Transformations Through Running
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsEveryone has a story as to why they started running. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner, intermediate or expert. Our Transformations Through Running Podcast will share stories of the every day person who found their own path to a transformation that will inspire you no matter where you are in life.
Subscribe so you never miss a show as we share a new experience each week that will have you ready to start or continue your own inspirational journey.
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Accept No Limitations
October 04, 2020 23:28 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBLouise Landry is nothing short of inspirations as we talk about how she will accept no limitations. At age 56, a stroke survivor and more active than people half her age, Louise continues to push her limits and inspire those around her. Louise has been a part of Monthly Membership since is started over a year ago (at the time of this post/recording) and has been with us for whole food detoxes before hand. Along with workouts throughout the week, weekly yoga and NIA classes Louise stays activ...
Leoni Kelly World Championship Triathlon Training
September 12, 2020 21:45 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBI am blessed to be a happily married wife, mother of 3 children , physician and triathlete. I truly believe exercise is medicine. Exercise and my faith has carried me through very deep valleys in my life. In combination with healthy eating, exercise is the best life insurance you can buy for yourself. It has become a priority in my life, over a perfectly clean house and up to date laundry. Everyone can achieve huge goals in life by sticking to a plan and doing a little bit every day. Wi...
Dean Kroetsch Boston Marathon Experience
August 28, 2020 13:27 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBDean Kroetsch is in his Mid-fifties, happily married father of four, grandfather of one J. Active all my life in recreational sports but I don’t really consider myself an “athlete”. I do take pride in being in it for “the long run”; married to the same beautiful woman for 32 years. I’ve worked for the same company and career for over 36 years. And I run long distance races fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada through Team In Training. I ran some cross country when I...
Kathrine Switzer Marathon Woman
August 16, 2020 20:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBKathrine Switzer has long been one of running’s most iconic figures. But when she was inducted into the U.S.A. National Women’s Hall of Fame, it was not just for breaking barriers being the first female to finish the Boston Marathon, or last woman to win the NYC Marathon, but also for creating positive global social change. Because of her, millions of women are now empowered by the simple act of running.
Running for a Purpose
August 01, 2020 02:34 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBListen to Dorothy as she talks about the importance of running with a purpose. After her friend and running partner passed away she decided to start a campaign called Running for Rozina where Dorothy plans to raise money for the Children’s Hospital art program. More details in the show from her training program to recovery, addressing post goal depression and more.
Faye Stenning Pro Spartan Racer
July 17, 2020 15:11 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBFaye Stenning is a professional Spartan racer. She finished 2nd in 2016 US Championship Series and 3rd at 2016 Spartan World Championships. Faye Stenning OCR talks about grueling workouts, her no excuse attitude and tips and motivation as well to help you get to and through your own workouts!
Santiago Rodriguez
July 10, 2020 14:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBSanti Rodriguez is a seminarian at the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, TX. He has a bachelor's degree in Theology and Philosophy, a master's in Social and Political Thought, and a master's in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care. He has worked as spiritual director, retreat director, and a chaplain in an ICU unit. Currently, he is completing a master's in divinity, as he prepares for ordination next summer. A native of Colombia, Rodriguez called Canada home for 14 years before mo...
Finish the Race Attitude
June 27, 2020 02:05 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBMartin Parnell is author of the book, MARATHON QUEST and speaks on having a “Finish the Race Attitude – Overcoming Obstacles to Achieve Your Full Potential”. Martin has written for, or been covered by CNN, BBC, CBC, The Huffington Post, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, Runners World, Men’s Journal, Canadian Business, and Maclean’s. In a five year period, from 2010 to 2014, Martin completed 10 extreme endurance “Quests” including running 250 marathons in one year and raising $1.3m for th...
Rod Dixon and KiDSMARATHON
June 13, 2020 01:24 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBFor over 15 years, Rod Dixon was among the world’s best middle distance runners, winning medals at the Olympics, World Cross Country Championships, 1500 meter Champion of the United States, France, Great Britain & New Zealand, and Champion of the 1983 New York City Marathon. What Rod experienced and remembered most as a boy, a visit from Sir Edmund Hillary to his school, that visit instilled Inspiration, Empowered Rod Dixon to Achieve success in running the hills and trails outside of Nels...
