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In this episode of Growing With Proficiency: The Podcast, we have a special guest, John Bracey, a Latin teacher who has been using Comprehensible Input methodology for several years.In this episode, John Bracey emphasizes the importance of finding strategies that can be consistently implemented without overwhelming teachers' work-life balance. John discusses the importance of emphasizing reading in the classroom as a powerful tool for language acquisition, as well as the significant impact of spending target language time in class.Assessment practices are also explored, with John Bracey advocating for simplified grading methods and focusing on using assessments to gauge student acquisition rather than extensive error correction. He shares practical tips such as using choice boards for assessments and minimizing the time spent on grading to maximize efficiency.Throughout the episode, host Claudia and John explore the pressures teachers face, the impact of social media on teaching expectations, and the importance of prioritizing what works best for individual teachers and their students.If you are seeking clarity, strategies, ideas, and inspiration for language teaching, this episode is a must-listen. John Bracey's advice and experiences will empower you to let go of unsustainable expectations, embrace your authentic teaching style, and create a positive and enriching language learning experience for your students. Don't miss out—click to listen now!_____________________________________John Bracey has been a Latin teacher in Massachusetts since 2010. He's a former Massachusetts Latin TOY and currently teaches at Belmont High School in Belmont MA. He has a BA in Classics from University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MA from Boston College. He has taught Latin exclusively using Comprehensible Input methodology for the past several years. He leads workshops around the country for language teachers of all kinds.Links & ResourcesThanksgiving Comprehensible TextGWP The Spanish Teacher Academy WaitlistGrowing With Proficiency BlogMy store at Teachers Pay TeachersJohn Bracey

Karen Kostigen walked into a clothing liquidation sale and walked out buying the whole business! By saying "yes" to an unexpected opportunity, Karen has experienced the exhilaration of being a successful business woman and building meaningful relationships with her customers and suppliers. By reframing her investment as an alternative to enrolling in a Masters degree program, she gained courage to give it a try. Learn from Karen's experience how you can apply the same first steps to put your dream into motion.Zia Clothing Outlet, Cushing Square, 91 Trapelo Rd., Belmont, MA 02478www.ziaclothing.comwww.dayonedreams.com 

During the torrential rains of late summer and early fall, A1 Foundation Crack Repair was absolutely slammed with work fixing basement water problems. But it's been relatively dry for the last month, so why would water still be flooding certain basements?

A new fancy dress accessories report is available through The Joker's Wild, near Belmont. The report gives an overview of the costume jewelry, wigs, and other accessories that are available in-store. Go to https://thejokerswild.com/5-reasons-to-come-to-jokers-wild-for-costume-accessories (https://thejokerswild.com/5-reasons-to-come-to-jokers-wild-for-costume-accessories) for more info. 

Most basement water leaks occur when it rains a lot and the ground saturates. So, why would a basement wall crack still be leaking when it's dry outside? The Crack Daddy, Adam Tracy, explains.

Belmont MA weekly hyperlocal news show produced by Belmont Media Center featuring police look for witnesses in a deadly accident on Winter St, how Belmont deals with coronavirus, local presidential primary results, Orangetheory opening soon, McLean Development and traffic, cultural council, Belmont World Film Festival and more.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center featuring Linda's Donuts, one of Belmont's oldest businesses, job opportunities for tradespeople with Joanna Tzouvelis, Belmont Citizen-Herald, election season upon us with Franklin B. Tucker, The Belmontonian, this week's sports scoreboard, and more.

Belmont MA weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center, featuring the retirement party of Police Chief McLaughlin, Craft Beer Cellar relocating, a tour of the Police Station Construction Site, How Composting reduces trash at Chenery Middle School, update on the upcoming local elections and the construction of the new school, Improv Show, and Sports scoreboard, and more.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center, featuring, Mike Allister moving to Belmont Schools central office, the threat of the coronavirus in Belmont, the upcoming 10-year federal census, Clayton Christensen passed away, tasers for BPD, and more. #federal census #ClaytonChristensen #coronavirus #belmontpublicshools #belmontartassociation

Belmont MA weekly news show and community update produced by Belmont Media Center. Featuring the keynote speaker of MLK Day, Public input on McLean Zone 3 Overlay by-law, Essentials salon moves to Cushing Sq., a rotary for Winter St. & Concord Ave. crossing, Service animals at the High School, Mystic, the therapy dog, visits Beech Street, and Chet's scoreboard.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center featuring the local election (who have filled the papers, how to get on the ballot), the property tax goes up, a BHS Alumni nominee to the Grammy, Varsity Sports and more.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center featuring a special interview with Belmont new Police Chief, James MacIsaac.

Belmont MA weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center featuring farewell to Police Chief McLaughlin, second letter of intent for a cannabis shop in Belmont, Belmont middle schoolers win lego innovation award, Franklin B. Tucker's predictions for 2020, Xmas in the village, Lions Club tree sale, sports update and more.

