RunChats with @RonRunsNYC
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London Marathon Tips with Kelly Brown Willis (IG Live) | RunChats Ep.129
April 18, 2024 15:40 - 59 minutes - 55.5 MBLondon Marathon tips with one of my running besties, Kelly Brown Willis, fellow 3X Six-Star finisher and inspiring former guest (Episode 64). This episode is a deep dive into all things London! Weekend logistics, fun events, shakeouts, fueling, course strategy, mindset tips, and more. Please share with anyone running London on Sunday! We hope you enjoy the listen and this helps prepare you to have your best London Marathon experience! If you enjoy the episode, it would mean the world to m...
Boston Marathon Tips with Brendon O'Leary (IG Live) | RunChats Ep.128
April 09, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBThis episode is for anyone running the 128th Boston Marathon and everyone who has it on their long-term radar. Coach Brendon O'Leary of O'Leary Racing Team joined me on an IG live and we took a deep dive into all things Boston. Race logistics, the Expo, weekend activities, shakeouts, fueling, and, of course, we dug in on course strategy and how best to approach the hills! We're coming at you with a wealth of experience - Brendon has run Boston 6X’s with a course PR of 2:29, and I've run 10X...
Tokyo Marathon Tips with Naomi Fox (IG Live) | RunChats Ep.127
February 25, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBWe've got tons of Tokyo tips & questions answered from yesterday's IG Live convo with Naomi. Big thanks to all who joined—we look forward to seeing you in Tokyo! Naomi was a great co-host and is running for her Six-Star, like so many others. She asked me her top-of-mind questions and we answered many more from our engaged audience, as well. We covered: -Starting area logistics -GPS & why you should turn OFF auto-lap on your watch -Course layout & strategy -Aid stations/on-course fuelin...
Tammy Hsieh - 2:37:00: An OTQ Race For the Ages! | RunChats Ep.126
December 22, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55.6 MBIn one of the most inspiring running stories of the year, Tammy Hsieh ran 2:37:00 at CIM and hit the OTQ standard on the number to qualify for the US Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando, FL on Feb 3, 2024! When Tammy turned the final corner, the finish line clock read 2:36:50 and she kicked for home with everything she had left and crossed the line at 2:37:03. There were a few uncertain moments before friends showed Tammy her chip time and someone from the CIM team draped her with the covet...
Polly Moody - Focusing On Joy & the Process To Find Her Best | RunChats Ep.125
December 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBMeet Polly Moody, mom of two, full-time teacher, and 2:46 marathoner! Polly tore her ACL and meniscus two years ago when her running had been on an upward trajectory. She tackled a long, difficult rehab where she faced a number of setbacks and had serious doubts about whether she would make it back to her previous form. Polly injected more long runs on trails and shifted her focus to process versus outcome. Along the way, she found more joy and discovered the fastest, best version of her r...
Simone Carniglia - Running & Inspiring the Type One Diabetes Community | RunChats Ep.124
November 27, 2023 11:53 - 37 minutes - 35 MBMeet Simone Carniglia, Six-Star finisher, and Guinness World Record holder as the fastest runner with Type One diabetes—with an amazing average time of 2:42:30 per race! Simone started his running journey to lose weight and was inspired by Stefano Baldini, the great Italian marathoner who won the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Running these incredibly fast times is impressive, but for a diabetic, it is significantly more challenging. A diabetic marathoner has to continuously contr...
Catching Up with Jereny Rivera on Training with Low Ferritin & Her Build for CIM (IG Live) | RunChats Ep.123
November 10, 2023 19:36 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MBWe're catching up with Jereny Rivera on her recent training in the Florida heat and delving into her experience with ferritin iron deficiency. I really enjoyed having her back to share insights on her transformational journey to inspire runners and how she perseveres in the face of challenges and channels the haters. I'm rooting for Jereny to crush it at CIM! If you enjoy the episode, it would mean the world to me if you would rate the podcast or write a review and share feedback wherever ...
