Nicole Linn is the Founder of Below Average Running, because you don't have to be fast to run. And I love everything about the community she's building.

During this episode, sponsored by Athlete Bouquets, we talk about:

• Why she’s trying to become a morning runner again - and it is not to beat the Florida heat

• The most recent injury she’s coming back from 

• How the movie Wicked is how we first really bonded 

• Her first half marathon in Palm Beach Florida and the things she didn’t know when she started running 

• The Space Coast Half Marathon and other races in Florida 

• Why she started Below Average Running 

• Celebrating the huge milestone of 5 years of BAR 

• Getting thrown into the influencer side of things 

• Her first marathon in Pittsburgh in 2022

• The BAR Run Club 

• The Rock ‘N Roll Las Vegas half we met at this past February 

• Brands she works with like Noogs, FP Movement, HOKA

• Going to a Grand Slam Track Club meet in person in Miami 

• How she met her fiancé and her upcoming wedding

  
  

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  - Athlete Bouquets - use code PODCAST for 10% off your order

  - Noogs - use code ALLYB15 for 15% off your order

  
  

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Logan Turner is a beloved husband, dad, triathlete and ultramarathoner. His next finish line is at Prairie on Fire in Noblesville, Indiana on Saturday, September 6th and he's running his "Miles for Nora", his oldest daughter.

During this episode, sponsored by Previnex and Athlete Bouquets, we talk about:

• What rucking is and how it’s all the rage (i.e. weighted vests)

• How he got into being so active after being burnt out as a kid when it came to sports 

• Gaining weight in college and then finding out how to get back in shape while still balancing a social life 

• How he met his wife, Bri, at the Jordan YMCA in Indianapolis 

• Finding endurance running only two years ago 

• Bringing his daughter, Nora, into the world and why she’s the reason he runs 

• Why they decided to have more children and now have a total of three girls

• Navigating Nora’s Dup15q syndrome

• Finding running with Nora and how that happened - running the Carmel Marathon and the Full MO Ultramarathon 

• Joining a men’s triathlon group and completing 3 half Ironman (70.3) races 

• His 50 miler this February and a funny story about Coke to go along with it

• The Prairie on Fire Ultramarathon and how Logan and Nora plan to tackle it again this year on September 6th 

• Stories of a few of his 24 tattoos (you can see pics if you watch the video!)

  
  

  Sponsor Details:

  - Previnex - Use code ALLY15 for 15% off your first order

  - Athlete Bouquets - Use code PODCAST for 10% off your order

  
  

  Links:

  - Support Miles for Nora to help fund Nora's therapies

  - Get your Miles for Nora t-shirt

  - Bri's Weighted Vest

  
  

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Katie Polivick and I have know each other for years through our families.

During this episode, sponsored by Relay Active and Athlete Bouquets, we talk about:

• How she’s been listening to this podcast since the beginning 

• Our first time gardens 🍅

• The fact that we’re not related but we do share a cousin 

• Sports growing up in Catholic school - basketball, tennis, kickball 

• When she found long distance running

• Her first marathon at CNO Indianapolis Monumental Marathon in 2014

• The time she thought she lost her credit card on a run and had the whole run club searching for it 

• The 5K she founded that still happens today, The Baby on the Way 5K for the O’Connor House

• The year she decided to run a half marathon every month - and won one of them!

• Mental health 

  
  

  Sponsor Details:

  - Relay Active - Use code ALLYB for 15% off your order

  - Athlete Bouquets - Use code PODCAST for 10% off your order

  
  

  Links:

  -9/14 - The Baby on the Way 5K for the O’Connor House

• Megan Moore’s Chicago Marathon Fundraiser

  - Prairie on Fire Backyard Ultra

Rooster Rossiter is the President of Ainsley's Angels and also Ainsley's dad. I’ve had the honor and privilege of lending my legs to Ainsley’s Angels for the Indianapolis Mini Marathon for the last two years. And in 72 days I’ll be pushing with Ainsley’s Angels for the Marine Corps Marathon. When I met Rooster in May, I asked him if he’d come on my podcast and here we are. Donate to my MCM fundraiser here and sign up for their emails on their website, here.

During this episode, sponsored by Cure Hydration and Previnex, we talk about:

• Rooster's background and how to get involved with Ainsley’s Angels 

• How and why he served in the United States Marine Corps for 25 years and what that part of his life was like

• Ainsley’s first finish line and how they started running together

• The book Briley wrote about her sister, Ainsley

• Rooster’s relationship with his wife, Lori, through the diagnosis, care and passing of Ainsley 

• The journey of starting Ainsley’s Angels as we know it today 

• How they do triathlons as part of Ainley’s Angels - swim, bike, run

• Ainsley’s Angels races that are organized by the organization 

• The vision of Ainsley’s Angels and what Rooster hopes for

  
  

  Links

• Ainsley’s Angels Children’s Book: Born an Angel

• Video from the 2013 MCM

  Video from ASICS About Ainsleys Angels

  
  

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  - Cure Hydration - Use code ALLYB for 20% off your first order

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Kate Broshears and I met after college 15 years ago! And I'm finally having her on this podcast.

