Mile After Mile Podcast

Have you ever wondered why some people might cheat in races? In episode 98 Amy speaks with Carrie Jackson Cheadle about the many possible reasons why people might cheat in endurance sports. Carrie Jackson Cheadle is a mental skills coach who works with athletes in a variety of situations. This is a fascinating conversation about the things that might be happening that influence people’s behavior in different situations. The purpose behind this interview is to learn and understand. Nothing we discuss is about any specific incident or presented with judgment about any particular person. We are talking about amateur athletes not professionals. The focus of this interview is not “doping” or medication but behavior like course cutting or bib swapping or just fabricating results in races.  We talk about the challenge of handling big emotions, the pressure of the idea of embarrassment, having a high athletic identity. We talk about the psychology of suffering. Carrie shares different ways to evaluate performance and

Episode 97 of the Mile after Mile Podcast features triathlete and triathlon podcaster Lindsay Hiken.    Lindsay shares with us how she got her start in triathlon.    We talk about when and why she started the Age Groupies podcast.   Lindsay shares her Ironman Santa Rosa journey and how that lead to connecting with her Age Groupies co-host Mike Ergo.    Lindsay and Mike are very open about their personal stories and journeys on the Age Groupie podcast. They talk about sobriety and mental health, and hot topics like Black Lives Matter and we talk about how that came about and how one of their episodes influenced the Mile after Mile Podcast.    Lindsay shares with us some big things she is planning for the future. She shares her plans in sport and for the Age Groupies podcast. This includes a new project with Endurance Zone TV.  You can connect with Lindsay Hiken through Instagram at www.instagram.com/lindsayhiken and Age Groupies at www.instagram.com/agegroupies and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/agegroupies

Hector Rodriguez was one of the final two runners standing in the Lone Mountain virtual event where the runners ran 1 mile every 15 minutes.  We get to know Hector’s running story including when he started running and his amazing daily running goal. Hector has some triathlons on his sport resume. So, of course I chat with him about that. We talk about what his goals were for the Lone Mountain event. We chat about his support team and how he stayed motivated right up until the very end.  He shares fun stories of things that went wrong because this was a long event and things were bound to go wrong.  He shares what he’s thinking of doing next.  Both Hector and Jake Jackson were inspired by David Goggins - the name of his book is Can’t Hurt Me and you can find it wherever books are sold.  You can follow Hector Rodriguez on Instagram @Hrod619 You can find all the podcast episodes and details at www.mileaftermilepodcast.com You can find Amy at www.amysaysso.com   

Jake Jackson is the guest on this episode of the Mile after Mile Podcast. Jake Jackson was the last runner standing in the Lone Mountain Last Man Standing race put together by Aravaipa Running.  Jake shares with us how he got his start in Ultra running and some of his favorite races. The Lone Mountain event was virtual this year. It's a unique format and we chat about how it worked and where Jake ran his loops.  He shares with us what some of his challenges were and  how he kept going for 37 hours which was 148 miles. We also talk a lot about how you stay motivated for that many hours.  He also shares with us some of the races he’s hopeful to do in the future.  You can find Jake and follow his adventures on instagram @ultrajakejackson If you are curious about the Lone Mountain event you can find Aravaipa Running at https://www.aravaiparunning.com/

Episode 94 of the Mile after Mile Podcast features Mike Ergo. Mike Ergo is a co-host of the podcast Age Groupies and he is an accomplished triathlete.  We start his story with growing up in San Francisco and a few endurance local events including the world famous Bay to Breakers event.  After high school Mike enlisted in the US Marine Corps. This is a significant element in his passion for endurance sports.  Mike shares how some of his combat experience, how he felt coming home. He shares his personal story of PTSD and substance abuse when he came home. He’s very open about the personal struggles dealing with survivor’s guilt and trying to find his way forward.  Mike’s path lead him to study to become a therapist and a counselor which is what he does today. He shares this story of the steps that had to come together to make this journey possible.  We talk openly about how he got into therapy, how he got sober, how he found his way through. In 2014 Mike Ergo was in Hawaii as a tourist and he saw a portion of t

Jay Ell Alexander joins the Mile after Mile Podcast today to talk about running, her personal running journey and all the way to the present. Jay Ell Alexander owns her own PR Firm, she is a new mom and she is the owner of Black Girls Run! Her start in running started with a chat with her doctor to make some lifestyle changes to lower her blood pressure.  She jumped right into a 10k. Her favorite distance is a half marathon and she tells us why. She also chat about Ragnar and even Ragnar Trail. She shares the origin of how Black Girls Run! Began as a blog and a simple call out to meet up at a run at the very famous Peachtree July 4th event in Atlanta and grew organically into a nationwide to 250,000 members, 190 ambassadors and 74 groups.  We dive deep into the value of running clubs. Jay Ell Alexander says, “The pavement brings us together.”  Jay Ell Alexander shares how BGR is structured and some of the great things they do with local events, a national conference, a signature national race which in 2019 wa

