Run The Race

Just days away from some of the biggest sporting events of the year, college football playoff and bowl games, our guest gives us some expert analysis on some of them...and quick predictions! The host of the popular, national show "Late Kick Live with Josh Pate" also has plenty to say about "grinding" and working hard to achieve dreams, promoting faith and God in subtle ways, SEC football culture,...

Merry Christmas to you and your family! As you travel to and from different places to celebrate...as you do holiday shopping...as you clean up your house for guests...give a listen to these almost 20 songs, many of them holiday classics....so this is like an hour long album! We've done the J&J Christmas Music Extravaganza the last two Decembers, with my co-host on those episodes, music producer &...

After serving in the Marine Corps, this week's "Run The Race" guest may not be active duty but he's extremely active, aiming to run 50 marathons this year alone. How does he do it at almost 70 years old? Listen to find out, and make sure to subscribe to this pod for inspiring stories about fitness and faith! (4:38) Colonel (Ret) Hank Donigan - who joined me from Honlulu after his latest 26.2 mile...

Platinum-selling Christian singer-songwriter Mark Schultz, who's had ten number 1 hits, has been a storyteller through music for many years. On this episode, he shares stories about his life, songs and growing family. (1:25) We start with a taste of one of his popular songs "Remember Me." (5:33) Mark discusses how he got into music, without piano lessons, and thanks to those jingles on TV commerci...

We have a lot to be THANKFUL for. Thank you for listening to this podcast. Hope it inspires you and that you subscribe to "Run The Race." People will watch a lot of football before, during and after Thanksgiving feasts. This week's guest knows a lot about that sport...and faith in God! (2:58) He's the current University of Alabama football team Chaplain, who was an All-American defensive back for...

I completed the challenge, finishing 2 marathons (26.2 mile races) in 2 consecutive days in 2 states (New Mexico and Colorado). This shorter podcast episode is a fun recap of those races and the travel to the Southwest U.S. Check out the episode to hear about my higher volume training to take on this challenge...being halfway through the 50 state challenge now...crossing the same bridge 24 times i...

After being a fitness instructor for nearly two decades and a mom for almost that long, add entrepreneur to this woman's resume as she wants you to glove up for some boxing group workouts to get in shape! This all comes years after she beat cancer. And she's got some advice to help you get moving. (2:53) Helena Coates has been leading group fitness classes since 2005. She talks about why she's so...

I talk to other people every week on this podcast, about fitness and faith. This episode, you'll get to hear a lot about my journey of running and walk with God. (2:53) In Spring of 2020, three years ago, veteran podcast host Denny Krahe had me on his show, and vice versa (links to both below). He got me to open up about my favorite running/race distance, the ins and outs of my training for marath...

Long before his careers in soccer, the ministry, and Army...Retired Major Chris Cairns had deep roots of faith and military, including 106 years of unbroken active duty service in his family. We talk about all that in this episode, plus how his bringing a pro soccer team to the city in Georgia where he grew up and played the sport. (5:30) Chaplain Cairns first talks about his historic family legac...

Will exercise help you live longer or can you push yourself too hard that it can lead to heart issues? We talk about that and much more with the only trained specialist in both heart failure and pulmonary hypertension in the Chattahoochee Valley (West GA, East AL). The doctor also dives deep into the mind-body connection. (2:07) Dr. Hunter Champion, of Southeastern Cardiology in Columbus GA, first...

This Georgia couple started Billboards for Jesus earlier this year to "hold the Lord's banner over the city of Columbus." On this podcast that you should subscribe to...the small business owners, home church pastors, and grandparents talk about those ads for God, plus other hot topics like financial wellness and abortion, which they did themselves when they got pregnant 4 decades ago. (5:25) Tim a...

Do you get enough sleep? Probably not. On this shorter Friday "Food for Thought" podcast episode, I talk about the importance of sleep in rest for your health and your performance as a runner or athlete in any sport. On this pod, you'll hear some stats about the # of hours of sleep you're supposed to get...the health risks if you get too little or too much sleep...what the Bible says about rest......

This week's guest on "Run The Race" wears numerous hats, including general manager of a business in Georgia and pastor and husband and friend. Make sure to subscribe to this podcast for weekly conversations about faith and fitness! (4:18) Tyrone Baskin, known as the "king of high 5s" at his job, has worked for Two Men and a Truck (moving company) for 17 years, working his way up to be GM. We talk...

