We Run This
84 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -A podcast for serious runners - hosted by a guy who isn't serious about anything.
We Run This is a podcast about fitness and the good, the bad, and the awesome parts involved with the running life.
New episodes drop every Wednesday! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/werunthis/support
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Episode #67: Allie Kieffer on conquering expectations & inclusivity in running
October 28, 2021 13:35 - 58 minutes - 109 MBMy guest this week is Allie Kieffer. Allie is a distance runner, running coach, and advocate for inclusivity in the sport of running. She came out of nowhere to place 5th in the 2017 New York City marathon and placed 7th the following year. She’s also finished in the top 6 at National Championships on five different occasions. Allie and I discuss her amazing NYC performance, the typical runner’s body, finding runner friends, and even veer off-topic more than a few times to discuss dating ot...
Episode #66: Jonathan Levitt on stress & poor sleep killing your runs
October 20, 2021 14:47 - 55 minutes - 103 MBMy guest this week is Jonathan Levitt. Jonathan is a runner, cyclist and hosts his own podcast for runners called "For The Long Run." He’s also the Sales and Endurance Team Manager for InsideTracker, a personalized nutrition system that analyzes your blood, DNA, and lifestyle to help you optimize your body and reach your goals. In this episode, Jonathan and I discuss the stress of moving (he's moving this week) and how that impacted his Boston Marathon performance, the importance of sleep...
Episode #65: Andrea Kooiman on ultras, coaching kids & the emotions of running
October 13, 2021 14:17 - 1 hour - 116 MBMy guest this week is Andrea Kooiman. She's a wife, mother, coach, and ultra runner. She's run Badwater135 three times, Western States two times, LAVS 500K, UTMB, HURT, CJ100, LT100, Mount Gaoligong and she's a part of the Grand Slam Class of 2016. In our discussion, Andrea opens up about the emotions involved with running an ultra, why she prefers coaching kids over adults, being ready to run wherever life takes her, and how to spot the perfect pooping bush during an ultramarathon. --...
RUN IT BACK: Weird Rules For Marathon Runners
October 07, 2021 19:44 - 48 minutes - 90 MBScheduling issues and guests going into labor means no new episode this week but enjoy this replay of one of our earliest shows - episode #8 - all about the weird rules marathon runners have to follow during races. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/werunthis/support
Episode #64: Trevor Fuchs on being a plant-based ultra-runner and running in unexplored places
September 30, 2021 01:59 - 1 hour - 114 MBIn his 20s, Trevor Fuchs was out of shape and smoked cigarettes daily. Now 38, Trevor is an accomplished plant-based ultrarunner, having won the Wasatch 100 twice, winning the Hurt 100 in 2020, and setting a new FKT on Moab’s White Rim in November 2021. In this episode, Trevor discusses his love of cooking and baking, losing and finding himself in running, being a dad, and all his old worthless baseball cards. *** This episode of the show is sponsored by Ekrin Athletics. Listeners o...
Episode #63: How to find the right running shoes with the ‘Sneaker Geek,' Hollie Sick
September 22, 2021 11:17 - 54 minutes - 101 MBThis week, I’m joined by my first TWO TIME guest on the show, Hollie Sick. The last time Hollie came on the show, I dubbed her the “Sneaker Geek” and the name stuck. Hollie’s written a running shoe ebook and done hundreds of reviews on sneakers and gear on her website, FueledbyLolz.com This time around, we’re taking a deep dive into buying running shoes and discussing the common mistakes people make, how to find the sneaker for your running needs, and the pros and cons of being loyal to o...
Episode #62: Dr. Anna Tanner on eating disorders and athletes
September 15, 2021 13:38 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBMy guest on the show this week is Dr. Anna Tanner. Dr. Tanner is Vice President of Medical Services for Veritas Collaborative and a Board Certified Pediatrician who has spent the last 22 years of her career working with complicated adolescent patients with a special emphasis on treating patients with eating disorders. In this episode, Dr. Tanner talks about when eating disorders start, teaching proper nutrition in school, the overwhelming feeling people experience during grocery shopping, ...
