The Weathered Athlete Podcast

Legacy, Loss & Living Fully: Catherine Hammond on Caregiving, Compassion & the Power of Story In this deeply moving episode, Pete sits down with Catherine Hammond, award-winning attorney, speaker, and founder of the Hammond Law Group, to explore her powerful caregiving journey that began when she was just 12 years old. Catherine shares how caring for her mother with early-onset Alzheimer’s...

BIO: Akil Taher is a practicing physician living in Atlanta, GA. At 76 years young, he is a septuagenarian athlete, an eternal optimist, explorer, and adventurer, who in 2010, at the age of sixty-one, dramatically altered the conventional script adopted by most bypass surgery patients by undertaking a mountaineering trek to Mount Kailash in Tibet. Defying expectations with this accomplishment only...

I want to thank everyone for their continued support.  Due to a not so balanced work life balance I had taken sometime off.  After completing a 50k (31 miles) I have completed a course correction and will be traveling to Manchester, TN to participate in A Race for the Ages.  It has the distinction of having an average age in the 60's with oldest participant this year at 90.   My plan over this yea...

Today I am honored to be joined by Doctor Tamieka Howell or as she is known on the football field “Doc”.  At 46 years young may be just out of the normal Weathered Athlete guidelines.  But I dare you to find another physician taking up women’s tackle football in her mid 40’s.  She offers a great perspective at what it takes to step outside of one’s comfort zone and try something that most may thin...

I am honored to be joined by 83 y/o Jack Welber,  I had the pleasure of meeting Jack during a practice open water swim in Boulder 3 weeks ago.  He was preparing to participate at Sprint Triathlon Nationals in Milwaukee.  He is co-author of Not Dead Yet:  World Triathlon Champions 75+ offer tips for thriving & flourishing in later life, available at Amazon and on Audible Jack graduated from the Uni...

She is a USAT Level III Triathlon Coach www.coachbuxton.com .  She is the race director for 2 events locally that benefit Team Tri for Hospice which she founded in honor of her brother.  To make a donation or for more details on this 501(c)(3) please visit www.triforhospice.com .  We discuss how she has navigated life as she has aged and how she is in uncharted waters as she works to return sport...

In honor of today’s start of the Badwater 135 I can’t think of any better guide for mile #28 than to replay the episode with Bob Becker.  For those that may have missed it Bob was my guide for mile #10.   For those not familiar with the Badwater 135 it is called the World’s Toughest foot race.  It covers 135 miles from the Badwater Basin in Death Valley which marks the lowest elevation in North Am...

Today I am honored to be joined by Joe Randene for mile #27.   To learn more about Joe or check out his blog.   www.joerandene.com Bio Husband and Father of Five US Navy Nuclear Engineer – USS Keywest SSN-722 BS Business Administration – Franklin University Avid Runner – 6 Ultra Marathons (4 - 100 Milers), 5 Marathons, 5 Half Marathons, 3 10k’s General Manager Fleet Feet GSO/HP Blogger  Countries...

I have been fortunate to be a part of the Greensboro Senior Games for the past 8 years.  This past week we completed all the track and running events.  Once again this year did not disappoint.  The oldest female participant Dot Sowerby in the 85-89 year old age group competed in every event.  Her smile at the finish line is infectious!!  I am working on her appearance for an upcoming episode. I lo...

Jerry Guiliano and his wife Katrina of 18 years, live in Brentwood, TN.  They have two wonderful children, Mia and Matthew, and two great dogs, Lola and Jeter.  Jerry heads up the Global Innovation and Retail Sales team for the Workwear Division of the VF Corporation.   Born in Northern New Jersey,  Jerry learned that hard work and perseverance are two qualities that mold a person’s character.  Wh...

I want to take a minute and thank all of you that have been on this journey with me since July 9th 2020 when the Weathered Athlete podcast published its 1st Promo episode.  On July 19th Walt Maxwell entered the Podcast as the 1st guest.  To date I have published 23 episodes with 22 guides, 2 livestream events and this past weekend  the weathered Athlete Podcast took its show on the road.  I was fo...

Today I am honored to be joined by Cory Compton for mile #23.  Cory is someone that I had the pleasure of meeting on a few of our Tri team rides earlier last year.  We have kept in touch via facebook as most people these days are doing.  I had learned about his military background, his family life as well as a few of his health issues that he has overcome with nutrition, exercise and positive atti...

