Feel Good Running | For the Everyday Runner!

Hello Runners, The Feel Good Running podcast will be two years old at the beginning of December. That is quite an amount of time in the podcast world. Many podcast's start up and end just as fast, when it is realized how much work goes into doing an episode. Being the 34th episode of the Feel Good Running podcast, I feel the current format is getting stale. That said, I am working on freshening th...

Hello Runners, Well, it is now September, and the summer is just about over. Only four more months until 2021. Let's hope things turn around. I am looking forward to the cooler, crisper fall air. Great for running! This is a shorter episode. I’m in between trips. Just got back from Pittsburgh and am heading to Los Angeles for a week. While there, I will be running with the Skid Row Running Club an...

Hello Runners, How’s things? Hanging in there? Keeping your motivation level up to run? Are you still jazzed about virtual races or are you burned out on them? I know it is hard to keep focused without a target race. Bobby O’Donnell, author of the book Running Wild is my guest this episode. At 17, while in Boston to celebrate his dads birthday, he wanted to run the Boston Marathon. Only because he...

Hello Runners, This is the trailer that describes what the Feel Good Running podcast is all about and what you can expect. We hope you will listen and subscribe and become a part of the "Feel Good Running" family!

Hello Runners, Well it is August! We are eight months into the worst year in my memory. But we have running to help us get through it. I hope it is helping you! Moving to Denver from Maui in February, I am bracing for my first fall/winter where the seasons actually change. I've not gone through a winter in over 8 years. Got to upgrade my wardrobe since I am still wearing my island garb during the...

Hello Runners! How is it going? It is hot just about everywhere in the USA. As if we don't have enough to deal with already with the coronavirus, now we need to deal with the heat. Oh well, it is summer, right? Below are a couple of links to articles that provide suggestions for running in hotter weather such as staying hydrated. Remember to take your phone, a credit card and some cash just in cas...

Hello Runners! We made it through the first half of 2020...barely. Congratulations! So did you survive your Independence Day holiday? Man! The fireworks were going off everywhere, and for five straight hours here in Denver all I heard was boom, crackle, boom, crackle and boom! Crazy! I hope you have all your fingers, toes, arms, legs, eyes, and ears intact. Bonnie VanDeraa was my guest in Episode...

Hello Runners! Welcome and I hope you are all healthy and well. So, as we all are enjoying whatever we can during pandemic summer, it appears it is not going away any time soon. Though businesses, retail and some restaurants are opening, more and more running races are cancelled this year. It is safe to say; the 2020 running race season is all but done. I think we all understand and accept that. U...

Hello Runners! Welcome to summer 2020! We made it! But wait…summer does not start until Saturday, June 20th. I know, I know, but in my book summer starts Memorial Day weekend! The past few episodes I spoke quite a bit about COVID-19 and how it has affected the sport of running. I even did an episode on if you should wear a mask or buff while running. Well, I am tired of talking about it. I need to...

Hello Runners! Another couple of weeks have passed, and we are continuing to live with this pandemic. Even as some retail stores, parks and restaurants start to re-open, it still feels restricted. Everyone is wearing a mask. It seems so unnatural. I even see more runners out there wearing a buff. It is our current reality…the new normal. But we are survivors. So runners, has the running race...

Hello Runners! Should you wear a mask while running? That is a question that has been kicked around since the Covid-19 pandemic started. We are now over two months into our lives being abruptly changed by the coronavirus. It feels like a year. I long to run with my running friends and go out to breakfast, eating away the morning after a nice run. But that is probably far off. I am running. Actuall...

Hello Runners! How are you? Are you doing ok and getting through this pandemic as best you can? Our lives have changed for sure, and self distancing and self isolation is surely difficult especially since we never experienced anything like this in our lifetime. But we will get through it! Keep the faith. We are fortunate as runners to be able to still go outside and run. There are many runners who...

Hello Runners! How are you? I hope you are doing ok through these tough times with the Covid-19 virus that has shut down our communities and have dramatically changed our lives. I hope you are following the CDC guidelines and self isolating, socially distancing and washing your hands. I am so thankful that our sport allows us the freedom to still get outside to run. Of course, not in a group and m...

