C Tolle Run

Carrie chats with 2x USATF Champion Erika Kemp! Erika debuted at 2:33 at the 2023 Boston Marathon, and she joins the show to talk about her race, her training, the ups and downs of getting to the starting line, her next event, and so much more!

Carrie catches up with her former coach Dennis Barker! The acclaimed author comes on the show to talk about his latest book “The First Season”, as well as how the sport has changed, his experiences coaching professional athletes, finding the joy in the sport, how to parent and coach newer runners, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Nell Rojas in front of a live audience prior to the 2023 Boston Marathon! They talk about preparing for the race, her strategy, how she adjusts her plans in the middle of a race, her Broadway aspirations, training over in Kenya, training her mind, and so much more!

Carrie welcomes Dakotah Lindwurm back to the show! They chat about being a 2:25 marathoner, heading to the Boston Marathon to give that top 10 another crack, what it is like race day, training with Annie Frisbie, and much more!

Oh, don’t cha know? Carrie welcomes Dick Beardsley back to the show! The two tried and true Minesotans talk about how Dick is doing, what he is up to now, running on his knee replacements, his memories of the Boston Marathon, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Jacky Hunt-Broersma! The accomplished cancer survivor and amputee ultramarthoner talks about her diagnosis, her life before cancer, her training, parenting, menopause, her upcoming races, and much more!

Carrie chats with sports journalist and host of the Lactic Acid podcast Dominique Smith! They have way too much fun discussing how he got into journalism, his journey into the sport, his reasoning for focusing on track and field, his hot takes on who to watch this spring, and so much more!

Carrie chats with USATF American Record Holder Andrea Pomaranski! Andrea just won the 50K national title along with setting a new American Masters Record, and she joins the show to talk all about her recent win and record, as well as how her training as evolved as a masters runner, how she has continued to improve her times year after year even as she gets older, the heartache of losing twins, having the courage to have 3 more children, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Tiara Williams, host of the Real Talk show! They talk about Tee’s interviews she’s done with some of the world’s best athletes, the inside scoop on some of these athletes (and one in particular that she is excited to have us watch!), why she is so dang excited and happy, her journey into running, her dancing skills, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Chris and Nik Nikic live at the Publix Atlanta Marathon Expo! Chris is an adidas-sponsored athlete and the first athlete to complete an Ironman with Down Syndrome. In this episode, they discuss all of his ventures (public speaking, author, businessman), his training, feeling the fun and not the pressure, his 321 global effort for more inclusion of neurodivergent athletes in mainstream sports, and much more!

Carrie chats with USATF 800m Indoor Champion Nia Akins! They break down each lap of her race (including the amazing inside pass that she made to break the tape), life lessons in running, moving across the country (multiple times!) to pursue her dreams, her passion for nursing, her musical talents, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Chad Hall! The national champion runner, recent 2:12 marathoner in his debut, and brother of Ryan Hall (and brother-in-law of Sara Hall) tells us about his journey with endurance sports, being in a family where activity is so important, how he trains for each discipline, the mindset, time away from a sport, what is next for him, and so much more!

Carrie chats with 2023 USATF cross country champion Emmanuel Bor! They hear all about his first national title victory, making his second world cross country team, being in a family full of elite runners, having some close calls and sticking through it when it gets tough, his biggest fan (his daughter), and so much more!

Carrie chats with newly-crowned USATF cross country champion Sgt. Ednah Kurgat! They talk about her first national championship, being part of the Army WCAP team, her 2017 NCAA cross country championship win, growing up in Kenya, her time in the army, representing the US in the upcoming World Cross Country Championships, and so much more!

Carrie chats live with Sara Slattery, Whitney Krempin, and Karissa Johnson at Rock 'n' Roll Arizona and the Moms on the Run Runcation Weekend! The group talks about their roles in the industry, how the sport has changed over time for ladies, parenting in sports as kids get older, how they were as athletes, where they’d like to see the sport go, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Gabi Rooker! They discuss her new career as a marathoner, how she joined the group of 95 women who have broken 2:37, how she transitioned from a stellar gymnastics career, her husband and coach, heart rate training, her dogs, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Vanessa Fraser! Vanessa is a pro runner making her half marathon debut in Houston this weekend, so she joins Carrie to talk about her training, taking a leap and moving closer to her family in San Francisco, training like a pro while working a new job, being coached by Shalane Flanagan, needing a spark, not being defined by results, and much more!

Carrie welcomes Gwen Jorgensen, her mom Nancy, and her sister Elizabeth back to the show! They talk about Gwen’s new baby George, Gwen’s recent announcement of returning to the triathlon, Christmas stories, the trio’s new book called “Gwen Jorgensen: USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete” and the accompanying teacher’s guide, and much more!

Carrie chats with comedian Laura Green! They talk about their violin skills (and how it actually helped their running), running Division I at Northeastern University, keeping perspective, keeping to a sustainable schedule with social media, how to get the confidence to be a comedian, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Edwin Kurgat! The 2019 NCAA Cross Country Champion and 10-time All American joins the show to discuss his life growing up in Kenya, his time at Iowa State, his first season as a pro distance runner, team versus individual sports, being an engineer, his goals going forward, and much more!