Active Endeavours Michele & Linus

Well, hello there! 👋Happy (very belated!) 2021!How are those resolutions going? Last year felt like a lifetime ago. We hope you’re breathing a more joyful (Covid-free) air in this new year.We’re well-aware of the power of starting something new, especially in the new year. It is as if some magical spell has been cast among all of us as we voraciously chase those new goals. Only that, we fizzle out after barely a month in. The most common one revolves around exercise & dieting hence why to...

Can you believe it’s the holiday season already? It’s the time of the year we all look forward to to unwind, catch up with friends, and hang out with family. Although this year has been an exceptionWe talk to three guys who give life to the party through music, DJs! Jeff took on DJ-ing as a hobby, from spinning at parties to weddings. Artie is a 2nd generation DJ. His dad may have been the first Filipino DJ in Chicago. Mike started as a rapper and became an audio engineer to MC & got his ...

Welcome to Episode #10! We take a different turn from what a lot would typically expect from this podcast. At first, we were unsure about how to approach the topic of grieving. When we were approached to talk about this, we asked ourselves of its significance to our current state. It dawned on us that all of us right now are going through a time of grief. May it be the upheaval of plans, travels on hold, careers suspended, & maybe even the loss of loved ones.Susie & Renae ha...

This is the continuation of our conversation with John on what it took to see his goals through. He takes us through his journey of riding his custom-made bike that was designed for the US National Cycling team as a means to tick the Ironman World Championships box. The road to Kona (his only US Ironman) was adorned with near misses & injuries. He sure has hard-to-forget experiences of crashes. It is part of a day in the life of someone accustomed to being behind the cockpit of ...

Do you feel the need...The need for speed?We spoke with someone I (Linus) want to be "if" I grow up on this two-part podcast, John Rutherford.This man is a husband of 15 years to an author, father to 2 boys, a Marine, former F-18 fighter pilot, US National Cycling Team member, 5-time Ironman (including 1 World Championships in Kona), & Western States sub-24-hour finisher (the Kona of ultra running). How's that for a start?Waaaaait, we're not done yet. He speaks multiple languages you can ...

Erica’s love for searching great deals on everything led her to start a blog to share the great stuff she could find for runners and fitness enthusiasts alike. This inclination for writing and running makes her a self-professed “blogging runner.” She ran in high school and picked it up again after college as a means of losing weight. Inevitably, a marathon came into the horizon. A friend invited her to run her first, and a hilly one at that in San Francisco. She got the bug, and that eve...