Episode #61: Nick Thompson on running himself into the record books at age 45
September 08, 2021 12:36 - 58 minutes - 109 MBI'm back! My guest this week is Nick Thompson. Like many of us, Nick is an extremely busy guy. The 45-year-old dad is the former editor in chief of Wired magazine and current CEO of The Atlantic. Nick has always been a runner, he ran competitively in high school and college and decided a few years ago he wanted to run the fastest marathon of his life. Well, he did something even better. On a brisk Tuesday morning in Oregon, Thompson etched his name in the American running record books. ...
Episode #60: Kevin Owens on being "overseas famous" and transitioning to a life after sports
August 25, 2021 19:48 - 55 minutes - 41.9 MBMy guest this week is author, podcaster, and former NBA G-league star Kevin Owens. Kevin is a former Division I basketball player and the author of the book “Overseas Famous: The Travels and Tribulations of a Basketball Globetrotter,” where he chronicles his life playing professional basketball in different countries and then coming home only to have to rebuild his life over again. While Kevin isn’t the typical runner that we have on the show - though we do talk about his reasons for no...
Episode #59: Israeli National Champion Beatie Deutsch on training, family & faith
August 18, 2021 20:19 - 41 minutes - 76 MBMy guest on the show this week is Beatie Deutsch. Beatie is the Israeli national champion in the marathon and half marathon. Beatie took up running just four years ago and recently went pro with the goal of qualifying for Tokyo 2020 and representing Israel in the Olympics. More than anything else, her journey has empowered her to dream big and keep pushing, a message Beatie is passionate about sharing with other women. As a mother of five young kids, she has learned to apply her traini...
Episode #58: Bernd Heinrich on 'Racing The Clock' & his running life
August 11, 2021 14:35 - 42 minutes - 79.8 MBRunning is often thought of as a young person’s sport, but at the age of 39 Bernd Heinrich won his first marathon, as a complete unknown. It was only the third marathon he had ever run and his first in five years. Since then, the now 81-year-old has done everything from holding American records in four different distances – and the world records for those same distances in the masters category – at age 45, to outrunning a spitting cobra on the African plains. Bernd joined the show to ...
Episode #57 - Rachel Belmont on taking big risks & training to run the Volcano Ultramarathon
August 05, 2021 02:26 - 54 minutes - 102 MBOur guest this week is ultrarunner, skydiver, and nurse, Rachel Belmont. Rachel never stops moving. She's run the NYC marathon four times, the Boston Marathon, and a marathon on 4/7 of the continents, in locations such as Ireland, Tunisia, and Jordan. Prior to the pandemic, the New Jersey native was training to run the Mount Everest Ultramarathon. Just 24 at the time, Rachel would have been the youngest person to ever run the race. Unfortunately, the race was canceled because of the pande...
Episode #57: Rachel Belmont on taking big risks & training to run the Volcano Ultramarathon
August 05, 2021 02:26 - 54 minutes - 102 MBOur guest this week is ultrarunner, skydiver, and nurse, Rachel Belmont. Rachel never stops moving. She's run the NYC marathon four times, the Boston Marathon, and a marathon on 4/7 of the continents, in locations such as Ireland, Tunisia, and Jordan. Prior to the pandemic, the New Jersey native was training to run the Mount Everest Ultramarathon. Just 24 at the time, Rachel would have been the youngest person to ever run the race. Unfortunately, the race was canceled because of the pande...
Episode #56: Natosha Rogers on injuries, harmful self-talk, and manifesting results
July 29, 2021 01:39 - 58 minutes - 108 MBThis week, we're talking to professional long-distance runner and the 2020 USATF Athlete of the Year, Natosha Rogers. She was a 2020 Cross Country National Champion, 2012 Olympic Trials Silver Medalist, and former Half Marathon National Champion. In her recent bid to make the US Olympic team, she placed 7th at the Olympic Trials in the 10k. While not making the Olympic team is a setback, it’s nothing compared to the other obstacles life has put in Natosha’s way over the years. Just over ...
