November 19, 2024 • 63 mins
SHOUT OUTS
Congratulations to Erin from the Pace Yourself… It’s Just Cancer and Will Run For Podcast on completing the New York City Marathon for Fred’s Team and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Shout out to Michael Leslie for getting the Chicago Marathon under his belt and completing the New York City Marathon. So he has several of his World Marathon Major stars now. B2B Marathons in October and November, @rundisnerd? Applause, applause!
Last week, we sent our Nice Guys Pizza shoutout to the Executive Director of the DONNA Foundation, Amanda Napolitano. She listened and was so touched that she shouted back to Greg and Jovanna back… She says thank you for the beverage called “I Dream of Autumn Barbie” and $2 from each one going to The DONNA Foundation. She’s coming to see you soon to taste one of our favorite beverages!
Thanks to all our patrons and everyone in the Runcation Nation for your support and encouragement. Because of you, we have kept the show going over the last two years, so thank you!
Thank you to Dean Gerber, Associate Producer of our show, and Josh Ozbirn, Executive Producer of the podcast, too!
RUN, EAT, AND DRINK for a Great Cause!
This week, we will give you all the details of incredible items donated to our silent auction to benefit the Donna Foundation.
Contributors include:
Jeff Galloway, Chris Twiggs, and everyone at Galloway Productions
Kathrine Switzer
Roger Robinson
Dave McGillivray
Fitz Koehler
Grace Young and everyone at Magic Mind
Greg Gebhard and Jovana Batkovic Gebhard from Nice Guys Pizza
Alex Tatko from Coastal Dayz Brewery
Keep an eye on our social media for additions to the list of auction items!
Head over to our Facebook page and check out the items to bid on at Link to Album to Bid: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1112749864184248&type=3 and bid for an item today! The auction runs throughout January 2024. We will celebrate the culmination of the event right before we head to the DONNA Marathon Weekend at the beginning of February.
Here are links to what Coach Twiggs discussed with us:
Wicked Bao in Fernandina Beach, Florida
Marlin and Barrel Distillery
https://www.facebook.com/MarlinBarrel
HardTalk Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hardtalk-by-the-hardrock-100-endurance-run/id1706746698
DONNA Daiquiri Recipe
1/2 an ounce of fresh pineapple juice
1/2 an ounce of fresh lime juice
3/4 of an ounce of simple syrup
2 ounces of light rum
4 raspberries
THAT’S A WRAP!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hi, I'm Chris Twiggs, chief Training Officer for
Galloway Training, and you'relistening to the Run Eat Drink
podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Welcome to the Run Eat Drink podcast.
We feature destination racesfrom across the country and
after the race, we take you on atour of the best local food and
beverage to celebrate.
So, whether you are an eliterunner or a back-of-the-packer
like us, you'll know the bestplaces to accomplish, explore
and indulge on your nextruncation.
(00:34):
Hey, welcome to episode 298 ofthe Runny Drink Podcast.
I'm your host, amy, and I'myour co-host, dana.
Speaker 3 (00:46):
I can't believe it's only 298.
Of the Runny Drink Podcast.
I'm your host, amy, and I'myour co-host, dana.
I can't believe it's only 298.
I feel like we should be over300.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
And I'm blaming the hurricanes.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Literally two in the last month, month and a half.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
And then a threat of one coming later next week,
maybe kind of yes I think theyucatan peninsula might be the
mvp next week.
Oh no, break it up so that wedon't have to deal with a name
storm.
But well, it's been a.
It's been a rough hurricaneseason for us and I think it's
put us behind?
Speaker 2 (01:21):
indeed it has, and we're just happy we're still
doing it.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Indeed.
So welcome everybody, and thankyou for joining us on episode
298.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
So close.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Of the Runny Drink Podcast.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
So close.
This is a very special episode.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
Oh, I feel like we should have a hallmark like a
hallmark movie intro, like on avery special episode of the
Runny Drink podcast.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
This is.
It's November.
It's one of my favorite monthsof the year.
I've made no secret about thison any coffee chat, on any
episode, on any live that we do.
November and Thanksgiving oneof my favorite times of year and
(02:12):
I feel a focus on gratitude andgiving back.
So what better way than to giveback to a cause that we're
passionate about the DonnaFoundation.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Exactly October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
That is traditionally when yousee all the pink ribbons coming
out and all that stuff.
But November is Thanksgivingand that is where you give
thanks and we are so gratefulfor the Donna and the race and
what it does to support theDonna Foundation and what the
(02:54):
foundation does for people whoare battling breast cancer, the
families who are supportingtheir family members and loved
ones who are going through thatbattle and it's just an amazing
organization.
We've talked about them yearafter year.
We'll continue to do so for aslong as we're podcasting.
We are going to be talking alot today about why we run for
(03:14):
the Donna and why we supportthem and what we're doing to
support them as we head into thegiving season.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Yes indeed, giving season, yes indeed.
So let's start with some shoutouts for our fellow podcasting
friends.
First up, of course, we hadStephanie, who walked all three
events the Wine and Dine Weekendevents from the Pace Yourself
it's Just Cancer podcast.
(03:43):
And then, the same exactweekend, Aaron from the same
podcast and the We'll Run Forpodcast.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
Of We'll Run For podcast fame.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Yes, completed the New York City Marathon for
Fred's team and they raisedfunds for Memorial Sloan
Kettering Cancer Center.
I saw some pretty awesome posts, some overwhelmingly emotional
posts.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Yeah, really powerful stuff.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
And so congratulations to those two
fellow podcasters.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
Great job, ladies.
That's amazing work.
We also want to shout out to afriend of the show, Michael
Leslie.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Fantastic runcation recap he gave us from London.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
He did, and he now has a Chicago marathon under his
belt, and not just Chicago, butalso the New York City marathon
.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
In the last two months.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Hello, how many world marathon major stars is it now?
Applause, yes, applause.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
Okay, let me see if I can find the applause button.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Can I?
Speaker 3 (04:50):
find the applause button.
Do I have it?
Speaker 2 (04:52):
I do Nicely done, just knocking them out.
I think that would leave Berlinand Tokyo for him?
Speaker 3 (05:07):
I think so yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
And then he'll have them Like Andy Sharp.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
That's awesome.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Yeah, so congratulations to all of you.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
And Mike Leslie, by the way, he is at Run Dizner on
social media, so check him out.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Diznerd on social media, so check him out.
And last week, actually thelast two episodes.
We have been shouting out Gregand Jovina, the owners of Nice
Guys Pizza, because they did anamazing thing this year All
through their fall cocktail menuthey have featured the I Dream
of Autumn Barbie.
Speaker 3 (05:45):
Yes, I mean, they are friends of the show, they are
patrons of the show and they arejust friends of ours personally
.
So we have been so fortunateand so blessed to know them for
over a decade now and they'vethey they heard and they
listened to the show.
They know what we we do, andthis is a drink that was
(06:06):
inspired by you talking with um,one of their former bartenders,
who's still a active mixologisthere in south florida.
Oh yeah, and talking about whata flavor profile you're wanting
to do.
Uh, and britney, who is thegenius behind the drink?
She jotted notes down while youguys were talking and then this
(06:27):
became a staple on the seasonalmenu and it's called I Dream of
Autumn Barbie, because when wewere first going to Nice, guys,
years and years ago, they didn'tknow our names and they started
calling us Barbie and KenBecause we would show up, I
think, every Friday.
Friday was our go-to day.
We were there every Fridayevening for a long time.
Speaker 2 (06:50):
One weekend night pretty much every weekend, Every
week yeah.
Speaker 3 (06:54):
This drink that Brittany came up with was a riff
on an old-fashioned Bourbonspiced, pear, maple, orange,
orange and black walnut bittersand it is absolutely fantastic.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
This drink is so good I'm drinking it right now
because they have what's calledlittle helpers yeah, they.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
During the, the pandemic.
They came up with this greatidea because in the state of
florida they really relaxed thelaws regarding sale of alcoholic
beverages.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Trying to help the business owner.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Essentially, yeah, they let everybody tap into
their recreational alcoholism tokeep businesses afloat here.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Oh my goodness.
Speaker 3 (07:33):
And I mean that in the healthiest way possible.
Sure, but it's true.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
In Florida, you couldn't do to-go spirits like
this prior to COVID Right, sothey ended up coming up with
they have a small canningmachine and they have these tiny
cans.
They look like.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
They have the tiny soda cans now, like the really
mini ones.
Speaker 3 (07:59):
That's what they look like.
They're not the skinny sodacans, but they're half height.
They're so cool and they doseveral of their cocktails as
canned cocktails, and if it's asmoked cocktail, they give you
the canned cocktail and they doa smoked jar of what?
(08:23):
Do you call it?
A mason jar, little mini?
Yeah, they smoke the mason jarand cap it off and they trap the
smoke in there and then theysend you home with this kit to
assemble these drinks.
It's fantastic, it's so smartSorry I didn't mean to hijack
that, no, no, I just wanted tobrag on them a little bit.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
Of course, tis the season for gratitude of some
amazing and creative thingsthey've done.
And we sent this information toAmanda Napolitano, who is the
executive director of the DonnaFoundation, and she was out on
her run and she was listening tothe show where we shout out
Greg and Jovina, and she wasjust so touched about what
(09:03):
they've done and so fascinatedby the description of the drink
that she sent a shout out backoh fantastic, and we have that
now.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
An audio file, let's play it, yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
Greg and Jovina for Autumn Barbie and $2 to the
Donna Foundation for every drink.
Speaker 1 (09:24):
Makes me want to come visit you guys and enjoy that
together.
Maybe I will Love y'all.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
Thank you, yeah, amanda's so sweet she is.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
I didn't expect her to.
She didn't do that.
She just texted me a video allof a sudden after I sent her a
link to the show.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
And I was going to say, if she can't make it down
during autumn, the autumn season, we might be able to.
Since the drink is canned Right, it could be transported to her
.
Just saying we could make thathappen.
Thank you to Amanda for theshow and thank you all so much.
If you want a shout out for youor someone else that you love
(10:02):
on the show, send us an email toinfo at runeatdrinknet.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
That's info at runeatdrinknet, or you can give
us a call and leave us a messagethat we can play on the show
just like we did Like you justheard.
Amanda's at 941-677-2733.
That's 941-677-2733.
Speaker 3 (10:28):
Let's talk running.
Speaker 2 (10:29):
Let's talk running For a cause.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
Yeah, and again, October is Breast Cancer
Awareness Month.
That's fine.
We've mentioned the Donna, ofcourse, during October how can
you not?
But we're going to mention itagain.
Number one, because we'reambassadors for the Donna
Foundation, the Donna raceitself, and we're believers in
the cause.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Yes, because I think they've done some amazing work,
not only to support the familiesand those who are fighting the
disease in treatment, but alsoin partnership with the Mayo
Clinic.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
Exactly.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
To finish breast cancer, and it is just near and
dear to our hearts.
I think it hits close to homein every circle that I have ever
been a part of, in terms offriendships or colleagues, work
environments.
There's not a life that hasn'tbeen touched by this.
Speaker 3 (11:27):
No, our friend Andy Sharp, who we talk about on the
show pretty frequently.
She has the group, the BouncyHunters, that she's put together
, which is a group of medicalprofessionals that work either
at or adjacent or in the areaaround Mayo, the Mayo Clinic up
in Jacksonville, and theirtagline is for those who can't,
(11:48):
and it's C-A-8-N-T.
Speaker 2 (11:51):
Yeah, the A is an eight, because one in eight
women will be diagnosed withbreast cancer.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
Yeah, so this is a prolific and insidious disease
that is going to impact so manypeople, has impacted so many
people and we're not immune.
I lost my mom in 2016 to stagefour metastatic breast cancer.
Her situation was that she didnot want to get treatment.
(12:22):
She didn't want to get to dothe preventative work.
She didn't like the idea of amamm treatment.
She didn't want to get to dothe preventative work.
She didn't like the idea of amammogram.
She didn't and was veryresistant to it.
Even when she was told by herdoctor that she loved and
trusted who was a wonderfulwoman, who who was my mom's
primary care physician for yearsmy mom just was absolutely
(12:44):
resistant to the idea and shewas told, when I was in the room
during the diagnosis, that notonly this is breast cancer, but
I want my intern to come and seethis, because a situation like
yours is not something wenormally see in the United
(13:05):
States.
It's preventable 100%preventable and if this is a
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situation where early detectioncould have meant the difference
between my mom, gettingtreatment and to destigmatize
and make sure that peopleunderstand that it's so
important to get those annualtreatments, and I've also got
friends who've had male membersof the family get diagnosed with
breast cancer too.
It's not just a female onlydisease.
(13:48):
Men can get it as well.
That's not typically what youhear about, and certainly not in
November.
They always talk abouttesticular cancer but regardless
, this is something that's not afemale only disease.
That's not a female onlydisease.
However, it is predominantly, Ithink, for something that
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impacts women and, having lostsomebody as special to me as my
mother to it, I want to doeverything I can to encourage
women to get checked, stay upand stay current and for those
that need treatment to have aresource to be able to go and
get treatment to not have tochoose between the rich from the
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Donna Foundation talks aboutnot having to choose between
paying a bill and gettingtreatment, and that's what the
Donna does.
Speaker 2 (14:37):
Exactly.
Speaker 3 (14:47):
These grants for people to not have to choose
between life savingsavingtreatment and paying a bill is
so incredible.
That's a cause I can get behindfor the rest of my life and
we're very grateful for them.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
So Fitz talks about it too.
Don't dismiss regular yearlyexams.
And she is the race announcerfor the Donna Marathon weekend.
Speaker 3 (15:05):
I'm so glad by the way, they've had great
announcers in the past.
We got to meet Fitz and thenthe partnership that happened
with Fitz and the Donna was sucha hand-in-glove fit.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (15:18):
Because Fitz is such an amazing person Her own story
about her battle with cancer,Her book.
