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The People Run Podcast
The People Run Podcast is about the lives behind the miles.
Hosted by Fitz Mayi, this show features real conversations with runners at every level from pros to parents, coaches to community builders about training, identity, discipline, setbacks, ambition, and what the sport gives back.
Every runner has their own world. This is where we step into it.
Episodes
The People Run Podcast#77 Building Lauderdale Run Club with Punk on the Run
What are run clubs really building? Chris, known as Punk on the Run, moved from Canada to Fort Lauderdale without knowing anyone. He wanted people to run with…
The People Run Podcast#76 How an Olympian Balances a Full-Time Job and High-Mileage Training | Ruben Sança
Olympian Ruben Sança has spent nearly three decades competing at a high level, all while balancing a full-time career, family, and demanding training…
The People Run Podcast#75 He's a Double Amputee Who Ran a 2:58 Marathon and First to Finish Leadville 100 | Brian Reynolds
From hiding his prosthetics growing up to running a 2:58 marathon and finishing the Leadville 100, Brian Reynolds has spent years discovering what he's capable…
The People Run Podcast#74 Army Ranger Dylan Truesdale Lost an Eye in a Crash. Then He Started Running Ultras.
Dylan Truesdale served as an Army Ranger before eventually leaving the military. Later, a devastating car crash changed the course of his life. He lost his…
The People Run Podcast#73 What Does It Take to Become One of the World's Best Marathoners? | Zouhair Talbi
What does it really take to become one of the best Marathoners in the world? Zouhair Talbi joins The People Run Podcast for a conversation about the years of…
The People Run Podcast#72 1:11 in His First Half Marathon | João’s Copenhagen Follow Up
João returns to The People Run after making his half marathon debut at the Copenhagen Half Marathon, running 1:11:58. We talk about why the race became the…
The People Run Podcast#71 “I Am A Runner”: Living and Racing With Cystic Fibrosis | Katie O' Grady
“I Am a Runner”: Living and Racing With Cystic Fibrosis | Katie Katie O’Grady has spent much of her life trying to answer one question: How far can she go?…
The People Run Podcast#70 Going All In Hyrox Elite 15 | Fran Kilinski
Fran Kilinski is all in on the pursuit of HYROX Elite 15. At 32, Fran is chasing a place among the sport’s elite while navigating the demands of training…
The People Run Podcast#69 How a Middle School Teacher Became a 2:54 Marathoner | Adriana Prince
Adriana Prince is a full time middle school teacher, a 2:54 marathoner, and a runner who regularly logs 70-90 miles a week. But what makes her story…
The People Run Podcast#68 He's Only 19 and Runs a 32-Minute 10K | João Souza
At 16 years old, João Guilherme left Brazil for the UK and found himself navigating a new country, school, training, and stretches of living on his own…
The People Run Podcast#67 70 Mile Weeks, 5AM Runs & Fatherhood | Gio Cerisier
At 25, Gio Cerisier is balancing 70 mile weeks, 5AM runs, a full-time job, marriage, and fatherhood all while chasing the fastest times of his life. Gio shares…
The People Run Podcast#66 4 Olympics. 2 Sports. What’s Next? | Chirine Njeim
Chirine Njeim spent most of her life as a ski racer, representing Lebanon at three Winter Olympic Games before eventually walking away from the sport that had…
The People Run Podcast#65 Behind the Lens: The Side of Sport We Don’t See | Audrey Helle
What does a photographer see that the rest of us miss? Fitz sits down with Audrey Helle, a Sport editorial photographer, to talk about the way she sees…
The People Run Podcast#64 A Brain Aneurysm Nearly Took His Life. Now He’s Running NYC | Polow Lynn
In 2023, Polow suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm while out on a run. He woke up in the hospital days later, spent weeks in the ICU, and had to relearn how to…
The People Run Podcast#63 100 Mile Weeks, 12-Hour Shifts & Running a 2:28 Marathon | Madey Dickson
Madey is a 2:28 marathoner chasing even bigger goals while working full time as a nurse and regularly training up to 100 miles per week. In this episode, we…
The People Run Podcast#62 He Quit His Job to Chase Sub-2:10 & Race the Best | Joey Whelan
Joey Whelan was running 2:13 - 2:15 marathons while balancing running with work when he decided he had one more shot to see how good he could become. With the…
The People Run Podcast#61 Emily Durgin: When Will I Feel Like Myself Again? | Injury, Recovery & 2028
Emily Durgin has been a U.S. champion, finished ninth at the 2024 Olympic Trials, and spent years consistently improving and competing at the highest level…
The People Run Podcast#60 She Qualified For Hyrox Worlds In Under A Year | Courtney Hayre
Less than a year after signing up for her first HYROX, Courtney qualified for the HYROX World Championships. In this episode, Courtney shares how she balances…
The People Run Podcast#59 Why Running Never Leaves You | Deena Kastor
Olympic medalist, author, and lifelong runner Deena Kastor joins The People Run Podcast. We talk about how her relationship with running has evolved, why joy…
