Jenni Dubman, co-founder of Nth Degree Athletic Club and leader in the Bay Area running community joins the pod to talk about her running origin story, finding her people in the running community, and why she felt a responsibility to grow and preserve the running community that helped shape her.

Some highlights from our conversation:

🌉 Her experience leading Take The Bridge in SF

🐢 Coming in dead last in cross country races in high school

⏩ The transition from running being a hobby to a lifestyle

🪝 How Concrete Runners and Nike Run Club got her hooked on the running community

👟How running gives her confidence to see what’s possible

👩‍💻Balancing a professional identity as a runner and a high-stress corporate job

🪢Creating an inclusive training group with high level coaching

Follow Jenni on Instagram @sherunssf and Nth Degree Athletic Club @nthdegreeac

You can find us on Instagram and Twitter @Runnersofthebay

Check out our website www.runnersofthebay.com and send us an e-mail at [email protected].

This week’s episode with Jenni is brought to you EverAthlete, the online strength and mobility training community for outdoor enthusiasts!  Visit www.everathlete.fit/ and use code ROTB50 to get 50% off your first month!

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Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.

Matt Forsman is back to the podcast to talk about the return to in-person racing and how his Haunted Bay Area Road Trip has evolved since last year. Matt discusses why this April was a breaking point for him and the challenges of figuring out the right mix of in-person and virtual events. We also hear how the Ninja Loop was the origin for his racing company Sasquatch Racing.

Some highlights from our conversation:

✅ The challenges of getting a permit for an in-person race

🔗 Inclusivity in event organizing

🎽 The return of group training

🧠 The mental health components of in-person training and events

🚨 Addressing our depleted surge capacity

🤩 His personal renaissance

🐲 The creative evolution of his races

💡 Finding his best ideas on long runs

Check The Haunted Bay Area Road Trip!

Follow Matt on Facebook and Twitter @262Matt, and find his coaching at San Francisco Running Club and his races at Sasquatch Racing

You can find us on Instagram and Twitter @Runnersofthebay

Check out our website www.runnersofthebay.com and send us an e-mail at [email protected].

This week’s episode with Matt is brought to you EverAthlete, the online strength and mobility training community for outdoor enthusiasts!  Visit www.everathlete.fit/ and use code ROTB50 to get 50% off your first month!

Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.

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In today’s episode we’re chatting with Garrick Chan, founder and creator of Asian Athlete Spotlight, writer, and member of the Bay Area’s Wolfpack Running Club. Garrick shares what inspired him to start Asian Athlete Spotlight on Instagram, how he expresses himself as a writer, and how he found running at an early age.

Some highlights from our conversation:

👟 Garrick’s running goals and his journey to a sub-16 5K

🎽Training for and completing his first marathon

🌠Why creating a space on the internet to highlight the stories of Asian Athletes is so meaningful

💔His own experiences with racism

🚧His early challenges as an athlete

🚀His plans and hopes for the future

You can follow Garrick Instagram @gvc1992 and the Asian Athlete Spotlight on Instagram @asianathletespotlight, and check out Garrick’s writing on Medium.

Check out our website www.runnersofthebay.com and send us an e-mail at [email protected].

This week’s episode with Deanna Kwong and Eric King is brought to you by:

EverAthlete, the online strength and mobility training community for outdoor enthusiasts!  Visit www.everathlete.fit/ and use code ROTB50 to get 50% off your first month!

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Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

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In today’s episode we’re chatting with Jay Holder, the Director of Marketing & Communications for The Atlanta Track Club, runner, dad, and co-founder (alongside local legend and friend of the pod @cait.chris) of the Charlotte Run Club. Jay shares his experience as the host of the Marathon Olympic Trials in 2020 and working at the Tokyo Olympics. We learn about Jay’s own running, merging his passion for running with a job in running and how he’s using story to drive inclusivity and inspire more people to see themselves in the sport.

Some highlights from our conversation:

👟 Finding running because he loved running warmups at other sports and running to a friend’s house

🔗 The lifelong bonds of his high school XC team

🎽 Meeting Caitlin Chrisman and co-founding the Charlotte Running Club

🌉 Bridging the running community across paces, experience, and distance

🗽Our mutual love for the NYC Marathon

🥉 How he found out that Molly won the bronze in the marathon

🙋‍♂️ Putting himself in places where opportunities are likely to come arise

📣 How the stories of these Olympics went beyond the medals

🔄 Support and partnership from his wife Lauren

You can follow Jay on Twitter @jauntingjourno, Instagram @jayholderruns, and check out The Atlanta Track Club

In today’s episode catch up with Deanna Kwong and Eric King to hear about their experience at Western States.  Eric was featured in our Western States series and shortly after our conversation he reached out to us looking for a pacer.  Enter returning guest Deanna, who jumped at the chance to help Eric.  In this episode we talk about how Eric and Deanna first started talking about a pacing strategy, about Deanna’s mindset as a pacer, how Eric’s first part of the race went, and their different perspectives and experiences out there on the trail.