If you see any of our our livestreams is featured prominently
right in the middle my noisycancer comeback and she is just
A great friend of the show, yes,and just a wonderful woman.
Speaker 2 (15:38):
We have many friends of the show that have donated to
our online auction.
Speaker 3 (15:46):
Which we've done for the last couple of years and
we're doing again this year, bythe way.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
We are doing it again this year.
We have typically had a photoalbum over on Facebook.
Year we have typically had aphoto album over on Facebook and
in that photo album we havephotos with comments or with a
description detailing theauction item and then
participants can go and view andbid in the comments.
(16:12):
It's like a silent auction yeah.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
But online.
Speaker 2 (16:16):
Yes, and the common, that's the space for you to bid
and outbid each other, and thenwe highly encourage bidding wars
.
Yes, we do, and there are someamazing donations that people
have made.
Speaker 3 (16:33):
Yeah, We've gotten donations from, like you've said
, friends of the show.
We've gotten donations fromformer guests on the show who
have become friends of the show.
We are humbled by theoutpouring of support for our
tiny little endeavor here andthe support for this cause.
Check out this online auction.
(17:02):
You're going to be veryimpressed with the quantity and
quality of items to bid on thisyear.
Speaker 2 (17:04):
So we have a link in the show notes to the auction
items and we're going to takebids up through 7 pm on Giving
Tuesday, which is the Tuesdayafter Thanksgiving, okay, which
is December 2nd if memory servesand at that time we'll notify
(17:29):
the winner in the comments andwe'll provide a link to our
Donna Foundation fundraisingsite where you can donate to our
fundraiser and then we willship you your item.
Speaker 3 (17:42):
So the deal is you make your bid, you get the high
bid on the comment section At 7pm, we cut it off and then, once
we have the confirmation thatyou have done your donation,
then we ship your item.
Speaker 2 (18:02):
We ship your item or we email you the code to redeem
it or the information about.
Speaker 3 (18:07):
Because some of the items are digital.
Speaker 2 (18:09):
Yes, we have lots and lots of auction items.
Just to provide an overview.
Speaker 3 (18:15):
Yeah, A highlight reel if you will of what you can
expect if you go and check thisout.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
Of course, we donate podcast swag in partnership with
Pure Creative Apparel.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
Yes, our friends Pam and Ariel, who make the amazing
swag that we have, and so manyof you sport Again.
All of the swag that we have isguaranteed to make you 17 to
22% faster in your runs.
We don't know how it works.
It's just science.
Speaker 2 (18:42):
It happens Just the researchers from the Runny Drink
Podcast Towers.
Speaker 3 (18:46):
Here at the Towers we have a team of crack scientists
who have determined that thisis the case, you would be crazy
not to bid on that.
Of course, also have an entry.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
This is huge.
I love this.
Speaker 3 (18:59):
I am very excited about this one.
This is a brand new one for us.
We have an entry to the BigBeach Marathon weekend, january
25th and 26th of 2025.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
And you can choose from 7K a half marathon, a
marathon or challenge events andwe had nikki popovich from the
big beach marathon on and totalk about that weekend and it's
amazing.
It's a runcation meetup, it's anation meetup and people are
(19:32):
getting excited about it.
I can't wait so wow.
Speaker 3 (19:36):
That's going to be our first time going back to
Alabama and doing an organizedrace event.
You did some podcast content orwe did some podcast content
from Rocket City in Huntsville.
Speaker 2 (19:53):
And I did training runs while you attended your day
job conference.
Speaker 3 (19:56):
I had a conference to go to she's out running around
and she's jogging and findingbreweries during the day, and
then I got to experience itafter the fact, but she got to
pre-sample them.
It was fantastic.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
I think that area is going to be.
It's a different area this time, but it's going to be fantastic
.
Speaker 3 (20:14):
It's more of a beach town, so we mentioned Fitz just
a second ago, yeah.
And she not only is an award,like I'm going to say,
award-winning author.
Speaker 2 (20:24):
She is.
Speaker 3 (20:24):
She's a fantastic author, she is one of our
favorite race announcers, butshe is also a bit of a coach and
as well as a fellow podcaster,and she has a course that we've
talked about on the show andit's called fixing your life
with fitsness, and she isdonating that course.
Speaker 2 (20:48):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (20:49):
And we've gone through it.
It's phenomenal.
Speaker 2 (20:51):
You're going to love it lots of real, honest
information about fixing yourlife, not only in the area of
fitness, but just having awell-rounded life supported by
good nutrition, good exerciseand sound research.
(21:12):
And she just does no frills.
Tell it like it is.
Speaker 3 (21:15):
I was going to say she drops the truth bombs.
Speaker 2 (21:18):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
And this course is not for the faint of heart, but
it is absolutely phenomenal andwe can't recommend it enough.
So you got to get over thereand bid on that.
Speaker 2 (21:29):
The amazing Catherine Switzer First.
Who is that?
Tell us who that is First.
Speaker 3 (21:35):
I'm sorry First.
She's a big deal, she's a bigdeal.
Speaker 2 (21:36):
She's a big deal.
We've had her on the show.
We traveled through time tohave her on the show and she was
the first official femaleparticipant in the Boston
Marathon and she wrote a bookwhich is incredibly funny,
poignant, inspiring.
(21:58):
It is motivating.
She has donated the MarathonWoman and that is her book, and
Roger Robinson, her husband, hasdonated Spirit of the Marathon,
so we have a bundle.
Speaker 3 (22:17):
We have two.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
We have yeah, we have a bundle of Marathon Woman and
Spirit of the Marathon, and thenwe have an extra copy of Spirit
of the Marathon.
So if you're looking forgetting your holiday gifts in
order, stocking stuffers- thingslike that For the runner in
your life.
Speaker 3 (22:36):
Yeah, I'm going to tell you right now Stocking
stuffers, things like that Forthe runner in your life.
Yeah, I'm going to tell youright now that one you're going
to have to bid against me forbecause I think Spirit of the
Marathon might.
If y'all don't outbid me, it'sgoing to become a set piece.
Speaker 2 (22:47):
It's great, it's fantastic.
Speaker 3 (22:49):
Because we could put that right by Fitz's book.
We can put it right next to BevKofleski's book.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
Or Nir Bart Yasso yeah.
Speaker 3 (22:58):
So we've got a few books on the set here, yeah.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
We could do Nir Ambi Burfoot, mm-hmm.
Speaker 3 (23:04):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (23:05):
But we also have some set pieces and we were lucky
enough to have Dave McGilvery.
Speaker 3 (23:13):
And who is that?
He is For those who might benew to running or new to the
Running Drink podcast.
Speaker 2 (23:19):
So wonderful.
He's an amazing human being andrace.
Director of the Boston Marathon.
Speaker 3 (23:25):
Yeah, he's the race director for the Boston Marathon
.
He has been on the show acouple of times he is the best
interview.
Speaker 2 (23:32):
He is the original charity runner for the Jimmy
Fund and he ran across countryand then ended in a baseball
stadium there.
And it's just he and he's justfull of stories that inspire you
, that make you think aboutearning your goal, with
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everything in your mind, in yourheart, and what you do
physically to prepare for it.
Speaker 3 (24:03):
So you think about a guy like David Gilvery and you
go what's he donating?
He has written several books.
Speaker 2 (24:12):
Yes, and they're autographed.
So Running Across America,dream Big and Finish Strong.
These are illustrated books andI think they're great for the
preteen or teen in your lifethat's just getting into running
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or, if you want, to inspirethem with what is possible in
life.
Speaker 3 (24:40):
Exactly.
Yeah, what a great positivemessage.
Speaker 2 (24:44):
And giving back.
Speaker 3 (24:45):
We also have a donation from another again.
Friend of the show.
Oh yes, A brewery that we havereviewed more than once, and
we've actually featured theirbeer on live streams in the past
.
Oh, we love it, it's a localbrewery here in Southwest
Florida called Coastal DaysBrewery and they have been so
kind to donate glassware and asticker set and a gift card.
Speaker 2 (25:09):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (25:10):
So if you needed an excuse to come to Southwest
Florida I mean, if you neededmore of an excuse you could come
visit your favorite runningpodcaster.
Speaker 2 (25:18):
And then we could do a brewery tour and places to
explore and indulge in SouthwestFlorida.
Speaker 3 (25:26):
Exactly.
Speaker 2 (25:26):
This would be at the top of the list, along with Nice
Guys Pizza.
Speaker 3 (25:30):
Which, by the way, has also donated a gift card In
addition to what they're doingwith.
Speaker 2 (25:36):
I Dream of Autumn, barbie, can you just?
My heart is full when I thinkabout this.
Speaker 3 (25:45):
And can I just mention okay, we're in the
middle of, it's already themiddle of November.
Speaker 2 (25:50):
Oh yeah, I don't know where this year went.
Speaker 3 (25:52):
I was about to say October.
I don't know where the yearwent, middle of.
Speaker 2 (25:54):
November.
Where'd it go?
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (25:57):
To give you an idea, nice Guys does does certainly
traditional pizzas, but we havetalked about them in the past.
They do very non-traditionalthings as well they're creative
part of their regular menu.
They also do seasonal items.
Oh, and, right now, as we areheading into to thanksgiving
dinner.
So the pizza crust is actuallya.
It has, uh, sage and spices init, so the pizza crust is
(26:26):
actually takes on the flavor ofstuffing.
Oh, they replace the sauce withmashed potatoes and gravy.
Oh yes, they top it instead ofpepperoni and sauces, they top
it with turkey, and then theydrizzle on it a cranberry
reduction.
Speaker 2 (26:46):
It's so great.
Speaker 3 (26:47):
It's insanity and you know what would really, and
it's so good.
Speaker 2 (26:51):
It would go well with the Coastal Days seasonal
release.
If they're going to do it againand I hope Alex will do it
again- with the cranberry orangeale that cranberry orange ale
was ridiculous, absolutely uhwhat's
Speaker 3 (27:06):
the pizza called the wishbone.
The wishbone, yeah, yeah,imagine that.
So that would be something thatif you find yourself down here
during the holidays, you get thenice guy's gift card.
You could certainly get that,but they do things throughout
the year that are just crazy.
They have a pizza called thebig mick, which, if you're a fan
(27:28):
of mcdonald's or you're a fanof coming to america, either way
you win, because the pizza isphenomenal and tastes like a big
mac it's so good they have theone that started our love affair
with the, with the place whichis called the truffle shuffle,
which, again, if you're a fan ofthe goonies, oh you understand.
(27:50):
that's a great reference there,and it's a white pizza that has
mushrooms and red onions andtruffle oil, and if you ask them
, they'll throw some prosciuttoon there, which is so good.
And crisp that up, that one'sphenomenal yes and again, so
much more.
There's nothing bad at thatplace.
Speaker 2 (28:07):
The wings are fantastic, the craft cocktail
game is through the roof.
Speaker 3 (28:10):
Good yes, nice guys.
Thank you for your donationthis year.
I can't say enough good things.
Speaker 2 (28:17):
We also have a brunchy donation.
Speaker 3 (28:21):
I love brunch.
Speaker 2 (28:22):
I love brunch, and Sunday's Bloody Mary Mix has
donated a $25 gift card adigital gift card and we've had
them on the show.
Colin and.
Speaker 3 (28:34):
Annie, they're great, and the Sunday's Bloody might
be the absolute best that I'veever had.
Speaker 2 (28:44):
They're spicy.
Speaker 3 (28:44):
Period bar none.
And they're making this stuffwith fresh ingredients.
They're shipping it out.
I love the presentation of it.
Yeah, it's just.
I love a good Bloody Mary.
I love a Bloody Mary.
That is almost a meal, and I'mnot talking about the crazy ones
that have 10 pounds of crapthat's on skewers stuck in it.
Speaker 2 (29:07):
It's creative go to it whatever.
Speaker 3 (29:09):
You certainly can do that, but that was like a big
fad that's faded.
But a lot of times you'll geteither a place that does just
tomato juice, which is reallyweak Once you add in your spirit
.
Speaker 2 (29:25):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (29:26):
Or they just go nuts with some of the pre-made mixes
that are just not awesome.
Speaker 2 (29:34):
Yeah awesome.
Speaker 3 (29:43):
Yeah, they strike a balance with great flavor and
just having this consistency andmouthfeel, because I don't like
a real watery, it's like ahearty beverage.
It's exactly.
I don't like a real waterybloody mary, so, like the ones
that just do tomato juice, loseme.
And then the the pre-packagedstuff is these guys do it so
well.
Speaker 1 (29:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (30:00):
You're going to love them.
If you like a Bloody Mary, likeI do, and I always gravitate
towards savory versus sweet, Iknow.
So you cannot go wrong withSunday's Bloodies, so good.
Speaker 2 (30:11):
The last item that we have is very near and dear to
our hearts.
Have is very near and dear toour hearts.
I am an e-coaching client ofamerica's coach jeff galloway,
olympian jeff galloway, whofounded the run walk run method
and you're paying for it.
This is not a promotion yeah,and I am paying for it.
(30:33):
But he and and Chris Twiggs andeverybody at Galloway
Productions, they came togetherand donated six months of
customized training.
And a lot of people say what iscustomized training and
everything we?
I saw Chris Twiggs at Wine andDine weekend at Jeff's booth and
(30:56):
I said what would be great isif, like, some people see you
and they're like, oh, this guyis an ultra runner and oh, I
don't know, they're intimidated.
Speaker 3 (31:06):
He's okay, he is the nicest guy on the planet.
But yes, he's intimidating.
Speaker 2 (31:11):
He is.
I'm like I don't want todisappoint this guy, Exactly.
Speaker 3 (31:16):
That's just it.
