On the Move

The CarMax Tacky Light Run is this weekend! Virginia Goin is a long time resident of Walton Park, the neighborhood where the CarMax Tacky Light Run takes place, and has been there for every year of the event. She's one of the first houses on the course and has had a front row seat to 12 years of tacky. We figured who else to better get us in the holiday spirit before race day!

Nan & Kam sit down with the winner of the Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon, and Richmond local, Rob Mazzanti. Rob gives the inside scoop on what it's like to be at the front of the pack, his mindset, training, and favorite race day memories. Did we mention he only started running two years ago?

Nan & Kam recap the Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon and tell you what they were up to behind the scenes! Hear about the best signs, intense golf cart missions, and more. Plus, we highlight all that's to come in the spring season!

Running can mean so many things to so many different individuals. The rise of Richmond run clubs has allowed for the creation of meaningful safe spaces for everyone to accomplish their goals. Last week, the Health & Fitness Expo of the Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon featured a live panel on 'What Running Did For Me' moderated by Lindsey Hein, and featuring Anthony Clary of We Off...

It's National Pickle Day, and we thought what better way to celebrate than with the Vice President of The Pickle Juice Company, Filip Keuppens. The Pickle Juice Company provides all of our pickle juice for the Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon. We provide a lot of pickle puns, and learn some truly jaw dropping facts about the creation of pickle juice.

We've got Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon Race Director, Megan Schultz in the studio to answer all of your burning questions about race weekend! We cover everything from what time you should get to the start, to what you can expect on the menu at our junk food stops! 

We've been talking all things active, yappin', and of course gigglin' for a full year! To celebrate Nan & Kam recap their favorite moments, and head to the streets for Kamryn to ask people marathon related trivia. We recommend watching this one because you have past clips, Halloween costumes, and roaming around Richmond!

We're excited to have podcast host and run-fluencer, Lindsey Hein, returning for her second year at the Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon. Last year Lindsey made history as our first female announcer. This year she's back on the mic, and you can find her moderating a live panel titled 'What Running Did For Me' with some big names in the Richmond running scene. Other than than...

John Raigins has been an instrumental part of Sports Backers for 20 years. He's a man behind the scenes, but his knowledge of our courses and event operations can't be beat. Hear about what his typical race day looks like, the sometimes unglamorous things he has to do at events, what goes into creating new race courses, and more. 

There's nothing quite like training for your first full marathon! Sue Henneberry is an adaptive athlete with Sportable who completed her first half marathon last year, and quickly decided a full marathon was her next move. She's training with Sports Backers Marathon Training Team and does a variety of sports to cross-train.

If you run around Richmond, you've seen Anthony Clary and We Off The Couch. Anthony founded the group in 2019 and they've continued to grow in numbers, and in their mission to support all runners no matter where they are in their journey. They've got a crew doing varying distances at the Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon this November. Check out their race day plans and learn more...

After 31 years of service, Sports Backers' Executive Director, Jon Lugbill, announced his plan to retire at the end of June 2025. We sat down with Jon to get his thoughts on why now is the right time and what he's looking forward to as he ends his chapter at Sports Backers.

The Allianz Partners Richmond Marathon tries to cater to all our participants and a huge part of that is our pace teams! This week Nan & Kam talk with Karen McCarthy, the pace team coordinator, and Steven Kim, who paced the race last year. Hear all about the mindset of a pacer, how you can join a team, and how you can volunteer to make someone's race day goals come true! 

President's Council is Sports Backers' young professional group. It's an awesome way to socialize, network, volunteer, and meet other active people in Richmond who are passionate about inspiring active living. Nan & Kam talk with the chair of President's Council, Desiree Tunnell, about how she got involved, why she loves it, and why you should join too! 

Sports Backers is celebrating the kick off of our Active Living Leadership ALL Stars program! We work with 21 rising senior student-athletes throughout the year to teach them more about leadership and how active living can play a role within their communities. Nan & Kam talked to the program leader, Jacki Quinlan, about all things ALL Stars and what she's looking forward to this year.

It's that time of year! Temps are already slightly cooler and kids are going back to school. Nan & Kam chat with Leigh Busby of Greater Richmond Fit4Kids about how best to transition kids back to a schedule and all the great programming they have throughout Richmond schools. Hear about how they're making healthy habits accessible for all and their upcoming Fun Fest!

The Ashland Half & 5k is next Saturday and we brought in Event Director, Mara George, and Sports Backers Marathon Training Team Coach Chris Mason to tell us why it's summer's hottest half! Whether you're running Richmond in the fall  and want a tune up, or just looking for a quaint little 5k, this could be your next race! 

You might've heard the Sports Backers Half Marathon Training Team starts this weekend! We sat down with head coach Cheryl Groce-Wright (and RVA Sports Awards Coach of the Year) to go over all the training details. There's still time to join the team, so listen and see if it's the right fit for you!

Richmond loves their run clubs! This week Nan & Kam sit down with Josh Leidy, one of the leaders of 804 Run Club that meets at Hardywood. Learn more about how inclusive and encouraging 804 Run Club is and how you can get involved! We gotta throw in a little fun Olympics aside too obviously!

We're joined by Jaide Hinds-Clark, a former women's basketball standout at the University of Richmond who now resides in Richmond with her wife (and soon to be baby!). Jaide got into running to stay in shape and be part of a community, and she soon found one in We Off The Couch. Hear about what the run club has meant to her and all the other ways she's helping to improve RVA as a wh...

We visited Richmond Animal Care & Control (RACC) to learn more about their RACC Runners program that pairs volunteers with dogs for recreational runs. Lydia Worden from RACC joins us at the shelter and introduces us to some top notch puppers. Watch this one! The beginning is a shelter visit with some heavy hitting dog reporting, and then we head back to the studio with Lydia for all the info o...

We're all used to Kam playing host, but this week...she's the guest! Hear about her journey to becoming Sports Backers' Social Media Manager. Learn about her most embarrassing moments creating her own content, and what it's like to try and keep up with the ever changing social media landscape!

If you're a part of the running scene in Richmond chances are you've heard of Elliott, or you've seen him on a run, at a race, or in our marketing material! He's been a part of Sports Backers Marathon Training Team for over 20 years and is extremely active in all things running. We talk about how he discovered his love of running in his 40s and more!

It's a Nan & Kam week, which means the girls are gabbing. Topics are fitness trends, Kam's quarterly goals, what to expect on the pod the coming weeks...and of course, this or that!

Nan & Kam talk with Frank Finn, one of the founding members of Run Short Pump. Run Short Pump is a running group in the West End that meets twice a week. They recently celebrated 20 years together. Frank gives us the highlights and shares how you can get involved!