Cherie Yanek is the founder of the Burning Man Ultramarathon, one of the most extreme and extremely fun races in the world. If you're not familiar, Burning Man is a weeklong event that occurs at the end of August every year in the Nevada desert. In the au

Jeff Fleming is the National Sales Manager for BOA, a running apparel company founded in 1992. They are best known for their whimsical patterns and designs on 1 inch split shorts. If you've ever seen somebody running down the street and wondered if they w

Randy Accetta is a community leader and coaching educator. Since 2011, Randy has led the coaching program for the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA). In addition, he is the founder of Run Tucson, Southern Arizona’s premier full-service running company.

Vanesa Kline is a Wonder Woman within the running community. After falling out of the sport after high school, she found herself overweight after giving birth to her third child. Determined to get healthy, she signed up for the 2012 San Diego Rock n Roll

Coach Daniel Ireland is the Director of Cross Country / Track and Field, Middle Distance and Distance at Columbia University. He has been with the Lions since 2014 after previous coaching stints at Yale, La Salle, and his alma mater, Georgetown. In his 6

Episode 7 is a conversation with my dear friend, former co-worker and racing buddy, and Olympic Marathon Trialist, Stephanie Pancoast. During our podcast we chat about Stephanie's induction into her high school hall of fame, running Division I at Cornell,

Episode 6 is a timely conversation with Steve Lastoe, the founder and race director of NYCRUNS (www.nycruns.com). NYCRUNS is an event and race management company based in Brooklyn, New York. In 2020 the plan was to host over two dozen races and have field

Episode 5 is a fun conversation between me and my wife. Elizabeth has been supporting me at races since 2008 with energy gels and raucous cheering. She has attended everything from the neighborhood 5K to ultramarathons. In this episode we talk about her t

Episode 4 is a conversation with a true renaissance man, Sid Garza-Hillman. Sid is the creator and director of the Mendocino Ultramarathon 50K (www.mendocinoultra.com). I’ve had the absolute joy of running Sid's race from its inaugural year in 2016 and

In Episode 3, we're going on a journey to learn about my running experience while I was a United States Marine Corps officer, as a member of the All-Marine Running Team, and the time I organized a marathon in Afghanistan! I'll detail how I got into marath