The Rambling Runner Podcast

Our new monthly running shoe episodes with Tommie Runz are back and it now has a name - Mind, Body, and Sole. In this episode we bring you two segments. In the first Tommie and I detail our two favorite underrated shoes and our most overrated shoe. Once we finish that breakdown we take a first-look at the new Asics Metaspeed Sky+. Tommie got the shoe a couple weeks ago and has taken it out for run...

Now that it's starting to heat up we are brining you a timely and important Coach's Corner episode. Alison Staples and Corrine Malcolm bring their varied experiences to provide a boat load of expertise that will be helpful to runners of all abilities and distances. Alison is a coach at Run to the Finish and the &Running Studio. She is also a physical therapist assistant and a crew leader for Riot...

Today on podcast the we are continuing a new format that has been a huge hit - a 360 degree review of an athlete's improvement. First we speak with Ari Hendrix, and then her coach Sydney Devore, about her remarkable improvement over the last three years. Ari Hendrix ran a 3:57 in her first marathon ten years ago. Prior to starting her running journey Ari was a college basketball player and basketb...

The second episode of our new monthly feature on the Rambling Runner Podcast, For the Love of The Run with Carolyn Su, is out and we couldn't be more excited. An awful lot has transpired since our episode last month and, as usual, our lives seem to parallel each others in various ways. Here is what we discuss: Carolyn's not so excellent marathon adventure Dealing with/working through a goal deferr...

Regina Lopez is a rare professional athlete. She started taking running seriously at the age of 17 - far later than almost all of her peers. After graduating from Cal Poly Pomona, where she ran competitively, she qualified for and competed in the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials. After that day she spontaneously pivoted to trail running. Shortly thereafter she tried her hand at ultra running. And she...

Andy Wacker is on the show today and it was an honor to talk to one of America's best runners. Andy's resume speaks for itself (his 2021 accolades are listed below and they career's worth of achievements) and easily puts him in the top tier of the country’s best trail runners. Andy wasn't always the top of his class, however, He was a walk-on at University of Colorado during some of the school’s p...

Dr. Jess Mena DPT is here for our monthly collaboration and, as always, she is bringing loads of energy and fire. In this episode we discuss a couple big topics for runners. First we cover Jess's new running group that she started in the Valley just north of Los Angeles. Jess organized the group after she finally had enough of driving 90 minutes to workouts only to be harassed on the streets while...

Shayla Manitowabi-Huebner is on the show and she's got a great story to tell. Last month at the Boston Marathon, Shayla ran 26.2 miles in prayer. She only had eight weeks to prepare her body and spirit for this distance after she was selected to run the race to represent Native Women Running. She carried sacred medicine and prayed for healing—for all of her relations. Shayla placed cedar in my sho...

Our new monthly running shoe episodes with Tommie Runz have arrived and we are starting with a bang - choosing a carbon plated racer! We take a deep dive into almost ten different popular plated racing options and choose the best ones for each of us at the marathon distance. We also do a segment on Tommie's Boston Marathon experience and PR Project. Specifically, how Tommie approached the final mo...

Today on podcast the we are trying a new format that I am really excited about - a 360 degree review of an athlete's improvement. First we speak with Diane Neubauer, and then her coach James McKirdy, about her remarkable improvement over the last three years. Diane is a fantastic runner, incredibly hard worker, military wife, and mother of two. She ran her first marathon in 2013, finishing in 3:50...

Today we bring you a live show recording from the Eugene Marathon with Jenny Grimshaw, Carly Gill Larios, Theresa Hailey. All three of these amazing women have been on the show before and were three of our most popular guests. In this panel discussion, Jenny, Carly, and Theresa reflect on their participation in the Olympic Trials Marathon and how they are approaching the new 2024 standard of 2:37....

I am excited to announce a new monthly feature on the Rambling Runner Podcast - For the Love of The Run with Carolyn Su. Carolyn has established herself as a change maker, resource, advocate, and megaphone within the world of running. Her desire to lift up people and stories of all kinds has made a tangible impact on many throughout the world. Ever since she started the DiverseWeRun Instagram acco...

