Steven’s beard is going grey. That happens when you hit middle age. So why is it so hard? And what, if anything, should he do about it? The guys talk a lot about self-image in this one…including the differences between men and women, and wild vs. distinguished. Plus, Songs To Run To and spring jacket chaaaaaaat! Happy Greying! Subscribe to the Bonu…

We step into the Delorean and try not to unravel the very fabric of the space time continuum and destroy the entire universe while giving our younger selves a little but of advice. No sports betting here, we promise! Just heartfelt, gentle words of encouragement toward health that we hope won’t cheat our younger selves out of the amazing gifts we r…

For those of us in midlife, we know: our bodies ain’t what they used to be. So why are so many of us so resistant to learning more? Why, when we are hurt or suffering, do we ignore it rather than get help or advice? Is ignorance really bliss? Join the guys as they talk openly about their own barriers to going to the doctor, their desires to be heal…

No, this ep isn’t about whether our body-image is healthy enough to run around naked on the field during a football game. We are talking about consistency streaks – like when you run for a week in a row, or eat a healthy meal every day for a month, or close your rings for 541 days without stopping, or when you do Wordle a lot. Do streaks – and one’…

Having trouble settling down before bed? That could be bad for your health. And your sleep. And your morning. And your day. Repeat ad infinitum. The guys talk about what it takes to separate from the business of the day and get ready for night in this, the second ep in the Truman “Have a Good…” series. Circadian rhythms! Seinfeld routines! Sunglass…

In Part II of our 400th episode, we continue digging into our first Core Question, going deeper and getting more personal. Plus, What’s Giving Us Life, the return of Songs To Run To, and of course, a ton plus ton fun stuff along the way. Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our second podcast, for up to four bonus episodes per month: www.patreon.com/twogom…

We mark our 400th episode by asking our first Core Question. It’s about where we seek validation, why we seek approval, and how doing so in unhealthy ways can be an unwelcome giant in our lives. And it is such a beefy topic (with so much amazing input from the Gomernation) that we had to split it in two! This is Part I, complete with What’s Giving …

We continue our annual tradition of picking ONE WORD that we want to define our upcoming year, and it’s Steven’s turn. But first, a fun way he has been keeping track of when he’s read what books this year, and reading recommendations while he’s at it. Then he reviews last year’s word before a soul-searching discussion of aging (and staging) in 2024…

We kick off 2024 with our annual tradition: picking ONE WORD that we want to define our upcoming year. It’s Anthony’s turn, but first, one more (musical) Favorite Thing from 2023. Then he remembers (ha) last year’s word and talks about how it went before a deep discussion of hope and dreams for 2024. Tune in next week for Steven’s word, and Happy N…

On this blessed day-before-day-before-day-before-Christmas, it’s Gomers’ Favorite Things! Food! Shoes! Apps! Beds! TV! Movies! And Steven’s annual What’s New in Milk? segment. Enjoy, and Happy Holidays from the Gomers! Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our second podcast, for up to four bonus episodes per month: www.patreon.com/twogomers All things Two …

What are we chasing, really? The guys go deep about how they want to live the second half of their lives, what they want to be known for, and how do to that in a success-driven world. Fame and glory? We’ll leave that to Indiana Jones. Plus, Turkey Trots in review and a Christmassy What’s Bringing Us Life This Week. Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our …

**The Turkey Trot starts at the 6 minute, 35 second mark!** It’s our first Turkey Trot Audio Guide, and the guys talk you through a 45 minute race, alternating between running for 3 minutes and walking for 1. And they use the time to its fullest, “clearing their queue” of unfinished business, un-addressed Runner’s Blocks, Perfect Movies they haven’…

As Thanksgiving approaches, we have home cooking on the mind (and in the stomach), so we’re devoting this episode to the health benefits of eating in. Financial! Nutritional! Familial! Recreational! And so much more-ial. Plus Steven says a swear word. Don’t worry, he’s just quoting one of his new heroes. Happy Cooking! Here are some recipes we talk…