It's a huge challenge in September, Suicide Awareness Month. My guest for this episode of "Run The Race" knows how pain and failure can make you feel like giving up on life, but he wants to provide hope, in part through his upcoming longest run ever. (3:20) Phil Parsons, a combat infantry veteran and ultra runner and husband/dad, is planning to go 444 miles on foot, running or walking that distanc...

Soon, we will mark 22 years since the September 11 horrific attack on America. My guest on this episode is leading an event honoring 9/11 heroes and the soldiers that have died fighting in wars since then. And this veteran is also rucking his way to better mental health. After I give a quick recap of my new (fastest) 5K PR at a midnight race, then what Tim Tebow told myself and a crowd in GA, (6:0...

Time to get real, men. And on this episode, I've got 2 guys that lead "The Redeemed" ministry in Columbus GA to help us to that. They're also hosting a big men's event this week featuring former football superstar Tim Tebow! (3:35) Former Aflac President Paul Amos, founder of this charity, and Nate Dewberry, director of "The Redeemed," sat down with me for an open conversation about how men can su...

Rock on! My guest this week is a longtime friend who's now in Kentucky and just released his first solo album, full of songs about overcoming and hope related to his health crisis and almost dying during brain surgery. He doesn't label it Christian rock, but hopes the music reaches the lost and nonbelievers. As you'll hear later in this podcast (which you should subscribe to), he's also passionate...

She survived breast cancer - twice! And now she's on a team that's getting on bikes for a cross-country ride to raise money for cancer research, taking us inside her fitness training and faith mindset for next month's big challenge. (2:15) Susan Glisson starts by telling us how this former swimmer and softball player got into cycling, including an Ironman. Her second bout with cancer prompted her...

This shorter pod episode is a race recap of my latest marathon and also a deeper look at the difference in beliefs between Christians and Mormons (which made up a big population of where we ran). Make sure to subscribe to "Run The Race" to hear more stories about fitness and faith! Utah was state #23 for running marathons, in the quest to do the 26.2 mile race in all 50 states! I talk about the pi...

Valeria Marto is from Brazil but has lived longer in America now. Since she's been in Georgia, she's bought or started two successful businesses - helping schoolkids communicate through thewater and now giving people opportunities to travel the world. She's passinate about both those, plus her relationship with Jesus, her family, and going to CrossFit gym regularly. We talk about all that on this...

Growing up in India, our guest this week on "Run The Race" is a doctor who's been practicing 41 years, including almost 3 decades in America. As an endocrinologist, he's been helping people live longer especially in Columbus GA, part of the South where there's an epidemic of obesity of obesity and diabetes. As he gets ready to open a new state-of-the-art weight loss, clinic, we hear his life hacks...

To streak or not to streak? I’m talking about running every day…and the same for reading the Bible, on this shorter episode of the “Run The Race” podcast. My run streak right now is at 400+ days, with a previous best of 750+ (more than 2 years). I’ve read through all of God’s Word before, but just trying the daily streak, at 3 weeks now. (3:35) First, I’ve got a quick recap of what it was like at...

Two years after failing big in his attempt to run across Georgia solo, he succeeded this time at running and walking 277.2 miles from Jekyll island to Columbus GA. Make sure to subscribe to "Run The Race" to hear inspiring stories like his, people talking about fitness and faith. (2:13) Runner Kevin Schied talks first about how and why he started running 13 years ago, in his early 40s while workin...

With Father's Day weekend coming up, a dad shares his difficult story related to his son and the Georgia church that he's led for decades. (5:25) Pastor James E. Allen I is releasing a new book on the upcoming holiday called "The Hypocrisy Of The Church." If the name catches your attention, you'll want to hear his story. In ministry nearly 40 years, there was a big change in his life more than 5 y...

An orthopaedic surgeon in Georgia is now the author of a new book, opening up about his family's struggles with drug addiction in a new fiction novel based on their journey, called "The Gardens of Winter." He and his son, the former addict, both opened up to me for this episode of the Run The Race podcast, which you should subscribe to. (4:57) Dr. Jay McGrory, who works at Hughston Clinic in Colum...