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Welcome to the Lace Up and Run Podcast. We believe in a fun and active lifestyle with a primary focus on running and hiking. There is a supply of bourbon in the podcast studio so there is pretty much a guarantee there might be some of Kentucky's finest consumed during the show.Episode 23: Our guest on the show is Kyle Orso. Kyle is the Race Director for the 80 Mile River to River Relay across Southern Illinois and the Tunnel Hill 10 Miler. Kyle has been the RD for Tunnel for two years now. The successful 2022 Relay event was year number one as RD. Kyle talks about what it was like to be the first year RD and the logistics involved in putting together a relay that starts at the Mississippi River in Southern Illinois and finishes 80 miles later at the Ohio River.  Kyle explains the details in working with the various communities involved as the Relay rolls through their towns and cities, the number of volunteers it takes to pull off such an endeavour, and what he learned from his first year.Find more information out about the River to River Relay at the link below:Relay websiteRegister for the 2022 Tunnel Hill 10 at the link below:Register OnlinePlease consider supporting Chad Colson Photography - official photographer for the River to River Relay. Link below:Photo Galleries#PushYourLimits  Register for Shawnee Hills: use code "rtssave10" for a discountWebsite: runtosucceedsports.comFacebook: @runtosucceedInstagram: @runtosucceedEmail: LaceUpandRunPodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to the Lace Up and Run Podcast. We believe in a fun and active lifestyle with a primary focus on running and hiking. There is a supply of bourbon in the podcast studio so there is pretty much a guarantee there might be some of Kentucky's finest consumed during the show.Episode 22: Our guest on the show is Shawn Gossman with Hiking With Shawn. Shawn shares the story of what led him to be involved in cycling and hiking the Shawnee National Forest. Shawn's passion for cycling and hiking eventually evolved into the popular Hiking With Shawn Youtube channel. Shawn provides guiding, does public speaking and writes several blogs. Shawn has provided many guided tours to the well known "Snake Road" area of the forest. Shawn provides details of many of his favorite trails, but the reality of it is, there are way too many hiking trails throughout the Shawnee that we simply could not cover them all. Maybe a part 2 coming in the future.Find Shawn at one of the two following links:Hiking With Shawne WebsiteHiking with Shawn YouTube#PushYourLimits  Register for Shawnee Hills: use code "rtssave10" for a discountWebsite: runtosucceedsports.comFacebook: @runtosucceedInstagram: @runtosucceedEmail: LaceUpandRunPodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to the Lace Up and Run Podcast. We believe in a fun and active lifestyle with a primary focus on running and hiking. There is a supply of bourbon in the podcast studio so there is pretty much a guarantee there might be some of Kentucky's finest consumed during the show.Episode 21: Lindsey and I talk about our experiences running this year's River to River Relay. After missing the last two years, it felt good to be back out on the course. F*** hills!!!!If you aren't familiar with the event, it is an 80-mile relay, with a team of 8, traveling from the Mississippi River to the Ohio River across southern Illinois.Andy with Thorogood Boots joined the show to talk about their hiking boot product line. This was actually a segment taken from the Backwoods Bowhunter podcast. #PushYourLimits  Register for Shawnee Hills: use code "rtssave10" for a discountWebsite: runtosucceedsports.comFacebook: @runtosucceedInstagram: @runtosucceedEmail: LaceUpandRunPodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to the Lace Up and Run Podcast. We believe in a fun and active lifestyle with a primary focus on running and hiking. There is a supply of bourbon in the podcast studio so there is pretty much a guarantee there might be some of Kentucky's finest consumed during the show.Episode 20: Lindsey Roberts breaks down her entire self-supported FKT (Fastest Known Time) attempt (day by day / hour by hour) on the River to River Trail. She describes the various ups and downs of the journey, the challenges faced when dealing with below freezing temperatures at night, and the excruciating shin splints that she had to overcome to make it to the end of the 159-mile technical trail.What began with Lindsey tipping her toe in the Ohio River, as customary, ended 71:48:42 later with a dipping of the toe in the Mississippi River. The new self-supported R2R FKT of 71:48:42 will soon be made official.#PushYourLimits  Register for Shawnee Hills: use code "rtssave10" for a discountWebsite: runtosucceedsports.comFacebook: @runtosucceedInstagram: @runtosucceedEmail: LaceUpandRunPodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to the Lace Up and Run Podcast. We believe in a fun and active lifestyle with a primary focus on running and hiking. There is a supply of bourbon in the podcast studio so there is pretty much a guarantee there might be some of Kentucky's finest consumed during the show.Episode 19:Our very own Lindsey is embarking on a journey to set the "self supported" FKT (fastest known time) on the River to River Trail in Southern Illinois. It will be the hardest task to date in Lindsey's running journey.Lindsey already owns the FKT for the "supported" version on the same technical, at times, trail. Lindsey explains how she plans to navigate the potential weather conditions, what shoes she will be wearing, the gear she is utilizing to maximize success and how she plans to hydrate and get nutrition. It will be both a physical and mental challenge, but for anyone who knows Lindsey, we know she will be up for the challenge. #PushYourLimits  Register for Shawnee Hills: use code "rtssave10" for a discountWebsite: runtosucceedsports.comFacebook: @runtosucceedInstagram: @runtosucceed

