Oct 26, 202651 min
What happens when you lose your corporate job during a pandemic, just as the running events you've spent years building come to a halt? For Angela Casavant, founder and race director of AMPT Running, that uncertainty...
About this Podcast:
"DFW Running Talk" is a podcast dedicated to the vibrant running community in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Each episode features in-depth conversations with local running experts, including coaches, athletes, race directors, and dieticians. We explore training tips, upcoming events, nutrition advice, and inspiring stories from the DFW running scene. Whether you're a seasoned marathoner or a casual jogger, tune in to connect with and learn from the diverse voices shaping our local running culture.
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What is DFW Running Talk about?
"DFW Running Talk" is a podcast dedicated to the vibrant running community in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Each episode features in-depth conversations with local running experts, including coaches, athletes, race directors, and dieticians. We explore training tips, upcoming events, nutrition advice, and inspiring stories from the DFW running scene.
What has DFW Running Talk covered recently?
Recent episodes include "From Corporate Layoff to Full-Time Race Director: Building AMPT Running" (26 October 2026, 51 minutes), "100 Miles a Week: Marathon Training, Injuries & Hard Lessons" (19 October 2026, 40 minutes), and "Married to a Marathon Runner: The Side of Running Nobody Talks About" (12 October 2026, 58 minutes).
How often does DFW Running Talk publish?
DFW Running Talk publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 48 minutes.
How hard is it to get booked on DFW Running Talk?
Booking probability for DFW Running Talk is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. DFW Running Talk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. DFW Running Talk's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch DFW Running Talk?
The strongest fits for DFW Running Talk are Fitness, Golf & Recreation. DFW Running Talk has a sports audience.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 19, 202640 minWhat happens when you train harder than ever, run 100 miles a week, and still miss the race you were preparing for? In this episode of DFW Running Talk, we explore the journey from bodybuilding and basketball to...
Oct 12, 202658 minWhat happens when four running moms finally get to tell their side of the story? Their husbands run marathons, chase personal records, log 70–100 miles a week, and spend plenty of time talking about running. But behind...
Oct 5, 202627 minBarely able to walk after a car crash. Now chasing a sub-three-hour marathon. This is a story about rebuilding, finding community, and giving the next starting line everything you have. From living in a car in Los...
Sep 28, 202649 minCheryl Haynes’s first run lasted five minutes. Her goal was to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. What followed was a journey through mountain summits, setbacks, a first marathon, and finding comfort in running after losing her...
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Sep 21, 20261h 6mBurnout and injuries pushed her away from running. Years later, Jacquie Mannhard became the women’s Leadville 100 champion. This is an honest conversation about rebuilding a relationship with running—and discovering...
Sep 14, 202648 minA double iron-distance triathlon. 31 hours and 31 minutes. Discover the story behind the finish—and a life built around adventure. Before becoming a Fit 4 Adventure co-owner, this Texas athlete spent years caddying on...
Episode #128
Two Marathon Blowups to 2:36
Sep 7, 20261 hourA Dallas–Fort Worth runner turned two marathon blowups into a 2:36:11 breakthrough at Houston. This DFW Running Talk runner interview reveals what changed in his marathon training—and why it took more than fitness...
Aug 31, 202652 minRunning coach Rafa Aguilar explains how he quit vaping, went from throwing up after his first 5K to running a 2:45 Houston Marathon, and earned a Boston Marathon qualifying time in less than three years. Rafa shares the...
Episode #126
3:27 to 2:23 at the Boston Marathon
Aug 24, 202656 minDavid Slear shares the training, mileage, and racing decisions behind his 64-minute transformation. David traces his journey from Princeton lightweight rowing through triathlon and into competitive marathon running. We...
Episode #125
Stuck at 2:58 for a Decade—Then a 2:37 Marathon
Aug 17, 202652 minThe former TCU runner, CFO, and father of two explains how he progressed from a 3:28 marathon debut to a Boston qualifier—and ultimately one of the strongest races of his life. We get into the marathon training volume...
Aug 10, 202649 minKai Michelle, founder of Sweaty and Steady Curvy Girl Run Club, joins DFW Running Talk to discuss beginner running, body confidence, marathon training, and building an inclusive women’s running community in Dallas. Kai...
Aug 3, 202649 minKaitlin Moore once believed running a mile was too far. Years later, the former Division I soccer player, working mom of three, and Dallas-area runner crossed the Houston Marathon finish line in 2:57 . Kaitlin joins...
Jul 27, 202653 minPete Johnson ran 1:05:11 in his first half marathon , averaging roughly five-minute-mile pace at the Houston Half Marathon. Now, the former University of Tulsa and Central Arkansas runner is preparing for his marathon...
Jul 21, 202643 minChris Detzel sits down with Chris Shelton of the McKinney Running Club for a story that starts with a competitive streak and turns into a full-blown love for running and community. Chris shares how it began in 2018 when...
Jul 13, 202640 minHow did former SMU football player Troy Castle go from a painful five-hour first marathon to a 2:34 finish at the Berlin Marathon ? On DFW Running Talk , host Chris Detzel sits down with the Dallas runner and two-time...
Jul 6, 202643 minMiranda Hyvl started running 14 years ago with a couch-to-5K program as a busy mom just trying to get in shape. Today she's run 23 marathons, finished Boston seven times, checked off five of the six World Marathon...
May 25, 202653 minNeil Robinson started running seriously in his 40s, ran a 4:53 first marathon he swore would be his last, and then — at 52 — ran a 3:16:24 Boston Qualifier. This is the story of the slow build: years of run-walking, the...
May 20, 202618 minEleven days before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in North Texas, runners and soccer fans are converging on The Sound at Cypress Waters for the Countdown to the Cup 5K — and in this episode, I get the full story from...
Episode #116
Drew Martig: Self-Coaching to a 2:28 Marathon, Altitude Training in Flagstaff & Berlin Race Day
May 18, 202650 minDrew Martig started running at 27 — talked into a 5K by his CMO at Checkpoint Software. Less than a decade later, he ran 2:28 at the Berlin Marathon while self-coaching from his home in Flagstaff, Arizona. In this...
Recent guests
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Chris Shelton
coercive control expert, Morning Crane Healing Arts Center
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Kathy Smith
program director for the Ohio Woodland Stewards Program at Ohio State University, Greater Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church
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Andrew Smith
Professor of Nineteenth Century English Literature, Centro para el Bien Común de la Universidad Francisco de Victoria
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Pierce Showe
endurance athlete and coach, Run Your Race
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