Iron Girl Nadia on Finishing Strong
June 05, 2020 12:55 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBNative from Los Angeles, Nadia Ruiz is an educator, coach, and speaker aiming to make a change in her community by motivating and inspiring individuals of all backgrounds to achieve their goals. Nadia's fitness journey began when she stepped on the start line to her first marathon at the age of 14. Crossing the finish line with her father for the first time transformed her and she fell in love with the sport. Twenty-two years later, she has completed 145 marathons with 75 Boston Qualifiers,...
Ultra Marathoner Dave Proctor
May 30, 2020 20:01 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBDave Proctor is nothing short of a mad man! Running for 24 hours is something most of haven’t even considered, in fact, to be truthful, before I heard about Dave I had no idea people actually did this for a sport. I asked Dave about ‘being on top’, I was wondering what it was like to be the best at what he did, and as a record holder in several fields he certainly is. His humble response was along the lines of ‘I still consider myself the same person, just strapping on my shoes and going for...
Blaine Penny on Mitochondrial Disease
May 23, 2020 17:55 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBBlaine’s connection to MitoCanada was a result of his son Evan who tragically went from being a perfectly normal 4-year-old kid (8 years ago) to a spastic quadriplegic overnight (who could not longer walk, talk or eat) as a result of mitochondrial disease. Blaine has poured his spare time over the past 7 years into helping raise awareness, provide support and raise funds for mitochondrial disease. Blaine Penny is a passionate family man, Engineer, endurance athlete and volunteer. Blaine is a...
Surviving a Near Fatal Car Accident
May 15, 2020 13:34 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBCoach Denise, AKA The Marathon Whisperer has been coaching runners of all abilities and ages since 2010. She started coaching part-time after surviving a near fatal car accident. It’s been her way to give back to running for what running has given to her since she first laced up her running shoes in the 4th grade. Through her coaching business, Run For Change, she provides virtual, group and one on one coaching. In the latter, she literally runs the race and or workout with her client. In ...
Death Race Finisher
May 08, 2020 13:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBFor most of my life I’ve been the athlete, funny how I find myself in a new position in life as more so the coach. I can’t say I’ve entirely understood coaches (I had a hard time really connecting with most I’ve had). But the experience is entirely different. You work so hard to prepare who you’re working with. It’s not like the sessions are over after the 60 mins is up. You’re always thinking about the progress of whomever you’re working with (online or in person). I’m wondering how they’r...
Essential Oils for Runners
April 17, 2020 23:35 - 30 minutes - 13.7 MBToday we're bringing on Dorothy Keith to talk about Essential Oils for Runners. She's super passionate about holistic health and helping people live healthy lives. In this case she wanted to share her love and passion of essential oils and teach runners how they can make a difference in their lives. The main topics we'll cover today is the Respitory system, very important for runners. We all know if you can't catch your breath it's going to be very difficult to finish your run strong. We...
For the Love of Coaching
April 04, 2020 18:01 - 30 minutes - 13.7 MBAbout twelve years ago, at the age of 38, I was still playing a lot of team sports. I was a marginal varsity basketball player in university and was still playing in local men's leagues and some weekly pick-up games and was playing touch football in a solid league. However, I was realizing that this was something that couldn't go on forever and was looking for something to fill the void. Around the same time, my wife started running while attending medical school. She had worked as a nu...
Release Lower Back Pain with Eldoa
March 27, 2020 16:53 - 30 minutes - 13.7 MBBen Hubers is a personal trainer specializing in spinal health. After a successful track & field career at Indiana University, he trained as a professional distance runner, specializing in the 3k and 5k distances. After posting personal bests in the spring of 2013, his training was disrupted by nagging pain that never seemed to get better. He grew accustomed to chronic pain which limited his training and took a toll on his mindset. After expensive MRIs and two painful, ultimately ineffective ...
Corona Virus and Running
March 20, 2020 14:49 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBIt's a challenging time for many runners. With running groups being canceled, races and organized runs all be postponed for the foreseeable future, what do runners run for? How do they stay motivated and what's to come? In this show I offer some tips and suggestions on what we can do. How we can stay on track. Seeing goals, working together, being part of the solution instead of part of the problem.
