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- Episode 49: Butt Napkins USA
Ryan Prinzing is the inventor of the Butt Napkin. I found this hilariously useful product on Instagram and had to know the guy behind it (pun intended). I also had to get them to include in Athlete Bouquets.
During this episode we talk about:
- The fact that Ryan has been to Indy for work (for all of you local listeners)
- The book he wrote about the college baseball recruitment process
- Starting his company, Drankful, and the rollercoaster ride it was
- How he started running
- His first marathon in Birmingham, Alabama of all places
- How he runs to enjoy finishing vs. going for time
- War stories from his marathons
- How Butt Napkins came to be
- Pickle Juice and how it isn't actually pickle juice
- Race expos
- How him and his dad run marathons together and how they decide which races to do
- How he's going to become a dad any day now to a baby boy! I attempt to give some advice
1 hr 4 min - Episode 48: Running for Ryno 🦏
Colleen DeRyckere and I were recently introduced by a mutual connection, but during this interview her personality made it feel like we'd known each other for years.
During this conversation we talk about:
- How she got into running to get in shape for her wedding and to keep up with her firefighter husband
- Why she has a 12.8 sticker on her car instead of a 13.1
- Ryan Matthew DeRyckere, her first child who passed away shortly after his birth
- How she uses running as a way to connect with Ryan
- Running her first full marathon for Ryan at the 2023 CNO Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
- Running specifics: training, fuel, gear, and how she listens to music but without wearing headphones
- How to support Riley Children's Hospital and Colleen and her family
Order Ryno merch here
Donate or get involved with Riley Children's Hospital here
1 hr 40 min - Episode 47: Run Like You're Going Somewhere
Nate Spangle and I have known each other from afar for quite a while and recently met in person. His energy is contagious.
During this conversation we talk about:
- How there's more than corn in Indiana
- The fact that runners are crazy
- How he went from half > full > full Ironman in a year
- How he doesn't believe in myths until they prove him wrong
- His current end goal and why he's deciding to be patient in going after it
- Small town Nate
- Our shared experience in the Orr Fellowship
- What it's like being a wrestling coach
- His mom's cancer battle
- His bucket list - let's hold him to it!
P.S. We end with some dad jokes and a pickup line he's been (unsuccessfully) using. Young ladies, he is single! 😉
1 hr 4 min - Episode 46: The Carmel Marathon is Not in California
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:
- Acquiring the Carmel Marathon - going from marketing intern to race director
- How working on the marathon doesn't feel like work
- The finish line setup and what he sees changing in the future
- The eclipse and how that impacted this year's race
- The fact that he hasn't run the race and probably won't ever get the race now that he's in charge
- Pancakes and beer (of course)
- His running journey from high school athlete to college athlete to triathlete
- As parents, how we want our kids to love the sport of running
- Running with his dad and how lucky we are to have supportive parents
- How he married up and that Kati is his high school sweetheart ❤️
- A traumatic first week at Ironman and more about his time working there
- How he pours his competitiveness into work (and doesn't let his girls win)
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
1 hr 36 min - Episode 45: Fighting a Hidden Enemy
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:
- How she thought she was "past her prime" in her 20s
- Her OTQ attempts
- How you shouldn't trust the CIM busses to be on time
- Applying and getting rejected from other amateur programs
- Going for it - how she hasn't given up on her dream
- Her health issues over the past few years that she finally discovered were caused by mold in her home
- Her business, GRIT Performance Coaching, The #BeGritty Podcast, and her Facebook community, The #BeGritty Group
Mold test I mentioned
NO MORE 5K - Run to end domestic and sexual violence
1 hr 28 min - Episode 44: Team #LungStrong 💜
Dania Whittey is a Cystic Fibrosis Warrior, mom, marathoner, soon-to-be ultra-marathoner and Indiana's CF STAR OF THE YEAR 2023! 🤩
During this episode we talk about:
- How we 'met' through her Orangetheory coach, Kaity
- Going from California to Colorado to Indiana
- Cystic Fibrosis - her diagnosis, what it is, what it's like living with CF
- How she started running (thank you, Mitch Mosby and OTF)
- Training for a marathon with CF and running her first marathon with CF AND a stress fracture
- How having CF has impacted her as a mom
- The Chicago Marathon
- Her faith throughout her CF journey
- How to support Dania and Team Lungstrong
Other upcoming events:
- March 6th - NO MORE 5K to help end domestic and sexual violence - virtual and in-person group run in Carmel, IN
1 hr 7 min - Episode 43: Dreams Aren't Dumb
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:
- Our shared love of dogs
- How he got into running
- The fact that Dopey at Disney this year was his first marathon
- Running all over the world (he got lost in Italy once)
- The world of theatre and film and his company, Pigasus Pictures
- Mental health and putting all of the pieces together - therapy, running, medication etc.
- How Gordon is also a mixologist and bartender
- Picking races based on places he loves (stealing this idea)
1 hr 29 min - Episode 42: Will John Die?
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.
During this conversation we talk about:
- Balancing being and adult and ultra running
- Being a role model for his daughter and the importance of sport in personal growth
- John's sobriety and how he's been sober for 10+ years
- How the Navy is where he discovered running
- Battling demons and the mental challenge of ultra running
- How he joined #TeamDonald and what it's like being a caregiver
- Weird things people find on the trails
- Reviewing shoes for Believe In the Run and writing race recaps
- What's next for John
1 hr 20 min - Episode 41: You Never Regret a Run
Angelica McMurtray and I are both residents of Carmel, IN, but started out as virtual friends. During this episode we talk about:
- How we met IRL
- The “cheese video”
- The Houston Half
- How I refuse to believe Angelica is 52
- How she started running at age 38 after having her three boys
- Running for Ainsley’s Angels
- Her running bucket list
- The timeline of her running journey
- Why we love talking about running
- Air Force Marathon, back to back Chicago and Berlin
- The Sam Costa Half Marathon - March 23rd this year
- How Angelica SINGS and used to be part of a pop/hip hop acapella group that had a song on the radio, Pinay
- How she loves CrossFit “because she sucks at it”
- The Monon Pirate Cat (RIP)
- Running the Marine Corps Marathon in a deluge of rain
1 hr 40 min - Episode 40: From Anti-Athlete to "IronRose" 🏊♀️ 🚴♀️ 🏃🏻♀️
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:
- How I know Rose
- Her most recent injury (f*** walnuts)
- How she learned how to swim because her parents can't
- How her college roommate got her into running
- Being diagnosed with Type II diabetes
- Her distain for treadmills
- The data she collects and reflects on each month/year
- The Mackinac Island Swim
- Attempting a solo IronMan triathlon 10 years after her diabetes diagnosis
- Joining PBT and running with "the really fast people"
- Where she gets her motivation - "consistency is my superpower"
1 hr 22 min
About Finish Lines and Milestones
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Every runner has a story. Finish Lines and Milestones is a podcast that celebrates the everyday runner. If you run, you’re a runner. Join host, Ally Brettnacher, every week as she shares these runner…
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