In the ascent from high school running to top 10 finish at Philadelphia Marathon Stephen Paddock shares with us the details behind his training and mindset. Stephen talks about working with a coach, to developing his own training, and his simple and intuitive approach to running that has been honed over time. This is a down-to earth discussion that does get into details on training regiment, but also light-hearted at the same time.

An ascent from rolling out of bed untrained for the local 15K Boilermaker, to finding a taste for training, and then unlocking potential at Boston and New York City Marathons. My favorite part of this discussion is how much Mike looks "outward" to important people in a sport that is quite solo. Mike recognizes the role of these people and how they contributed to his unfolding accomplishments. This was a conversation I have been waiting for and I hope you enjoy listening as much as we did recording.

Part 3 with Rob, check out the prior interviews in 2018. This wraps up our guest profile with Rob tracking him throughout the year and culminating with the race recap on the UTMB event in Europe. We cover everything from gear details to more mindset and motivation. There's valuable insights here for anyone, be sure to check it out.

Get to know Coach Juliana of Mohawk Valley Wellness (Home of CrossFit Mohawk Valley) in Marcy New York. Juliana brings a background in rowing, strength and conditioning, self-care, breath work, community, and movement practice/culture. Juliana's skills and natural intuition for helping all people unlock their potential and move in a safe and healthy manner brings great value to those that work with her. Check out this episode to learn what shapes her coaching perspective.

A talk with Rob Richard to discuss his attempt a fastest known time (FKT) on July 5th, 2018 of the 138 mile Northville to Lake Placid trail in the Adirondacks of NY. Rob ended up making it 103 miles before calling it quits. All in all this was an excellent attempt and Rob plans to return on 2019. Rob discusses his preparation, crew roles, general nutrition, and overall strategy. Rob also talks about how he embraces the "failure" as a learning opportunity to move forward.

Stephen Paddock ALWAYS dives in head first into an adventure. Stephen is young, but breaks millennial stereotypes and gives me hope for the future. As an example, he refused to get a smart phone until his mom made him get one before college. Additionally Stephen leads local charities events and has been contributing back to his community since his mid-teens. Stephen brings a lot of resilience to life that has been earned when he is pushing the limits of his mind and body on the trail or road.

This episode is the second part of Rick and Maria's week using the Prolon Fasting Mimicking Diet product. It covers the third to fifth day of "fasting" as well as the refeeding day and the seventh day running a 10K. Be sure to tune in to hear all the emotions of eating very few calories for the first time in their life. Rick claimed he was going to eat cat food and a power outage also threatened his evening soup. Maria of course continues to beg to play the podcast outro music.

Maria and Rick decided to do the Prolon Fasting Mimicking diet (FMD) this week. Prolon is a plant-based calorie restricted 5 day meal package. It includes packaged meals that are consumed over the week with maximum calories at 1100 on day 1 and and the following four days at around 750 calories. It is backed by over 20 years of research and has undergone clinical trials (but not FDA approved). We will be documenting our Prolon FMD experience this week. It will be published in multiple parts.

A talk with Rob Richard. Rob grew up running and drifted away in his college years only to be reunited a little further into life. With the help of a few influential mentors Rob began to tackle longer ultramarathon distance events. In 2017 Rob completed two 100 mile events and the 60 mile Georgia Death Race. Rob talks about his growth as a runner, preparation for longer events, working through self-doubt, and what the future holds. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

An introduction to the Rick Gloo Podcast! This episode kicks off the Rick Gloo Podcast series and discusses the general motivation behind launching yet another podcast into the world. Generally speaking, the show will highlight people and stories that have an inspiring quality. The areas of fitness, health, wellness, meditation, veggies, gardens, business, artists, entrepreneurs, etc. will be pursued. Have fun and enjoy!