Finish Lines and Milestones

Paige Foote is the fearless Co-Founder of Noogs, an incredible energy chew brand you need to try! (her Co-Founder is her husband, Ben) Paige is also a marathoner, dietician, and dog mom.

During this episode, sponsored by Previnex and Noogs (unofficially), we talk about:

• Her perfectly on-brand Hydrojug and how obsessed I am with the Noogs brand 

• How she was a soccer and choir kid growing up 

• The fact that her and her husband (and co-founder) are high school sweethearts

• Story behind the name Noogs

• Her husband’s military service

• How they found their way to entrepreneurship 

• What made her start running for fun instead of punishment 

• Her first marathon (which you should also hear about on the My First Marathon Podcast)

• The start and evolution of Noogs 

• The story of the neon jumpsuits her and her husband wear at events

  
  

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  - Tickets for 11/8 live show in Indy!

  
  

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Jon Kuhn and I met via the internet and are now friends in real life. I even got to meet his amazing wife, Alexis, at an event recently - shoutout Alexis!

During this episode, sponsored by Foot Levelers, we talk about:

• His last name 

• How we ‘met’ for the first time (but we’ve mostly had a “parasocial” relationship - a new word I learned during our conversation)

• His love for “Daddy Rich”, Rich Roll the podcaster 

• The two running documentaries he’s made: Ultra: A Team Sport and Chasing 100

• Growing up in Hope, Indiana - 2,000 people and no stoplight 

• How his run streak started 

• His vegan diet

• The content he creates around things like rectangle pizza (the nostalgia!) Check out his YouTube

• Interviewing his late (step)father after he was diagnosed with late stage esophageal cancer

• How his 15 year old son, Kai, ran 35 miles for a $100 bet

• Running 100 miles before his 40th birthday in December

Sponsor Details:

• Foot Levelers

Other Links:

• Ultra: A Team Sport⁠ - Jon's Speed Project Documentary
• ⁠Chasing 100⁠ - Jon's Prairie on Fire Documentary
• LIVE PODCAST! After Monumental 11/8

Mike Heard and I met when I joined the Board of Directors for Beyond Monumental, the organization behind the CNO Indianapolis Monumental Marathon.

During this episode, sponsored by Foot Levelers and Previnex, we talk about:

• How Mike ended up on the Board of Directors for Beyond Monumental and is now set to be the next President of the Board come January
• Spending time in the midwest (Michigan, Ohio and Indiana) and on the East Coast
• What it means to have an Air Force scholarship
• Working at the Pentagon in Washington D.C.
• Sporting growing up
• How he did some road races in college but didn’t run his first full marathon until he was 43
• Meeting his wife, Cheryl, on a blind date while at Purdue
• Qualifying for and running the Boston Marathon (and getting passed by a hamburger)
• Doing all of the World Major Marathons: Boston, New York, Berlin, Chicago, Tokyo, London
• Running with the Michael J. Fox Foundation at New York since his wife, Cheryl, has Parkinson’s
• Running the Monumental Marathon after running the Chicago Marathon in the same year - and only with a 30 second time difference
• Using Marathon Tours for the logistics of some of his races
• How he was supposed to get his sixth star at Tokyo in 2020… when it was canceled, and then canceled again in 2021 and 2022
• The story behind his Purdue running singlet

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Joel Sauer and I met at a Beyond Monumental team outing and I was thrilled to meet the man behind the Indy Half at Fort Ben. I had to hear how it came together!

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

• Celebrating 30 years of the Indy Half at Fort Ben
• Going on 25-50 mile bike rides in his early teenage years and getting into triathlons at age 19
• Choosing to go to school at Bradley in Illinois and how he ended up at Eli Lilly when he is a civil engineer
• How he completed three Ironman races before he ran his first standalone marathon
• The story of starting a marathon in Indianapolis - what is now the Indy Half at Fort Ben
• How he used his marathon training route as the inspiration for the course
• Unintentionally qualifying for the 100th Boston Marathon
• Which of his kids run (he has five kids!)
• How he has one event on his personal calendar per year to challenge himself - i.e. adventure races
• What adventure racing is (not an obstacle course)
• The importance of knowing people’s names
• What he wants runners to know about starting a race or being a race director
• How he did a FULL IRONMAN as a workout last month (his first time covering the distance in 18 years)

Upcoming Indy Races:

• 9/20 - Monumental Kids 5K
• 9/27 - Mill Race Marathon
• 10/3 - "SHAKE IT OFF" Shake Out Run

• 10/4 - Indy Half at Fort Ben

• 11/8 - Monumental Marathon

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Max Glenn and I first met in person at the Carmel Marathon expo this year (when the race was ultimately canceled due to weather). Max went on to run his marathon PR during the Full Mo 50K this year where I got to cheer him on.

During this episode, sponsored by Previnex and Athlete Bouquets, we talk about:

• Having girls the same age (4 & 8) and how hard it is to get them to sleep 

• How he was born on a day of perfect number alignment - 8/8/88

• Growing up in Missouri and the 1,000 acre farm is paternal grandparents have in Iowa

• The reason he became a theatre kid growing up and how it was his first career

• What it was like being a first generation college student

• How he ended up in Indiana and did Teach for America

• Getting into running and using the Nike Run Club App

• Going from being a solo runner to joining the Fishers Running Club 

• His first marathon at the Carmel Marathon in 2023 and how it left him feeling very unsatisfied.

• The Kofuzi Run Club and how he’s a part of that and helped host the club at Monumental when he ran in 2023 

• The Des Moines Marathon in Iowa and how it brought his family together for the first time since his wedding 

• Our feelings on the 5K

• Max’s mental health journey (September is National Suicide Prevention Month 988 is the number to call if you or someone you know is struggling)

• His running buddy, Sheamus

  
  

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Nicole Linn is the Founder of Below Average Running, because you don't have to be fast to run. And I love everything about the community she's building.