Speaker 2 (31:17):
Like this guy knows his stuff and he's like best
buddies with Jeff Galloway andyou're like I don't want to be a
dummy in front of him, but heis the nicest guy he's so nice
and he started to talk to me andhe's like you know, I love your
show because it's sowell-rounded, Like you deal with
the running, but you deal withthe eating and the drinking, the
(31:38):
exploring and indulging too,and that was such a high
compliment.
And I said what would be greatfor our show is if you came on
and you talked about customizedtraining.
And he's been on once or twiceand we've seen your tiki bar
also, Mr Coach.
Speaker 3 (31:54):
We may have recently recorded an episode Coach Twigs
Live from the aid station.
Speaker 2 (32:01):
Yeah, we have that.
Should we play it now?
Speaker 3 (32:05):
We can absolutely play that now.
Oh yeah, we might have thatrecorded.
Speaker 2 (32:10):
We might have that recorded, you know, if you're
thinking, oh, I'm intimidated bycustomized training, hear more
about it.
Speaker 3 (32:18):
Exactly, exactly.
Speaker 2 (32:20):
And also enjoy some recommendations from
Jacksonville and a Donna themedcocktail, dana.
We welcome back to the show.
Friend of the show, a familymember of our show.
Chief Training Officer, chrisTwiggs.
(32:42):
Welcome to our show, sir.
Speaker 1 (32:47):
Thank you so much.
It's such a thrill to be hereagain.
How are you doing?
Speaker 2 (32:49):
I don't think we've had you on for a couple of years
.
Speaker 3 (32:53):
It's been too long.
Speaker 2 (32:54):
Yes, but we talk to you quite frequently.
Speaker 1 (32:59):
We do and I get to hear you guys all the time, so I
get the benefit of being themostly the listener here.
Speaker 2 (33:10):
And do you want to plug your podcast in the
meantime, while we're talking tothe Runcation Nation about you.
Speaker 1 (33:13):
I can if there are people that care.
Speaker 3 (33:14):
We might have one or two out there in the listening
audience.
Speaker 1 (33:17):
I think we do so.
I have a podcast called theHard Talk Podcast.
It's by Hard Talk, by the HardRock 100.
And we interview people thatare associated with the Hard
Rock 100 Endurance Run, which isan ultra marathon in Colorado,
and I'm actually, as we'rerecording this, I think tomorrow
(33:37):
our latest episode goes out,and that is with Kirk Apt, who
has finished the Hard Rock 100more times than anyone.
Speaker 2 (33:44):
He has finished that 26 times, wow okay, and the hard
rock 100 for for people whodon't know, is just counting to
100, or?
Speaker 1 (33:57):
yeah, again and again .
It's a 100 mile run.
You have 48 hours to completethe 100 miles.
It climbs 33,000 feet in areally big circle in southwest
Colorado and I am on the boardof the Hard Rock and I'm also
privileged and blessed to havegotten into Hard Rock and been
(34:18):
able to finish it 17 times 17?
Speaker 2 (34:20):
17?
Speaker 1 (34:21):
17,.
Yeah, and so it's somethingthat means a great deal to me,
and we started that podcast as away to capture stories from
some of the old timers who werethere at the beginning of the
race.
As Kirk, the person whoseepisode comes out tomorrow, he
has had a role either as arunner or a volunteer in every
single one of the Hard Rockssince it started in 1992.
Speaker 3 (34:44):
Oh my God, that's fantastic.
To capture, yeah, the storiesand to memorialize those things.
It's.
Speaker 1 (34:51):
That's the idea because, someday those people
won't be around anymore, and wedon't want those stories to die,
we want them to live on, sopeople will know what, uh, what
was there at the beginning ofthat event and how it evolved.
Speaker 2 (35:02):
When I think about legacy and history, the
different events that we'vecovered on our show.
So far.
So far.
Yes, we're not ultra runners,and Cheryl likes to say, yet
Right.
One of our Runcation Nationmembers who would be a fan of
your Hard Rock 100 podcast, sowe will certainly link to it in
(35:23):
the show notes for this episode.
The purpose of reaching out toyou is the legacy and the
meaning behind a weekend wherewe get to connect with you and
some pretty fantastic people,which, for a great cause, let's
just say and that would be theDonna Marathon weekend, and
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let's just say, the wholefearless series, when we get a
chance to do the entire fearlessseries of races, the Mother's
Day and then the players on thegolf course right, but how did
you first get involved with theDonna Foundation.
Speaker 1 (36:19):
Donna Deegan started her foundation many years ago to
raise money, to run with her inthe way that they were wearing
her the shirt that she wasselling for the Gate River Run
big 15K.
That happens in Jacksonville.
Speaker 3 (36:30):
We've covered that one on the show Nice.
It's a great run.
Speaker 1 (36:33):
Great, I can remember , yeah, so I can remember TV
commercials.
I'm running with Donna andyou'd buy one of these shirts
and you were helping to supporther foundation and she came out
with with a book she's had hastwo books out now, but her first
book.
She was doing a kind of a booktour and I went to hear her
speak at a library and I wasreally touched by her message
(36:56):
and I was touched by the, thenumber of people that she
mentioned that were helping herout in so many different ways,
including some doctors that weregiving their services to these
folks free of charge to helpthem through rough times when
they're struggling with cancer.
And I'm not a doctor, but mywife is and my father is, and so
(37:18):
I took this idea to them.
But I was a running coach Atthat point.
I was not working full-time forJeff Galloway, I was a local
training, a local programdirector in Jacksonville.
But I went to Jeff and I said,hey, this woman has got this
amazing foundation and I'd loveto help.
Would it be okay with you if Ioffered a deep discount into our
local Galloway program forpeople that promised to raise
(37:42):
money for this foundation?
Would that be okay with you andhe said, yeah, let's do it.
Absolutely.
Jeff was fully on board.
So I reached out to Donna, whodidn't know me from Adam.
But I reached out to Donna anddidn't hear back right away.
And then I tried again and Iused Jeff Galloway's name I'm
local training director for JeffGalloway and I even convinced
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Jeff to come to Jacksonville forthe Gate River Run so that
hopefully he could meet Donna.
And the real connection herewas with Tim Deegan, because Tim
, donna's husband, saw the nameJeff Galloway and then saw my
name and Tim and I knew eachother somewhat because we ran
about the same pace and we'd seeeach other at races.
And so he saw that and he saidoh, chris Twiggs is doing a
(38:26):
thing with Jeff Galloway.
Jeff Galloway, you've got toknow who that is.
He's famous, he's an Olympian,he's, he's the man.
And so he convinced Donna totake this meeting and she went
for it and so we raised about$100,000 that first year for the
Donna Foundation.
And then afterwards Donna calledme up and she said that was
(38:47):
great.
We didn't have our own marathon.
Then we were running theJacksonville marathon and Donna
called me up right after thatand she said that was great.
But I want to go one stepfurther.
I want to put on our own event.
And so we got Jeff Gallowayinvolved again and we planned,
and we took two years ofplanning to make sure we did it
(39:07):
right, and we created the Donnaweekend.
It was called.
It was called 26.2 with Donnais what we called it at first
the National Marathon to FinishBreast Cancer, and that's just
become the Donna, becauseeverybody just started referring
to it in shorthand as the Donna.
Everybody just startedreferring to it in shorthand as
the Donna, and so that's what weall call it.
(39:31):
And so I'm proud to say thatI've been along with Amanda
Napolitano.
I've been involved with itsince before the Donna even
existed.
Amanda was my co-director inthat local Galloway program, and
so she and I worked together totrain folks that first year and
it blew up, and Amanda likes tosay that it's like we're the
dogs that caught the car in thechase in the car, and then
what's the dog going to do ifthe dog ever catches the car?
We caught the car.
She and I both had this dreamof being able to do this sort of
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thing full time, and now, ofcourse, amanda is the executive
director of the Donna foundation, and I get to work for Jeff
Galloway and help people achievetheir dreams of running all the
time.
So that's how it started andthat's how we're still involved.
Speaker 3 (40:06):
That's fantastic, and we've had Amanda on the show a
couple of times as well.
She's told us that story abouthow she.
I think she told a littledifferently.
I think it was something,somehow or another, like
suckering you in but, somethingabout that?
Speaker 1 (40:19):
No, it was, it didn't take.
Neither of us had to convincethe other.
After I'd heard Donna talk, Italked with Amanda about it and
we took this idea to Jeff and wewere both and Jeff as well in
100% from the beginning.
Speaker 3 (40:31):
Yeah, yeah, that guy doesn't do anything halfway,
does he?
Speaker 2 (40:34):
No, and anything attached to his name is
successful.
Glad in this case, because whatthe foundation does for
research in connection with theMayo Clinic and Dr Edith Perez
that we've had on the show, andwhat the foundation does for
families, it's not just a singlepronged approach.
(40:57):
It's there.
Speaker 3 (40:59):
They support the families that are taking care of
the whole the person yeah, yeah, and striving toward the
mission of finishing breastcancer, exactly yeah, but you
mentioned it and I want to talka little bit about this.
You know, every time, or everyyear since we've become
ambassadors- for the donna, wedo our part.
(41:19):
I don't know that we're going tohit a hundred thousand dollars
I sure would like to but we doour part to do what we can to
raise money for the DonnaFoundation.
And this year Jeff donated sixmonths of Galloway customized
training and we were hoping youmight be able to tell the
Runcation Nation a little bitabout what customized training
is and how it works.
Speaker 2 (41:39):
Jeff and Chris kindly donated, so thank you.
Yes, tell us all about it.
Speaker 1 (41:44):
Absolutely Customized training is a way to help
people achieve their fitnessgoals.
What we do is people fill out aquestionnaire when they're
signed up and that helps usunderstand where they are
currently in their fitness.
It helps us know what theirgoals are, what events they
might have planned, if they havetime goals for those events,
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and it also lets us know whattheir time restrictions are
travel, family obligations, workobligations and that allows us
to build a schedule specificallyfor that person that will fit
into their lives.
It doesn't do us any good forus to have the perfect plan on
paper if it's not going to workwith your schedule, if you can't
follow it.
(42:24):
Plan on paper, if it's notgoing to work with your schedule
, if you can't follow it.
And then, beyond that, once theschedule starts and that person
starts training on thatschedule, as things change,
maybe they run a magic mile andthey know they're getting faster
.
Maybe another race comes upthat a friend has convinced them
to do, that they want to add tothe schedule.
Maybe something happens andthey miss a run.
Maybe, hey, maybe twohurricanes hit their area in 10
(42:47):
days and they have to pivotright, so-.
Speaker 3 (42:51):
Wouldn't know what that's no.
Speaker 1 (42:52):
Never happened.
When those things occur, whatCustomize is there for is to
answer questions, rearrange theschedule, fix things so that we
can still have the best chanceat arriving at our starting
lines healthy, uninjured andready to take on whatever
challenges in front of us.
Obviously, I hope that whensomeone purchases this, that
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it'll be something that willguide them toward the Donna or
that the Donna will in some waybe a part of it, but we don't
want to put restrictions on that.
If there's someone that hastheir goal and they want to buy
this as part of the get this onthe on your site as to help them
train for the London marathonor Tokyo or what I don't care.
And that's another thing I'llsay is, yes, what we're donating
here is six months, but ifsomeone has a goal that is two
(43:39):
years away and they know theywant to do dopey 2027 or
something like that, make sureyou let us know what that is and
I will build that schedule outas far as necessary.
It's just the support willcontinue for six months and then
if they want to continue beyondthat, then we'll give them a
discounted rate to continue that.
Speaker 2 (43:57):
Yeah, that's fantastic.
I mean it could be somebody'sfirst ever 5k or any distance or
any goal that a hard rockhundred and I was actually going
to ask would this apply forthings like ultras?
Speaker 1 (44:13):
oh yeah, oh for sure, we've got, I've got folks in
customized that are dean mightknow that guy dean.
Yeah he's always.
He's got two or three hundredmilers a year that we get on his
schedule and so, absolutely,we've got people training for
everything from walking.
I've got some folks that aren'trunners, they're walkers but
they're training for walkinggoals that they have, and so
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everything from that to, as yousaid, maybe their first 5K, all
the way out to things like dopeyor hundred milers even.
It's all the same.
And what I love is we have agreat community around Customize
.
We get together on Zooms wherepeople have a chance to check in
, share their medals, talk abouthow things went, ask questions
and, yes, it's an opportunity tocheck in with me so that I can
(44:54):
adjust their schedules, but it'salso an opportunity for them to
share with our community what'sgoing on in their lives, and
sometimes people log into thoseZooms, not even with a question
or wanting to say anything.
Speaker 2 (45:10):
They just want to hear how their friends are doing
.
You draw inspiration from thecommunity in addition to getting
that customized program thatcan be adjusted at any time by
the expert.
Here.
Speaker 3 (45:21):
Yeah, and I can't tell you how great you are at
helping build community aroundthat and I think that's so
valuable.
And I can't tell you how greatyou are at helping build
community around that and Ithink that's so valuable.
And I would say that's one ofthe big reasons that our
listeners ought to bid on theauction, which, aside from you,
can do so much good for theDonna Foundation.
You can do so much good foryourself, your running goals and
all that.
You are also going to get achance to be part of a really
(45:43):
special community and you'vebeen instrumental in building
that.
Speaker 1 (45:48):
And that's something I did on my own.
It's something that happenedorganically with these amazing
people that I'm privileged tocoach.
Speaker 2 (45:55):
And they're friends far beyond just the initial goal
.
And I think last year when wehad this auction item, we had
somebody that we met at theDonna Marathon weekend Babs bid
on it.
Use that time period and thensign up again, that's right.
I just think that it'ssomething that could like.
(46:18):
Why should listeners bid on theitem?
That was a question we weregoing to ask you, but I think
we're already talking about thecustomization aspect, the
community aspect, and then justbeing inspired by those Zoom
calls when everybody getstogether.
