distance Classic Weekend ! During Gasparilla Distance Classic Weekend in Tampa, Florida, we ran the half marathon, ate some awesome Asian cuisine at Asian Kitchen , and indulged in a refreshing original cocktail at Sociale Italian Tapas and Pizza Bar . This is just a taste of what’s to come in the week ahead. Oh, and did we mention that we caught up with friend of the podcast and VERY special guest, 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist and 201...
Mar 01, 2019•3 min•Season 2Ep. 121
Send us a text This episode continues our series featuring one of our favorite race weekends, the 2019 Donna Marathon Weekend ! It’s the Half Marathon! RUN The 2019 Donna Marathon Weekend has a race for everyone from 5k all the way to an Ultra Marathon. We participated in the Booby Trap Challenge, which means we complete the 5k on Saturday and the Half Marathon (or you might run the marathon) on Sunday of the race weekend in order to receive a bonus medal. (You know we are all about the bling!) ...
Feb 25, 2019•22 min•Season 2Ep. 120
Send us a text This quick bite continues our series featuring one of our favorite race weekends, The 2019 Donna Marathon Weekend ! It’s a look at The Runners Village after the 5k! The 2019 Donna Marathon Weekend has a post-race party at the Runners Village and has so much community support from local coffee shops and restaurants. This party atmosphere gives runners a chance to celebrate together, have some local food and beverages, and applaud the top finishers as well. We sampled offerings from...
Feb 22, 2019•2 min•Season 2Ep. 119
Send us a text This episode continues our series featuring one of our favorite race weekends, the 2019 Donna Marathon Weekend ! It’s the 5k! RUN The 2019 Donna Marathon Weekend has a race for everyone from 5k all the way to an Ultra Marathon. We participated in the Booby Trap Challenge, which means we complete the 5k on Saturday and the Half Marathon (or you might run the marathon) on Sunday of the race weekend in order to receive a bonus medal. (You know we are all about the bling!) This 5k sho...
Feb 20, 2019•22 min•Season 2Ep. 118
Send us a text This week’s episode starts a series featuring one of our favorite race weekends, the 2019 Donna Marathon Weekend ! RUN The 2019 Donna Marathon Weekend started with a Social Shakeout Run on Friday. It was a 5k to get us going for the fun weekend of running ahead. I love that this weekend gets kicked off by an easy run where you can meet some great people you’ll be running on the same course with during the races like Donna Deegan, the Chief Eternal Optimist and founder herself, Oly...
Feb 16, 2019•23 min•Season 2Ep. 117
Send us a text This week’s episode starts a series featuring one of our favorite race weekends, the 2019 Donna Marathon Weekend ! RUN The 2019 Donna Marathon Weekend started with a Social Shakeout Run on Friday. It was a 5k to get us going for the fun weekend of running ahead, but it also gave us the chance to sit down with three very important people who started this race weekend. It was such an honor to talk with these three and find out how this weekend got its roots. Thank you so much to, Am...
Feb 13, 2019•14 min•Season 2Ep. 116
Send us a text It’s our episode featuring the 21st Annual Key West Half Marathon and Henry and Eli’s Side Street Pub ! RUN The 21st Annual Key West Half Marathon was on a Sunday with less an ideal weather conditions in Key West. Thunderstorms caused a couple of delays. Originally we were supposed to start at 7. Then we were postponed twice more before crossing the start line at about 9:15 AM. It was raining at the start but shortly after the first mile, it stopped so our need for ponchos was no ...
Jan 28, 2019•19 min•Season 2Ep. 115
Send us a text It’s another delicious Quick Bite as we make our way to the 21st Annual Key West Half Marathon ! On our drive down to the race we always like to stop off at place that look like it might have some interesting food and beverage offerings we can share with you. In Little Torch Key, we found Kiki’s Sandbar . A laid-back bar right on the beach, Kiki’s will cook anything you catch or provide you with some tasty treats from their menu. This place has a vacation vibe. You can put a drink...
Jan 26, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 114
Send us a text Welcome to our last Quick Bite from Atlanta, Georgia and the 5th Anniversary of the Jeff Galloway Half Marathon Weekend . It’s a chat with a fellow podcaster! It’s the start of a new year. At this time, many people are setting goals and making resolutions in hopes that 2019 will be their best year yet. We thought that if your goals included running, training for races, or just using run-walk-run to get an enjoyable fitness experience, you might like to hear about a couple of podca...
