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TFS Podcast: “Best of” Series
Republican Presidential Candidate MIKE HUCKABEE
Posted January 9th, 2008 at 1:25 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: Motivation, Success Stories, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
Having won last week’s Republican Caucuses in Iowa, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee hopes to carry that momentum throughout the U.S. Presidential Primaries and this April’s Boston Marathon (where he will compete on a charity relay team).
TheFinalSprint.com had a chance to speak with Governor Huckabee in a podcast interview last March and he discussed his life-saving battle with obesity and how that experience has influenced his plans for health care reform as a 2008 candidate for the U.S. presidency.
Download this installment of the TFS Podcast “Best of” Series to hear how Huckabee, who once had trouble even walking up the steps of the U.S. Capital Building without being out of breath, changed his life and inspired others by losing over 110-pounds, holding off Type-2 Diabetes, and becoming a marathon runner!
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Host: Adam Jacobs | Guest: Mike Huckabee
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Musicians: Ryan Ahlwardt, Darnell Perkins
File Size: 17.9 MB | Length: 26:04 MIN
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Inspirational DVD Review:
“The Jim MacLaren Story”
Posted September 27th, 2007 at 7:00 PM by Valerie Cerami
Section: News & Results, Motivation, Movies, Success Stories
I am imbued with pride to have this brightly hued, clear as blue sky rubber wristband, embedded with the words Choose Living dangling from my wrist. This little circle of hope looms large - in spirit, courage, inspirations and realizations. It emotionally, powerfully, figuratively and literally represents the circle of life – as truthfully as the geometric shape it holds. Wearing it - and believing in it - helps support the foundation that touches the world: The Choose Living Foundation.
The foundation’s spokesperson and founder, Jim MacLaren, has come full-circle in his aspirations, accomplishments and never-ending optimism – with a dash of wisdom added to the mix (and what a mixture of circumstances he’s encountered). Jim does it all with a smile and indefatigable love of life and the simple things we all take for granted.
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Podcast 73: TONY REED
TFS’s August ‘07 Success Story
Posted August 23rd, 2007 at 8:21 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Motivation, Success Stories, Columns, Success Stories, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
TheFinalSprint.com (TFS) is honored to present our monthly Success Story award to individuals who have overcome tremendous obstacles, changed their own lives and/or the lives of others through running, sports or fitness.
I am proud to announce that TFS’s August 2007 Success Story, and my guest on Episode 73 of TheFinalSprint.com Podcast is TONY REED. On June 23rd, Reed became the first Black person to run a marathon on all seven continents (A feat accomplished by fewer than 
200 people in the world) and in the process broke new ground for minorities in the world of amateur marathon running (It is estimated that Black Americans account for only 1-2% of all US marathoners).
Reed, who grew up in a St. Louis housing project, is also the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the National Black Marathoners’ Association (NBMA); a non-profit organization that encourages Black Americans to pursue a healthy lifestyle through running and awards college scholarships to high school distance runners. Reed, whose own decision to lead an active and healthy lifestyle prevented the onset of full-blown diabetes, has shown what it takes to reach seemingly impossible goals and has become an ideal role model for people of all races.
Download the podcast to hear Tony discuss his seven continent marathon adventure, breaking down racial barriers, the NBMA, and much more!
Note: This episode also features a very special, guest co-host: Don Kern. Don is also a member of the exclusive Seven Continent Club and last winter completed all seven races in an astonishing 35 days (just four days off the Guinness World Record!).
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Hosts: Adam Jacobs, Don Kern
Guest: Tony Reed
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 22.3 MB
Length: 32:29
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Podcast 64: TEAM HOYT
TFS’s July 2007 Success Story
Posted July 16th, 2007 at 1:30 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Motivation, Success Stories, Columns, Success Stories, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
TFS is honored to present our monthly Success Story award to individuals who have overcome tremendous obstacles, changed their own lives and/or the lives of others through running, sports or fitness.
I am proud to announce that TFS’s July 2007 Success Story is TEAM HOYT and my guest on Episode #64 of The Final Sprint Podcast is Dick Hoyt, who along with his son Rick, demonstrate the impenetrable power of love, dedication and courage, as well as, how athletics can serve as a medium for surmounting life’s most inconceivable challenges.
Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team from Massachusetts who together continuously compete in marathons, triathlons, and once trekked 3,735 miles across America.
