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Send us Fan Mail RUN The Army Ten-Miler Virtual Race is one we saved for this week as we celebrate Veterans Day, which was on November 11th.  We are well past the deadline to submit times but wanted to run this one to honor those we know and those of you in the Runcation Nation who served or have family members who served.   We break down the swag bag, medal, and run on this week’s episode. EAT MR...

Send us Fan Mail RUN It’s time to recap a Friendly Neighborhood Run from Medal Chasers .  This 5K supports the Pinky Swear Foundation .  This foundation helps kids fighting cancer and their families with financial and emotional support.  The weather was humid, but the setting we chose for this virtual race gave us the chance to run at Epcot around the World Showcase.  We decided to walk it and enj...

Send us Fan Mail From Our Patron, Meg Brower-  A Wallis Sands Half Marathon Race Recap from October 2020 This week, we have another race recap from a live and in-person race.  It is from our patron, Meg Brower!  Thank you for sending this in and letting us accomplish, explore, and indulge along with you!  We look forward to a time when we can travel, see your part of the country, and run with you!...

Send us Fan Mail RUN Oops, we did it again!  Actually, we did another live race on purpose!  2020 LCEC Goblin Gallop 5k was a local race at Jaycee Park in Cape Coral to benefit the United Way .  It was early morning by the water and we got to see the sunrise.  There was a breeze, too!   It was a flat course with one water stop and a medal for all finishers that was shaped like a pumpkin!    We dre...

Send us Fan Mail RUN When we ran at Walt Disney World earlier this month, we completed another in the virtual race series from Medal Chasers called the I Can Run All Day 10K .  This race benefits Team RWB (Red White and Blue).  Its mission is to connect Veterans to their communities through physical and social activities.  We ran it at Disney Springs.  The medal is a great one featuring a spinner...

Send us Fan Mail RUN We ran the Freedom 5K last weekend.  It was a live and in-person race!  We were so excited that we did an Instagram live throughout the whole race once we got started.  It was a flat course, which is unusual for this race as it is usually held for 4th of July and normally we run over a huge bridge at sunrise to see a beautiful view of the Caloosahatchee River.   It was a great...

Send us Fan Mail RUN Medal Chasers  has introduced a virtual race series dedicated to supporting some great charities as well as some of our favorite Marvel heroes!  So we had to run a few of the races while we were visiting Walt Disney World. We had the chance to stay at Boulder Ridge Villas at Wilderness Lodge and take in the scenery that is completely different from Florida and takes us to the...

Send us Fan Mail RUN Medal Chasers has introduced a virtual race series dedicated to supporting some great charities as well as some of our favorite Marvel heroes!  So we had to run a few of the races while we were visiting Walt Disney World.  The Boardwalk and Epcot resort area is one of our favorite places to run.  We did the "Ready. Aim. Run 5K" as our second race in that area while w...

Send us Fan Mail This is a half marathon-sized episode!  This week we are not only bringing you new races, places, and amazing food and drink, we are also looking back at some of our favorites to celebrate a couple of national days of recognition that coincided with this week’s episode. RUN This week we are recapping a virtual race we ran this weekend.   Southwest Florida Walk Like MADD 5K & 1...

Send us Fan Mail RUN Medal Chasers has introduced a virtual race series dedicated to supporting some great charities as well as some of our favorite Marvel heroes!  So we had to run one while we were visiting Walt Disney World.  We ran the Smash Your Run 5K benefitting the Children’s Health Fund .  The perfect place to feel like you are running a RunDisney race is the Boardwalk.  We ran our 5K the...

Send us Fan Mail RUN This week we are previewing a race we will be running at the end of September.  We’d love it if you would join us in the Southwest Florida Walk Like MADD 5K & 10K to raise money for the Mothers Against Drunk Driving.  We talk about it with Lori Burke, Executive Director of MADD.  She talks about the important work that this organization does for victims and their families....

Send us Fan Mail RUN First, our coach, Jeff Galloway, has a great new podcast out.  You Can Do It is a collaboration between Jeff and his son, Westin, to chronically Jeff’s incredible career as an Olympian and America’s coach.  Thanks to Wendel from the runcation nation for sharing it with everyone.  Check it out on your next long run!   This week, we ran a 5K for a great cause, Stand Up To Cancer...

