A Runner’s Voice

Talking to the Spencer Brown AKA "The Athlete Special" on YouTube.

Go check out his channel, his podcast, his Strava,his TikTok, and his Instagram all @theathletespecial!

A great conversation with runner, and YouTuber, Kalen Yeager. 

We discuss: 

 IL running scene

Running camaraderie

College running 

Life advice

Oh and sorry about the background noise guys! 

Follow Kalen on Instagram @kalenyeager

Follow him on Strava @Kalen Yeager

Thanks for all your support everyone! I apperciate it! :)

Thanks so much for tuning in! I apologize in advance for not uploading in a while. As school and running is my priority :). I’m extremely excited to have Tyler Speers on this episode! He has a YouTube channel so make sure to go subscribe to his channel! We had a great conversation about his channel and running, as well as how he deals with type 1 diabetes. Enjoy! :)

Thanks for tuning everyone!

Just a heads up with school coming up and a lot of time being taken up with running, a lot less episodes will be made. I hope you all understand.

But for this episode me and Brenna talk about our experience at the 10k relay race that went off at North Central College and it was so much fun!

We also answer questions that was submitted through Instagram such as:

- How we got to know each other 

- Nutrition tips

- running tips

- best running shoes

- favorite pro runners

- favorite track events

and more! 

Hope you all enjoy! 

Brenna's socials:

- Instagram: @love2run02

-Twitter: @BrennaC319

My socials:

- Instagram & Twitter: @Abbylopez42

- Strava: @Abby Lopez

This time, me, Adam Swanson and Caroline Quarton are talking mental toughness, dealing with adversity and how we each dealt with injuries. 

-Adam is entering his freshman year at Eastern Illinois University and has run a 1:56 800m at Dundee Crown High School.

- Caroline is entering her senior year at Litchfield High School and has run an 18:54 3 mile in XC 

This conversation was a lot of fun and I hope you learn something from it and enjoyed!

- Follow Adam on Instagram @adamthebrohon & his awesome running account @adamthebrorun

- Follow Caroline on Instagram @cquarton

- Follow me on Instagram & Twitter @Abbylopez42

- Follow me on Strava @Abby Lopez

Thanks for tuning in! Today me and Brenna are discussing the IHSA state meet, New Balance Nationals Outdoor, Magis Miles, Midwest Distance Classic and our experiences in those meets! It was so much fun catching up with Brenna! Please leave a rating and review I would so appreciate it!  Hope you enjoy! :)

Follow Brenna on Instagram- @love2run02

Follow Brenna on Twitter- @BrennaC319

Follow me on Instagram & Twitter- @abbylopez42

Follow me on Strava- @Abby Lopez

This is a fun conversation with Carson Vittorio! We do a Q&A from instagram, talk about training, and just all things running related! He also dives into his interest in journalism, and how he started working for MileSplit IL all starting with an internship. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode! :) Please leave a rating and review. Follow Carson on Instagram @carson.84 And Twitter @carson_vittorio Follow me on Instagram @Abbylopez42 Twitter @abbylopez42 Strava @AbbyLopez

My name is Abby Lopez and I am a junior from Argo Community HS and run XC and track there. I started running almost 2 years ago and I really love running. I started running to get in shape for basketball, so I decided to go out for the XC team in the fall of 2017. and I truly fell in the love with the sport ever since the first day of practice.

I ran really high mileage in the summer of 2017 because I thought that was what I needed to take my basketball career to the next level and plus I was really enjoying running, and plus I didn’t know what I was really doing, I was new to running. 

During that summer, when I was running I had this joy that basketball never gave me, I felt so free when I was running, as if I was supposed to be a runner all along. And sure enough, God has a plan for me in running, and I'm absolutely enjoying running, long story short, I decided that fall of 2017 that I would become a full time runner and stop playing basketball so that I can focus fully on running. this is the best decision I've ever made and am so grateful to where God has brought me. 

I have decided to start this podcast because I am very interested in the running community and having conversations about running. This podcast I hope can serve you as listening to an engaging conversations, answer some of your questions, or even learn more about running, and learn from inspiring people on how to run better from a physical and mental standpoint. 

 In this episode- I am talking to a friend of mine, Brenna Cohoon. Brenna is an amazing writer and a fast runner. Brenna goes to Downers Grove South High School and writes a blog every Wednesday for ILXCTF.com. Her writing is truly inspiring and engaging. We talk about her how she started running, writing, and what inspires her to do both every day. We also talk about shoes, the pro running scene, and more! Hope you enjoy!

follow Brenna on Twitter @BrennaC319                            Follow me on Instagram @abbylopez42 & Twitter @Abbylopez42

and Instagram @love2run02