NYC Marathon Course Guide (IG Live with Kate Pallardy) | RunChats Ep.122
October 27, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes - 53.6 MBThis episode is from an IG Live covering a course breakdown of the New York City Marathon with 19th place finisher in the 2017 NYC Marathon, Kate Pallardy. Kate is a rockstar and was my episode 100 guest, which we recorded the night before last year's race. Topics we covered include: -Expo & race weekend -Race day logistics -Race plan -Fueling -How to run the bridges -Saving something for 5th Avenue -Having FUN—it's the 5 boro block party!! This was a fun back-and-forth convo where ...
Rob Dalto - Chasing Down Six-Star Dreams, an Abbott Slam, & Creating Community | RunChats Ep.121
October 13, 2023 15:02 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBMeet Rob Dalto, Six-Star finisher, Abbott ambassador, and running community builder. When Rob's dad was battling cancer in 2017, running marathons with his sister, Nicole, became a way for his family to bond together. His dad enjoyed watching them race and they made him a big part of their Six-Star journey. And though he didn't make it to their finish line, Rob runs with his dad's name—Joseph—on his singlet, and uses running as a way to honor and stay connected with him. Rob has run all 5 ...
Natalie Dau - Run Like a Woman! | RunChats Ep.120
September 29, 2023 15:57 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBMeet Natalie Dau, best-selling author, ultra runner, and travel/lifestyle content creator extraordinaire! We discussed the origin of 'Run Like a Woman', why it's such an important topic, and the amazing response it has received. We also dive into Natalie's drive, energy, and upcoming passion projects that fuel her fire, as well as her 'why', and how she keeps going in ultra and life when things get really hard. Natalie shared some great tips on how to start your fitness journey, make smal...
Acupuncture for Runners with Teddy Levarda (Summer Series #2) | RunChats Ep.119
August 25, 2023 08:18 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MBMeet Teddy Levarda, Licensed Acupuncturist at Morningside Acupuncture M.S., L.A., Dipl. O.M. (NCCAOM) Teddy joined me for a FUN and informative IG Live RunChat, where we discussed the value of utilizing dry needling, acupuncture to treat chronic pain, running, and sports injuries. Teddy & Morningside are well known in the NYC running community for helping runners work through and solve challenging injuries and keeping us out there pursuing our big goals and dreams. We discussed and learne...
Sara Girotto - I Belong—Becoming Faster as a Master! | RunChats Ep.118
August 11, 2023 17:35 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBSara Girotto on mindset, learning, and working with her coach Steve Hranilovich to accept "I Belong" in the American Development Corral—along with CRUSHING a 2:55 Chicago Marathon and winning her Age Group in a World Marathon Major. For every runner out there that has gotten a late start, Sara's inspiring journey is for you! After moving to the US from Italy, the family ran a 5K together and she was hooked. In her mid-30s with no background in the sport, she had some remarkable results ear...
Go Run Stronger with Dr. Gaby Go | RunChats Ep.117
July 28, 2023 14:55 - 50 minutes - 47.2 MBMeet Dr. Gaby Go, sports & performance physical therapist, run & injury prevention coach, Boston Marathon qualifier, and founder of Go Run Stronger. Gaby joined me for a FUN and informative IG Live RunChat, where we discussed the value of adding PT and strength training to your running to be the strongest, best version of yourself. We had a well-engaged audience and Gaby did a great job answering questions! Other topics included the role nutrition plays in injury (and injury prevention), ...
Lauren Hagans - Conquering Uncharted Territory; Breaking the Tape in her Debut Marathon! | RunChats Ep.116
July 21, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBMeet Lauren Hagans, the 2024 Grandma's Marathon Champion, who made a sensational marathon debut, scorching a 2:25:55—running the fourth-fastest U.S. debut of all time! Though Lauren has coached many marathoners—and is surrounded by strong, NAZ Elite rockstar marathoning teammates who shared helpful nuggets—this was truly uncharted territory. "You never get to a starting line by yourself! Little pieces of magic were shared with me at moments of doubt along the way to my first marathon. They...
