Run Eat Drink Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This is a very special episode of the Run Eat Drink Podcast, and it was recorded live on Monday, April 27, 2021.   Our coach and America’s Coach, Jeff Galloway, had a heart attack this past week.  We found out about it and wanted to support, honor, and encourage him.  He’s always meant so much to the running community and to us.  It is time for us to return the favor.   Many of yo...

Send us Fan Mail SHOUT OUTS  Congratulations to all the members of the Runcation Nation who completed training runs, live, and virtual races this week!  Best of luck to those who are getting ready race this weekend! Want to be included in the shout outs or an upcoming or completed race?  Email us at info@runeatdrink.net !   Last but not least, thanks to all our patrons, we have been able to expand...

Send us Fan Mail SHOUT OUTS  First, let us thank James and Sarah of the Mouse Ears and Magic Podcast.  This past week they had us on The Disney Bunch and it was tons of fun!    If you want a good laugh, we hope you’ll check it out. Also…Happy 1st Anniversary to our friends over at Just a Podcast in Paradise .  Steph and the DIP Crew are masters at planning Florida vacations at www.justadayinparadi...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 160: Who is Your Anti-Hero? RUN  This week we talk to Bill and Kristina Craig, founders of Medal Chasers !   They help provide some of our favorite virtual races, medals, and bibs.  This week they talk about their new Anti-Hero Race Series.  What’s an Anti-Hero?  Which one is your favorite?  We talk about that and more awesome virtual races on the horizon from Medal Chaser...

Send us Fan Mail RUN  It’s our first trail run!  Okay, a portion of this 5k was on a trail at our local Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium .  We were excited to participate in a local and live 5K.  The inaugural Run for the Youth 5K to benefit the Sheriff's Youth Activity League was held last Saturday and raised around $7000 to support youth programs.  The race kicked off at 7:30AM with a m...

Send us Fan Mail RUN  This week we recap our first live race of 2021!  It’s also Aimee’s first race back since the knee surgery.  The Cape Coral Animal Shelter’s Rescue Run was a 5K to benefit our hometown’s first and only rescue facility for animals.  The weather was beautiful.  There was a great “runners village” during the pre-race with coffee, breakfast, and more!  With no pace requirements, i...

Send us Fan Mail RUN  This week, we have a fun interview lined up for you!  We talk with the team from the Will Run For Podcast, Thomas Stover, Diana Decatur, Michael David, and Erin Petz.  They tell us about their running and creating their podcast and their fun Will Run For Virtually Live Race.  We were featured on their Inside the Runners Studio Segment a few weeks back.  Then we heard they are...

Send us Fan Mail RUN  This week, we share part 3 of our talk with Bart Yasso.  He is known as the Mayor of Running and Chief Running Officer at Runner’s World until his retirement in 2017. This week, he talks about key things to focus on and takes our patrons’ questions!   Thank you, Bart, for your “wit, wisdom, and insights!” Find out more and connect with Bart Yasso here: Facebook:  https://www....

Send us Fan Mail RUN  This week, we share part 2 of our talk with Bart Yasso.  He is known as the Mayor of Running and Chief Running Officer at Runner’s World until his retirement in 2017. This week, he talks about the Yasso 800s, runners who inspire him, and virtual races.  Thank you, Bart, for your “wit, wisdom, and insights!” Find out more and connect with Bart Yasso here: Facebook:  https://ww...

Send us Fan Mail RUN  This week, we share the first part of our talk with Bart Yasso.  He is known as the Mayor of Running and Chief Running Officer at Runner’s World until his retirement in 2017.  He talks about his running adventures, inspirations, and career with us.  Thank you, Bart, for your “wit, wisdom, and insights!” Find out more and connect with Bart Yasso here: Facebook:  https://www.fa...

Send us Fan Mail RUN  We need to celebrate Donna Marathon Weekend and recapping Dana’s virtual running of the Booby Trap Challenge.  We talk about his 5K and Half Marathon experiences, plus lessons learned about training for a challenge like this.  We also celebrate the team of you in the Runcation Nation running to support The Donna Foundation through the Donna Marathon Weekend virtual events.  T...

Send us Fan Mail This was the team video we made and showed during our kick off of the Donna Marathon Weekend Virtual Events. In it, we included the names of all team members as of 2/14/21. Thank you so much for being part of our team and for cheering on and celebrating our team, Runcation Nation. Support the show THAT’S A WRAP!  Thank you for listening!  Because of your support, we are in our nin...

