Sally Hed Dahlquist and I met through previous guest, Christine Anderson of Anderson's Maple Syrup (Pure Fuel).

During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit and Relay Active, we talk about:

• Her 2026 Tokyo Marathon experience and how she got into the race

• The Tokyo Marathon cutoffs and how she planned for them

• The bathroom situation in Tokyo

• What it was like growing up with a rare birth defect and a life expectancy of 15

• How everyone in her family seems to have a small business and how she became a business owner herself

• Learning that her health was ok, but that she was out of shape and needed to start exercising

• Running her first marathon at Twin Cities

• Becoming the sole owner of and selling a biotechnology company

• Meeting her husband on a ski trip she organized

• PTSD from her childhood illness

• Losing her dad to Alzheimer’s while also helping care for a friend with cancer

• Cancelled races and race medals

• Finishing her quest to run marathons in all 50 states

• Some stories from a few other races she’s done

• Buying an RV off of someone she met on Craigslist

• Running a marathon in Antarctica and her quest to see all of the world’s penguins

• Her race spreadsheet

Previous Guests Mentioned

• Christine Anderson
• Sean Conlon

Sponsor Details

• ⁠⁠Amazfit⁠⁠ - Use ALLYB for 10% off
• Relay Active - Use MILESTONES for 15% off

Other Links

• Sally's Podcast, Unstoppable Stories That Move
• Follow me on Instagram ⁠⁠@allytbrett_runs⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Subscribe to Finish Lines & Milestones weekly newsletter⁠⁠

This is a ⁠⁠SandyBoy Productions ⁠⁠podcast.

This is a special episode of Finish Lines & Milestones where I recap all the details of my ⁠2026 St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll D.C. ⁠experience.

You can also read and see pictures on my blog ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ and other highlights are on my Instagram ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

Ryan Busby helped found Zionsville Run Club nearly a year ago when his city didn't have one.

During this episode, sponsored by Cure and Amazfit, we talk about:

• How he used to be anti-suburbs but now lives in the heart of the Indy suburbs (and loves it)

• The founding of the Zionsville Run Club

• The 4th of July Big Boom 5K they’re hosting

• Being a triathlete

• Running slow to run fast and how we both learned this strategy through our coaches

• How he met his wife and they trained for a half marathon together

• Convincing people to come visit Indianapolis during the month of May

• Hoping our kids love running

• How he ended up playing rugby in high school and college

• Running his first marathon in 2024

• Setting goals for his next 70.3 in Madison, WI in September

• Mindset tricks from a book called The Inner Game of Tennis

• How we’ve both been lucky enough to have shingles at a young age

Previous Guests Mentioned

• Mike Cole
• Margo Baltera

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Sponsor Details

• ⁠Cure Hydration - Use ALLYB for 20% off
• ⁠Amazfit⁠ - Use ALLYB for 10% off

Other Links

• 4th of July Big Boom 5K
• Follow me on Instagram ⁠@allytbrett_runs⁠
• ⁠Subscribe to Finish Lines & Milestones weekly newsletter⁠

This is a ⁠SandyBoy Productions ⁠podcast.

MARCH CATCHING UP WITH COACH

The first Wednesday of every month this year I'm going to bring you a conversation between me and my running coach,⁠⁠ Rachel Sinders,⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠Rachel Michelle Running.⁠⁠

We'll talk about my training and running journey while celebrating other members of Team RMR. You don't have to work with Rachel to enjoy these conversations, but if you're looking for a running coach - look no further!

Thank you, Rachel, for supporting me and my podcast.

Rob Perez aka @r.oh.bee and "the happiest guy out there" needs no introduction. Rob and I met at the 50th running of the Marine Corps Marathon and ended up running the entire race together with Team Melissa of Ainsley's Angels.

During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit and Cure Hydration, we talk about:

• How a cold DM turned into running the Marine Corps Marathon together with Ainsley’s Angels

• Some of our highlights from MCM

• Running with Achilles International

• How he did four marathons in four weeks all while running his government shutdown miles and working a 9-5 job

• Running The Speed Project(s): two 300-mile, unsanctioned races in the U.S. and Chile

• Life as a submariner in the Navy and what it was like to run on a treadmill underwater

• How he grew up racing go-karts and has raced against (and beaten) drivers like Graham Rahal, Marco Andretti, Josef Newgarden

• Sports he played growing up and how he ended up joining the military

• How he started his content creation journey and the sunscreen video that started his momentum

• The mustache

• His Mexican heritage (he’s half Mexican)

• Opportunities that have come about through content creation

• His advice for avoiding burnout

• What’s next for Rob

  
  

Other Links:

• Bobby Bigote Instagram account
• Cameron Balser Episode of Finish Lines & Milestones

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Sponsor Details:

• Amazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off your order
• Cure Hydration - Use ALLYB for 20% off your first order

This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.

Follow me on Instagram @allytbrett_runs.

This is a special episode of Finish Lines & Milestones where I recap all the details of my 2026 Fort Myers Half Marathon experience.

You can also read and see pictures on my blog ⁠here⁠ and other highlights are on my Instagram ⁠here⁠.