Bruce Raymer - Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable to Perform at Your Best! | RunChats Ep.116
July 07, 2023 13:56 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBMeet Bruce Raymer, 4x Canadian Champion, 7x National Team member, and the 1999 Ottawa Marathon Champion—where he broke through and ran his PB of 2:22! Bruce traveled the world racing as a pro and later as an elite Masters runner, before retiring at age 42 due to nagging Achilles issues. However, his competitive fire still burned bright and he turned to cycling five years ago, and is now focused on time trialing—and just last weekend earned 3rd place at the Canadian Masters Time Trial Champi...
Angela Maciocia - You're Built From Hard Things! | RunChats Ep.115
June 23, 2023 15:59 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBMeet Angela Maciocia, an inspiring elite Canadian Masters runner from Montreal. "You're Built From Hard Things" is the title of this episode and it perfectly personifies Angela's fire, drive, and spirit. She was in severe pain running the Chicago Marathon and her husband and coach, Bruce Raymer, pulled her off the course at 29K—where she left on crutches, with a 50% plantar fascia tear and a broken heart. Angela kept the faith through some dark moments—grinding long hours on pool runs and...
Anna Rohrer - Cultivating Patience & Running with Joy! | RunChats Ep.114
June 09, 2023 21:52 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBMeet Anna Rohrer, former 8x All-American for Notre Dame and 5x high school national champion whose running has been on fire of late. In the Boston marathon, Anna finished first among the masses, clocking a sensational time of 2:30:52—a personal best of nearly 6 minutes—and placed 22nd overall. Just 19 days later, she shattered the course record and achieved a new PR of 1:11:31, winning the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indy—all while receiving tremendous local support. After gra...
Kim Conley On the Launch of Next Best Run! | RunChats Ep.113
May 26, 2023 19:28 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB2x 5000M Olympian and former podcast guest (Episode 71), Kim Conley returns to RunChats to discuss the launch of Next Best Run. Kim and her coach/husband Drew are building an exciting, personalized online coaching service and community for runners. This conversation is from an IG live I hosted with Kim. We focused on the positive community they're aiming to build and her plan to connect with more runners at major races on Kim's calendar. Since the launch, they've been sharing their athlete...
Sydney Devore - Running With Joy; Hunting Her Best! | RunChats Ep.112
May 12, 2023 17:57 - 1 hour - 102 MBMeet Sydney Devore, 2x OTQ and 7th American in Boston in the strongest field ever assembled in the storied race's 127-year history. Sydney set a goal of top 10 and showed up big time, rocking a 2:31:08—closing strong in the hills to get it done! Sydney has overcome a lot of adversity to get to this point and is just starting to scratch the surface. Multiple stress fractures, tragically losing her mom, and training through brutally tough Michigan winters. Those struggles have made her stron...
James McKirdy - Bakline's McKirdy Micro Marathon & the McKirdy Trained DNA | RunChats Ep.111
April 28, 2023 22:44 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBThis episode is from my IG Live convo with renowned coach James McKirdy of McKirdy Trained on the exciting upcoming Bakline McKirdy Micro Marathon & 10K on 10/14/23 at Rockland State Park, NY. The Why: to provide the greatest opportunity for athletes to achieve the Olympic Trials qualifying time and faster. We discuss: bottle support for all participating marathoners, tangents, pacers, and why this course reported by Runner's World as "the fastest loop in the country" gives runners the be...
Andrea Pomaranski - Don't Stop Believing! | RunChats Ep.110
April 07, 2023 18:42 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBAndrea Pomaranski grew up idolizing Lisa Fernandez and dreamed of one day pitching for the US Softball Team. On March 12th, she set a Masters American Record, scorching a 3:07:48 50K at 6:03P per mile, and won her first USATF National Championship! It was the 2nd fastest US 50K time behind the great Des Linden and 3rd fastest for any woman at any age in the world—but most importantly, it earned Andrea that coveted honor she dreamed of as a little girl, representing Team USA. Andrea's runni...
Lisa Weightman - Keep Chasing Your Dreams! | RunChats Ep.109
March 25, 2023 00:43 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MB"I pledge to be a role model and inspire others to always think beyond their limits to achieve things they never dreamed were possible." -Lisa Weightman, Associate Partner at IBM Australia, Olympian, and High-Performance Coach Meet Lisa Weightman, business leader, badass mom, 4X Olympian, and one of the fastest, most inspiring humans I've been blessed to meet. Lisa has overcome a lot to reach the fastest, best version of herself. She is quick to credit those in her inner circle for the k...
