Send us a text RUN When we ran at Walt Disney World earlier this month, we completed another in the virtual race series from Medal Chasers called the I Can Run All Day 10K . This race benefits Team RWB (Red White and Blue). Its mission is to connect Veterans to their communities through physical and social activities. We ran it at Disney Springs. The medal is a great one featuring a spinner of Captain America’s shield. We are so happy to bring the race to Disney while RunDisney events have gone ...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 264
Send us a text RUN We ran the Freedom 5K last weekend. It was a live and in-person race! We were so excited that we did an Instagram live throughout the whole race once we got started. It was a flat course, which is unusual for this race as it is usually held for 4th of July and normally we run over a huge bridge at sunrise to see a beautiful view of the Caloosahatchee River. It was a great race that benefitted Brotherhood of Heroes and Special Operations Communicators Association, both organiza...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 262
Send us a text RUN Medal Chasers has introduced a virtual race series dedicated to supporting some great charities as well as some of our favorite Marvel heroes! So we had to run a few of the races while we were visiting Walt Disney World. We had the chance to stay at Boulder Ridge Villas at Wilderness Lodge and take in the scenery that is completely different from Florida and takes us to the Pacific Northwest. This week’s hero is Aimee’s favorite, Black Widow. The medal features Black Widow’s i...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 260
Send us a text RUN Medal Chasers has introduced a virtual race series dedicated to supporting some great charities as well as some of our favorite Marvel heroes! So we had to run a few of the races while we were visiting Walt Disney World. The Boardwalk and Epcot resort area is one of our favorite places to run. We did the "Ready.Aim.Run 5K" as our second race in that area while we were at Disney in September. This is the one we ran for time, so we ran separately but Dana was there to ...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 258
Send us a text This is a half marathon-sized episode! This week we are not only bringing you new races, places, and amazing food and drink, we are also looking back at some of our favorites to celebrate a couple of national days of recognition that coincided with this week’s episode. RUN This week we are recapping a virtual race we ran this weekend. Southwest Florida Walk Like MADD 5K & 10K to raise money for the Mothers Against Drunk Driving. We talked about it with Lori Burke, Executive Di...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 256
Send us a text RUN Medal Chasers has introduced a virtual race series dedicated to supporting some great charities as well as some of our favorite Marvel heroes! So we had to run one while we were visiting Walt Disney World. We ran the Smash Your Run 5K benefitting the Children’s Health Fund . The perfect place to feel like you are running a RunDisney race is the Boardwalk. We ran our 5K there and our goal was to take in all of the beautiful sights like people outside Boardwalk Bakery cheering f...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 255
Send us a text RUN This week we are previewing a race we will be running at the end of September. We’d love it if you would join us in the Southwest Florida Walk Like MADD 5K & 10K to raise money for the Mothers Against Drunk Driving. We talk about it with Lori Burke, Executive Director of MADD. She talks about the important work that this organization does for victims and their families. We would love for you all to join us in supporting MADD by going to madd.org/5k and register to walk, ru...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 254
Send us a text RUN First, our coach, Jeff Galloway, has a great new podcast out. You Can Do It is a collaboration between Jeff and his son, Westin, to chronically Jeff’s incredible career as an Olympian and America’s coach. Thanks to Wendel from the runcation nation for sharing it with everyone. Check it out on your next long run! This week, we ran a 5K for a great cause, Stand Up To Cancer . The Come To The Dark Side, We Have Coffee 5K combines one of our favorite movies AND our favorite mornin...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 253
Send us a text RUN In this week's PLUS-SIZED-EPISODE, in addition to our training updates, we are featuring an interview with the founder of Ekhart Yoga , Esther Ekhart. Aimee has been a long-time member of Ekhart Yoga and Esther’s classes have been a major part of coming back from injury but more importantly, it has been a key cross-training element for Aimee’s running program. The running playlist on YouTube was how Aimee initially found Ekhart Yoga , and since then she has subscribed and...
