Three and half years ago I emailed the Race Director Carey Pinkowski to see if they could utilize my services at the expo or at the race moderating interviews. He forwarded my email on to their expo team and three years later I’ve been moderating expo panels every year. It is a true honor and such a fun job that I’m really grateful for. These gigs do not fall into my lap, I am usually pitching myself and following up and following up and following up. Sometimes I hear no, sometimes I hear maybe and sometimes I hear yes. All three events I’m working this fall I pitched myself to and I’ve got one more I’m pushing hard for.

Chicago always felt right to me because it is closer to my hometown than any other major and Glenn’s family is from the Region and we’ve been to Chicago so much I just felt more at home here than any other race. I have only run Chicago one time – 10/10/10 but have spectated it many times over the years.

My colleague Shawn Sullivan who EMCEE’s the expo is incredible to work with and we already have some fun ideas to get more interactive with you all for next year!

A lot has changed over the years in the running scene and it continues to get more and more exciting with all the groups and how brands really go all out. But in all that if I’m being honest I’ve oftentimes felt a little lost and dare I say left out, like I don’t have a seat at the cool table at 40 years old. Boy oh boy does that feel lame typing it out.

This past weekend a company I had thought I formed a great relationship with completely dropped me for something shinier. I had to keep telling myself though you have a job here and you LOVE it and you don’t need more in this moment. It does hurt the ego and the feelings a bit though. It begs the question how much should we strive versus how much should we work on being content. I think there is space for both.

What I’ve leaned into over these last couple years is investing my energy and time into connecting with people who I know will show up and caring about relationships over the scene. I’m assuming there are feelings such as this in any niche space? It’s all good… but I wanted to share my true feelings at these big events because they oftentimes look like all glitz and glam!!

One of my favorite parts of this weekend is that I get to be the team Coach for the Every Mother Counts charity team… this team of 44 raised over $87K to support quality, respectful and equitable maternal care for Mother’s around the World. Now that’s what I’m talking about. We have a bunch of runners running the NYC Marathon in a few weeks which will be excited as well! (I will not be at that race in person though because I’ll be cheering on runners in Raleigh at the City of Oaks Marathon!

I also got to see two of the one on one athletes I coach – Jennifer and Megan and I’m so proud of both of them for working so hard and having strong races on Sunday!

At the expo this year I got to interview Deena Kastor, Galen Rupp and Steve Jones, Mike Ko along with moderate panels for sponsors of the expo including Biofreeze, Gaterade and Advocate Healthcare.

I always love getting to connect with Deena Kastor- a real one through and through and we had a wonderful interview on stage at the expo- you can listen to that on my podcast – I’ll Have Another with Lindsey Hein. I also had the really cool opportunity to interview Galen Rupp at the expo. This was a first for me and one that I’ve wanted for a long time but didn’t think was ever going to happen because he doesn’t do a lot of interviews. I had limited time with these interviews on stage and stretched the Galen one out as long as possible. (much to the audio people’s dismay… SORRY!) Here is my conversation with Galen if you want to check it out! The other one on one inteview I hosted was with the Legend Steve Jones. Steve won the 1984 Chicago Marathon in his first completed marathon and set a World Record that day as well. He went on to win Chicago again and also has won both the NYC and London Marathon. Will publish that episode soon!

A beautiful weekend indeed. If you came by and said hello- thank you so much! I love meeting listeners and couldn’t keep my podcast going without you. Truly. We gave away two amazing giveaway bags from supporters of the podcast including: Previnex, Lagoon, Athlete Bouquets, Erica Sara and Pen and Paces! Stay tuned because we are doing another giveaway with this crew on instagram coming soon and if you are at City of Oaks Marathon or the Richmond Marathon I’ll have a few goodie bags to give away at each of these events this fall!

Congratulations to all the runners who participated in the marathon yesterday. The marathon is so special because it takes you to a place where you maybe didn’t realize you could go.

Let me know how your race went in the comments! Are there still comments on blog posts?!

Be YOU!!!!

XO!

Lindsey

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Stefanie co-owns a medical practice with her husband Mitchell where they are foot and ankle surgeons and she also coaches with Lift Run Perform. I LOVED hearing about Stefanie’s life and how she pursues multiple passions at such a high level.

