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.021: Audrey Springer - Running The Mile You’re In
October 31, 2016 06:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBAudrey Springer joins the Runified Podcast and tells us how she went from being a serious soccer player to a runner. Although she didn’t like running at first, she was drawn to the community and friendships. An unfortunate event also helped her realize that running was for something much bigger than herself. After college, Audrey decided to challenge herself with the marathon, a distance she idolized since childhood. She tells us how she recently qualified for the Boston Marathon and what sh...
Ep.020: Runified Reflections
October 24, 2016 06:00 - 18 minutes - 8.57 MBRunified Podcast host Matt Sorenson reflects on common themes that were present throughout the first 19 episodes of the Runified Podcast. He focuses the topics of community, running for others, overcoming obstacles, and entrepreneurship while including sound clips from each episode. This is a great chance to learn what Runified is all about! Our guests in the first 19 episodes are Guthrie Hood, Mike Thompson, Talaya Frazier, Ben Abell, Stephen Lease, Thom Singer, Yvonne Treviño Hayek, Anna Q...
Ep.019: Mike Gitre - Running and Recovery With Community
October 17, 2016 06:00 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBOn this episode of the Runified Podcast we talk with Mike Gitre about how he became a distance runner and how his running community and competitive personality have helped him recover from a very serious injury. Mike has a very unique perspective on recovering that runners of all abilities can learn from. Mike also shares stories about how his running community has been important to him in all aspects of life, including his most recent recovery process. Mike is an accomplished runner, having...
Ep.018: Yvonne Treviño Hayek - Rio Reflections
October 10, 2016 06:00 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBYvonne Treviño Hayek joins us again on the Runified Podcast! Yvonne originally talked with us back in episode 6 where we talked about her 20-year journey to the Olympics as a long jumper. In this episode, we talk with her about her experience in Rio and her performance. Yvonne provides some very helpful advice for runners of all abilities. This episode is hosted by Matt Sorenson and is sponsored by goodr. Use code “runified2016” at playgoodr.com for a special Runified discount and to h...
Ep.017: Emily Allport - More Than a Running Group
October 03, 2016 06:00 - 15 minutes - 7.1 MBIn this episode of the Runified Podcast we are joined by the one and only Emily Allport. Emily hails from San Diego California where she started her very own running group. She began running when she signed up on a whim for a half marathon, but was really drawn to the community of runners that she was a part of while training for her first race. The social aspect of running was what led her to start a running group in San Diego when she moved there. Starting with only one friend, she went on...
Ep.016: Deyl Kearin - Run For Opportunity Part I
September 26, 2016 06:00 - 29 minutes - 13.3 MBWe are joined by Deyl Kearin who tells us about how he went from being a one-and-done marathoner to literally running across the Sahara desert. Deyl will also tell us why he runs and let us know about his next race, Grand to Grand, which he’ll be running when this episode is released. For Deyl, from running a marathon to running ultra marathons, he has really learned to enjoy the experience and run for something bigger than himself. Deyl has used his ability to run to raise money for an amaz...
Ep.015: Gilbert Tuhabonye - Running with Joy Part III
September 19, 2016 06:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBIn this episode, we bring Gilbert Tuhabonye’s story to present day. Continuing from Parts I and II, Episodes 13 and 14 respectively, we talk to Gilbert about how he was able to forgive the people who tried to kill him. For Gilbert, running was a big part of this. We also talk to him about how he turned his story of loss and survival into hope by the way of the Gazelle Foundation, a nonprofit that provides clean drinking water for people in Burundi, Gilbert’s home country. We also talk with t...
Ep.014: Gilbert Tuhabonye - Running with Joy Part II
September 12, 2016 06:00 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBAs we continue Gilbert Tuhabonye’s story from Episode 13, Gilbert describes how he barely escaped with his life when the opposing tribe in Burundi attacked his school. We talk about physical recovery in terms of running, as well as emotional and spiritual healing. While in the hospital, Gilbert received a letter that gave him a newfound hope in continuing his running career. Eventually, he was able to come to the United States to train for the Olympics. Gilbert describes his college years, i...
Ep.013: Gilbert Tuhabonye - Running with Joy Part I
September 05, 2016 06:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBGilbert Tuhabonye was born in Burundi, a small country in east-central Africa. Despite the natural beauty of Gilbert’s home country, Burundi has had a history of conflict between the Tutsi and Hutu tribes, which Gilbert describes in detail. This turmoil reached a peak on a day Gilbert will never forget, a day he barely escaped with his life. In Part I of our interview with Gilbert, he talks about growing up in Burundi and how running was a part of everyday life. He also describes how he bega...
Ep.012: Jim Hall - Life Trials to Running Trails Part II
August 29, 2016 06:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBWe begin Part II of Jim Hall’s story, which is continued from Episode 11, by talking with his wife Vicki to hear her perspective on how running has changed Jim’s life. Vicki also shares how she became a runner, as well as how their children have found a love for running and how running has become a familiar affair. We then continue our conversation with Jim learning about another significant curveball life threw at him, involving some serious and unforeseen health problems, including cancer....
Ep.011: Jim Hall - Life Trials to Running Trails Part I
August 22, 2016 06:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBAlthough Jim Hall was an active child, as he moved into adulthood he became less active. In August of 2010, at the age of 35, a very difficult and unexpected event prompted Jim to commit to running his first marathon. This was a very significant decision because he never ran more than two miles before he started training. In Part I of our interview with Jim, we focus on the circumstances that led to this drastic change in his life, as well as the process by which he became a runner. Jim also...
