Run 2 Discover

On this episode I have Brooks talk about CIM and how it went down. Coming off a BIG PR. And running a 2:36:45! Brooks talks about what he learned in his training block and how he can use that moving forward. Brooks is hoping to have a big 2025 year. Go over to Strava and follow him and his journey.

*Sorry for the slight delay On this episode, Cam talks about how his marathon personal best has dropped in the last few marathons! He has nearly balanced work, self coaching, and running. His ultimate goal is to get to Boston and run the Boston Marathon. This past year he was close to qualifying and he is hungry to reach that goal when he runs the Houston Marathon in January. His Instagram handle is @Cameronesmon and Strava is his name, Cameron Esmon

On this episode I have Austin join me and we talk about running of course. Austin reflects on his college experience. Having a linear progression with his training and results, he was able to have a successful track and cross country college career. Austin is a big nike guy and talks about his go to running shoes. Austin being a mid distance runner in college, he is transitioning to longer distances and to the roads. He reflects the last 4 races that he has worn the Oklahoma Project singlet. You can follow Austin on Instagram @austin.mcnair12

Welcome all to what you can call Season 2 of Run 2 Discover! It has been a minute since an episode, but why not start now with some fun races this fall. On this episode I am joined by Mack. Mack is fresh off NYC Marathon. We talk about the trip, the race, and how the race broke down. We talk about central park, the hills, and the crowd atmosphere. We give out 2 cents about Matt Choi and his DQ. We list a few of our favorite running influencers. We talk about his shoe rotation and about "super shoes". Mack is a full time PT. He talks about how strength training and the benefits for everyone.

Welcome back all! Pod is back and running. Summer months are flying by. Luis Lopez is in Mexico. Track and Field World Championships are soon and we briefly talk about what Lopez and I look forward too. We talk about how summer running has gone for the both of us. Lopez adjusting to altitude and much more. OKPJT athletes in full swing in training. Fall marathons like Berlin, Chicago, and CIM will be here soon. OKPKJT high school runners gearing up for their cross country season!

On this Episode, I sit down and chat with Ben. Talking about the Memorial Marathon and his 2nd place finish. We talk about the new Vaporfly and what he thinks about the shoe after running a marathon in it. Listen to the end to hear what Ben is most excited about! *sorry for some issues. Did my best to edit the audio.

On this episode I talk about the lead up to Boston Marathon and how the last few days went. Race day on Patriots Day was almost perfect, but Heartbreak Hill got the best. I briefly talk about London Marathon and OKC Marathon as they are coming up. Shout out to all OK Project athletes crushing the miles and races! If you all want to run a fast mile on the track, sign up for OCU Stars Mile Night. It will take place on May 19th @ Bishop McGuinness.

Hey Everyone! I have Jake back on the pod! We recap his most recent race, talk the mental part of ultra running, what does it take to run that long and wnat to give up. We hear about what kind of music/songs Jake listens to when he does choose to run with music. A father of 1 and soon to be 2, we have to talk about stroller running!

On this episode, I have Addie join me! Coming off from running fast times in the Puppy Love 5k and Stilly half marathon, Addie is have an awesome spring training and should have an amazing London Marathon. Addie talks about how se went from playing soccer from an early age to running her first marathon! You can follow Addie's journey on strava! https://www.strava.com/athletes/805572?oq=addie

Luis Lopez is back on the pod! Him and I talk about how Stilly half marathon went for him and I. Lopez finishes 3rd place with a solid PR of 1:16:16. Great morning to run fast. We go into the details of the race. With Boston less than 6 weeks out, it is crunch time for training! Stay tuned as Luis Lopez gives us his secret sauce for a solid build up for Boston Marathon!

Hey Everyone!! It has been a while since the last episode drop, but the pod is back! Spring season is upon us and races are happening every weekend. Ben and I talk about how 2023 is going for the both of us. We reflect on Chase the Throne. Ben talks about USATF half marathon. We finish it off talking about Stilly half where a few of us will be there hoping to have a solid race.

In this episode, Kyle McKinley joins the episode and we talk about his journey from high school running all the way to post collegiate. Kyle ran at Heritage Hall. He goes on to OSU, but eventually made his way to OCU to run in college. In 2023, he has big goals. He goes into depth of how injuries have caused him to take multiple breaks an how he has learned to be patient. We dive into the conversation of super shoes and what his thoughts are.

