Run The Race

If you haven't yet, please subscribe to this Run The Race podcast, where we talk on a regular basis about fitness and faith. This week's guest is a standup comedian who gives us a wide variety of impressions, showing how laughter is great medicine in crisis or whenever. Sam Beman - who's also a deejay, talk show host, and father of 5 - talks about being a cancer survivor and how God used him to br...

It's been one year now since we started the RUN THE RACE podcast, which we hope you subscribe to. This episode comes out on Veterans Day and my guest is a retired Army tank commander who walked more than 1800 miles across the country and is now on a 601 mile walk in the Southeastern U.S., to raise awareness and money for military issues like PTSD and veteran suicides. (4:29) Master Sgt. (Ret) Jimm...

A few days out from the election, we're still talking faith and fitness but also talking voting with a convicted felon who is now a 1st time voter. Terrence "Coach T Flow" Flowers talks about going to prison at least twice for a shooting and drug dealing, then turning his life around as a personal trainer, videographer, father and now opening his own gym 4.0 Fitness in South Columbus GA. We talk a...

Are you interested in issues of fitness and/or faith? Subscribe to this podcast. We talk to experts and people with extraordinary stories, like this week's guest: author and decorated war veteran and biblical prophecies scholar Chaplain David Giammona (Ret. COL U.S. Army). He's talking about his new book "The Military Guide to Armageddon: Battle-Tested Strategies to Prepare Your Life and Soul for...

Whether you're focused on your faith, a new or experienced runner, or getting fit in other ways, I hope you'll subscribe to this podcast. The guest this week is someone that will inspire you to "Take The Next Step" and "Be Ready on Race Day" - the title of his book. I just recently competed in an in-person running relay, but as you know, I'm also part of a 12-16 month virtual event called CRAW (Ci...

You remember the movie "Boyz N The Hood" but what about the Gospel in the hood? That's what this week's guest on the Run The Race podcast is focused on. I introduce him as an urban missionary and explain what that is. (4:48) Baron Elias Klaif is an author, leader and evangelist in West Georgia, the founder and director of a ministry/movement called Block Huggers. We start with a serious topic: rac...

We've reached the 40th episode of the Run The Race podcast, and hope you subscribe to it, if you haven't already. Our special guest this week is a yoga instructor and military spouse who is back home in Georgia after a 3,018 mile, 82 day bike ride across America! After I introduce her - and talk briefly about completing my first 50K alongside friends in Alabama - (5:33) you'll hear a great chat wi...

Staying awake for 24 hours is hard enough, but this youth pastor ran and walked for that long. After I talk about the value of supporting causes with your running or other challenges, we dive into our discussion with the latest guest on the Run The Race podcast. (5:32) Adam Churchwell is a former teacher and karate school owner, now student pastor of a megachurch in Georgia. He and a friend recent...

Wax on, Wax off! Have you seen the "Cobra Kai" series on Netflix? I talk a little about the reboot of the classic movie The Karate Kid (1984) and my son's black belt, but my guest for this episode is a real-life martial arts sensei who also happened to be my former news director - part of his 41 years in journalism, mostly TV. Make sure to Subscribe to the Run The Race podcast to hear inspiring st...

Are you ready for some football? After introducing my special guest - one of the few people to be drafted by both pro baseball and the NFL - I compare how we root for underdogs in sports to the classic Bible story of David & Goliath. (5:20) My chat with football star turned broadcaster DJ Jones starts with his take on the recent racial unrest and police shootings that prompted boycotts in some pro...

We have a double feature of elite athletes in this episode. Please subscribe to Run the Race to hear guests talk weekly about fitness and faith. This week, we have iconic race director Lazarus Lake for a part 2 interview, since I talked to him last May. We discuss the journey of thousands of runners in the "Great Virtual Race Across Tennessee." And now there's a new worldwide running adventure. I...

She's a Titan! Our guest on the podcast is a champion on the Titan Games reality TV competition. Army nurse and soon-to-be-mom 1st Lt. Haley Johnson talks about her experience on the show, being a competitive bodybuilder, breaking the mold for women, growing up low income, fitness tips, and being a health care worker during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subscribe to Run The Race to hear more fascinating...

