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We are so happy to welcome Alison Staples to the Suite Run Podcast!

Alison is a Baltimore native, a Physical Therapist Assistant and a Treadmill coach at Formula Running Center. Alison is also six time marathoner and we loved chatting with her about running, her rewarding career and her big, recent move to D.C.! Never fear friends - Alison loves her native Baltimore and shares all the highlights of Baltimore including the best places to RUN, where to dine out, great races in Baltimore, where to get their famous crab cakes and so much more.

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This episode is sponsored by:
InsideTracker
InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other.
What’s their secret? First, InsideTracker uses its patented algorithm to analyze your body’s data and offer you a clearer picture than you’ve ever had before of what’s going on inside you. Then, InsideTracker provides you with a concrete, science-backed, trackable action plan for reaching your performance goals and being your healthy best.  InsideTracker is offering 25% off its store for our listeners and let us recommend the Essentials Package for just $189! It's perfect for runners to elevate their training. Just visit insidetracker dot com slash SUITE RUN.


Where to find Alison Staples:

Alison on Instagram

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We are so happy to welcome marathoner Shawanna White to the Suite Run Podcast! 

Shawanna is the 6th fastest U.S. born African- American woman in the marathon with a blazing time of 2:45:19, and she aspires to qualify for the 2024 USA Olympic Marathon Trials.  Shawanna is not training, racing or dancing, she is a full-time physical education teacher at Saint Matthews in St. Matthews, SC. Her motto is “Keep it Positive” and it shows in everything she does.  
We chat with Shawanna all about her running journey (including her recent induction in the National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame!) and then we pivot and talk about her hometown of Columbia, SC. Shawanna shares all the best things about her city, including the best places to RUN, where to dine out, great races in Columbia and so much more.

Enjoy our conversation!

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This episode is sponsored by:
InsideTracker
InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other.
What’s their secret? First, InsideTracker uses its patented algorithm to analyze your body’s data and offer you a clearer picture than you’ve ever had before of what’s going on inside you. Then, InsideTracker provides you with a concrete, science-backed, trackable action plan for reaching your performance goals and being your healthy best.  InsideTracker is offering 25% off its store for our listeners and let us recommend the Essentials Package for just $189! It's perfect for runners to elevate their training. Just visit insidetracker dot com slash SUITE RUN.


Where to find Shawanna White:

Shawanna on Instagram
Shawanna on Facebook

Where to find Natalie and Jerold:
Natalie's Instagram
Suite Run Instagram
Natalie's Twitter
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Natalie's Facebook
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We are so happy to welcome Tim Kaplan to the Suite Run Podcast! Tim is a nine time (including Boston!) marathoner, a retired 20 year Berkeley Police Officer, and a certified personal trainer and run coach. Tim is also a Wellness consultant and stress resilience trainer, pursuing a Master's in Social Work from Boston University. Tim and his wife Jennifer (fun fact - his wife works for Cliff Bar!) have been married for 8 years and have a 6 year old son named Maxwell. Jerold and Tim went to high school together and we have a great time catching up with Tim about his running journey, his 20 impactful years as a police officer and his current work in the wellness industry with his company Blue Resilience, which is a training and consulting firm that he co-founded in 2018 to teach members of the law enforcement community about stress resilience and wellness. Tim currently runs his own personal training business.

Then we change lanes and talk about the pretty town of Walnut Creek, CA - which is just a short drive from San Francisco! Tim shares all the best things about his city, including the best places to RUN, where to dine out, great races in Walnut Creek and so much more.

Enjoy our conversation!

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This episode is sponsored by:
InsideTracker
InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other.
What’s their secret? First, InsideTracker uses its patented algorithm to analyze your body’s data and offer you a clearer picture than you’ve ever had before of what’s going on inside you. Then, InsideTracker provides you with a concrete, science-backed, trackable action plan for reaching your performance goals and being your healthy best.  InsideTracker is offering 25% off its store for our listeners and let us recommend the Essentials Package for just $189! It's perfect for runners to elevate their training. Just visit insidetracker dot com slash SUITE RUN.


Where to find Tim Kaplan:

Blue Resilience 

Where to find Natalie and Jerold:
Natalie's Instagram
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Natalie's Twitter
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It is a treat to welcome Dinée Dorame to the Suite Run Podcast! Dinée is a longtime runner and host of her podcast the Grounded Podcast with Dinée Dorame. Dinée is also a Yale University Alumni and the Associate Director of College Horizons, a national non-profit supporting Native students.

