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Finish Lines and Milestones · May 22 · 1 hr 14 min

Episode 161: Chikage Windler - Chasing Tornadoes and Marathon PRs

⁠Chikage Windler⁠ and I were connected by mutual friend Rob Rueff. Previously based out of Indy, Chikage is now an award-winning TV meteorologist based in Austin, Texas. During this episode, sponsored by ⁠HUUG⁠ and ⁠Batch⁠, we talk about: Running the canals in Indianapolis on her lunch breaks when she worked at WTHR from 2011–2013 How she got into running after moving to Austin — starting with a jogging stroller and a newborn, and showing up to the Cap 10K dressed as the sun 🌞 Her 18 marathons to date, most of them in Texas, and the "marathon she loves to hate" — the Austin Marathon Finally cracking the sub-four barrier at the Louisiana Marathon in Baton Rouge on her sixteenth try 🎉 Being the Austin Marathon charity chaser in 2017 — running the race from the very back for Camp Kesem What it's like being a meteorologist who also runs races — knowing too much about the forecast, consulting with race directors, and the Cap 10K this past April where she tracked storms overnight then ran the race on zero sleep Her go-to weather app recommendation (RadarScope) and why your phone's generic weather app isn't cutting it The collarbone she broke getting out of her car after a 13-mile training run, the surgery that followed, and the 200+ miles she walked in a single month because she couldn't run Falling at a trail race on New Year's, falling at mile 25 of the Oklahoma City Marathon, and somehow still worrying about blood on her shoes 👟 Her 80-year-old mom running her first half marathon in 35 years at OKC — and hitting a 15:32 pace right in the middle of her goal window Her breast cancer diagnosis in 2022 — keeping it almost entirely private while continuing to work on-air every day, and how running was the one thing that made her feel like herself again Running a 5K with a mandatory dozen donuts mid-race (and the strategy of smashing them into four stacks 🍩) Her mantra: "I love hills" (borrowed from friend Bill Schroeder — she does not actually love hills) What's ahead: her first Spartan race, the Moonlight Margarita Run, and the Chicago Marathon in October 🌬️ Sponsor Details ⁠HUUG⁠ - Use ALLYB for 15% off ⁠Batch⁠ - Use FINISH for 30% off sitewide Other Links Follow Chikage on Instagram ⁠@chikageweather⁠ Follow me on Instagram ⁠@allytbrett_runs⁠ ⁠Subscribe to Finish Lines & Milestones weekly newsletter⁠ This is a ⁠SandyBoy Productions⁠ podcast.

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⁠Chikage Windler⁠ and I were connected by mutual friend Rob Rueff. Previously based out of Indy, Chikage is now an award-winning TV meteorologist based in Austin, Texas.

During this episode, sponsored by ⁠HUUG⁠ and ⁠Batch⁠, we talk about:

  • Running the canals in Indianapolis on her lunch breaks when she worked at WTHR from 2011–2013
  • How she got into running after moving to Austin — starting with a jogging stroller and a newborn, and showing up to the Cap 10K dressed as the sun 🌞
  • Her 18 marathons to date, most of them in Texas, and the "marathon she loves to hate" — the Austin Marathon
  • Finally cracking the sub-four barrier at the Louisiana Marathon in Baton Rouge on her sixteenth try 🎉
  • Being the Austin Marathon charity chaser in 2017 — running the race from the very back for Camp Kesem
  • What it's like being a meteorologist who also runs races — knowing too much about the forecast, consulting with race directors, and the Cap 10K this past April where she tracked storms overnight then ran the race on zero sleep
  • Her go-to weather app recommendation (RadarScope) and why your phone's generic weather app isn't cutting it
  • The collarbone she broke getting out of her car after a 13-mile training run, the surgery that followed, and the 200+ miles she walked in a single month because she couldn't run
  • Falling at a trail race on New Year's, falling at mile 25 of the Oklahoma City Marathon, and somehow still worrying about blood on her shoes 👟
  • Her 80-year-old mom running her first half marathon in 35 years at OKC — and hitting a 15:32 pace right in the middle of her goal window
  • Her breast cancer diagnosis in 2022 — keeping it almost entirely private while continuing to work on-air every day, and how running was the one thing that made her feel like herself again
  • Running a 5K with a mandatory dozen donuts mid-race (and the strategy of smashing them into four stacks 🍩)
  • Her mantra: "I love hills" (borrowed from friend Bill Schroeder — she does not actually love hills)
  • What's ahead: her first Spartan race, the Moonlight Margarita Run, and the Chicago Marathon in October 🌬️

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