The Running for Real Podcast

Have you ever wondered what a podcast guest has been up to since you heard them interviewed?  We have, and so  Running Reunio n was born.   This week we're catching up with Amelia Gapin. Amelia says that she was "quote, unquote 'famous,' for like 10 seconds," but she's actually a groundbreaker. In 2016, she was on the cover of Women's Running magazine, making her, as she says, "the first out trans...

Join Tina and Tommie Runz for a shakeout from the Tracksmith Trackhouse the day before the Boston Marathon. Tina begins the run with a casual jog up to the Trackhouse, followed by the meditative aspects of our Together Runs through a sit down on a bench with Tommie, who takes us through a body scan and senses check in. Then Tina and Tommie lead off the 250+ people shakeout run where Tina interview...

Evie Serventi was Tina's sports psychologist during her elite career and is a very close friend. Her "lightbulb moment" about sport came when she observed her father using exercise to counter high levels of work-related stress and recognized the positive effects that physical activity can have on all aspects of life. This is her fourth time on the Running for Real podcast - a record for a guest! ...

Have you ever wondered what a podcast guest has been up to since you heard them interviewed?  We have, and so   Running Reunio n was born.   This week's guest is Grayson Murphy. Grayson is a world champion runner who was named the 2021 USATF Mountain Ultra Trail Runner of the Year in the open female division, but there's so much more to her than her running career. She's passionate about sustainab...

Another week, another Together Run. After almost a years worth of Together Runs, it has been fun to enjoy these runs alongside friends from the community, and if you are needing motivation, companionship, or running friends in your life, these guided runs are as close as we can come...without being in person to run together. Part meditation, part reflection, part conversation, all Tina. Come join...

When Melissa Corley Carter was in 5th grade, an astronaut came and talked to her class.  She knew then that she wanted to travel into space herself.  She became a rocket scientist, but she wasn't able to realize her astronaut dream. She did achieve another audacious goal, though; she ran a marathon on all seven continents.   She wrote Running the World: Marathon Memoirs from the Seven Continents a...

Have you ever wondered what a podcast guest has been up to since you heard them interviewed?  We have, and so  Running Reunio n was born.   On this week's episode, Tina catches up with brothers Aaron and Joshua Potts.  They're the co-founders and co-hosts of Running Report and 2 Black Runners , a YouTube channel and podcast "produced for the culture and by the culture."  They have a deep knowledge...

Come join Tina for a half marathon race around St Louis, a first for Together Runs! Tina takes you on a Together Run through the iconic parts of St Louis in this more upbeat, exciting run than most calming and meditative Together Runs. Part meditation, part reflection, part check-in, join Tina for #togetherrun47 Tina mentioned Come join the Together22 TOMORROW April 5th, 8pm EST. Sign up for the n...

The name of Adam Merry's coaching company, "Run Merry," is a play on his surname, but it also describes his philosophy.  He follows the advice of his coach, David Roche, to "smile as much as you can and try to be as uplifting to others as possible because it comes back to you." His belief that having fun should be at the center of everything has served him well as a professional ultrarunner. In hi...

Tina has bronchitis and has been unable to record a Together Run, so we have another fabulous guest host. Today, Mike takes us on a run and will take you through all the usual Together Run favorite parts- beginning with a check in with nature, followed by a body scan, senses check in, check in mentally and will go on to share about his own running journey. Part meditation, part reflection, part ch...

Patti Castalano Dillon was the greatest female distance runner in the United States in the late 1970s - early 1980s.  She won her first race, the 1976 Ocean State Marathon, only six months after she started running, earning a BQ.  She set world records in the 5 mile, 20k, 30k, and half marathon; American records in the 10k and 15k; and was the first American woman to break 2:30 in the marathon.  ...

Our first LONG Together Run, and today, hosted by Darius. Darius takes us on a run over two hours, he can become the perfect companion to your upcoming long run. Darius will begin with the usual check in with nature, body scan, senses check in, check in mentally and emotionally and go on to share about his running background, educational background, mental health, and his running dreams. Join Dari...

Journalist Tonya Russell has written for publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post , Self , The Atlantic , and Marie Claire .  She's also a runner, coming back from a series of injuries.  In this episode, she talks honestly about being a Type A runner, toxic positivity, and the emotions that being injured evoke. For complete show notes and links, visit our website at runningfo...

Come join Tina for a run with a friend, even if you are on your own for every run. Tina takes you on a Together Run around St Louis in this meditative, calming, reflective run. Each run begins with a body scan and senses check in, then Tina asks how you are, really, and then chats with you as if you were by her side. Part meditation, part reflection, part check-in, join Tina for #togetherrun44 Tin...

Yassine Diboun is a champion ultrarunner, routinely finishing near the top in some of the world's most demanding and prestigious races.  He won and set the course record at the Leona Divide 50K in 2013 and was a member of the silver medal-winning U.S. team at the IAU World Trail Championships in 2015.  What people may not know is that he can be found not only running the trails, but manning race a...

Run with a friend without physically running with someone else. Join Tina for a Together Run around St Louis. It will feel like you are with her in this run that begins with a body scan and senses check in, asks how you are, really, and then chats with you conversationally. In this run, you will even get to meet a special friend in Tina's life. Part meditation, part reflection, part check-in, join...

Neely Spence Gracey and Cindy Kuzma know a thing or two about setting and achieving goals.  Neely is a three-time Olympic Trials qualifier and has her sights set on qualifying for the Trials in 2024.  She was the top American at the 2016 Boston Marathon and has broken 70 minutes in the half.  Cindy is a writer, author and podcaster who has helped countless athletes come back from injury with her b...

It's Together Run Monday, but for the second week in a row, there is no Together Run to join. Tina talks about compassion and empathy towards ourselves in moments where things don't turn out as planned. Find the rest of the 42 previous Together Runs here. Oh, and it is the FINAL WEEK to vote for Running For Real as Best Fitness Podcast for Sports Podcast Award! We are competing for the win, help u...

Callan Porter-Romero is a mixed media artist and muralist, a flavor chemist, and an aspiring marathoner.  She tells the stories of her multicultural community through her artwork, particularly her paintings of hands. "The way that I've approached art is about giving room for those stories and making people acknowledge that they exist." Callan is of Black, Japanese, and Mexican heritage, which she...

This is not the podcast episode that it was originally intended to be.  That was going to be a full-length conversation with Sidney Baptista, founder of PIONEERS Run Crew in Boston, the PYNRS performance streetwear brand, and the coach for the PACE online coaching platform. That episode sadly was lost.  But a situation that could be regarded as a failure became an opportunity to reflect on making...

In this chilly #TogetherRun, Tina takes us on a run in St Louis beginning as always, with a check in with nature, body scan, senses check in, check in mentally and emotionally. Before going into the conversation part of the run. This week, Tina talks about the relationship we have with our past selves. How do we learn to love and respect choices that now we would never have made. How do we come to...

In the summer of 2018, James Ro mentioned to some friends in their group chat that he wanted to start a running group.  He posted an Instagram story and invited other people to join them.  That informal gathering evolved into the Atlanta Run Club (A.R.C.), with a mission to change their community through love, solidarity, and running. Their vision caught the attention of big names in the fitness i...

It has been a snow filled, bitterly cold week in St Louis, Jennifer took us on a run through a beautiful trail in Asheville for this #togetherrun. Jennifer takes us through the usual check in with nature, body scan, senses check in, check in mentally and emotionally and onto a conversation where we can get to know her and feel like we are running with a new friend for the first time. Join this fun...

Wyn Wiley, a.k.a. Pattie Gonia, and Ryan Montgomery are a couple with a shared mission.  As Wyn says, "we are really open to learning new things and messing with systems and trying to change this world."   Pattie describes themself as a "professional homsexual, queer environmentalist, and drag queen, building community for queer people, allies and our planet."  Ryan is a record-setting pro ultra-r...

Join Tina for a tired run around St Louis where she shares which races she will be doing and why she was torn as to which ones to to. Tina also shares some things that have been weighing on her mind, and asks listeners to forgive thesmelves for things they have not been doing as well as they hoped either. Join us for a check in with nature, body scan, senses check in, check in mentally and emotion...