Run The Race

The Super Bowl is this Sunday! History is being made with 2 black starting quarterbacks in this big game. One one of my shortest episodes ever of the "Run the Race" podcast, I talk about the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes and Eagles' Jalen Hurts being outspoken about their Faith in God, on and off the football field. Super Bowl commercials are also huge, and one from "He Gets Us" will have a compassionat...

As the song goes, love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage. How about gym and marriage? Just around the corner from Valentine's Day, this week's guests are a couple that's been married for 2 years, both with leadership jobs in popular gym. They offer some wisdom on fitness, faith and marriage on our podcast that I hope you subscribe to! (2:40) JR and Jaime Askew, both personal train...

"One step in a run is one step out of the grave." That's one of the mantra's this week's Run The Race podcast guest has. The former art teacher and retired Marine, now chi running instructor, just ran a marathon in his 35th state, and I was there with him, running that super challenging race in Las Vegas! He talks about that meditative & efficient style of running, along with facing adversity - li...

What was it like to run uphill 1,000 feet to the top of the Red Rock Canyons in Las Vegas? Check out the recap of my marathon in my 21st state, Nevada. And make sure you subscribe to the "Run The Race" podcast for weekly inspiring content on fitness and faith! I talk in this shorter "Friday Food 4 Thought" episode about Calico Racing's Red Rock Canyon Marathon, about a 30 minute bus ride from down...

She's a mom of 5, having given birth to 4 of those children, all under the age of 6, including a now 2-week-old baby! It's a busy life, but this wife and mother is compelled to keep her body fit and, more importantly, share the Gospel wherever she goes, and wants to help you do the same. (4:35) Ellen Chalmers is married to Andrew Chalmers (who was our guest on this podcast for episode #6, about 3...

This woman, who grew up poor in from Alabama, went from college softball player...to Army officer...to bodybuilding competitor...to beauty queen and advocate for Gold Star families. She has some inspiring stories and has wisdom to help you overcome challenges, meet those goals you've set for the New Year! You can hear more chats like this by subscribing to this podcast. (3:00) Captain Angie DiMatt...

Did you make New Year's resolutions? I don't call them that, but I give you my goals for 2023 in this shorter "Friday Food 4 Thought" episode, a great way to start your weekend. We also have expert advice on how to stick to those goals. What if you fail or fall short, especially early in the year? Don't worry. You can get back up again and continue on! Remember, when we are weak, He (God) is stron...

Happy 2023...almost! We are celebrating the end of 2022 with inspiring stories from a pastor I know in NC who walks daily (25,000 miles in the last 7 1/2 years) and was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, given 5 months to live. He has wisdom about faith journeys and motivational advice to help you get out of bed to do something for God and for others! And make sure to Subscribe to the "Run T...

Merry Christmas to you! 2022 is almost over, and this year has been a big one for a 70-year-old grandmother in Columbus GA. On this episode, she talks about running the same number of races as her age...faith in Jesus mixing with her fitness...marriage and runs together...and traveling to all those 5Ks and half marathons. (4:15) Tricia - and her husband of 50 years Aubrey, who also joined us - fir...

We did it again! Listen to this to hear me and friends sing some solos and duets of famous Christmas songs. I joined talented musician Justin Belew at his production studio Bibb City Sound in Columbus GA for part 2 of our J & J Christmas Music Extravaganza, following up on the most popular "Run The Race" episode from the past year (check out #92). We have a few special guests performing this time...

Faith-based filmmakers The Kendrick Brothers, based in Albany GA, just recently released their 8th movie, Lifemark - the second one they've filmed in Columbus GA. It was a team effort with actor Kirk Cameron. (5:35) Alex and Stephen Kendrick talked to me about how they got their start as kids, the last 20 years of making movies, the power of prayer, the changing face of Christian movies, and how s...

We dive deeper into the quote "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." You have natural skills that are gifts from God, but are you working hard and being disciplined and reaching your full potential? This could be in athletics, your job, etc. Make sure to subscribe to this podcast! This is a shorter Friday "Food 4 Thought" episode. Share it with others. Thanks for listening to the...

Operation Iron Ruck begins this morning (Wednesday before Thanksgiving), dozens of students veterans from Auburn University and the University of Alabama rucking 151 miles from Auburn to Tuscaloosa, leading up to Saturday's Iron Bowl football game. (3:38) Auburn senior and marine corps veteran Clayton Buchanan - coordinator for that event - is this week's guest on the "Run The Race" podcast. He fi...

