Coffee and a Mike

Katherine Shai is a University World Champion, 6x National Team Member for USA Wrestling and Team USA. Also 2012, 2016 Olympic Alternate and a Tokyo 2021 Olympic Hopeful. She comes on the podcast to discuss her upbringing, how life has changed during the pandemic, and how she uses her platform to inspire people specifically with her blog LuchaFit, a sports education blog platform to empower women and girls in mind, body, spirit, and sport.

Jarred Cornfield  is an assistant coach for cross country and track and field of Northern Arizona University.  He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got into coaching, what it is like winning multiple national titles, assisting head coach Mike Smith and what kind of impact he looks to have on his athletes.

Meghan Slavin is a physical therapist and ultra runner.  She comes on the podcast to discuss how she got into running, her first 100 mile race at Javelina Jundred, what it is like being coached by James Bonnett and being the first female to complete fastest known time (FKT) of the Hole-to-Hump. It is a run that starts at the Grand Canyon (elevation - 2500’) and ends at the summit of Mt. Humphreys (elevation - 12,633’-Arizona’s highest point) covering over 70 miles with a time of just over twenty one hours.

Caleb Schiff, owner of Pizzicletta in Flagstaff, Arizona comes back on the podcast to discuss how he has navigated thru the pandemic both personally and with his business. How he adopted the “adapt or die” mentality, got innovative with new ideas, ended a collaboration and started a new one.

Deron and Melissa Ruse are both ultra runners.  They come on the podcast to discuss being coached by James Bonnett, Melissa’s photography business Sweet M Images, Deron’s recent accomplishment of the Fearsome Four which included four peaks, 71.77 miles with 14,563ft of ascent in 16 hours and 48 minutes in Flagstaff, AZ.

Nic Errol is an Australian, currently living in London UK. He is an ultra runner, is on the Squirrel’s Nut Butter Elite Team, and is the manager for the “Running on OM” podcast.  We talk ultra running, living in the UK during this pandemic, community, Arizona food scene and why the recent Joker movie was overrated.

Hannah (Neczypor) Tropf originally from northeast Ohio, held the state of Ohio 3200 meter record in a time of 10:16 and also won the 1600m state championship for women’s track at North Royalton high school.  She attended Georgetown University where she was an all-American and part of the NCAA Cross Country championship winning team. Currently Hannah works for Under Armour and is the host of her own podcast titled “The Run Around.”

Paul Bonnett is an ultra runner, retired school teacher, cross country and track coach. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got into ultra running, some of his favorite races he has ran in which includes: Crown King, Zane Grey, Western States and how he was the person beat the horses to the finish in Man vs. Horse.

Michael Justin is a professional model and trainer currently residing out of Phoenix, AZ.  He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got started modeling, some of the places he has been photographed, and how casting calls might change due to Covid-19.

Nick Coury co-owner of Aravaipa Running comes back on the podcast to discuss how he stays motivated to train with no race in the near future, virtual races Aravaipa is putting on this summer, and the first annual Cocodona, a 250 mile race debuting spring of 2021 linking together some of the most iconic trails and towns in Arizona.