Joan Steidinger, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC)@Emeritus administered by the Association of Applied Sports Psychology (AASP), previously listed on the United States Olympic Committee’s Registry of Sport Psychology, and a Fellow for AASP. 

She has numerous speaking credits to her name in the public and private sector, including a couple of years speaking at the Western States 100-mile Endurance Race training camp and at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club. In May 2018, she spoke at the International Working Group on Women and Sports Conference in Botswana on “Sisterhood in Sports.” For many years, she taught Exercise and Sports psychology at San Jose State University, SFSU, and UC Berkeley Extension.  In the 1990s, she was an elite and pioneering ultra runner. 

Participating on the Tamalpa Women’s First Ultra Racing Team, she placed 1st in the Pacific Region and 3rd in the Open Division in the first Pacific Region Ultra Grand Prix Series. In 2014, she published her first book, “Sisterhood in Sports:  How female athletes collaborate and compete.”  This book won five literary awards, including the Foreword Reviews IndieFab contest. 

Explore Dr. Joan's website and her books. 

She will be featured on Running Strong Mind-Body Connection Podcast # 27 which will be available to listen to on January 31

Dr. Joan Steidinger

Psi Chi -- National Honor Society in Psychology

Licensed & Sports Psychologist CA PSY 12505

CMPC @Emeritus, AASP Fellow

Former Lecturer - Sports Psychology - San Jose State University

Listed on Registry for the United States Olympic Committee

Books (Rowman & Littlefield);

Sisterhood in Sports: Female Athletes Collaborate & Compete (2014)

Stand Up & Shout:  Women's Fight for Equal Pay, Equal Rights, & Equal Opportunities in Sports (2020) 

https://www.doctorjoansteidinger.com/

Henry Shares with us his wisdom, his experience and kindness.   

I am posting the CTS article about his amazing accomplishment at the Hennepin 100 in Illinois.

Click HERE for the Article

If you ever need an boost on your mental fitness please reach out for a conversation with me at themindfulathletecoach@gmail.com

Jill Hudson is an inspiring individual and runner.  She has run over 295 races from 5k-100-200 mile runs.

She comes to us as a retired Principal of many years and today she is inspiring people from all walks of life to run, get healthy.

She is a person to be inspired by.  

Enjoy the podcast.

If you or someone you knows would like to venture into being on. my podcast

Please email me at the mindfulathletecoach@gmail.com

• Born (1971) and grew up in Switzerland

• Moved to the US in 1998 to get my computer science degree (Santa Monica College) and planned to go back home afterwards

• Met my wife in the first semester, got married in 1999 and now have 4 daughters (7, 16, 21, 23)

• Worked for companies like Sony and Disney as a web developer

• Became self-employed in July 2016 working on my social media website which now has over 3 million members

• Started running in 2005 (did not do any sports whatsoever for 20 years) after gaining a lot of weight almost topping 200 pounds on the scale

• Ran my first full marathon 2 months after starting running

• Ran my first ultra (JFK50) the same year

• Ran my first 100-miler (Rio del Lago) the next year (2006)

• Now I've done 244 races including one 144 miler, 25 100-milers, 4 100Ks, 18 50-milers, 61 50Ks, and 84 full marathons.

• Started helping out ultra marathon races by designing/coding the race website for free (I've helped 11 ultra running events like SD100)

• I've been involved in AC100 for 10 years and am a 49% shareholder and will get the other 51% once the RD retires

• Had the idea to put on a race in Switzerland in 2015 but most people discouraged me claiming it's not sustainable

• Kept going and had the inaugural race in 2017 with 50 runners in the 80KM course (also offered a half marathon distance that year)

• Had 1,021 registrations from 53 countries this year

• Opened the 2025 registration October 1st (9 days ago) and already has 135 registrations from 19 countries

• It took 43 days in 2023 to reach 135 registrations, hence I believe we will sell out the event next year (max. 1,500 runners)

• Most memorable event was last year when Kevin Schmidt ran the 160K and his wife, Courtney Dauwalter, paced him the last 53 miles

Anne's story will inspire, encourage and convince a lot of people to reevaluate exactly what is possible in their own lives.

This story is a marvelous example to us all, from all walks of life, that the seemingly impossible is, in fact, achievable. You just have to have vision, determination, and downright stubbornness to push yourself past the obvious mental and physical obstacles.

This is a wonderful story of a wonderful and gracious woman who broke down barriers for all female athletes today.