During this episode, sponsored by Athlete Bouquets, we talk about:

• Why she’s trying to become a morning runner again - and it is not to beat the Florida heat

• The most recent injury she’s coming back from 

• How the movie Wicked is how we first really bonded 

• Her first half marathon in Palm Beach Florida and the things she didn’t know when she started running 

• The Space Coast Half Marathon and other races in Florida 

• Why she started Below Average Running 

• Celebrating the huge milestone of 5 years of BAR 

• Getting thrown into the influencer side of things 

• Her first marathon in Pittsburgh in 2022

• The BAR Run Club 

• The Rock ‘N Roll Las Vegas half we met at this past February 

• Brands she works with like Noogs, FP Movement, HOKA

• Going to a Grand Slam Track Club meet in person in Miami 

• How she met her fiancé and her upcoming wedding

  
  

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Logan Turner is a beloved husband, dad, triathlete and ultramarathoner. His next finish line is at Prairie on Fire in Noblesville, Indiana on Saturday, September 6th and he's running his "Miles for Nora", his oldest daughter.

During this episode, sponsored by Previnex and Athlete Bouquets, we talk about:

• What rucking is and how it’s all the rage (i.e. weighted vests)

• How he got into being so active after being burnt out as a kid when it came to sports 

• Gaining weight in college and then finding out how to get back in shape while still balancing a social life 

• How he met his wife, Bri, at the Jordan YMCA in Indianapolis 

• Finding endurance running only two years ago 

• Bringing his daughter, Nora, into the world and why she’s the reason he runs 

• Why they decided to have more children and now have a total of three girls

• Navigating Nora’s Dup15q syndrome

• Finding running with Nora and how that happened - running the Carmel Marathon and the Full MO Ultramarathon 

• Joining a men’s triathlon group and completing 3 half Ironman (70.3) races 

• His 50 miler this February and a funny story about Coke to go along with it

• The Prairie on Fire Ultramarathon and how Logan and Nora plan to tackle it again this year on September 6th 

• Stories of a few of his 24 tattoos (you can see pics if you watch the video!)

  
  

  Sponsor Details:

  - Previnex - Use code ALLY15 for 15% off your first order

  - Athlete Bouquets - Use code PODCAST for 10% off your order

  
  

  Links:

  - Support Miles for Nora to help fund Nora's therapies

  - Get your Miles for Nora t-shirt

  - Bri's Weighted Vest

  
  

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Katie Polivick and I have know each other for years through our families.

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

• How she’s been listening to this podcast since the beginning 

• Our first time gardens 🍅

• The fact that we’re not related but we do share a cousin 

• Sports growing up in Catholic school - basketball, tennis, kickball 

• When she found long distance running

• Her first marathon at CNO Indianapolis Monumental Marathon in 2014

• The time she thought she lost her credit card on a run and had the whole run club searching for it 

• The 5K she founded that still happens today, The Baby on the Way 5K for the O’Connor House

• The year she decided to run a half marathon every month - and won one of them!

• Mental health 

  
  

  Sponsor Details:

  - Relay Active - Use code ALLYB for 15% off your order

  - Athlete Bouquets - Use code PODCAST for 10% off your order

  
  

  Links:

  -9/14 - The Baby on the Way 5K for the O’Connor House

• Megan Moore’s Chicago Marathon Fundraiser

  - Prairie on Fire Backyard Ultra

Rooster Rossiter is the President of Ainsley's Angels and also Ainsley's dad. I’ve had the honor and privilege of lending my legs to Ainsley’s Angels for the Indianapolis Mini Marathon for the last two years. And in 72 days I’ll be pushing with Ainsley’s Angels for the Marine Corps Marathon. When I met Rooster in May, I asked him if he’d come on my podcast and here we are. Donate to my MCM fundraiser here and sign up for their emails on their website, here.

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

• Rooster's background and how to get involved with Ainsley’s Angels 

• How and why he served in the United States Marine Corps for 25 years and what that part of his life was like

• Ainsley’s first finish line and how they started running together

• The book Briley wrote about her sister, Ainsley

• Rooster’s relationship with his wife, Lori, through the diagnosis, care and passing of Ainsley 

• The journey of starting Ainsley’s Angels as we know it today 

• How they do triathlons as part of Ainley’s Angels - swim, bike, run

• Ainsley’s Angels races that are organized by the organization 

• The vision of Ainsley’s Angels and what Rooster hopes for

  
  

  Links

• Ainsley’s Angels Children’s Book: Born an Angel

• Video from the 2013 MCM

  Video from ASICS About Ainsleys Angels

  
  

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  - Cure Hydration - Use code ALLYB for 20% off your first order

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Kate Broshears and I met after college 15 years ago! And I'm finally having her on this podcast.

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

• The Orr Fellowship - it’s how we originally met after college (Nate Spangle is also an Orr Fellow who has been on this podcast)

• How she started running and her student athlete experience

• Grad school and working what she thought was her dream job at the NCAA

• Her running community with Team Shorts and PBT 

• Qualifying for the Boston Marathon and her Boston experiences (she rode the bus with my dad at her first Boston!)

• Becoming a mom during COVID

• How Team Shorts made it into Runner’s World when they dressed up as former pro runner, Noah Droddy, for Halloween one year (he ran at DePauw and was Kate’s brother’s roommate)

• Her gorgeous gray hair that I’m obsessed with

  
  

  Sponsor Details:

  - Relay Active - use code ALLYB for 15% off your first order

  - Athlete Bouquets - use code PODCAST for 10% off your order