In this final interview from Houston 2025, I spoke with Victoria Sekely, TrainSmartRunStrong, who I’ve been following on Instagram for what feels like years. I had the chance to bump into her while getting coffee, and I was excited to follow up here to talk about here Houston Half PB, her mantras, incorporating strength for runners, and her relationship with social media
0:00 intro
1:02 meeting in Houston
2:13 cucumber
7:26 race day shoe
8:00 mileage
11:38 not discussing paces
15:07 higher mileage and strength training
17:28 strategies for the most strength-reluctant runners
20:33 squat rack
22:44 relationship with social media
26:40 being anti-algorithm
28:33 growth is painful sometoimes
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