Subscribed to the Run The Race podcast yet? Every week, you'll get to hear fascinating guests like the one this week: Pastor Jeff Struecker, a former Ranger and Army Chaplain who's been on numerous tours to Iraq, Afghanistan and other places like Somalia where he fought in the famous battle at Mogadishu depicted in the movie "Black Hawk Down." He talks a lot about that conflict and how it led to a...

What a great conversation with Pastor "Big Lee" McBride - a friend, pastor, comedian, evangelist, avid hunter and fisherman, podcast host, dedicated husband and father who's helped lead thousands of men to Christ. Before we get into our fun conversation, I talk about a new plan to read the Bible for one hour per day, then I introduce my guest. (6:27)Pastor Lee McBride loves to tell stories. The Ge...

Make sure to subscribe to this podcast to hear great conversations with fascinating people like this former alcoholic who turned his life around thanks to running, the Bible, and fitness. (1:30) After my recap of finishing my first ever ultramarathon in extreme heat, which I survived (barely), (6:54) I chat with personal trainer, running coach, and no gym manager Buddy Dutoit who talks about motiv...

After some advice on running for beginners, I introduce our guest for this week: Former MLB pitcher Kevin Jepsen. (6:42) He talks about the state of baseball and the changes due to COVID-19, as the shortened 60-game season is set to finally start later this month. Jepsen also discusses his career (2008-2018) as a pro baseball player, coming out of the bullpen for the Angels, Twins, Rays, and Range...

On the 4th of July week, this Run The Race podcast episode includes an in-depth conversation with an inspirational man who just became an American citizen 2 years ago. Jamaican native and father of five Pastor Jay Bailey, who leads my church and is my brother-in-law, talks about: his call to the ministry while playing tennis at UGA, preaching in the pandemic, CrossFit, cycling across Africa, Israe...

Golf is back! PGA broadcaster Mark Immelman takes a break from his duties at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head SC, alongside the greatest golfers in the world, to join us on the Run The Race podcast to discuss his golf journey that started in South Africa, changes for the game because of COVID-19, his faith in God, and being a dad - with Father's Day coming up. The former pro golfer-now coach and Co...

Make sure to subscribe to this weekly podcast on fitness and faith, to hear more motivational chats like this one with a married couple who have teamed up as wellness consultants to help you meet your health goals, especially heading into summer as people want those "beach bodies." I start this episode looking at some thoughts on the Christian response to racial injustice and protests happening, f...

Amid racial unrest and protests around the nation, following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, we talk to Bishop Michael Grant Jr. about faith, anger, and communication. We also talk about his stint in the NFL and what church has been like during the COVID-19 pandemic. I start (2:45) with some personal thoughts on racial injustices happening in our world today,...

We have a treat for you on this episode of the Run The Race podcast, which we hope you subscribe to. Our guest is a legend in the running world, Gary Cantrell aka Lazarus Lake, the mastermind behind The Barkley Marathons, known as the toughest road race in the world. Now, he's helped create a race during the pandemic that's drawn almost 20,000 participants: The Great Virtual Race Across Tennessee....

As we approach Memorial day, and remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice, an Army chaplain on Fort Benning talks about losing 8 fellow soldiers in an explosion in Iraq, how that led Major Jared Vineyard to go into the ministry. He also tells a story of redemption involving 1 of his 6 children. We chat about fitness related to the military, fatherhood, helping others during the COVID-19 pan...

We tackle a serious topic in portions of this podcast episode - talking about the Ahmaud Arbery shooting death in Georgia. Our guest is an African-American entrepreneur, mother, and runner who talks openly about racism, her faith in God, and experiences as a black runner. We also talk plenty about fitness, how she's inspiring others, and her military deployment to a war zone. After my introduction...

Subscribe to this podcast so you can be alerted to conversations like this one with 3-time champion arena league football coach Jason Gibson, who also was a star wide receiver in college football and the CFL. He talks about being off the field during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before introducing our guest for this week's episode of Run The Race, (1:25) I talk about signing up for The Great Virtual Rac...

You don't want to miss my chat with Dr. Grant Scarborough, who took off his haz mat gear and took a break from treating coronavirus patients to be on the "Run The Race" podcast. He leads a ministry called MercyMed, which I recently helped raise money for. I start the episode (2:35) with how my COVID-19 Miles For Hope run went. It was 150 loops around WTVM (where I work), captured on 4 cameras for...