The Rambling Runner Podcast

I’m excited to welcome Sarah Bishop back to the show after her epic fall racing season. She raced nearly a dozen times over three months, including a some wins. She also has been coaching her husband Brian who just set a nine minute PR at CIM with a 2:47. Brian joins her on the show so they can talk about their epic year and how they balanced all that training while parenting four kids. 

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What an honor it is to welcome Tina Muir to the show. A professional runner turned podcaster, Tina has experienced so much in her running life and is willing to discuss all of it. From hiding in the bathroom during high school cross country tryouts, her approach to mental toughness and grit, achieving goals, and her struggles with amenorrhea. 

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In one of the most iconic race finishes that I can remember, Hayley Sutter crawled across the finish line to finish with a chip time of 2:45:00 at the California International Marathon - a potential Olympic Trials qualifying time. The strength, toughness, and composure she showed was awe inspiring and emotional to witness. In this episode, we dive into the race, the running background that prepared her for this achievement, and the “relentlessly positive” mindset that she has cultivated. 

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Crystal Harriss was running the race of her life, a stunning 25:40 PR, and was mere seconds from achieving a long held dream or crushing disappointment. She dug deep and crossed the line at the California International Marathon at 2:44:59 - securing a spot at the Olympic Trials by one second in one of the most dramatic finishes you will ever see. In this episode we discuss not only this amazing race but the dozen stress fractures/reactions that almost forced her to quit the sport two years ago at age 38. 

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The second live show from the California International Marathon is here and I couldn’t be more excited. The expo was packed for this panel discussion with Heather Schulz, Jill Deering, Kim Clark Underwood, and Patrick Cutter. All of them are experienced marathoners with different stories to tell and advice to share. Each of them have alreday been on the show so you can learn more by listening to their solo episodes. 

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This interview with the amazing Sarah Crouch was done at the California International Marathon expo on the Friday night before the race. Sarah dives into her experience returning from having a tumor removed from her quad before finishing as the first American woman at the Chicago Marathon. We also talk about breaking limits, limiting running technology, striving for a personal best even if it’s been a while since you’ve reached that level. 

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Sara Hendershot, a 2012 Olympic rower for the U.S.A., breaks down the steps she took to reach the highest level of her profession. In doing so she discusses mental strength, anaerobic vs aerobic training, and preparing for the 2018 NYC Marathon. We also talk about supplements, how we were both hesitant to use them, and how they can be most effective. 

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West Point graduate, Harvard grad school, mother of two, and boss athlete - Erin Williams does it all. In this episode we talk about her journey, prioritization, mental toughness, and how she has accomplished so much in so little time (including setting a PR on roughly 20 miles a week!). 

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In this episode I am joined by Theresa Breslin to talk about her recent PR’s after taking a seven week break this summer, why she stepped away, the role weight training has played in her build-up, and her hopes for the future. After that conversation there is a Coach’s Corner segment with James McKirdy in which we go over my recent health issues, talk about how I can improve my mindset, trading sleep for running, and the next six weeks on my schedule. 

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“It took me five marathons to qualify for Boston, and when I did it was a time that wasn’t even fast enough for me to run it.” In this episode, Lindsey McSwain talks about how she improved from a runner who tried and failed to qualify for the Boston Marathon to running a scorching fast 3:06 marathon. Not only that, Lindsey brings her trademark humor and love if all things fun. You can learn more about Lindsey at www.instagram.com/running.mcswain. 

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