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90: Running for 42 years with Ellen Rohr (2/2)
The Flourishing Experiment
09/10/15 • 67 min
Ellen Rohr, a business coach and motivational speaker, who was the featured guest and Runner of the Week last week, comes back on the show to share more stories of how running has impacted her life in so many positive ways. Ellen and I discussed:
- Why she loves using a metronome and how its helped her hips
- How running is the river that threads her best friend and her together
- How being in pain running her last marathon was one of her favorite marathons
- How confidence comes from doing things for a long time
- What a race/event makes her want to do
- How I (Kari Gormley) started running
- Why choosing clothes are so important
- How running keeps on reminding her of the beginners path and how running gives us opportunity to learn and grow
The top take-aways with part two of our conversation:
- When you get injured, it’s feedback that you aren’t doing something correctly and learn from it.
- How the more you do something, the more confident you become.
- There is no such thing as bad running weather, just inappropriate running clothes.
If you’d like to find out the 11 strategies to live the running lifestyle, please head over to www.therunninglifestyle.com/join and find out. :-)
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Our Runner of the Week, Sponsored by Sport Suds, is from Running With Miles, is Charlie Barkowski. Good thing Charlie is going to receive Sport Suds when you hear about this:
- How Charlie is running six marathon distances around the world in seven days for pennies on the dollar
- The number one tip for booking airline award availability
- Why consider Wow airlines when flying from Boston or Baltimore to Europe
- Why the Reykjavík Marathon is one of his favorites
- Top Tips when it comes to traveling for a marathon
The Top Take-aways with Charlie Bukowski are:
- You can travel the world through credit card bonus award cards.
- There are many great marathons held on Fridays or Saturdays such as Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Baltimore, Fargo, North Dakota, and Akron, Ohio.
- He is looking forward to his trip, but has some fears when it comes to running on a treadmill in Cairo and running on the streets of Abu Dhabi when it’s over 100 degrees.
Charlie will be back on the show next week to share how his six marathon distance runs across six continents in only a week went. We’ll hear how he handled the heat, how nice flying in business class and first class was, traveling in the “apartment” from Abu Dhabi, and much more.
By the way, you can receive a 15% discount when you head over to www.sportsuds.com and use code RUNLIFE when checking out.
Serena Marie, RD, discusses:
- How her 20 mile run went over the weekend in New Jersey
- What resources Serena is and can use for her knee that is hurting
- What would make a 20 mile run SUPER INTENSE
- Why you want to consume Omega 3s
- Which food is best for Omega 3s
- How and when she plans on indulging after the marathons
The Top Three Take ways with Serena Are:
- Eat fatty fish like salmon, achieves, sardines as optimal ways to consume Omega 3s
- Plan B sources for Omega 3s are grass fed beef, chia seeds, and hemp seeds
- Go with the flow and if we able to run all three marathons, it’s a gift. If not, running is still a gift. Oh, and Serena might get “something” (you have to listen to find out) after becoming a Marathon Maniac.
It’s all things Disney as a vacation and for running next week when Becky Kotsifsas comes on to share her Disneyland Half Marathon experience, and my husband, son and I share are best Disney trips to creating a magical experience.
Contact:
Ellen Rohr: Website: EllenRohr.com Facebook: /barebonesbiz and /ellenrohr Twitter: @ellenrohr YouTube: Ellen Rohr
Charlie Barkowski: Website: RunningWithM...
83: Part 1/2 The Evolving Olympic Runner
The Flourishing Experiment
07/23/15 • 85 min
Vicki Huber Rudawsky, a 2 Time track Olympian shares with us how she used visualization skills, cleaning up her diet, sleeping more, listening to her body and two run in the 88 and 96 Olympics. What’s especially inspiring about Vicki’s story is she had a young child at home when she qualified for the 96 Olympics. We specifically discuss:
- Transitioning from a high school athlete to a collegiate athlete
- What she did after her freshman year in college to be the best she could be
- How changing her mindset was “huge”
- Why it’s quality and not quantity
- How we evolve as runners
- Why keeping a running log is really important
- Look for reasons, not excuses
- What plays in to reaching your goals sometimes
- How she overcame the fear of running in her first Olympics
Next week, during part 2 of 2 of Vicki’s interview, we get more in depth with how she overcame injuries, the very challenging road she had from raising a child on her own to qualifying for the 96 Olympics, the amazing running community that treated her like family, how she has evolved as a runner through the years, the huge impact her husband has had on her running career, cross training, and what she recommends for any runner.