Kaydi Bolos - Keep Going! | RunChats Ep.108
March 17, 2023 16:09 - 1 hour - 81.4 MB"After I had my first child, I suffered from postpartum depression. It was really sad, dark, and scary. Running literally saved me—along with medication, therapy, and help from friends and family. Ever since then, I have never been the same and I still struggle with mental health issues... But because I had to dig myself out once, I know what to watch out for and how to best help myself if I feel darkness coming again." Meet Kaydi Bolos, mom of three and introvert who made the brave decisio...
Jenny Hitchings - Defying Age—Chasing American & World Records! | RunChats Ep.107
March 03, 2023 11:39 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBMeet Jenny Hitchings, Masters running icon, 2022 USATF Masters LDR (Long Distance Runner) Athlete of the year, and USATF Hall of Fame runner. In her 50s, Jenny started running faster than ever, breaking barriers for herself and her age that she never thought possible. She holds FIVE (55-59AG) American Records—5k, 10k, 10-mile, 1/2 marathon, and marathon—and 1 World's best time, 2:45:32 at the 2021 Boston Marathon! These races and experiences shaped her and stoked her competitive fire to kee...
Jereny Rivera - Dreaming Big, Loving the Grind, & Chasing an OTQ! | RunChats Ep.106
February 17, 2023 01:17 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBMeet Jereny Rivera, who has been on an inspirational, transformational journey from a childhood in poverty where she learned grit and developed her toughness and fire from watching her mom in the most challenging of circumstances. Jereny struggled to connect with others in college. She was inspired by watching a True Life episode of a girl who completed a Tough Mudder and signed up for a race, but didn't make it more than a quarter mile on her first training run and had to walk home. That l...
Allan Dias - Running to Inspire: Pursuing Endurance Athletics Excellence! | RunChats Ep.105
February 04, 2023 17:15 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBMeet Allan Dias, former real-life rock star, bass guitarist, and songwriter for Public Image Ltd (PiL). After twenty years of touring, the performing, partying lifestyle had taken a big toll on him—and he finally stepped away for health reasons. He came back stateside, walked into a bike shop, bought a bike, started riding again, and reconnected with his love of motion. That inexplicable feeling when propelling yourself forward through space and time. After entering a trail duathlon, he fel...
Amelia Rivera-Wong - Boston Mama Strong—Finishing Her 1st Boston 31 Weeks Pregnant! | RunChats Ep.104
January 20, 2023 19:05 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBMeet Amelia Rivera-Wong, DPT by day, badass endurance athlete, wife to Andy, and new mom to her beautiful son Cameron all the rest of the time. Amelia's competitive drive was forged as a kid doing crunch competitions with her twin before bedtime and spending long hours at their town community pool. Her mom ran 3 NYC marathons—one for each of her daughters—and that left an indelible mark. All those pool hours prepared her to swim D1 in college and led her to triathlon—where she signed up for...
Neely Gracey - Trust the Process! | RunChats Ep.103
January 03, 2023 21:20 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBMeet Neely Gracey, 4-time Olympic Trials Qualifier (12, 16, 20, 24), top American at the 2016 Boston Marathon, and the 11th American female EVER to break 70 minutes in the half marathon. Neely is fresh off her 9th place finish at CIM—this year's USATF Championship Race—where she rocked a sizzling 2:30:29 PR (5:43 per mile)! Neely opened up about not being able to run during her first pregnancy, losing her "identity" as a runner—going from one of the top distance runners in the country to "n...
Sarah Biehl - The Third Time is the Charm—2022 JFK50 Champ! | RunChats Ep.102
December 16, 2022 19:59 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBImagine you have a favorite race—one you continually dream about winning one day—and on every hard training run and day that you're dragging, you visualize being out there and making it happen. Sarah Biehl kept grinding and manifested her dream—not only breaking the tape at the 60th JFK50, but also shattering Ultra legend Ellie Greenwood's course record by over 6 minutes, running a BLAZING fast 6:05:42! We discuss: going from the huntress to the hunted; learning from past JFK experiences; ...
