From Group Runs to Charity Races — How a Club Built a Movement
Host Celeste Rong talks with Rick Amernick about the two-decade history of the DC Capital Striders, their focus on giving back, and the community they built through group runs, volunteering, charity e...
12 Des 202537min
From Neighborhood Jog to a Running Movement: The DC Capital Striders Story Part 2
Host Celeste Fong interviews Rick Amernick, founder of the DC Capital Striders, about the group's rise from a local meetup to a multi-location running community. They cover the shift into trail runnin...
5 Des 202559min
From Meetup to Movement: The Birth of DC Capital Striders
Host Celeste Fong talks with Rick Amernick, founder of the DC Capital Striders, about how a chance Meetup listing in 2006 grew into a large running community and 501(c)(3). Rick recounts early runs on...
21 Nov 202553min
Hamsterwheel Chaos: Teabags, Pickles & Finish‑Line Feels
We discuss the chaotic, hilarious, and heartfelt moments from the Hamster Wheel 30‑hour race in New Boston, NH. We share stories of 100‑mile finishes, severe cold and hypothermia scares, top‑notch aid...
14 Nov 20251h 1min
Blisters, Pizza & Blair Witch: A Wild Ultra Conversation
Host Celeste Fong talks with ultra runner John Calabrese about trail and ultra racing — the highs, the DNFs, the gear, and the tight-knit (sometimes cult-like) running community. The conversation also...
31 Okt 20251h 43min
Side‑Quest Queens: Cacti, Squirrels & Hoodoos on a 50th Birthday
Celeste and Danielle recount a 50th birthday road trip through Phoenix, the Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce — full of side‑quests, wildlife encounters, brutal climbs, and nonstop laughter. They share hig...
28 Okt 20251h 2min
Your Why Is Greater Than Your Excuses — Devil's Den 30-Hour Recap
Host Celeste Fong talks with ultrarunner Taylor Verville and her pacer Mike Martineau about Taylor’s recent Devil’s Den 30-hour race in Bradford, Vermont — her course-record performance (about 89 mile...
24 Okt 202552min
Finding Strength on the Trails: Joey Thompson’s Journey from Grief to 100 Miles
Host Celeste Fong sits down with Joey Thompson to discuss his transformation through running — from weight loss and coping with his mother’s death to sobriety and pushing to 100 miles at Notchview. Th...
17 Okt 202551min
