Runified Podcast
122 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsThe Runified Podcast is about telling stories that make runners who they are, beyond the training and racing. These stories will inspire, educate, and motivate runners of all abilities and help them achieve their goals.
We will also share stories about the genesis of new products, events, or services that cater to runners. Our mission is to help runners run, together. Our hope is that these stories will change the way you think about running, and motivate you to live your own story with endurance, strength, and joy. This is what it means to be Runified.
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Ep.071: Lindsey Brown - A Couple’s Quest
October 25, 2017 06:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBLindsey Brown lives in Utah, is a wife, a mom of four, and somehow finds time to be an avid runner and triathlete. We chat with Lindsey about how their family makes rock climbing, biking, hiking, cycling, and running a priority as they strive to keep a tight-knit and active family. Lindsey shares how she became a runner and the unique and personal reasons she pushes herself towards some audacious goals. We talk adoption, the Boston Marathon, Ironman triathlons, balancing life with training, ...
Ep.070: Ian Aman - Soul Runner
October 18, 2017 06:00 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBIan Aman lives in the Calgary area, has been married for 20 years and has three children. Ian played hockey growing up and found cross country running in high school. As he got older, Ian loved that he could continue running and compete against yourself. Ian has since completed eight full marathons, including the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon, and he describes why he loves this race distance. Ian shares the significant power marathons and training has had on his mind, enabling him to ...
Ep.069: Rylee McDermott - Man Bun Run
October 11, 2017 06:00 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBRylee McDermott lives in the Salt Lake City area in Utah. When he’s not working as a lawyer, he’s busy parenting his daughter or running. Rylee tells us how he found running a few years ago as he was recovering from his divorce. We talk about a number of marathons Rylee has completed, including awkward and funny stories. Rylee loves the pageantry of the marathon and shares how he has to get creative with his training schedule while being a single dad. We also chat with Rylee about his podcas...
Ep.068: Leanne Rosser - A Determined Runner
October 04, 2017 06:00 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBLeanne Rosser is a busy mom, wife and ultrasound technician living on a ranch outside of Houston, Texas. Even though Leanne ran track in high school, it wasn’t until later in life till she learned to love distance running. She has since run 15 marathons and shares the highs and lows from her more memorable races, including the Boston Marathon. Leanne also shares how her training is different from others and how her running group has helped her reach her goals. We talk about a recent skin can...
Ep.067: Running Safety
September 27, 2017 06:00 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MBRunified takes a break from our normal episodes to talk about running safety given a couple recent events here in Austin, Texas. We speak with a local police officer, a running group leader, and an individual runner to hear their perspective on safety while running. Guest share helpful advice and encouragement as we all seek to enjoy running in a safe manner. This episode is hosted by Matt Sorenson and is sponsored by goodr. Use code “runified2017” at playgoodr.com for a special Runifi...
Ep.066: Iain Nelson - Running Your Life
September 20, 2017 06:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBIain Nelson currently resides in Syracuse, New York. When he's not running or training for his next ultra you could find him on a golf course, reading, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. In the early 2000's, Iain started running a few miles to stay in shape while living in Houston, TX. It wasn't until after 2008, after he moved to Detroit, MI that Iain began participating in races as a purely social endeavor and to spend time with friends. In the podcast, Iain shares his s...
Ep.065: Jens Jakob Andersen - RunRepeat.com
September 11, 2017 06:00 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBJens Jakob Andersen hails from Denmark and describes himself as an active person who loves mountains, nature, meditation, dogs, and numbers. When he’s not wearing socks and sandals you can find him doing short steep running races up mountains while trail running. His love for numbers and analytics led him to analyze over 35 million race results, leading to some interesting findings he tells us about. We also chat with Jens about his company and website, RunRepeat.com, a large independent dat...
Ep.064: Jenn Kistler-McCoy - Professionally Passionate Runners
September 04, 2017 06:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MBJenn Kistler-McCoy lives in Sacramento, California and stays busy with her husband, young daughter, and her growing business. Jenn became a runner in her senior year of high school via cross country 17 years ago and has been running ever since. She has since finished four marathons with a personal record of 3:18. We talk with Jenn about her current training group and friends, her goal of breaking the three-hour barrier, and the Boston Marathon. Jenn tells us about the thriving and award winn...
