The Big Run

Today's episode is with Fabricio da Costa P. Machado 

Fabricio was a designer for Nike for over 15 years where he worked on the original Vaporfly Breaking 2 project, the Streakfly and the Alpha 2 to name but a few. 

Before this, he was a professional skateboarder who used his sponsorship money to fund his way through college but even before the formal education he was already designing and crafting skate shoes for the brand that supported him. 

In this conversation, we talk about A.I generative art, his career as a skateboarder, working at Nike and gaining an insight into creating some of the most talked about running footwear the world has ever seen.

This episode is in collaboration with Vaporfly Worldwide. A big thank you to all of you who answered the call from their Instagram and submitted questions, I put some of them to Fabricio towards the end of the episode.

Podcast cover Art is taken from Fabricio's sketches for the Nike Streakfly

With thanks to the team at Vaporfly Worldwide.

Todays guest is British Olympic Athlete Amy Eloise Markovc. 

Born in Stockport, Markovc moved to the United States with her parents at the age of two to live in Snohomish - a town named after a native American settlement.

Located an hour north of Seattle, it became her home and where she fell in love with running at the age of six, later saying “it was always running for me, even from a young age”.

She went on to earn a track and field scholarship to the nearby University of Washington, spending five years there honing her talent while visiting family in England during holidays.

Since then, Markovc secured her first national podium at the 2019 British Indoor Athletics Championships in the 3,000m but her big breakthrough came at the beginning of 2021.

She broke the British two-mile record at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in New York before winning the 3,000m at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in a new PB time.

Recently she stormed to victory in the 5000m at the British Champs earning her an instant qualification for the World Championships which are happening now!

Follow Amy here: https://www.instagram.com/amyeloisem/

Photo: Benjamin Weingart : https://www.instagram.com/benjaminweingart/

For more info on where to watch the world champs look here: https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/oregon22/news/news/how-to-follow-world-championships-oregon22

Hello and welcome to a special edition mid-week dispatch courtesy of Keiran Alger aka Man v Miles as he tackles the Danube from Sea to Source. No mean feat. Roughly 2000 miles. A marathon or more, every day for two months. 

Kieran kindly sent in this dispatch from day 14 of his epic adventure. In it he talks about being on high alert for wild dogs, the mantra’s he swears by, how the body is holding up, the random kindness of strangers and how valuable moments of the sanctuary have been…

Keiran is doing this to help raise money for poverty-impacted children to see the information below about how to donate and maybe even get involved. 

1. DONATE TO THE CHARITIES:

Kieran is raising money for poverty-impacted children worldwide. Even

£1 can help give those children a better chance. All donations

gratefully received.

https://bit.ly/3xO4Kjo

2. THE ROUTE

https://www.komoot.com/collection/1431715/-running-the-danube-sea-to-source

3. RUN WITH KIERAN

Fancy joining a leg? Hit us up here in the comments or message Kieran

on Instagram or Twitter (http://www.instagram.com/manvmiles  /

http:///www.twitter.com/kieranalger).

4. MORE ABOUT THE CHALLENGE HERE:

https://youtu.be/fiNNfiOXrl8

Welcome to the 100th episode. 

Yes that's right, we have reached 100 episodes. I’m not quite sure how but I am sure that every single conversation has been stimulating and so rewarding and I am grateful to all the guests who have given their time, insight and perspective by coming on the show.

A previous guest, the wonderful Tilly, who recently joined me in Victoria park proposed the idea that she would like to interview me. So I thought, as an experiment that maybe for episode 100 you might like a little bit more insight into your host.

Tilly joined me on London's south bank for coffee and pastries. We talk about being more than one thing, the version of yourself you present to the different people your around, dealing with loss, running as a performance and so much more.

I hope you enjoy

Listen to Tilly here

Today's guest is Patrick Stangbye. 

Patrick grew up in the suburbs of Oslo in Norway, he’s a creative director who works closely alongside brands to tell a story and communicate with their audience. Also, an accomplished runner after taking up the sport following his first marathon in 2016 he is often found on the trails in Norway hoovering up vert and pushing himself physically, taking on UTMB CCC in 2019 and again this year in August.

In this conversation we talk about the simplest definition of what he does for a living, Norwegian food staples, technical outdoor wear as a reflection of our times and that sometimes ultra running is just plain hard.

Today's guest is Alex Macdonald

Alex is a writer, musician and runner who has used the sport to help combat his panic attacks and agoraphobia and rediscover his capabilities. 

Running has motivated him to pivot his business and he has aspirations to become a race director with his first race, The Ultra Loop, in Heaton Park in Manchester in 2023.

You can find out more about The Ultra Loop here: https://www.theultraloop.co.uk/

Anxiety UK helpline: 03444 775 774; anxietyuk.org.uk/anxiety-type/agoraphobia.

Cover photo courtesy of Julian Benjamin @jubenphoto 

Thanks for listening 

Danny

Today’s guest is Thai Richards. 

Thai is the founder of Rage and Release. An outfit based in New York that mixes the foundation of running with food, curated events and other holistic components to nourish the human as well as the runner. Rage and release is pro-weed with the aim to break the stigma around cannabis.

In this conversation, we move through Thai’s running story, how cross-country was used as an athletic means to develop him as a basketball player, how running helped him when he was thrust back into Brooklyn after living upstate in suburban Greenwood Lake, how rage and release came to be, how to develop a sound sense of self and that in the end, you are your inspiration so be yourself entirely.

Follow Thai here: https://www.instagram.com/daddy_shango/

Follow Rage and Release here: https://www.instagram.com/rageandrelease/

Cover Photo shot by: https://www.instagram.com/hague.nyc/

Todays guest is runner, artist, chemistry graduate, dancer and writer Tilly Gomperts Willis. 

A runner from the age of 10, Tilly grew up in Cambridge and was a member of the local AC (Cambridge & Colderidge) with sprinting her main focus. But has since tackled the marathon distance and most recently The Speed Project. 

Her interests in fashion, materials, writing and movement are all interlinked and she has a fascinating perspective on the relationship between expectation and running. 

I joined her for a coffee in London's Victoria park to learn more about her running story and what the sport means to her. 

You can follow Tilly on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theconfusedbadger/

Cover photo courtesy of Yann Gobert @yanngobert

Thanks for listening. Danny.

Welcome back to The Big Run. 

In today's episode, I'm joined by New Yorker Tim Rossi. 

Tim was the co-founder of one of the original running crews Lost Boys track club, he worked at Nike and has recently taken up a new role at the new running company Bandit. 

In this conversation, we discuss Tim's background, why competition and fun can co-exist in running, the speed project and what to expect from Bandit in the future. 

Follow Tim over on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/timrossi/

and check out Bandit running here: https://www.instagram.com/banditrunning/

Thanks for listening.

Danny

Welcome back to The Big Run. 

Today's guest is writer, advocate, runner and artist Rio Lakeshore. 

Rio is based out in Los Angeles. In this conversation, we touch on Rio's accidental journey into movement, his perspective on mindfulness and running, Ted Corbitt's tenets and why he is a trail dancer.

You can follow Rio on his Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/rio_lakeshore/

Podcast cover photo shot by Alex Webb https://www.instagram.com/alexfwebb/

I hope you enjoy the conversation

Danny