My First Marathon

On today's episode we talk to a runner, physical therapist, run coach and social media influencer about the changes from her first marathon to her second. We dive into what a lot of us experience going from number one to number two, that you just don't know what you don't know. Because this runner has a unique experience being in the physical therapy world, we also talk about injury prevention, shoes, fuel and more. 

To follow along with Lisa, you can find her at @dr.lisa.dpt on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube! 

It's been 9 months since I filmed my last solo episode breaking down how I trained from couch to marathon in 11 months. On today's  episode we're bringing the solo show back to break down the last 9 months of training since my first marathon and all of the things that have changed since all leading up to marathon #2! 

We get into having to train your stomach to take in fuel, how following a professional plan impacted training, and eventually broke down race day for my second marathon. 

To follow along with me and the show, follow @tay.says and @myfirstmarathonpod on Instagram and TikTok!

Today's guest joins us all the way from Australia! We dive into her first year of running and how she truly was able to prove to herself in that time frame that ANYONE can do hard things. We talk about how her relationship with running changed drastically - from not enjoying it one bit to eventually MISSING her long runs as she got closer to race day. 

We also talk about the absolute electricity of the running community and how showing up to an expo and seeing how many crazy people are out here accomplishing the same things you are can really help you build a sense of camaraderie on race day. Tune in for some great insight from a runner who's first marathon is fresh on her mind! 

Follow along with Belle on Instagram at @belles.trails.and.run.tales! 

On today's episode, we get a unique experience from a runner who has only started his marathon journey 5 months ago. After a scary MS diagnosis, he knew he needed to introduce more movement into his life which started out at first with committing to a walk every day. 

Eventually, this turned to curiosity about running, and led to him running his first half marathon and first full marathon rather quickly. Because the experience is so fresh on his mind we go into a ton of detail about how mentally and physically he worked his way through the challenges of training for his first marathon.

You can follow along with John on Instagram @johneveresthealth! 

On todays episode, I talk to the host of the Ordinary to Ultra podcast who you may have heard me on a few months back! We breakdown his journey into running and how he found his way to the goal of running farther, rather than working on getting faster. 

If you're looking to dip your toes into the ultra world, this is a great episode to tune into. And make sure you follow along with Brendon's episodes at @ordinarytoultra on Instagram, and on his group on Facebook. 

On today's episode, we chat with a runner who talks about running as a way to help with his mental health. We get into how it's helped so much with his anxiety, and how it's been a major source of motivation for him. 

We break down his first marathon experience and his upcoming 2 marathons - which he announces on the podcast today, so stay tuned to hear which races he's running as a part of team Ultra! 

To follow along with Ned, you can find him on Instagram at @see.ned.run. 

On today's episode we interview a runner whose first marathon training is fresh on his mind after running the Jersey City Marathon in April of this year. We dove into how he originally got involved with running to lose weight and how along the way he really found a passion for it. 

He's the true couch to marathon story. So if you can relate to that, this episode's gonna be great for you. 

To follow along with Randy, you can find him on Instagram @randymcboomboom! 

On today's episode, I sit down with a runner with a super unique start to her running career. Most people we've interviewed on the show have maybe not come from a running background, but usually some sort of athletic background that they were starting off with. Not this runner - she's the true "hating to loving running" pipeline. 

Her journey starts out in Ukraine, where she was stationed as part of the Peace Corps which allowed her to explore her new home in a way that not a lot of people have. After living there for some time, she eventually decided to sign up for a half marathon in Ukraine and the rest is history. 

I really enjoyed this episode, I hope you get as much from it as I did! Follow along with Emmery on Instagram at @emrunsalaut. 

On today's episode, we get a good mix of coaching advice from a wonderful run coach in the marathon space, and personal anecdotes and stories from his own experiences. My favorite takeaway from this episode is how individual all of our running journey's are and how if you're constantly working towards something, you can never truly be behind. To quote this runner, "No matter what I'm still moving closer to finishing this marathon in a way that is going to be a beautiful experience one way or another"

To follow along with Nick, you can find him on Instagram and Tiktok at @runstrengthacademy. 

On today's episode, we chat with a podcast host, author, and charity runner who is passionate about running for others. We dive into what it really means to run for charity, the mental aspects of being a "back of the pack runner" and how to mentally cope with running in this space, and more. 

This runner is absolutely lovely to talk to and has a lot of great advice from her over 13 marathons ran, so make sure you tune in! 

You can follow along with Sonia at @chand_sonia on Instagram, tune into her podcast at On the Spectrum with Sonia, and get updates on her book at soniakrishnachand.com.