It’s a remarkable record of exertion — all the more so when you consider that Rick, who was born with cerebral palsy, is unable to walk or talk. For more than twenty five years Dick, who is 65, has pushed and pulled his son across the country and over hundreds of finish lines and Team Hoyt has become both the face of the Boston Marathon, as well as, an inspiration and source of hope for people around the world.
Download the podcast to hear about Dick and Rick’s amazing journey, how it began, the initial resistance and later warm reception from the Boston Athletic Association, their astounding list of accomplishments, the challenges they face, Rick’s health, goals for the future, and much more!
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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Dick Hoyt
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 16.4 MB
Length: 24:00
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Podcast 55: JIM MACLAREN
TFS’s June 2007 Success Story and the Epitome of Courage
Posted June 7th, 2007 at 1:30 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: Motivation, Success Stories, Columns, Success Stories, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
TFS is proud to present our monthly Success Story award to individuals who have overcome tremendous obstacles, changed their own lives and/or the lives of others through running, sports or fitness. Past award recipients have included female running pioneer
Kathrine Switzer, former Arkansas Governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, and double amputee runner Oscar Pistorius.
I am proud to announce that TFS’s June 2007 Success Story and my guest on Episode #55 of The Final Sprint Podcast is The Epitome of Courage: Mr. Jim MacLaren.
Jim, a former Yale University All-American football and lacrosse player, was hit by a bus at age 22; an accident that forced doctors to amputate his leg. However, Jim persevered, beat the odds and became a marathon runner, Ironman triathlete world record holder and earned the title: “The Babe Ruth of Amputee Athletes”.
Eight years later, Jim was once again the victim of a tragic accident; hit by a van while competing in a triathlon and left as a quadriplegic after sustaining serious spinal injuries.
Never the one to give up, Jim once again proved that his spirit was strong enough to surmount even the most unthinkable of adversities. Jim has gone on to become a motivational speaker, founder of the “Choose Living Foundation”, and as Oprah said at the 2005 ESPY Awards in presenting him with ESPN’s Arthur Ashe Courage Award, Jim has “given new life to those around the world who need it most”.
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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Jim MacLaren
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 18.5 MB
Length: 27:05
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Podcast 49: Interview with double-amputee triathlete Scott Rigsby
Posted May 16th, 2007 at 4:00 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: Motivation, Success Stories, Columns, Success Stories, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
TFS is proud to present our monthly Success Story award to individuals who have overcome tremendous obstacles, changed their own lives and/or the lives of others through running, sports or fitness.
I am proud to announce that TFS’s May 2007 Success Story and my guest on Episode 49 of The Final Sprint Podcast is Scott Rigsby; the first double leg amputee to ever complete an Olympic distance and half IRONMAN triathlon on prosthetics.
Scott now has his sites set on becoming the first double amputee to complete a full IRONMAN triathlon and furthering his passionate efforts to motivate other physically challenged athletes.
In the interview Scott talks about the tragic accident that led to the amputation of both of his legs, how he is lucky to be alive, and his courageous battle to regain a competitive and active lifestyle.
Download the podcast to hear Scott discuss these topics, as well as, the unique challenges faced by amputees in endurance and multi-sport events, his opinion on Oscar Pistorius (who appeared on the front page of the NY Times on 3/15/07), the Achilles Track Club, and much more!
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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Scott Rigsby
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 19.9 MB
Length: 00:29:07
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Podcast 37: Interview with the legendary Kathrine Switzer
Posted April 9th, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: Columns, Success Stories, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
TheFinalSprint.com’s monthly Success Story selection aims to highlight remarkable and factual accounts of runners who have overcome major obstacles and/or changed their lives, or the lives of others, through running and fitness.
I am proud to announce that TFS’s April 2007 Success Story and my guest in Episode 37 of The Final Sprint Podcast is the legendary KATHRINE SWITZER!
Kathrine, who was called the “Susan B. Anthony of running” by fellow running great Joan Benoit Samuelson, broke the gender barrier in 1967 when she became the first woman to officially enter and complete, what was at that time, the all-male Boston Marathon.
She also won the 1974 NYC Marathon, was a driving force behind the inclusion a women’s marathon in the Olympics, received an Emmy for her work as a sports broadcaster and remains one of the most courageous and inspiring runners in history.
Download the podcast to hear Katherine discuss what led to her iconic run, little known facts about her “race gear”, attempts to forcefully remove her from the course, finding the inner strength to push forward, how the race forever altered the course of her life and the lives of all future generations of female athletes, her new autobiography “Marathon Woman” and much more!
