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The Extra Mile - The Official Charity Miles Podcast

gene@charitymiles.org (Gene Gurkoff)

Welcome to The Extra Mile, the official Charity Miles podcast where each week we interview people who are going the extra mile for health and to make an impact. Each interview is conducted outdoors on a walk or run with our guest. And we invite you to turn on your Charity Miles and come along for the walk or run with us.

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01:23:50

Sue and Gretja Otten - Mother & Daughter Hiking the...

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2022/11/03

Sue and Gretja Otten are a mother and daughter team who are thru hiking the Appalachian Trail to raise money for Parkinson's research in honor of their husband/father, Ron. I met up with them on October 2nd while they were in Pennsylvania, nearly halfway done with the trail. I apologize that it took me a while to release this. (I'm not an audio-engineer and had to figure some stuff out to get the sound right.) So, at the time I'm releasing this (November 3), they're already through Shenandoah

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56:08

Robin McGeough - Run For Recovery

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2022/10/19

Robin McGeough is a professional licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor, the Director of Chemical Dependence Services at Aurora Charter Oak Hospital, and a recovering addict himself. Robin is also the founder of Run4Recovery, an endurance and community event designed to provide vital support to those recovering from alcohol and drug addictions in the San Gabriel Valley. Robin founded Run4Recovery after a friend presented a challenge: if he could run 20 miles a day for 10 days, they would donate $1,000

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49:42

Andrea Lytle Peet - 50 Marathons in 50 States with ALS

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2022/06/17

In 2014, Andrea was in the prime of her life. She was 33, married and planning to start a family. She had a rewarding career. And she was having fun participating in triathlons and other endurance events, including a marathon and Half Ironman. Then she was diagnosed with ALS and soon walking with a cane. Only 20% of people with ALS live more than five years past their diagnosis. Yet, 8 years after her diagnosis, Andrea is not just living. She just completed 50 marathons, in all 50 states!

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Katerina Biloruska - Helping on the ground in Ukraine

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2022/03/30

Katerina Biloruska is the Chairwoman of the Parimatch Foundation, the corporate foundation of Parimatch, an international sportsbetting company with deep roots-- and over 1,000 employees-- in Ukraine. In normal times, the Parimatch Foundation focuses on children's sports and education initiatives. But these are not normal times. As of the date of this release, we are over a month into Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A few weeks ago, I sent an email to our community with some resources for how our

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53:47

Ryan Kaplan - On The Ground In Krakow

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2022/03/24

Ryan Kaplan is the Director for the Jewish Community Center of Krakow's Ride for the Living, an annual cycling event from the gates of Auschwitz-Birkenau to JCC Krakow, giving participants the opportunity to immerse themselves in Krakow’s Jewish past, present, and future. As many of you know, we've been working hard to evolve Charity Miles so that we can be more accessible to all the great charities that want to join us. We're happy to say that we're now more able to do so, and JCC Krakow is one of

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51:05

James and Krista White: Anti-Racist Leadership

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2022/01/20

James and Krista White, father and daughter, are the co-authors of Anti-Racist Leadership, a book about how and why corporate leaders at all levels can create anti-racist systems, structure and, ultimately, culture in their companies. James comes to this as the former Chairman and CEO of Jamba Juice, and a board member for several companies, including The Honest Company. Krista is a writer and entrepreneur focused on diversity and inclusion. She is currently building an app to address the sex-ed

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57:00

Jon Montoya - Walking To All 7 Wonders of The World

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2022/01/06

Jon Montoya isn't just walking around the world with Charity Miles... He's walking to all seven wonders of the world. 1. Chichén Itzá El Castillo, in Mexico 2. Machu Pichu, in Peru 3. Christ the Redeemer, in Brazil 4. The Colosseum, in Rome 5. Petra, in Jordan 6. The Taj Mahal, in India 7. The Great Wall of China It's a 25,000 mile journey that he estimates will take him seven years to complete. He started last July and has already completed 2,500 miles. So, he still has a long way to go. But he

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01:16:09

Dave Richman - Write Your Story

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2021/12/20

Dave Richman is an entrepreneur, author, public speaker, athlete, and philanthropist. As an author, Dave has written a few books. His first, "Winning In the Middle of the Pack" he shares insights learned on his own transformation journey. Once a couch-potato (and smoker), David has since completed over 50 triathlons, including 15 Ironman-distance triathlons, and more than 50 ultra-marathons. In his most recent book, "Cycle of Lives", Dave shares the stories of fifteen people who each have their

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43:32

Grayson Murphy - On Mountains and Mental Health

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2021/10/28

Grayson Murphy is the 2019 World Mountain Running Champion, 6th place finisher in the Olympic Trials for the Steeplechase, and a 5X collegiate All American. She's also an environmentalist, mental health advocate and entrepreneur who makes journals for training and life. I met Grayson two years ago at a running trade show and she gave me one of her journals, which I used last year. So, I was very happy to be reconnected to Grayson by our partners at Nuun. I know that most of you don't need an