They say size doesn’t matter, but we think it does, especially when you are looking at accomplishing a goal in your life. For us, the smaller the better when it comes to getting started. Each week we talk about a Baby Step we’ve taken toward health, and this week we devote an entire ep to the concept. And of course, a ton of fun stuff along the way…

We took a big swing and asked the Gomernation how the podcast has impacted lives…and you responded! We spend this ep feeling honored, inspired, and (in Anthony’s words) fascinated by how our little show has had a big effect on lives. Here’s to 15 more! Happy Listening, and Happy Running Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our second podcast, for up to fou…

From khaki shorts to missed births to Code Browns to Star Wars reviews to healthy middle-aging, this is the first part of our 15th Anniversary celebration episodes! We – that means Steven and Anthony, but also you the listener – share favorite moments from the past 15 years. And surprise surprise, there are laughs, tears, epiphanies, and of course,…

We released a live-to-tape episode about our Oregon visit on the Patreon, but we wanted to debrief a little on the main feed as well, so here is our episode about how actually hanging out with a friend IRL is good – for your relationship, for your mind and heart, and for your health, especially in your “high-milage years.” Plus beefy-tee chat, taki…

Listen up, this’ll only take a second! Well ok, more like an hour. That’s how long we devote to talking about then importance of learning to listen well on this ep (minus Baby Steps of the Week and What’s Giving Us Life, of course). We get into it – what makes it hard to listen attentively, how much is means to people when you do, and how learning …

Everyone wakes up. But HOW you wake up could make a big difference in your life. In this ep, we dig deep into the early morning and how starting your day right can get you on track physically, mentally, and productively, and maybe even get you one step further in your health journey. Plus: dive-bombing hawks, deli meat, painting an entire house, an…

Anthony has a powerful experience being powerless for a prolonged amount of time, and shares how it brought him and his family closer together…but can impromptu moments of health and joy be replicated? Plus Baby Steps of the Week and a musical What’s Bringing Us Life This Week. Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our second podcast, for up to four bonus e…

It’s one thing to say you want to do something. It’s another to write it down on a list. But actually getting those things done? That’s another skill altogether. The guys talk about procrastination, feeling overwhelmed, guilt, shame, and laziness all play a part in this block to our health. And some practical tips to overcome! Plus Baby Steps, What…

Steven’s back from Ireland with a lot on his mind. One particular directive from the trip – “Travel Light” – has stuck with him, he needs to process it with Anthony, and it could change everything. Also, Baby Steps into the summer, and food books and Spider-Verses are bringing the guys life this week. Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our second podcast…

The guys talk about one of their keystone habits: the short, easy, daily walk. Sound mundane? Sure. But you know us: we believe the small quiet things can have a huge impact. Plus: saying no, playing Zelda, and aligning Circadian Rhythms. Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our second podcast, for up to four bonus episodes per month: www.patreon.com/twogo…

We get pretty meta as we talk being present. Why is it so hard to be where, when, and with whom you are? We talk the health benefits of being in the now, and the dangers of being elsewhere. Plus, Baby Steps of the Week and What’s Giving Us Joy This Week. Happy Breathing, Noticing, and Pondering! Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our second podcast, for …

Note: You can listen to this episode any time, but it is specifically made to listen to while running a 5k! To celebrate our Fourth Annual Two Gomers Memorial Day Weekend “Hey How’s It Going” Virtual 5k and 10k we’re releasing our second Race Audio Guide! So suit up, get out there, put in your headphones and press play and we’ll guide you through t…

A special minisode for you: we give some details about The 4th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Two Germs “Hey How’s It Going?” Virtual 5k and 10k – coming up next weekend – then we do a quick round of What’s Giving Us Life This Week. See you at the (Virtual) Race! Register for the race here (bit.ly/twogomersrace), take a picture on your run, and post t…

