Through Their Stride
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Through Their Stride is a Texas-born running podcast sharing inspiring stories from runners, coaches, and endurance athletes in Texas and beyond. Each episode explores marathon training, racing, track and field, mindset, and the personal journeys behind the sport. New episodes weekly.
See video episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbMBdg7_Bdt4zbOdXTh_SsYT8bJRzICmY&si=XPZ48Ff-NatRGnDA
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Follow the host: @SamRunsTX on Instagram
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Houston runner, coffee-roaster owner, and music lover Alan Ortega joins the show to share the story behind his first-ever marathon build. Alan began running in 2017 alongside the woman who is now his wife. What started as a shared hobby steadily became a meaningful part of his life — taking him through years of progress, consistency, and a near-sub-1:40 half marathon in 2025. Now, he is training for the Chicago Marathon with an even deeper motivation behind every long run. Alan is running f...
Jason Schwarzer only started running a few years ago, but has instantly become one of the biggest builders of the running community. Co-host of the Runners Like Us Podcast, Jason has found that while he loves what he gets to learn about himself during tough ultramarathons and training blocks, he finds the most joy in sharing the stories of other runners and building them up. During tough workouts or long runs, Jason often finds himself cheering on the other runners on the trails around him. ...
In Episode 50 of Through Their Stride, I sit down with Elizabeth Clor, competitive marathoner, running coach, author, and creator of the Racing Stripes blog. Elizabeth shares the story behind Boston Bound, which follows her seven-year journey to qualify for the Boston Marathon. The conversation explores how perfectionism, anxiety, and putting too much weight on one outcome can become obstacles, and what changed when she learned to stay steady-minded, focus on controllable, and commit to the ...
Natalie Lutz is a running coach, mom, full-time employee, and multi-time sub-three-hour marathoner. At the 2023 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, Natalie ran 3:00:10 — just 10 seconds away from breaking the three-hour barrier. That near miss gave her a glimpse of what was possible, and she went all-in on the pursuit. Over the next 12 months, she raced five marathons before finally breaking through one year later at the Chicago Marathon. In this episode, Natalie shares: - What it felt like t...
Chiara Bondi is a sub-3 marathoner, but this conversation is about more than a finish time. In 2025, Chiara ran under three hours at the Eugene Marathon and continues to chase big goals in distance running. Later that year, she received an autism diagnosis — an experience that helped her better understand herself and recognize that she was never broken. For Chiara, running and training have provided an important routine: a way to feel structured, grounded, and regulated throughout daily lif...
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