Carrie interviews Olympian and Run the Edge co-founder Adam Goucher! They chat about the Run the Year 2018 challenge, the possibility of Adam leading running retreats, stem cell treatment, and life at home with his wife Kara and son Colt.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Adam Goucher
Adam attended the University of Colorado where he was a 4-time NCAA champion and 11-time All American. Career highlights include 8-time USA Champion, 7-time World Champion Finalist, and 2000 Olympian. Adam is the co-author of Running The Edge with his best friend Tim Catalano. They also developed the Run The Year virtual fitness challenge. He currently resides in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife, Kara, and their son, Colt.
Carrie interviews 2017 US Marathon Champion Sara Hall! Sara recaps her recent races including the US 10 Mile Championships, Frankfurt Marathon and the US Marathon Championships, held in conjunction with the the Cal International Marathon. Sara also discusses juggling a busy schedule as a mom to four girls and the possibility of her family moving to Ethiopia.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Sara Hall
Sara's most recent racing accomplishments include winning the 2017 US 10 Mile and Marathon Championships. Sara is married to Olympian Ryan Hall, and the two founded the Hall Steps Foundation. They have four daughters, Hana, Mia, Jasmine and Lily. Sara lives and trains in Redding, California and is sponsored by Asics.
Carrie goes for a run with elite marathoner and former Team USA Minnesota member Michelle Lilienthal! They chat about the importance of training partners, taking time off training and Michelle's move to Portland, Maine.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Michelle Lilienthal
Michelle is a four-time US Olympic Marathon trials qualifier, most recently qualifying for the 2020 trials at the 2017 Chicago Marathon. She is a former member of Team USA Minnesota and ran some her best races on Minnesota soil, including her marathon PR, 2:34 at the Twin Cities Marathon, and her half marathon PR, 1:11 at the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon in Duluth. She currently lives in Portland, Maine with her fiancé, Marc, and cat, Squeaks. She works for Apple Inc. and is loving life running on the coast of Maine as a semi retired serious hobby racer.
Carrie interviews marathoner and two-time cancer survivor Serena Burla! Serena chats about competing in the 2017 World Championships, overcoming cancer, and giving a TED talk.
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Serena Burla
Serena is a mother, 2:26:53 marathoner, and two-time cancer survivor who keeps putting one foot in front of the other. Grateful for the ability to run, Serena has represented the United States at the 2015 and 2017 IAAF World Championships in the marathon. She is committed to focusing on the “cans” in her life and keeps forging ahead.
Carrie interviews elite runner Allie Kieffer! They discuss her recent fifth place finish at the TCS NYC Marathon, where she set a huge PR. Allie also talks about running through grief and loss and her future racing plans.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Allie Kieffer
Allie graduated from Wake Forest University with a B.A. in Psychology in June 2009. At Wake Forest, she competed on the cross country and track & field teams for four years and earned All-ACC honors in cross country in 2008 and was also selected as the ACC Runner of the Week in 2008. In 2012, Allie qualified for the US Olympic Trials in the 10,000m, but was unable to compete due to injury. In January 2016, Allie was the first place woman finisher at the Miami Marathon (2:55:30). Later that year, she set the indoor marathon world record at the The Fort Washington Avenue Armory Indoor Track Marathon in a time of 2:44:44 (the record was broken the following year). In 2017, Allie placed 4th at the USATF 10 Mile Championships (54:20) and went on to finish 5th at the TCS NYC Marathon (2:29:39). Allie lives and trains in Buffalo, New York.