The new Two Gomers Podcast is in full swing, and we start with something practical: bringing some order from chaos by way of cleaning up an unruly email inbox, and keeping it that way. Think that’s not deep enough? You don’t know the Gomers! Plus, Baby Steps of the Week, What’s Giving Us Life This Week, and long, slow breaths in to the mic. Registe…

The new era of the Two Gomers has begun! Is it a premiere? Is it a reboot? Is it a sequel? Or is it what we’ve been doing all along? Whatever you call it, it’s the first episode under the new Two Gomers Podcast moniker, and we have a lot of new things to share. New slogan! New focus! New segments! But don’t worry, we’re the same old Gomers. In this…

Mr. Speaker…the Two Gomers! For the first time on the main feed, the guys do their annual review of the podcast’s year gone by. What’s been working? What hasn’t? How are we feeling? And what’s next? Hear all the juicy details (but not as juicy as the director’s cut, coming this weekend for 6.2 Gomertrons and above!) and hear some BIG NEWS about wha…

Sometimes one block leads to another leads to another…and before you know it, a year has gone by. Anthony opens up about how his last year has been impacted by nagging and persistent injuries, what that has meant for his running, and what that means now. It’s all the typical deep-digging that you’ve come to expect from the Gomers…plus, believe it o…

The boys are back and they have a lot to talk about, including miles tracked at Disney World vs. Disneyland, a 100-Day-Dry update, feeling old, being quiet, showing empathy, and how best to use your voice. Steven’s block this past month was a rough surgery recovery, but we think you’ll like how this story ends. Happy Running, so good to be back! Su…

Two years ago this month, Alex Grahmann guested on the Bonus Disc (www.patreon.com/twogomers) and helped us pick THE perfect cereal (ok, ok – the top three). On that now-classic ep, he mentioned that he would be starting his cereal-based YouTube channel, Cerealsly, soon. “Soon” has finally arrived! To celebrate Alex’s new endeavor (new episodes of …

It’s a cool/annoying update from Steven on how he is doing post-throat surgery. Thank you for being in our corner, GomerNation! Things will be back to normal soon. Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our second podcast, for up to four bonus episodes per month: www.patreon.com/twogomers All things Two Gomers : linktr.ee/twogomers Merch: bit.ly/gomershirts…

It’s the Gardetto’s of Two Gomers eps! Before Steven went under the knife last week and took a month-long vow of silence (he’s doing great!), the guys talked about everything they needed to talk about – and most of it had to do with their health journeys. Steven ran his annual birthday 13.1 race and give a race in review. Anthony made a big commitm…

We continue our 2023 kick-off with our annual tradition: picking ONE WORD that we want to define our upcoming year. It’s Anthony’s turn, and he reviews his Simple years gone by and looks ahead to something completely different. As usual, we go deep and have a lot of fun…expect a lot more of that in 2023! Happy New Year! All things Two Gomers : link…

We kick 2023 off with our annual tradition: picking ONE WORD that we want to define our upcoming year. It’s Steven’s turn, and after he has Anthony flip a proverbial coin, he settles (ha) on his word, and it turns out to be just the right one. Plus, runny nose chat and Anthony asks Steven what might be the most controversial question in all of Gome…

On this blessed Christmas Adam (a funny joke, as stated with zero emotion on this episode) we bring Gomer’s Favorite Things back to the main feed! Food! Clothes! Shoes! Tools (insert grunt here)! TV! Books! Movies! And a healthy amount of underwear chat. Enjoy, and Happy Holidays from the Gomers! Don’t miss out on your new shirts and other merch: b…

We welcome the season by talking Christmas decorations and movies before we review our Turkey Trots from Thanksgiving weekend. Then Steven has an announcement that might affect the podcast…forever? Probably not, but over the next couple of months for sure. This one is jam-packed with holiday cheer, Happy Listening! Don’t miss out on your new shirts…

