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The Runners Reunion Podcast

Welcome to the Runners Reunion Podcast your hosts are Grant Whitney, John Gorman and Ron Gillooly. The Runners Reunion podcast was inspired by the Runners Reunion event organized by Scott Mason and Gerry Beagan in 2019. John and Ron attended the event and had a great time reconnecting with many friends from the 70s, 80s and 90s. In the spirit of that event we decided a podcast would be a great way to continue to connect with our friends from the running community and share their stories.

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01:13:18

Our guest this week is Olympian and Team New Balance...

The Runners Reunion Podcast ·

2023/05/02

Our guest this week is Olympian and Team New Balance Boston Coach Mark Coogan. Mark’s running resume is impressive with range from the mile through the marathon and every distance event between. Mark’s pro career included training with coach Bob Sevene and support from training groups in Providence and Boulder that included some of the best runners of the era. Mark used these experiences to develop into one of the most successful coaches in the country. You can now read more about his coaching

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56:24

This week’s episode New England Runner Co-Publisher...

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2023/04/21

As a Newton, MA native Bob Fitzgerald was no stranger to the Boston Marathon. Each year his parents would take him to watch the race on the famed HeartBreak Hill. It wasn’t until he graduated from UMass Amherst with a degree in English and focus on journalism that he started running to lose “beer weight”. The former defensive lineman from Newton North quickly caught the running bug and fit right in with the running boom, easily transitioning into the social scene with the cast of characters of

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01:08:03

This week’s episode features five time Olympic...

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2023/04/02

When Julie Peterson-Menosky was in grade school at St. Mary’s Catholic, girls did not have gym class, were limited to only a ¼ of the playground and allowed only to skip during recess (no running)! Fortunately times were changing quickly with the advent of Title Nine and the emergence of the running boom. Despite some notable success in high school Julie went off to UMass Amherst without ever visiting the campus, never mind a recruiting trip and a sleepover with the team. Fortunately the stars

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01:29:22

This week’s episode features Boston Marathon legend...

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2023/03/16

Fewer than 115 men can call themselves Boston Marathon champion. Even fewer boast a 50 year connection to the race: athlete; elite athlete talent manager; coach; and catalyzing force linking the marathon to fundraising efforts to make the world a better place. Add a dash of decades of collegiate sports psychology instruction and buckle up for a wide ranging conversation with the always interesting, always erudite Jack Fultz. Ranging far from his Pennsylvania roots, road racing took hold first over

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01:00:27

Following The Flame with Greg Lautenslager

The Runners Reunion Podcast ·

2023/03/04

Our guest this week is four time Olympic Trials qualifier and coach Greg Lautenslager. After a 20 year award winning career coaching in New Zealand Greg is back home in his native state of Texas coaching at Hill College. As many of you know Boston was one of Greg’s stops during his 12 year quest to make the Olympic Team. As with many of the runners in the 70’s and 80’s Boston holds a special place in Greg’s heart for the many friendships he developed during his time running for Nike Boston. This

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59:54

This week’s guest is Massachusetts State Track...

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2023/02/18

This week’s guest is Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame Coach Julie Collins. Julie’s first experience with competitive track and cross country growing up in Smithfield, RI was in middle school in one of the first organized programs in the state for middle school girls in the 1970’s. She also ran with the Ocean State Track Club all women’s team organized by legendary coach John Hird before attending Providence College. After a successful career at PC Julie turned to coaching

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01:13:36

This week’s episode features Rhode Island’s own...

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2023/01/29

This week’s episode features Rhode Island’s own version of the “Chairman of the Boards” and Northeastern standout Tom Mortimer. Tom’s first exposure to track was a visit to the famed Cranston Street Armory to watch his brother Frank compete for Pilgrim High School. When he entered through the heavy wooden doors to the Gothic Medieval structure the unmistakable scent of Atomic Balm dominated the track that was housed in the main hall. The experience of that first meet where spectators and

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56:33

The Runners Reunion Podcast catches up with Fitchburg...

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2022/12/21

Our final episode for 2022 features Fitchburg State and North Shore legend Paul McGovern. Growing up in Lynn, MA Paul’s endless energy was channeled through sports. In his neighborhood baseball was king with several of the local youth of Paul’s generation eventually making it to the major leagues. That career path changed when a college track coach saw something in this young man that eventually resulted in Paul becoming a pro baseball prospect and taking the lead halfway through the 1992 Olympic

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54:34

This month’s episode features RI legend and NCAA...