Belmont MA weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center featuring the new chief is chosen, Belmont youth strikes for climate change, new policy for handicap parking, HS sports, meet the youth coordinator, holidays green and social action fair and more. bit.ly/belmontmedia

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center. Featuring: two stores robbed on Belmont St, Loading Dock closed, new English Learners Parents Advisory Council in Belmont Public Schools, Special Town Meeting in March for McLean Development, First Chicane on Cottage St, Winter Concert for the Community Chorus, Buddy bench in Joey's Park, COA Craft Fair, and more.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center featuring Clair Coburn, chair of the Public Library Building Committe, Kathy Keohane, chair of the Public Library board of Trustees and Brad Lewis, co-chair of the Major Gifts Committee at the Belmont Library Foundation about the new building project and the fundraising campaign about to start.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center, featuring the results of the youth behavior risk survey, more affordability in McLean last development, Guarino's, the oldest barbershop in town, fantastic results of Marauders fall sports teams, Dana-Farber Mammography Van, new exhibit at the gallery of art.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center, featuring Belmont confirms its withdrawal from Minuteman membership, schematic design for a new public library, Town Field new playground, what's about varsity tennis courts, CLC cafe is closed, new art project about kindness at the middle school, and more.

Belmont MA weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center featuring the dedication of the Veterans' Memorial and Teddy Lee's Memorial, the inauguration of NAASR new headquarters, Remembering Lydia Ogilby, New School on budget again, Belmont Savings Bank Foundation refocuses on Belmont, Ice Rink opening, and more.

Belmont MA weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center, featuring, Rep. Clark floor speech about Armenian Genocide, the first marijuana store application, fire at Tropical Diner, construction tour of the Police Station and DPW, High School football, Boston Tech Mom, Farmers' Market volunteers and more.

Belmont MA weekly news show and community update produced by Belmont Media Center. Featuring the new Vet Memorial, Town's Free Cash, New Martial School in town, Draft to calm the traffic, right to repair, recycling day and more.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center. Featuring the future of McLean barn, the increase of state CPA fund, an orchestra pit for the new school, no gazebo for Payson Park, Jamaica Jeff's is a new restaurant in Belmont center, open house at the fire department station and more.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center. Featuring Beech Street Center, senior center, 10 year anniversary, will Belmont stay a Minuteman member?, still too much littering in parks, an override vote is most likely for November 2020, Keep Music Alive, Art workshop with Agusta Agustsson, the dreams and hopes of the Girls Varsity Volleyball Team, and more.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center. Featuring National Grid worker causing disturbances, rerouting airplanes?, No more messy roll calls?, Disability Mentoring Day, Walk-to-school day and more.

Belmont MA weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center featuring, climate change, solar panel for new school, dog off-leash program, new skating rink timeline, new store in Cushing Square and more.

Belmont MA hyperlocal news show produced by Belmont Media Center. bit.ly/belmontjournal Featuring: heat smart, adult recreation program goes up, a petition to support teachers, visit the Wellington station, crossing guard shortage, Seta's cafe closing, meet Marauder Marching Band new director, new exhibit at the Belmont Gallery of Art

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center featuring, the school building over budget, back to school and backpack collection, new smart water meters, three young web series makers, the annual scout soda bottle rocket launch and more.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center, featuring a special interview with Deb Roy, MIT Professor and Co-founder of the non-profit Cortico about Local Voices Network which is just launched in Boston area.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center, featuring Joanna Tzouvelis, Belmont Citizen-Herald and Franklin B. Tucker, The Belmontonian. This week's stories : Smart Lamp by E-Green LLC, Rock Meadow Master Plan, Dog Heat Stroke, Gun buyback program, blind artist and more.

Belmont MA weekly news show with stories about traffic and construction roads in Belmont and more.