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Guest: Kathrine Switzer
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 21.5 MB
Length: 00:31:25
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Podcast 22: Interview with Mike Huckabee, fitness success story & presidential candidate
Posted March 4th, 2007 at 3:00 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: Motivation, Success Stories, Columns, Success Stories, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts, Health & Fitness, Weight Loss
Today’s podcast features my interview with the TFS’s March 2007 Success Story: former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.
In 2003, Mike learned that he had developed adult-onset (type-2) diabetes and would not live more than 10 years without losing weight. Faced with his own mortality, Mike decided to completely change his life.
He took up running, significantly altered his diet, lost 110 pounds and completed several marathons. Mike continues to maintain a healthy lifestyle, runs on a regular basis and has become a passionate national advocate for proper health and nutrition.
Download the podcast to hear about Mike’s life-saving battle with obesity, how his experience has influenced his plans for health care reform as a 2008 candidate for the U.S. presidency, his advice for others and much more!
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[RSS] Add The Final Sprint Podcast RSS feed to your RSS reader to have the show delivered to youHost: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Mike Huckabee
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 17.9MB
Length: 00:26:04
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Podcast 16: Exclusive interview w/ Oscar Pistorius, the amputee runner on the verge of making history
Posted February 16th, 2007 at 6:00 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Motivation, Success Stories, Track & Field, Columns, Success Stories, Olympics, Special Features, Podcasts
The Final Sprint and I have the utmost respect and admiration for handicapped athletes and are proud to be official sponsors of the Challenged Athletes Foundation. These gifted individuals demonstrate incredible resolve and the power of the human spirit by successfully participating, competing and excelling in athletics despite their physical disabilities.
Today’s podcast features an interview with one such hero and TFS’s February 2007 Success Story honoree. His name is Oscar Pistorius and he is a 20-year old South African Paralympic runner known as “The Fastest Thing on No Legs”.
After having both of his legs amputated below the knee when he was only 11-months old, Oscar has exemplified the astounding spirit of these challenged athletes. Oscar is sponsored by Ossur and with the aid of their Cheetah Flex-Foot prosthetics, Oscar has ran his his way to multiple Paralympic gold medals and set world records in the 100, 200 and 400m events. He has also gone on to break his own world records 19 times in a single year and has successfully competed against able-bodied runners.
Having already attained unparalleled success, Oscar is now on the verge of making history once again – but this time by becoming the first amputee to ever compete in the able-bodied Olympics.
However, even if Oscar is able to run a qualifying time, he could still sadly be denied the opportunity to compete in the Olympics because he has attracted a number of critics who believe his prosthetics provide him with an unfair advantage. No able-bodied sports federation, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has ever been forced to consider rules for athletes with prosthetics. As the IOC struggles to make decision, Oscar has kept his head-up and pushed forward despite the uncertainty that surrounds his future.
Download the podcast to hear my exclusive interview with Oscar where we discuss his life, historic achievements, the controversy, how he deals with the critics and the very real possibility of him redefining society’s concept of human potential.
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[RSS] Add The Final Sprint Podcast RSS feed to your RSS reader to have the show delivered to youHost: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Oscar Pistorius
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 29.4MB
Length: 00:42:55
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Podcast 4: Interview w/ Dr. Ruth Heidrich, vegan marathoner & cancer-survivor
Posted January 23rd, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: Motivation, Books, Success Stories, Nutrition, Columns, Success Stories, Vegetarianism, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts, Health & Fitness
This week I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Ruth E. Heidrich; the subject of TFS’s January 2007 “Success Stories” column.
In her mid-forties Dr. Heidrich was diagnosed with breast cancer; a shock to anyone – especially a marathon runner who had been in nearly perfect health. In order to stay cancer-free she set two incredibly challenging goals: becoming a vegan and completing an IRONMAN triathlon. Dr. Heidrich has achieved both goals and gone on to become an elite athlete. She has now run six IRONMAN triathlons, is approaching 100 marathons and has collected over 700 medals.
Download the podcast to learn about her fight with cancer, marathon running, being a vegan and the exceptional advice she offers in her new book: “A Race for Life” (published by Lantern Books)!
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[RSS] Add The Final Sprint Podcast RSS feed to your RSS reader to have the show delivered to youHost: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Dr. Ruth Heidrich
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 23.1MB
Length: 00:18:50
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On May 21, 2008
Randy said:
Thanks for the update. Who knew running the 1500 was such a contact sport. I hope the knee heals quickly...