S2:E9 - First Time Marathoner Allison

We are back from the Little Rock Marathon weekend! What an amazing time we had working the Expo, running the 5k, and running the full! We have one TIRED podcast host here, but we're going to break down the weekend before the host can crawl into his bed! A huge thank you to all of the people we met at the expo in Little Rock. It was our pleasure to meet each and everyone of you! Now join us for a Dinomite edition of the Back of the Pack Podcast!

We are back from the Rock N Roll Las Vegas half marathon weekend! It was a great weekend to be sure. We cover the race, have on the course videos and we made a new friend! Come meet Running Influencer Hillary Burgess. You know her as running_up_that_hillary on IG. Hear her story live from the Vegas Expo!

There are some things even I can't speak on. Women's running safety is primary among those things. Thankfully we have amazing women runners in our community that can speak on this We invite in four amazing runners in Kansas City to talk about women's running and safety. Listen in to learn some of the things you can do to keep yourself safe on the course. Guys, you listen in as well. We need to be there in support for ALL of our running family!

Sometimes you can go from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the barrell. While the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bow, the running word lost one of the absolute best to lace up the shoes. This week we will talk about a few topics from Races, to records, to football, to feedback. We hit on a few topics in this hodgepodge of an episode.

We are happy to welcome back our running buddy Kody to the podcast this week. A fixture in the Kansas City running community, Kody is here for all the running, all the races, and all the bling! If you enjoy listening to runners talkin running, than this is the episode for you!

We are fortunate enough this week to welcome in Julie Gilmore from the Liberty Half Marathon and William Jewell 5k! This annual race takes place in Liberty Missouri and the start of the Heartland 39.3 series. This is a challenging yet rewarding race that runners with all skill levels come out to tackle. Hear things about this race you never knew and what to expect in 2024! Get signed up for this one now!

This week we welcome in Marc! The Race Director for the Top City Half Marathon coming up April 27, 2024. We really enjoyed this race last year and can't wait to go back again to Topeka, KS to run a half in the state capital. Listen in to learn about this race and start playing your Topeka getaway come April!

It was great going through the epic year of 2023 last week! Now we look forward to everything coming up for all of us in 2024! We're running through the whole calendar with the races we know and the ones we plan on heading to. Join us at any or all of these events! 2024 is going to be one for the record books! Let's Get It!

We are back for 2024! Before we move forward, let's take one last look back on what was one of the wildest years in running! 2023 was a great time with so many great memories. Let's talk about races both local and national. Let's get jazzed up to build up this podcast and show everyone how much we love the running community! Join us for a look back before we fire forward!

There's nothing like your first marathon! It's been twelve years since host Kyle did his first 26.2, so meet Allison! Allison completed the St. Jude Memphis Marathon in December of 2023. We talk to her about her experiences leading up to the race and througout the race process. Enjoy our last show of 2023. We'll see you on January 8, 2024!