The Rambling Runner Podcast

By Matt Chittim

What's The Rambling Runner Podcast about?

A podcast about dedicated and motivated amateur runners who are working hard to get better and achieving inspirational results.

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#588 - Rachel Drake: Trail ...

12.08.2023

Trail running legend Rachel Drake joins Matt Chittim and Peter Bromka for an in-person race recap after the California International Marathon. Rachel, who has seven European trail race victories to her name, ran a perfectly executed race to finish 5th ...

The Rambling Runner Podcast episodes:

12.08.2023 #588 - Rachel Drake: Trail Legend Finishes 5th and Nabs 2nd OTQ at CIM Trail running legend Rachel Drake joins Matt Chittim and Peter Bromka for an in-person race recap after the California International Marathon. Rachel, who has seven European trail race victories to her name, ran a perfectly executed race to finish 5th ...
12.07.2023 #587 - Tammy Hsieh: Finish Line Drama and a Miraculous OTQ at CIM Tammy Hsieh shares her experience of qualifying for the Olympic Trials at the California International Marathon. She recounts the intense moments leading up to the finish line and the uncertainty that followed after she crossed the finish line with a ...
12.06.2023 #586 - CJ Albertson and Mary Johnson at the California International Marathon Let the post-California International Marathon fun begin!!! We had another historic weekend at CIM and I'm excited to bring you a boat load of episode over the next two weeks. In this episode we have two pre-race live shows. The ...
12.02.2023 #585 - Allie Caminiti: Identifying and Getting Past "Micro-Quitting" Allie Caminiti is back on the podcast with some important information for runners of all abilities who are having trouble reaching their potential. In this episode, she provides valuable information what is "micro-quitting," how to recognize if it affecting us, ...
11.30.2023 #584 - Paul Johnson: Endurance Beast and Naval Officer A year and a half ago Paul Johnson accepted an invitation to run the Marine Corps Marathon. Since making that fateful decision Paul has run UTMB, Canyons 100, PR'd the marathon in 2:46, and done much more. It's been a ...
11.21.2023 #583 - Road 2 CIM: Race Strategy & Logistics with Tamara Torlakson In the second of a two episode partnership with the California International Marathon, we are diving into all-things raceday. In this episode, Tamara Torlakson does a deep dive into the granular details of the race course, the pre-race day logistics, ...
11.17.2023 #582 - Mike Carroll: Fulfilling a Promise to His Late Father In today's episode I speak with a longtime friend who morphed into the one of the most consistent and best masters runners I know. Mike Carroll and I played at rival high schools yet bonded over off-season hoops. 20 years ...
11.16.2023 #581 - Megan Connolly Morant: WWE Star Runs 3:02 at NYC After Kidney Donation In this far-ranging conversation, WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) TV host Megan Connolly Morant talks about it all. We made sure to discuss her recent 3:02 NYC Marathon a few months removed from being a living kidney donor, and the domino ...
11.07.2023 #580 - Road 2 CIM: OTQ Pace Groups and Achieving Dreams In the first of a two episode partnership with the California International Marathon, we are exploring the famous CIM Olympic Trials qualifying pace groups. In 2019 Katrina Spratford-Sterling and Henry Sterling made their marathon debuts at CIM with the dream ...
11.03.2023 #579 - Gabi Rooker: From All-American Gymnast to Elite Marathoner Gabi Rooker has made one of the most unique athletic transformations at the top of the American women's marathoning field - All-American college gymnast to elite marathoner. Gabi eased into running post-college while she tried a handful of other sports. ...
