Devin Martin is clearly a man of action. When his “closest” run clubs were more than 30 minutes away from his house, he started his own. As it turns out, he wasn’t the only one in the neighborhood looking for running partners. It’s great having a “get it done” kinda guy on the Novant Health Charlotte Ambassador squad. And it was just as much fun having him as our guest on the program! Lindsey McGee guest hosts with DC Lucchesi on this episode of The Running Around Charlotte Podcast!
Jul 03, 2025•26 min
Welcome to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast! Today, we’re excited to welcome Alexander Valdovinos Garcia, known as @alxx.gar on Instagram. Alexander is a passionate runner and an active member of the Charlotte running community who brings energy, dedication, and a fresh perspective to the sport. Whether training for personal bests or connecting with fellow runners, Alexander’s journey is inspiring and full of valuable insights for runners of all levels.
Jun 27, 2025•21 min
Welcome to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast! Today we’re excited to chat with Rachel Holloway, known as @Glamamazonian on Instagram. Rachel is a dynamic presence in the Charlotte running community and a passionate advocate for diversity, inclusion, and women’s empowerment. With a background in communications, marketing, and leadership roles in both the nonprofit and corporate worlds, Rachel brings a unique perspective to everything she does. Whether she’s inspiring others online, supporting ...
Jun 20, 2025•23 min
Welcome to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast! Today we’re joined by Lauren Speck—known to many as @laurennspeck on Instagram. Lauren is a biomedical engineering graduate, life sciences consultant, and passionate Charlotte runner. She’s inspired by her family’s health journey and brings a unique scientific perspective to her training, wellness, and community involvement. Whether she’s leading in the workplace, running local routes, or sharing her story online, Lauren is a positive force in bot...
Jun 13, 2025•26 min
Welcome to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast! Today, we’ve got a special guest who embodies the spirit of Charlotte’s running community—Jeff Hudnall. Jeff is not only a dedicated runner and proud dad, but also a Masters athlete who recently crushed his sub-3 hour marathon goal. He’s passionate about the benefits of coaching, the joys of running in the Charlotte area, and building community through the Runners of Clover club in Clover, South Carolina. Whether he’s logging “junk miles” for the ...
Jun 06, 2025•24 min
Welcome back to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast! On the program with us today is Erin Vinson, a Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Ambassador, relay enthusiast, and ultra-distance runner. Erin’s running journey has taken her from the Dam to Dam, Ville to Ville, and Blue Ridge Relay courses, all the way to taking on the Blackbeard 100-mile run. She’s also known for her humor and honesty about the realities of running and her passion for how running can transform individuals and communities. Er...
May 23, 2025•27 min
Welcome to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast! On this episode, we’ve got Meilin Tompkins with us, a 2025 Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Ambassador who has inspiring story of her own. She went from being NOT a runner, to becoming a passionate ambassador for the marathon, and is now the marketing director for one of Charlotte’s “OG” running specialty shops! Meilin’s story is a testament to how consistent effort and dedication can turn anyone into a runner and a community leader.
May 16, 2025•24 min
Welcome back to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast. On this episode, we’ve got Erica Meisner, the founder of Mental Health Matters here with us. Erica is not only a passionate advocate for mental health awareness, but she's also a former college lacrosse player who turned into a runner! Her organization hosts the annual Mental Health Matters 5k here in Charlotte, bringing together runners and community members to support mental health initiatives.
May 09, 2025•24 min
Welcome back to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast. We’re glad to be back in the studio with you —and of course – we’re happy to have you listening! On this episode, we get to catch up with the second-best looking bald guy on the Charlotte running scene. My man Miller Yoho is on the program, and after you’ve googled his picture, you can listen in on this week’s conversation. Miller’s the guy behind some of the best Charlotte sports tweets, the bowl game with the most “twang,” and The Meck Mile...
May 02, 2025•27 min
Welcome back to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast. We’re glad to be back in the studio with you —and of course – we’re happy to have you listening! On this episode, we’re playing hookey with our new friend Sarah Barton Thomas. OK, we’re really not ditching out of class, but what else do you call it when you get the principal to spend a half hour of the school day with you? Recess?? Regardless, Sarah Barton Thomas is just a delight. Full disclosure, she left us a voicemail a few weeks back to ...
