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Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Episode 97 – A Few of My Favorite Things
Sometimes I get off track and it’s really hard for me to get back on track. If this never happens to you, please tell me how you always stay on track! If this DOES happen to you, let’s be friends.
This is a simple episode to get back on track with my podcast! I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite things. If you’re looking for some last-minute gifts for someone in your life who may like to run, here are some things that have made my life so much better. This episode is just my telling you what I like…no one has paid me for this episode or asked me to sell their products. I will include links in my show notes so you can find more info on my favorite things or purchase them.
- Mod Sportswear’s FlexSkirt.
- Goodr Sunglasses
- Ucan
- Bib Boards
- Koala Clip
- Buddy Pouch
- Saucony Endorphin Pro
- MusicCozy Headphones
- Avanto Running Light
- Erica Sara Jewelry
- Paper Trails Greeting Co.
- No Label Knits
- Pilates in a Pencil Skirt
Show Notes:
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Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Doing things a little differently for this episode. I’ve had a few people ask for a recap on my time in Chicago for the Chicago Marathon, so I’m pulling in a special guest to interview ME. Kid 2 is helping me out with this episode.
Since we’re going to talk about a specific race in this episode, I want to bring up some other information on upcoming races that I’d like to promote. Check out the show notes for links to the BCS Marathon, All-America City David Chavana 10K, and the Race for Hope.
Show Notes:
All-America City David Chavana 10K
Mission Our Lady of the Angels
UCAN (use code INASKIRT2020 for 15% off your order)
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Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Today’s guest is my brother, Oscar Garcia, III. He just returned home on September 17th from a 9-month deployment aboard the USS Monterey. In this episode we talk about the Monterey, different ships he’s been on, a little about his Navy career, and about running on a ship—whether it was on a treadmill bobbing up and down in rough seas, or on the deck of the ship, which can be a little dangerous. So I hope you enjoy listening to us catch up. Warning, though, I love to make fun of my brother, so I hope that doesn’t offend you. I’m the little sister, so growing up with a brother who was older and stronger than I was, I resorted to making fun of him to get even. I still do that. He secretly loves it.
Show Notes:
Donate to Team Our Lady of the Angels 2021
UCAN (use code INASKIRT2020 for 15% off your order)
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Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
This episode’s guest is Lucja Leonard. This is one of those conversations I didn’t want to end. Lucja is so much fun to talk to and I want to go run with her one day now.
This episode has it all—Lucja didn’t start running until about 2008. She was looking for a healthy lifestyle change and fell in love with running. She has words of wisdom about how we are all born to run.
Lucja’s love for running is shared by her husband, Dion. Together, they found the sport and became ultra-runners. Lucja and Dion have lived and run all over the world. Talking to her makes me want to jump on a plane and take a bunch of runcations! Currently, they are living in the U.S. and Lucja is about to take on the second leg of the Triple Crown of 200s. The triple crown includes three 200+ mile races with lots of elevation gain. All three races have time cutoffs and are within a period of nine weeks. So there is very little recovery between efforts. The second of the three races had to be canceled because of fires, so Lucja is running it virtually soon—she needs pacers, so if you’re interested, listen to the info she gives in this episode. In this episode, you’ll hear her say the second race is 10 days away, but I recorded this last week, so that’s coming up like right now. Also, you’ll hear me ask her if she knows how many steps she took at the first race and she said she’d check. Lucja messaged me later with that info—the total was 481,248 steps at one race!
Lucja also tells me the story of the dog her husband rescued during an ultra in the Gobi Desert in China. It’s a wonderful story about how this scraggly pup chose Dion to be his person and how Dion bonded with the dog during the race and did everything he could to get the pup home. They named the dog Gobi and there’s a great book out about the adventure and there will be a movie soon!
Check out my show notes. I have links to the organization Lucja is raising money for through the Triple Crown of 200s. I also have links to her Instragram profile as well as Gobi and Dion’s.
Show Notes:
Lucja Leonard’s site (Running Dutchie)
Donate to Pink Ribbon Foundation
Donate to Team Our Lady of the Angels 2021
UCAN (use code INASKIRT2020 for 15% off your order)
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Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Mike is a repeat guest. I first had him on the show close to two years ago. At that point, Mike was new to his running journey. He’s progressed rather quickly in running endurance and distance, and we talk a little about that on this episode.
If you listened to the first episode with Mike, you’ll know that he made a number of lifestyle changes in the beginning of 2019 and by November of that year, had lost a significant amount of weight. As of the day of this second interview, Mike has lost 200 pounds since January of 2019.
Mike and I talked a little bit about how weight loss is not all fun and games. I’ve congratulated people on weight loss before, but over the last few months I’ve wondered if that’s the right thing to do. I think getting healthy, changing bad habits, feeling better about yourself are all GOOD things. But I think treating a person differently because they look different is a BAD thing. Mike was open and honest in this conversation about how hurtful it can be to be treated differently after you’ve lost weight—like you were invincible or worth less before you lost the weight. I would imagine that if I changed my appearance to fit society’s view of what is desirable or attractive, and suddenly people accepted me, my feelings would be hurt.
I’m impressed with all that Mike has done. I think he’s an amazing athlete. I’m happy he’s found a passion. And I will continue to congratulate him on all his accomplishments. And, yes, this will sound really corny, but it’s true regardless, I’m thankful Mike was honest in this interview and I hope we can value people without any regard to their physical appearance.
Show Notes:
Donate to Team Our Lady of the Angels 2021
UCAN (use code INASKIRT2020 for 15% off your order)
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