Send us Fan Mail This was the tribute video we made and showed during our kick off of the Donna Marathon Weekend Virtual Events. In it, we included the pictures you all sent us of the people you run for during these virtual events. Thank you so much for being part of our team and for cheering on and celebrating our team, Runcation Nation. Support the show THAT’S A WRAP!  Thank you for listening! ...

Send us Fan Mail RUN  Dana did an Iron Man this week!  Really, Dana ran a 10K this week.  He earned a medal from the Medal Chasers Assemble Series, “Part of the Journey is the End.” The medal features Iron Man and lights up! It is so cool.  And as fans of Tony Stark, the title of the virtual…so appropriate.  Even better, the featured charity is one we have talked about before, the Pinky Swear Foun...

Send us Fan Mail RUN  We have a great interview to share with you this week. We are faithful followers of the run-walk-run method founded by America’s Coach and Olympian, Jeff Galloway. But we have never talked about all the resources available to implement this training strategy.   We talk with Chris Twiggs, National Program Director of Galloway Training, on this episode. He shared his journey to...

Send us Fan Mail RUN  The Donna Marathon Weekend is one we have often talked about and recommended highly as a bucket-list runcation. Months ago, amid the pandemic and so many unknowns, one of our most-loved race weekends went virtual. We registered, created a team, and now we want you to be a part of the fun! The virtual events can be completed in a variety of ways. We are lucky enough to be join...

Send us Fan Mail RUN  Dana ran a 10K this week as Aimee continued her road to recovery and back to running.  The 10K we feature is from one of our favorites, Medal Chasers .  The Challenge Continues 10K from our friends, is a virtual race supporting the Colorectal Cancer Alliance .  We discuss his run, the featured charity, and the bling he earned as well as an update to Aimee’s progress. EAT We c...

Send us Fan Mail RUN  This week we talk about running groups.  Support, community, and friendship around goals can be an important part of being able to achieve them.  Running groups, whether you get virtual support or in-person encouragement can be a key part of pushing forward, especially in challenging times.  There are several running groups on Facebook that we belong to and gain so much from....

Send us Fan Mail RUN  We start the year reminding ourselves what brought us to this life we love of accomplishing, exploring, and indulging with you.  If you are new to our show, this is a great recap of why we do the Run Eat Drink Podcast and what we hope for in 2021.    We also highlight some episodes that you can look back to and discover inspirational moments and the hallmarks of our show. 1. ...

Send us Fan Mail RUN  We have a special interview to end 2020!  This week we talk to our coach, America’s Coach, Olympian, and founder of Run-Walk-Run, Jeff Galloway.  He talks about his race going virtual in December and how there is still time to do it well into 2021.  In addition, Jeff has a brand new challenge to kick off 2021 right, Winter Fun in ‘21!  We talk motivation and staying dedicated...

Send us Fan Mail RUN  On a more serious note, we discuss Aimee’s surgery and where we go from here.  She’s hanging in there on the road back to recovery.  She starts physical therapy on Christmas Eve!  Wish her luck!  It will be tough, but we know it will be worth it! On a happier note, it is Christmas week!  So we thought we’d talk about all the gifts running has brought into our lives, especiall...

Send us Fan Mail  RUN Medal Chasers does it again by bringing us a great medal for the Marvelous Run 10K !  Plus it supports a great organization, Capes4Heroes , giving kids the confidence they need to achieve their goals!  We recap our race experience and talk about the swag!   If you want to learn more about Jeff Galloway and his run-walk-run method, visit jeffgalloway.com  to find out all about...

Send us Fan Mail RUN Medal Chasers does it again by brining us a great medal for the One Chance 5K .  This Doctor Strange-themed run has a great GLOW-IN-THE-DARK medal!  Plus it supports a great organization,  Ava’s Avengers .  We recap our race experience and talk about the swag!   On a more serious note, we discuss some news Aimee received and how that might change our show a bit over the coming...

Send us Fan Mail RUN We are recapping this year’s experience at the Elite Events Turkey Trot that we ran live on Thanksgiving last Thursday!   The medal was bigger, but the experience reminded us of last year while the folks from Elite Events  made sure everyone was comfortable and had plenty of space to socially distance.  The post-race treats were great and the opportunity for photos was so nice...

Send us Fan Mail RUN We are revisiting the  Elite Events Turkey Trot  that we ran last year! It was live then, and it appears to be happening live again this year! We are so excited. The few live events we have participated in over the last two months have made us think back to all that we have to be thankful for in our running community during this challenging year.  We are also doing a virtual r...