My latest #ReRooted podcast on Implicit Bias on the Be Here Now Network with Bigotry From The Outside-In 's Kate Lingren and Percy Ray Ballard and how mindfulness and Internal Family Systems/IFS can help https://beherenownetwork.com/francesca-maxime-rerooted-ep-9-implicit-bias-with-percy-ballard-and-kate-lingren/ https://youtu.be/UpE3OsR5HWU https://www.implicitbiasoutsidein.com/ Kate Lingren and Percy Ballard visit the ReRooted Podcast for a conversation about how understanding implicit bias can allow us to operate in the world with greater awareness and compassion. Kate Lingren, LICSW is a clinical social worker in private practice and an activist working against bigotry in all its forms: racism, homophobia, heterosexism, transphobia, sexism, and classism among others. For the past 15 years, Kate has worked in full-time private practice and now teaches couple therapy using Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) around the country and in Europe. Percy Ballard is an Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) psychotherapist practicing full time in Belmont MA. He and Kate lead workshops on implicit bias that help people to find, understand and address subconscious forms of bias (ie sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc.). Learn more about Percy’s practice at percyballardmd.com. Working with Implicit Bias What is implicit bias? Percy and Kate discuss the biases we carry unknown to ourselves. Together they look at how implicit bias training can bring awareness to our biases and how they manifest in the world. “Implicit biases are the little ideas and associations that we have which we are unaware of. The idea that we associate with the concept of being female with rearing a family and the concept of male with having a career. Those are associations that we have from a young age that are in us. We did not put them there. Our environments, the media and people we have been around, have put that in us. We are biologically wired to have these associations.” – Percy Ballard An Offensive Defense (16:40) The group looks at why implicit bias exists in the first place. They look at how the mind uses bias as a safety mechanism, as well as how the mind reacts when our implicit bias is called out. How can mindfulness allow us to work with implicit bias? “To have a biased belief often means to us that we are bad people. So many of us hold that. Those protections keep it out of our awareness or the risk is that we see ourselves as bad.” – Kate Lingren Calling Out Bias (28:35) Percy and Kate do roleplay that offers real-world examples of the complexities of confronting implicit bias. This practice uncovers the social dynamics and behaviors that surface when we are encountering implicit bias in ourselves and in others. What are some of the ways we can mindfully avoid derailing a constructive conversation into an unconstructive argument?

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center with the participation of Joanna Tzouvelis, Citizen-Herald, and Franklin B. Tucker, The Belmontonian.

Belmont MA weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center. Stories: Senator Markey on Community Media, Brendan Home Run's finale Fast pace for the new ice rink How to smooth traffic around schools Community Calendar and more

Record Time Season 1 BONUS TRACK - All Ten Cover Songs Anyone dedicated enough to get to the end of a Record Time episode knows we finish off each week’s pod with a cover song from the featured album. This has ended up being one of our favorite parts of the whole experience, so thought it would be fun to collect them all in their own virtual album - this episode. We hope you enjoy our celebrations of these amazing songs, in all their raw and / or overwrought ways! We’re deep in listening mode in prep for our 2nd season - Record Time LIVE! We’ll be back soon. In the meantime… Record Time Season 1 BONUS TRACK - All Ten Cover Songs (0:00) 1.” Human Nature” from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” (2:19) 2. “Modern Man” from Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” (5:20) 3. “Hands on the Wheel” from Willie Nelson’s “Red Headed Stranger” (7:04) 4. “Illustration of Loneliness” from Courtney Barnett’s “Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I just SIt” (9:44) 5. “Excursions” from A Tribe Called Quest’s “The Low End Theory” (14:33) 6. “Help Me” from Joni Mitchell’s “Court and Spark” (18:05) 7. “Find the River” from REM’s “Automatic for the People” (22:12) 8. “Lovin U” from Alicia Keys’ “Songs in A Minor” (25:20) 9. “So Danco Samba” from Stan Getz and João Gilberto’s “Getz / Gilberto” (27:26) 10. “Loving Cup” from the Rolling Stones’ “Exile on Main St.” Tim Douglas - lead vocals on everything but track 6 Peter Fernandez - lead vocals on track 6, bass, guitar, keys, loops, background vocals on all tracks Dave DeSimone - drums on track 10 Recorded in Belmont MA in 2018 and 2019 twitter: @recordtimepod facebook: /recordtimepodcast gmail: recordtimepodcast@ VM: 937-PETE-TIM Thank you for listening!

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center. Featuring Joanna Tzouvelis talking about CodeMakers, a new business in the center, the new Youth Coordinator and the new BHS band director, the opening of Pequossette Park, honoring fallen vet Teddy Lee, Farmer Tim's new growing season, the new exhibit of the gallery of art, and a glimpse at the Garden tou, and more.

Belmont Ma weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center. Topics of the week: -Graduation, -DPW Groundbreaking, -Private/Public Partnership for Ice Rink?, -Budget unanimously adopted, -Farmers' Market opening, -Fix it Clinic and more.

Belmont MA weekly news show produced by Belmont Media Center.

Belmont MA weekly news show with a special interview of Clair Colburn, chair of the Public Library Building Committee about its design.

Belmont MA weekly news show featuring Fraklin B. Tucker, The Belmontonian, Joanna Tzouvelis, Citizen-Herald & segments from citizens journalists.

Belmont MA weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center featuring 5G coming to town center, limebikes go electric and pricey, Belmont Savings Bank foundation clock clicks on, three new businesses in Cushing Square, bikes not bombs, and more.

Belmont Ma weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center featuring reports on Town Meeting, defibrillator installed in park, safe routes to Winnbrook, community calendar, lacrosse and more.

Belmont MA weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center.

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Belmont MA weekly news show featuring the high school traffic working group last meeting, Belmont Climate Change Roadmap, Armenian Genocide Exhibit and more.