Ep.063: Bernie Calcote - Connected Running
August 28, 2017 06:00 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBBernie Calcote lives in Austin, Texas, is married with three kids and is a home builder. After getting married Bernie started running to keep his wife company when she was running early in the morning. Running enabled Bernie to further connect with and love his wife, but what he didn’t expect was to also fall in love with running. Bernie describes how trail running allows him to connect with himself and the creator. We talk about making running a priority and how Bernie and his wife have use...
Ep.062: Crystal Hadnott - Runs in Pearls
August 21, 2017 06:00 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MBCrystal Hadnott lives in Houston, Texas. An injury in 2005 resulted in temporary paralysis on one side of her body from hip to foot. When doctors said she’ll need a cane and always walk with a limp, she told them that she wanted to run a marathon. This can-do attitude enabled Crystal to change her life, including running over 100 marathons and half marathons combined and currently training for an ultramarathon. Crystal found pilates to be critical to her recovery and has even developed her o...
Ep.061: The Running Road Trip - Austin, TX
August 07, 2017 21:59 - 38 minutes - 17.4 MBNico Ericksen-Deriso, Bailee Mulholland, Charlie Watson, Sadie Witt, and Ziv Epstein met up with Runified Podcast host Matt Sorenson while they were in Austin, TX on their Running Road Trip. The mission of The Running Road Trip is to raise money and awareness for Alzheimer’s disease research. Partnering with the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, their team is traversing all 48 contiguous United States, visiting and running in every state while spreading the word as they attempt to reach their donation ...
Ep.060: Roy Smalley - Never Too Late
July 31, 2017 06:00 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBRoy Smalley is from Wisconsin and is a personal trainer, and group exercise instructor, volunteer firefighter, hazmat response team member, husband, father, musician, volunteer, and cook. When he’s not busy with these things, you can find Roy running, but this wasn’t always the case. Roy shares how he was never active until later in life, when he realized he needed to make a change. We learn how Roy went from 250 pounds to 170 pounds through a weight loss competition, eating smarter, triathl...
Ep.059: Kristen Kirkland - Every Mother Counts Part II
July 24, 2017 06:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBThis episode is Part II of our conversation with Kristen Kirkland (Part I is Episode 58). We continue talking with about her personal connection with the work that Every Mother Counts supports to help make pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother, everywhere. Kristen shares a story about participating in the Hood to Coast Relay with Every Mother Counts. We learn about a number of ways runners can get involved with the organization, including running the New York City Marathon. Kristen ...
Ep.058: Kristen Kirkland - Every Mother Counts Part I
July 17, 2017 06:00 - 23 minutes - 10.7 MBKristen Kirkland lives in New York and has always been a runner. Running has always been a part of family activities and she ran her first marathon in college. Kristen has run 13 marathons, an ultra marathon, and has qualified for the Boston Marathon. Kristen tells us about an amazing non-profit called Every Mother Counts, a group with the goal of making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother, everywhere. We talk with Kristen about how running is integral to the efforts of Every Moth...
Ep.057: Tania Glenn - The Running Warrior Healer
July 10, 2017 06:00 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MBTania Glenn started running in college and trained for her first marathon at the age of 30 after going through a significant breakup. She has since run 10 marathons, including the Boston Marathon. As a crisis and disaster response therapist for first responders, Tania helps those suffering from depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other mental health issues. Tania shares how running helps her patients recover from very significant events and diagnoses. As a runner, Tania shares running advice and ...
Ep.056: Shane Johnson - Wounded Heart Running
July 03, 2017 06:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBAfter suffering from a heart attack and cardiac arrest, Shane Johnson found himself with a number of side effects and taking 13 different medications. Through changing his nutrition and becoming physically active, including running, he was able to completely turn around his health. Shane has now run a number of marathons and ultramarathons, including the Twin Cities Marathon as a Medtronic Global Hero. His advice for runners is to not ever give up on yourself and to not let a medical diagnos...
