Episodes
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Episode 136: Behind the Scenes of Rock n' Roll San Jose with Race Director, Colleen McDonald
This week, we're sharing our conversation with Colleen McDonald, race director for Rock 'n' Roll San Jose, Rock 'n' Roll San Diego, and Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas. Colleen talks about her 20-year journey with Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series (which started with a Craigslist internship!), what it…
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Episode 135: Emily's Running Diary Is Writing Her Next Chapter (in glitter pen)
This week, we’re sharing our conversation with Emily Kam of Emily’s Running Diary. Emily talks about becoming a runner in the Bay Area after years of believing she “wasn’t a runner,” finding community through the Sunnyvale Rumble Run Club, and using whimsy—glitter, color, and joy—as a form of...
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Episode 134: Erin McDonald is Your Running Big Sister
This week, we're sharing our conversation with Erin McDonald. From running the 800 at Michigan State, to getting her OTQ alongside her Peninsula Distance Club teammates, Erin's journey is one of rediscovering her love of the sport, building community, and getting radically honest about what it...
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Episode 133: Shannon Rowbury - from the Sunset to the Start Line
This week, we’re sharing our conversation with San Francisco native and three-time Olympian Shannon Rowbury. From her early days as an Irish dancer in the Sunset District to dominating the global stage in the 1500 and 5000 meters, Shannon’s career is a masterclass in resilience and longevity. In...
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Episode 132: Trail 101 - Explore the Dirt(ier) Side of Running!
We’re back with a special episode highlighting Trail 101, a free community event happening Sunday, February 22nd at 9:00 AM at Sports Basement Presidio, created by Matt Forsman of Sasquatch Racing and Run Club SF. Trail 101 is designed for trail-curious runners—especially those coming from the...
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Episode 131: Claire Green is having a (10,000) moment (s)
This week, we’re sharing our conversation with Claire Green, a member of the Peninsula Distance Club, Tracksmith Amateur Support Program athlete, and substitute math teacher. Claire had a breakout 10,000 race at the Sound Running meet back in March – her first crack at that distance. We talk…
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Episode 130: Chris Schierholtz Fixed Wednesdays
This week, we’re sharing our conversation with Chris Schierholtz, the creator of Rally Wednesday—a movement that’s part run club, part social experiment, and all about building community through shared experience. From helping launch Airbnb Experiences to reimagining hump day as the most fun day…
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Episode 129: Bay to Breakers with Skechers
In this episode, Mimi and Stephen from Skechers team up at the Bay to Breakers expo to talk all things Bay Area running, the joyful chaos of Bay to Breakers, and what makes the new Skechers AERO Series so exciting for runners chasing speed and fun. Highlights include: 🦍 Pontificating how fast…
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Episode 128: Sylvie Abel
This week, we’re talking to Sylvie Abel, a superstar trail runner and incredible human who found her sense of belonging on the trails of a new country. Sylvie’s journey wasn’t just about discovering running—it was about navigating a new country while finding her strength, her people, and...
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Episode 127: Bay to Breakers, ROTB x Skechers (it's gonna be May)
Some reflections on the past 5 years and an exciting announcement. We’re teaming up with @skechers to bring the hype for this year’s Bay to Breakers! Come hang with us for a LIVE podcast on Saturday 5/17 at 2:30pm at Sports Basement Stonestown (📍🎙️). 🏁 HAYES HILL CHALLENGE IS ON!…
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Episode 126: Katie Douglas, Running Wylder
This week, we’re sharing our conversation with Katie Douglas, founder of Running Wylder, designer, and lifelong athlete who found her way to running through a love of movement and community. From growing up in a family of runners to working at Lululemon, she’s always followed her instincts—even...
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Episode 125: Steven Anderson
Runner and Photographer Steven Anderson joins Mimi to talk about his experience as a credentialed photographer at the New York City Marathon and his own journey as a runner. Some highlights from this episode: - Steven seeing his work in a Topo Athletics ad at a NYC Subway Station - His plan to...
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Episode 124: Introducing, Golden State Racing Collective!
On today’s episode we chat with Arman Soleimani and Patrick Hynes of the Golden State Racing Collective. This was a great conversation exploring the why behind GSRC and talking about the gaps they hope to fill in both racing and running culture. We learn more about Arman and Patrick’s journey as...