From Collegiate Basketball to Marathon Runner
March 13, 2020 13:00 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MBJacob Simmons and his family have a farm that grows cranberries, tart cherries, highbush blueberries, raspberries and black currants in beautiful Point Prim, Prince Edward Island. They also own and operate a tile drainage company that installs agricultural land drainage in New Brunswick and in PEI, and Jacob works with his father on both operations. As a former basketball player, he had an invitation-only tryout for Team Canada's National Cadet squad with two future #1 overall NBA draft pi...
Marathon Goddess Running for Pancreatic Cancer
March 06, 2020 14:00 - 42 minutes - 19.3 MBJulie Weiss, of Santa Monica, CA., ran 52 marathons in 52 weeks in 2013. In the process, she ran 1,362.4 miles, and to date has raised over $640,000 in the fight against pancreatic cancer through her website Marathongoddess.com. Julie generated considerable pancreatic cancer awareness through high profile media attention on CNN, The TODAY Show, the Los Angeles Times. O Magazine and many other outlets. She is also one of seven featured runners in the inspiring documentary Spirit of the Mara...
3 Steps to Your Best Race Ever
February 29, 2020 16:36 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBDr. Steve Smith is an orthopedic chiropractor with more than 40 years of experience and an extensive education in chiropractic care. He has had great success helping clients with a diverse range health issues including running injuries, headaches, work related injuries, and motor vehicle accidents. He is able to treat and prevent neck, back and spine injury as well as leg and ankle injury. As an avid runner, Dr. Smith specializes in injury prevention for runners and takes his knowledge to th...
Importance of Strength Training for Runners
February 21, 2020 13:00 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBDevin is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Vice President of Operations at Evolution Physical Therapy in Los Angeles. He works with clients at the Evolution Physical Therapy South Bay location and is passionate about helping runners and triathletes stay healthy and perform better. He competes in marathons and triathlons of Olympic and Half Ironman distance. He is a 2x Boston Marathon Qualifier and is currently training for the 2020 Boston Marathon. Devin grew up in upstate New York. He ...
Injury Prevention & Recovery with Clinical Massage Therapist
February 14, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBMy name is Wendy Keller, I’m a wellness coach and clinical massage therapist-during the week I work at a Chiropractor office in Hermosa; weekends is at my private practice in Manhattan Beach. I was a soccer player my entire youth, indoor and outdoor, until 18 when my family relocated from the Chicago burbs to Las Vegas. Vegas didn’t have any female or mixed leagues in those ancient days so I stuck to running outside and that’s when I got into hiking, cycling and yoga. Years later after retu...
Road to Antartica
February 07, 2020 13:42 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBMark Minichiello, is the Head Coach and Program Administrator for the LA Road Runners since 2017, the official training program of the Los Angeles Marathon. Mark is a Boston marathon qualifier, New York marathon qualifier and Abbott World Marathon Majors Six Star finisher. Mark has completed over twenty-five marathons on four continents. Coaching History & Philosophy Mark is a USA Track and Field certified coach and both a certified RRCA Certified Level 1 Coach and a RRCA Certified Race Di...
Setting Goals for Success
January 31, 2020 22:55 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBIn this show Dorothy interviews Drew Taddia, on how to find success. How he was able to start a radio show, create podcasts and be part of a running community. In this show they talk about setting goals, creating a plan and living inspired. Follow along to learn how you can set and achieve goals yourself!
Plant-based Foot and Ankle Surgeon
January 24, 2020 14:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBI was born and raised in Tokyo Japan. Finished high school in Tokyo and moved to the US to attend college. I didn’t plan for it initially, but I ended up going to medical school & got a job in Los Angeles. Now I’m married and with a dog... so I’m happily stuck in Los Angeles. As for the athletics, I was an avid soccer player & coach; but it got harder to find a team to play for. I started dabbling in cycling, which led me to dabble in triathlon and eventually an Ironman races. After get...
Having Fun with Running
January 17, 2020 14:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBI live in a little house with a big yard in Manhattan Beach with my husband Mike, human child Nate, and the fur kids, Dexter (sweet old chocolate Lab) and Hawkeye (crazy orange tabby cat). Nate is 18 and attending El Camino College. My dad was in the Navy when I was little, so we moved around quite a bit, but I mostly grew up in the Washington, DC area, and then went to college in Vermont. After college, a friend and I drove across the country to live in LA, pretty much on a whim. I’ve now li...