This is a quick update to let you know that I'm back from vacation and new interview podcast episodes are on the way.  Thank you for listening.  www.mileaftermilepodcast.com www.amysaysso.com 

In this episode, Amy (me -- the host -- who feels peculiar writing about herself in 3rd person) shares her thoughts on recent podcast episodes and a little peak behind the curtain of the podcast.  Amy makes a shocking future prediction about the future of endurance events. Actually, not so much. She shares that she has no idea what might or might not happen in the future.  Also, the podcast will be taking a short break over the summer and plan to return to production in August 2020.  Thank as always for listening.   

Jackie Faye raced six Ironman races - each on a different continent - and all within one calendar year. When I heard this story I knew this was a story for the Mile after Mile Podcast.  In this episode, we get to know Jackie and her triathlon story. We talk about where this idea came from and how she hustled to make it happen.  Jackie is also the founder of a non-profit called She Can Tri and she is launching a new clothing line called OneJanuary. This interview is also recorded with perhaps the most geographic distance between me, the host and Jackie, the guest. Jackie lives and works in Afghanistan.  You can find Jackie at www.shecantri.org and on instagram at www.instagram.com/shecantri  You can also find her new project @onejanuarysport  ------------------------ Find all the episodes of the  Mile after Mile Podcast at www.mileaftermilepodcast.com  Follow Amy's adventures at www.amysaysso.com 

Dr. Tekemia Dorsey is a triathlete, an Ironman triathlete if we’re being more specific, she’s a mom, she’s a race director, an author and she’s CEO of the International Association of Black Triathletes. I also learned in the interview that she was a professional football player.  Dr. Dorsey tells us about her athletic history and her start in triathlon and how she got to Ironman.  Dr. Dorsey shares with us how and why she chose to not just be a triathlete but to shift into a leader within the sport of triathlon starting her own club and becoming a race director.  Dr. Dorsey shares the story of how the International Association of Black Triathletes started. She is also on the Board of Directors for USA Triathlon we talk about how those two groups work together.   Dr. Dorsey shares with us some of the programs that she has developed for the International Association of Black Triathletes and why these programs are significant.  We speak about NCAA Collegiate Triathlon.  We speak candidly about diversity in triat

We live in dynamic times and I'm doing something I've never done before which is that I am re-releasing a previously recorded interview. This episode of the Mile after Mile podcast is an interview with Sika Henry and it originally released in January 2020.  We discuss her Ironman World Championship race, bike crashes and her journey to become a pro triathlete. We also talk about diversity in triathlon. 

Cherie McCafferty shares with us her story of participating in the Little Dog Front Yard challenge.  We get to know more about Cherie and what got her interested in Ultra Running.  The ultra running community is a small interconnected community so we talk a little bit about how she discovered this virtual race.  The Little Dog Front Yard Ultra was a virtual event. It is a unique format and Cherie explains how it worked. The concept is running 1-mile each hour and going on until the last person is standing. Cherie was one of the last people standing in this race along with Sally van Nuland and John Price. This event went on for 10 and a half days and 244 miles.  We chat about sleep and how she managed the format overall and how she kept herself going.  Cherie shares some fun things that happened over the days and days that this race went on and on and on.  We talk about this race from a spectator perspective (which is mine).  This race ends when there is just one person left. In real life there is a physical s

I normally speak about endurance sports. Today I change that format to speak up in support of Black Lives Matter.  You may not think that endurance sports directly relate to this cause but I personally think that they do and I share why in this episode.  I believe that I have a personal responsibility to use my platform to speak out against injustice.  I created this platform so that I could determine the content and this topic is important to me as the host of this show.  I believe that to be silent is to be complicit.  I believe that Black Lives Matter.  Thank you for listening.   

