1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:04,080 You're listening to episode 183 of the Marathon Running Podcast. 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:08,280 In this episode, we're going to give you the 2023 Christmas Gift 3 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:18,680 Guide for runners. This is the Marathon Running 4 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,240 podcast by Letty and Ryan from We Got The Runs. 5 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,520 Join us in our running community for weekly content that is 6 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:28,360 motivational, educational and inspirational and that the 7 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,160 Marathon Running podcast take you from the starting line to 8 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:40,840 the finish line and beyond. Hey, runners, and welcome to 9 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,880 episode 183. My Name is Letty. 10 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,520 And I'm Ryan, and it's an absolute pleasure to have you 11 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,760 join us for another episode of our podcast. 12 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,640 We thank you guys for listening. We hope to provide a lot of 13 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:55,360 valuable information in our podcast. 14 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:59,360 We always try to give you the most information we can that 15 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:01,080 will hopefully help with your runs. 16 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:03,560 Yes and hello to our new listeners. 17 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,080 For those of you turning in for the first time, whether you're 18 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,040 seasoned, veteran or you're lacing up for your first run, 19 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,920 you're in the right place. With this podcast we were trying 20 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,800 to be your go to source for everything marathon related. 21 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,320 We're here to inspire you and form you and we hope to make 22 00:01:18,320 --> 00:01:20,840 those smiles a little bit more enjoyable. 23 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,520 Also this week only, we have a giveaway for $100.00 gift 24 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,760 certificate at Flip belt and we will later on at the end of the 25 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,360 episode let you know how you can enter this sweepstake and win 26 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,000 this this gift certificate. So, Ryan, what are the marathon 27 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,480 news of the week? We have the Olympic Trials 28 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:40,280 marathon coming up soon in Orlando and the start time was 29 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,160 12/10 and 12/20. And so there was a lot of the 30 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,400 runners partitioning for an earlier start time. 31 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,080 They were going to try to start it really early at six. 32 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:50,880 Is that correct? Yes, they were trying to get a 33 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,360 six or 7:00 AM start. But they only got 2 hours 34 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,800 knocked off, but they did successfully knock two hours 35 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:57,640 off, so it's starting at 10. Is that correct? 36 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:59,000 Yes, it is. Starting at 10. 37 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,520 If you are planning on going to the Olympic Trials, we will be 38 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,080 there as well. We'll be watching those super 39 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,120 fast runners try to reach their Olympic dreams. 40 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,400 So if you haven't qualified yet, there's still hope. 41 00:02:10,759 --> 00:02:13,440 Yes, there is. You have until December 10th to 42 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,320 qualify, get your Olympic trial, qualifying time. 43 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,480 There's still a couple of races. We have Philadelphia this 44 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,360 weekend, which by the time this airs will already have happened. 45 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:24,880 And then you have the CIM Marathon, which is the 46 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,200 California International Marathon in Sacramento. 47 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,800 It's supposedly an ideal course because it's a net downhill 48 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:35,640 course that starts at Folsom Dam and ends at the State Capitol in 49 00:02:35,640 --> 00:02:37,160 Sacramento. So you want to move on to 50 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:38,680 today's episode? Yeah. 51 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,280 So today's episode is all about Christmas. 52 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,760 I know that we are airing this the Monday before Thanksgiving. 53 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:48,200 And then there's Black Friday. And poof, we're catapulted into 54 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,240 December and it's time to start shopping. 55 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:53,800 So we, like every year are creating a gift guide. 56 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:58,080 This is the 2023 gift guide and I brought on a couple of guests. 57 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,440 I brought on fart like Fanatic and Iron Girl, Nadia. 58 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,760 This time around we don't just throw ideas at you. 59 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,880 We are trying to be a lot more detailed. 60 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:10,480 So we have separated this into 11 different categories. 61 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:11,840 Do you want me to go through them? 62 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,440 Please, Sure. So category number one is your 63 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,120 training partner. This is a person that you're 64 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,280 close to. So we haven't put a budget to 65 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,000 that. Category #2. 66 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,840 Someone that is new to running #3A Secret Santa gift with a 67 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:29,160 budget of up to $20. Category #4, the injured runner. 68 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,840 Category #5, the runner that needs help with nutrition. 69 00:03:32,920 --> 00:03:35,960 Category number six, the running club members that you're not 70 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,680 close to but you want to get them something because it is 71 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,520 Christmas. Category #7, your running coach, 72 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:45,600 #8 the runner that will be travelling to races, #9, The 73 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:50,320 trail runner, #10 the mother runner, and #11 of course 74 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,720 yourself, because obviously there's always something on your 75 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:54,960 mind that you want to get yourself. 76 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,960 That's a lot of categories. Mrs. Shopper over there, yeah. 77 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,760 But I think you know, all these runners in your life have a 78 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,440 different need, so you don't want to just generally shop for 79 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:06,000 the runner. This is a lot more detailed, so 80 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,520 hopefully people will really appreciate a little bit more. 81 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:10,080 I know. I actually like him too. 82 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,920 I think he did a good job so. So Speaking of running gifts, 83 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,720 you've been working on something for a few years now. 84 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,079 Do you want to share that? I do want to share that. 85 00:04:19,079 --> 00:04:23,000 So I've been working on Run Swag, which is an online shop 86 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:27,040 for runners when they're not running, that sells T-shirts 87 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,360 with quotes and various sayings on them. 88 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,200 We have several collections on that website which include 89 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,240 holiday shirts. We have World Major shirts, we 90 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:40,920 have Lifestyle shirts, We have Running Inspiration shirts and 91 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,920 funny shirts, all sorts of shirts. 92 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,880 Just to give you some examples, we have a shirt that says it's 93 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,680 me, hi, I'm the runner, it's me for all the Swifties out there. 94 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,600 We have more serious shirts that say mines over miles we have. 95 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:58,920 We have shirts for the mother runners in our group which 96 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,720 exactly say that mother runners. Do you have one that says we got 97 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:04,960 the runs yet? We do have that too. 98 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,720 We have I'm the king of Strava. We have, we have eat pasta, run 99 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:12,320 faster, all sorts of stuff, so I'm going to put that link in 100 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,120 there. If you want to support us and 101 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:17,200 our podcast, this is the way to do it. 102 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,000 And these are cotton shirts, not tactical shirts. 103 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,760 Yes, absolutely. I'm not messing and competing 104 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:26,480 with any of the major brands. This is just for runners to feel 105 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,520 like runners when they're not running. 