Finish Lines and Milestones

Tammy Mills⁠ and I finally met in real life for this interview. Her journey from never being allowed to play sports as a kid to running the New York City Marathon when she turned 60 is one I know you will find inspiring.During this episode, sponsored by ⁠Noogs⁠ and ⁠Batch⁠, we talk about:How she found her coach, Christi Dee, after attempting to train for the New York City Marathon using multiple training appsGrowing up in Selma, Indiana and never being allowed to play sports as a kidFinding running in her 30s while getting sober, and running the Indy Mini with Ken Long's training programHer infamous "Jump the Gun" story — and the lady with the purse who passed herTruly finding running in her 50s after realizing she couldn't keep up with her kids at a Tamika Catchings basketball campRunning from mailbox to mailbox until she fell in love with movementHer first marathon at Indianapolis Monumental in 2016 — buying new shoes the day before and swearing she'd never run another oneRunning five marathons total, including the Kentucky Derby Marathon and Shamrock MarathonHer ultramarathon debut at The Full Mo, finishing despite a serious foot cramping injuryBecoming a Peloton devotee through Robin Arzon and the Swagger Society communityRunning the New York City Marathon with Kathrine Switzer's 261 Fearless team for her 60th birthdayHer mantra, "you don't know what you can't do," and how it carried her through training and the race itselfHer path to becoming a United Methodist pastor, getting defrocked after coming out, and eventually being "re-frocked" and serving a church in Michigan CityMeeting her wife Nancy, their fight to legally adopt their children as a same-sex couple in Indiana, and celebrating Pride Month together as a family32 years of sobriety and how running and gratitude have transformed her lifeHer love of building Lego and her Instagram account, mills365legoHeading back to New York City Marathon this fall, running for ⁠Tell Every Amazing Lady⁠ (ovarian cancer research)Previous Guests Mentioned⁠⁠Whitney Heins⁠⁠ - Episode 163⁠⁠Mike Vollmer⁠⁠ - Episode 156⁠⁠Christi Dee⁠⁠ - Episode 3⁠⁠Mary Pittman⁠⁠ - Episode 10Sponsor Details⁠Noogs⁠ - Use ALLYB for 15% off⁠Batch⁠ - Use FINISH for 30% offOther Links⁠Support Tammy's Tell Every Amazing Lady NYC Marathon fundraiser⁠Follow me on Instagram ⁠@allytbrett_runs⁠⁠Subscribe to Finish Lines & Milestones weekly newsletter⁠This is a ⁠SandyBoy Productions⁠ podcast.

Rob Perez aka @r.oh.bee and "the happiest guy out there" needs no introduction. Rob and I met at the 50th running of the Marine Corps Marathon and ended up running the entire race together with Team Melissa of Ainsley's Angels.During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit and Cure Hydration, we talk about:How a cold DM turned into running the Marine Corps Marathon together with Ainsley’s Angels Some of our highlights from MCMRunning with Achilles InternationalHow he did four marathons in four weeks all while running his government shutdown miles and working a 9-5 jobRunning The Speed Project(s): two 300-mile, unsanctioned races in the U.S. and Chile Life as a submariner in the Navy and what it was like to run on a treadmill underwaterHow he grew up racing go-karts and has raced against (and beaten) drivers like Graham Rahal, Marco Andretti, Josef NewgardenSports he played growing up and how he ended up joining the military How he started his content creation journey and the sunscreen video that started his momentum The mustache His Mexican heritage (he’s half Mexican) Opportunities that have come about through content creation His advice for avoiding burnout What’s next for Rob Other Links:Bobby Bigote Instagram accountCameron Balser Episode of Finish Lines & MilestonesSponsor Details:Amazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off your orderCure Hydration - Use ALLYB for 20% off your first orderThis is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.Follow me on Instagram @allytbrett_runs.

Quincy Sauer and I met at the finish line of the CNO Indianapolis Monumental Marathon in November 2025.During this episode, sponsored by Noogs and Amazfit, we talk about:How we met through the Indianapolis Monumental race Founder, Carlton Ray, at the finish line of last year’s raceAbout our experiences on the Board of Directors for Beyond Monumental The great safety pin shortage of 2012 at Indy MonumentalRunning her first half marathon because her mom signed Quincy up after a boy broke up with her Completing the Indy Mini-Marathon 20 times and her mom over 40 timesHer first marathon in 2012 at the Chicago MarathonGetting into triathlons - being a swimmer growing up and learning to cycle The Divas Cycling Club - a woman’s riding and mentorship programGetting scuba certified Running while traveling and finding Strava to help plan the best routes Trading the awkwardness of modern dating for a half IronmanThe Waikiki Rough Water Swim The standup comedy class she’s taking Sponsor Details :Noogs - Use ALLYB15 for 15% off your orderAmazfit - Use ALLYB for 10% off your orderThis is a SandyBoy Productions Podcast.