Run The Race

She just ran her 200th marathon. This 51-year-old mom of 6 is the latest guest on the Run The Race podcast, which we hope you subscribe to! After hearing me sing a WV favorite for the new segment "Stuck in My Head," (3:30) check out my brief race recap for the unique Hatfield McCoy Marathon in Kentucky and West Virginia, which included climbing 3600 feet of mountains/hills, my toughest road marath...

As we celebrate Father's Day, my pair of guests this week is a dad and son, 2nd and 3rd generation pentecostal pastors in Georgia. We start with "Stuck in your Head," teaching you a song from my trip to Israel with these 2 men from a decade ago. (4:38) Pastors Dennis and Brad Lacy, leaders at North Highland Assembly of God Church in Columbus GA, told some serious and funny stories. We first dive i...

Looking for some inspiration? Subscribe to this podcast. I have guests like the one this week: Alfonso "Al" Ahuja, who has completed multiple full Ironmans, plus a solo 277 mile bike ride across GA, has 2 masters degrees, and knows a lot about leadership, from a career of military and fitness. Wait until you hear me pronounce his last name, He spent more than two decades in the Army - including as...

He interviewed me on his podcast and now it was my turn to chat with him here. As we remember our military heroes in the wake of Memorial Day, this is an episode you don’t want to miss with active duty Army officer 2nd LT Deven Rodriguez who is also a motivational speaker, ultramarathon athlete, life & leadership coach. He has a lot to say about his experiences being bullied as a kid, overcoming c...

If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe to this podcast to hear fascinating guests talk about issues surrounding fitness and faith. This episode features my longtime friend Heang Uy, who I attended high school and college with in NC, talking with me about some fun and also serious stuff like hate crimes, appropriate as we close out Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. (5:37)Thi...

I hope to be moving like him at his age. Energetic 90-year-old Eric Lynch talks to me about being fit, inspiring others to do the same at the gym, giving God the glory with a contagious faith, and his path from growing up overseas to a three decade career in the US Army. (3:00) "If you don't move, you lose." Retired SGT MAJ Lynch says his 3 secrets to a successful, long life are: eat right, exerci...

Looking for inspiration for your fitness & faith? Subscribe to this podcast. Do it. On the heels of Mother's Day, this week's guest is a mom of 4 who's day job is as executive director of House of Heroes, a non-profit helping to restore the homes of military veterans and families. One of their top fundraisers is the Run Across Georgia, which is back May 26-30, 2021! And it's not too late to regist...

Have you seen the Best Picture Oscar winner Nomadland? My guest for this podcast episode, like in the movie, outfitted a van to be able to travel the country. I talk to Trey Walker about his #vanlife, being a pro photographer, hiking, traveling the world, how God inspires him to make every day count, making movies, and more. Before we get into that, I give you my quick take on Nomadland, and where...

Make sure to subscribe to this podcast and tell your friends about it, as we take journeys of fitness and faith together! On this episode, we talk to F.L. "Bubba" Copeland, who's got three jobs: pastor, grocery store owner, and mayor of Smiths Station - a town of about 5,000 in East Alabama. We talk about him losing 100 pounds on Keto, leading "Mayberry 2021," battling racism with a unity walk and...

Running a 100 mile race is hard, but both of my guests this week have done it well, and now they're in another race - one against cancer. I start this episode with a rapid recap of an event for which they are race directors that I took part in (2:40) called #onemileatatime, a 24 hour trail running event in Griffin Georgia where I lasted 8+ hours and ran my longest distance ever so far: 35 miles, s...

To hear extraordinary and inspiring stories of faith and fitness (like fighting a bear), make sure to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast. Former wrestling icon, now gym owner Jerry Oates opens up about a lot as this week's guest. I start off this wrestling-themed episode with (2:02) some thoughts on "wrestling with God," and (3:30) a quick recap of my latest marathon in the 14th state and my fastest 26.2 m...

Just in time for Easter, our guest for the 60th episode of this podcast is a former Army drill sergeant who now leads a racially diverse church in Georgia. We talk about how all of us can bridge the racial divide, the meaning of the upcoming holiday, this pastor's Vegan lifestyle and how he takes care of his body, lessons learned from 20 years in the military, and more. After a quick overview of (...

