Today my guest is Rory Linkletter. He just ran in the Paris Olympics in the marathon. This was his first Olympic team for Team Canada, which is very exciting. He qualified for the Olympics running a 2:08:01, just nine seconds faster than the Olympic standard at the Sevilla Marathon. This race made him the second fastest Canadian of all time over th…

Today, my guest is Sabrina Little. Sabrina is a five time national champion. She’s a mom, she’s a professor of philosophy, she’s a trail and ultra runner, a world silver medalist and the author of the book, The Examined Runner. This is Sabrina’s second time on the podcast! If you want to hear a little bit more about her backstory, she was episode 3…

Abby Nichols was in town in Raleigh for the Sir Walter Mile so we had the opportunity to do an in person interview! She was the reigning champion of the Sir Walter Mile and she agreed to just come on over and sit in my living room and record, which was so fun. Abby runs with Hoka NAZ Elite and she is a 1500 meter and 5000 meter runner. She has a pe…

In this episode, we are talking with Megan Jones. Megan is the owner of Savannah Glamour – a photography studio in Savannah Ga. Savannah Glamour is a for women-by women portrait studio specializing in Boudoir, Glamour, and Pin-Up photography. Megan’s infectiously wonderful personality and love of what she does shines through every minute of our con…

Today on the podcast, we have Alexi Papas on the show. WOW, is this long overdue or what?!? She’s an Olympian and an award winning filmmaker. She has a book called Bravey, which I’m sure many of you have read. That was forwarded by Maya Rudolph. She also has recently adapted that book for Young Readers as well. It’s called Bravey (Adapted for Young…

Heather MacLean is a returning guest on the show and she was in Raleigh, North Carolina (where I live) for the Sir Walter Mile this week. So we got to record this interview in person, which is always exciting!! Heather runs with Team New Balance Boston. She ran in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 in the 1500. This year at the Olympic trials, she placed s…

I am really excited to bring you another Olympian on the show today. My guest is Maggie Malone Hardin, who is heading to Paris to compete in the javelin throw for Team USA. Maggie is now a three-time Olympian. Maggie lives in Nebraska with her husband, Sam, who is her coach. She was the 2016 American National and Collegiate record holder and NCAA D…

Today on the podcast, I have Sierra DeGroff on the show, introducing you to another ultra runner. I’m excited to share her story with you. This is an exciting time for Sierra as she’s racing Badwater next week!! Sierra is a 100 mile USATF champion as well as a 24 hour USA champion. She started running ultras in 2015 and she’s really excelled at the…

I’m so excited to have Steph Garcia joining us on the podcast. Stephanie is a retired steeplechaser for New Balance. She competed in the 2011 and 2015 World Championships for Team USA. In 2016, she placed fifth at the US Olympic trials. She was part of Furman Elite after college and then went on to run with Kim Conley and drew Wartenberg and traine…

Kendall Ellis won the 400m at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field becoming a National Champion and securing her spot to run the open 400 at the Paris Olympics. She PR’d in both the semi final and the final at the trials running a time of 49.46 in the final. This was her first PR in 6 years…. and you’ll hear in this episode she wasn’t so hung up o…

Is there anything better than watching someone become an Olympian?! Marisa Howard ran the race of her life at the Olympic Trials Steeplechase final last week. She ran 9:07 which was a 15 second PR for the Steeple veteran and first time mom. She placed third running a strong race from start to finish and if you haven’t seen the video yet of her fami…

In this episode, we take you behind the scenes into our monthly planning meeting. We talk about reasons why we host Illuminate, some of the future guests we have lined up, and what is going on in our lives, as well as stray off on several tangents as good friends do. So happy to have you along as we “illuminate” the randomness that is a friendship …

Today, I’m joined by the wonderful Briana Boehmer. I had the incredible opportunity to interview Bri in Boston, she was part of a live panel that I hosted. She ran her first marathon at the age of 42 in a time of 2:33. That was her first standalone marathon. She has done several Ironmans. She has a 9:22 Ironman PR and a 4:21 Half Ironman PR. She ha…

I am excited to bring you an episode today with Camille Herron. Camille is one of the greatest ultrarunners of all time. She’s a scientist, a coach, and an ambassador for the sport. She’s a four-time IAU International Runner of the Year and six-time USATF Ultrarunner of the Year. She is the only athlete who has won all of the IAU ultra road world c…

With the 77th Tonys airing last night, we couldn’t be more stoked for recent Illuminate guest, Cristina Vivenzio, a producer whose show just won the Tony for Best Musical (and Best Director and Best Lighting Design)! Not just any show, this one is based off of the well loved and still taught book, “The Outsiders.” If you haven’t downloaded the cast…

I am so excited to bring you an episode with Emma Kertesz! This is her second time on the podcast. Emma was first on the show back in 2019 for episode 215 (listen here!). Emma and I got to see each other at the Bayshore Marathon weekend which was amazing. Emma won the marathon and she had a big PR of three minutes and ran 2:37! Funny side story: I …

This is a super exciting episode because I have wanted to have Michael Johnson on the podcast since I launched I’ll Have Another! Michael Johnson is a legend in the entire sports world. He is a sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals in the span of his career. He held the world record and Olympic records i…

This episode is my conversation with the one and only Des Linden. We recorded this live at the Bayshore Marathon Weekend in Traverse City, Michigan at the historic City Opera House. This was such a fun event and I was so grateful to sit down with Des for this live show! Des does not really need an introduction here, I don’t think, but in case you d…

In honor of SCAD graduation, this week we bring you senior and soon to be grad, Ayden Behn! In this conversation, we talk through how Ayden approaches new albums (like the Arianna Grande album from earlier this year) and then we dive into playlists, music, and more! This episode makes me fall even more in love with music – we hope you enjoy! Just S…

Today, we’ve got Laura Green on the show. If you are part of the running community, you probably follow her on Instagram, @lauramcgreen over there. I first learned about Laura when she did a funny skit on Instagram making fun of a bunch of us podcast hosts. And from then on, she has just continued to make some really solid content over on Instagram…