Mika is a 47 year old real estate broker in Florida who has completed multiple Miami Marathons and Fort Lauderdale Marathons. Mika is in the middle of a half-marathon challenge where he wants to run a half marathon every single day! He currently is at 250 days in a row and you can follow his journey on Instagram @mikashevit. During this episode we discuss what motivated Mika to start running at such a late age and how the benefits of running have permeated so many different parts of his life....

Taisuk "Tai" Kim is 33 and an Operations Manager at a fashion e-commerce start-up based in NYC. Tai's parents were among the first generation "amateur" runners in Korea. They (and their friends) founded one of the oldest amateur running clubs in the country in the early 2000s. When running was still seen as a strange niche hobby, his mom ran the New York City Marathon in 2000 and his father in 2002. So, growing up, Tai had the chance to see runners and marathon races. Tai's family moved from...

Kaitlyn Burrows finished the New York City marathon on a broken foot! Talk about perseverance. In this episode, we cover how Kaitlyn was able to power through the pain and why she wanted to run New York City again. Kaitlyn describes the joys of running and why she loves the humanity surrounding marathon day. Especially around the New York City marathon.  Kaitlyn also details her experience with the New York Road Runners. She talks about her approach to training and the new Nike shoe strategy...

Running was a hobby when Amritpal started and has firmly become the most important aspect of his life. As a runner, he's always looking to improve. It is the backbone of Amritpal's running journey, harnessed with the belief and motivation that you really have no limits and you can be the best version of yourself. Running, truly brings that out! He covers anything from a 5k up to the marathon distances. Amritpal started off in the marathon at 4hr 42mins down to  2hr 51mins currently, in there...

Austin Prario was born with a serious heart condition and only has three chambers in his heart. Doctors told his parents seven weeks before his birth, and right around the Boston Marathon, that he would never be a varsity athlete or be able to run a marathon.  The doctors however didn't know Austin's determination or that his father Dave was a runner too. So Dave decided to run the marathon the next year to support Boston Children's Hospital and he carried Austin across the finish line in...

Simone Hanlen loves to run but also loves to eat. She is an ultra-marathoner, a tennis coach, a fellow Peloton member, and a huge fan of New York’s amazing restaurant scene. You can follow Simone on Instagram @NYCMuncher to see some of the best eats around the city and get a glimpse into her running life too. Simone has run a marathon in all 50 states and did a shorter version of the famous 3100 race around one city block in Queens, New York. She has great insight into a variety of scenic...

Jeff Galloway is a world-class athlete and world-famous running coach. In part 3, we cover how Jeff has helped over 300,000 runners achieve their goals of running a marathon race and the science behind his legendary Run-Walk-Run method. As a member of the 1972 Olympic team, Jeff competed against the world’s best athletes in Europe, Africa, and the former Soviet Union. He broke the U.S. 10-mile record (47:49) in 1973 and has a six-mile best of 27:21. Among his victories are the Peachtree Road...

Jeff Galloway is a world-class athlete and world-famous running coach. In part 2, we cover how Jeff qualified for the 1972 Munich Olympics and what it was liked to be coached by the legendary Bill Bowerman. We also share a funny story about Steve Prefontaine and what it was like to be in the Olympic village during the terrorist attack against the Israeli team. As a member of the 1972 Olympic team, Jeff competed against the world’s best athletes in Europe, Africa, and the former Soviet Union....

Jeff Galloway is a world-class athlete and world-famous running coach. As a member of the 1972 Olympic team, Jeff competed against the world’s best athletes in Europe, Africa, and the former Soviet Union. He broke the U.S. 10-mile record (47:49) in 1973 and has a six-mile best of 27:21. Among his victories are the Peachtree Road Race, Honolulu Marathon, and Atlanta Marathon. He has also been a top-place finisher in many prominent U.S. races such as the Boston Marathon. Jeff is also the...

Michael Selman has been running since 1982 and has built a special relationship with his father around running marathons. Michael has run over 30 marathons with his first one taking place in 1983 and the last one occurring last year before the COVID-19 shutdown completing the Ultimate Peach. Michael can claim to have run at least one marathon in five different decades!

Roxanne Baggot has a similar story to mine as she lost her mother to cancer. Roxanne also follows the Galloway Method of walking and running to complete marathons. In 2017, Roxanne had two cardiac arrests from third-degree heart block and was luckily brought back to life. Only 5% of people survive this condition. She was a bit weary of running again but decided to do so and focus on the 2019 Donna Marathon which fell on the ten-year anniversary of her own breast cancer diagnosis. Doctors gave...

