Running Episodes

Aug. 20, 2020

Hellah Sidibe - Train Hellah Good - Run Streaker

**UPDATE** Hellah has completed his run across America. ------- May 23,2021 - Hellah and his team started the morning running the very last leg of his cross country run across America. Here are some photos of this monumental…
Guest: Hellah Sidibe
July 22, 2020

Maryellen Branna - New Jersey, Achilles International

Do you remember the big old walkman radios? That's when Maryellen started running. Since the 90's Maryellen was running just to keep in shape. Around 2014 she found herself introduced to a women's running group in Ridgewood.…
July 15, 2020

Jill Certisomo - Chicago, Achilles International

This week we welcome and spotlight Achilles International Chicago athlete, Jill Certisomo. Jill was born with Diplegic Cerebal Palsy which affects her right side mostly and impacts her balance. In 2018, she discovered Achill…
July 8, 2020

Joe Sorbanelli - New Jersey, Achilles International

Joe and Christine stay close to home and speak to the one and only Joe Sorbanelli. It's interesting to learn that a guy can start his running career by running his first "marathon" on a treadmill at a gym while watching the …
June 24, 2020

Alan Kaufman, Queens, NY - Achilles International

When it comes to this podcast talking about people's  why of running, it would not be complete if we did not have Alan Kaufman on our show. His  story is one that inspires moves and is at the heart of what Achilles Internati…
Guest: Alan Kaufman
June 17, 2020

Erin Spaulding, Connecticut - Achilles International

"I spent all of 2019 rehabbing, and 2020 was supposed to be my comeback year." Erin Spaulding is the President of the Achilles International Connecticut chapter. Erin joined the organization as an athlete in 2012 after an ac…
June 10, 2020

Amy Harris and "Lizzy", Nashville - Achilles International

This dynamic duo from the Nashville chapter of Achilles International will have floored. Amy Harris is Sara Solomon's "Lizzy"'s mother and she is also the Co-Executive Director of the Nashville chapter of Achilles Internatio…
June 3, 2020

Terri Rupp and John Sterling, Nevada - Achilles Ineternational

It all started with an aha moment for John Sterling, and a phone call he made to the National Federation of the Blind of Nevada. On the other end of the line was Terri Rupp, the president of the organization. He shared his t…