Women Runners who Rule Par II

Meet Milena Glusac, 3X National Champion (20k, 25k and half marathon). She ran a PR 1:11:34 in the half-marathon at the World Championships and in 2002 ran 2:31:14 at the New York Marathon, 9th overall to capture an Olympic Marathon A qualifying standard.

She has been a member of two US World Cross-Country Championship teams and was ranked as one of the top ten road racers in the world in 2001. She earned All-American status seven times and was recently named one of the top 50 athletes of the last 50 years in San Diego high school history.

Milena currently speaks and lectures about running, fitness and training, and is deeply rooted in the national and international running and sports community.

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Women Runners Who Rule

Brie Felnagle is an NCAA champ in the 1500 and DMR and 12x All American. She finished 3rd this season at the USA indoor championships in the mile and posted 15:14 in the 5k. I decided to feature a lady who knows what it means to compete at an elite level.  In an earlier episode, Jenny Hadfield and I discussed the performances of women runners over the past 30 years and it’s clear that women are improving at a staggering rate as opposed to the male counter parts in the sport.  Listen to a candid conversation with Brie and our host Richard Diaz.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Leo Manzano "The Rain Maker"

During the 2012 Olympic Games Leo Manzano shattered a 44 year drought for Team USA in the 1500 meter event, earning a Silver medal with a blistering fast close in the final 100 meters. Listen as host Richard Diaz helps Leo re-live his amazing accomplishments.

Leo Manzano earned a 1500 meter silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games (3:34.79); the first American to do so since Jim Ryun's silver in Mexico City 1968. He won his first USA Outdoor 1500 meter title at the 2012 Olympic Trials, earning his second berth on a U.S. Olympic team.

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The Evolution of Women in Sports 05/24 by The Natural Running Network Live | Blog Talk Radio

The Evolution of Women in Sports 05/24 by The Natural Running Network Live | Blog Talk Radio

Jenny Hadfield and our host Richard Diaz discuss the evolution in the sport for women and where we are headed. Jenny is an author of two books, Running for Mortals and Marathoning for Mortals and writes for RunnersWorld.com and Women’s Running Magazine.
 She’s been featured in Women’s Health, Prevention, Health, Cooking Light, Outside, Forbes, Fitness, The Chicago Tribune, and Good Morning America – Health. 

Interview with Terenzo Bazonne 5 Time World Champion Triathlete

Terenzo Bazzone is one of the hardest working pro's on the intrnational pro triathlon circut. His calim to fame is his ability to dominate the world stage in the 70.3 Ironman Long Course. A 5 time world champion and all arounf nice guy.  We caught him just before leaving for France to compete in the ITU World Chamionships. Listen to a candid interview with Richard Diaz and Terenzo.

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The Evolution of Women in Running and Sports

Women are far an away seeing greater progress with their performances in running events then the men at this point in history. Join me and my guest Jenny Hadfield, author, coach and columnist for Runners World Magazine, Women's Running, and running coach as we discuss the infleunce that women have on todays running scene. Along with other fun observations.

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Interview with the Roc Doc

Taping athletes first came to light during Olympic Beach Volley Ball. Now this mysterious taping is seen in every sport. Join us as we share the whys and how’s of taping with Dr. Capobianco the authority in the art of Kinesio-Taping for performance and injury.

As the key spokesperson and educator for “Rock Tape” Dr. Steve has travelled around the world sharing his knowledge with medical professional’s therapists and athletes from virtually every sport. Kinesio Taping has become a staple in the endurance sport world as a highly effective solution to nagging injuries, from toe to head. If you’ve ever dealt with a running or sport related injury, you really owe to yourself to listen to this show!

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