Welcome to the Lace Up and Run Podcast. We believe in a fun and active lifestyle with a primary focus on running and hiking. There is a supply of bourbon in the podcast studio so there is pretty much a guarantee there might be some of Kentucky's finest consumed during the show.Episode 18:Big race announcement - Wicked Pig Ultra coming on December 10th.RTS Sports will be hosting this Ultra Event on the Southern Illinois River to River Trail. The River to River Trail is a 160 mile trail that serves the Shawnee National Forest in far southern Illinois. It will be divided into 4 sections over four years. Therefore, if you complete all four sections, you will have completed the entire River to River Trail. The first year will be approximately a 60K. Don't like the word "approximate?" Welcome to our wicked ways. The trail is both wicked and beautiful…wickedly beautiful?The race will start when the Race Director's eat their piece of bacon followed by a wicked whisky shooter! We are only waiting for the official approval documentation to arrive in the mail before we go full launch!As if that announcement wasn't enough, Tim and Lindsey discuss the Barkley Marathon and the Land Between the Lakes (LBL) 50 Miler. Register for Shawnee Hills: use code "rtssave10" for a discountWebsite: runtosucceedsports.comFacebook: @runtosucceedInstagram: @runtosucceed

Welcome to the Lace Up and Run Podcast. We believe in a fun and active lifestyle with a primary focus on running and hiking. There is a supply of bourbon in the podcast studio so there is pretty much a guarantee there might be some of Kentucky's finest consumed during the show.Stephanie Page joins the podcast. Stephanie is the new Race Director for the Shawnee Hills 100 and co-director for the Arrowhead Endurance Run. Stephanie has added a 1/2 marathon option for the 2022 Shawnee Hills race for those looking to get into trail running or just desiring a shorter distance!Stephanie shared her emotional and inspirational story about her experience with the Barkley Fall Classic. She intends to return and conquer the course in the fall of this year.Between balancing a family life, owning a farm, and being an ultra running athlete, Stephanie can be an inspiration to us all.Register for Shawnee Hills: use code "rtssave10" for a discount Website: runtosucceedsports.comFacebook: @runtosucceedInstagram: @runtosucceed