Apr 25, 2025•28 min
Welcome back to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast. We’re glad to be back in the studio with you —and of course – we’re happy to have you listening! Today, we're excited to introduce you to a guy who’s a regular at the finish line of the Novant Health Charlotte half marathon… Cliff Anderson. Clif also happens to be one of our 2025 Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Ambassadors. Listen in and you can almost hear the smile on his face when he tells us about his running journey – and his comeback f...
Apr 18, 2025•28 min
Welcome back to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast. We’re glad to be back in the studio with you —and of course – we’re happy to have you listening! Today, we're excited to introduce you to another one of our 2025 Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Ambassadors. This week’s guest is Brendan Miller-Radest. Brendan is a recovering New Jersey native living in Charlotte now. He’s a dog dad, regular run-clubber, and is potentially resurrecting his DJ career?? We’re getting into all that on this episod...
Apr 11, 2025•25 min
A few months back, we got the chance to talk with Smita Warrier here on the show. She casually discussed what — for most folks — would be an anxiety-inducing and one-of-a-kind opportunity: running 7 marathons over 7 continents in just 7 days. Along with the mileage, she’d be raising money and awareness for educational assistance for girls in her native India. While she was out overachieving, we’re not really sure what all we got done. We certainly didn’t log a 180-plus mile week, or rack up 25,0...
Apr 04, 2025•32 min
Welcome back to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast! We're excited to continue our special series featuring Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Ambassadors. Our next guest is Tara Kelbagh, a passionate runner who has seen her life transform since she started running consistently. Tara attributes much of her positive experiences to the supportive community she's encountered and now wants to pay it forward by inspiring others to get involved in running.
Mar 28, 2025•20 min
Welcome back to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast! If you’re doing any kind of distance running you know – at some point you’re going to need a little fuel in the tank. In this day and age, there are LOADS of gels, “goos,” bars, and stuff to help keep your energy up. We’re probably tried them all, which has us REALLY excited about today’s guest. He’s got something all new, and all natural. We’re talking with a local runner and entrepreneur who's making waves in the endurance fueling world. We...
Mar 21, 2025•25 min
Welcome back to The Running Around Charlotte Podcast. We’re glad to be back in the studio with you again! Today, we're excited to kick off our special series featuring some of our 2025 Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Ambassadors. This week’s guest is Tarik Haniff, a passionate runner and community leader who's running all around Charlotte and its vibrant running scene.
Mar 14, 2025•21 min
Welcome to the Running Around Charlotte Podcast! We’re recording LIVE here at the 2024 Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Expo. We are excited to welcome Philip Sanford, the current president of the Charlotte Running Club. Philip has dedicated his time to fostering a welcoming environment for runners of all levels in our community. He leads the Triple C Beer Runners and serves as a coach for the Let Me Run program at Sedgefield Middle School, too. Philip also writes a weekly newsletter for his Tea...
Jan 16, 2025•34 min
Welcome to the Running Around Charlotte Podcast! We’re recording LIVE from the 2024 Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Expo. We’ve got our long-time friend, Lisa Landrum here on the program with us. (Note: we didn’t say old…) Lisa is a runner, coach, and community-builder who has been instrumental in shaping the running landscape here Charlotte. As the founder of runCLTrun and Forward Motion, she's created platforms that connect and support runners of all levels. She's a helluva runner in her own ...
Jan 09, 2025•28 min
Welcome to the Running Around Charlotte Podcast! We’re recording LIVE from the 2024 Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Expo today, and we’re excited to have Cornell Jones back on the program with us. We’ll say it here: Cornell is a straight-up Renaissance Man; a former Division 1 college runner, Feature Producer for ESPN, runner and Mad Miles run club founder, and community-builder. If you don’t know from the Mad Miles Run Club, you’re either just visiting, or you’re one of the 117 people moving t...
Jan 02, 2025•35 min
Welcome to the Running Around Charlotte Podcast! We’re recording LIVE from the 2024 Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Expo. We’ve got Wyatt Moss here with us – arguably, one of the most Insta-Famous runners on the planet right now. Here’s why: In 2024, he set out to accomplish an incredible feat: running a marathon in all 50 states within a single year. As he nears the end of this remarkable journey, Wyatt will be taking on the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon this Saturday. Maybe you know him fr...
