The BibRave Podcast

In this episode, Tim and Jess talk to Tim’s former bartending buddy and Founder of Peak Design - Peter Dering. Peter shares some insight into how and why he launched Peak Design, but the conversation quickly turns to his latest project, Climate Neutral. Climate Neutral is an independent non-profit organization looking to hold brands and organizations accountable for their own carbon footprint. You’ll walk away with a broader understanding of how to offset your own carbon emissions.

What goes into the production of one of the largest marathons in the world? We’re taking you inside the TCS New York City Marathon and giving you the run-down of this iconic race! With over 52,800 runners in 2018, the event draws athletes from all over the world and is on most runners’ bucket lists. The New York Road Runners truly goes above and beyond to make sure each participant has an unforgettable race experience.

Tim and Jess get to catch-up with ultrarunner and AfterShokz athlete, Ian Sharman. Ian shares some level-headed advice and perspective on how to approach injury as a runner - focus on the positive, focus on what’s controllable. They chat about how we as athletes can continue pushing ourselves with new challenges - especially when injured. They discuss different ways to find inspiration, including a nod to another BibRave podcast guest fav - Mike Wardian!

We’re excited to bring you Episode 166 of The BibRave Podcast brought to you by our friends at SABRE. This week, Tim, Jess, and Andy chat about everything FALL - changing temps, waning daylight, and some reminders for safety on the roads and trails. Then, they explore some new marketing and brand innovations by profiling several companies that are working to diversify how they are showing up to consumers - taking their traditional product-based brands into new engaging directions!

We present, Let’s Escape from Alcatraz! The Peek: A Behind-the-Scenes Podcast by AfterShokz, where we take you behind the curtain to get the inside scoop on some of the most premier endurance events. In this second installment of The Peek, we’re exploring what it takes to produce an event that not only has a famously intense swim but is followed by unforgiving climbs on the bike, topped off with a brutal run to the finish line!

This week we check-in with Dr. Ross after almost a full year! We hear about the trends in sports psychology - a focus on meditation and mindfulness along with toughness and grit. We explore how both can be used to help welcome stress verses push it away. We also talk about ways to prepare the mind for hard times during workouts or on race day. We end with a conversation about how we can treat ourselves with non-judgement! We’re always rejuvenated by Dr. Ross’s calm and clear advice, and hope you are too

This week on Episode 164 of The BibRave Podcast we chat with author & Runner’s World contributor, Cindy Kuzma! This week’s episode is sponsored by AfterShokz. We welcome Cindy as she introduces her new book, Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries. Cindy shares some highlights from the book, explores the idea of “recovery as your sport,” and how to navigate and track what pain is OK or not. We end with some important takeaways on how to mentally manage your way through

We’re excited to bring you Episode 163 of The BibRave Podcast! This week’s episode is brought to you by our friends at Zwift. This week Tim, Jess, & Julia talk about the recent release of the 2020 Boston Marathon cut-off times, and that over 3,000 qualifying runners still didn’t make it despite times being lowered by 5 minutes! They then share the recent story of a runner who has been disqualified at many racing events, and recently released a statement about her anxiety disorder. Is cheating ever “

Today we’ve got Episode 162 of The BibRave Podcast, featuring a new topic exploration with repeat guest and the official (unofficial) BibRave Physician, Cholesterol Dave (aka Dr. David Harmon). Tim, Jess, and Dave discuss Metabolic Syndrome - which affects 90 million American adults. You’ve heard that obesity is a huge health problem, but unfortunately that’s really only part of the problem. There’s a lot more happening beneath the surface, and as fitness-conscious runners, we are not immune!

Jess interviews Tim about the steps and experiences that led him to launch BibRave with Jess in 2013. Tim has an interesting and diverse background, and we hear about how being a state champion wrestler influenced the way he approaches hard work and dedication. As Tim pivoted from legal studies to international security studies and then into real estate, he developed a broad skill set that helped him to launch his first business - ApplyMate. All of this helped prepare him to build and launch BibRave.

Today we’ve got Episode 160 of The BibRave Podcast, brought to you by the 2019 Madison Marathon presented by SSM Health & Knockaround! We’re back from our break and ready to hear all about Tim and Jess’s travels to South America. They share their experiences in Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and Santiago, and what it was like to run, bike, and CrossFit during their trip. To close out the episode Tim, Jess, and Andy share their various pacing stories both in official and unofficial capacities.

Introducing Explain Like I'm 5: Bone Conduction, a special podcast feature by AfterShokz, and board-certified, YouTube-renowned audiologist, Dr. Cliff Olson, AuD. Dr. Cliff is an expert in all things related to Audiology, and his insight into the science and benefits of bone conduction are extremely illuminating. As you probably already know, AfterShokz transmit sound via bone conduction. However, you might not know all of the tech and biology at play. Well, Dr. Cliff explains it all!  

Today we’ve got Episode 159 of The BibRave Podcast, brought to you by the GAP Relay 2019 presented by UPMC Health Plan, and by OOFOS- makers of the revolutionary recovery footwear. This week the tables are turned and Tim interviews Jessica with a focus on her career path. Jessica has worked at a number of notable organizations, from LinkedIn to The Atlantic, before joining the running industry. We hear all about her experience working at Nike and then at Runner’s World and what she learned along the way

Today we’ve got Episode 158 of The BibRave Podcast, brought to you by ZOOMA Women’s Running Series & FBOMB- makers of clean & delicious nut butter packs. This week Tim and Jessica interview Sarah Ratzlaff, formerly of runDisney and now owner of the ZOOMA Women’s Race Series! Sarah shares how she entered the running industry through an internship at Disney Sports. Then she shares what it means to own the ZOOMA brand, how she approaches taking risks, and what she's looking to achieve in ZOOMA’s ident

Introducing The Peek: a Behind-the-Scenes Podcast by AfterShokz. In this 3-part series, we take you behind the curtain into what it takes to put on some of the most premier endurance events. In this first installment of The Peek, we’re exploring all of the insane work that goes into putting on the mother of all relay races, the granddaddy of grind, where van-life meets runners meets volcano meets Pacific-Coast. That’s right - we’re peeking under the hood of the Hood to Coast Relay!