The Sandy & Ben Episode

With life, scheduling and training more on point I'm happy to report that we're back. I'd only talked with Ben briefly during a run before he eased off into the sunset at a blistering pace. So it was good fun hearing his story from a seated position and getting to know Sandy. They're good people and I'm sure you'll agree as soon as you click the link.[right click to download]https://archive.org/download/SandyBenEpisode/Sandy%20%26%20Ben%20Episode.mp3

Training For The Long Haul Episode

Time to take the theory and talk about the practice—how does someone train to run for the long haul? Patrick Gallagher has been running endurance races for 17+ years. He has completed dozens of ultramarathons and countless road races from 5k to the marathon. Just a few of his running highlights include setting the course record at the Daytona 50 miler with a time that was in the top 70 times for a North American 50 mile finish in 2016, three-time finisher of the Barkley Fall Classic 50k (arguably the hardest 50k on the East Coast), Boston qualifier and finisher, and he will be competing at the Western States 100 in June of this year. Out of the last 600+ days he’s only missed three days of running, with the unbroken streak recently surpassing 470 days in a row. At 42, he feels stronger and more fit than he ever has and so much of his success, he says, can be attributed to increased consistency and reduced injuries. How does he run 100 miles one day and then run the next day without being injured? Is it true he ran 18+ miles immediately before a recent 4.6 mile race and still won his age group and 6th overall? Did he really run across Florida from Cedar Key to St. Augustine in the middle of July just because he thought it’d be a fun challenge? Do tattoos really make you faster? How gnarly are his feet?! What does he think about when running for 100 miles?! https://archive.org/download/TrainingForTheLongHaulAudio/Training%20for%20the%20Long%20Haul%20Audio.mp3

The Wood Episode

I've known Adam and Amanda for a long while. We're all graduates of Durty Nelly's school of questionable decision making and thankfully came out the other side better people. I absolutely love these two and I'm so proud of where they're at in their lives. I'm extremely happy to call them friends. https://archive.org/download/TheWoodEpisode/The%20Wood%20Episode.mp3

The Kathy Episode

When Andi was tiny I'd always see Kathy running around the neighborhood with a big grin on her face. Years later I finally found out why she looked so happy. Running is kinda awesome. Kathy bleeds Orange & Blue and is a rockstar mom. Her devotion to her son and fitness is inspiring so it was nice to finally have a chat.https://archive.org/download/TheKathyEpisode/The%20Kathy%20Episode.mp3

The LaVonne Episode

Known by many, loved by all; LaVonne lights up a room like no one else. She's a super mom and SUPER hard to keep up with whether she's in the water, on a bike or on foot. It was a pleasure to sit down and have a chat with her. https://archive.org/download/TheLaVonneEpisode/The%20LaVonne%20Episode.mp3

The Derek Episode

The Lake City flash sped through, tried sour patch kids for the first time, washed it down with beer and shared his story. linkage below.https://archive.org/download/TheDerekEpisode/The%20Derek%20Episode.mp3

The Nick Episode

Host of Running Tabs Wednesday night fun run at First Magnitude, Nick came by to share the story of his humble beginnings and eat some M&Ms. I'm happy to report that both were done at a solid pace. https://archive.org/download/TheNickEpisode/The%20Nick%20Episode.mp3