Running On Om

In this mini episode, Julia Hanlon discusses the future of the ROO podcast. After taking a planned 2-month break from the podcast, Julia has decided to take an indefinite break. In this episode, Julia explains the why behind taking an indefinite break and expresses her gratitude to the amazing ROO team, listener community, and sponsors.

This month's Soul Sister Sessions is all about gratitude and the relationship gratitude has with running and life. Abbey and Julia answer a range of listener questions themed around gratitude, sharing their lived experiences and how they both apply gratitude day to day.

Danielle Black Lyons is a surfer, artist, mother and co-founder of Textured Waves, a collective aimed at promoting diversity in surfing. Danielle lives in California with her husband and son and surfs daily. Danielle co-founded Textured Waves with several other women in response to a representation issue in surfing. The goal of Textured Waves is to elevate the culture and sport of women's surfing towards women of color and underrepresented demographics through representation, community, and sisterly camaraderie.

Janet Cherobon-Bawcom is a former professional runner now working as a registered nurse and a running coach. She lives and works close to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Born in Kapsabet Kenya, Janet came to the US on an athletic scholarship, before becoming a decorated professional runner. Janet has run in multiple Olympic Trials (including the most recent US 2020 marathon trials in Atlanta), and represented the US at the 2012 Olympics, placing 12th in the 10000m. She has a half marathon PR of 1:09:55 and a marathon best of 2:29:45, among other impressive running credentials.

Marilyn Okoro is a British professional middle distance runner, who has competed at the pinnacle of her sport at the Olympics, World Championships, and Commonwealth Games. She has spent time in both the United States and United Kingdom training, and is now living in Northern England as she prepares to make the 2021 Great Britain Olympic team.

Ajeé Wilson is a professional middle distance runner, running for Adidas and the Juventus Track Club in Philadelphia. She is a 2016 Olympian, 2021 hopeful and a multiple-time American Record holder. Ajeé turned Pro out of high school, foregoing the traditional NCAA path, forging her own way whilst still gaining a college degree. Ajeé’s drive and determination to succeed is prominent throughout this podcast.

Alison Mariella Désir is a runner, mother, and an activist. She is the founder of Harlem Run, as well as several other running collectives for women. She is a Global Ambassador for Hoka One One, and Athlete Advisor for Oiselle. Alison has a huge presence in the running community, of which she is a powerful advocate for women, both on a grassroots level and on a higher platform with brands and key community leaders.

This month's Soul Sister Sessions is all about Creativity. Abbey and Julia answer a range of listener questions, exploring a range of different themes around creativity and how to manage various creative processes and challenges.

Alli Penovich is a freediver based out of Florida, competing in the disciplines of freediving and spearfishing. She is sponsored by Amavara, Cobian and Florida Freedivers. Alli is a four time IUSA (International Underwater Spearfishing Association) World Record holder, gaining her first world record at the age of 17. She is a qualified freediving instructor for FII (Freediving Instructors International), where she qualified under her coach Bobby Kim. A former college triathlete, Alli’s exposure to the water started at a young age, and her growth and love in the water has grown exponentially.

Nadia Ruiz is a runner, speaker, educator and coach. Nadia’s mission is to make a change in her community by inspiring and motivating individuals from all backgrounds to achieve their personal goals. Nadia is a prolific racer, having raced 100’s of marathons, as well as ultra-marathons, triathlons and adventure races. She has travelled and raced in 27 countries across the globe. Nadia graduated UCLA with a BA in Biology and MA in Education, and taught high school biology for 10 years. Nadia has a huge passion for life, and this episode is reflective of that.

Dominique Miller is a professional surfer and photographer, living in Hawaii. She is sponsored by Billabong, and is a long board and stand-up paddle surfer on the World Surf League (WSL). She has a strong sporting background, running both XC and track, and playing lacrosse. Her foray into surfing took place when she went to college in Hawaii, where she forged her own path into the world of professional surfing.

This month's Soul Sister Sessions episode focuses on racing and competition. Abbey and Julia recorded in person in Boston, ahead of Abbey’s upcoming local race (please note that Abbey was required to pass 2x negative COVID tests to attend and compete, amongst other specific guidelines that the race organisers put in place).

Dana Giordano is a professional middle distance runner and the host of the More Than Running podcast. She runs for the Boston Athletic Association and lives in Boston MA. She graduated Dartmouth college with a Psychology Major and a Minor in Human Centred Design. Dana’s podcast, ‘More Than Running’, features female athletes and tells the untold stories often missed by traditional media. Dana is a 2021 Olympic hopeful.

