Jay Druba and his wife, Kati, acquired The Carmel Marathon in 2023. He is now the race director alongside having a day job and two young kids. During this episode we talk about:

Register for the Carmel Marathon - if you want to run the full, register for the half and then join the waitlist for the full

Vote for Indy Monumental for USA Today's 10 Best Marathons

Holly Read is a Nike Dreamweaver. A project that has been going on for the last two years to support Olympic Trials hopefuls. She's one of only 120 women to be part of the first class. We talk about this experience and:

Mold test I mentioned

NO MORE 5K - Run to end domestic and sexual violence

Dania Whittey is a Cystic Fibrosis Warrior, mom, marathoner, soon-to-be ultra-marathoner and Indiana's CF STAR OF THE YEAR 2023! 🤩

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Other upcoming events:

Gordon Strain and I met because he listed to episode 36 with his now running coach, Tracie Hunter. I'm so glad we got a chance to meet in person to record this episode. We talk about:

John Calabrese is an ultra runner I met through Instagram. We recorded this interview the day before he tackles the Wild Oak Trail Run 100 miler. 🤯 You can track him via their Twitter, @TWOT100.

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Angelica McMurtray and I are both residents of Carmel, IN, but started out as virtual friends. During this episode we talk about:

Rose Scovel is a name I've known for a couple of years and I was finally able to meet her in person and hear her story. During this episode we talk about:

Todd Oliver is President and Race Director for CRRG Events in Carmel, IN. In December of 2023, Todd joined the 50 States Marathon Club by running the Honolulu marathon! He founded the Carmel Marathon and is responsible for several other local events. During this episode we talk about:

Ashley Haynes and I both serve on the board for Beyond Monumental, the organization behind the CNO Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. We had to wait to record this episode until after she ran a 10K, half marathon, marathon, 50K, 50mile, 100K and 100mile all in 2023...🤯

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P.S. This is the last episode of 2023! I'm taking three weeks off for the holidays and vacation. First episode of 2024 will be live on 1/19!

Michael Hartnagel ran across the entire state of Indiana in September of 2023 to raise awareness for prostate cancer and honor his dad, Ralph. During this episode we talk about:

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Follow Michael on TikTok @thepositiverunner