Laurie Henes is Head Coach for Women’s Cross Country at NC State. Their team won the 2021 NCAA Cross Country title. This was the first women’s national cross country championship for NC State. Laurie was also named the 2021 USATFCCCA National Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year. Laurie ran for NC State where she … more »
Natalie Mitchell lives in California and is the mom of 3. She has a 3:05 marathon PR which she ran at age 46. She is excited to test her limits and see what she can do in the marathon still and has a big goal of running a sub-3 hour marathon. She is the co-host … more »
Marta Pen Freitas is on the podcast today! Marta is a two-time Olympian from Portugal. She trains in the United States with the Brooks Beasts and has big dreams for medaling on the world stage. Marta ran for Mississippi State where she was an NCAA Champion in the 1500m. In this episode, you are going … more »
Keira D’Amato just recently broke the American Record in the marathon at the Houston Marathon in a time of 2:19:12. The record was previously held by Deena Kastor since 2006 at the London Marathon. To see Keira break this record was truly inspirational! Keira was first on the podcast in January of 2020 right after … more »
Hayden Hawks is on the show today! Hayden is sponsored by Hoka and he has won so many ultra races, I don’t even think that I can name them all! He holds the course record at the JFK 50 miler and won that race in 2020 in 5:18:40. He has won the Chuckanut 50k, the … more »
Today I welcome back Amanda Napolitano to the show! Amanda was first on the podcast in January of 2020 when she qualified for the Boston Marathon for the first time after 20 years of marathoning!! That is episode 220 if you want a little Boston Inspiration!! Amanda shares with us about that first Boston experience … more »