Life in Stride

On this episode, the boys started off chatting about Danny’s experience seeing a bald eagle mid-run. If you have ever seen a bald eagle mid-run, comment below. Scotty also had a legendary hawk experience on the same day we talked about.

An interesting topic we covered was our thoughts on alcohol and how it impacts our training. The general consensus was everything is fine in moderation, feel free to comment below too about your thoughts on this, would be interested to hear the opinions of others!

We also chatted about injuries and how to mentally approach them. Our buddy Dee Roney just told us he has a meniscus tear so this was on our mind.

Of course we covered some training updates as well and previewed Danny’s 15k race a bit (update: he crushed it).

Thanks for the support everyone, enjoy!

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Floberg Runs Interview

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Sobriety and Running 2:42 in the Marathon

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On this episode, the boys had on special guest Weini Kelati. Weini recently broke her own US half-marathon record at the Houston Half-Marathon last month, running a blazing 66 minutes!

We got the full race recap, training insight before the race, and more! Weini also talked to us about her experience at the Paris Olympics, where she placed top 10 in the Olympic 10k. We also got a sneak peek on her 2025 race plans, listen to see if she runs a marathon this year!

On the second half of the podcast, we got to know Weini more personally. She told us her story of growing up in Eritrea, moving from Eritrea to the US, starting high school knowing no English, and adjusting to life in the US.

A long time ago, Weini made goals of graduating school and make the Olympics. She accomplished both of those goals. She is an extremely motivated and goal-oriented person who we learned a lot from on this episode.

This episode was really special for us, and we hope it is for you too. Thank you Weini for coming on!

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Floberg Runs Interview

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Sobriety and Running 2:42 in the Marathon

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On this episode, the boys had on special guest Lindsey Bradley! Lindsey is an elite 2:31 marathoner training out of Dallas, TX. She is part of Jeff Cunnigham’s team, Bat City!

Recently, Lindsey won the 2024 Indianapolis Marathon and set the course record despite a nasty fall mid-race! She has also won the 2023 Jersey City Marathon and 2024 San Jose Half Marathon.

Lindsey did qualify for the 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials, but unfortunately couldn’t run due to injury. She has dealt with a lot of significant injuries over the last few years, and gave us some insight on how she mentally battles through these challenges.

Lindsey was a really fun guest, and we can’t wait to see what she does in the Boston Marathon this Spring!

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Floberg Runs Interview

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Sobriety and Running 2:42 in the Marathon

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On this episode, the dawgs recapped the Austin International Half and also discussed Danny’s trip to Japan!

Scotty and Chris had a quick 24 hour business trip to Austin, TX for the half-marathon a couple weekends ago. It was a fast course, great competition, and good weather. Both ended up with nice PRs on the day (Chris 1:08, Scotty 1:12)!!! Not only was it a great race, we got to hang with a bunch of friends and ate some elite BBQ. We break down the entire weekend!

Danny is sooooOoOooo back (missed you Danny)! We got the scoop on his trip to Japan, where he even got to share some miles with the legend Jake Barraclough (AKA Ran to Japan on Youtube). He also got in some great food and skiing.

Thanks for the support, enjoy!

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Floberg Runs Interview

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Sobriety and Running 2:42 in the Marathon

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rUxttltzUH6LxG8Rc84AS?si=dCOzMjQVS0yPY9FwzIlh2A

On this episode, the boys had on Michael Ottesen! Michael is a 2:15 marathoner training in Provo, Utah. He is well-known for his popular YouTube channel where he shares his training and racing journey. You will often see Michael training with Adam Wood, Connor Mantz, and Clayton Young!

We had Michael on at a great time. In December, he had a huge breakthrough in the marathon at CIM running a 3 minute PR of 2:15. We got the race recap and also how Michael was able to figure out his issues with cramping he had dealt with in all his prior marathons.

Michael has aspirations of faster times (next goal is 2:12!) and a professional contract, but right now he is working full-time as an engineer, training at a high level, and a father of 2! We talked a day in the life and how he makes it all work with his busy schedule.

