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The Running BrunchEp. 22: Sinclaire Johnson - Former Poke, Current Pro, Future OlympianAfter too much waiting, Sinclaire Johnson's episode is finally available to the public! What a gracious guest and her kindness and speedy legs deserve a quicker turn around than we gave. Since the recording of this episode, Sinclaire has represented (for the second time) the USA in the 1500m at World Athletics Championships, in Budapest. She's a hungry athlete that you'll continue to see wearing the red, white, and blue for years to come. Enjoy!
2023-11-021h 03The Running BrunchEp. 21: Imogen Barrett - Aussie, Turned Floridian, Combats Injury Prone NatureOnce again, Australia produces a podcast guest who's run fast times at an East Coast college. Listen to our conversation with University of Florida alum, Imogen Barrett. Despite injuries throughout her college career, she still put together an impressive resume. She is a great encouragement for runners as they seek to find purpose outside of competing, in the midst of injuries.
2023-08-081h 16The Running BrunchEp. 20: John Fegyveresi - Climate Science / Barkley Marathons FinisherSTILL SOLVING AUDIO QUALITY PROBLEMSWith our first time guest co-host (Lauren Gregory) Peter sits down for a conversation with John Fegyveresi. John is an avid ultra-marathoner, and stumbled his way into becoming a household name in the world of running, after he was featured in a documentary about a race call "The Barkley Marathons." Since the race's inception in 1986, John is one of 17 runners that have completed this 100+ mile race. The grueling conditions, quirky parameters/traditions, and fascinating characters that find their way into this race make the documentary a worth while watch. Your passion for running and love for...
2023-06-261h 15The Running BrunchEp. 19: Ben Blankenship's Long Locks & Fast 1500sSkip to Convo with Ben: 14:13...Our first guest that flipped the script and asked us interview questions, Ben Blankenship was a fun brunch. Having run the 1500m in the Rio Olympics and still holding the DMR World Record (with Kyle Merber, Brycen Spratling, and Brandon Johnson), Ben has run at the highest level. With marathons set in his sights, we sit down for a great convo with a chill dude.In the episode, we talk about the organization Ben founded in 2022, called Endless Mileage. Below is a link to the website. Take a look.We think it's...
2023-06-181h 16The Running BrunchEp. 18: Paul Hefferon Takes Us From Georgia to KU to KC.Paul Hefferon spends his brunch with us. The man has lived an incredible life of friends, fun, and fast times. He is a man who will treat you a best friend the first time you meet him.
2023-06-151h 10The Running BrunchEp. 17: Getting a Look Beneath the Krust of Krissy GearBen and Peter have, Hoka NAZ Elite athlete, Krissy Gear on for brunch! Krissy shares about her high school years in Florida, her time spent at Arkansas (Woo Pig), as well as geeks out with Ben about Anime and Hardcore music. She brings joy to those around her so we are thankful for the time we had with her on the pod. Former guest Lauren Gregory (Geezy) submitted a few repeat questions for her Hogs teammate. Thanks for being awesome, Brunchers! Feel free to rate the pod, shoot us a message or mail us something to Peter's address that he...
2023-06-051h 12The Running BrunchEp. 16: Puma Power Couple, Angel Piccirillo and Pat Tiernan talk training, marriage, and dogsPat and Angel came on and brought the laughs with them. Professional athletes for Puma, they spend their days training, eating, and laying with their pup who does not like to run.
2023-05-241h 26The Running BrunchEp. 15: Jo Butler, the Female Runner Fertility and Nutrition Specialist, sits down for brunch! Jo Butler is a runner and nutrition coach for Ryan Hall's Run Free coaching service. She also has her own venture that specializes in female fertility in the running world. She shares her life story and how she came to be an Olympic Trials Qualifier and mom, and owning her own business. If you would like to follow her, check out her instagram, @JoThrives, and website, Thriveper4mance.com
2023-05-071h 02The Running BrunchEp. 14: Lauren Gregory delivers a stellar evening of conversationWelcome back to another episode featuring a University of Arkansas Runner. This week we had the chance to sit down with Lauren Gregory, aka Geezy, aka Greg. We talk through her previous summer, how she found herself on Team USA, and she provides insight to athletes who struggle with comparing themselves to those faster than them. We also catch a glimpse of what her daily driver is!Be on the lookout for some bonus content soon including delete scenes, pre-production nonsense, and general banter. Thanks for sticking it out with us thus far! We appreciate all of you!
2023-04-211h 06The Running BrunchEp. 13: Throwback to Trinity TrackAfter a week off, we are back! This is the first interview from the JBU team camp series. We sat down with three of our athletes who all hail from the same high school. They share what drew them to running, their goals at JBU, and their lowkey love for ASMR. We will be doing a few releases throughout the week for the future JBU podcasts and then we will get back to our regularly scheduled releases. We have some exciting releases on the horizon.
