Stay ConnectedWelcome to the BibRave Podcast, a show about all things running and racing! We cover a random assortment of topics, (almost) all of which relate in some way to running, runners, health, fitness, nutrition, races, and GEAR!
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This week on The BibRave Podcast, we welcome back former professional runner and host of The Mocko Show, Chris Mocko! We talked to Chris on the show about a year ago, and a few months later (after a solid showing at Western States) he made the difficult decision to leave professional running.
Voting is officially open for The BibRave100! Vote today for your favorite distance category races before August 31st. 🎉 We can’t wait to see who comes out on top!
Tim and Chris talk a lot about what went into making his difficult running career call, what factors he considered, and what challenges were part of being a professional runner. Chris is a super analytical and thoughtful guy who’s unique because he doesn’t let those internal deliberations prevent him from making big (and risky!) moves. They talk about a few decision-making paradigms, with a lot of emphasis on the risks of NOT doing something versus doing.
Tim and Chris’ conversation is a bit heavier than some of Chris’s other interviews, but we found it to be super interesting and substantive!
For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!
Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast!
Show Notes:
For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!
If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉
If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.
This week’s episode of The BibRave Podcast features an interview with special guest, Roxanne Vogel! Roxanne is a Nutrition and Performance Research Manager at GU Energy Labs, a Brooks Running Trail Athlete, and one hell of an adventurer.
Voting is officially open for The BibRave100! Vote today for your favorite distance category races before August 31st. 🎉 We can’t wait to see who comes out on top!
Because Roxanne is a sports nutrition expert, Tim and Jess talk a lot about nutrition with her. They discuss the strengths and weaknesses of many different diets and eating styles, inflammation, and eating for a healthy brain. The trio also dives into the pros and cons of body composition testing, what the best tools are for measuring body composition, and of course, they talk about food - lots and lots of food, with particular attention being paid to kimchi and the benefits of probiotics.
For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!
Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast!
Show Notes:
For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!
If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉
If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.
This week’s episode of The BibRave Podcast features a timely conversation about running technology with Tim, Jess, and Andy! After the recent Garmin Connect crisis and subsequent Strava blackout, runners everywhere were forced to look inward and consider how out of character their reliance on running tech had become.
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In our episode, the trio discusses the technological items (hardware and software) that come with them on every run, and how much “control” these tech devices have over their running lives. Some runners are more data-driven than others, but when you consider music streaming apps, audiobooks, podcasts, and headphones, most runners are pretty reliant on a wide array of “tech” to power their runs. And if we’re not careful, those devices and apps can start to play an outsized role in our daily miles!
For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on iTunes! It helps the show get discovered and allows us to reach even more content-hungry runners 😉.
Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast!
Show Notes:
For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!
If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉
If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.
This week’s episode of The BibRave Podcast features an interview with special guest, Molly Huddle! You probably know Molly as an incredible runner, former (and hopefully future!) Olympian, writer, and advocate for female athletes on the Keeping Track Podcast. But did you also know that she played a major role in establishing the female runner emoji? 🏃♀️
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Tim, Jess, and Molly discuss a wide range of topics including canceled races (i.e. the track Olympic Trials), training through uncertain times, the pros and cons of being competitive, being a media personality, the Marathon vs. the 10K, and tons of topics in between.
For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!
Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast!
Show Notes:
For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!
If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉
If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.
This week on The BibRave Podcast we take listeners back into the BibRave kitchen! Tim and Jess make Chinese dumplings, and discuss food, culture, dumplings vs. potstickers, the value of knowing (and appreciating) where our food comes from, and some notable food influencers and personalities. Runners love few things as much as food, and this episode is a healthy portion of our favorite topic!
Before we hop into the kitchen with Tim and Jess, have you nominated your favorite races from the last decade for The BibRave 100? Only ONE WEEK left to nominate your fav races to win this year! 🎉
For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!
Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast!
Show Notes:
For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!
If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉
If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.
This week on The BibRave Podcast we bring you a conversation about the future of road racing with Patrick McInerney. Patrick is VP of Engagement and Innovation at EnMotive, a tech platform that powers a TON of events across the country, from your local 5K to 40,000-person events like Hot Chocolate Chicago, along with some crazy-successful virtual races.
EnMotive either owns, operates, or provides tech solutions for races in countless markets in North America, so he has unique insight into what’s happening to road racing and what we can expect in the future. Tim, Jess, and Patrick discuss when we can return to in-real life events, the economics of a race and the countless liabilities race operators face, the fact that most races LOSE money on expos, the future of expos, and what a successful virtual event entails.