Carleth Keys - Regaining Her Identity & Finding Her Best Self Through Running | RunChats Ep.101
December 02, 2022 21:23 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBAfter spending 15 years as a journalist—from print reporter, to newscaster, and finally ascending to a desk anchor at NY1 Noticias—Carleth Keys' identity was firmly entwined with her career. After her family relocated to Madrid from NYC and the job market wasn't lining up, she put her focus on raising her two young boys. During that transition, Carleth lost her identity and it was through running that she restored it, found her mojo, and become the best version of herself. When her video p...
Kate Pallardy - Becoming Strength Personified | RunChats Ep.100
November 18, 2022 18:31 - 1 hour - 94.7 MBKate's remarkable journey is powerful and inspiring. Kate was bullied as a child and battled crippling anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts. While in college, in an unhealthy relationship, she was searching for an outlet and had been running 3 miles a few days per week. She decided to run 11 miles—to try to literally run away from her troubles—and was flooded with emotions when she finished. From that moment everything changed. 12 miles the next day. 27 miles a couple of days later...
Dani Moreno - An Obsession With Progression | RunChats Ep.99
October 21, 2022 20:26 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBMeet Dani Moreno, 3rd place woman at UTMB OCC, the FIRST American to make the podium! Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (OCC-Orsières-Champex-Chamonix) is a 55km race with 3500M+ of climbing and is one of seven races featured in the event that takes place annually at Chamonix in France. Dani found herself in 20th place in the first half as she began the climb up Champex & moved into 15th place when she crested the top. Despite being so far back at this point, Dani never lost faith, kept grinding, a...
Claudia Becque Johnston - Staying Curious and Believing in Herself—The Journey Back from Injury and Beyond | RunChats Ep.98
October 06, 2022 14:28 - 1 hour - 94.2 MBMeet Claudia Becque Johnston, radiation oncology nurse by day, and one of a handful of women to qualify and complete three (2008/2012/2016) Olympic Trials Marathons! Claudia also qualified and repped the USA in the 2016 50K World Championships. It takes a serious commitment to your craft to compete at this level, many times having to run at 4:30AM before seeing patients. Whenever a workout didn't go as well as planned, the positive attitude and determination of her cancer patients would imm...
Lisa Weightman - Running to Inspire! | RunChats Ep.97
September 16, 2022 22:13 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBI'm honored to introduce four-time Australian Olympian, Lisa Weightman, to the RunChats pod! Professional runner for Asics Running, associate partner at IBM where she oversees a team of 236 consultants, and mom to 7-year-old Pete, Lisa could write a book on how she juggles it all, but is quick to credit her incredibly supportive family, running community & colleagues at IBM. Her running journey is truly inspiring and nothing short of remarkable. Time and time again, Lisa was told she wasn'...
Emily Durgin - Coming in Hot for Her Marathon Debut at NYC! | RunChats Ep.96
September 09, 2022 17:37 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBEmily Durgin has always been driven, set big goals, and dreamed of earning a scholarship to run in college while in middle school. Her love affair with distance running was forged in the 4th grade when she won a 1500M race and she can still remember that amazing feeling today. How it inspires her to run from the front today as a professional runner for Adidas Running. Emily has a bunch of 2nd place finishes and is fearlessly chasing her 1st big victory. She ran a 67:54 at Houston this winte...
Eoin Everard - The Man in the Arena! | RunChats Ep.95
August 26, 2022 16:38 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBEoin Everard is a long-time listener of RunChats, who hails from Kilkenny, Ireland, and reached out to collaborate on this episode. I'm so stoked to share his inspiring running journey and lessons learned as a sub-4 minute miler, sub-14 5K, sub-30 10K, and 5X Irish National Champion. Eoin (pronounced Owen) is currently the 3K European Indoor Masters Champion and in his professional life is a chartered physio, who holds a PhD in Biomechanics. Part One: We discuss his amazing running journey....