The People Run Podcast#58 This Wasn't the Plan: From 3:15 to a 2:46 Marathon | Sydney Levenfeld
Sydney Levenfeld never expected running to change the direction of her life. After being diagnosed with epilepsy in 2020, running became a safe space during a…
The People Run Podcast#57 This Professor is a 2:13 Marathoner | Kristoffer Mugrage
What does it take to balance teaching at a university while running a 2:13 marathon? In this episode, I sit down with Kristoffer Mugrage a professor at Adams…
The People Run Podcast#56 He Had One Month of Rent Left... Then Under Armour Called | David Mullarkey
David Mullarkey left the Isle of Man to chase a dream that most people thought was impossible. After moving across the world to compete in the NCAA, spending…
The People Run Podcast#55 Born With One Arm. Couldn’t Swim 15 Feet. Now He’s Racing 140.6 Miles. | Casey Watson
He Couldn’t Swim 15 Feet. Now He’s Racing 140.6 Miles | Casey Watson Born With One Arm. Couldn’t Swim 15 Feet. Now He’s Racing 140.6 Miles. Casey Watson once…
The People Run Podcast#54 Run Clubs, Hyrox & The Search For Community | Olivia Cox
This week on The People Run, I’m joined by Olivia, a former British Army soldier, fitness presenter, runner, and HYROX athlete. We talk about the rise of run…
The People Run Podcast#53 From Paralysis to Leadville 100 | Sean Casey
At 13 years old, Sean Casey was told he may never walk again. After being diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, Sean went from playing football with his…
The People Run Podcast#52 How Far Can We Push Our Potential? | Stefanie Corgel
Stefanie Corgel is a runner, strength coach, entrepreneur, and founder of Good Pain LA. In this conversation, we discuss her journey from college strength…
The People Run Podcast#51 The Running Gamer: From Video Games to a 2:37 Marathon | Malik Jordan
Malik J, better known as The Running Gamer, found a way to combine two passions that don't often overlap: running and video games. In this episode, Malik…
The People Run Podcast#50 The Secret Behind an OTQ and Elite 15 Hyrox Athlete | Alyssa McElheny
Olympic Trials qualifier. Elite 15 Hyrox athlete. Most athletes spend their entire careers chasing excellence in one sport. Alyssa McElheny is doing it in two…
The People Run Podcast#49 How Zach Bitter Thinks About Training
In this episode of The People Run Podcast, I sit down with Zach Bitter, one of the fastest 100 mile runners in history, to talk about training, longevity…
The People Run Podcast#48 Inside Cooldown | How Bailey Ness Built One of America’s Biggest Run Clubs
Bailey didn’t plan on building one of the biggest run clubs in America. What started as an idea for a running clothing brand eventually turned into Cooldown a…
The People Run Podcast#47 How Kara Built a Life Through Running | Kara Dudley
Kara never planned for running to become her life. Before coaching runners, building a community, and becoming one of the first women to complete all seven…
The People Run Podcast#46 The Heart of the Race | Pro Runner Kasey Knevelbaard
In this episode of The People Run Podcast, Fitz sits down with Under Armour pro runner Kasey Knevelbaard for a conversation on racing, mindset, gratitude, and…
The People Run Podcast#45 The Long Way to a 2:15 Marathon | Paxton Smith
Paxton Smith accidentally qualified for the Olympic Trials in his first marathon but the real journey started after that. In this episode, Paxton shares the…
The People Run Podcast#44 How Running on Blades Set Her Free | Tanya Khvitsko-Trimb
Born in Belarus in the aftermath of Chernobyl, Tanya Khvitsko-Trimb grew up between orphanages, boarding schools, and years of hiding her prosthetic legs from…
The People Run Podcast#43 How A Civil Engineer Reached HYROX Worlds | Aycan Kara
In this episode of The People Run Podcast, Fitz sits down with Aycan Kara a civil engineer who started running and lifting in her late 20s and is now preparing…
The People Run Podcast#42 Running Was Never Mine To Lose | Nell Rojas
Professional runner Nell Rojas joins The People Run Podcast for an honest conversation about identity, recovery, and rebuilding her relationship with running…
The People Run Podcast#41 What Happens When Keira D’Amato Has to Stop Running
Keira D’Amato has built one of the most inspiring stories in running. From stepping away from the sport to coming back and breaking records, she’s become one…
The People Run PodcastBoston Marathon: 4 Runners, 4 Different Stories
The Boston Marathon means something different to everyone. For some, it’s chasing a PR. For others, it’s years of work just to get to the start line. And for…
The People Run Podcast#40 400 Laps. 100 Miles. More Than Just a Race | Sean Rhodes
There are hard things… and then there’s choosing to run 100 miles in circles. Sean Rhodes is getting ready for the Stoney 100, 400 laps around a track, but…
The People Run Podcast#39 HYROX Mistakes That Are Holding You Back | Anthony Di Paolo
Anthony Di Paolo has done it all Ironman, ultras, and now over 20+ HYROX races, including competing at Worlds. In this episode, we break down what actually…