Speaker 1 (46:34):
Yeah, absolutely, it inspires me for sure.
Speaker 2 (46:37):
Yeah.
So you have donated generously.
You and Jeff have donated sixmonths.
That is, I would say, priceless.
Oh, yeah, I would say priceless.
So that's why I think thatpeople should bid on it and we
really can't let you get awaywithout.
(46:58):
We've talked about running andwe've talked about an asset to
somebody's running goals in thecustomized training program, but
we also have we're the Run EatDrink podcast right, and I don't
know that we've ever hit you upfor questions around food and
beverage.
Speaker 3 (47:13):
I don't know.
I have to go back and listen.
Speaker 2 (47:15):
I mean we did have him on once.
Speaker 3 (47:16):
A little bit.
Speaker 2 (47:17):
And we talked about like Jacksonville locations
around the Donna, I think.
But I asked you if you couldcome on and make a cocktail
because I hear that in the pastaround the Donna you have made a
cocktail, but we always talkabout food first.
So you're going to make acocktail, and should there be an
(47:39):
ideal meal that goes along withthis cocktail?
Speaker 3 (47:42):
We're not asking you to cook, we're just saying no, I
get that.
Speaker 1 (47:51):
I think that when I was, I got into wine somewhat
when I was, when I was in gradschool.
My father has a very good winecollection and one of the things
that I learned from him isevery food goes with every wine.
If they're both things that youenjoy, it's not that it has to
be a perfect thing that has tobe paired a certain way.
If you're enjoying that glassof wine or you're enjoying that
cocktail and you enjoy thatparticular food, then that is
perfect for you.
We have, I know the Donna isdown in Jacksonville Beach and
(48:14):
there's some amazing places toeat there.
I live in Fernandina Beach andit's a nice little community and
we have a restaurant.
That's the closest restaurantto our house we could.
If there weren't a couple oftrees in the way, we could see
the restaurant and the owner isa dear friend and she likes to
call her restaurant Our SecondKitchen and so it is a.
(48:36):
The location is called WickedBao, b-a-o Wicked Bao, and if
you ever make it up here youhave to go to Wicked Bao.
It's Taiwanese street food.
It is amazing the bao, the bunsYou're talking my language.
Are incredible.
They also do they.
Do you like tater tots?
Right, who doesn't like tater?
Speaker 3 (48:56):
tots.
Who doesn't like tater tots?
I'm a child of the 80s.
Speaker 1 (49:02):
Of course I like do rice tots and I got to tell you
these things are incredible,these rice tots Interesting.
Speaker 2 (49:09):
Better than tater tots.
Speaker 1 (49:11):
You need to come up here.
You need to come up here andtry them.
That's my go-to second kitchen.
That's the place that I love toget a bao, maybe with some
shrimp on it or maybe just tofu.
They also do for those thatelite pork.
They do a good pork bao.
They do a beef bao.
So lots of different options.
They run different specials,those and some of those rice
(49:32):
tots.
That is a perfect meal for meanytime.
Speaker 3 (49:35):
Nice.
We'll make sure to link to themand their social media and the
show notes there, of course.
Speaker 2 (49:40):
And then what should we enjoy as we go from your home
right to that meal?
Not that we well as a precursorto the meal, as a cocktail?
Sure, because it's right, it'swalking.
Speaker 1 (49:51):
It's less than a 10th of a mile.
It's so close to my house Ihave, so I'm going to make this
up for you here.
I realize that people that arelistening to this are not going
to see what's happening, but Idon't care, because it gives me
an opportunity to make this upmyself.
Speaker 3 (50:03):
And just so we're clear for those that are
listening, Chris is coming to usfrom his home set, which is
decked out like quite the tikibar.
Speaker 1 (50:12):
I love the tiki bar, the aid station.
Speaker 2 (50:15):
The aid station.
Speaker 1 (50:17):
The aid station In an ultra marathon, in races,
marathons, half marathons, even5Ks you have water stops right,
of course.
But in an ultra marathon, youhave aid stations.
So it's more than just waterstop, it's food, it might be a
place to take a nap if it's areally long race, and there are
people there that take care ofall of your needs, and so it's
an aid station.
(50:37):
So this is my aid station.
I love it.
Speaker 2 (50:39):
How long have you had your aid station there, Like
when did it become a thing foryou?
Speaker 1 (50:44):
My daughter came up with the idea of us building a
tiki bar when she was in highschool.
We visited Disney and we wentto a food and wine festival and
we saw a little tiki set up andshe said we should build one of
those.
And then when her she has twoolder brothers and when they had
both graduated from high schooland gone off to college, she
(51:05):
was the only one at home with usand we realized she's going to
be gone in a couple of years andwe'll be empty nesters.
And so over those last twoyears while she was home, we
built this and then, once we hadit, I was like, what do you do
with a tiki bar?
I guess you make tiki drinks.
So I started learning abouttiki drinks and started
(51:28):
collecting rum, because that'sthe normal base for tiki drinks,
and collecting mugs, becausethose are a cool thing.
Speaker 2 (51:32):
And they are cool, it's just become a great thing.
Speaker 1 (51:34):
And I got to tell you I'm glad that we started that
right before COVID, because thenwhen COVID hit, nobody was
going out to bars and thosesorts of things.
We had everything we neededright here.
Speaker 2 (51:45):
That's fantastic.
So what are you making for usAll?
Speaker 1 (51:49):
right, so I'm going to make a Donna Daiquiri.
Oh, so I'm starting with I'vegot a half ounce of freshly
squeezed pineapple juice.
Speaker 3 (51:58):
Very nice.
Speaker 1 (51:59):
And then I've got a half an ounce of lime juice, and
normally I would just useregular limes, but we've got a
key lime tree and the key limesare just perfect right now.
Speaker 3 (52:09):
Very Florida and key limes for everyone who's out
there.
If you get a green key lime pie, it's not real key lime pie.
Key limes are not green.
Speaker 1 (52:19):
No, no, they start green.
They're like any other fruit.
They're going to be green onthe tree at first, but when
they're ripe they're yellow.
And then we're going to dothree quarters of an ounce of
simple syrup, just one to onesugar and water, and then we're
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going to do two ounces of alight rum, and I'm using what's
your go-to yeah?
we have a really cool rumdistillery here on the island,
um also, not only is it there,so it's marlin and barrel rum
distillery, and next door, ownedby the same gentleman, they
have a cidery.
So if you like drinking ciders,that's the place to go for your
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cider Very nice yes.
It's fantastic.
I was in there actually just onSunday watching football in
there.
It was a great place to do that.
All right, now here's whatmakes it donna, ish okay, and
four raspberries, oh okay thoseare fresh raspberries fresh
raspberries and I'm gonna muddlethese fresh raspberries in here
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because we have to have it.
Just right to be a Donna Daffry,and now I've got.
I happened to just right offhere off camera, I have a pebble
ice machine.
Speaker 3 (53:50):
Oh, wow.
Speaker 1 (53:52):
My pebble ice.
Speaker 3 (53:55):
That's the good ice.
Speaker 1 (53:56):
That's the good ice for a tiki drink.
Speaker 3 (53:58):
That's what you want you like the single ice cube,
for something like old fashion,something like an old fashion
where you want to control themelt and and you don't want to
over dilute, yes, but tikidrinks yeah, no, you're exactly
right, those, especially if youcan get a clear cube.
Oh yeah, yeah nice, that's toomuch work at home a lot of work,
so I've got a chilled glasshere Like those, especially if
you can get a clear cube.
Oh yeah, yeah, nice, that's toomuch work at home.
Speaker 1 (54:19):
A lot of work, so I've got a chilled glass here.
Speaker 2 (54:22):
I've got my strainer oh.
Speaker 1 (54:24):
And I'll turn my camera here a little bit so you
can see this.
Speaker 2 (54:26):
Look at that chilled glass.
So pretty.
Speaker 3 (54:29):
And look at the color on that Perfect.
Speaker 2 (54:33):
Muddled strawberry, muddled raspberries, create that
.
Speaker 1 (54:37):
That's exactly right.
Speaker 3 (54:45):
And then for garnish.
Speaker 1 (54:47):
I have a little pineapple chunk and a raspberry.
Look at that, oh, cheers,cheers, guys.
Speaker 3 (54:52):
Yay, we're going to have to make that we're going to
have to make that.
Speaker 1 (54:55):
Yes, I'll make sure you've got the recipe.
Speaker 2 (54:58):
I'll send it over to you it sounds like it's balanced
, like it's not too much of thesimple and not too much tartness
, but a little bit of sweetness.
Speaker 3 (55:06):
And I was going to say it's almost a nod to the
Hemingway daiquiri in the wayyou went with it.
Speaker 1 (55:17):
Yeah, because you went with it.
Yeah, because you'd havegrapefruit juice in in the
hemingway but using thepineapple instead for that.
Speaker 2 (55:20):
Yeah, and you know what?
That is a throwback to the veryfirst episode, where we
traveled to orlando to have jeffgalloway on the show and went
to santiago's bodega and had ahemingway daiquiri.
Speaker 3 (55:32):
Yes, and I can't bring it full circle there I
cannot tell you I was.
Speaker 2 (55:36):
Let me just tell.
I went to the track shack tohear him talk about all the
drills and everything.
I'm sure that you hammer homein customized training and I was
so intimidated and I think thatwhen we recorded my neck was
red, my ears were red.
I was shaking with the notes onmy iPad and he says he, just you
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and he have this quality whereyou can, just you just put your
hand on someone's shoulder.
They're nervous about a race,they're nervous about an
interview, they're nervous aboutsomething.
It's going to be okay, you gotit, we're just talking.
And if that doesn't work, he'llhand you one of these daiquiris
, exactly, and it will calm youdown.
Right, take the edge off.
(56:23):
Take the edge off.
Speaker 3 (56:25):
So Well, coach Twigs has brought us not only just an
amazing donation to our auctionIncredible Also a fantastic
recipe there that he's going toInstagram even which is great.
Speaker 2 (56:37):
I cannot wait, I can't, oh yes.
Speaker 3 (56:39):
And we were able to sneak a couple of
recommendations out of him interms of food and drink Wicked
Bow and.
Marlin and Barrel Rum andCiders.
Speaker 2 (56:48):
We have to find a race up there and come do it.
Speaker 3 (56:51):
Right.
Speaker 2 (56:51):
Don't we?
Yeah, we have to.
Speaker 1 (56:53):
We have some great ones up this direction.
Speaker 2 (56:56):
So I cannot thank you and Jeff Galloway enough, coach
Twiggs, for donating six monthsof the customized training and
talking about all of thebenefits.
I just hope that people knowthis is one of the most valuable
things in our auction to comeand bid on, and our auction is
(57:20):
live now on our Facebook page atfacebookcom slash runny drink
podcast, and I encourage peopleto bid on this because I think
it's a life changing item in ourlist, not only for the
recipient, but also paying itforward to the Donna Foundation.
Speaker 1 (57:39):
And thank you so very much for supporting the Donna
Foundation with this auction.
It's such a worthy cause.
There are a lot of worthycauses out there, but obviously
this is one that's very close toour hearts and Jeff and I want
to support in every way we can,and we really appreciate you
partnering with us in thatsupport.
Speaker 2 (57:57):
Oh, we can't thank you enough.
Anybody who wants to join ourteam, donate to our fundraiser.
I encourage you to bid.
But if you also want to run theDonna with us in February of
2025, you can go to runsignupcomslash Runcation Nation 2025 and
join our team or donate to ourteam.
But, Coach Twigs, we can't waitto see you at that weekend, if
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not sooner, because we want toaccomplish, explore and indulge
with you really soon.
Speaker 3 (58:27):
He's such a nice guy.
Speaker 2 (58:29):
That drink looks beautiful.
Speaker 3 (58:32):
I love that he came prepared.
He understood the assignment.
I need a tiki drink, I need tobe pink and I need you.
He came prepared.
He understood the assignment.
I need a tiki drink, I need itto be pink and I need you to
sell it.
And he knocked it out of thepark.
Speaker 2 (58:44):
And he gave us some.
I may or may not have been onthe websites of the distillery
and the Wicked.
Speaker 3 (58:53):
Vow.
We have not been there yet.
We have not been there.
We have not been there.
Speaker 2 (58:57):
But I'm just going to tell you now that we should go
there.
Speaker 3 (59:01):
And every time we go every year we do, donna we find
new stuff Of course.
And it's because of our friendswho are locals up there.
Speaker 1 (59:09):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (59:09):
Whether it's Mike and Andy Sharp, whether it's Chris,
yeah, we get amazingrecommendations.
Amanda, donna herself.
Speaker 2 (59:16):
Yes, amy Mergen, I'm sorry, I'm sorry oh.
Speaker 3 (59:19):
Mayor Donna.
Speaker 2 (59:21):
Mayor, donna Deegan, and also Amy Mergen, who is a
board member of the DonnaFoundation.
Speaker 3 (59:27):
So we get amazing recommendations and we've said
that's always a secret sauce.
We can find a local who cantell us hey, where do we need to
go?
Speaker 2 (59:35):
They know and.
Speaker 3 (59:36):
Jacksonville is such a big area.
It's the largest municipal areain the state of Florida.
Cape Coral is number two interms of total land area where
we're at, but they are numberone by quite a margin.
Speaker 2 (59:50):
Well, there's lots to explore and indulge.
Speaker 3 (59:53):
There are, and when you're up there you've got
Jacksonville proper the city.
But the Donup encompasses notonly Jacksonville but the beach
towns around it, and there areseveral, so we talk about it a
lot.
You'll hear us mention NeptuneBeach and Atlantic Beach.
Yes, but that's all in thatsame area.
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Everything's within about 15,20 minutes.
Speaker 2 (01:00:16):
It's fantastic and just a place you should go, but
that's all in that same area.
Everything's within about 15,20 minutes.
It's fantastic and just a placeyou should go.
