Welcome back to our bi-weekly "My Favorite Workouts" series. For the remainder of 2024 I'll be speaking with coaches and elite athletes about the workouts they love the most, why they love them, the distances/races they are best for, and alterations that can be made for people of differing abilities and fitness levels. In this episode I am joined by Jess McClain. Jess McClain recently finished fourth at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with a nearly four minute PR of 2:25:46. Jess recently re-signed with Brooks and works a full-time job as the executive director of the Love Up Founda ..read more

Katie Arnold is back on the podcast and I couldn't be more excited!!! Katie was first on the show in 2019 when we talked about her amazing book Running Home. In this episode, Katie returns to talk about her new book that is out this week, Brief Flashings in the Phenomenal World. It’s about many things—love, friendship, running, mountains, rivers—and how to how to apply timeless Zen teachings to running/endurance. Much like Running Home, Brief Flashings is not a prescriptive, how-to book but a rather personal narrative that includes wisdom and offerings that can be applied to running and life ..read more

Welcome to a new bi-weekly series called "My Favorite Workouts." For the remainder of 2024 I'll be speaking with coaches and elite athletes about the workouts they love the most, why they love them, the distances/races they are best for, and alterations that can be made for people of differing abilities and fitness levels. In our third episode of this series I am joined by Mary Johnson. Mary has been coaching runners since 2016 and started Lift Run Perform in 2017. She has worked with hundreds of runners while also being a high-end amateur runner herself. In this episode she details ..read more

Ron Romano may be the happiest guy in running. Not only that, he’s worked hard to become one heck of a runner. He’s run 50+ marathons (with a PR of 2:40) and is a veritable wealth of knowledge on all things running. After taking a nine year break from racing he roared back with abandon and became an elite masters runner. He has also become a staple at World Marathon Majors and has a wealth of information on how to approach these races to have the best experience, running and otherwise, possible. Sponsors ASICS - Check out my favorite footwear brand, and the new Metaspeed Sky and Edge Paris ra ..read more

Welcome to a new bi-weekly series called "My Favorite Workouts." For the remainder of 2024 I'll be speaking with coaches and elite athletes about the workouts they love the most, why they love them, the distances/races they are best for, and alterations that can be made for people of differing abilities and fitness levels. In our second episode of this series I am joined by Jeff Cunningham. Jeff has quietly become one of the best running coaches in the America over the past 20 years. The native Texan coaches some of the best athletes in the country (including Mitch Ammons and Nick Ba ..read more

Can running make me a more moral person? Can striving to be a better person make me a better runner? In The Examined Run, philosopher and ultramarathon runner Sabrina Little asks whether running can be a laboratory for developing our character. She looks at the key ideas in virtue ethics--virtue, vice, exemplarism, moral emotions, and competition--and brings them into conversation with her experience in training and racing. Little pushes against the frequent conversations about ethics and sport that focus on the negative--doping and other forms of cheating or on simplistic expressions lik ..read more

Today's podcast is with one of the most inspiring people I've even met. I first met Kallup McCoy II at the Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando and was immediately taken by his energy and passion. Little did I know that there was much more to this man than the glowing first impressions suggested. Starting at the age of 11, Kallup began his battle with drug addiction. What started as doctor prescribed cure for his migraine escalated during his teenage years in hard drugs. As Kallup entered his 20's, deep in the throws of addiction and with two children, his life continued to unravel. He overdosed ..read more

Today's podcast is with one of the most inspiring people I've even met. I first met Kallup McCoy II at the Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando and was immediately taken by his energy and passion. Little did I know that there was much more to this man than the glowing first impressions suggested. Starting at the age of 11, Kallup began his battle with drug addiction. What started as doctor prescribed cure for his migraine escalated during his teenage years in hard drugs. As Kallup entered his 20's, deep in the throws of addiction and with two children, his life continued to unravel. He overdosed ..read more

Sofie Schunk, an athlete with type 1 diabetes, shares her journey and challenges in managing her condition while pursuing her athletic goals. She discusses the support she received at the Olympic Trials - some of the loudest on the course! In fact, while Sofie was the final finisher in Orlando, few athletes were called out by name more than Sofie. While watching the race I was amazed how many people knew exactly who she was and were touched by the example she was setting. Sofie talks about her transition from elite college soccer player, to triathlon, and finally to running and the importance ..read more

Sophie Shunk, an athlete with type 1 diabetes, shares her journey and challenges in managing her condition while pursuing her athletic goals. She discusses the support she received at the Olympic Trials - some of the loudest on the course! In fact, while Sofie was the final finisher in Orlando, few athletes were called out by name more than Sofie. While watching the race I was amazed how many people knew exactly who she was and were touched by the example she was setting. Sophie talks about her transition from elite college soccer player, to triathlon, and finally to running and the importance ..read more