Sometimes we're inside the race and sometimes we're outside, but always around the Rochester, NY running scene and the community members who make it happen. If you run you, are a runner. If you are a runner, you have a story. These are the stories of our community. Hosted by Chris O'Brien.
pics courtesy of Kim |
Kim Danahy runs, but she often likes to go for a swim or a bike ride beforehand. That's right, Kim is a triathlete. In fact, she is now an IronMan. Kim competed in and comple…
All images courtesy of relay team members |
Mike Welden and Jeff Green were part of a group of 10 people including a few Canadian ALS researchers, and a Miss America contestant. This group, organiz…
L-R: Dan Ostrander, Mike Meynadasy, Scott Magee, Laura Howard |
a point to point ultra marathon beginning in the town of Naples, NY at Ontario County Park. Its finish can be f…
Fatherhood; Recording; The last loop of Palmer’s Pond; Game Night; Family |
Jeffrey McBeth has completed two 50Ks in 2016. One intentional and the other not so much. From the National Parks and the…
(L) Laura Rekkerth, Matt Flaherty and Jan Wellford seek refuge from the torrential rain outside Ithaca Beer Company the day after Cayuga Trails 50 (R) The many faces of Mr. Flaherty |
Matt Flaherty…
The many faces of Lopata |
Dan Lopata has been chasing Massanutten Mountain 100 in some form or another for 14 years. He finally got what he wanted, but it took a lot of introspection and team work…
L-R: Imogene Pass, Mess The Dress 2015, Crooked Creek 2016, Celebrating Successful Race Directing |
From traveling thousands of miles for a 1000 beers to traveling thousands of miles for races, Col…
L: Breakneck Point; TM: Virgil 100 2015; TR: Medved Trail Panel; BR:MPF Team at Breakneck |
Scotie Jacobs shares his story of going from an accidental downhill runner to an on-purpose mountain runner…
Pacing; With Heather and some Boston Bling; Pre-Boston; Post-Boston |
We get competitive right from the start with Chris Patterson. Well, not really competitive. But we make an honest effort to do …
The beer mile start line; charting a course; giving the run around to an honest journalist |
Jeff having previously been on the podcast as part of a roundtable to talk about Rothrock and as a guest…
Natalie, Natalie, Natalie! |
Natalie Thompson rips into my smoothie habits, tears apart a burrito and teaches us a bit about the miraculous microbiome. Oh yeah, and shares a bit about her running. …
Photo: (L) Cayuga Trails 50 - MPF; (UR) Vegan Power 50K; (LR) Badgerow Last Man Standing - Anita Cornell |
Jason Mintz provides us a brief glimpse into the front of the pack. He shares his highly s…
An excellent panel assembled for an excellent group. (Photo: Ascend Collective) |
A local running store,…
Photos: (L) Laura, (RT) Rick Rekkerth, (RB) John Green |
Laura Rekkerth, super trail runner, spontaneous adventurer and our Informal Chief of Graphics talks about how emotions and friends play a cr…
Photos: Fleet Feet Sports and Joe Diebold |
Joe Diebold shares his story of running his first half marathon at a weight that would keep others on the couch to training for one of the areas toughest…
Sean Recording!; Sean Running! |
If running 100 miles is hard, running 100 miles in the winter is harder. In this episode, Sean Storie talks about the finding success early in running and going thr…
UL: Amber in her "Racing Days", LL: With friends, prepping for her BQ at the Erie Marathon, R: Putting in the effort to see her friends at the trail |
Super Running Mom Amber Rowe talks about miles…
Clockwise from Top Left: Final laps at Mind The Ducks, Mike getting some coaching from Valerie, Muddy Sneaker start, Eye of the Tiger at Ontario Summit, The only time I was ahead of Mike at Crooked… |
(L/R: Jamie Hobbs, Diego, Ron Heerkens Jr.) Photo: Chris |
Jamie Hobbs regales us with thrilling tales of being heckled while rock-hopping his sleep deprived body through the Blue Ridge Mountains o…
Cookies for pups and miles for miracles |
Brittany Broderick finds a few minutes in her schedule to chat with us about >1000 day running streaks, coaching, Christmas lights, and generally having a …