Send us Fan Mail RUN In this week's PLUS-SIZED-EPISODE, in addition to our training updates, we are featuring an interview with the founder of Ekhart Yoga , Esther Ekhart.  Aimee has been a long-time member of Ekhart Yoga and Esther’s classes have been a major part of coming back from injury but more importantly, it has been a key cross-training element for Aimee’s running program.  The runni...

Send us Fan Mail RUN This week we complete the  RunDisney Virtual Race Series  with the Haunted Mansion 5K!  Yes, we talk about the weather, but we are also without the medals, so we can’t wait until they arrive!  It was a different summer race series because we couldn’t travel up to Walt Disney World to do it, but for Aimee, working from home now, it was a chance to get outside and get some fresh...

Send us Fan Mail RUN No race registrations or virtual races this week, it was a week of healing and getting back out there slowly and safely for Aimee.  Dana was getting in his runs and finding his sweet spot for run-walk-run ratios.  No race cancelations that we know of either!  So, we focused on getting mileage while looking forward to the last in our RunDisney Virtual Race Series , the Haunted...

Send us Fan Mail RUN We ran at home this weekend.  Dana was able to get a 5K in everyday this weekend at work.  Aimee was still recovering from her ankle injury last weekend, so we postponed the longer run for a week.  The Beat The Blerch weekend we were scheduled for in September was canceled.  We registered successfully for all 3 races at the Star Wars Rival Run Weekend .  We even got into the K...

Send us Fan Mail RUN   We took our training run to Walt Disney World to check out the 2020 Epcot Food and Wine Festival .  We had a 3-miler to complete and thought this was a great chance to get a peek at the festival as it is running longer than it ever has before this year.  We also wanted to see what the experience was like at Disney now that it has reopened.     EAT   This year we got to exper...

Send us Fan Mail RUN   This week, it was time for a long run.  Aimee talks about challenges with the motivation to get it done.  It is also a week to talk about taking it easy around an injury and not overdo it.  Dana talks about how to get it done with a busy work schedule.  He also updates us on his testing of his latest training tool.     We also discuss the latest in a series of races to conve...

Send us Fan Mail RUN   This week we did the RunDisney Virtual 5K honoring the classic attraction Space Mountain.  We headed to Punta Gorda and found Laishley Park to complete this run.  It was a great view of the water with paved paths.  It would even provide us with bridge-work, if we needed it.   We have earned the medal and cannot wait to receive it as it was one of the first coasters that capt...

Send us Fan Mail RUN This week, we completed Jeff Galloway’s 75th Birthday Challenge by going 7.5 miles on our Sunday long run.  We also completed the Run for the Dogs 5K Virtual this week as well.  We talked with listener, Jenn, who introduced us to it.  This gave us a chance to hear a great story behind her rescuing her dogs and talk about this race that supports multiple shelters across the cou...

Send us Fan Mail RUN This week, we are privileged to help celebrate our running coach’s 75th birthday!  Jeff Galloway, America’s Coach, and ours, turns 75 on July 12th!  There is no way we could ever thank him for the inspiration, expertise, support, friendship, and love he has shown us.  We are so lucky to have him on the show this week. First, we want to tell everyone about his 75th Birthday Cha...

Send us Fan Mail RUN We got some sad news this week in the running community about the NYC Marathon and updates to the Marine Corps Marathon.  But the saddest one of all for us was the Donna Marathon Weekend announcement.  We talk about how that has impacted the running community.     RunDisney Virtual Race Series has begun!  The first 5K in that series themed around the Mad Tea Party.  We were ma...

Send us Fan Mail RUN You know we love Marvel-themed races!  Last summer, we did the RunDisney Virtual Race series celebrating 80 years of Marvel , and this year, thanks to a follower of the show, Kristin Ceneviva-Iovene, we found a race celebrating 80 years of Marvel for this summer.  It is a great virtual, and a portion of the proceeds support the Make-A-Wish Foundation .  Peak Virtual Races is w...

Send us Fan Mail RUN Dana talks about getting in his final run for his Nano Gauntlet from Medal Chasers .  The rain and humidity of Florida summer have been a challenge, but we did it.  Our schedule, as with most other runners, has changed to a mostly virtual race schedule, and we are making plans and seeking out races to make it the best ever.  To that end, if any of you are looking for a virtual...

Send us Fan Mail RUN This week we talk about the past four years and all the amazing running experiences this show has brought us.  We have run in such great places and met so many inspiring, fun, and kind runners as a part of our journey on the show.  We talk about some of the ones we remember so well. this week as we celebrate our anniversary. EAT We’ve met great people.  We've also experie...