Tina Muir: Year End Reflections - R4R 428
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As we come to the end of 2024, Tina is looking back on the year that was and looking forward to an exciting 2025! For complete show notes and links, visit our website at Thank you to Tracksmith, Lever, and Precision Fuel & Hydration for sponsoring this episode. Tracksmith is an independent running brand inspired by a deep love of the sport. For years the brand has elevated running wear using best-in-class materials and timeless silhouettes that perform at the highest level and can be worn everyday, not just for running. Tracksmith helps the environment by making...
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Cheryl Toussaint: As Long as There's a Solution, You're Good - R4R 427
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Cheryl Toussaint knows the importance of a mentor in young people’s lives. She was just thirteen when she met running coach Fred Thompson, who insisted that his teenage athletes pursue excellence not only on the track, but in school. Under his tutelage, she earned a scholarship to New York University and went on to win Olympic silver at the 1972 Games. Today, as Director of the Colgate Women’s Games, she carries on his mission to inspire and empower young women. For complete show notes and links, visit our website at . Thank you to AG1, Runna, and HydraPak for sponsoring this...
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Nadia Ruiz: You Can Get Here, Too - R4R 426
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Nadia Ruiz was only 14 when she ran her first marathon. Since then she’s run 158 more (with 82 BQs), 136 half marathons, 13 half Ironmen, five full Ironmen, multiple ultras… Her parents are her inspiration to share her passion for health and education and to be a role model as a female, a Latina, and a child of immigrants. For complete show notes and links, visit our website at . Thank you to Tracksmith, Precision Fuel & Hydration, and Runna for sponsoring this episode. Tracksmith is an independent running brand inspired by a deep love of the sport. For years the...
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Mike Africa, Jr.: Happiness Is a Choice - R4R 425
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Live Aid was THE event of 1985. The concert to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia, viewed by 40 percent of the world’s population, was broadcast live from London and… not New York, not Los Angeles, but Philadelphia. A few months earlier, the city’s police had bombed the home of a revolutionary communal organization, MOVE, killing eleven residents, including five children. The city hoped that by hosting the epic concert, the bombing would be forgotten. It was. Mike Africa, Jr., who lost family and friends, wants to change that through his book, “On a Move,” and his 13 Run...
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Election Day - R4R 424
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As we all know, Tuesday was Election Day in the United States. It’s the foremost thing on many people’s minds, including Tina’s. Rather than a regular interview episode, she’s sharing her feelings and thoughts about it. For complete show notes and links, visit our website at . Thanks for listening! If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe wherever you’re listening to this podcast. And if you enjoy “Running for Real,” please leave us a review! Keep up with what’s going on at Running for Real by signing up for our weekly newsletter on our website, . Follow Tina on ,...
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Rob Simmelkjaer: The Transformative Power of Running - R4R 423
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In a 1980s TV commercial, Sy Sperling declared, “I’m not only the Hair Club president; I’m also a client.” That, Rob Simmelkjaer says, describes his role as CEO of New York Road Runners. He hosts NYRR’s podcast, “Set the Pace,” runs with their clubs, takes part in their races, and even participates in their plogging events, all while advancing their mission to build healthier lives and stronger communities through initiatives like their recently launched Team for Climate. For complete show notes and links, visit our website at Thank you to Precision Fuel &...
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Courtney Phillips-Manning: GumboFit, The Runner’s Club… and Beyond - R4R 422
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When there is an opportunity for Courtney Phillips-Manning to share knowledge, especially knowledge that will benefit her community, she seizes - or creates - it. That led her to co-found Chicago’s GumboFit run club, and to launch a podcast, "The Runner’s Club," with Ian Gonzalez. For complete show notes and links, visit our website at . Thank you to LEVER, AG1, and Runna for sponsoring this episode. The LEVER system is an innovative way to reduce your body weight while exercising on a treadmill, which means less impact on your joints. It sets up on your home...
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Quinton Jacobs: It's Like a Buffet - R4R 421
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There have been times in Quinton Jacobs’ running life when he chased PRs and qualifying times. Those were physical seasons. He’s also had mental health and adventure seasons, and seasons of running through other people’s experiences. Sometimes, as in the Escape ultra relays he creates, the seasons merge. Whatever the season, he says, “Running can be such a beautiful reflection of the different phases of your life, if you let it. I've been lucky to be running for well over 20 years. I'm so blessed when I look back at all these different phases of my running journey, because...
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Nicole Teeny: Racing Against Horses - R4R 420
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Filmmaker and distance runner Nicole Teeny had an unusual item on her bucket list - to race against horses. But when she was diagnosed with epilepsy, she was told that the running part of her life was over. Instead of giving up on her dream, she used it as motivation to return to the sport she loved, a journey documented in the podcast series , on ESPN’s 30 for 30 Podcast. Photo credit: For complete show notes and links, visit our website at . Thank you to Runna, HydraPak, and AG1 for sponsoring this episode. Runna is on a mission to make running as easy, effective...
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David Roche: Shoot Your Shot - R4R 419
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David Roche smashed the 19-year-old course record at the Leadville Trail 100 Run this year. It was the first time that he’d run 100 miles, and even more incredibly, only months after a very different kind of smash. In April, while riding his bike, he was hit by a car and thrown 100 feet through the air and into a ditch, sustaining lacerations, a broken wrist, and a concussion. Far from derailing his training and aspirations, the accident intensified his motivation. For complete show notes and links, visit our website at Photo credit: Cody Bare Thank you to Tracksmith, Precision Fuel...
info_outlineWhen Drew Petersen ran the Leadville 100 in 2022, he had a mantra written on each hand: “Feel It All” and “Celebrate.” The first one became the title of his new documentary. Feel It All chronicles Drew’s journey from suicidal depression to finding purpose and strength by running the iconic ultramarathon. Drew has already saved lives by sharing part of his story in Ups and Downs. With the release of Feel It All, he hopes to help even more people, and to elevate the conversation around mental health and suicide.
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