10.31.2023 #578 - Road to the Trials with Jereny Rivera: Navigating Low Ferritin and its Significant Symptoms Jereny Rivera is back on Road to the Trials and she has an important story to share. At the beginning of this year Jereny was experiencing significant physical symptoms that were impacting her training and her life. Extreme fatigue, hair ...
10.27.2023 #577 - Racing a Marathon in the Heat In another evergreen coaching episode we talk about how best to race a marathon in the heat. We recorded this episode because this the Marine Corps Marathon will be held this weekend in less than desirable conditions and we want ...
10.23.2023 #576 - Polly Moody: Massive Knee Injury to a 2:46 at Chicago Polly Moody is one badass runner. The full-time teacher and mother of two suffered a massive knee injury two years tearing her ACL and meniscus. The surgery to repair both left her wondering how she'd rebound from a serious surgery ...
10.20.2023 #575 - Alex Burks: D3 Runner/Science Teacher Snags an OTQ Last weekend I had the immense privilege of watching nearly 40 athletes earn an OTQ marathon time at the McKirdy Micro Marathon. One of those athletes was Alex Burks. In one of the most insightful and powerful conversations we've ever ...
10.17.2023 #574 - Danni McNeilly: The 31st U.S. Born African-American Women to Break 3:00 It was a honor (and a blast!) to have Danni McNeilly on the show! She became the 31st U.S. born African-American women to break 3:00 in the marathon at Chicago two weeks ago. It was a result ten years in ...
10.13.2023 #573 - Bridget Chamberlin: Evolution From a 6:30 Marathon to a BQ When Bridget Chamberlin ran her first two marathons in her early 20's she was confident that there were two types of runners: The fast runners (which included her college running friends) and slower runners (like her). She was happy and ...
10.10.2023 #572 - Mike Obara: Excelling with Type 1 Diabetes Mike Obara is a tough and fast masters runner who has run over 20 marathons in the last seven years and a number of ultramarathons. He also has type 1 diabetes. Mike was diagnosed when he was a college soccer ...
10.07.2023 #571 - Running Your Best Marathon (Minisode) In this coaching minisode I dive into the factors necessary to run your best marathon, the "dream day" fallacy, and what is the biggest hurdle to racing up to your fitness and potential on race day. Sponsor: Janji - Save ...
10.04.2023 #570 - Omar Stanley Posadas: Novice Masters Runner to a 3:01 Marathon in 3 Years Omar Stanley Posadas started running three years ago as a masters runner. In that very short time he went from novice to a 3:01 marathoner! I couldn’t wait to get Omar on the show to talk all about his incredible ...
10.01.2023 #569 - Anger, Frustration, and Elation: Handling the Boston Marathon Qualifying Process Today I am joined by Laura Galeazzo to talk about how athletes can handle the Boston Marathon qualifying process. This evergreen episode is for athletes who failed to reach the qualifying standard, those who met that standard but were not ...
09.27.2023 #568 - Road to the Trials with Sara Vaughn: Chicago Marathon Preview The Road to the Trials series is back with Sara Vaughn! Sara will be running the Chicago Marathon where she finished 7th with a marathon PR of 2:26 last year. The Chicago elite field is absolutely LOADED and it's sure ...
09.06.2023 #567 - Megan Roche, M.D. and Jacob Puzey: What Marathoners Can Learn from Ultra Runners Today on the podcast we are joined by two legends: Megan Roche, M.D. and Jacob Puzey. In this episode we discuss what marathoners can learn from ultra runners and what closely held beliefs in the marathon road running community aren’t ...
09.01.2023 #566 - Road to the Trials with Nell Rojas After Nell Rojas finished the Boston Marathon her running life has been a whirlwind. In this episode, she bring her trademark honesty and dives into all of it: Getting back to top fitness after Boston, investing in her health by ...
08.28.2023 #565 - Ryan Gehman: Autism, Running, and Olympic Trials Dreams Today we dive into the incredible journey of Ryan Gehman, a 30-year-old post-collegiate runner and the 103rd finisher at the 2023 Boston Marathon, with an impressive time of 2:27 (an 11 minute PR). Ryan describes in detail how running helps ...
