I love the approach you and Adam are taking with Colt's running development. You guys are doing it right! You see so many kids getting burnt out and injured in high school - it's sad. A balance of cultivating a lifelong love of running along with realizing potential is key.
Love the absolute heart share in your event tent situation. I love that you took that moment alone to get the emotions out because we all need that moment in whatever situation life throws at us. The marker would probably make me cry all over again because it was so sweet. His love and support for you is shown on his chest every time he wears it. ❤
Got into the podcast this fall and its such a pleasure and great energy. Up there with Kofuzi and The Drop BITR Good job girls. Love running even more now
The merch tent at JO XC nationals is the worst! We were so disappointed that the Nike USATF sweatshirts were the only option. Time for a new brand to get involved with kids running. Nike does not own the space!!! I felt your tears but loved your support of Colt and his ultimate support of you. What a cool moment. ❤
Kara - thank you for sharing. Your vulnerability is appreciated. ❤❤❤ It's hard to separate the "art" from the "artist". It's so hard not to support companies with problematic practices for a multitude of reasons. Voting/supporting with your dollar is such a struggle.
I appreciated the trail/ultra content in this episode. Would love more of this. Maybe look into mammoth trail fest that tim tollefson runs. Though it's a September race, so would potentially conflict with fall marathon schedule.
Almost had me in tears but it was just something in my eye . . . ;o) Running down hill trails you really do just need to do it more and go to the gym and do leg extensions and squats. You also have to train the nervous system. I could not do it a couple of years ago but I can now and I'm 70 years old and never ran anything till I was 68. I'm mostly just a hiker and backpacker.
On a lighter note from the other comments, seriously, you both need to call customer service from United/Delta to get status. Sometimes when you are so loyal to an airline, they help you waive that $500 or work with you on the "but you never flew" miles that you're short to get your upgraded status. And if you get a no the first time, call again because a second person might be more gracious than the first. Good luck! Hope you get that well deserved bougie life!
When you said they spent millions to defend a man who ruined your life...I broke. That is so triggering and I cannot imagine. I love that Colt wanted to protect his mom.
re: collegiate club XC/TF, swimming has been doing something similar for a few years and it seems that it has really taken off! As far as I know they even have their own national championships (!!) but it sounds like it's built on inclusivity overall. Also US Masters Swim has embraced that avenue and encouraged college club swimmers to compete at USMS meets as well. It would be really cool to have college club running take off similarly.
The best thing about living in Minneapolis is MSP.... you can fly anywhere from here! #delta. It's everything. :) The status is everything. I don't EVER spend a penny on the swoosh.
It would be awesome for both of you to come to Broken Arrow! Live pod from Tahoe! Colt could do a race! Y'all could be here for Western States. Tahoe is an awesome spot for a vacation anyway! I design the courses for Broken Arrow feel free to reach out if you are at all interested.
Mmm not necessarily - “Elite Athletes. Elite athletes may gain entry into WS via the Golden Ticket Race Series. The Board reserves the right to allow entry to elite athletes outside these avenues.”
I love the idea of club teams after college. They do this in Europe. Clubs with good coaches for all athletes, You might find great athletes who develop late or everyday runners who love to run and train.
I'm 64. in my day I knew a lot of kids who were in high pressure high school programs who were sick of it by college. Competition should not be the priority until college. Also not having early success leads to higher motivation. The best kid in Little League often just gets by on talent. They don't develop a work ethic! Dan
I will never wear Nike since they sponsored Michael Vic even after the dog fighting crime he committed and went to jail for.It makes me sick when I see the products.
It’s unfortunate Nike sponsors USATF. I’m sure they influenced the site to make sure no other brand of apparel could be sold there. No brand should be sponsoring the governing body. I don’t buy Nike either for how they treated you and other female athletes and for protecting Salazar.
There are enumerable issue in the world to cry about but our emotions are what they are. We cry when what we are dealing with comes over us. You could also say there are bigger issues to talk about then sports but there are plenty of other channels for that . . . Dont belittle her feelings.
There’s a possibility this is small trigger that brings up feelings related to a much bigger trauma. But what do I know, I’m just a lowly psychiatrist. I appreciated your honesty @karagoucher .Thanks for normalizing these emotions for those of us who aren’t quite as psychologically minded as @djwirtanen lol😂
I love the approach you and Adam are taking with Colt's running development. You guys are doing it right! You see so many kids getting burnt out and injured in high school - it's sad. A balance of cultivating a lifelong love of running along with realizing potential is key.
I was unprepared for the amount of crying I did listening to this. After reading your book I won’t by Nike either
PLEASE, special request from a fan, make more podcasts where you're both 4-5 drinks deep again hahah always a funny show and a BLAST!
Love the absolute heart share in your event tent situation. I love that you took that moment alone to get the emotions out because we all need that moment in whatever situation life throws at us. The marker would probably make me cry all over again because it was so sweet. His love and support for you is shown on his chest every time he wears it. ❤
Love your thought process in relation to Colt's training!!
Got into the podcast this fall and its such a pleasure and great energy. Up there with Kofuzi and The Drop BITR
Good job girls. Love running even more now
The merch tent at JO XC nationals is the worst! We were so disappointed that the Nike USATF sweatshirts were the only option. Time for a new brand to get involved with kids running. Nike does not own the space!!! I felt your tears but loved your support of Colt and his ultimate support of you. What a cool moment. ❤
Kara - thank you for sharing. Your vulnerability is appreciated. ❤❤❤ It's hard to separate the "art" from the "artist". It's so hard not to support companies with problematic practices for a multitude of reasons. Voting/supporting with your dollar is such a struggle.