Belmont MA weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center featuring reports by Joanna Tzouvelis, Citizen-Herald, on road safety and traffic, by Franklin B. Tucker, The Belmontonian on the town election, a world premiere, how roads get fixed, and BHS Jazz Ensemble performance.

Belmont MA weekly news program featuring this week an interview with Jeff Hansell, Belmont Media Center executive director about the ongoing threat on Community Media, dirty campaign tactics with Joanna Tzouvelis, Belmont Citizen-Herald, renaming the board of selectmen and naming the new school with Franklin B. Tucker, The Belmontonian, tour of the town clock, Kimberly Becker's resistance dolls.

Belmont Ma weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center featuring Franklin B. Tucker (the Belmontonian) talking about McLean development postponed by Planning board, the decision about the former incinerator site foreclosure use, a special interview with John Phelan, Belmont Schools Superintendent, another one with John Maguranis, who's retiring after 17 years as Animal Control Officer in Belmont and Jon Marshall, new executive director of Belmont Recreation Department.

Belmont MA weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center featuring this week, an interview with Lisa Scudder, chair of Meet Belmont Committee about the upcoming Talk of the Town, potholes in wealthy neighborhood, Crafts Beers new venture, update on MacLean development, BHS Performing Arts Company's new play, Matthew Gallagher's exibit at the gallery of art and more.

Belmont MA weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center featuring BHS boy and girl basketball teams successes, Town budget, open meeting for the public library building project, wellness and essentials oils on Belmont Rec program and robots.

March 1st edition of Belmont Journal, Belmont MA weekly news show featuring the food pantry grand opening, the remaining projects for the former incinerator site foreclosure use, which route for the community path, swatika at BHS, police department new temporary location, hollywood in Belmont, indoor rowing record, new indian restaurant and more.

Belmont MA board of selectmen is considering the foreclosure use of the former incinerator site. An anaerobic digester was one of the potential uses This episode focus on the economic reality of anaerobic digester in MA and an interview with Roger Beliveau. manager of Distribution Services at Stop & Shop.

Belmont MA weekly news program and community update featuring new BHS principal, update on town election and Bradford project, driving electric, Dana Leavitt of the Senior Center discussing the activities the center offers and more.

Belmont MA weekly news show and community update featuring this week, Middle School students make the buzz with their song Equality 4 a Change, Finalists for BHS principal position with Joanna Tzouvelis @Belmont Citizen Herald, Belmont Light helps residents save money, where to locate the ice rink with Franklin B. Tucker @Belmontonian, Patty Mihelich about Food Pantry new set-up and more.

Belmont MA weekly new shows and community updates with stories about the new 7-12 school building process, discussions at the Planning Board, who seeks election, the projects that the Community Preservation Committee intend to fund, young trashbashers, basketball and Danny Yardemian's 1000th point. And more.

January 11, 2019 edition of Belmont MA weekly news show featuring NAASR new building's topping off and naming, races and who runs for town election, Airbnb regulation, Climate change, cardboard overflow, plastic bag ban, visit of Belmont Day School new building, basketball clinic, Tolly Eames, successful young writer and more.

A special edition of Belmont Journal, Belmont MA weekly news program and community update about the Family Film Festival which will be held on MLK weekend in Belmont, Cambridge and Arlington. With Ellen Gitelman, Executive Director of Belmont World Film. Hosted by Jeff Hansell.

Belmont MA news program. Topics of the week: - Time to register for legislative seminar, - With Joanna Tzouvelis, Belmont Citizen-Herald : update on Trash Removal progam in parks, school committee's decision on ice rink's location, -With Franklin Tucker, the Belmontonian, a first candidate for the school committee upcoming election, what's going on on BHS campus, restorative justice in Belmont, - 40th year of Ski Nashoba program - Haig Hovsepian's promising career, Community calendar and more

Belmont MA hyperlocal news show featuring a special interview with Lisa Gilaberio about the federal grant she got to fight addiction, Will Brownsberger, state senator who makes an update on traffic at Freshpond parkway and Mt Auburn St. crossing, Franklin Tucker, the Belmontonian reporting on increase of property tax rate and community conservation act funding, Joanna Tzouvelis reporting on speed bump raising concern and a cold case resolved by Mike Widmer and more.

Belmont MA weekly news program featuring Community path committee version 3, defibrillators coming to parks, candidat for Town Administrator Assistant position, Wellington school exterior, peeling, Bob Mahoney intake of the acquisition of Belmont Savings Bank by People Credit's Bank, Bullying prevention at Chenery middle school and more.

Belmont MA weekly news program featuring Belmont Savings Bank to be acquired, Chenery Middle School facing racist and homophobic graffiti, the gift of hope campaign, smart water meters.

