Stay ConnectedA podcast about New York City’s running culture, now being recorded out in the wild. Chris Chavez and Patryk Odedina pull up to random running hot spots of the five boroughs to talk with the luminaries, legends, and strangers who make NYC the world’s greatest running town. Untold stories, unscripted conversations, and the city itself as the third host.
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Dao-Yi Chow, Eugene Tong and Ryo Yamamoto bring us the story of one of New York City's most popular new clubs – Old Man Run Club. Despite the name, you don't have to be a certain age or gender to join. They organize a weekly group long run as a way of being inclusive with as many people within the New York City running community. They each also have highly accomplished and successful roles within the clothing industry. Dao-Yi is a designer for the contemporary and New York City inspired line called Public School. It draws inspiration from his roots growing up in Jackson Heights and stays true to the city. Eugene is a style director that handles everything from styling for shows, photo shoots, campaigns and creative consulting. Ryo is the director of creative services at Urban Studio, which is a post-production studio. While more behind the scenes with his day-to-day work, Dao believes there's an artist trapped within Ryo. On this episode, you'll learn how the three of them discovered running later in life, what impact it has on their life, why they decided to start their own group, how they feel about the New York City running community, the New York Knicks' free agency plans and much more. Follow Old Man Run Club on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldmanrunclub/ Follow Dao-Yi: https://www.instagram.com/alldaydaoyi/ Follow Eugene: https://www.instagram.com/ettong1979/ Follow Ryo: https://www.instagram.com/_ryoyamamoto_/ ---- This is Runners of NYC. A biweekly podcast from CITIUS MAG. Hosts Leigh Anne Sharek and Chris Chavez look to bring you many of the untold stories behind luminaries and legends that make up New York City’s running culture. Runners of NYC is brought to you by CUSTOM PERFORMANCE – They are the best running and sports physical therapy center in New York City with physical therapists that specialize in orthopedic injury treatments and running injury treatments. They also feature performance and recovery services for all runners of all abilities. Follow them at @nycustompt or check out nycustompt.com. We highly recommend them and encourage you to visit them at 295 Madison Ave #1026, New York, NY 10017. Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter: @RunnersOfNYC. Email any comments, feedback or possible sponsorship ideas to runnersofnyc@gmail.com Music for the show is by Future Generations. Podcast artwork by Kyle Klosinski. Photo by Nike Running. Tickets to the Future Generations show in NYC on June 20 can be found here: www.eventbrite.com/e/future-genera…ets-58398146428
Veronica Jackson just moved to Boston after nearly a decade in New York City but she'll always be a Runner of NYC in our book. Veronica ran for the Central Park Track Club and balanced a career as a lawyer while competing at a very high level. We met up with Veronica while in Boston for marathon weekend. In 2018, Veronica ran 2:49:41 and finished as the 13th overall woman in a race with driving rain and cold temperatures. On Monday, she ran 2:43:48 to finish 43rd among the elite women. On this episode, we discuss: - How her uncles convinced her to start running marathons - Why she was disappointed with a 13th place finish and how she got over it by hitting the Olympic Trials Qualifying Mark at the California International Marathon - Why she loves the Boston Marathon - How she balances her full-time job and a running career - What it's like racing among the elite women like Des Linden and Shalane Flanagan - The brilliance of the women's running community in New York + Much more... Follow Veronica on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/vjaxs/ This is Runners of NYC. A biweekly podcast from CITIUS MAG. Hosts Leigh Anne Sharek and Chris Chavez look to bring you many of the untold stories behind luminaries and legends that make up New York City’s running culture. Runners of NYC is brought to you by CUSTOM PERFORMANCE – They are the best running and sports physical therapy center in New York City with physical therapists that specialize in orthopedic injury treatments and running injury treatments. They also feature performance and recovery services for all runners of all abilities. Follow them at @nycustompt or check out nycustompt.com. We highly recommend them and encourage you to visit them at 295 Madison Ave #1026, New York, NY 10017. Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter: @RunnersOfNYC. Email any comments, feedback or possible sponsorship ideas to runnersofnyc@gmail.com Music for the show is by Future Generations. Podcast artwork by Kyle Klosinski. Photo by John Tran. Tickets to the Future Generations show in NYC on June 20 can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/future-generations-elsewhere-rooftop-tickets-58398146428