08.25.2023 #564 - Road to the Trials with Dani Moreno: OCC Preview and UTMB Talk Dani Moreno continues her Road to the Trials mini-series as she prepares for the biggest 50k in the world - OCC during UTMB weekend. Last year Dani finished third at this iconic race to cap off a fantastic summer. In ...
08.24.2023 #563 - Jacquie Mannhard: New Leadville 100 Champ Talks Lower Mileage Training, Energy Availability, and Shooting Your Shot Jacquie Mannhard didn't just win the 2023 Leadville 100, she put on a historic performance that very few saw coming. Jacquie, the quintessential dedicated amateur runner, won this iconic race by two hours and did so with the kind of ...
08.18.2023 #562 - Road to the Trials with Nico Montañez: World Championship Marathon Preview The World Championships are almost here and Nico Montañez is ready. In his fifth appearance in the Road to the Trials series, Nico provides a full download on all things World Champs. First we talk about the selection process and ...
08.17.2023 #561 - Tina Muir and Zoë Rom: Improving Your Running, Community, and Planet My good friends Tina Muir and Zoë Rom are back on the podcast to help all of us improve our running performance for the longterm, improve our personal communities, and our planet. This week their new book Becoming a Sustainable ...
08.11.2023 #560 - Dr. Kevin Stone: How to Recover from Injury and Play Forever Today on the show we have an intellectual powerhouse - Dr. Kevin Stone. The episode is on the shorter side for this podcast but it is jam packed with high level expertise that you won't want to miss. Dr. Stone ...
08.07.2023 #559 - Dr. Tommy Martin: Principles for Success in a Busy Life In this episode I sit down with Dr. Tommy Martin. Tommy, who first appeared on the show in episode 235, is a doctor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, a husband to a fellow endurance athlete and doctor, and a father ...
08.04.2023 #558 - Erica Weitz: Three OTQ Cycles and Big Dreams Erica Weitz is on her third Olympic Trials Qualifying cycle - a remarkable goal/achievement for a dedicated amateur runner. Her first attempt in 2016 fell short by the slimmest of margins. She was able to reach her dream goal in ...
08.03.2023 #557 - Six Years of Rambling Runner! Anniversary AMA Wow! Six years since the start of the Rambling Runner Podcast. Thank you to everyone for listening to the show - it means more than I can express. In this episode, I do an Ask Me Anything to a bunch ...
07.28.2023 #556 - Carmen Graves: Road to the Trials Carmen Graves returns to Road to the Trials to detail her exciting summer. Carmen locked down a new sponsor (Oiselle), made a emotionanal decision to enter a meet and hurt her foot in the process, limited her training, and ran ...
07.26.2023 #555 - When to Embrace or Move Past "Good Enough" with Jess Mena Dr. Jess Mena, doctor of physical therapy, coach at Lift, Run, Perform, and longtime podcast favorite, is back! In this episode, Jess and I talk about the "Good Enough" zone. First we discuss what it is, how it's different for ...
07.21.2023 #554 - Ramiro "DJ Curly" Guillen: Road to the Trials Ramiro "DJ Curly" Guillen is back for his latest installment in the Road to the Trials series. Last month Ramiro and his amazing wife Melissa welcomed a baby girl into the world! We dive into the specifics of how that ...
07.17.2023 #553 - Jon Levitt: Embracing New Challenges and Bouncing Back Jon Levitt is back on the show and it couldn't have come at a better time. Over the last year Jon experienced significant lows in his high running life. He battled back from them by stepping away from hard core ...
07.14.2023 #552 - Dani Moreno: Road to the Trials Dani Moreno is back on the show to continue the Road to the Trials series. Last time we spoke with Dani she was fresh off her Boston Marathon experience. In the subsequent months her life has changed in many ways. ...