A Running Pioneer, Author and Coach
January 06, 2020 17:31 - 47 minutes - 21.5 MBWriter and Certified Coach, Level Two for both, USA Track and Field and USA Triathlon; and Level One, Certified Coach, Road Runners Club of America. David A. Levine, is co-author of the Complete Idiots Guide to Marathon Training, which came out worldwide in 2012. Runner’s World Magazine has quoted him. He is a certified Coach, Level Two, with USA Track & Field and Level Two with USA Triathlon, both signatories of the US Olympic Committee. Recently, he received his Level One Coaching Ce...
Fighting Autoimmune Disease with Triathlons
December 28, 2019 23:05 - 43 minutes - 19.8 MBJasmine Moezzi is a 25 year old Iranian-American Triathlete, Chronic Illness Warrior/Advocate, KEEN Los Angeles volunteer, and world traveler. She was born and raised in Los Angeles and holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Southern California and is currently employed at Equinox Culver City. She proudly represents Iracelikeagirl International Women's Team founded by her coach and biggest inspiration, Pro Triathlete Angela Naeth. 5 years ago before her senior year at U...
Losing 55 lbs in 8 months and helping start a running club
December 21, 2019 00:00 - 51 minutes - 23.4 MBMichael Weisberg considers running to be more than a passion, but a way of live. He ran his first 5K race when he was seven and ran track & field through high school. After a lengthy hiatus and significant weight gain, Michael started training for his first marathon, the 2012 Los Angeles Marathon. In addition to losing 55 pounds in 8 months, he rekindled his love of running. Since then he has run 9 marathons and over 20 half-marathons. In a desire to give back to the running community, Mi...
Hitting the Spartan Platforms
December 12, 2019 22:46 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBI grew up in the suburbs of Detroit and played various team sports as a kid but was never all that good at any of them. I really enjoyed getting outside and running though so I stuck with cross country and track throughout high school. I loved competing, the feeling of pushing myself to get stronger and faster, plus the team camaraderie was unlike any other sport I had played. I took a corporate job after graduating college which led me out west to Arizona. Moving out west reinvigorated my p...
Accepting a life changing challenge
November 30, 2019 17:36 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MBBrian Cerier lives in Torrance with his wife, Kelly, and dog, Zoey. Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, Brian made the move across the country after graduating from college and started working as a systems engineer in the Aerospace industry. Since moving out to the South Bay he started working in security engineering and will soon be starting a new position at a tech startup in El Segundo. Brian decided to start running when the best man in his wedding challenged their close group of ...
In Pursuit of the Perfect Race
November 22, 2019 20:37 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBMelissa became a runner 11 years ago, after a trip to Disneyland and being inspired by seeing all the runners celebrating their finish of the Disneyland Half Marathon at the parks. She signed up for a Disneyland 5k in 2009, and then followed up with her first half Marathon in 2010. Since her first 5k, she has completed several Marathons, and has dove into the world of triathlon. She enjoys running and triathlon because she likes to challenge herself and see what mentally and physically she c...
Struggling After Losing Your Best Friend
November 15, 2019 17:58 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBIn this episode Dorothy Keith talks about the challenges after losing a best friend. Not just a best friend though, a running partner, someone to help offer accountability, motivation; someone to laugh with and spend time together with. Dorothy lost all motivation to run after the sudden passing of her friend over the holiday season. But she built herself back up and found new motivation to run, not just with but for her friend as she raised money to a kids art fund that her best friend woul...
Finding a Supportive Community
November 08, 2019 20:06 - 27 minutes - 12.4 MBThe reason we started Transformations Through Running is because we wanted to contribute to a community. We found the South Bay Runners Club online and we followed along, listened to stories, watched posts and quickly decided this was a great community to be a part of. Considering how we could contribute, after hosting Nationally Syndicated Exploring Mind and Body for 9 years and putting together over 500 shows (close to 400 interviews) I thought, I'd love to share stories from this group, ...
Getting Faster with Age
November 02, 2019 05:40 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBI started running my sophomore year in high school for Carson back in 1990. That was cuz I was to small to play basketball dnd football. So I joined the cross country team. After the season was over. I told my coach I was going to try out for baseball. So no track for me. He told me no that he sees something in me and that I needed to run track. So needless to say I ended up running track and I loved it. So I ended up running cross country and track all 3 years in high school. My highlight ...