Adam Lowe - Harnessing the Power of Belief | RunChats Ep.94
August 12, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBIn 2010, Adam Lowe was not happy about how he looked or felt. Adam was an extremely active kid in high school, playing soccer, lacrosse, & basketball, and wanted to get back in shape—so he turned to running. His sister had run the Marine Corps Marathon, inspiring him to sign up and give it a try. Adam ran his first 10K in 48:07 so he could register for his first Marine Corps Marathon and ran a 3:58 in his debut. Immediately after, he swore—while lying on the ground, praying to die—that he wo...
Kim Horner - Gamble + Grit + Sparkle = OTQ (2:36:43)! | RunChats Ep.93
July 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBGamble + Grit + Sparkle = 2:36:43 OTQ! These are the founding principles of every race plan for Kim Horner, and she channeled them all brilliantly at Grandma's to make a 7-year dream come true! As early as 5K into the race, Kim was struggling with the pace/effort and let her Mill City Running teammate, Doron Clark, know that there could be some dark moments ahead and this was going to be a test of will as well as fitness. Good thing she worked equally hard at her mental/mindset game to prep...
Gabi Rooker - 2:34:57—Betting on Herself & Crushing the New OTQ Standard! | RunChats Ep.92
July 22, 2022 17:46 - 59 minutes - 55.5 MB"If you bet on yourself, it's contagious, and others will bet on you and wanna bet on themselves. Whether it's running, family, work, or a different hobby it's contagious positivity." -Gabi Rooker Close your eyes and think back in time to remember your first two marathons. Most of us were out there to challenge ourselves and prove we could finish... Gabi Rooker ran 2:54:57 in her debut at Grandma's 2021 and then proceeded to slash another 20 MINUTES at Grandma's 2022—running 2:34:57—easily...
Adam Kimble - Tapping the Power of Team to Go the Distance! | RunChats Ep.91
July 15, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MB"I love my crew, I love this community, and I've never been more satisfied crossing a finish line than I was holding my daughter on Saturday night at Placer High. Love you all. God is good!" -Adam Kimble Adam is a high-energy, super positive professional ultrarunner, motivational speaker, and running coach, who is so easy to root for. His joy for running is infectious, whether on the course at Western States interacting with volunteers at aid stations, his beloved crew, or fellow runners. ...
Hidi Gaff - 2:59:52—Chasing Down a Nine-Year Dream! | RunChats Ep.90
July 08, 2022 22:13 - 1 hour - 101 MB"Breaking 3:00 wasn't just about one race. It was about the nine years of marathoning and overcoming injury, the thirteen years without running and racing, and the hope tucked away in 1999 when I was just a girl who thought 'someday.'" -Hidi Gaff When Hidi hit the 26-mile mark at Grandma's, she saw the clock and had 1:26 left to break sub-3! This mom of six had to dig deep, channel every ounce of grit, and turn on the jets to get across the line in 2:59:52 and make her sub-3 dream come true...
Dakotah Lindwurm - Dare Greatly! | RunChats Ep.89
July 01, 2022 18:09 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBDakota Lindwurm played hockey every free moment she had as a kid and dreamed of becoming a professional goalie. When her mom worried she was getting a little too obsessed, she told her she needed to add another sport for balance. Lucky for us, Dakotah chose running because she brings huge passion & joy to our sport. Dakotah managed to rock the Macarena at mile 24 of Grandma's Marathon 2022 while defending her title and running 2:25:01—the 12th fastest women's American marathon time ever! Da...
Susan Loken - The Gift of Self-Belief & Running to Inspire! | RunChats Ep.88
June 24, 2022 21:04 - 1 hour - 103 MB"It was the best experience of my running career. Running a 2:45 marathon over four hilly loops of Central Park and winning the More Marathon for Masters women. Every woman out there was cheering for me, inspired by me—and not because I was some hotshot runner—but because I was a mom from Arizona. That changed how I looked at running. What I do can matter in the life of other people. My purpose became to inspire other people in any way that I possibly could." -Susan Loken Susan Loken began ...
