Marathon & Ultra Running Podcast - With Suman Silwal

This week’s episode, I get to talk to Owen Bradley – a legend in the making. He has great story about running. Like few other past guests, he also started his running journey from playing soccer. Owen is known in and around Birmingham to be the shirtless runner even during middle of the winter. Here are some of things we talk in this episode: * Running journey * Shirtless running * running fast *...

I got an opportunity to talk to the youngest winner of the Western States Endurance Run – Andrew Miller. In 2016 Andrew became the youngest Western States champion in the 42-year history of the race. Andrew finished the 100 miles trail race in 15 hours, 39 minutes. In this episode, we talked about: * his early days of running * his passion for soccer * his Western States Experience * and more Enjo...

In this episode I talked Kelly Peoples about the BellCenter(www.thebellcenter.org) as well as how to be a BellRunner. Since 1984, The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs has provided quality early intervention services in a center-based program in Birmingham. Infants and toddlers at risk for developmental delay receive services from transdisciplinary teams which include a physical therapis...

This week’s episode I talked to Brandon Wilson about certifying race courses. He is an experienced race course certifier who recently certified 7 Bridges Marathon course. It was interesting to listing to different perspective on a race course. In this podcast, we talk about: * How to certify a race course. * find out what is race course certification means * Brandon Wilson’s course measuring and r...

Frank Fumich has cover more part of the world through running than some us will do in 3 life times. He has a great story to tell about his running journey. At age 30, he went from being a none runner to a marathoner. Now, he does many ultra-ultra distance and multi days events. Learn more about Frank at www.frankfumich.com In this episode, I talked with Frank about: *His running journey *Being a p...

It was great to catchup with Brian Toone who had very serious bicycle accident in April 30th 2014. He has a great story about his recovery process and more. In this episode, we talk about: – His 1000 miles training ride this summer – Ride across USA – Ultra Distance bike ride – His accident and recovery process – More Enjoy! Music by http://www.bensound.com

Jeff Clark has been running more than 25 years without major injuries. Over the years, I have seen him running fast 5ks/10ks. In this episode, I talk to Jeff about: * His running journey * Training * More Contact Jeff Clark at clarkjeff6@gmail.com for timing your races. Enjoy! Music by http://www.bensound.com

I had an opportunity to talk to Kyle Stichtenoth, one of the founder of BUTS. Kyle has been a part of BUTS from the beginning. BUTS has made a its mark in the trail running community in and around Birmingham through many actives such as: volunteering, donating, and much more. Be a part of the BUTS. In this episode, I talked to Kyle about: – His Running journey – Founding of BUTS – Race Against The...

Jennifer Andress is a fighter in many ways. She has over come some of the hardest times in her life. Running has always been a part of her journey during the ups and downs in her life. Listen and be motived! In this episode, I talk to Jennifer about: – Her running journey – Her struggle through Cancer – Birmingham Track Club – Being cover of Runner’s World – More Music by http://www.bensound.com

Bob Watters recently completed his 8th 100 miler race. In 2015, he completed Pinhoti Trail Slam by running Pinhoti trail 100 mile endurance runs ( Double Top 100, Georgia Jewel 100, and Pinhoti Trail 100 ). He has amazing story to tell. In this episode, I talked to Bob about 1) Bob’s running journey 2) Pinhoti Slam 3) Downhill running 4) Heat training 5) More Enjoy! Music by http://www.bensound.co...

It was great catching up with my friend Lisa Booher’s about her running journey and beyond. She has a great story of running distance race. Over the years, she has gone from none runner to Boston Marathoner. Currently, she is training for the Vermont 100 mile race. NOTE: this was first phone interview podcast. Lisa Booher’s Bio: Mother of four (including a set of twins). Teaching children and adul...

It was great catching up with my friend and TNT coach Prince Whatley. In this podcast, we talk about: *Prince’s running journey *Heart Rate Training *Fat Adaptation Training *More Enjoy! Prince Whatley bio: Prince ran his first marathon at the inaugural Mercedes Marathon in February 2002. Since then he has run 79 marathons/ultras, including four 100 mile races (and every Mercedes) with a personal...

Dr. Jason Karp is an internationally-recognized running and fitness expert and owner of Run-Fit, LLC, providing coaching and educational services to runners and fitness professionals around the world. He is also the creator of the REVO₂LUTION RUNNING™ certification. He has more than 200 articles published in running, coaching, and fitness magazines and scientific journals and is the author of seve...

Marcela Todd is a Coach/Marathoner/Ultra Marathoner/marathon pacer/Boston Marathoner who recently completed her 61st marathon/ultra. She is originally from Bogotá, Colombia. Marcela has a passion for helping people achieve their marathon and half marathon goals. She is the Program Director and Head Coach for Www.friendsintraining.net, one of the largest training groups in South Florida. She is als...

Talking to Birmingham’s Running Legend: Al DiMicco. If you run/ran in & around Birmingham area for the last 30+ years, you either ran with Coach Al, or ran with someone who ran with him. With Coach Al’s experience, there are many things to talk. For this episode, we talked about his early days of running in and around Birmingham, as well as many aspects of running: *Training *shoes *more For sure,...

Recently Jimmie Barnes ran 48 hours race where he set the US and world record in his age group of 75-79. Jimmie has been running for a long time. It is motivational to listen his story. He still motivated and competitive to run and race. If you ever ask me where I get my inspiration, you must listen to this podcast. In this episode we talk about following: *Early days of running in Birmingham *Ult...

Craig Osborn ran his second Boston Marathon in April 2016. In this episode, I talked to Craig about following: 2016 Boston Marathon Training for Boston Marathon Path to Boston Marathon much more Enjoy! Finishing line of the Boston 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzNdbsD1rJI

I had an opportunity to talk to Rob Apple as he was finishing his 711th ultra distance race in Nov 2015 . This was follow up interview from Nov 2014. Currently, he is at 722 Ultra distance race. He is headed to Europe next month to run his next Ultra. Great story! I will have a follow up interview with him by the end of 2016 again. Enjoy! Here is my first interview with Rob on YouTube: URL: http:/...

In this episode, I talked to Breanna Cornell who is the youngest female Badwater 135 Finisher. She complete the Badwater in 2015. With my recent conversation with Breanna, it looks like she will hold her title for at least another year! Way to go!

In this podcast, I talked to Karl “Speedgoat” Meltzer about different topics including following: His signature Hoka shoes How he got the Speedboat name How to run your first ultra And Karl’s future plans Few Facts on Karl Meltzer Karl “Speedgoat” Meltzer is the winningest 100 mile runner in history. * Currently hold the record for most 100 mile trail race wins on earth: 35 *Most 100 wins in a cal...

In this episode, I talked to Kent Stewart who is attempting his last Summit the Mt. Everest as a part of his 7 Summits climb. We talked during his last lap of training hike at Oak mt. where we climbed up and down the Green Trail at Oak Mt. Alabama. We talked about his training, nutrition, and much more. Enjoy the interview! Follow Kent’s at https://www.facebook.com/kentstewartclimber/

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