All kids in the US don’t have access to safe playgrounds and fitness programs and Serena Marie, RD and I are trying to make a difference by raising money for Action for Healthy Kids when we run the Chicago and NYC Marathons. Like the show, want to help kids? Please run over to [https://donate.actionforhealthykids.org/events/kari-serena-run-new-york-city-chicago/e46192] and please donate. Every dollar counts! Twenty Five dollars provides a school breakfast for a kid for an entire month and fifty dollars provides a fitness program.
Our Runner of the Week this week is Sarah Andrus, who is also a running friend of mine. Sarah shares how and why she became a runner “later in life” (at age 48), the races she has run, why she runs, and how she keeps motivated to keep on running.
Serena Marie, RD, talks glycemic index and why she doesn’t think it’s a great tool to use when evaluating what foods to eat. You need to look at all of the nutrients of a food item in addition to food combining. Serena also discusses when to eat high sugar foods and what foods are good to eat when trying to go to sleep.
Serena and I talk about how are training is coming along (let’s just say it’s been HOT on the east coast and our times have slowed down but have also give us confidence for the fall Chicago and also NYC marathons) and the progress we are making when it comes to raising money for Action for Healthy Kids. Everyone who donates during the month of July will be put in a raffle to win a 30 minute “hang out” session with Kari Gormley and Serena Marie, RD. Also, the person who donates the most amount of money will be a runner of the week in August.
Serena Marie RD and me (Kari Gormley) were asked to try SportSuds laundry detergent. My friends Becky Kotsifsas and Sarah Andrus wanted to get on the fun and try the detergent too as it states it takes the stink out of athletic clothes among other things. The four of us get on a four way call and all come to the conclusion that we were shocked how well it worked, not to mention being so impressed that it doesn’t use harmful chemicals such as phylates, parabens, and bleach.
Contact:
Facebook: /vicki.rudawsky
Sarah Andrus: Facebook /sarah.baker.andrus Twitter: @sarahba Website: AvarahConsulting.com
Serena Marie, RD: Website: www.SerenaMarieRD.com Facebook: /SerenaMarieRD Twitter: @SerenaMarieRD Instagram: SerenaMarieRD
Becky Kotsifas: Twitter: @BeckyKotsifas
76: Your Priorities and Running
The Flourishing Experiment
06/11/15 • 68 min
How to align your values to running is what we have in store for you when Brett Gajda, of Where There’s Smoke Podcast, comes on the show. Brett, who is also our Runner of the Week, discusses:
· Why he is immersed in self development
· How he defines who/what a runner is (it’s surprising)
· Why we do what we do
· How our perspectives are different based on how we grew up
· His challenges with injuries
· What two things you need to have to change a behavior
· How mustard changed his mindset
· Knowing your values dictates how you spend your time
· If you’re committed to something, then it needs to align with your values
· The link between energy and sugar consumption
Serena Marie discusses moringa, which are leaves and seeds. Moringa is grown around the world and has been said to be a good source of vitamin C, iron, potassium, vitamin A, and calcium. Serena researched moringa and used an article she found from the NIH to come to the conclusion that more thorough research has to be done before recommending moringa.
Links Discussed:
Brett Gajda: WhereTheresSmoke.co
Dean Answers a Question About Weightlifting
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169: Running an Intentional Life
The Flourishing Experiment
02/02/17 • 70 min
Jonathan Fields is a serial entrepreneur, highly sought-after keynote speaker, author, personal trainer, yoga teacher, dad, husband, podcaster, and “assistant” camp director who runs (along with his world-class team) a mission-driven media and education venture called the Good Life Project. Jonathan and Kari discuss how to live a good life, which happens to be the title of Jonathan’s third book, How to Live a Good Life. They talk about topics such as how small, consistent actions create big changes, how to find your people, vitality, the power of connection, and contribution in the world. Serena Marie, RD, reveals research that promotes juicing and souping as a way to jumpstart weight loss and why she is not a fan of this practice.
2017 is the year of the Flourishing Experiment! If you’d like to join a group to help you with your habits and resolutions, or create a Flourishing experiment yourself, reach out to Kari at [email protected] for more information.
