Episodes

Folks like to conduct studies, look at the raw data and then arrive at a conclusion. So, I conducted my own study from the Runner’s World Magazines I had laying around the house, which I’ve collected since I started running in 2010. In total, I had 43 Magazine, 36 featured white people, 15 were blonde white women, 8 brunettes, 13 men. There were 7 Black people, 2 were women and 5 were men. There’s a common theme on the covers, they were all slim supposed runners profile. Now, I don’t know abou...

In Tulsa, Okla- A man high on bath salts climbed on top of an ambulance and refused to come down after 3hours. Solofa, happened to be reporting live on the scene, he covered the standoff for 2hours. Solofa is an exotic animal specialist-(think of Joe Exotic, but black and better looking), photographer and traveling model. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derek-oxley/support

Travis Withers is a 42 years old Husband and father to three boys, Hillman 10, Harrison 7, and Hugh 3. He's a Native of North Carolina currently residing in Chattanooga, TN. Travis has BS in Industrial Engineering from NC State U -MBA in Marketing from UNC Chapel Hill -Worked at Procter & Gamble, Sanofi and ConAgra Foods. Throughout the years Travis has moved all over the country as he climbed the corporate ladder. When Covid-19 shut the nation down Travis decided to homeschool his sons and supp...

Chris Sewell is an avid runner and educator based in MA. He's originally from Brooklyn and is interested in talking abut the experiences of Black gifted students and LGBTQ people of color. This was a timely conversation about running race and the role of LGBTQ community has played and continues to play within the civil rights movement. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derek-oxley/support

Perhaps by now you've seen the video of Lecrae, pastor Louie Giglio and Dan Cathy, In the clip Louie tries to rebrand "white privilege as white blessings"-epic fail. In the clip Lecrae can be seen nodding as if in approval and later on even starts using the term "white blessings." They've both went on their apology tours. Sarah Pulliman Bailey caught up with Lecrae in an interview for the Washington Post. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derek-oxley/support

I applaud the introduction of the "Police Reform Bill," but I don't get excited over performance theatrics-lets get this bill passed. When I initially saw a picture of Nancy and Chuck wearing Kente-Cloth I thought it was a joke, when I found out later in the day it was legit, I thought it was ridiculous and I said as much in a post. It is possible to find something offensive or funny, for whatever reason and not allow it to distract you from the big picture. There's a growing trend on social med...

Brenda Ngozi Stallings is an attorney in Little Rock Arkansas, she's the 1st woman from the State of Arkansas to complete the 6 Abbot World Majors. Brenda would've been on track to complete her 100th half marathon this year prior to covid-19 lockdown. In this candid interview we talk about the Ahamaud Arbrey case and what it's like to be running while black in America. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derek-oxley/support

Dr. Shaunna Payne gold is an Assistant Provost of Diversity & Inclusion at Townson University, she's a Mom, swim instructor and a Triathlete. Shaunna is a multifaceted athlete with experience as an Ironman 70.3 Triathlete, she has served at large public, small public, large private and small private institutions in roles ranging from residence life to multicultural student programming, from campus ministry to academic support programs. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derek-oxley/su...

Back in January of 2019 I received a Happy New Year Text and a lead on a great story for 2019/2020 from Heather King, “I just put a group together called Black Ice Project. We are 40 black folks headed to Antartica to run marathon in January 2020.” The average annual temperature in Antartica ranges from about −10°C on the Antarctic coast to −60°C at the highest parts of the interior. Near the coast the temperature can exceed +10°C at times in the summer and fall to below −40°C in the winter. H...

Milton F. Garrett II is a singer and marathoner from Chicago, a father of two sons, one is a biochemical research and the other a 2nd year medical student-both were homeschooled from the 2nd-8th grade. The former Clark College alumni spent 25 years in the refinery industry, now a days he helps people move around the city with Uber. Milton is member of Men Run Deezs Streets, and Black Chicago Runners. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derek-oxley/support

I became curious as to why we stop noticing the world around us. I came across an article, in Psychology Today written by Dr. Alan Castel, in it, he said: “We often don't notice things unless we focus and are present.” Here are a few good demonstrations. Count the numbers of F’s in the following passage: Finished Files Are the Result Of Years of Scientific Study Combined With the Experience Of Years. I tried this little experiment on Facebook; a few of my friends responded. Most people counted t...

Nian Hu and Amanda Krause wrote a fascinating article for Business Insider about Jif Peanut Butter, that sparked my recent obsession with peanut butter. On February 19, around 12:20pm I received a message from a friend, let’s call her Kim, well because after all her name is Kim. Kim wanted to know if I had anytime to chat about podcasting? No preambles, no small talk, you know, "hey how you doing?" "I hope you and yours are doing well" and then jump into the purpose of the text. Nope! There was ...