Minnesota climate = Cold climate package on any vehicle. Go Kara!
Great show Des and Kara!! Totally agree with you Kara in regards to Nike products!! I won't allow my kids to bring Nike products in the house!!
Thank you!❤
I appreciated the trail/ultra content in this episode. Would love more of this. Maybe look into mammoth trail fest that tim tollefson runs. Though it's a September race, so would potentially conflict with fall marathon schedule.
Tim has done an awesome job! Would love to check it out at some point even if it’s just as a spectator, but yeah running/racing it would be cool too!
Come to Broken Arrow! It really is a blast and usually one of the aid stations has whiskey shots.
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Almost had me in tears but it was just something in my eye . . . ;o)
Running down hill trails you really do just need to do it more and go to the gym and do leg extensions and squats. You also have to train the nervous system. I could not do it a couple of years ago but I can now and I'm 70 years old and never ran anything till I was 68. I'm mostly just a hiker and backpacker.
On a lighter note from the other comments, seriously, you both need to call customer service from United/Delta to get status. Sometimes when you are so loyal to an airline, they help you waive that $500 or work with you on the "but you never flew" miles that you're short to get your upgraded status. And if you get a no the first time, call again because a second person might be more gracious than the first. Good luck! Hope you get that well deserved bougie life!
God Bless you Kara! Dan
When you said they spent millions to defend a man who ruined your life...I broke. That is so triggering and I cannot imagine. I love that Colt wanted to protect his mom.
I was already sour on Nike before reading your book but I went from not buying to not wearing. They won't GAF about my $s, but I sleep better.
I’m with ‘ya.
Same here. Big hugs to Kara, I imagine being caught off guard about there only being Nike gear made the situation harder. ❤
@@dapsign❤
It’s funny to hear you “Elitists” get humbled every once in a while. 😂 😉
Des should do Transrockies Run! I would be there for that!
Des's body is like, "I will give you the longest, healthiest running carrier ... just NO MORE SOCCER OR GYMNASTICS! ". Fair.
Won't wear Nike either. Tossed all my Nike running gear. Have a hat and blacked out the swoosh too!
re: collegiate club XC/TF, swimming has been doing something similar for a few years and it seems that it has really taken off! As far as I know they even have their own national championships (!!) but it sounds like it's built on inclusivity overall. Also US Masters Swim has embraced that avenue and encouraged college club swimmers to compete at USMS meets as well. It would be really cool to have college club running take off similarly.
OR PLYOS!
The best thing about living in Minneapolis is MSP.... you can fly anywhere from here! #delta. It's everything. :) The status is everything. I don't EVER spend a penny on the swoosh.
Des PLEASE COME TO JAVELINA!!! Flat(ish) and Fast!
It would be awesome for both of you to come to Broken Arrow!
Live pod from Tahoe! Colt could do a race! Y'all could be here for Western States. Tahoe is an awesome spot for a vacation anyway! I design the courses for Broken Arrow feel free to reach out if you are at all interested.
For States, you do still need to run a qualifying race, which is min 100k
Mmm not necessarily - “Elite Athletes. Elite athletes may gain entry into WS via the Golden Ticket Race Series. The Board reserves the right to allow entry to elite athletes outside these avenues.”
As an elite, I'm pretty sure you can "pay to play"
Yea Kara I agree. That’s crap! You can literally prove you flew to Paris. With our technology and tracking they should accept the digital pass
I love the idea of club teams after college. They do this in Europe. Clubs with good coaches for all athletes, You might find great athletes who develop late or everyday runners who love to run and train.
I'm 64. in my day I knew a lot of kids who were in high pressure high school programs who were sick of it by college. Competition should not be the priority until college. Also not having early success leads to higher motivation. The best kid in Little League often just gets by on talent. They don't develop a work ethic! Dan
Where are Houston Live Podcast tickets sold?
Not listed yet, but it is coming within the next few days. Watch Des and Kara's socials for it.
SOFI is an amazing stadium. Enjoy!
I will never wear Nike since they sponsored Michael Vic even after the dog fighting crime he committed and went to jail for.It makes me sick when I see the products.
It’s unfortunate Nike sponsors USATF. I’m sure they influenced the site to make sure no other brand of apparel could be sold there. No brand should be sponsoring the governing body. I don’t buy Nike either for how they treated you and other female athletes and for protecting Salazar.
I do not buy Nike. Yes because they wrecked your life.
There are much bigger issues to cry over.
Thanks for the perspective.
There are enumerable issue in the world to cry about but our emotions are what they are. We cry when what we are dealing with comes over us. You could also say there are bigger issues to talk about then sports but there are plenty of other channels for that . . . Dont belittle her feelings.
There’s a possibility this is small trigger that brings up feelings related to a much bigger trauma. But what do I know, I’m just a lowly psychiatrist.
I appreciated your honesty @karagoucher .Thanks for normalizing these emotions for those of us who aren’t quite as psychologically minded as @djwirtanen lol😂
Really? You're going to tell a woman who was sexually assaulted what she should and should not cry about?