ETST E13: Juan Torrez

Our friend Alejandra joins us for episode 19 and talks to us about her athletic background with rugby and how she became a marathon runner. She speak to us about the steps that she has taken in order to ensure success in the sport. Continue to follow her journey through IG: @ale_castillo1

Our friend Manuel Alecks Garcis aka Skepter helps us keep the momentum going with episode 18. He shares with us how his father introduced him to sports through child's play and how his sense for adventure with the neighboring kids fueled his desire to explore his city. He discovered running and brushes it aside only to re-discover the love and passion for the sport at a later stage in life. He is now a Sub 02:50:00 marathoner with bigger goals in mind. To continue his story, you can follow him on Instagram @darth.skepter

Our friend Santos joins us for episode 17. He shares with us the start of his marathon journey. He is detailed with his experience with his first marathon finish of 03:24:07 to his most recent performance of 02:55:22. He has been able to channel his relentless go getter energy to become a successful marathoner. His journey is one that many of us can relate to and I hope you guys enjoy our conversation. If you wish to continue to with his journey, you can follow him on IG: @_he.s_

Our friend Delia joins us on a new episode to help us get the show, up and running again. She talks to us about how running found her after a yoga class. She walks us through her experience and how she grew to love the sport. Delia is one of the kind folks that was welcoming to me when I started to run and I'm glad that we took the time to record this episode. If you would like to get up to speed on Dells running journey you can follow her on IG: @dells_g

Our friend Vivian La Barreda joins us today to recap her race experience at Leona Divide. She takes on 100+ miles on what felt as one of the hottest days in spring. Viv gives us a glimpse to they type of athlete that she is. All smiles, grit, and as though as they come, is how I will describe her. She shares plenty of insight on what it takes to run an ultra and offers a synopsis on how she came to discover the sport of running. If you wish to continue to follow her journey on Instagram follow her @fitvivruns Huge shout out to her sponsors Hammer nutrition and Vision For Enrichment

Our friend Aaron Garcia Joins us today to catch us up on his experience with the speed project (TSP). Keep Runnin Santa Ana took on the No rules / No spectators race from Santa Monica to Las Vegas. During a time when there was so many barriers, he drew inspiration to start a running club after watching a music video. The running club has now become a community. Keep Runnin Santa Ana has grown to be a force to be recon with and in this podcast we learn about the club, but more about Aaron. I personally can see why KRSA has found so much success and completely admire Arrons leadership. If you wish to continue to follow his journey follow I’m on IG. @keeprunninsantaana @aaron.lxgnxry Santa Ana fun run 5k (free) - April 27th 2024 https://www.santa-ana.org/fun-run/

Our friend Juan joins us today on the podcast. He is a 02:40 marathoner that picked up the sport of running at a young age. What was an activity to help connect with his friend has now become a passion that allows him to explore the world. Continue to follow his journey on IG @Juan_runs

Our friend Jesus León joins us today and shares his experience with running the Los Angeles Marathon. We also explore his introduction to running. He is an Ultra runner that knows how to quickly adjust and adapt to many challenges. He is a very strong runner that is mentally and physically resilient. You can continue to follow his journey on Instagram @_itsjesus

Our friend Anthony Bailey joins us for episode 11. He walks us through his start and motivation for running. Running was a stepping stone to reach a different goal. On that path he pivoted from that goal and remain a runner. He set a goal to run a marathon and after completing it set a bigger goal to raise money for a non profit in support of Run for Grace. Check out his story here and continue to follow him on https://www.runforgrace.org/ IG: @runningformybestlife YT: https://youtube.com/@runningformybestlife?si=RNauAFxdnF16M5mt

What’s up guys! Jumping into the year a bit late with a new episode, but it’s here. 2024 we are starting a new episode with a quick Q&A that was posted on the IG. You guys were quick with the questions and I was less quick with the response. I hope you guys enjoy the episode. If you guys like this format I can deff sprinkle more of this as we start to stack the episodes.