Life in Stride

On this episode, the boys had to make a quick pivot to a banter conversation and the plane was landed successfully. We chatted about how Scotty is going to pace Chicago, Danny's upcoming half where he hopes to break 1:16, and Chris's injury update. At the end - Chris and Scotty gave some marriage advice because sometimes running podcasts give marriage advice, you know? Enjoy! Need a coach?...

On this episode, the boys had on special guest Eric Floberg to talk all things Chicago Marathon. We have you covered on expo, pre-race, the race itself, spectating, post-race, and more! Enjoy the episode and see you in Chicago! Link to donate to St. Jude: https://bit.ly/44RS7D6 FOLLOW ERIC YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@flobergruns?si=K_ndScHD4umwSAqT STRAVA: https://strava.app.link/jyMmW6RfjIb INS...

On this episode, the boys had on 2:16 Marathoner and content creator Cole Gibbens. Cole just came off of the Berlin Marathon, which he ran in 2:29 in brutally hot conditions. With hopes of this being an A race, Cole had a difficult training block with some health issues that we discussed in this episode. We also chatted about Cole's long-term vision for his running career and he also hinted about...

On this episode, the boys reacted to the Boston cutoff times that were announced this week. We also chatted about some of our favorite Boston Marathon moments in recent history. Scotty just nailed his peak marathon session (5-4-3-2-1 workout) and Danny has a half coming up next weekend, so we got training updates from these two as their big fall races near! Enjoy! Need a coach? Visit lisrunning.co...

On this episode, the boys had our good friend Iggy Gamboa on the podcast! We met Iggy at the Boston Marathon this year and he ran the entire race with Scotty and Danny. It was fun to relive their experience from the race and all the funny moments. Not only is Iggy a 2:38 marathoner, he just completed his first Ironman! We learned about how he approached Ironman training coming from a running only...

On this episode, Chris recapped the men’s and women’s 1500s and 5ks at the Outdoor World Champs in Tokyo! Cole Hocker won an electric men’s 5k, the men’s 1500 was a shocker, and the Kenyan women dominated the distance events! I also gave my thoughts on the Berlin Marathon, Grand Slam Track Drama, Fred Kerley’s announcement and more! Enjoy! Need a coach? Visit lisrunning.com ! FOLLOW US ON STRAVA C...

On this episode, the boys had on Nick Bester! Nick is the head coach of Best Athletics, 2:19 Marathoner, and content creator! He has an amazing story of starting to run with a 25:00 5k and is now a 2:19 marathoner. Something we didn’t know as much about was his journey with Best Athletics. He was an investment banker up until COVID then decided to go all in on his coaching business and content cre...

On this episode, the boys had on legendary coach Mark Spewak! Spewak Training is known nationwide and has coached 500+ different runners in it’s history! He has a remarkable 10 coaches on his staff. Mark also owns Spewak Racing which is a run club in St. Louis that also hosts local races! Mark is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to running, training, and business! We got to pick his brain about...

On this episode, I (Chris) did my first solo episode! Tune in for what is the biggest announcement in LIS history! I also recapped the 2025 World Champs races so far, including the epic men’s and women’s marathon finishes + Jakob and Cole Hocker not in the 1500 final?! And more!! Enjoy and please leave feedback on if you enjoyed! Need a coach? Visit lisrunning.com ! FOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris https...

On this episode, the boys put out a little Instagram Q + A and had some fun answering them on the pod! As always, there was a good mix of fun and serious questions. Let us know if you enjoy these episodes, we have a lot of fun doing them! FOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris https://www.strava.com/athletes/29985667 Scotty https://www.strava.com/athletes/98633526 Danny https://www.strava.com/athletes/23504210...

On this episode, we had on special guest Ashley Jones. Wow - what a powerful episode this was. We won’t spoil her story here, but she has been through unimaginable trauma. Through her faith, Ashley has remained positive and is using her story to inspire others. Ashley is currently a senior at the University of Colorado, sporting a very quick sub-16 5k time! She also has NIL deals with On and Maurt...

On this episode, the boys break down how to get into and register for the Boston Marathon 2026! Registration is THIS WEEK! We also chat Boston tips and tricks, enjoy! FOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris https://www.strava.com/athletes/29985667 Scotty https://www.strava.com/athletes/98633526 Danny https://www.strava.com/athletes/23504210 CHECK OUT OUR INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifeinstridepodcast/...