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2022/10/13

Our guest this week is Rhode Island running legend Hollie Walton. As fate would have it Hollie just happened to be a freshman at Hope High School where Bobby Doyle and Ted McLaughlin were beginning their legendary careers. Before the two began to influence his stellar career, Hollie somehow missed the running portion of the Presidential Physical Fitness Test and was about to flunk gym class his freshman year! Fortunately the physical education teacher found him in the gym shooting baskets and

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48:28

This week’s episode features RI Hall of Fame Coach...

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2022/06/15

With over 67 state championships in cross country, indoor and outdoor track Jim Doyle is one of the most successful high school coaches in any sport in the United States. In 2017 Jim was inducted into the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Hall of Fame and in 2018 was honored by the National High School Coaches Association as the National High School Boys’ Cross Country Coach of the Year! In this week’s episode we discuss with Jim how he became involved in competitive running during the running

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01:01:42

This week’s episode features two time US Olympic...

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2022/04/29

As a high energy 7th grader, Cathy O’Brien found herself on the Dover NH high cross-country team. Her coach predicted that Cathy would be “fantabulous” if she worked at her craft. Any running chronicle of the 80’s and 90’s shows she did. At 16 she ran the inaugural 1984 women’s Olympic marathon trials, and within months, closed out her high school career as a 5-time state cross-country, and Kinney national champion. Post high school adjustments followed, but Cathy was soon back on track, with

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54:02

This week we are “On The Road” again with Bob Hodge...

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2022/04/03

During this time “Hodgiesan” traveled to Japan four times to compete in several iconic marathons and road races. His Olympic dreams stayed alive as he competed in the ‘84 and ‘88 marathon trials. He planned for his last race as a journeyman pro to be the ‘88 track trials. After that the plan was to finish school and get a “real” job. After the ‘88 track trials however Bob had one more offer to travel to Japan for one “last” race. Bob’s wife Frannie jokingly matched the offer and the trip never

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54:56

This week we are “On The Road” with Bob Hodge as he...

The Runners Reunion Podcast ·

2022/03/27

This week we are “On The Road” with Bob Hodge as he discusses his competitive running career that spanned the pre-running boom days growing up in gritty streets of Lowell through the early 1990s . During his youth Lowell’s famous textile mills were closing at an alarming rate with its population dropping just as quickly. Bob’s brother Billy went to Vietnam and never returned. It was a turbulent time with Richard Nixon elected to restore law and order only to resign five years later as a result of

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44:50

This week we feature Scott Mason one of the original...

The Runners Reunion Podcast ·

2022/03/13

This week’s episode features Scott Mason who was one of the many runners influenced by the running boom in the late 70’s. Having never competed in high school or college, Scott rose through the ranks to become a top regional runner and one of the few Rhode Islanders to clock sub 50 minutes for 10 miles.Scott combined his passion for the sport with his love for photography to provide us with a visual documentary of the local running scene that spans five decades. Scott’s enjoyment for camaraderie

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48:17

Our latest episode features Portsmouth Abbey (RI) and...

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2022/03/09

Our latest episode features Portsmouth Abbey (RI) and Harvard standout John Murphy. At times John’s running career provided him solace from the challenges of daily life but also great frustration due to injuries. At Harvard John was mentored by the legendary Bill McCurdy who helped him develop a resolve to persevere through injuries to compete against some of the very best the NCAA had to offer. John’s resolve and grit would be tested once again in 2005 when he suffered a stroke during the

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48:36

From the slopes of Ski Valley in Cumberland, RI to...

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2022/02/22

From the slopes of Ski Valley in Cumberland, RI to the foothills of Denali Tom Egan recounts his running adventures from his early days competing on the Cumberland High track team to a 15 mile run on sea ice in the Arctic Circle navigating through a dangerous ice fog. 100,000 Mile Journey

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58:37

Our latest episode features Ironman Triathlon...

The Runners Reunion Podcast ·

2022/01/29

Our latest episode features Ironman Triathlon champion Karen Smyers. Karen recounts her early days as a competitive swimmer through her dominance in the world as a professional triathlete and how the sport became a lifestyle that continues to this day. For a full bio on Karen you can visit https://www.karensmyers.com/

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32:49

Paul Hammond recounts his early days running in Maine...

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2022/01/15

Legendary Bates College track legend, and fixture in New England Running scene for more than forty years, discusses his early days of racing and training in Maine and competing with some of New England's best runners during the height of the running boom in the early 80's.

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