This episode was a lot of fun for us, Michael was an awesome guest. Make sure you check out his socials below to continue following his journey!

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Sobriety and Running 2:42 in the Marathon

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rUxttltzUH6LxG8Rc84AS?si=dCOzMjQVS0yPY9FwzIlh2A

On this episode, the boys had on special guest Aaron Gilliam (also know as Skeleton Runner on socials). Aaron is an elite runner based in Austin, TX and he also works at The Loop which is a popular running store in Austin.

Aaron is currently training to go sub-4 in the mile! We got an inside scoop on what training looks like for that and an update on his current training situation. Aaron has also run a couple marathons, recently breaking into the 2:20s.

We also chatted on Aaron’s rise in popularity on socials, his tattoos, and of course had some fun on rapid fires.

Thanks Aaron for coming on, and best of luck in your sub-4 mile attempt soon!

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Floberg Runs Interview

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Sobriety and Running 2:42 in the Marathon

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On this episode, the boys had on special guests Monica and Isabel Hebner! Monica and Isabel are identical twins and also both happen to be elite marathoners training with Bat City Track Club (coached by Jeff Cunningham) in Austin, TX. They both qualified for the Olympic Marathon Trials in 2024. Before running with Bat City, both Monica and Isabel were D1 athletes, both finishing their careers at UT-Austin (they initially went to Duke and UPenn).

We had a lot to talk about on this one! Both recently competed in CIM, with Isabel running 2:37 and Monica 2:32. Isabel was forced to crawl at times the last couple miles of the race, and still managed to finish in 2:37! Up next for them is the McKirdy Marathon in New York this March, where they plan to go sub 2:30!!!

We also talked about being coached by Jeff, living and training in Austin, what they do for their full-time jobs, ambitions of getting shoe contracts, and more!

This episode was really fun, the Hebners are very outgoing (we think they should start a podcast) and this conversation flew by. We will definitely be having them back on! Enjoy!

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Floberg Runs Interview

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Sobriety and Running 2:42 in the Marathon

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On this episode, the boys had on their good friend and training partner Dee Roney! We met Dee at the finish line for the 2024 Kentucky Derby Half Marathon and have been hanging out with him ever since.

Dee would definitely fall into the category of “hybrid athlete.” For a 1:18 half-marathoner, he has some pretty serious muscle on him. While focusing a lot on running, Dee also trains for the dead hang world record (hanging from a pullup bar with both hands) where he has an unreal personal best of 16 minutes. He is also hoping to make an appearance on American Ninja Warrior.

Dee is hilarious, but also very intelligent and motivated. This was a fun hang, enjoy our friend Dee Roney.

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Floberg Runs Interview

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Sobriety and Running 2:42 in the Marathon

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On this episode, the boys had a bit of an unplanned recording and did some catching up with Danny since he has been on vacation! Scotty and Chris are about to run the Austin International Half in Austin, TX next weekend, so we previewed that and also broke down our training blocks. Both of us are in PR shape so it should be a fun one!

Danny had been visiting family in the Northern California area and is now skiing in Colorado! WE MISSED YOU DANNY!

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Floberg Runs Interview

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Sobriety and Running 2:42 in the Marathon

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rUxttltzUH6LxG8Rc84AS?si=dCOzMjQVS0yPY9FwzIlh2A

On this episode, the boys had on special guest Adam Wood! Adam is a content creator, 2:18 marathoner and 1:06 half marathoner. He came on at a great time because he just finished the Valencia Marathon in December in 2:20 and we were also able to reflect on 2024 as a whole.

A few other topics we covered were the current state of the NCAA, the running community in Provo, and being coached by Rory Linkletter! From a fan’s perspective, it has been awesome to get an inside look into the elite training group in Provo through content from people like Adam and Clayton Young.

We can’t thank Adam enough for coming on, and are excited to see him dominate 2025 with some huge race results and also with his content.

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Floberg Runs Interview

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Sobriety and Running 2:42 in the Marathon

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