Welcome to the Lace Up and Run Podcast. We believe in a fun and active lifestyle with a primary focus on running and hiking. There is a supply of bourbon in the podcast studio so there is pretty much a guarantee there might be some of Kentucky's finest consumed during the show.Love having Morgan Davis on the show. There is always so much running information to uncover, but not enough time to get to it all. Morgan talks about her experience at the No Business 100 in the Big South Fork Recreation Area. Despite the technical terrain and over 14,500 feet of gain, she finished 5th overall female. Morgan ran the Cloudland Canyon 50K two months after No Business. The race is held in Georgia and despite navigating 4,500 feet of gain, she accomplished a 8th overall female finish.Morgan and I went back a few years and talked about her experience at the Barkley Fall Classic at the famed Frozen Head State Park. Morgan will be tackling the very difficult Pinhoti 100 in November. "Only recommended for very experienced adventurers" is all that needs to be said.  What powers Morgan through these ultra races?  My guess is it must be the Fireball!Website: runtosucceedsports.comFacebook: @runtosucceedInstagram: @runtosucceed

The ice and snowmageddon has kept us indoors away from the podcast studio. Lindsey and I are recording remotely and because the studio is in the middle of the woods, we have poor internet quality. Apologies ahead of time for that. Welcome to the Lace Up and Run Podcast. We believe in a fun and active lifestyle with a primary focus on running and hiking. There is a supply of bourbon in the podcast studio so there is pretty much a guarantee there might be some of Kentucky's finest consumed during the show.Lindsey and I recap the annual River to River Runners Awards Banquest. Congrats Lindsey on receiving the Female Athlete of the Year Award. We also learned that there is a new Race Director for the Southern Illinois River to River Relay. Kylo Orso is taking over for Brad Dillard and Kyle is determined that there will be a relay in 2022!This episode is a little shorter than the normal and the audio is a work in progress.  Website: runtosucceedsports.comFacebook: @runtosucceedInstagram: @runtosucceed

Welcome to Lace Up and Run. Ansel Wachter with Altra Running joins the show to talk all things Altra Footwear. Learn what makes Altra different from the other brands. Terms such as Balanced Cushioning (formerly known as Zero Drop) and Natural Foot Shape are what make Altra Running different from the competition. Ansel discusses the various Altra models including Rivera, Torin, Paradigm, Lone Peak and Olympus. Website: runtosucceedsports.comFacebook: @runtosucceedInstagram: @runtosucceed

Lindsey Roberts has been a guest on Lace Up and Run multiple times. This time Lindsey joins as a co-host.We discuss the current supply chain shortages and price increases we are seeing in run specialty.RTS Sports is giving back to the communities impacted by the recent tornados. In particularly, Mayfield, Kentucky as it is very close to home.Tim and Lindsey share their top 10 Christmas gift ideas for the male and female runners in your life. Merry Christmas to all of you! Get out there and Lace Up and Run. #KeepMovingForwardruntosucceed.com

Morgan Davis joins the show to discuss her Leadville 100 experience. Anxiety with Hope Pass, battling the Colorado altitude, a clogged hydration pack, and blisters at mile 5 all presented challenges, but none were going to stop the ultimate goal of completing 100 Leadville miles.How does one become an Ultra Runner? We get Morgan's take on it. Morgan discusses her experience at the 2020 Last Boyscout Last Man Standing event as well as her Tunnel Hill 100 race where she ultimately finished 3rd fastest female. Morgan has a crossfit training regime and does weight training along with juggling in the running miles each week.Hoka Bondi! Doesn't matter if it is trail, road, or whatever terrain you want to throw at her. The shoe of choice is the Hoka Bondi.Morgan has created a hydration concoction (although cannot be replicated since there is no true formula) that we have nicknamed as "the Morgan." Good luck at the upcoming No Business 100 Morgan! We at Lace Up and Run will be rooting for you! 