Alvina Begay is a runner, three time Olympic trials qualifier, nurse, and a registered dietician. She has qualified for both the 10000m and Marathon distances in the Olympic trials and recently became a nurse. Alvina lives in and is from the Navajo Nation. *Sponsor* Currex (https://currex.us) This episode is sponsored by Currex. Currex insoles improve any shoe, and they are offering ROO listeners a 15% discount. If you want to ‘Feel the Currex difference’, please visit https://currex.us and use the code ROO15 at checkout. Goodr (http://goodr.com/roo) This episode is also sponsored by Goodr. Goodr make performance sunglasses for all your outdoor adventures. They have an incredible range of styles, colours and designs to suit everyone. Head over to Goodr.com/ROO and without any discount, you can check out their ridiculously affordable range of high performance sunglasses. For more information visit runningonom.com

Piseth Sam is an athlete and the co-owner of PowerHouse Fitness. She is a licensed massage therapist and certified personal trainer. At the age of five, Piseth and her family fled Cambodia and came to the US as refugees. Piseth practices trauma informed treatments as part of her philosophy that movement transforms.

Jeannie Rice is a fiercely competitive runner. She holds multiple age group World Records and US National Records, most notably breaking her own World Record in the marathon running a 3:24 at the 2019 Berlin Marathon. At 72 years young, Jeannie is yet to slow down and remains determined to keep challenging herself in the realm of running and life. Jeannie approaches running with a love and simplicity that allows her to keep pushing her limits at an age many would have found reasons to cease competing.

This month's Soul Sister Sessions episode returns to the topic of eating disorders and injuries. Abbey and Julia share and answer a variety of listener questions, some of which are slanted towards the COVID-19 period. This is all shared from their own lived experiences, and we encourage anyone that is experiencing an eating disorder/disordered eating or any physical or mental health issue, to consult a qualified professional in any instance you feel you require additional support.

Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel is a citizen of the Kul Wicasa Oyate, the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. She is a 4th Generation Runner, who started running when she was 10 years old. She is an advocate who focuses on MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women), and uses her running as a mechanism for her advocacy work. This episode deeply probes topics near and dear to Jordan’s heart.

This episode was recorded live on May 28th 2020, as part of the Roundtable series on Zoom during the COVID19 lockdown. It is a live conversation between Emma Spencer, an elite distance runner, running coach, software engineer and runs for the Tracksmith Boston racing team. And Molly Seidel, a professional runner for Saucony, living in Boston, MA. She graduated from Notre Dame with four NCAA national titles to her name and remains the only woman to date with wins at both the high school Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships and the NCAA National Cross Country Championships. She ran her debut marathon at the 2020 US Olympic trials, running 2:27:31, to take second and a Tokyo Olympic berth.

Peyton Thomas is an elite runner and PhD student in Marine Biology at the University of Northern Carolina Wilmington. She ran a PR of 2:42:54 to place 78th at the US 2020 Olympic Marathon trials, and was the only American born black female to start. She qualified for the trials at CIM, which was her first road marathon. She has also run the Bigfoot 40 miler, a sister race to the Bigfoot 200 miler.

Emily Saul is a sports psychology coach, with a Masters degree in Sports Psychology, and founder of E Saul Movement. She is the Leader of the November Project in Boston. Laura Green is the Community Boss of the November Project, working with the co-founders to connect the 120+ November Project leaders globally, and plays a large role in the growth and development of the November Project as an inclusive free fitness movement. She is a physical therapist, and led the San Francisco November Project for 5 years. She is the host of the Wisconsin Notes Podcast. Emily and Lauren are friends, and are female powerhouses that help drive the November Project. This was recorded live on Zoom, as episode #3 of the ROO Roundtable, on Thursday May 21st, during the COVID19 lockdown.

