Ep. 37 – This is the Way: with Bijan Mazaheri

Happy New Year! This week’s guest is Bijan Mazaheri, a runner for Cal Coast Track Club, graduate of Williams College, and Massachusetts native who qualified for the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials by running 2:15:26 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.

Bijan was an 8-time DIII All-American while at Williams and is currently pursuing his PhD at Caltech. We talked about his buildup, how he balances training with his studies, and his love for the Mandalorian. (speaking of – we spent about 5 minutes on the show near the top of the pod – don’t worry; there are no spoilers!). He was joined by cohosts Jeff Seelaus and Cole Townsend for a spirited episode full of great long-run talk!

Subscribe, like, and follow us wherever you get your podcasts!

Listen here:

Apple Podcasts | Soundcloud | Spotify

Follow:

Run Your Mouth on Facebook and Instagram

Bijan Mazaheri on Instagram

Jeff Seelaus on Instagram

Cole Townsend on Twitter and Instagram

David Melly on Twitter and Instagram

 

Ep. 36 – I Love New York: with Louis Serafini

A very special episode to finish 2019 on a high note!

Longtime friend of the pod Louis Serafini came on to talk about his buildup and racing experience at the 2019 New York City Marathon, where he ran a personal best of 2:16:34 in his 7th marathon. Lou spoke about the loves and hates of the marathon, the changes he made to his diet and how it affected his training, and how he prepares for race week.

Listen and enjoy everywhere you get your podcasts and thanks for listening!

Listen here:

Apple Podcasts | Soundcloud | Spotify

Follow:

Run Your Mouth on Facebook and Instagram

Louis Serafini on Twitter on Instagram

Gabi Drummond on Instagram

David Melly on Twitter and Instagram

 

Ep. 35 – Love Language: with Drew Hunter

We’re back after an extended summer vacation!

This week’s guest is Drew Hunter of adidas and Tinman Elite – a Foot Locker champion turned professional straight out of high school who went on to rapidly become one of the best middle-distance runners in the country. Drew is a great guy with a promising future and we had a wonderful conversation with cohost Ben Weingart that got both serious and silly but was always quality.

Enjoy the episode and don’t forget to follow, subscribe, and stay tuned!

Listen here:

Apple Podcasts | Soundcloud | Spotify

Follow:

Run Your Mouth on Facebook and Instagram

Drew Hunter on Twitter and Instagram

Ben Weingart on Twitter and Instagram

David Melly on Twitter and Instagram

 

Ep. 34 – Fast Girl Summer: with Elle Purrier

This episode’s guest is Elle Purrier, a Vermont native and runner for New Balance who has rapidly become one of the best middle distance runners in the country since graduating from the University of New Hampshire last year. Elle was an NCAA champion in the mile and 11-time All American who is currently one of only two Americans to achieve the 2020 Olympic standard in two events, the 1500 and the 5k.

Elle and our cohost, her teammate Lianne Farber, are set to run USAs this week, but first they stopped in to chat about surviving the Boston heat wave, driving in the city, and the best way to prepare coffee. Plus, since Elle grew up on a dairy farm, we get her expert opinion on all things dairy-related.

Make sure you wish them (and all our other guests and friends) luck this weekend and cheer them on as they do big things on the track this summer! And don’t forget to subscribe, follow, and like RYM wherever you can find us. Enjoy!

Listen here:

Apple Podcasts | Soundcloud | Spotify

Follow:

Run Your Mouth on Facebook and Instagram

Elle Purrier on Instagram

Lianne Farber on Twitter and Instagram

David Melly on Twitter and Instagram

 

Ep. 33 – Grandma’s: with Project OTQ

This week we have our biggest episode yet – literally in that we have 7 guests on mic to talk about Grandma’s Marathon. Grandma’s is one of the fastest marathons in the US, held in Minneapolis in June, and we put together a big team of Tracksmith runners in an attempt to get Olympic trials qualifiers.