Episode #55: Dan LaMorte on making people laugh and running off 171 pounds
July 22, 2021 02:29 - 1 hour - 123 MBAt 23 years old, comedian Dan LaMorte found himself in a hospital bed suffering from a fatty liver and tipping the scales at over 354 pounds. Besides the liver issues, Dan also had gastrointestinal issues. Celiac disease was a possibility, and even though the tests came back inconclusive, the New Jersey native decided to cut gluten from his diet. Dan saw results quickly and after shedding some pounds decided to take up running. With the pandemic shutting comedy clubs across the country,...
Episode #54: Dean Karnazes on his life in motion
July 14, 2021 15:45 - 1 hour - 120 MBThis week, we’re joined by “The Ultramarathon Man” himself, Dean Karnazes. Stop during any moment of the day today and think to yourself “I wonder if Dean Karnazes is running right now.” The answer is probably yes. We’re not sure Dean Karnazes ever stops running. One named by TIME magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World,” Dean Karnazes has pushed his body - and mind - to inconceivable limits. Probably most well known for running 50 marathons in 50 states for 50 c...
Episode #53: Latoya Shauntay Snell, ‘The Running Fat Chef’, on body-shamers and breaking barriers
July 07, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBIt’s impossible to cover every part of Latoya Shauntay Snell’s life in an hour-long discussion but damn if we didn’t try. She’s a chef, podcaster, writer, and a self-proclaimed “accidental activist”, pushing back against body shamers and anonymous keyboard warriors. Latoya has done just about everything in life and experienced the joys and sorrows which accompany each new barrier she breaks. Latoya followed her early love of cooking to culinary school. After graduating, Latoya worked a...
Episode #53 - Latoya Shauntay Snell, ‘The Running Fat Chef’, on body-shamers and breaking barriers
July 07, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBIt’s impossible to cover every part of Latoya Shauntay Snell’s life in an hour-long discussion but damn if we didn’t try. She’s a chef, podcaster, writer, and a self-proclaimed “accidental activist”, pushing back against body shamers and anonymous keyboard warriors. Latoya has done just about everything in life and experienced the joys and sorrows which accompany each new barrier she breaks. Latoya followed her early love of cooking to culinary school. After graduating, Latoya worked a...
Episode #52: Triathlete Eric Esposito on focusing and training with a traumatic brain injury
June 30, 2021 15:29 - 59 minutes - 44.2 MBSome athletes would give up after suffering a major health setback. Eric Esposito isn't one of those athletes. Eric is a triathlete an Iron Man competitor. He is also a traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor. In 2017, Eric was hit by a car and thrown off his bike. In this episode, Eric discusses his accident, how the TBI has changed him as a person and athlete, getting back to training after the accident, and staying focused during races and training. --- Support this podcast: https://...
Episode #51: Amanda Brooks on imposter syndrome, being a 'middle-of-the-pack' runner & training around menstrual cycles
June 23, 2021 11:06 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBAmanda Brooks wants people to be content with being a “middle-of-the-pack” runner. She created her website - Run To The Finish - back in 2007 as a place to support those middle-of-the-pack runners and help them enjoy running regardless of the time on their watches. Amanda is a certified running coach, certified personal trainer, and has over 26,000 of running experience herself. Amanda feels running is about so much more than just pace and PRs. She also knows people don’t have the tim...
Episode #50: The Weird Things Runners Do
June 16, 2021 14:19 - 54 minutes - 41.4 MBTaping nipples. Knowing where to find all the best public bathrooms. Wearing medals. Runners do have some quirks but can any of this behavior be classified as “weird”? In this special episode, Chris and Gina review a recent list published on Runner’s World listing the 30 weird things runners do as compared to other athletes and just regular people. Chris and Gina review the list and discuss which behaviors, quirks, ticks, and superstitions seem weird and which sound completely normal, ...