Meaghan Murray-Neuberger is back on the show and for good reason. Have you ever had a goal that you worked for years to accomplish only to fall short by the slimmest of margins time and time again? It takes a strong person with a sense of mission to keep getting up and striving for that goal instead of giving in. That is exactly what Meaghan Murray-Neuberger did when she broke the 3:00 at the Wood...

”If all we did was acknowledge the time on the clock... we'd be giving a standing ovation. If all we did was acknowledge that a record was broken and that the impossible had been accomplished... we'd be celebrating for weeks and then life would move forward as it does. But the reality is that what Heather Knight Pech accomplished in the Boston Marathon is far more than her finish time of 3:03:47....

Kara Woody is a veterinarian, mother of two, Navy wife, and a multiple sclerosis, She is also one heck of a runner who as run nine marathons with a PR of 3:32 and a three time Boston Marathon qualifier. A self described couch potato in her 20's, Kara started to run around the same time she was diagnosed with MS and she certainly made up for lost time. She has become one of the most inspirational p...

There aren't many people in the world and thoughtful, caring, and inspiring as Phil Shin. It was an absolute honor to have Phil on the show. He has endured liver cancer twice, received a liver transplant, run multiple marathons, qualified for Boston, and that doesn't even come close to summarizing what this man has accomplished for himself and others. Phil ran the 2022 Boston Marathon along with h...

Rachel Gersten is a New York City therapist with a passion for helping people lead their healthiest lives possible. She completed her undergraduate degree at the Arizona State University where she double majored in psychology and human development. She attended Columbia University and earned two master’s degrees (Ed. M., M.A.) in Psychological Counseling. Rachel is also a dedicated amateur runner...

If you love a comeback story then get hyped to hear from the unconquerable Jon Rizzo. In the fall of 2020 Jon was flying high. This muscle bound endurance athlete was strong from another training cycle and looking to set some new personal bests. Then his legs stopped working. Literally. Soon it took this former military member and ultra runner a momentous amount of effort to simply climb the stair...

It's Boston Marathon weekend and what better way to celebrate than to listen to one of Boston's greatest champions - Des Linden. Des joins the show to breakdown her iconic victory at the 2018 Boston Marathon. She analyzes the race mile by rain soaked mile with the wit and candor we all appreciate from this running legend. She touches on every aspect of the race including her recovery from her disa...

Dr. Jess Mena DPT is back on the show by popular demand! And rightfully so. This PT expert and bundle of excitement will be making regular appearances on the show from here on out. In this episode we talk about her recently completed Speed Project - a relay race from L.A. to Las Vegas that seems like pure fun, drama, and insanity. In addition we also a topic that affects runners from all over - si...

Jackie Kirchner is a registered dietitian with years of experience and she is on the show to drop some serious knowledge. In this episode we discuss: Carbo loading Marathon taper nutrition Electrolyte/salt intake pre/during the run Food choices in the 5-45 minutes before a marathon We also play a new game called "Real or Fake" where I pitch outlandish supplement names and Jackie tries to guess if...

Samantha Roecker is a registered nurse and one of the best marathoners in the country. Her personal best is 2:29:59 which she set at the Marathon Project, she was on the 2018 CIM podium with Emma Bates and Stephanie Bruce, and she represented the United States at the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru where she finished fifth in 2:32. She is the rare elite athlete who works a full-time job in the sam...

The 2022 Boston Marathon is around the corner and we are here to help you have the best race possible. James McKirdy, Founder and Head Coach of McKirdy Trained, is back on the show to share is considerable expertise. In this episode, James and I cover nearly detail in how to run Boston up to your capabilities, fitness, and talent. We discuss the days leading up to the race, weather, packing for th...

Finally! Bodyweight strength training that focuses on power (with no gym or experience required)! Jason Fitzgerald from Strength Running here on the show to talk about his new offering Bodyweight Power. As Jason loves to say: Stronger Runners are Faster Runners. Strength train explosively and you’ll soon be able to run explosively. Other than delaying fatigue or preventing injuries, the other big...

Sam Noyce is on the show with a wonderful story to tell! Sam grew up on a Navajo Reservation in New Mexico and was immediately introduced into a running culture that has stayed with her to this day. Running has been part prayer, part athletic endeavor, since start started at age 10. Her father laid the groundwork for her practice in a touching way that Sam details on the show. Ever since she ran h...