About the runners:

Jeff Seelaus (2:17:08): An Amherst College grad and Philadelphia native, Jeff qualified for his first Olympic Trials at Grandma’s with a big 4-minute PR.

Louis Serafini (2:21:34): Louis is the coach of all the women in this episode and an accomplished runner in his own right. He qualified for the 2020 trials with a half marathon this spring.

Gabi Drummond (2:49:15): In her first “official” marathon, Gabi was on qualifying pace through 20 miles before hitting a rough last 10k. Gabi is also a Johns Hopkins grad and PhD student at MIT, so she’s the brains of the operation.

Jess Petersen (2:51:26): A Reebook employee and Syracuse University grad, Jess ran her second ever marathon and PRed after a three-year break.

Alexandra Conway (2:54:13): Alexandra is a Brown University grad and recent Tracksmith convert who notched her personal best at Grandma’s.

Kate Raphael (2:53:28): The youngest and most recent graduate, Kate is a Yale grad who tackled her first marathon only a year out of college and logged an impressive (if challenging at points) debut.

Ravenna Neville (DNF): A Wesleyan University grad, homeowner, and lawyer, Rav is an accomplished badass in many fields. Rav is the most experienced marathoner of the group, but a hamstring tweak sidelined her on the day of Grandma’s.

One word of advice about this episode – it may be a little hard to tell who is talking and when if you’re not familiar with everyone’s voices. Just roll with it – the stories themselves are what make the episode so funny, interesting, and even inspiring.

Listen here:

Apple Podcasts | Soundcloud | Spotify

Ep. 32 – Blue Collar Bulldogs: with Brogan Austin and Reed Fischer

This week’s episode was recorded the day before the 2019 U.S. Half Marathon Championships in Pittsburgh, PA, where our guests Brogan Austin and Reed Fischer finished 4th and 7th, respectively, continuing to announce themselves on the national stage of American distance running.

Both graduates of Drake University and runners for Tom “Tinman” Schwartz, Brogan and Reed came from relatively modest origins to compete among the best runners in the country- Brogan winning the U.S. Marathon Championships in a time of 2:12:38 in 2018 and Reed finishing 4th in the 10k at the 2018 USATF championships in Des Moines. We talk a lot about their experience with Tom and the rest of the Tinman Elite team, the challenges of working a full-time job while running competitively, and the role they see themselves playing in the changing American distance running scene. We also play our version of the “Newlyweds” game where we find out how well Brogan and Reed really know each other after all.

Big thanks to the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon team and P3Revents for setting us up with recording space and for hosting an awesome championship weekend. Don’t forget to subscribe and follow and enjoy the episode!

Listen here:

Apple Podcasts | Soundcloud | Spotify

Follow:

Run Your Mouth on Facebook and Instagram

Brogan Austin on Twitter and Instagram

Reed Fischer on Twitter and Instagram

David Melly on Twitter and Instagram

Ep. 31 – The Mission: with Nikki Hiltz (CITIUS crossover)

Enjoy the second annual Citius Mag Boston Marathon Crossover Special!

This week’s guest is Nikki Hiltz of adidas and The Mission AC. Nikki is an accomplished miler who hails from Northern California, a high school stud who went on to run at the University of Oregon and the University of Arkansas where she twice finished 2nd in the 1500 at NCAA. She’s had a successful first year as a professional, running 4:09 in the 1500 and most recently winning the BAA Invitational Mile this past Boston Marathon weekend.

Nikki came on along with co-host and Citius guru Chris Chavez to talk about library cards and The Bachelor, along with some more serious topics like choosing to transfer, coming out of the closet, and dating a teammate. Nikki is an absolutely lovely person with a unique and important voice in the running community, and it was a delight to have her on.

Listen here:

Apple Podcasts | Soundcloud | Spotify

Follow:

Run Your Mouth on Facebook and Instagram

Nikki Hiltz on Twitter and Instagram

Chris Chavez on Twitter and Instagram

David Melly on Twitter and Instagram

More CitiusMag content can be found here.