Carly Trulock-Quinn and I met through the Indy running community. Since I've been inspired by her, I know others will be too.

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

• The club she's part of - Fishers Running Club - Carly sits on the board

• The friends she’s made through running that she now can’t imagine life without

• Finding running through her parents and her grandfather

• How she decided to run in college 

• Her high school injuries and being diagnosed with REDS

• More about how the Fishers Running Club shows up for each other

• The Prairie on Fire backyard ultramarathon  

• Fitting running into her busy lifestyle 

• Avoiding burnout from running

• Mental health: how running is running and therapy is therapy

• The Tunnel Marathon she ran in Washington state

Sponsor Details:

• Relay Active - Use MILESTONES for 15% off
• Amazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off
• Cure - Find a store near you or buy on Amazon

Previous Guests Mentioned:

• Sara Farney
• Alan Errichiello
• Jon Kuhn
• TJ Dailey
• Mark Guyer

Other Links:

• SUPPORT CARLY'S BLOOD CANCER UNITED CAMPAIGN
• Indy Mini Live Podcast Event Tickets
• Jon Kuhn's films about Prairie on Fire and The Speed Project: The First Four, Chasing 100, and TSP

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Quincy Sauer and I met at the finish line of the CNO Indianapolis Monumental Marathon in November 2025.

During this episode, sponsored by Noogs and Amazfit, we talk about:

• How we met through the Indianapolis Monumental race Founder, Carlton Ray, at the finish line of last year’s race

• About our experiences on the Board of Directors for Beyond Monumental 

• The great safety pin shortage of 2012 at Indy Monumental

• Running her first half marathon because her mom signed Quincy up after a boy broke up with her 

• Completing the Indy Mini-Marathon 20 times and her mom over 40 times

• Her first marathon in 2012 at the Chicago Marathon

• Getting into triathlons - being a swimmer growing up and learning to cycle 

• The Divas Cycling Club - a woman’s riding and mentorship program

• Getting scuba certified 

• Running while traveling and finding Strava to help plan the best routes 

• Trading the awkwardness of modern dating for a half Ironman

• The Waikiki Rough Water Swim 

• The standup comedy class she’s taking

Sponsor Details :

• Noogs - Use ALLYB15 for 15% off your order
• Amazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off your order

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Gretchen Hercamp and I met at the Carmel Marathon expo last year in Carmel, IN. Little did I know what Gretchen had been through...

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

• Two brain surgeries in two years and three marathons 

• How she discovered she had a brain tumor in the first place

• Her twin sister, Bridgett

• How running is peppered throughout her life starting in high school

• Running the Indy Mini for the first time in 2014 but not running another half marathon until after her son was born in 2019

• Running her first marathon at Monumental in 2023 only nine months after her first brain surgery 

• Her Carlton Ray story (Carlton is the Founder of the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon)

• Using running as a way to work through her childhood trauma 

• Discovering the regrowth of her tumor 

• Running the “Indianapolis Triple Crown” after her second brain surgery 

• Growing up poor 

• Why the Monroe County YMCA Corporate Challenge is so significant to her

• Plans for 2026

  
  

Sponsor Details:

• Amazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off your order
• Relay Active - Use MILESTONES for 15% off your order

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Bob Roudebush and I met through his wife, Trena, who was ⁠EP 31 ⁠of this podcast. These two are a running power couple and Bob has great stories to tell .

During this episode, sponsored by Noogs and Amazfit, we talk about:

• Trena aka ⁠Mrs. Roudy⁠

• ⁠Prairie on Fire,⁠ a backyard ultramarathon in Noblesville, IN 

• His first 100-miler attempt at Leadville in Colorado and having his wife, Trena, as his crew chief 

• How he started running to quit smoking

• Dropping out of college after being valedictorian of his high school class but now working for one of the biggest software companies in the world

• Meeting Trena and running races together 

• Running a half marathon with David Goggins, yes, THE David Goggins

• The time he hit a deer with his car on the way to run an ultra in Idaho 

• Guiding a blind runner, “Speed Turtle” at Indy Monumental and the Kentucky Derby Marathon (and then ran Flying Pig)

• A funny Trena running story from a trip they took to Paris

• Qualifying for Boston by never going

Sponsor Details:

• ⁠Noogs⁠ - Use code ALLYB15 for 15% off 

• ⁠Amazfit⁠ - Use code ALLYB for 10% off 

Other links:

• ⁠Prairie on Fire Film - The First Four⁠

• ⁠Galentine’s Day Run for Free to Move⁠

• ⁠TJ Dailey - EP 68⁠

• ⁠Todd Oliver - EP 39⁠

• ⁠Shea Aquilano - EP 60⁠

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FEBRUARY CATCHING UP WITH COACH

NEW SERIES ALERT! The first Wednesday of every month this year I'm going to bring you a conversation between me and my running coach,⁠ Rachel Sinders,⁠ of ⁠Rachel Michelle Running.⁠

We'll talk about my training and running journey while celebrating other members of Team RMR. You don't have to work with Rachel to enjoy these conversations, but if you're looking for a running coach - look no further!