Special Thanksgiving edition of Belmont Journal, Belmont MA weekly news program about faith and tolerance with Farah Abbas, Founder of Belmont Muslim Friends, Jennifer Hoyda, member of the Belmont Baha'i Community, Janet Sand, member of Beth El Temple Center and Rev. Joe Zarro, pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church and president of Belmont Religious Council

November second edition of Belmont Journal, Belmont MA weekly news show featuring Joanna Tzouvelis, Belmont Citizen Herald reporting on an attempted murder, Beth El Temple call after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, town meeting preview with Franklin Tucker, the Belmontonian, and a special interview with Kathryn Bonfiglio, Belmont Again Racism, about an upcoming conference on restorative justice.

Irene Carver discusses her memoir "One Good Tree," with her sister Kate Genovese. One Good Tree focuses on the Vietnam era, a time when both women lived in Belmont, Massachusetts.

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-340 – Becca Pizzi – 7 marathons, 7 continents, 7 days  (Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4340.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello my friends and welcome to episode 4-340 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  It's Memorial Day Weekend this weekend in the States! It's officially summer!  Wow! I had a May to remember! I'm telling you, you will never hear me say “I'm overwhelmed” but these past weeks came close!  I was back down in Atlanta this week and I caught some sort of stomach bug for a few days that sapped my energy – but this morning – Friday – I feel great!  Let me summarize my May adventures for you… Came in Friday night from Atlanta.  Was the second trip of the week having been in New Orleans earlier.  Rented a car and drove up to Teresa's graduation Saturday night for all day Sunday.  Packed her up and drove back Sunday night.  About 500 miles each way.  Repacked and headed out to Phoenix Monday, took Teresa with me.  Had a conference at the JW Desert Inn Tuesday and Wednesday – Up at 7:00 AM east coast time, (4:00 AM local time) for calls, in the conference all day, getting my workouts in.  Meanwhile she slept late and floated around in the pool. Grabbed a rental car Wednesday night and headed up to Flagstaff.  Crashed out for the night, up early, drive up to the Canyon.  Into the trail head at Bright Angel by 7:00 AM – Down to Phantom Ranch in about 3 ½ hours, turn around and push back up and out in around 8 ½ - 9 hours. Jumped in the car and drove to Sedona for dinner and crashed.  Up Friday morning for 7:00 AM east coast (4AM local time) for 3 hours of calls. Breakfast, short trail hike up Oak Creek, some yoga to loosen the creeky bodies up, shower and off again.  Sightseeing around Camp Verde and Montezuma's Castle, an early barbeque dinner and off to the airport for a 10:30 redeye back to Boston Saturday morning.  Back on a plane Monday morning to Atlanta, suffered with a sore tummy and no energy all week. And now it's Memorial Day weekend! Made it! Didn't drop too many things in the process except sleep, health most of my RunRunLive ToDo list.  That's why this show is all me! Didn't have time to get any outside editing as I fell behind on my production schedule.  Did I mention you people are great?  Did I mention I had a crazy spring? But – as crazy as all that sounds, my life is nothing compared to what our guest today did.  Becca Pizzi was the first American woman to do the 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days last year and we have a great conversation about it.  I'm going to give you the Becca interview right up front and then give you my overly-long Grand Canyon adventure summary.  I'll leave it at that because I don't want to go over my time limit again! Our Grand Canyon experience was pretty tough and totally cool.  I'm so happy I was able to spend these days doing something interesting and worthy with my baby! We had a blast.  I'm fun to travel with because I'm a 30 year travel veteran.  I have status and get treated really well.  This gives me a certain chill fluidity in the chaos of the travel world.  I just skate right through like a ghost, having a grand old time. … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  We do this by offering a membership option where members get Access To Exclusive Members Only audio Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! Exclusive Access to Individual Audio Segments from all Shows Intro's, Outro's, Section One running tips, Section Two life hacks and Featured Interviews – all available as stand-alone MP3's you can download and listen to at any time. Currently on the members feed is my Eastern States 20 miler race report and the 3rd installment of a 3 part series on the podcasts that I listen to.  For the cost of a set of 10 ‘Legend of Zelda' themed fake Million dollar bills (yeah – that's and actual thing on Amazon) you can be a member of the runrunlive support crew. Links are in the show notes and at RunRunLive.com … Sometimes the universe seems to be against you.  In all religions there is a universal trickster that trie to unravel your well made plans – Coyote, Loki, Shiva.  There was a lot of counter pressure that was trying to keep me from running the canyon.  I had to schedule the skeleton of the trip a couple months ahead of time.  I don't know about your life but mine doesn't lend itself to planning 2+ months out.  As soon as you put something like this on the calendar the world begins conspiring to make you regret it by coming up with far more important things that you should be doing on exactly that day. You have to just bite the bullet, commit to something and then hold fast to the buffeting winds of circumstance.  Teresa and I had a great Father-Daughter moment.  Running the canyon was a hard thing to do and that gives us that shared legacy of conquering hard things that is one of the most important aspects of an endurance sports lifestyle.  Life isn't easy all the time.  You get tired and you get knocked around.  You show up and do the best you can with what you have.  