My friend, and ultra runner, Lindsey Roberts is with us on this episode. Lindsey is on a mission to be the last runner standing at the Last Boyscout trail race. Lindsey recently set the fastest known time on the River to River Trail (157 mile trail) at 65 hours and 35 minutes. Nearly 20 hours faster than the previous FKT.Lindsey also recently set the record at the Running Under the Stars (RUTS) event in Indiana.We tried to provide enough bourbon to get her to release all of her secrets. Tune in for the entire show to see if we were successful or not :)I discuss the current supply chain issues we are tackling in run specialty and the challenges on getting inventory. laceupandrun.com runtosucceed.com

Our guest is Ultra Runner Travis Rathjen. Travis is one of the friendliest guys you'll ever meet and an awesome runner. We discuss with Travis his first experience with the Tunnel Hill 100 Mile event. Travis is involved in a running streak that has now lasted over six and a half years. Travis explains his mindset and how he prepares for an endurance race with various hydration choices. Travis exclusively runs in the Hoka One One brand and explains what drew him to that brand. What's up next for Travis? He is exploring trail running and looking to possibly compete in the No Business 100 Trail Race.   

Run to Succeed Sports was only involved in six races in 2020. Race management and/or race timing is a big part of our business structure.  We did an 86% decline in races this year.  My wife joins me on this episode to talk about the top 10 gift ideas for Christmas for the male and female runners and walkers in your life. There is something for everyone here! Most importantly, shop local and shop small business when and where you can.

Brodie Sharpe from the Run Smarter Podcast joins us to talk about common running injuries and the misconceptions surrounding those injuries. Brodie is a physiotherapist in Melbourne Australia and is passionate about helping runners succeed through the various injuries associated with the sport.We discuss the most common ailments such as plantar fasciitis, shin splints and knee pain.  We go over the misconceptions surrounding neutral vs stability footwear and more.Check out the Run Smarter Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. As always, you can find information about our running specialty stores by visiting runtosucceed.com and our latest podcast episodes at laceupandrun.com

Ultra Runner Laura Eriks pays us a visit to discuss her upcoming Arrowhead Endurance Run. This race features a 6 hour and 12 hour option. It is hosted at Lake Arrowhead in Johnston City, Illinois.Laura herself has competed in more than one hundred ultra races. You read that correctly - over 100! Needless to say, she and her husband Mike will put on a quality event! Even if you can't make it for the 2020 version, consider the 2021 Arrowhead Endurance Run. Rumor has it, there may even be a 24 hour event next year.You can find our run specialty store locations by visiting runtosucceed.com and Run to Succeed Sports can be found on both Facebook and Instagram. Check out our running group RTS Runners on Strava and Facebook.This episode was brought to you by Tailwind Nutrition "Endurance Fuel for during exercise. Rebuild Recovery for after exercise. All you need, all day."

One month after the Shawnee Hills 100 Mile Race, Ultra Runner Lindsey Roberts pays us a visit to discuss her 1st Place Female Finish and 3rd Overall.Lindsey has dealt with her fair share of running injuries over the years, but nothing like her current injury. Lindsey broke her pelvis training for the Shawnee Hills 100 and still managed to navigate the course successfully.Lindsey gives some valuable advice on how to "decorate your pain cave" and much more.You can find our run specialty store locations by visiting runtosucceed.com and Run to Succeed Sports can be found on both Facebook and Instagram. Check out our running group RTS Runners on Strava and Facebook.This episode was brought to you by Swiftwick Socks "The Best Socks You Will Ever Wear."

On today's podcast, I spend some time with good friend Jon Fincher. Jon began running after having a health scare and hasn't looked back yet. Jon was living in Seattle, Washington at the time. We discuss how excited he was to find Run to Succeed Sports when he moved back to Southern Illinois and what the RTS Runners Group has meant to him. We discuss his favorite race memories and of course sip on a little Irish Whiskey in the process. Check out our race management company and running stores at runtosucceed.com. 

Ultra Runner Lindsey Roberts stopped by and shared some of her time talking about ultra running, the hydration she uses on the course, what running shoes she prefers and more. Lindsey, or "crazy Lindsey" as I often respectfully call her discusses her favorite races, favorite trails, favorite socks and of course her favorite running store. After all, she did run 37 miles on her 37th birthday just for fun. Check out our online store and race management company at runtosucceed.com