In this episode, we get to hear about Stefanie’s big race and we also get to hear about taking the pressure off herself has helped have more success in running. We also got to hear about training to qualify for the Olympic Trials in 2019 and what she learned from that experience even though she didn’t run the time she’d hoped.

I seriously loved this conversation with Stefanie SO MUCH and I hope you will too!

What we talked about:

3:50- What Stefanie has been up to

6:45- Her recent win at the 100 mile USATF National Championships

8:30- Getting to a place where she has taken pressure off of herself in regards to her running

10:10- Falling short of running an Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon and finding her love of running again

12:40- Why she decided to step away from ultras to train for the road marathon and try to get an OTQ

13:40- Running an 11 hour PR at the Tunnel Hill 100 miler

15:00- The difference between running a flat ultra vs a hilly ultra

16:20- Lining up at the 100 miler USATF championships against some of the top athletes, including Camille Herron

19:20- Her thoughts going into the national championship race

23:55- The loop course that they ran on at the 100 miler championship

26:00- Stefanie’s race plan and how she ended up feeling throughout the race

33:40- Where she goes from here coming off of this career defining moment

35:15- Having a medical practice with her husband and what they do as foot and ankle specialists

37:55- What 2020 looked like with their practice and being business owners

40:15- Pursuing big dreams in running but also pursuing big dreams as a doctor

42:40- Training with her husband and getting into ultra running together

47:30- Goal to run Western States and what her goals going into it would be

50:15- Believing in herself even when she wasn’t a race favorite

54:55- How Stefanie stays motivated and finds the goals that excite her

58:55- Coaching with Mary Johnson at Lift Run Perform

1:00:00- End of podcast questions

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Lauren ran for Baylor where she has held several school records and finished 7th in the 1500 at the NCAA Outdoor Track Championships. After college she ran with Asics for a bit and joined a training group, but ultimately ended up training with her husband coaching her for several years before joining NAZ Elite. I LOVE the story of how she pursued joining the team- you’re gonna love it too. She currently holds a 15:10 PR in the 5,000m and a 31:53 10,000m PR. Though she was an 800-1500 meter runner for years, she now focuses on the 5,000m and 10,000m.

Photo credit: Chuck Utash

What we talked about:

3:50- Lauren’s recent training

6:25- Her running career in college and post-collegiately leading up to training with NAZ Elite and her journey to join NAZ Elite

19:35- Her husband’s career as a professor and getting tenured

22:05- The decision to leave Memphis and move to Flagstaff while her husband would stay in Memphis

29:15- The transition from being an 800/1500m runner to focusing more on the 5k/10k

34:50- Training with Ben Rosario and Hoka NAZ Elite

39:00- How she felt joining the team with athletes that she had looked up to and changing styles of training

43:40- Living with Steph and Ben Bruce for a couple months

45:00- The word that she uses to describe each of her teammates and what she has learned from the NAZ Elite women

53:05- Thoughts and goals going into the Sound Running 5k this weekend

56:45- Mindset around racing and when the race gets hard

1:00:45- Plan for the Olympic Trials

1:03:00- End of podcast questions

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]]> https://lindseyhein.com/2021/03/19/episode-307-mel-charbonneau-you-have-a-story-to-tell/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:48:47 +0000 https://lindseyhein.com/?p=12704 more »]]> Mel Charbonneau has a gift of speaking encouragement into the lives of women and I’m certain she drops some truth today that you need to hear!  Mel is the co-founder of the popular women’s running community Fellow Flowers and she helps women own their story, identify what truly matters and make wholehearted decisions aligned with their core values.

Fellow Flowers is a lifestyle brand for active women. They inspire women to honor, share and celebrate their stories. Mel is the Mother of three, she’s a writer an artist, a coach, retreat host and has her very first race series coming up called Made to Move.

I felt so encouraged after this conversation and I hope you will too!!

Register for Made to Move – they are going virtual in 2021 and the race is June 12th!

