Finish Lines and Milestones

This is a special episode of Finish Lines & Milestones where I recap all the details of my ⁠2026 St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll D.C. ⁠experience.

You can also read and see pictures on my blog ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ and other highlights are on my Instagram ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Ryan Busby helped found Zionsville Run Club nearly a year ago when his city didn't have one.

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

• How he used to be anti-suburbs but now lives in the heart of the Indy suburbs (and loves it)

• The founding of the Zionsville Run Club

• The 4th of July Big Boom 5K they’re hosting

• Being a triathlete 

• Running slow to run fast and how we both learned this strategy through our coaches

• How he met his wife and they trained for a half marathon together 

• Convincing people to come visit Indianapolis during the month of May

• Hoping our kids love running 

• How he ended up playing rugby in high school and college

• Running his first marathon in 2024

• Setting goals for his next 70.3 in Madison, WI in September

• Mindset tricks from a book called The Inner Game of Tennis

• How we’ve both been lucky enough to have shingles at a young age

Previous Guests Mentioned

• Mike Cole
• Margo Baltera

Sponsor Details

• ⁠Cure Hydration - Use ALLYB for 20% off
• ⁠Amazfit⁠ - Use ALLYB for 10% off

Other Links

• 4th of July Big Boom 5K
• Follow me on Instagram ⁠@allytbrett_runs⁠
• ⁠Subscribe to Finish Lines & Milestones weekly newsletter⁠

This is a ⁠SandyBoy Productions ⁠podcast.

Angela Kumar and I met through the Indy running community. I got to witness some of her 100mi backyard ultra at Prairie on Fire in 2025.

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

• How we first met when Angela was holding a roll of toilet paper (this episode is unofficially sponsored by Butt Napkins)

• The fact that she’s almost 50 🤯

• What got her into running in the first place (she ran her first Boston Marathon 18 years ago)

• Her first marathon at Chicago Marathon and using good ol’ Hal Higdon to train 

• Our shared fear of dementia 

• What it was like growing up as a twin (her sister rarely misses her races)

• Going through IVF to have her two boys and not running while pregnant

• Setting her sights on another BQ

• Figuring out how to balance her desire to race with family life 

• The ultras she did before she had kids (after a guy broke up with her for turning 30)

• The Prairie on Fire Backyard Ultra in Indiana

• Mental health and dealing with anxiety and depression 

• Local races for kids in the Indianapolis area

• Her family’s love of sports - especially basketball and going to Pacers games

  
  

Previous Guests Mentioned

• Sara Farney
• Christi Dee
• TJ Dailey
• Max Glenn
• Carly Trulock-Quinn
• Lindsey Welty
• Quincy Sauer
• Shannon Spencer
• Brittany Koether
• Trena Roudebush
• Bob Roudebush

Sponsor Details

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

Other Links

• The First Four - film about Prairie on Fire by Jon Kuhn
• Follow me on Instagram @allytbrett_runs
• Subscribe to Finish Lines & Milestones weekly newsletter

This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.

MARCH CATCHING UP WITH COACH

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.

Rob Perez aka @r.oh.bee and "the happiest guy out there" needs no introduction. Rob and I met at the 50th running of the Marine Corps Marathon and ended up running the entire race together with Team Melissa of Ainsley's Angels.

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

• How a cold DM turned into running the Marine Corps Marathon together with Ainsley’s Angels 

• Some of our highlights from MCM

• Running with Achilles International

• How he did four marathons in four weeks all while running his government shutdown miles and working a 9-5 job

• Running The Speed Project(s): two 300-mile, unsanctioned races in the U.S. and Chile 

• Life as a submariner in the Navy and what it was like to run on a treadmill underwater

• How he grew up racing go-karts and has raced against (and beaten) drivers like Graham Rahal, Marco Andretti, Josef Newgarden

• Sports he played growing up and how he ended up joining the military 

• How he started his content creation journey and the sunscreen video that started his momentum 

• The mustache 

• His Mexican heritage (he’s half Mexican) 

• Opportunities that have come about through content creation 

• His advice for avoiding burnout 

• What’s next for Rob 

  
  

Other Links:

• Bobby Bigote Instagram account
• Cameron Balser Episode of Finish Lines & Milestones

Sponsor Details:

• Amazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off your order
• Cure Hydration - Use ALLYB for 20% off your first order

This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.

Follow me on Instagram @allytbrett_runs.

This is a special episode of Finish Lines & Milestones where I recap all the details of my 2026 Fort Myers Half Marathon experience.

You can also read and see pictures on my blog ⁠here⁠ and other highlights are on my Instagram ⁠here⁠.

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

This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.

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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

This is a SandyBoy Productions Podcast.

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

This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.

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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