Rory Linkletter - Strengthening His Faith, Following His Heart, & Betting on Himself! | RunChats Ep.87
June 17, 2022 18:06 - 1 hour - 78 MB"In 2021, I had a really hard year of life and racing. Nothing seemed to go right, and I was desperate for answers. I feel like I trusted God, took a leap of faith and it's paid off big time." -Rory Linkletter After strengthening his faith, following his heart, and betting on himself, it paid huge dividends for Rory Linkletter in 2022. Rory set the Canadian half-marathon record at Houston in January, scorching a 61:08. Rory also competed gamely and ran 62:19 in the NYC Half, placing 10th in...
Roberta Groner - Staying Curious, Being Fearless, & Running to INSPIRE! | RunChats Ep.86
June 10, 2022 22:07 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBRoberta Groner is a 2:29 marathoner, full-time nurse, and mother of three teenage boys. And if that wasn't already enough to juggle, she recently became the road coach of my club team, Central Park Track Club. Roberta is a fiery competitor who runs with heart and pure grit. The tougher the conditions, the better she performs. On 9/27 in the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar, where real-feel temps were 105, she finished 6th overall, and was TOP American! Only 34 days later, Robert...
Maggie Rettelle - Why Not Me? I Am Worthy—Running a Sub-5 Half IronMan & Sub-3 Marathon 7 Days Apart! | RunChats Ep.85
June 03, 2022 17:43 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBMaggie Rettelle has been on a quest to run a sub-3 marathon. Having qualified for IronMan Kona twice and run a 3:30 marathon off the bike, Maggie believed she had the strength and grit to get it done. Race experiences and her fire to achieve it shaped her to dive deeper into nutrition, fueling, sleep, mantras, and her mental game. As athletes, we all hope for a perfect training cycle. We root for the best weather and optimal conditions to help us smash our goals. On Saturday 5/21 in Chattan...
Heather Pech - Channeling Grit, Gratitude, & Hope to a 3:03 Boston Course Record! | RunChats Ep.84
May 20, 2022 17:21 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBIn February of 2021, Heather Pech tore a portion of her plantar fascia and it took until September 2021 before she could run again. It was a physically and emotionally exhausting journey. It was 1.5 years since her last race and 3 years since she toed the line at Boston. "I started to run 3 or 4 weeks before and just had so much gratitude. Pure, unalloyed delight that I could run. I wanted to Forest Gump. I wanted to run all day. Everywhere. Fast. I ran 3 or 4 workouts leading into Boston t...
Thia Angelo - Boston to Big Sur Champ! | RunChats Ep.83
May 06, 2022 15:52 - 1 hour - 83 MBThe crazier and more difficult the challenge, the more it stokes Thia Angelo's competitive fire! During the quarantine, she ran 104 miles in 25 hours in the Backyard Ultra. In April 2020, she won the Broken Ladder Challenge—an event where you start running a mile a day and keep going up in mileage until everyone taps out. Thia started day one with her virtual Boston, running a 3:15 at 4:30am before work, and continued battling with her sister, Liz, and one other competitor, before winning it...
Jeremy Bush - Manifesting a Boston Dream! | RunChats Ep.82
April 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBAfter gorging himself at a dinner eight years ago with his wife, Jeremy Bush didn't like how it made him feel and knew something had to change. He downloaded a Couch to 5K program and couldn't believe that running for only 30 seconds could feel so hard. He stayed with it and eventually worked his way up to 10 minutes of running. Jeremy watched Meb's historic win at Boston in 2014 and said, "I'm gonna run that race one day." And the die was cast. For those who know him best, when he sets hi...
Annie Hughes - Exploring Her Limits! | RunChats Ep.81
April 22, 2022 17:42 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBAt the tender age of 23, Annie Hughes burst onto the Ultrarunning scene like a supernova! She won the brutal and storied Leadville 100 and Moab 240 and was ranked 3rd Ultrarunner of the Year by UltraRunning Magazine. Annie resides in Leadville, CO, and became the race's youngest winner—made sweeter still by running in front of her friends, family, and local community. Annie feels blessed that Hoka took a gamble on her and signed her and it looks like Hoka made a great addition to their pro ...