Finish Lines and Milestones

Angela Kumar and I met through the Indy running community. I got to witness some of her 100mi backyard ultra at Prairie on Fire in 2025. During this episode, sponsored by Relay Active and Amazfit, we talk about:How we first met when Angela was holding a roll of toilet paper (this episode is unofficially sponsored by Butt Napkins)The fact that she’s almost 50 🤯What got her into running in the first place (she ran her first Boston Marathon 18 years ago)Her first marathon at Chicago Marathon and using good ol’ Hal Higdon to train Our shared fear of dementia What it was like growing up as a twin (her sister rarely misses her races)Going through IVF to have her two boys and not running while pregnantSetting her sights on another BQFiguring out how to balance her desire to race with family life The ultras she did before she had kids (after a guy broke up with her for turning 30)The Prairie on Fire Backyard Ultra in IndianaMental health and dealing with anxiety and depression Local races for kids in the Indianapolis areaHer family’s love of sports - especially basketball and going to Pacers gamesPrevious Guests MentionedSara FarneyChristi DeeTJ DaileyMax GlennCarly Trulock-QuinnLindsey WeltyQuincy SauerShannon SpencerBrittany Koether Trena RoudebushBob Roudebush Sponsor Details Relay Active - Use MILESTONES for 15% offAmazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% offOther LinksThe First Four - film about Prairie on Fire by Jon KuhnFollow me on Instagram @allytbrett_runsSubscribe to Finish Lines & Milestones weekly newsletterThis is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.

MARCH CATCHING UP WITH COACHThe first Wednesday of every month this year I'm going to bring you a conversation between me and my running coach,⁠⁠ Rachel Sinders,⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠Rachel Michelle Running.⁠⁠ We'll talk about my training and running journey while celebrating other members of Team RMR. You don't have to work with Rachel to enjoy these conversations, but if you're looking for a running coach - look no further! Thank you, Rachel, for supporting me and my podcast.

Rob Perez aka @r.oh.bee and "the happiest guy out there" needs no introduction. Rob and I met at the 50th running of the Marine Corps Marathon and ended up running the entire race together with Team Melissa of Ainsley's Angels.During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit and Cure Hydration, we talk about:How a cold DM turned into running the Marine Corps Marathon together with Ainsley’s Angels Some of our highlights from MCMRunning with Achilles InternationalHow he did four marathons in four weeks all while running his government shutdown miles and working a 9-5 jobRunning The Speed Project(s): two 300-mile, unsanctioned races in the U.S. and Chile Life as a submariner in the Navy and what it was like to run on a treadmill underwaterHow he grew up racing go-karts and has raced against (and beaten) drivers like Graham Rahal, Marco Andretti, Josef NewgardenSports he played growing up and how he ended up joining the military How he started his content creation journey and the sunscreen video that started his momentum The mustache His Mexican heritage (he’s half Mexican) Opportunities that have come about through content creation His advice for avoiding burnout What’s next for Rob Other Links:Bobby Bigote Instagram accountCameron Balser Episode of Finish Lines & MilestonesSponsor Details:Amazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off your orderCure Hydration - Use ALLYB for 20% off your first orderThis is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.Follow me on Instagram @allytbrett_runs.

This is a special episode of Finish Lines & Milestones where I recap all the details of my 2026 Fort Myers Half Marathon experience.You can also read and see pictures on my blog ⁠here⁠ and other highlights are on my Instagram ⁠here⁠.

Carly Trulock-Quinn and I met through the Indy running community. Since I've been inspired by her, I know others will be too. During this episode, sponsored by Relay Active, Amazfit, and Cure, we talk about:The club she's part of - Fishers Running Club - Carly sits on the boardThe friends she’s made through running that she now can’t imagine life withoutFinding running through her parents and her grandfatherHow she decided to run in college Her high school injuries and being diagnosed with REDSMore about how the Fishers Running Club shows up for each otherThe Prairie on Fire backyard ultramarathon  Fitting running into her busy lifestyle Avoiding burnout from runningMental health: how running is running and therapy is therapyThe Tunnel Marathon she ran in Washington stateSponsor Details:Relay Active - Use MILESTONES for 15% offAmazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% offCure - Find a store near you or buy on AmazonPrevious Guests Mentioned:Sara FarneyAlan ErrichielloJon KuhnTJ DaileyMark GuyerOther Links:SUPPORT CARLY'S BLOOD CANCER UNITED CAMPAIGNIndy Mini Live Podcast Event TicketsJon Kuhn's films about Prairie on Fire and The Speed Project: The First Four, Chasing 100, and TSPThis is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.Follow me on Instagram.

