Season 3, Episode 7 --- Cristina Nistler (Winter Running)

12/22/22 • 10 min

Essentia Health ATC Cristina Nistler joins the podcast for the next of several installments ahead of the 2023 Grandma's Marathon weekend designed to help keep runners focused on the finish line while avoiding any common injuries and/or medical issues.
As part of her role with Essentia Health, Nistler works part-time throughout the year in the Grandma's Marathon office. She's responsible not only for helping lead the organization of our medical personnel on race weekend, but also to educate and inform our runners ahead of their race in Duluth.
Nistler will be every runner's biggest cheerleader when it comes to race day, but she's also hoping this mini-podcast series, as well as several other initiatives, can help ensure that she won't have to meet many of our runners in the medical tent this June.

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Season 3, Episode 6 --- Shannon Hogan (Roads vs. Trails)

As you make your way down the North Shore during Grandma's Marathon in June, you and thousands of others are enjoying some of the very best road racing available in the United States.
It's a race you've probably heard of --- almost certainly, if you're listening to this podcast. What you might not have heard much about, though, is trail running.
With more than 150 miles of trail running within the city limits, Duluth has become a beacon of that discipline, and the region is even starting to offer more and more in terms of trail running events throughout the year.
To learn more about the difference between trails and roads, and also to offer some tips and tricks for those looking to dive into a new world of running, we invited 2023 Grambassador Shannon Hogan to share her thoughts and experiences.

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Season 3, Episode 8 --- Tony Loyd (2023 Grambassador)

Tony Loyd began running late in life and, to himself, said he'd never do it again after running his first-ever marathon in 2001. Well, Tony lied to himself and as since on running and on marathoning -- he qualified for his first Boston Marathon in 2005 and has run several other big races, including the 2013 New York City Marathon.
Loyd touches on all of his running experiences in this episode, including the first time he ran in Duluth at the 2019 Grandma's Marathon after a long, personal battle with depression. Having now run here several times, Loyd is steadfast in his description of Grandma's Marathon as one of the best in the world.
Loyd is one of our 2023 Grambassadors, a group that's assembled to assist in spreading the word ahead of this year's Grandma's Marathon weekend as well as being resources for our other participants with questions about training, travel, lodging, race weekend in Duluth, etc.
To connect with him on social media ahead of the 2023 race weekend, follow @anthonyloyd on Instagram and @TonyLoyd on Twitter.