106 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:30,720 Unless you like to run in cotton shirts, which I don't know 107 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:31,760 anyone that does. Yeah. 108 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,640 And we don't really, you know, advise you to do that. 109 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,000 So yeah. So Lenny, what's the exact 110 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,520 website? So the exact website is 111 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:44,760 www.runswag.com. And so if anyone wants to look 112 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,440 at him, please do and let us know if you like him. 113 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:49,000 Yes. And with that, you want to get 114 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,280 into the gift guide? Yes, let's do that, Ryan. 115 00:05:51,840 --> 00:05:55,600 So without any further ado, here is our 2023 Holiday gift guide 116 00:05:58,160 --> 00:05:58,640 here. We're here. 117 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,040 Together with Iron Girl, Nadia and Fart Like Fanatic and we've 118 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:06,960 created the podcast edition featuring the 2023 Runners Gifts 119 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,880 Guide. Welcome back, Nadia, and welcome 120 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:11,560 back Joe. Oh, thank you, lady. 121 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:13,920 It's great to be back. So Nadia, perhaps introduce 122 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:18,200 yourself to our listeners and let us know why you are a good 123 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,560 person to go to when it comes to running gifts. 124 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,360 My name is Nadia Reese. I have been coaching and running 125 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,960 comparatively for 26 years. I've been able to. 126 00:06:28,280 --> 00:06:30,680 See what works and doesn't and just love the always the 127 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,200 innovation that comes out with each passing year. 128 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:36,440 That's awesome. What about you, Joe? 129 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,040 I mean, everyone knows you from Instagram. 130 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,720 Maybe introduce yourself to our running community. 131 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:44,720 Yeah, I'm I'm fart like fanatic on Instagram. 132 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:50,120 My name is Joe Willie Walker and I try to basically be as real as 133 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,080 possible on Instagram. So I share pretty much 134 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,040 everything you know, the the, the good things, the bad things, 135 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:59,560 the downfalls, the rises, and. With that, I think that becomes, 136 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,080 I've been running my entire life, basically been competing 137 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:06,600 in sports my entire life, but I didn't dabble into the marathon 138 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:10,600 distance until 2011, so. So I've been going at it for a 139 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,760 while and I've tried several products. 140 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:16,880 I like to, I like to go from one to the next, I like to compare, 141 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:18,920 I like the tech, I like the shoes. 142 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,920 I like the technology that goes into a lot of things and seeing 143 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,080 it progress over the years is amazing, so. 144 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,320 And hopefully I can kind of relay that to our listeners 145 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:30,000 today. That's awesome. 146 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:34,880 And so yeah, here we are talking about running gifts, and we have 147 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:38,200 divided this podcast into specific categories of runners 148 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,920 because they all have different meanings to us in our lives. 149 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:43,800 Running coaches, Running friends. 150 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,880 The random people from you know the running club that you would 151 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:50,000 normally in the office setting. Get the equivalent of a candle 152 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,200 for perhaps? So we're going to start with 153 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:58,680 your best running, best running friend, your training partner. 154 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:04,640 What would you get this person? For me, I would get one of my 155 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:07,160 best friends. She's also a dog mom and she 156 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,240 loves to cuddle and and you know, for me recovery is 157 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:13,600 extremely important, extremely. So there's a ton of tools out 158 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:16,920 there for it to help us in our recovery and one of the biggest 159 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,160 recovery tools that we have at our disposal is sweet. 160 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,160 So I'm a big proponent on weighted blankets. 161 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,880 I would give her a weighted blanket according to her size. 162 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:29,280 There's like 1020 LB weighty blanket and I have one. 163 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,360 I absolutely love it, especially in the winter months. 164 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,799 It just helps you just take a nap or fall asleep at night. 165 00:08:35,799 --> 00:08:38,440 It's really, really wonderful. There's a lot of weighted 166 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,640 blankets out there with different textures and different 167 00:08:40,919 --> 00:08:44,560 threads. Sorry, it's my dog and. 168 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,480 For my other running buddies and and best friends of course is my 169 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:53,920 dad and my and my partner tell me compression boots they we all 170 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:57,320 are very active. My dad has a very active job. 171 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:00,880 He's on his feet all day and he's still at 66, refuses to 172 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:04,120 retire. So for him when I train him, 173 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:05,880 it's a lot of it. Monday, Friday is all about 174 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:07,840 recovery. So at the end of the work day, I 175 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,840 want him to. Either use a massage tool but 176 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:14,000 for him it'll be the compression boots and I think my my partner 177 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,680 needs an upgrade so probably I would suggest compression boots 178 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,480 right there buddy. That's awesome. 179 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:22,840 What about you, Joe, for your training partner? 180 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:24,960 What would you pick for that person? 181 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:28,800 So for the training partner, I know on here, we don't have a 182 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:32,000 budget, so if you want to kind of blow it out, I would say go 183 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:36,160 big and get a Garmin watch. You know, if they need an 184 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:37,880 upgrade, maybe they have a nice one already. 185 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,880 But if they need an upgrade, I'm a big fan of Garmin. 186 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:47,960 This is the the Forerunner 955 solar and basically the data and 187 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:51,800 the stats that it puts forth provide me with anything and 188 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:53,920 everything that I need, possibly even more. 189 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:58,600 And another item so the watch is about 600. 190 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,400 Another item that I would get from my training partner is. 191 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:09,480 The shocks, Open Fit headphones, these are new to launch and I've 192 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,520 been using them for the past couple weeks and they are 193 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:14,040 absolutely amazing. Before that I had the Open Run 194 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,560 Pro that goes around that year and behind the head, these just 195 00:10:17,560 --> 00:10:20,320 kind of clip into your ear. They stay there, the sound is 196 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:21,640 amazing. You can still hear your 197 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:26,360 surroundings as well, and these come in at 180 so. 198 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,320 A little bit of different prices that you can work with right 199 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,680 there, but that's the that's the two main items that I would look 200 00:10:32,680 --> 00:10:35,640 into for you know for a training partner that I know really well. 201 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:38,640 Perfect. And I'm going to say mine. 202 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:42,440 I would go with a singlet because I feel like everybody 203 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:46,400 needs to have a good, fresh racing singlet maybe of colors 204 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,400 that pop a little bit. You know what they like. 205 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:50,360 There's different brands out there. 206 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:52,280 I know Lululemon has really lightweight ones. 207 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:54,840 I know Nike does. Tracksmith, New Balance, Adidas, 208 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,960 literally, You name it, personalize them. 209 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,640 There's. Kits that running companies 210 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,720 personalize for you as well. There's one company called 42K 211 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,920 Running. I have not ordered from them 212 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,080 yet, but I've been kind of eyeing the little cute outfits 213 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,240 that they have where you can put your country and your name and 214 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:12,760 different color schemes on there. 215 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,280 So that would be something I would recommend, yeah. 216 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,640 That's very cool, very cool. Yeah, so with that, let's. 217 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:25,080 Go to a different category. Let's talk about a friend of 218 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,640 yours that is new to running. This is obviously somebody who 219 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:30,480 has really no idea what's going on. 220 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,240 Maybe a person that just has intentions of running more this 221 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:37,280 year but has no idea how really involved this sport is. 222 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:40,760 What, besides an Instagram account would you get for this 223 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:45,760 person Nadia? I think the number one thing is 224 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:47,560 a gift card to a running specialty card. 225 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:51,680 I would want them to go directly to the source and and get 226 00:11:51,680 --> 00:11:54,240 measured and and look at the analysis. 