Hello Runners! How are you? I hope you are all very safe and faring well during these tough and unknown times we all are experiencing with the effects of the COVID-19 virus. Who would have ever thought something like this could happen in this day and age? It has certainly shook up all of our lives and the running world. In this episode I provide some suggestions how you as a runner can work throug...

Hello Runners! How are you? How was your January, the first month of the new year and decade? How is your running so far? Did you do a race yet? Did you set your 2020 goals? Are you training? If you are a new runner and have stuck with it for the month of January, how do you feel? Are you happy with your results thus far? Stick with it, keep running, and don't ever give up. You can do it! I know y...

Hello Runners! Welcome to 2020 a new year and new decade. Seems almost surreal that we have reached this milestone...well at least those of us who have been around a bit! This episode was delayed because I got sick. Yup, first time in four years. I was at a New Years Eve party with about 15 or so friends and 11 of us got sick. Some worse than others. I got the cold, cough, chest congestion, sneezi...

Hello Runners! Happy Holidays! I hope you are relaxing and having some very relaxing down time with your family and friends. We all need this from time to time and especially since we are about to enter into a new decade! Do you believe it! Well last month the Minisode running news episode was a hit so I am going to do at least one per month. If there is any improvement you would like to see or su...

Hi Runners, Happy holiday season everyone! As we wind down this year and decade it is a time to reflect on what you accomplished as a runner. And when I say runner, I mean everyone that laces up their running shoes and goes out there each time to better themselves. So this past year maybe you trained for a race? Maybe ran a marathon, 10k, 5k or even an ultra. Or maybe you just ran for the physical...

Hello Runners! Well Happy Thanksgiving! Yes it is that time of year where many of you participate in your local Turkey Trot race. And there are quite a few of them around the country. I love the Turkey Trot because it is a great way to start Thanksgiving morning with a bunch of runners. And you can enjoy a great feast without the guilt! Not a bad deal if you ask me! Minisode So, this is the first...

Hello Runners, It has been awhile. And I am sorry if you are a regular listener for the gap. It won't happen again! Promise! What has been Going On? I spent most of my energy the past two months as Co-Race Director of the Maui Marathon that was held on Sunday October 13, 2019. I'm glad to say it was a huge success. And then afterward, I took off to Denver, Colorado to visit family, friends and do...

Hello Runners! I am pleased to have Bart Yasso, the "Mayor of Running" as my guest this episode. Recently retired from Runner's World after 31 years with the title of Chief Running Officer, he has inspired runners all over the globe. I've know Bart for several years and I will say that he is one of the most genuine persons that I know. He loves running and the running community. It doesn't matter...

Hi Folks (and runners) , On May 8, 2019, a 35 year old woman named Amanda Eller  went to the Makawao Forest Reserve hunters trail in Maui Hawaii for a short run or hike. Well as everyone knows, during her hike she veered off the trail for a bit to meditate, closed her eyes to enjoy the peace and serenity of the forest. When she was ready to head back to her car, she ended up on a differe...

Hello "Feel Good" Runners! Summer is just about here! From what I have heard it has been a long winter on the mainland so all you runners should be ecstatic! You can now wear your running shorts and a short sleeve shirt and just head out the door. Nice! Remember, it does get hot and humid so drink your fluids, wear sunscreen, and stay hydrated. Most of the spring races are...

Hello "Feel Good" Runners! Well it is the middle of May and I am late getting out a fresh episode of Feel Good Running. There is a reason though! I was traveling! The annual Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Washington was held on Sunday, May 5th and we were there at their two day expo promoting the Maui Marathon which by the way will be held on Sunday October 13th. This is an annual anticipated even...

Hello "Feel Good" Runners! How is everyone? All good? Running well? As we wind down April, the Boston Marathon is now behind us. The weather seemed to have held up well and some really great running stories came out of the marathon this year. I feature a few of them in my news segment. Congratulations to all of you that participated this year and hope you had a great time. This epis...