Some highlights from our conversation:

🏃 Eric’s first time having a pacer

👋 The importance of helping rather than hindering

🧠 Re-setting expectations and goals during the race while staying mentally tough

🌚 Finding each other in the dark

👯 How having company in the dark makes it all a little less scary

⌚ The impossible nature of doing math during an ultra

⛰ All the small little hills and rocks that slow you down in those final miles

💪 How pacing helps Deanna be a better runner

📸 Getting a selfie with Kaci Lickteig in the last stages of the race

😳 How disorienting the high energy of the track was after spending 29 hours in the quiet woods

🚘 The license plate holder

You can follow Deanna and Eric on Strava.

You can find us on Instagram and Twitter @runnersofthebay

Check out our website www.runnersofthebay.com and send us an e-mail at [email protected].

This week’s episode with Deanna Kwong and Eric King is brought to you by:

EverAthlete, the online strength and mobility training community for outdoor enthusiasts!  Visit www.everathlete.fit/ and use code ROTB50 to get 50% off your first month!

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Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.

In today’s episode we’re chatting with Gabi Maudiere, a runner, personal trainer, run coach, intuitive eating counselor, and a passionate advocate for anti-diet athletes. Gabi shares how her relationship with running and disordered eating led her to ED recovery and ultimately her passion for intuitively eating and helping other athletes learn how to honor their own health with “gentle nutrition”. She also gives us a behind the scenes take on crewing her partner at Western States this year and doing a 14-day hike on the John Muir Trail!

Some highlights from our conversation:

🔥 What led to her burning out on running by her junior year in college

🎽 How her relationship with being an athlete has changed as she’s gotten older

🤔 Unlearning diet culture and weight culture

🍔 How a post-race burger was an aha moment

🥾 Her experience hiking the John Muir Trail and learning about the indigenoius origins of the trails around us

👏 Being proud of her partner for dropping out of Western States this year

You can follow Gabi on Instagram @gabi_maudiere, Strava, and check out her website https://gabi-maudiere.com/

You can find us on Instagram and Twitter @runnersofthebay

Check out our website www.runnersofthebay.com and send us an e-mail at [email protected].

This week’s episode with Gabi Maudiere is brought to you by:

EverAthlete, the online strength and mobility training community for outdoor enthusiasts!  Visit www.everathlete.fit/ and use code ROTB50 to get 50% off your first month!

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In today’s episode we talk to Stanford athlete, Julia Heymach.  Julia recently capped off an amazing season of Cross-Country and Track with an incredible run at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, OR where she was the only female collegiate to make the 1500m final.  Julia set the PAC-12 Championship Record in her first 5,000m ever and now owns the Stanford Women’s 1500m record. We learned so much from Julia in this episode: from her positive outlook and approach to training and racing, to her perspective on how to find balance as an elite athlete. Julia has one more season left at Stanford and we can’t wait to cheer her on!

Some highlights from our conversation include:

🏆 Running during the Presidential Fitness test and realizing that she was naturally gifted, leading her to join her first track team at around 9 years-old

🧠 Her ability to stay present and focused on the now and near future

🌲 What drew her to Stanford

📈 Adjusting to higher mileage in college and felt like she had to step up in order to keep up with the rest of the team

🎽 Going through a coaching transition through college

🏁 Trusting and having confidence in her race strategy and knowing how to kick at the end

⭐ Never putting limits on herself and her ability

🚀 Learning from every race, regardless of the result

🧪 Experimenting with different differences (but the 800 holds a special place her her heart)

🌅 The freedom that comes from running without expectations

🌀 Choosing joy in running, knowing that fitness ebbs and flows

📆 The importance of having a regular period and weight throughout high school and college

🔔 Knowing what she needed in each heat at the trials to inform her strategy

💯 Setting incremental goals that helped her get one step closer to her ultimate goal

You can follow Julia on Instagram @j.hey___

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⁣This week’s episode with Julia Heymach is brought to you by:⁣

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⁣Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.⁣

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In today’s episode we’re chatting with Michelle Chang, a runner, Googler, mother, traveler, and member of the Impalas. Michelle shares her thoughtful 7-phase running journey that began with her playful desire to chase boys and is currently in a recovery phase where she is finding balance with running and motherhood.

Some highlights from our conversation:

🙅‍♀️ The downside of using running as a panacea or as therapy

🙌 Working with Oiselle to build a brand at the center of feminism, empowerment, and athletics

👟 How running helped her in recovery from an eating disorder

🚵‍♀️ Discovering a love for mountain biking while recovering from injury

🧭 How running helps her navigate an ambiguous career

🦊 Why you shouldn’t “sneak in your run”

🚐 Getting a van to travel with her family during covid

🎽 Inspired by the Impalas to qualify for Boston

You can follow Michelle on Instagram @madamichelle and on Twitter @michellelchang

You can find us on Instagram and Twitter @runnersofthebay

Check out our website www.runnersofthebay.com and send us an e-mail at [email protected].

This week’s episode with Michelle Chang is brought to you by:

EverAthlete, the online strength and mobility training community for outdoor enthusiasts!  Visit www.everathlete.fit/ and use code ROTB50 to get 50% off your first month!

UCAN. Visit ucan.co/discount/rotb/ for 15% off!

Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.