227 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,840 Because I get that question a lot when people ask me what what 228 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,920 shoe should I wear? Like, well, let's talk about 229 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,920 like exactly what's your pronation, what works, what have 230 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:04,400 you tried already? And so it really helps if they 231 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,720 have. Suggestions from a variety of 232 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,640 brands so that the and then also that are specific for them. 233 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:12,120 Are they over pronate or under pronate or are they neutral? 234 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,680 I think that's very important. So it's not just like I would 235 00:12:14,680 --> 00:12:16,880 love to give them a pair of shoes, but I don't know if that 236 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,760 specific brand or type will be specific for them. 237 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:21,840 So when they go to a running specialty store, it would be 238 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:26,120 nice to get a $200.00 gift card, go get measured and choose and 239 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:30,600 try out what works best for you. Love this? 240 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:34,640 What about you, Joe? Yeah, that's a good idea to get 241 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,360 them a gift card and give them, let them figure it out for 242 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:41,280 themselves because everybody's unique for me for a new runner, 243 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:42,960 so. So one thing that I often see 244 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:46,560 new runners is they're running down the road and they have 245 00:12:46,560 --> 00:12:50,600 their phone in their hand. That's something that I can 246 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:52,720 never do. I I cannot run with something in 247 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,800 my hand. So for that reason I would say 248 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,440 for a new runner they need a spy belt. 249 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:01,560 So, spy belt. You know, comes in different 250 00:13:01,560 --> 00:13:03,280 variations. This one's a little bit bigger, 251 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:06,040 but this thing stretches. You can fit your phone inside of 252 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:07,440 it. You can fit gels inside of it. 253 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:11,320 Keys, credit card. This one's for longer distances. 254 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:14,960 That's why it has the little loops here for for your gels. 255 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:17,840 But they also have a very basic one. 256 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,880 I have two of those that just has the single pocket and I use 257 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,920 it on pretty much every run that's under 10 miles. 258 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:29,000 They also have the flip belt, which I'm a fan of as well 259 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,600 whenever I need to carry. A lot more stuff. 260 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:36,440 So this goes all the way around. It has it has loops that go all 261 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,760 the way through. And this is something that I 262 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:43,000 would wear for like my marathon because I mean obviously a new 263 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:47,120 runner's not running a marathon just yet, but they can work 264 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:49,280 their way up and you could fit like 8 gels in here. 265 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,760 So that's that's two of the things that I would say for a 266 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:56,400 new runner, because you know a lot of them need a place to 267 00:13:56,400 --> 00:14:00,160 carry stuff instead of just. Going without or carrying it in 268 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:03,720 their hand. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. 269 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,520 I might be one of the people that you see running around with 270 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:09,320 the phone in the hand, because that's just how I do it. 271 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:12,000 I like to switch my music. I'm comfortable with it though, 272 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,080 because I have an iPhone mini, but I can see how. 273 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,320 You know, for longer distances it gets a bit annoying. 274 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:22,120 I love that tip. My tip for the new runner would 275 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:26,320 be a subscription to a running magazine such as Runner's World. 276 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:30,280 There's interesting articles. About current event, past 277 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:33,320 events, about health and science, nutrition, all that 278 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:37,040 stuff. And I think that's a good kind 279 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,960 of exciting thing to get in the mail when you have an actual 280 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,520 paper magazine still, because you're probably more likely to 281 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:44,360 read it than browsing on the website. 282 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:50,080 But yeah, so I like, I like all of our tips for for that new 283 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,800 runner. And with that, let's hop into 284 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:57,360 the next category, which is a Secret Santa gift for your 285 00:14:57,360 --> 00:14:58,960 running club. When they have their Christmas 286 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:02,040 party and you're supposed to bring something and you can 287 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,880 basically hide it, nobody's going to know who got what for 288 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:08,680 whom. This is a budget of up to $20. 289 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:11,440 What would you get for that person? 290 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:17,680 Well, for me, I would go immediately with earbuds, just 291 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:20,240 like how he suggested. You know, I love to listen to 292 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,800 music while I train in the mountains or in the roads. 293 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,800 I don't race with music, but I definitely train with them. 294 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,680 So J. Lab Audio, they have a bunch of 295 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,240 options at different price points and so if you want to 296 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,360 start out with the Air ones, they have to go Air series, 297 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:36,720 which are like they can go from 20 dollars $30. 298 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:40,920 And if you want more noise canceling and or over ear they 299 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:44,920 have other options too with A and C that can go up to 4050 300 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,120 sixty. And the great thing about jalab 301 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,040 audio is you can buy them online. 302 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:52,840 You can find them at Best Buy at Target, but they're they're 303 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,880 they're the the highest. For me, I've seen that the 304 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:00,680 quality is extremely high in comparison to other brands like 305 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:02,120 Beats. People just like to buy the 306 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,520 brand and then like, is it really as good as like the 307 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:06,240 quality is extremely, extremely well. 308 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,600 So once they try it, I'm like, yeah, you were right. 309 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,720 The J Lab audio earbuds are amazing. 310 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:14,320 They have headphones too. And can you say that brand 311 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:16,840 again, I think it was cutting out just a little bit in the 312 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:19,320 beginning? Oh, J Lab. 313 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:21,360 J. Lab Perfect. 314 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:25,280 That sounds good, and especially very affordable that you know 315 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:28,440 you can have one that's in a budget where you still get the 316 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:31,880 quality for it. Yeah, I think it's great when 317 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,080 there's different price points. If you want level, if you want 318 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,840 just to just give you the basic needs, then you can get one for 319 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:38,360 20 bucks. But then there's other if you 320 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:42,000 want one better quality like 4060 and and above. 321 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:45,880 Perfect. Awesome Joe. 322 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,400 Awesome. So for Secret Santa, if I had to 323 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,920 keep it under $20. I would say go with a nice pair 324 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:58,320 of socks. Running socks are super 325 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,040 important. I mean the quality sock and 326 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,160 something that is actually has a left and a right because our 327 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:06,000 feet are shaped differently. It's not just a tube. 328 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:09,560 So have an actual running sock that is that is shaped to your 329 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:14,240 foot and has the proper material to be sweat Wicking is very 330 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:16,119 important. These are the Accelerate 331 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:21,480 Performance socks from Rocky. And they come in at $17.00. 332 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:25,079 But I've been having these pairs for a long time. 333 00:17:25,079 --> 00:17:26,760 They have a lifetime warranty on them. 334 00:17:26,839 --> 00:17:31,280 They're also a sustainability company and I just think you 335 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,880 can't go wrong with that. Socks. 336 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:36,480 So you kind of put me on the spot because my Secret Santa 337 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,040 gift was also socks. So I guess, you know, when 338 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:42,040 people hand out gifts for for this type of festivity, there's 339 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:43,520 going to be a lot of socks flying around. 