Carrie catches up with Northern Arizona Elite head coach Ben Rosario! Ben discusses the early days of starting NAZ Elite and shares the latest news about his athletes. He also offers advice for beginning runners, and he emphasizes the importance of getting involved in a running group to stay motivated.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Ben Rosario
Ben was a Division II All American at Truman State University, before landing a spot on the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project team in 2003. There he became the youngest qualifier for the 2004 Olympic Trials Marathon where he finished 37th. He returned to his hometown of Saint Louis in the summer of 2005 and that fall finished second at the U.S. Marathon Championships at the Twin Cities Marathon. He ended his career with personal bests of 4:03 in the mile and 2:18 in the marathon. Ben has coached everyone from third graders, to beginning adult runners to World Championship performers. His motivational skills and training knowledge have translated to success at every level. Ben has been just about everything in the running industry; elite athlete, special events director for a big city marathon, running store owner, marketing director, elite athlete coordinator and of course…coach. His number one passion though, has always been the competitive side of the sport and he brings a healthy obsession for success to his role as coach/president of Northern Arizona Elite.
Carrie interviews Olympic gold medalist, mom and marathoner Gwen Jorgensen! Gwen chats about life as a new mom and her transition back to training. She also talks about her move to Portland, Oregon and her decision to switch her focus to the marathon.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Gwen Jorgensen
Less than two years after Gwen began professionally racing triathlon, she qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. In 2013, Gwen made history as the first American woman to win an ITU WTS race. Gwen was undefeated between May 2014 to April 2016, during which time she earned an unprecedented 12 consecutive wins on the ITU WTS circuit and qualified for her second U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team. In 2016, Gwen became the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport of triathlon during the Rio Summer Games.
Carrie interviews marathoner and I'll Have Another podcast host, Lindsey Hein! Lindsey opens up about training for the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, running after pregnancy, her preventative mastectomy, and much more.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Lindsey Hein
Lindsey Hein is the mother of three young boys, ages 5, 3 and 1. She can be found running (literally) around town with her kids in tow where she resides in Indianapolis, IN. She just completed her fourteenth marathon, her first after having her second and third child. Her marathon PR is 3:11, and after a three year break from marathons, she is on her way to chipping away at that time.
Carrie interviews author, podcast host, and the founder of Still Kickin, Nora McInerny! They discuss family, grief and loss, and finding motivation to get out the door for a run.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Nora McInerny
Nora McInerny was voted Most Humorous by the Annunciation Catholic School Class of 1998. It was mostly downhill after that, but she did get to spend three glorious years married to Aaron Joseph Purmort (aka Spider-Man). She is the author of It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too), the founder of the nonprofit organization Still Kickin, host of the American Public Media Podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, and a contributing editor for Elle.com.
Carrie interviews Olympian Jared Ward! Jared talks about balancing his training with work and family life, as well as his goals for the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Jared Ward
Born and raised in Kaysville, Utah, Jared attended Davis High School prior to Brigham Young University, where he earned a Masters Degree in Statistics. While competing for the Cougars, Jared was a two-time Cross Country All-American. The streets of Los Angeles have become Jared's home away from home winning the 2015 US Championships and qualifying for the 2016 Olympic marathon team there. In addition to running fast himself, Jared is passionate about helping other develop as running, stating: "I have been given a gift and I want to share what I have learned."
Carrie interviews elite runner Stephanie Bruce! They chat about balancing training with family life, coaching, doping scandals, and Steph's strategy going into the TCS New York City Marathon.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Stephanie Bruce
A graduate of the University of California Santa Barbara, Stephanie was a two-time All American, a multiple-time conference Champion in cross country and track and was the Big West Athlete of the year in 2006. She still holds the school record for 10,000 meters at 33:23.33. Stephanie’s marathon career includes her 2:29:35 personal best set at the Chevron Houston Marathon in 2011 where she finished third, as well as a 15th place at the 2013 Boston Marathon and third place at the 2012 Honolulu Marathon. She’s been runner-up at the U.S. 20k Championships and 10k Championships (2013) and her 1:10:53 at the 2013 New York City Half Marathon earned her top American honors at that event. She started a family in 2014, having two children before returning to racing in 2016 with a runner-up finish at the USATF 15k Championships and a 32:14 10k PR at the Stanford Invitational. She then ended the year on a huge note by finishing second at the California International Marathon in 2:32:36, her first marathon since 2013. Stephanie’s kicked off 2017 with a 7th place finish at the USATF Cross Country Championships, a win at the Gasparilla Distance Classic Half Marathon, a 22nd place finish at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and a new 10,000 meter PR of 31:59.88 at the Stanford Invitational.