Are you looking for ways to live a running lifestyle? Visit therunninglifestyle.com/join to receive your Strategies to Live the Running Lifestyle.
Today’s episode is sponsored by HealthIQ. Did you know that as a runner, you could qualify for lower life insurance? HealthIQ is a revolutionary company that is dedicated to helping the health-conscious population receive better insurance rates. To find out more, and to try some really fun quizzes (like Blood Sugar: Ending Your Addiction to Sugar), run over HERE.
Also, today’s episode is sponsored by Trinity Medical. Trinity’s mission is to help patients “nurture their bodies, minds, and spirits to help them achieve wellness.” Sugar is definitely something that Trinity does not recommend. You can check out their YouTube channel to learn more about the “Trinity Way” to holistic health.
Click HERE to receive special gifts and to be part of Team The Running Lifestyle Show.
Please go HERE for this episode’s show notes.
1: Vinnie Tortorich: What is the Running Lifestyle Show?
The Flourishing Experiment
07/19/14 • 65 min
Vinnie Tortorich is a best selling author, hit podcast host, and trainer to the stars. I asked him to interview me on my introduction podcast because he inspired me to do a lot of things, which is discussed through out the show. We take a lot of twists and turns during the interview and share a lot of laughs through describing what The Running Lifestyle Show is all about.
Vinnie’s book Fitness Confidential
People Vinnie and Kari discussed:
Marathon Training Academy
Chris Costman Anna Vocino
Timothy Noakes
Dr. De Agostino
Serena Scott Thomas
Jessica Gotleib
Dean Lorey
Peter Segal
Stephan Brown
Shannon Greifer
Tim Olson
Joann Baxas
Chris McCormack
Rich Roll
Mark Sisson
Howie Mandall
Dr. Sarah Gottfried
Races discussed:
Boston
LA Marathon
Ohi Marathon
Vinnie’s links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/angriesttrainer
Twitter: @VinnieTortorich
Website: vinnietortorich.com
138: Running on Purpose with Laura Novak
The Flourishing Experiment
07/14/16 • 63 min
Today’s guest, Laura Novak, is here to share how she uses running to fuel her life as a business owner, mom, wife, and leader. Laura’s mindset, ambitions, and business acumen will show how competing with yourself really helps you live a purposeful life. You’ll hear “golden nuggets” such as “limiting yourself when competing with others,” “how not to be stuck in perfectionism,” and “doing less, better.”
Serena Marie, RD, and I discuss why smoothies don’t fill up some people (including us!), bulletproof coffee, and coconut oil. Serena’s gratitude is about her living situation, and mine is around the evolution of my big toe toenail (hint: distance runners can relate to this).
Links Discussed:
Book Discussed:
Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want
by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy
Contact:
Laura Novak Meyer: Website: LauraNovak.com Facebook: /thejoypreneur Twitter: @Laura Novak Meyer
Serena Marie, RD: Website: www.SerenaMarieRD.com Facebook: /SerenaMarieRD Twitter: @SerenaMarieRD Instagram: SerenaMarieRD
Kari Gormley: Facebook: The Running Lifestyle Show Twitter: @KariGormley Instagram: @KariGormley
124: Running and Art: Turn Your Dreams into Plans
The Flourishing Experiment
04/14/16 • 84 min
Artist Ann Rea, talks about her experiences with anxiety/depression and how running and art are therapeutic. Go-to, real-food dietitian, Serena Marie, RD, and Kari discuss the scale—how to interpret the scale’s reading, why to take body measurements to track your progress, and how to view and approach the scale healthfully. Kari also shares some of her experiences with being a former Weight Watchers facilitator and how to deal with the scale. Finally, Kari shares some information about San Francisco trail running.
Featured Guest and Runner of the Week: Ann Rea
Ann Rea first caught Kari’s attention when she was featured in an interview by Alex Blumberg (from This American Life and Planet Money) during a podcast class.
- Ann shares how, why, and why she started running.
- She suffered from severe anxiety, depression, and insomnia for ten or fifteen years. She took the traditional route of seeing a therapist, anti-anxiety medication, anti-depressants, sleeping pills, and every time she would go to her appointments, she was told about new medications.
- She found she had no passion or interest in her occupations at the time (cubicle Hell).
- Her psychiatrist said that based on her medical history, she would probably always suffer.