Ep.010: Jenni Lord - Run for Another
August 15, 2016 06:00 - 33 minutes - 15.1 MBJenni Lord fell in love with running when she had her first “runner’s high” in her late teens. When she was at the start line of her first half marathon, she realized that she needed to run for something more than herself. This was the genesis of Chosen, which is an organization that provides adoptive families financial, educational, and mentoring services. Additionally, they are involved in orphan and foster care around the world. We talk with Jenni about her running past, what motivated h...
Ep.009: Jennifer Fisher - Fitness, Food, and Family
August 08, 2016 06:00 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBJennifer Fisher went from being a shy bookworm in elementary school to now running marathons and clawing through mud pits. Jennifer developed a love for fitness early in life and was serendipitously introduced to the idea of the marathon via a stranger in a park, leading her to barely missing a qualifying time for the Olympic trials. The Fit Fork is Jennifer’s very popular blog where she shares recipes for quick, healthy, and delicious meals. In our time together, Jennifer shares tips for le...
Ep.008: Ty Reagan - Motiv8ing Runners
August 01, 2016 06:00 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MBTy Reagan joins the Runified Podcast to tell our community about how he went from following an unfulfilling career as a musician and band director to, through running, finding his path as a business owner and ultra marathon runner. Ty shares advice concerning setting goals and provides insight into what makes a great running coach. He is a co-founder of Motiv8 Health and Fitness, a fitness company with a holistic approach to running that helps their athletes stay injury-free. Ty lives in Aus...
Ep.007: Anna Quinlan - United in Hardship
July 25, 2016 06:00 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBAnna Quinlan shares the story by which her son Noah joined their family through adoption and the reason Anna chose to run her first marathon. It’s a unique and amazing story of sacrifice, endurance, and hardship. She also provides some helpful lessons learned from training and completing for the Big Sur International Marathon, in which she also raised money for the charity Every Mother Counts. Anna lives in Sacramento, CA, is the mother of two active boys, and is a professional writer. ...
Ep.006: Yvonne Treviño Hayek - Olympic Dream: Running Towards Rio
July 21, 2016 06:00 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBYvonne Treviño Hayek joins the Runified Podcast to talk about her 20-year long journey to the Olympics. Yvonne shares how she was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, where she was introduced to running and long jump at the age of 8. Her childhood coach saw something special in Yvonne and told her that she had the potential to be great, maybe even the best. Yvonne shares the story of developing as an athlete, including some significant personal and physical setbacks on her quest to qualify ...
Ep.005: Thom Singer - Sipping the Running Kool-Aid
July 18, 2016 06:00 - 20 minutes - 9.31 MBIn this episode of the Runified Podcast we talk with Thom Singer. Thom is a professional speaker and is known as the “conference catalyst”. We talk with Thom as he is beginning to venture into the world of running. He provides a great perspective as a middle-aged man who very recently started to run to connect with his daughter and for health benefits. Even though Thom is adamant that he is not a runner, we chat about how he is gradually fitting running into his busy life. He highlights how ...
Ep.004: Ben Abell and Stephen Lease - Running Goodr
July 14, 2016 06:00 - 26 minutes - 11.9 MBIn this episode of the Runified Podcast we talk with Ben and Stephen, the co-founders of goodr, a startup company that has developed affordable running sunglasses that not only function well while running but also make you look cool no matter what you’re doing. We talk with Ben and Stephen about how they became avid runners and about the genesis of their company. Join us as we dig into the nuts and bolts of their lives as entrepreneurs and ultramarathoners and you’ll be able to take away som...
Ep.003: Talaya Frazier - Racing for Recovery Finish Lines
July 11, 2016 07:30 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBTalaya Frazier joins the Runified podcast and shares how she started running to advocate for children around the world. Talaya shares her personal story of her daughter battling a rare condition as an infant, which led her to starting Cheyana’s Champions for Children (CC4C) in 2012. CC4C is a foundation that helps children with rare and undiagnosed conditions in Austin, TX. CC4C forms a support network around each child to help them reach their recovery finish line. This includes a Champion ...
Ep.002: Mike Thompson - Running as a Cancer Therapy
July 10, 2016 12:08 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBMike Thompson tells us the story of going from being a very active 10-year-old boy, to suddenly being shackled to an IV pole, thrown into the gauntlet of fighting cancer. Mike is now a four-time cancer survivor with an amazing story of how running and endurance athletics has helped him to not only beat cancer but to thrive. Despite cancer wreaking havoc on his body, he describes how he has gone on to run a number of endurance events, including the IRONMAN World Championship. During our time ...
Ep.001: Guthrie Hood - A Running Brotherhood
July 09, 2016 16:21 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBGuthrie Hood describes how being born with clubfeet has impacted his running and perspective on life. Guthrie tells the Runified community about his experiences running on the North Central College track and cross country teams under head coach Al Carius. His unique perspective on running includes a focus on the lasting relationships running can foster, including a friendship with professional runner Patrick Rizzo. He is a teacher and coach in central Illinois and enjoys encouraging his athl...
Runified Podcast Trailer - An Introduction to Runified
July 03, 2016 19:13 - 5 minutes - 2.52 MBThis trailer provides an introduction to the Runified Podcast. Listen as host Matt Sorenson describes the idea behind Runified and unpacks the mission of helping runners run, together. This podcast will tell stories that make runners who they are, beyond the training and racing. We trust that these stories will inspire, educate, and motivate runners of all abilities and help them achieve their goals. Our guests are runners who are cancer survivors, founders of nonprofits, beginners, Olympian...