As we talk fitness and faith on a regular basis, make sure to subscribe to this podcast, to hear fascinating guests like professional runner and coach Esther Erb Atkins! On this episode, we talk about her "smiler" reputation, having in-person races amidst COVID-19, her 2:33 marathon finish and championships, injury prevention, performance anxiety, the race she's organized that I'm running this wee...

This is a 2-for-1 episode, as we chat with the star of a new faith-based movie T.C. Stallings, a former pro football player who's now been in more than 20 films, plus Ty Manns, the writer/executive producer of that film "My Brother's Keeper" which hits select theaters Friday, March 19. Want inspiration when it comes to your fitness and/or faith? Subscribe to this podcast! With this double feature,...

This is one of the best interviews I've had the honor to do so far as the host of this podcast. It's a powerful story of tragedy and hope from a now jail chaplain, almost 70 years old, about his 3 decades of drug addiction, overcoming it by the power of God, and now helping other addicts and homeless like he was. After a brief introduction and talking about logging more running miles than ever (bu...

Want to hear more stories to inspire and motivate you in your fitness and faith paths? Make sure to subscribe to this podcast. This week's guest is a blueberry farmer and ultrarunner in Washington state who is about to start a 350-mile race in Alaska, on the same path as the Iditarod! Wow. After I share some thoughts on joy in the midst of suffering and why someone would run a 100 mile race, (6:34...

COVID-19 almost killed him. My guest this week is an Army veteran and physical therapist who had a horrifying bout with coronavirus last summer. Tim Maggart describes how he found healing through his faith in God and his music, as a singer songwriter. After a brief personal observation on how music impacts our fitness activity and hearing part of Maggart's new song "You Are Mine," (5:48) my chat w...

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we hope you love this podcast and subscribe to it. Rate and review us on Apple or wherever. This week, we have a love story from a pair of runners, an Army vet-turned first responder and a pharmacist on a military installation, who got engaged as she finished a half marathon. One of them has also run a 100 miler, while the other is a half Ironman finish...

We just recently hit 10,000 plays overall for this podcast, so thank you for your support! This episode is focused on serving others and God, going the extra mile, taking on fitness goals or other big challenges for causes. My guest, you might say, is all that and a bag of chips, because he's on a bunch of Lay's potato chips bags because of kindness and love he shows to others. (6:31) Luke Mickels...

As America goes through major transitions, a military hero and his co-author are telling a story of family, faith, brotherhood, and sacrifice. Their book "Three Wise Men" just came out. (5:50) Retired Marine Sgt. Beau Wise and Author Tom Sileo, a former WTVM co-worker, joined me via Zoom for a conversation about the book. It's about Beau losing his 2 brothers in battle, a Navy Seal and Army Green...

"Sly Fox" played alongside Michael Jordan on one of the best teams ever. On this episode, I go 1-on-1 with Orangetheory Fitness Franchisee/Partner Abdul Fox to talk about lessons learned through basketball, motivation to get in the gym as we kick off this New Year, his coaching, and much more. Hope you subscribe to the Run The Race podcast. I start this one with an interesting history of basketbal...

2021 is finally here! Kick off the new year by making sure you subscribe to the Run The Race podcast for weekly inspiration related to fitness and/or faith. This 1st episode of the new year is our 50th, so it's a BEST OF, with some brief but great motivation from 22 of my previous guests. I start with response to protestors storming the US Capitol, as we pray for our nation, then we get into (5:10...

As we celebrate Christmas in 2020, there are many fewer big family gatherings because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so as we get ready to do a Zoom-version of the holiday, my guests on this special episode are members of my family. (2:03) Listen in on a "fireside chat" with my mom Susan Dennis and sister Sherry Dennis, who are in NC, as we are socially distanced and staying safe for the holidays. We s...

After taking a few weeks off from doing the podcast, we're back! I start with (3:10) a recap of my experience in Biloxi MS at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon, #14 in my 13th state, and my fastest marathon ever (by 2 minutes). Our guest on this episode of "Run The Race" is (8:03) fast East Alabama and Georgia runner Joel Mattocks, who says he's unorthodox about his running because he doesn't us...

Happy Thanksgiving! And we have a "double feature" on this episode of the weekly podcast, which focuses on fitness and/or faith. Our two guests are movie actress Erin Bethea (known best for her role in "Fireproof") and the writer/director of their new film "Miracle on Christmas," Thomas Bonifield. After a sneak peak of the holiday movie and introducing the pair, (7:02) our discussion starts with w...