Carrie goes for a run with Team USA Minnesota coach Chris Lundstrom! Chris discusses coaching, teaching at the University of Minnesota, and offers actionable advice for anyone looking to tackle the marathon.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Chris Lundstrom
Chris is a native of Northfield, Minnesota and competed on the NCAA Championship track and cross country teams at Stanford University in the late 1990s. Following his collegiate career, he was an original member in 2001 of the Team USA Minnesota Distance Training Center. During his years as a competitive runner, he finished third (2001) and then fourth (2006) in the USA Marathon Championships, was a three-time qualifier for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials (2004, 2008, 2012), and represented the U.S. in the 2007 Pan-American Games marathon and in the 2010 World Mountain running Championships, with the team capturing the silver medal. As a coach, he has 18 years of experience at the high school, college and post-collegiate level including coaching seven women to the 2012 Olympic Trials Marathon, and coaching track and cross country at San Francisco State University in 2004-05 when he was on leave from Team USA Minnesota. In the Twin Cities, he coached cross country and track at Como Park High School in St. Paul from 2005-2012 and was named St. Paul City Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2006, 2008 and 2010. More recently, he coached at Washburn High School in Minneapolis for three years and helped take the boys cross country team to state where it placed second in 2015, and also placed an individual second at state in the 1600 meters on the track. Chris is the Head Coach of Team USA Minnesota. He is responsible for recruiting, retaining, developing and managing a team of 10 to 12 male and female professional distance runners in events ranging from the 1500 meters up through the marathon – on the roads, track and in cross country. Chris has his Ph.D. in kinesiology (2015), with an emphasis in exercise physiology, and did his dissertation on running performance. He is well published and a well-regarded researcher and, along with coaching and competing, has been on the faculty for 10 years at the University of Minnesota. In addition to teaching classes in sport science, exercise science techniques, weight training and conditioning, and psychology of coaching, he developed the marathon training class and taught some 700 novice marathoners.
Carrie interviews 3-time Olympian and fellow Villanova alum Jen Rhines! Jen discusses mental toughness, eating nourishing food and racing as a masters. Carrie and Jen also reminisce about their days of training and racing together.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Jen Rhines
Jen attended Villanova University, where she was a five-time NCAA champion. Jen is a 5-time national champion and 11-time world champion team member. She competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics (10000m), 2004 Athens Olympics (marathon) and 2008 Beijing Olympics (5000m). Jen has been tearing up the roads as a masters runner and holds US masters records in the 5000m (15:45) and 10000m (33:05). She is an Adidas athlete and ambassador. Jen is married to Terrence Mahon, and resides in San Diego, CA.
Carrie interviews the fastest women's marathoner in history, Paula Radcliffe! Paula chats about injuries, her partnership with her husband and memories of training with her Dad. They also discuss athletes advocating for a clean sport, and the upcoming Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Paula Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe was born in Northwich, Cheshire, in 1973, but grew up in Bedford. She joined Bedford and County Athletics Club at the age of 11 and competed at the World Cross Country Championships at 16.After graduating from Loughborough University with a first-class degree in modern languages in 1996, she devoted herself full-time to her running and is now acknowledged as one of the finest athletes of the modern era. As well as her achievements on the track, Paula has established herself as the master of the ultimate distance race, the marathon. She holds the world record and won the London Marathon in 2002, 2003 and 2005. In November 2004 she won the New York Marathon in breath-taking style and in 2005 she took the gold medal at the World Championships in Helsinki for the same distance. She was awarded an MBE in June 2002 and later that year was voted the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year.