Ep.055: #SportsBraSquadATX - Strength Over Appearance Part II
June 26, 2017 06:00 - 18 minutes - 8.53 MBOn this episode, we continue the theme of SportsBraSquad from the previous episode with Jessie Barnes, Teresa Krammer, and Vanessa Mitchell from Austin, TX. If you haven’t listened to episode 54 yet, please listen before listening to this one. We attended the Global Sports Bra Squad Day event on June 24, 2017, in Austin and we share sound bites and thoughts from the leaders of the event as well as participants. These ladies speak about having a positive body image, and how this movement and ...
Ep.054: #SportsBraSquadATX - Strength Over Appearance
June 19, 2017 06:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBOn this episode, we have Jessie Barnes, Teresa Krammer, and Vanessa Mitchell from Austin, TX. After, learning about the growing #SportsBraSquad movement Kelly Roberts started, this group of running friends felt led to be a part of fostering a supportive place where women can shed their insecurities and step out of their comfort zone. In 2016 they hosted a Sports Bra Squad event in Austin, TX which encouraged women of all ages and body types, and they will be hosting their second event on Jun...
Ep.053: Bam Garcia - Addicted to Running
June 12, 2017 06:00 - 25 minutes - 11.5 MBBam Garcia is a husband, father, UPS truck driver, and all around great guy from Tyler, Texas. Bam’s competitive and addictive personality got the best of him when he was in his early twenties and he struggled with addiction for 15 years. After a friend introduced him to running in the fall of 2014 he quickly realized running is where he needed to be. Bam shares how running has helped him replace a destructive addition with a constructive one, and how he achieved his goal of going from the c...
Ep.052: Keighly Rector - Running for Recovery
June 05, 2017 06:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBKeighly Rector is a lawyer, proud cat mom, and former competitive Irish step dancer from New York. While Keighly started running while in law school as a form of stress relief, she also found that running helped with her long-term battle with an eating disorder. Keighly opens up and shares how running and a reframed view of fitness and nutrition has helped her develop a positive relationship with her own body. With a balanced and holistic approach to training, fitness, nutrition; she finds h...
Ep.051: Runified Reflections II
May 29, 2017 06:00 - 21 minutes - 9.75 MBRunified Podcast host Matt Sorenson reflects on common themes that were present throughout the last 30 episodes of the Runified Podcast. He focuses the topics of the Boston Marathon, training, diversity, veterans, overcoming obstacles, epic adventures, and changing lives with running. This is a great chance to learn what Runified is all about! Our guests in the past 30 episodes are Audrey Springer, Victoria Phillippi, Chris Sanders, Shawanna White, Deyl Kearin, Stacy Holden, Sasha Wolff, Ben...
Ep.050: Andy Cloud - Run Grow Serve
May 22, 2017 06:00 - 44 minutes - 20.5 MBAndy Cloud is a 39-year-old family man from Carthage, MO. When he’s not busy with his job, family, church, or other hobbies, he can be found running around southwest Missouri competing in everything from 5Ks to ultramarathons, but this wasn’t always the case. About five years ago Andy was very overweight, pre-diabetic, and had other health issues such as sleep apnea. He realized that he needed to change something. Though his faith, community, and inspiration from the 2013 Boston Marathon, An...
Ep.049: Adele Garcia - Upward Spiral
May 15, 2017 06:00 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBAdele Garcia lives in Michigan and started running in high school but never really liked it. After being injured by a roadside bomb while serving in the Army, Adele returned home with post-traumatic stress and survivor's guilt. She grew to love running as she found it to be an effective tool for channeling the negative energy and stress in a positive way. Adele has since run marathons and ultramarathons, as well as used running for more than just herself, including starting an event called U...
Ep.048: Zuleyma Chazari - Students Run LA
May 08, 2017 06:00 - 21 minutes - 9.91 MBZuleyma Chazari is a hardworking student who is currently a biology major and junior at the University of Southern California. One of the ways she learned the power of hard work and setting goals was by training for and running her first marathon at the age of 12 with help from the Students Run LA program. Zuleyma tells us how the program and becoming a runner helped her become more socially and culturally aware since she was able to interact with some many different types of people while tr...
Ep.047: Eric Spears - Students Run LA
May 01, 2017 06:00 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBEric Spears started running by tagging along with his father as he was getting back to health after a heart attack, training for a 5K. Even though while as a kid he thought he would die when having to run the mile, it was children who inspired him to become a marathoner. While as a high school teacher in Los Angeles, he and a couple other teachers wanted to find a way to help at-risk kids. They started Students Run LA, a program that uses running to help students with character building and ...