Sep 01, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Season 4Ep. 252
Send us a text RUN This week we complete the RunDisney Virtual Race Series with the Haunted Mansion 5K! Yes, we talk about the weather, but we are also without the medals, so we can’t wait until they arrive! It was a different summer race series because we couldn’t travel up to Walt Disney World to do it, but for Aimee, working from home now, it was a chance to get outside and get some fresh air ahead of the afternoon summer showers. For Dana, it was motivation to get his running done on a long ...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 250
Send us a text RUN No race registrations or virtual races this week, it was a week of healing and getting back out there slowly and safely for Aimee. Dana was getting in his runs and finding his sweet spot for run-walk-run ratios. No race cancelations that we know of either! So, we focused on getting mileage while looking forward to the last in our RunDisney Virtual Race Series , the Haunted Mansion 5K next week. We can’t wait to get the medals in our hands! EAT On episodes 108 and 109 of our sh...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 249
Send us a text RUN We ran at home this weekend. Dana was able to get a 5K in everyday this weekend at work. Aimee was still recovering from her ankle injury last weekend, so we postponed the longer run for a week. The Beat The Blerch weekend we were scheduled for in September was canceled. We registered successfully for all 3 races at the Star Wars Rival Run Weekend . We even got into the Kessel Run Challenge, that includes getting in the Star Wars Virtual anywhere in the galaxy prior to the rac...
Aug 11, 2020•55 min•Season 4Ep. 248
Send us a text RUN We took our training run to Walt Disney World to check out the 2020 Epcot Food and Wine Festival . We had a 3-miler to complete and thought this was a great chance to get a peek at the festival as it is running longer than it ever has before this year. We also wanted to see what the experience was like at Disney now that it has reopened. EAT This year we got to experience classics at the Canada booth! We featured the Canada booth in Episode 86 as we compared it to Ireland’s of...
Aug 04, 2020•56 min•Season 4Ep. 243
Send us a text RUN This week, it was time for a long run. Aimee talks about challenges with the motivation to get it done. It is also a week to talk about taking it easy around an injury and not overdo it. Dana talks about how to get it done with a busy work schedule. He also updates us on his testing of his latest training tool. We also discuss the latest in a series of races to convert to virtual: Walt Disney World Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend. Which races are next? Should we write off ...
Jul 28, 2020•53 min•Season 4Ep. 242
Send us a text RUN This week we did the RunDisney Virtual 5K honoring the classic attraction Space Mountain. We headed to Punta Gorda and found Laishley Park to complete this run. It was a great view of the water with paved paths. It would even provide us with bridge-work, if we needed it. We have earned the medal and cannot wait to receive it as it was one of the first coasters that captured our hearts and still makes us feel like kids again. EAT Leroy’s Southern Kitchen & Bar was a wonderf...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 241
Send us a text RUN This week, we completed Jeff Galloway’s 75th Birthday Challenge by going 7.5 miles on our Sunday long run. We also completed the Run for the Dogs 5K Virtual this week as well. We talked with listener, Jenn, who introduced us to it. This gave us a chance to hear a great story behind her rescuing her dogs and talk about this race that supports multiple shelters across the country. The cotton t-shirt, bib, and cute medal were great race swag sent to us in addition to being able t...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 238
Send us a text RUN This week, we are privileged to help celebrate our running coach’s 75th birthday! Jeff Galloway, America’s Coach, and ours, turns 75 on July 12th! There is no way we could ever thank him for the inspiration, expertise, support, friendship, and love he has shown us. We are so lucky to have him on the show this week. First, we want to tell everyone about his 75th Birthday Challenge . There are many ways to help him celebrate. You can do 75 miles in the month of July, 7.5 miles o...
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 237
Send us a text RUN We got some sad news this week in the running community about the NYC Marathon and updates to the Marine Corps Marathon. But the saddest one of all for us was the Donna Marathon Weekend announcement. We talk about how that has impacted the running community. RunDisney Virtual Race Series has begun! The first 5K in that series themed around the Mad Tea Party. We were making plans to ensure it is full of Disney magic, but the Florida weather had other plans with a “feels like” t...
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 236
Send us a text RUN You know we love Marvel-themed races! Last summer, we did the RunDisney Virtual Race series celebrating 80 years of Marvel , and this year, thanks to a follower of the show, Kristin Ceneviva-Iovene, we found a race celebrating 80 years of Marvel for this summer. It is a great virtual, and a portion of the proceeds support the Make-A-Wish Foundation . Peak Virtual Races is where she found this one, and they have some other great medals and themes to check out, too. It has a hug...
Jun 23, 2020•56 min•Season 4Ep. 234
Send us a text RUN Dana talks about getting in his final run for his Nano Gauntlet from Medal Chasers . The rain and humidity of Florida summer have been a challenge, but we did it. Our schedule, as with most other runners, has changed to a mostly virtual race schedule, and we are making plans and seeking out races to make it the best ever. To that end, if any of you are looking for a virtual race, we have a discount code for the Virtual Pace Series website to offer everyone in the Runcation Nat...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 233
Send us a text RUN This week we talk about the past four years and all the amazing running experiences this show has brought us. We have run in such great places and met so many inspiring, fun, and kind runners as a part of our journey on the show. We talk about some of the ones we remember so well. this week as we celebrate our anniversary. EAT We’ve met great people. We've also experienced tasty meals as a part of the show from all around the country. Which ones are the most memorable? Un...