Episode #49: Christie Aschwanden and the strange science of recovery
June 09, 2021 18:22 - 1 hour - 47 MBRecovery is important for athletes of all skill levels and abilities but in recent years the actual science behind how our body recovers has gotten a little confusing. People are bombarded with ads for “cutting edge” recovery products and services: from drinks and recovery shakes to compression sleeves, foam rollers, electrical muscle stimulators, smartwatches, sleep trackers, and cryotherapy. Christie Aschwanden is here to set the record straight about which the real ways to recovery a...
Episode #48: Peloton instructor Christine D’Ercole on body types & the power of self-talk
June 02, 2021 11:53 - 1 hour - 136 MBChristine D’Ercole has lived many lives. After her original dream of becoming a ballerina was crushed because her legs and thighs were labeled “too big” she turned her focus towards acting. Unfortunately, her legs were again taking center stage. She attended a performing arts high school and then Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Christine accidentally stumbled upon a personal file that included paragraphs of positive notes but at the bottom of the page was the comment “a little he...
Episode #47: James Breakwell on finding the humor in running and life
May 26, 2021 10:59 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBIf the name James Breakwell sounds familiar, you probably follow one of his popular social media accounts. Best known for his family humor Twitter @XplodingUnicorn, James went viral in 2016 and transformed from a niche comedy writer into one of the most popular dad bloggers on social media. The father of four is a former high school and collegiate runner who ran his first race in middle school - an ultra where runners did the same 5K loop as many times as possible in eight hours. “I did...
Episode #46: Michelle Baxter on running in extreme elements & following training plans
May 19, 2021 14:16 - 1 hour - 137 MBMichelle Baxter started training to run a mile at the age of 10 and her love of running has never wavered. Born in Moorhead, Minnesota, fate and family moved her to Anchorage, Alaska to run through some of the most treacherous running conditions on a daily basis. Some runners won’t step foot outside to run in the cold weather but Michelle really has no choice. When Baxter isn’t coaching others on running or working in her local running store, she’s putting in the miles on Alaskan roads, ...
Episode #45 - Brendan Carpenter Ran Off 160 Pounds & Went Viral For Running + Farting
May 12, 2021 12:06 - 1 hour - 141 MBEvery fitness journey starts with a life-changing moment. For Brendan Carpenter, his life-changing moment happened at an unexpected place - an amusement park. During a high school class trip to Canada’s Wonderland amusement park, Brendan was escorted off a ride because the safety bar wouldn’t fit over his 350-pound frame. Almost a decade later, Carpenter is down over 160 pounds, completed numerous half and full marathons, and is now a Saucony Canada running team member. Not bad for a g...
Episode #45: Brendan Carpenter ran off 160 pounds & went viral for farting
May 12, 2021 12:06 - 1 hour - 141 MBEvery fitness journey starts with a life-changing moment. For Brendan Carpenter, his life-changing moment happened at an unexpected place - an amusement park. During a high school class trip to Canada’s Wonderland amusement park, Brendan was escorted off a ride because the safety bar wouldn’t fit over his 350-pound frame. Almost a decade later, Carpenter is down over 160 pounds, completed numerous half and full marathons, and is now a Saucony Canada running team member. Not bad for a g...
Episode #44: Bethany Davis on marathon training, motherhood, & living a humble but confident life
May 05, 2021 14:09 - 1 hour - 155 MBBethany Davis is a busy mom of five, a business owner, competitive marathon runner, and online fitness coach. As a kid, she pursued a career in equestrian vaulting. For those unfamiliar, the simplest way to explain the sport is “gymnastics while riding a horse.” After retiring from the sport and starting a family, Bethany still looked for ways to stay in shape and remain competitive, but when her oldest son developed a case of social anxiety every time the new mom dropped him off at the ...
Episode #43: Ultrarunning power couple Sabrina Stanley + Avery Collins on training to be #1, overcoming injury & the benefits of cannabis
April 28, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBAvery Collins and Sabrina Stanley are the power couple of ultra running for a reason - and not just because the name is catchy and helpful when promoting their coaching business - Power Couple Coaching. Their accomplishments in ultra running are legit. Since his rookie season in 2012, Avery has dedicated his life to being the top runner in his sport. In 2017, he won every race he entered, including the Georgia Death Race, Quest for the Crest 50k, Hahn's Peak Hill Climb, Continental Divid...
