Finish Lines and Milestones

Mar 07 2025 98 ep. 80 mins 2
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Finish Lines and Milestones is a podcast that celebrates the everyday runner. If you run, you’re a runner, and every runner has a story. Join host, Ally Brettnacher, every week as she shares these runner stories.

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Episode 98: Christine Anderson - From Waffles to Workouts

Mar 07 2025 87 mins  
Christine Anderson and I met because she created my favorite running fuel, Organic Pure Fuel. During this episode, sponsored by Anderson's Maple Syrup, Previnex, BITCHSTIX, and Cure Hydration (pinch me), we talk about:Her temperature limit for running outside How I found Christine's product, Pure FuelGrowing up on a “sugar bush” in rural Wisconsin Her family’s syrup b

Episode 97: A Black Unicorn

Feb 28 2025 120 mins  
Rob Jackson and I met first on Instagram and then in person before the CNO Indianapolis Monumental Marathon last year. This year, he'll be racing his first marathon as an elite athlete at the 2025 Carmel (Indiana) Marathon. During this episode, sponsored by ⁠Pure Fuel⁠ and ⁠Cure Hydration⁠, we talk about: How he trained for the Monumental Marathon last year by doing 2-3.5 h

Episode 96: The Guy Who Ran the Chicago Marathon in Heels 👠

Feb 21 2025 93 mins  
Curtis Hargrove is the first Canadian to join the Finish Lines & Milestones podcast. When I saw a video of Curtis running Chicago in heels I knew I had to meet him. During this episode, sponsored by Pure Fuel and Cure Hydration, we talk about: Where Curtis is from in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada (recording during extreme -49°F conditions) His work as a derrickhand on a service r

Episode 95: This "GoGo" Doesn't Stop

Feb 14 2025 87 mins  
Lisa Hursthas been running and raising money for Indy's belovedHolliday Park for 25 years.During this episode, sponsored byBarilla Protein + Pasta andAthlete Bouquets, we talk about:The Holliday Park Trail Run (3/15 and 3/15)How she started dabbling in running after her favorite workout place closedJoining a training group for her first half marathon at the Indy Mini before tur

Episode 94: Shark Bait and Running Mate🦈🏃🏻‍♀️

Feb 07 2025 79 mins  
Dena Lewis is an avid endurance athlete despite not lacing up her running shoes until later in life. **This episode does talk about assault and may be triggering for some.** During this episode, sponsored by Barilla Protein + Pasta and Athlete Bouquets, we talk about: The fact that she runs 10-12 miles a day, 6 days a week The SNOW they got on the beach in the Florida panhand

Episode 93: A Magistrate Runs 100 Miles 👨🏻‍⚖️

Jan 31 2025 74 mins  
Michael Douglass has been running for decades. After listening to David Goggins on a podcast, he decided to take his running to an entirely different level and sign up for a 100 mile race. During this episode, sponsored by Barilla Protein+ Pasta and Athlete Bouquets, we talk about: - The temptation to address him as "Your Honor" throughout our conversation - His two-deca

Episode 92: Sobriety, Sweat and Sawdust

Jan 24 2025 84 mins  
Joe Hardin is an ultra-marathoner, writer for RunTriBike, fellow podcast host (Beyond the Finish Line) and lives in Indiana. During this episode, sponsored by Athlete Bouquets, we talk about: His sobriety birthday and how his family celebrates it more than his actual birthday The impact the pandemic had on him as he was newly sober His upbringing that was divided between his mili

Episode 91: How Writing a Memoir is Like Running a Marathon

Jan 17 2025 84 mins  
Betsy Mikel and I have known each other for over a decade because of our shared running hobby. But she is way cooler than I am. During this episode, sponsored by Athlete Bouquets, we talk about: How we met through a mutual running friend (Kim Bowers) that I met through a running friend (Celina Bourgeois) Her marathon PR at the Philadelphia Marathon and the fact that I was somehow h

Episode 90: You Can't Fix Broken Ribs

Jan 10 2025 69 mins  
Kallie Bonnell has been a friend of mine for a long time. We got closer during a Ragnar Relay adventure in September 2024. Read my recap here. During this episode, sponsored by Athlete Bouquets, we talk about: How I roped Kallie into joining my Ragnar team because she is a yes person when it comes to new experiences The story of when we thought the battery on our Ragnar van di

Episode 89: Let's Find Your Limits

Jan 03 2025 106 mins  
Matt Ebersole is a staple in the Indianapolis running community and beyond. Thus why I introduce him as THE Matt Ebersole. During this episode, sponsored by Athlete Bouquets, we talk about: - How PBT (Personal Best Training) got the color of their singlets - The fact that he’s from Northern Indiana (Fort Wayne) and wanted to play football but ended up running instead - His fir