379: Kate Landau - Light My Fire

Carrie chats with Olympian Kara Winger! They chat about how Kara retired in 2022 only to make a come back just a couple of weeks ago and won at the New York City Grand Prix, how she is doing things a bit differently this go around, what it would mean for her to be a 5X US Olympic Javelin thrower, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Olympian Courtney Babcock! They talk all about her latest business called the Sports Specialist, instilling a love for running in others, parenting, her journey into the sport, some memories from their time racing against each other, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Susan Ejore! The Under Armour professional runner been on fire lately, setting the Kenyan National Indoor Mile record this season when she ran 4:20, and just a few days ago she ran 3:58 for the 1500. She’s currently getting ready to compete at the Kenyan Olympic Trials in the 1500. In this episode we hear all about how she found the sport, her move to the US for college, the importance of having a healthy brain and a strong community, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Olympian Sandi Morris! The pole vaulter joins the show to talk about the sport, her latest song called Up and Over, her animals, cooking and building things, being injured, changing coaches and residence, her goals going forward, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Rachel McArthur and Cooper Teare! They talk about how they got into the sport, the ups and downs, training in Virginia, how they met, why things are starting to click, goals going forward, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Kate Landau! The 5x NCAA All-American and current masters runner joins the show to talk about running as we get older, her current training and racing, her health, injuries, finding happiness, and so much more!

Carrie chats with Megan Connolly (Morant)! The WWE announcer recently finished 3rd at the Eugene Marathon in a huge personal best of 2:45! She joins the show to talk about her race, her new podcast, her broadcasting experience, what it’s like to donate a kidney, and so much more!

Carrie chats with four US pro runners (Emma Bates, Sara Hall, Elkanah Kibet, and Matthew McDonald) in front of a live audience prior to the 2024 Boston Marathon! They talk about their thoughts on Boston, what they are up to now, parenting, getting through injuries, goals, their hardest workouts, and so much more!

Carrie and John Anderson (ESPN) interview five Boston Marathon champions: Des Linden, Carline Rotich, Edna Kipligat, Evans Chebet, and Hellen Obiri! In front of a live audience, the panel discusses what it is like to win Boston, what they did after, advice for the athletes, rapid fire questions (one of the best ones was what they would be if they weren’t runners!), and so much more!

Carrie welcomes Sika Henry back to the show! They chat about her latest races including Comrades and her 51 mile ultra from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama commemorating the Selma to Montgomery March. They also cover her wedding, her training, and so much more!