The People Run Podcast#38 He Wasn’t Supposed to Walk… Now He’s Chasing 100 Miles | Scott Davidson
Scott wasn’t supposed to walk. Now he’s chasing 100 miles. This isn’t a clean, polished story. It’s what it actually looked like growing up being told what he…
The People Run Podcast#37 He Thought Running Was Over… Then Started Again at 74 | David Krygier
David stopped running for years after back issues and thought that chapter was over. At 74, he found his way back building a daily run streak and rediscovering…
The People Run Podcast#36 Adversity, Discipline, and Chasing a 100 Miler | Rio Mata
In this episode of The People Run Podcast, Fitz sits down with Rio Mata to talk about what it really means to build yourself through adversity. At a young age…
The People Run Podcast#35 What Happens When a Marathon Runner Tries Bodybuilding | Bobby Milioto
After years of chasing a sub 3 marathon, Bobby finally hit his goal… and started asking what was next. Instead of doubling down on running, he decided to try…
The People Run Podcast#34 D1 HYROX Athlete: What It Really Takes | Eric Zalewski
Eric went from a D1 basketball background to competing in Hyrox and recently dropped 8 minutes off his time. In this episode, we talk about what actually…
The People Run Podcast#33 She Works Full Time and Runs at an Elite Level | Amy Hoagland
In this episode of The People Run Podcast, I sit down with Amy Hoagland a full time neurosurgery nurse practitioner chasing elite level running while balancing…
The People Run Podcast#32 400m Hurdles to the Marathon | Brown Bambi on Competing, Coaching & Staying True to Yourself
Asia, also known as Brown Bambi, joins the show to talk about her journey from the 400m hurdles to the marathon, coaching athletes while still competing…
The People Run Podcast#31 Twenty Years of Running and Still Chasing PRs | Michelle Baxter
Michelle Baxter has been running for more than 20 years and she’s still chasing progress. In this episode of The People Run Podcast, Michelle shares what it…
The People Run Podcast#30: Western States to Badwater in 8 Days & Life as an Elite Ultra Runner Sierra Degroff
Ultra runner Sierra DeGroff joins The People Run Podcast fresh off a podium finish at Jackpot 50 to talk about one of the wildest challenges in endurance…
The People Run Podcast#29: Cancer at 26: The Marathon Promise | Nathaniel “Cheezy”
At 26 years old, Nathaniel was diagnosed with cancer. While sitting in a hospital room, a friend made him promise something unexpected run a marathon after he…
The People Run Podcast#28: She Lost the Joy of Running Then Came Back Faster Bianca
Bianca was once an elite athlete whose entire identity was built around performance. When figure skating ended and running stopped being fun, she walked away…
The People Run PodcastBonus: Felicia Pasadyn's Backstory Before Running
Felicia Pasadyn, an accomplished runner with a background in competitive swimming. Felicia shares her journey from swimming to running, discussing the valuable…
The People Run Podcast#27: Felicia Pasadyn Became an Elite Marathoner Training Differently
Felicia Pasadyn doesn’t train like most elite runners and that’s exactly why her story is interesting. In this episode we talk about her Olympic Trials…
The People Run Podcast#26: Rebuilt Into a 2:32 Marathoner | Max Sauers
This rebuild didn’t happen in one race it happened over years. In this episode, Max Sauers breaks down how he rebuilt his body to run 2:32 after injuries…
The People Run Podcast#25: 44 Marathons and Counting | Maurice Lowman
In this episode of The People Run Podcast, I sit down with Maurice Lowman, a runner known for his consistency, positivity, and deep commitment to the running…
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#24: Why New York Is the Perfect First Marathon | Racing, PRs & NYC Run Culture w/ Patryk Odedina
Patryk Odedina didn’t grow up loving running he came from basketball, where running usually meant punishment. But after starting in 2019, everything changed…
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#23: HEART ON FIRE: Don Wilson's Mission
Don joins The People Run Podcast and shares his journey through running, discipline, community, the training principles that helped him break plateaus and…
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#22: Unstoppable: He Lost 200lbs Twice, Ran a Marathon, and Now He’s Hooked on Ultras - Jeff Humphrey
In this episode of the People Run Podcast, Jeff Humphrey shares his incredible journey of losing 200 pounds not once, but twice. He discusses the mental and…
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#21: Motherhood & New Personal Best's UK Runner Emily
In this episode of the People Run Podcast, Fitz Mayi talks with Emily, a UK-based runner and mom, about how motherhood reshaped her running. Emily shares how…
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10 Lessons From the First 20 Episodes of The People Run Podcast
What started as an idea has now turned into twenty episodes of stories, lessons, and incredible people. From elite runners to parents balancing miles and life…