2023 is here! Short and sweet episode today. No Houston for me and I wanted to come here to announce it. I also talk about CtT and trying to recap and predict who will move on.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's everyone! On the last episode of 2022, John Gignac and recap on our year went by and what we are looking forward to 2023. We talk about shoes like we always do. We talk about the upcoming event called Chase The Throne. HIGH SCHOOL kids!!! Nomad Endurance Running Camp registration opens up January 1st. I will be back as a counselor and would love to bring a lot of Okie runners with me. Link is bellow. https://www.runnomadendurance.com/endurance-camp

I got the privilege to get OKC Memorial Marathon winner, Bryant Keirns on the podcast. He is coming off an amazing performance earlier this month at the California International Marathon(CIM). We talk about his progression of getting faster and faster each marathon that he does. He has got the hang of balancing grad school and running. Bryant ran at Oklahoma Cristian University under coach Miller. Merry Christmas everyone!! https://www.strava.com/athletes/74373676?oq=brya

Ben and I dive into the Route 66 half marathon from 2 weeks ago! Ben got the chance to ask me questions about how my running has improved in the last year. Listen to your body everyone!! Shout out to Chris O'Hare! Second half of the pod, Ben and I got the privilege to go to TRE, The Running Event, last week in Austin. Please stay tuned and listen to what Ben and I got to see and experience. Connecting to new people from all over the country is awesome. Everyone who ran CIM, shout to you all and we are sorry for missing you if you did run the race. Finally, HUGE shout to Kyle and OK Runner. Big event coming in January with Trial of Miles! Link below. https://trialsofmilesracing.com/thronesokc

On this week's episode I have Eric London. We dive straight into how the marathon went for him. He got 2nd place with a time of 2:39:59. Eric has come a long ways and the recent times show. Eric and I go way back and have many memories. Stay tuned as he talks about trail races and how the pandemic really got him into it. He talks about the ultra races he has done so far and how he wants to do a 100 mile race. I will attach Eric's Strava account. As always, thank you so much for all the listens and don't forget to leave some love with 5 star reviews! https://www.strava.com/athletes/18200191?num_entries=10&oq=eric%20

On this week's episode I have Jake Bostwick joining me! Right away you will hear our 2 little girls, Blakeley and Maddie. We talk about how we met back in 2016 and we ended up working together in 2018. Jake is coming off a 12 hour race. He finished 3rd place with 65 miles. We talk about stroller miles and how that has changed how him and I run. Stay tuned to the last 5-7 minutes as we talk about his favorite runner. Our favorite group runs are talked about. https://www.strava.com/athletes/41144502?oq=jake

In this week's episode, I have 5 guest to talk about their season, state meet, and post season races. First part I have Corbin Galt. Member of Oklahoma Project since January 2022. He finished State Runner up in Class 4A and is favorite to win the individual title next year. Time of 16:07. Improving his time from 17:05 from last year's state meet. Next, I have Cole Davenport. Member of Oklahoma Project since November 2022. He finished 21st in Class 6A. Time of 16:24. Improving his time from 17:46 from last year's state meet. Member of Edmond North State Championship team. Next, I have Andrew Pletan. Head coach of Edmond North, who are the 2022 state championship team. We talk about how the season went and how the boys cam together when it most mattered. Next, I have Kinley Kite. Member of Oklahoma Project since June 2022. She finished 8th in Class 6A. Time of 18:56. Improving her time from 20:03 from last year's state xc meet. Lastly, I have Josh Cherry. Member of Oklahoma Project since May 2020. He finished State Runner up in class 6A. Time of 15:37. With a short senior xc season, he ran his season best when it most mattered. In last year's state meet, he ran 15:30 and got state runner up.

Episode 15 is a special one for me! I got the privileged to have Jacob Anderson on this weeks episode. Jacob talks about how he got into running and how fast he developed into the runner he is today. We dive into his performance in Houston Marathon 2022(2:28) and his recent workouts and races. He finished 5th at last weeks Red Coyote The Runway Mile with a time of 4:46. We talk about heart rate and easy running. We are firm believers of taking our easy days easy and making sure we recover for our hard days.  Please leave the pod a 5 star review with what you think of the episode. I would love to read reviews on future episodes. 

Luke and I go way back as we ran Boston Marathon 2018. We have stayed in touch because of running and coaching. I was apart of the staff at the Nomad Endurance Camp back in July. Luke talks about how he started running, running in college, and where he is today. We talk about Nomad and how that got started. Great high school coach in Frisco Reedy. We both are training for Twitter - @CoachScribner Insatgram - scribner_luke & Nomadendurancexc https://www.runnomadendurance.com/endurance-camp https://www.runnomadendurance.com/event-details-registration/nomad-winter-dash

Special episode for you awesome people! Forgive us for all the difficulties with the episode at times! Ben and I got the opportunity to have Daniel Soto, who runs professionally for Hansons Brooks. We dive into his transition from soccer to running at a young age. We hear a story about when Daniel was a freshman in HS and Ben is a junior and a workout does not go as planned. He has advice for HS runners. Daniel got the opportunity to pace for the 2 hours and 10 minutes for 13.1 miles at Chicago Marathon and we hear about how that went for him.