You try to be grateful for what you can squeeze free of the vortex of time and hold those moments and shared, sacred things close as something timeless. On with the show. Section one - Voices of reason – the conversation Becca Pizzi – 7 marathons, 7 continents, 7 days… Running is in my DNA. My Dad is a runner and inspired me to start running when I was a 6 years old. I ran my first race when I was 7 . I have never stopped, competing through college and running 44 marathons, including 15 Boston Marathons, qualifying for all of them and marathons in 24 USA states. I love running and share my passion with others, volunteering as a coach, coaching with Team In Training and Boston Fit, I'm a pace setter for Beast Pacing. I am an ambassador for Orange Mud trail running gear. Running permeates every aspect of my life - I'm a Mom… my daughter is seven and ran her first race in 2014. I'm a sister…my twin sisters are also accomplished runners. I'm a Bostonian…I have run 15 Boston marathons and wont ever stop. I'm a friend…I have built lifelong friendship over miles of training. I'm a business owner… I own a day care and manage an ice cream shop, both in my hometown Belmont MA!! I'm every runner…a real person that faces the challenges of everyday life, while making time for my the sport that I am so passionate about.  When I learned about the World Marathon Challenge, I immediately wanted to compete in this event in 2016. This event is 7 marathons, 7 days, 7 continents. The physical and mental demands of this race will be an awesome test of endurance. I will be the first American woman to complete the challenge and attempt to break women's record time of 40:22:25.  The race director, Richard Donovan accepted my application and saved me a spot while I get organized! This race and representing USA as the first American female runner to run this, means everything to me.  But above all, I am doing this to inspire people! I have the drive to complete this race, and I have the best resources in the world (cardiologist, nutritionist, coaches etc). It would be incredible to have you support me on this journey in which I have already been training for since January. I am committed to giving 200 percent. It would be my honor to represent the USA and become the first American female to run this race. Thank you to my friends who have heard me talk about this race for countless hours and to Joe and my family, this would not be possible without your support. Im truly very lucky to have so much love in my life. This is for my daughter Taylor told me I can so this, so it must be true. Section two Grand Canyon- In and Out in a Day - Outro Well my friends that's it – you may have been listening to 7 podcasts in 7 days on 7 continents but you have finished episode 4-340 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  It's getting hot up here in New England.  Summer has arrived.  Buddy the old wonder dog has a full thick coat of black fur and isn't really designed for the heat.  He's not running much anymore.  The girls take him for walks in the woods and I bring him for the first 20 minute loop if I'm doing a slow trail run in the woods.  He gets out on the weekends with me to run errands and visit.  He gets a lot of cuddling with the girls at night when they force him to sit with them on the couch while they watch TV.  But, his distance running career is pretty much over.  His hips hurt him too much for the long stuff and he never liked to run in the heat.  I can still remember him running all those miles with me that summer I trained for the Vermont 50.  Buddy has a big heart.  He's a good dog. I'll have to work in some swimming trips down to the pond for him this summer.  I have to tell you that I'm pretty beat up this week.  I flew down to Atlanta as scheduled on Monday but have felt awful all week.  I've got a sore stomach for some reason and have been really low energy.  Some sort of stomach bug taking advantage of my biome being weak from the antibiotics onslaught a couple weeks ago.  All of this travel and weirdness makes working out a challenge.  I was in such good shape for Boston and I feel like I've lost a lot of that.  I'm definitely not going to run the Vermont marathon on Memorial Day.  I'm instead going shift my training to focus on the Spartan Race at the end of July. I've been looking into it and I do believe I'm in for a ‘learning experience'.  I was a wrestler in high school but it's been a long time since I've been in that kind of ‘total body' shape.  The first couple workouts have been comically challenging for me as I try to do just one chin up.  But, that's why we do these things, to learn something new and to be challenged. I've been doing some research on the obstacles in the race and I think I can simulate some of them.  There's a lot of climbing, carrying, crawling and even some throwing.  And hundreds of burpees – which we used to call squat thrusts.  It's like boot camp.  Should be fun.  … I'm burnt out.  With the travel, the pneumonia, the canyon and now some sort of stomach bug I'm feeling like I need to lay down for a couple days.  But, I won't.  These kind of challenges are part of life.  They are temporary setbacks.  It's important to position them in your plans as temporary setbacks. There are small setbacks like these and big setbacks.  You can't use them as excuses to turn away from your course.  The danger when you give in to setbacks is that it permanently changes your path.  When you let those setbacks dictate to you what you can do it changes your velocity and your direction.  There are always going to be setbacks and challenges and they are always going to be poorly timed, inconvenient and unwanted.  You have to accept that they are part of life.  You keep moving and do what you can to recover and continue on your path.  That's grit, when you keep going even when it sucks.  If you keep moving, keep pushing, hold your course eventually the universe will bend back around to meet you in success. So keep pushing – and I'll see you out there. MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks -

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-340 – Becca Pizzi – 7 marathons, 7 continents, 7 days  (Audio: link) [audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4340.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks - Hello my friends and welcome to episode 4-340 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  It’s Memorial Day Weekend this weekend in the States! It’s officially summer!  Wow! I had a May to remember! I’m telling you, you will never hear me say “I’m overwhelmed” but these past weeks came close!  I was back down in Atlanta this week and I caught some sort of stomach bug for a few days that sapped my energy – but this morning – Friday – I feel great!  Let me summarize my May adventures for you… Came in Friday night from Atlanta.  Was the second trip of the week having been in New Orleans earlier.  Rented a car and drove up to Teresa’s graduation Saturday night for all day Sunday.  Packed her up and drove back Sunday night.  About 500 miles each way.  Repacked and headed out to Phoenix Monday, took Teresa with me.  Had a conference at the JW Desert Inn Tuesday and Wednesday – Up at 7:00 AM east coast time, (4:00 AM local time) for calls, in the conference all day, getting my workouts in.  Meanwhile she slept late and floated around in the pool. Grabbed a rental car Wednesday night and headed up to Flagstaff.  Crashed out for the night, up early, drive up to the Canyon.  Into the trail head at Bright Angel by 7:00 AM – Down to Phantom Ranch in about 3 ½ hours, turn around and push back up and out in around 8 ½ - 9 hours. Jumped in the car and drove to Sedona for dinner and crashed.  Up Friday morning for 7:00 AM east coast (4AM local time) for 3 hours of calls. Breakfast, short trail hike up Oak Creek, some yoga to loosen the creeky bodies up, shower and off again.  Sightseeing around Camp Verde and Montezuma’s Castle, an early barbeque dinner and off to the airport for a 10:30 redeye back to Boston Saturday morning.  Back on a plane Monday morning to Atlanta, suffered with a sore tummy and no energy all week. And now it’s Memorial Day weekend! Made it! Didn’t drop too many things in the process except sleep, health most of my RunRunLive ToDo list.  That’s why this show is all me! Didn’t have time to get any outside editing as I fell behind on my production schedule.  Did I mention you people are great?  Did I mention I had a crazy spring? But – as crazy as all that sounds, my life is nothing compared to what our guest today did.  Becca Pizzi was the first American woman to do the 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days last year and we have a great conversation about it.  I’m going to give you the Becca interview right up front and then give you my overly-long Grand Canyon adventure summary.  I’ll leave it at that because I don’t want to go over my time limit again! Our Grand Canyon experience was pretty tough and totally cool.  I’m so happy I was able to spend these days doing something interesting and worthy with my baby! We had a blast.  I’m fun to travel with because I’m a 30 year travel veteran.  I have status and get treated really well.  This gives me a certain chill fluidity in the chaos of the travel world.  I just skate right through like a ghost, having a grand old time. … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  We do this by offering a membership option where members get Access To Exclusive Members Only audio Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! Exclusive Access to Individual Audio Segments from all Shows Intro’s, Outro’s, Section One running tips, Section Two life hacks and Featured Interviews – all available as stand-alone MP3’s you can download and listen to at any time. Currently on the members feed is my Eastern States 20 miler race report and the 3rd installment of a 3 part series on the podcasts that I listen to.  For the cost of a set of 10 ‘Legend of Zelda’ themed fake Million dollar bills (yeah – that’s and actual thing on Amazon) you can be a member of the runrunlive support crew. Links are in the show notes and at RunRunLive.com … Sometimes the universe seems to be against you.  In all religions there is a universal trickster that trie to unravel your well made plans – Coyote, Loki, Shiva.  There was a lot of counter pressure that was trying to keep me from running the canyon.  I had to schedule the skeleton of the trip a couple months ahead of time.  I don’t know about your life but mine doesn’t lend itself to planning 2+ months out.  As soon as you put something like this on the calendar the world begins conspiring to make you regret it by coming up with far more important things that you should be doing on exactly that day. You have to just bite the bullet, commit to something and then hold fast to the buffeting winds of circumstance.  Teresa and I had a great Father-Daughter moment.  Running the canyon was a hard thing to do and that gives us that shared legacy of conquering hard things that is one of the most important aspects of an endurance sports lifestyle.  Life isn’t easy all the time.  You get tired and you get knocked around.  You show up and do the best you can with what you have.  