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The Runners Reunion Podcast

The first running boom in the 1970’s produced some of today’s most iconic road racing events such as Falmouth and Litchfield that attract capacity fields year in and out. The era also produced mega marathons such as NYC and Chicago that are now destination events attracting runners from all over the world with elite international fields. Athletic shoe companies such as Nike and New Balance went from little known brands to global enterprises fueling the sport with the sponsorship of road races, track events and the elite athletes that competed in them. The running boom also produced a unique cast...

Our series on the "Run For The Hoses" celebration events continue from the City Side in Cleveland Circle

24 mins; March 17, 2026

The 50th Boston Marathon Anniversary of the "Run For The Hoses" tour visits the Lower Falls Wine Company

21 mins; February 21, 2026

A life of running, coaching, and community with Sue McNatt

54 mins; January 24, 2026

The 50th Anniversary of "Run For The Hoses" Marathon Tour

29 mins; January 16, 2026

This week we catch up with Matt Centrowitz Sr. with a colorful discussion on his remarkable career in running and coaching

72 hours 8 mins; November 17, 2025

From Walk-On to Category One: Hank Pfeifle's Journey in Running and Cycling

63 hours 19 mins; October 29, 2025

Running to stay alive with Vietnam Combat Veteran Tom Egan

53 mins; August 13, 2025

Catching up with 1982 NCAA & TAC XC Champion Lesley Lehane

51 mins; March 12, 2025

Join us this episode as we follow Richard Mulligan's incredible journey from one of the top runners in Ireland to the top of the Country Music charts decades later

58 mins; February 02, 2025

Our guest this episode is 1996 Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier Kim Carlson Benner

63 hours 5 mins; January 26, 2025

Our guest this episode is recent author of “Two Clicks Above Mediocre: An Athlete’s Story” Jon Berit

41 mins; January 10, 2025

Catching up with Brad Schlapak the master of mileage and antique clocks

72 hours 6 mins; November 25, 2024

Welcome to season four of the Runners Reunion Podcast and a look back over the past three seasons

49 mins; October 12, 2024

Catching up with Mimi Fallon as she discusses her life in running and the many friendships along the way

50 mins; April 07, 2024

Catching up with Paul Gorman and his persistent approach to running and beyond

62 hours 13 mins; March 12, 2024

Janice Cataldo discusses Title Nine and the early days of Women's X-Country and Track at Providence College

44 mins; February 12, 2024

Our guest this episode is Olympic Trials qualifier, coach and community organizer Mark Robinson

67 hours 17 mins; February 01, 2024

The Legacy of Johnson & Wales AC and Colonel John McNulty

50 mins; January 18, 2024

The Runners Reunion Podcast catches up with one of the event’s founders Charlie Breagy

58 mins; December 03, 2023

Two time Olympian Pete Pfitzinger kicks off season three with the Runners Reunion Podcast!

67 hours 46 mins; October 01, 2023

The 2023 Hoka and Marathon Sports Ocean State XC Invitational with Steve Mazzone and Siobhan Breagy

20 mins; September 04, 2023

Our last guest of the season is Gerry Beagan, one of the founders of the Runners Reunion event

49 mins; June 10, 2023

Our guest this week is Olympian and Team New Balance Boston Coach Mark Coogan

73 hours 18 mins; May 02, 2023

This week’s episode New England Runner Co-Publisher and Editor Bob Fitzgerald

56 mins; April 21, 2023

This week’s episode features five time Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier Julie Peterson-Menosky

68 hours 3 mins; April 02, 2023

This week’s episode features Boston Marathon legend and three times Olympic Trials qualifier Jack Fultz

89 hours 22 mins; March 16, 2023

Following The Flame with Greg Lautenslager

60 hours 27 mins; March 04, 2023

This week’s guest is Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame Coach Julie Collins.

59 mins; February 18, 2023

This week’s episode features Rhode Island’s own version of the “Chairman of the Boards” and Northeastern standout Tom Mortimer.

73 hours 36 mins; January 29, 2023

The Runners Reunion Podcast catches up with Fitchburg State and North Shore legend Paul McGovern

56 mins; December 21, 2022

This month’s episode features RI legend and NCAA All-American Hollie Walton

54 mins; October 12, 2022

This week’s episode features RI Hall of Fame Coach Jim Doyle!

48 mins; June 15, 2022

This week’s episode features two time US Olympic marathoner Cathy O’Brien as we discuss her running, music and more.

61 hours 42 mins; April 29, 2022

This week we are “On The Road” again with Bob Hodge (episode #2) as he discusses his career as a professional runner during the 1980s.

54 mins; April 02, 2022

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

54 mins; March 27, 2022

This week we feature Scott Mason one of the original founders of the Runners Reunion

44 mins; March 13, 2022

Our latest episode features Portsmouth Abbey (RI) and Harvard standout John Murphy

48 mins; March 09, 2022

From the slopes of Ski Valley in Cumberland, RI to the foothills of Denali The Runners Reunion talks story with Tom Egan

48 mins; February 21, 2022

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

58 mins; January 29, 2022

Paul Hammond recounts his early days running in Maine and his more than 40 years of running at a competitive level.

32 mins; January 15, 2022

The Runners Reunion Podcast

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