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The Running Brunch

The Running Brunch

by Ben Ledbetter and Peter Cunningham

Season 1

Ep. 22: Sinclaire Johnson - Former Poke, Current Pro, Future Olympian

After too much waiting, Sinclaire Johnson's episode is finally available to the public! What a gracious guest and her kindness and speedy legs deserve a quicker turn around than we gave. Since the recording of this episode, Sinclaire has represented (for the second time) the USA in the 1500m at World Athletics Championships, in Budapest. She's a hungry athlete that you'll continue to see wearing the red, white, and blue for years to come. Enjoy!

Ep. 21: Imogen Barrett - Aussie, Turned Floridian, Combats Injury Prone Nature

Once again, Australia produces a podcast guest who's run fast times at an East Coast college. Listen to our conversation with University of Florida alum, Imogen Barrett. Despite injuries throughout her college career, she still put together an impressive resume. She is a great encouragement for runners as they seek to find purpose outside of competing, in the midst of injuries.

Ep. 20: John Fegyveresi - Climate Science / Barkley Marathons Finisher

STILL SOLVING AUDIO QUALITY PROBLEMSWith our first time guest co-host (Lauren Gregory) Peter sits down for a conversation with John Fegyveresi. John is an avid ultra-marathoner, and stumbled his way into becoming a household name in the world of running, after he was featured in a documentary about a race call "The Barkley Marathons." Since the race's inception in 1986, John is one of 17 runners that have completed this 100+ mile race. The grueling conditions, quirky parameters/traditions, and fascinating characters that find their way into this race make the documentary a worth while watch. Your passion for running and love for nature will be stoked in this episode.

Ep. 19: Ben Blankenship's Long Locks & Fast 1500s

Skip to Convo with Ben: 14:13...Our first guest that flipped the script and asked us interview questions, Ben Blankenship was a fun brunch. Having run the 1500m in the Rio Olympics and still holding the DMR World Record (with Kyle Merber, Brycen Spratling, and Brandon Johnson), Ben has run at the highest level. With marathons set in his sights, we sit down for a great convo with a chill dude.In the episode, we talk about the organization Ben founded in 2022, called Endless Mileage. Below is a link to the website. Take a look. We think it's a really special cause! endlessmileage.org Highlights from the World Record DMR: youtube.com/watch?v=_LXiorRGaWw Robert Johnson breaks down 1500m race tactics (featuring Ben Blankenship): youtube.com/watch?v=uDv0kXKKmIQ Also, mentioned by Peter in the ep, his favorite website from High School: homestarrunner.com

Ep. 18: Paul Hefferon Takes Us From Georgia to KU to KC.

Paul Hefferon spends his brunch with us. The man has lived an incredible life of friends, fun, and fast times. He is a man who will treat you a best friend the first time you meet him.

Ep. 17: Getting a Look Beneath the Krust of Krissy Gear

Ben and Peter have, Hoka NAZ Elite athlete, Krissy Gear on for brunch! Krissy shares about her high school years in Florida, her time spent at Arkansas (Woo Pig), as well as geeks out with Ben about Anime and Hardcore music. She brings joy to those around her so we are thankful for the time we had with her on the pod. Former guest Lauren Gregory (Geezy) submitted a few repeat questions for her Hogs teammate. Thanks for being awesome, Brunchers! Feel free to rate the pod, shoot us a message or mail us something to Peter's address that he said at some point in another episode. We love you all!

Ep. 16: Puma Power Couple, Angel Piccirillo and Pat Tiernan talk training, marriage, and dogs

Pat and Angel came on and brought the laughs with them. Professional athletes for Puma, they spend their days training, eating, and laying with their pup who does not like to run.

Ep. 15: Jo Butler, the Female Runner Fertility and Nutrition Specialist, sits down for brunch!

Jo Butler is a runner and nutrition coach for Ryan Hall's Run Free coaching service. She also has her own venture that specializes in female fertility in the running world. She shares her life story and how she came to be an Olympic Trials Qualifier and mom, and owning her own business. If you would like to follow her, check out her instagram, @JoThrives, and website, Thriveper4mance.com

Ep. 14: Lauren Gregory delivers a stellar evening of conversation

Welcome back to another episode featuring a University of Arkansas Runner. This week we had the chance to sit down with Lauren Gregory, aka Geezy, aka Greg. We talk through her previous summer, how she found herself on Team USA, and she provides insight to athletes who struggle with comparing themselves to those faster than them. We also catch a glimpse of what her daily driver is!Be on the lookout for some bonus content soon including delete scenes, pre-production nonsense, and general banter. Thanks for sticking it out with us thus far! We appreciate all of you!

Ep. 13: Throwback to Trinity Track

After a week off, we are back! This is the first interview from the JBU team camp series. We sat down with three of our athletes who all hail from the same high school. They share what drew them to running, their goals at JBU, and their lowkey love for ASMR. We will be doing a few releases throughout the week for the future JBU podcasts and then we will get back to our regularly scheduled releases. We have some exciting releases on the horizon.

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