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- Episode 29: Powerful Moms
Cindy Smith and I met on Instagram when we both became fans of each others online businesses (hers is Pen & Paces). Cindy is fresh off of the Chicago Marathon and during this episode we talk about:
- How you should get two medals if you run a marathon before your firstborn turns one
- Our online friendship and how it began
- How she moved across the country, got a new job, and had her first baby within a year
- Her parents who immigrated to the US from Burma
- Our incredible moms 💕
- How she got into the tech scene in San Francisco
- What started her running journey
- Races we've done
- The story of Pen & Paces
- The Chicago Marathon and Cindy's 33 MINUTE PR!! 🤯
1 hr 10 min - Episode 28: On a Plane to North Dakota
Himanshu Varandani and I met on a plane to North Dakota. He was kind, humble, and I knew I had to have him on this podcast. During this episode we talk about:
- How he credits his coworkers for getting him into running
- His running community - shoutout to the Barrington Running Club and Alpine Runners
- How he ended up running as an elite at the Fargo Marathon
- His family and how his kids are following in their parents' footsteps
- Some of the marathons he's run - Chicago, Last Chance BQ2, Boston, Detroit
- His trip to Berlin and his shiny new PR!
- Pacing marathons
- His next finish line - the New York City Marathon
- Volunteering at the Chicago Marathon
59 min - Episode 27: Rollerblading the Berlin Marathon
Betsy Rogers and I were introduced by my BFF Alyssa Stickley (EP 2) but quickly found out we'd met before. The story is nuts. We talk about that and:
- How she skated the Berlin Marathon
- How she got into running
- What it was like to live in Alaska for four years
- Some of the races she's done: Chicago, Dogwood Canyon, Napa, Cape Cod, River to River Relay
- Her next finish line in Kansas City on October 21
- ActiveAdventures
- Peloton (she has the bike and the tread)
- Our shared love of true crime
- How we need to do a race together with Alyssa someday
1 hr 13 min - Episode 26: Never Quit
Brandy Ramirez and I were introduced by a previous guest, Aum Gandhi (EP12). Thank you, Aum! Brandy is a mom, Ironman, coach, race director and cancer survivor. During this episode we talk about:
- How amazing her four kids are
- How she got into the sport of triathlons
- Her first attempt at a full Ironman that resulted in a DNF due to swimming in glacier water 😳
- Her 2017 breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery
- How she managed to get back to fitness after cancer and how that led her to coach and help others
- SheStrong - over 4K global members strong
- The Monarch Triathlon she started and organizes
- Her first Ironman post cancer
- What's next for her in 2024 (redemption!)
1 hr 12 min - Episode 25: 50% Terrified, 50% Excited
Lindsey Welty and I share the same amazing running coach, Rachel Sinders. Lindsey and I were both fighting colds during this conversation but don't worry, I edited out my nose blowing. 🤣 During this episode we talk about:
- Growing up inside the 465 loop
- How Lindsey walked on at UIndy
- How Lindsey chooses to work more than full time
- What instrument she played in high school band
- Her first marathon
- CrossFit and why we both don't do it any more as runners
- Breaking 20 in the 5K
- How all races big and small should have tape to break if you win
- How her husband wrote her first email to coach Rachel
- Running 5Ks every month with her husband
- Qualifying for Boston
- Getting into ultra-running and WHY she runs
- The fact that she has kept every running shoe since high school
- Fuel and the products we like
- Running books we recommend
1 hr 18 min - Episode 24: Forward is a Pace
Tara Sabo and I were introduced through a mutual friend after I started Athlete Bouquets. We met in person for the second time this year when I was on vacation where she lives in Michigan. During this episode we talk about:
- Kids & sports
- How she started running through walking
- Certifications - group fitness, personal training, and running
- Her first half to her first (and only) full marathon
- Running slow to get faster
- How we both enjoy running in the rain
- MyTeamTriumph
- Tara's one and only DNF at a half marathon earlier this year
- Running for.... fun!
59 min - Episode 23: Every Damn Day
Jay Eiteljorge is on day 3,570 of his run streak, but who's counting? That's almost TEN YEARS of running every. single. day. During this episode we talk about:
- How Jay and I are both introverts
- His first half marathon in 1997
- The race he's run every year since it started (hint: it's next weekend)
- The fact that it took 15 years for Jay to run a full marathon after running his first half
- Disney races
- Run streaking - what it is and how it works. What Jay does to keep his streak alive!
- The Fishers Running Club
- The difference 'real' training makes in racing
- How he ran 2,400 miles in 2020 (26.2 of them a virtual marathon done on a track 🤯)
- Dealing with plantar fasciitis
- Philanthropy and Mission 22 and Team RWB
- His plans for the Berlin Marathon
- Why he doesn't run with music anymore
Article about Jay's run streak from 2017
1 hr 20 min - Episode 22: Running Away from Running
Jamicka Edwards and I met through a mutual connection, Jami, and gosh am I thankful for the introduction. During this episode, we talk about:
- How Jamicka grew up in south Chicago and was a single mother of three
- Why she wanted to be in the Marine Corps but ended up in the Army
- How she used to run away from running and do just about anything to get out of it
- All of the things it takes to run a race
- Her first races and the relationships she got out of them
- How she doesn't train 🤯 and how she's never hit a wall
- Running 42 miles on her 42nd birthday!
- Running 40 races the year she turned 40 here's a link to the video that documents the day
- The best marathon advice she got from a stranger
- Her goals for the future (they're big!)
- The road to Berlin and NYC
- Jeremiah 29:11 and what it means to her
If Jamicka inspires you, send her a little something to surprise her on Cash App at jamicka97.
1 hr 44 min - Episode 21: Little By Little
Nicole Dobransky and I met through my friend, Margaret Weniger (EP 7!). I had already followed Nicole for quite a while and was really excited to get a chance to talk to her. During this episode we talk about:
- How she dealt with weight issues growing up
- Why she started running (treadmill burns the most calories)
- What caused her to run her first half marathon
- How she met her husband and then did a full Ironman with him 😳
- How her blog started
- How P90X changed her entire life (no joke)
- Trying (and failing) to BQ until she did BQ!!!
- Coming back to running after kids and readjusting her mindset
- Her extremely successful BODi business, Team Run the World
- Living in Luxembourg this summer for a month by doing a house exchange
- What's next (you know, the Grand Canyon then an ultra, then Boston)
1 hr 21 min - Episode 20: Make it Count
Baylee Smith and I met when she sent me an email in January of 2023. The rest is now history. During this episode we talk about:
- How she is one of TWENTY-ONE siblings, yes 2-1
- How she got into running because of a class she took freshman year of college where you run a half marathon at the end
- The fact that she went from computer engineering to architecture and now has her Masters in Architecture
- Her first marathon at Disney and how she said she'd "never run Dopey"
- Why she didn't love the Chicago Marathon
- A pro tip for the New York City Marathon and her experience running in 2022
- Fundraising for Boston 2023. How she raised over $15K! (Thank you, Adrianne Haslet)
- Cheering her mom on for her first marathon at Disney this year and signing up for the Berlin lottery together
- Her Etsy business, runcraftsbybaylee, that supports other charity runners
- Hood to Coast! and what she's planning to pack
- What's next for her
1 hr 8 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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