Speaker 3 (01:00:21):
So we're going to have the recipe.
Speaker 2 (01:00:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (01:00:25):
For that drink, yeah, which I'm very interested to
make.
Speaker 2 (01:00:29):
I want to right now.
Speaker 3 (01:00:31):
And links to everything that we've talked
about here on the show, ofcourse, but we cannot thank you
guys enough for joining us thisweek on Runny Drink Podcast.
Please bid on the auction itemsto support the Donna Foundation
.
We have a link tree set up onInstagram.
Yes, so that you can get rightto it.
Yeah, we're going to bebasically throwing that out
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there throughout social mediaevery week, at least once or
twice for the next several weeks.
We want you guys bidding.
This is for a great cause.
These are amazing gifts.
We have many of these itemsalready.
We do.
We cannot recommend them enough.
Speaker 2 (01:01:12):
Thanks for joining us in 2024, at the end of 20, end
of 24.
My goodness.
Speaker 3 (01:01:20):
We're about to 25.
Speaker 2 (01:01:21):
We're about to 25, but thank you for joining us on
your long run, your commute towork around the house or
wherever you are.
I'm your host Amy, and I'm yourcohost Dana.
Stay safe and well and we willaccomplish, explore and indulge
with you for a great causeReally soon.
Hi, I'm Chris Twiggs, chief Training Officer for
Galloway Training, and you'relistening to the Run Eat Drink
podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Welcome to the Run Eat Drink podcast.
We feature destination racesfrom across the country and
after the race, we take you on atour of the best local food and
beverage to celebrate.
So, whether you are an eliterunner or a back-of-the-packer
like us, you'll know the bestplaces to accomplish, explore
and indulge on your nextruncation.
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Hey, welcome to episode 298 ofthe Runny Drink Podcast.
I'm your host, amy, and I'myour co-host, dana.
Speaker 3 (00:46):
I can't believe it's only 298.
Of the Runny Drink Podcast.
I'm your host, amy, and I'myour co-host, dana.
I can't believe it's only 298.
I feel like we should be over300.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
And I'm blaming the hurricanes.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Literally two in the last month, month and a half.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
And then a threat of one coming later next week,
maybe kind of yes I think theyucatan peninsula might be the
mvp next week.
Oh no, break it up so that wedon't have to deal with a name
storm.
But well, it's been a.
It's been a rough hurricaneseason for us and I think it's
put us behind?
Speaker 2 (01:21):
indeed it has, and we're just happy we're still
doing it.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Indeed.
So welcome everybody, and thankyou for joining us on episode
298.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
So close.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Of the Runny Drink Podcast.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
So close.
This is a very special episode.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
Oh, I feel like we should have a hallmark like a
hallmark movie intro, like on avery special episode of the
Runny Drink podcast.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
This is.
It's November.
It's one of my favorite monthsof the year.
I've made no secret about thison any coffee chat, on any
episode, on any live that we do.
November and Thanksgiving oneof my favorite times of year and
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I feel a focus on gratitude andgiving back.
So what better way than to giveback to a cause that we're
passionate about the DonnaFoundation.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Exactly October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
That is traditionally when yousee all the pink ribbons coming
out and all that stuff.
But November is Thanksgivingand that is where you give
thanks and we are so gratefulfor the Donna and the race and
what it does to support theDonna Foundation and what the
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foundation does for people whoare battling breast cancer, the
families who are supportingtheir family members and loved
ones who are going through thatbattle and it's just an amazing
organization.
We've talked about them yearafter year.
We'll continue to do so for aslong as we're podcasting.
We are going to be talking alot today about why we run for
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the Donna and why we supportthem and what we're doing to
support them as we head into thegiving season.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Yes indeed, giving season, yes indeed.
So let's start with some shoutouts for our fellow podcasting
friends.
First up, of course, we hadStephanie, who walked all three
events the Wine and Dine Weekendevents from the Pace Yourself
it's Just Cancer podcast.
(03:43):
And then, the same exactweekend, Aaron from the same
podcast and the We'll Run Forpodcast.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
Of We'll Run For podcast fame.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Yes, completed the New York City Marathon for
Fred's team and they raisedfunds for Memorial Sloan
Kettering Cancer Center.
I saw some pretty awesome posts, some overwhelmingly emotional
posts.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Yeah, really powerful stuff.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
And so congratulations to those two
fellow podcasters.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
Great job, ladies.
That's amazing work.
We also want to shout out to afriend of the show, Michael
Leslie.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Fantastic runcation recap he gave us from London.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
He did, and he now has a Chicago marathon under his
belt, and not just Chicago, butalso the New York City marathon
.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
In the last two months.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Hello, how many world marathon major stars is it now?
Applause, yes, applause.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
Okay, let me see if I can find the applause button.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Can I?
Speaker 3 (04:50):
find the applause button.
Do I have it?
Speaker 2 (04:52):
I do Nicely done, just knocking them out.
I think that would leave Berlinand Tokyo for him?
Speaker 3 (05:07):
I think so yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
And then he'll have them Like Andy Sharp.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
That's awesome.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Yeah, so congratulations to all of you.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
And Mike Leslie, by the way, he is at Run Dizner on
social media, so check him out.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Diznerd on social media, so check him out.
And last week, actually thelast two episodes.
We have been shouting out Gregand Jovina, the owners of Nice
Guys Pizza, because they did anamazing thing this year All
through their fall cocktail menuthey have featured the I Dream
of Autumn Barbie.
Speaker 3 (05:45):
Yes, I mean, they are friends of the show, they are
patrons of the show and they arejust friends of ours personally
.
So we have been so fortunateand so blessed to know them for
over a decade now and they'vethey they heard and they
listened to the show.
They know what we we do, andthis is a drink that was
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inspired by you talking with um,one of their former bartenders,
who's still a active mixologisthere in south florida.
Oh yeah, and talking about whata flavor profile you're wanting
to do.
Uh, and britney, who is thegenius behind the drink?
She jotted notes down while youguys were talking and then this
(06:27):
became a staple on the seasonalmenu and it's called I Dream of
Autumn Barbie, because when wewere first going to Nice, guys,
years and years ago, they didn'tknow our names and they started
calling us Barbie and KenBecause we would show up, I
think, every Friday.
Friday was our go-to day.
We were there every Fridayevening for a long time.
Speaker 2 (06:50):
One weekend night pretty much every weekend, Every
week yeah.
Speaker 3 (06:54):
This drink that Brittany came up with was a riff
on an old-fashioned Bourbonspiced, pear, maple, orange,
orange and black walnut bittersand it is absolutely fantastic.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
This drink is so good I'm drinking it right now
because they have what's calledlittle helpers yeah, they.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
During the, the pandemic.
They came up with this greatidea because in the state of
florida they really relaxed thelaws regarding sale of alcoholic
beverages.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Trying to help the business owner.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Essentially, yeah, they let everybody tap into
their recreational alcoholism tokeep businesses afloat here.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Oh my goodness.
Speaker 3 (07:33):
And I mean that in the healthiest way possible.
Sure, but it's true.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
In Florida, you couldn't do to-go spirits like
this prior to COVID Right, sothey ended up coming up with
they have a small canningmachine and they have these tiny
cans.
They look like.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
They have the tiny soda cans now, like the really
mini ones.
Speaker 3 (07:59):
That's what they look like.
They're not the skinny sodacans, but they're half height.
They're so cool and they doseveral of their cocktails as
canned cocktails, and if it's asmoked cocktail, they give you
the canned cocktail and they doa smoked jar of what?
(08:23):
Do you call it?
A mason jar, little mini?
Yeah, they smoke the mason jarand cap it off and they trap the
smoke in there and then theysend you home with this kit to
assemble these drinks.
It's fantastic, it's so smartSorry I didn't mean to hijack
that, no, no, I just wanted tobrag on them a little bit.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
Of course, tis the season for gratitude of some
amazing and creative thingsthey've done.
And we sent this information toAmanda Napolitano, who is the
executive director of the DonnaFoundation, and she was out on
her run and she was listening tothe show where we shout out
Greg and Jovina, and she wasjust so touched about what
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they've done and so fascinatedby the description of the drink
that she sent a shout out backoh fantastic, and we have that
now.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
An audio file, let's play it, yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
Greg and Jovina for Autumn Barbie and $2 to the
Donna Foundation for every drink.
Speaker 1 (09:24):
Makes me want to come visit you guys and enjoy that
together.
Maybe I will Love y'all.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
Thank you, yeah, amanda's so sweet she is.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
I didn't expect her to.
She didn't do that.
She just texted me a video allof a sudden after I sent her a
link to the show.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
And I was going to say, if she can't make it down
during autumn, the autumn season, we might be able to.
Since the drink is canned Right, it could be transported to her
.
Just saying we could make thathappen.
Thank you to Amanda for theshow and thank you all so much.
If you want a shout out for youor someone else that you love
(10:02):
on the show, send us an email toinfo at runeatdrinknet.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
That's info at runeatdrinknet, or you can give
us a call and leave us a messagethat we can play on the show
just like we did Like you justheard.
Amanda's at 941-677-2733.
That's 941-677-2733.
Speaker 3 (10:28):
Let's talk running.
Speaker 2 (10:29):
Let's talk running For a cause.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
Yeah, and again, October is Breast Cancer
Awareness Month.
That's fine.
We've mentioned the Donna, ofcourse, during October how can
you not?
But we're going to mention itagain.
Number one, because we'reambassadors for the Donna
Foundation, the Donna raceitself, and we're believers in
the cause.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Yes, because I think they've done some amazing work,
not only to support the familiesand those who are fighting the
disease in treatment, but alsoin partnership with the Mayo
Clinic.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
Exactly.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
To finish breast cancer, and it is just near and
dear to our hearts.
I think it hits close to homein every circle that I have ever
been a part of, in terms offriendships or colleagues, work
environments.
There's not a life that hasn'tbeen touched by this.
Speaker 3 (11:27):
No, our friend Andy Sharp, who we talk about on the
show pretty frequently.
She has the group, the BouncyHunters, that she's put together
, which is a group of medicalprofessionals that work either
at or adjacent or in the areaaround Mayo, the Mayo Clinic up
in Jacksonville, and theirtagline is for those who can't,
(11:48):
and it's C-A-8-N-T.
Speaker 2 (11:51):
Yeah, the A is an eight, because one in eight
women will be diagnosed withbreast cancer.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
Yeah, so this is a prolific and insidious disease
that is going to impact so manypeople, has impacted so many
people and we're not immune.
I lost my mom in 2016 to stagefour metastatic breast cancer.
Her situation was that she didnot want to get treatment.
(12:22):
She didn't want to get to dothe preventative work.
She didn't like the idea of amamm treatment.
She didn't want to get to dothe preventative work.
She didn't like the idea of amammogram.
She didn't and was veryresistant to it.
Even when she was told by herdoctor that she loved and
trusted who was a wonderfulwoman, who who was my mom's
primary care physician for yearsmy mom just was absolutely
(12:44):
resistant to the idea and shewas told, when I was in the room
during the diagnosis, that notonly this is breast cancer, but
I want my intern to come and seethis, because a situation like
yours is not something wenormally see in the United
(13:05):
States.
It's preventable 100%preventable and if this is a
(13:27):
situation where early detectioncould have meant the difference
between my mom, gettingtreatment and to destigmatize
and make sure that peopleunderstand that it's so
important to get those annualtreatments, and I've also got
friends who've had male membersof the family get diagnosed with
breast cancer too.
It's not just a female onlydisease.
(13:48):
Men can get it as well.
That's not typically what youhear about, and certainly not in
November.
They always talk abouttesticular cancer but regardless
, this is something that's not afemale only disease.
That's not a female onlydisease.
However, it is predominantly, Ithink, for something that
(14:10):
impacts women and, having lostsomebody as special to me as my
mother to it, I want to doeverything I can to encourage
women to get checked, stay upand stay current and for those
that need treatment to have aresource to be able to go and
get treatment to not have tochoose between the rich from the
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Donna Foundation talks aboutnot having to choose between
paying a bill and gettingtreatment, and that's what the
Donna does.
Speaker 2 (14:37):
Exactly.
Speaker 3 (14:47):
These grants for people to not have to choose
between life savingsavingtreatment and paying a bill is
so incredible.
That's a cause I can get behindfor the rest of my life and
we're very grateful for them.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
So Fitz talks about it too.
Don't dismiss regular yearlyexams.
And she is the race announcerfor the Donna Marathon weekend.
Speaker 3 (15:05):
I'm so glad by the way, they've had great
announcers in the past.
We got to meet Fitz and thenthe partnership that happened
with Fitz and the Donna was sucha hand-in-glove fit.
Speaker 2 (15:18):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (15:18):
Because Fitz is such an amazing person Her own story
about her battle with cancer,Her book.
If you see any of our our livestreams is featured prominently
right in the middle my noisycancer comeback and she is just
A great friend of the show, yes,and just a wonderful woman.
Speaker 2 (15:38):
We have many friends of the show that have donated to
our online auction.
Speaker 3 (15:46):
Which we've done for the last couple of years and
we're doing again this year, bythe way.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
We are doing it again this year.
We have typically had a photoalbum over on Facebook.
Year we have typically had aphoto album over on Facebook and
in that photo album we havephotos with comments or with a
description detailing theauction item and then
participants can go and view andbid in the comments.
(16:12):
It's like a silent auction yeah.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
But online.
Speaker 2 (16:16):
Yes, and the common, that's the space for you to bid
and outbid each other, and thenwe highly encourage bidding wars
.
Yes, we do, and there are someamazing donations that people
have made.
Speaker 3 (16:33):
Yeah, We've gotten donations from, like you've said
, friends of the show.
We've gotten donations fromformer guests on the show who
have become friends of the show.
We are humbled by theoutpouring of support for our
tiny little endeavor here andthe support for this cause.