More and more people are watching shows on the Food Network these days, for entertainment and learning how to cook. Now, a group of church youth in Georgia are having their own cooking competition show to raise money for a ministry and important cause that you'll learn a lot about from this week's uber-talented guest, a new father and pastor, on a podcast that we hope you love and SUBSCRIBE to. (6...

It’s election day! That’s when this Run The Race podcast episode is being released. And we’re talking with an apostolic prayer leader – who travels the nation – about how faith can drive who people vote for. (3:40) Lynn Alderson, who co-founded Kingdom Authority Ministries Inc., with her husband, is also the Georgia State Prayer General for the Reformation Prayer Network, among a leadership role i...

In this shorter Friday "Food for Thought" episode, as basketball season kicks off, I talk about the desire to be taller as I grew up, playing that sport and the lessons we can all learn from what we want vs. God giving us what we need. I'm weaving faith and fitness into one of my favorite sports...as I wish I was a little bit taller (you know the rest). Tell your friends and make sure to SUBSCRIBE...

He'd never run over 100 miles at one time, but Lee L'Oste-Brown recently ran the Moab 240 in Utah, finishing in the top 20 out of 250 participants in the challenging race. This father of 3 and President of a company in Columbus GA (who was born in England) traveled across the country with his wife for this adventure, 8 years after starting with Couch to 5K. (2:15) Lee talks about why he took on th...

How do you live in the present? What is mindful running? Is worrying about the past or future healthy? We answer these questions and more in this shorter episode we call "Friday Food 4 Thought." When you subscribe to RUN THE RACE, you get great faith and fitness insight like this, especially from weekly guests who have inspiring stories and lessons you can apply to your life. I'll tell you the sto...

A pastor in West Georgia is getting real and raw about a number of topics and how they relate to our Christian faith: helping others in need without seeking rewards or credit, bridging racial divides and unity, how to share Jesus with people. (2:22) Pastor Chuck Odum, the Pastor of The Verge Church in Columbus GA, is a former juvenile corrections counselor and is also the Muscogee County Clergy As...

Minnesota was the 20th state where I've run a marathon (26.2 miles) so far. Subscribe to "Run The Race" for more fitness and faith content like this. Here's my recap of the Twin Cities Marathon, that went from Minneapolis to Saint Paul. I talk about food before/during/after the race, support from 30,000 cheering spectators and 4,000 volunteers, funny signs on the course, where #TwinCitiesMarathon...

This 86-year-old (who turns 87 in December) just retired from doing triathlons after 130 races! He happens to be my uncle from Houston TX, and Jim Rosborough is this week's guest on the "Run The Race" podcast. He competed in the World Championships Triathlon in both Chicago and Cozumel. Later this week, don't miss my Friday podcast episode, recapping my latest marathon ran, in my 20th state. (3:01...

You need to hear this powerful story from a man who lost his wife to suicide more than a decade ago, a day that still haunts him. He now is spreading kindness and his passion for cycling around Georgia and beyond. He also finds symbolism for life in the extreme sports he jumps into. make sure to subscribe to the "Run The Race" podcast. (4:15) Bike shop owner Jason McKenzie - who's been in charge o...

With the NFL season just kicking off, this week's guest is Otis Sistrunk, defensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders during their glory days in the 1970s. He just got a street named after him and his high school jersey retired in his hometown of Columbus, GA. The former player known as the "Man from Mars" sat down with me to talk about the changing NFL...his 7 years in the league, including what it...

College football season is here! And a couple who works on the campus of the reigning national champions, the University of Georgia, join me on the “Run The Race” podcast – which if you’re not subscribed to, what are you waiting for? This husband and wife also went viral several years ago, with haters helping them gain some fame on national TV. (2:27) Chris and Ashley Reed, who met at Columbus Sta...

Ever heard of the program RUN FOR GOD? I spoke to a group at a local church. It is part Bible study and part running tips, having expanded to 49 states now. Learn more about it on this quick episode of "Run The Race." I also offer some insight on what's better than bling you get at finish lines of races, plus some running advice I recently offered up to the "Run For God" group, whether you are aim...