Carrie interviews Olympian and World Champion Jenny Simpson! Jenny discusses her sister's deployment to Iraq, her new her new role as an ambassador for the New York Road Runners and her future racing aspirations.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Jenny Simpson
Jenny attended Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Florida where she was an 8-time State Champion and set 4 state records. She attended the University of Colorado, Boulder where she set NCAA records in the mile, 3000m steeplechase and 5000m (outdoors). During her time at the University of Colorado, she qualified for the 2008 US Olympic Team in the Steeplechase. Jenny has represented the United States in three Olympic Games, 2008 (steeplechase), 2012 (1500m) and 2016 (1500m). She earned a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, becoming the first American woman to medal in the 1500m. Jenny is also an 11-time USA track and field champion a 3-time World Championship medalist in the 1500m. Jenny lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband Jason and runs for New Balance.
Carrie interviews Life Time Fitness National Run Training Manager Rebekah Mayer! They chat about the benefits of joining a run club, Rebekah's training for the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon and her husband's triumph over cancer.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Rebekah Mayer
Rebekah combines over 25 years of running experience and an education in the sport to support her role as the National Run Training Manager for Life Time. As a mom of 3, she also knows first-hand the joys and challenges of balancing family, career and training while she tries to improve her 2:59 marathon PR. Rebekah was a member of the 2003 NCAA-II XC Championship team at Adams State College, and is a 6-time All-American. She currently holds multiple coaching certifications, including USATF Level 2 Endurance, RRCA and Precision Nutrition.
Carrie goes for a run with former Team USA MN athlete and Edina High School cross country coach Matt Gabrielson! Matt chats about coaching, raising three kids, and his plans to compete as a masters.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Matt Gabrielson
Matt is an Iowa native and graduated from Drake University in 2000. He later completed graduate school at Augustana University. Matt ran for Team USA MN from 2001 - 2013. He was ranked top 10 in the US in the 5000m in 2008 and ranked top 10 in the marathon in 2008 and 2011. Matt teaches 3rd and 4th grade at Highlands Elementary School in Edina, Minnesota and is the Girls Cross Country Coach at Edina High School. His team was back to back state champions in 2015 and 2016. He was awarded the title MN Coaches Girls HS XC Coach of the Year in 2015. Matt is married to Julie Gabrielson (née Shwengler) and they have three children, Doris Mae, Otto and Viola.
Carrie interviews two-time Olympian Amy Cragg! Amy reflects on her bronze medal finish at the 2017 World Championships in the marathon. She also discusses training with the Bowerman Track Club and coach Jerry Schumacher, and her racing plans for 2018.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Amy Cragg
Amy is a two-time U.S. Olympian. She placed second in her debut marathon in 2011, and her time of 2:27:03 made her the eighth-fastest American marathoner of all time. In 2012, Amy finished fourth at the U.S. marathon trials, one place out of a team spot, but months later won the Olympic Trials 10,000-meter race. At the 2012 London Olympics, after a strong first half, Hastings went on to run 31:10.69, placing 11th. In 2014, Amy won the national 10K road title at the Peachtree Road Race on July 4, and capped her year by running 2:27:03 to tie her PR and place fifth at the Chicago Marathon. In February 2016, she won the Olympic Marathon Trials. Six months later in Rio, she placed ninth in the Olympic marathon. Amy finished third at the 2017 World Championships in the marathon. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, Irish Olympian Alistair Cragg. Amy trains with the Bowerman Track Club.
Carrie interviews ultrarunner Jax Mariash! Jax is the first woman to complete the Four Desert Race Series Grand Slam Plus, a series of ultra races around the globe. They chat about the logistics involved in running in extreme climates, recovering from the race series and her new coffee company, STOKED roasters.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Jax Mariash
Jax is the first woman in the world to complete the 4 Deserts Race Series Grand Slam Plus. In addition, she was crowned the 2016 4 Deserts Female World Champion. Previously, Jax chose to do a run mission to run 365 days in a row to create awareness for cancer research and inspire people to move their bodies to prevent disease. Jax is a runner, adventure seeker, entrepreneur, lover, dreamer and doer. She is an inspirational vehicle to athletes, entrepreneurs and women to push the envelope and follow their dreams. Her largest dream is to inspire the masses to get outside and explore, and to live life to the fullest. A runner since 5 years old, a she had a stint at elite triathlons and duathlons scoring the bronze medal at duathlon long course world championships in her division. Today she taps into her tenacity and strength in her own skin to motivate others to do the impossible.