Quincy Sauer and I met at the finish line of the CNO Indianapolis Monumental Marathon in November 2025.During this episode, sponsored by Noogs and Amazfit, we talk about:How we met through the Indianapolis Monumental race Founder, Carlton Ray, at the finish line of last year’s raceAbout our experiences on the Board of Directors for Beyond Monumental The great safety pin shortage of 2012 at Indy MonumentalRunning her first half marathon because her mom signed Quincy up after a boy broke up with her Completing the Indy Mini-Marathon 20 times and her mom over 40 timesHer first marathon in 2012 at the Chicago MarathonGetting into triathlons - being a swimmer growing up and learning to cycle The Divas Cycling Club - a woman’s riding and mentorship programGetting scuba certified Running while traveling and finding Strava to help plan the best routes Trading the awkwardness of modern dating for a half IronmanThe Waikiki Rough Water Swim The standup comedy class she’s taking Sponsor Details :Noogs - Use ALLYB15 for 15% off your orderAmazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off your orderThis is a SandyBoy Productions Podcast.

Gretchen Hercamp and I met at the Carmel Marathon expo last year in Carmel, IN. Little did I know what Gretchen had been through...During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit and Relay Active, we talk about:Two brain surgeries in two years and three marathons How she discovered she had a brain tumor in the first placeHer twin sister, BridgettHow running is peppered throughout her life starting in high schoolRunning the Indy Mini for the first time in 2014 but not running another half marathon until after her son was born in 2019Running her first marathon at Monumental in 2023 only nine months after her first brain surgery Her Carlton Ray story (Carlton is the Founder of the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon)Using running as a way to work through her childhood trauma Discovering the regrowth of her tumor Running the “Indianapolis Triple Crown” after her second brain surgery Growing up poor Why the Monroe County YMCA Corporate Challenge is so significant to herPlans for 2026 Sponsor Details:Amazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off your orderRelay Active - Use MILESTONES for 15% off your orderThis is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.

Bob Roudebush and I met through his wife, Trena, who was ⁠EP 31 ⁠of this podcast. These two are a running power couple and Bob has great stories to tell .During this episode, sponsored by Noogs and Amazfit, we talk about:Trena aka ⁠Mrs. Roudy⁠⁠Prairie on Fire,⁠ a backyard ultramarathon in Noblesville, IN His first 100-miler attempt at Leadville in Colorado and having his wife, Trena, as his crew chief How he started running to quit smokingDropping out of college after being valedictorian of his high school class but now working for one of the biggest software companies in the worldMeeting Trena and running races together Running a half marathon with David Goggins, yes, THE David GogginsThe time he hit a deer with his car on the way to run an ultra in Idaho Guiding a blind runner, “Speed Turtle” at Indy Monumental and the Kentucky Derby Marathon (and then ran Flying Pig)A funny Trena running story from a trip they took to ParisQualifying for Boston by never goingSponsor Details:⁠Noogs⁠ - Use code ALLYB15 for 15% off ⁠Amazfit⁠ - Use code ALLYB for 10% off Other links:⁠Prairie on Fire Film - The First Four⁠⁠Galentine’s Day Run for Free to Move⁠⁠TJ Dailey - EP 68⁠⁠Todd Oliver - EP 39⁠⁠Shea Aquilano - EP 60⁠GET MORESubscribe to Finish Lines & Milestones emailsFollow me on Instagram @allytbrett_runsFollow me on Strava

FEBRUARY CATCHING UP WITH COACHNEW SERIES ALERT! The first Wednesday of every month this year I'm going to bring you a conversation between me and my running coach,⁠ Rachel Sinders,⁠ of ⁠Rachel Michelle Running.⁠ We'll talk about my training and running journey while celebrating other members of Team RMR. You don't have to work with Rachel to enjoy these conversations, but if you're looking for a running coach - look no further! Thank you, Rachel, for supporting me and my podcast.

Shannon Spencer and I met when we were randomly paired to run a 5K together for Ainsley's Angels. In the short time we were together, I knew I needed to get to know her better.During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit, we talked about:How her husband is a fire fighter Meeting at the Hit the Bricks 5K in Zionsville through Ainsley’s AngelsHow she’s the running influencer in her CrossFit gym in Kokomo Running the Marine Corps Marathon and the Air Force Marathon with Ainsley’s Angels Celebrating milestone birthdaysThe 4x4x48 she organizes every year to raise money for Ainsley's AngelsHow she first got into running in fifth gradeRunning marathons in 13 different states with one of her best friendsMore about her family - she’s a mom and a grandma (Noni)How she became an average skydiver Her breast cancer diagnosis in 2009 shortly after she was divorced and when she didn’t have healthcare The “race that got away” in Spencer, Indiana (get it…Shannon Spencer)Running with her kids and grandkidsHow she met her husband, JoshThe community she’s found in CrossFit How she doesn’t like to repeat races she’s already doneOur shared love of saunasSponsor Details:Amazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% offGalentine's Day Run Registration Donate to Ainsley's Angels.This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.

