On The Runs

The Road to Kona Scott Black series is back just in time before Scott leaves New Hampshire for Kona to compete in this years IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. We pick things up  (18:50 ) right were we left off as Scott continues his journey  to get a qualifying spot for Kona. They're a lot of obstacles Scott had to deal with in part 3 from losing his watch, racing in the rain, racing in...

Fresh off last weeks Ultra we got right back into the Ultra Marathon Talk with our guest, Mikala Shremshock (7:00). Mikala who has run just 11 - 100 milers (not a big deal) details a few of her races from Eastern States to winter ultras while pulling a sled through snowmobile country. Hear about her do's and don'ts, her distaste for pickles and her experience finally achieving a goal to break tape...

On The Runs is  riding a runners high after this past weekends Anchordown Ultra Marathon from Colt State Park in Bristol Rhode Island. The smallest states longest race. This was our 2nd visit to the Anchordown Ultra and it did not disappoint. Katie and Kali both join us (8:15) to share their experiences with the 12 and 24 hour edition of the race. You'll hear stories from a high beam waist light t...

Our interview with Mike Beeman was so good we didn't want to cut anything out, so we split it up into 2 parts. On this episode (13:25) Mike talks about one of his proudest running moments as he ran to raise money for the Make A Wish foundation twice while pushing his kids in a stroller. Mike expands on the emotional experiences he had with a few of the kids he was able to meet and talk too along w...

Sometimes you just happen to get lucky and are standing on the starting line to a local fun race and just happen to be standing next to a local running legend. That is what happened to us a few weeks ago when we met our next guest Mike Beeman.  Mike has currently run 45 straight Boston Marathons and yes that's very impressive, but there is so much more to Mike's story. From walking off  the footba...

Episode 20 has the return of an OTR-OG, Josh Vernon. Originally scheduled to come on for a quick recap of his first triathlon (3:00), then all of a sudden a email notification came through from Peloton inviting him to the NYC studios for a Matt Wilpers live ride with his Wicked Smaht Zone teammates (41:00). Hear about lessons learned in the triathlon to his 700th peloton ride live in the studio. F...

Are you prepared for the warmth of poop flumes coming from a porta potty? On this episode of On The Runs there are no details spared as we get to know Neil Murphy and the legend of Pizza Gut! Neil covers DNF's, staying hard, fitfluencers,  beard juice, blowgurt and more in this epic interview that had Erika's lungs out of air and blowing snot rockets on her shirt while Eric was  chugging Pedialyte...

On The Runs is back with part 2 of a mini series featuring Scott Black and his Road to Kona journey. We visit Scott at his home and he shares his stories of attempting to qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Kona. You'll learn during this mini series that nothing comes easy for Scott, every race is a learning experience from losing his salt tablets to having zero control of his bodily fu...

We are joined by one of Erika's best running friends and her bus buddy, Ms. Rachel Runs for Medals (3:45). Throughout the episode you'll feel like you're sitting at the table with us listening to Erika and Rachel share many of their running stories as they could talk for hours about running if we allowed it. You'll hear stories as to why Rachel won't eat at the Olive Garden before a race, why she...

On The Runs is back with part 1 of a mini series featuring Scott Black and his Road to Kona journey. We visit Scott at his home and he shares his stories of attempting to qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Kona. You'll learn during this mini series throughout the summer that nothing comes easy for Scott, every race is a learning experience from losing his salt tablets to having zero co...

On Episode 15 we bring back to the podcast On The Runs OG's Denise Giuvelis and Sarah Hallock (02:00). They joined us both together and shared their first Boston Marathon experience with us from bib pick up, the bus ride, seeing Erika on the course and all the way to the finish line.  Erika was also a Boston Marathon Volunteer and went into detail of her day at the mile 2.2 hydration station with...

On Episode 14 we are joined by the co-founder of the Great Bowel Movement, Megan Starshak from Wisconsin(15:50). Megan shares with us her story of having to break up with her love of running because of her struggles with Ulcerative Colitis. You'll hear stories of her journey as it took years for her to finally feel like herself again and get to enjoy life, running, and having the ability again to...

On Episode 13 we are joined by Josh Vernon, founder of the Wicked Smaht Zone group that participates in the Power Zone Pack challenges on the Peloton Bike. Josh share's with us how the group grew to over 1,600 members in a year and formed into a community like no other. Sharing stories from on and off the bike, and doing wicked good things for the community around New England.  To open the episode...