Carrie interviews Olympian and Shippensburg University coach Steve Spence. Steve recalls his experiences racing in the 1991 World Championships and 1992 Olympic Games. He also shares his secrets to 40 year sub-5 minute mile streak.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Steve Spence
Carrie interviews Olympian and Shippensburg University coach Steve Spence. Steve recalls his experiences racing in the 1991 World Championships and 1992 Olympic Games. He also shares his secrets to 40 year sub-5 minute mile streak.
Carrie goes for a run with the Mayor of Minneapolis, Betsy Hodges! They discuss Betsy's love for distance running, the importance of a healthy diet and the challenges of being a mayor.
Recorded July 24, 2017
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Betsy Hodges
A Minnesota native, Mayor Betsy Hodges attended high school in Plymouth, earned a bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr College, and a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Wisconsin. After serving on the Minneapolis City Council, Betsy ran for Mayor in 2013, and is currently running for re-election. She is married to Gary Cunningham, CEO and President of the Metropolitan Economic Development Association (Meda) and a member of the Metropolitan Council. They have two children, four grandchildren and two cats.
Carrie interviews obstacle course racer and ultrarunner Amelia Boone! Amelia talks with Carrie about coming back after injury, her passion for long distance racing, and her future career plans.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Amelia Boone
Amelia Boone is a full-time corporate attorney, obstacle racer, and ultrarunner. Dubbed "The Queen of Pain," Amelia is a 4x world champion and one of the most decorated obstacle racers in history. Over her career, she's amassed more than 50 podiums and 30 victories in obstacle racing. Highlights include: 3-time winner of the World's Toughest Mudder (2012, 2014, 2015), Spartan Race World Champion (2013), Spartan Race Points Series Champion (2013 & 2015) and 3-time Death Race Finisher (Winter 2012, Summer 2012, Summer 2013). Amelia is not just a professional athlete – she has risen to the top of the sport while simultaneously working as a full-time corporate attorney at some of the largest law firms and companies in the world. She is the penultimate "weekend warrior," juggling the demands of a dual career. Amelia has been profiled in or featured in major publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Time, Outside Magazine, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Entrepreneur, Men's Health, Women's Running, Competitor Magazine, Playboy, and the Chicago Tribune, and has appeared on the cover of Runner's World, Chicago Athlete, and Metcon magazine. She has been named a "Rising Star" by Outside Magazine and selected as one of the "50 Fittest Women" by Sports Illustrated. Amelia appears regularly on national television, both as an athlete and as a featured commentator and analyst. She has worked as an analyst on both ESPN and CBS Sports, and her athletic feats and story are featured prominently throughout all three seasons of NBC & NBC Sports show "Spartan Race." When Amelia's not out on an obstacle course, you'll find her nurturing a budding ultra running obsession, working as a full-time attorney, or watching wrestling pay-per-views. Most likely with a box of Pop-Tarts or a bag of ketchup chips in hand.
Carrie interviews marathoner and internal medicine doctor Justin Grunewald! They discuss how he met his wife Gabriele, her battle with cancer, and his future racing goals.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Justin Grunewald
Justin graduated from the University of Minnesota where he ran cross country and track for the Gophers. Justin is a 3-time Cayman Islands Marathon champion and qualified for the 2012 US Olympian marathon trials. He is a recent graduate of the Abbott Northwestern internal medicine residency program. Justin lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his wife and training partner Gabriele Grunewald.
Carrie interviews Olympian Alysia Montaño! They chat about food, racing during pregnancy, athlete sponsorship, and much more!
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Alysia Montaño
Alysia attended Canyon High School in Santa Clarita, CA where she became a multi sport standout in basketball, soccer, and athletics.