Episode #42: Alex Jade on being a two-sport athlete, female empowerment, + everyone having a bikini body
April 21, 2021 10:33 - 1 hour - 127 MBAlex Jade is a classic example of what happens when you judge a book by its cover. A quick scroll through her popular Instagram feed - @bikinifitclub - and it’s easy to make the assumption that the Newport Beach, California native is just another attractive millennial living in - and working out in - the California sunshine. While it’s true that Alex is a SoCal beach babe at heart - she’ll even admit it - she’s more than just another pretty face on social media. Alex grew up participating ...
Episode #41: Justin True completed a marathon with a truck strapped to his back
April 14, 2021 17:31 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBJustin True is just wired differently than the rest of us. He's an extreme athlete - though we think the term savage is much more appropriate - who feeds off people telling him he can't do something. Back in 2019, the Bend, Oregon, native set out to pull a truck strapped to his back for 26.2 miles - and that's not even the craziest part of his story. In this episode, Justin explains where he comes up with his insane feats of strength, determination, and will, his growing up in Oregon, ...
Episode #40: Wilkerson Given & James Perez on running culture, fueling the body, and playing mad scientists
April 07, 2021 17:07 - 1 hour - 121 MBOur guests on the show this week, we sit down with Wilkerson Given and James Perez, creators of Stoke Performance. During their collegiate running days at Furman University, Wilkerson and James noticed that just about every athlete they knew ate some form of peanut butter before training and races. Connecting this information with their knowledge that peanut butter inherently has inflammatory properties, the pair set out to make a nutritionally complete and effective pre-race fuel alter...
Episode #39: Lindsey Bomgren on mobility exercises for runners, stretching, & working out to be a better human
March 31, 2021 19:37 - 1 hour - 46 MBOur guest this week is a certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and mom, Lindsey Bomgren. Lindsey is the creator of the popular workout website - Nourish Move Love. Lindsey started Nourish Move Love back in 2015. Her original idea was to sell 20 minute home workout DVDs - back when people bought DVDs - but quickly realized the evolution of working out at home was moving online. It didn’t take long for Lindsey to form a following online, and now close to 140K people follow he...
Episode #38: Shelby LeDuff on mental focus, healthy eating alternatives + spin for runners
March 24, 2021 11:54 - 57 minutes - 43.1 MBOur guest on the show this week is Shelby LeDuff. A former Division I volleyball player, LeDuff tore her ACL, MCL, and meniscus three different times during college, and was forced to choose between pursuing her dream or being able to walk at age 40. “My entire life goal up to that point was to be a professional volleyball player and model. And then plan B had to happen,” recalls LeDuff. She tried coaching volleyball for a bit but found that teaching the sport brought a sense of sadnes...
Episode #37: Jamaal Sanderson on exercise, escape, and dirty playlists
March 18, 2021 01:07 - 52 minutes - 39.7 MBMy guest on the show today is fitness trainer, father, and husband, Jamaal Sanderson. Jamaal likes to call himself “Fit Mr. Mom,” in fact, that’s even his Instagram handle. Jamaal's fitness journey started as a track star. He admits to being “115 pounds, soaking wet,” which isn’t much meat for his 5’10” frame. Jamaal naturally gravitated towards running. Jamaal thinks he still holds the record for the fastest mile in his high school at 4:15 but hasn’t checked in a while. A fractured pelv...
Episode #36: CJ Albertson on breaking 50K record and running being easy
March 10, 2021 14:16 - 56 minutes - 42.4 MBCJ Albertson loves to just wake up and give himself wild challenges. In the middle of the pandemic last year, with all races shut down, the 27-year-old Brooks runner decided to try and break the 50K world record. It took 125 laps in soaking-wet shoes, but he set the record in his first official attempt. About a week later, CJ ran a 2:09 marathon on the treadmill- also a world record. This makes complete sense for a guy who claims his favorite quote is “running is easy.” In this episode, ...
