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Episode 164. Run Your Way With Beba Guzmán
Running is one of the most democratic spaces in sport—there’s no mold to fit into, no pace threshold required, and no single way to be a runner. In this special episode from the Nike After Dark Tour series, I sit down with Beba Guzmán: runner, director, producer, community leader, and founder of a movement dedicated to getting more women to the starting line.
Beba shares how stepping directly toward discomfort sparked a journey that evolved from a tentative 2K into crossing the finish line of an 8K race, discovering running as both a megaphone and a canvas for storytelling. They explore the vital importance of representation, why taking up space in sport matters far beyond race day, and the powerful community movement Beba created for International Women’s Day in Mexico—uniting thousands of women without corporate agendas or registration barriers, purely to reclaim space, honor history, and demand safety and equality.
Plus, stick around to the end of the episode as Coach answers a voicemail from listener Katie, who shares her moving story of lacing up and running through cancer treatments.
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Episode 163. Embracing Your Community With Swetha Subbiah
In this latest episode of the Nike After Dark Tour series, Coach Bennett sits down with coach, community builder, and Sisters in Sweat co-founder Shwetha Subbiah to unpack how running transforms when we stop doing it alone. From leading an impromptu race warmup that led to her very first 10K to building an inclusive running movement across India, Shwetha shares how borrowing belief from a group breaks down mental barriers, empowers new runners to claim their space, and turns intimidation into joy. Plus, Coach Bennett answers a listener voicemail about trusting your training and tackling race-day pace goals.
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Episode 162. LIVE From Sydney: Personal Bests with Lydia O’Donnell, Riley Hemson, Isobel Hume and Elyse Sene-Lefao
Recorded in front of a live audience at Pace Athletic in Sydney ahead of race weekend, this special installment of the After Dark Tour series brings together coaches and athletes to break down what it really means to pursue a "personal best". From redefining race-day goals beyond the finish-line clock to navigating pre-race nerves, training sacrifices, and the power of community, the panel shares honest, grounding perspectives for every runner toeing the line.
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Get Better at Running Without Running With Pauline Lopez
Coach Bennett sits down with Taekwondo athlete and coach Pauline Lopez to talk about the lessons she’s carrying from a lifetime in martial arts into a new chapter as a runner.
Pauline shares how being told Taekwondo “wasn’t for girls” only made her more determined to step onto the mat, eventually leading her to compete at the highest levels of the sport. She reflects on training alongside her dad, chasing the Olympic dream, learning to move beyond wins and medals, and discovering that some of the most important parts of sport happen in the process. These days, Pauline is finding new ways to apply those lessons to running. She talks about this with Coach B, talk about reframing “I have to” into “I get to,” showing up when training gets hard, being intentional about rest, staying present, and remembering that no single pursuit has to become your entire identity.
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Episode 160. Own Your Fitness
🌟NEW EPISODE🌟Episode 160 “Own Your Fitness”. I recorded this episode of Coach Bennett’s Podcast in my hotel room in Sydney, Australia. So, you know what that means... that means this episode is a straight up banger. And this episode is once again inspired by you! Specifically, all of you that I’ve been talking to at Book Tour stops. Owning your fitness is essential to running the right way because owning your fitness is all about the present. Too many runners run the run that’s meant for their ghosts of running future and running past. Well, your ghosts can inspire and influence the work you need to do but your ghosts can’t make the investment of work you need to make. That’s why we’re talking about this topic on this episode. We need to start respecting the one and only athlete that can do anything about anything. And that athlete is the athlete you are. Not the athlete you were. Not the athlete you may one day be. Own this version of you. And you do that by owning your fitness. 

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