Join us post race from the Shamrock Half Marathon in Manchester, New Hampshire as Eric and Erika try to record their review on the race while dealing with a landscaping crew and their leaf blowers. We also discuses the Barkley Marathons, NYC Half and take a few of your questions in our 2nd Q&A segment of the podcast.  To support our friend Sarah from Episode 8 and help her reach her Boston Mar...

On Episode 11 of On The Runs we are joined by Addi Zerrenner who shares with us her #CodeBrown experience at the California International Marathon this past December where she was able to overcome an unfortunate situation and not let it stop her from finishing her marathon. You'll hear what went wrong and how it all went down. But first early in the episode we get to know Addi as she shares with u...

On The Runs Logo reveal! On episode 10 hear about our own code brown while finalizing our first official On The Runs logo. We talk to our Plymouth State friend and Hype Man Extraordinaire, Dave Sweeney who shares his running stories that includes trying some things he shouldn't for the first time before a few marathons and still not learning his lesson the very next day. During the interview the c...

Baby Fever! Eric and Erika call an OG of the POD and get a baby update and a delivery story that had Eric speechless. The crew start's the show off a special shoutout to Erika's 750th run, They relive their recent record breaking episode with some fundraising updates  and talk running playlist! They end the show with a quick preview of the Tokyo Marathon and Eric's upcoming trip to Florida. My Rac...

On Episode 8 we talk to a friend of the Pod, Sarah Hallock as she's training and fundraising for the 2022 Boston Marathon. She shares what she is doing to raise funds for Massachusetts General Hospital Pediatric Center, along with a few fun stories and on  that you really can't miss. Interview with Sarah starts at the 21:00 time stamp. Eric and Erika start the show from separate locations for the...

Want to hear Erika go girl crazy? Why is Eric wearing a shirt that is way too small? On Episode 7 of the On The Runs Podcast you'll hear that and more. We get together to talk about women who are making history and breaking records (Keira D'Amato and Sara Hall). They give a big shoutout and congrats to "Marathon Talk" on their 600th and final episode. Plus our first ever Q & A as we picked a f...

Episode 6, OUR FIRST INTERVIEW!  On this episode, Eric and Erika are back as we take a shot at our first interview ever. We bring on Denise Giuvelis who just completed running everyday in the year 2021. Denise highlights her year of running while also sharing stories of treading water during a trail race, driving through a snow storm to make it to a marathon on time, and her 4 legged running partn...

We're back with Episode 5!  Eric and Erika catch up on what's happening and where we've been.  We have a new favorite person as we talk about Addi Zerrenner and her code brown incident that has caught everyone's attention. We get into a little Sex and the City and Peloton talk as a few things went down with the reboot. Erika highlights her NYC Marathon as well as meeting some of her Peloton favori...

Test Run! Give this a quick listen as we test out some new equipment. If you can hear us then it worked and you'll get a sneak peak of what to expect of what's coming up and when!  My Race Tatt's - Check out My Race Tatts and support the pod when you buy your next set by using our My Race Tatt's Link. Strava Group Linktree - Find everything here Instagram - Follow us on the gram YouTube - Subscrib...

On Episode 3, the crew finally talks about having a Code Brown while on a run! They discuss more ultra running and Courtney Dauwalter's UTMB Mont Blanc. Katie talks about the Millennium Running Boot Scootin Boogie, Eric recaps his half Ironman and we check in with Shauna! My Race Tatt's - Check out My Race Tatts and support the pod when you buy your next set by using our My Race Tatt's Link. Strav...

Ultra Badass! On Episode 2 we break down Erika’s first Ultra experience as things got hot and sticky at the Anchor Down Ultra in Rhode Island. We discuss Eric’s rollercoaster of emotions the past week, and Katie’s first time producing a podcast. Plus Shauna shared with us some HUGE NEWS! My Race Tatt's - Check out My Race Tatts and support the pod when you buy your next set by using our My Race Ta...

Join us as we introduce ourselves and tell you more about our experiences and aspirations! In Episode 1 the group gets together for the first time to record On The Runs. A podcast 6 months in the making. After a quick round of introductions we get into our HIIT segment, where we talk about Erika's running background. She shares with us some good stories of her first race, her worst race, along wit...