Melissa Johnson, as most of us know and call her MJ.  She is a resident of Auburn California, a Master Gardner, Self Employed, a Grand Mother.

She is so much more.  Melissa shares some of the stories of old time runners and more.

I do hope you enjoy the podcast. 

There is Truth in our words.   Your words matter!

This is a powerful conversation with Tara, she is n inspiration to all.  

I really connected with her on how our mindset influences our overall well-being.

Tara talks about her journey and shares the books and tools she implemented in her life and created the change in her life.  One is loosing over 100 Lbs, moving through adversity in her life and created the life she is living today.  

If you are inspired by this podcast, please pass it on to others.

Thank you for being part of Running Strong Mind-Body Connection podcast journey

You can reach me @ n themindfulathletecoach@gmail.com

Here is an individual who was always interested in exercising.  The other aspect to his workouts was he was a smoker.

He kept running a secret from his smoking friends and smoking a secret from his running friends.

You know how secrets go.

John loved running and he winged it on his first 100 mile run.  He learned quickly what it takes to run 100 miles,  

He not only runs 100 miles he has ventured into longer races and challenges.  Such as the Arrowhead 135. 

John shares his story of the Stone Pillows,   This is. a fun podcast.  I hope you enjoy

Molly Sheridan, an inspiring late-blooming athlete, discovered her passion for running at the age of 50. Initially hesitant when a friend suggested running a marathon,

Molly was juggling a full-time job and raising three kids, leaving her feeling lethargic and physically inactive.

After reconsidering the idea of a marathon as a fun getaway, she began training despite starting from scratch and facing early setbacks, including a stress fracture.

Undeterred by a doctor's advice that she was too old to run, Molly persevered.

Her determination defied expectations, leading her to complete an impressive 85 ultramarathons, proving that it's never too late to start a new journey.

Molly's story stands as a testament to resilience and the transformative power of pursuing one's passion.

Check out EP41 for Molly’s 7,7,7 journey

You can find Molly at

www.mollysheridanruns.com

If you would like to contact Karen, email me at    themindfulathletecoach@gmail.com

Jess Mullen is an inspirtation of setting goals, challenging her body.  She overcame set backs and came back strong.

She will be completing her 100th , 100 mile run in early 2025.  

She lives in the land of curiosity as opposed to judging herself.  

She learned the power of tapping on one of her 100 mile runs which eliminated her anxiety

If you are curious how you can shift from anxious and overwhelm and move into your awesomeness,   Send me an email if you are curious.    

Themindfulathletecoach@gmail.com

Dane is a runner full of stories and inspiration.

He ran 52 weekly marathons, set course records, and ran the Oregon Coast, raising money and inspiring the kids in schools,  He would run to the schools, give a talk and run out.

He has created his app for people to find places to run,

Check to Sherpa.com

Dane Books - you can find these on Amazon

Ignore the  Imposible

See Dane Run

128,336 Feet of Pure Bliss

I met Ty Aronson while we were both doing our first Ultra, a 140-mile Route 66 run.

We connected in the first 20 miles, and I knew he was the perfect person for my podcast.

We never know the opportunities that cross our path in life.   Ty is an inspiration. 

Enjoy

If you would like to be on the Running Strong Mind-Body Connection podcast, please email me.

themindfulathletecoach@gmail.com

Henry Howard is a professional writer/editor who has run more than 40 marathons and ultras. Henry has qualified for the Boston Marathon multiple times, finished on the overall podium (including an overall win) in various races, and completed distances from 5K to 100 miles.

He is among the coaches at Marathon Training Academy. Follow him on Twitter @HenryHoward or on Instagram @HenryHoward. Check out more of his stories about inspirational runners at www.runspirited.com and www.facebook.com/Runspirited.

Henry is an inspiration with his coaching and as an ultratunner

Find him on Twitter and Instagram. @HenryHoward

Run Spirited

Joan Steidinger, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC)@Emeritus administered by the Association of Applied Sports Psychology (AASP), previously listed on the United States Olympic Committee’s Registry of Sport Psychology, and a Fellow for AASP. 

She has numerous speaking credits to her name in the public and private sector, including a couple of years speaking at the Western States 100-mile Endurance Race training camp and at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club. In May 2018, she spoke at the International Working Group on Women and Sports Conference in Botswana on “Sisterhood in Sports.” For many years, she taught Exercise and Sports psychology at San Jose State University, SFSU, and UC Berkeley Extension.  In the 1990s, she was an elite and pioneering ultra runner. 

Participating on the Tamalpa Women’s First Ultra Racing Team, she placed 1st in the Pacific Region and 3rd in the Open Division in the first Pacific Region Ultra Grand Prix Series. In 2014, she published her first book, “Sisterhood in Sports:  How female athletes collaborate and compete.”  This book won five literary awards, including the Foreword Reviews IndieFab contest. 

Explore Dr. Joan's website and her books. 

She will be featured on Running Strong Mind-Body Connection Podcast # 27 which will be available to listen to on January 31

Dr. Joan Steidinger

Psi Chi -- National Honor Society in Psychology

Licensed & Sports Psychologist CA PSY 12505

CMPC @Emeritus, AASP Fellow

Former Lecturer - Sports Psychology - San Jose State University

Listed on Registry for the United States Olympic Committee

Books (Rowman & Littlefield);

Sisterhood in Sports: Female Athletes Collaborate & Compete (2014)

Stand Up & Shout:  Women's Fight for Equal Pay, Equal Rights, & Equal Opportunities in Sports (2020) 

https://www.doctorjoansteidinger.com/

Henry Shares with us his wisdom, his experience and kindness.   

I am posting the CTS article about his amazing accomplishment at the Hennepin 100 in Illinois.