Jun 10, 2020•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 231
Send us a text RUN This week we talk about earning a great medal! We completed our 30k Gauntlet Challenge from the Medal Chasers website. This is a series of 5k runs for each infinity stone in the “Tony Stark” version of the gantlet medal called the Nano Gantlet. This virtual race series also benefits the Pinky Swear Foundation that supports children and their families fighting childhood cancer, just like the 10k version we completed a few weeks ago. This week we said we would reveal what’s on t...
Jun 02, 2020•54 min•Season 3Ep. 228
Send us a text RUN This week we talk about our training runs in the Florida heat. We also kick off our 30k Gauntlet Challenge from the Medal Chasers website. This is a series of 5k runs for each infinity stone in the “Tony Stark” version of the gantlet medal called the Nano Gantlet. This virtual race series also benefits the Pinky Swear Foundation that supports children and their families fighting childhood cancer, just like the 10k version we completed a few weeks ago. This week was a tough one...
May 26, 2020•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 226
Send us a text RUN This week we recap a 5K from Virtual Pace Series, the May the 4th Be With You 5K. This race is from the Virtual Pace Series website . You might remember that we completed the Top Run Challenge from their collection and talked about it on episode 108 and 109 . Our April race in Orlando at Walt Disney World, the Rival Run Challenge, was canceled, of course. So, that led us to complete a couple of different Star Wars virtual races from Virtual Pace Series to get our Star Wars rac...
May 19, 2020•56 min•Season 3Ep. 224
Send us a text RUN This week we completed the last 2 runs in our 60k Gauntlet Challenge from the Medal Chasers website. This is a series of 10k runs for each infinity stone in the medal. This virtual race series benefits the Pinky Swear Foundation that supports children and their families fighting childhood cancer. This week we fought through the increasing humidity and heat that signals the start of Florida summer to earn those last two infinity stones. This week, we are lucky to be joined by B...
May 12, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 223
Send us a text RUN This week we completed 2 more runs in our 60k Gauntlet Challenge from the Medal Chasers website. This is a series of 10k runs for each infinity stone in the medal. This virtual race series benefits the Pinky Swear Foundation that supports children and their families fighting childhood cancer. This week we fought through the rain and heat that signals the start of the hot and humid Florida summers to earn the Reality and Power stones. EAT It is Cinco De Mayo! We can’t get enoug...
May 05, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 222
Send us a text RUN This week we completed the first 2 runs in our 60k Gauntlet Challenge from the Medal Chasers website. This is a series of 10k runs for each infinity stone in the medal. This virtual race series benefits the Pinky Swear Foundation that supports children and their families fighting childhood cancer. This week we fought through the rain and heat that signals the start of the hot and humid Florida summers to earn those first two infinity stones. EAT This week, we highlight a local...
Apr 28, 2020•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 221
Send us a text RUN We have a very special interview from the host of the Be Our Guest Podcast , Mr. Mike Rahlmann. His podcast is a great resource for those who travel to Walt Disney World or who participate in RunDisney events. He talks some great RunDisney race memories that will help us get through this time when we can’t be at Disney crossing that finish line for the Star Wars Rival Run Challenge . EAT Mike also helped us out with the eating portion of our show! He talks about some great mea...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 220
Send us a text Today, on what would have been the half marathon at our Star Wars Rival Run Weekend, we welcome Ana from our Runcation Nation! She shares a great RunDisney race memory that will help us get through this time when we can’t be at Disney crossing that finish line for the Star Wars Rival Run Challenge . Stay tuned for more RunDisney memories on Tuesday’s episode to inspire and motivate us through this time to help us bring RunDisney home. THAT’S A WRAP! Share a great virtual race or a...
Apr 19, 2020•10 min•Season 3Ep. 219
Send us a text Today, on what would have been the Star Wars Rival Run 10K, we welcome Jenn from our Runcation Nation! She shares a great RunDisney race memory that will help us get through this time when we can’t be at Disney crossing that finish line for the Star Wars Rival Run Challenge . Stay tuned for more RunDisney memories throughout this weekend to inspire and motivate us through this time ahead of our special RunDisney episode on Tuesday with two special interviews to help us bring RunDi...
Apr 18, 2020•9 min•Season 3Ep. 218