Helene Dumais is a professional endurance athlete, coach and speaker. We chat about a race called Infinitus.  Helene explains about The Endurance Society and the Infinitus race events.  Helene Dumais ran 888k (which is about 550.6 miles) to become the first female finisher of Infinitus.  We talk about other races she had done in the past and how she trained.  We talk about the unique location and the terrain of Infinitus. Helene explains how she planned to be able to finish this HUGE race. I learned that it took her more than one try to make it the whole way. So we talk about the earlier attempts which were both epic attempts but not the full distance under the time limit. On her third attempt in 2018 she did complete the entire distance within the time limit.  We talk about the difference between different styles of ultra races including self-supported events.  She shares how she found the Infinitus race.  We talk about how she incorporates training into her everyday life.  We talk about what it feels like

Heike Yates and I discussed her running the JFK 50 miler in 2012. Heike shares how she started running way before the JFK 50.  We talk about the backstory of the JFK 50 and why she selected this race. We talk about how she prepared for the race both with her training, nutrition and mental preparation.  We discuss how runners step up from shorter races to Ultra marathons. We talk about pancakes. It's a good story - you'll enjoy it.  Heike shares the terrain and the course for the race and how her day unfolded on race day from the weather to her support crew and how long it took her to cover 50 miles of running.  She shares how she made her running strategy for the race including pacing, making and using a cue sheet and being paced by her son. Links mentioned in the interview: Montgomery County Road Runners - https://mcrrc.org/ JFK 50 Mile Run https://www.jfk50mile.org/ Today,Heike Yates is the creator of Pursue your Spark and you can find her at https://heikeyates.com/ Facebook:  @HeikeYates Instagram: @HeikeY

With no live events on the race calendar for a while Ironman Triathlon has released a series of virtual races which they call Ironman VR.  So far they have released one each week at a variety of distances. All duathlons (run-bike-run) roughly lining up to 70.3 distance, 5150 which is similar to Olympic and Sprint or Super Sprint.  I found a few folks who have gone all-in on these virtual races and done all of them so far. I call them Ironman VR Streakers. Guests: Wendy Collicut, Ashley Raines, VanAnh McCormick, Doug Raab and Michael Dvorkin share a bit about themselves and a bit about why they have stuck to the streak of doing all the Ironman Virtual Races.  This show is not sponsored by Ironman Virtual Races and there are lots of virtual races out there these days. If you are looking for the Ironman series you'll find it at www.ironmanvirtualclub.com Enjoy.  Visit www.mileaftermilepodcast for any links mentioned in the show.  Visit www.amysaysso.com to find out what the host (Amy) is up to. 

This is a new and special format of the Mile after Mile podcast. Instead of just one interview we have FOUR.  Here’s the story behind the story for you. Sometimes over at AmySaysSo.com I put together a collaborative article where I go out and source answers to one question or a group of questions from other coaches. I put them all together in one big article and it’s very popular with my readers.  As I was putting this latest article together I thought that this might also be a great format for a podcast. At the very end I threw out a casual invite the participants and said - hey if you want to be on the podcast to talk about this - let me know. Lucky for all of us they said yes.   This episode features Doug Morris of Palm Trees Ahead Coaching, Dr. Elaina Biechler of E-Fitness Coaching, Brian Stover of Accelerate 3 and Jennifer Harrison of JHC Coaching. You can find these coaches at their websites here: https://www.palmtreesahead.com/  https://www.efitnesscoaching.com/ https://accelerate3.com/ https://www.msm

Solo. Just me and you.  In this episode I give a recap on my thoughts about the last several episodes.  I also give an update on where I am and what it's like where I am and my thinking about racing, race production companies and all the things I don't know and that I know I don't know about the future.  I thought this would be short but it turns out I have lots to say. I hope that you  enjoy it. 

Sue is an accomplished triathlete but the story behind her success might surprise you.  Sue found her way to triathlon starting at age 60. Since then she has raced all over the world at all kinds of races including the USA Triathlon World Championships in Rotterdam where she came in 6th.  That's not all - as part of her journey to triathlon she lost 200 pounds.  Sue and I talk about how all this came together. It's a story that will charm you and inspire you.  You won't be surprised to know that Sue took her story and wrote a book. The book is called The Athlete Inside and proceeds go toward the USA Triathlon Foundation. You can find the book wherever books are sold.  You can find Sue Reynolds online at www.suereynolds.net You can find the full show notes for this episode at www.mileaftermilepodcast.com  You can find the host, Amy and her adventures at www.amysaysso.com 

What do you get if you run 12 Ragnar Relay events in a calendar year? You get what's called Immortal Status and that comes with a giant medal to go with a year full of adventure. In this episode of the Mile after Mile Podcast I talk to Kyler Wilson who is a graphic designer in Central Florida who loves to run Ragnar Relay events. A few years ago he set out to achieve Immortal Status and he explains what that is, how it works, how he did it and what you get when that happens.  If you want to do this too Kyler has set up a Facebook Group for people who have already achieved this and just people who are thinking about it. You can find Kyler online on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @runsoncarbs. Kyler gave me some photos of his medal and the year of medals check those out in the show notes at www.mileaftermilepodcast.com You can also find the text of the interview there.  You can find the host, Amy at www.amysaysso.com