Thank you, Rachel, for supporting me and my podcast.

Shannon Spencer and I met when we were randomly paired to run a 5K together for Ainsley's Angels. In the short time we were together, I knew I needed to get to know her better.

During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit, we talked about:

• How her husband is a fire fighter 

• Meeting at the Hit the Bricks 5K in Zionsville through Ainsley’s Angels

• How she’s the running influencer in her CrossFit gym in Kokomo 

• Running the Marine Corps Marathon and the Air Force Marathon with Ainsley’s Angels 

• Celebrating milestone birthdays

• The 4x4x48 she organizes every year to raise money for Ainsley's Angels

• How she first got into running in fifth grade

• Running marathons in 13 different states with one of her best friends

• More about her family - she’s a mom and a grandma (Noni)

• How she became an average skydiver 

• Her breast cancer diagnosis in 2009 shortly after she was divorced and when she didn’t have healthcare 

• The “race that got away” in Spencer, Indiana (get it…Shannon Spencer)

• Running with her kids and grandkids

• How she met her husband, Josh

• The community she’s found in CrossFit 

• How she doesn’t like to repeat races she’s already done

• Our shared love of saunas

Sponsor Details:

• Amazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off
• Galentine's Day Run Registration

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Anthony Bruns is 46 years old and ran a 2:33:38 in the MARATHON at CIM (California International Marathon). And he was disappointed... you get the idea, he's fast. Thank you, TJ Dailey, for the introduction.

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

• His “ultimate hypeman”, TJ Dailey, a friend he’s known since kindergarten (EP 68)

• Being part of a running family and competing in Junior Olympics 

• Experiencing burnout and losing his love of running

• Running his first marathon in Chicago during college and breaking three hours

• Dividing his running life into three parts - youth, college and then adult running

• A diving board accident that happened in his early 30s that nearly ended his running career - and required a full leg cast for six weeks

• Rekindling his childhood friendship with TJ Dailey after years of not seeing each other by pacing him for 20 miles during a 100 mile race

• Mindset - if you believe it you can do it 

• Using Strava to say super motivated during COVID by stealing segments 

• Breaking 2:40 by the age of 40

• Trying super shoes for the first time 

• The Great American 5,000, a virtual race from San Francisco to New York 

• Winning the Masters age group at CIM 

• Chasing Colorado soil records (fastest times run in the state of Colorado)

• How he keeps track of all of his race times

• What it’s like to line up as an elite Masters runner at Boston

• Experiences at other races like CIM and Disney 

• How he runs most of his marathons without taking water or gels 

• CIM 2025

Sponsor Details

• Noogs - Use code ALLYB15 for 15% off your order

Past Guests Mentioned

• TJ Dailey - EP68
• Mark Guyer - EP59
• Cameron Balser - EP75

Sean Conlon and I met years ago and a recent LinkedIn post he made brought us back together for this interview. In his post, he said he's been RUNNING A 5K EVERY DAY FOR 6.5+ YEARS! and that this year his goal is to run a 5K in 50 states in 50 days.

During this conversation, sponsored by Noogs and Athlete Bouquets, we talk about:

• How a LinkedIn post he made reconnected us 

• What it was like moving in the middle of high school 

• Learning to apply his drive and discipline to athletics which ultimately led him to be an entrepreneur

• Why he left the track team at IU 

• The fact that he’s only done two 5Ks ever and no other races 

• Why he started his 5K a day mission 

• How his mission nearly ended with a broken toe - but didn’t 

• His goal of running a 5K in 50 states in 50 days 

• Raising $10,000,000 and running across the USA at the end of his 10 year 5K streak

• Living in an RV for three years 

• The dog treat business he founded that is now found in Costco 

• How he met his wife, Christina

• Writing a book - he’s in the process of evaluating companies to help him do it

Sponsor Details:

- Noogs - Use code ALLYB15 for 15% off

- Athlete Bouquets - Use code PODCAST for 10% off

Connect with Sean:

- LinkedIn

- YouTube

- Instagram

- Email - [email protected]

Abby Lokits is the sister-in-law of Alyssa Lokits, a beloved advocate whose unwavering love for others, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to progress left a lasting impact. Tragically, her life was taken in a senseless act of violence while she was simply out for a run, a place where she felt safe and free. 

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

• Where she currently lives in beautiful Colorado and growing up in Missouri 

• What it really means to be a librarian

• Getting into running for her mental health after having her first kid young 

• Family adventures in Colorado with three kids - including a family 14er

• Meeting the Lokits family, Alyssa’s family 

• Losing Alyssa 

• Who Alyssa was - a runner, a PHD, a world traveler…someone who showed up for everyone

• Free to Move, the organization started in Alyssa’s honor

  
  

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JANUARY CATCHING UP WITH COACH

NEW SERIES ALERT! The first Wednesday of every month this year I'm going to bring you a conversation between me and my running coach, Rachel Sinders, of Rachel Michelle Running.

We'll talk about my training and running journey while celebrating other members of Team RMR. You don't have to work with Rachel to enjoy these conversations, but if you're looking for a running coach - look no further!

Thank you, Rachel, for supporting me and my podcast.