We Run This

Our guest on the show this week is chef, entrepreneur, and fitness influencer, Michael Chernow.

After struggling with alcohol addiction and drug abuse at a young age, Michael was on the quick road to destruction and his savior was a friend who introduced him to Muay Thai. 

In this candid interview, Michaels tells us his thoughts about fitness, discipline, and philosophies on life, and a hardcore dedication to the NFL team that keeps letting him down.

Today we’re talking to Spencer Brown. 

Spencer is currently a member of the Brooks Beasts running team but he joined the group of Olympic hopefuls in a pretty interesting way. The company found him online and asked him to join. 

Nick and Chris talked to Spencer the week before his training with the Beasts began to discuss how he went from social media runner to member of an elite running crew, his time running in high school and college, how he finds motivation to put in the work to succeed, and the insane journey he’s been on so far.   

Entrepreneur, trainer, and fitness expert Devon's Lévesque had a plan was to bear crawl the New York City Marathon. COVID-19 put an end to those plans. The canceled event isn't stopping him on his quest. 

In this episode, Devon talked to us about training for his bear crawl marathon, why he'd want to attempt something so insane, and his mental and physical preparation for the event.

Today, we’re talking to runner and coach, Ryan Knapp. 

Ryan has over 20 years of coaching experience with a focus on mountain, ultra, and trail running. He’s been featured in Trail Running Magazine, Runners World, CNN and the Daily Burn, and was asked by the Road Runners Club of America to create their Level 2 Ultrarunning Curriculum to help coaches around the world learn how to coach ultrarunners.

Ryan talks to Nick and Chris about moving his entire family to Germany for work, getting comfortable running in another country, training for 100 mile races, the depression that sometimes comes with finishing an ultra run and how runners can tell they’re ready to try an ultra. 

In this episode, we’re talking to runner, writer, and self-proclaimed running sneaker freak, Hollie Sick. Hollie is the creator of Fueled By LOLz, a popular website and newsletter dedicated to her passion for running and running gear.

Hollie talks to Nick and I about her love of running - that actually took a while to show up - why she geeks out about sneakers, the biggest mistakes runners make when it comes to buying shoes or hanging onto pairs of sneakers for too long, and her low-key favorite new sneaker brand.

This week, we’re joined by Naya Tapper. 

After earning All-American track and field honors in high school, Naya started her rugby career at UNC Chapel Hill. As a professional, Naya is the All-Time leading try scorer for USA Women’s Eagles.  

Naya’s infectious personality and honesty has made her the face of USA Women’s Rugby.

haveIn this episode, Naya and Chris talk on her recovery day about her years as a high school runner, her transition from track star to rugby star, her approach to training and running even on the days she doesn’t want to get out of bed, and the public’s misconceptions about women’s rugby. 

Red Bull launching an all-new adventure documentary titled “The Last Ascent” which follows legendary ice climber Will Gadd’s return to Kilimanjaro, spotlighting the drastic impact of climate change and rapid ice glacier melting on Africa’s highest point.

Gadd, a Canadian National Sport-Climbing Championship winner and 3-time X Games winner talked to us about the new documentary, his motivation for venturing places man has never been, his early obsession with mountain running, and how to overcome mental hurdles.

After reading an article about Robert "Raven" Kraft, the runner who has run 8 miles every day for THE LAST 45 YEARS, Nick and Chris discuss the habit of running every day and if it's a good idea.

Nick and Chris have different approaches to eating. Nick runs to specifically eat whatever the hell he wants. Chirs is a little more strict with his diet because he feels like crap when he's running if he eats like crap when he's not running.

So, the guys enlisted the help of a dietitian to talk about what they're doing right - and wrong - when it comes to fueling their bodies.

Runner's fatigue can hit at any time, on any day, and sometimes right in the middle of a run.

The mind wants to keep going and put in the miles but the body will have none of it. Runner's fatigue typically subsides after a few days of rest, eating right, and getting better sleep, but occasionally the rundown feeling lasts much longer.

In this episode of "We Run This", Nick and Chris discuss runner's fatigue. Nick is stuck in the middle of a rut and hasn't run in weeks.

The guys discuss Nick's overall crappy feeling, overtraining, tips to break out of runner's fatigue, and if maybe part of the issue might be all in Nick's head.