What we talked about:

4:00- The increase in the visibility of women’s running communities as social media has evolved

10:25- What Fellow Flowers is and the meaning behind the flowers

14:50- The power of giving women the opportunity to tell their story

20:30- The evolution of Fellow Flowers over the years

29:00- The Made to Move Women’s race series that Fellow Flowers is putting on and how they’re changing the way women’s races are put on

46:15- Building out her team of employees at Fellow Flowers and how that team has impacted the company

52:50- How to register for the Made to Move races

55:15- End of podcast questions

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If you want to learn more about my guests for this panel- they’ve all been on the show before on their own episodes you can listen to – Alysia Montaño episode 40. Steph Bruce episodes 130, 159, 207 and 229. and Sara Vaughn, episode 283.

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What we talked about:

9:25- Introduction to Steph Bruce, Alysia Montaño and Sara Vaughn

11:20- How each of their goals and perspectives have changed since becoming a mother

18:30- The biggest messages that they have for new mothers

27:00- Balancing chasing their career and running goals while dealing with mom guilt

36:30- Their thoughts on being a mother runner and being a mother and runner at the same time

41:15- A season in their running career that they have been fearless

51:00- Their thoughts on not defining their career based on specific measures and what they think it can show their kids

57:35: Alysia’s organization &Mother 

1:02:05- Their messages to the world

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What we talked about:

5:30- Lauren + Lindsey reflect on their friendship and Lauren joining the Sandyboy Productions Podcast Network

7:00- Lindsey reflects on the evolution of the podcast

9:20- Talking about Lauren’s podcast- Up + Running

11:55- Bachelor talk

15:10- Reflecting on the last year and looking ahead to 2021 goals and intentions

45:00- Lindsey + Lauren’s goals and dreams for their podcasts and businesses

54:50- Lauren + Lindsey’s favorite episodes of I’ll Have Another & Up + Running in 2020

1:06:40- Favorite running moments of 2020

1:12:15- Game of “this or that”

1:30:00- End of podcast wrap-up

Andrea has a remarkable story of pursuing her passion even when others told her to move on. She ran her first race at the age of 18 when she entered a 10K. Though Andrea ran in college, she didn’t realize what her potential really was until a few years ago at the age of 25 when she started working with her coach. She ran her first marathon in Houston 2020 in a time of 2:32, missing the Olympic Standard. Later in 2020 she ran the World Half Championships in 1:10, setting herself up for confidence to hit the standard at the Marathon Project.

Enjoy my conversation with Andrea!

What we talked about:

4:15- Goals going into The Marathon Project race

9:30- How she found running when she was 19

13:10- What life was like growing up in Mexico City

14:20- Her post collegiate training and how she started working with her coach

18:25- Running in college and what lead to her breakthrough races post college

23:05- What the selection process for the Mexican Olympic Team looks like

24:35- What is next in her running

33:40- Recapping her race at The Marathon Project

39:00- Her current sponsorship situation

40:00- Accomplishing her Olympic dreams

42:00- Losing her mom at such a young age

44:40- Andrea’s passion for singing and the music that she listens to

48:10- Her confidence while she runs

49:45- End of podcast questions

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Keira ran for American University with coach Matt Centrowitz Senior and was 6th at the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championships in 2005. Post collegiately she trained with D.C. Elite for a short time and then took a big break from competitive running. She has had a really impressive marathon progression since running her first marathon in 3:47. This winter, Keira placed 15th at the Olympic Trials in a personal best time of 2:34:24. She is also the mother of two and a full time realtor.

Keira has been a previous guest on the podcast, so make sure to go check out those interviews on episode 216 and episode 244.

I am so excited for Keira and I hope that you enjoy my conversation with her!

What we talked about:

5:55- Reflecting on her Olympic Trials race

6:55- Thoughts going into The Marathon Project

11:30- The goals and plans after the Olympic Trials and some of the training that she focused on for this race

13:30- Seeing Kellyn and Sara take off and the motivation that gave her

15:05- Focusing on having fun in the race

18:50- The perfect pacing that Nick Willis and Ben Bruce did during the race

25:40- How she felt throughout the race

27:15- Goals to go after the American Record in the future

28:55- Goals for the Olympic Trials in the track

32:30- The confidence that the races this summer gave her

33:35- Her current situation with finding sponsorships

Show Notes:

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Rachel is sponsored by Under Armor (there’s a good story there on how that sponsorship came about in the episode!) and she lives in Flagstaff with her partner and coach Mike Smith, along with their three sweet dogs. In this episode we also get to hear about her college career at Georgetown and how her coaches had a positive hand in developing her not just as a runner for their team but as an individual, taking a more holistic approach.

