Run Your Story Podcast
Where Every Story Needs to be Heard! Runners and walkers are interviewed to tell their run/walk stories, share fun memories, and provide great advice for those interested in this sport!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 151
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Jack Hester - "Don't Compare Yourself to Everybody Else"
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Allison interviews Jack Hester about his unique run story. Jack was never a runner in his early years and only began running in his late twenties and e…
Suzanne Clark - "Don't Compare Yourself to Others, it is a Thief of Joy"
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Suzanne started running when a co-worker asked her to train for a 5K race. After completing the race and placing fifth in her age group, Suzanne became…
Rhonda Hayden - "Suck it up, Buttercup!"
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Allison Gaillard and Rhonda Hayden meet and talk about their running stories. Rhonda talks about how her dad's passion for running inspired her to star…
Kim Garrett - "Have a Good Pace in Life"
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Kim Garrett talks about her running story and how it has been a therapeutic and healing experience for her. She talks about the lessons she has learned…
Heather Atchison - "Don't be intimidated"
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Heather Atchison started her run story when she joined a girls' soccer team in high school despite never having played soccer before. She continued run…
Delaney Zimlich - "Have Courage and Be Kind"
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Delaney Zimlich, an adaptive athlete, shares her run story in an interview. Her parents started training for the 2014 Forest Gump run and saw another g…
Lee Moons - "Don't ever fear distance"
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Lee Moons talks about his experience in the military. He talks about how he struggled during his first Army physical fitness test, and how he was sent…
Anna Szymanski - "Persevere through the hard days, the hard runs"
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In this podcast, Allison Gaillard interviews Anna Szymanski, an athletic trainer for Saraland High School. The podcast is a special episode for Nationa…
Pam Pitts - "You are your only limit. It's you against you."
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Pam shares that she was never a runner growing up, and she hated running even when playing softball. However, she started walking regularly with a frie…
Erica Spann - "Run Strong"
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Erica Spann is a runner who changed her life after deciding to lose weight in December 2016. Erica shares that she was never athletic and that her soci…
MS Gulf Coast and LA Marathon Launch
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In this bonus episode, Mike Wattigny talks about his recent experiences in organizing various races in different locations. It has been a busy few mont…
Kelly Sheets - "You can come back from injury. Don't give up!"
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Join Kelly Sheets and her unexpected journey into running. Although Kelly had always been an exerciser, she was never much of a runner. However, after …
Suzanne Crist - "You can do anything for 60 seconds"
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Suzanne Crist, the creator of Run251 shares her Run Story. Suzanne was also one of the first people Allison spoke to about the Run Your Story podcast. …
Claris Perkins - "Take fun seriously"
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Claris Perkins is a runner, coach, and registered dietician. She talks about her experience as a runner and how she manages to keep herself motivated d…
Port City Pacers & Azalea Trail Run
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In this episode, Allison sits down with President Megan Moiren Sandy and Vice President Suzanne Crist to discuss the history and benefits of the organi…
Jim Mather - "Healing is a Process, There's a Purpose in Pain"
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Jim Mather shares his personal running story and the role it has played in his life. Running was inspired by his uncle and father, who were runners and…
Leith Rawson - "Just do Hard Things"
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Leith Rawson is a long-time runner who started running at a young age and has continued the sport throughout high school and then ran at the University…
Derrick Williams - "Go the Extra Mile, It's Not Crowded"
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Derrick Williams is known in our community as someone who always celebrates people's accomplishments on social media.
Derrick started running during the…
Jennifer Wilson - "You can do the hard things if you put your mind to it"
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Jennifer Wilson started running in high school where she was a soccer player. Her goal was to improve her mile time from over 6 minutes to under 6 minu…
Keith Battle - "A Rediscovery of Perseverance"
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Keith Battle is the definition of Perseverance and true Inspiration. Keith has such an incredible story of going from walking a mile to crossing the fi…