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Ben Bruce and Rose Harvey are on the podcast today for another post Chicago recap!

Rose Harvey burst onto the professional running scene after starting to run during the pandemic in 2020 and discovered a hidden talent! She did not grow up a runner or compete in high school or college. She just ran a 2:23:21 and placed 9th at the Chicago Marathon. Previously she was working as a finance lawyer and now runs professionally for Puma. Rose is from the UK and also hosts half of the podcast 5 Miles Easy.

Ben has been on the show before! He was a phenomenal pacer once again for the Chicago Marathon and paced a large group of women and men and Rose was one of those in the group! Ben is the dad of three young kids and his wife, Stephanie, just gave birth to their little girl! Ben is with Hoka NAZ Elite and now supports the team and paces the team in a lot of workouts!

What we talked about:

4:30- Ben’s pacing

7:00- Rose’s race at the Chicago Marathon and a bit on her running history

22:50- Ben pacing right after his wife, Stephanie, just had their baby girl

27:15- Racing with Sara the last mile

31:05- Being coached by Amy and Alistair Craig

33:20- Some psychology tactics to Rose implemented

35:35- The energy that Ben brings to the group

42:55- How Rose felt throughout the race

50:00- Olympic selection process for Rose in the UK

52:30- What’s next for Ben

56:25- End of podcast questions

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Dakotah Lindwurm and Sara Vaughn are on the podcast today! They both ran PRs at the Chicago Marathon and I loved hearing their recaps on this episode!

Sara ran a 2:23:24 which was a 3 minute PR and placed 10th. Sara debuted the marathon in 2021, running a 2:26:53. Last year at Chicago she was 7th place and ran a 2:26:23. She is the mom of four and is a realtor. In this episode, she talks about taking risks this year in her training ahead of Chicago! Sara comes from a 1500m background. Sara has been on the podcast so many times – episodes 283, 302, 341, 416, 443.

Dakotah smiles the entire marathon and it is so much fun to watch! She truly loves what she gets to do while performing. She was previously on episode 398 after she won the 2022 Grandma’s Marathon in a time of 2:25:01. This year in Chicago she ran a 2:24:40 which was a 35 second PR and 12th place overall.

What we talked about:

5:35- Catching up with Sara and Dakotah

12:35- Recapping Chicago

16:35- Dakotah’s marathon progression

19:00- Sara heading into the marathon trials

24:45- Chicago Marathon recaps

29:30- Taking risks in races

34:25- Sara taking risks in her training and focusing more on running

38:25- Minnesota Distance Elite

39:30- Sara transitioning to being coached by the Craggs

44:30- Expectations going into the race

45:15- What they are excited about going forward

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Erin Azar is on the podcast today! Erin is known as @immrsspacecadet on Instagram and Tik Tok. Her videos went viral during the pandemic when she decided that she wanted to start running. She has now run 3 marathons. Her first marathon was a virtual race. She also ran the NYC Marathon and Chicago Marathon. Erin has 3 kids. She also has her own podcast called, Non Members Only and is the official USATF hype woman. She calls herself a professional struggle runner and I am sure that many of you have seen her on social media!

Erin is hysterical and was so much fun to have on the podcast!

What we talked about:

7:50- Introduction to Erin and her life on social media

17:30- Her career before social media

21:00- Showing her kids on her social media

25:50- Starting running

31:45- How her life has changed with social media

37:00- Some other projects that she is working on

44:45- Interviewing USATF athletes

51:15- Living in the country

54:05- Her marathons

1:03:15- Quitting drinking

1:16:40- Favorite running gear

1:23:50- End of podcast questions

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Frank Lara is on the podcast today! Frank is gearing up to run the Chicago Marathon this weekend. Frank runs with Roots Running in Boulder and is sponsored by Altra. He works for Strava and tells us all about that in this episode!

Frank is from Mexico City and grew up in Houston. He ran for Furman University in college. He debuted the marathon in Houston and ran a 2:11:32, he ran Chicago last year, and this Spring he competed at the London Marathon. He is looking for a strong race at Chicago and I think he is ready to crush it!

In this episode, he talks about his training, what has changed and his goals as a professional runner! He also tells us all about when he fell in love with the sport and his trajectory over the years!

