Running New Mexico Podcast

This week I had the privilege to speak with Jackie Martinez, NMAA Assistant Director of Sports, overseeing Cross Country, Track and Swim. We had a great talk covering her own running at Pojoaque High…

This week I had the pleasure to talk with the 5A Cross Country State Championship winning team on the the girls side, Rio Rancho. The girls, Tessa Holderman, Lorynn Trujillo, Violet Francisco, Marlei…

This week I got to spend time with Ric Rojas, former Los Alamos Hilltopper and Harvard grad. Ric has been in the running world for a long time, setting New Mexico state track records, competing for H…

This week I had the pleasure to speak with Kathy and Rob Hipwood who have built a powerhouse of cross country and distance running in Los Alamos. Taking over in the mid 90s, they have accumulated 24 …

This week I had the pleasure to speak with New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame coach Dr. Ron Maestas. We talk about how he got into teaching and coaching, how cross country was not his first choice, and h…

This week I spoke with Los Alamos National Lab scientist, Marquette grad, and trail runner extraordinaire. She is a 5 time Pike's Peak Marathon winner, 5 time La Luz champion, 2 time Leadville Marath…

This week I get to speak with Julian Florez, former Hobbs High School runner, Glendale Community College, Adams State, and UNM runner. This episode commemorates one year since the 2020 Marathon Olymp…

This week I had the pleasure to speak with Andrea McArdle. An Ohio native that has been in New Mexico for several years, Andrea has made the move from the track to trails and embraced New Mexican lif…

This week I spoke with the inspiration for the podcast, my dad, Michael Romero. Growing up, I watched my dad compete and push himself. He shared that with me, often with me only half listening, but t…

This week I had the pleasure to speak with Jesse Armijo. I last had Jesse on talking about the origin of the Duke's Track Club. You can look back on that episode on iTunes or Spotify.

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This week I had the pleasure to speak to another runner who only spent a short time at UNM, but took something away from it. My guest is Hans Segerfeldt. He is a Swedish runner, who was able to run f…

This week I had the honor to speak with Clancy Devery. His short career at UNM led to some life long friends, including my dad. He is a runner I've known for my whole life and have heard so many stor…

This week I had the pleasure to speak with Dinée Dorame. She is a Navajo runner and podcaster based in Albuquerque, with her new podcast, Grounded Podcast releasing at the end of the month. I am so e…

This week I had the privilege to speak with Sara Del Campo De Gonzalez. She is a pediatrician, wife, mom, and runner. We had a great discussion about what it means to take time for yourself, making t…

This week I speak with Aja Marsh, momentum coach and runner. We talk about her running journey, which includes starting a still active running group in New York, being a RRCA running coach, moving ac…

This week I had the pleasure to speak with Troy Allen. He's an Ohio transplant living his best life in New Mexico. Recently he got the unsupported Sandia Double Crossing in a time of 12:58:27. We tal…

This week I had the honor to speak with Likhaya Dayile of Bosque Running and Sports Systems running department. We talk about his journey into running, not feeling like he was a runner, and not letti…

This week I speak with Dr. Anthony Fleg from Running Medicine and NHI as well as Jordan Lesansee, former Albuquerque Academy standout, about motivation during this time and the importance of getting …

This week I had the pleasure to speak with Magdalena Sandoval Donahue. She is a former Los Alamos Hilltopper and Oregon Duck. She excelled at all levels of running, from high school to professional, …

This week I had the pleasure to speak with Diane Datz owner of The Recovery Lab NM. As a physical therapist for the past 6 years, Diane has a great insight into injuries runners go through as well as…