Running New Mexico Podcast

Jul 07 2024 100 ep. 61 mins 18

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Talking to New Mexico runners about New Mexico running

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Episode 136 - Jeff Cuno; Trail Runner, Founder of Primal Genes Coaching

Jul 07 2024 59 mins

This week I had the pleasure to talk with Jeff Cuno. He is a trail runner and founder of Primal Genes Coaching. He was 3rd at this year's Mt Taylor 50k and has a couple of fastest known times to his name. We talked about how he got into running a little later in life and just jumped into trail running. We also talk about the differences between trail running, ultra running, and r

Episode 135 - David Krummenacker; 2x NCAA Champion, 3x US 800 Champion, 2003 Indoor World Champion

Jun 30 2024 40 mins

This week I had the pleasure to talk with David Krummenacker. He graduated from Las Cruces High School, ran for Georgia Tech, and went on to have a great professional career. He was a two time NCAA Indoor 800 meter Champion, a three time US 800 Champion, and a World Indoor 800 Champion. He holds an 800m best of 1:43.92 and a 1500m best of 3:31.91. We talk about how he got into ru

Episode 134 - Anicka Newell; Canadian Pole Vaulter looking for her 3rd Olympic berth

Jun 23 2024 61 mins

This week I had the pleasure to speak with Anicka Newell. She is a Highland High School graduate, with a state championship in the pole vault in 2009. She went on to have a great collegiate career at Texas State University winning two outdoor Sun Belt Conference pole vault championships. She has since competed professionally and has represented Canada in two Olympic games in 2016 a

Update

Jun 18 2024 10 mins

The podcast is coming back! I've got a few guests lined up and I'm talking others. It may not be weekly, but the goal is at least two a month.

Episode 133 - Pablo Vigil; From the Mora to the Top of the Mountains

Jul 23 2023 68 mins

This week I had the pleasure to speak with Pablo Vigil. We talk about his humble beginnings in the Mora Valley of North New Mexico and how running helped propel him to greater things. He went to school at Adams State in southern Colorado, which has a long history of New Mexican runners, which we touch on. He also talked about learning from the great Coach, Dr. Joe Vigil. Pablo tal

Episode 132 - Leah Purucker; Trail Runner, Chef at Daily Grind

Jul 09 2023 39 mins

This week I had the pleasure to talk with Leah Purucker. She is a Trail runner and chef at Daily Grind. It was great to have her on and talk about how she got started in running at a young age, but never competed in running until later in life. She talks about learning about running and training for her first race, a marathon! We also talk about how she became a chef and some simil

Episode 131 - AJ Beach; Athlete Performance Therapist, Sandia Prep, UNM

Jul 02 2023 55 mins

This week I had the pleasure to talk with AJ Beach. He is a Sandia Prep and UNM graduate. He is an athlete performance therapist and has helped many people get through injuries and back to performing the way they are comfortable with. We talk about how he got into running and competing at the New Mexico State meet. He talked about some of the expectations and how that can be a burd

Episode 130 - Kelsey Long; Navajo, Recent Boston Marathon Runner, Dirtbags Run, and more

May 09 2023 61 mins

This week I had the pleasure to speak to Kelsey Long. She is a Navajo runner living on the Choctaw Reservation in Oklahoma. She recently completed the Boston Marathon for Rising Hearts. She is also part of the Renew Earth Running Run Team and helped create a Dirtbags Run, a Dirtbag Runners Program, that consists of 21 BIPOC trail runners. Talking with Kelsey was so much fun. She ha

Episode 129 - Timberlin (Timbo) Henderson; Dine Ultra Runner, Recent Winner at Monument Valley 50Miler

Apr 09 2023 65 mins

This week I had the pleasure to speak with Timberlin "Timbo" Henderson. He is a Dine trail runner from Fruitland, New Mexico. He graduated from Piedra Vista in Farmington, NM before going on to Western Colorado. We talk about how he got started in running, doing youth races, and becoming more serious as he got older. He talked about some of the runners he looked up to growing up. H

Episode 128 - Roman Gurule; Pojoaque, NMSU Grad, Creater of NewMexico.run

Mar 26 2023 62 mins

This week I had the pleasure to talk with Roman Gurule. He is a Pojoaque High School and New Mexico State University graduate. He is also the creator of NewMexico.run. It is a site focused on sharing the wonders of this state through a running lens. We talked about his early days of running in Pojoaque for coach Lockridge. He also talks about Ben Ray Lujan being one of his running