Check out this online auction.
(17:02):
You're going to be veryimpressed with the quantity and
quality of items to bid on thisyear.
Speaker 2 (17:04):
So we have a link in the show notes to the auction
items and we're going to takebids up through 7 pm on Giving
Tuesday, which is the Tuesdayafter Thanksgiving, okay, which
is December 2nd if memory servesand at that time we'll notify
(17:29):
the winner in the comments andwe'll provide a link to our
Donna Foundation fundraisingsite where you can donate to our
fundraiser and then we willship you your item.
Speaker 3 (17:42):
So the deal is you make your bid, you get the high
bid on the comment section At 7pm, we cut it off and then, once
we have the confirmation thatyou have done your donation,
then we ship your item.
Speaker 2 (18:02):
We ship your item or we email you the code to redeem
it or the information about.
Speaker 3 (18:07):
Because some of the items are digital.
Speaker 2 (18:09):
Yes, we have lots and lots of auction items.
Just to provide an overview.
Speaker 3 (18:15):
Yeah, A highlight reel if you will of what you can
expect if you go and check thisout.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
Of course, we donate podcast swag in partnership with
Pure Creative Apparel.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
Yes, our friends Pam and Ariel, who make the amazing
swag that we have, and so manyof you sport Again.
All of the swag that we have isguaranteed to make you 17 to
22% faster in your runs.
We don't know how it works.
It's just science.
Speaker 2 (18:42):
It happens Just the researchers from the Runny Drink
Podcast Towers.
Speaker 3 (18:46):
Here at the Towers we have a team of crack scientists
who have determined that thisis the case, you would be crazy
not to bid on that.
Of course, also have an entry.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
This is huge.
I love this.
Speaker 3 (18:59):
I am very excited about this one.
This is a brand new one for us.
We have an entry to the BigBeach Marathon weekend, january
25th and 26th of 2025.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
And you can choose from 7K a half marathon, a
marathon or challenge events andwe had nikki popovich from the
big beach marathon on and totalk about that weekend and it's
amazing.
It's a runcation meetup, it's anation meetup and people are
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getting excited about it.
I can't wait so wow.
Speaker 3 (19:36):
That's going to be our first time going back to
Alabama and doing an organizedrace event.
You did some podcast content orwe did some podcast content
from Rocket City in Huntsville.
Speaker 2 (19:53):
And I did training runs while you attended your day
job conference.
Speaker 3 (19:56):
I had a conference to go to she's out running around
and she's jogging and findingbreweries during the day, and
then I got to experience itafter the fact, but she got to
pre-sample them.
It was fantastic.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
I think that area is going to be.
It's a different area this time, but it's going to be fantastic
.
Speaker 3 (20:14):
It's more of a beach town, so we mentioned Fitz just
a second ago, yeah.
And she not only is an award,like I'm going to say,
award-winning author.
Speaker 2 (20:24):
She is.
Speaker 3 (20:24):
She's a fantastic author, she is one of our
favorite race announcers, butshe is also a bit of a coach and
as well as a fellow podcaster,and she has a course that we've
talked about on the show andit's called fixing your life
with fitsness, and she isdonating that course.
Speaker 2 (20:48):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (20:49):
And we've gone through it.
It's phenomenal.
Speaker 2 (20:51):
You're going to love it lots of real, honest
information about fixing yourlife, not only in the area of
fitness, but just having awell-rounded life supported by
good nutrition, good exerciseand sound research.
(21:12):
And she just does no frills.
Tell it like it is.
Speaker 3 (21:15):
I was going to say she drops the truth bombs.
Speaker 2 (21:18):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
And this course is not for the faint of heart, but
it is absolutely phenomenal andwe can't recommend it enough.
So you got to get over thereand bid on that.
Speaker 2 (21:29):
The amazing Catherine Switzer First.
Who is that?
Tell us who that is First.
Speaker 3 (21:35):
I'm sorry First.
She's a big deal, she's a bigdeal.
Speaker 2 (21:36):
She's a big deal.
We've had her on the show.
We traveled through time tohave her on the show and she was
the first official femaleparticipant in the Boston
Marathon and she wrote a bookwhich is incredibly funny,
poignant, inspiring.
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It is motivating.
She has donated the MarathonWoman and that is her book, and
Roger Robinson, her husband, hasdonated Spirit of the Marathon,
so we have a bundle.
Speaker 3 (22:17):
We have two.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
We have yeah, we have a bundle of Marathon Woman and
Spirit of the Marathon, and thenwe have an extra copy of Spirit
of the Marathon.
So if you're looking forgetting your holiday gifts in
order, stocking stuffers- thingslike that For the runner in
your life.
Speaker 3 (22:36):
Yeah, I'm going to tell you right now Stocking
stuffers, things like that Forthe runner in your life.
Yeah, I'm going to tell youright now that one you're going
to have to bid against me forbecause I think Spirit of the
Marathon might.
If y'all don't outbid me, it'sgoing to become a set piece.
Speaker 2 (22:47):
It's great, it's fantastic.
Speaker 3 (22:49):
Because we could put that right by Fitz's book.
We can put it right next to BevKofleski's book.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
Or Nir Bart Yasso yeah.
Speaker 3 (22:58):
So we've got a few books on the set here, yeah.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
We could do Nir Ambi Burfoot, mm-hmm.
Speaker 3 (23:04):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (23:05):
But we also have some set pieces and we were lucky
enough to have Dave McGilvery.
Speaker 3 (23:13):
And who is that?
He is For those who might benew to running or new to the
Running Drink podcast.
Speaker 2 (23:19):
So wonderful.
He's an amazing human being andrace.
Director of the Boston Marathon.
Speaker 3 (23:25):
Yeah, he's the race director for the Boston Marathon
.
He has been on the show acouple of times he is the best
interview.
Speaker 2 (23:32):
He is the original charity runner for the Jimmy
Fund and he ran across countryand then ended in a baseball
stadium there.
And it's just he and he's justfull of stories that inspire you
, that make you think aboutearning your goal, with
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everything in your mind, in yourheart, and what you do
physically to prepare for it.
Speaker 3 (24:03):
So you think about a guy like David Gilvery and you
go what's he donating?
He has written several books.
Speaker 2 (24:12):
Yes, and they're autographed.
So Running Across America,dream Big and Finish Strong.
These are illustrated books andI think they're great for the
preteen or teen in your lifethat's just getting into running
(24:33):
or, if you want, to inspirethem with what is possible in
life.
Speaker 3 (24:40):
Exactly.
Yeah, what a great positivemessage.
Speaker 2 (24:44):
And giving back.
Speaker 3 (24:45):
We also have a donation from another again.
Friend of the show.
Oh yes, A brewery that we havereviewed more than once, and
we've actually featured theirbeer on live streams in the past
.
Oh, we love it, it's a localbrewery here in Southwest
Florida called Coastal DaysBrewery and they have been so
kind to donate glassware and asticker set and a gift card.
Speaker 2 (25:09):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (25:10):
So if you needed an excuse to come to Southwest
Florida I mean, if you neededmore of an excuse you could come
visit your favorite runningpodcaster.
Speaker 2 (25:18):
And then we could do a brewery tour and places to
explore and indulge in SouthwestFlorida.
Speaker 3 (25:26):
Exactly.
Speaker 2 (25:26):
This would be at the top of the list, along with Nice
Guys Pizza.
Speaker 3 (25:30):
Which, by the way, has also donated a gift card In
addition to what they're doingwith.
Speaker 2 (25:36):
I Dream of Autumn, barbie, can you just?
My heart is full when I thinkabout this.
Speaker 3 (25:45):
And can I just mention okay, we're in the
middle of, it's already themiddle of November.
Speaker 2 (25:50):
Oh yeah, I don't know where this year went.
Speaker 3 (25:52):
I was about to say October.
I don't know where the yearwent, middle of.
Speaker 2 (25:54):
November.
Where'd it go?
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (25:57):
To give you an idea, nice Guys does does certainly
traditional pizzas, but we havetalked about them in the past.
They do very non-traditionalthings as well they're creative
part of their regular menu.
They also do seasonal items.
Oh, and, right now, as we areheading into to thanksgiving
dinner.
So the pizza crust is actuallya.
It has, uh, sage and spices init, so the pizza crust is
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actually takes on the flavor ofstuffing.
Oh, they replace the sauce withmashed potatoes and gravy.
Oh yes, they top it instead ofpepperoni and sauces, they top
it with turkey, and then theydrizzle on it a cranberry
reduction.
Speaker 2 (26:46):
It's so great.
Speaker 3 (26:47):
It's insanity and you know what would really, and
it's so good.
Speaker 2 (26:51):
It would go well with the Coastal Days seasonal
release.
If they're going to do it againand I hope Alex will do it
again- with the cranberry orangeale that cranberry orange ale
was ridiculous, absolutely uhwhat's
Speaker 3 (27:06):
the pizza called the wishbone.
The wishbone, yeah, yeah,imagine that.
So that would be something thatif you find yourself down here
during the holidays, you get thenice guy's gift card.
You could certainly get that,but they do things throughout
the year that are just crazy.
They have a pizza called thebig mick, which, if you're a fan
(27:28):
of mcdonald's or you're a fanof coming to america, either way
you win, because the pizza isphenomenal and tastes like a big
mac it's so good they have theone that started our love affair
with the, with the place whichis called the truffle shuffle,
which, again, if you're a fan ofthe goonies, oh you understand.
(27:50):
that's a great reference there,and it's a white pizza that has
mushrooms and red onions andtruffle oil, and if you ask them
, they'll throw some prosciuttoon there, which is so good.
And crisp that up, that one'sphenomenal yes and again, so
much more.
There's nothing bad at thatplace.
Speaker 2 (28:07):
The wings are fantastic, the craft cocktail
game is through the roof.
Speaker 3 (28:10):
Good yes, nice guys.
Thank you for your donationthis year.
I can't say enough good things.
Speaker 2 (28:17):
We also have a brunchy donation.
Speaker 3 (28:21):
I love brunch.
Speaker 2 (28:22):
I love brunch, and Sunday's Bloody Mary Mix has
donated a $25 gift card adigital gift card and we've had
them on the show.
Colin and.
Speaker 3 (28:34):
Annie, they're great, and the Sunday's Bloody might
be the absolute best that I'veever had.
Speaker 2 (28:44):
They're spicy.
Speaker 3 (28:44):
Period bar none.
And they're making this stuffwith fresh ingredients.
They're shipping it out.
I love the presentation of it.
Yeah, it's just.
I love a good Bloody Mary.
I love a Bloody Mary.
That is almost a meal, and I'mnot talking about the crazy ones
that have 10 pounds of crapthat's on skewers stuck in it.
Speaker 2 (29:07):
It's creative go to it whatever.
Speaker 3 (29:09):
You certainly can do that, but that was like a big
fad that's faded.
But a lot of times you'll geteither a place that does just
tomato juice, which is reallyweak Once you add in your spirit
.
Speaker 2 (29:25):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (29:26):
Or they just go nuts with some of the pre-made mixes
that are just not awesome.
Speaker 2 (29:34):
Yeah awesome.
Speaker 3 (29:43):
Yeah, they strike a balance with great flavor and
just having this consistency andmouthfeel, because I don't like
a real watery, it's like ahearty beverage.
It's exactly.
I don't like a real waterybloody mary, so, like the ones
that just do tomato juice, loseme.
And then the the pre-packagedstuff is these guys do it so
well.
Speaker 1 (29:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (30:00):
You're going to love them.
If you like a Bloody Mary, likeI do, and I always gravitate
towards savory versus sweet, Iknow.
So you cannot go wrong withSunday's Bloodies, so good.
Speaker 2 (30:11):
The last item that we have is very near and dear to
our hearts.
Have is very near and dear toour hearts.
I am an e-coaching client ofamerica's coach jeff galloway,
olympian jeff galloway, whofounded the run walk run method
and you're paying for it.
This is not a promotion yeah,and I am paying for it.
(30:33):
But he and and Chris Twiggs andeverybody at Galloway
Productions, they came togetherand donated six months of
customized training.
And a lot of people say what iscustomized training and
everything we?
I saw Chris Twiggs at Wine andDine weekend at Jeff's booth and
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I said what would be great isif, like, some people see you
and they're like, oh, this guyis an ultra runner and oh, I
don't know, they're intimidated.
Speaker 3 (31:06):
He's okay, he is the nicest guy on the planet.
But yes, he's intimidating.
Speaker 2 (31:11):
He is.
I'm like I don't want todisappoint this guy, Exactly.
Speaker 3 (31:16):
That's just it.
Speaker 2 (31:17):
Like this guy knows his stuff and he's like best
buddies with Jeff Galloway andyou're like I don't want to be a
dummy in front of him, but heis the nicest guy he's so nice
and he started to talk to me andhe's like you know, I love your
show because it's sowell-rounded, Like you deal with
the running, but you deal withthe eating and the drinking, the
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exploring and indulging too,and that was such a high
compliment.
And I said what would be greatfor our show is if you came on
and you talked about customizedtraining.
And he's been on once or twiceand we've seen your tiki bar
also, Mr Coach.
Speaker 3 (31:54):
We may have recently recorded an episode Coach Twigs
Live from the aid station.
Speaker 2 (32:01):
Yeah, we have that.
Should we play it now?
Speaker 3 (32:05):
We can absolutely play that now.
Oh yeah, we might have thatrecorded.
Speaker 2 (32:10):
We might have that recorded, you know, if you're
thinking, oh, I'm intimidated bycustomized training, hear more
about it.
Speaker 3 (32:18):
Exactly, exactly.
Speaker 2 (32:20):
And also enjoy some recommendations from
Jacksonville and a Donna themedcocktail, dana.
We welcome back to the show.
Friend of the show, a familymember of our show.
Chief Training Officer, chrisTwiggs.
