Coffee and a Mike

I want people to find my podcast humorous, informative, and most important fun. To provide a short escape for people to check out of their busy life. With thoughts in my mind I hope that people stay in their car a little longer, get a few more minutes of working out or delay taking a lunch break from work to hear my next thought or idea.

Patrick Reagan #141 07/02/2020

Patrick Reagan #141 Patrick Reagan runs professionally for HOKA One One and GU Energy Labs. He won the 2019 USATF 100 Mile Trail Championships at the Brazos Bend 100 and broke the course record. Also in 2019, he finished 8th at the Western States 100. In his debut at the 100 Mile distance, Reagan won the Javelina Jundred 100 Mile Endurance run and bested the course record by 29 minutes in 2017. He has now won the Javelina Jundred 100 Mile Endurance Run 3 years in a row. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/15053486

Michael LaMarca #140 07/01/2020

Michael LaMarca #140 Michael LaMarca owner and operator of Master Pizza Franchise in Cleveland, Ohio. He comes on the podcast to discuss growing up in northeast Ohio, how he went from owning one restaurant to recently opening up his twelfth location, what it is like to win pizza competitions both nationally and internationally, and how he is navigating his business thru this pandemic. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/15035024

Clint Musser #139 06/29/2020

Clint Musser #139 Clint Musser, currently an assistant wrestling coach at Cleveland State University. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got introduced to the sport, wrestling as a kid in north Akron, being a three time state champ at Walsh Jesuit, the classic Walsh Jesuit-St. Ed’s wrestling rivalry, a two time All-American at Penn State University and how he was able to pull himself out of a downward spiral. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/15011426

Vanessa Fraser #138 06/27/2020

Vanessa Fraser #138 Vanessa Fraser, a Standford Alumni and member of the Bowerman Track Club (BTC) comes on the podcast to discuss when she ran a PR and the second-fastest U.S. 5,000-meter time ever recorded indoors in February earlier this year. We also talk how she is recovering from her most recent surgery, rom-coms, cognitive neuroscience and why she should start her own podcast. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14985359

Alex "Al Diddy" Cooper #137 06/24/2020

Alex "Al Diddy" Cooper #137 Alex "Al Diddy" Cooper, boxing coach for StrongStyle Gym in Cleveland, Ohio and UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, . He comes on the podcast to discuss how he has managed to train during the pandemic, working with Marcus Marinelli on preparations for the trilogy fight between Stipe and Daniel Cormier on August 15th, Amanda Nunes, Frances Ngannou, and some of his other UFC fighters which includes Jeff Hughes and Aleksa Camur. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14946158

Katherine Shai #136 06/22/2020

Katherine Shai #136 Katherine Shai is a University World Champion, 6x National Team Member for USA Wrestling and Team USA. Also 2012, 2016 Olympic Alternate and a Tokyo 2021 Olympic Hopeful. She comes on the podcast to discuss her upbringing, how life has changed during the pandemic, and how she uses her platform to inspire people specifically with her blog LuchaFit, a sports education blog platform to empower women and girls in mind, body, spirit, and sport. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14906459

Jarred Cornfield #135 06/17/2020

Jarred Cornfield #135 Jarred Cornfield is an assistant coach for cross country and track and field of Northern Arizona University. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got into coaching, what it is like winning multiple national titles, assisting head coach Mike Smith and what kind of impact he looks to have on his athletes. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14854739

Meghan Slavin #134 06/15/2020

Meghan Slavin #134 Meghan Slavin is a physical therapist and ultra runner. She comes on the podcast to discuss how she got into running, her first 100 mile race at Javelina Jundred, what it is like being coached by James Bonnett and being the first female to complete fastest known time (FKT) of the Hole-to-Hump. It is a run that starts at the Grand Canyon (elevation - 2500’) and ends at the summit of Mt. Humphreys (elevation - 12,633’-Arizona’s highest point) covering over 70 miles with a time of just over twenty one h /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14822039

