Coffee and a Mike

Neely S. Gracey is an eight-time NCAA DII Champion and has ran 3 Olympic Trials. She has represented Team USA and has raced in 8 different countries where she was the top American and 13th in the World in the 2013 World Cross Country Championships in Poland. She comes on the podcast to discuss what she has been doing during Covid-19, how she has been coaching her athletes through her Get Running Coaching Business and her love for: bread, pizza baking, cookies and moscow mules.

Brock Locnikar is a Harvard football commit and former All-Arizona linebacker, state wrestling champion from Scottsdale Notre Dame Preparatory. He returns to the podcast to discuss the cancellation of the 2020 Harvard football season, what his options are with no football for the fall semester, how he has been training during the pandemic, and some UFC talk.

Stephanie Howe is an ultra runner and has a PhD. in Nutrition & Exercise Science from Oregon State University.  She comes on the podcast to discuss her recent move to California, making personal changes,  favorite pizza, how she is managing during Covid and that her love for running has never been stronger.

Adrianne Haslet is a Global Advocate for amputee rights, Keynote Speaker, Boston Marathon Survivor, Ballroom Dancer and Blade Runner.  She comes on to discuss how instrumental therapy has been in her recovery, surrounding yourself with the right people, how she is managing during Covid-19, why dogs are more loyal than people, and her new venture “The Adrianne Strong” podcast which debuts this Friday July 10th.

Cory Oppold is the executive chef at Atlas Bistro and founder of Simmer Down Meals.  Simmer Down was designed to give gourmet meals to the public when restaurants are closed during the pandemic. He comes on the podcast to discuss, learning at a young age how to cook on his farm in Illinois,  his time on the show Chopped, how he went from wanting to be an architect to becoming a chef, and how he is navigating thru Covid-19. 

Patrick Reagan runs professionally for HOKA One One and GU Energy Labs. He won the 2019 USATF 100 Mile Trail Championships at the Brazos Bend 100 and broke the course record. Also in 2019, he finished 8th at the Western States 100. In his debut at the 100 Mile distance, Reagan won the Javelina Jundred 100 Mile Endurance run and bested the course record by 29 minutes in 2017. He has now won the Javelina Jundred 100 Mile Endurance Run 3 years in a row.

Michael LaMarca owner and operator of Master Pizza Franchise in Cleveland, Ohio.  He comes on the podcast to discuss growing up in northeast Ohio, how he went from owning one restaurant to recently opening up his twelfth location, what it is like to win pizza competitions both nationally and internationally, and how he is navigating his business thru this pandemic.

Clint Musser, currently an assistant wrestling coach at Cleveland State University. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got introduced to the sport,  wrestling as a kid in north Akron,  being a three time state champ at Walsh Jesuit, the classic Walsh Jesuit-St. Ed’s wrestling rivalry, a two time All-American at Penn State University and how he was able to pull himself out of a downward spiral.   

Vanessa Fraser, a Standford Alumni and member of the Bowerman Track Club (BTC) comes on the podcast to discuss when she ran a PR and the second-fastest U.S. 5,000-meter time ever recorded indoors in February earlier this year.  We also talk how she is recovering from her most recent surgery, rom-coms, cognitive neuroscience and why she should start her own podcast.   

Alex "Al Diddy" Cooper, boxing coach for StrongStyle Gym in Cleveland, Ohio and UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, . He comes on the podcast to discuss how he has managed to train during the pandemic, working with Marcus Marinelli on preparations for the trilogy fight between Stipe and Daniel Cormier on August 15th, Amanda Nunes, Frances Ngannou, and some of his other UFC fighters which includes Jeff Hughes and Aleksa Camur.