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Episode 123: Cindy Smith, Founder of Pen and Paces
This week we are sharing our conversation with Cindy Smith, runner, mother, and founder of Pen and Paces. Cindy started running to manage burnout while working in tech and the challenge and process immediately resonated with her. In this episode we talk about how her love of running has guided…
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Episode 122: Dr. Jason Tso on Running with Your Heart
This week we talk to Dr. Jason Tso, a board-certified cardiologist with the Sports Cardiology Program and the Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease and Stanford’s Medical director of the Sports Cardiology Program. We talk about his path from road cycling to sports cardiology and advancing...
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Episode 121: Anna Louden is Going All In
This week we are sharing our conversation with 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻, a road and trail runner, member of the Impalas, OTQ 2020, and 2022 Team USA Gold Medalist in the 100K. We have a fun and fascinating conversation about the power of teammates, going all in on running this year, training with a...
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Episode 120: Abbie McNulty ran the Olympic Marathon Trials and is Just Getting Started
In this episode we talk to Abbie McNulty just a few days after she ran the 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando! Abbie is a former Stanford Track & Field and Cross Country Athlete. After college, Abbie ran for the Reebok Boston Track Club (based in Charlottesville, VA) before making her way…
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Episode 119: Cal Calamia on Pioneering Change
In this episode we talk to Cal Calamia fresh off their win at the New York City Marathon! Cal is a marathoner, educator, poet, and an inclusivity activist for trans and nonbinary athletes. In November, Cal became the first trans nonbinary athlete to be granted a therapeutic use exemption for...
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Episode 118: Emily Oster is a Marathoner!
In this episode we talk to Emily Oster, fresh off her run at CIM! If you have a kid or are expecting, you know of Emily. Emily is an Economist, Professor, Writer, Podcaster, Parent, and now, a MARATHONER! Emily is the founder of the podcast and newsletter, Parent Data. Parent Data, along with her...
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Episode 117: Zach Litoff on the Art of Running Fast
This week we are sharing our conversation with Zach Litoff, runner, artists, and Santa Clara Alumni. Zach ran a 14:13 at Tracksmith’s Twilight 5000 in San Francisco this summer and paced a blistering heat 1 at the Oakland Twilight 5000. We had a fascinating conversation about his experience…
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Episode 116: Jay Holder is back! NYC Marathon, Running USA, and 1989 (Taylor's Version)
Jay Holder is back! We talked to Jay fresh off three very important events: the New York City Marathon; the announcement that he will be the new Executive Director of Running USA; and of course, 1989 (Taylor’s Version). We kick things off by talking about the New York City Marathon and what his...
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Episode 115: Reisel Berger takes an integrative approach
This week we talked to Reisel Berger, runner, mother, and psychiatric clinical pharmacist. Reisel shares her experience with running, developing tools and an integrative approach to cope with mental illness, motherhood and running, her work as a psychiatric clinical pharmacist, and starting her…
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Episode 114: Mimi's Post-Berlin Marathon Stream of Consciousness
Welcome to a peak inside Mimi's brain a little over 24 hours post Berlin Marathon. This episode is unedited, unfiltered, and probably a little all over the place. Enjoy!
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Episode 113: Taking on the Twilight 5000 with Amanda Wiggenhorn, Kevin O'Connell, and Penelope Ferraro
In this episode we talk to three participants in the SF Twilight 5000 pre and post race: Amanda Wiggenhorn, Kevin O'Connell, and Penelope Ferraro. We talk about what led them to sign up for the race, what there expectations were, and how it all turned out! We also got to know Amanda, Kevin, and...
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Episode 112: David Lam on the path to Western States and diversity and inclusion in trail running
David Lam is back! David had an incredible experience racing Western States for the first time and we couldn’t resist the chance to hear all about the build up, race, and his thoughts on equity, inclusion and diversity in trail running. Some highlights from our conversation: 🤓 Training for…
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Episode 111: Christine O'Connell of Oh! Run Club (and so much more)
This week we talked to Christine O’Connell, runner, Co-founder of @o.h.run.club, member of WeRunSF, Hella Bae running and noe valley run club (co-captain for this too), and ambassador for @runlocalevents, @guenergylabs, @garminfitness, @runlikeagirl_ca, @blueskyendurance, @oakrunco, and advocate...