340 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:47,000 So I'm going to go with a recovery tool. 341 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:51,200 There is a company called Strong Tech and I have used their 342 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,240 product. It's a sort of a trigger point 343 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:59,360 massage roller that you put your leg into it so instead of just 344 00:17:59,360 --> 00:18:03,160 foam rolling it hits different spots of your muscles and I 345 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:08,680 swear to God, you know for your calves that thing is amazing and 346 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,840 and they come in at 1999 so you can't really. 347 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:15,680 Beat that. So that would be my Secret Santa 348 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:16,520 gift. Nice. 349 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,440 Nice. Yeah. 350 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:21,640 And then unfortunately, we always know this one person in 351 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:24,480 our lives, which is the next category, the injured runner, 352 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,560 your friend that has been running for a while but keeps 353 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:31,240 having injuries and is out of Commission right now, maybe a 354 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:33,960 little bit bummed that they're not running and frustrated with 355 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:35,840 the cross training and exercises. 356 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,640 What is it that you would get for this runner? 357 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:45,680 For me, I would suggest Stamina Pro patches. 358 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,760 So I use this. My dad uses it, Tony uses it. 359 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,120 A lot of my whether you're injured or not. 360 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:56,120 It's electrocutical patches that help support recovery and pain 361 00:18:56,120 --> 00:18:59,360 management and relief. So they have come in three 362 00:18:59,360 --> 00:19:02,480 sizes. You can put strip sizes long and 363 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:06,320 then they have large and small. I definitely have. 364 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:08,600 I started using them several months ago and. 365 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:13,240 Love love them if you have just a tight lower back tight hips if 366 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:14,760 you want to put them all around your knee. 367 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:19,080 They also have sleep patches that I live by when I travel 368 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:22,000 because you know you're sleep gets disrupted when you when 369 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,840 you're travelling if you're travelling across time zones so 370 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,880 you put two bite behind your ear and they work wonderfully to 371 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:30,480 just help fall asleep and there's there is no like drug 372 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:34,040 because it actually I'm not on really really big proponent on 373 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,640 taking melatonin because your body can get. 374 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:39,160 Dependent on it. So these are just more natural. 375 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,760 You don't become dependent on it, you just use it as needed. 376 00:19:43,360 --> 00:19:46,960 That's interesting. What's in the patches that? 377 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:48,560 Yeah. So they have a bunch of 378 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,320 different nutrients in them that your body will absorb through 379 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:54,520 through the skin. All right. 380 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,760 So obviously, Nadia will provide us with her link to this. 381 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:00,600 That sounds exciting. I've never heard of that before. 382 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:04,040 So thanks. And Joe, what are your thoughts? 383 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,240 Right. So for the injured runner and 384 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,240 anytime that I have like a little niggle and something that 385 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:16,240 starts to bother me, I tend to take the the Candy men's, it's a 386 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:21,040 repair cream and the the brand, it's, it's actually candy brand 387 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:25,720 and this is called Candy Men because it's actually ACBD cream 388 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:30,040 and I'm not sure what kind of magic is in this thing. 389 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:34,640 But anytime that I put it on an ache or a pain that is starting 390 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:39,040 to rise up and I rub it in and I do that right before bed and I 391 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:41,680 tend to wake up the next day and it's either lessened or it's 392 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:44,800 gone. My wife also loves it. 393 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:47,480 She has she has some neck pain every now and then like if she 394 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:50,840 sleeps wrong or whatnot and I'll put that on her neck and she 395 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:52,480 says it helps tremendously as well. 396 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:58,640 And other than that we all know that the common injury for 397 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:03,240 runners is shin splints. So I would say compression 398 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:07,200 sleeves. So these are these are actually 399 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,160 from Rock A as well. These are called the Blaze 400 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:12,040 compression sleeves. They're really good. 401 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:15,880 I find that the quality is excellent and I've unfortunately 402 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,880 had to use them in the past and they tend to work very well. 403 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:23,720 I'll I'll sometimes after a long run also for just for general 404 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:27,560 recovery, I will wear them underneath my my pants on the 405 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:31,240 way to the office and and the kind of midday I'll slip them 406 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:34,000 off and just keep them on for a few hours to help out with 407 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,000 recovery. Yeah, that sounds awesome. 408 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:40,200 Both of those products sound pretty cool, especially the 409 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,600 compression sleeves, right? Nothing better than getting that 410 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,160 circulation a little bit better and helping you with that 411 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:49,240 recovery. For my injured runner. 412 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:53,040 I I'm usually not a big fan of David Goggins. 413 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:56,080 I I do like what he stands for. I don't like the cursing. 414 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,920 I have little kids and I will never play anything of him. 415 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,840 I'm also not very, you know, military style crack the whip on 416 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:04,760 me. But there is a book that he 417 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:09,640 wrote and I'm going to link that in our show notes that is very 418 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:14,720 inspirational for the injured runner and I think that could 419 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,240 work. I know he works a lot. 420 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:20,120 Better for a lot of people, but you know, these books are pretty 421 00:22:20,120 --> 00:22:22,680 pretty good I think. The next category that we're 422 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,720 going to talk about is the person, the runner that needs 423 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:29,320 help with nutrition. So for that person, what would 424 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:33,560 you get? I think there's a really great 425 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,560 subscription service. The feed offers you to go ahead 426 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,800 and sample. The feed actually is a really 427 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,200 great option and you could try Morton out there. 428 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:46,880 For me, I I love Morton. I just have realized like just a 429 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:49,760 lot of people depending doesn't matter what pace you are, it 430 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:53,160 could be 3 hour marathon or 4 hour marathon or my dad who's a 431 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:55,960 5 hour marathoner. It really works well and it's 432 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:59,360 just gentle on the stomach. So I would love to give that a 433 00:22:59,360 --> 00:23:01,840 gift this and say try it out, see if it works for you. 434 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,400 You have the non gel and the non caffeinated ones, the 435 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,000 caffeinated and you have a solid the bars. 436 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:10,560 Perfect. I've heard of the feed. 437 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,640 I've seen the feed of Expos giving out bags with a little 438 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,920 bit of nutrition in it. I'm excited to hear your opinion 439 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:20,440 on them. Yeah, I I love, I just, I love 440 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:22,760 sampling a bunch of different things because they're also 441 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,240 training your GI tract and your your gut. 442 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:29,040 But it's just I like variety. I know it works for me, for my 443 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,760 face, but I just like to sometimes change it up a little 444 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:33,120 bit. But OK, it works. 445 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:34,880 And I remember back like 20 years ago. 446 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,160 Was you give away a lot of stuff so you would come out like with 447 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:40,800 grocery bags full of samples to try. 448 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,440 And that was really fun to be like, OK, this is kind of what 449 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:45,320 works for me, and this is what this is what doesn't work for 450 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:47,880 me. Yeah, that's awesome. 