On July 12, 2016, pulled into a Shell gas station in Stamford CT. to fill up without checking the price, I figured it would .05¢ north or south of what I normally pay-I was wrong. It trigged a string of events on Facebook and even severed a few relationships. Through the entire fiasco I was never able to speak with the manager, I recently became with obsessed with solving the case. Along the way I found myself down a rabbit hole Carrie Whitney, Phd wrote a piece entitled "Why Gasoline Prices Var...

On Friday, I spent the night at my sister's house, in the morning while trying to convince her to put a pot of coffee on, the conversion turned towards Jillian Michaels and her online spat with Al Roker and Lizzo. When did we start obsessing over black bodies or should I say more specifically, fat female black peoples bodies? When did fat become chic? Was it when some magazine editor decided to place a fat person on the cover? The recent controversy made me wonder, why does fatness on display of...

This episode is tribute to a staple in the running and endurance community, Dawn Davis Calhoun was a wife, mother, sister, daughter and friend who sought to squeeze every last drop out of life. Dawn was an inspirational fighter who lived her life out loud and shared her journey every step of the way to inspire, educate and to bring hope to others battling cancer. Dawn was a 11+3 or 14-year breast cancer survivor who was first diagnosed in 2004 at that time is was stage 1. After going through che...

This episode is tribute to a staple in the running and endurance community, Dawn Davis Calhoun was a wife, mother, sister, daughter and friend who sought to squeeze every last drop out of life. Dawn was an inspirational fighter who lived her life out loud and shared her journey every step of the way to inspire, educate and to bring hope to others battling cancer. Dawn was a 11+3 or 14-year breast cancer survivor who was first diagnosed in 2004 at that time is was stage 1. After going through che...

Behind The Wheel showcases the accomplishments of everyday marathoners triathletes and entrepreneurs, ordinary people who are doing EXTRAordinary things within their communities. The show takes the listener on a ride behind the scenes each episode giving you a peak into the lives of ordinary people who's stories typically wouldn't be told on mainstream media outlets. I started Behind the Wheel on a whim as a hobby, where I'd conduct video recorded conversations and simply turn those discussion...

Tony announces The Five Island Challenge a new race series. Barbados, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jamaica. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derek-oxley/support

DrinkHybrid Coffee impromptu interview, according to Tatyana Reyes, an employee at DrinkHybrid was creates by the owner Evan Reyes, as a way to inspire his children to pursue their dreams --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derek-oxley/support

Cliff Scherb is the founder of Tristar Athletes, we caught up with Cliff after his presentation at Pacific Cycling and Triathlon Cafe in Stamford CT. Cliff did a fire chat on how to get faster on the bike, we’ll have that episode up shortly, but for now enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derek-oxley/support

Guy is the VP of Global Operations Services at the Clorox Company he’s also a Father, explore, coach, mentor, Ironman, pilot, sailor a lover of life and learning. As he was preparing for a ride from Selma to Montgomery, he stopped in for a tune-up at Medical Massage Therapy, where Denis Lesile is the CEO and founder. After seeing Guy’s live segment on Facebook, I was curious to find out if the cyrotherapy made a difference in his recovery and performance. I checked in with Guy after his race in ...

Two months ago I picked up Mark in New Haven near Yale, I hit him with my standard opening line "Looks like we're heading to New Jersey?" to which Mark said: "Huh, wait what? We're not going to Jersey". That line is usually met with surprise, because no one likes going to Jersey. After the shock wore off, we continued chatting and I shared my desire to travel across the country and do a mini documentary in my Mini Cooper. That's when Mark told me about his friend Rob's "Crazy" project and I knew...

I made a pit stop in Stamford for something to eat on my way back from Brooklyn. Heading home I see three police cars and a group in front of the state building, so I make a u-turn, park the car, grab my gear and head over to see what’s up. As I’m making my way through the crowd I hear a voice, hey you just missed it-it’s Julie from Pacific Cycling & Triathlon , she says go over there and talk to Shira Tarantino - so I did. Shira is an ordinary person who is doing EXTRAordinary things within he...

When I started Behind The Wheel, I had India and Tommy on the show, Tommie was the host of "Shut Up Tommie" and India was starting a vlog-once she launched we had her on the show. Fun fact India was also one of the original participants on the "The Road To ChiTown". For this episode I was in the hot seat. I had a great time, if you aren't all subscribed go follow them where ever you listen to your podcast. peep them on soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/runduopodcast Today's episode is sponsored...