Jan 14, 2019•7 min•Season 2Ep. 112
Send us a text Welcome to Atlanta, Georgia and the 5th Anniversary of the Jeff Galloway Half Marathon Weekend ! It’s our post-race brunch celebration... continued! EAT This week, it’s my cameraman’s take on The Wrecking Bar Brewpub brunch. He had the Pastrami Hash with perfectly cooked pastrami, peppers, onions, potatoes and egg. My mouth is watering even thinking about it! DRINK Did we mention that The Wrecking Bar Brewpub also has tasty brunch cocktails? The spicy Bloody Mary is a delicious co...
Jan 06, 2019•6 min•Season 2Ep. 111
Send us a text Welcome to Atlanta, Georgia and the 5th Anniversary of the Jeff Galloway Half Marathon Weekend ! It is half marathon time! RUN This episode features the Jeff Galloway Half Marathon on Sunday of race weekend. In this race, it was chilly, wet, and sometimes raining, but we got to see some of the best sites of Atlanta. The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum, The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center, the Atlanta Beltline, the hilly and beautiful Virginia Highlands, and the big finish in Pie...
Dec 28, 2018•19 min•Season 2Ep. 110
Send us a text Welcome to Atlanta, Georgia and the 5th Anniversary of the Jeff Galloway Half Marathon Weekend ! RUN This episode features Barb’s 5K, the first race in our weekend celebrating the 5th Anniversary of one of our favorite races. We also got the chance to run with some great people from the Extra Mile Podcast Group. If you have not listened to the Extra Mile Podcast or Extra Mile Podcast : Galloway Edition , you are missing out. Kevin Gwin is the host of these two awesome podcasts abo...
Dec 21, 2018•14 min•Season 2Ep. 109
Send us a text It’s the 5th Anniversary of the Jeff Galloway Half Marathon Weekend ! You all know that this race is near and dear to my heart because Jeff Galloway is my coach. Jeff is an Olympian and known all over the world for his Run-Walk-Run method. He and his wife Barbara have put on a fun and inspiring race weekend for the past 5 years. Jeff and Barb have helped so many people reach their goals, from weight loss through running to completing a marathon. He is such a friend to our podcast ...
Dec 13, 2018•6 min•Season 2Ep. 108
Send us a text RUN In this episode, we celebrate the completion of our RunDisney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend . We ran around Hollywood Studios and Epcot. Hollywood Studios has some of our favorite rides! Rockin' Rollercoaster, Star Tours, and the new Slinky Dog Dash! EAT We visited Australia for a really delicious lamb chop with mint pesto and potato crunchies! Awesome! It is a staple of the festival and one you should try in 2019 if it returns! DRINK We love the Canada booth at Epc...
Nov 29, 2018•9 min•Ep. 107
Send us a text Welcome to Orlando, Florida and Walt Disney World for the 2018 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend, Two-Course Challenge, and Epcot Food and Wine Festival! RUN In this episode, we run the half marathon on Sunday of the RunDisney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend . The course is relatively flat and takes you from Magic Kingdom parking lot to Animal Kingdom and the beautiful Pandora area then to Hollywood Studios before finishing around the World Showcase at Epcot. My cameraman na...
Nov 24, 2018•17 min•Season 2Ep. 102
Send us a text Here's our fifth Quick Bite from the 2018 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend ! Our next stop is at the Cheese Studio that is a part of the 2018 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. We tried the Braised Beef Stroganoff and the Maple Bourbon Boursin Cheesecake. Why haven't we cooked with more dishes and desserts with Boursin before? Also, we sip on a nice dry and woodsy Alta Vista Estate Malbec that compliments the stroganoff perfectly. Stay tuned for race recaps a...
Nov 23, 2018•7 min•Season 2Ep. 106
Send us a text HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Here's our fourth Quick Bite from the 2018 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend ! We stopped at the Chocolate Studio that is a part of the 2018 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. We had it all...Liquid Nitro Chocolate-Almond Truffle, Sweet Dark Chocolate Raspberry Torte, Pumpkin Spice Chai Tea Frozen Cocktail with Caramel Vodka, and Croft 10-Year Tawny Port. This was a dessert-lover's dream. We hope you'll watch, share, and enjoy this hol...
Nov 22, 2018•7 min•Ep. 105
Send us a text Welcome to Orlando, Florida and Walt Disney World for the 2018 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend, Two-Course Challenge, and Epcot Food and Wine Festival! RUN In this episode, we run the 10K on Saturday of the RunDisney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend . The course is relatively flat. The first 3 miles was on the road and the last three featured the World Showcase at Epcot. The weather was uncharacteristically cold, thanks to a front passing through this weekend. This was the ...