What we talked about:

3:00- How he is feeling heading into Chicago

5:00- Changing their training for this buildup

7:45- The decision to run the Chicago Marathon

19:30- Joining Roots Running

27:20- Frank’s running story

38:00- His college running career

49:40- His work at Strava

57:55- Goals in his career

1:00:30- Plan leading into the Olympic Trials

1:02:45- End of podcast questions

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Jim Walmsley is on the podcast today coming off of his 2023 UTMB win! Jim became the first American male to win this race. He has attempted four previous times and over a year ago decided to move to France to train over there.

Jim is also the 2018, 2019, and 2021 Western States Champion and holds the course record there!

In this episode, he recaps his training and the UTMB race.

What we talked about:

3:20- Catching up with Jim post UTMB

5:30- Recapping UTMB

8:40- Moving to France to prepare for UTMB

15:15- His wife’s support of his career

20:20- Recap of the finish of UTMB

27:30- Standing on the shoulders of all of the American women that have won UTMB

29:05- Watching Courtney Dawaulter dominate

32:00- Walking through hard times in his career

35:20- What excites Jim in his career

39:30- Payment structures in ultrarunning

45:45- Road ultras

50:00- His marathon training

58:00- What’s next

1:09:00- His work ethic

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Erin Cooper is the Senior Brand Manager for Salomon North America. She’s the mother of two and training for her second marathon. She will be racing the Chicago Marathon next weekend- hoping for a PR which would be a time under 3:24!

I’m super excited to be partnering with Salomon for Take the Bridge which is a unique urban race directed by Darcy Budworth that is taking place on Friday, October 6th in the West Loop, Downtown Chicago! Make sure you go follow Take the Bridge on instagram to learn all about what they do!

Here is the deal with Take the Bridge:

This specific Take the Bridge in Chicago is a women’s race. You are on a team of two and you run together. You’ll pick a team name and when you sign up you will both type that in and get matched.

Race will be in the West Loop neighborhood – final address TBD, getting announced soon
- Saturday, October 6th
- Check in: 5:30-6:30
- Race: 7-8
- After party 8-10
- Presented by Salomon

I’m going to be giving away an entry on my instagram @LindseyHein626 this week so make sure you follow over there to enter to win. Even if you don’t want to run the race- show up for the party as I’ll be hanging out at the race enjoying the atmosphere and hanging out at the after party as well. DETAILS On location will be announced on the Take the Bridge instagram soon!!!

REGISTER HERE if you know you wanna run it!

Thank you Salomon for all that you are doing for the running community and I’ll see you in Chicago!!

XO!!

Lindsey

Stephanie Howe is an ultrarunner supported by North Face, a toddler mom, and has a PhD in Nutrition & Exercise Physiology and loves teaching people how to eat and train for long-term health, performance, and happiness.

Stephanie’s career highlights include: 2014 Champion of Western States, 8th at 2015 Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc, 2015 Champion of Lake Sonoma 50 miler, 3rd at Western States in 2015, 2017 Champion of the Bandera 100k, and 4th at the 2019 CCC 100k.

In this episode, we talk all about what is going on in her career now and reflections on racing in the past versus what it looks like now and goals for future.

What we talked about:

00:15- Living in France

12:15- Building a community

-16:40- Where she is at with her career

23:45- Winning Western States

25:50- The accomplishments that she is most proud of

-40:20- Balancing her career with her running career

47:50- Nutrition advice

52:00- Stephanie’s daily routine

57:50- Protect Our Winters

1:02:55- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

In Her Nature

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This episode is a recording my live interview at the Chicago Marathon expo! With Chicago coming up so soon, I thought that this would be a great time to share this episode!

Deena has long list of incredible accomplishments, including previously being the American Record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:19:36. She is a 3-time Olympian and won a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympic in Athens and also has won both the London and the Chicago Marathon. She also holds a 5,000m PR of 14:51 and 10,000m of 30:50. She also holds the American masters half marathon and marathon records in times of 1:09:36 and 2:27:47.

What we talked about:

4:00- Running the six major marathons

6:30- Running and racing after her professional career

9:40- What she took from her first marathon

12:15- Mindset as a runner

26:20- Tips for the Chicago marathon

31:15- Listener questions

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Let Your Mind Run

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