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Episode 38 focuses on catching up with past guests and contributors to hear about their running adventures from 2020. Melissa Simkins shares her experiences running the Baltimore Marathon virtually. Ashley Carr recounts her experiences setting two Fastest Known Time (FKT) records on the Appalachian Trail. Insung Kim details running the Grandma's Marathon virtually, completing the summer GRIT 300 mile challenge, and running her first ultramarathon in person, the historic JFK 50 miler. In another segment from the vault, mental performance specialist Shannon Mulcahy shares some tips in the Strong Mind, Stronger Runner segment. A new contributor, physical therapist Dr. Rozalyn Moore shares some training tips for new runners and those getting back into the running habit. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 37 includes race reports from the 2020 US Olympic Trials Marathon and the Blades 20 Miler. It also includes the Coach’s Corner segment with Coach Buddy Weber. Our feature interview is with ultrarunners Dave Seel and Dave Kadis, known collectively as the UltraDaves. This conversation highlights the power of running to bring people together and to help them to achieve greater personal fulfillment.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 36 is a special episode, the first in a series called Legends of Baltimore Running, featuring an interview with Nut Hall of the Baltimore Road Runners Club. Nut's career in the Baltimore running community goes back to the 70s as a runner and continues today primarily as a race timer. He shares his running story and quite a bit of Baltimore running history as well. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 35 is a special episode that features an interview legendary marathon and ultramarathoner Michael Wardian. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 34 includes race reports from the Atlanta Half Marathon, the Seneca Creek Greenway Marathon, and the Zydeco Marathon. It also includes the return of the Coach’s Corner segment with Coach Buddy Weber and introduces the new Strong Mind, Stronger Runner segment with mental performance specialist Shannon Mulcahy. Our feature interview is with Christine Cherry. Christine is a former collegiate runner who made significant gains in 2019 after a few years away from the sport. However, a setback in early 2020 has her focused on improving her overall health…and hopes to help other runners by sharing information that could help them be healthier also. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 33 includes race reports from the Gasparilla Distance Classic 5K and the Maryland RRCA Club Challenge 10 Miler. We also preview the race calendar for April 2020, speak with the race director of the new Naptown Run in May, chat with Dr. Annie Neurohr about teaching a running clinic in India, share a destination running route in New York City, and feature an interview with Rob Santoni. Rob gave up running during his young adult years to focus on family and career, but his return to the sport has him focused at age 52 on trying to achieve a goal that would be impressive at any age: breaking 3 hours in the Boston Marathon. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 32 features race reports from the BRRC GPS 8 Miler,  Super Bowl Trail Race, Algonquin 50K, and Cupid's Crush 5 Miler. Bob Hilson from the Baltimore Pacemakers shares information on the Maryland Half Marathon and 5K in late May and information about new training videos available each week before this year's race. Our feature interview is with Ryan McGrath, a veteran of the local endurance racing scene who shares stories from his 2+ decades as a runner, multi-sport athlete, and organizer of events. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 31 features race reports from the PHUNT 25K, Eternal Winter 6-Hour Run, the Louisiana Half Marathon, and the Gin Riot, a preview of the Enoch Pratt Free Library Runs with BRRC, previews of race in March 2020, a Destination Run in Annapolis, and an interview with Insung Kim. Insung was just ramping up her running in 2019 when she faced the greatest challenge of her life. Instead of stepping back from running, she used it as a key part of her big comeback. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 30 features race Reports from the Cursa dels Nossas, Dirty Bird 30K, and the Frozen Finger 5 Miler, a second installment of The Why, and an interview with Dr. Annie Neurohr. Annie is a physical therapist and biomotion specialist whose practice focuses on helping to treat and prevent running injuries. She is also an avid runner and supports Back on My Feet. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode features race reports from December 2019 races, previews of races in February 2020, a running route along the Baltimore and Harford County line, a new segment called The Why, and an interview with Thomas Neuberger, founder of Believe in the Run and the Faster Bastards. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Host Glenn Smith and Coach Buddy Weber recap the first year of the Running Around Baltimore Podcast, including favorite memories, lessons learned, and what they are looking forward to in 2020. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode features race reports from late November and early December races, previews of upcoming races from late December 2019 through January 2020, a Coach's Corner review of the fall marathon training season, running routes in Baltimore City and Holland, Michigan, and an interview with Nick Rodricks, co-founder of November Project Baltimore who not only chases his own fitness goals but is a tireless supporter of those in the community seeking to reach theirs as well. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode features race reports from mid November races, previews of upcoming races from mid December 2019, coaching advice on dealing with disappointment, running routes in Baltimore County and Philadelphia, and an interview with Alison Staples, a local runner who has not only pushed herself to tackle a bunch of new running challenges but also does a great job of engaging others in the running community as well. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode features race reports from early November, previews of upcoming races from mid November through early December, coaching advice on winter training, running routes in Baltimore County and Harford County, and an interview with Brad Leatherbarrow, a lifelong Maryland resident who started a new chapter in his life with an epic adventure. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode features race reports from mid October, previews of upcoming races in mid to late November, coaching advice on race and training pacing, running routes in Baltimore County and Montgomery County, and an interview with Helen Jones, an original Baltimore Pacemaker who continues to crush big goals in her running career. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode features race Reports from late September and mid October, previews of upcoming races in late October and early November, part 5 in an ongoing series about fall marathon training, running routes in Columbia and Prince George's County, and an interview with Brian and Ashley Carr, a badass ultrarunning couple who just completed an epic adventure. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 22 features a huge set of race reports, an immersive race experience from Pemberton 24, a preview of mid-October races, advice from Coach Buddy on running safety, running routes in Towson and Michigan, and an interview with local elite road runner Tyler Muse. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 21 is a special fifth Monday episode of the podcast. This special episode features an interview with Buddy Weber, a running coach with the Baltimore Road Runners Club who also competes in road and trail races in the Baltimore area. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 20 includes race Reports from the Charles Street 12 Miler and the Ted 100 Birthday Runs, a preview of late September races, a look into the preparation of one runner for Pemberton 24, part 4 of an ongoing segment on fall marathon training, running routes in Druid Hill Park and Salisbury, Maryland, and an interview with Will Wright, a newcomer to the Baltimore running scene with a background in obstacle course racing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 19 is a Back to School episode and includes race reports from August 2019 races, previews of September 2019 races, Coach Buddy's advice for managing our nutrition for running, running routes in Cylburn Arboretum and Atlanta, Georgia, and a pair of interviews focusing on the high school running scene: the first with top local high school runner Nia Warren of Digital Harbor High School and Coach Greg Hrinda from Pikesville High School. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app