Kate Grace is a professional runner for Nike and the Bowerman Track Club. She was a guest on ROO 120 and recently on ROO 237. She ran in the 2016 Olympics and is a 2021 Olympic hopeful. Nicole Antoinette is a thru-hiker, writer, host of the Real Talk Radio podcast, and a multiple ROO guest, most recently on ROO 222. This episode was recorded live on Zoom on Thursday May 14th 2020, as part of the ROO Roundtable Series during the COVID 19 lockdown. This conversation covers a range of topics, including the following:

This is a special episode of Soul Sister Sessions. Abbey and Julia are joined by Dr. Madeline Manning Mims. Madeline is in a class of her own. She has a storied career that remains far from over. She is a decorated multi-time Olympian, and held multiple World and American Records. At the 1968 Olympics, she became the first American Woman to win a gold medal in the 800m, which was the at the time, the longest distance women were allowed to race. She held a World Record in High School, and had an impressive career as an athlete, which was unprecedented at that time. Madeline is an equally talented gospel singer, author and speaker, as well as the founder of the United States Centre for Sports Chaplaincy. Madeline has been present at every Olympiad as a chaplain since she stopped attending as a competing athlete, and serves as a mentor for chaplains and athletes alike. Madeline is eloquent, talented, driven and has such wisdom from her diverse experiences breaking through barriers across the board. This conversation is all Madeline, and is one of the most powerful conversations on ROO to date.

This episode was recorded during a Zoom live online event on May 6th, 2020 as part of the ROO Roundtable series during the COVID 19 lockdown. This episode discusses the following topics and answers some live listener questions from the evening. Clare Gallagher and Abby Levene are professional trail runners and activists. They have been best friends for over a decade, and featured on ROO 227.

Kayla Nolan is a runner and the Executive Director of the Girls Gotta Run Foundation (GGRF). Girls Gotta Run Foundation is a non-profit organization that invests in girl changemakers in Ethiopia through an academic and athletic scholarship program. Kayla started running in high school as part of a coping mechanism, and later joined the Cross Country team after encouragement from another high school girl who had seen her running alone.. Kayla’s love for running grew, and she was presented with an opportunity to study running after gaining a research scholarship in college. After Kenya was ruled out due to political violence, she had a choice between Jamaica or Ethiopia. Feeling she would relate better to Ethiopia’s endurance runners, she took the first step in a journey that would evolve into so much more.

Kate Grace is a professional runner for Nike and the Bowerman Track Club. She was a guest on ROO 120, which aired in 2015. She would go on to run for team USA in the 2016 Rio Olympics, and has been a core member of the fiercely competitive Bowerman Track Club for a number of years, competing all over the world.

This month's Soul Sister Sessions goes deep on the themes of faith and religion in running. Abbey and Julia share their experiences of faith and religion, framed through the lens of their childhood, everyday life and their relationship with running. We appreciate that faith and religion can be a sensitive and confronting topic for many, for a range of reasons. This conversation focuses on Abbey and Julia’s own experiences, in an honest, safe and respectful conversation. We empathise that this conversation may not be for everyone, and understand that our audience will share a range of differing and equally valuable world views.

Hilary McCloy is a backcountry skier, runner and physical therapist. She is a former Team USA skier, who began skiing at the age of nine. She works as a physical therapist and is deeply passionate about injury prevention for athletes. Hilary and her partner Andrew facilitate both ski and trail running events through Ski The Whites and Run The Whites in New Hampshire.

Courtney Dauwalter is a professional trail runner for Salomon, living in Golden Colorado. She won the Western States 100 in 2018, the 2019 Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), as well as having wins at multiple races and distances worldwide. She has represented the USA at the 24 Hour World Championship, and is a former American Record holder in the 24 hour event. Just after this interview was recorded, Courtney was named Ultrarunning Magazines  #1 Ultra Runner of the Year (UROY) for 2019, for the second year in a row. Courtney is a teacher, but has taken an indefinite sabbatical to pursue running full-time.

Eliza Earle is an adventure sports photographer, filmmaker, and endurance athlete. She has filmed all over the world, including iconic locations like Yosemite, Chamonix and New Zealand. She is a climber, runner and an all-round outdoor enthusiast. This is a really powerful conversation. Eliza speaks openly and honestly about grief and much more.

This month’s Soul Sister Sessions episode returns to focus on eating disorders, inspired by Eating Disorders Awareness Week on February 24th – March 1st. ROO 223 was a powerful conversation when Abbey and Julia first shared their respective stories of eating disorders, and this episode is a follow up to that. Abbey and Julia answer five listener questions, all specifically focused around eating disorders. This is all shared from their own experiences, and we encourage anyone that is experiencing an eating disorder/disordered eating or any physical or mental health issue, to consult a qualified professional in any instance you feel you require additional support.

Alex Pavon is a downhill skier turned professional mountain biker. She retired from competitive skiing in 2013 and found her way to enduro racing. She lives in Flagstaff Arizona and works as an emergency room EMT.