Ep.046: 2017 Boston Marathon Reflection
April 24, 2017 06:00 - 20 minutes - 9.55 MBOn this episode, host Matt Sorenson talks with three people he met while in Boston for the 2017 Boston Marathon. Listen as Jonathan “Scooby” Bolha, Jessica Marlier, and Kojo Kyereme tell Matt about their plans for the race and what Boston means for them. Matt also reflects on his own race and shares how previous Runified Podcast guests fared, such as Audrey Springer (episode 21), Steph Cash Hogan (episode 33), Bonnie Yessian (episode 45), and BethAnn Telford (episodes 39 and 40). This...
Ep.045: Bonnie Yesian - Boston Marathon Reflection
April 17, 2017 06:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBBonnie Yesian started running in order to stay healthy when she started college, and gradually increased mileage up to the marathon. Having now run 21 marathons, Bonnie has learned a lot about running and training. Bonnie shares how she first learned about and qualified for the Boston Marathon, and shares some stories about past races. Having now completed 10 Boston Marathons, and preparing for 11th in 2017, Bonnie provides our listeners some advice on qualifying for Boston and training for ...
Ep.044: Martina O’Connell - Marathoner Gone Rogue
April 10, 2017 06:00 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBMartina O’Connell started running in her teens as a way to deal with stress and feel good. Little did she know that this would increase over the years and turn into marathons and now trail running and ultra marathon distances. We talk with Martina about how she loves the sense of adventure while running, and we even chat about porcupines. Martina shares how she finds balance with her very busy life, which also includes her five boys, her husband, and a full-time job. As she is currently batt...
Ep.043: Mark Sutcliffe - Long Road to Boston
April 03, 2017 06:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBAt the age of 30, Mark Sutcliffe began to run to get in better shape and because he was bored of working out in the gym. For years, Mark worked towards a goal of qualifying for the Boston Marathon, which he accomplished in the 20th marathon he ran. Mark shares his running journey and the history of the Boston Marathon in his book, Long Road to Boston. We also learn about the magazine and podcast Mark started, iRun, as well as a story about Mark running with author Malcolm Gladwell. Mark also...
Ep.042: Nico Ericksen-Deriso - The Running Road Trip Part I
March 27, 2017 06:00 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBNico Ericksen-Deriso is a senior at Case Western Reserve University, where he runs track and field. His grandfather helped him discover running at the early age of four by running the Bolder Boulder 10K in Colorado and his love of exploration has led him trail running and running longer distances. Nico shares stories about his running experiences as well as the inspiration behind The Running Road Trip, in which Nico and his friends are planning to run in all 48 contiguous states to raise mon...
Ep.041: Ben Luke Smith - Resilient Running
March 20, 2017 06:00 - 29 minutes - 13.3 MBBen Luke Smith grew up in a small town in Alabama and spent his early years as most kids do, playing youth team sports and riding his bike. Ben describes how a series of very unfortunate events in his life over the past several years has shaped who he is as a man and runner. From being held at gunpoint, to losing his mom and others from cancer, Ben has encountered and overcome many obstacles in life. We talk with Ben about obstacle course racing, such as Tough Mudders, Spartan Races, Rugged ...
Ep.040: BethAnn Telford - Running for Hope Part II
March 13, 2017 06:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBBethAnn Telford continues telling her story from Episode 39 by talking about her recent experience running the 2017 World Marathon Challenge, which consists of 7 marathons in 7 consecutive days in 7 continents. As the first competitor with live cancer in her body, she used this race as a platform to spread hope for those with brain cancer and to raise money for Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure. BethAnn shares stories about other competitors like Ryan Hall and Michael Wardian and how they all cam...
Ep.039: BethAnn Telford - Running for Hope Part I
March 06, 2017 07:00 - 28 minutes - 13 MBBethAnn Telford began running in high school as a requirement to participate on her field hockey and soccer teams. After 9/11, BethAnn moved to Washington, DC and quickly began running marathons. In the 19th mile of the 2004 Marine Corps Marathon, BethAnn had an odd experience, leading to her discovering that she had a frontal lobe brain tumor. After surgery and recovery, BethAnn was back running the Marine Corps Marathon the following year. BethAnn has been utilizing her gift of life and ru...