If you were to ask Daniel Winn where he's from, he'd say New York. That's not true. He's originally from Portland, Oregon and graduated from the University of Oregon but his heart has always drawn him to New York City. On this episode, you'll learn a lot about how he went from a walk-on on the Ducks' track team to very briefly into the indoor mile record holder. He was a finalist and placed 8th at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials 1,500 meter final. He currently trains with the Brooklyn Track Club. In addition to his love for running, Daniel is also a comedy writer and overall great guy. With plenty of funny stories to share, it's easy to see how we ended up with our longest episode yet. (Plus a special announcement from Jeanne + changes to the podcast) Follow Daniel on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/danielwinnn/ This is Runners of NYC. A biweekly podcast from CITIUS MAG. Hosts Jeanne Mack and Chris Chavez (and now Leigh Anne Sharek) look to bring you many of the untold stories behind luminaries and legends that make up New York City’s running culture. Runners of NYC is brought to you by CUSTOM PERFORMANCE – They are the best running and sports physical therapy center in New York City with physical therapists that specialize in orthopedic injury treatments and running injury treatments. They also feature performance and recovery services for all runners of all abilities. Follow them at @nycustompt or check out nycustompt.com. We highly recommend them and encourage you to visit them at 295 Madison Ave #1026, New York, NY 10017. Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter: @RunnersOfNYC. Email any comments, feedback or possible sponsorship ideas to runnersofnyc@gmail.com Music for the show is by Future Generations. Podcast artwork by Kyle Klosinski. Photo by Jason Suarez. Tickets to the Future Generations show in NYC on June 20 can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/future-generations-elsewhere-rooftop-tickets-58398146428
In West Philadelphia, born and raised is where the story of our next guest begins. On this episode, you’ll get to meet Zhane Dadson. It’s in Philly where she got her start in the performing arts field at the Creative and Performing Arts High School as a dance major. Dance has been an integral part of her life and she continued to do so when she attended Spelman College. She got her degree from there and eventually moved to New York to work at Ogilvy and then Anomaly NYC, where she’s currently a producer. Through all of this, she found running and got her start from the inspiration that comes from the NYC Marathon. It’s been less than a year since she’s got her start but she’s already garnering some attention as one of the more popular women of color in the New York City running community through the start of her Run with Zha initiative. The purpose of Run with Zha is to inspire people of all backgrounds and those within minority communities to pursue a healthier lifestyle, learn more about running and connect as many people throughout the community as possible. Follow Zah on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/runwithzha ------ This is Runners of NYC. A biweekly podcast from CITIUS MAG. Hosts Jeanne Mack and Chris Chavez look to bring you many of the untold stories behind luminaries and legends that make up New York City’s running culture. Runners of NYC is brought to you by CUSTOM PERFORMANCE – They are the best running and sports physical therapy center in New York City with physical therapists that specialize in orthopedic injury treatments and running injury treatments. They also feature performance and recovery services for all runners of all abilities. Follow them at @nycustompt or check out nycustompt.com. We highly recommend them and encourage you to visit them at 295 Madison Ave #1026, New York, NY 10017. Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter: @RunnersOfNYC. Email any comments, feedback or possible sponsorship ideas to runnersofnyc@gmail.com Music for the show is by Future Generations. Podcast artwork by Kyle Klosinski. Tickets to the Future Generations show in NYC on March 23 can be found here: https://www.bandsintown.com/t/1013478068?app_id=squarespace-frenchkissrecords&came_from=267&utm_medium=api&utm_source=public_api&utm_campaign=ticket&mkt_source=www.frenchkissrecords.com
“My friend, Jordan, actually commented my Instagram when I announced I wasn’t running the marathon. He said, ‘The comeback is greater than the setback.’ It really became a mantra for me for that whole year. My mantra when I was in the training was ‘Come back stronger’ and I did. It wasn’t just running. It was life.” Zac Price joins the Runners of NYC Podcast to share his story of how he found running late in his life and has "become a better person mentally and physically" as a result. We dive into how the loss of a friend got him into racing and the philanthropic aspect of running. How a toxic relationship led him to discover the Project Moonshot and training for the New York City Marathon. However, Zac also shares how injuries prevented him from making that first marathon happen but still managed to prove that the comeback is greater than the setback. Follow Zac on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/exzactprice/ ------ This is Runners of NYC. A biweekly podcast from CITIUS MAG. Hosts Jeanne Mack and Chris Chavez look to bring you many of the untold stories behind luminaries and legends that make up New York City’s running culture. Runners of NYC is brought to you by CUSTOM PERFORMANCE – They are the best running and sports physical therapy center in New York City with physical therapists that specialize in orthopedic injury treatments and running injury treatments. They also feature performance and recovery services for all runners of all abilities. Follow them at @nycustompt or check out nycustompt.com. We highly recommend them and encourage you to visit them at 295 Madison Ave #1026, New York, NY 10017. Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter: @RunnersOfNYC. Email any comments, feedback or possible sponsorship ideas to runnersofnyc@gmail.com Music for the show is by Future Generations. Podcast artwork by Kyle Klosinski.