Emma Spencer is an elite distance runner, running coach, software engineer and runs for the Tracksmith Hare AC. She has a marathon best of 2:37 (BMW Berlin Marathon 2018), which qualified her to race the 2020 US Olympic Marathon trials. This interview is in two parts, and takes place the day before and day after the trials in Atlanta.

For this month's Soul Sister Sessions episode, both Abbey and Julia are back at their respective homes after spending time together in Flagstaff when Abbey was on her altitude training camp. This month’s episode focuses specifically on running, answering five listener questions that cover a range of past experiences, funny stories and general insights that both Abbey and Julia have gained over the years on their individual running journeys.

Jenny Jurek is a runner, climber, designer and author. She is an accomplished athlete having run many ultras including UTMB, climbed in Yosemite and most recently, bike touring around Japan with her husband Scott and their two young children.

Clare Gallagher and Abby Levene have been best friends for a decade, are professional trail runners living in Boulder Colorado, and activists. Clare is a Patagonia athlete and works for Patagonia doing advocacy work. She has won the prestigious Leadville 100, CCC (101km sister race of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc) and was the 2019 Western States 100 winner, where she ran the second fastest female time in race history. Days after this podcast was recorded, Clare was announced and awarded the #2 Female UROY (Ultra-runner Magazines Ultra Runner of the Year award) for 2019. Abby is a former national champion professional triathlete, who took up ultra trail running after stepping away from triathlon. She now runs for Adidas and works as a writer. Most recently, Abby placed 5th in the deeply competitive North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile race in San Francisco. Clare and Abby bring high energy and candidness to this episode, which really highlights their friendship.

In this months Soul Sister Sessions episode, Abbey and Julia recorded together in Flagstaff, Arizona. This first SSS episode of 2020 checks in with both Julia and Abbey, and goes through some more listener questions.

Molly Seidel is a professional runner for Saucony, living in Boston, MA. She graduated from Notre Dame with four NCAA national titles to her name and remains the only woman to date with wins at both the high school Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships and the NCAA National Cross Country Championships. Molly recently qualified for the 2020 Olympic Marathon trials with her win at the San Antonio Half Marathon, and will be making her marathon debut at the 2020 trials in Atlanta in February.

Molly Seidel is a professional runner for Saucony, living in Boston, MA. She graduated from Notre Dame with four NCAA national titles to her name and remains the only woman to date with wins at both the high school Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships and the NCAA National Cross Country Championships. Molly recently qualified for the 2020 Olympic Marathon trials with her win at the San Antonio Half Marathon, and will be making her marathon debut at the 2020 trials in Atlanta in February.

In this episode Abbey and Julia discuss several listener questions on the topics of personal challenges they’ve overcome and eating disorders in running. Abbey and Julia share some powerful and impactful experiences from their past, much of which has not been shared publicly to date. Both Abbey and Julia reflect on how they’ve grown and reconciled these experiences.

Nicole Antoinette is a thru-hiker, writer, host of Real Talk Radio podcast, and a ROO Chapter One regular guest on the series Real Talk Reflections.

In this episode, Lauren Fleshman returns to the podcast and reflects on her growth in the last 12 months. She shares her evolution, insights and how they apply to her life right now.

In this debut episode of Soul Sister Sessions, Abbey and Julia introduce the series and what to expect moving forward. They reflect on the past, check in with each other and dive into this weeks theme of friendship.

Real Talk Reflections is a monthly series on Running On Om, where Nicole Antoinette and I have honest, real talk on what it means to reflect, review, own your goals, and commit to your life.

In this episode, Lauren Fleshman, runner, coach, mother, co-founder of Picky Bars, and writer, discusses her recent retirement from professional running, the heartbreak of the Olympic pursuit, and what it means to embody Wilder.

In this episode, Rebecca Pacheco, yoga teacher, author, and entrepreneur, discusses staying inspired and practicing presence.

In this episode, Scott Douglas, runner, author, and senior content editor for the Runner’s World website shares lessons learned from running and writing.

In this episode, Brogan Graham and Bojan Mandaric discuss taking over the world with November Project (NP), a free fitness movement they co-founded.

In this episode, Bobbi Gibb, runner, artist, author, attorney, and scientific researcher for neurodegenerative diseases, discusses being the first woman to run the Boston Marathon and running as a spiritual practice.

In this episode, Zach Miller, professional trail runner, reflects on taking risks and his experiences running around the world.