During this episode, sponsored by Relay Active, we talk about:

• The Orr Fellowship - it’s how we originally met after college (Nate Spangle is also an Orr Fellow who has been on this podcast)

• How she started running and her student athlete experience

• Grad school and working what she thought was her dream job at the NCAA

• Her running community with Team Shorts and PBT 

• Qualifying for the Boston Marathon and her Boston experiences (she rode the bus with my dad at her first Boston!)

• Becoming a mom during COVID

• How Team Shorts made it into Runner’s World when they dressed up as former pro runner, Noah Droddy, for Halloween one year (he ran at DePauw and was Kate’s brother’s roommate)

• Her gorgeous gray hair that I’m obsessed with

  
  

  Sponsor Details:

  - Relay Active - use code ALLYB for 15% off your first order

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Michele Pettinger and I were introduced by a former boss of mine. She's on a big comeback and aiming to qualify for Boston at CIM and have her name drawn in the lottery for Western States this December.

During this episode, sponsored by Previnex, we talk about:

• How we connected through someone I used to work for that she grew up with - thank you, Scott Miller!

• The fact that she grew up in a house with runners which is how she found the sport

• Making her way from the Midwest to California

• Training for and running her first marathon in San Diego after college

• How she ran a marathon before running a half marathon 

• Starting P3Running in 2009 to coach other runners 

• Deciding to do her first ultra marathon 

• Her Western States journey and how many tickets she’s racked up without getting her name drawn for the race 

• Getting hit by a car during a 20 mile run 

• Chasing a BQ for every decade she can - next attempt is CIM in December

  
  

  Sponsor Details:

  - Previnex - Use code ALLYB for 15% off your first order

  
  

  Other Links:

  - Michele's book, The Young Runner's Guide to Nutrition

  - THAT 5K Info and Registration (8/9 in Avon, IN)

Sarah Overpeck and I were connected by the Founder of the CNO Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, Carlton Ray.

During this episode, sponsored by Relay Active, we talk about:

• How she's Indiana through and through - grew up here, went to high school here, and went to Indiana University before working for the NCAA in downtown Indianapolis

• The sports she was around growing up including her mom’s “race walking”

• Losing her sister suddenly in 2017 and her dad to cancer 

• How she found running and ran AND rowed in college

• Her role in High School Review at the NCAA where she’s worked for 16 years

• 2007 when she ran her first marathon in Little Rock Arkansas

• Other races she's done and the “train story” where she and other runners climbed through a stopped train to continue in a race 

• Moving into the world of ultramarathons and Ironman races (70.3)

• How she became part of the first all female team to win The Speed Project, a 340 mile race through Death Valley (watch the video)

• Working with Back on my Feet Indianapolis

• Her next trip abroad to go on a Wilder Retreat for runners and writers hosted by Lauren Fleshman

Links:

• Lauren Fleshman’s Good for a Girl

• The Speed Project Documentary with Cameron Balser

• Oiselle Bird Strike Video

Sponsor Details:

• Relay Active - Use ALLYB for 15% off
• Athlete Bouquets - Use PODCAST for 10% off

Amy Haas and I met thanks to the internet and her incredible content. She has a community of nearly 150K on Instagram and is a strength and running coach through Run With AIM .

During this episode, sponsored by Previnex and Cure Hydration, we talk about:

• The race she’s gearing up for this weekend 

• Running a half marathon in every single state and now going after all of the national parks (63!)

• The PowerPoint her mom and husband made for her after this giant achievement 

• How she met her husband, Jared, and why he started running for this amazing adventure on their honeymoon 

• What got her into running 

• Siblings and growing up playing sports How we both went to undergrad in Ohio 

• What made her sign up for her first half marathon

• The progression of a 2+ hour half marathon to winning races

• Her crazy race stories like the time she had to go to the ER for stitches 48 hours before a race in Hawaii or the one where she set out to run her fastest marathon but ran her slowest instead 

• What it feels like to break the tape (a feeling the majority of us won’t ever get to experience)

• How life as an influencer started, her “inventory room”, and her side of the “Advil story”

  
  

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Bill Bradford and I literally met on a plane coming home to Indianapolis from Las Vegas. And then - I ran into him while running the Rock 'n Roll Las Vegas half marathon.

During this episode, sponsored by Relay Active, we talk about:

• How we met

• His six year weight loss journey and how he found CrossFit

• Starting his running journey with the Colts 5K

• Finding his running coach, Tracie Hunter @indianarunnergirl and getting more serious about improving his speed

• Surfing in the lake and his friend who holds the Guinness Book of World Records for endurance surfing

• Spartan Races and Team Carrie 

• The Indy Mini event at Bottleworks with Lindsey Hein in May

• HYROX - what it is and why we’re seeing it everywhere 

• Cross training and running form - how Bill surrounds himself with people who can show him new tips and tricks

• The goals he’s chasing

  
  

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Jason Bahamundi and I know each other from the internet. Jason is the founder of Run Tri Bike, the Premiere Voice of the Everyday Athlete proving there is a spot at the starting line for everybody and every body.

During this episode, sponsored by Previnex, we talk about:

• How we know each other 

• Moving four times in the last four years

• How Run Tri Bike started 

• Getting into endurance sports - running and then triathlons 

• His relationship with food and sobriety 

• Building community and what community means to Jason and Run Tri Bike

• Working as a business law lecturer at a local university  

• All about Run Tri Bike