Episode #35: Alex Hutchinson on the power of the mind and pushing running limits
March 03, 2021 19:39 - 54 minutes - 101 MBWelcome back to another episode of We Run This. My guest this week is author and runner, Alex Hutchinson. As the longtime “Sweat Science” columnist for Outside and Runner’s World, Alex draws on his background as a former national-team long-distance runner and Cambridge-trained physicist, as well as his own unique access to world-class athletes and scientists. After debuting in hardcover in 2018, Hutchinson’s book, Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance, i...
Episode #34: Nick Willis tells us how he's run a sub-4 every year FOR THE LAST 19 YEARS
February 24, 2021 14:47 - 50 minutes - 92.8 MBOur guest on the show this week is New Zealand middle-distance runner, Nick Willis. Willis is the only two-time Olympic medalist for New Zealand in the 1500 meters. Willis won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and bronze at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. The 37-year-old Kiwi also holds another amazing record. He’s run a sub-4:00 mile every year for the last 19 years. Willis talks to us about breaking the record, when the record came on his radar, when he started running, compe...
Episode #33: Kaleigh Gilchrist talks 'Mamba Mentality' & the strange place she keeps her Olympic gold
February 16, 2021 13:35 - 45 minutes - 83.9 MBOur guest on the show this week is Olympic gold medal winner, Kaleigh Gilchrist. Born and raised in Newport Beach, California, Kaleigh was drawn to the water as a kid and fell in love with both surfing and water polo almost immediately. Kaleigh competed at the World Surfing Games for five consecutive years in her teens while helping her high school team to win a California Interscholastic Federation water polo championship. She also won back-to-back USA Surfing Under 18 Championships durin...
Episode #32: Brian Gross found himself running a half-marathon in an incredibly unlikely place - North Korea
February 09, 2021 13:57 - 58 minutes - 107 MBBrian Gross's career in media and PR has taken him to some incredibly odd places - the offices of Def Jam Records, the AVN awards, on the set of several reality shows, and even riding in limos with people like Gene Simmons and Sasha Grey. One place Gross never expected to end up was in the middle of North Korea, running a half-marathon through a country that eventually banned Americans from stepping foot on its soil. The story of Gross running 13.1 miles through a hostile - at least now - ...
Episode #31: Craig Engels is the 'Redneck Prefontaine,' serial entrepreneur, and a damn good runner
February 01, 2021 16:30 - 57 minutes - 105 MBThis week on the show, we're joined by middle-distance runner, Nike Oregon Project member, and all-around character, Craig Engels. Engels' natural running ability might not even be in the top ten most interesting things about the 25-year-old Ole Miss grad. Engels missed the cut for the Olympic roster by one spot in the 800m and two spots in the 1500m but he's much more comfortable discussing the time he quit college and bought an RV to take across the country or one of his many boat-flippi...
Episode #30: Jason Hardrath talks adventure running, almost dying, and chasing 'Fastest Known Times'
January 25, 2021 14:39 - 44 minutes - 82.3 MBOn this week's episode of "We Run This," we're talking to adventure runner and climber, Jason Hardrath. In 2015, while in the best shape of his life and the middle of training for an Ironman, Hardrath had his professional, athletic, and personal life "reset to zero." Hardrath was in a horrific car accident and statistically should be dead. In this talk, Hardrath explains how he went from a feeling of invincibility to a hard reset of everything he'd done in his life up to that point. Th...
Episode #29: 2x Olympic Runner Nick Symmonds shares his insane workout goal for 2021
January 18, 2021 03:49 - 1 hour - 112 MBThis week on the show, we're joined by two-time Olympian, Nick Symmonds. Nick competed for the United States at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. Though his focus has been on the 800 meters for the majority of his career, Nick also has a personal best of 3:56 seconds in the mile. After his running career came to an end, Nick became a successful entrepreneur and YouTube star. His YouTube channel is filled with videos of the former Olympian racing go-kart, Teslas, and even includes fitness ch...