Ep.038: Thom Singer - Paradox of Potential
February 27, 2017 07:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBWhen Thom Singer first joined the Runified Podcast on Episode 5, he was a non-runner. Over the past year, Thom has eased into the life of a runner and shares the many different ways running has improved his life. Thom talks about training for and running his first half marathon. We also talk about how running has been a source of inspiration to further his own business and career, and likens his running transition and journey to challenges and progression and in the business world. As a prof...
Ep.037: Martin Parnell - The Secret Marathon
February 20, 2017 07:00 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBMartin Parnell never excelled at a single sport until his brother challenged him to a marathon at the age of 47. Martin quickly realized that he has the unique ability to run for very long distances and time. In cycling across Africa and playing sports with children along the way, Martin realized the power that sports can have in the lives of youth. Martin took his desire to help others through running to an extreme level in 2010 where he ran 250 marathons in one year to raise money for Righ...
Ep.036: Kate McKenzie - The Secret Marathon
February 13, 2017 07:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBKate McKenzie started running as a young child, feeling free as the wind ran through her hair. More recently, Kate made the jump from running 10k races to running her full marathon in Afghanistan. Kate shares the reasons behind the decision to run this marathon and tells us about the amazing film her team is creating called The Secret Marathon. The story Kate shares is one of hope and courage, sharing the reality that Afghan women face when trying to run. Not only does Kate want to shed ligh...
Ep.035: Bill O’Shields - Running Free
February 06, 2017 07:00 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBRunning found Bill O’Shields when he was serving a 15-year sentence in a federal penitentiary for robbing a bank. While in jail, Bill trained with fellow prisoners and quickly ramped up to running 70 miles a week, mostly on a half-mile track within the prison walls. After reading about the Boston Marathon in Runner’s World in 2007, Bill decided that running this race would be his goal. After being released he immediately began running, eventually qualifying for the 2016 Boston Marathon. Bill...
Ep.034: Martinus Evans - 300 Pounds and Running
January 30, 2017 07:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBMartinus Evans is not your typical runner. As a competitive football player, he always looked for ways to run the least amount possible while on the field. What started as a snide comment about his health from his doctor in 2012 turned into a love of running. Martinus is now a marathoner, a running coach, motivational speaker, blogger, and podcast host; all with the common goal of inspiring runners of all abilities to achieve more than they could ever think was possible. In our interview Mar...
Ep.033: Steph Cash Hogan - From Beginner to Boston
January 23, 2017 07:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBSteph Cash Hogan is a first-grade teacher living in Saratoga Springs, NY. Through college, she was athletic and played lacrosse, but always disliked running. A few years ago Steph was going through a stressful period in her life and needed to do something for herself. What started with running 30 minutes on her lunch break turned into accomplishing much more than she could ever imagine, including running several half marathons, three full marathons and qualifying for the Boston Marathon. Ste...
Ep.032: Marcel van der Kuil - Sustainable Running
January 16, 2017 07:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBMarcel van der Kuil has been running for 25 years. What started as a way to cope with significant heartbreak, has now evolved into the goal of being a sustainable runner for the rest of his life. Running has taught Marcel a lot about himself, mainly through recovering from a very significant and freak injury to his lower leg. Marcel has a well-rounded and balanced approach to fitness and life, including the Marathon Revolution methodology based on heart rate, and the Quantified Self approa...
Ep.031: Arne Robertson - Running Inspired
January 09, 2017 07:00 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MBArne Robertson was inspired to start running through a combination of internal and external promptings. From the initial mile he ran, to the marathons he has completed, running has helped him in many ways. We learn about lessons learned in his races and Arne humbly provides training and running advice. He also inspires listeners by challenging every runner to be an inspiration for others, as well as remember and acknowledge those who inspire you. This episode is hosted by Matt Sorenson...