You try to be grateful for what you can squeeze free of the vortex of time and hold those moments and shared, sacred things close as something timeless. On with the show. Section one - Voices of reason – the conversation Becca Pizzi – 7 marathons, 7 continents, 7 days… Running is in my DNA. My Dad is a runner and inspired me to start running when I was a 6 years old. I ran my first race when I was 7 . I have never stopped, competing through college and running 44 marathons, including 15 Boston Marathons, qualifying for all of them and marathons in 24 USA states. I love running and share my passion with others, volunteering as a coach, coaching with Team In Training and Boston Fit, I'm a pace setter for Beast Pacing. I am an ambassador for Orange Mud trail running gear. Running permeates every aspect of my life - I’m a Mom… my daughter is seven and ran her first race in 2014. I’m a sister…my twin sisters are also accomplished runners. I’m a Bostonian…I have run 15 Boston marathons and wont ever stop. I’m a friend…I have built lifelong friendship over miles of training. I’m a business owner… I own a day care and manage an ice cream shop, both in my hometown Belmont MA!! I’m every runner…a real person that faces the challenges of everyday life, while making time for my the sport that I am so passionate about.  When I learned about the World Marathon Challenge, I immediately wanted to compete in this event in 2016. This event is 7 marathons, 7 days, 7 continents. The physical and mental demands of this race will be an awesome test of endurance. I will be the first American woman to complete the challenge and attempt to break women’s record time of 40:22:25.  The race director, Richard Donovan accepted my application and saved me a spot while I get organized! This race and representing USA as the first American female runner to run this, means everything to me.  But above all, I am doing this to inspire people! I have the drive to complete this race, and I have the best resources in the world (cardiologist, nutritionist, coaches etc). It would be incredible to have you support me on this journey in which I have already been training for since January. I am committed to giving 200 percent. It would be my honor to represent the USA and become the first American female to run this race. Thank you to my friends who have heard me talk about this race for countless hours and to Joe and my family, this would not be possible without your support. Im truly very lucky to have so much love in my life. This is for my daughter Taylor told me I can so this, so it must be true. Section two Grand Canyon- In and Out in a Day - Outro Well my friends that’s it – you may have been listening to 7 podcasts in 7 days on 7 continents but you have finished episode 4-340 of the RunRunLive Podcast.  It’s getting hot up here in New England.  Summer has arrived.  Buddy the old wonder dog has a full thick coat of black fur and isn’t really designed for the heat.  He’s not running much anymore.  The girls take him for walks in the woods and I bring him for the first 20 minute loop if I’m doing a slow trail run in the woods.  He gets out on the weekends with me to run errands and visit.  He gets a lot of cuddling with the girls at night when they force him to sit with them on the couch while they watch TV.  But, his distance running career is pretty much over.  His hips hurt him too much for the long stuff and he never liked to run in the heat.  I can still remember him running all those miles with me that summer I trained for the Vermont 50.  Buddy has a big heart.  He’s a good dog. I’ll have to work in some swimming trips down to the pond for him this summer.  I have to tell you that I’m pretty beat up this week.  I flew down to Atlanta as scheduled on Monday but have felt awful all week.  I’ve got a sore stomach for some reason and have been really low energy.  Some sort of stomach bug taking advantage of my biome being weak from the antibiotics onslaught a couple weeks ago.  All of this travel and weirdness makes working out a challenge.  I was in such good shape for Boston and I feel like I’ve lost a lot of that.  I’m definitely not going to run the Vermont marathon on Memorial Day.  I’m instead going shift my training to focus on the Spartan Race at the end of July. I’ve been looking into it and I do believe I’m in for a ‘learning experience’.  I was a wrestler in high school but it’s been a long time since I’ve been in that kind of ‘total body’ shape.  The first couple workouts have been comically challenging for me as I try to do just one chin up.  But, that’s why we do these things, to learn something new and to be challenged. I’ve been doing some research on the obstacles in the race and I think I can simulate some of them.  There’s a lot of climbing, carrying, crawling and even some throwing.  And hundreds of burpees – which we used to call squat thrusts.  It’s like boot camp.  Should be fun.  … I’m burnt out.  With the travel, the pneumonia, the canyon and now some sort of stomach bug I’m feeling like I need to lay down for a couple days.  But, I won’t.  These kind of challenges are part of life.  They are temporary setbacks.  It’s important to position them in your plans as temporary setbacks. There are small setbacks like these and big setbacks.  You can’t use them as excuses to turn away from your course.  The danger when you give in to setbacks is that it permanently changes your path.  When you let those setbacks dictate to you what you can do it changes your velocity and your direction.  There are always going to be setbacks and challenges and they are always going to be poorly timed, inconvenient and unwanted.  You have to accept that they are part of life.  You keep moving and do what you can to recover and continue on your path.  That’s grit, when you keep going even when it sucks.  If you keep moving, keep pushing, hold your course eventually the universe will bend back around to meet you in success. So keep pushing – and I’ll see you out there. MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks -