Runners of HOU

Melissa Bittick: From Couch to 5K to 27 BQs

Melissa Bittick started running with a Couch to 5K program and a roughly 35-minute 5K. Since then, she’s run 29 marathons, 75 half marathons, qualified for Boston 27 tim

Hot Takes with Sara Hudgens Round 2

Sara is back for round two of Running Hot Takes, and apparently we still have plenty to argue about. This time we’re talking Boston and BQs, downhill marathon PRs, runni

Sharde Davis: Your Race, Your Pace

A few years ago, Sharde Davis couldn’t run a mile. Today, she’s a marathoner, Black Girls Run Houston run coordinator, and Houston Half Marathon ambassador. In this epis

Naureen Malik - Nearly 20 Years of Running and Still Getting Faster

Naureen Malik has been running for nearly 20 years — but her journey from 4+ hour marathons to a 3:11 PR was anything but linear. We talk about how she went from a most

Gaby Ramirez on Getting Older and Getting Stronger

What does it look like to keep getting stronger as a runner in your 40s? Gaby Ramirez joins me to talk about more than 20 years of running, from her first Houston Maratho

Amanda Schnell Keeps Showing Up

Amanda Schnell has spent most of her life moving — and she has no plans to stop anytime soon. In this episode, Amanda joins me to talk about growing up running in Michig

Hot Takes with Sara Hudgens

Welcome to the very first episode of Running Hot Takes! I'm joined by Houston runner and marathoner Sarah Hudgens for an unfiltered conversation about the opinions runn

Jess Mayon

In this episode, I’m joined by my friend Jess Mayon for an honest conversation about what it means to be a runner through every season of life. We talk about her journey

I Didn't Mean to Disappear

After nearly four years away, Runners of HOU is back. In this solo episode, I’m sharing where I’ve been, why the podcast disappeared, and everything that’s happened sinc

#49 | Vicky Oddi & Houston Running Update

Don't call it a comeback! Once again, I'm joined by Emilia Benton who guest-hosts. In this episode, we discuss what I've been up to since running the Houston Marathon and

#48 | Jay Perkins

Meet Jay Perkins aka @j_runs_. A fixture on the Houston running scene, Jay first moved to Houston in 1998 but didn't get into running until about 2015. Now the co-captain

#47 | Vicky Oddi

Meet me - @vickyoddi. I will apologize in advance for the length of this episode but can't thank Emilia Benton enough for her guest-hosting duties. In this episode, we di

#46 | Regina Massingill

Meet Regina Massingill. She got her start in 2013, quickly ran her first marathon, ventured into the world of Ironman and tried her hand at trail racing. Listen in as we

#45 | Vicky, Emilia, Veronica and Jessica talk all things Houston Marathon

In this week's episode, I sit down with my Houston Harriers training partners Emilia Benton, Veronica Goebel and Jessica Mayon to chat about all things related to the Hou

#44 | Sara Hudgens

Meet Sara Hudgens! I first met Sara maybe seven years ago through Lukes Locker and the Houston Marathon Ambassador program. She also paced the 1:45 group that I ran with

#43 | May Shek

Meet May Shek! May first started running in 2009 after moving to Canada for work as a way to expand her friend group. In this episode, we talk about how May went from hat

#42 | Daniel Dannug

Meet Daniel Dannug! A sports chiropractor and acupuncturist by day, Daniel is also the co-founder of the Champions Running Association as well as a lululemon and Houston

#41 | Vicky runs Houston

Welp. I did it. I finally signed up to run a full marathon. In this episode, I will talk about what got me to this point, why I finally signed up and what I hope to achie

#40 | Rebecca Garza aka @latinarunner01

Meet Rebecca Garza! Rebecca first started running in middle school but was sidelined her junior year in high school with an ACL tear. It wasn't until after the birth of h

#39 | Jon Perz aka @jumperzz

Meet Jon Perz! If you are a trail runner, are interested in trail running or just love a good story, this is the episode for you. Jon went from "literally hating running"