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Roundtable with Emily Saul & Laura Green May 29, 2020

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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.

This episode was recorded during a Zoom live online event on May 21st, 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.

How Laura and Emily both started with the November Project, and their transition and evolution as key leaders in the November Project
The power of community and how that concept has expanded during the COVID19 lockdown
Dealing with negative feedback and the challenge of trying to encompass the needs of large communities
Problem solving and evolving November Project to be more inclusive
Missing friends and accountability during COVID
How life has changed living in Quarantine
A range of listener questions

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Roundtable with Kate Grace and Nicole Antoinette May 22, 2020

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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.

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Soul Sister Sessions with Dr. Madeline Manning Mims May 19, 2020

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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 conversation covers the following:

Her thoughts on Ahmaud Arberys death
Growing up in the projects in Ohio and her early life
Her first exposure to racism and being called a racial slur by a neighbour
Her love of being outside and playing as a child, and how as a child she acted as a mentor to other kids
How mandatory fitness testing led her to volleyball and track
Prejudice and learned behaviours
Her Hungarian coach, and evolution as runner
The 1968 Olympics, winning a gold medal, and what that experience was like for her
Her career as an athlete and her reflection on training and competing
The role of faith and religion in her life
Being a chaplain and mentoring athletes and chaplains
Singing and how her career evolved and grew
Overcoming challenges and misconceptions in her life
Answering a variety of questions from listeners

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Roundtable with Clare Gallagher and Abby Levene May 15, 2020

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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. 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.

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. At the end of 2019, Abby placed 5th in the deeply competitive North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile race in San Francisco.

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.

How they’ve been reconciling the COVID 19 situation
Managing grief during a time of lockdown
How their running has changed during lockdown and with race cancellations
Sharing stories about their mothers in lieu of Mother’s Day
Their initial thoughts on the Ahmaud Arbery shooting
Thoughts on inclusion within running
What they wanted to be when they were eight years old
What it’s like living in Boulder, Colorado
How they bring their best to challenging workouts and life experiences
What they plan to do once some restrictions are lifted

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Kayla Nolan on Leading Girls Gotta Run Foundation May 12, 2020

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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. This conversation was recorded in early March, when Kayla and Julia were premiering their film, Bekoji 100 at the No Man’s Land Film Festival in Denver, Colorado. Since the festival, Kayla has announced that she will be transitioning from executive director to the board of GGRF over the next year.

*This conversation was recorded in early March 2020 prior to the COVID-19 situation and her thoughts and comments regarding the upcoming months reflect that.

This powerful conversation covers the following topics:

Kayla’s early introduction to running via her mother
Her high school and college experiences and how that led to her research scholarship
Her first trip to Ethiopia and the challenges she faced
Her first contact with runners from Bekoji, Ethiopia
Her early experiences with GGRF
Her involvement with GGRF and how that has grown and evolved
The importance of community engagement and buy-in
Female empowerment and how to nurture that
The Bekoji 100 relay, and all the challenges that came with that endeavour
The Bekoji 100 film
What the future looks like for GGRF

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Kate Grace on Honoring the Opportunity May 05, 2020

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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 conversation was recorded in late February 2020 prior to the COVID-19 situation and her thoughts and comments regarding the Olympic Year and Olympic Trials reflect that. _

This is a insightful and honest conversation with Kate, which includes the following:

Reflecting on where she was when she recorded the last ROO podcast
What living in Bend, Oregon meant to her
The changes she made in 2015 and joining the Bowerman Track Club
Her perspective on her 2019 year, and how she values intentional goal setting
Training with the incredible women on the Bowerman Team, and growing as an individual
Humility and working on her weaknesses
Social media, telling stories and how she reconciles that as part of her job
Her 2016 year, and running at the Olympics
Her 2018 blog on ‘Race Weight’, and why she felt compelled to write that.
Her thoughts about the 2020* Olympic trials, and racing the 800m vs the 1500m

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Janji
Janji is a Boston based running apparel company. Their mission is to explore, connect and give back through running, a philosophy that drives every decision. Janji craft globally inspired running apparel, guided by places and people around the world. They create functional and beautifully designed apparel for wherever your running adventures take you. Janji believes in social responsibility, and leads by example. Janji understands water is a human right, and gives 2% of every single purchase, to support clean water projects in the countries that inspire their seasonal lines. Community is a core value of Janji, which is reflected in the Janji Collective. A one-time membership cost of $50 gains you a lifetime 15% discount, exclusive singlet, and access to Janjis community of like-minded people. Your membership fee is then used solely in supporting Janji’s aforementioned clean water projects. Full details about the Janji Collective and how to sign up are on Janji.com/ROO.