Running Through Addiction & Abuse
October 25, 2019 13:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MBMy first run was at the end of Jan 2015 when my wife convinced me to run a half marathon. I ran just about 30 miles in Feb and ran my first half in May 2015. That was it for my running for 2015. Mid 2016 I joined SBRC and really started my running career. Now, to the "why I started running". In short - I was sexually abused when I was younger and since a young age I turned to drugs, alcohol, smoking, etc. Life sucked! I got married and had kids, which in my mind should fix my problems, but i...
Diapers, Costumes and Consistency
October 18, 2019 19:46 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBJaime Ruiz, 39, is from South Gate, CA and works in El Segundo, CA as a Project Accountant for a major oil refinery, which is funny because he is an environmentalist who uses his bicycle and public transportation to commute to work daily, including windy, rainy days. After work, Jaime runs along the coast to complete his marathon training before heading home, where he lives with his mom, brother and three dogs. Since 2008, Jaime has been running the LA Marathon. He first started training by ...
Don't Let Age Limit Your Goals: It's Never Too Late To Start
October 11, 2019 18:06 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MBPamela Wrona is an online and in-home tutor specializing in college prep (SAT/ACT) and high school math. She was born in Pennsylvania, spent her childhood in Maine, and has lived in the South Bay since graduating from college. She shares a home with her partner, David; their four rescue pups Sheba, Mia, Cookie, and Stormy; and a cockatiel, Cosmo. Originally a speedwalker, Pamela began her long-distance running journey in 2012 at the age of 51, when she signed up for a half-marathon to raise ...
Making Meaningful Connections
October 04, 2019 18:45 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBI live in Torrance with my wife Molly and two children, Miles and Hattie. My wife and I have been married for 12 years. Although we settled down after the children were born, we spent a good part of the previous 8 years moving all over the country. Neither of us are native Californians, but are glad that our children are. Both of our children have development delays, and this has affected our hearts and lives immensely. My son, 7, was determined to be on the Autism spectrum when he was in K...
Road to a Sub 3 Hour Marathon
October 03, 2019 18:41 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBIn the past few years I have made running a priority. I schedule my runs around work and my weekends around my long runs. Through consistency, I have brought my marathon time down from over 4 hours to 3:31 to 3:15 to 3:09. What gets me out the door everyday is loving to be outside (I am also a huge hiking enthusiast). My next goal is to run a sub 3 hour marathon. I don't know if I will be able to do it, but I love improvement and pushing my body to see what it can do.
Pushing Through Hypothermia
October 03, 2019 17:57 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MB· College mathematics professor for 20 years, receiving tenure 2 years ago at El Camino College in Torrance CA. · Born and raised in Los Angeles, currently living in Hermosa Beach. · Bachelors and Masters degree from Loyola Marymount University. · For almost 12 years, I was a “freeway flyer” teaching at 3-4 colleges a semester, just trying to make ends meet. I was FINALLY lucky enough be hired full time as a Professor at El Camino in 2013. · During that time, I w...
Qualifying for the Olympic Trials
October 03, 2019 17:01 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MBCheyne Inman is a realtor at REMAX Estate Properties in the South Bay. He is an assistant cross-country coach at West Torrance High School, and also coaches athletes of all levels and ages to personal records through his coaching business. He spent the last 6 years working at Skechers USA Inc. in Manhattan Beach where he managed professional athlete contracts and negotiations, BTB sales, and digital marketing programs before getting in to real estate. Cheyne resides in Torrance, CA with his...
Who we are and why we started this podcast
October 03, 2019 15:43 - 8 minutes - 3.97 MBWe couldn't be more excited to be here with you all. In this short episode, given that this is the first time many of us are meeting, I wanted to introduce myself. Tell you who you are and what we do and how this podcast came about.
Transformations Through Running Trailer
October 02, 2019 22:28 - 2 minutes - 1.18 MBThis trailer is a short snippet of what Transformations Through Running is all about. We'll interview a new guest each week and learn how running has helped transform their life. You don't have to be a running to listen to this show though. Maybe you're looking for some encouragement, a boost of energy, some motivation or inspiration. We hope that one or two of our episodes might help offer some change in your life for the better.