What is up everyone! Your boy got to race against Centro and beat him by gun time in a 5k! In part 1 of the episode, Luis and Ben dive into how the Chicago Marathon unfolded, High school recap and post season races, and we tease about our special guest next episode.  Part 2 is a recap oof Bailey's race and how it unfolded for her! The 30 minutes of her talking about is great! It shows how much she was invested into the marathon.  Links for the 2 Red Coyote races and the On Performance Bra that Bailey loves and recommends to every female!  https://www.skisignup.com/Race/OK/OklahomaCity/RunwayMile https://runsignup.com/Race/OK/OklahomaCity/RedCoyoteHalf https://www.on-running.com/en-us/products/performance-bra/womens/sea-black

Thank you for 5 star reviews on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Keep them coming please as I would love to share any reviews on future episodes. On this episode, I have Ben Anderson talking about Tracksmith Runaway Mile, Chile Pepper XC Festival, Runtoberfest 5k, major marathon races, and much much more. Cooler temps are upon us and fall races are here! Links below: https://www.skisignup.com/Race/OK/OklahomaCity/RunwayMile https://runsignup.com/Race/OK/OklahomaCity/RedCoyoteHalf https://runsignup.com/Race/OK/Tulsa/TulsaRun https://runsignup.com/Race/OK/Edmond/2022EdmondTurkeyTrot https://venturesendurance.enmotive.com/events/register/2022-okc-turkey-tracks/ https://www.piedmontoktrot.org/

We get to learn more about Luis Lopez and how he got to running! He has big goals for the next 16 weeks. Recap of Boston Marathon 2022. We talk about Elk Run, OSU Jamboree, Pre-State, and Berlin Marathon. Our friendship has blossomed since 2020 and it is because of running! He has PR's: 4:58 in full mile 16:52 5k 1:18:24 half marathon. 2:50:24 marathon. Links for up and coming races. https://runsignup.com/Race/OK/OklahomaCity/Runtoberfest5K https://www.skisignup.com/Race/OK/OklahomaCity/RunwayMile https://runsignup.com/Race/OK/OklahomaCity/RedCoyoteHalf https://route66marathon.com/

First female to be on the pod! Bailey Chavez finally is on. I have been wanting her on the podcast for weeks! We talk about running before and after pregnancy, getting into running, Chicago Marathon training, and more! Here are more links for upcoming races. https://runsignup.com/Race/OK/OklahomaCity/Runtoberfest5K https://runsignup.com/Race/OK/OklahomaCity/RedCoyoteHalf

As promised weekly episodes with guests each week! Ben and I just got done with an 8 mile run before recording the pod. On this episode I have Ben back on the podcast. We talk about XC meets(Jamboree, Pre-State, and Chile Pepper), Fall races, our training, coaching, and Ben gets the chance to ask me(Luis) questions! We talk about more shoes that are finally coming out! Ben talks about how important strength training. Our friend, Scott Carlin(@scottcarlinpt) is a great source for any strength training. Links to road races: http://www.myokrunner.com/brookhavenrun.html https://runsignup.com/Race/OK/OklahomaCity/Runtoberfest5K https://runsignup.com/Race/OK/OklahomaCity/RedCoyoteHalf https://register.hakuapp.com/?event=e946b31b7c2c4ddaf136

Run 2 Discover Pod is going to do our best to release an episode weekly. That may include episodes with myself(Luis) and guests. You all want episodes more often and that is what is going to happen! In this episode I get to interview Blake Waggoner, junior at Edmond North and member of Oklahoma Project. We dive into all about running, his favorite running memories, our Flagstaff trip, his Youtube channel, his favorite runner(s), and much more! Blake, @Blake.waggoner_ had over 2.6k views on this video where he finally cracks 5 minutes in the 1600 meter run last track season. https://youtu.be/31krASVDe3o

Chavez and Gignac are up to no good! We talk about xc season starting up, Fall racing schedule shaping up for us, and much more. We dive into what I have in planned for OKPJT and potential forming Elite team for future races. Stay tuned folks! Sign up for RC half marathon! Link is https://www.redcoyoterunning.com/redcoyotehalfmarathon.html

Chavez and JG welcome Ben Arthur Anderson to the land of the pod! The three of them discuss a little bit of Ben's origin story, the recent World Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Strava segments, and more!

In Episode 4, Luis and JG explore doing the pod from separate locations and it seemed to go smoothly! They talk about some of their favorite nutrition and much more!

It's the third Ep! Who's everyone picking for their DMR dream team? Also, what's the difference between gravel and trail?

Luis and JG return for their second Ep! This week they get into the importance of motivation and discipline. Which is more important? Is there even a right answer?

Luis and JG enter the podcast universe! This is hopefully the first podcast of many. It's all over the place, but it's got heart.