07.10.2023 #551 - Dr. Justin Ross: Mental Approaches to Running Challenges and Goals On the podcast today we have Dr. Justin Ross, a clinical psychologist who works with athletes and teams to help them optimize their performance. He is also a dedicated amateur athlete, having qualified for the Boston Marathon six times. Dr. ...
07.07.2023 #550 - Jereny Rivera: Road to the Trials Hi folks, big announcement - as of today I am merging the Road to the Trials podcast feed with Rambling Runner. After polling the audience, and seeing that 98% of you wanted all the shows on one feed, this was ...
07.05.2023 #549 - Group Chat: Keira D'Amato Sets the U.S. Half Marathon Record! Today's episode is a group chat with Tommie Runz, Peter Bromka, and Marcus Brown that was originally published on Relay. In this conversation we talked all about Keira D'Amato setting a new American record in the half marathon and how ...
06.30.2023 #548 - Coach's Corner w/ Sarah Bishop: Becoming a Better Racer It is great to get professional triathlete, OTQ marathoner, and accomplished coach Sarah Bishop back on the show for Coach's Corner. Sarah and I talk about the importance of racing, practicing that skill set, how to approach the starting line ...
06.26.2023 #547 - Natalie Mitchell: Faster as a Master and Working with Teen Runners Natalie Mitchell is proving that even long-term dedicated amateur runners can get faster, even into their 50's. She's a shining example of what's possible. In fact, she just finished 27th in her age group at the Boston Marathon despite not ...
06.23.2023 #546 - Christine Yu: "Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes" Over the last fifty years, women have made extraordinary advances in athletics. More women than ever are playing sports and staying active longer. Whether they’re elite athletes looking for an edge or enthusiastic amateurs, women deserve a culture of sports ...
06.20.2023 #545 - Cody Jett: College Baseball Player Turned Ultra Runner My friend Cody Jett is on the podcast today. Cody played college baseball and was averse to running in his younger days. When 2020 hit he decided to take up running on the treadmill during quarantine. From there he dove ...
06.16.2023 #544 - Ryan Hurley: College Swimmer Turned Marathoner Ryan Hurley is today's guest and he has a great story to tell. Ryan was a collegiate swimmer at the University of Virginia - an extremely competitive program and one of the most challenging universities in the world. Today he ...
06.13.2023 #543 - Shoe Talk with Robbe Reddinger from Believe in the Run: Performance Daily Trainers (*unfortunately an unexpected fluke in the recording software caused Robbe’s audio to be less than our standard quality. Please excuse this flaw - Robbe’s worth it!!) We are back with a Shoe Talk episode and in this conversation we are ...
06.09.2023 #542 - Maurice Lowman: Overcoming Plateau's and Race Day Disappointments Maurice "The Marathon Panda" Lowman is back on the show which means the positive vibes were flowing! The master of mindset and positivity agreed to sit down and talk about a couple of topics are aren't inherently positive - working ...
06.05.2023 #541 - Leah Yingling: One of the Best in the World While Working Full-Time (and not running college XC/track) Leah Yingling is an ultrarunner based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Leah started racing ultras in 2015 and most recently was ranked #9 in the UltraRunning Magazine Ultrarunner of the Year rankings. In 2022, she finished 6th (and top ...
06.02.2023 #540 - Duane Scotti: Running Injuries You Can Run Through Today on the pod we have a fun and interesting topic to explore with my friend and PT, Duane Scotti: Running injuries that you can run through! Dr. Duane Scotti, DPT, PhD, OCS is a running physical therapist, run coach, ...
05.30.2023 #539 - Martinus Evans: The Slow AF Run Club Ten years ago, Martinus Evans got some stern advice from his doctor: “Lose weight or die.” First defensive, but then defiant, Evans vowed that day to run a marathon, though his doctor thought he was crazy. Since then, Evans has ...

