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- Episode 39: 50 Marathons in 50 States 🇺🇸
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:
- The Houston Half Marathon
- How he started the 50 states adventure
- Why Hawaii was saved for last
- ABC goal setting (perfect for January)
- Stories from across the 50 states - so many good ones!
- What it takes to host a racing event
- CRRG Signature Events - Indiana Women's Running Festival, 8-Hour Dream Endurance Race, Donut 5K
- How to get involved and support your local races
1 hr 47 min - Episode 38: Chaotic Potential
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...🤯
During this episode we talk about:
- Running the first 7 miles of the Monumental together this year
- The Monumental Kids Movement
- How she thought about running her first ultra while running her first marathon
- The world of ultra running
- How her parents are her biggest cheerleaders and crew
- Her 5 year run streak that started as a New Year's resolution
- The Taylor treadmill workout
- What she eats during a race and her three rules for ultra running
- Awards and age group awards she's received
- Running at night
- How most race pictures are terrible but we got some good ones this year - thank you, Indy photographers!
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!
1 hr 29 min - Episode 37: #STAYPOSITIVE
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:
- Growing up in the 90s as the youngest of three boys and the son of two teachers
- His dad's cancer diagnosis in January of 2017
- How running came into the picture and his first marathon at the Indy Monumental
- Run streaking and the two numbers Michael tracks for him and his dad's run streaks (1,000+ today)
- The kind of cheerleader and parent his dad was
- Walking the Indy Mini with his dad while he was going through chemo and radiation
- Michael's first ultramarathon in May of 2023
- Running back and forth in front of the Simon Cancer Center for his dad
- The Run Across Indiana - 157 miles
- Metastatic Mission, the organization Michael created aimed at "metastasizing" faith, love, and positivity
Follow Metastatic Mission on Instagram
Follow Michael on TikTok @thepositiverunner
1 hr 8 min - Episode 36: Indiana Runner Girl 🏃🏻♀️
Tracie Hunter aka @indianarunnergirl is a badass masters runner who has run 34 marathons and competed in the Abbott Age Group World Championships. She also owns IRG Training. During this episode we talk about:
- Embarrassing her teenage girls on the internet
- How we are both "mathematicians"
- Why she chose Purdue over IU even though her family is in Bloomington
- Her THREE World Majors in 6 weeks
- How she gained speed an qualified for the Abbott Age Group World Championships
- Why she's never done a triathlon even though she used to be a swimmer
- Advice for running more than one marathon in a season
- Her coaching business, IRG Training and how it started
- Running for Ainsley's Angels
- Ultramarathons - she started with the 100K and loves running loops
- What it's like to be her own coach
- Winter running and how to shop for beautiful throwaway onesies
- Future plans and why she's not in a hurry to get her sixth star
- Her content creation process (watch the reel we made after recording here)
1 hr 10 min - Episode 35: My Quest To Run The World 🌎
Monique White is the incredible runner behind the travel and running blog, An Unstoppable Journey. She has run in 50 countries on 6 continents. Need I say more? In this episode we talk about:
- Why she loves living in The Netherlands
- How she got into running by watching the Olympics
- Why she went to undergrad in South Bend, IN (Go Irish!)
- How she decided to have a goal of running in 50 countries by the age of 50
- Race adventures: Thailand, Berlin, Morocco, Tanzania, Egypt, South Africa, Jerusalem, Greece, New Zealand, Brisbane...
- Her first Dopey and COVID (she's running again in 2024)
- Her plans for Antartica, the 7th continent
- Other dream races and how she "kinda" wants to run the Marine Corps Marathon 50K
- How there are finish line bananas no matter what country you run in
- Christmas markets 🎄
1 hr 2 min - Episode 34: I Am Here
Sara Oltvedt and I met virtually via Instagram after I ran the Fargo Half Marathon earlier this year. Sara lives in Fargo, ND although you can't tell until she actually says "Fargo". During this episode we talk about:
- How she declined giving the valedictorian speech in high school but said yes to this podcast
- Her three miniature doxens and how one was a spontaneous purchase after an injury she got after being attacked by a dog on a run
- How she got into running thanks to her son
- Fargo - her first race, the race itself, and the tragic death of Executive Director, Mark Knutson
- How parenting is the greatest endurance sport of all time
- The Chicago 2023 marathon after years of injury, a recent bout of arthritis, COVID, and a black flagged race
- The Twin Cities 10 Miler
- How her friend Molly is the best gift giver ever
- Peloton and the "You Get To Crew"
1 hr - Episode 33: Don't Settle
Jennifer Nei is a friend of mine from Team RMR (Rachel Michelle Running), but this was the first time we met in real life! During this episode we talk about:
- How she started running
- The four wheeler accident she was in when she was young
- Dealing with an eating disorder
- Sobriety and how she's nearly 4 years alcohol-free!
- Body positivity for our girls
- Her first marathon
- Being disappointed in a 38 min PR
- How she's PR'd every race distance since working with our coach, Rachel, and did it all after the age of 45
- Injuries and being patient with getting back to running
- BOOKS 📚 - Jennifer is my book sherpa and I trust her recommendations fully - running and non-running related
- How she ran an ultramarathon solo in "Central Park" and her goal race for next year is also an ultra
1 hr 8 min - Episode 32: For My Younger Self
Lindsey Holt just ran the 2023 New York City Marathon, her first marathon! She was one of only 67 women under the age of 20 to participate. We met when I reached out to her on Instagram after seeing her model in a recent Peloton Apparel campaign. I wanted to know more and asked if she'd be a guest. I'm grateful she said yes!
During this episode we talk about:
- Her background and how she grew up overweight and struggled with self confidence (and bullies) as a result
- The New York City Marathon!!!!
- What it was like to run for Team For Kids
- What her training looked like
- The race itself and what her parents held on the sidelines to cheer her on
- Peloton! Lindsey joined 5+ years ago when her mom got the bike and now has 7K+ workouts on the platform
- Meeting Peloton instructors
- What else she's manifesting for her future
- Dedicating the last mile of the marathon to her younger self
Lindsey is beautiful inside and out and I loved getting a chance to get to know her a little bit. She's going to do big things!
1 hr 2 min - Episode 31: Crazy Little Badass
Trena Roudebush is a local Indy legend when it comes to running. And Trena, I can feel your humble self reading that and not believing it, but you know it's true! 😜 115 half marathons and 73 - soon-to-be 74 - marathons under her belt and Trena isn't close to being done. During this episode we talk about:
- How she got into running in the first place
- The running community - IndyRunners
- Her husband, Bob, and how they have a "date run" on Sundays every week
- As many race memories as we could squeeze in - not nearly enough
- "Team Shorts", a group of women that Trena accidentally named
- Giving back to the sport through volunteering
- Pacing marathons
- Race routines - what she eats before and after races
58 min - Episode 30: You Can Do Hard Things
Sara Farny was born out West but calls Indiana home. We met through running friends and got a chance to catch up in person for this episode. We talk about:
- Her 2023 Chicago Marathon
- Our shared love of Sarah Marie Design Co.
- How Sara makes arm sleeves out of knee high socks 🤣
- Our favorite race distances
- Her oldest son, Noah's, cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Qualifying for Boston and getting faster later in life
- Unknowingly winning a quarter marathon
- Her words of encouragement for me and others heading into race weekend
- Her coaching business, Solemates Coaching
- Creative outlets - bracelets and crocheting
- RV Adventures across the USA 🇺🇸
1 hr 21 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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