Go to Anne's Website and enjoy all the you tube videos of her story.

www. AnneAudain.com

If you would like to be on my podcast or explore Mental Fitness you can reach me 

themindfulathletecoach@gmail.com

Welcome to Episode 15 with Dru Stewart,

Dru is the 3rd of the 3 Amigos.  Phil (EP 10)and Tony(EP 13) are in earlier episodes.

Dru is a cowboy at heart, grew up in Montana on a farm, and was in the rodeo seen from a young age,.

He was in Jr Rodeo, HS Rodeo and on the Rodeo Team in College.

Cowboy's have good hearts, and Dru has a big heart.  He cherishes his family and friends.

I know you will enjoy this podcast.  Please make your comments and share this with your friends and family

Brigette is a powerful and entertaining speaker.  She will leave her audience uplifted, encouraged and inspired.

In this podcast, we embarked on exploring NLP and Mental Fitness.

Bridgette shared her background as a NLP practitioner but left out she is a Reiki practioner.

With lots of good energy and fun.  Enjoy this podcast.

If you would like to get in touch with Brigette here is her contact information:

brigette@brigettesobus.com

4 Years ago, tony weighed 400 lbs,  Today Tony is a running machine.  He has dedicated his life to stay fit.  He keeps a picture of himself in his pocket to remind him where he came from every day.

He could not participate in many activities with is family until he made that decision to change. 

Tony values his family and friends as they are everything to him.

Dive into Tony's story from taking the impossible to the Possible.

Tony is an inspiration; please share comments and insights 

Andre Lee is an inspiration to all he comes across.  Raised in New York the youngest of 5 children to Allison and Juanita Lee.

Andre started his running adventures at the age of 5 on the school track team and continued through the military and college.

He specialized in the mile, then 5k, advanced to the 10k, and on to running his first Marathon, The Marine Corp Marathon.

Andre shares his inspirational story of advancing to run Cocodona 250 miler, before he ran his first 100 miler.

Enjoy the show

Lisa is a great friend with good energy. 

She has stepped into Ultra Running in 2012 and keeps up her bar.   

She has gone from 50 k. all the way up the ladder to Cocodona 250.

Lisa, will share her story here about her first attempt running Western States 100. 

She went from #1 on the wait list in 2023, to being picked in 2024 at the Lottery.

I hope you enjoy her story,  

Look her up on ultra signup for the list of her accomplishments,   

Lisa is an inspiration to us all.

Listen to Phil journey as he is an inspiration to all.   From diagnosis with MS, not accepting drugs and changing his life, he challenged himself to his first 100 mile run.

I met Phil at the Rio Del Lago 100 mile event in 2023 and I am honored to have him as a friend and a guest on my podcast.

He share his insights, his challenges and is wins.

James Bonnett is a coach with McMillian Running.   

James has been running for over 24 years,  19 of these years were mostly focused on ultras with 7 of these years running professionally.

James ran his first trail race at 9-years-old,

James has completed the following:

At age 10 he ran 53 miles at Across the Years 24-hour race in Phoenix

At age 11 he ran Crown King Scramble 50k finishing 19th overall @ 5:09

At age 18 he ran Westen States 100 12th place

and many more races. 

Enjoy this journey with an amazing runner, and amazing person

Paul is my wonderful younger brother,  though he towers over me I can still take him down with Love.

In this episode Paul takes us on a journey of his running world and life.  From a 98lb weakling to beating horses and winning races.  

Paul is an inspiration to all.   Ultra Running is about connection, community, and inspiration.

I hope you enjoy this podcast

Melissa started running when she was 4 and is stronger and healthier today than ever.

A 10 time Boston Marathon Finisher.  To set a course record for a 24 hour race in Bellingham WA.

Melissa is an inspiration and a joyful person to listen to and learn from.   

She shares how Mental Fitness has helped her reach her goals at a dream race.

Step into the part of "Who am I."   Life is the journey we are in and in the essence of our Self.

Lean in, Get out of your head, let go of projection, learn to accept and celebrate

Lauren earned her PHD at ASU,  She has a Master's in Educational Psychology and her PHD, specializing in Learning, Motivation, and Identity.  Why do people perform their best and develop a performance mindset?  

Lauren shares her knowledge and experience with us.   

Listen and enjoy

Mike Turner

Shares his epic journey on Cocodona 250 Mile Race