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Welcome to our show, sir.
Speaker 1 (32:47):
Thank you so much.
It's such a thrill to be hereagain.
How are you doing?
Speaker 2 (32:49):
I don't think we've had you on for a couple of years
.
Speaker 3 (32:53):
It's been too long.
Speaker 2 (32:54):
Yes, but we talk to you quite frequently.
Speaker 1 (32:59):
We do and I get to hear you guys all the time, so I
get the benefit of being themostly the listener here.
Speaker 2 (33:10):
And do you want to plug your podcast in the
meantime, while we're talking tothe Runcation Nation about you.
Speaker 1 (33:13):
I can if there are people that care.
Speaker 3 (33:14):
We might have one or two out there in the listening
audience.
Speaker 1 (33:17):
I think we do so.
I have a podcast called theHard Talk Podcast.
It's by Hard Talk, by the HardRock 100.
And we interview people thatare associated with the Hard
Rock 100 Endurance Run, which isan ultra marathon in Colorado,
and I'm actually, as we'rerecording this, I think tomorrow
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our latest episode goes out,and that is with Kirk Apt, who
has finished the Hard Rock 100more times than anyone.
Speaker 2 (33:44):
He has finished that 26 times, wow okay, and the hard
rock 100 for for people whodon't know, is just counting to
100, or?
Speaker 1 (33:57):
yeah, again and again .
It's a 100 mile run.
You have 48 hours to completethe 100 miles.
It climbs 33,000 feet in areally big circle in southwest
Colorado and I am on the boardof the Hard Rock and I'm also
privileged and blessed to havegotten into Hard Rock and been
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able to finish it 17 times 17?
Speaker 2 (34:20):
17?
Speaker 1 (34:21):
17,.
Yeah, and so it's somethingthat means a great deal to me,
and we started that podcast as away to capture stories from
some of the old timers who werethere at the beginning of the
race.
As Kirk, the person whoseepisode comes out tomorrow, he
has had a role either as arunner or a volunteer in every
single one of the Hard Rockssince it started in 1992.
Speaker 3 (34:44):
Oh my God, that's fantastic.
To capture, yeah, the storiesand to memorialize those things.
It's.
Speaker 1 (34:51):
That's the idea because, someday those people
won't be around anymore, and wedon't want those stories to die,
we want them to live on, sopeople will know what, uh, what
was there at the beginning ofthat event and how it evolved.
Speaker 2 (35:02):
When I think about legacy and history, the
different events that we'vecovered on our show.
So far.
So far.
Yes, we're not ultra runners,and Cheryl likes to say, yet
Right.
One of our Runcation Nationmembers who would be a fan of
your Hard Rock 100 podcast, sowe will certainly link to it in
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the show notes for this episode.
The purpose of reaching out toyou is the legacy and the
meaning behind a weekend wherewe get to connect with you and
some pretty fantastic people,which, for a great cause, let's
just say and that would be theDonna Marathon weekend, and
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let's just say, the wholefearless series, when we get a
chance to do the entire fearlessseries of races, the Mother's
Day and then the players on thegolf course right, but how did
you first get involved with theDonna Foundation.
Speaker 1 (36:19):
Donna Deegan started her foundation many years ago to
raise money, to run with her inthe way that they were wearing
her the shirt that she wasselling for the Gate River Run
big 15K.
That happens in Jacksonville.
Speaker 3 (36:30):
We've covered that one on the show Nice.
It's a great run.
Speaker 1 (36:33):
Great, I can remember , yeah, so I can remember TV
commercials.
I'm running with Donna andyou'd buy one of these shirts
and you were helping to supporther foundation and she came out
with with a book she's had hastwo books out now, but her first
book.
She was doing a kind of a booktour and I went to hear her
speak at a library and I wasreally touched by her message
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and I was touched by the, thenumber of people that she
mentioned that were helping herout in so many different ways,
including some doctors that weregiving their services to these
folks free of charge to helpthem through rough times when
they're struggling with cancer.
And I'm not a doctor, but mywife is and my father is, and so
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I took this idea to them.
But I was a running coach Atthat point.
I was not working full-time forJeff Galloway, I was a local
training, a local programdirector in Jacksonville.
But I went to Jeff and I said,hey, this woman has got this
amazing foundation and I'd loveto help.
Would it be okay with you if Ioffered a deep discount into our
local Galloway program forpeople that promised to raise
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money for this foundation?
Would that be okay with you andhe said, yeah, let's do it.
Absolutely.
Jeff was fully on board.
So I reached out to Donna, whodidn't know me from Adam.
But I reached out to Donna anddidn't hear back right away.
And then I tried again and Iused Jeff Galloway's name I'm
local training director for JeffGalloway and I even convinced
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Jeff to come to Jacksonville forthe Gate River Run so that
hopefully he could meet Donna.
And the real connection herewas with Tim Deegan, because Tim
, donna's husband, saw the nameJeff Galloway and then saw my
name and Tim and I knew eachother somewhat because we ran
about the same pace and we'd seeeach other at races.
And so he saw that and he saidoh, chris Twiggs is doing a
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thing with Jeff Galloway.
Jeff Galloway, you've got toknow who that is.
He's famous, he's an Olympian,he's, he's the man.
And so he convinced Donna totake this meeting and she went
for it and so we raised about$100,000 that first year for the
Donna Foundation.
And then afterwards Donna calledme up and she said that was
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great.
We didn't have our own marathon.
Then we were running theJacksonville marathon and Donna
called me up right after thatand she said that was great.
But I want to go one stepfurther.
I want to put on our own event.
And so we got Jeff Gallowayinvolved again and we planned,
and we took two years ofplanning to make sure we did it
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right, and we created the Donnaweekend.
It was called.
It was called 26.2 with Donnais what we called it at first
the National Marathon to FinishBreast Cancer, and that's just
become the Donna, becauseeverybody just started referring
to it in shorthand as the Donna.
Everybody just startedreferring to it in shorthand as
the Donna, and so that's what weall call it.
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And so I'm proud to say thatI've been along with Amanda
Napolitano.
I've been involved with itsince before the Donna even
existed.
Amanda was my co-director inthat local Galloway program, and
so she and I worked together totrain folks that first year and
it blew up, and Amanda likes tosay that it's like we're the
dogs that caught the car in thechase in the car, and then
what's the dog going to do ifthe dog ever catches the car?
We caught the car.
She and I both had this dreamof being able to do this sort of
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thing full time, and now, ofcourse, amanda is the executive
director of the Donna foundation, and I get to work for Jeff
Galloway and help people achievetheir dreams of running all the
time.
So that's how it started andthat's how we're still involved.
Speaker 3 (40:06):
That's fantastic, and we've had Amanda on the show a
couple of times as well.
She's told us that story abouthow she.
I think she told a littledifferently.
I think it was something,somehow or another, like
suckering you in but, somethingabout that?
Speaker 1 (40:19):
No, it was, it didn't take.
Neither of us had to convincethe other.
After I'd heard Donna talk, Italked with Amanda about it and
we took this idea to Jeff and wewere both and Jeff as well in
100% from the beginning.
Speaker 3 (40:31):
Yeah, yeah, that guy doesn't do anything halfway,
does he?
Speaker 2 (40:34):
No, and anything attached to his name is
successful.
Glad in this case, because whatthe foundation does for
research in connection with theMayo Clinic and Dr Edith Perez
that we've had on the show, andwhat the foundation does for
families, it's not just a singlepronged approach.
(40:57):
It's there.
Speaker 3 (40:59):
They support the families that are taking care of
the whole the person yeah, yeah, and striving toward the
mission of finishing breastcancer, exactly yeah, but you
mentioned it and I want to talka little bit about this.
You know, every time, or everyyear since we've become
ambassadors- for the donna, wedo our part.
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I don't know that we're going tohit a hundred thousand dollars
I sure would like to but we doour part to do what we can to
raise money for the DonnaFoundation.
And this year Jeff donated sixmonths of Galloway customized
training and we were hoping youmight be able to tell the
Runcation Nation a little bitabout what customized training
is and how it works.
Speaker 2 (41:39):
Jeff and Chris kindly donated, so thank you.
Yes, tell us all about it.
Speaker 1 (41:44):
Absolutely Customized training is a way to help
people achieve their fitnessgoals.
What we do is people fill out aquestionnaire when they're
signed up and that helps usunderstand where they are
currently in their fitness.
It helps us know what theirgoals are, what events they
might have planned, if they havetime goals for those events,
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and it also lets us know whattheir time restrictions are
travel, family obligations, workobligations and that allows us
to build a schedule specificallyfor that person that will fit
into their lives.
It doesn't do us any good forus to have the perfect plan on
paper if it's not going to workwith your schedule, if you can't
follow it.
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Plan on paper, if it's notgoing to work with your schedule
, if you can't follow it.
And then, beyond that, once theschedule starts and that person
starts training on thatschedule, as things change,
maybe they run a magic mile andthey know they're getting faster
.
Maybe another race comes upthat a friend has convinced them
to do, that they want to add tothe schedule.
Maybe something happens andthey miss a run.
Maybe, hey, maybe twohurricanes hit their area in 10
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days and they have to pivotright, so-.
Speaker 3 (42:51):
Wouldn't know what that's no.
Speaker 1 (42:52):
Never happened.
When those things occur, whatCustomize is there for is to
answer questions, rearrange theschedule, fix things so that we
can still have the best chanceat arriving at our starting
lines healthy, uninjured andready to take on whatever
challenges in front of us.
Obviously, I hope that whensomeone purchases this, that
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it'll be something that willguide them toward the Donna or
that the Donna will in some waybe a part of it, but we don't
want to put restrictions on that.
If there's someone that hastheir goal and they want to buy
this as part of the get this onthe on your site as to help them
train for the London marathonor Tokyo or what I don't care.
And that's another thing I'llsay is, yes, what we're donating
here is six months, but ifsomeone has a goal that is two
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years away and they know theywant to do dopey 2027 or
something like that, make sureyou let us know what that is and
I will build that schedule outas far as necessary.
It's just the support willcontinue for six months and then
if they want to continue beyondthat, then we'll give them a
discounted rate to continue that.
Speaker 2 (43:57):
Yeah, that's fantastic.
I mean it could be somebody'sfirst ever 5k or any distance or
any goal that a hard rockhundred and I was actually going
to ask would this apply forthings like ultras?
Speaker 1 (44:13):
oh yeah, oh for sure, we've got, I've got folks in
customized that are dean mightknow that guy dean.
Yeah he's always.
He's got two or three hundredmilers a year that we get on his
schedule and so, absolutely,we've got people training for
everything from walking.
I've got some folks that aren'trunners, they're walkers but
they're training for walkinggoals that they have, and so
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everything from that to, as yousaid, maybe their first 5K, all
the way out to things like dopeyor hundred milers even.
It's all the same.
And what I love is we have agreat community around Customize
.
We get together on Zooms wherepeople have a chance to check in
, share their medals, talk abouthow things went, ask questions
and, yes, it's an opportunity tocheck in with me so that I can
(44:54):
adjust their schedules, but it'salso an opportunity for them to
share with our community what'sgoing on in their lives, and
sometimes people log into thoseZooms, not even with a question
or wanting to say anything.
Speaker 2 (45:10):
They just want to hear how their friends are doing
.
You draw inspiration from thecommunity in addition to getting
that customized program thatcan be adjusted at any time by
the expert.
Here.
Speaker 3 (45:21):
Yeah, and I can't tell you how great you are at
helping build community aroundthat and I think that's so
valuable.
And I can't tell you how greatyou are at helping build
community around that and Ithink that's so valuable.
And I would say that's one ofthe big reasons that our
listeners ought to bid on theauction, which, aside from you,
can do so much good for theDonna Foundation.
You can do so much good foryourself, your running goals and
all that.
You are also going to get achance to be part of a really
(45:43):
special community and you'vebeen instrumental in building
that.
Speaker 1 (45:48):
And that's something I did on my own.
It's something that happenedorganically with these amazing
people that I'm privileged tocoach.
Speaker 2 (45:55):
And they're friends far beyond just the initial goal
.
And I think last year when wehad this auction item, we had
somebody that we met at theDonna Marathon weekend Babs bid
on it.
Use that time period and thensign up again, that's right.
I just think that it'ssomething that could like.
(46:18):
Why should listeners bid on theitem?
That was a question we weregoing to ask you, but I think
we're already talking about thecustomization aspect, the
community aspect, and then justbeing inspired by those Zoom
calls when everybody getstogether.
Speaker 1 (46:34):
Yeah, absolutely, it inspires me for sure.
Speaker 2 (46:37):
Yeah.
So you have donated generously.
You and Jeff have donated sixmonths.
That is, I would say, priceless.
Oh, yeah, I would say priceless.
So that's why I think thatpeople should bid on it and we
really can't let you get awaywithout.
(46:58):
We've talked about running andwe've talked about an asset to
somebody's running goals in thecustomized training program, but
we also have we're the Run EatDrink podcast right, and I don't
know that we've ever hit you upfor questions around food and
beverage.
Speaker 3 (47:13):
I don't know.
I have to go back and listen.
Speaker 2 (47:15):
I mean we did have him on once.
Speaker 3 (47:16):
A little bit.
Speaker 2 (47:17):
And we talked about like Jacksonville locations
around the Donna, I think.
But I asked you if you couldcome on and make a cocktail
because I hear that in the pastaround the Donna you have made a
cocktail, but we always talkabout food first.
So you're going to make acocktail, and should there be an
(47:39):
ideal meal that goes along withthis cocktail?
Speaker 3 (47:42):
We're not asking you to cook, we're just saying no, I
get that.
Speaker 1 (47:51):
I think that when I was, I got into wine somewhat
when I was, when I was in gradschool.
My father has a very good winecollection and one of the things
that I learned from him isevery food goes with every wine.
