Athletes Unfiltered – Strava Podcast

Over 52,000 people ran the 2019 New York City Marathon. Some were fast, some were less fast, but they all ran the same course, and the same distance, and according to our panel of experts, they were mostly all still nervous, and hoping that they didn’t have a problem with a bowel movement.

This episode features the best tips and tricks from a pre-race panel with marathon coach Jon Honerkamp, ultrarunner and filmmaker Billy Yang, 85-time marathon/ultramarathon finisher Mary Arnold, and Scott Fauble, who finished seventh in the 2018 NYC Marathon. It was moderated by Runner’s World editor Jeff Dengate, at the New York Roadrunners building, not far from the marathon’s finish line.

Before Brian Williams and his son Tom set off to run the Comrades Marathon – an 86.8-kilometer race in South Africa, Brian’s mind was already at the finish. He said, “If we succeed, it'll just be to be the fulfillment of a dream. It'll put to rest many of the ghosts of my past. It's hard to put into words what it means, but it means a lot.”

Rachel McKinnon is a transgender athlete, one of the first to win a world championship. She’s competed in sports her whole life, but now she faces harassment just for pinning on a number. Hear her story in the newest episode of the Strava Podcast.

“I only won two races in my career and I had a 16-year career, so that would be a shit career if it was about winning for me.” Laurens ten Dam led a team at the Tour de France and he carried bottles, he stood on podiums and he got hit by cars. In the newest episode of Athletes Unfiltered, he tells us the secret to his longevity.

The Sahara Desert, the jungles of Chile and a battle with cancer couldn’t stop Susie Chan, but when an injury threatened the possibility that she may never be able to run again, she was forced to ask why she was running in the first place. And the answer she finds might be one any runner who is struggling with injury needs to hear.

There are over 1,300 miles of streets in San Francisco and Rickey Gates thought he could learn the city better by running every single one. 47 days later, did he find what he was looking for?

Mirna is an ultrarunner and a coach and she wants the sports community to realize that fit and fat are not mutually exclusive. Hear her out on the first episode of Athletes Unfiltered, season two.

On this episode of Athletes Unfiltered, we’ll speak to three athletes who asked themselves, “How did I get here?” We’ll introduce you to Mimi Anderson, who was a normal British housewife – until she ran across the Sahara Desert. We’ll speak to Greg Erwin, who was touring the world as a rock drummer, but realized what he really wanted to do was ride his bike. And we’ll introduce you to Ayesha McGowan, who went from chasing cars on her fixie, to chasing a dream of becoming the first ever African-American pro female road racer.

In this episode, we show how sport can help us overcome self-doubt, help us make new friends and face up to problems we could never overcome alone. We’ll introduce you to Ernest Gagnon, who struggled with his weight, until the cycling community helped him break away from his anxiety. You’ll hear from Maggie, a runner in LA who wouldn’t let a broken foot keep her from running a half marathon with her friends. And you’ll meet Giuseppe Adeola Richard, who, with the help of a London cycling club, decided to fight back against addiction.

In this episode, we speak with three athletes who are getting better with age. Gene has run 200-milers and has a marathon PR of 2:54:23 - the fastest ever run by a man in his 70’s. Patricia Berthelier learned to ride a bike at 38 and now, in her 60’s, has discovered a community of ultra-endurance mountain bikers and a sense of freedom she’s never felt before. Brad Huff was the oldest professional cyclist in the US men’s peloton, and now that he’s announced his retirement he has to face a whole new set of challenges. So what are you waiting for? You’re not getting any younger! Listen now.