The BibRave Podcast

We’re super excited to bring you this week’s episode of The BibRave Podcast - Tim and Jess welcome Native Women Running Founder, Verna Volker to the show!

Native Women Running is an organization dedicated to encouraging Native women runners in the running community and amplifying their voices on and off the reservation. Verna started the group in 2018 and has seen it grow in both size and influence. 

Tim & Jess talk with Verna about important issues like mascots and representation, the history of the Navajo, her pride in her Native language, disproportionate violence and unsolved murders against Native women, land acknowledgment, and the overlap between the issues facing Native women and those faced by other minority populations.

The conversation provides invaluable insight into how Native women runners are viewed, judged, or overlooked altogether. Verna does a wonderful job representing her cause, educating listeners on the challenges Native women face, and sharing actionable tips for how ALL runners, regardless of where they fit into the running industry, can support Native women runners. 

For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!

Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast! 

Show Notes:

• Native Women Running
• • IG, FB
• Verna Volker
• Secretary of the Interior - Deb Holland (1st Native American Interior Secretary)
• The Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Run the Land Sweatshirts and T-shirts!
• Ted Metellus Episode on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Native Women Running 3rd Annual MMIW Virtual Run
• Navajo Code Talkers
• Windtalkers the movie
• Follow Team BibRave on social!
• • Tim: IG, TW
  • Jess: IG, TW

For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!   

If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉

If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.

On this week’s episode, Tim and Jess welcome an old friend and a new expert to The BibRave Podcast! Mark Colpoys, Senior Race Director/VP Event Production at EnMotive/Ventures Endurance, joins the show to share his take on racing during COVID and beyond. 

Tim and Jess have known Mark since the EARLY days of BibRave when Mark was working as the main race director at Fleet Feet Chicago. Their first meeting was a bit… standoffish, and the trio have a good laugh at how Mark was a bit skeptical of BibRave back then.

Mark has directed MANY races across the country, varying in event size, market, distance, age, theme, and every other variable. He talks about how directing races changed after the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, and how that experience might give us a glimpse into what racing is like post-COVID. 

He also shares what it’s been like to support races during the pandemic, and how things vary not just from state-to-state but also from city-to-city. Mark and his team have experienced everything from “mask shaming” (i.e. “Why are you wearing a mask!?!?”) to hyper-vigilance and everything in between, so his perspective is really interesting.

For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!

Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast! 

Show Notes:

• Mark Colpoys LinkedIn
• EnMotive 
• Fleet Feet Chicago
• Dave Zimmer on The BibRave Podcast
• Soldier Field 10 Mile
• Louisville Triple Crown Race Series
• Hot Chocolate Race Series
• Drake Road Races
• Follow Team BibRave on social!
• • Tim: IG, TW
  • Jess: IG, TW

For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!   

If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉

If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.

We’ve got something different for you on this week’s installment of The BibRave Podcast. This episode is all about reexamining some of the choices society bakes into our lives. Think: going to college, buying a house, what job you take, etc.

This is a subject Tim and Jess care deeply about, not because they’ve always bucked convention but because they HAVEN’T and (at times) have lived to regret it. So many of the big life choices we make are either permanent or have a LONG-lasting impact on our happiness, identity, career prospects, relationships, and so on. 

Nothing they talk about is meant to be preachy or judgey or anything like that. But they just wanted to share a discussion about some of these life choices that don’t get enough consideration and encourage everyone to stop more often and think, “Wait, but why?”

Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast! 

Show Notes:

• Ola Brewery and Seltzers
• Honolulu Beerworks
• Tim’s Yeti Can Koozie (OMG it’s called a “colster”)
• Jess’ Hydro Flask Wine tumbler
• BibRave Offsite Podcast
• Dr. Ross Podcasts
• • Ep. 217 - Navigating Uncertainty with  Dr. Ross 
  • Ep. 165 - Tips and Tricks for using Meditation and Mindfulness in Your Life
  • Ep. 115 - The  Runner Psychology 
• Atlas Shrugged Book
• Another Mother Runner Episode with Tim and Jess - Hot Take on Childfree Runners
• Jess’ Book Reco - The Happiness Equation
• Follow Team BibRave on social!
• • Tim: IG, TW
  • Jess: IG, TW

For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!   

If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉

If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.