Candice Huffine: "I was so against becoming a runner myself out of fear that I watched him transform because of his new lifestyle and this community he was a part of. I still wasn't sold. I was so scared of what I was able to do or could be possible for me that I just waved him goodbye and was like, 'Cool. That's your whole separate thing. This is a whole other life that we wouldn't do together.' But he was a different person and he was happier." Matt Powers: "I could imagine that it was a little intimidating because I was into in. I was went from Friday nights going out and partying to like Saturday mornings, we're going to go out and cheer for runners in Central Park." For our 10th episode, we welcome Candice Huffine and Matt Powers. Get to know this Brooklyn-based couple and hear their story of finding running at different times in their lives. Matt is known in the city for his work with November Project but he is also the co-founder of Shaggy Swag – a subscription box service for dogs. Candice is a fashion model and also the founder of the size-inclusive activewear line called Day Won. We were lucky to catch up with them on what was a rare down night for Candice right at the beginning of New York fashion week. She shares her own journey from feeling a mental block and almost being afraid of running to having it become part of her daily routine. Matt shares how running changed his respective life but has also used it as a tool to connect and motivate others. Hear their story like never before. Follow Matt on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/themattpowers/ Follow Candice on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/candicehuffine/ --------- This is Runners of NYC. A biweekly podcast from CITIUS MAG. Hosts Jeanne Mack and Chris Chavez look to bring you many of the untold stories behind luminaries and legends that make up New York City’s running culture. Runners of NYC is brought to you by CUSTOM PERFORMANCE – They are the best running and sports physical therapy center in New York City with physical therapists that specialize in orthopedic injury treatments and running injury treatments. They also feature performance and recovery services for all runners of all abilities. Follow them at @nycustompt or check out nycustompt.com. We highly recommend them and encourage you to visit them at 295 Madison Ave #1026, New York, NY 10017. Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter: @RunnersOfNYC. Email any comments, feedback or possible sponsorship ideas to runnersofnyc@gmail.com Our producer is Jon Phillips. Music for the show is by Future Generations. Podcast artwork by Kyle Klosinski. Photography by Jason Suarez.
"Because I was a very good high school runner, I had it in my head that running was pointless unless you were really good and that it wouldn't be fun if you were mediocre. And then, now that I'm a mediocre runner, I realize that being a mediocre runner is even more fun. In fact, I think I would rather be a mediocre runner than a good one at this point...because then you can just enjoy it for what it is. You don't have any expectation of winning everything. That was this epiphany that happened to me at the grand old age of 50. Actually it's fine that I can just join a group of people and we'll run nice times – not amazing times. I'm never going to win another race for as long as I live but it's better to do that." Our guest this week is Malcolm Gladwell who almost needs no introduction but for those of you who are unfamiliar. He is the best-selling author of "Outliers", "Tipping Point", "David and Goliath", "What the Dog Saw" and "Blink". You might also know his work from articles in The New Yorker or as the host of Revisionist History – the popular podcast where he delves into events, people, ideas and many things that are often overlooked and misunderstood. We take a dive into his running roots and how he ended up running with the New York Harriers. We get to hear a few funny stories about getting lost on the run in Tennessee, his goals for running as a masters athlete, why it’s nicer to be a mediocre runner and his searing hot take on America’s untapped resources for distance running. Please standby as Chris and Malcolm geek out about professional running for a few minutes as well. ---------- Runners of NYC is brought to you by CUSTOM PERFORMANCE – They are the best running and sports physical therapy center in New York City with physical therapists that specialize in orthopedic injury treatments and running injury treatments. They also feature performance and recovery services for all runners of all abilities. Follow them at @nycustompt or check out https://nycustompt.com. We highly recommend them and encourage you to visit them at 295 Madison Ave #1026, New York, NY 10017. Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter: @RunnersOfNYC. Email any comments, feedback or possible sponsorship ideas to runnersofnyc@gmail.com Music for the show is by Future Generations. Podcast artwork by Kyle Klosinski.