In this conversation, we talk with Dinée about her journey into running, her time at Yale and starting her podcast. Then we change lanes and dive into the stunning beauty of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Dinée shares all the good things about her city, including the best places to RUN, refuel, amazing places to catch a New Mexican sunset, the best races and so much more.

Enjoy our conversation!

*Photo credit: Angel Marquez (Jupiter Photography)

Click HERE for the complete show notes!

This episode is sponsored by:
InsideTracker
InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other.
What’s their secret? First, InsideTracker uses its patented algorithm to analyze your body’s data and offer you a clearer picture than you’ve ever had before of what’s going on inside you. Then, InsideTracker provides you with a concrete, science-backed, trackable action plan for reaching your performance goals and being your healthy best.  InsideTracker is offering 25% off its store for our listeners and let us recommend the Essentials Package for just $189! It's perfect for runners to elevate their training. Just visit insidetracker dot com slash SUITE RUN.


Where to find Dinée Dorame:

Dinée Dorame on Instagram

Grounded Podcast Instagram

Grounded Podcast Website

Facebook

Twitter

Where to find Natalie and Jerold:
Natalie's Instagram
Suite Run Instagram
Natalie's Twitter
Suite Run Twitter
Natalie's Facebook
Suite Run Website
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We are happy to welcome, Jenna McHugh to the show! Jenna is a nineteen time marathoner and a eight time consecutive Boston Marathon qualifier. Jenna is also a world traveler who has currently traveled to THIRTY countries. Jenna is a full time Human Resources Vice President at a Sur-Seal, a manufacturing company in Cincinnati, a wife, and mother of three kids.  She also serves on a non-profit Board that teaches children about philanthropy and to have a passion for traveling and photographing beautiful destinations. 

We had a lot of fun chatting with Jenna about her running journey and all the BEST places that Cincinnati has to offer.

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Click HERE for the complete show notes:

This episode is sponsored by:
InsideTracker
InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other.
What’s their secret? First, InsideTracker uses its patented algorithm to analyze your body’s data and offer you a clearer picture than you’ve ever had before of what’s going on inside you. Then, InsideTracker provides you with a concrete, science-backed, trackable action plan for reaching your performance goals and being your healthy best.  InsideTracker is offering 25% off its store for our listeners. Just visit insidetracker dot com slash SUITE RUN.


Where to find Jenna McHugh:

Jenna McHugh on Instagram

Jenna on Facebook

Where to find Natalie and Jerold:
Natalie's Instagram
Suite Run Instagram
Natalie's Twitter
Suite Run Twitter
Natalie's Facebook
Suite Run Website
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We are happy to welcome Jordan Marie Daniel to the show! Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel – Kul Wičasa Lakota, a citizen of Kul Wicasa Oyate (Lower Brule Sioux Tribe) as well as a passionate and devoted advocate for Indian Country and all people.  She is a pro runner with Rabbit and Altra Running Team Elite for marathon and trail. Jordan is the founder and organizer of Rising Hearts, an Indigenous led grassroots group devoted to elevating Indigenous voices and promoting intersectional collaborative efforts across all movements with the goals of racial, social, climate, and economic justice. Currently, she is using her running platform, to help raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives by dedicating the miles she runs to a missing or murdered Indigenous person, #RunningForJustice and is now intersecting this effort and prayers for Black lives, Asian lives, and other lives impacted by white supremacy and systems of oppression, and calling an end to police brutality.

We talk about many topics with Jordan about her personal and cultural connecting to running, how she leverages running to bring awareness to support Indigenous people and running in the hilly trails of LA.

Don't miss this great conversation!

Click HERE for the complete show notes.

This episode is sponsored by:
InsideTracker

InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other.
What’s their secret? First, InsideTracker uses its patented algorithm to analyze your body’s data and offer you a clearer picture than you’ve ever had before of what’s going on inside you. Then, InsideTracker provides you with a concrete, science-backed, trackable action plan for reaching your performance goals and being your healthy best.  InsideTracker is offering 25% off its store for our listeners and we high recommend the Essentials Plan that is perfect for runners! Just visit insidetracker dot com slash SUITE RUN.

Vacation Races

Vacation Races stages races in over a dozen national parks with distances ranging from 5k to 100 miles! The Glacier Half Marathon was recently voted Montana's Best Half Marathon by RaceRaves runners. This race takes place just outside Glacier National Park and is easily one of the most scenic courses in the National Park Half Marathon series. Follow Natrunsfar as she and Josh take on the Glacier National Park half Marathon!