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Episode 110: Danielle Domenichelli and Malcolm Richards on setting records and finding your place in running
This week we are sharing a conversation with Danielle Domenichelli & Malcolm Richards, a bay area running power couple! Malcolm is a longtime member of the West Valley Track Club OTQ’ed in the marathon in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024, and he set the indoor marathon record in 2016 and 2018. Danielle…
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Episode 109: SFRC x ROTB Exchanging Experiences with Sharon Finston & Carolyn Latham
In our fourth Exchanging Experiences live podcast conversation at San Francisco Running Company we talk with the incredible mother daughter duo, Sharon Finston & Carolyn Latham. Sharon and Carolyn share the equestrian origins of Western States and their family’s multi-generational history...
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Episode 108: SFRC x ROTB Exchanging Experiences with Oscar Mejorada
In our third Exchanging Experiences live podcast conversation at San Francisco Running Company supported by Nike Trail we talk with Oscar Mejorada. Oscar shares his story of building community, creating a legendary route from the top of Tam, across the East Bay to the top of Diablo and back…
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Episode 107: Peggy Lavelle and Shawn Sax on the quest to reclaim the Women's 100 x 1 mile World Record
This week we talk to Peggy Lavelle and Shawn Sax about the SF women's 100x 1 mile world record attempt! Shawn is a runner, SFRRC board member, and director for the world record attempt relay, and Peggy is a pioneer for women’s running and a participant in past world record breaking relays. Shawn...
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Episode 106: SFRC x ROTB Exchanging Experiences with Katherina Laan
This is our second Exchanging Experiences live podcast conversation at San Francisco Running Company supported by Nike Trail with the Queen of Tam herself, Katherina (Kati) Laan. In this episode Kati shares her stories as a legendary local ultrarunner, being a mother of three, and her incredible...
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Episode 105: SFRC x ROTB Exchanging Experiences with Ted Knudsen
This is the first episode in our Exchanging Experiences live podcast series with San Francisco Running Company supported by Nike Trail. This first episode is with Ted Knudsen, SFRC’s owner and “Boss Man”. In this episode we talk about Ted’s love of running, his favorite races, how SFRC builds and...
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Episode 104: Dr. Malene Lindholm & Dr. Jeff Christle on the Genetics of Fitness and Human Performance
This week we talk to Dr. Malene Lindholm & Dr. Jeff Christle who are currently conducting research at Stanford’s Stanford Sports Cardiology, and the Stanford Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Laboratory. We talk about a wide range of topics based on their incredible research including the impact…
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Episode 103: Jen Odenheimer on Breaking Through and the Power of a Team
This week we talk to Jen Odenheimer, a 2:37 marathoner and a member of the Peninsula Distance Club. Jen talks about breakthrough performances, learning from disappointing races, and the power of training with a team and being inspired by amateur elite women in running. AVID Sports Medicine is our...
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Episode 102: Julieta Guzman on training the whole athlete
This week we talk to Julieta Guzman, Head Athletic Trainer at AVID Sports Medicine, Veteran, athlete, saxophonist, and former trainer for Stanford and UC Berkeley’s Football team. Julieta talks about how growing up as a queer child in the 90s and joining the Marines shaped her athletic training...
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Episode 101: Lauren Fleshman on Writing the Path Forward for Women and Girls in Sport
This week we talk to Lauren Fleshman, whose first book, Good For a Girl, A Woman Running in a Man’s World is now available! Lauren won five NCAA championships at Stanford, is one of the most decorated American distance runners of all time, co-founded Picky Bars, is a brand strategy advisor for...
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Episode 100: Julia Sachdev Finds Fulfillment in the Process
This week we talk to Julia Sachdev, runner, mother, and activist for mother runners with &Mother. Julia was tapering for CIM 2022 when we recorded this interview and had been training to run sub-3 hours with Lift, Run, Perform’s training group. Julia shares her experience with postpartum running,...
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Episode 99: Joyce Young on finding strength through running
This week we talk to Joyce Young, runner, pharmacist, and SFRCC member. Joyce shares what drew her in to the sport as an adult, how her breast cancer diagnosis impacted her running and racing this year, her experience with AVID sports medicine, racing the NYC marathon this year, coping with...