If they're both things that youenjoy, it's not that it has to
be a perfect thing that has tobe paired a certain way.
If you're enjoying that glassof wine or you're enjoying that
cocktail and you enjoy thatparticular food, then that is
perfect for you.
We have, I know the Donna isdown in Jacksonville Beach and
(48:14):
there's some amazing places toeat there.
I live in Fernandina Beach andit's a nice little community and
we have a restaurant.
That's the closest restaurantto our house we could.
If there weren't a couple oftrees in the way, we could see
the restaurant and the owner isa dear friend and she likes to
call her restaurant Our SecondKitchen and so it is a.
(48:36):
The location is called WickedBao, b-a-o Wicked Bao, and if
you ever make it up here youhave to go to Wicked Bao.
It's Taiwanese street food.
It is amazing the bao, the bunsYou're talking my language.
Are incredible.
They also do they.
Do you like tater tots?
Right, who doesn't like tater?
Speaker 3 (48:56):
tots.
Who doesn't like tater tots?
I'm a child of the 80s.
Speaker 1 (49:02):
Of course I like do rice tots and I got to tell you
these things are incredible,these rice tots Interesting.
Speaker 2 (49:09):
Better than tater tots.
Speaker 1 (49:11):
You need to come up here.
You need to come up here andtry them.
That's my go-to second kitchen.
That's the place that I love toget a bao, maybe with some
shrimp on it or maybe just tofu.
They also do for those thatelite pork.
They do a good pork bao.
They do a beef bao.
So lots of different options.
They run different specials,those and some of those rice
(49:32):
tots.
That is a perfect meal for meanytime.
Speaker 3 (49:35):
Nice.
We'll make sure to link to themand their social media and the
show notes there, of course.
Speaker 2 (49:40):
And then what should we enjoy as we go from your home
right to that meal?
Not that we well as a precursorto the meal, as a cocktail?
Sure, because it's right, it'swalking.
Speaker 1 (49:51):
It's less than a 10th of a mile.
It's so close to my house Ihave, so I'm going to make this
up for you here.
I realize that people that arelistening to this are not going
to see what's happening, but Idon't care, because it gives me
an opportunity to make this upmyself.
Speaker 3 (50:03):
And just so we're clear for those that are
listening, Chris is coming to usfrom his home set, which is
decked out like quite the tikibar.
Speaker 1 (50:12):
I love the tiki bar, the aid station.
Speaker 2 (50:15):
The aid station.
Speaker 1 (50:17):
The aid station In an ultra marathon, in races,
marathons, half marathons, even5Ks you have water stops right,
of course.
But in an ultra marathon, youhave aid stations.
So it's more than just waterstop, it's food, it might be a
place to take a nap if it's areally long race, and there are
people there that take care ofall of your needs, and so it's
an aid station.
(50:37):
So this is my aid station.
I love it.
Speaker 2 (50:39):
How long have you had your aid station there, Like
when did it become a thing foryou?
Speaker 1 (50:44):
My daughter came up with the idea of us building a
tiki bar when she was in highschool.
We visited Disney and we wentto a food and wine festival and
we saw a little tiki set up andshe said we should build one of
those.
And then when her she has twoolder brothers and when they had
both graduated from high schooland gone off to college, she
(51:05):
was the only one at home with usand we realized she's going to
be gone in a couple of years andwe'll be empty nesters.
And so over those last twoyears while she was home, we
built this and then, once we hadit, I was like, what do you do
with a tiki bar?
I guess you make tiki drinks.
So I started learning abouttiki drinks and started
(51:28):
collecting rum, because that'sthe normal base for tiki drinks,
and collecting mugs, becausethose are a cool thing.
Speaker 2 (51:32):
And they are cool, it's just become a great thing.
Speaker 1 (51:34):
And I got to tell you I'm glad that we started that
right before COVID, because thenwhen COVID hit, nobody was
going out to bars and thosesorts of things.
We had everything we neededright here.
Speaker 2 (51:45):
That's fantastic.
So what are you making for usAll?
Speaker 1 (51:49):
right, so I'm going to make a Donna Daiquiri.
Oh, so I'm starting with I'vegot a half ounce of freshly
squeezed pineapple juice.
Speaker 3 (51:58):
Very nice.
Speaker 1 (51:59):
And then I've got a half an ounce of lime juice, and
normally I would just useregular limes, but we've got a
key lime tree and the key limesare just perfect right now.
Speaker 3 (52:09):
Very Florida and key limes for everyone who's out
there.
If you get a green key lime pie, it's not real key lime pie.
Key limes are not green.
Speaker 1 (52:19):
No, no, they start green.
They're like any other fruit.
They're going to be green onthe tree at first, but when
they're ripe they're yellow.
And then we're going to dothree quarters of an ounce of
simple syrup, just one to onesugar and water, and then we're
(52:40):
going to do two ounces of alight rum, and I'm using what's
your go-to yeah?
we have a really cool rumdistillery here on the island,
um also, not only is it there,so it's marlin and barrel rum
distillery, and next door, ownedby the same gentleman, they
have a cidery.
So if you like drinking ciders,that's the place to go for your
(53:03):
cider Very nice yes.
It's fantastic.
I was in there actually just onSunday watching football in
there.
It was a great place to do that.
All right, now here's whatmakes it donna, ish okay, and
four raspberries, oh okay thoseare fresh raspberries fresh
raspberries and I'm gonna muddlethese fresh raspberries in here
(53:28):
because we have to have it.
Just right to be a Donna Daffry,and now I've got.
I happened to just right offhere off camera, I have a pebble
ice machine.
Speaker 3 (53:50):
Oh, wow.
Speaker 1 (53:52):
My pebble ice.
Speaker 3 (53:55):
That's the good ice.
Speaker 1 (53:56):
That's the good ice for a tiki drink.
Speaker 3 (53:58):
That's what you want you like the single ice cube,
for something like old fashion,something like an old fashion
where you want to control themelt and and you don't want to
over dilute, yes, but tikidrinks yeah, no, you're exactly
right, those, especially if youcan get a clear cube.
Oh yeah, yeah nice, that's toomuch work at home a lot of work,
so I've got a chilled glasshere Like those, especially if
you can get a clear cube.
Oh yeah, yeah, nice, that's toomuch work at home.
Speaker 1 (54:19):
A lot of work, so I've got a chilled glass here.
Speaker 2 (54:22):
I've got my strainer oh.
Speaker 1 (54:24):
And I'll turn my camera here a little bit so you
can see this.
Speaker 2 (54:26):
Look at that chilled glass.
So pretty.
Speaker 3 (54:29):
And look at the color on that Perfect.
Speaker 2 (54:33):
Muddled strawberry, muddled raspberries, create that
.
Speaker 1 (54:37):
That's exactly right.
Speaker 3 (54:45):
And then for garnish.
Speaker 1 (54:47):
I have a little pineapple chunk and a raspberry.
Look at that, oh, cheers,cheers, guys.
Speaker 3 (54:52):
Yay, we're going to have to make that we're going to
have to make that.
Speaker 1 (54:55):
Yes, I'll make sure you've got the recipe.
Speaker 2 (54:58):
I'll send it over to you it sounds like it's balanced
, like it's not too much of thesimple and not too much tartness
, but a little bit of sweetness.
Speaker 3 (55:06):
And I was going to say it's almost a nod to the
Hemingway daiquiri in the wayyou went with it.
Speaker 1 (55:17):
Yeah, because you went with it.
Yeah, because you'd havegrapefruit juice in in the
hemingway but using thepineapple instead for that.
Speaker 2 (55:20):
Yeah, and you know what?
That is a throwback to the veryfirst episode, where we
traveled to orlando to have jeffgalloway on the show and went
to santiago's bodega and had ahemingway daiquiri.
Speaker 3 (55:32):
Yes, and I can't bring it full circle there I
cannot tell you I was.
Speaker 2 (55:36):
Let me just tell.
I went to the track shack tohear him talk about all the
drills and everything.
I'm sure that you hammer homein customized training and I was
so intimidated and I think thatwhen we recorded my neck was
red, my ears were red.
I was shaking with the notes onmy iPad and he says he, just you
(56:01):
and he have this quality whereyou can, just you just put your
hand on someone's shoulder.
They're nervous about a race,they're nervous about an
interview, they're nervous aboutsomething.
It's going to be okay, you gotit, we're just talking.
And if that doesn't work, he'llhand you one of these daiquiris
, exactly, and it will calm youdown.
Right, take the edge off.
(56:23):
Take the edge off.
Speaker 3 (56:25):
So Well, coach Twigs has brought us not only just an
amazing donation to our auctionIncredible Also a fantastic
recipe there that he's going toInstagram even which is great.
Speaker 2 (56:37):
I cannot wait, I can't, oh yes.
Speaker 3 (56:39):
And we were able to sneak a couple of
recommendations out of him interms of food and drink Wicked
Bow and.
Marlin and Barrel Rum andCiders.
Speaker 2 (56:48):
We have to find a race up there and come do it.
Speaker 3 (56:51):
Right.
Speaker 2 (56:51):
Don't we?
Yeah, we have to.
Speaker 1 (56:53):
We have some great ones up this direction.
Speaker 2 (56:56):
So I cannot thank you and Jeff Galloway enough, coach
Twiggs, for donating six monthsof the customized training and
talking about all of thebenefits.
I just hope that people knowthis is one of the most valuable
things in our auction to comeand bid on, and our auction is
(57:20):
live now on our Facebook page atfacebookcom slash runny drink
podcast, and I encourage peopleto bid on this because I think
it's a life changing item in ourlist, not only for the
recipient, but also paying itforward to the Donna Foundation.
Speaker 1 (57:39):
And thank you so very much for supporting the Donna
Foundation with this auction.
It's such a worthy cause.
There are a lot of worthycauses out there, but obviously
this is one that's very close toour hearts and Jeff and I want
to support in every way we can,and we really appreciate you
partnering with us in thatsupport.
Speaker 2 (57:57):
Oh, we can't thank you enough.
Anybody who wants to join ourteam, donate to our fundraiser.
I encourage you to bid.
But if you also want to run theDonna with us in February of
2025, you can go to runsignupcomslash Runcation Nation 2025 and
join our team or donate to ourteam.
But, Coach Twigs, we can't waitto see you at that weekend, if
(58:21):
not sooner, because we want toaccomplish, explore and indulge
with you really soon.
Speaker 3 (58:27):
He's such a nice guy.
Speaker 2 (58:29):
That drink looks beautiful.
Speaker 3 (58:32):
I love that he came prepared.
He understood the assignment.
I need a tiki drink, I need tobe pink and I need you.
He came prepared.
He understood the assignment.
I need a tiki drink, I need itto be pink and I need you to
sell it.
And he knocked it out of thepark.
Speaker 2 (58:44):
And he gave us some.
I may or may not have been onthe websites of the distillery
and the Wicked.
Speaker 3 (58:53):
Vow.
We have not been there yet.
We have not been there.
We have not been there.
Speaker 2 (58:57):
But I'm just going to tell you now that we should go
there.
Speaker 3 (59:01):
And every time we go every year we do, donna we find
new stuff Of course.
And it's because of our friendswho are locals up there.
Speaker 1 (59:09):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (59:09):
Whether it's Mike and Andy Sharp, whether it's Chris,
yeah, we get amazingrecommendations.
Amanda, donna herself.
Speaker 2 (59:16):
Yes, amy Mergen, I'm sorry, I'm sorry oh.
Speaker 3 (59:19):
Mayor Donna.
Speaker 2 (59:21):
Mayor, donna Deegan, and also Amy Mergen, who is a
board member of the DonnaFoundation.
Speaker 3 (59:27):
So we get amazing recommendations and we've said
that's always a secret sauce.
We can find a local who cantell us hey, where do we need to
go?
Speaker 2 (59:35):
They know and.
Speaker 3 (59:36):
Jacksonville is such a big area.
It's the largest municipal areain the state of Florida.
Cape Coral is number two interms of total land area where
we're at, but they are numberone by quite a margin.
Speaker 2 (59:50):
Well, there's lots to explore and indulge.
Speaker 3 (59:53):
There are, and when you're up there you've got
Jacksonville proper the city.
But the Donup encompasses notonly Jacksonville but the beach
towns around it, and there areseveral, so we talk about it a
lot.
You'll hear us mention NeptuneBeach and Atlantic Beach.
Yes, but that's all in thatsame area.
(01:00:14):
Everything's within about 15,20 minutes.
Speaker 2 (01:00:16):
It's fantastic and just a place you should go, but
that's all in that same area.
Everything's within about 15,20 minutes.
It's fantastic and just a placeyou should go.
Speaker 3 (01:00:21):
So we're going to have the recipe.
Speaker 2 (01:00:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (01:00:25):
For that drink, yeah, which I'm very interested to
make.
Speaker 2 (01:00:29):
I want to right now.
Speaker 3 (01:00:31):
And links to everything that we've talked
about here on the show, ofcourse, but we cannot thank you
guys enough for joining us thisweek on Runny Drink Podcast.
Please bid on the auction itemsto support the Donna Foundation
.
We have a link tree set up onInstagram.
Yes, so that you can get rightto it.
Yeah, we're going to bebasically throwing that out
(01:00:54):
there throughout social mediaevery week, at least once or
twice for the next several weeks.
We want you guys bidding.
This is for a great cause.
These are amazing gifts.
We have many of these itemsalready.
We do.
We cannot recommend them enough.
Speaker 2 (01:01:12):
Thanks for joining us in 2024, at the end of 20, end
of 24.
My goodness.
Speaker 3 (01:01:20):
We're about to 25.
Speaker 2 (01:01:21):
We're about to 25, but thank you for joining us on
your long run, your commute towork around the house or
wherever you are.
I'm your host Amy, and I'm yourcohost Dana.
Stay safe and well and we willaccomplish, explore and indulge
with you for a great causeReally soon.
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