We also learn about her relationship with the Dark Sky Distance group and who she trains with out in Flagstaff. Rachel also gives some amazing book suggestions which you know I’m a sucker for!!

So excited to see what’s next for Rachel!!

What we talked about:

3:55- Thoughts on The Track Meet that just happened

6:25- Background on Rachel Schneider and her running history

8:45- How she got connected with Under Armour

12:00- Her progression from the 800m/1500m to now racing the 10k

14:15- Her involvement in the Dark Sky Distance group but having a different coach

17:50- Recapping the recent 10k at The Track Meet and her mindset going into the race

20:45- Progressing into longer workouts over the years

21:40- The achilles injury that she dealt with this summer

23:25- The events that she plans to specialize in or try in the future

26:20- Some of the people that she trains with in Flagstaff and what it’s like to train with Diane Nikuri and Sara Hall

32:25- The internal mindset that she has and how that leads to success

40:15- Her plans to potentially continue to move up in distances and try the half marathon and marathon

41:25- Working with Mike Smith as a coach and being able to watch the NAU team develop

42:55- The transition from college to professional running

44:15- Handling the coaching transition from Coach Miltenberg to Coach Mike Smith her senior year of college and how their coaching styles differ

48:05- Her development of training throughout college

58:10- The joy that she has in her running and her life

1:01:15- End of podcast questions

Show Notes: 

Stillness is the Key – Ryan Holiday

The Book of Joy – Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu

More Myself – Alicia Keys

Untamed – Glennon Doyle

Between the World and Me – Ta Nehisi Coates

Cutting for Stone – Abraham Verghese

The Daily Stoic – Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman

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]]> https://lindseyhein.com/2020/11/06/episode-283-sara-vaughn-mom-of-four-realtor-2017-team-usa-pursuing-olympic-dreams/ Fri, 06 Nov 2020 12:34:27 +0000 https://lindseyhein.com/?p=12453 more »]]> Sara Vaughn is the mom of four, she works full time as a realtor and is running big mileage weeks in hopes to make the Olympic team next year.  To say she is inspiring to me would be an understatement. In 2017, when her third baby was one, she made team USA in the 1500 and competed in London. She has high hopes to do it again and I believe she can.

Sara, who is coached by her husband Brent shares with us what her training is looking like now, one year post partum. We get to hear about how they are changing things up a bit and of course I wanted to know if she’ll ever throw down for the marathon. (She went on an 19 mile long run the other day so I had to ask.)  We also talk a lot about family life in this episode. She became a Mom at a very young age, while still attending the University of Colorado, really defying the odds still graduating in just four years. Her kids now range from ages 1-14 so I was super curious about parenting through so many different stages at the same time. One thing I think Sara and I both want to leave you all with is that if you are parent to drop the  guilt and that you can still pursue your own dreams while being a damn good Mom.

Enjoy my conversation with Sara!

Photo Cred: Dave Lane

What we talked about:

3:10- What Sara Vaughn is up to and what her running has looked like post-partum

7:55- Having a baby in college while competing for the University of Colorado

11:55- What her plans were for when she graduated college

18:20- How her and her husband Brent Vaughn met

19:35- What helped her relationship with her husband work while having a child so young

22:00- What her husband does for work

22:55- Her kids and how she juggles childcare with work and training and the importance of outsourcing help from others

31:55- How her parenting style has changed with each kid

33:55- What makes her running career sustainable while working full time and having 4 kids

35:45- Her kid’s thoughts on her career and their involvement in coming to races

41:50- What a typical daily routine looks like for her

46:45- Her current goals with the Olympics being postponed

49:30- Potential plans of running a marathon

52:30- How Brent pulls training ideas from all of the different coaches that they have had including Jerry Schumacher and Mark Wetmore

58:50- The 9 day training cycle that she follows

1:03:45- Her current mindset around sponsorships

1:10:00- What currently inspires her to keep training and chasing running goals

1:13:50- Advice to moms that are recently postpartum

1:15:40- End of podcast questions

Show Notes:

The Great Alone

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