2023-04-141h 08The Running BrunchEp. 12: Alan Webb shares the aspects of life as an American Record HolderWe had the amazing opportunity to share brunch with the Alan Webb. He is the current head cross country and track coach at Ave Maria University, American Mile Record Holder, and the fastest American high school miler. We discuss his life as a pro, what drew him to coaching and what life has looked like on the other side of his fastest years. It was an life giving talk and we hope you enjoy it as well!
2023-04-031h 03The Running BrunchEp. 11: Half Blind Half Marathoning with Kristi KelleyWe share a homemade brunch with our guest, Kristi. She is a Paralympic hopeful, mom, and catch phrase extraordinaire. In our conversations we touch on the history of brunch, her running origin story, and how she lives everyday with the idea of "Everything is hard, do HARDER things," and that she "GETS to run!" We hope her story resonates with you all and that you know you can do the hard things in life, despite your own ailments. Also, here is an image search for the "discman".
2023-03-241h 11The Running BrunchEp. 10: Baggin' Rays with Cole Sprout We had the opportunity to have an amazing conversation with Cole Sprout. Cole is a Valor High School Alumni and current Stanford University runner. We talk about his intro to running, how his faith has impacted his life, and his take on brunch! Peter mentioned me linking the video of ChatGBT vs Stockfish. Here it is! https://youtu.be/rSCNW1OCk_M
2023-03-171h 25The Running BrunchEp. 09: Taking Time to Talk to Taylor!We have on current Puma Elite, former Arkansas Razorback, and Missouri raised Taylor Werner. We had an amazing time talking through her life as a runner. We touch on her time in high school, her time at the UofA, and her transition from college to pro. And, finally, someone agrees with Ben about the definition of brunch.Peter said something about putting a thing in show-notes but I 100% can not think of it as I am sitting in a Colorado hotel after a long day of Warhammer 40k.
2023-03-121h 29The Running BrunchEp. 08: Jim and Anne Ryun sit down for brunch!We are so blessed to have Jim Ryun and his wife Anne on the podcast this week! We wanted to not only hear from Jim about his time as a professional runner but also from Anne in regards to the life she has lived along side him. They talk training, life in politics, how they met, and how they came to be Believers in Jesus Christ.
2023-03-031h 22The Running BrunchEp. 07: Empowering yourself with Evangeline BaconThis week we are joined by a local runner who is working towards her first half marathon, Evangeline Bacon. Evangeline started running in 2019. We hear how running has drastically changed many aspects of her life. She also comes up with this week's giveaway so make sure to listen for that at the end!I was supposed to put a bunch of things in the show notes that Peter mentioned. I think one of them was the SNL skit, Hidden Valley Ranch, https://youtu.be/GQ4jPqU5r7k.
2023-02-241h 22The Running BrunchEp. 06: Running rampant about being romanticThis week, we dive into what we find romantic about running. What is it that has made us constantly comeback to the sport of running? What do we find beautiful about the sport? There is also another giveaway at the end of this episode so be on the lookout for that! No one has contacted us yet about last episode's Bluey reference so it is still up for grabs as of the posting of this podcast!See ya later Brunchsters!
2023-02-1055 minThe Running BrunchEp. 05: Running for fun after running fast with Myra TubbWe sit down with a manager of Rush Running, Myra Tubb, to hear her story of running. Myra raced for a NCAA Division 2 school where every day was a hard day. After feeling burnt out on running, her return to Northwest Arkansas has shown her that she can enjoy running outside of the competitive training she's always known.
2023-02-041h 10The Running BrunchEp. 04: Whether you like it or not, We take on the problem of WeatherBen and Peter discuss the difficulty of training through different weather conditions. We all have the days where we don't want to hit the road because it is miserable outside. Whether its the fresh snow, the blazing summer heat, or the random monsoon that rolls through, we talk about how to handle the conditions and alternative options if it isn't safe to train. This is another older episode from mid 2022. Thanks for stopping in!
2023-01-281h 07The Running BrunchEp. 03: Mile High Brunch with Jonathan FinerJonathan Finer is a close friend and former teammate of us both. He is currently working towards a marathon PR. We discuss our shenanigans as teammates, how he worked through his health issues, and how he is now on the comeback for a big marathong. We recorded this right before the 2022 Track and Field World Championships so there are a lot of predictions of races that have now already happened.
2023-01-211h 11The Running BrunchEp. 02: Allika Pearson brings a burrito and insight into the life of collegiate runningFor our first guest of the podcast, we are joined by former JBU athlete, current UCCS athlete, and great friend, Allika Pearson. She shares about her time at JBU, the struggles of body image that athletes have, and brings her definition of brunch.This was recorded back in June or July when we first started this project. A few things have changed from the intro but I am sure we will share about those changes over the next couple episodes as we update where we currently are.
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The Running BrunchEp. 01: The Running Brunch finally comes to the tableWe, Ben Ledbetter and Peter Cunningham, have finally gotten around to re-doing our pilot episode after a long and unexpected hiatus. We bring you our passion project, The Running Brunch!We talk about how this podcast came to be, what we had for brunch, who we are as runners, and our current outlook on the coming spring season.We hope you enjoy our rambling over brunch and continue to join us at the Running Brunch.
2023-01-0650 min