After some fun Black Friday chat, we get serious (well, mostly) with longtime listener Tim McDermott. Tim tells his story of loss, and the effect it’s had on his running. It’s an important story we hope will touch and encourage folks who have gone – or are going – through similar things. Happy Thanksgiving, and Happy Running! Want more Gomers? Here…

It’s that time again: the Cliff’s Notes of Runner’s Block eps! Our review of Phase 4 – Blocks 31-40 – goes all the way back to February, and so we have a LOT to talk about, update one another on, and ponder. Plus a ton of fun stuff along the way. Happy Rounding Up! Want more Gomers? Here’s your one-stop-site for everything Two Gomers: linktr.ee/two…

Bloktoberfest 2022 concludes with a bang – in more ways than one! We celebrate the weird side of getting off the couch by sharing some of our oddest moments out on the trails and roads, and hear yours as well! It’s so fun. After a beer explodes all over Steven, that is. Or maybe that’s fun for you too, you weirdos. Happy Bloktoberfest, and Happy Ru…

It’s Bloktoberfest 2022 and we start with a bang: the “Amateur Running Internet Personalities with a Comedic Bent Who Actually Hope to Inspire Others to Run” crossover event of the century! We welcome Mrs. Space Cadet herself, Erin Azar, to the podcast and talk the proper length of running shorts, Today Show appearances, the best pose to model runn…

Unless you’re sipping from the Holy Grail while keeping Indiana Jones at bay with increasingly nonsensical booby traps, we all have to face it: aging. In this ep we welcome friend, teacher, and Gomertron Josh Bates to consider how to have a healthy relationship with the march of time and the effects it’s having on our bodies, minds, and wills. Plus…

Gomertron and Podcast Archiver Mackenzie Wiebe wrote us an email earlier this year. Subject: “Dudes, stop dieting.” So we invited her on the show to tell us how dieting was messing with her life and blocking her health, how she got out from under toxic diet culture and learned to trust and love her body, and how her life has changed because of it. …

Covid finally got Steven. We talk about it, and encourage you not to make a temporary “I Can’t” into a permanent “I Won’t.” Also, some summer in review and we finally get the attention of the Walt Disney Company! Next stop, getting sued by Paramount! Here’s Steven’s Covid-recovery Sermon, as referenced in the ep: https://youtu.be/VGEWmh9a7fo?t=205 …

Some of you have been asking for this episode since we started talking about runner’s blocks. Will you be sorry? Happy pooping on the side of the road! Your one-stop-site for everything Two Gomers: linktr.ee/twogomers Subscribe to the Bonus Disc, our second podcast that comes out on the off-weeks of this one, at www.patreon.com/twogomers. Coming in…

It’s the first in a new periodic series on Overcoming Runner’s Block: Out Of Our Gomfort Zone! We’ll take risks, stretch ourselves, and grow in adversity by doing things we’re not used to. In this installment, Anthony puts his swimsuit back on, jumps in the pool, and races other moms and dads in front of all their kids. This one’s a fun one folks. …

You read that right: we have a conversation with America’s Coach Jeff Galloway this week on the podcast! Topics range from pro-walking to winning marathons to exercise psychology to the history of running for fitness in America. And in our closing segment “Jeff Galloway, Block Deflector,” we lob excuses at the master and he batts them away without …

Hey, we’ve all been there – you’re doing fine and then urg: your stomach cramps up. Or your side splits. Is it something you ate? Is it your posture? Is it your dang attitude? We focus on that midsection and the seizing that so plagues it in this ep as we try to get to the bottom (or middle?) of this tricky block. Check out all the links to all our…

Every once in a while we have an ep that goes DEEP. This is one of those! Anthony had a “flux capacitor-level” epiphany back late last year, and while we were able to share it with our patrons, we decided we needed to discuss it on the main feed. Also, the first ever BLOCK OFF. Here is the link to Steven’s sermon in June that featured the podcast! …