Real Friends

This month I have the opportunity to chat with not only two runners from the St. Louis area but they are also Co-Pace Coordinators for Big River Training Team, Don Albert and Michael Dorris. Both of them have been...

This year you are invited to attend our 2025 fantasy football draft. It’s our 17th year of playing fantasy football together and the draft is one of my favorite things to attend each year. It’s an evening of meaningless...

This month I have the honor and pleasure of chatting with two twenty-something athletes; well, one of them is twenty-something and the other one has actually turned the big “3-0”. But that is close enough to...

This month I have a fun conversation with two members from Mark Spewak’s Training Team – Shannon and Jason. Both took up running early in life, then took an extended break from the running scene, only to take up running...

This month I have the honor and pleasure of speaking with two athletes from Big River Training Team’s Walker Group – Jenine and Shelly. One of the things that I love about Big River and its training team offerings is...

This month I have the special opportunity to chat with not only two well know runners in the St Louis running community but also two very special friends of mine, Michelle Dillon and Stephanie Hussman. I met both of...

This month I get to chat with a special friend of mine, Bob Alexander. I met Bob the first year I started running with Big River Training Teams and even got to be part of his support team on an ultra-run. Bob eventually...

This month I get the opportunity to chat with an old friend and running buddy of mine, Terry Raterman, and his running friend, David Johnston. David is an accomplished runner whose specialty is “ultra” distances. While...

Every once and a while, I get an opportunity to chat with couples, like Chester and Diahann, who train at the same sport or activity. Normally, I interview individuals to learn how running or walking impacts them...

For 2025, I thought we would kick things off by chatting with several of Big River Training Team’s “Unpaved” pacers – Adam and Brandon. What is “Unpaved” you ask? Unpaved is a series of running adventures offered...

This year you are invited to attend our 2024 fantasy football draft. It’s our 16th year of playing fantasy football together and the draft is one of my favorite things to attend each year. It’s an evening of meaningless...

This episode we get to chat with the dynamic duo of Cassie and Kasay – both pacers for BRTT 8:30 pace group. I’ve developed some really special friendships through running and its fun to witness when the same thing...

One of the things that I love about hosting a podcast is getting the opportunity to know a little bit about some of our runners. While the questions are similar, no two podcasts are the same because no two runners...

This month I chat with a special friend of mine – Edna Rodriguez. Amidst the background of chirping birds and the constant song of the Cicada (yes, 2024 is the year of the Cicada), Edna and I have a delightful...

This month we chat with several friends of mine – Alison and Andy Bourey. Many people recognize Alison and Andy as the colorful, warm and friendly couple who run with the Run-Walk group at Big River Training Team. But...