Send us a text SHOUT OUTS Congratulations to all the members of the Runcation Nation who completed training runs, live, and virtual races this week! Best of luck to those who are getting ready to race this weekend! Want to be included in the shout-outs or an upcoming or completed race? Email us at info@runeatdrink.net ! Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our virtual get well card for Jeff Galloway. To see it, go to www.runeatdrink.net/jeff . Contribute by emailing a photo and message t...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 317
Send us a text This is a very special episode of the Run Eat Drink Podcast, and it was recorded live on Monday, April 27, 2021. Our coach and America’s Coach, Jeff Galloway, had a heart attack this past week. We found out about it and wanted to support, honor, and encourage him. He’s always meant so much to the running community and to us. It is time for us to return the favor. Many of you sent in pictures and stories. We share some of our own. We received special messages from fellow podcasters...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 315
Send us a text SHOUT OUTS Congratulations to all the members of the Runcation Nation who completed training runs, live, and virtual races this week! Best of luck to those who are getting ready race this weekend! Want to be included in the shout outs or an upcoming or completed race? Email us at info@runeatdrink.net ! Last but not least, thanks to all our patrons, we have been able to expand our studio and keep the show going over the last year. We can’t express how much it means to us. We’d like...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 311
Send us a text SHOUT OUTS First, let us thank James and Sarah of the Mouse Ears and Magic Podcast. This past week they had us on The Disney Bunch and it was tons of fun! If you want a good laugh, we hope you’ll check it out. Also…Happy 1st Anniversary to our friends over at Just a Podcast in Paradise . Steph and the DIP Crew are masters at planning Florida vacations at www.justadayinparadise.com ! They celebrated their anniversary on April 13th… and do you know how? By having us on their show! W...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 308
Send us a text Episode 160: Who is Your Anti-Hero? RUN This week we talk to Bill and Kristina Craig, founders of Medal Chasers ! They help provide some of our favorite virtual races, medals, and bibs. This week they talk about their new Anti-Hero Race Series. What’s an Anti-Hero? Which one is your favorite? We talk about that and more awesome virtual races on the horizon from Medal Chasers . Don’t forget about the great discount code they have given us. The code “runcation15” gets you 15% off an...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 307
Send us a text RUN It’s our first trail run! Okay, a portion of this 5k was on a trail at our local Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium . We were excited to participate in a local and live 5K. The inaugural Run for the Youth 5K to benefit the Sheriff's Youth Activity League was held last Saturday and raised around $7000 to support youth programs. The race kicked off at 7:30AM with a member of the Runcation Nation, Jessica, singing the National Anthem beautifully. Then we were off on a pave...
Mar 30, 2021•57 min•Season 4Ep. 305
Send us a text RUN This week we recap our first live race of 2021! It’s also Aimee’s first race back since the knee surgery. The Cape Coral Animal Shelter’s Rescue Run was a 5K to benefit our hometown’s first and only rescue facility for animals. The weather was beautiful. There was a great “runners village” during the pre-race with coffee, breakfast, and more! With no pace requirements, it was the perfect race to pet dogs and follow the advice of our Physical Therapist, which was to walk the en...
Mar 23, 2021•59 min•Season 4Ep. 304
Send us a text RUN This week, we have a fun interview lined up for you! We talk with the team from the Will Run For Podcast, Thomas Stover, Diana Decatur, Michael David, and Erin Petz. They tell us about their running and creating their podcast and their fun Will Run For Virtually Live Race. We were featured on their Inside the Runners Studio Segment a few weeks back. Then we heard they are hosting a fun race with a huge medallion and had to tell all of you about it! Find out more and connect wi...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 303
Send us a text RUN This week, we share part 3 of our talk with Bart Yasso. He is known as the Mayor of Running and Chief Running Officer at Runner’s World until his retirement in 2017. This week, he talks about key things to focus on and takes our patrons’ questions! Thank you, Bart, for your “wit, wisdom, and insights!” Find out more and connect with Bart Yasso here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bart-Yasso-118295040323/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bartyasso?lang=en Instagram: https://www...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 297
Send us a text RUN This week, we share part 2 of our talk with Bart Yasso. He is known as the Mayor of Running and Chief Running Officer at Runner’s World until his retirement in 2017. This week, he talks about the Yasso 800s, runners who inspire him, and virtual races. Thank you, Bart, for your “wit, wisdom, and insights!” Find out more and connect with Bart Yasso here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bart-Yasso-118295040323/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bartyasso?lang=en Instagram: https://...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 296
Send us a text RUN This week, we share the first part of our talk with Bart Yasso. He is known as the Mayor of Running and Chief Running Officer at Runner’s World until his retirement in 2017. He talks about his running adventures, inspirations, and career with us. Thank you, Bart, for your “wit, wisdom, and insights!” Find out more and connect with Bart Yasso here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bart-Yasso-118295040323/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bartyasso?lang=en Instagram: https://www.i...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 295
Send us a text RUN We need to celebrate Donna Marathon Weekend and recapping Dana’s virtual running of the Booby Trap Challenge. We talk about his 5K and Half Marathon experiences, plus lessons learned about training for a challenge like this. We also celebrate the team of you in the Runcation Nation running to support The Donna Foundation through the Donna Marathon Weekend virtual events. Thank you to so many of you - almost 30 of you- who have answered the call and chosen to register to run an...