Anne Marquis is a mother of three, certified personal trainer, and fitness model living in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. During her mid-forties, she conquered her personal trifecta of misery: disease, divorce and depression. As a result, she found peace and joy and most importantly, she created a life worth living. Her mission is to inspire and support as many people as she can for a long as she can by...

Today I am honored to be joined again by Tom Morris for mile #21.  For those of you that may not have had an opportunity to check out his episode I highly recommend it.  He is the Senior Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance at Indiana University.  In this episode we take a deep dive into how breathwork is being utilized at the collegiate level and the specific techniques that he is...

Audio portion of the Livestream event on Jan 10th where Dierdre Wolownick, Beth Warren and I  took a look at Goal Setting and Performance in Life and Athletics through a Biopsychosocial Lens.   Video can be found at www.facebook.com/weatheredathlete Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClgEOM0r8ju4ZMQEqmWvN5w   Quick insight into conversation:    Bio: How has any past medical issues (...

We are going to take a look at Goal Setting and Performance through a Biopsychosocial Lens   So in layman’s terms.   Bio: How has any past medical issues (yourself or peers), future health concerns (or avoidance of) influence those activities you are participating in now, as well as how it influences compliance and any day to day or long term goals?   Psycho: How does the feeling of the “endorphin...

We are going to take a look at Goal Setting and Performance through a Biopsychosocial Lens   So in layman’s terms.   Bio: How has any past medical issues (yourself or peers), future health concerns (or avoidance of) influence those activities you are participating in now, as well as how it influences compliance and any day to day or long term goals?   Psycho: How does the feeling of the “endorphin...

Today I am honored to be joined by Tom Morris for mile #20. He is the Senior Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance at Indiana University.  is responsible for the development and implementation of sport specific strength, conditioning, flexibility, speed and agility programs for the 8 time national champion men's soccer team. We spend time discussing how his athletic background and t...

Today’s session is led by Tom Morris. He is the Senior Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance at Indiana University. He is responsible for the development and implementation of sport specific strength, conditioning, flexibility, speed and agility programs for the 8 time national champion men's soccer team. Every guide I have had is special, but Tom takes it to another level. For thos...

Today’s session is led by Tom Morris. He is the Senior Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance at Indiana University. He is responsible for the development and implementation of sport specific strength, conditioning, flexibility, speed and agility programs for the 8 time national champion men's soccer team. Every guide I have had is special, but Tom takes it to another level. For thos...

Today I am honored to be joined by the owner of Blooming Bagel company, Running and triathlon Coach, Ultra Runner, Triathlete and fellow Buffalonian Sue Aquila for mile #19.   http://fewoman.com/coaching/ It was great to find our we grew up 20 minutes from each other outside Buffalo and that we both survived the legendary Blizzard of 77.  So much fun!!  She has a pretty impressive race resume incl...

Today’s Sprint interval session is led by business owner, Running and triathlon Coach, Ultra Runner, and Triathlete Sue Aquila.  She is a 3 time Kona Finisher, her last in 2014 had an impressive time of 11:52:27.  She is the owner of the Bloomington Bagel company as well as other businesses as you will hear.  We discuss how she has managed this covid environment as business owner, triathlete and c...

Today I am honored to be joined by Marathoner and Ultra Runner Gene Dykes for mile #18. Gene has such an impressive resume. His philosophy: “Just Run” “I never stretch, never do flexibility exercises…No weightlifting, no strength, no core, no cross training, no special diet.” 2:54:23 - his fastest marathon time (age 70) That is a per-mile pace of 6:39. He ran it at the Jacksonville Marathon on Dec...

Today’s Sprint interval session is led marathon and Ultra Runner Gene Dykes.  We spend time discussing his start into running and how he made the transition to marathon and Ultrarunning.  How he views his time off for any injuries.  His credo of having fun with all activities, no matter the length and how a "Just Run" mindset provides the foundation for his training and race plan.  He is quick to...

Pat Okker began her athletic journey at the age of 51. She now competes in three admittedly unconnected sports: powerlifting, Olympic style weightlifting, and running (with an emphasis on the marathon). She’s completed nine marathons, including seven consecutive Boston Marathons (with a PR of 3:37). She holds two world records in powerlifting for her age and weight class with the World Drug-Free P...