451 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,440 That's cool. Thanks for that recommendation. 452 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,760 What about you, Joe? What have you got up your 453 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:55,120 sleeve? For nutrition? 454 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,920 Yeah, for the As for the goody bags, I always love trying new 455 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:04,960 nutrition, but I would say that a lot of runners aren't getting 456 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:09,480 enough protein. So my my choice of protein is 457 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:14,040 BPN and they actually, you see this is orange. 458 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:17,800 They actually just launched a pumpkin device which I I just 459 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,360 tried for the first time this week and it's actually actually 460 00:24:20,360 --> 00:24:23,440 really good. But the BPN whey protein is 461 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,720 something that I would definitely add into the daily 462 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,480 nutrition for a runner that's demanding a lot out of their 463 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:30,600 body. You know those muscles need 464 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:32,040 recovery. We have to make sure we have 465 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:35,400 enough protein in the diet and I think that that would severely 466 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:41,000 help also on the go. I would, I would go ahead and 467 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:46,560 buy them some Huma gels. So if they you know may have be 468 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:50,040 trying other gels or whatnot but to try something that's a little 469 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:53,000 bit more natural, a little bit easier on the stomach that's 470 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:56,880 that's what I what I like about these and these are kind of my 471 00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:00,000 go to right now but I do love them. 472 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,480 They have some with double electrolytes also and then they 473 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,720 also have a caffeine blend as well for whenever you need that 474 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:08,080 little kick. So that's the that's the two 475 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:11,160 things I would say about nutrition and what to get for a 476 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:13,360 a good gift. That's awesome. 477 00:25:13,360 --> 00:25:16,320 I want to be on your Christmas list for the pumpkin spice 478 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:17,720 flavor. I didn't know they had protein 479 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:19,880 like that. I probably drink a lot more of 480 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:24,480 it. So As for me, my go to things 481 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:28,400 would be when you're talking about nutrition while while 482 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:32,760 running, I think it's good to consult with a nutritionist. 483 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:37,280 It's on my list of things to do. I've interviewed one of them 484 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,040 before. She's from Meteor Nutrition. 485 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,840 Her name is Kelsey Pontius. She's an Olympic Tri level 486 00:25:42,120 --> 00:25:45,160 runner who has her own company. I've also heard good things 487 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:47,080 about Megan Featherstone Nutrition. 488 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,960 And I'll link these as well. I think it's good to, even if 489 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,560 you just do it for one training cycle, to kind of see where 490 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:57,760 you're standing how you could do better and to understand how 491 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:00,400 important it is to have the right nutrition in various 492 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:03,320 phases of your run training. So if you have a runner in your 493 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:07,880 life that is really serious about that sort of thing once it 494 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,200 gets faster, I think that would be probably a good idea. 495 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:12,880 Yeah, definitely. That would be awesome. 496 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:18,920 Yeah, so then let's talk about the people that are in your 497 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:23,920 running club that the equivalent of your Co workers that you 498 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:26,360 don't really know well, that during Christmas you give them a 499 00:26:26,360 --> 00:26:30,000 mug with coffee and a cute Starbucks gift card or whatever. 500 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:33,480 What would you get this type of runner that you're not really 501 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:35,800 going to spend a lot of money on, but you want to acknowledge 502 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:37,280 that it's the holidays? And you want to get them 503 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:43,280 something for me? I would love to go. 504 00:26:44,120 --> 00:26:46,920 You could go on a shopping list on ultimate direction, go under 505 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:49,480 accessories and you get all the ideas there for the 506 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,720 miscellaneous items to help you choose. 507 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:56,000 Like, OK, what can I get? You know the person that wants a 508 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:59,400 simple gift? They have the mittens there. 509 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:02,400 This guy, we're in the winter. They have buffs where they call 510 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:05,280 the Ultra band. They also have Gators. 511 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:09,440 They have performance hats. And they have ice bananas as 512 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:11,760 well, which we probably won't be needing in the winter time. 513 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:15,040 But this was a saviour for me, a bathroom that I did just a few 514 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:18,160 weeks ago. It rings and it hit 98°. 515 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:23,360 So so you're in Florida. So the the ice break gift for 516 00:27:23,360 --> 00:27:25,920 somebody who lives in somewhere tropical all year round. 517 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:28,920 So the ultimate direction accessory. 518 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:32,520 A lot of options in there. That's awesome. 519 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:36,120 I'll have to check that out. I'm always up for new ideas as 520 00:27:36,120 --> 00:27:37,800 we as we know we're creating a gift guide. 521 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:41,360 What about you, Joe? What are your, you know, little 522 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:44,520 stocking stuffers type of cute gifts? 523 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:48,840 Well, if we're looking at something equivalent to like a 524 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:52,280 candle but in the running category and I would say some 525 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:56,360 good or sunglasses, they have a bunch of different colors and 526 00:27:56,360 --> 00:27:58,320 styles. But you know, if you go, if you 527 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:01,560 go with something that's pretty generic as far as the style, 528 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:03,960 which is kind of like the Wayfarer and you go with a basic 529 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:05,480 color, this is like a tortoise shell. 530 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,880 Then you know, you can't really go wrong because it's hard to 531 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,240 judge some people's taste. But you know, whenever you get 532 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,560 with something that's kind of a staple like this, it's it's hard 533 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:17,280 to go wrong on that regard. And I love the good or glasses, 534 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:22,120 they're only $30 roughly and I have several different colors, 535 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:25,520 different designs as well and they stay on extremely well 536 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:27,320 whenever you're running. So that's something that I would 537 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,720 definitely like to give to a Co worker or somebody you know 538 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:33,680 within the office. That's a great idea. 539 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:37,600 I love the Gooder brand myself. They they really do stay on a 540 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:41,640 lot better than lots of other different sunglasses. 541 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:46,080 For me, I would go with a. Running hat. 542 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:51,280 I've seen the Sprint hats, which are very colorful designs, 543 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:53,120 which, you know, they're kind of fun. 544 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:57,360 I also like for girls, the headbands that are Junk brand. 545 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:02,720 They're a lot of fun too. And then also for the few of us 546 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,840 that have color treated hair, but we get knots. 547 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:08,000 I live in Florida, so whenever it's humid, there's a lot of 548 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,120 knots going on. There's a hair brush. 549 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:13,080 That's a miracle hair brush. It's called the Doctor Knot Hair 550 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,360 Brush. You know, obviously depending on 551 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:17,960 who you're going to get it for. But I think between those three, 552 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:21,000 there's always one of them that would probably match the person 553 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:25,560 I'm going to give something to. Yeah, that's awesome. 554 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:28,320 Those those junk headbands, my my daughter has some for 555 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:30,400 whenever she plays soccer and she absolutely loves them. 556 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:33,840 Yeah, they don't slip back. So those are, you know, it's 557 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:36,440 kind of key with that. Keeps you really good, keeps 558 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:39,160 your head back. So let's talk about the running 559 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,520 coach. I know Nadia is a running coach, 560 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,680 so that's, you know, kind of we're going to get some good 561 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:47,360 insight with that. What would you give your running 562 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:50,000 coach or what would you like for your runners to get for you? 563 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:55,840 High quality massage gun. They always have different 564 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:59,720 options to choose from, but the there again sense is targeting 565 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:02,720 older individuals who want to travel with something a little 566 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:06,600 bit smaller but not too small. It still has enough force and 567 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:08,320 in. It's pressure that you can put 568 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:09,760 because this is 60 lbs of pressure. 