Today on the podcast Tommie Runz joins me!! I’ve had so much fun getting to know Tommie more as one of the co-hosts of the Relay Podcast.

Tommie is about to complete 4 marathons in two months – Osaka, Tokyo, Boston and London which will set him up to have finished all 6 of the World Marathon Majors. This specific time is special to Tommie as he will surpass the age his own Father was when he passed away at 39 years old due to a stroke. Tommie was only 8 years old when he lost his Dad and this moment in time has been something he’s thought about almost his entire life. In this podcast we go deep into what it means to him and what life has been life for him without getting to have a relationship with his Dad.

We go deep into sobriety, cleaning his life up and how having a daughter saved his life.

Over the years Tommie has established and solidified a community of individuals who share the same passion in running, mindfulness, and self-improvement. He created and founded Chip Time Running to disrupt the current status quo in the running industry; began a podcast “The Run Eat Sleep Show”; and launched the PR Project on YouTube where he sits as co-host. In April 2021, he qualified for the Boston Marathon with a chip time of 2:48:43. As a runner, Tommie continues to chase his goals and aspires to actively improve his times in the 5k through marathon. In doing so, he hopes to increase Black visibility in a predominantly White running space. He now olds a PR of 2:46 and has big dreams to take that down in the future- maybe this fall??

SHOW NOTES:

1:00 – Opening – Banter on random stuff

8:00 – Relay & Upcoming Live show

11:00- Kids & Sports/Scholarships 

16:00 – World Marathon Tour

21:00 – Brand Loyalty 

35:00 – Sobriety

40:00- World Tour Trip/Relationship with Dad 

50:00 – Moving away to get back on track 

1:10 – Growing running in the Black community

1:15 – Working with brands in your own way

1:30 – More Sobriety 

2:00 – End of Podcast 

Books & Show we talked about:

The Alchemist

48 Laws of Power

Man’s Search for Meaning

The Obstacle is the Way

Theo Von

Seth Godin

Ted Lasso 

F1

Killers of the Flower Moon

Follow Tommie:

Tommie on Instagram

Follow Lindsey:

Lindsey on Instagram