Happy Pace

Market Mile information here! A can't miss event on August 10, 2025 at 8:00am in the heart of downtown St. Louis, MO

Plog* at your Happy Pace with Spewak & Friends!

• Northwest Coffee Roasting on Laclede…

It's Kyle's time to take over our podcast! Join the man himself, Mr. Back of the Pack Kyle Walker, for his podcast's 3rd Birthday. Kyle thinks it's difficult to run while podcasting. Elaine thinks it…

This episode was recorded in Forest Park in St. Louis, MO, prior to the the tornado on May 16th, 2025 that took 5 Lives. Please consider opportunities to provide tornado relief and recovery:

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More Information on upcoming events @ Tower Grove Park, Sons of Rest Pavilion:

• April 19th @ 3:00pm ⁠PreRun Trash Cleanup/Plog⁠

• April 22nd @ 6:00pm ⁠ReRun5k⁠

Special thanks to Mark Spewak and Spewak Raci…

More Information on upcoming events @ Tower Grove Park, Sons of Rest Pavilion:

• April 19th @ 3:00pm PreRun Trash Cleanup/Plog

• April 22nd @ 6:00pm ReRun5k

Special thanks to Dogtown Running Club and Start2…

A change of pace for Gretchen and Elaine...

Music written, recorded, edited - Grant Underhill, Mike Plasmeier, and Jake Laconte

Graphic design - Rachel Slingluff

Marketing manager, co-host - Gretchen Br…

Aislinn Hogan joins Gretchen and Elaine on a run in the cold and dark -- who couldn't ask for better conditions?

Did you hear the words "Trash Cleanup"?? And Free Long Run Coffee(roasted with electrol…

Annie Donnell and Danielle Fritz fromAchilles International, St. Louis Chaper join Elaine and Gretchen for the beginning of our second season to talk about how they commit their time to creating a mo…

On the 11th Day of Christmas, Your True Love Gave To You: 51 Minutes of Happy Pace with special guest Leah Koch Thomas

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We ran in the shape of a snowman at Missouri Botanical Gardens and Tower Grove…

Xander Garcia joins Gretchen and Elaine to talk all things local recreation and designing running events for a growing community in Wentzville, MO. Make sure you check out the race and join us if you…

Gretchen and Elaine go for a little bit of running, a little bit of strength training, and a whole lot of cathartic chat.

Meeting your running goals is nice, mental healthcare is nicer.

Note: Alwa…

In this first podcast takeover, friends of the podcast Virginia "Ginny" Wilson and Leah "Leahkochthomas" Thomas are in a competition to see who will be faster. The only thing that separates them is 2…

We sit down with Eileen Francisco, Jen Tobits, and Christine Morrissey in this episode to talk canicrossing, exotic animals, and veganism https://raceroster.com/events/2024/94201/the-animal-run-5k-…

What do you do when people keep asking you to put on another track meet for your community? Well, if you're Anastasia Harris, you plan weekly track practices and multiple track meets a year and call …

The vanity project we all know and love! Join the 2 cohosts Gretchen and Elaine on their Wednesday morning runs in their Forest Park to hear about how their training is going in this episode of Fartl…

It's time to Collaborate!! Happy Pace x Back of the Pack teamed up in St. Charles, Missouri to interview Amanda Schaub, race director extraordinaire for Mo'Cowbell.

Check out Kyle's podcast, the Bac…

Ever wonder what it takes to be a Paralympian Medalist? Join Gretchen and Elaine as we sit down virtually with Brian Siemann, T53 Wheelchair Athlete and recent winner of 2 Bronze Medals at the Paris …

Reporting from the sidelines, Elaine joined the Terrain Trail Runners at the Rockin' Rockwoods 53k and Half Marathon/Ruck races in Wildwood, Missouri. Meet the participants and volunteers as they tou…

Jaci Wilson, the foundress of Dogtown Running Club, joins Gretchen and Elaine to discuss her rise to the top of the local running community, Dogtown Running Club, and the upcoming Doggy Dash! Stil…

Who is excited to watch the Paralympics in Paris this year? Gretchen and Elaine, that's who!!

Will Happy Pace's instagram become a Brittni Mason stan account? Follow to find out here!

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