Nov 21, 2018•16 min•Season 2Ep. 101
Send us a text Here's our third Quick Bite from the 2018 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend ! (Sorry it is out a day late, but better late than never, right?) This is a look at the RunDisney merchandise available at the expo that goes on usually Thursday through Saturday! We have a look at some of the iconic "I DID IT" shirts and general merchandise, including RunDisney-themed and character-themed training gear available. We could have stayed and showed so much more, but we had t...
Nov 21, 2018•8 min•Season 2Ep. 104
Send us a text Here's our second Quick Bite from the 2018 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend ! This is a look at the Race Expo where you can get all kinds of gear to help you prepare for your race weekend! We have a look at the race shirts included in our race weekend registration, a specially-made SparkleSkirt we bought complete with our logo, one of our favorite recovery tools: the BFF massager, and chat with great people from Second Harvest , the great charity that this race weekend ben...
Nov 19, 2018•8 min•Season 2Ep. 103
Send us a text Here's our first Quick Bite from the 2018 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend and it's a big one... an honor to talk with Olympian and America's Coach, Jeff Galloway ! He was so nice and knew how much this weekend as well as his race weekend coming up in December mean to me, so he offered to sit down and have lunch with us and talk about last minute race tips for this weekend. Jeff has been our e-coach for many years now, and his expert advice and training plans mak...
Nov 14, 2018•7 min•Season 2Ep. 100
Send us a text We fully intended to have episodes out this week from our incredible weekend at Walt Disney World for the Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend. We had to hit the ground running in our day jobs, and that caused a slight delay. We will have the episodes out next week and we think they will be worth the wait! So please, stay tuned. Also, thank you to everyone for your support and encouragement through each and every episode, but especially this weekend. It meant so much to us! Tune in...
Nov 10, 2018•2 min•Season 2Ep. 99
Send us a text RUN The Cops and Joggers 5K was a race we did last year in Fort Myers. Hosted by the Fort Myers Police Department and the Fort Myers Track Club , this race benefits the Fallen Officer Memorial Foundation. We ran to help support the Fort Myers Police Department. We had to return, especially in this year when they have lost one of their own in the line of duty, Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller back in July. We wanted to feature this race again because it is an outstanding community event...
Nov 01, 2018•20 min•Season 2Ep. 97
Send us a text One last Keys Quick Bite from Islamorada on the way home! This Quick Bite continues our weekish-long look at trip we took to Key West to run the Southernmost Half Marathon at the beginning of October. This continues our post-race celebration as we head home from our runcation. On our way home, we wanted to feel like we were still on vacation. You know that feeling... delay returning to reality as long as possible. So we stopped at the Islamorada Shrimp Shack . We had some amazing ...
Oct 25, 2018•4 min•Season 2Ep. 98
Send us a text A QUICK BITE FROM OFF DUVAL STREET This Quick Bite continues our week-long look at trip we took to Key West to run the Southernmost Half Marathon at the beginning of October. This continues our post-race celebration along Duval Street in Key West. We are headed to a very cool and iconic place this time, First Flight Island Restaurant and Brewery . This was the birthplace of Pan American World Airways, as a sign says when you approach this house with classic Key West feel and style...
Oct 20, 2018•5 min•Ep. 96
Send us a text A QUICK BITE FROM OFF DUVAL STREET NEAR CAPTAIN TONY'S IN KEY WEST This Quick Bite continues our week-long look at trip we took to Key West to run the Southernmost Half Marathon at the beginning of October. This continues our post-race celebration along Duval Street in Key West. We used to watch Tiki Bar TV religiously. We loved all the tiki drinks they would make. We have a set of our own geeky tikis from Think Geek . So this place, Tiki House , was just our speed. We wanted...
Oct 19, 2018•3 min•Season 2Ep. 95
Send us a text A QUICK BITE FROM DUVAL STREET IN KEY WEST This Quick Bite continues our week-long look at trip we took to Key West to run the Southernmost Half Marathon at the beginning of October. This continues our post-race celebration along Duval Street in Key West. We were walking along Duval and stumbled upon a place called Wicked Lick that makes liquid nitrogen ice cream! It is a cute little place in the heart of Duval that is pirate-themed! Unique flavors combining savory and sweet is th...
Oct 19, 2018•5 min•Season 2Ep. 94
Send us a text RUN In this episode, we feature the Southernmost Half Marathon . We chose this race because our training schedule called for 12.5 miles this weekend and we thought, "Why not run it in Key West?" Who wouldn't want to see the beautiful sunrise on the Southernmost Point of the United States. It was humid and hot, but a beautiful course and friendly people. It was also held on the same course as a full marathon. The time limit was set to 6-hours for both races, so we th...
Oct 17, 2018•14 min•Season 2Ep. 93