Episode #28: Gabrielle Bolin on pushing a partner and how sweat can change your life
January 11, 2021 12:37 - 57 minutes - 106 MBOur guest on the show this week is Gabrielle Bolin. In 2015, Gabrielle left a competitive career in show business in order to use her love of health & fitness to foster self-love and confidence in others. Since that time, Gab has run 7 marathons, 3 ultramarathons, 1 triathlon, and took first place in her age group Fall & Spring Cedar Creek Duathlon in 2018 and 2019. In this episode, Gabrielle discusses how she transitioned from the toxic world of acting and never feeling thin enough to ...
Episode #27: Natalie Johnston on recovery, the benefits of walking, and how running saved her life
December 28, 2020 14:29 - 58 minutes - 108 MBNatalie Johnston fell in love with running at a young age and her competitive nature as an athlete began at the age of 3. Natalie competed in a wide array of sports as a kid including horseback riding, competitive swimming, and dance. Natalie ran competitively for both Division I and Division II colleges in cross country and track. During her college running career, she battled numerous injuries due to pushing herself too hard in training. Those frustrations and personal life events le...
Episode #26: Jeffrey Stern got lost during his first ultra race and found his love for the sport
December 21, 2020 13:43 - 58 minutes - 108 MBJeffrey Stern is a jack-of-all-trades in the world of endurance sports. He's a runner, biker, coach, consultant, and writer, with over a decade of experience in each. After years of competitive mountain biking, Stern won his second ever ultra race. This was a completely different outcome than his first ultra race attempt where he spent 20 minutes running in circles after getting lost. In this episode, Stern talks about avoiding runner's burnout, the transition from biking to running, stay...
Episode #25: Cory McGee discusses her road to running for Team USA while battling chronic migraines
December 14, 2020 13:19 - 1 hour - 120 MBOur guest on “We Run This” this week is Team USA star, Cory McGee. Cory McGee began running competitively at the age of 9 and her love of the sport traces back to two distinct memories. The first involves three competitive sisters sprinting home from church every Sunday and the second is connected to the family moving to Greece. Cory ran for the University of Florida where she was an NCAA runner-up and 10-time NCAA Division 1 Track and Field All-American. After graduation, joined Team USA ...
Episode #24: Ultrarunner Dylan Bowman on regaining his love for running
December 07, 2020 13:59 - 53 minutes - 98.5 MBOur guest today is ultrarunner, Dylan Bowman. With no running background, Bowman stunned the field and finished in third place at the Leadville 100 back in 2010 and the Nevada-native quickly established himself as one of the top contenders in American ultrarunning. In this episode, Bowman talks about his journey to running, the thousands of miles he’s covered over the last decade, what would make people want to run so far for so long, a time when he battled through injury and losing his ...
Episode #23: Makenna Myler discusses running a 5:25 mile while 9 months pregnant
November 23, 2020 14:20 - 39 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode of "We Run This," we talk to Mike and Makenna Myler, the couple who went viral after Mike bet his 9-month pregnant wife she couldn't run an 8-minute mile. He bet her $100. Makenna ran the mile in 5:25, just seven days before her baby was due. The Mylers are both athletes who competed at Brigham Young University - Mike did gymnastics and Mackenna ran track - and joined the show to discuss how the idea for the bet started, how the couple met, MacKenna's training while pregnan...
Episode #22: Meet the dad who ran a marathon around the Children's Hospital caring for his son with cancer
November 16, 2020 14:08 - 42 minutes - 79.5 MBKolt Codner’s son, Andrew, has been a patient at Akron Children’s Hospital for the last five months. The 4-year-old boy is battling B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. When Codner found out the Akron Marathon benefiting the Akron Children’s Hospital was changed to a virtual event due to COVID-19 - and not many runners signed up - dad decided to take fundraising into his own hands. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/werunthis/support