RRT45: Team Point Two Update

Update on Team Point Two (www.teampointtwo.com) Seven amazing fellow runners who have accepted the challenge to publically train for their next marathons:

Nicole (http://www.runningbebe.com/),
LJ (http://www.wyotri.blogspot.com/),
Susan (http://www.irunformylife.blogspot.com/),
Chris (duffrunner.blogspot.com)
Donna and Jamie (http://www.itsarunningthing.blogspot.com/)
Tony (http://www.sjtony.blogspot.com/) couldn't make it this week.

"Marathon Advisor" John Ellis (the22miler.blogspot.com) and podcast goof-ball Steve Runner (Phedippidations) quiz them on their progress, successes, failures, and what they've learned about themselves and their training.

In the chatroom we had Toni, host of her blog www.drusy.blogspot.com ,Clewsy, Eatmydust, floogy, johnmichaelspuppy, mattallenphoto,Colin, host of his blog www.resurrectedrunner.blogspot.com, Cewtwo, host of his blog www.cewtwo.com, Matt from the Dump Runners Club podcast, Lybbe, host of the podcast Fifty Counting Down (www.fiftycountingdown.blogspot.com), Terry from the Gravity@1053 Podcast (www.planet3rry.com), Mike from the Dirt Dawg's Rambling Diatribe podcast (www.dirtdawgramblingdiatribe.blogspot.com), Margaret, host of her blog, Flutter-bys (www.butterflyrunner.blogspot.com), Joe Garland, host of the blog www.runwestchester.wordpress.com, Dennrunner, Rolltide, Momontherun (either www.momrun.blogspot.com,Sotally Tober (www.sotallytoberrunning.blogspot.com), Brian "Triboomer", Host of the "Stay Tuned Report" Triathlon News Podcast, MaddyHubba, host of MaddyRuns blog (www.maddyruns.com), Gordon of the Run to Disney Podcast (www.runtodisney.com), and Chris Russell of RunRunLive Podcast

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 45 ]

RRT44 - Girls on the Run

We talk with Molly Barker, a 4-time Hawaii Ironman triathlete, who founded Girls on the Run (www.girlsontherun.org), a non-profit program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running. Molly's books, Girls Lit from Within, and Girls on Track, and her blog, Molly on the Run encourage girls to stand up to the challenges of adolescence, stay committed to their own sense of self and help them stay "on track" through the teen years.

We'll also talk with Mandy Mayer, a Girls on the Run coach, and one incredibly wise 9-year old girl in the programe, Catherine. Marathon Chris (www.marathonchris.blogspot.com) , host of the Running Adventures Podcast and her daughter, Carolyn talk about running together. Doug McCrae (also a Girls on the Run coach) and Toni (www.drusy.blogspot.com) also co-host and talk about their plans for the World Wide Festival of Races (www.worldwidefestivalofraces.com)

In the chatroom we had Cewtwo, host of his blog, Recreation with Charlie (www.cewtwo.com), Kevin from The Extra Mile Podcast (www.theextramilepodcast.blogspot.com), Tribabe (www.tribabe.blogspot.com), Chris the Duffrunner (www.duffrunner.blogspot.com), Steve Runner from the Phedippidations Podcast (www.steverunner.com), Lybbe, host of the podcast Fifty Counting Down (www.fiftycountingdown.blogspot.com), Terry from the Gravity@1053 Podcast (www.planet3rry.com), RTSAN, barefootkilt, Mike from the Dirt Dawg's Rambling Diatribe podcast (www.dirtdawgramblingdiatribe.blogspot.com), Jim J, Margaret, host of her blog, Flutter-bys (www.butterflyrunner.blogspot.com), monodactylus, melotte, Alberto, Meechelle and Nancy Heydinger (another Girls on the Run coach).

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 44]

RRT43 - Barefoot Running

A great interview with Chris McDougall, author of "Born to Run" and John Woodward, barefoot running and Alexander Technique teacher from www.naturalrunning.co.uk. Co-hosts were Steve Runner, host of Phedippidations podcast, Ultra- marathoner "DirtDawg" host of the DirtDawg's Rambling Diatribe Podcast, Chris "Duffrunner", author of the "Mind of a Middle Aged Marathoner" blog, and Toni of www.drusy.blogspot.com blog. We talk about human evolution, barefoot running classes, the bio-mechanics of running, injuries, shoe manufactures "testicular nonsense", Chia seeds, beer and the amazing Tarahumara indians.

In the chatroom were Lybbe, host of Fifty Counting Down podcast, Matt from the DumpRunnersClub podcast, Erin, the host of Tri N Reality Podcast, Steve Chopper from a mile with me podcast, fsmith423, Joe Garland of the RunWestchester blog, Nigel from the Running from the Reaper Podcast, drsmitty99, harry1888, justfinish, runnerfor good, Gordon from the Running to Disney Podcast, Mango from the Tri the Mango podcast, lucky7runner, butterflyrunr, justfinish, DAGs, denrunner, DevonIain from the IMFL blog, Oscar Yeager, Kevin from the Extra Mile podcast, bald man running, Chris Russell from the RunRunLive podcast and roadbunner.

[ Click Here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 43 ]

RRT 42: Track and Cross-Country Racing

Episode 42 saw Matt Tartar, host of the Dump Runners Club podcast (@RunnerMatt), Ari of the RunAnsky blog (@runanskyrun), Resurrected Runner Colin (@resurrectedrunr), and Joe Garland of the RunWestchester blog talk about track and cross-country racing as well as the World Championships and the upcoming NYC Half-Marathon.

Here are a couple of Joe's posts on running Track and Cross-Country.

Matt's a big Colorado fan and here's Chris Lear's Running with the Buffaloes.

Listen to the Episode

On the professional side:

World Champs

LetsRun coverage (including TV & Internet times)

Flotrack Review of Day 1; there'll be reviews of the rest of the meet.

TV Coverage: This info is in Comment No. 1 and on the LetsRun site.

NYC Half-Marathon, Sunday at 7am EST: Live Streaming from New York Road Runners.

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RRT41: Runners Excuses

We talk with Dean Hebert (www.rxrunning.com), author of the books Coach, I didn't Run Because... and Runners Take Your Marks about excuses and why we really do want to run. Co-hosts were SteveRunner, host of the Phedippidations podcast (www.steverunner.com), Christina (www.lazybonesrunning.blogspot.com), Steve in Arkanas (www.twitter.com/SteveArk), Mike "DirtDawg", host of Dirt Dawg Rambling Diatribe Podcast (www.dirtdawgramblingdiatribe.blogspot.com) and Toni (www.drusy.blogspot.com). We also heard about Dirt Dawg's epic 100 mile ultramarathon he ran last weekend! And our plans for the World Wide Festival of Races and the UK Spires race team, being organised by Steve Chopper (www.amilewith.me.uk)

In the chatroom we had Cewtwo, host of his blog, Recreation with Charlie (www.cewtwo.com), Joe Garland (www.runwestchester.wordpress.com), Chris "Duffrunner"
(www.duffrunner.blogspot.com), Lybbe, host of the podcast Fifty Counting Down (www.fiftycountingdown.blogspot.com), Matt Tartar, host of the Dump Runners Club podcast (www.dumprunnersclub.com), Jim Hebert (Dean's brother), ClaudiaWard (Dean's co-coach), clang, cleason_uk, Jim J26, milesra and 21 un-named guests.

[Click here for Runners Roundtable - Episode 41]