Ep.030: Kim Eagle - Don’t Fear Calories: Nutrition for Runners
January 02, 2017 07:00 - 38 minutes - 17.4 MBKim Eagle is a nutrition coach, helping athletes across the world reach their fitness and nutrition goals with her Earn That Body programs. Kim became a runner a couple years before her son was born. After training for marathons by herself for years, she found that training with a coach and group enabled her to reach new levels. We talk with Kim about how she became a nutrition and fitness coach and how she has turned her love for fitness and nutrition into a thriving business. We talk about...
Ep.029: Ben Jacobs - Run For PRs
December 26, 2016 07:00 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MBBen Jacobs started running in 7th grade to get in shape for hockey. He gradually learned to enjoy running and especially appreciated the community and team aspect, leading to running competitively in college. We chat with Ben about how he became a coach at the university level, as well as some injury and recovery advice. Ben also recently began coaching with a previous guest of ours on Episode 22, Victoria Phillippi with Run4PRs. Ben also tells us how he loves to give back to the running co...
Ep.028: Sasha Wolff - Still I Run
December 19, 2016 07:00 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBSasha Wolff started running in 2012 when her depression and anxiety flared up. She quickly fell in love with running and found that pushing herself and accomplishing goals helped her cope and manage her mental health challenges. Sasha recently started a group called Still I Run, that encourages people to run for their physical and mental health, raises awareness of mental health issues and seeks to stop the stigma surrounding mental health. Sasha tells us about the motivation behind this gro...
Ep.027: Stacy Holden - Stories from the Trail
December 12, 2016 07:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBStacy Holden is a native Houstonian who discovered running at the early age of seven with her parents. At age 10, she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and used running as a way to manage her disease. Stacy ran her first marathon at the age of 12 and has run consistently ever since. Stacy recently published a book entitled People of Memorial Park: Stories From Houston's Favorite Trail. Her book beautifully shares 45 amazing stories of people who frequent the park and running trail. Stacy te...
Ep.026: Deyl Kearin - Run For Opportunity Part II
December 05, 2016 07:00 - 28 minutes - 12.8 MBDeyl Kearin returns to the Runified Podcast (previously on episode 16) after completing the Grand to Grand Ultra, a six-stage, 170-mile race, starting at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona and finishing at the Grand Staircase in Utah. Deyl talks about this amazing running experience and how he uses his ability to run to improve the lives of others through Run4Poverty and Opportunity International. Opportunity International helps people in third world countries by providing signific...
Ep.025: Shawanna White - A Runner's Journey
November 28, 2016 07:00 - 21 minutes - 9.91 MBShawanna White began running in high school and quickly found her passion. Her desire to keep improving has kept her running through the years. Shawanna loves racing everything from the 5K to the marathon and she working towards a goal of qualifying for the Olympic Trials for the marathon. Shawanna tells us about a significant injury that kept her away from running for 6 months and what made it possible for her to return to running stronger than ever. She also shares helpful advice for runne...
Ep.024: Chris Sanders - The Connected Runner
November 21, 2016 07:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBChris Sanders found running at an early age and was almost immediately drawn to the relationships and connections with his teammates. After running cross country in college, Chris gradually increased the distance he runs, having now completed 10 marathons as well as 3 Ironman races. Chris loves pushing the limits of his body and even races up skyscrapers! We talk with Chris about pushing the perceived physical limits of our bodies and how technology helps us connect with our body as well as ...
Ep.023: Matt Sorenson - We the Runners
November 14, 2016 07:00 - 19 minutes - 8.73 MBOn this episode, host Matt Sorenson reflects on the recent Presidential election and the effects it is having. We as Americans are all different, but the common bond of running ties us together, making “we the runners” stronger as a group than any one of us individually. Running is a unique avenue or tool that has the amazing power to bring people together, as well as positively change individuals, communities, and the world. Matt reflects on personal experiences, the stories of previous pod...
Ep.022: Victoria Phillippi - Run For PRs
November 07, 2016 07:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBVictoria Phillippi started running in high school by simply running around the block in the neighborhood. In college, Victoria started running 5K races and ended up running on the cross country team. Her coach took a chance on her and taught her how to truly train, believed in her ability and opportunity to improve. Since then, Victoria has run 16 marathons and has qualified for the Boston Marathon 11 times with a personal record of 3:14. Victoria started coaching runners by helping her mom ...