Anthony Bruns is 46 years old and ran a 2:33:38 in the MARATHON at CIM (California International Marathon). And he was disappointed... you get the idea, he's fast. Thank you, TJ Dailey, for the introduction.During this episode, sponsored by Noogs, we talk about:His “ultimate hypeman”, TJ Dailey, a friend he’s known since kindergarten (EP 68)Being part of a running family and competing in Junior Olympics Experiencing burnout and losing his love of runningRunning his first marathon in Chicago during college and breaking three hoursDividing his running life into three parts - youth, college and then adult runningA diving board accident that happened in his early 30s that nearly ended his running career - and required a full leg cast for six weeksRekindling his childhood friendship with TJ Dailey after years of not seeing each other by pacing him for 20 miles during a 100 mile raceMindset - if you believe it you can do it Using Strava to say super motivated during COVID by stealing segments Breaking 2:40 by the age of 40Trying super shoes for the first time The Great American 5,000, a virtual race from San Francisco to New York Winning the Masters age group at CIM Chasing Colorado soil records (fastest times run in the state of Colorado)How he keeps track of all of his race timesWhat it’s like to line up as an elite Masters runner at BostonExperiences at other races like CIM and Disney How he runs most of his marathons without taking water or gels CIM 2025Sponsor DetailsNoogs - Use code ALLYB15 for 15% off your orderPast Guests Mentioned TJ Dailey - EP68Mark Guyer - EP59Cameron Balser - EP75

Sean Conlon and I met years ago and a recent LinkedIn post he made brought us back together for this interview. In his post, he said he's been RUNNING A 5K EVERY DAY FOR 6.5+ YEARS! and that this year his goal is to run a 5K in 50 states in 50 days. During this conversation, sponsored by Noogs and Athlete Bouquets, we talk about:How a LinkedIn post he made reconnected us What it was like moving in the middle of high school Learning to apply his drive and discipline to athletics which ultimately led him to be an entrepreneurWhy he left the track team at IU The fact that he’s only done two 5Ks ever and no other races Why he started his 5K a day mission How his mission nearly ended with a broken toe - but didn’t His goal of running a 5K in 50 states in 50 days Raising $10,000,000 and running across the USA at the end of his 10 year 5K streakLiving in an RV for three years The dog treat business he founded that is now found in Costco How he met his wife, ChristinaWriting a book - he’s in the process of evaluating companies to help him do it Sponsor Details:- Noogs - Use code ALLYB15 for 15% off- Athlete Bouquets - Use code PODCAST for 10% offConnect with Sean:- LinkedIn- YouTube- Instagram - Email - sean@2529.ventures

Abby Lokits is the sister-in-law of Alyssa Lokits, a beloved advocate whose unwavering love for others, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to progress left a lasting impact. Tragically, her life was taken in a senseless act of violence while she was simply out for a run, a place where she felt safe and free. During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit, we talk about:Where she currently lives in beautiful Colorado and growing up in Missouri What it really means to be a librarianGetting into running for her mental health after having her first kid young Family adventures in Colorado with three kids - including a family 14erMeeting the Lokits family, Alyssa’s family Losing Alyssa Who Alyssa was - a runner, a PHD, a world traveler…someone who showed up for everyoneFree to Move, the organization started in Alyssa’s honorDONATE TO FREE TO MOVE

JANUARY CATCHING UP WITH COACHNEW SERIES ALERT! The first Wednesday of every month this year I'm going to bring you a conversation between me and my running coach, Rachel Sinders, of Rachel Michelle Running. We'll talk about my training and running journey while celebrating other members of Team RMR. You don't have to work with Rachel to enjoy these conversations, but if you're looking for a running coach - look no further! Thank you, Rachel, for supporting me and my podcast.

Hallie Patel and I met via Instagram. She's local to the Indianapolis area, where I'm from, so we got to sit down in-person for this interview.During this episode, sponsored by Foot Levelers, we talk about:Our marathon medals you have to watch the video to seeThe New York City Marathon - Hallie’s first marathon ever in 2025Why she decided to run her first marathonHer first half marathon at the 500 Festival Indy MiniHow getting cut from the high school volleyball team is what got her into running (and how she ended up meeting her husband, Suketu)Their videography business and quitting corporate America to follow their dreamsTheir podcast, Half Past ChaiThe biggest challenge she had to overcome in her multicultural marriageGoals heading into the LA Marathon in MarchFueling and race day outfits Sponsor Details:- Foot Levelers - Visit their website to find a provider near youWelcome The Mother Runners podcast to the SandyBoy Productions podcast network!