To receive $10 of a pair of Janji shorts, visit their website janji.com and enter the code runningonom10 at checkout.

Soul Sister Sessions on Exploring our Faith with Abbey Cooper and Julia Hanlon Apr 21, 2020

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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.

This conversation covers the following themes which answer some listener questions:

Checking in with Abbey and Julia, and acknowledging the change of circumstances with COVID-19 since their last episode together
Abbey and Julia’s childhood exposure to faith and religion
How their respective journeys changed and evolved with exposure to different world views and experiences
The concept of prayer while running and how it can take a range of forms
Meditation and how it can be integrated into one’s faith
Closing thoughts and look ahead for the coming month

To submit a question for next months Soul Sister Session Episode visit Runningonom.com/soulsistersessions/

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Xendurance is a nutrition company based out of Phoenix Arizona, providing high quality nutrition and recovery products for athletes. Xendurance proudly makes products that are science based for optimal health and performance. They have a large Pro-Team of talented athletes, including ROO’s own Soul Sister Abbey Cooper. All their products are made with the finest ingredients and to the highest quality. They are certified by multiple standards and all their products undergo strict analytic testing to comply with the World Anti Doping Agency, International Olympic Committee and other major sporting leagues.

ROO listeners can receive 10% off any purchase by using ROO’s link: shop.teamxnd.com/runningonom

To receive $10 of a pair of Janji shorts, visit their website janji.com and enter the code runningonom10 at checkout.

For more info visit runningonom.com

Hilary McCloy on Evolving as an Athlete Apr 14, 2020

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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.

This conversation covers the following themes:

How she began skiing and her first exposure to endurance sports
Her younger years competing as a downhill skier
Being competitive from a young age, and making the US Ski Team
Dealing with Guillain-Barré syndrome and how that impacted her time on the US team
Struggling with the fallout of having an ‘invisible’ illness, and how that manifested into an eating disorder
Realising she no longer wanted to be on the US Ski Team
How a new coach helped her change her thought process and why choosing goals became important
Having an identity crisis post college, and her decision to become a Physical Therapist
Finding her ‘mojo’ again, and her desire to work with athletes
Trail running, her experience with Scott Jurek during his Appalachian Trail FKT, and being inspired by Krissy Moehl
Being in nature, and what the Chamonix Valley and UTMB race mean to her
Her goals for 2020

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Courtney Dauwalter on Embracing the Pain Cave Apr 07, 2020

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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.

This lively conversation includes:

Reflecting on her 2019 year
Working through injuries and how her training has changed
Her background growing up and how she became a teacher
How she met her husband Kevin
Her experience with discomfort, pushing limits and the pain cave
Her plans for 2020, including the Hardrock UTMB double
Women in ultra running
Her thoughts on self care and her favorite self care routine
Her favorite candy

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Eliza Earle on Navigating Grief and Photographing Adventure Around the World Mar 24, 2020

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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, as well as the following topics:

Her early years and wanting to be an actor
Studying Theatre at Tufts College and playing Ultimate Frisbee
Moving to LA to pursue acting and running in the Hollywood Hills
Her introduction to climbing and having a professional climber for a brother
Not having a passion for acting, and discovering the joy of using a camera
How telling stories and helping a friend morphed into a passion and career
How she transitioned into filming adventure sports and her desire to tell more athlete stories
Her time in Yosemite, and the tragic passing of her boyfriend Ethan
Reconciling grief, and moving forward with life
Reconnecting with Yosemite and climbing post trauma
Her ‘Photo a Day Challenge’ and how that has transformed over the years
Van life, and the untold stories of that reality
Trail running in Chamonix, and the importance of running in her life
Filming an adventure show in Fiji
The yearning to travel versus the desire for a home base

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