This week’s episode of The BibRave Podcast features a peek behind the BibRave curtain! Tim, Jess, and Andy give us the scoop on the recent work offsite that they (along with Julia!) were lucky enough to attend… in Hawaii! 

Tim and Jess are housesitting in Hawaii (it's rough, we know!) and with strict attention to the state's COVID regulations, they were able to bring the BibRave leadership team together for the first time in over a year. Tim, Jess, and Andy discuss the topics and projects the team tackled, and they drop a lil’ teaser on some fun new things to expect from BibRave in the next few weeks! 

They also talk about the current state of Andy’s running (Marathon training!), how he’s been handling the extremely cold Chicago temps this year (spoiler - he’s surprisingly LOVING the cold!), and what’s in store for each of their running futures this year. 

For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!

Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast! 

Show Notes:

• The BibRave 100
• HNL AfterShokz #262Squad Podcast
• Napa Valley Marathon - Run, Sip, Savor
• Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
• Bar Muscle-up Video
• Follow Team BibRave on social!
• • Tim: IG, TW
  • Jess: IG, TW
  • Andy: IG, TW

For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!   

If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉

If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.

This week on The BibRave Podcast, we welcome Nathan Martin, an incredible human who defied countless setbacks and challenges to run the fastest Marathon ever run by a Black man born in the United States (2:11:05!). Tim and Jess had an amazing conversation with Nathan that dug into not only his training and racing regime but also his thought process and how he views running as a part of his life, rather than his defining element.

This week’s episode is sponsored by WhitePaw RunMitts, a small, woman-owned, black-owned business that was founded in Baltimore by Susan Clayton! WhitePaws RunMitts are thumbless running mittens that can flip open to allow for more airflow (perfect for us runners)! Use code “BIBRAVE5” to save $5 on all 2020 WhitePaws RunMitts!

Time, Jess, and Nathan talk about Nathan’s early years, including his lack of college ambition or direction and how a dedicated coach changed everything for him (and continues to fight for Nathan). They touch on his struggles with funding and making ends meet as a substitute teacher and coach trying to compete professionally without sponsor support. Nathan shares insights on intimidation and the difference between being scared by the things we’re trying to do, rather than our competitors. This is an inspiring story from an inspiring guy who continues to succeed despite the odds that are stacked against him.

For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!

Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast! 

Show Notes:

• Nathan Martin
• • IG
• WhitePaw RunMitts
• • Use code “BIBRAVE5” to save $5
• The Marathon Project
• Hawi Management
• Follow Team BibRave on social!
• • Tim: IG, TW
  • Jess: IG, TW

For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!   

If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉

If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.

This week’s episode features the founder and CEO of SweatWorks Mohammed Iqbal from SweatWorks!

You might not know it, but SweatWorks powers a ton of fitness tech you use every day, with a client list that includes  Nike, Bose, Equinox, and Samsung. Tim and Mo discuss current fitness trends such as mindfulness, at-home workouts, and sleep and nutrition tracking, and take a peek into what the future will look like for fitness tech. 

As a fellow endurance athlete and fitness enthusiast, Mo shares his unique insight on the fitness tech industry. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!

For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!

Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast! 

Show Notes:

• Mohammed Iqbal
• • IG, LinkedIn, Strava
• SweatWorks
• • IG, TW, FB
• Follow Team BibRave on social!
• • Tim: IG, TW 

For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!   

If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉

If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.

This week on The BibRave Podcast, we’re thrilled to feature one of our own, BibRave Ambassador Ebony Blackwell. Ebony sits on BibRave’s DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Advisory Council, and has a PhD in Education Administration with a focus on Higher Education. Ebony is a mom, runner, working professional, and adventurer who is working to run 50 Marathons in 50 states! 

In this episode, Jess and Andy chat with Ebony about her personal and professional journey learning about and experiencing issues of race, gender, and identity. They explore her dissertation, Taking Up Space: a Phenomenological Study of the Shared Experiences of Black Women enrolled in STEM Graduate Programs at PWIs, as a backdrop for how the running industry can better dismantle or adjust systems to enrich programs, initiatives, and policies. Ebony’s connection to community organizations like Youth Run NOLA inspired her commitment to her own running and gave her insight on how to bring resources, support, and organization to communities of color. The trio also discusses “tokenism” and how to prevent it, as well as techniques for starting (sometimes difficult) conversations about race. We’re proud to share Ebony’s story and grateful to have her in our BibRave community.   