Michelle Pillepich and I were connected by Paige Foote (EP 129) and she was so much fun to talk to. This episode is a fun, easy listen to end the year.During this episode, sponsored by Noogs and Foot Levelers, we talk about:How we got connected through Paige Foote of Noogs Trying all of the sports as a kid and really loving field hockey (she’s from New Jersey)Getting into running to stay in shape for field hockey Going to school in Virginia and what got her interested in dietetics Being diagnosed with SIBO, small intestine bacterial overgrowthHer first half marathon that she didn’t know was a trail raceCoaching with Girls on the RunSigning up to run the New York City Marathon in 2021 and 2023Her spectating strategyHow she ended up in dietetics and having her own practice, Michelle Pillepich NutritionThe content side of what she does Her advice specifically for runnersSponsor Details:- Noogs - Use code ALLYB15 for 15% off- Foot Levelers - Visit their website to find a provider near youThis is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.

David Wilkerson and I were introduced by previous guest Whitney Bevins (EP 4) at the Indy Monumental expo. She brought him over to me and said, "You have to have David on your podcast." And so I did. And his story is incredible. During this episode, sponsored by Previnex and Cure Hydration, we talk about:The small Indy running community and how he runs with Johanna Kitchell (episode 114) and Matt Ebersole of PBT (episode 89)How David and I were connected by Whitney Bevins (episode 4) at the Indy Monumental Expo When David started running because his mom wouldn’t let him play footballGetting into coaching at Warren Central while he had a job and young family The time he trained for the Flying Pig but only made it to mile 10 of the race How he discovered he had heart problems and getting a pacemaker at age 37The day all hell broke loose - February 10th, 2022Getting a new heart a week before his birthday How he did a 5K less than six months after finishing cardiac rehabGetting connected to his donor’s family and meeting them for the first timeBeating one of his heart doctors when he ran the Indy Mini after his transplant Between him and his wife they have 8 kids Our shared love of out-and-back courses or runs The Transplant Games Joining PBT Personal Best Training with Matt Ebersole Become an organ donor Sponsor Details:- Previnex - Use ALLY15 for 15% off your first order- Cure Hydration - Use ALLYB for 20% off your first order

Hillary Burgess and I finally got to meet in person at this year's CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon in November. She's just as amazing in person.During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit and Foot Levelers, we talk about:How she’d never been to Indiana on purpose except for this year’s Monumental Marathon The Brooks Running Collective and how she came to be part of it Her experience at the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon with BRC - first time doing a shakeout run, first time wearing glitter, first time with her name on her shirt, and a half marathon PR!Run/walking and how that strategy works for her    Running Every Woman’s Marathon in Arizona the week after Monumental Her upbringing - growing up in Arizona, having her dad as her cross country coachHow she ran her first ever marathon without knowing she had COVID The four of six World Major Marathons she’s completed so far and how she’s committed to running all of them for charity Following in her dad’s footsteps and becoming a running coach Starting her podcast, Today in Running History Sponsor Details:- Amazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off your order- Foot Levelers - Visit their website to find a provider near you This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.

Caroline Barlow and I met through St. Jude of Indiana, where her late brother, David, was treated for cancer and where she now works. Donate to Team David for the St. Jude Memphis MarathonDuring this episode, sponsored by Noogs, Amazfit and Previnex, we talk about:Representing St. Jude of Indiana at the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Having her dad as her coach in middle school and high school Why she ended up at Alabama for college and running in college Her brother David and his cancer diagnosis they received her freshman year The St. Jude Memphis Marathon Meeting her husband, Oliver, on the track team at AlabamaHow she ended up getting a job at St. Jude and the work she does for themCoaching cross country  at Brebeuf High School Sponsor Details:- Noogs⁠ - Use code ALLYB15 for 15% off- Amazfit⁠ - Use code ALLYB for 10% off- ⁠Previnex⁠ - Use code ALLY15 for 15% off This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.

Matt May and I met through the 2025 Marine Corps Marathon team for Ainsley's Angels. Matt has been lending his legs to AA for four years. During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit and Foot Levelers, we talk about:His tattoos because the day we recorded he had a three hour sleeve session How he’s been a runner off and on since high school How his coworker got him to do three 70.3 Ironman triathlons (Matt is a man of his word)Four years running with Ainsley’s Angels for marathons, half marathons, 10Ks, 5Ks, trail races, Spartan obstacle races and triathlonsRunning his first ever marathon at the Louisiana Marathon while pushing for Ainsley’s Angels Winning his first ever ultra marathon and the beautiful prize he wonThe Marine Corps Marathon experience with his family and with Ainsley’s Angels Having Matt come up to Indy for the 50th Indy Mini in May and me going to Lake Charles, LA for the Sunset 5K in July His “outdoorsy-ness” - becoming an Eagle Scout and what he does nowLosing his mom to Alzheimer’s Sponsor Details:- Amazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off your order - Foot Levelers - Visit their website to find a provider near you This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.