Run Build Grow

PJ Thompson is a leader in the Austin running community and leads the group 5RUN2 Austin. He credits mentors, coaches, friends, and even strangers for showing him a positive running mindset. This positive attitude has helped to birth his own positive spirit as he runs with community in his run club, the Austin running community, and in every race he participates or cheers in.

PJ joins the pod to chat about this positive spirit he br...

Joe Robinson has a deep love for the city that raised him—Detroit, Michigan. When this love for his city met the joys he was finding through running, movement, and activation, he found a way he could help encourage others as they sought to become better versions of themselves. He then teamed up with Lance Woods and WeRun313 was born.

As Joe mentions, WeRun313 is a social run club that connects like minded individuals through runnin...

This episode, I'm joined by Janelle Branch, a powerhouse in the running and track world based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Janelle serves as an assistant sprints coach at the University of Utah, where she works with college runners to help them achieve their best times and foster a culture of excellence. She’s also deeply connected to the Salt Lake running community, where she finds time to lace up, even while balancing her demanding s...

Kathy Butler has been raking in the accolades since she was an NCAA runner for the University of Wisconsin, and her joy of running took her all the way to the Olympics for Canada and Great Britain. Now it has put her on one of the funniest journeys of all. Kathy coaches for Run Boulder AC and is a key figure in coaching education for USA Track & Field (USATF).

Her current passion is helping athletes realize their potential, all...

Jess Hofheimer is the founder and one of the coaches for Pace of Me Running. Jess talks of running in terms of what she has learned in being able to coach and lead as part of a community of runners. To her running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other. It is about discovering who you truly are and what you are capable of.

In this episode, Jess talks about her journey as a runner and as a coach. What it has m...

Tommie Runz is a familiar face throughout the online running community, known for his engaging presence and inspiring journey. He credits much of his growth and success to the communities that have shaped him along the way. From his family and the sobriety community to his local running group, the global running community, and the brands that supported him, each played a part in his incredible achievement of completing all six Worl...

Living in the Pacific Northwest, Aubree is an Ultra Trail runner that just enjoys running and being with other runners. She looks for opportunities, even in injury, to hang out with fellow runners. Aubree loves to make new connections with runners from across the country, and uses her connections while having a great time on runs and at racing events.

Photo credit: James Holk (@jamesholk on IG)

50 States of Guests: 11 States

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“Running has taught me how to fail.”

In this episode, I sit down with Mak Foss, a passionate runner from Grand Rapids who has been running for just three years but has already made a profound impact in her community. Through the ups and downs of her own journey, Mak has developed a deep understanding of how running communities can become inclusive spaces where people lift each other up.

As the leader of Society Track Club, Mak fost...

Asti White grew up in Atlanta and even as a part of the Atlanta running community. He has seen it from many different angles. Now, as an adult, he sees how much the community can not only offer to him, and what he can offer back. He has focused his time on building friendships and relationships, and learning more to unloack not just what it looks like to run in Atlanta but using his knowledge to see what it is like to live in the A...

Joining the podcast from Run Boulder AC, Adam brings a perspective of what it is like to live in one of the most popular running destinations in the United States. However, not even the competitiveness of where he lives, nor being a member of Team USA, has taken from his desire to be a positive and supportive beacon in the Boulder community. 

Adam’s optimism helps to show that it doesn’t matter what your speed is or even how fa...

Join in this episode by Erin Kunst. Who just completed the Maine MDI marathon, and talks about her humble beginings in the communal aspect of running. In what has not been the easiest year, she reflects back on how much the running community around her has given to her, and everything she has also dedicated to it.

An episode that explores the preconceived notions about the run community from the front of the pack, and why she says "...

Morgan joins the pod bringing the experience of being both a runner and at PT. All that experience has taught her the important of listening to her body and being ready to adapt where necessary. She also has been a focal point of the Christiansburg, Va running community. Her example has helped runners grow, and those around her have even helped in her journies of running and motherhood.

Connect with Morgan:

• https://www.runmoworry...

Joel joins the podcast with a never-give-up attitude that has brought him to where he is-trying to run a marathon in all fifty states. Hear Joel's story and how a group of folks he met and shares community with online has got him this far and continues to give him all the support.

Connect with Joel:

• Instagram - Unfrgvn26point2
• Read more about Joel's journey: https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a34487125/weight-loss-trans...

Ezra Weisz is all about that encouraging spirit. Whether supporting behind the scenes or leading from the front, his outgoing spirit is helping to build the running community in the busy city of Los Angeles.

Check out this conversation to hear Ezra's why, what keeps him going, and why an animated kids show has become part of his running identity.

Run Build Grow is hosted by Andrew Ware, The RunninRev. Thank you for joining us as we e...

Ashley joins the podcast from the Austin, Tx running community. Ashley joins to talk about the community and friends that she has as she looks to do awesome things on the run. In this conversation, we talk about the ups and downs of running, and how community has supported her through the entire journey. We look at her upcoming race in Berlin and here about the support she has had in the lead up and what she will carry with her thr...

Bobby runs in Northwest Arkansas, but has never limited himself to just his local community. In fact that is just where everything starts. The authenticity and realness that he expresses to local runners in his area, extends across the country through social media, brand partnerships, and his presence at races. No matter where he is, his mustache cannot be missed. This is a conversation where we explore how bringing this authentici...

Terrel White is the head captain for Black Men Run Hampton Roads. As a leader in the community, he loves to bring the party and he loves to be an example of how we can lift one another up in community.

In this episode we talk about Terrel, and his running journey, and also talk about the emphasis behind Black Men Run and why it has meant so much to be a part of keeping this gorup together.

Important Links

• Black Men Run
• Black Men Ru...

Libby Miller may be new-ish to the Montgomery Road Runners, and she is already making her presence known. Having been fairly transient in her early adult life, she was familiar with finding run community no matter where she lived. That didn't change when she arrived in the Great DC Metro area. She found herself joining the run club in Montgomery County, Maryland and has enjoyed running, coaching, volunteering, and helping the club ...

Allison joins to talk about how she started running as a way to finding a healthier way to care for herself during the pandemic. In the midst of finding a healthier lifestyle, she has also made friends and found communtiy along the way.

Run Build Grow is hosted by Andrew Ware, The RunninRev. Thank you for joining us as we explore the communal spirit of running. Make sure to follow and subscribe to the podcast to never miss an episod...