Click HERE for the Article

If you ever need an boost on your mental fitness please reach out for a conversation with me at themindfulathletecoach@gmail.com

Jill Hudson is an inspiring individual and runner.  She has run over 295 races from 5k-100-200 mile runs.

She comes to us as a retired Principal of many years and today she is inspiring people from all walks of life to run, get healthy.

She is a person to be inspired by.  

Enjoy the podcast.

If you or someone you knows would like to venture into being on. my podcast

Please email me at the mindfulathletecoach@gmail.com

• Born (1971) and grew up in Switzerland

• Moved to the US in 1998 to get my computer science degree (Santa Monica College) and planned to go back home afterwards

• Met my wife in the first semester, got married in 1999 and now have 4 daughters (7, 16, 21, 23)

• Worked for companies like Sony and Disney as a web developer

• Became self-employed in July 2016 working on my social media website which now has over 3 million members

• Started running in 2005 (did not do any sports whatsoever for 20 years) after gaining a lot of weight almost topping 200 pounds on the scale

• Ran my first full marathon 2 months after starting running

• Ran my first ultra (JFK50) the same year

• Ran my first 100-miler (Rio del Lago) the next year (2006)

• Now I've done 244 races including one 144 miler, 25 100-milers, 4 100Ks, 18 50-milers, 61 50Ks, and 84 full marathons.

• Started helping out ultra marathon races by designing/coding the race website for free (I've helped 11 ultra running events like SD100)

• I've been involved in AC100 for 10 years and am a 49% shareholder and will get the other 51% once the RD retires

• Had the idea to put on a race in Switzerland in 2015 but most people discouraged me claiming it's not sustainable

• Kept going and had the inaugural race in 2017 with 50 runners in the 80KM course (also offered a half marathon distance that year)

• Had 1,021 registrations from 53 countries this year

• Opened the 2025 registration October 1st (9 days ago) and already has 135 registrations from 19 countries

• It took 43 days in 2023 to reach 135 registrations, hence I believe we will sell out the event next year (max. 1,500 runners)

• Most memorable event was last year when Kevin Schmidt ran the 160K and his wife, Courtney Dauwalter, paced him the last 53 miles

Anne's story will inspire, encourage and convince a lot of people to reevaluate exactly what is possible in their own lives.

This story is a marvelous example to us all, from all walks of life, that the seemingly impossible is, in fact, achievable. You just have to have vision, determination, and downright stubbornness to push yourself past the obvious mental and physical obstacles.

This is a wonderful story of a wonderful and gracious woman who broke down barriers for all female athletes today.

Go to Anne's Website and enjoy all the you tube videos of her story.

www. AnneAudain.com

If you would like to be on my podcast or explore Mental Fitness you can reach me 

themindfulathletecoach@gmail.com

Welcome to Episode 15 with Dru Stewart,

Dru is the 3rd of the 3 Amigos.  Phil (EP 10)and Tony(EP 13) are in earlier episodes.

Dru is a cowboy at heart, grew up in Montana on a farm, and was in the rodeo seen from a young age,.

He was in Jr Rodeo, HS Rodeo and on the Rodeo Team in College.

Cowboy's have good hearts, and Dru has a big heart.  He cherishes his family and friends.

I know you will enjoy this podcast.  Please make your comments and share this with your friends and family

Brigette is a powerful and entertaining speaker.  She will leave her audience uplifted, encouraged and inspired.

In this podcast, we embarked on exploring NLP and Mental Fitness.

Bridgette shared her background as a NLP practitioner but left out she is a Reiki practioner.

With lots of good energy and fun.  Enjoy this podcast.

If you would like to get in touch with Brigette here is her contact information:

brigette@brigettesobus.com

4 Years ago, tony weighed 400 lbs,  Today Tony is a running machine.  He has dedicated his life to stay fit.  He keeps a picture of himself in his pocket to remind him where he came from every day.

He could not participate in many activities with is family until he made that decision to change. 

Tony values his family and friends as they are everything to him.

Dive into Tony's story from taking the impossible to the Possible.

Tony is an inspiration; please share comments and insights 

Andre Lee is an inspiration to all he comes across.  Raised in New York the youngest of 5 children to Allison and Juanita Lee.

Andre started his running adventures at the age of 5 on the school track team and continued through the military and college.

He specialized in the mile, then 5k, advanced to the 10k, and on to running his first Marathon, The Marine Corp Marathon.

Andre shares his inspirational story of advancing to run Cocodona 250 miler, before he ran his first 100 miler.

Enjoy the show

Lisa is a great friend with good energy. 

She has stepped into Ultra Running in 2012 and keeps up her bar.   

She has gone from 50 k. all the way up the ladder to Cocodona 250.

Lisa, will share her story here about her first attempt running Western States 100. 

She went from #1 on the wait list in 2023, to being picked in 2024 at the Lottery.

I hope you enjoy her story,  

Look her up on ultra signup for the list of her accomplishments,   

Lisa is an inspiration to us all.

Listen to Phil journey as he is an inspiration to all.   From diagnosis with MS, not accepting drugs and changing his life, he challenged himself to his first 100 mile run.

I met Phil at the Rio Del Lago 100 mile event in 2023 and I am honored to have him as a friend and a guest on my podcast.

He share his insights, his challenges and is wins.

James Bonnett is a coach with McMillian Running.   

James has been running for over 24 years,  19 of these years were mostly focused on ultras with 7 of these years running professionally.

James ran his first trail race at 9-years-old,

James has completed the following:

At age 10 he ran 53 miles at Across the Years 24-hour race in Phoenix

At age 11 he ran Crown King Scramble 50k finishing 19th overall @ 5:09

At age 18 he ran Westen States 100 12th place

and many more races. 

Enjoy this journey with an amazing runner, and amazing person