Keegan Kok and I met through the internet first, and then got to meet in person at the CNO Indianapolis Monumental Marathon last November.

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

• How he grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, moved to Hong Kong at 16, and ended up in Boston for college — where he stumbled into fencing tryouts (literally the only ones he didn't sleep through) and ended up team captain
• Starting running at 41 after losing 50 pounds through YouTube workouts and smaller portions — only to break his fibula on a ninja warrior structure at the park on Father's Day 🤦
• Running his first 5K on New Year's Eve and somehow getting a Chicago Marathon bib just eight months later while training for a 10K
• Running Chicago four years in a row (plus Bayshore) and the deliberate decision to skip it this year and cheer from the sidelines instead
• His third Chicago Marathon, where two friends paced him the whole way — one hyping the crowd, one filming on a GoPro — and why that race changed how he thinks about running with others
• Nutrition lessons learned the hard way: cramping at mile 14 after skipping sodium on a cold race day despite a hot training summer
• Winning the Shamrock Shuffle Mile — with a lead car and actual tape to break — after just showing up to see what would happen
• How he fell into the Brooks Running Collective, went to ambassador camp in Santa Monica, and found his people (and then aged out after three years)
• Co-founding a Tuesday morning track club in Chicago with friends Kim and Conrad — because none of them had a track background but they all wanted to do speed work, so they just figured it out together
• Being a certified run coach (through UESCA) with three athletes, all currently training for spring halfs — intentionally capping at five so he can actually show up for each of them
• Coaching his daughter's 4th–8th grade cross country and track team at her Catholic school, where the main goal is making sure kids still like running when it's over

• The 606 trail in Logan Square, CARA's lakefront hydration tents, and why the Chicago running community makes you feel like you belong
• His family being scattered across the globe — parents back in Malaysia, brother in Hong Kong, sister now in Barcelona — and the very obvious reason to sign up for the Barcelona Marathon
• Meeting his wife at a pub crawl in Wrigleyville and going on a very long first date a month later
• Chasing a 1:40–1:42 at the Indy Mini with his friend and fellow Shokz ambassador Caroline — about 10 minutes faster than his current PR — because she believes he can do it, so now he has to

Previous Guests Mentioned

• Rob Perez - Episode 150
• Hillary Burgess - Episode 138

Sponsor Details

• Amazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off

Other Links

• Indy Mini Live Podcast Event Tickets
• Follow me on Instagram @allytbrett_runs
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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

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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.