Finish Lines and Milestones

Jan 31 2025 93 ep. 79 mins 3
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Finish Lines and Milestones is a podcast that celebrates the everyday runner. Whether you’re a seasoned marathoner, ultramarathoner, prefer shorter distances, or just getting started - 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 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

Episode 88: World Record for the Fastest Marathon While Carrying a Pizza 🍕

Dec 27 2024 102 mins  
Mike Cole has been in the pizza business for 30+ years, so when he was going to go after a world record, running a sub-marathon with a 14" pizza made sense. During this episode we talk about: What a great day the 2024 Monumental Marathon was Deciding to challenge himself at age 49 and run 12 marathons in 12 months His Guinness Book of World Record for fastest marathon whil

Episode 87: Trapped Adrenaline

Dec 20 2024 97 mins  
Amy Shinneman was born with Muscular Dystrophy but wasn't diagnosed until the age of 44. During this episode, we talk about: How her and her husband, Jamie, did the 50th year at Berlin and NYC … maybe Marine Corps Marathon in 2025? Tokyo in 2027? All about the Berlin Marathon and getting to Europe for the first time Tackling the World Majors and how they’re thinking abou

Episode 86: Keep Moving Forward

Dec 13 2024 85 mins  
Stephanie Woods is a walking (er, running) example of resilience. She's been through a lot in her life and just keeps moving forward. We met through her husband, Timmy Howard, who was episode 54 of this podcast (listen here). During this episode, sponsored by Fringe Heals, we talk about: - Her Tecumseh 50K win “I got up. I ran. I won.” - How her and her husband, Timmy got marri

Episode 85: Running on Vibes ✌🏻

Dec 06 2024 81 mins  
Gabby Behr is the President of the Carmel Runners Club (that I accidentally call the Carmel Running Club during this episode, please forgive me, CRC). During this episode, sponsored by Athlete Bouquets, we talk about: Going from her goal race in September to Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon in November Losing toenails (she was down to 6.5 at the time of our interview) Her hug

Episode 84: Jailhouse Workouts and The Trail of Tears

Nov 29 2024 87 mins  
Kallup McCoy went from doing Men's Health magazine workouts in jail to being featured in Men's Health magazine for his crazy story. During this episode, sponsored by Athlete Bouquets, we talk about: His magical, hard-fought marathon PR in Indy at the Monumental Marathon that took years and multiple attempts to achieve A crazy race morning story that gives me anxiety just thin