- She asked for a protocol to wean herself off of her medications, but her doctor didn’t agree. She tried to wean herself off, but that didn’t go well (think Emergency Room).
- At the time in Sacramento, CA, no one suggested exercise to help with her anxiety and depression, but she started walking anyway, hoping that would help.
- One day as she was walking, she sprang into a run and started running.
- When she moved to San Francisco to be a full-time artist and to build her business, she knew that she’d have to manage her stress if she was going to achieve her goals.
- Ann started running even more consistently.
- If she had had a psychiatrist, such as Dr. John Ratey, things might have turned out differently.
- Ann talks about neurofeedback, and she’s become familiar with Dr. George Pratt, who is a noted performance psychologist whose latest book is Code to Joy: The Four-Step Solution to Unlocking Your Natural State of Happiness.
- Kari says that medicine can be magical, but she also likes integrative medicine.
- Ann runs every Sunday morning with her friend Felix, who is a renowned psychic medium in San Francisco.
- Ann worked with disaster relief, and she had to find a way to balance the reality of having to react quickly and finish up cases per day. Listen to her “The Artist’s American Life” interview with NPR’s Alex Blumberg.
- She had the opportunity to see an amazing cross section of the United States and a real perspective of what disaster is. The good news is that everybody can recover. Physical things don’t matter as much as your health.
- To get herself out the door and start walking at first, she made small promises to herself. For example, when she was working full-time and selling her art on the side, she was often tired, so she’d get herself up on Saturday morning, get ready for a run, and get out the door. If she didn’t feel up to a run, she’d turn back around.
- Jim Rohn said, “We are the average of the five people we spend the most time with,” so Ann was very clear in “firing” certain friends and be her own best friend. The act of being your own best friend means that you don’t tolerate certain behaviors, and you look for people who build you up, and you do the same for them.
- She improved her diet as well, and running became her meditation.
- Ann talks about running in the middle of the day. It helps her shift from the left brain to the right brain.
- She chats about the Making Art Making Money semester.She’s also launching a new website called com and has ArtistsWhoThrive.com.
- Move things from the “dream” category to the “plan” category.
- She took some a course on how to write a business plan at a small business development center to start her own art business. She was always very interested in marketing.
- She talks about running in Golden Gate Park, along Land’s End, and the Presidio of San Francisco.
- Her goal is to enjoy her runs, break a sweat, and clear the cobwebs in her head.
- She paints contemporary landscapes and works in oil and charcoal...
110: The Great Foodie Trend Recap of ‘15 & What to Eat in 2016
The Flourishing Experiment
01/07/16 • 79 min
Kari unveils the new show sponsor—Jabra and their versatile wireless earbuds. Go-to real food dietician, Serena Marie, RD, talks about nutrition trends in 2015 and what must-eat foods you shouldn’t miss in 2016. Kari and Serena talk about their 2016 mantras, and Kari shares a Runner of the Week “LoveMail” from rock star runner Dale from Canada. The latest Book Club books are unveiled, as well as a new Runner of the Week sponsor. And Mike Clarke of the Big Beach Marathon returns to entice us with some Alabama shopping opps.
Happy 2016, TRLS sisters and brothers!
We want to hear more from you! Do you have a new mantra for the year? Are you running any cool new races? Head over to therunninglifestyle.com/join to receive the 11 Strategies to Live the Running Lifestyle and gain direct e-mail access to host Kari Gormley.
Exciting News Something exciting is happening in TRLS land! The one and only Jabra (mentioned in Episode #105) is a show sponsor! Jabra, a Danish company, makes top-of-the-line wireless earbuds.
They don’t fall out of your ears, you can customize the ear buds size to fit your ears in five unique ways, and they are amazingly easy to pair with your smartphone and Bluetooth technology. You can walk away from your phone without being connect by gangly cords. Hallelujah!
Win a free pair of Jabra earbuds and some one-on-one Skype with Kari herself by going to Jabra.com/TRL. Through this link, you can sign up for a free Jabra newsletter that’s chock full of personalized offers and special discounts.
Book of the Month Don’t forget that Jeff Sanders’ is the book of the month for January.
Also, make sure to listen to this episode to see what the upcoming books are for February and March 2016.