There’s definitely some good news and some bad news in this episode, but it’s a very real, honest conversation with someone who knows a ton about the sport and wants nothing more than to be hosting in-person events soon!
For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!
Before we chat all things racing, there are only two weeks left for you to nominate your fav races for The BibRave 100! 🎉 Take a look at the last decade and be sure you nominate the best of the best!
Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast!
Show Notes:
For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!
If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉
If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.
On this week’s episode of The BibRave Podcast we welcome the absolutely incomparable Courtney Dauwalter to the show! Courtney is most famous for winning races OUTRIGHT (in one case beating the fastest male in a 240-mile race by 10 hours 👀), setting course records, and winning some of the highest-profile trail races in the world (Western States, UTMB).
Before we jump into Tim and Jess’s convo with Courtney, did you know that The BibRave 100 nomination period has officially opened? 🎉 Nominate your favorite races from the last decade - only the best of the best will make the list!
Tim, Jess, and Courtney talk about what keeps Courtney going farther, always pushing to see what her body can do, and rarely worrying about winning or competition for competition’s sake. They talk about identifying good pain versus bad pain (as part of a story of when she lost her sight mid-race!), what she wishes for the trail running industry and sport, and obviously some fun food and personal stories.
For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!
Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast!
Show Notes:
For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!
If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉
If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.
This week on The BibRave Podcast, we welcome back your OG podcast host Julia Montag to talk about all things summer in partnership with our friends at Knockaround.
Knockaround knows that summer has officially arrived and so has their Sport Collection with a perfect rubber nose grip for those hot summer runs. They are affordable, durable, and come in a ton of fun colors. Click here and use code “BibRaveKnockcast” for 20% OFF entire order (one use per customer)!
The convo begins with a quick update from Julia on what she’s looking forward to this summer. It quickly dovetails into a detailed discussion about all things outdoors and camping. They then discuss Jessica’s major summer bucket list item - running her 1st ever virtual marathon! They explore Jessica’s initial hesitation to register for a virtual marathon, and how it ended up being a great goal and experience. Finally, Tim shares his latest summer adventure trail running and they, of course, end up talking about all the gear.
Just a reminder that The BibRave 100 nomination period has officially opened! 🎉 Nominate your favorite races from the last decade - only the best of the best will make the list!
For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!
Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast!
Show Notes:
For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!
If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉
If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.
On this week’s episode of The BibRave Podcast, we welcome Peter Sagal back to the podcast! Peter is best known as the host of NPR’s Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! and was previously featured in Episode #114 of The BibRave Podcast in conversation with Meb Keflizighi.
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Tim, Jess, and Peter talk about a wide range of topics, starting with Peter’s virtual background on their video call, which included walls of books. The trio deep dives into some great books you should consider picking up (links below). They then talk about Peter’s role on Wait Wait providing humor as an act of service, relating current events, and issues back to his time hosting the show post 9/11. Finally, they end with some fun stories and facts!
For a deeper podcast dive, check out this week’s show notes 📝! And if you enjoyed this episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes!
Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast!
Show Notes:
For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!
If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉
If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.
On this week’s episode of The BibRave Podcast, we bring you a conversation with Alison Wade, creator of the Fast Women newsletter.
Knockaround knows that summer has officially arrived and so has their Sport Collection with a perfect rubber nose grip for those hot summer runs. They are affordable, durable, and come in a ton of fun colors. Click here and use code “BibRaveKnockcast” for 20% OFF entire order (one use per customer)!
Alison has been in the industry for years, and through her relentless consumption of news and information about… well, fast women… she has a wealth of knowledge and perspective on the issues that face women in the sport. The trio talks about everything from barriers facing women coaches to coverage of women in sport. And, of course, they discuss the diversity, equity, and inclusion issues facing women’s running.
Want to join the podcast conversation? Message us on social - Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook - and don’t forget to use the hashtags #BibChat & #BRPodcast!
Show Notes:
For those digging the sweet ukulele intro music, 🎶 that comes to us from the talented musician and running coach, Matt Flaherty. Check out his site for more audio goodness!
If you like what you hear and want to get more, please subscribe in iTunes and leave a review. That pleases our overlords at iTunes... 😉
If you want more from the BibRave running community, check out our race review page at BibRave.com or follow us on Twitter @BibRave.
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