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39:58

Erin Azar - Struggle Running Tik Tok Star

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2021/10/22

Erin Azar is a Tik Tok star with nearly 700,000 followers! But she is perhaps an unlikely social media celebrity. She's not a fast runner. She doesn't have perfect abs, a spotless kitchen or that one secret trick to whatever. She's a mom of 3 from rural Pennsylvania who started running a couple of years ago, after the birth of her third child. Just a mile a day she thought, as she started documenting her journey on YouTube and then Tik Tok. At the time, she was just looking for a community of

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32:54

Bill Bucklew - Long Walk For Parkinson's

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2021/09/30

You might remember Bill Bucklew from our 2018 interview when he walked across the United States for Parkinson's Disease, which Bill has. In today's interview, we join Bill on his latest journey, something he's calling The Long Walk for Parkinson's: 640 miles, over 17 days, 40 miles per day, from the northern tip of Scotland to London... where he'll then run the London Marathon. For this journey, Bill is not alone. He's joined by John MacPhee, who also has Parkinson's and has a slate of his own

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Chuck Stravin - Lessons in Resilence

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2021/09/03

Chuck Stravin was diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma in 2015, and has been living with it ever since. Chuck is a father of 4 girls. Shortly after his diagnosis, he made it a personal goal to see all 4 daughters graduate high school. With that no complete, he’s looking ahead to four college graduations (2 down there), followed by four engagements, weddings and grandchildren. This is one of the most vulnerable and personal interviews that I’ve done since we started this podcast. One of the things

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Sarah Hamilton - Do You Believe?

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2021/07/30

Sarah Hamilton is a mom. Her daughter, Caroline, is now in college. But when Caroline was just 6, she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. This set Caroline, Sarah and their family on a lifelong journey with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. In this interview, Sarah shares that journey with us, and also the secret to how she and her team have helped raise over $1 million for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. I'm grateful to Sarah for sharing so much with us, and to the Jimmy Fund and the

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01:09:07

Ben Kenyon - How To Have A Great Day!

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2021/06/15

Ben Kenyon is the Head Strength Coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, an author, and the founder of the Great Day Squad. With the Sixers, Ben helps some of the world's best athletes get stronger both physically and mentally. He has also taken what he's learned from coaching elite athletes, and from his own personal journey, to now help everyday athletes (like me) perform their best - both on the road, and in life. That's what his Great Day Squad is all about. Which is why I was especially interested in

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01:04:41

Mark Allen, The Greatest Endurance Athlete of All...

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2021/05/11

Mark Allen is a legend. ESPN named him the Greatest Endurance Athlete of All Time. 6X winner of the Ironman World Championships in Kona. First ever winner of the Triathlon World Championships. Epic 21-race winning streak, at all distances, the longest in triathlon history But it wasn't just Mark's victories that made him special. Mark was and is known for his mental game and spirituality. Which is something that we dive into during this interview: How to quiet the racing mind. This interview is

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Max Stossel - How To Design Healthy Relationships...

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2021/04/05

If you're looking to develop a healthier relationship with your technology, this interview is for you. Max Stossel is an award-winning poet, filmmaker and the Head of Education & Content for the Center for Humane Technology, an organization of former tech insiders and CEOs dedicated to realigning technology with humanity’s best interests. (He's also a longtime friend.) When I first met Max, nearly 9 years ago, he worked for a startup that could have been a precursor to Tik Tok. There, he

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Mollie McGlocklin - Sleep Is A Skill

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2021/03/29

Mollie McGlocklin is a sleep expert and founder of Sleep Is A Skill. Having struggled with chronic sleep deprivation in her own life, Mollie decided to solve her own problem by diving deep into the ways we can master our circadian rhythms. She became fascinated with chronobiology, and by extension, its practical applications to restore a state of homeostasis not only to her sleep but also to her life as a whole. Knowing the difference between a life with sleep and without, she’s now dedicated

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01:02:38

Tammy Tibbetts, Co-Founder and CEO of She's The First

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2020/12/29

Tammy Tibbetts is Co-Founder & CEO of She’s the First, a global nonprofit that teams up with local organizations to make sure girls are educated, respected, and heard. Today, She’s the First supports more than 9,500 girls in 11 countries and 200+ student advocacy chapters. Last month, Tammy and STF co-founder Christen Brandt, published published theri first book, Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In. The book shares stories and interactive activities to help you find

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BJ Fogg: How (And Why) To Create Tiny Habits

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2020/12/09

If you're looking to create new (and healthy) habits, BJ Fogg is the guy you want to speak with. BJ is a behavior scientist that leads the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University. His students have gone on to become some of the top innovators and venture capitalists in the world. For example, they invent things that rhyme with "Shminstagram". In 2002, he published a book, Persuasive Technology, that is the cornerstone primer for anyone creating a product to influence behavior. In 2007, he

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Mr. Demaio: How To Keep Kids Engaged In The...

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2020/11/13

Fanboy alert: Today's guest, Mr. Demaio, is the biggest celebrity in my household. He's a teacher in Union Beach New Jersey, and one of the most popular educators on YouTube. Here's a link to his channel. He makes hilarious YouTube videos on topics such as the planets, black holes, Alexander Hamilton, snakes, earthquakes, the Titanic, multiplication tables and more. It's like if Khan Academy was funny, with weird puppets-- or as he noted, Mr. Rogers meets the Chapelle Show. While his videos are

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