Finish Line Moments on KSVY

Finish Line Moments with Gretchen, live from KSVY in Sonoma Valley. Your weekly front-row seat to moments that matter, the risks taken, the challenges faced, and the times to go for it. Gretchen is a seasoned runner of more than 200 races, and advocates for athletes and the endurance community. Finish Line Moments brings you conversations with athletes, race insiders with behind the scenes insights, recaps and moments that motivate whether you run or cheer from the sidelines. Reminding us that heart, humor and grit lead to our Finish Line Moments

Finish Line Moments on KSVY is a health podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 73 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Finish Line Moments on KSVY, a health show with 73 episodes published.

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  Finish Line Moments: Shawn Sullivan, A Voice for Good

  Sep 28, 202652 min

  The word I walked away from this conversation with was “real.” Shawn K. Sullivan has spent much of his life behind a microphone, helping athletes and audiences feel seen. In this refreshingly honest conversation, we turn that microphone around. Shawn shares how running began as punishment during basketball practice, what he learned when his college career didn’t unfold as expected and why being the teammate others needed ultimately mattered more than the times he ran. We follow the kid who imitated legendary Chicago Bulls announcer Ray Clay on his sister’s karaoke machine into a career calling more than 2,000 live events—and into founding The Voice for Good. He also speaks candidly about depression, receiving help and choosing to use his own experience in service of others. Now the Executive Director of Running USA, Shawn reflects on leading the organization that connects and strengthens the people working behind the scenes of the running world and shares the five things he does each day to make it a “good day.” This is a celebration of running, but it is also something deeper: a real conversation about mentors, mental health, leadership, service and the person behind the position. By the end, it’s easy to understand why Running USA is lucky to have Shawn at the helm.

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  Finish Line Moments: Before the First Mile - One Flag Forward

  Sep 28, 202656 min

  Five days. 250 running miles. One American flag - carried from New York City to Washington, D.C. Just days before One Flag Forward began, Finish Line Moments brought together voices at the heart of an audacious undertaking from wear blue: run to remember and Team RWB, created to honor 25 years since September 11 and the spirit of unity, service and sacrifice that followed. Lisa Hallett of wear blue and Michael “Sully” Sullivan of Team RWB take us inside the vision for One Flag Forward and what it feels like knowing they’re about to attempt the entire 250-mile journey themselves. PenFed President and CEO James Schenck shares his personal connection to service, remembrance and why he believes in what this mission can create. And Army veteran Andy Moore brings it home as an individual runner: generations of military service, the comrades he carries with him through running and what it will mean to put his hands on the American flag and help carry it forward on Day One. At the time of these conversations, none of them knew exactly what the next five days would hold. Before the miles. Before the stories they would bring home. Before one flag moved forward. This is One Flag Forward...before the first mile.

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  Finish Line Moments: Larger Than Life with Roosevelt Cook

  Sep 16, 202653 min

  Roosevelt Cook is a champion whose impact reaches far beyond the results sheet. Roosevelt shares how running gave him an outlet, a second family and a path forward. He reflects on the coaches and mentors who changed his life, especially Coach Dave Cook, the man he calls Dad, and on the running community that continues to surround him with love. We also revisit the unforgettable moment Roosevelt discovered his larger-than-life mural at the Carlsbad 5000, and what it meant to be honored by a race that has been such an important part of his story. From accomplished Masters runner and longtime teacher to the joyful force who finishes fast, then turns around to cheer everyone else home, Roosevelt embodies what it means to give back to the sport that has given him so much.

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  Finish Line Moments: 50 Marathons, 50 States, 49 Days - Tomasz Sobania

  Sep 3, 202655 min

  At 18, Tomasz Sobania decided to mark the beginning of adulthood by seeing just how far he could run. Ten years later, he’s still finding out what might be possible. The Polish endurance runner joins Finish Line Moments from Poland - at 1 a.m. his time - for a conversation about a decade of extraordinary adventures, nearly 10,000 miles, and a life spent dreaming bigger.Tomasz has run across Poland, from Poland to Rome, Barcelona and Athens and back, across the United States from New York to San Diego, and most recently, a marathon in every U.S. state in just 49 days. Tomasz shares the remarkable journey that led him to meet Pope Francis, how his initially worried parents became part of his adventures, and what it meant to take on the 50-state challenge 20 years after one of his heroes, Dean Karnazes, completed his legendary 50 in 50. He talks about meeting Dean at 19, seeing him again years later while running the same challenge, the people and moments he encountered across 50 states and what it means to have spent his 20s building a life very different from most. What could possibly be next? At the heart of every adventure is Tomasz's simple belief: you can do more than you think. This episode is about the miles but even more, it's about the people, moments and dreams we discover along the way.

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  Finish Line Moments: More Than the Miles - Santa Rosa Marathon

  Aug 26, 202653 min

  In this special race recap episode of Finish Line Moments, we head back to Santa Rosa Marathon weekend through three runners who experienced it from completely different places. Barbara Devine traveled from Tucson for Wine Country Running Camp with Sara Hall, Ryan Hall and Sara Slattery before taking on the Santa Rosa Half Marathon. A runner through and through - her pets are even named Meb, Kara, Hoka and Tempo - Barbara shares how the camp, the people and the experience surrounding the race elevated what happened once she reached the start line. Then we meet Santa Rosa Marathon champion Nick Tsotu, whose victory carried a meaning no finish time could capture. After several difficult years dealing with injuries, Nick returned to win a race he'd also won in 2022. He was 2½ minutes faster then - but this time, he says, he appreciated the experience so much more. It's a powerful conversation about adversity, gratitude and learning to recognize the good days when they come. And longtime Santa Rosa runner and volunteer Tsun Tsai reminds us just how much of the running community is built by people who simply keep showing up. After running the 5K with his nine-year-old son, Tsun went straight to volunteering at the expo, then got up the next morning to run the half marathon. His joy in running, volunteering and supporting others is infectious. From the front of the marathon to the heart of the running community, this episode is a celebration of what made Santa Rosa Marathon weekend feel so special: people showing up for themselves - and for each other.

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