The Running Kind Podcast

On today's episode, Aimee sits down with her coach Holly Benner and they have a coaching conversation. Holly is the co-founder of Metta Performance, a performance based coaching business for athletic and business development.  Unlike our previous episode on coaching with Holly where we collected hot topics from the community, this episode dives a little deeper into some weaknesses addressed by Aim...

On today's episode Addie Thompson is joining Aimee for a conversation on climate action in the running space. Addie works at the intersection of climate philanthropy, environmental storytelling and representation in the outdoors. Now through Where The Climate Things Are she aims to provide resources, share stories and solutions in order to bring awareness and change to the industry. Learn more abo...

Today Aimee is joined by first time racer with The Running Kind, Claire Davenport. Claire joined us for C'mon Armageddon a few weeks ago and took on one of the hardest 50K races on the East Coast. In addition to tackling C'mon Armageddon, Claire has a larger goal in sight - an ultra every month for the duration of a year. Let's dive in! You can find more information about The Running Kind here. ht...

On today's episode, Aimee is joined by founders of the Trail Mix Fund, Renee Jansen. The Trail Mix Fund is a non-profit working to improve diversity in trail racing by removing a potential barrier to entry. What started as a response to the COVID pandemic quickly turned into a powerful movement helping to diversify the trails - because everyone deserves a place at the start line.  Learn more about...

On today's episode we are thrilled to host Meg Evazzadeh, founder of The Restoration Space. The Restoration Space is the Lehigh Valley's destination for compassionate and connected healthcare. They offer a variety of therapy services spanning Physical Therapy, Health Coaching, Massage, Nutrition, plus so much more!  Meg founded the RunWell Assessment, a running form evaluation designed to help run...

On today's episode Aimee is joined by first time racer, Dakota Haines. Dakota recently ran their first ever race at The Long Run Spring Forward placing first in the Nonbinary category. We touch on their first race experience, participation in sport as a nonbinary athlete and their experience in the solar industry. This conversation gets candid about life as a member of the trans community. You can...

This episode, Aimee meets with Megan Sciarrino, Director of Communications for the Wildlands Conservancy. The Wildlands Conservancy protects and restores natural areas and waterways, along with educating the community to create a legacy of a healthy, sustainable environment for generations to come.  The Wildlands Conservancy is hosting a giveaway from April 17th through April 30th to promote time...

This episode is a follow up from our previous conversation with Joe! We go into more detail about the documentary, The Chase, what it was like filming and the battle that was expereinced at Cocodona 250 in 2024. Joe describes the finish as a top sports moment in history for him.  You can find more information about The Running Kind here. https://therunningkind.net/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/...

On this episode of The Running Kind Podcast, Aimee is joined by Joe "Stringbean" McConaughy, a professional ultra runner and icon in the FKT community. He has set records on the Appalachian Trail, Long Trail, and Pacific Crest Trail… these being just some of the most difficult trails in the U.S. that Joe has taken on. Most recently, he is one of the ultra runners followed in the new documentary, T...

Back for another episode of Choose Your Shoe… part 2! On today's episode, Aimee is joined by Kate Egging, Fit Specialist and Lead Footwear Trainer at Aardvark Sports Shop... and more importantly the nerdiest of shoe nerds! We talk about all things fit and function, shoes to watch in 2025, where carbon fits into the equation and winter trail running.  You can find more information about The Running...

Who Gives a Crap? We do!  The Running Kind and Who Gives a Crap have been working in partnership for our events since our start in 2022. Who Gives a Crap is a company producing sustainable toilet paper, which we will get more into in this episode. In addition to being a certified B-Corporation, 50% of profits from Who Gives a Crap are donated to clean water and sanitation non-profits.  On today's...

On October 28th 2024, at 74-years old, Linda Vanderloop became the oldest woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. Her and her daughter Hanna spent the last year tackling over 2,200 miles and 900,000 ft of trail together one section at a time.  On today's episode, both Linda and Hanna sit down with Aimee to discuss the journey and lessons learned by spending that amount of time out in the wildern...

Gina Lucrezi joins Aimee on Episode #36 of The Running Kind Podcast for a conversation surrounding driving change in sport and in our communities.  Based out of Bangor, PA, Gina's roots live in the Lehigh Valley. Gina is the founder of Trail Sisters, starting a global movement of creating community for women in trail running. In 2024, she campaigned to serve on the Chaffee County Board of Commissi...

Sheena and Andy Wells are the new owners of local run specialty store, Aardvark Sports Shop, in Downtown Bethlehem. They pride themselves in using Aardvark to improve lives and build community through movement.  Aimee sits down with new Aardvark owners to discuss what's ahead. Community is at the heart of what they do. We talk about goals for building community, encouraging others to pursue moveme...

On today's episode, we welcome Corinne Shalvoy! Corinne is a master of many trades and is forging a path for herself and women in the sport of ultrarunning. Among the hats that Corinne wears is a mother, professional ultrarunner, Aravaipa Running Team athlete and founder of Women Can movement. She has built a life for herself immersed in the running community and holds leadership roles with organi...

Welcome back to a new year of The Running Kind Podcast!  On our first episode of 2025, Aimee is joined by Emily Walker to dive into what's in store for the year ahead with The Running Kind. Check out this deep dive of the 2025 race schedule, updated policies and fun teasers for what's coming up! You can find more information about The Running Kind here. https://therunningkind.net/ https://www.face...

Remember Episode #10 with Mika Thewes... Well, we also recorded a bonus episode that has been available to our subscribers on Patreon.  We go rogue in this bonus episode with Mika talking about a variety of different subjects. The conversation starts at foot care for ultra athletes and ends with breaking the course record at Bigfoot 200... by over 8 hours! We got 15 minutes of stellar content for...

In the final episode of Season 1 of The Running Kind Podcast Aimee is joined by Erica Lubera. Erica is an endurance athlete taking on some of the most challenging races. In addition to being a badass on the trails, she also owns a guided backpacking company, Wild Roots, leading tours in Pennsylvania. On this episode we chat The Long Run, Wild Roots & Leave No Trace.  You can connect with Erica at...

On today's episode, Aimee sits down with hybrid athlete Kris Rugloski. Kris has dipped her toe in many disciplines of endurance sports and has proven to be one of the top athletes in sport. She recently was the Barkley Fall Classic champ, among her other titles of 2022 Hyrox World Champion & 2023 World's Toughest Mudder Champion. We talk multi sport training, training life on a full time work sche...

Today's episode is brought to you by US Trail Running Conference. On October 25th, Aimee had the opportunity to sit on a panel with Steve Aderholt, Cocodona 250 Race Director, and Terry Chiplin, US Trail Running Conference Event Director, at the US Trail Running Conference in Knoxville, TN. The panelists discuss sustainability in sport, carbon offsets and priorities for race directors looking to i...

On today's episode, Aimee sits down with long time friend and runner Caitlin Theirolf to discuss her second attempt at C'mon Armageddon 50K. Coming off a difficult, technical & grueling 50K put on by The Running Kind, Caitlin talks about her DNF in 2023 & her journey out on the course in 2024. Gain some insight on our most difficult event we host! You can find more information about The Running Ki...

On today's episode, Aimee is joined by Rhea Weaver to chat about their recent battle at World's End Half Marathon. Rhea took home the win in the first ever World's End Half Marathon run in the reverse direction! Aimee rounded out the podium in third and they both had a lot of great things to say about the effort.  If you are interested in running our last event of the year, The Long Run, you can f...

Lauren Gregory joins us on Episode #27 of The Running Kind Podcast. Lauren is coming off quite the year in 2024 where she has not only crushed on the track, but also on the trails. She ran in the Olympic Trials, making it to the final round of the 5000m, as well as securing another title as USATF Vertical Champion only two weeks after her trials debut. In addition, she has a background in sustaina...

On today's episode, Aimee is joined by professional trail runner, Hillary Allen. Hillary is most known for her dominance in the world of Skyrunning and her recent book "Out and Back" about her journey back to running after a nearly life ending fall in the mountains. Among being an ultrarunner and author, she is also a teacher, coach and speaker. Connect with Hillary at hillaryallen.com or on Insta...

In this episode, Aimee catches up with Haley Heinrich after their recent race effort at White Mountain Endurance's Kilkenny Ridge 25K. Kilkenny Ridge 25K is settled up in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and certainly packs a punch. It traverses over Mount Cabot & The Bulge with an ascent and descent of over 4000 ft. This is the first year Aravaipa has hosted the White Mountain Endurance Cup &...