Lake Martin 50 is 12 (TWELVE!) days away and the jitters and anxiety have reached an all-time high! Do you always get nervous before races? Has it ever felt crippling? Here are a few tips I use to help get me to the start line. Share yours at [email protected] or DM me on Instagram @waddellrunninglady Thanks for listening and happy running!!

On today’s episode, I discuss the seemingly unreal progress I’ve made since barely being able to run for 15 seconds straight back in May 2018 when I first started running. Now I’m less than 3 weeks away from my 4th ultramarathon…and my first EVER 50 mile race! This sport is full of highs and lows and I experienced a pretty crummy low spot during a recent 17 mile training run…listen in as I share how I convinced myself to keep going! I also share life struggles, mention weight loss & disordered eating ( trigger warning!) and how I’m oh, so happy to finally be in taper mode for Lake Martin 50 miler. I hope you enjoy and…as always…thank you for listening!! Reach out at [email protected] or DM me @waddellrunninglady on Instagram

This episode dives into why it’s so important to see yourself as the amazing runner you are… it’s your body and you can run for whatever reason you want to. Some will say you’re too slow, you run too much, you aren’t racing enough… but what do you say to yourself??? Perspective is everything in this sport and yours can make or break your efforts to follow your dreams & chase those goals. I also share updates about my Lake Martin 50 preparation and race plans for the rest of 2024! As always please send any feedback to [email protected] or DM me @waddellrunninglady on Instagram. Share this podcast with someone who’d love to hear it and don’t forget to rate, subscribe and review. Thank you so much for listening!

From a delayed start in the rain to dropping my banana in the porta poopy pre-race, this episode has all the best details about this year’s running of Mesa Half Marathon! I won free entry for life to this race in an Instagram contest last year…and let me just say that Mesa has my heart. I just need to remind my legs of that fact because they don’t love road miles like they used to! Please send feedback on this episode to [email protected] or DM me on Instagram @waddellrunninglady. As always, thank you for listening!

This week I chat with Kylie Aldaz, my run coach since June 2023! We talk about her approach to creating training plans, tips for transitioning from road to trails, who should and shouldn’t hire a run coach, how you can use races as training runs, heart rate training…and so much more! Kylie can be reached on Instagram at @kyliekrun_az or @desert_to_peak_coaching and also at DeserttoPeakCoaching.com Please leave feedback for this episode at [email protected] or @waddellrunninglady on Instagram Enjoy, let me know what you think…and thanks for listening!

This week you get an extra long, rambling episode…and I still think I forgot to mention a few things! Coldwater was absolutely the hardest race I’ve done so far…and that’s also what made crossing that finish line at midnight so rewarding. Join me as I tell you what it took to keep putting one foot in front of the other for 16 plus hours on the rocky, technical trails of the Estrella Mountains on a beautiful winter day in Arizona. It was an adventure worth sharing! Please go check out @aravaiparunning on IG if you run trails…you might just find yourself joining me for a run in the desert one of these days! Shoutout to my coach Kylie Aldaz…and to every single one of you who shared a kind word or message before, during or after my race. Ultramarathon #3 is in the books!!! As always, thank you SO much for listening! Let me know what you think about this week’s episode by emailing [email protected] or by messaging me on IG. @waddellrunninglady

It finally happened! I finally convinced my husband, Dustin, to be a guest on Fun of the Run! I’ll be the first to admit that this probably isn’t the most cohesive interview you’ve ever heard. My questions and topics are kind of all over the place, but I had to strike while the iron was hot…before he changed his mind. :) We talk a little about his running experiences, his reaction to me becoming a runner, why he has a love/ hate relationship with the fact that I’m obsessed with running ultras and lots of other fun stuff. Hope you enjoy! As always, please let me know what you think of today’s episode by emailing me at [email protected] or DM me on Instagram @waddellrunninglady. Thank you so much for listening! Shoutout to @dustinschroff for being a guest on this week’s show.

*Trigger Warning: Miscarriage, weight loss/gain and the loss of a loved one are mentioned in this episode. Listener discretion is advised.*Join me as I share my very personal story of weight gain and loss, miscarriage, finally doing something for ME, and how that led me to the conclusion that the only one who truly sees me as “not good enough” is myself. I touch a bit on my duties as a medal distributor at the Buckeye Marathon this past weekend. You’ll also hear the story of the Starfish. It’s a good one. As always, thank you so much for listening. It makes my heart so happy. Reach out to me at [email protected] or DM @waddellrunninglady on Instagram.

Have you heard of Across the Years? Chances are you have if you’re an Arizona trail runner! Even if you’re not local, chances are you’ve heard of this fixed time event put on by Aravaipa Running. Spanning 6 days, you can choose to do 100 miles, 200 miles, a marathon, the 72 hour event, last man standing…and so much more! Listen as I share my perspective after seeing it close up for the first time… both as a participant and as a volunteer. There’s truly something for everyone. Enjoy this week’s episode & let me know what you think. Email me at [email protected] or DM me on Instagram @waddellrunninglady Check out Aravaipa events by visiting aravaiparunning.com or @aravaiparunning on Instagram. Thanks for listening!!

Welcome to the final episode of 2023! Listen as I interview @trucoachlisa Lisa Pozzoni of The Running University. Lisa & I dive into what it means to become part of her amazing community of women called the TRUTribe. We talk chi walking, chi running, tips for beginner runners, how to start trail running, all about group coaching, Lisa’s 100th @aravaiparunning race…and so much more! As always, thank you so much for listening! And thank you for making 2023 an absolutely amazing year for Fun of the Run podcast. I’m truly humbled by your support. Let me know what you think of this week’s episode by emailing [email protected] or DM @waddellrunninglady on Instagram. For a limited time, Lisa is offering a free 30 day trial membership of the TRUtribe to my listeners!!! Contact Lisa at [email protected] or DM her on Instagram @trucoachlisa if you’re interested. Lisa also has a YouTube channel called The Running University with tons of helpful information. Please also be sure to check out the article she wrote about Beginner Trail Running which is referenced in this episode. The link for the article is here: https://trailsisters.net/2018/08/22/11-tips-for-beginner-trail-runners/