569 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:12,480 And then there again, since it's just lighter, you can still put 570 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,280 in a good amount of pressure and it's almost like really cute to 571 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,680 travel with like has a gold emblem. 572 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:21,280 That's a really great gift to send to your running coach 573 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:24,160 because we always, like, have the most newest, unupgraded 574 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:28,280 ones, and those are awesome. So when you're travelling with 575 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:31,880 those, are you putting them in your carry on and or in your in 576 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:35,240 your check luggage? Those that they're gun pro 577 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:36,920 elite. Do they go through your carry on 578 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:38,600 to through TSA? Yes it does. 579 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:40,120 It doesn't. It doesn't even ever get 580 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:42,040 flagged. I never had get pulled off. 581 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,680 That's awesome. We have the mini as well which 582 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:49,000 is only a couple pounds and you could put 20 lbs of pressure. 583 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:52,400 So this is the newer generation one that the the older 584 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:56,200 generation one which I gave to Tony is a little bit larger and 585 00:30:56,200 --> 00:31:00,640 you have a plug in. So this is oh I use this. 586 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:03,520 Actually I I shouldn't say it but I always put it in my gear 587 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:07,040 check bag extremely light. So as soon as I'm done with my 588 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,720 race and I'm waiting for my dad to finish, I'm already like 589 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,480 massaging. It's great to have post race and 590 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:15,000 have because this is. I mean the Thera Gun Pro is a 591 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,560 little bit too big to be putting in your gear check bag, so if 592 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:20,640 you really do want to travel small and light there again, 593 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,840 Mini really great. Yeah, especially at those major 594 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:26,200 races where they, you know, might not even let you get 595 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:28,840 through with that when it comes to security. 596 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:31,480 So that's good to know. So what about you, Joe? 597 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:34,920 Do you have a running coach and what will you get him or her? 598 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:39,200 Yeah, I mean for a running coach I would probably, you know, 599 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:42,920 depending on where they're located, get them a gift card to 600 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,320 actually go to a masseuse and get a massage. 601 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,880 That's always something that's nice, you know, if you could 602 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:51,720 find out who's a good masseuse within their area. 603 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:57,360 Other than that, I would also say another good option would be 604 00:31:57,360 --> 00:32:05,000 like the the button would be the the rabbit outrun zip. 605 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,280 So this is a, you know, a pullover. 606 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:12,200 That rabbit just launched and it's amazing. 607 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:14,000 So I actually had to get another one. 608 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:18,400 I I bought two of them. But this comes in at about 609 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:20,160 $90.00. So you have to really like your 610 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:24,240 coach, but the Outrun zip by rabbit is amazing. 611 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:28,880 It's got the little holes also for for your thumbs and stuff to 612 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:30,720 go through. So this pretty much covers your 613 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:32,240 whole hand except for your fingers and thumb. 614 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:35,360 So that's that's a good option as well. 615 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:38,560 That sounds pretty cool. I'm I'm glad to see it. 616 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:41,640 I haven't really gotten into a lot of the rabbit clothing, but 617 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:45,200 I've seen more and more of it. And yeah, that'd be. 618 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:48,120 That'd be interesting. See what it feels like for my 619 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:51,600 running coach, who is a retired elite runner who doesn't run 620 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:54,360 anymore. What I usually like to do is 621 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:57,680 just get him a gift basket with stuff that he's into. 622 00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:00,040 When you get to know your running coach, I feel like you 623 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:01,840 get to know them on a very personal level. 624 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:04,280 I know that him and his wife love travelling to Germany. 625 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:08,240 I happen to be German, so I usually make him a Biff basket 626 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:11,360 with a lot of different German beers in it and German snacks 627 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:14,800 and all that stuff. And of course a thank you card. 628 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:18,480 And then also, I agree with Nadia, your recovery is key. 629 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:21,880 Even if you're not training, you know they're still moving 630 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:25,200 around, so massages and that kind of thing is is always a 631 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:29,640 very good option. So let's move on to the runner 632 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:31,720 that will be travelling to races. 633 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:36,560 What would you give your running friends that are going to next 634 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:38,840 year's Berlin Marathon or Boston or whatever it'd be? 635 00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:41,320 What's a good gift for them that they can travel with? 636 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:49,600 For me would be again the thera body line of sleep goggles. 637 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,400 So you put them on and they the massage. 638 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:56,160 They have three different modes to massage your eyes and face 639 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:59,520 and napping is really important, especially if we're talking to 640 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:01,160 our rays. Listen to your body. 641 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:05,520 What you're always being off of caffeine, so allowing your body 642 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:08,040 to take that rest and take that nap and even if you're not 643 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:12,000 napping, just having like a 30 minute, 10 minute meditations 644 00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:14,400 like. Base to be putting those goggles 645 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,199 on and think about your ring and relax. 646 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:20,320 Super important. I got them right before they had 647 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:23,480 launched it, before this year's Boston Air Con, so I took them 648 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:26,960 with me. I let my dad and Tony use them. 649 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:29,600 They immediately went out like they because we took a red eye 650 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:33,080 flight to Boston from LA and that's extremely exhausting at 651 00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:36,159 this time of our age. So we got there like we to the 652 00:34:36,159 --> 00:34:39,560 Expo, we're extremely exhausted. Right back to the hotel, put 653 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:42,320 those on, put the compression boots on them, they were out. 654 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:45,560 I'm like, OK, but the two important men in my life are are 655 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:48,120 napping, so that's good. What about you, Joe? 656 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:51,120 What are you going to give your friends that are traveling to 657 00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:54,800 the big majors? So the traveling runner. 658 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,360 I'm, I'm going to touch on it again, the Thera Gun Mini. 659 00:34:57,400 --> 00:34:59,720 I know that Nadia talked about it, but this thing is amazing. 660 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:02,400 It's small enough. Basically you can see my whole 661 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:05,520 hand covers it up right here, but fits in the luggage very 662 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,680 easily, travels easily. No problem with that. 663 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:11,960 But I'm also going to suggest, you know whenever you travel, 664 00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:13,560 you go into hotels. You don't know what kind of 665 00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:15,760 pillow they're going to have or the bed or what not. 666 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:20,000 But the Lagoon Sleep Pillow. So I have another new one here 667 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:21,680 because it just came in and bought two of them. 668 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:25,680 But I've been using the Lagoon sleep Pillow for a while and 669 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:29,240 what you see here so the pillow is inside of here inside this 670 00:35:29,240 --> 00:35:30,800 little case. I haven't opened it yet but you 671 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:35,680 open it up and it spans out. But you can actually unzip the 672 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:37,920 pillow. You can remove cushioning out if 673 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:41,200 it's too much, and you can also use you have extra cushioning 674 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:44,000 that you can stuff more in there if you want a little bit more 675 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,040 fluff. So the Lagoon Sleep Pillow is 676 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:48,640 definitely something I would give to the traveling runner. 