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Episode 98: Stephanie Howe conquers more than mountains
This week we talk to Stephanie Howe, ultra runner, nutritionist, coach, mother, and advocate for women in sports. Stephanie talks to us about her path from skiing to trail running, how she became interested in pursuing a PhD in nutrition, her entrance into the professional trailing running…
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Episode 97: Veronica Jow is an Avid fan of keeping athletes strong and healthy
This week we talk to Veronica Jow, a Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine doctor, athlete, and founder of AVID Sports Medicine. Veronica talks about the role athletics played in her her life and the story of and vision for AVID Sports Medicine, a cutting-edge coordinated care for athletes. AVID...
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Episode 96: Laura Green is serious about making the running community laugh
This week we talk to Laura Green, runner, physical therapist, videographer, co-founder of the November Project SF, mother, and Instagram running reel MVP. Laura talks about her experience starting the November Project in SF, what it was like leaving SF just before giving birth to her first child,...
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Episode 95: Cadence McCracken on how running helps you discover your most authentic self
This week we talk to Cadence McCracken, marathoner, trail runner, trans activist, expressive art therapist, and parent. Cadence shares her powerful journey exploring identity and gender through running, art therapy, poetry, and community. Some highlights from our conversation: 🔗 How running...
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Episode 94: The Race Continues with Ron Douglas and Shamara Carney
This week we talk to siblings Ron Douglas and Shamara Carney, who co-founded of The Race Continues Track Club and coach track and field at Notre Dame High School in Belmont. Ron and Shamara share their unique journeys with running, their surprising path to working together, and how they are...
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Episode 93: Frank Chan on the harmonious connection between running and art
This week we talk to Frank Chan, a stalwart of the San Francisco running community. Frank may be best known for his incredible Strava art, but we learn so much more about Frank in this episode including his commitment to engaging and supporting the San Francisco community as a whole during the...
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Episode 92: Michelle La Sala on the return to (in person) racing!
This week Michelle La Sala of Blistering Pace Race Management returns to talk about the return of in-person racing, what’s changed, how we can support races even if we aren’t running, and the inaugural Wineshine Half Marathon. Some highlights from our conversation: 📣 How things have changed as...
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Episode 91: Matt Lenehan - from fighting for a spot on his college team to 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier
Matt Lenehan, member of the Peninsula Distance Club, 2020 Marathon OTQ, engineer, and videographer joins the podcast to talk about his journey from hating running in high school and being the last person to make the cut for UCSD’s team to qualifying for the 2020 marathon olympic trial and how…
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Episode 90: Ayako Sawanabori on running towards healing, advocacy, and learning
Ayako Sawanobori, accomplished runner, co-lead of the Anti-Racist Run Club and longtime supporter of Girls on the Run and Back on My Feet, joins the podcast to talk about her journey from gymnastics to running, running and advocacy, and how healing and comeback are a theme throughout her running....
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Episode 89: Jessica de Leon on Having an Hella Good Time Leading Her Team at The Speed Project and Getting Ready for Boston
Jessica de Leon, founder of Hella Bae Running joins us on the podcast today to talk all things Speed Project and her journey to the 2022 Boston Marathon, plus much more! This episode is dedicated to Athena Liberatos Dawes, the beloved mother of two of Hella Bae Speed Project runners. The love she...
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Episode 88: Dena Evans on Her Unexpected Path to Coaching and a Childhood Spent Playing Outside to Become an Athlete
Dena Evans, accomplished runner, soccer super-fan, coach, Club Director for the Peninsula Distance Club, mother of two, and Stanford track and cross country coach from 1999-2005, joins the podcast to talk about her unlikely journey to coaching and embracing opportunities outside of her comfort...
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Episode 87: Jenny Grimshaw on Overcoming Running Anxiety, the Power of Community, and the Importance of Perspective
Jenny (Donnelly) Grimshaw, a new member of the Impalas, joins the podcast to talk about her start in running, how her relationship has evolved throughout her life, what led to a mental breakthrough, and what running means to her now. Some highlights from our conversation: 😂 Being tricked into…
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