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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 and Peggy share their personal running journeys, the evolution of San Francisco’s running community, the details of what it takes to put on a relay of this size, and their efforts to elevate women in sports. 

If you can run a 5:35 mile (or faster) and want to participate in the relay taking place on June 3 at Cox stadium in SF, learn more here. Volunteers, pacers, and spectators are welcome! 

 

Some highlights from our conversation:



👟What it was like being a women running in 1970’s

🙌The origins and evolution of the Impalas racing team

📈Shawn’s journey from being the slowest person in school to a passionate runner

♟️The logistics and strategy of a 100-person relay

📣Recruiting a diverse team of women with a 50 year age range 

🏆Peggy’s story of running in the 1977 relay that set the original world record



Learn more about the SF Women’s 100x 1 mile relay here. 



You can find us on Instagram and Twitter @runnersofthebay

Check out our website www.runnersofthebay.com and send us an e-mail at runnersofthebay@gmail.com.

Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.

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 FKT for summiting Mt Tam 16 times! 

Exchanging Experiences is a live event held at SFRC in San Anselmo at 6pm on the 4th Wednesday of each month. It is also streamed live on SFRC’s YouTube channel. Follow SFRC on Instagram for more information.

 

Some highlights from our conversation:

💡What inspired her to start running in her 30s

🏅How her racing has changed from her first race to now

👏 How the SFRC community inspired her to jump into trail running and ultramarathons

⛰️The story behind her FKT for summiting Tam 16 times

👟 How the running community inspires her training and racing



Follow Kati on Instagram and Strava. 

Thank you to Helke Ramos, Ted Knudsen, Leo Pershall, Tony DiPasquale, and Erin Edmundson for making this possible.

Live audio and visual support by Tony DiPasquale.

You can find us on Instagram and Twitter @runnersofthebay

Check out our website www.runnersofthebay.com and send us an e-mail at runnersofthebay@gmail.com.

Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.

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 strengthens community, owning a small business during the pandemic, and technology’s role in running.



Exchanging Experiences is a live event held at SFRC in San Anselmo at 6pm on the 4th Wednesday of each month. It is also streamed live on SFRC’s YouTube channel. Follow SFRC on Instagram for more information.



Some highlights from our conversation:

🏞️ How Ted found the trail and SFRC community

🗝️ Taking over SFRC from Brett Rivers

🪢 Sustaining SFRC’s community during the pandemic

🎽 The origins of Ted’s passion for running

👟 The benefits and limitations of tech to help runners



Follow SFRC on Instagram and Ted on Strava

You can find us on Instagram and Twitter @runnersofthebay

Check out our website www.runnersofthebay.com and send us an e-mail at runnersofthebay@gmail.com.

Thank you to Helke Ramos, Ted Knudsen, Leo Pershall, Tony DiPasquale, and Erin Edmundson for making this possible.

Live audio and visual support by Tony DiPasquale.

Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.

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 of genetics in athletic performance and training, the accuracy and best use for wearable technology, the physiological and cardiovascular impact of living an active lifestyle, and what research says about how family history can be used to optimize training. In addition, we talk about the Stanford Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease’s 5k race on April 30th and we encourage all of our listeners to sign up! 

 

Some highlights from our conversation:

🧬How genetics impacts training adaptation 

⌚️The benefits and limitations of wearable tech to measure fitness and training

🔬Training your genes 

🤝How your community shapes your approach to fitness

🫀What we know about the science of cumulative training

🥇How their work shapes their own training

Sign up for the My Heart Counts 5k race here

Participate in the ELITE Research Study

You can find us on Instagram and Twitter @runnersofthebay

Check out our website www.runnersofthebay.com and send us an e-mail at runnersofthebay@gmail.com.

Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.

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 partner so listeners can receive:


15% off New Patient Visit
15% off Gait Analysis
50% off of Avid Fitness (code runnersofthebay) Sign up here

Listeners can email info@avidsportsmed.com and mention Runners of the Bay to use these offers.

Some highlights from our conversation:

🔓 Trusting her training to unlock big performance leaps

🦄 BQing at her first marathon

🌧️T raining for Boston and racing in 2018 during the terrible weather

🌲 Joining Peninsula Distance Club

🤓 Applying lessons from running to work and personal life

🥇 Learning how to race for place versus time

Follow Jen on Instagram and her training on Strava.

You can find us on Instagram and Twitter @runnersofthebay

Check out our website www.runnersofthebay.com and send us an e-mail at runnersofthebay@gmail.com.

Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.

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 philosophy. We dig into the importance of the mental, societal, and spiritual aspects of athletic performance and recovery, and how representation impacts quality of care.
AVID Sports Medicine is our partner so listeners can receive:

15% off New Patient Visit
15% off Gait Analysis
50% off of Avid Fitness (code runnersofthebay) Sign up here

Listeners can email info@avidsportsmed.com and mention Runners of the Bay to use these offers.
Some highlights from our conversation:
🤕 How her own injury spurred her interest in athletic training
💪 The difference between athletic training and physical training
🪴 Why AVID is the best place she has ever worked
💡 The importance of seeing different types of bodies as athletes
❤️‍🩹 Addressing expectations when it comes to recovery
🙏 What gives her hope for a kinder, more equitable future in sports (and beyond)!
You can follow AVID on Instagram and learn more about their services https://avidsportsmed.com/
You can find us on Instagram and Twitter @runnersofthebay
Check out our website www.runnersofthebay.com and send us an e-mail at runnersofthebay@gmail.com.
Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.
Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.