677 00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:52,040 Because you know, one thing that's most important is that 678 00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:54,000 you're still getting good rest whenever you're traveling for a 679 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,800 marathon. I love this. 680 00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:59,360 Never heard of that one either. Keep adding stuff to my own 681 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:01,120 list. It's making it pretty big in the 682 00:36:01,120 --> 00:36:02,880 in the marathon world. I actually heard about it 683 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:05,000 through Emma Bates. Oh, OK. 684 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:06,880 I think I remember she had posted a story. 685 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,800 Where she? Has a pillow that she travels 686 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:11,560 with. OK, it's it's all coming back. 687 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:15,120 It's all coming back. So, OK, a sleep pillow for 688 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:18,240 travelling, that's a good idea. You probably try it out at home 689 00:36:18,240 --> 00:36:19,560 first to make sure it's comfortable. 690 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:23,200 And that coupled with, you know, sleep goggles from Nadia, man, I 691 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:25,520 don't know if you'll wake up for the race. 692 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:33,440 All right, So yeah, for me, I just, you know, again, I'm 693 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:37,040 sticking with the massage. Stick, but maybe I'll switch to 694 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:40,600 Theragon now. Another product that I like and 695 00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:42,920 it doesn't have as much to do with running but more with 696 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:45,400 traveling is a good travel backpack. 697 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:48,880 There is a. Brand that is kind of a no name 698 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:52,200 brand on Amazon, but I love it because it has 1000 different 699 00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:53,960 compartments. It has a compartment where you 700 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:56,800 can stick your shoes in because obviously that's the last thing 701 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:58,200 you don't want to have on your race stage. 702 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:00,720 Something happens to your luggage, has a water bottle 703 00:37:00,720 --> 00:37:05,320 holder, has a waterproof little section which you know after 704 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:06,560 you're travelling back from a race. 705 00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:09,680 Your clothes, as gross as it is, they might not be dry yet, so 706 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:11,320 I'm going to link that in our show notes. 707 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:15,400 And with that, I know that Nadia is a big trail runner and we are 708 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,760 including the trail runner as the next category. 709 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:20,760 So let's talk about that. What are you going to get your 710 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:25,040 trail runner? Ultimate direction. 711 00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:29,560 Hydration packs, bottles, flopsible bottles, handhelds. 712 00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:33,280 So, ultimate direction. Has a bunch of different sizes. 713 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:35,400 They have the vests, they have packs. 714 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:38,120 I have all the sizes because I just like to have different 715 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:40,080 colors and different sizes as well. 716 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:43,200 So if I'm running with my dad or if I'm running with my dogs, I 717 00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:46,800 need these 12 liters because I'm carrying a bunch of stuff. 718 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:50,440 I'm basically like they're camel carrying everything for them so 719 00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:52,960 that they can enjoy their trail run, especially dogs. 720 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:56,320 I just drink so much water and having snacks for me. 721 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:59,200 I use the five litre vest. Or if I'm just trading for 722 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:01,920 myself because I just, I don't need it very, very much. 723 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:05,880 But they have also like the Blazek, they have the big packs 724 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:08,600 that are about 12. You had said for travelling, 725 00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:11,040 that's great. When I was cheering on Tony Taco 726 00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:15,000 Marathon, I wore that and as I was spectating I was able to run 727 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:17,720 from place to place and I had all of my necessities in there. 728 00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:20,640 So they're really great to use, even if you're not trail 729 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:23,120 running. But also if you're a more of a 730 00:38:23,120 --> 00:38:26,160 bottle person, they have their handheld, the 500 milliliter 731 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:29,480 handheld water bottle. They have the 200 milliliter 732 00:38:29,480 --> 00:38:32,800 water bottles if you want to go smaller or they also have the 733 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:36,480 collapsible insulated or non insulated water bottles which so 734 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:38,640 depending whichever your preference is, they have a lot 735 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:41,880 of options to choose from. I'm going to I'm going to follow 736 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:44,720 up with the same thing. Me and Nadia are on the same 737 00:38:44,720 --> 00:38:48,160 page on a lot of things, but I would say the hydration vest and 738 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:51,240 whatnot. And being that I'm not a huge 739 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:53,520 trail runner because we don't have that many trails here in 740 00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:55,560 South Louisiana, 'cause we're flat as can be. 741 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:58,960 But everything that I use from ultimate direction is pretty 742 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:00,840 minimal. Like, this is the marathon vest 743 00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:03,760 and you can see that it's super thin, the bladder goes in the 744 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:08,640 back, has 22 jugs down here. But also another thing that I 745 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:11,320 use often, which the bottles aren't in there, 'cause they're 746 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:16,440 in the washing machine, in the dishwasher, but the the belts as 747 00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:19,320 well. So this little belt has a pocket 748 00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:21,200 in the front, two pockets actually. 749 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:24,360 You can put your phone some gels in there and then you got 2 750 00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:26,600 water bottles. So that's something that's easy 751 00:39:26,600 --> 00:39:30,080 to get for the as a gift for the trail runner. 752 00:39:30,080 --> 00:39:33,360 And also if you needed to, you know, increase the value a 753 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:35,240 little bit more, you get them some other accessories like a 754 00:39:35,240 --> 00:39:38,800 reservoir bladder for for the vest. 755 00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:41,560 So that kind of gives you some options to play with, with the 756 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:44,240 pricing and whatnot. I love this. 757 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:49,520 Yeah, you know my notes for this category, I put hydration packs 758 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:54,120 and then I put Nadia next to it because because I knew that she 759 00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:56,280 will probably be the expert in it and I don't have any 760 00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:58,560 suggestions. So it sounds like ultimate 761 00:39:58,560 --> 00:40:01,440 direction for the win in this category as well. 762 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:06,840 So we'll link all that down here and we are down to only two more 763 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:09,080 categories. One of them is the mother 764 00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:10,480 runner. This is your new mom that 765 00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:12,200 already probably has a running stroller. 766 00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:15,680 That she likes, but you know, still runs pushing his 767 00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:17,320 strollers. So kudos to that. 768 00:40:17,320 --> 00:40:19,320 What would you give that person for Christmas? 769 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:23,680 The vitamin vital for you has a premium vitamin supply. 770 00:40:23,720 --> 00:40:27,880 You have over 75 nutrients in 12 pills and definitely really 771 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:31,080 great for the mother who needs just support in nutrition 772 00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:34,400 because we can all use just little help in the in the gaps 773 00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:37,440 that we may have in our diet. Perfect. 774 00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:38,880 Vital for you. All right. 775 00:40:39,440 --> 00:40:44,000 What about you, Joe? So for the for all the moms out 776 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:48,040 there, I would say a nice pair of John G shorts. 