Matt talks about running the New York City marathon as a guy who grew up in the city. It wasn't a matter of if he would run the New York City marathon but a matter of when. We also discuss what inspired him to run the Atlanta marathon. Matt also discusses his transition from running to Crossfit and additional training activities. He dives deep into how marathon running changed his mental approach to both fitness and life in general. 

Jonathan Flores is the host of the podcast Run with Purpose and Executive Director of Hangry, a registered 501(c)(3) charity that exists for two reasons. First, we build programs and events to help support those dealing with the issue of hunger. From hosting fundraising events to community meals, we want to be the hands and feet on the ground tackling the issue head-on. According to the USDA’s latest report on Food Insecurity (link) 35.2 million people live in food-insecure households in...

Paige Tatulli speaks about how her meeting with Gabriele “​Gabe” Grunewald as she sought treatment for her third battle with an incurable cancer inspired Paige to run the Philadelphia Marathon. She describes how she used to run under 3 miles and then decided it was time to take her  running to the next level. Paige had an extremely creative idea to dedicate each song on her running playlist to a different person and solicited submissions ahead of race day. Throughout the race Paige was able...

Gia Alvarez a fourteen-time marathoner started training other runners to prepare for marathons and realized that running is what she “wanted to do!” Running was no loner a past time; it organically became her lifetime career. Gia, like many other women struggled with fertility issues. She found that running marathons got her through major life changes and more importantly struggles. Running helped her through her fertility journey by reminding her not to doubt her strength.  When you are in...

Episode 13 is now live featuring Kirsten Godleski's amazing story of running 58 marathons across all 50 states. She's run everything from the New York City Marathon to smaller races like the Lake Mead Marathon in Nevada. Kirsten details what it's like to run smaller races with under 100 people! Kirsten's passion for running has even taken her to a new job at a local running store!

Ray Zaragoza hails from San Gabriel, California and is 44 years old. Ray was a banker for about 10 years, got laid off due to the Covid-19 pandemic and decided to pursue his passion as a full time fitness coach. Ray has done 54 marathons including the Lake Tahoe Triple which comprises of 3 marathons over the course of a single weekend! Ray's running has brought him all over the world including the Area 51 race in Nevada, the famous UFO themed event.

In 1996 Tawni Gomes weighed 295 pounds and was working for a Fortune 500 company climbing the corporate ladder, working her way up to the top. But, she was severely depressed, on antidepressants, and wasn't working out. But, then she was inspired by the Oprah Show. One day she was watching it and they were launching Bob Greene's book, Make the Connection. (Bob Greene is Oprah's trainer). So she bought the book and a treadmill. She was living in a tiny apartment in San Francisco at the time...

Jack Fultz won the 1976 Boston Marathon, the hottest on record, with a time of 2:20:19. The temperature was over 100 degrees before the noon start time. The race is known as the "The Run for the Hoses" as spectators all across the Boston suburbs took out their garden hoses to spray down the runners. Jack speaks about his first marathon race in Washington D.C. and how he went from the Navy to become an elite marathon runner. Fultz qualified for three consecutive United States Olympic Trials...

Cheri details how she recovered from a stroke at age 50 and started training for her first marathon after this scary life incident. She decided to start in her hometown of Fargo, North Dakota with a childhood friend. Since that first one, Cheri has run over 100 marathons all across the world. Cheri currently runs the Ventura County Jeff Galloway running group and resides in Camarillo, California.

Matthew Growney details how running has helped him handle the grief of losing his mother and why he now runs for the Dana Farber Institute. Matthew provides excellent background on how he fundraises for the Dana Farber Institute and how they run their marathon fundraising program different compared to other organizations. Matthew brings up how running connected him deeply to memories of his mother and how it's also made him a better father, husband, friend, and professional. It's a deep...

Janet speaks about how she's been able to run for decades including the original marathon in Athens, Greece along with her memories from the Disney Marathon. Janet details how her running journey all started in a bar with a bucket list promise to run the New York City Marathon with her friend. Janet has run 19 marathons all across the country and we highlight the beauty of smaller races.

Gabriel talks about growing up poor, his father walking out on Gabriel's family at age 12, and how marathon running helped Gabriel redeem his self worth. Gabriel also digs into how marathon running is all mental and how he still struggles with his diet but is constantly working to improve his health. We touch on how karma and being a good person helped Gabriel get into the Boston Marathon. My favorite line from the podcast is "Your attitude determines your outcome." Gabriel says that he's...

Corrine Fitzgerald shares her story of going from a high school steeplechase superstar to marathon runner. Corrine explains how she transitioned to become a marathon runner and why she loves coaching runners for a variety of races today in New York City. Coach Fitz also talks about major injuries she's had from running and how it changed the way she approached running and recovery.