Serena Marie, RD You hear it on the show nearly every episode: Every body is different. Serena Marie, RD wants you to find your key strategies to sustainable, lifelong healthy nutrition. There were some trends in 2015 that Serena Marie, RD, recaps for us:
- Trend 1: The clean-eating movement
- Try to eat less processed foods (even whole grain pasta or whole bran cereal).
- Swap from foods that have several items in the ingredients list to foods that have a single item or two.
- Serena gives us the real deal on oatmeal.
- She also touches on calorie counting and clean eating.
- Trend 2: The If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) movement
- Macronutrients are the main constituents of calories and are made up of fat, carb, or protein sources.
- Balance your meals with fat (healthy oils), carbs, and protein.
- In 2016, Serena would love to see a union of the trends—with the mindset of no guilt or self-shaming.
- Check out the chromium information referenced in this segment by reading the article Micronutrients in Health and Disease.
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LoveMail: Runner of the Week
This week’s Runner of the Week, Dale, is a 50-something rockin’ runner, who wrote to Kari on Christmas Eve.
- Dale gushes about TRLS, Serena Marie, RD, and the tips and tricks that she has learned from the show.
- Hear how she fell in love with running in 2015 and started running when she was 57!
Mike Clarke, founder of the Big Beach Marathon and Half Marathon in Gulf Shores, AL (happening on January 31, 2016) gives us a taste of what you or your family can do while out and about in Alabama.
- Traditional souvenir shops
- Quaint stores that have been around since the beginning of the Big Beach tradition
- Tanger Factory Outlets
- Big box stores in nearby Mobile, AL and Pensacola, FL
- Nice downtown area (shops and restaurants) in Fair Hope, AL
Remember to take advantage of your exclusive 15% discount when you enter RUNLIFE during registration checkout at http://bigbeachmarathon.com/register/.
Next week, Angela Tortorice visits the show to share how to pick out a race, how to select multiple races in...
20: Megan Knepper Martin: A Runner’s Roller Coaster
The Flourishing Experiment
08/27/14 • 37 min
Megan Martin shares with us how she went from hating running, to competing in Iron Man’s, to qualifying for the Olympic Trials to almost dying. She shares with us her motivation and the surprise she had during her recovery.Show Notes and Mentions How she went from hating running to liking it What she tells her training clients to get them motivated to start running How she balanced running when she was newly married How she almost died How her life drastically changed after her illness Words of Encouragement How she balances life and exercisLinks:TNT FitnessMike O’ RaleyRecommends BOB Ironman Stroller (affiliate link)JFK Ultra Marathon goes through HagerstownC&O TowpathMantra “It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great.” Jimmy Dugan in A League of their Own.Find Megan on Facebook at Megan Knepper Martin.
165: Running Around the World with Dean Karnazes
The Flourishing Experiment
01/05/17 • 51 min
Dean Karnazes is back to share his latest journeys to Haiti, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Dean’s experiences in these countries are through the lens of a sports ambassador this time, which is an all-new experience for him! He hopes that this is just the beginning of his goal to run a marathon in every country in the world in one year. Dean talks about his latest book, The Road to Sparta: Reliving the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Footrace, debunks a big myth about the marathon distance, shares his experiences running in Wisconsin, explains what could be a challenge in the quest to “run the world,” and what he would recommend for someone wanting to follow their passion and work in the running industry. Serena Marie, RD, discusses why what runners eat is so important because of oxidative stress that they put on their bodies. She also highlights what foods to focus on for fuel.
Also, it’s that time of year when we all make resolutions and goals. One of the best ways to achieve your goal is to be a part of a group. Research shows that many people learn best from each other. Here at The Running Lifestyle Show, we would like to offer you a special Coaching and Accountability Goals group exclusively for listeners only. The group will include four weeks of a weekly online meeting with Kari, plus members will be paired up with accountability partners. The price is $100, and the group is capped at ten participants total. E-mail Kari at [email protected] for more information or to sign up!
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The Flourishing Experiment currently has 357 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Yoga, Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Happiness, Psychology, Lifestyle, Family, Running, Passion, Healthy, Productivity, Marathon, Fitness, Podcasts, Adhd, Inspiration, Self-Improvement, Balance, Education, Relationships, Diet, Recovery and Travel.
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The average episode length on The Flourishing Experiment is 57 minutes.
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The first episode of The Flourishing Experiment was released on Jul 19, 2014.
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