777 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:55,400 That's run John G They're a sustainable company as well, but 778 00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:59,560 their their shorts are super high quality, super thin as 779 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:03,880 well, so you know, they almost feel like they're just 780 00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:06,960 weightless on you. So they also have these fun 781 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:10,040 designs and stuff and the designs are inspired by their 782 00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:12,280 travels whenever they go to different countries and they 783 00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:14,960 meet like different tribes or to the different indigenous people 784 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:19,200 of that community and they do artwork based on their 785 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:23,080 inspiration there. So the designs are always a 786 00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:25,640 limited run and they kind of just rotate through them 787 00:41:25,640 --> 00:41:29,160 throughout the year. So that's another option for the 788 00:41:29,160 --> 00:41:33,920 mother runners and also I would have to say protection, 789 00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:37,120 unfortunately. It's sad that women are having 790 00:41:37,120 --> 00:41:39,960 to face these types of problems as a runner in the world today, 791 00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:42,520 but they have those little handheld. 792 00:41:42,920 --> 00:41:45,840 I'm trying to remember the name of the company, but they have 793 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:49,680 these little handheld knives and it has like a small blade that 794 00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:52,120 comes out and then they also have some that come with a 795 00:41:52,120 --> 00:41:54,720 pepper spray as well. But it basically wraps around 796 00:41:54,720 --> 00:41:57,720 your hand and it's very easy to run with and keep your hands 797 00:41:57,720 --> 00:42:01,240 open at the same time but it. Having that protection and I've 798 00:42:01,240 --> 00:42:03,800 seen a lot of my friends on Instagram that are female 799 00:42:03,800 --> 00:42:05,920 runners that that have been using those. 800 00:42:07,040 --> 00:42:09,440 I'll get the name for you and provide the link as well because 801 00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:11,280 they they're awesome. Perfect. 802 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:12,880 Yeah, the name is on the tip of my tongue too. 803 00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:15,800 So yeah, if you can provide us with that, that would be great. 804 00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:18,720 Myself or my mother running friends. 805 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:21,440 I know we're tired. We don't get enough sleep and 806 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:23,600 when we have money to spend, we spend it on our kids. 807 00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:27,920 So gift certificates to anything relaxing, anything, you know, 808 00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:31,120 massage or you know, even like movie tickets. 809 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:35,080 Just something where we are forced into being selfish and 810 00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:38,280 taking a little bit of time for recovery, relaxing and just kind 811 00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:42,720 of being away from our kids. I think that's a good wrap up on 812 00:42:42,720 --> 00:42:46,840 mother runners and now last but not least, ourselves. 813 00:42:46,840 --> 00:42:50,120 If you are going to, you know, play Santa for yourself, you're 814 00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:52,120 going to wrap yourself a gift and stick it under the tree. 815 00:42:52,120 --> 00:42:54,200 Because you know nobody else is going to get this thing for you, 816 00:42:54,200 --> 00:42:56,560 but you really want it. What is it going to be? 817 00:42:56,840 --> 00:43:01,960 And let's start with you, Nadia. For me, at home, massage, just 818 00:43:01,960 --> 00:43:04,760 having a masseuse come to your home, It eliminates the 819 00:43:04,800 --> 00:43:07,680 commuting aspect of it. You're feeling comfortable at 820 00:43:07,680 --> 00:43:11,920 home and you don't have any. I want a 2 hour massage, like 821 00:43:12,040 --> 00:43:16,680 just do everything on my upper body, on my glutes, on my legs. 822 00:43:16,680 --> 00:43:20,040 And I just have all of these like chronic problems like just 823 00:43:20,040 --> 00:43:22,200 from collecting from over the years of running. 824 00:43:22,200 --> 00:43:26,200 And so two hour massage is great and I'm a big proponent of 825 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:29,520 bodywork and I actually, I do get one for myself. 826 00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:32,040 That's the one gift that I don't sacrifice for myself. 827 00:43:32,040 --> 00:43:35,520 I do want at least once every two weeks at least. 828 00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:38,560 Mine is Paulina and Pasadena. I see her every week. 829 00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:44,600 At least I try to, but the big gift would be come to me and do 830 00:43:44,600 --> 00:43:46,720 2 hours please. It sounds amazing. 831 00:43:48,120 --> 00:43:50,480 What about you, Joe? Well, if I'd had to treat 832 00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:54,200 myself, it would be the the next race registration. 833 00:43:54,920 --> 00:43:57,360 So you know the marathon registration. 834 00:43:57,360 --> 00:43:59,400 Some of them are quite pricey, some of them are cheaper. 835 00:43:59,400 --> 00:44:02,480 But it would be the next thing on my calendar and I would kind 836 00:44:02,480 --> 00:44:06,320 of treat myself by by paying for that next race registration and 837 00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:08,720 if necessary, booking the flight. 838 00:44:09,360 --> 00:44:13,040 Yeah, that was actually on my list as well. 839 00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:15,880 But then I changed it because I know, you know, for example, for 840 00:44:15,880 --> 00:44:20,120 Chicago and all these other races, you don't really do it on 841 00:44:20,120 --> 00:44:22,200 the day of Christmas. So I figured, OK, it doesn't 842 00:44:22,200 --> 00:44:23,880 count as a Christmas gift. So I am. 843 00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:30,560 I figured I would probably maybe get myself coaching if that's 844 00:44:30,560 --> 00:44:32,520 what I needed for the next training cycle. 845 00:44:32,520 --> 00:44:37,800 Or I would give myself a mental gift card of OK, I'm going to 846 00:44:37,800 --> 00:44:41,840 spend this much money at the Expo and you know, buy that high 847 00:44:41,840 --> 00:44:47,000 quality running jacket or the the tracksmith shirt, whatever 848 00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:49,520 it is, you know, just add that on there. 849 00:44:52,040 --> 00:44:53,800 I love. I love the coaching aspect 850 00:44:53,960 --> 00:44:55,760 because I think a lot of us will. 851 00:44:56,400 --> 00:44:58,480 We don't get a coach because we're like, we can just figure 852 00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:00,080 it out, but it just helps optimize. 853 00:45:01,120 --> 00:45:04,040 On there to guide you and and help you make the right 854 00:45:04,200 --> 00:45:06,800 decisions or accommodations whenever life happens. 855 00:45:07,400 --> 00:45:10,800 Yeah, so with that, why don't we plug you, Nadia, because you are 856 00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:13,240 a running coach. Maybe tell us what type of 857 00:45:13,240 --> 00:45:17,240 runner that you coach and what it is that you can do for them 858 00:45:17,240 --> 00:45:19,000 and also how they can get in touch with you. 859 00:45:19,840 --> 00:45:24,640 Yes, I am extremely passionate to live and help support other 860 00:45:24,640 --> 00:45:28,280 people reach their goals because I've seen such the value that 861 00:45:28,280 --> 00:45:30,520 running has given me in my life and. 862 00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:33,480 I'd love to see them live, their goals. 863 00:45:33,480 --> 00:45:36,400 I love them to see that to to basically fall in love with the 864 00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:38,720 process. And so I don't just write a 865 00:45:38,760 --> 00:45:42,040 training plan and say here you go, off you go and go follow 866 00:45:42,040 --> 00:45:44,800 workouts and then I'll catch up with you in a month or two. 867 00:45:45,240 --> 00:45:47,840 No, I'm, I'm part of the process with you. 868 00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:51,480 It goes from the runners who are aiming to do the first marathon, 869 00:45:51,800 --> 00:45:56,240 aiming to go sub three and so all across the spectrum because. 870 00:45:56,560 --> 00:45:59,640 As we know as runners, it's something in our hearts. 871 00:45:59,640 --> 00:46:02,160 It's something on our minds when we wake up and we go to sleep 872 00:46:02,160 --> 00:46:05,320 and and and it's not just running workouts, it's we're 873 00:46:05,320 --> 00:46:07,720 training for a positive lifestyle. 874 00:46:07,720 --> 00:46:10,600 We're training what we're eating, how we're sleeping, how 875 00:46:10,600 --> 00:46:13,320 we're managing our stress. All of those components come 876 00:46:13,320 --> 00:46:16,480 into becoming an athlete. And so the biggest philosophy of 877 00:46:16,480 --> 00:46:18,640 mine is like, I'm not training you just to be a runner, I'm 878 00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:21,040 training you to be an athlete. And I want you to treat yourself 879 00:46:21,040 --> 00:46:23,480 as an athlete. So that means looking at all the 880 00:46:23,480 --> 00:46:26,200 rest of the components of. Being an athlete. 881 00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:30,080 So that is part of my philosophy and coaching. 882 00:46:30,400 --> 00:46:33,640 You can reach me through all social media platforms. 883 00:46:33,840 --> 00:46:39,080 Iron Girl, Nadia and I will gladly help formulate those 884 00:46:39,080 --> 00:46:41,680 goals with you. Where we'll get a plan, I get an 885 00:46:41,680 --> 00:46:45,280 assessment of what your current fitness is, what your fitness 886 00:46:45,280 --> 00:46:49,120 history is, and then we get basically work on a plan that's 887 00:46:49,160 --> 00:46:51,400 optimized for your time because we all have different 888 00:46:51,400 --> 00:46:53,840 lifestyles. And obligations in our lives. 889 00:46:53,840 --> 00:46:56,600 So it's like, how can I optimize my training to get to the goals 890 00:46:56,600 --> 00:47:01,480 that I want to reach that are going to basically bring us joy 891 00:47:01,640 --> 00:47:04,480 every single day? I love this. 892 00:47:04,480 --> 00:47:07,080 It sounds like your coaching is very wholesome, that you're not 893 00:47:07,080 --> 00:47:09,440 just trying to get everyone faster, but that you listen to 894 00:47:09,440 --> 00:47:12,840 the people, the runners, and see what their individual goals are. 895 00:47:12,840 --> 00:47:16,400 If it is just staying, sticking with fitness or getting faster, 896 00:47:16,400 --> 00:47:19,160 so I love this. We're going to put everything in 897 00:47:19,160 --> 00:47:22,120 the show notes, as I said and Joe, maybe let the listeners 898 00:47:22,120 --> 00:47:23,760 know how they can get in touch with you. 899 00:47:24,120 --> 00:47:27,840 So you can find me on any of the social media platforms on their 900 00:47:27,840 --> 00:47:32,640 Fartlek fanatic and I'm extremely open there. 901 00:47:32,800 --> 00:47:35,040 I'm looking to to answer any questions. 902 00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:38,520 I'm willing to help anybody that needs it or ask for advice. 903 00:47:38,520 --> 00:47:41,760 And I'm also there to entertain because that seems to be what a 904 00:47:41,760 --> 00:47:44,960 lot of people like is the goofy videos where I'm doing dances 905 00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:45,840 and whatnot. So. 906 00:47:46,400 --> 00:47:48,800 You can find me on any of those platforms at Fart Like Fanatic, 907 00:47:48,840 --> 00:47:51,400 and I look forward to speaking to you. 908 00:47:52,320 --> 00:47:54,000 Awesome. And you're there to inspire 909 00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:56,960 because that's what you do with us by sharing your stories, by 910 00:47:56,960 --> 00:47:59,560 sharing everything. Being transparent about it, I'm 911 00:47:59,560 --> 00:48:02,960 very grateful that the two of you decided to come on the 912 00:48:02,960 --> 00:48:04,800 podcast with me for this Christmas list. 913 00:48:05,200 --> 00:48:07,840 And yeah, I look forward to speaking to you guys again. 914 00:48:11,440 --> 00:48:15,360 Thank you, Joe and Nadia. 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