Happy Pace – Details, episodes & analysis

Jaci Wilson, the foundress of Dogtown Running Club, joins Gretchen and Elaine to discuss her rise to the top of the local running community, Dogtown Running Club, and the upcoming Doggy Dash! Still need to sign up for the Doggy Dash on 9/15/24 Click here and use code DTRCRUN24 for 10% off now!

UPDATED Are you running in the 2024 Dogtown Doggy Dash? If you beat Elaine (the reigning human female Doggy Dash champ) at this race, we will read your name aloud on an episode of Happy Pace!! This is your chance to take Elaine off her podium. Happy Pace is an #ambassador for #longruncoffee Be sure to check out Long Run Coffee and use this link or the code HAPPYPACE PODCAST at checkout! Want to hear yourself on an episode of Happy Pace? Submit your episode sign-off ⁠here⁠! Check out our Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our Tiktok⁠⁠ Music written, recorded, edited - Grant Underhill, Mike Plasmeier, and Jake Laconte Graphic design - Rachel Slingluff Marketing manager, co-host - Gretchen Brune Editor, producer, co-host - Elaine Sims

Who is excited to watch the Paralympics in Paris this year? Gretchen and Elaine, that's who!!

Will Happy Pace's instagram become a Brittni Mason stan account? Follow to find out here!

Paralympics schedule is here

Read about the classifications here

History of the Paralympics and its WWII veteran roots here

NEW NEW NEW Want to hear yourself on an episode of Happy Pace? Submit your episode sign-off here!

Happy Pace is an #ambassador for #longruncoffee

Be sure to check out Long Run Coffee and use this link ⁠⁠⁠10% off Your Purchase⁠⁠⁠ or the code HAPPYPACE PODCAST at checkout!

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Laura Filla joins Gretchen and Elaine to talk all things running coaching, communities, and womanhood

Learn more about Filla Endurance

Curious about the site of the Route 66 Park Laura was talking about? We were, too!

Read about Times Beach, MO here, or watch this video

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Music written, recorded, edited - Grant Underhill, Mike Plasmeier, and Jake Laconte Graphic design - Rachel Slingluff Marketing management, co-host - Gretchen Brune Editor, producer, co-host - Elaine Sims

The return of the Fartlek Friday! Join Gretchen and Elaine as they Fartlek around about cupless races, orange gatorade, and a mysterious ice pack bandana. Check out our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our Tiktok ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ Music written, recorded, edited - Grant Underhill, Mike Plasmeier, and Jake Laconte Graphic design - Rachel Slingluff Marketing management, co-host - Gretchen Brune Editor, producer, co-host - Elaine Sims

Per listener vote, Elaine set out to run the Maple Syrup Fun Run 50k in Faribault, Minnesota.

In this episode, hear Elaine reflect on the run while she runs around her neighborhood.

This episode also features co-host Gretchen Brune and the Associate Director of Programs and Engagement at the River Bend Nature Center Molly Dulka over a zoom call at an earlier date.

River Bend Nature Center Website

View Elaine's race stats Here

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Laugh along with Cassie Zehenny and Kasey Gonyias as they share their motivations to volunteer their time to the running community while on a run with Gretchen and Elaine. Check out our Instagram ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Check out our Tiktok ⁠here⁠ Music written, recorded, edited - Grant Underhill, Mike Plasmeier, and Jake Laconte Graphic design - Rachel Slingluff Marketing management, co-host - Gretchen Brune Editor, producer, co-host - Elaine Sims

Gretchen and Elaine ask Big River's very own Mike Flynn fan-submitted questions to pick his brain about coaching, ultra-running, and ghosts!

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Gretchen and Elaine are back for this rather unhinged episode of Fartlek Friday! Check out our Instagram ⁠here⁠ Check out our Tiktok here Music written, recorded, edited - Grant Underhill, Mike Plasmeier, and Jake Laconte Graphic design - Rachel Slingluff Marketing management, co-host - Gretchen Brune Editor, producer, co-host - Elaine Sims

Gretchen and Elaine are joined by Juno Musonda (founder, owner, operator of Ope Outdoors) to talk small business and our Running/Hiking communities here in the Midwest -- and the amazing story that made him who he is today Ope Outdoors Website Ope Outdoors Instagram Check out Juno's Photography and Videography on Insta Follow Happy Pace Instagram here to Ask MikeFlynn Anything! As always: Music written, performed, recorded by Grant Underhill Graphic Design by Rachel Slingluff Co-hosted and marketing by Gretchen Brune Co-hosted, edited, and produced by Elaine Sims

Gretchen and Elaine are back for this episode of Fartlek Friday!

• what runs are taking the ultra community by storm?
• can you spot the Brunesaurus in the thumbnail?
• will they figure out where they are and when it is?
• will Leah be proud of them?
• will they be the "A"?

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Music written, recorded, edited - Grant Underhill

Graphic design - Rachel Slingluff

Marketing management, co-host - Gretchen Brune

Editor, producer, co-host - Elaine Sims