Where to find Jordan Marie Daniel:

Jordan on Instagram

Rising Hearts


Where to find Natalie and Jerold:
Natalie's Instagram
Suite Run Instagram
Natalie's Twitter
Suite Run Twitter
Natalie's Facebook
Suite Run Website
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We are so happy to welcome Lindsay Crouse to the show! Lindsay is a producer, writer and editor for the New York Times. She has made a name for herself in the world of running and journalism with such groundbreaking stories like Nike "Dream Maternity" with high profile world class athletes. Lindsay also produced a powerful op ed interview and video with pro runner Mary Cain, a former Nike athlete that tells her raw story about running and training under Nike. Lindsay is also an accomplished marathoner with a fast PR of 2:53 that she achieved in December 2019, and we are sure to see great performances from her in the future.

We talk about many topics with Lindsay's running and professional career and then we pivot into Lindsay's recommendations on the best place to RUN and hang out in New York City.

Don't miss this great conversation!

Click HERE for the complete show notes.

This episode is sponsored by:
InsideTracker

InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other.
What’s their secret? First, InsideTracker uses its patented algorithm to analyze your body’s data and offer you a clearer picture than you’ve ever had before of what’s going on inside you. Then, InsideTracker provides you with a concrete, science-backed, trackable action plan for reaching your performance goals and being your healthy best.  InsideTracker is offering 25% off its store for our listeners and we high recommend the Essentials Plan that is perfect for runners! Just visit insidetracker dot com slash SUITE RUN.

Where to find Lindsay Crouse:

Lindsay Crouse on Instagram

Lindsay Crouse on Twitter


Where to find Natalie and Jerold:
Natalie's Instagram
Suite Run Instagram
Natalie's Twitter
Suite Run Twitter
Natalie's Facebook
Suite Run Website
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We are honored and excited to welcome FOUR TIME Olympian, 2017 New York City Marathon CHAMPION, NYT Bestselling cookbook author, mom to Jack, and one of the coaches of the Bowerman Track Club - Shalane Flanagan!

In the world of distance running, it's common to refer to Shalane by her first name only and for everyone in the room to nod their head in awe of her incredible career. To have Shalane on our show is indeed an honor and we can't wait to share our conversation with you all. Join us as we chat everything from cooking, to coaching to running in her beautiful town of Lake Oswego, OR. Shalane has the type of personality that you want to sit down with a cup of coffee of glass of wine and talk with her for hours. She is super special guest - and here we go!

Click HERE for the complete show notes.

This episode is sponsored by:
InsideTracker

InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other.
What’s their secret? First, InsideTracker uses its patented algorithm to analyze your body’s data and offer you a clearer picture than you’ve ever had before of what’s going on inside you. Then, InsideTracker provides you with a concrete, science-backed, trackable action plan for reaching your performance goals and being your healthy best.  InsideTracker is offering 25% off its store for our listeners. Just visit insidetracker dot com slash SUITE RUN.


Where to find Shalane Flanagan:

Shalane Flanagan on Instagram

Shalane Flanagan on Twitter

Shalane's website - Run Fast, Eat Slow


Where to find Natalie and Jerold:
Natalie's Instagram
Suite Run Instagram
Natalie's Twitter
Suite Run Twitter
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We are excited and honored to welcome Dean Karnazes to the Suite Run podcast! Dean is a true legend and phenomenon in the sport of running - there's a reason why Time Magazine named him as one of the the "100 Most Influential People in the World." Dean has graced the covers of Runner's World Magazine, Outside Magazine and Wired. He has been featured on countless news and talk shows (The Today Show, 60 Minutes, and CNN to name a few) and has achieved amazing accomplishments like running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days, running a marathon in the South Pole, running over 300 HUNDRED marathons and so much more. Dean is also a New York Times Bestselling author and has a brand new book out entitled: "A Runner's High" which we highly recommend (you get what we did there?).

Join us as we have a great conversation with Dean about life, running, family and of course - running in beautiful Marin County, CA.

Enjoy this great conversation!

Click HERE for the complete show notes!


This episode is sponsored by:
InsideTracker

InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other.
What’s their secret? First, InsideTracker uses its patented algorithm to analyze your body’s data and offer you a clearer picture than you’ve ever had before of what’s going on inside you. Then, InsideTracker provides you with a concrete, science-backed, trackable action plan for reaching your performance goals and being your healthy best.  InsideTracker is offering 25% off its store for our listeners. Just visit insidetracker dot com slash SUITE RUN.


Where to find Dean Karnazes:

Dean Karnazes on Instagram

Dean Karnazes on Twitter

Dean Karnazes website

A Runner's High

Dean Karnazes on Facebook


Where to find Natalie and Jerold:
Natalie's Instagram
Suite Run Instagram
Natalie's Twitter
Suite Run Twitter
Natalie's Facebook
Suite Run Website
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