Caleb Schiff Pizzicletta #133 06/12/2020

Caleb Schiff Pizzicletta #133 Caleb Schiff, owner of Pizzicletta in Flagstaff, Arizona comes back on the podcast to discuss how he has navigated thru the pandemic both personally and with his business. How he adopted the “adapt or die” mentality, got innovative with new ideas, ended a collaboration and started a new one. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14794430

Deron and Melissa Ruse #132 06/10/2020

Deron and Melissa Ruse #132 Deron and Melissa Ruse are both ultra runners. They come on the podcast to discuss being coached by James Bonnett, Melissa’s photography business Sweet M Images, Deron’s recent accomplishment of the Fearsome Four which included four peaks, 71.77 miles with 14,563ft of ascent in 16 hours and 48 minutes in Flagstaff, AZ. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14765537

Nic Errol #131 06/08/2020

Nic Errol #131 Nic Errol is an Australian, currently living in London UK. He is an ultra runner, is on the Squirrel’s Nut Butter Elite Team, and is the manager for the “Running on OM” podcast. We talk ultra running, living in the UK during this pandemic, community, Arizona food scene and why the recent Joker movie was overrated. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14727671

Hannah (Neczypor) Tropf #130 06/04/2020

Hannah (Neczypor) Tropf #130 Hannah (Neczypor) Tropf originally from northeast Ohio, held the state of Ohio 3200 meter record in a time of 10:16 and also won the 1600m state championship for women’s track at North Royalton high school. She attended Georgetown University where she was an all-American and part of the NCAA Cross Country championship winning team. Currently Hannah works for Under Armour and is the host of her own podcast titled “The Run Around.” /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14689049

Paul Bonnett #129 06/01/2020

Paul Bonnett #129 Paul Bonnett is an ultra runner, retired school teacher, cross country and track coach. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got into ultra running, some of his favorite races he has ran in which includes: Crown King, Zane Grey, Western States and how he was the person beat the horses to the finish in Man vs. Horse. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14638583

Michael Justin #128 05/26/2020

Michael Justin #128 Michael Justin is a professional model and trainer currently residing out of Phoenix, AZ. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got started modeling, some of the places he has been photographed, and how casting calls might change due to Covid-19. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14559140

Nick Coury #127 05/21/2020

Nick Coury #127 Nick Coury co-owner of Aravaipa Running comes back on the podcast to discuss how he stays motivated to train with no race in the near future, virtual races Aravaipa is putting on this summer, and the first annual Cocodona, a 250 mile race debuting spring of 2021 linking together some of the most iconic trails and towns in Arizona. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14508008

Michael Farris "Thoughts on COVID-19 Pandemic" #126 05/18/2020

Michael Farris "Thoughts on COVID-19 Pandemic" #126 I wanted to share my thoughts based on calculations of the fatalities from Covid-19 in both states and counties I currently live in, have lived in the past, or currently have family members in. Short recording but wanted to share. Enjoy!!! /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14461568

Sheriff Mark Lamb #125 05/13/2020

Sheriff Mark Lamb #125 Sheriff Mark Lamb of Pinal County comes back on the podcast to discuss Freedom, The Constitution, Arizona during this pandemic, and why the United States is the greatest country in the world. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14398277

Tyka Chheng "The Hood Burger Project" #124 05/11/2020

Tyka Chheng "The Hood Burger Project" #124 Tyka Chheng comes on the podcast to talk about being laid off as the bar manager at Under Tow during the Covid-19 pandemic. How he is focusing all of his time and effort in “The Hood Burger Project,” named for '90s nostalgia and helping out in local neighborhoods, feeding the community to end sexual and domestic violence /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14361632

Brent Kille #123 05/04/2020

Brent Kille #123 Brent co-owner of Sonoran Pasta comes back on the podcast to discuss how he and his business partner have navigated thru Covid-19. Why it is important as ever to help out the local economy and use their own platform to help fellow members of the food community in Arizona. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14263892