For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!  

Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast! 

Show Notes:

• Ebony Blackwell 
• • IG, TW
• BibRave Swag
• Ember mug
• Imposter syndrome
• Youth Run NOLA
• Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans
• The 504th
• Harlem Run
• District Running Collective
• Tokenism
• Follow Team BibRave on social!
• • Jess: IG, TW
  • Andy: IG, TW

For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!   

If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉

If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.

This week we welcome Coach Dan Kittaka back to the BibRave Podcast! Dan brings not only a wealth of knowledge about coaching and running, but also invaluable insight and reflection about the bigger things that running adds to our lives.

Tim, Jess, and Dan really dig into the benefits of training for short distances, why PRs should NOT dictate your goals, and also finding the ever-elusive “why” to train for an ambitious goal. Coach Dan’s episodes are always informative and deeply reflective, and this one’s no exception! 

This week’s episode of The BibRave Podcast is sponsored by the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon being held April 17th in Roanoke, Virginia! This race is well-known as the toughest road marathon out there with over 7,400 ft of elevation change. Care to test that theory? Register today using code “BIBRAVE20” for 20% off! 

For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!

Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast! 

Show Notes:

• Dan Kittaka: TW, IG
• Dan’s Mochi Cake Recipe
• Previous episodes with Coach Dan on The BibRave Podcast
• • Episode 62: The Musk of Berlin
  • Episode 56: Leadville Special 
• Sponsor: Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon
• • Register today using code “BIBRAVE20” for 20% off! 
• McMillan Running Pace Calculator
• Luke Humphrey Pace Calculator
• Follow Team BibRave on social!
• • Tim: TW, IG
  • Jess: TW, IG

For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!   

If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉

If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.

So excited to share this week’s episode of The BibRave Podcast! Tim chats with his friend, endurance industry baller, and BOCO Gear Founder, Kay Martin!  

This week’s episode of The BibRave Podcast is sponsored by The Missoula Marathon brought to you by Run Wild Missoula! Race weekend is June 25-27, 2021 and this race has a distance for everyone, Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay, 5K, a Kids’ “Marathon” (1.2 miles long) and a Friday night Beer Run! Use code "BR2021" for $5 off the Full or Half Marathon and register today!

In this episode, Kay and Tim go way back to the early days of BibRave and BOCO, as the two companies launched around the same time. Kay drops tons of industry knowledge and shares details about the numerous challenges she’s faced - from being one of the only female leaders in the endurance industry to pivoting her business and thriving despite the global pandemic that threatened to crush it all. 

Kay is inspiring, insightful, and hilarious. Combine these traits with her deep industry cred and it’s no wonder why BOCO puts out the best hats (and now masks!) in the biz! 

For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!

Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast! 

Show Notes:

• Kay Martin
• BOCO Gear on the BibRave Store
• BOCO Gear
  • IG, FB
• Missoula Marathon and Run Wild Missoula 
  • Register and use code "BR2021" for $5 off the Full or Half Marathon
• Follow Team BibRave on social!
  • Tim: TW, IG

For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!   

If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉

If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.

This week on The BibRave Podcast we welcome Kate Van Buskirk from Canadian Running Magazine (as she calls it, the Runner’s World of Canada) and host of The Shakeout Podcast and The Rundown! 

Kate is an elite Canadian runner with an interesting perspective on the sport as seen from our neighbors up north. She hosts The Shakeout Podcast, which features more in-depth storytelling and reporting, and co-hosts The Rundown, with Canadian Running staff writer (and Canadian National 800m Champion) Maddy Kelly, recapping the latest from the exciting world of running.

Tim, Jess, and Kate discuss Kate’s time as an elite (having run an indoor mile in 4:26!), Canadian support for elites, her country’s stance as the first to pull out of the 2020 Olympics, autoimmune disorders, her background, and entry into podcasting, and everything in between!

For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!

Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast! 

Show Notes:

• Kate Van Buskirk
• • IG, TW
• The Shakeout Podcast 
• • IG, TW
• Canadian Running Magazine
• • IG, TW
• Matt Fitzgerald’s Post-Acute COVID-19 Struggle - on The BibRave Podcast
• RunCalgary
• Maritime Race Weekend
• Follow Team BibRave on social!
• • Tim: TW, IG
  • Jess: TW, IG 

For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!   

If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉

If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.