Under Tony Sandoval at the University of California Berkeley, is where Alysia will become the 800m specialist she is today. In 2007 as a junior, Alysia recorded the best season in Cal Berkeley history finishing undefeated and claiming both the indoor and outdoor NCAA titles as well as her first USA Championship title.
Heading into the 2008 season, Alysia was ranked #1 in the USA and she was more focused then ever to make the Olympic team. Rounding out her senior year coupled with intense training, the pressure began to take a toll on Alysia and, throughout the indoor and outdoor season, a stress fracture formed in her navicular bone and finally gave in at the 2008 Olympic Trials. Alysia rehabbed in San Diego at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista during 2009 where she was under the watchful eye of Juaquim Cruz, Brazil's 800m '84 gold medalist.
At the end of the year, Alysia realized Chula Vista was not the place for her so she made the move back to Berkeley to resume with Tony Sandoval. 2010 was Alysia's comeback year and she was back with a vengeance. Alysia started off the season by earning a bronze medal at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha then went on to claim another outdoor USA title. Alysia finished the season with a PR and the worlds fastest time by winning Monaco's Hercules Diamond League with a time of 1:57.34.
For the next three years, Alysia defends her title as USA Champion to go on and become a finalists in the 2011 World Championships(4th), 2012 Olympics(5th), and 2013 World Championships(4th).
With disheartening finishes at every major event, Alysia decides to take the 2014 season off year to start a family. During pregnancy Alysia maintained fitness by continuing to run and at 34 weeks pregnant, Alysia decided to take advantage of her qualifying standard and enter into the 2014 Outdoor USA Championships just to have fun and advocate for fit pregnancies. Little did she know it would make headlines world wide and become a major topic of discussion on almost every news outlet. With some calculations of web analytics. Alysia's pregnant run had 5 times as many hits as all of her championship wins combined.
In 2015 Alysia planed on slowly returning to form and use it as a building block for 2016, but Alysia surprised everyone (including herself). Claiming her first indoor championship in the 600m 6 months after giving birth, Alysia set the tone for 2015. In March at the 2015 World Relays, Alysia anchored the USA 4x800m relay team to an American Record with the fastest split of competition with a time of 1:58.90. In June, Alysia went into USA Outdoor Championships as an underdog because of a nagging injury. Alysia adjusted her game plan and changed her running style and advanced through each round running with the pack and against all odds Alysia claimed yet another USA title bringing her total to 7 and earning a spot on USA's 2015 world Championship team. Keeping her schedule light, Alysia opted for the Pan Am Games and earned herself a gold in the 4x400m relay and a silver in the 800m. In Beijing, China Alysia's 2015 World Championships were cut short; with about 200m to go in the first round, Alysia was tripped by a runner trying to pass on the inside thus bringing her down to the track.
Carrie goes for a walk with the legendary Dick Beardsley! He discusses his struggle with addiction, his passion for the sport, and moving back to Minnesota to open a Bed and Breakfast in Bemidji.
Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com.
Recorded June 16, 2017
Dick Beardsley
Dick Beardsley is a best selling co-author and champion - in running and in life. Although his competitive running career as an elite athlete ended in 1988, Dick is still one of the top American distance runners of all time, reflected with a time of 2:08:53 in the 1982 Boston Marathon. Best known for his 1982 Boston Marathon "Duel in the Sun" with Alberto Salazar, Dick is also a two-time Olympic Trials Marathon qualifier. He is a two-time winner of the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, with a time of winning 2:09:36 and winner of the first London Marathon, with a time of 2:11:48 in 1981. Dick is also the course record holder for the Napa Valley Marathon, with a winning time of 2:16:20 in 1987. Dick is more than a running champion, he is a fighter. After a series of near-fatal accidents and a journey of self-discovery, Dick has turned his life around and is enjoying life to its fullest. Dick has held and continues to hold several running camps and offers online coaching in efforts to help people reach their fitness goals. Dick and his wife, Jill, are also the Innkeepers and owners of the beautiful Lake Bemidji Bed and Breakfast.