On this episode, the boys chatted about Chris’s injury (including a live reaction to getting told he can run again), how much they are not drinking right now, Scotty running Hidden Gem half this weekend (spoiler: he crushed it) and more! FOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris https://www.strava.com/athletes/29985667 Scotty https://www.strava.com/athletes/98633526 Danny https://www.strava.com/athletes/23504210...

On this episode, the boys had special guest Jess Donohue back on the podcast! We checked back in with Jess after her amazing performance at the USA 20k Championships, where she ran 5:47 pace for the ~12.5 mile effort on a hilly course! Between the last pod and now, Jess also qualified for and competed at the Hyrox World Championships in Chicago! Jess is now gearing up for an OTQ ATTEMPT in Decembe...

On this episode, Danny had a 1 on 1 conversation with his cousin Sarah after she ran the Leadville 100! She talked about the race experience as a whole, particular parts of the course, fueling for a huge effort like this, and more! FOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris https://www.strava.com/athletes/29985667 Scotty https://www.strava.com/athletes/98633526 Danny https://www.strava.com/athletes/23504210 CHECK...

On this episode, the boys conducted an epic podcast. We had many of our close friends, beloved guests, and some Life in Stride athletes on the pod to celebrate episode 169. It was a lot of fun getting to chat with so many people on one episode. If you have been listening to this pod for a long time, you will definitely enjoy this one. FOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris https://www.strava.com/athletes/29985...

On this episode, the boys had on special guest Taggart Van Etten! Taggart was one of our original guests on Life in Stride, if you want to get to know him more check that first one out! Taggart recently announced he will be going after the American record in the 100 miler at Tunnel Hill this year. This is about a 6:40 pace/mile. There will be good competition there so it should be an exciting race...

On this episode, the boys had on special guest Shane Burke! Shane has an amazing story we are excited to share with you. In February 2021, he was diagnosed with brain cancer. After several rounds of chemo, he was in remission by the fall of 2021! He started running in 2022, and worked his way from a half marathon all the way up to a full Ironman in Lake Placid this July! Shane is an extremely moti...

Link to donate to St. Jude: https://bit.ly/44RS7D6 On this episode, the boys had on special guest Eric Floberg! We started off chatting about Eric’s upcoming half and how he is hoping to perform. We also talked about how his Chicago build is going! We also talked about his new YT series “No Time” and how it all came to be. He planned this series months in advance and as you know, it’s been really...

On this episode, the boys had on special guest Johannes Motschmann! This is Johannes third time on the pod and it’s always a fun chat with him! He is currently in St. Moritz training for a sub 2:10 attempt at the Berlin Marathon next month. The last time we chatted, he was coming off a dissapointing Boston Marathon. He has made some exciting changes in his training going into Berlin that we talked...

On this episode, the boys went off on a bunch of tangents. The big news at the top of the show was Danny seems to have defeated his Zyn addiction. A massive W. Besides that, we have some thoughts on how to avoid burnout in training, talked about our favorite workouts, future race plans, and more! Enjoy! FOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris https://www.strava.com/athletes/29985667 Scotty https://www.strava.co...

On this episode, the boys fumbled some communication with a guest and had a spur of the moment banter episode. As you can imagine based on the title, this one is chaotic and a lot of fun. We talked about USA Outdoor Track Champs but focused on some of the more dramatic things: Sha’Carri’s arrest, Lyles vs Bednarek beef, and more! We also chatted about Scotty’s recent odd dreams, treadmills, ChatGP...

On this episode, the boys had on special guest Everett Smulders! Everett is a sub-4 miler and 2 x NCAA D1 All American. Post-collegiately, he is a full time coach living in Amsterdam. He has done marathons, Ironmans, ultra marathons, and even an ULTRAMAN (listen for that story- it’s crazy). This was a really entertaining pod! Everett has a strong personality and that comes through on some of the t...

On this episode, the boys did a little banter for your long run!!!!! We chatted about how we pick the marathons we choose. This can range from cost of travel, weather, friends also running the race, etc. We also talked about the importance of doing hard things and how a lot of life is very frictionless right now. It’s important to get out of your comfort zone and do hard/uncomfortable things to gr...

On this episode, the boys had on legendary Wyatt Moss. Wyatt just finished visiting all 7 Wonders of the World and we got to hear some stories behind that amazing trip (including not being allowed in Brazil !!!). We also got some info on Wyatt’s next challenge: Hitchhiking to all 50 States. As always, this conversation with Wyatt was super interesting and inspiring. He explained the importance of...