RunChats with @RonRunsNYC

Kelsi Chappell is on a TEAR!

A 2:43:15 PR at Boston followed by a 2:49:31 at London...

...Just 6 DAYS APART!

Then? She wins the hilly Bristol Half by breaking her own course record of 1:24:57!

Kelsi is n…

Meet Jack Anstey, we covered his journey from "the Outback" in Alice Springs, Australia, to the US for college at Illinois State University—where he initially struggled to find his footing before bec…

"An individual medal isn't won alone."

-Marie-Ange Brumelot

"I have so much to share and sometimes the story feels too big to sum up in one post. Over the past few months, I faced a torn glute, a br…

What a treat it was to welcome legendary hosts, Deena Kastor and Martin Yelling from The Marathon Talk Podcast. They recently ran NYC for fun and fully immersed themselves in the 5 Boro Block Party. …

Adam is a 12-year combat veteran of the Air Force with deployments to Iraq & Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team leader. In 2007, while working to disarm a roadside bomb (IED) in…

This was a FUN live interactive expo chat with one of my running besties Kelly Willis! Kelly is an inspiring former guest (episode 64), fellow 3X Six-Star finisher, and 4X World Age Group competitor!

James expertly broke down the exciting new course, the Fan Zones that will be bringing the hype, community engagement, support from sponsors and volunteers, as well as the vision, hard work, and step…

"At my best, I was trying to be competitive with myself to get the best out of what I could do."

-Alan Ruben

Alan Ruben is an icon in the NYC running community—a paragon of consistency and an inspi…

"You just have to be so grateful for the races that go according to plan and where you do set a dream goal and achieve that dream goal. Nobody's written anybody's future—it's not scripted, so you hav…

It was a HUGE honor to host and share this live convo from Grandma's with rockstar Olympian and 2X Grandma's Champ, Dakotah Lindwurm!

We discussed Dakotah manifesting her Paris Olympic dream, what i…

It was a HUGE honor to host and share this live convo from Grandma's with marathon LEGEND, Dick Beardsley!

We discussed his iconic 1982 'Duel In the Sun' with Alberto Salazar, his co-win in the 1981…

We're talking ALL things Sydney Marathon in this IG Live Convo with 2X Olympian Eloise Wellings, Race Director Wayne Larden, and Digital Marketing Manager James Constantine.

The Sydney Marathon is a …

London Marathon tips with one of my running besties, Kelly Brown Willis, fellow 3X Six-Star finisher and inspiring former guest (Episode 64).

This episode is a deep dive into all things London! Weeke…

This episode is for anyone running the 128th Boston Marathon and everyone who has it on their long-term radar. Coach Brendon O'Leary of O'Leary Racing Team joined me on an IG live and we took a deep …

We've got tons of Tokyo tips & questions answered from yesterday's IG Live convo with Naomi. Big thanks to all who joined—we look forward to seeing you in Tokyo!

Naomi was a great co-host and is runn…

In one of the most inspiring running stories of the year, Tammy Hsieh ran 2:37:00 at CIM and hit the OTQ standard on the number to qualify for the US Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando, FL on Feb 3, …

Meet Polly Moody, mom of two, full-time teacher, and 2:46 marathoner!

Polly tore her ACL and meniscus two years ago when her running had been on an upward trajectory. She tackled a long, difficult re…

Meet Simone Carniglia, Six-Star finisher, and Guinness World Record holder as the fastest runner with Type One diabetes—with an amazing average time of 2:42:30 per race!

Simone started his running jo…

We're catching up with Jereny Rivera on her recent training in the Florida heat and delving into her experience with ferritin iron deficiency. I really enjoyed having her back to share insights on he…

This episode is from an IG Live covering a course breakdown of the New York City Marathon with 19th place finisher in the 2017 NYC Marathon, Kate Pallardy. Kate is a rockstar and was my episode 100 g…