Our latest guest brings us a new and unique perspective to the New York City running community as someone who extremely connected without being much of an avid runner themselves. Parker Feierbach is a photographer and their work has been featured on the cover of Runner's World, Esquire, BICYCLING, Runaway Mag and many other great publications. Parker lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, so we took our podcasting gear to their favorite coffee shop. In this wide-ranging conversation, we delve into their background in anthropology and how it's helped them photograph stories that come from within the subject matter as opposed to just an observer. Their ability to photograph runners one handedly from a moving bicycle in traffic was astounding to our hosts at Orchard Street Runner races so we touch on their background in the cycling world. Parker is an extremely thoughtful and considerate person. They are very outspoken about native rights and transgender equality. Our conversation meant a ton to us and made me think more deeply about the art of photography. We hope you enjoy the show as well. You can follow Parker on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/ideaform/ Parker's "Runners" series can be found here: https://www.bach.photo/runners This is Runners of NYC. A bi-weekly podcast from CITIUS MAG. Hosts Jeanne Mack and Chris Chavez look to bring you many of the untold stories behind luminaries and legends that make up New York City’s running culture. Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter: @RunnersOfNYC. Email any comments, feedback or possible sponsorship ideas to runnersofnyc@gmail.com Music for the show is by Future Generations. Podcast artwork by Kyle Klosinski.
For someone so popular in the running scene, how could we know so little about their history? Matthew Luke Meyer has quickly become one of the friendliest and most familiar faces in the New York City running scene. He has so much enthusiasm and energy as an instructor with Mile High Run Club and Custom Performance. He also coaches with Streets 101 – one of the newer crews on the scene that drives their runners to push their own limits while sharing in each other's successes. Before Matt became a 2:39 marathoner, he takes us to his roots in small-town Colorado. Running was still far from becoming his passion. This episode will tell his story on why he started running, how he made major changes to his life and how he’s making a positive impact in the NYC scene. You can follow Matt on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/matthewlukemeyer/ Check out Streets 101 here: https://www.instagram.com/streets101nyc/ Learn About Custom Performance here: https://www.instagram.com/nycustompt/ This is Runners of NYC. A new bi-weekly podcast from CITIUS MAG. Hosts Jeanne Mack and Chris Chavez look to bring you many of the untold stories behind luminaries and legends that make up New York City’s running culture. Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter: @RunnersOfNYC. Email any comments, feedback or possible sponsorship ideas to runnersofnyc@gmail.com Music for the show is by Future Generations. Podcast artwork by Kyle Klosinski.
This episode tells the story of someone who battled depression and was drawn through running from a friend's inspiring marathon training. Just a few years later, she made international headlines with a run from Harlem to Washington, D.C. and raised more than $100,000 for Planned Parenthood. Alison Desir is a mental health counselor and also the founder of Harlem Run and Run4AllWomen. Harlem Run was founded in 2013 and welcomes a strong, positive and diverse group of runners of all sizes, ages and abilities for group runs on Mondays and Thursdays. Run4AllWomen was born in response to the 2016 election and uses running as a vehicle for social change. The mission is to empower women to be the change they seek. Alison's story tells us how she was able to mix running and activism to make an impact – not just in New York City but around the world. You can follow Alison on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alisonmdesir Follow Harlem Run here: https://www.instagram.com/harlemrun/ More information on Run4AllWomen: https://www.run4allwomen.com/ This is Runners of NYC. A new bi-weekly podcast from CITIUS MAG. Hosts Jeanne Mack and Chris Chavez look to bring you many of the untold stories behind luminaries and legends that make up New York City’s running culture. Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter: @RunnersOfNYC. Email any comments, feedback or possible sponsorship ideas to runnersofnyc@gmail.com Music for the show is by Future Generations. Podcast artwork by Kyle Klosinski.
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