Feb 16, 2021•2 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 291
Send us a text This was the team video we made and showed during our kick off of the Donna Marathon Weekend Virtual Events. In it, we included the names of all team members as of 2/14/21. Thank you so much for being part of our team and for cheering on and celebrating our team, Runcation Nation. Support the show THAT’S A WRAP! Thank you for listening! Because of your support, we are in our eighth year of the podcast! Don’t forget to follow us and tell us where to find you next on our website , F...
Feb 16, 2021•1 min•Season 4Ep. 294
Send us a text This was the tribute video we made and showed during our kick off of the Donna Marathon Weekend Virtual Events. In it, we included the pictures you all sent us of the people you run for during these virtual events. Thank you so much for being part of our team and for cheering on and celebrating our team, Runcation Nation. Support the show THAT’S A WRAP! Thank you for listening! Because of your support, we are in our eighth year of the podcast! Don’t forget to follow us and tell us...
Feb 16, 2021•59 sec•Season 4Ep. 293
Send us a text RUN Dana did an Iron Man this week! Really, Dana ran a 10K this week. He earned a medal from the Medal Chasers Assemble Series, “Part of the Journey is the End.” The medal features Iron Man and lights up! It is so cool. And as fans of Tony Stark, the title of the virtual…so appropriate. Even better, the featured charity is one we have talked about before, the Pinky Swear Foundation . According to their website, " Pinky Swear Foundation eases the financial and emotional impact...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 290
Send us a text RUN We have a great interview to share with you this week. We are faithful followers of the run-walk-run method founded by America’s Coach and Olympian, Jeff Galloway. But we have never talked about all the resources available to implement this training strategy. We talk with Chris Twiggs, National Program Director of Galloway Training, on this episode. He shared his journey to becoming Program Director with us. Chris also highlights Galloway Training Groups worldwide that you can...
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 289
Send us a text RUN The Donna Marathon Weekend is one we have often talked about and recommended highly as a bucket-list runcation. Months ago, amid the pandemic and so many unknowns, one of our most-loved race weekends went virtual. We registered, created a team, and now we want you to be a part of the fun! The virtual events can be completed in a variety of ways. We are lucky enough to be joined this week by Amanda Napolitano, Executive Director for The Donna Foundation , who talks about the ch...
Jan 26, 2021•2 hr 30 min•Season 4Ep. 288
Send us a text RUN Dana ran a 10K this week as Aimee continued her road to recovery and back to running. The 10K we feature is from one of our favorites, Medal Chasers . The Challenge Continues 10K from our friends, is a virtual race supporting the Colorectal Cancer Alliance . We discuss his run, the featured charity, and the bling he earned as well as an update to Aimee’s progress. EAT We continue to share healthy meals and snacks with you this week. We are getting 2021 off to a great start wit...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 286
Send us a text RUN This week we talk about running groups. Support, community, and friendship around goals can be an important part of being able to achieve them. Running groups, whether you get virtual support or in-person encouragement can be a key part of pushing forward, especially in challenging times. There are several running groups on Facebook that we belong to and gain so much from. The online community is so strong. Here are some positive examples of groups we are fortunate to be a par...
