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Welcome to the Runners of HOU Podcast! I'm your host, Vicky Oddi, and I'm here to share the the stories of the runners in and around the Greater Houston Area.
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Meliss Bittick: From Couch to 5K to 27 BQs (opens the original)
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Melissa Bittick started running with a Couch to 5K program and a roughly 35-minute 5K. Since then, she’s run 29 marathons, 75 half marathons, qualified for Boston 27 times, and lowered her marathon PR to 3:06:41. In this episode, Melissa talks about how that progression happened, what she’s learned from years of high-volume training and racing, and why she still doesn’t take a BQ for granted. We also talk about being told she might never run again, coming back from injury, racing frequently with
Hot Takes with Sara Hudgens Round 2 (opens the original)
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Sara is back for round two of Running Hot Takes, and apparently we still have plenty to argue about. This time we’re talking Boston and BQs, downhill marathon PRs, running too many marathons, racing 26.2 without training, the ever-expanding World Marathon Majors, $500 super shoes, running etiquette, who should actually be a running coach…and why your running goal doesn’t always have to be getting faster. Plus: going commando, mid-run bathroom talk, and further proof that runners have absolutely
Sharde Davis: Your Race, Your Pace (opens the original)
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A few years ago, Sharde Davis couldn’t run a mile. Today, she’s a marathoner, Black Girls Run Houston run coordinator, and Houston Half Marathon ambassador. In this episode, Sharde joins me to talk about starting over with run-walk intervals, finding a community that made her feel like she belonged, training for and finishing her first marathon in Chicago, and why middle-of-the-pack runners deserve to see themselves represented in running too. We also talk about the reality (and expense!) of bec
Naureen Malik - Nearly 20 Years of Running and Still Getting Faster (opens the original)
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Naureen Malik has been running for nearly 20 years — but her journey from 4+ hour marathons to a 3:11 PR was anything but linear. We talk about how she went from a mostly solo runner making up her own training plans to qualifying for Boston, racing World Marathon Majors around the globe, and chasing a sub-3:10 at Chicago. Naureen also shares how the Houston running community changed her approach to training, why running remains her “me time” as a mom of four, and what nearly two decades in the s
Gaby Ramirez on Getting Older and Getting Stronger (opens the original)
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What does it look like to keep getting stronger as a runner in your 40s? Gaby Ramirez joins me to talk about more than 20 years of running, from her first Houston Marathon as a new mom to running 3:49 in 2026. We talk motherhood, burnout, strength training, letting go of the pressure of the clock, finding balance as her kids get older, and why she believes it’s never too late to start — or to keep getting better. Instagram - @negative_split_girl Instagram - @runnersofhou Instagram
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