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The Rambling Runner Podcast episodes:

#588 - Rachel Drake: Trail Legend Finishes 5th and Nabs 2nd OTQ at CIM

#587 - Tammy Hsieh: Finish Line Drama and a Miraculous OTQ at CIM

#586 - CJ Albertson and Mary Johnson at the California International Marathon

#585 - Allie Caminiti: Identifying and Getting Past "Micro-Quitting"

#584 - Paul Johnson: Endurance Beast and Naval Officer

#583 - Road 2 CIM: Race Strategy & Logistics with Tamara Torlakson

#582 - Mike Carroll: Fulfilling a Promise to His Late Father

#581 - Megan Connolly Morant: WWE Star Runs 3:02 at NYC After Kidney Donation

#580 - Road 2 CIM: OTQ Pace Groups and Achieving Dreams

#579 - Gabi Rooker: From All-American Gymnast to Elite Marathoner

#578 - Road to the Trials with Jereny Rivera: Navigating Low Ferritin and its Significant Symptoms

#577 - Racing a Marathon in the Heat

#576 - Polly Moody: Massive Knee Injury to a 2:46 at Chicago

#575 - Alex Burks: D3 Runner/Science Teacher Snags an OTQ

#574 - Danni McNeilly: The 31st U.S. Born African-American Women to Break 3:00

#573 - Bridget Chamberlin: Evolution From a 6:30 Marathon to a BQ

#572 - Mike Obara: Excelling with Type 1 Diabetes

#571 - Running Your Best Marathon (Minisode)

#570 - Omar Stanley Posadas: Novice Masters Runner to a 3:01 Marathon in 3 Years

#569 - Anger, Frustration, and Elation: Handling the Boston Marathon Qualifying Process

#568 - Road to the Trials with Sara Vaughn: Chicago Marathon Preview

#567 - Megan Roche, M.D. and Jacob Puzey: What Marathoners Can Learn from Ultra Runners

#566 - Road to the Trials with Nell Rojas

#565 - Ryan Gehman: Autism, Running, and Olympic Trials Dreams

#564 - Road to the Trials with Dani Moreno: OCC Preview and UTMB Talk

#563 - Jacquie Mannhard: New Leadville 100 Champ Talks Lower Mileage Training, Energy Availability, and Shooting Your Shot

#562 - Road to the Trials with Nico Montañez: World Championship Marathon Preview

#561 - Tina Muir and Zoë Rom: Improving Your Running, Community, and Planet

#560 - Dr. Kevin Stone: How to Recover from Injury and Play Forever

#559 - Dr. Tommy Martin: Principles for Success in a Busy Life

#558 - Erica Weitz: Three OTQ Cycles and Big Dreams

#557 - Six Years of Rambling Runner! Anniversary AMA

#556 - Carmen Graves: Road to the Trials

#555 - When to Embrace or Move Past "Good Enough" with Jess Mena

#554 - Ramiro "DJ Curly" Guillen: Road to the Trials

#553 - Jon Levitt: Embracing New Challenges and Bouncing Back

#552 - Dani Moreno: Road to the Trials

#551 - Dr. Justin Ross: Mental Approaches to Running Challenges and Goals

#550 - Jereny Rivera: Road to the Trials

#549 - Group Chat: Keira D'Amato Sets the U.S. Half Marathon Record!

#548 - Coach's Corner w/ Sarah Bishop: Becoming a Better Racer

#547 - Natalie Mitchell: Faster as a Master and Working with Teen Runners

#546 - Christine Yu: "Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes"

#545 - Cody Jett: College Baseball Player Turned Ultra Runner

#544 - Ryan Hurley: College Swimmer Turned Marathoner

#543 - Shoe Talk with Robbe Reddinger from Believe in the Run: Performance Daily Trainers

#542 - Maurice Lowman: Overcoming Plateau's and Race Day Disappointments

#541 - Leah Yingling: One of the Best in the World While Working Full-Time (and not running college XC/track)

#540 - Duane Scotti: Running Injuries You Can Run Through

#539 - Martinus Evans: The Slow AF Run Club