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 285
Send us a text RUN We start the year reminding ourselves what brought us to this life we love of accomplishing, exploring, and indulging with you. If you are new to our show, this is a great recap of why we do the Run Eat Drink Podcast and what we hope for in 2021. We also highlight some episodes that you can look back to and discover inspirational moments and the hallmarks of our show. 1. #95 Our Story - Who we are 2. #87 Wine and Dine Half Marathon (An unexpected PR and delicious eats ) 3. #98...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 282
Send us a text RUN We have a special interview to end 2020! This week we talk to our coach, America’s Coach, Olympian, and founder of Run-Walk-Run, Jeff Galloway. He talks about his race going virtual in December and how there is still time to do it well into 2021. In addition, Jeff has a brand new challenge to kick off 2021 right, Winter Fun in ‘21! We talk motivation and staying dedicated to goals set for 2021. If you want to reach out to Jeff directly, email him at jfg@jeffgalloway.com Find o...
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 280
Send us a text RUN On a more serious note, we discuss Aimee’s surgery and where we go from here. She’s hanging in there on the road back to recovery. She starts physical therapy on Christmas Eve! Wish her luck! It will be tough, but we know it will be worth it! On a happier note, it is Christmas week! So we thought we’d talk about all the gifts running has brought into our lives, especially in 2020, that we are grateful for and will celebrate this holiday season. Don’t forget the holiday virtual...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 279
Send us a text RUN Medal Chasers does it again by bringing us a great medal for the Marvelous Run 10K ! Plus it supports a great organization, Capes4Heroes , giving kids the confidence they need to achieve their goals! We recap our race experience and talk about the swag! If you want to learn more about Jeff Galloway and his run-walk-run method, visit jeffgalloway.com to find out all about it! On a more serious note, we discuss Aimee’s surgery and where we go from here. She’s hanging in there on...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 278
Send us a text RUN Medal Chasers does it again by brining us a great medal for the One Chance 5K . This Doctor Strange-themed run has a great GLOW-IN-THE-DARK medal! Plus it supports a great organization, Ava’s Avengers . We recap our race experience and talk about the swag! On a more serious note, we discuss some news Aimee received and how that might change our show a bit over the coming weeks. EAT If you have been a long-time listener of our show, you know we love Raglan Road in Disney Spring...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 277
Send us a text RUN We are recapping this year’s experience at the Elite Events Turkey Trot that we ran live on Thanksgiving last Thursday! The medal was bigger, but the experience reminded us of last year while the folks from Elite Events made sure everyone was comfortable and had plenty of space to socially distance. The post-race treats were great and the opportunity for photos was so nice. Elite Events has race results posted online and finisher videos, too! We also completed a virtual race -...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 273
Send us a text RUN We are revisiting the Elite Events Turkey Trot that we ran last year! It was live then, and it appears to be happening live again this year! We are so excited. The few live events we have participated in over the last two months have made us think back to all that we have to be thankful for in our running community during this challenging year. We are also doing a virtual race - Richard's Run for Life. It is a 5K to raise funds for the Moffitt Cancer Center . There is sti...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 272
Send us a text RUN The Army Ten-Miler Virtual Race is one we saved for this week as we celebrate Veterans Day, which was on November 11th. We are well past the deadline to submit times but wanted to run this one to honor those we know and those of you in the Runcation Nation who served or have family members who served. We break down the swag bag, medal, and run on this week’s episode. EAT MREs (Meals Ready-to-Eat) Genuine U.S. Military Surplus are on the menu this week. We’ve never had them. Ho...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 271
Send us a text RUN It’s time to recap a Friendly Neighborhood Run from Medal Chasers . This 5K supports the Pinky Swear Foundation . This foundation helps kids fighting cancer and their families with financial and emotional support. The weather was humid, but the setting we chose for this virtual race gave us the chance to run at Epcot around the World Showcase. We decided to walk it and enjoy people watching and seeing the beautiful view of the water around the showcase. The medal is a spiderwe...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 269
Send us a text From Our Patron, Meg Brower- A Wallis Sands Half Marathon Race Recap from October 2020 This week, we have another race recap from a live and in-person race. It is from our patron, Meg Brower! Thank you for sending this in and letting us accomplish, explore, and indulge along with you! We look forward to a time when we can travel, see your part of the country, and run with you! Meg was also kind enough to send us some race recommendations for New Hampshire, so we can all be prepare...
Nov 09, 2020•8 min•Season 4Ep. 268
Send us a text RUN Oops, we did it again! Actually, we did another live race on purpose! 2020 LCEC Goblin Gallop 5k was a local race at Jaycee Park in Cape Coral to benefit the United Way . It was early morning by the water and we got to see the sunrise. There was a breeze, too! It was a flat course with one water stop and a medal for all finishers that was shaped like a pumpkin! We dressed up as our favorite superheroes to run the race. So happy that we got to run it! We were out there to enjoy...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 267