Dr. Amy Shah #122 04/20/2020

Dr. Amy Shah #122 Amy Shah, MD. is a double board certified MD with training from Cornell, Columbia, and Harvard Universities. As an immunologist she comes on the podcast to discuss Covid-19, potential treatments, testing and how long a vaccine would take to be implemented. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/14055887

Robert and Christine Naylor #121 04/13/2020

Robert and Christine Naylor #121 Robert Naylor is a retired attorney and Christine Naylor is a retired assistant professor at Kent State University both from northeast Ohio. They come on the podcast to discuss Covid-19, projections for this current pandemic, typical flu season, other illnesses, possible vaccines and what type of economic impact this might have. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/13955612

Jess Tonn #120 04/09/2020

Jess Tonn #120 Jess Tonn is a professional runner training and coaching in Phoenix, AZ. A seven-time All-American NCAA Division I cross-country and track and field runner from the University of Stanford. Currently in 2020 she is one of the top American women in the 5,000 metres. Jess comes on the podcast to discuss delaying the Olympics this summer, how she is training for 2021 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and her passion for cooking. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/13862474

Tamara Stanger #119 04/06/2020

Tamara Stanger #119 Tamara Stanger, co-owner and executive chef of Cotton & Copper in Tempe, Arizona comes on the podcast to discuss being a restaurant owner, why she makes the best pies in AZ, where she is at today in the midst of the corona virus pandemic and all the volunteer work she has done for the Blue Watermelon Project, a Slow Food Phoenix coalition of local chefs and activists focused on improving school lunches. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/13854707

Nathan and Jamil Coury Freak Brothers Pizza Aravaipa Running #118 04/01/2020

Nathan and Jamil Coury Freak Brothers Pizza Aravaipa Running #118 Jamil Coury co-owner of both Aravaipa Running and Freak Brothers Pizza is an ultra runner who has run in over 60 ultra marathons. He is joined by his brother Nathan Coury an avid runner who also co-owns Freak Brothers Pizza in downtown Phoenix, AZ. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/13791479

Dom Ruggiero and Charles Barber Hush Public House #117 03/30/2020

Dom Ruggiero and Charles Barber Hush Public House #117 Chef and restaurateurs Dom Ruggiero and Charles Barber of Hush Public House in Scottsdale, AZ come on the podcast to discuss how they got started, love for food/service and where they are at today in the midst of the corona virus pandemic. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/13755524

Lindsay Nelson #116 03/26/2020

Lindsay Nelson #116 Lindsay Nelson is an elite runner that recently finished 81st female in the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials. Living in Flagstaff, Arizona and growing up in Phoenix Lindsay competed at Arizona State University, is a mother of 2 young children and is coached by James McKirdy at McKirdy Trained. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/13703462

Charlie Ware #115 03/23/2020

Charlie Ware #115 Charlie Ware is an ultra runner running from Tucson, AZ. He recently took second place at the Black Canyon 100K receiving a golden ticket in the Western States 100 mile endurance run this summer. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/13652051

Abdi Abdirahman #114 03/18/2020

Abdi Abdirahman #114 Abdi Abdirahman is an American long-distance runner. He is a five-time Olympian competing for the United States in the 10,000 meters and the marathon. Known as the “Black Cactus’ he recently finished 3rd in the 2020 US Olympic Trials in Atlanta at age 43 becoming the oldest American runner ever to make the Olympic Team. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/13587245

Colin Schultz #113 03/16/2020

Colin Schultz #113 Colin Schultz is a professional runner and is a recent graduate of Liberty University living in Flagstaff, Arizona. Originally from Las Vegas, Colin made the move to Flagstaff to pursue professional running and has a passion for the sport and the running community. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/13551170

Sage Watson #112 03/11/2020

Sage Watson #112 Sage Watson is a Canadian athlete sponsored by Nike that specializes in the 400 m hurdles. Competing internationally for Canada, she is the reigning Pan American champion in the 400 m hurdles, having also won Pan American medals in 2015 and 2019 as part of Canada's relay team. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/13460789

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