Dec 26, 2024•39 min
Welcome back to the Running Around Charlotte Podcast! We’re recording LIVE here at the 2024 Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Expo. Today, we have an incredibly inspiring guest – and good friend of ours -- Tom Perri. Tom is an absolute legend in the marathon world. He has led pace teams in marathons across the globe and is a familiar face at the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon, having paced all of the first 10 events. Tom is also an accomplished author, sharing his wealth of running knowledge wi...
Dec 19, 2024•27 min
Welcome back to the Running Around Charlotte Podcast! We’re recording LIVE here at the 2024 Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Expo. Our guest is Maddy Ebbert -- the versatile visual artist and illustrator based right here in Charlotte. Maddy says her art is inspired by nature, self-love, the beauty of simplicity, and capturing everyday life with joy and vibrancy. Maybe you’ve seen her work on Instagram, or walls and buildings all over the country… Most recently, she's brought her unique vision to...
Dec 12, 2024•34 min
Welcome to the Running Around Charlotte Podcast. We’re recording LIVE from the 2024 Novant Health Charlotte Marathon Expo. Today, we have a special guest, and friend of ours, Ashley Mahoney. Ashley is an avid runner who has completed the Charlotte Marathon multiple times, and checked the box on her first ultra this year. Most of you may recognize her byline as a reporter at Axios Charlotte.
Dec 05, 2024•29 min
Welcome to The Running Around Charlotte podcast! Today, we're excited to have Diego Ferradas with us. Diego is the Director of Community Engagement at The Ability Experience, a nonprofit organization dedicated to using shared experiences to support people with disabilities and develop the men of Pi Kappa Phi into servant leaders. Diego is not just passionate about his work but also about various sports and activities. He recently participated with his team from The Ability Experience in the Arou...
Nov 21, 2024•27 min
Welcome to The Running Around Charlotte podcast! Today, we have Pauline Schwerbrock as our guest. Pauline is one of the co-founders of the Morning Run Club, Charlotte's first women-only run club. Pauline, along with her co-founder Jordan Sosa, started the Morning Run Club earlier this year, and it has quickly grown into a thriving community of women runners. The club meets every Monday at 6:05 a.m. at the Atherton Mill Shopping Center, offering both 3- and 5-mile loops to accommodate runners of ...
Nov 14, 2024•21 min
Welcome to The Running Around Charlotte podcast! Today, we're excited to have Rick Pryll as our guest. Rick is not only an accomplished author but also a dedicated runner who leads a run club from the unique location of Bart's Mart, a family-owned small business on Charlotte's eclectic eastside. Rick Pryll is an independent author with several books to his name. His literary achievements include winning second place in the 2022 Ruth Moose Flash Fiction Prize. Rick's passion for writing is matche...
Nov 07, 2024•23 min
If you’ve done any running around Charlotte, you probably know our man, Eric Smith. We’re happy to have him back here on the Running Around Charlotte podcast! Eric is a guy to know here in the Charlotte running community, with a wealth of experience in organizing events and pacing runners to their goals. His involvement spans from leading the Charlotte Running Club to coordinating pace teams for major races – including the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon.
Oct 31, 2024•20 min
We're excited to welcome Ruthie Williams to the Running Around Charlotte podcast! Ruthie is the dynamic organizer of the Latinos Run Charlotte Run Club, a group dedicated to fostering community and inclusivity in the running world. Her passion for running and community engagement has helped create a welcoming space for runners of all backgrounds.
Oct 24, 2024•19 min
Welcome to another exciting episode of the Running Around Charlotte podcast. Today, we've got Jeff Fox with us. Jeff is a seasoned runner who's about to tackle the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon for the fifth time. He's not just a participant, though - Jeff also has the scoop on of the now iconic parties near the mile 16 mark. It’s safe to say it’s become a highlight along the back side of the race.
Oct 17, 2024•29 min
Kristin Neuman is the organizer of The Josh Neuman Foundation and is actively involved in the Miles for Meals campaign to support Nourish UP. Her work, and that of the foundation, is testament to their nonprofit’s namesake to do good and to live a good story. Nourish UP works every day here in the Charlotte area to create a community where everyone thrives and has consistent access to the food they need for good health and overall well-being. Courtney Oates is their events and marketing director...
Oct 10, 2024•23 min
